The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-14 00:00:00

SHERIFF'S COURT, SURREY, MARCH 13.
(Before R. HEDGER, Esq., Chairman.)
CRIM. CON.—ROBERTS V. BRUNSKILL,
Mr. Ssirrit, Barrister of the Inner Temple, stated the
case for the plaintiff, Mr. Henry Boyden Roberts, solici-
tor, of No. 1, Child'ssplace, Templesbar. The defen-
dant is William Brunskill, who is a private in the Horse
Guards.
The declaration charged the defendant with having de-
bauched the. wifs of the plaintiff, and thsrelly deprived
him of her society. The defendant had offered no defence
to the charge. In the month of October last the plaiaff
went into the country, and it was during his absence that
the defendant contracted an acquaintance with the plaintiff's
wife, which terminated in her ruin and disgrace. On the
return of the plaintiff to town he was apprised of cir-
cumstances which left no doubt on his mind of the
guilt of his wife, and he immediately sent her to her
relatives, but he was in total darkness as to the per-
son who was inculpated with her. Weeks of fruitless
labour were spent in endeavouring to ascertain who
the individual was, and the plaintiff's mind began to
waver lest he had acted hastily, when he obtained
possession of several letters from his wife to her para-
mour, which at once confirmed her guilt and led to the
discovery of the defendant. The defendant, being an
illiterate man, was unable to understand the high-flows
and romantic strain of his unhappy correspondent, much
less to reply to her ; he therefore employed a person fn
the same troop of the name of Jackson as his amanuensis.
Jackson's wife, feeling disgusted at the conduct of the
parties concerned in the affair, obtained possession of the
letters and handed them over to the plaintiff.
A number of letters from Mrs. Roberts to the defendant
were then read. They were written in the most approved
style of the Minerva Press novels. The following are ex-
tracts from one written after the discovery of her guilt:—
" From Mrs. Roberts toWm. Brunskill, E Troop, B. H. G.,
Regent's Park Barracks, London, dated Bedford Cot-
tage, Spalding, Oct. 29, 1839.
"My dearest William—l am so perfectly convinced of
your deep sincerity for me, or I should not have ventured
to have written to you without paying the postage; but
the fact is lam at the present penniless. From the ad.
dress you will in some measure conceive that something
particular has occurred. "
Oh I protect me, Heaven ! How am Ito live through it,
God, who has hitherto sustained me, only knows. My pas-
sion for you has got such possession of my heart that both
reason and principle are silenced. You are my beloved
William to me, a being beyond mortal, fraught with every
thing that is generous and exalted. The sole possessor of
my all. The human heart oft stands in need of some
kind and faithful partner of its cares, in whom it may re-
pose its weaknesses, and wita whom it is sure of find-
ing the sincerest sympathy. If your; heart be like
mine it will never waver ; love the most enthusiastic that
ever entered woman's bosom binds me irrevocably to you.
Thine I am, and ever will be unto my life'a end. * r *
Whatever pittance he (Mr. Roberts) allows you shall
have half. I now only work and toil for you, my much
beloved William. Pray write to me, for I would sooner
forfeit my existence than your love and esteem. Remem-
ber the words you uttered to me; that you would never
marry until you did me. I questioned you you
swo;e you would sweet—never forsake me, what-
ever the result. Then, now is the time to
prove your sterling value. If he will divorce
me, will you marry me, and make me once more
happy ? My happiness or misery depends upon your deci-
sion. My feelings arc now bordering upon hope and de-
spair—hope, that you will conform to your promise, and
still, as you have before loved, love your Eliza ; despair,
by retracting from your word and honour. Oh !do not
forsake me, unless you wish me to bury all my troubles in
the grave. Do write by return of post; sympathize in
my feelings, and forgive a fallen woman. I would sooner
die than lose you. I cannot exist without you. The sr-
rection you gave me is my bosom friend. My life I would
sooner forfeit than it. Adieu in tears."
Ths following is from another letter, dated December
11, 1839:
" I must, I will come to you, and cling round your neck
as though I would cling for ever. No course of time,
no change of place, no alteration of circumstances, can
erase or lessen the passion I have for you. It will, I
trust, never experience the least decay. I will, indeed,
dear William, make the most important sacrifices to
your happiness, console you under every affliction,
and ever remain your faithful Eliza in dire ad-
versity or domestic sorrow Indeed, dear William,
you do misjudge my feelings, or you would not, I
am certain, nay sure, withhold that kindness which
solely supports my sinking fortitude. Oh, my William,
e cannot resolve to tear ourselves from those we so fondly
love. Time, it is said, extinguishes love, but solitude re-
news the fire, and calls forth chow agents which lie long
concealed, and only wait a favourable moment to display
their powers. We feel in the tranquillity of solitude that
irresistible impulse which the God of nature has so strongly
implanted in the human breast. Ido beseech you send me
an early reply."
Three other letters, written in the same strain, directed
to the same person, were also read; after which the lb--
lowing epistle from Mrs. Roberts to her husbanii was then
read, dated " January 26, 1840.
" My. dear Henry—ln what terms shall I presume to
address you, or how deprecate the first indignation you
must feel at me ? I wish not to extenuate my guilt, bu-
to implore that your malice will extend to no one else but
me. Shun those insidious disturbers of domestic concord,
who seek to interfere in family affairs or disputes, and
whose interfccence is equally unwarrant.ble and mischievous
stillpe iustice and mercy will be shown me—that I shall
find a lenient Indge in you, my once fond husband. I
know you are too generous to retaliate, and shall eagerly
expect a line by the next post, to assure me that you for-
, give " ELIZA."

