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if you treat me thus, and stop itr Li cry town ydu
emu to, eight or ten days. I knew this *as the plan, and
told you se at Florence. Oh ! have some compassion for me,
come on for Gon's sake ;—do not drive me mad with deepair !
surely you will make no stay at Genoa now. 1 atill most wretch-
ed and ill. The family who told me yak% 'Were ill at Genoa,
pitied me, and asked me if they toulll assist me. love ''you
dearly and sincerely, and therefore to not—oh !do 'twit ithr
sake me! I cannot bear this lee much longer. Ch, come to
me! Write to me again at Turin ! 1 shall Expect you will oblige
me in this request, and toll when rem will be at Paris. You
appear to me to wish tol;lease'C'Vdry one but me. I dare say, I
am boring you with. this Isitei, and I fear my requests will not be
attended to. Remember your promise to me, and your word a
honour. Now, Gontiless and protect you, my dearest Waesley.
,For Goo's sPlefttlie on, and pray, pray, do not stay at Genoa
and Turin!. Write again to me at Turin. Excuse anything I
have said lursh or unkind in this scrawl. I know not what I
write, I Ain so miserable. Pray come to me as soon as possible.
lam nil' this raorning for Paris. Adieu, my dearest Welleseyi
Forgive me 'if I have offended you, and show rue you do so by
coaling o;‘,.
Yo:,i will find a letter for you at Genoa, in the Post-office.
•A
Mon. Long Wellesley, a Motel St, Marco, a Livorno.

Letter in the band-writing of Air. 'Wellesley, but not Mt 'tl or ad-
4. From intended
for purport it appears to hide been ntended
for Mrs. Wellesley.
(The date of this letter is supposed to be the 25th July 1824,
as there is an entry in Mrs. book, "'left Paris 22d July
1824, to follow Wellesley into Holland, and overtook him at the
Hague on Sunday morning, 25th JUly, 1824." Defendant, in his
affidavit, states that he resided for some time at the Hague after
his wife left hint.)
It was my intention to have given the following statement to
Sliawe, at come future period of time to have given to you, had
he thought proper, and as a justification of my conduct. How-
Aever upon refiection,l resolved to send it at once to you, especially
after that which occurred to me lait night, or rather at day-light
this morning.
I shall give you the statement without comment. I hope it
will cause you to reflect deeply, and will induce you to refrain from
acts of precipitation
So soon ns Mrs. Illigh quitted your residence at Ilettnee, I
endeavoured, by all the means within my power, to persuade her
to seek the assistance of her father's servant. I frequently pressed
her upon this point, which produced certainly au aberritift bf
mind; and in a fit of insanity, she attempted her life) nearly
succeeded in destroying herself—she took poisoli% The physi-
cian who attended her at Florence, Dr. nove)7s, was fully satisfied
of her insanity, and strongly lee mend
-frd:t me to use towards her
the mildest conduct. I persuaded Ar:rs. Nigh, upon our leaving
Florence, to precede us by a day,
_„(This
is supposed to allude to
the letter, the copy of which'hereinafter stated.)—The day she
qiiitttal Florence I wroate te:her father, stating her having done so,
—of my intention to uer.dy my journey: to Paris to give him time
to Meet his daughter at Paris, where I implored him so to exer-
cise his authority as parent to remove her to his protection, and I
added the PhYr.ician's Opjuion of her deranged state of intellect. I
went, as KO know, to Leghorn, where latayed to carry my purpose
into execution. Mrs. IL heard at Genoa of my not having tome on
the roc to Paris. She came back to Florence,froin there site went
to rota, where site wrote to me to come to her. I refused, and at
le.,lgth persuaded her, without having seen me, to proceed on her
journey to Paris, by promising to follow her. I did so in order
that she might not escape her father. I arrived at Paris. I found
her there and not ber flab% The day of my arrival at Faris, I
wrote to Shawe, to beg he would, urge her father to come to her ;
. I repeated to Shawn that I found her intellects quitedeeayea, and
begged he would
.so acquaint ber father. Mr. Oily wrote to a
friend of her father's, for the inspection of the father, at my
stigation, a atatement of his belief lef line deranged state of intel-
lect. The Physician, who attended her, Dr. Laffeff, did the
same. I took the hest legal opinion in France, iaa.to my ower,
either to plane her in confinement, as a maniac, or send her to
her parents. I kund I had none. My frequently urging her to
to her parents increased her mental malady, and I found the
worst comaiquences. I waited upon 4 celebrated French road
ilectory anti consulted hint upon iha course I had better pursue,
to persuade her to go to England. Ile, without hesitation, gave
rot the advice, to treat her with the greatest kindness; to en-
' idativonr to lead her by assiduity anti at tention, and he assured the
her intvlleets wee e really impaired, mat that she found me the
rd iett of her affections. 1 should have said 1 hail ealopted this
.inurse for about six or seven weeks, and from time to time saw
the mad doctor, who gave me as to
any proceedings. Two days before Lord Maryborongh arrived
Paris, Mrs. ,11. had promised are to go to her father., Her
tenet:Ls were greatly improved, and I was seeing an opening to a
termination to the dreadful anxiety which hung over me when
you took the step you did. I then wrote the following letter to
her father ( ). /T;, resolution was to have remained
at Paris till he came to he,;, The step which you took, and of
the arrival of Lord AL she soon heard. I entirely lost my tem-
'per, and I too r4idly urged the fulfilling her promise to ins is go
home. It Tritidueed the most violent effects upon her mind, and
it fell hso• tio all its former disease. A few days after you quit.
' tad PPaiu her acts of madness became so palpable, that I saw I
heLreant one course to pursue, to have her not sent from her father.
tput her under the care of Hyde. I travelled night and day to
Ws' place, having taken every possible precaution that she should
not discover me. How she escaped from her keepers (for from
her own account she appears to have been confined) I know not;
ha she burst into my room this morning at day-light, having for
. Ave successive days and nights alone pursued me,' and at length

