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London, England, 1802-12-24 00:00:00

LAI, INTELLICBNCE.

O. HUNT.
the de.
COURT OF ICING's BENCH, DEC. 14.
:11:nanior. PtaretnPlaricailittla.
WILLIAM LINCHCARMIMTH.IIC°I'NOU. NCER
-merchant
Mr. LAWE s opened the pleadings, from h. •
Tower.ftreet. The Deftetndpaienaotreirseylopuwerai
taipopseawreifde_tthahtatthtihsewarlsainantiffaaisi
fondant for Criminal Converfation wgiathinfthw
naehle and fo
the houfe of Hopley and Co. wine-merchants, in
the defendant
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Gentlemen, it gives me teatg fatisfaetion Lordship,.
fo
hi;fpublarninittiteedctoomaplJauinrsy
intelligent. You would learn from the
cthauatfet Pleadings
that be has debauched his wife. A m
complaint, you will readily allow, it
iso.re Serious
for any man to make in a court f • 1. "111)°11)1''
o jut ice. In th
age in which we live, from the melancholy ere,
quency of trials of this nature, the principles
which they ought to proceed are fo com e1.r12
• effablifhed, and fo generally known,
that
Very
little is in the power of the abl
e C ounfel but to
(late the circumfiances of the particular car
he is called upon to open. My Learnedc which
Friend
(Mr. Erfkine) has long enj iyed a monopoly
;droning a the wrongs of injured pl. • inti If s. T
hofe
who write the hiflory of his life (I
pray that it
may be late before fuch a talk devolves upon any
one) will not fail to mention with applaufe the
earn& exertions he has made on filch occatioits
in favour of religion and morality. Notwithfland-
ing all that has been done in this Court, and elfe-
where, daily experience thews us that this
vice is not exterminated. On the contrary, men
feem to become more profF gate in proportion as
they are drawn into public view, and the public
indignation is direCted againft them Till 11,1)1v
fome more effeFin applied al remedy (hall be *1 a is
therefore the duty of Juries to vifit, • 1 wit eeene
plary damages, the violators of the marriage tie
that are prefented to them. I would by no means
confound all cafes orthis kind in one undiftinguifin
ed mars. That a wife has been reduced is net a
fufficient ground for a levere verdirff. In fome in-
(lances, where an effimate is to he formed between
the injury and the recompence, it cannot be taken
too high. In others, as between man and man, the
complaint does not deferve to be heard, and the
plaintiff ought to be turned oat of Court i;!, in.
famy. To day we prefent to you a oiCe of the
taut enormity on the part r f the defendant, and
the molt fpotlefs purity on the part of the plain.
tiff. I challenge my learned friend to rinack the
life of this unhappy man, and to thew a fi ngie cir.
cumflance which fliould letfen him in your esteem,
or abate one Jingle (tilling of the damages you
will award to him. My Learned Friend has (Ilea
faid, it is eafy to trace the adulterer's courfe. As
foon as he has fucceeded in his diabolical plan, he
fearches about for every little fad and every point
of law which may fcreen him from the juftice that
his crime deferves. Here the victim of his liber-
tinifm is under the defendant's protection. Hay. •
in g loft her innocence/ haeving dilgraced her fa-
mily, being an -outcaft from the virtuous part of •
her fex, the only ray of miferable comfort to
lighten her defpair muff come from the author of
her ruin. With the affiftance of the wife then let
the condat of the hufband be Scrutinized. Among
the molt .affeßionate pairs it will happen that oc-
caliOnarwaywardnefs on the one fide will produce
a temporary difguff or. the other. The conjugal
felicity of the plaintiff was not even ruffled for an
intiant, till this unprincipled feducer infinuated
himfelf into his confidence. I know what has been
faid out of doors, and the profligate threat that
has been held out to terrify the plaintiff from pub-
hely meeting his adverFary. I court the menaced
inveftigation., confcious that it will only ferve to
place the virtues of my client in a ftronger light,
and to icnprefs upon you, Gentlemen, a deeper
fenfe of the injuries he hasifuflained. I proceed to
a brief statement of the fat% that will be laid be-
fore you in evidence. Mr. Linghan) is a young
man, junior partner in a moll relpeCtable houfe in
this city. On the 16th cf August, tBco, he was
married to the young Lady whole mitcrndust is
the fubjeet of the preknt action. She was then
but nineteen, uncommonly beautiful, and highly
accomplithed. Mr. Hunt lived in the lame thee,
and was in the fame lint of brifieeltr. His Lady
was an amiable woman, %% horn ever y new mart led
man would be anxious that his inexpetienced wife
Should affociate with ; as the was retrial kably do-
meftic and attached to her children. A arid in-
timacy thus arofe between the two families. In
March 'all Mrs. Hunt died in child-bed, leaving
her infant behind her, unconicious of the lots it
had fuffered. Mr. Hunt teemed deeply affened,
and (hewed all the fymptoms of the molt poign.int
difirefs. He particularly deplored the lielpleis
(late of his child, without a mother to watch over
and to proted it. It was impoffible to lee him
without compailionating his lunation, and his con-
nexion with the Linghams was drawn defer than
ever. As Mrs. Lingham had been the liknd of
his deceafed wife, it was natural that he mould
with her to pay fome attention tosthe child, which
otherwife muft have been left.t.otlie negligence of
fervants. He, therefore, entreated that, b,r the
fake of its mother, She would freqviently vifir and
fee that it was treated with all the ten•!ernefs it
could receive in its forlorn condition. The oirie-
quies of his own wife were feat cely celehiateJ,
when he formed the diabolical parpofc to Seduce
the wife of his friend. The plaintiff had not the
flighteft .ground for fufpicion. His '. it.: had
always marked the warmett affeCtion for his per'on;
her habits were dometlic, and:the man into wl'arte
company he admitted her, mourned for an invalu-
able woman whom he had juts 101 l in the way troll
calculated to wring with anguilh the heart of a hat-
band endowed with the fmallett portion of fehli;)ili-
tyd-On the evening of the Bth of July the Pl.iintiff
returned to his houfe.after the bufinefs of the day,
•
exckeaing the fame folace from his anxieties waaa
home,had ever afforded him. Mrs. Lingbani was
'not within. She ufed to make flnirt viiits, with-
out any notice, at his father's and mother's ;
Ifs dV____not appear. The weather was very bad,
~and 11M fie 'imagined that (he was -

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„tre ctlforeleen occurrence. Night advantedi and
'meat latl yielded to apprehenlion. I !hall not at-
aurtoheicribehisagitation. He had notthe flight.
giconception that his bofom friend was the mired
his mifery till next morning, when to his aftonifh.
i.nt and confternation he received this Letter
lam the Defendant. I charge upon the Deren-
dot a violation of all the laws of hofpirality, of'
".incithip, of gratitude for kindnefs received.,
rprn what evidence, Gentlemen ?—Upon the evi-
core of the Defendant himfelf. I acciife him of
being guilty of every aggravation of which his
admitted : and he himfelf is my withers.