" H. B. Roberti, E q.,
1, Child's-place, Middle Temple."
This was followed by a quotation fe,,m " Byron's Farr
vreil," commencing viith—

And when thou wouldest solace gather," &e.
The witnesses were then called, who bore testimony to
the plaintiff and his wife having lived upon the moat kind
and affectionate terms previously to the unfortunate oc-
currence.

The Chairman, addressing the jury, said the plaintiff
had refrained from proving my of the criminal circum-
stances of the case. That, however, was immaterial, ex•
cept as to the amount of damages, inasmuch as the defen-
dant had not attempted to deny the charge. Had they,
however, been put in possession of the whole of the facts,
they would have bern better able to judge as to the degree
o' turui'ude to be attached to the defendant. The eonduct
of the plaintiff's wife, as appeared even from her ovtn
letters, was most disgusting ; and, considering the res-
pectable station of her friends, the liberal education she
had received, and the station of life of her husband, the
case was most distressing. The damages were laid at
1,0001. This, however, was a question for the jury.
The jury retired for a short time, and returned a verdict
for the plaintiff—Damages 5001.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, MARCR 11.
(Before Mr. Commissioner NIERIVALE.)
MR. GEORGE GLENNY'S BANKRUPTCY.

Yesterday a meeting of the creditors of the bankrupt
was held, pursuant to adjournment, for the purpose of
choosing assignees.
The Court was crowded with parties who had been
losers by the Royal Union Association, of which, it sill be
ictnembered, tile bankrupt was managing director. Nu-
merous, however, as was the attendance, it was supposed
that many more would have been present had the usual
notice been given in the " Law Notices" of the day.
The CommissioNEß inquired whether any property had
come to the hands of the official assignee since the last
meeting of Glenny's creditors, and was answered in the
negative.

An indescribable and most painful scene took place the
moment the Commissioner had opened the bus'ness ;
veral very respectable females, many of them widows,
bursting into tears, and bitterly lamenting the irretrievable
ruin in which they had been involved. One lady said,
that in September last she la,d bought an annuity for 4001,
on which she and her aged husband, who was 72 years of
age, alone relied fur support. Another said that she was
a widow, and had sunk the whole of her property for the
support of herself and four orphan children. The cases of
the unfortunate females were not the most deplorable, as
among those of tha other sex there were several who had
lost a limb and two were quite blind. One gentleman had
paid 1,1001. for an annuity of 601. per annum, and had not
received one farthing, and many more had paid from 500/.
to 8001. for the like purpose.
Alter a lengthened examination of the bankrupt, and the
claims of every variety of classes of annuitants having been
heard by the Court,
Mr. Commissioner Maalvm.,2 denied that the claims
put forward by the annuitants could not be admitted as
against the personal estate of the bankrupt, he being, ac
cording to the rules and regulations of the Association,
only one of its officers, though what the extent of his in-
terterence in its management might be, and might as fairl)
give reason to others to believe, the Court was not called
upon at present to characterise.
A difficulty next ensued as to the appointment of a cre-
ditor's assignee, and no one being found wit ing to under-
take that office ether proceedinva were adjourned.

the fu.

LADY. BULWER.—In the Seconda'jes Court,
yesterday, an action was brought by Sir E. L. Bulwer and his
wife against W. Thomas, the publisher of the Court Journal,
to obtain redress for a libel inserted in that journal on the
19th of October. The damages were laid at 1,000/. Sir F.
Pollock was engaged for the prosecution, Mr. Platt for the de-
fence. All the peculiarities of the case have appeared in the
it
newspapers, and is therefore unnecessary to repeat them.
It will be sufficient to quote the libel from the Court Journal,
which is in these words : " A scene took place a few evenings
since at Lady Aylmer's soiree which has afforded the Parisians
much food for gossip and comment. Mr. Henry Bulwer,
who represents Lord Granville during his Lordship's ab-
sence, was passing through one of the elegant saloons,
when he encountered Lady Bulwer, who has been re-
siding at Paris for some time, to whom he politely bowed. Her
Ladyship, who, it is said, had gone to the soiree for the express
purpose of insulting her husband's brother, made a dead stop
as he passed, and, placing her arms a-kimbo,' commenced a
series of grimaces that have scarcely been equalled sinter the
days of Grimaldi, and continued her vulgar gestures until Mr.
Bulwer had passed beyond her sight. The affair has created a
feeling of disgust in the minds of all persons here, and it is pro-
bable that her Ladyship will not have another opportunity of
displaying her grotesque performances either at Lady Aylmer's
or elsewhere." Speeches were made in aggravation, and others
in mitigation, of this enormous offence, when, after the usual
formalities, the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da-
mages, 90/.
THE LATE HON. EDWARD PERCEVAL.—
This lamented gentleman was the second surviving son of the
aveiednerianblleB2:lde
irndge.nn,oainssduew.as born 30th July, 1795. Mr.
Pcreeval was a widower, having married his first cousin, Jane,
eldest daughter of the late Right Hon. Spencer Perceval, First
Lord of the Treasury, who was shot by Bellingham. This lady
CHANGES IN CANADA.—The Hon. L. P.
Sherwood Judges, retires with a pension, and Mr. Hageman
takes his place. Mr. Draper is to be Attorney-General, and
Robert Baldwin, Solicitor-General. Wm. Baring, A.D.C. to
Governor Thomson, is to leave immediately for England with
the Union and Clergy Reserve Bill.--New York Herald.