discovered inc.
I learn from Paris that she made two attempts on her life...*
that by force antidotes were administered to poison which she
took. Hid I the imagination of Shakspeare, and the deseTiptive
powers of Milton, I could not give an adequate idea of Mrs. I3.'s
present state of mind and body. 1 called in a physician to her ;
he says she cannot live months. I don't see how she can hold out
we This is a plain, unvarnished statement of facts, which if
any contradict they lie basely. I know but imperfectly all that
occurred at Paris since I quitted it; but Mrs. B. infinuis the that
she had either some or one interview with Lady Dallas.
Do not imagine that in sending you this statement I hove any
personal object. I have none but the fair legitimate one of .your
possessing the facts possibly of a transaction, which will termi-
nate in one the most melancholy tragedies which real life has
for a long time witnessed.

Letter from Mr. Hamilton to Mrs. Illigh.
Naples, Aug.
Madam-1 cannot help expressing some surprise that youshould
ask of me to introduce to this Court any lady with whom Mrs.
Hamilton does not think it proper toeorrespond. Indeed, I wish
that you had given to that circumstance its true interpretation;
you would then have relieved me from the disagreeable necessity
of declining to comply with your request, it being quite out of my
power to present to his Majesty a lady who only a few weeks ago
thought fit publicly to leave her husband's house and protection.
I sincerely hope you will, upon this, abandon all thoughts of ap-
pearing at Court on Tuesday next. In case you should be other-
wise advised, I than certainly not hesitate to desire the servants of
the Palace not to admit you into the Drawing-room. I am,
Warn, your obedient humble servant,
W. It. HAMILTON.

