The National Register.
London, England, 1816-02-04 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

FEB. 4.

Henry Gibbons, clerk to Mk:ssrs. Snow and Co. bankers, proved
that Lady Harvey received 8591. pt r annum from that bank upon
her own drafts. and without any control. Witness stated that
Messrs. Snow were not Capt. thirvey's bankers.
Mr. Serjeant Best, for the defendant,- -tailed,AppJAinc„ SaU
Steen, Mstry Stone, and Mary flnward; all of whom• had been in the
service of Capt. and Lady Harvey, and deposed to several instances
of gross treatment on the part of the plaintiff towakds his wiie;
that Lady H. had frequently quitted the: bed pl. Caw.. H. and "1"-&0.e,
with each of them, complaining that she could' Anti. remaiu *v.:A
Capt. H. in consequence of his
.14ntal conduct timardslier that
these visits to the servants took place at twelve, at two, "aid even
four o'clock in.the course of the night; that sometimes Capt. IL
induced or dragged Lady H. back to his bed, while at other tunes
she slept with'each: of the servants all night; that Sarah Steen saw
Capt. Harvey,se,iie Lady Harvey's arm so violently in the streets
of Bath, at night,. that her Ladyship screamed out ; the mob, at-
tracted by tho screams, followed them to their lodgings Also
that Capt. Harvey once tore off a lace handkerchief from Lady
H 's head at Southanyton ; that Capt H. often told his wife in a
taunting manner, that she dressed herself on waltilig out, with a
view to catch the attention of the men, • morale' admirers ; that
he was frequently absent from Lady I- . three mouths together,
and on one of these oiicasions endeavoured to induce Mary one
to hold a correspondence with him, which she deemed den gatory
to the duty she owed to her mistress, aild therefore declined it;
that Captain H. once expressed a suspicion of Lady H.'s improper
connection with a Mr. Hogg, and proposed separation, the articles
of which some solicitors w;.•re directed to prepare.
Henry Coppin, whose sister is nurse to Lard Kilcoursie, deposed
that he frequently (filled with Captain and Lady Harvey ;. that
they were very unhappy, perpetually quarrelling ; that--he heard
Captain H. say to his Lady, when she asked him to walk o it with
her, that he would not walk with her in a dress in which she re•
sembled a trollop or a woman of the town.
Mr. Barnard, surgeon, of Southampton, deposed, that a separa-,
tion would have taken place between Captain and Lady H. in 1811.
the solicitors being instructed to prepare th articles, if die had
not prevented it h. procuring a reconciliation. In every other
instance, Captain alid Lady 11. as far as he saw, !Ned in harmony ;:
he was not aware he was allowed to spe its f.ocu trs.ty.
Mr. llnal, of C,e and Greenwood's deposed, the
defend:nit was a Lientenktut in the God Reginiteit, and that lie be-,
lieved he had no •Ahei• resource.. Saw defenttint lately in ifie
King's Bench /insert, where Ike understood him to have been con-
filled for some inooths bads, in colisciprince of' this action. • •
Mr. Danneev, in reply, endeavoured to shew, that all thedisseh-
sion proved to have taken place between the plaintiff and his lady,
were mere biekerings or miffs, which were often found to occur in
the married state, without affording any provocative or palliation
of adultery.
Mr. Burehall recapitulated the evidence, suggesting to the re-
collection of the Jury, that the defendant was out of the country
when the plaintiff' anti his wife were proved to have lived unhap-
pily together; and this proof came from the servants,. who, in all
such cases, where no undue influence appeared—where their mo-
rality was not impeached, must be regarded as the best evidence.
The Jury rctnrncd a verdict of 10901. damages.
The action was laid at 20,0001.

A singular case of Crim. Con. which the last week has pro-
duced, will occupy the sages in Westminster Hall, in the ensu-
ing Sittings after Temt. The plaintiff is a draper not a hundred
miles from Hyde lark-corner ; and the defendant is a wealthy
banker on the wrong side of forty. The lady is 26, and has
been married some years. The banker took lodgings at the
house, under the disguise of a clerk in one of the Government
Offices ; and the parties were, on Friday evening, detected in
the illicit intercourse by the husband's brother.
We understand that Mr. Prince Smith, who was of Counsel
for the defendant, in the action Harvey v. Usher, will, on Mon-
day, move in the Court of King's Bench, for a rule to show
cause why a new trial shall not be had in that case ; on the
ground of excessive damages, in the late verdict at tha
Sherilf 's Court.
According to the last official Return, the price -of the Quar-
ter of Wheat is 545. 6d.; from which the price of the Quartern
Loaf should not exceed 81d. at most.
Mr. Gattcy, Town Clerk of Exeter, has had a noble legacy
pf about go,oool. 16 him by his friend, Judge Death.