The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-07 00:00:00

LAW INT

HOUSE OF LORDS.
YELVERTON V. YELVERTON (OR LONGWORTH.)
(Present the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord
Wensleydale, Lord Chelmsford, and Lord Kingsdown,)
This case was continued this morning, and, judging
from appearances, there was no lack of interest on the part
of the public, who thronged the avenues of the house. Many
ladies were present, and they seemed to be greatly disap-
pointed that Mrs Yelverton was not present at the com-
mencement of the proceedings.
Mr Relt, Q.C., for the appellant, proceeded. with his
argument, reading lengthened extracts from tb.e evidence
adduced. He dwelt upon the circumstance coradected with
the interview at Galata, and said that the letters which
afterwards passed between them showed that at that time
Miss Longworth (Mrs Yelverton) had no idea that a mar-
riage was to take place between them.
The Lord Chancellor said that, while they were in the
Crimea, Major Yelvertoa dined with the respondent and
her friends.
Mr. Itolt said, on one occasion. It was clear that she fol-
lowed the appellant there, and there was no evidence of a
promise of marriage then, although it was evident there
were many familiarities between them. This brought
down the correspondence from that time to the time when
she arrived in Edinburgh. From that place she wrote that
she slept under a flag, which she had brought from the
Crimea, and that it gave her the greatest possible satisfac-
tion. She went on to suggest how money might be made
available for their travelling purposes, adding that as she
now knew the height, length, and breadth of his wicked-
ness, he need not be under any apprehension of his losing
her good opinions. This would tend to show the nature of

he familiarities that existed between them. She said also

that her great strength was in her tenacity of purpose,
and that when once she made up her mind to a
certain course she could never be turned from it.
Now all that was said for an obvious purpose,
and was quite inconsistent with the fact she had alleged,
that Major Yelverton had offered her marriage at Bala-
clava. In one of her subsequent letters she said she had
received a letter from " Sylvan Blue," a former lover of
hers, full of the most amatory diction she ever saw; but
she said that, after the treatment she had received from
Major Yelverton, she did not feel herself worthy of any-
body. After this she appeared to surrender. He thought
that was as clear as possible; but then again it was equally
clear that she made up her mind to struggle in a last effort
to induce him to marry her. As he (the learned counsel)
had before stated, the appellant resisted those advances in
every possible way, and even declined to go on without the
correspondence.

The Lord Chancellor consulted for sometime with Lord
Kingsdown and other noble lords on this part of the case,
but did not make any remarks upon it.
Mr Rolt proceeded to quote extensively from the respon-
dent's letters, with a view to show that the respondent had
given up all idea of a marriage taking place between them,
and that she had virtually bidden him farewell.
Lord Kiagsdown enquired what was the date of that
letter.

Mr RGIt said it was April 6. She made another strug-
gle, for in one of her letters she said that Major D----__
had called upon her and had sought to ascertain whether or
not she was really engaged to Major Yelverton, a fact he
was not likely to find out.

The Lord Chancellor said the next letter was one of the
most beautiful he ever read.