Tl'e following tint., in the hand-writing of defendant, is
clothed nn tins 'totter

This letter was -written in answer to a very kind application
made by Mn.s l ligh to he prcsennid at Court. The day that Mrs.
Bligh quitted her hushantrs honu3, Mrs. Hamilton called upon her
at the Isle of Britanique Hotel three times, but was nut let in, as
Bligh had given directions to see no one.
The following day when Mr. Wellesley saw her, he recom-
mended her to write to Mr. Hamilton, regretting the mistake of
the servants at the Hotel, and with other expressions of great civi-
-11 gave her 110 answer.
lity, to which Mr. liamilth

Letter from Mr. Hamilton to Mr. waneie
Naples,l Y.
but we I saw thus
MY Hear Sir—l did not at all fancy Aug. 18, 18J1
not worth our
that the purport of 1
correspondence was to carry nn a legal dispute,
that could be the only result of it, I thought h
while. I still regret that you should think it derogatory to out
character of an English Gentleman, for so I must interpret your
objection, to apply to the Consul-General for infornuttion, or on
what may concern you for an explanation of. any thing 1,, may
have done, or be supposed to have done, as unjust to you, or tend,.
ing unjustly to criminate your character and conduct.
cannot at all see why the delicacy of your situation, or the pure
,lictites- of humanity, which have induced you to take
on.
up Mrs.
thigh's:thigh's:cense, should operate to prevent your applying- to the Con.
thigh's: provided you have no other objection to such co
munication.
It certainly has given both to Mrs. IL and myself very great
concern to he under the necessity of declining to present at Court
a lady who vrtwabout, to go tre under the protection of Mrs.
Long Wellesley, but in such a case I had only to look to the per-
i atm n question, -not to any other individual; the countenance
which Mr. L. Wellesley may think proper to give to Mrs. Bligh
Can In -no way alter or excuse Mrs. Bligh's conduct, and had I
41,..4 thil... " I
~.._ an, confident that all the other English ladies

away ; besides Sten must be aware that I cannot present at Court
any 'ohe whom I could not admit in my own hovic., It is with
great reluctance that I have said thus unich,.,which may appear
harsh, but .I could net let Piisi ygir 04tiratihe Without some
kiniforrePlyi and Os toWay.th the end of your's this morning, you
-seen tOirey 'Mat Mrs. Ihtmilton was one of those who, as you
Tell off from Mrs. Bligh in the hour of her deep distress, I
must ask you how could she do otherwise, )(Rowing, as she did,
that she had left her husband's house on.the most friVeloes tire-
teuces, And had avowedly putalkyielf ',Q. Protection, the
very person, the prohttkiA'di'lhose visits by her husband was
one of the aleged cruses for this unfortunate step ? I hope,
therefei.e) 'that Mrs. Long Wellesley,will doAuitice to Mrs. Ha-
visiltod's conduct, and.tbat she Will allow both ,that glee has been
no want of charity or liberality on her party and that liiiewiSe that
she is not in a sittuition't6 Vel.'os* TOigiveness.
'tour's very faithfully,
W. 11. HAMILTON.
S. I hope there is no .occasionfor me tcp assure,t ou or any
other English subject at Naples that I shall Mt be.A•anting in the
performance of my day Viltre4Ver 1 may be called on for inter-
ference with the tnetorninent, or application to the proper autho-
rities, wherever and whenever it can be done with propriety, and
t.'N the spirit of the instructions under which I act---ninielytio seta
that justice is done to them, and that efe'ry
given to them in all their lawfitt pltdedr*
UttN,

w. h. H.

totter from Mr. Until* to 111 r. Wellesley.
Aug. 18, 18Q9.
hly Dear Wellesley,:—lt is, Indeed, nigh time that our corral-
pondente 'on this unfortunAt Subject should terminate, ,
lady after the worth you hive thanglit proper to intrOduce into
your's of this evening ; but you muse, silt* ine to observe, that if
you will refer to mine of thtii 'morning, you will see that I did not
say that Mrs. 131iet flew from her husband'S home td throw her-
self upon yettr protection, but that she had left her husband's
house and put herself under your Vettetion—two facts, which, I
am afraid cannot now be eilinted. With regard to my expres-
sion of frivokintVetances, I need not tell you how happy it would
make both Myself, and all connected With nh, if the disergstire of
thn real cause should Ore the oecasioUi t' licai my words.
As I am still anxious to tO.- myself right in Mrs. L. Wellesley's
eyes, with *Spit?: lo my motives for declining to present Mrs.
toed ; I must beg of you to allow me to add, that when
I alluded, in reference to that subject, to her husband's prohibition
of your visits, I ought to have said her husband's threat to pro-
hibit your -visits, a distinction which, of course, could make no
difference in my conduct. In all I may have said in the course of
this our rapid interchange of billet-doux, I beg yoti will believe I
had nothing then in view than to account for my own conduct. I
can have, and have no partialities, either on the one side or the
other. I have uniformly pointed out to you the way in which you
can apply for what you want in the common course of business,
nor can I for the life of me understind why you should object to
apply direct to the Coniul-General. If I were to attempt to use
any authority over him, when, is truth, I have none beyond what
may be a matter of common courtesy between us, to oblige him to
Make disclosures which he could not, or ought not to make, I
should be labouring in vain, or I should be committing an act of
injustice.—For the last time on this subject, believe me ever
your's, truly, W. R. HAMILTON.
Hon. W. L. Wellesley. Cap. Vecchia.

