The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-14 00:00:00

'Many, such unheard-of designing villany. I will stand I
firm, and admit the naked truth. It will subject me to
an action for damages, it is true; but I will not screen a
wretch capable of such blasphemous perjury. Alas i
alas ! proofs, though against mysed, would crush you
for ever. Mind, Belinda, lam not making threats: there
is no occasion fir either of us to have another uneasy hour
on the score of danger, fer none impends over us but what
your own wickedness may create. You have nothing to
fear from me or my unkindness.- No': I still love you,
and fondly love you, and always shall. But do you suppose
that I will submit to be compelled to give you up. and to
let you take our dear child all to yourself? Do you suppose
my affection for him is less than your own ? Alas ! I fear
mine is far stronger than youre. A mother's fondness fir
her offspring is proverbial ; and when it does not occupy
the mother's sole and only thought, the heart is indeed
proved to be had. Pray do not be an example of such a
character yourself, nor compel me to write in this language,
by your dials° ical and monstrous threats to me. I wish to
see you as soon as possible, so write and say when I shall
meet you, and we will talk matters over out walking. Let
one solid and sincere attachment and friendship instantly
take place. Receive me with affection, with tenderness,
and kindness. Let me see and enjoy the society of our
dear child as often as possible, and I will be content to
give up my rights and privilege.. I am going abroad
directly ; the end of the week, I believe; hut you must write
to me, and receive my letters. Good God ! why should
we cease to correspond as friends. In one of your letters
yon ask me to do this, and to find a place where I can
direct yours. I. give up the point now, Belinda ; therefore,
let us become again happy, and each support the other on
any and every occasion that is requisite. I must insist
upon being at the christening. This time last year
your words were ' You will he at the head of it, and
shall sit on my right hand, will you not, dearest ?' Oh,
Belinda ! every word of affection from your lips is engraven
on my memory as is my affection for you never to be era-
dicated. We ought not to be less friends with each other
because our intercourse is discontinued ; but it proves what I
before and all along have said, that when that ceases at
the desire of the woman, she nu longer entertains even a
regard. Why you should hate and feel disgust when hut
a few months since you so fondly loved, is most unac-
countahle, particularly as you have never experienced the
slightest neglect or unkindness from me. You pro-
miser!, if I would g;ve up further desiring sexual inter-
com se. that you would esteem me as a brother; that I
should be always welcome to your house; that I should
know every secret. and he treated in that confidential
manner, that should prove to me that your affection re-
ma ned unchanged. Now, alas ! you desire me to dis-
continue writing even to our private place ; thus by de-
grees you would drop off and break with me entirely.
This, my dear Belinda, can never, never, never he. To
prove to you that I 'orgive your late cruel conduct, I pro-
mise that if any evil should henceforward arise, that I will
protect, support, comfort, and love you, as though you had
not acted as you have done, and threatened to do. lam
all impatience and anxiety to see dear George, as I antici -
pate him much grown, and both of you greatly benefitted
by country air. lam going a delightful tour to Ostend,
Bruges. Brussels, Antwerp, Spa, Aix-la-Chapelle, Co-
logne, Liege, and perhaps Berlin. Home probably by
Paris. This time last year you were my Belinda, and I
your own dear L—. Oh, had I but eone and followed
you to Paris, this change would never have happened :
this misery never have rendered me the unhappy man I
new am, and ever shall remain. If Igo to Paris, I will
get the other M.P. letter lying there."
The next letter put in, was one of the 18th of July,
addressed to Captain Pocock. It was in these terms :
" Saturday, July 18.
~ My dear Sir,—Knowing tile anxiety of all around
you, 1 write (though to very little purpose) to quiet doubts
and surmises ; Mr. Landseer has neither called nor written
to Mr. Hodson. I wrote early in the day that I would
shin a document which they might exhibit to the world,
but that I could not give that without my letters being
destroyed at the same time, and an indemnity given to
me. Alas, alas ! I know not what will become of me, and
knowing that poor Belinda is in tears, really I can scarcely
support myself—my heart is indeed broken ! I ant
wretched, miserable--wretched for ever I I care not for
myself ; another only and alone occupies my mind—one
who this time last year rendered me the happiest man on
earth, and that one now is first to turn against me, when
our mutual kindnesses could relieve our mutual dis-
quietude and sufferings. I ant no libertine; lam not the
despicable wretch to turn my back upon her, and leave
her to struggle through alone. No ; but to the last hour
of my miserable existence will I ever extend every pro.
teetion in my power. You, my dear good Sir, in the or-
dinary course of nature, will, ere many years perhaps pass
away—leave her and all of us; but rest assured that, even
should I never see her again, a silent friend will watch over
her daily destiny. A cruet covered with mould, anti water
to moisten it, shall be my fare sooner than she shall want.
