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PARUAMENt.
INOUSEItbr LORDS, Tievassat, Maidi

taMPBELL'S DIVORCE BILL , • •
Cbutasel appeared at the Bar, cud Mary tro-.
'therms was again.etatoined.. She was questioned by
the LonoCH caesura:to and. the Duke of NORFOLK,
with respect to her motives in not Communicating
the facts she had before spoken to sooner to Mr.
Campbell, which conduct she captained by saying.
that she had lived eleven years with Mrs. Camp.
hell, for whom she had always eutertuitied a strong
attachment. Mr. Moore, the Solicitor fur .Mr.
Campbell, was also examined as to what the other
witness, Mary Brotlicrton, had stated to him, at
ins office, winch he orroborated.
Mr. Scarlet, the Barrister, and brother-in-law to
Mr. Campbell, was next called, who folly explain-
ed Mr. Campbell's conduct, down to the time ho
become acquainted with ins wife's intidelitv. He
was inclined to suppose that Mr. Campbell had his
nest iliformation bran a norsery-maid, who had
io the family, or the name of Family, but
%huge surname he mid not heard before this day.
The Limo CHANCELLOR stated to the House,
the isectosny there appeared for the witaiessalluded
to, called I maces Metcalfe, being present to give
lien monotony. But us she now lived in Yorkshire,
it would be requisite a peraal of time should be
allowed for her being produced on this occasion.
Hr thought their Lordships could out be too care-
ful in proceedings of this descriptioo ; hr did not
mean as to this case iu particular; but the calmer.
, vation became More obvious, if it weir recollected
that since the meeting of Parliament, the time of
legislating iu that House had beau chiefly occupied
In Billie( Divorce.
After a few wards from Lord AUCKLAND. coo-
curries, with the Laid Chancellor with respect to
the props iety of that House being jealous of all
proceedings of this nature, it was ordered, for the
purpose of giria one to bring up Frances Met..
calk, that the furater proceedings be postponed to.
Tuesday sr uni_dat.
SIR GECRUE BROGRAVE'S DIVORCE BILL.
Mr. M lions stated he was Counsel for Sir George
Brograve, Bart. and it would be his duty shortly
to reprmeist to their Lordships the particular facts,
which he should be enabled to prove by isevelal
• IVatuesses at the Bar. Sir George married Aliso
Militated, st Bath. in the year 1900, and
liv d with her in the most happy way. till *bout
She latter end or 1 ;03 or the ginning of I soli.
—lie posaessed a country scat in the county of
Norfolk, 41111 was Limitearant-Colonel of the
Nor-141;k miliaia, and lacilig with his regiine lit
frequectl, it ap;r•arcel that, in the year 1806.`
Lade Bayave, during Sir Ce,:r;412.11 uhsence in
• Sussex, tag desirous (4.taltiot a journey auto
Yorkshire, to' see 'her sisur, Mni. Terry, who
Was married, and •fireil in that van of that kis&
I: was during her jouriacy, siecompaintal try
)r.• • iodic', Iva ( he oct.or adultery weir, eriiiiiiinted at
. ditkereot ions ma toe road,and would be so describod
by toe maid herself; nuttiest:rad waitctsnt the a ions,
as would le:terrain doubt upon the subject. In he
same regime:at with Sir George was Captain El-
am, oho preciously became acquainted with the
family. and it would be found drat this gentlemnit
had attended Link Brograv•e at each inn on the
mail, in her journey to mad from Yorkshire. lie
should also adduce evidence to satisfy their Lord-
ships of Sir George's conduct, atter he grim:tithe
information, and that he brought on action against
Capt. Elwin, when u Jury retiontal a verdict of
20001. ditui.ge.., which were afterwards regularly
r aid by that Officer, and received by Sir Geto6e
B .;rave.
l'aie Learned Counsel then proceeded to call
Witn.r4s, who proved that the limier and a imlpy
of the bill had been served un Lady Brugrate. A
copy of the judgment was ioext produced, and Sit
George's Soluator.proved he had received the da-
mages and costs trove CaptainElwita's Agent, amid
paid them over to Sir George himself. The Cler-
gyman, Mr. tidily, who married them! recollected
the solerniiirsticial, and produced a copy of the
marriage register.
11r. Petra, -

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of No►Wlk, rep rented

• , a gentleman
. his intimacy with the faintly of Sir George Bre-
grave, and his being particularly acquainted with
Sir George's indulgent and kind treatineut of Lady
B ...Drive, from the time of their marriage dos ato
18 ob.
Ann Niles, the next witness, related, that, as
1 i's maid, she attended Lady Brugrave, is the
year 1806, to Yorkshire. They travelled in a
chariot and post horses, and on their owl they
stopped all night, after the tirst clay, at the Rose,
in Cambridge. Here she saw Captuiu Elaiii, and
she noticed in the morning that Lady Brograve's
Iced appeared as if two persome had slept there the
p-reeding night. IVhen they arrived at Stamford,
eh, Again saw Captain Elam, whom she perceived
breakfasting with Lady 113rograve; and that morn-
ing she also observed a similar appearanee about
her Ladyship's bed. They staid about six weeks
is Yorkshire, and on their return, particularly at
the Kingstou Arena, 'iii Newark, she noticed Cap-
tain Elwin. as SOMA AS they got into the yard, unit
lure she had the same growail to suspect the par-
ties had again slept together; and after-tiaras ut
:NevraiKrkct the land shad ir reasons to entertain
the same suspicion. She livp.l with Lady Bro-
grave some time after their worn, but Sir George,
w!io had gained inn liagenee of this conduct, never
lived with her from that time.
A young 111311, who had been a waiter at the
Kiaptoii Arms, recollected a gentleman, whom he
he. since understood to he Captain Elwin, coming
there to a 110.1elitkiRt't mid ordering beds, which he
.de.ireel to look at, and beam& choice of two sin-
gle-bedded twin,, close together, with a door out
of one into the other, and a sitting-room adjacent.
Shortly after, Ur lady arrived, and they (limed to-
gether, the %Vitnes• waited at dinner, after which
the bell was ruarz, Kiel he was told he might come
again in the course of ten nauseates. lie sons. went
up again. without being called for, mai, upon
opening the door, lie saw Lady Lrograve reclining
backward on the sofa, ire is very nide:cent positi3ii„
mail Captain Elwin eta idia.f. close by, with his
bark towards the witness. Ile shut the door, :and
retired, and coutiuurd to wait urn tlemi till the
next morning, when they ileperttel from the Lin.
Lydia Ilutcniiiann spoke to the beds honing been
Wren by the Gentlelnen, and the 'trite of Lady
flrograve'e bed in the morning was such as to lead

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