The following promise made by Mr. Wellesley to Mrs. Bligh,
was ftaind in a souvenir of Mrs. Illigh's, at their late lodgings, in
Seymour-place:—
" I promise Mrs. Bligh that our separation shall not be perma-
nent, provided she follows my wishes in going to England.
(Signed) " W. L. WELLESLEY."
This was supposed to be written about September, 1824.
After some discussion relating to the admissibility of a deed of
settlement made by Mr. Bligh's father on him, in evidence, and
which was negatived by the Court, the will of Mrs. Wellesley was
produced by a clerk from Doctors' Commons, whereby it appeared
that the probate bad been taken out by the defendant, that her real
property was sworn under 1,000/. and that a charge of 50,0001.
had been made on the real property for the defendant. This was
the case for the &sista.
Mr. SCARLETT then rose on the part of the defendant.
The period of the day had at length arrived (it was nearly
five o'clock) when the duty devolved upon him &making
some observations on behalf of the defendant ; and if ins
Learned Friend (Mr. Sergeant Vaughan) "had found'hina-
self justified in repreSenting the situation in which he was
placed as one of embarrassment; the Jury, he was satis-
fied, would feel that be had a far greater right, at this
vanced hour and protracted stage of the case, in shelter.,
ing his imperfections under a similar plea. He had expe-
rience—God knows ! too much experience—in cases of
this kind, and that experience told him how dangerous it
was in any advocate to have it impeted to him, that he
was disposed even to offer any excuse for such an offence
as that of which his client stood accused. They (the
Jury) well knew how difficult it was to make human pas-
sions conformable to moral life ; and, in addition to the
difficulties of other kinds with which he had to contend,
he was aware that, in a Court of Justice, every topic was
favourably listened to which went to the inculcation of
moral duty. This made the case of the plaintiff pecu-
liarly easy. Nevertheless, he would address them with such
a confidence on certain parts of the case, which, when they
would bring their minds to bear upon the whole of it,
would satisfy him that the facts were not such as to jus-
tify the exaggerated statement of his Learned Friend ;
and moreover, that this action was bottomed on some-
thing more than a desire of obtaining compensation.
In the whole course of a pretty extensive expe-
rience, he never heard of such a tremendous, opening as
that of his Learned Friend on the present occasion. Be-
sides other grounds of appeal, he had appealed to the Jury
to award large compensation, on the possible contingency
of the Noble Earl (Darnley) and his issue becoming ex-
tinct, and his title and estates devolving upon the plaintiff.
He (Mr. S.) had many, many reasons for hoping that such
an event would not take place. It was, moreover, quite
foreign from the subject matter they Were now called upon'
to try. Besides—Lord Darnley had issue, who were in
good health, and he trusted that the Jury would at once
dismiss this extravagant speculation. Again, his Learned
Friend had deprecated at the onset any influence on the
minds of the Jury arising from the statements they might
have met with in the public prints respecting the transac-
tions between him and his deceased and unfortunate wife;
yet, shortly after he bad made this appeal to their benevo-
lent feelings, be had himself introduced a dissertation on
the conduct of Mr. Wellesley towards that Lady, vary
little consistent with a candid condemnation of that influ-
ence against which he warned the Jury. This was, no
doubt, done with a view of catching the Jury, and swell-
ing the amount of their damaged. He would not say
that a plaintiff might not avail himself of the right
of showing the conduct of the defendant towards
his own wife; but when such a pretext was re-
sorted to, for the purpose of aggravating damages, it
should be accompanied (which it was not in the present
instance) with eVidence. When the jury would come to
dispassionate consideration of the whole case, they would
dispossess their minds of many of the extravagant senti-
ments as to damages, which the leanied counsel endea-
voured to impress upon them. He (Mr. S.) for his part,
was greatly surprised, after the high terms in whichd
his the
connubial affection subsisting between the plaintiff an
wife were described by his Learned Friend, to find that
the plaintiff had been robbed of all this affection in ten days
or a fortnight after his wife's acquaintance with the gentle-
man who was accused of stealing this affection from him.
And to suit the gigantic ideas of his Learned Friend's sense
of this offence, no opportunity could be selected to impute
it to his client, but the very improbable one of a party of
pleasure; and no other spot could with more propriety, it
was thought, be selected for the consummation than Mount
Vesuvius. Was it probable to suppose that such an occasion.
could be selected, when they were surrounded by friends ?
I.lis Learned Friend wits most brilliant in his conceptions.
carcumstaitasm;
Ile was surprised not to have heard from hint that the
I.loittlt trembled, and that the offence was attended with
But suppose. tl
Learnedspeech.
hadextraordinary as the topics. which his
introduced into his opening
true, of what vire
days' acquaintance with
‘st.atement of his Learned Friend werefrae
woman who •coulti ttituwsobiudid ask, were thhetalyectiarr ten
am surrender her chastity,
Iles almost a
he kntlernaii, t
stranger; and what must
or consent to bestow her last favours, in sucha
avours, a place as
her feelings who could invite
half-way house upon the ascent of Mount Vesuvius ? And
«. h. done

