Star.
London, England, 1801-05-29 00:00:00

When Lord Wycombe pried through her room in-
to that of her Miftrefs ; it was about one or two
o'clock in the morning.
Here the Evidence for the Plaintiff doled.
Mr. GARRow, then addrefied the jury.—He faid
the Plaintiff had come into Court, rafted with the
bell advice a tickliffi cafe like his required. They
had thought prop.er,, rather than venture to call
the loft wands, to leave it fliott ; and glad he was
they had been permitted to mend it by calling her.,
The queftion for the Jury to confider was, whe-
ther the Plaintiff had proved, that the comfort and
Covet), he had enjoyed with his wife had been bro-
ken in upon by the Defendant ? He had to re-
commend to the people Of Stifles not to fend their
young women abroad for education, but to keep ,
them at home; as the lull;; witnefs had proved the I
had received a complete fidlib to her education in
Italy. She was a moll convenient waiting-woman,
the fees nothing that is palling, and fuTpeas no-
body. He did not with to fay any thingthat might
give pain to the Noble Lord (Holland) who was
prefent; or to that diflinguithed relation of the
Noble Lord, to whom he owed the foundation of
his prefent fuccefs in his proration, by his recom-
mendation to conduct the bonnet's of the Weft-
mintier Scrutiny. He fliould be lorry, in fearching
into fcenes which had been moll amply atoned for
by the Noble Lord,for a moment to give paineither
to him or Mr. Fox; but it was a part of his care,
and the interals of his client called for filch exami-
nation. He would ails, by whore criminal neglect
it was that the Plaintiff complained? who was it
that deftroyed what he termed his deareß interefts?
It had been proved that the parties lived happily to-
gether, and that (to ufc one of the witncfs's ex-
preftions) the teemed proud of her hulband. The
caufe had been poftponed fence October, to give
Lord Wycombe an opportunity to go to the
Continent to procure witneffes to fliew how Mr.
Wyndham had comported himfelftowardshis Lady.
Mr. Wyndham had the opportunity of confront-
ing there witneffes • he was apprized of the tea-
fon of poftponing the trial, and had the advantage
of calling perfons of the firft diiiinetion, who were
received at the houfe of the Britilh Ambairador,
and who might contradict this ffatement, did he
sot know that he was now complaining of an in-
jury which he, byhis grofs inattention, had procur-
ed for himfelf, and that it was the common talk
of Florence, that the wife of the Britilh Ambatra-
dor, the who was the envy of every body for her
amiable qualities, was ill-treated, derpired, abitfed,
and negleded by her hulband. There were the
phrafes of the people of Florence. It was certainly
in his power, as the Reprefentative of the King of
England, to have feleded the molt virtuous part
of the people of dißintion at Florence as comps-
nions for his lady. Did he do fo ? No. Inflead
of fo doing, in order that the might imitate the
conduct of the auguß Perfonage who fills the
Throne of England, and whofe bright example of
conjugal virtue and parental affection adds luftre
to her name, he introduced her into fccnes that
muft retied difgrace on his charaUer. The Rory
of Sir Godfrey Webfter and his Lady was too re-
cent to be forgotten. This Ambaffador forms his
party, contifting of Lady Webfter, the divorced
wife of Sir Godfrey, Lord Holland, &c. Was
Lady Webfter a proper companion to introduce
to a woman of virtue? Was this a Lady to whom
the anxious hulband Mould commit the education
of his daughter? Would any man of honour have
done fo ? Would he not have interdicted her from
forming fuch a connection ? It was a matter of
furprife to the whole city of Florence. He had
turned her over like a bale of goods, as his Learn-
ed Friend had on a former occafion obferved, and
configned her to the care of Lady Webtler, to
whole fuperintendance her virtue and honour were
intrufted. The queftion to•day was like the jour-
ney to Switzerland, a cpseftion of finance, the funds
of which journey were fupplied by Lord Holland.
He fhould to-day boldly demand a verdict at the
hands of the Jury. He was not going to pare
down the damages, he went upon grounds which
had been diftinOly Rated by his Lordfhip yefter-
day : that caufe compared with the prefent, was
like virtue compared to Pandemonium. The houfe
of the Britilh Embalry at Florence was a fcene of
the moll flagrant violation of every thing that was
virtuous. His Lordfhip would lay down the fame
rule in this cafe, when he had heard the evidence
he had to produce. Should it be adduced that a
man fhould complain of being robbed, who has
!hewn that he confiders his honour as of no value,
who climates his dometlic comfort as worth no-
thing, and chutes to pars his time with any other I
Woman rather than with his wife, how much more
emphatically do-day would there things be corn-
mented on by his Lordfhip, who had to confiderthe
condud of a man who had boafted that there was
more glory in the commiflion of there acts?-
-Such a man is Mr. Wyndham. At the time
he had this adoring wife, he was a man of fucceff-
ful gallantry ; fhould he then be hatred to come
into Court and a& for damages t His Learned
Friend, yefterday, had attempted to draw a line
of diftindion between the charge alkdged againit
the Plaintiff, and ftated his having attended to his
wife; but this was known to be unworthy of his
Learned Friend's great abilities, and was teen
through, and the charge was confidered as a com-
plete anfwer to the Plaintiff's cafe. So in the pre-
fent cafe, if he thould prove that he was comma.
ally driving about in his corricks Ladies of no
chandler, fuch as Bartoli and Mari, and at the
fame time meeting his neglected wife in another,
would not this be anfwer fufficient ? The furni-
ture of the Hotife of Emboli", was publicly taken
out to furnifh the houfe of his proftitute living in
the fame town.—He would a 4, Could Mr. Wynd-
ham, after this, taped to receive a verdict at the
bands of an Englith Jury ; after placing his wife
in the care of perfons of no charader, fending her
to Bologna with them, and when Sombobno re-
turned, never inquiring how the was, with whom
The raided, or any queftion refpeding her, or
what traniadions were going on there P It was
too evident he knew of the connection. Was it
net likely Lord Holland would have written to
apprize his friend " that Wycombe was there pay-
" mg attentions to his wife, and which attentions
didreffed me; he is of her party to Bologna,

