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solicitation could prevail upon her to return. Up to this time no
suspicion eKistcd of any connexion between Mn' Johnstone
and lord Ilruilenell ; but some time afterwards it was
covered that she was living under the protection of hie lord-
ship. Aft Johnstone, on receiving this information, went
over to Paris to obtain evidence on the subject; but it was not!
till within a very short period of the bin time that pitch evi-
dence was procured. It was of this jury the plaintiff hail to
complain, and to a Jury of his countrymen he now appealed for
compensation for Isis loss—if pecuniary compensation could be
given at all adequate to his sufferings. No nioney, in fact, could
wipe away the recollection of the past; but still he (Mr.
Itriigham) thought it wiot the duty of the Jury, from a senseof
justice, to give such a aunt as would mark their s.n a of the de-
bmilant's niimainduct, end prevent that stigma which otherwise
most stash In a husband, whose conduct had been invariably
marked by tic wannest alßetiona, and the nimi ansinus iedieitude
for the heroin( ss of his wife. The !Aliened Gentleman said he
had omitted to state that there was of this marriage one daughter,
who was Nov six years of age—and he would now only mention
the fact, leaving the Jury to draw their own conclusions; they
would know best how to appreciate the feelings of a father ini
%steno the difficult thew: was thrown, at a peel.% of life when the
parental rare and commit: of si mother was so tie:emits' to the for-
mation of a daughter's mind—and they would than say what da-
nu.tes the man who had inflicted this injury might to pay.
The Learned Counsel then proceeded to call the following wit-

nesses
Mrs. Johnstone sworn—The plaintiff is my stmt he is an officer
in the 19th lancers, and in 1817 he married the daughter of the pre-
sent Admiral Tallemarh. She was also the grand-dsughter of laird
leiborosigh. When the marriage took plare, the plaintiff' was 28
years of ake, and Miss Ilalliday 911. After their marriage they re-
%Med with me. and I had frequent and constant opportunities of
observing illy won's deportment towards his •ife. I always consi-
dered it W 11,4 that ()foliation and tenderness. Shortly after their mar-
riage they went to reside at Englefield-green, near Admiral 'faille-
mach's house, anti she there fell ill. Captain Johnstone having oc.
asion to go into florsetshirr, left his wife at lErtglelield-green, but
she soon after quitted the house, and Captain Johnstone followed

her to Main.
entss-examined by Mr. tic AREETT—My 110/1 and his wife re-
shied with me about two years after the marriage • In filet, it was
thtir only home. In the first year the child was burn. I thought
when they were married that she was much attactied to him, but I
could observe a matcrisl change afterwards, and she finally went to
Paris but did not come to toy house in town. Very shortly after
Captain Johnstone followed her, and he remained in Paris long
enough to make My •a.
Jury—Are you aware that Cartain Johnstone was the object of
his Lady's elections when she married
Witness—Undoubtiely my son was the object of Miss llalliday's

affections when he married.
UN IPER SitEatrr —When you observed the change In her
affections had she been acigeaintol with Lord Ilruilenell any time'?
Witness---Slie had en Lord I:nittimell in company, and also at
the home a Lind Cardigan g Lord Ilnitlentil has alio come to nil
holm and inquired bir her ; site has only bten acquainted with his
Liinlitim since her marriage; but my son has known him since he

was a boy.
rtiltniial Taileinach was next ...wern—The Admiral was first
questioned resikxtit4; the inarria!te. The ceremony, he *all, took
place in Atimot, lit 1;, and with the perfect coasent of all parties ;
himself, T.illenineh, and 31ra. Johnstone were
present, nail sests..l oilier friends ; he was not aware that the
Bishop of lA:milli nth. iated on the occasion, or miswrite:it. After
their marriage they resided at Mrs. Jolitistone's house, and they
afterwards removed to E.lo..lield.green, wi.en he was daily iu the