This is the fatal paper—
e sit—with forrow great how can I announce that yes have
roe tniierably mifplaccd your confidence In me t—Tour wife
carcx reurn to you without your forevenefs. This i think
.:5 ifrepoifible that you mould ever grant. See, however, di•
~L) my poor brother, who, as well u Eliza (Mrs. my.
wixad yourfsif will go diltraaed. Still yours,
(Signed) ” roma tinny."
What damages could be too large in fuch a cafe
know, Gentlemen, you will not be offended at
;lot lam about to remark. Miferable libelers
faid, that if a man has his choice of a venue
an aElion of this kind, he ought not to lay it in
Thefe, I again repeat, are miferable
ind impudent libellers. What ! than virtue and
vice be fettled by parochial boundaries ? Shall the
merchants of the firil city in the world, famed for
'ieir integrity, be accused of having no refpeCt for
le Canaity of Marriage, and of felting a higher
alue upon money and merchandize, than upon
ie honour and happinefs of a hufband ? No, Gen-
iemen, there are as correct and liberal notions on
me Eaft fide of Temple Bar as on the Weft ; and
roar verdiet this day will Phew that fuels imputa-
tions are moft unjuftly call upon your charaeter.
If evidence is adduced on the other fide, I (hall
Lave art oppoitiinity to addrefs you again. If the
witneffes I am about 'to call (land uncontradieted,
lam Pure that you will not be led affray by the
rilliant fpeech you will hear from my Learned
to give one pound lets than the ftve thou-
lead, at which the damages are laid.
11711)611CI Stmt. LAIKTITT.
The Rev. Mt. Hatt *proved the marriage of the
Plaintiff with Mifs 'at St. Botoiph,
Aldgate, on the 16th Of Augnlt; 1800 ; and Mr.
rofeph Dixon, her brother, ted,. that he was
- • .e ,
prefent at the ceremony.
Mifs Frances Merchant.," luni perfetftly well
acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. Lingham ;. I was
the habit of vifiting at their boufe ; I hive re.
coded with them rather more than isreek at a time.
have been with them more thin once ; they ap-
peared to me to be living very, happily together.
They had a child ; I never raw in their depopment
toWirds each other, any thins which led inc to
believe that they were not calmly happy. I 'Ora=
td them in 1801. I-live in Iflington. I believe I
Was oh a vifit in the fatriili in the beginning of the
recent year alfo."
Benjamin Waters.—" I know the Plaintiff per.
feetly well. I have known
.him from his child.
hood; We were at fchuol to He is Abut
thy age, at or a. I therried keirekfansily
that was in the habit 'or ',tong and-Mrs.
Iltigham. Mr. Linghlitt behaved 'towards his'
tvife in every terpea as an exemplary huthand; as
far as I had an' opportunity of knowing, and there
opportunities were very frequent. He and Mrs.
Lingham appeared to me to be perfealx happy ;
indeed retharahly, fo.' I think that Mrs. Linglimp
vifited at my honfe up to 'July in the prefent year,
and up to that.period they ,appeared to me to live
bappily together.
Crofte„xamlned by Mi. Easitist, he &id, 441'
em *ell aohaloted with Mr. iind Mrs. Lingham ;
they suited my family frequently. I remember
bearing a convetfation about their having gone to
fee the illutninations. I remember Mrs. Lingham
Dying fornethitsg about their reparation in the night
of illumination. perfeellY well, but nothing about
a tavern ; bdt that (he and a Gentlemen had Cop-
ped together, and had fared better than the :eft
of the company, who were obliged to put up with
what they could get at a Paltry-cook's. That they
had fepatated from the'rea of the company' *pp°.
fate to M. Otto's honfe,' and could not find their
cothpany, who went to a Paltry-cook's ; but that
they had fared better, and had (upped. Mr. Ling-
ham heard Mrs. Lingham fay this ; and he treat•
ed it with that raillery or badinage which a man,
vdio had confidence in the virtue of his wife, would
do a trifling thing fo hated. He fpoke to me, but
I gave no opinion upon the matter. Ido not
now think there was any thing bad in it, from the
manner in which it was related : the idea that I
Lad was, that they had (upped at fome friend's
houfe. There was nothing that paffed which led
me to (tipple any thing againft the virtue of Mrs.
Linghatn. I do not know who the company were,
but there were Ladies and Gentlemen prefent. Mr.
',lngham joked about it, and faid, it was very well
for her that the fell into inch good qiiarters."'
Mr. Dixon, brother to the plaintiff's wife," I
was one of the party who went to fee the illumina-
tion ; my family and that of Mr. Lingham went
together. There were twenty of us nearly. The
crowds in almoll all parts were immenfe. We miffed
part of our company when we came to M. Otto's.
Mrs. Lingham was under the care of Mr. Hunt,
cni one of my lifters and Mrs. Lingham's filter
*ere under the care of Mr. Lingham. We &pa-
rated indeed before we came to M. Otto's, at Mr.
Hope's houfe, from whence we went to M. Otto's
and afterwards we went toil paftry cook's and took
fome refrefhment. and then cam:: home. It did
not Rrike the to be any thing extraordinary, .that.
ih fo great a crowd fome of our party fitould be
IViirnig froth thexett.”
Croft examined by Mr. Easstits, he Aid, 66 I
am the brother of this Lady . It fo happened that
Mr. Hunt had the care of krs. Lingham. Mr.
Hunt teas an entire Oranger t 6 me. • We walked
all the way from Tower hill. tp einendiffitquare,
and dnring that time Mt. Stunt had the care
of Mrs. Lingham. They feparated from us, about
eleven o'clock, but I cannot fay entilly the time.