in the presenceof an ,Italian, Drake and foreign ladies.—
If such 4 statement were to be helie4d; that this
lady could so readily yield her, fiVours, , might . it not
be very reasonably conjeettirEd Arid iferred, that
she might have colifeired favours on others lii *6ll
as Mr: Wellesley; and that the mark of the foot-
step on the imperial, might he the Mark of some
other 'footstep: The jury
,would bear in Mind, that it had
not been even attempted tidirOve,i; that Mf Weilleilleir had
been in the house of Mr..Blifh at night, at whiell it '4,01
imputed in the evidenCe that t ni print of the footstep had
been male ; nor was it eVefl i OlYired to .b 0 Shown how
ht' could nave gut there at n,glit., ,ii the ithienee,of inelti
testimony, the Jury would not surely decide that ins client
was that person, nor be dispose* determine unfavourably
towerdS, him; upon the setapa and patches which had been
put together;,, in. eider ;ti make un, a rase, to go; to the,
Jury,
culling for heavy damages. Niras inere tin oth6i. Man
at Naples who knew Mrs. Bligh besides Mr. Wellesley ?
If they believed that. Mrs. Bligh had consented or invited
Mr. Wellesley in the manner that had been described, then
they must believe that she Was prepared, accustomed, and
experienced in that wit of tale: Mto the withdraviing
the pin from the window, he could say from his owri atib:
rience of Neapolitan customs, that nothing was more usual
than to withdraw the pins from the windows at night, and
threW tbent open, particularly in such a warm part of the
year as July. Nothing etiiild be tilore absurd than to found
a aerie& stentititill On evidence sti cohtettiptible, From any
testimony they had heard, it could not be inferred that
there had been any cdrinexion between Mr, W, and Mrs.
Bligh, either in the house of Mr, Bligh or at Naples; that
there had been a subsequent connexion he would not deny,
but, on the part of Mr. Wellesley, he would deny that
there had been at the house of the plaintiff, or during their
residence at Naples. if there had been such why was not
sonic servatit in the hduse—some person *lto might have
a knowledge of what was passing in the family,called upon
to prove it ? Observe the progress of this affair, as stated
in the evidence. On the sth of June, Mrs. Bligh becomes
acquainted with Mr. Wellesley; on the 31st July, she
quits her husband's house, and it was sought to be esta-
blished that she was persuaded to abandon it through the
seduction dt,Mt. Wellesley. We know from the great
master of human nature, Shakspeare, that a woman who
marries within two months after her former husband's
death can have no sincere affection for him. Yet here there
was an acquaintance, not of tiro months' standing. The
Prince of Denmark, respecting his mother's marriage with
his uncle, says—
" That it should come to this—
" But two months dead! nay, not so much—not two !"
Was it to be believed, that this lady bad made such a sur-
render bn so short an acquaintance ? And, if it was to
be believed, what had become of the ease which had been
made out respecting the happiness which the plaintiff en-
joyed. in his wife's society ? Look to the conduct of Mr.
Bligh himself. His wife leaves his home on the :31st of
July. Yet Mr. Bligh, a military man, does not think he
has any ground of charging Mr. 'Wellesley with having
dishonoured him until the 2d of October—that is the date
on which he sent the challenge, and, judging of his con-
duct on the ordinary principles of human action, it is to be
presumed that he sent the challenge as soon as he felt that
circumstances justified him in doing so. Here was abun-
dant testimony to show that there were ample reasons for
accounting for the quitting of her home by Mrs. Bligh,
without attempting to account for it by the seduction of
Mr. Wellesley. It was quite unnecessary, with the evi-
dence of the bickerings and quarrels between them—with
the proof that had been adduced of the ill-treatment of Mr.
Bligh towards her—of hiss having beaten her—of his vio-
lent temper, deposed to by his own brother. In all these
circumstances, there were grouhds ,to show that Mrs.
131igb had more than stifliment cause to forego her
hiistema's protection, without having recourse to a
supposed intimacy between her and Mr. Wellesley.
Again, it was mid, Ant hs had procured the countenance
of his wife to Mrs. Bligh, in order to make her an instru-
ment of her own dishonour. What proof was there of
that+ - None whattiver, The Jury in this as in other
