The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-31 00:00:00

A CURIOUS CASE.

Mr. Lemon, a Grocer, residing in Gravel-lane,
Southwark, attended on Saturday before the
Magistrates at Uiiirltl Hall, witn two well-dressed
young men, named Henry and Edmund Day,
when charges were pictetred by Mr. Lemon
against the young Gentlemen, and vice versa—
The toots were as follows :

Mr. Henry DAy and the daughter of Mr. Le-
mon, a handsome girl, 17 years of age, (now
Mrs. Day) met accidentally at the Cohwrrg
Tlreatre, some months ago, and became mutually 4
enamoured. They had privat'e meetings, unknown
to Mr. Lemon, and the fair one at length
agrasd to become the wife of. Mr. Day. Ac-
cordingly, the banns were published in Cripplegate
Church, and on the sth of September last, the'
enamoured pair were united in Hymen's silken
bands. -Alter tire ceremony was performed, they!
went to'Mr. Day's house, rrt Kennington, and Mr.
Lemon.' was apprised (by letter) that his lovely
daughter had changed her condition. Atter a few 7
weeks had elApsed Mrs. Day became very desirous to I
make her• Peace with her father, whom she knew :;:4
was ekC‘edingly Offended at ber marrying with-
out kritiwledge. •' She felt that without her •.
father's. •forgiveness, though blessed with an of -- •.
fectiothifte husband, tier happiness was incom-`•
oleic: 'Her lin.iband consented that she should go
to her f-irthei'and supplicate forgiveness. She did
so ; but he, stern and inflexible, reused to pardon
her; and imMediately ordered her to an apartment,
where he has ever since confined her. In come-
querice'iif 'her not returning, her husband became
uneasy, and went with a friend to her father's •4
house., but was refused admission. By some
means, however, he received a letter from her,
informing him that she was confined by her fa-
ther. On Thursday night last he again went to
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her father's house in company with his brother,
Mr. Edward Day, and demanded his wife. Mr. ;)
Lemon ordered him to leave the house. High 1
,
words arose, and the two young men were wen
into the charge of a number of watchmen. They
were immediately bailed, and next [limning
they, appeared, with Mr. .Lemon before the '-!;
Magistrate at Union Hall Police Office. Mr.
Lemon wished the Magistrate to order his son in-
law, and his brother, to find sureties to keep thee,
peace towards him. .On the other hand, they re..L.•
quested the Magistrate to order Mr. Lemon to re-
store 't
Mrs. Day to her husband.
The Magistrate said, that he.should decline do-
ing eitber ; the .young men had not assaulted Mr.
Lemon, who did not swear that his life or verso-
.1
nal, safety was endangered by them. On Abel;
ol'herliand., he had no power to order the young
WOman:ru be restored to her husband.
L'Mr..l.-WoNt as, an Attorney, said, on the part of .
the -young men, that be could produce evidence of
the marriage, and letters written by Mrs. Day to'
her Husband, : Which proved that she was confined
contraptytoher inelinarion by her lather. The'
MagiSrrate told Mr. Thomas that lie might apply
to a J'fidge upon the subject. 11r. Thomas said,
that be was determined to move the Court of.
King's Bench next week, for an Habeas Corpus.
The. Magistrate discharged the complaint.

Her Royal Higlinc-ss the bectress of Hesse,
WILHELMINA CAROLINI, of Deomaik, died at
Cassel on the night of the 13. h of January. This
Princess was horn on the 10 It of July, 1748, and
1114 i-tied the Elector of HEsse on the Ist of Sep-
tember, 764.-I'he Gould Duchess of 13ADEN
4130 dead. She departed this life on. the 15th
instaty .