He faid he did not recolleft whether Mr. Ling-
ham let off erdelsri as they went along. We went
wind the equate, to fee if we could find them"—

b`e#4l4llC4 With tlie Tett ortheletttpanfi. Li itanti c
that
the iiiititi Oiegoie.s.is thielli ojng tn
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nippqe it was near ttyd o'clock before wq'iticbect liitefelf. lOm rtidy to allow that the defendant
hatitat Vie went to a paltry-cook's, in St. Jailies'i- Will not,go! forth jaified, liowevei- fatal' may be
Ricci. in our, return home.: Mrs: Lingham,' I be- the damages yoti award againft him. •No one
lieve; did, in-acorn; )come then ; but I did not go difapproves his condu& more than I do; riot even
to Mr. Linghani'S houfe. I hive heard that Mrs his own brother,. who, though ;merited at hii MI-
Lingham fupped';Fith Mr: Hunt that night. I prudence, I midi will. not refute to !Peak the'
have known; thit since that affair happened, Mr. truth. I trait that he will All up the piaure, the
Hunt drove her Out in his. cilia." outlines of which the plaintiff's witnelres have fo
Mr. GARROW, re-etathining as to the crackers, !flrongly drawn. My client's letter, Gentleinen,
'Mr. genie! faid, "that was only aheib of Mine." moll undoubtedly condemns him. At the fame
Mrs- Sarah Lingham, " I anlthe Mothel of the time it exhibits him in a more refpeaable light
plaintiff. I remember hii thatriage with Mifs than Others who have flood here to anfwer a timi-
Dixon : I have teen them often after marriage : X tar charge. At the very moment when he corn-
have every reafon to believe that they were as mits the criminal aft, he feels the deep& forrow,
happy is any two people could be. She was an and the molt bitter contrition. He is not an un-
agreeable, accomplifhed young woman. I never principled debauthee, or an abandoned rake, gio.
law any body more attentive to a wife than the. rying in the completion of his nefarious projea.—
plaintiff was to his, infomuch, that I should be He appears a man of impetuous paffions, placed in
happy to have 4 daughter of mine treated with a fituation where prudence ought not to have
the fame kindnefs and affeeion. I law them down • placed him ;at the very moment of his guilt, while
to the very time of her elopement. I only know refliaion might have been expeaed to be banifhed,
Mr. Hunt by name. I know my daughter-in•law feeling the wrong he was infliaing, and almoß
was intimate with Mrs. Hunt ; I have heard both readyto go diftraaed at the thought of his wick-
my fon and daughter (peak of Mrs. Hunt." ednefs. The unhappy viaim of her hufband's ne-
Mr. Newman, a livery liable keeper in Great gligence teems to have been in the fame miferable
Windmill-areet, Rated, that about half pall ten on Rate of mind. You cannot but believe, and lam
the evening'of the ilthOf July, a lady and a gen- Pure his Lordfhip will believe (for I know. the
tleman came to his houfe in a hackney coach, and depth and capacioufnefs of his Lordthip's enlight-
ordered a chaife for Barnet. A chaife was imene- cued mind) that, up to this fatal hour, their in-
diately got ready, and they: were driven away in tercourfe had any thing in it that wat not per-
it by George Bailey. The• Gentleman had pre- fealy innocent. If he before had any criminal
vioully given the witnefs two letters, to be fent knowledge of her perfon, had he not neglected all
int? the City as loon as poffible ; he fent them in juft means to conceal his guilt ? Would he in the
the morning by his little nepheW. George Bailey letter have, in fuch feeling terms, painted his de-
drove the lady and gentleman to the Green Man (pair ? From his brother he had received many
lt; Earnet ; they arnved between twelve and one ; admonitions and warnings. The hufband had re-
it was a very rainy night ; they immediately ap- ceived many warnings alfo. My Learned Friend'
plied for a bed ; the chambermaid was Rill np, elliquently defcribed his Armament at finding
and Paid they might have one. hii wife gone,
e his honour blafled, his peace of
Sarah Linam laid, the was chambermaid at the mind for exerdcaroyeci, and all there evils to be
Green Man at Barnet ; about half patt one nit occafioned by his dear friend, whom he never be-
Friday morning, the 7th of July, a gentleman iit fore. had the 'lliglitelt reafon 'to fain& • Gentle-
mourning, with a lady, flopped at the inn : .thi men, the married Rate is of awful importance ;it
gentleman aflced if they could have a bed ; one bed is the retiree of all genuine fatisfaaions that ate
was inftantly prepared, to which they both retired ; afforded Ass ;!,'but it impofes upon us the mot ini-
next morning, a gentleman and his fervant ar- • portant duties. To the woman whom he choofes
rived from 'London, inquiring after them ; the ' for his partoer,a man is under Obligations infinitely
knocked at * the chamber door ; the gentleman various, they are fo numerous and fo delicate, that
opened it, and the law the lady in bed ; the after- ..it is much beyond my powers to defcribe them.—
wards law the bed, and the had no doubt that two • I would recommend to no hufband jealoufy and
perfons had Rept in it ; the obferved a pair of white mean diftruff ; when his wife is -Opt of his fight,
cotton ftockings, with the name Eliza Lingham 'he mutt not always think •that his honour is in
written in them at length ; the has not fince Teen danger. lie nuffi be governed by circinnflaneet. If he
either the lady or gentleman, nor does the know has gained her affections ; if her attachment goes
who they are ;.they remained there the whole day, on improving ;if the birth of children binds •cWer
and went Om half pall 'nine in the evening,' the ties which unite diem ;if habit and pat ton at
John E ritt,a poll boy belonging to the Green once. join to endear them to eachother ; if from
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Man,drove the above lady and gentleman to town; being young, beautiful, and gay, file has become
at Holloway they flopped at Mrs. Skirrell's, washer a -Raid, fedate, and refpeeta-ble Matron, tied to
woman, and took in force things there belonging her hufband, and bound up in her offspring, then
to the lady, which had been there to be wafhed ; may he feel the matt perfea confidence 'in her
the gentleman flood by the horfes' heads; witnefs .virtue, then may he fafely expose her to alma
then , drove them along London-bridge, and let any temptation. Such is the frailty of human tut-
them down at the end of a tercet in the Borough. cure, that even then there are certain decencies
. Mrs. Skirrel laid Mrs. Lingham came to her` which the hufband ought by no means to tranf-
"lode On the night of the 9th of July, and got 4 grefs ; there are licences which he ought by no'
Mange of linen. A gentleman was with her, who - means to fuffer ; there is a guardianfhip which he
;Rood by
.the_horfes' heads, but who he was the ma by no means leave unexercifed. I can never
'whiles did tot lee. think of fubjeas of this kind, without feeling that
-- Lockhart, a little boy, (wore, that he car- a eaffage burits into my mind from a poet, the
ried the letters in - the morning from Windmill- pride and ornament of his country. According to
Rivet to Tower-Rreet. The delivery of-the one him, there were duties which fuch a guardian
•tia the plaintiff was eftablithed by old Mr. Ling- ought to have performed in .a Rate of innocence
ham, his 'father, and a Mr. Vine having proved and perfeaion. The fief age holds out but few
the',./tand-writing, the letter was read by Mr, analogies to us in our prefent fallen and depraved
Lowten. The lafl witnefs was Rate, but thefe.admirable dircourferwill continue
Mrs. Tihurft, who raid that the had !lodgings at to furnifh us with leffons of the fublimell morality
Eltharri ; at prefent (he has no lodgers; a lady while human nature endures. In his divine poem.