parts of this extraordinary case, would make a due dis-
tinction between what had been asserted, and what had
been proved. They would also, he was satisfied, be more
disposed to give Mr. and Mrs. Wellesley credit in the first
instance, for having given protection to this unfortunate
lady, through humanity. The Jury would not forbear
also giving due weight to the evidence of the brother of
the plaintiff, who stated that the impression on his mind
was, that his brother felt himself in honour bound to
marry Mrs. Bligh, in consequence of having seduced her.
Then as to the terms on which they lived, what witnesses
bad been called ? The brother of the plaintiff had sworn
it was true, that both his brother (the plaintiff) and his
wife had violent ,tempers, and that the temper of one was
as violent as that of the other. The Earl of Darnley, it
was true, had been examined as to the habits on which
Mr. and Mrs. Thigh lived; and, from the occasional
visits which he made, he had not, certainly, observed the
quarrels which it was admitted were frequent and violent
between them. It was not to be supposed that on such
an occasion as the honour of a visit from the Earl of Darn-
ley, the unfavourable part of their tempers would be mani-
fested. As to the settlement, which had been adduced
with a view of shewing his affection for his wife, it did
not appear that, previous to that settlement, he had any
thing settledupon himself, so he had as much interest for
his own sake as for her's in having that settlement made.
Besides the Earl of Darnley, it appeared that a surgeon
visited the family of Colonel Pattnion ; that he dined in
the company of Mr. and Mrs. Bligh, and that the de-
meanour of Mr. and Mrs. Bligh towards each other on
such occasions was, as it ought mid might be expected to
be. The physician had informed them that he had di-
rected separate beds for a week ; it does not appear that
after this direction had been given, Mr. and Mrs. Bligh
ever slept together again. When they lodged at Mrs.
Collins's they slept In separate beds. When in France
they did' the same—in short, there was no evidence
to show that this man and wife, from a feW weeks after
their marriage, in 1815, over slept together until 1823,
when she abandoned for ever her husband's home.
The point of view la, which he wished this argument-to be
taken was, that as they hadidept in separate beds from a
few weeks after their marriage, it was a presumption that
their connubial endearments had not been so great as they
had been represented' to have been. . What was Mrs.
Maxwell's testimony ? Why, that in the misfortune with
which she had been visited, alluding to her separation
from Mr. Bligh, she " found Mr. 'Wellesley to be her only
ifritegnmd.e"nt
on her Thiswas a mere expresaion of grateful acknow-
oi part. But what more did Mrs. Maxwell
say ? She said that Mrs. Bligh had told her of certain
conduct of Mr. Bligh towards her :at the Palais Royale, at
Parmisr. Bligh;sthats,he (Mrs. Maxwell) on hearing it, remarked,
to " that she could scarcely have believed it,''
The Jur
might suppose how horrid must that relation of
the conduct of Mrs. Bligh have been, which drew forth
such a remark from Mrs. Maxwell. He proceeded to re-
mark upon the testimony of Mr. Hamilton,, to whom Mrs.
Bligh tied made the declaration of her . husband's
dent reason to account for
to Mrs.him nevel.
ill-
treatment, and urged that, from his evidence, as well
as from that of the other witnesses, there was suffi.
(daring, as "that she deter-
mination never to, return to her husband; for de-
she did emphatically
would return," without at all Introducing a charge of cri-
minal intimacy against Mr. Wellesley. Another circum-
stance worthy the attention of the Jury was, that when
the plaintiff felt it necessary, for the benefit f his health,
to go to Cheltenluun, he left his wife alone, surrounded by
oftims. Lord Bacon said that there was occasion for a
wife in all stages of life :—" Wives are young men's mis-
tresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses."
lie (Mn S.) deprecated the expedient that had been re-
sorted, of ggiving in evidence the will of the late wife of
Mr. Welles y. Why, in God's name, was the ghost of
this deceased lady invoked and disturbed,' to mingle in the
present proceedings ? Granted that she had left r 0 a I
000/.
in her will to Mr. Wellesley, the circumstance of ber not
having altered that will was a proof that her affection had

