The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-22 00:00:00

to renounce all other women and cleave only unto
thee. Second, to endeavour to curb my temper and
restrain all angry expressions. Third, to love thee
with all my heart, disinterestedly, purely, con-
stantly, and until death.—l am, my dearest Caro-
line, _ thine affectionately, . MARCHMONT."
_ , _

Within a day or two before that he had asked me
to write to my trustees about giving him the
lease of the house in Percy-place. He shook his
fist at me, and repeated the names he had called
me in the cab. After the cheque had been given
we had another violent quarrel about the house,
in which he again called me names. I then left
the house and went to Mrs. Mackenzie's. I went
in order to avoid seeing him when he came
home. I stayed with Mrs. Mackenzie for a week.
My husband found me out and • insisted upon
my going with him. He said that if I did not
he would carry me down stairs, I went home. I
had made my will before my marriage. He said
on the 6th of April that he had heard I had left
him £lO,OOO, but he did not see why he should not
have half my money. I said that if he behaved
kindly for six months I would make another will.
Soon afterwards, as he again called me names,
and I feared another outbreak, I went again to Mrs
Mackenzie, and took apartments with her in Que-
bec-street. He found me out. I refused to return
with him unless Mrs. Mackenzie accompanied me.
She came with me and stayed for three clays. On
the morning that she left he was in a violent pas-
sion, and said he would never leave me till my
dying day unless I him £25,000. He wanted
to know how long that woman was going to be a
spy on his actions, and made me send her away.
He also insisted on my giving him £lOO, and he
was so violent that I let him have it. About the
beginning of May I went again, in consequence of
another quarrel, to my sister's. When I had been
there a week my husband wrote to me to say that
one of the children was ill, and I returned home.
When he came to fetch me from my sister's I was
so 'alarmed that I tried to get into an ottoman, but
it would not close, so I got out and concealed my-
self in the coal cellar. I went home the next morn-
ing, believing that the child was dying. I found it
had only a slight cold. My husband seemed pleased
to see me. Two days afterwards he was ill-hu-
moured and made use of some dreadful expressions,
and as he was shaving threatened to draw the
razor across his own throat. He took my keys
from me and locked them up, and told me to go
downstairs and find half a dozen blank cheques and
he would fill them up. When I went down he
got into a passion in consequence of something
I had said, and said he -would knock me down,
and he did not mind dying for me. He used
language too bad for me to repeat. On the 3d
of June I called on my solicitor, Mr. Barnard.
The next morning my husband asked me if I had
been there; and repeated the names he had before
called me. The same day he said that if I told the
servants anything about him he would take my
tongue out. - I got out of the house and went into a
neighbour's at No. 9. He followed me, and almost
threw me over the wall in endeavouring to take me
back. He and his brother-in-law ran after me and
caught me in the garden, and took me back to the
house. He told his brother-in-law to bolt the doors
and windows, and said I should be a prisoner.
When I was speaking about what he had done to
me, he took up a pair of scissors and threatened to
throw them at me. In the evening I was attacked
with spasms and was very ill. I kept my bed for
five or six days. I had asked for a doctor, but my
husband said I did not want one. My cook went
and fetched Dr. Bird; who attended me. My hus-
band told me, while I was ill, that it was useless
for me to think of a judicial separation, for he
would never leave me until I had let him have
£25,000, and then I might " go to Hongkong for
him." On the Bth of June my sister came to see me.
I told her what had occurred in my husband's pre-
sence. He was very angry, and almost turned her
out, when she stooped down to kiss me, and I whis•
pered to her, "Go to Mr. Barnard and do all you
can for me." Later in the day I saw my sister
and Mr. Barnard coming to the door. My hus
band was at the door trying to prevent them from
coming in. I went to the door, and he turned
round, took hold of me, and carried me into the
parlour. I there fainted. When I recovered my
sister was by my side, and a policeman in the
room. My husband begged me not to take him
before a magistrate. He was very calm then. We
all went before a police magistrate, and my hus-
band was bound over to keep the peace for three
months. I went to the house of Mr. Mitchell, a
medical man, where I remained.

Several letters written by the_ respondent en-
treating forgiveness for his conduct, and promising
amendment, were then read. They were in the
same tone as those we have already given. In one
he compared himself and his wife to a sweet rose
and a pure tulip which had been separated, and
asked whether they were ever to be united ? In
others he inserted copies of verse,—
" Thou art gone from my gaze like a beautiful dream,"
and similar productions: He begged his wife not
to expose family, quarrels or listen to the advice of
lawyers, who, he said, would always say there was
a good case where there was money. He also
spoke of the effect of the exposures which had
already taken place upon his own prospects, and
said that anonymous letters were pouring in upon
him—he had just been obliged to pay 2d. for one.
The reading of the letters occupied a considerable
time, and caused much amusement in the court.

It was admitted that Mr. Marchmont still re-
sided at 10, Percy-place.
As the examination of the witness had occupied
the greater part of the day the Court adjourned at
4 o'clock, without commencing the cross-examina-
tion.