The Sun.
London, England, 1831-07-21 00:00:00

CURIOUS TRIAL FOR SEDUCTION.

At the Kildare a.sizes the following trial for seduction
;ook

WYLDE V. A ',RED.

This was an action brought by Esther Wyhie against
John Aired, for the seduction of her daughter. The
damages were laid at 1,0001.

MARTLEY, for the plaintiff, addressed the Jury.
The parties in this case were of an equal rank in life, The
defendant affected his base purpose while her family was at
church, after which she still entertained a notion that he
would btcome her husband ; letters would be read to
prove all thi., and the most creditable witnesses prole his
long intimacy with the family.
The first witness called upon was Martha Wylde, a
young lady, apparently of about thirty-six years of age.
ST,a spoke very low, and appeared to feel with great pro-
, priety the delicacy of her situation. She deposed to
the facts of the case, as stated by Mr. 'Manley. Several
• letters from the defendant to her were then read.
Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKE—It was in 1828 she
I became acquainted with defendant; he was a tithe proctor;
it was his only occupation ; she believes he has since lost
the situation ; he first professed a feeling for her ; she
wrote hint a good many letters ; she does not suppose she
wrote one hundred letters. Here Mr. Harrison, agent
for the defendant, exhibited a bag of letters, at which the
Counsel for the plaintiff started with astonishment ; she
frequently indulged in the pleasure of writing poetry.
Several letters and valentines were read and acknow-
ledged by witness to be her hand-visiting. We select the
following:—
DEAR. Ma. ALIIED,—I hope that you will come to see
me this morning, as I want to see you particularly. You
need not remind my mother,• as she did not know when
you went last night, as she was asleep. Ido not like to
be two days without seeing you, and I hope that you have
the saute regard for me; do come to see me to-morrow,
as I will ba up as early as you like; I will be in the par-
lour all the (lay after breakfast, or I will meet you any
place if you send me word, but do nut let to-morrow
pass without seeing me, or wish that you would send me
word when ; but if not send me word by Mr. Hedy when
you will come. Our car goes to Dublin to-morrow night,
so if you have any thing to send you will have it ready ;
do not disapp:;int me of seeing you sometime to-morrow,
and send me word if you can come, and if you cannot
come, send me word if you have any regard for vour's,
Mr. Aired. M. WYIDE.

MY DEAR hope if you got this in time that
you will come here this evening ; Ben will be glad to see
you, and I need not tell you how happy I will be ; there is
no one here but ourselves ; if there is anything to prevent
you, you will send me word, and you will write to me any
way, and ttll me when I will see you or where ; I wish
you would cotre here, hut. I will meet you any evening at
the old place. But, my love, do not disappoint me, as
you know how much I suffer when I am long without
seeing you ; I hope that you forgive all that displeased you
in me, and that you will write to me—and, my dear, let
your letter be kind, if it is even short; do not forget what
I said at the conclusion of it Your's,
Mr. Air( d. MARTHA WYLDE.

Witnesses were then examined on the part of the
plaintiff to show that bhe had been religiously and morally
educated.

Mr. CLARKE, for the defendant, stated his disappoint-
ment in not seeing a young I tdy of great personal beauty
exhibited to his astonished view, from the glowing and
Fathetic picture drawn of her by his Learned Friend, Mr.
Manley. When he would state to the Jury that his hag
captained 140 love letters from this fascinating (har
young lady of forty, who could not say that she was a
love-sick lady, and when he would read the following
valentine to tl,e Court, he would venture to assert that
the defendant must be as cold as a stone if he were not
roused from his unfeeling apathy by the tender sentiments
which it contained :
Dearest Aired how I love thee,
More than these few lines can tell ;
Yes, love thee, friendly love thee,
None can love thee half so well.
What ! though Prudence stern forbids me
Such aeection to express ;
Cold hearts may obey her dictates,
Mine impels Inc to transgress,
For the first and only action
Of my life that she can blame,
And to say I love perfection
Surely cannot be a shame.
'Therefore, cheer thy saddened spirits
ne'er did or could despise
One whose long sincere attaclq4eur
Proves me precious in his eyes.
And
‘.,1 H
th nrolitehie-co el ebtecjooliiitexci ion ,
'tog hale gained complete possession
Of the writer's heart and mind.
Be assured she loves you dearly,
Loves no earthly friend so well;
Loves thee, loves thee, most sincerely,
More than mortal tongue can tell.
Addressed)—Mr. John Aired, Clane rci.inracc—County
Kildare.

The reading of this doz.ument created considerable
laughter. The ~71.,:ry brought in a verdict of damages to
the amount of 1001., and 6d. costs.

The Baron BE RoAF.O%, whose marriage with
his first Baroness, the Hou. MARY MARGARET LAWLESS,
eldest daughter of Lord CLONCURRY, was dissolved in
in consequence of her Ladyship's elopement with
Lord SUSSEX LENNOX, has formed another matrimonial
engagement, haying been united at Paris, on th;=. r4th
inst., to Miss EMILY HENRY, daughter of Mr. and Lady
EMILY HENay, and niece to his grace the Duke of
Lcu:sma, Lady .I.,:!liriAittn, and Lady FOLEY. Lord
and Lady SussEx LENNox are at present residing on the
Cohtinent. His Lordship. after the unhappy affair, acted
with perfect honour towards the unfortunate lady whose
affections he had captivated, the nuptll ceremony haying
been celebrated as soon as the Divorce Itill ree,:i..A the
Royal Assent.

This morning numbers of workmen were en-
gaged in laying down the flooring in Westminster Abbey,
and erecting platforms, preparatory to the proceedh
connected with the approaching Coronation c,,f ;:tacit MA-
JESTIES,

MCS`,N, SMiTIf and DOLIER last week deli-
visetltlleir popular and useful Lectures on Early Educa-
tion to numerous and fashionable audiences at Hackney,
where their inventions have been extensively atic.ptcd-
EXTRAORDINARY SPErD.—The steam-boat
Le Sphinx left Tttlor. on the 10th of June, at eleven
o'clock at tight, arrived at Civita Vecchia in thirty-six
boars, and returned to France in the same time. By this
conveyance the French Ambassador at Rome received a
telegraphic dispatch front Paris in fifty hours.
A lady of Madrid, in the 70th year of her
age, has been condemned ti death, because she d:d not
betray into the hands of justice her own son, who had
been implicated in a conspiracy against the Government.
This atrocious sentence has been commuted ; Lte st 11 the
circumstance speaks volumes in praise of Span's, I,tv and
its adinitliStratorf.--, Court Journal.