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not been 'Weaned irOM him so as to induce bei clump
it. The Learned Gentlenian, after commenting On the
Other parts of the case, With a view of shewing thatvoked the
departure of Mrs. Bligh from lief linabapit was pro
by his ill-treatinent, contended, in conclueSi that there
were eiretimstancea to mitigate the damages' to a
very reduced amour` :
The LORD CHIEF Junta, diet SlatinV the nature of
the ease, proceeded to observe upon file evidence; The
Learned Counsel for the defendant had endeaiared to. in-
duce tile ktry to diminish the amount of the damages, hi
consequence of the disagreements between the plaintiff and
Wife; but did aiti•Y One ever see the most affectionate
Conple, hose happiness waff not inteniipted by disagree-
ments Ot this sort: They should riot let the adultetet take
advantage of the' thetitbstance to redifte the amount of
the damages. It was sal & et there was 0 proof of
adultery before Mrs. Bligh left her' husband'a hn that adul-
ouse: Thete
wad !?t least that which manifested an intentio.
tery should take place: He wished the law Nino. so altered
that Juries sat to punlgliPitYtieit in cases of this sort/ He
thought that would put a molt effeettial stop to this of.
fence than the present imperfect remedy! Flow could a loss
this pit, be compensated by money ? iff thought the
Learned Counsel for the defendant was doing injtittice to
the Officers of the Atiffi when he said that it was Vot
proper to leave this lady :thine With Jr
regiment.—
He thought she could not be left in a linger place. Officers
lived gay lives, but he believed none of them 'Would be
guilty of taking advantage of the absence of a brother
Officer to debauch his wife. It was asked why Mr. `all
Mrs. Blight did not sleep together ? Because, unfortu-
nately, this gentleman had a tendency ,to consumption !
God forbid that a man's misfortunes should be urged
algainst him. We were not to add to the,„calamities which
Providence pleased to inflict on our fellow-creatures, by
visiting those calamities as crimes. The Jury ought not
to attend to what a woman said, under the circumstances
in which Mrs. Bligh was placed. She was offering the
best excuse to the world to protect her character, and
stated, that what occurred was in consequence of bad
treatment. He felt it his duty to warn caries not to
pay attention to what a woman said under such cir-
cumstances. The- same observation applied to her state-
ment that he. had beaten her. If they believed that,
he advised them to give one farthing damages ; be-
cause, in his opinion, no circumstances could 'ever justify
a man in striking a woman. But could they believe
that ? If she was struck, when was it? Would not
the Jury believe that a lady of this violent temper raised
a pretty considerable uproar in the house ? Was it possible
she could have been struck by her husband, and made no
complaint ? And then that was not the first thing she com-
plained of. The first thing she said was, that her friend
was not admitted; and because her friend was not admit-
ted she determined to fly from her husband. He trusted
they would give such damages as would satisfy the justice
of the case.
The Jury then retired, accompanied by a bailiff.
The LORD CHIEF JusTicE—Brother Vaughan, can
there be any objection twithouto my retime. ring, beca I
amusure therese the verdcan
ict
may be taken in Court
be no point of law occurring to the minds of the Jury to
require my presence.
Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN.—None, my Lord; but your
Lordship:will allow me to apply to you to certify in this case.
• The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.—The Jury, lam sure, will
have no difficulty in finding, at. all events, for the plaintiff.
Mr. Sergeant VAuGitor.—l only mention it now by
way of caution, as I hope your Lordship will remember
that the application was made.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.-011, certainly.
His Lordship then retired.
The Jury, after consulting for eighteen minutes, return-
ed a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, SIX THOUSAND
POUNDS.
A. burst of applause instantly proceeded from the galle-
ries, which wits only checked by the interference of the
°fritters.
Counsel for the plaintiff—Sergeant Vaughan, Sergeant
Wilde, and Mr. D. Jones,
For the defendant—Mr. &erica, Sergeant Spankie,
and Mr. Brougham.
The Duke of Wellington was on the Bench during the
greater part of the trial. The Court was crowded from
an early hour. Two Ladies who had the courage to ven-
ture into the gallery, were removed by the officer.