Such feelings, such sentiments I am sure, you will
allow are not those of a heartless libertine;—they
merit a different return to that which it seems I am
likely to experience. If matters are taken up vin-
dictively, I will submit to a prison for life. I
will let judgment go against me by default, rather
than, in defending, myself, expose that dear angel to
the world. Enclosed are a few lines I send for her pe-
rusal. I cannot see what I write, for torrents—floods of
tears. I can prevent a divorce; nay, I think I could
overthrow the action ; but I will adopt no course but
under sanction and advice. Belinda's inte,ests and mine
are united. If I can upset the action, I gain a victory for
her ; but it ends not there. A fire surrounds me : a
second divorce will be instantly brought by my wife's
family against me. Well, then, be it so. What should
an honourable man instantly do, thus circumstanced ? and
eto situated 1 most assuredly shall be, fer the Hubbard,
will instantly do it. What ought I then to do? Oh,
Heavens! who knows the inmost recesses of my heart,
will I hesitate? No, my good Sir, I will not; 41elinda
shall have that legal claim upon me my disposition would
this very hour bestow under any circumstances. She
should not,—her family should not have it in their power
to point at me and say, I was the cause of injury, and
wanted honour, honesty, anti principle, to make her that
reparation which honour imposes upon every man thus cir-
cumstanced. But Belinda must not take against me; if
she does, the next letter from another hand shall announce
to her that the bell is tolled,—that I sleep to rise no more !!
My heart is broken !! ! lam deserted and turned against
by that one who, but this time last wear, before Heaven,
assured me, that if danger and difficulty ever should assail us
that I should not be destitute of her consolation. I cannot
say mere, my feelings are too agitated and distressed. If
any thing occurs on Monday, I will infirm you of it, and we
must now let them alone, and see what they are disposed to
do, We have both made overtures, anti it rests with them
now to reply. I should wish my letters from you to be
under cover to me at Mr. Hodson's, 18, Dover-street, Pic-
cadilly; and when you come to town send for me else-
where, as I wish to keep all silent as long as possible, for
if Mrs. R. Leafs, she will be open-mouthed directly'. Ir
is to the interest of us all to meet friendly before the
w‘olil, a.nd I am sure the sentiments of my heart will not
lessen me in your estimation, however deeply you may
lament existing circumstances. Thus they are, and it is
vain repinieg. Our joint efforts rosy do much for the
happiness of all of us. I care not how I am sacrificed,
but I should like to know who gave the suspicion. I
should like to see the anonymous letter, or a copy of it,
though, perhaps, in judging I aught wrongfully accuse.—
I am sure your kind heart will influence you to tin all in
your power to cheer up the spirits of poor Belinda, and
your judgment wilt direct you to soften her anger against
me, for most undeserving am I of such return from her,—
The interesting smiles and playful actions of her dear little
George will, I trust, dispel every gloom from her mind,
and cause jIT to reign unmolested by anxiety or care. As
lam to-day she will ever find me. Her sisters shall bear
witness that I am not the heartless villain which too many,
I am aorry to say, prove under similar circurnstanees.—
Ged bless you, my dear Sir, and all,--all—all of you
Your unhappy. wretched, " ROBINSON."
The other letters were dated respectively, the 27th
of Viostts.mber and the Jst of December, 1829, and
addressed to Mr. Hugh Evans, the plaintiff's attor-
ney. They were as follows:
°t Thursday, Nov. 27. 1829.
Sir,—lly stay at Boulogne bavina been protracted II ton
ac
three days , fear just -
weeks, I base but returned to
town. A gentbstnan has this day informed' ire, that Mr.
Thomas Landseer acs twice called upon him relative to
the connexion between his wife andmyself, and that .
Landeeer pulled true ()this „
ow. Pr a whip, with which he
threatens to asasult
committing himself, as he
may prevent Mr. Landseer
it.assured he will not
escape without a good sound jtrarasehsfrietair he attempts to
nattiest me. As to his engaging
I care not what he writes, se that he leaves rnwvrile '.
bookout
of the question; but if he has the 'lightest regard for
his
wife', happiness, or his own respectability, he will let the
past die away in silence. To be compelled to prove
her
and myself guilty by the production of all her letters, will
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4110,.r grieve me more than any language can express, and ill as
she has conducted herself towards me, I will not retaliate
upon her : so far will I act in opposition to such a course,
' ' that if any one shall ever dare to utter an unkind expres-
sion d Mrs, T. Landseer before me, it shall be at their
Ck.l ' I will resent it as an :neat offered to myself, for
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