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London, England, 1820-06-19 00:00:00

SHERIFF'S COURT. BILDFORD..ROW.
Before di Special Jeri, mid Afr. Ueder-SAerfff
LhatuaiL.

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CRON. CON.
WILLIAM NlLl.ttk. EsQ. b. sIcNARD NAwitra.
Mr. CAMPUEI.I. Upelli d the pleNdillge 111 1410
case. It are lan action I•ritught by the Plaintiff
•grairost the Delendsut. lire etitnenal COMM/ Meioses
with The anomie... were lard at 10.0 W/.
nerd the Defehtlatist lota suffered judgment to gu uy
drfvutt.

sc gull. said, he had the hooonnr to at.
tend on the behalf of the Flanitiff. Mr. Miller. 14
gent lemon of et:Howdy, able howled estate iu the cow,.
ty of Gloucester. Tne Defendant, Mr. Hawker,
was the son of en opulent doer; road/leis in the
same iteiglohourboool, and at the tome alien lie he.
came acquainted with the Plaintiff, was a Fellow of
one of the Colleges of the University of (bawd. lie
had the adsetitage of. Mr. Moiler as to year., but to im
very convldensble exteut.l4lr. M. in IIIOS, bre,.itie
ac-
quaintrd with his prevent wile. Sim was a lady
noble descent. of great beauty, and. he might add.
highly accomplished. She wa. the Meer of a Noble
Lord wl:om he 111 M present (1..0rd E;rerninii),
as far as Mutinous birth and rotiesesicnis atria, clue
had every thing to recinumenil her. When ilia
Plaintiff was first introduced to her, he was
about 24 or 25 years cf age. Ile Hirt her at
the houvr of her father, the Hots. Mr. Wind-
ham. In the year 1809 they- were anirrivil at
the how.e of the father of the lady, in Montagu-
place, ltussell-stivare. For vtveral years they
lived together in a state of corividerable harmony.
He believed it would appear, that *haul three or
four years ago Mr. Hawker, the Defendant, conic
from Oxford to apend a short time with his step.
mother, for his father hail married a second wife, who
lived at no great distance, from Ozelworth Park, t lie
seat of the Phsint;ff. Through the meana of this lady
and her daughters. he obtained au iutrodection
the Plaintiff% house. and from that period became a
constant particopshror in the hospitalities of that Willi.
shoo. Some time in the course of last year, Mr*. Mil.
ler proposed going on a visit to Weymouth. Mr,
Hawker and his mother and sisters were going to the
same place. Mr. Miller did pot food it Collllel4lolll
go at the preemie period suggested, when Mrs,
Miller urged, that she would go first, and sece.e
apartments ready to receive hint. Not having the
moat distant doubt of thr honour of his wife, he
did out hesitate to agree to her proposition, end
the more orapecially as Mrs. Hawker and her
two daughters were to .4.1 out at the same tine,
A fortnight elapsed before Mr. Miller was enabled
to join his lady. While Ilium as it weir residing
about. Mr. flanker was most thoioluotis in his vt.
sits, and circumstance,' arose which gave siva to
suspicious that lie was more Intimate thaw was Mire
silent with the lady's honour.
Alum% the wituriora produced in support of this
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case,
Mr. Nathaniel Pierce Walken stated, that lie
knew the Plaiatiff and his wife•—the ler 4

~Itt was at
beautiful and accomplidird lady. Ile knew that
they bad separated after they had been three oc
four years married. Lady Carua►soo frettugulli .
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brought her to witnesa's house, and Me. AWN, was
very happy and land of her ou ber Mum The
separation did not arise from► jealousy.
The Rev. Richard Huntley stated, that a second
separation had taken place, but that there was ~rs
impeachment of the lady's honour, and that A: ta
Miller continued fund of her.

John Ford examined.—l saw Mr. Miller's butler ;
I have been so for four years. Oro the otrh of F..-
bruary last, Mr Hawker was on a visit at my
▪ ell house. At eleven o'clock in the forenoon
be was in bed. My master had gone out loorot:sog.
with Mr. Peel. who was oho Ir:siting in the
Immediately after 11r. Miller went out I obseio.e.l
Mrs. Miller leave the drawnig-route and go up
maws to Mr. Hawker's bed.roona ; 1 saw her go
in and shut the door; I eausoot say how long st.o
remained ; Mr. Hawker had ordered has sea emit not
to call him till two o'clock; lie had led a cup
of teat taken up to Wan ; Mr. Hawker ft/10413e
ed on that visit till the 9th or 19th of February ;
he came again on the 4th of March; Mr. Hawker
and Mr. and Mrs. Miller went out riding ; vsheor
they returned, Mr. Miller went to his drtabsubt.rown.
which was beloW stairs; Mr. Hawker and Mrs. Mol-
ler went along the passage together and up 'bora
towards the bed-room of the former. In shout ter'
minutes or a quarter of an hour, I observed Mrs.
Miller pass very quickly from towards Mr. Hawker's
bed-ruom to her own room; my suspicion was ex.
cited, and after Mr. Hawker load left los room I
went up to tt, and saw marks ors thesiole of the
bed, as if two pers.ms lard been there. Obi alb.. (jots
of March. which was the day of the elt.calute of
members los Gloucester. Mr. Miller went to :rotrod
the election. Mr. Hawker awl Mrs. Miller reiroboo-
ed at home. They crone down to break hoot about
eleven o'clock. I continued the rest of 11w 114.110.