habit of seeing her.
Q. And during the time they so resided at Englefichl Green did
yon observe that they lived happily together?—A. 1 know that
they quarrelled very touch, had very high words, but never in my
presence. About three months after they were married the plain-
tiff came to me, anti informing me of the unhappiness that existed
between them, said his wife had just then proposed a separation.
I expressed toy regret at !waiting this circumstance from persons so
recently enamel, and requested he would not then enter into any
detail, as the accoucheur was then in the hnuse attending on Lady
Tallemach. Ile acknowledged himself in error In then mentioning
the circumstance, and said no more, but they continued to live
very unhappily tug:thcr. In the summer of 1811, when Captain
Johns one's lady was taken ill. she remained at my house, and
then the t'aptain evinced great affection. In the beginning of 1823,
Captain Johnstone went to visit the family of Mr. Shirt, in Ihreset-
shire, but when it was proposed, I never heard that his wife was to
ac party hint.
Q. I believe yen informed the Captain of her having left the
house ?—A. Yee. upon her leaving the house fur Paris, I wrote to
hint ; 1w came to town immediately. and he tint proposed going
to Paris, but at toy suggestion he wrote a letter couched, as I
supposed, in very fair terms, to endeavour to bring her to England,
awl return to her hone; but this not effecting the purpose, he
went over to I'aria. 1 called on her mother, but she was not aware
where she was gone.
Q. Are you aware what were the terms of the separation 1--A.
The terms were, that she was not to reside in PIES, but in Eng-
land, with me or her mother.
Mr. Midlletnn proved that he was in Paris in March, 1823, and
saw Captain Johnstone there some portion of the time.
l'hia closed the case on the part of the plaintiff.
Mr. SCARLET? now rose to address the Jury foe the defendant.
lie temarked, that the ease which had been opened by his beamed
Friend had been short, and his proofs had been equally short. I
Ile had witnessed a great variety of these cases. but he slid not
recollect one of this sort. Ile trusted the Jury would do him the
justice to believe, that there was no man who respected more the
relation between man and wife than lie ; but at the same time
it might sometime% happen, without the least imputation upon a
defendant, that unhappy difference?' of temper might arise, which
would render the marriage life unhappy, and occasionally place'
the husband in such a situation as to render the lout of a wife al
eireunistanee of no great injury. The ?mum whom lie had the
honour to represent was a Nobleman of the strictest honour, who'
approached the consideratien of this painful subject with every
sentiment of regret. It had been imposed upon him as on im-
perious duty. not to east the slightest refiexirm either upon the lady
or the plaintiff in this case. Ills client felt that he had a repara-
tion to make, and he would willingly submit to such damage as
the Jury, upon a fair consideration of the farts of the case, stripped
of all adventitious colouring, might think proper to award. It was
fit, however, it should be stated, and it was due to the defendant,
that the Jury should know the fact. that whatever occurred be-
tween Illne. Johnstone and lewd Itrudenell, did not take place till
lone after the lady had quitted her husband's protection. 11'llat-
ever difficulty the defendant had to encounter, he at least had the
satisfaction of knowing that he had violated no confidence, and that,
howeser he might have been impressed by the beauty of the lady,
who had become the partner of his cares, he could not accuse him-
self of having had recourse to the ordinary arts of the seducer.
Coder these cocumetanees. the question for the determination of
the Jury was, to what reparation the plaintiff was entitled front
the defendant fur the injuries he hail received. lie did not stand
there to say that laird lirudenell hest not formed a very violent end
esist ibis: attachment for tlet lade—mix she wits, as had been said,
a lady of goad beauty and aecomPlishmente— nor was he instructed
to resist the payment of such dap nages as were fairly due t but it
Was impossible me to observe. although his beamed Friend had
talked of the alfectiwate manner in which this couple had lived to-
gether, that not a single servant. male or female, had been called
to support this statement. !Metal. the evidence of Admiral Til
mach went distinctly to prove the reverse, for he candidly adinitted
that the plaintiff anal his danehter lived anything bin happily ; and
that three nuniths of their marriage a proposition was made
fora separate maintenance. The Jury would also mark, that al-
though married for six years, there had been but one child. It was
not bit intention, for, es be had already stated, his instructions for-
bid hint, to say one wind in the prejthhee of Capt. Johnstone; but
it was pretty clear that there WAS some paramount cause, distinct
Iron any connection with the defendant, that induced 31r*. John-
stone to fly from the protection of her husband to that of her grand-
mother. It was under the protection tit' that lady that she met the
defendant. She was possessed of veto pertonal charms, and her
rendered her more ;•.irticularly an object of solicitude.
Yoder such rite-intimater, it was not extraotelinery that two young
persons should forget wow w to their own happiness. Ile
had, hurever, to repeat that rite plaintiff had 'sustained no loss__
he had himself acquiesced in his wife's desire for A separate main-
tenance, and the had positively refitted to return to his house. The
Jury, weigiiing all these Wets, would give such damages as ap.
pealed to them consistent with justice, and the fair claims of mite
plaintite
the I a; or. n dtint t: Irr IRIVITIIt !monied tip the MSC.
The Jury, :dux a shorn consultation, assessed the damages at
One Thotoasul Pounds.