The Sun.
London, England, 1820-07-15 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY t4.„1
(Before Me LORD CHIET JUSTIct: and a 'Special .1141,'

CRINI. CON.

CAMPBELL V. DELMONT.
This was an action for criminal conversation Witb. to
plaintiff's wife. The damages were laid at in,onnt. at'
The SotaciTort-GExctrat. stated the case to the
plaintifi,.Colonel Campbell, he said, of the Chat hate drT
of marines, was married in the year 1802 to Miss Catifl 0
Mawbey, the daughter of an officer of rattle, and a
beauty and accomplishment. From the hour of their L'd 010
to the moment when the defendant had accomplisiloo;
nefarious purpose they had lived in a state of 11%sof •
rupted harmony, and one addition wily, a child., vco dalltf„
ing to complete their felicity. Mr. Delmont, the rteititer:
at the time of the plaintiffs marriage, was a sub" Ist
under that officer's command, and received fiat" tit P'
very considerahle attentions. In the year tan:3 he lei
Malta; in. the year 1808 he returned to England, aO,-Dbe._,
tinned a frequent visiter at the house of Colonel C3P;
until the year 1816. At that time it so happened 013,03'
corps to which Captain Delmont belonged was "'be fe,'
and, regimental business calling him to Chatham, finc
sided some weeks at the mansion of his friend ;
ing Chatham the place of all others in which he Ca°l7oyr",
to pass his time, he took lodgings in the town, and e'Vaitt'
upon a footing of the roost perfect freedom, the soeietYh;tbJ
plaintiff and his family. For more than twelve ruaulre
intimacy continued undisturbed, and during that 11:0 he
thing occurred to raise a suspicion of improper canoe! ber,
tween Mrs. Campbell and the defendant. At lengt.."day,;
ever, on the 49111 of March, 1818, the day being Srof rrO‘
happened that Colonel Campbell, standing at the e!),e col!,
friend's house which fronted the church, saw his *Toll's',
out of that edifice, and saw her joined almost inurredlanoti°4,
Capt. Delmont. Such an event would probably have ',vv.,'
ed no effect. upon the mind of the plaintiff, bad be not tiff
ed that the defendant seeing him, and fancying himself ;oil,
seen,.hastily retired. Astonished at conduct which t°
peared so extraordinary, Col. Campbell demanded all ec3ptaee
tion from his lady, and, its the result, declared that. ens l 6
Delmont could do longer, as a friend, be permitted '4,21), toe
his doors. There was doubt, from what subseque ; 0;4
place, that Mrs. Campbell, upon this intimation, hale 'fed,
made up her mind to desert her husband. Her c1"t`,1,01%,/,
removed piecemeal from the house, and on the 6th ;inct:att
while Colonel-Campbell was on deity, she left lin. ha' fires
patsy with.thedefendant. The Colonel returning tolli!.he 010
found—not his wife—but a letter, informing him ol:witri its
sure she had taken. The fugitives were pursued, hu",thertrir
success ; they were afterwards found living "11-colliird•
France. In October. 1819, they returned to this 000,10$
and as soon as they returned the present suit was eorlinjePi
The learned counsel concluded his address by 00 ostioi
upon the enormity of the defendant's crime, declaril be e
damages could compensate the plaintiff for the 1?„, rhe,ed
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sustained, and stating that the damages claimed ble4-001,
aeration, though certainly in themselves consideraii,lo4
trifling when comi.ared with the fortune of Captaill4;e hsl3‘d
A variety of evidence was then called, to show' leostc.,:pfl
state in which the plaintiff and his wife had been a!t CO:110
to live. Upon the cro.s. examination it appeared th; tpeocr:
Campbell was twenty years older than the lady, ail'egfigi,,P,
general conduct had been confiding, almost tn rk
In the house at Chatham Mrs. Campbell 11% bab2,(ol`
dre,sing-roost fitted up, in which she was in 0 'l,l
receiving her visitors. The room was provided o,', oleftite
and in this room, while the Colonel was taking h', hl5 soc:
walks, the defendant was in the habit of Vlssi°rti 100;
with the Lady. It appeared also that the plaint a0.44*
customed, regularly at ten o'clock, to retire to rest; leProc:
he used frequently to light his candle and dePa„r 'ot11:elfj;
Captain Delmont to sit up with his wife. TJP!'"thetl!.l,lll
castons the defendant and the• Lady had betal.ee% fifth
dew
to the boudoir after dinner, leaving the plaintiff
thr
wine alone in the parlour. ref o"te,
Mr. Scaat.Err, in mitigation of damages, !Itr!rid Ins, cue
the disparity of age between Colonel Campbell %roes'
and the temptation to which, by the plaintiff's 00
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duct, the defendant had been exposed.
The LORD CHIEF•JUSTICE summed
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the Jury found for the plaintiff—Dam e
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