The Sun.
London, England, 1808-07-20 00:00:00

LAII

siir.Rur:s, RT,'"l UESDAY, JULY 19.

N.L CON.

Loiio BenuNGDoN V. Silt ARTIIVR PAGET, K.
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i;ehl before the Srieritr
.f.f ,t.., asscss dawaLe3 dU .to
, iflr
;he D,:lem.t.a,..t, as a cympensation fur
tti.e thy
DAMPII.:II opened the case on the part of the

Mr. PARKE, on the same side, stated, that the
Piaintific-I was a Nobleman of high rank n arid also of
ctnisiderable fortune, tt ho four years ago, at the age
of 3 t, tnariied the diooliter of a. Nobleman of equal'
rant, the. Lail of Westmorland, the daughter being
t hen -aged IS. Floe Oetendant ryas also of a Noble
Tan-lily, being the second' g6n, of the Earl of Ux-
bridge: The: Defendant had been in the confidential
employ:pent of his Sovereign, hating bi.sen'ernploy-
ed Ist t ,•,-0 Embassies, one at Viehno, and one 3t
stani . • The. l'idintiff and Defendant were at
one r....'nrversitv, and, as the Leirned Counsel believ,
cd, of one College, Christ Church. In the year
17;j they suet together in Russia, but their acoca-
lions being different, the Plaintiff having applied his
mind to Lis p4rlian,etitaty duties, While the Defend-
_ ant was eilgagccl in-his diplomatic tunctions,.a. great
intiLncy had not taken place between them. They
did., indeed, occasionally dine together during the
inter:lds in v hich the Defendant was Hi this coun-
try. During the present year, however, while the
Pia'intiff was employed in discharging his duties in
Part inan-nt, which, being an arduous Session, afford-
ed the Vaintiff ;ew opportunities of having parties
at his house, the Djendant.was seldom there to his
les!ge. It w'ould, however, 'be shewn, that
the.Detendant had called, at the Plaintiff's house in
a clandestine manner, day atter day, since the -coin-
finovreinEb Of the present Session of Parliament, that
be hail gone up stairs, often without inquiring for
any •ncts- 0, -and that lie and Lady lloringdon had,
• during such visits, often remained together in the back
parloin tor one or two hours together. Racing so far
`l' stated the case now under consideration, the Learn-
' ed Coon,lit proceeded to show; that there was no
inerpiality in the rank of the parties, and there
no disparity in age, the Plaintiff being 31 and
his wtte i t 3. The. Plaintiff, at the time of his mar-
nad every reason to suppose he possessed the
affections his wife. If, however, any argument
arts,tig.Atom the inequality of age should arise, it
synn,d come with a .bad grace out of the mouth of
the Deienumt, who o.as 38, while-the Plaintiff wqs
only The Raintlti had no reason to suspett the
.fidenty of his till he had infor...ation'ou the sub-
jea 110:n Others, Then, in consequence of the ft e-
.queni Lt,its of the Defendant, unknown to him, he
question-q 1 his Lauy, as to the fact, whether any en-
minal intercourse had taken place between them ?
she, give no sat istattory 'answer, and, nest day, left
the PrAintirl:, house, and had since lined in a-state of
2-Jutziy with Sir A. Paget. This the Defendant
hat.i confessed, by ailoWing Judgment to go against
kiln by default
.; the Jury were therefore relieved
from the trouble of finding any thing as to the fact
of the adultery. There teas hardly au instance in
which, ib a case of the kind, the accuser was not.,
through the medium of the newspapers, turssed into
the accused. lii prustcutlon of this system, the
Plaintif had, by the newspapers of the day, been
_ loaded w:11.1 the most grievous obloquy. The Learn-
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Connsel liad no suspicion such statements would
'snake any impression on the Minds of the Jury, but.
be alluded to them lest his silence might seem to in-
fer an acquescence in. their justice, which he com-.
-pletely denied, and which he defied the Defendant
• tO prove in any instance which, could :bear on in his
condu6t in any out instance as a man or as ,a
h is-
band. He should call betore the Jury a number of
Witnesses of the highest consideration, and also a
medical man who had attended Lady B. all of -whom
would prove that a more attentive and affectionate
husband, and a happier dud more' domes'tie couple,
and one, at the same time, more stria in their
reli-
gioas duties, never existed than Lord and Lady fior-
ingdon, down to the Bute of the unfortunate elope-
ment: The happy state in which they lived; and
also the affection which subsisted between Lord and
Lady B: th*Learned Counsel shobld be able to chew,
not only from the evidence of some of the most re.:.
speCtable persons in the country ; but also from the
letters of Lady 13oringdob to her husband during his
absence. In proof of this fa& the Learned Counsel
'real two loaers. The first letter was dated the
14th of April, 1806, and had the following espres-