and a gentleman left her about a fertnight ago ; of Paradife Loft, Milton reprefents our firft parent
they had been with her three months, and they as forrowful, and afhamed of his neglea of the
went away together; their names were Mr. Hunt, partner whom GOD had fent hiin. Eve going out
Mrs. Lingham ; they were attended by Mrs. Ro- fpotlefs and innocent, had been tempted' by the
berts, a waiting-maid; Mr. H. tiled to come down great deceiver to taße of the forbidden fruit, the
on Saturday night, and flay till Monday morn- eaufe of all our woe. Penetrated with.remorfe for
ing ; he tpld whites that his town-houfe was in his excels of confidence, Adam exclaims—
;Tower-Rreet. " Oh! they made no secret of it," --- A nd, perhaps,
exclaimed the old lady. This occafioned an itn- I elf. erred in overmuch admiring .
menfe laugh. , What feerned in thee io perfost, that I thought ,
No evil durft attempt thee • but I fee'
Lord ELLENIOROUGHt jualy indignant, Paid, That error now, which is become my crime,
this was not a matter to entertain .the vicious cu- And thou th' accufer. • •
riofity of the idle and thoughtlefs. They were If in a Rate of purity fuch precaution was neceffary,
gravely confidering a ma ferious fubjea. A what should be demanded of a hufband in the cor•
man complained ola civil injury, and it was now rupt Rate of fociety in which we live? What Mould
to be determined what redrefs he was entitled to. have been demanded from the plaintiff, wird was
If the Court was again diaurbed by fuch indecent married to a feMale young, beauteous, and un-
behaviour, he should certainly commit fermi of experienced ? What* should have been demanded
thole perfons who thus violated decorum to New- of the plaintiff, if he had thong ground to Rif-
gate, by way of example. pea that his wife and the defendant had an illicit
The witnefs then Rated, that the had three beds paffion for Bach other ? Ido not afk for a verdia;
and two rooms ; Mrs. L. with her maid, slept in but I maintain that the plaintiff has hithrelf alone
the double bedded room, and Mr. H. when he tn blame ; and that' he is not entitled to mote than
came down, in the other. a
_nominal cornpenfation at your hands. 1 fub-
Mr. Easitisiz.—My learned friend has been fetibe to every word my learned friend has Paid ;
pleafed to befpeak from me a fpeech eloquent and We agree upon principles, and only differ as to
arnafing. I appeal to all who know me, whether the application of them. That the with was not
there is in the profeffion one fo little capable of perfealy innocent to fee a great city rejoicing
affording amufement upon fuch, a fubjea. Though upon the great event of the raoration of peace,
(landing on this fide of the caufe, I never than be after nine years of deßtnaive warfare, I will not
heard to talk lightly of adultery, or to try to turn contend. But though this with was to be grati-
it•into pleafantry. I was glad to hear his. Lord- fled, when a young and beautiful woman had been
Nip oblerve, that this is no nihjeet for laughter or feparated in the mob at midnight,' with a young
merriment. 'look with reverence 'upon the fanc- man for whore fociety the had (hewn a marked
city of marriage, knowing that from that inftitu- predileaion, ought the hufband to have amufed
tion fpring all the relations which fornefociety, himfelf ,by letting off crackers, and afterwards
and which sweeten human life. Without marriage carelefsly retiring to regale his palate in a paltry-
man would be a ravage, and the earth a wildet- cook's t Had he been told by his friend next day,
nets. I may appeal to his Lordfhip—( Ido riot "'We weri 'unfortunate tall night in lofing you ;
tax his memory with what has happened fince he I took your wife home ftraight, only flopping at
was raifed to his prefent high fituation ; but with- a Oar -cook's to give her 'a tart," be ought to
nut indecency I may At him to call to recolleaino have ,"I Am much obliged to you," and to
the tranfaitions of former-day 4 if he ever, on bit A d his friend tilt/ore. How should he
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any occafion, heard Tiernan. _ t_
_le fentiment oliSitich hit few * tealie i man related that he
ia • •-•,
might not have conieTitm me iwitbudut kii= WO A** 't it *Vern, and there (upped with
ty,'had I been (worn to advnliiiiiiitida4 f . , ittak ? ittl. "silii talk of fighting in the Court
Bench ? This is indeed a grave anslferions to of binge "Eitleti, but .if I had cEalletiged this
and Will become mote foTrom the cirtumftNa .iVotingeli'if I had (hot him through thehead ;if
I (hall feel it my duty by an, by to lay hefbr4 unood at theiar of the Old Bailey to be tried for
you in evidence. 'We mutt shift this.plaintifinto the inuid'sqi, litonld not infure my life for a fhil-
that di - 'n
of unfortunate gentlemen tb Whicithe ri. !,` ititiptintiotated of carrying my *Re to a
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radii is-not ; --tout f • Weil' 'ji ihrikd Vie ' the adi, andletad
Igo feeki we *4 What a
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Oey Were together at a tavern/ though I by no
means think that they went there for any good
Inirpore: If, a man kneW that his wife were att
angel fent down from Heaven, if he should be
affured of her Chalky in a celellial vifion, he
could no longer haVe the fame fatisfaetion in her
fneiety, he could no longer ,place in her the tame
liberal.
Confidence after there words had crpired
het lips=—' I rupped,al'one with a man at a tavern." ,
If fhe had been a wbthan as was defcribed, would

the have fubmitted to filch degradation ? There
are no ranks in morali, but there is a decorum in the
higher ranks which forbids ads which in the lower
would be perfedly indifferent.
No one Mall provoke the to an affault, and
then bring an anion again[ me for the battery.--,
This fcandalous tranfaCtion took place on the nth
of April, and on Sunday the 24 of May I will
prove that the plaintiff fent out his wife alone With
the defendant in a chaife belonging to the latter'.
The defendant's brother, with a native fenfe 'of
propriety, Aid, " You had better borrow the
other bode, and ride out along with them."--:-
" No," replied Mr. Lingham, " I am going a.
flaring." It was ten at night before they return-
ed ; and the plaintiff, alone folicitous to refreih
himfelf after the fatigues of fi(hing, allowed hii
wife to ftop to flip with Mr. Hunt, fending over
for fome keys, to enable hirafelf to get at what
was" good. He retired to ref, and wittingly left
his wife, with the defendant. But all this was
nothing. On the Sunday following he heard of
what had happened the night of the illuminations.