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LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1826

We received last night the several French Papers of
Monday and the Dale dated Tuesday morning. The 1
latter contains, under the head of St. Petersburgh,
14th ult., a detailed account of the second victory ob-
tained over the Persians by General YERMALOFV,
the substance of whose dispatches, announcing these
operations, we published from the Dutch Papers in
our paper of Tuesday. The victory was considered,
deuringiO as of sufficient importance to call
nstrations of joy,—firing of cannons
And illuminations at night.
a int for S,art tith.leeeP day,
usualest ert: sbPetersburgh Papers of the same date con-
win also certain regulations, which have been drawn up
by the Council and approved by the EMPEROR,
holding out inducements for the conversion to Chris-
tianity of the Mahometan and Pagan inhabitants of
the distant districts of the Empire. Such as embrace
Christianity, are to retain their rank, but to he exempt
from all peculiar imposts attached to it, and from all
imposts whatever, for three years. Those who en-
joyed exemptions before, are to enjoy them still, and

they are neithet to be liable to serve as recruits, not
fo pay towards the funds for recruiting. Those who,
livesierr the interior of the Crimea may exercise any
trade or profession without certificate or patent ; but
etsewnere, they are to be under the same laws as
other Christians. These regulations are to extend to
the children of the converts, whether born before or
after the conversion of the parents.
Although the accounts from Moscow of the 2d ult.
state that the BittPEßOlt had actually left that city on
the preceding day for Toula, private letters mention
that his MAJESTY'S departure had been postponed
1 until the expected despatches from Akerrnann should

be received.
FitEricn Fos:lA.—Five per Cents. closed at 991. 15c.....T1iree
per Cents. 70f. 65c.—Bank Actions, 2085f.1e. Cert., 75fi 15c.
Pension Doll:A.—Neapolitan Bente*, Fa ;
Ditto, France, 74f. 65c. ; Neapolitan Bonds, Rotlisebild'sl4
,01
25f. 50c. ; Beate d'Espagne, Cert. Franc. 10; Royal Spur!,
Loan, 1826, 49k.