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COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FRIDAY, JULY 14.

CAMPUELL V. DELMONT.
This was an action in which the plaintiff, a Colonel
of marines, sought to recover a compensation from tl.e
defendant, a gentleman of landed property in Lincoln-
shire, and a Captain in the same corps, for the seduc-
tion of his wile, the damages were laid at 20,0001.
The Solicitor-General stated the case to the Jury,
and called the following witnesses.
Capt. Campbell, of the Navy, proved the marriage
of the parties on the 9th of December, 1802. Mrs.
Campbell was Miss Mowbray ; tier father was a Major
and Barrack-Master at Chatham. Witness was in the
habit of visiting at Plaintiff's house, tip to the time
of Mrs. Campbell's elopement. They were a most
happy and most attached couple ; their affection ap-
peared to be mutual. Witness knew Mr. Delmont ;
he was introduced to him by a letter of Col. Camp.
bell's, written to witness whilst commanding the Le-
viathan, in the Mediterranean, bespeaking his inten-
tions for Mr. Delmont, then a Subaltern, serving on
board the York.
Cross-examined.—Col. Campbell, at his marriage,
was:about forty, Mrs. Campbell one or two-and-
twenty. The last time witness visited the Colonel was
in 1817 ; he saw no difference in the conduct of the
plaintiff and his wile at that time towards each other
to what it had been formeey. Witness first saw de-
fendant at plaintiff's house in 1814; he had no inti-
mate knowledge of the defendant.
Its. Innis, widow of the late General Innis, knew
Mrs. Campbell and Colonel Campbell front the years
1795. Mrs. Campbell passed six weeks with witness
during the Colonel's absence on service in Holland in
1814. Witness knew him intimately; it was impos-
sible for any persons to live more happily than thew
did. The Colonel was a most kind and affectionate
husband.
Cross- examined.—Mrs. Campbell is near forty; thinks
the Colonel is turned of sixty. Captain Delman
never, to witness's knowledge, drove Mrs. Campbell
front Chatham to town in a gig. Witness recollected
ones occasion on which Capt. Delmont drove Mrs.
Campbell from witness's house, in town, to General
Hulse's, near Foot's Cray, in a gig. NVitress under-
stood Captain Delmont was C4l. Campbell's most par-
ticular friend.
Airs. Page had known Col. Campbell thirty years,
and Mrs. Campbell previous to her marriage. llad
visited them since their marriage most intimately.
They were an extremely happy couple. Col. Campbell
introduced Capt. Delmont to witness as his most parti-
cular friend.
Sir FL 13.11, General of Marines, had known Colonel
and Mrs. Campbell for 14 or t 6 years, and fur ten
years visited them frequently; they were for that time a
most happy couple. Witness had seen them only oc-
casionally or the last six years, but there appeared to
him no alteration: the Colonel was a most indulgent
husband.
Sir Richard Williams deposed to the affection appa-
rent between the plaintiff and his lady.
Thomas Briggs lived servant with the Colonel fur a
year and a half previous to Mrs. Campbell's quitting her
house. Proved the affectionate terms and the confidence
which exist d between his master and mistress. Capt.
Delmont was a frequent visitant, he dined with the Co-
lone) every Sunday.
Cross-examined.—Witness did not live in the Colo-
house, but was there every day, front nine in the
morning till six in the evening. There was another
man-serrant in the house. Witness never saw Captain
Delmont drive Mrs. Campbell in the gig. The Captain
sometimes slept in the house.—Wimess never saw any
thing to excite suspicion in the conduct of either Mrs.
Campbell or Capt. Delmont.
Wright, the other man servant, deposed to the same
effect, as to the happy terms on which his master and
mistress lived. Mrs. Campbell quitted her home on the
6th of April, 1818. NViniess traced Mrs. Campbell to
Story's Gate, in the Park, and there lust sight of her
entirely.
Cross-examined.—Witness went of his own accord to
Capt. Delmont's solicitor, who told him that he would
produce Capt. Delmont at any time, or receive process
for him, but witness did not tell his master. The Cap-
tain used to call freqtvently, ahnost every d ty, sometimes
twice a day. Mrs. Campbell used to sit in her dressing-
room, and frequently received the Cailatit there, who
sometimes staid two or three hours at aurae. Oil sonic
occasions, when the Captain dined there, the Colonel
would continue iu the ditni.;-roton after the Captain
and Mrs. Campbell had quitted the rotnn ; and the Co-
lonel would sometimes go out and and leave the Captain
with his lady. Sometimes the Colonel would go to red
of an evening, and leave Mrs. Campbell and the Captain
together, and the Capt. sometimes lottk her out in Its
—he was frequentfier companion. Once saw her wear
a ring, which, one of the female servants seid the Captain
gave her; recollects some articles being sent after her
when she had quitted her home. There was a sofa in
the dressing-room, and the room had a double dour.
Believer the other presents were to the Colonel and Mrs.
Campbell. She was in the baud of receiviog company
in her dressing-room ; it tea; in the most in which she
saw company ; die might sona.tiines dress there.
Thomas li.iiutwin teas s% iil.i gun the road, on the
of April, and saw the defendant :tad Mrs. Campbell pass
hiin in Capt. Delirium's house.
George Nash, a serjeant of marines, was sent in va-
unt of Mrs. Campbell, but could not mace them. Ile
saw them by accident in Oxford-street in the October
following, and traced them to No. 200, Oxford-Street.
He afterwards enquired at that house for r. and Nits.
Delmont, and was told by the servant tiny were gone
out.
Mr. Smith resides at No. 200, in Oxford-street: he
recollects the defendant and Mrs. Delmont coining to
his house and taking his first floor they hived there as
man and wle tor Inlit mouths.