Inftead of calling the defendant to account for his
abominable mikondun, he laughingly exclaimed
—" You were much better off than we were.,--
You and Hunt had a good fupper, while we were
, obliged to put up at a paltry cook's." The
; plaintiff is not a low bred fellow. I will not think
that a merchant is not a gentleman. Confider' this
eafe to be your own. I can fay that I never heard
the pretended libel againff you. Of this I ani
fure that you have given many pranical refuta-
tatiOns of it. We all recolleet the cafe of Mr.Petrie
where you awarded io,oool. damages ;. and th;
Other night you {hewed the fame laudable dirpom
fition to eftimate injuries with fairnefs. If this
1, cafe is like that, I have only to fay, " look at thi
record, and give all the damages that you cwt.!'
If no other rupture took place, it might at leak
have been expeCted that the plaintiff would 1114
,;laid, " My doors are henceforth for ever barred
againfl you." On theiPth of May, Mrs. L. was
again allowed to. go out in the defendant's chaife,
under the guardianihip of an infant. He fat playr
ing at cribbage 'till hisTatienee was exhaufled, but
they .did not tettirri till after it was dark. He'
contented himfelf, however, with faying, ,g It
extremely improper. to keep out my wife fo late,
and"l hope you will not do fo again."
TwO or three days after, Mrs. L. went with the
defendant alone to the play. You may fuppofe that'
the plaintiff was unacquainted with this eircunr.
(lance. At a late hour they returned, when Mri..
L.'s drefs feemed very much difcompofed. 6'4
not infiuuate that any thing criminal, had takett,
place ; in the crowd of a theatre that effect rthitht
Bally be produced. The plaintiff exclaimed with
Teeming alarm, " What have you been doing
Does not this prove to demonfiration that he ac-
tually entertained fufpicions ? Neverthelers, be re•
wined thoughtlefs and negligent, regardlefs of his
wife's virtue, and his own honour. He permitted'.
to the defendant the fame dangerous opportunities*,
till at length the temptation was too ftrong to be
refilled, and this fatal cataftrophe enfued.
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EVIDENCE FOE THE DEFENDANT.
Mr. Charles Hunt examined by Mr. Glam.-6-
" 1 am the brother of the Defendant; previous tie
the time when this unfortunate event took place,
was not very much in the habits of intercourfe with:
him, for I had had a difference with him : that did:'
ference took place on account of this tranfaetion ;
*as one of the party who went to fee the illumirm:.4,
dons : I went-with the party 'from Tower-fireet ;*
Mr. and. Mrs. LinghaM were of the party,. which.
war about twenty in number, my brother was one
of them ; he had the care of Mri.Lingham, and flpe,
took his arm : the is about twenty, and the is 'err'
handfipme : Mr. Lingham eras walking alone, and'
flinging crackers about the Ladies. When we goy
to Cavendifh fquare, at Mr: Hope's, we feparated,'
and made three parties, rfif biother and Mrs.
Lingham were 101 l to us :,.we went in fearch of
them, but Mr. Lingham did not join in the purfuit,
but her brother and myfelldid ; we went partly
around the fquare, but we could not find them.-,-
Mr. Lingham did not exprefs any apprehention*
but feemed very carclefs : I believe he did not go
in purfuit of his wife.- We then went to M. Otto's
in Portman-lqnare, and from th,:nce to the Paltry
Cook's in St. James's-flreet, where we refreflied
ourfelves ; I had not teen an ng of Mrs. Ling.
ham at that time, nor had any flepl been taken by
Mr. Lingham to find where the was. From the
paltry cook's we went through the City home.—
When' we got home inquiry was made for Mrs.
Lingham, but the was not returned. We got home
between two and three. After we had got out of
the fquare we had no difficulty in getting away.
1 do not know when Mrs. Lingham came home.
Afterwards, and on the firft of May, I raw Mr.
Lingham, and a party was propofed for Mrs,
Lingham that day. I was at tea with Mrs. Ling-
ham and tome ladies. Mr. Lingham came to the
room : Mrs. Lingham faid to Mr. Lingham, that
Mr, Hunt had defired her to take a ride the next
day with him in his chaife. I obferved to Mr.
Lingham, he had better borrow my brother's other
boric to go with them ; Mr. Lingham declined it,
Paying that he was going a fifhing. Mrs. Lingham
did go out with my brother the next day ; Mr.
Lingham did not accompany them, but went a
Hiring. I remember Mr. Hunt 'and Mrs. Ling-
ham returning that evening ; they came to my
brother's about eight in- the evening ; while they
were there Mr. Lingham fens for a certain key.
CHIEF JUSTICE.----Q.:. TO Mr' in; tam?--A.
To Mrs. Lingham The eent sinned at
i'alg brother's after that-414.k -,. and
er fupper, till airiest- `3ll
invitee' but did not ,n-
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:e. Night advanced/ and `Pa 'nth title Tett ofthe'lentpap*. !Mould th4t the calinitifik'deflores.-is thielti oiiiirli to thei Were together at a tavein:, thongh Iby no .s
rehenflon. I fhall not at- Asp
re it was near twd o'clock before wOreached himfelf.l am OPT to allow that the'defendant Means think that they went there for any good
on. He had nottheflight- ha i..:We Went to aparty-cook's, in St. Jartiesq- 'will Dot gci forth jnffified, liowevet- fatal' may be Intrpofe: If. a Man kneW that his wife were an
Im friend was the caufe of itiCiet in our return home. :Mrs. Mrs: I.: h I be- the damages` • lit
Lingham,' am,.. •
.. yo award againft him. No one angel fent down from Heaven, if he should be
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in. when to his aftonifh. lieve* de, riptsern- c home then ; but I did ROI go disapproves his condut more than I do; not even affured of her Chalky in a celeflial vifion, he '
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le received this Letter to Mi. ',inghini'S houfe. I hive heard that Mrs. his own hrother, who, though incenfed at his* im- could no longer hate the fame fatisfaCtion in her ,
barge upon the Defen• Lingham fupped';Fith Mr: Hunt that night. I prudence,' I trtift will. not refute to fpeak the fnciety, he emild tici longer ,place in her the tame
laws of hofpirality, Of have known; thit since that affair happened, Mr. truth. I truft that he will 'Alf up the picture, the liberal. 'confidence after there words had crpffed •
'or kindnefs received., Hunt drove her Out in his chaife." ' outlines of which the plaintiff's witneires have fo . herlips-..!-" I fupped,alone with a man at a tavern.".,
Itlemen ?—Upon the evi- Mr. GAR aoW, re•eaatnining as to the crackers, 'arongly drawn. My client's letter, Gentleinen, If fhe had been a wothan as was defcribed, would
imfelf. I accufe him of *Mr. geniis! faid, "that was only a Alta of Mine." moil' undoubtedly condemns him. At the fame the have fuhmitted to ftich degradation ? There
Lgravation of which his Mrs.. Sarah Lingham, ii I writhe inothel of the time it exhibits him in a more refpeaable light are no ranks in moral!, but there is a decorum in the
himfelf is my witnefs. plaintiff. I remember hit that:title with Mifs than `abets who have flood here to anfwer a flmi- higher ranks which forbids acts which in the lower
Dixon : I have Peen them often after marriage : I far charge. At the very moment when he corn- would be perfectly indifferent.
