The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-04 00:00:00

she stated that the children were ill, and that she was
sitting, lin with them ; and that ‘erne time after he
again called attention to the light, which was then
put out, and the defendant remained until half past
one in the morning, when, at the request of the
plaintiff's wife, the defendant was assisted over the
garden wall, by the servant, to his own house, after
Mrs. Gadsby had directed her to see whether her
father was looking. The letter was then read. It
was dated " New North-road;" and commenced
" My dearest Madam ;" and concluded " Yours affec-
tionately, Edward.—Good bye ; God bless you." It
said that the New North-road was very lonely now,
that he wondered what she was doing, and regretted
that he could not write to her as it was likely her
husband was with her. A painter named Drane, was
afterwards subpoenaed to speak to the defendants
hand-writing. He had stated to the plaintiffs attor-
ney that he was acquainted with it, and had put into
his hands two letters which he had received from
him, and on comparing them with the letter in ques-
tion, the attorney conceived them to be written by
the same person ; but the attorney was Eeriously to
blame for not having submitted this letter to the
witness ; and when he was called into the box he
stated that he did not think it was his hand writing.
The case for the plaintiff was a strong one : but it
appeared to him that the Learned Judge threw cold
water upon his case.—(Laughter.) Looking at the
Daguerreotype with a calm judicial eye and not with
the admiration of the plaintiff's wife, he perhaps, con-
sidered that the circumstance was not an important
feature in the case.
Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN said it struck him that the
great defect in the plaintiff's case was a want of can-
dour on the part of some of the witnesses for the
plaintiff in not stating all they knew. The monthly
nurse if you recollect.
Sir F. THESIGER—We were obliged to call the
monthly nurse of course, but she was a very unfa-
vourable witness.
Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN—A very unfavourable
witness.
11.-s,d DENMAN—But not unfavourably disposed.
Mr. Justice WiGaTistitst said the two discharged
servants expressed strong opinions. Davidson omitted
one important fact, namely, that when the defendant
visited the plaintiff's wife after her confinement, that
her mother was present, and that the defendant's own
wife introduced him into the chamber.

Sir P. THESIGNIt said he had evidence, on affidavit,
with respect to the conduct of Drane before he went
into the box and after, that before he was in close
and familiar conversation with the defendant and Mr.
Roberts, his partner, and after leaving the Court that
he joined them, talked and laughed, and accompanied
them into a public-house in the neighbourhood. The
result of the trial was most unfortunate to the plain-
tiff, for if his wife was guilty of adultery, as he be.
lieved her to be, he was compelled to support her,
and if he carried his; cause into the Consistorial Court
he could get no remedy. The defendant was now in
prison.

Lord DENMAN—He might set it up as a defence to
any action which might be brought against him with
respect to goods supplied to his wife. Upon all you
have stated, I think the plaintiff is entitled to a rule
for a new trial, but it. must not be put in the paper.
The case will, therefore, come on at the discretion
of the Court.