w can I announce that have have every reafon to believe that they were as mits the criminal aft, he feels the deepeft forrow, No one Plait provoke me to an affault, and
confidence in me t—Your wife happy as any two people could be. She was an and the molt bitter contrition. He is not an un- then briug an anion again( me for the battery.--•
our forevenefs. This I think agreeable, accompli(hed young woman. I never principled debauthee, or an abandoned rake, glo- This scandalous tranfaCtion took place ori the 29th
tver grant. See, however, di- -
is wcu u (mrs. /4. my. law any body more attentive to a wife than the , rying in the completion of his nefarious projea.— of April, and on Sunday the 24 of May I will
ed. still yours, plaintiff was to bis, infomuch, that
.I Mould be He appears a man of impetuous paffions, placed in prove that the plaintiff fent out his wife alone With
" roma atom" happy to have 4 daughter of mine treated with ! a fauation where prudence ought not to have the defendant in a chaife belonging to the latter'.
e too large in fuch a cafe ? the fame kindnefs and affeeion. I law them down . placed him ;at the very moment of his guilt, while' The defendant's brother, with a native fade 'of i
i will not be offended at to the very time of her elopement. I only know reflation might have been expeaed to be banished,! propriety, Aid, " You had better borrow the
ark. Miferable libellers Mr. Hunt by name. I know my daughter-in law feeling the wrong he was inflicting, and almoft. other bode, and ride out along with them."-4
has his choice of a venue was intimate with Mrs. Hunt ; I have heard both ready,to go diftraited at the thought of his wick-. " No," replied Mr. Lingham, " I am going a,
he ought not to lay it in my fon and daughter fpeak of Mrs. Hunt." ednefs. The unhappy viaim of her hufband's ne. filling." It was ten at night before they return=
in repeat, are miferable Mr. Newman, a livery liable keeper in Great gligence teems to have been in the fame miferable ed ; and the plaintiff, alone folicitous to refrelli
What ! than virtue and Windmill-ftreet, Rated, that about half pail ten on Rate of mind. You cannot but believe, and lam ' himfelf after the fatigues of Wiling, allowed hii
,ial boundaries ? Shall the the evening'of the Bth.of July, a lady and a gen- fare his Lordfhip will believe (for I know. the wife to flop to flip with Mr: Hunt, fending over
yin the world, famed for tleman came to his houfe in a hackney coach, and depth and capacioufnefs of his Lord(hip's enlight- for fome keys, to enable himfelf to get at what
dof having no refpea for ordered 2 chaife for Barnet. A chaife was imme- erred mind) that, up to this fatal hour, their in- was" good. He retired to reft, and wittingly left
and of letting a higher diately got ready, and they: were driven away in tercourfe had any thing in it that was not per- his wife, with the defendant. But all this was
merchandize, than
hatband
it by George Bailey. The*Gentleman had pre- fealy innocent. If he before had any criminal nothing. On the Sunday following he heard of
sof a and ? No, Gen- .vioully given the witnefs two letters, to be fent knowledge of her perfon, had he not neglected all what had happened the night of the illuminations.
-eel and liberal notions on int? the City as loon as poffible ; he fent them in juft means to conceal his guilt ? Would he in the Inflead of calling the defendant to account for his
Bar as on the Weft ; and the morning by his little nepheW.' George Bailey letter have, in fuch feeling terms, painted his de- abominable misconduct, he langhingly exclaimed, -
I 1 thew that filch imputa- drove the lady and gentleman to the Green Man (pair ? From his brother he had received many ---o You were much better off than we were.,--
:aft upon your charatter. its itarnet ; they arrived between twelve and one ; admonitions and warnings. The hufband had re- You and Hunt had a good fupper, while we were
n the other fide, I (hall it was a very rainy night ; they immediately ap- ceived many warnings alfo. My Learned Friend . obliged to put up at a paltry cook's." The
iddrefs you again. If the plied for a bed ; the chambermaid was Rill up, elOquently defcribed his aftonifliment at finding
:• plaintiff is not a low bred fellow. I will not think I
call Rand uncontradieted, and faid they might have one. his wife gone, his honour bladed, -his peace of that a merchant is not a gentleman. Confider' this
not be led aura), by the Sarah Linam raid, the was chambermaid at the mind for ever cicftioyed, and all there evils to be ; cafe to be your own. I can fay that I never heard
hear from my Learned Green Man at Barnet ; about half pall one tin octifioned by his dear friend, whom he never be- the pretended libel again* you. Of this I an 4
,nd lets than the five thou- Friday morning, the 7th of July, a gentleman iit fore, had the iliglitelt reafon to taped; • Gentle- fure, that you have given many prattical refuta.. i
les are laid. mourning, with a lady, (topped at the inn : .thi men, the Miied (late is of awful importance ;it tations of it. We all recollect the cafe of Mr.Petrie*
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THE *LAINTITIF• gentleman afked if they could have a bed ; one &d is the finirce of all genuine fatisfa&ions that are where you awarded to,oool. damages ;. and Om
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Ittived the marriage of the was inftantly prepared, to which they both retired t afforded uss;','but it impofes upon us the moil im. other night you (hewed the fame laudable difpo.. 1
s-DiAnn; 'et St. Botolph, next morning, a gentleman and his fervant sir-- • portant duties. To the woman whom he choofes fition to eilimate injuries with fairnefs. If this
f Augnit. tiloo ; and Mr. rived from 'London, inquiring after them ; the ' for his partoer,a man is under Obligations infinitely cafe is like that, I have only to fay, " look at thi
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thats tatepd, that he was knocked at' the chamber door ; the gentleman various, they are Co numerous and fo delicate, that record, and give all the damages that you cam!'
~ • ..i. ... , . opened it, and the (aw the lady in bed ; the after- .. it is much beyond my powers to defcribe them.— If no other rupture took place, it might at leaft
nt.-it /-ana'perfealy well wards faw the bed, and the had no doubt that. two , I would recommend to no hutband jealoufy and have been expeCted that the
_plaintiff would bitvi ,
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ad Mrs. Lingham ; I was perfons had flept in it ; the obferved a pair of white mean diftruft ; when his wife is .e)ft of his fight,
.faid, " My doors are henceforth for ever barred
it their houfe ; I hive re. cotton stockings, with the name Eliza Lingham 'he mutt not always think 'that leis honour is in againft you." On the. r ath of May, Mrs. L. war
more than n'ifeek at a tram. written in them at length ; the has not fence .teen danger. lie Me be governed by. rircinnflancer- If he again allowed to. go out in the defendant's chaife,
more than once ; they ap. either the lady or gentleman, nor does the know has gained her affections ; if her attachment goes under the guardianship "of an infant. He fat playr
rig very, happily together. who they are ;.they remained there the whole day, on improving ;if the birth of children binds •cWer ing. at cribbage 'till his.patienCe was exhaufled, but
ver faw in their deportment and went about half part nine in the evening,' the ties which unite them ;if habit and palton at they slid not return till after it was dark. He'
y thins. which led Me to John Eritt,a poll boy belonging to the Green once. join to endear them to each other ;if from contented himfelf, however, with raying, "It is.
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not entirtly happy. I ',hit: Man,drove the above lady and gentleman to town; being young, beautiful, and gay, tile has become extremely improper.to keep out my wire fo late,
si in Iflington. I believe 1 at Holloway they (lopped at Mrs. Skirrell's, wather aitaid, sedate, and refpeaahle Matron, tied to and" t hope you will not do fo again."
nily in the beginning of the woman, and took in fome things there belonging
.her hatband, and bound up in her offspring, then Two or three days after, Mrs. L. went with the
. to the lady, which had been there to be wathed ; may he feel the moil perfectconfidence .in her defendant alone to the play. You may fuppofe that'
" j know the Plaintiff per. the gentleman flood by the hotfesi heads; witnefs .virtue, then may he fafely expose her to Alma the plaintiff was unacquainted with this circunr.
sown him from his child. then , drove them along London-bridge, and fee. any temptation. Such is the frailty of human na- fiance. At a late hour they returned, when .Mrs..
~ol togethet. He is about. *them down at the end of a ftteet in the Borough.. turf, that even then there are certain decencies L.'s drefs teemed very much difcompofed. 'I de'
Op knitriied t IfirekfaVal4( , 'Mrs. Skirrel faid Mrs. Lingham came to her which the hufband ought by no means to tranf- not infinuate that any thing criminal, had taken,
~,46,4,g.1ifr. alid..w. ...tee On the night of the cab of July, and got a grefs ; there are licences which he ought by no' place ; in the crowd of a theatre that effeet milthe
hafn behaved 'towards his 'change of linen. A gentleman was with her, who . means to fuffer ; there is a guardianfhip which he Bally be produced. The plaintiff exclaimed with
an exemplary huiband; as flood by .thehories' heads, but who he was the mull by no means leave unexercifed. I can never teeming alarm, 44 What have you been doing ?."_
unity of knowing, and there witnefs did not fee. think of fubjeas of this kind, without feeling that Does not this prove to demonftration that he ac.
r frequent. Ire and Mrs. Lockhart, a little boy, (wore, that he car• a eaffage blahs into my mind from a poet, the tually entertained fufpicions ? Neverthelefs, be re.
me to be. perfealx
.happy ; ried the letters in - the morning from Windmill- pride and ornament of his country. According to rained thoughtlefs and negligent, regardlefs of his
I think that Mrs. Litiglialli Rivet to Tower-flreet. The delivery of the one him, there were duties which fuch a guardian wife's virtue, and his own honour. He permitted
to July in the prefent year, to,. the_ plaintiff was ettablithed by old Mr. Ling- ought to have performed in .a Rate of innocence to the defendant the fame dangerous opportunities*,
:hey Appeared to me to live ham, Ws father, and a Mr. Vine having proved and perfection. The firlt age holds Out but few till at length the temptation was too Rrong to be .
the',)tand.writing, the letter was read by Mr, analogies to us in our prefent fallen and depraved refilled, and this fatal cataitrophe enfued.
Mr. Easitst, he (hid, 441 LOWteb. The laft witnefs was Rate, but thefe•admirable dircourferwill continue EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENDANT. .• :
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th Mr. find Mrs. Lingham ; Mrs. Tihurfl, who raid that (he had 'lodgings at to furnith us with leffons of the fublimelt morality Mr. Charles Hunt examined by Mr. Gimis.-6 -
r frequently. I remember Eltharn ;at prefent (he has no lodgers; a lady while human nature endures. In his divine poem- "1 am the brother of the Defendant; previous titig
about their having gone to and a gentleman left her 'about a fOrtnight ago ; of Paradife Loft, Milton reprefents our firft parent the time when this unfortunate event took place; Ti
I remember Mrs. Lingham they had been with her three months, and they as sorrowful, and afhamed of his neglea of the was not very much in the habits of intercourfe with':
. their reparation in thenight went away together ; their names were Mr. Hunt, partner whom GOD had fent hiin. Eve going out him, for I had had a difference with him : that dia.
fly well, but walling about Mrs. Lingham ; they were attended by Mrs. Ro- fpotlefs and innocent, had been tempted' by the ference took place on account of this tranfaetion :r-
-and a Gentleman had (tip- bats, a wasting-maid; Mr. H. tiled to come down great deceiver to title of the forbidden fruit, the *as one of the party who went to fee the illumina:.4
l fared better than the :eft on Saturday night, and flay till Monday morn- eaufe of all our woe. Penetrated withremorfe for tions : I went-with the party 'from Tower-flreet ;t
were obliged to put up with ing ; be told witnefs that his town-houfe was in his excels of confidence, Adam exclaims— Mr. and
.Mrs: LinghaM were of the party,. which.
t a Paßry-cook's. That they ;Tower-ftreet. " Oh! they made no secret of it," --- And, perhaps, was about twenty in number, my brother was one
lc. admiring .
Ova of the company •ppo.. exclaimed the old lady. This occafioned an irn• I silo erred in vermuch of them ;he had the care of Mrs.Lingham, and the.
What kilned in thee (co gated, that I thought ,
took his
:,and could not find their menfe laugh. , N• evil durst attempt thee • but I fee' arm :the is about tweet y, and the Is very
o a Paftry-cook's ; but that Lord EL LENIOROUGHt juftly indignant* faid, That error now, which is become my crime, • handsome: Mr. Lingham was walking alone, and'
and had (upped. Mr. Ling- this was not a matter to entertain .the vicious cu. Arid thou th' accufer. • • flinging crackers about the Ladies. When we got
ham fay this ; and he treat- riofity of the idle and thoughtlefs. They were If in a (late of purity fuch precaution was neceffary, to Cavendifh fquare, at Mt: Hope's, we feparated,' . t
,or badinage which a man, gravely confidering a ma ferious fubjea. A what should be demanded of a hatband in the cot- and made three parties, nif btother and Mrs. a
the virtue of his wife, would man complained of a civil injury, and it was now rupt Hate of fociety in which we live? What Mould. Lingham were loft to us :
~we went in fearch of - I
laced. He fpoke to me, but to be determined what redrefs he was entitled to. have been demanded from the plaintiff, who; was them, but Mr. Lingham did not join in the purfuit,
pan the matter. Ido not If the Court was again difturbed by fuch indecent married to a ferrule young, beauteous, and un- but her brother and myfelldid ; we went partly
ny thing bad in it, from the behaviour, he (hould certainly commit (cne of experienced ? What should have been demanded around the fquare, but we could not find them.,
as related : the idea that I thole perfons who thus violated decorum to New- of the plaintiff, if he had thong ground to IV- Mr. Lingham did not exprefs any apprehention,
td (upped at fome friend's gate, by way of example. pea that his wife and the defendant had an illicit but feemed very carclefs : I believe he did not go ,
thing that paired which led The witnefs then Hated, that (he had three beds paffion forsach other ?I do not ark for a verdia; in
,purfuit of his wife.' We then went to M. Otto's
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ng againft the virtue of Mrs. and two rooms ; Mrs. L. with her maid, slept in but I *maintain that the plaintiff has hinge lf alone in 1 ortman-lquare, and from thence to the Paltry
low who the company were, the double bedded room, and Mr. H. when he to
.blame ; and that' he is not entitled to mote than Cook's in St. James's-flreet, where we refrelled
and Gentlemen prefent. Mr. came down, in the other. a
_nominal compenfation at your hands. 1 tub- ourfelves ; I had not leen an ng of Mrs. Ling.
it, and faid, it was very well Mr. Eassiiix.—My learned friend has been fcribe to every word my learned friend has faid ; ham at that time, nor had any flepl bean taken by
to inch good ciarters.” pleated to befpeak from me a fpeech eloquent and we agree upon principles, and only differ as to Mr. Lingham to find where the was. From the
•to the plaintiff's wile—" I arnaling. I appeal to all who know me, whether the application of them. That the with was not paltry cook's we went through the City home.—
who went to fee the alumina- there is in the profeMon one fo little capable of perfectly innocent to fee a great city rejoicing When' we got home inquiry was made for Mrs.
that of Mr. Lingham went affording amufement upon fuch, a fuhjeft. Though upon the great event of the refloration of peace, Lingham, but the was not returned. We got home
re twenty of us nearly. The (landing on this fide of the caufe, I never than be after nine years of deßrnaive warfare, I will not between two and three. After we had got out of
ins were immenfe. We miffed heard to talk lightly of adultery, or to try to turn contend. But though this with was to be grati- the fquare we had no difficulty in getting away. •
when we came to M. Otto's. itinto pleafantry. I was glad to hear his. Lord- fled, when a young and beautiful woman had been /do not know when Mrs. Lingham came home. t .
ruder the care of Mr. Hunt, 114 oblerve, that this is no subject for laughter or feparated in the mob at midnight,' with a young Afterwards, and on, the firft of May, I raw Mr.
and Mrs. Lingharn's filter merriment. I look with reverenernpon the fans- man for whore society the had.fliewn a marked Lingham, and a party was proposed for Mrs, .
If Mr. Lingham. We &pa- city of marriage, knowing that from that intik*. predileaion, ought the hulband to have amufed Lingham that day. I was at tea with Mrs. Ling- .
e came to M. Otto's, at Mr. Lion fpring all the relations which foniffociety, himfelf ;by letting off crackers, and afterwards ham and Come ladies. Mr. Lingham came to the
thence we went to M. Otto's and which sweeten human life. Without marriage carelefsly retiring to regale his palate in a paltry- room : Mrs. Lingham faid to Mr. Lingham, that
nt toil paftry cook's and took man would be a ravage, and the earth a wildet- cook's ? Had he been told by his friend next day, Mr, Hunt had defired her to take a ride the next
d then can,:: home. It did refs. I may appeal to his Lordship—(l do riot "We were 'unfortunate laft night in lofing you ; day with him in his chaife. I observed to Mr.
-iy thing extraordinary, that. tax his memory with what has happened fence he I took your wife home ftraight, only (topping at Lingham, he had better borrow my brother's other
nine of our party fltould be was raifed to his prefent high fituation ; but with- a Oar -cook's to give her 'a tart," he ought to boric to go with them ; Mr. Lingham declined it,
U nut indecency I may ails him to call to recolleftion have i , '"'l Am much obliged to you," and to raying that he was going a fifiling. Mrs. Lingham
Mr. Easerwi, be taid, " I the tranfaltions of fortnerday4 if he ever, on bit 1 d his friend aibetore. How should he did go out with 'my brother the next day ; Mr.
s Lady . It fo happened that any occafion, heard me utter A fentiment aSslticli hi *flay * ipiltifte man related that he Lingham did not accompany them, but went a
ire of ilrs. Lingham. Mr. might not have coineTiont me; Adult* itO •___ WO h** 't it►l*i/ern; 'and there cupped with fishing. I remember Mr. Hunt 'and Mrs. Ling-
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ranger t 6 wise.' We walked tydrad I been (worn to admiiiiftii9da4 ffilill, Aide ? ildf. 01 talk of fighting in the Court ham returning that evening ; they came to my •
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rer Bit tp Cieverediffrefqtrare, Bench ? This is indeed a grave aniferions eitt: of Kineiaztin4t, but if. I had cEallenged this brother's about eight in the evening ; while they 1.
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me Mtn. Hunt had the care and *ill become mote fo Trom the entuinft ....kounchfel lif I had (hot him through thehead ;if were there Mr. Lingham fent for a certain key.
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'hey feparated from u: about I (hall feel it my duty by an: by to lay befbre raoodat thetar of' the Old Bailey to be tried for . CHIEF JU STK E.---.-Q... TO Mrs; Lingham ?—A.
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you in evidence. We mutt ;her this plaintifinto the antsidati, I would not insure my life for a nip. To Mrs. Lingham : the Vent ii*;-.".cl c • tinned at
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recolleft whether Mr. Ling. .-'t ditfilon of unfortunate gentlemen tb Whiciht ir .0 oil IfOlifteo of carrying my wife to a m,y brother's after that-4'lller •It ~ -.. r t:is , and N
they went along. We wen:. • %it ~ . . ' ' '' '• "In ' d 'aft
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~ . .tal red me by the ad, and 'after fupper, till *vent al I)
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