Turin, and eifewhere : won't yon take mea-
" furcs to prevent this e—bid be write fnch a
letter ?—No I—He knew that he had long Wore
that alienated and divorced himfelf from his wife.
The fervants all knew of it, and were prepara
accordingly. Lord Wycombe, at one or two
o'clock in the morning, walks into the room of
this convenient waiting woman, and from thence
into Mrs. Wynclham's apartment. Did the fay to
him—" My Lord,; ou bare miliaken your way—
" this is not ylur apartment." •
Did the fo ?—No,it was all fettled beforehand:
Thefe WC:sC Italian recites, which, thank GOD,
we have not yet arrived at the felicity of witnef.
Ping in England. The &ft thing Sombo:ino did,
when he returned, was to prefent himfelf to Mr-
Wyndham—Did he reprefent whatwas going for
ward at Bologna and Laufanne ?—No. He made
no complaint to his Mager, nor were any quell
tions afked, nor did he take meafures to firtisfy hit
wounded honour till July 'Boo; a period of five
years; and now, (raid Mr. GARROW) let us inn.'
lider the apolegy. The important fervices Mr.
Wyndham was rendering his country were
Rated to Le the reafbn that he could not attend to
his private concerns ; and, to borrow an exprefliou
from his Isearned Fritnd, the Attorney-General,
he was content to put his horns into his pocket till
he had fi.ttled the affairs of Europe at the
Grand Dike's Court. What! could he not
have written to fomc of his Noble Relations, who
might have brought the :talon for him? Was
it necellkry for him to be here in perfon to attend
his own caufe ? Could he not have fent a packer,
and the writ might have been iffued as well while
lie was abfent ? The fa/I was, Bartoli and Mari
had applied the flyptic, and not till it be.•ame a
matter of finance did he confider it worth his while
to profecute an aCtion. The cafe of Cibber was
light in companion to this. In the language of
the people of Florence, it was too profs a cafe to
be proved with fatisfaetion to the Plaintiff's cha.
raaer. The Attorney-General could not Rate that
application was made to bring on the trial earlier
than July lA. If theretOre the parties were in
common contaa, the Rate of limitations might b 4
pleaded. In this Cafe, profs negligence, and fcan-
dalous inattention to Ins wife, were imputable to
the Plaintiff, who had run the riff: of bringing
difeafes into the marriage-bed; and he hoped he
should not live long enough to hear a Jury pro-
nounce a verdict for a Plaintiff ;landing under fuch
circumflances. Ile then Rated the evidence he
Ihould adduce, and (hewed that any one of the va-
rious fats he thould prove, would be a complete
bar to the a,iion. The tuft witnefs called was—

Mr. Cornewall, fon to Sir George Cornewall.
He was at Florence at the latter end of the year
1794, and received at the houfc of the Britifh Am-
bairador, and conßantly faw Mr. Wyndham ; was
there from Oetober till the end of the year ; vifited
a party of Englifh, confining of Lady Webfler,
Lord Holland, &c. has every reafon to fuppele
Mr. Wyndham was a man of gallantry ; has told
the witnefs to that effect ; has feen him with Ma-
dame Bartoli feveral times driving he: about in
his curricle, and conduaing her td the Opera :
the People of Faibion at Florence go conflantly to
the Opera : has feen Mrs. Wyndham thereat the
fame time, while Mr. Wyndham was in another
Sox with Madame Bartoli; has no doubt of Bartoli
being a woman of eafy virtue; her hufband refided
at Leghorn. It was fubmitted by the Counfel for the
Plaintiff; that this kind of evidence was irrelevant,
as being only the inferences drawn from the Wit-
nefs's olsfe..vations ; but this was over-ruled by
Lord KENYON, as it might tend to Phew the con-
duEl of the Plaintiff produced jealoufy and dint Mk
on the part of Mrs. Wyndham. Mr. Cornewall
then proceeded. He Rated, that the imprellion of
Bartoli being a loofe woman was made on every
perfon in Florence. Lord Wycombe was there
during great part of the time ; did not perceive
that he paid more than common attention to Mrs.
Wyndham, fuch as banding her to and from her
carriage. Mr. Wyndham did not appear Rudious
to conceal his gallantries; has driven Bartoli to
the CalEno, a place like Hyde-Park, and as public.
Crofs•examined by the ATTOINEy-Gtoo IRA 1..-
Did the Witnefs fuppofe that every man who paid
attention to a female mua naturally go to bed to
her ?—A.
Did the Wittiefs know of the little good-na.
timed gentleman in this country, who is fo par-
tial to mount his coach-boa and drive all the La-
dies about town in their turns? Mr. Cornwall
replied, that he knew the perfon he meant very
well. ,6 Then, (laid the Arroes vr.GEssaaa.),
do yon fuppofe that he has au intrigue with every
one of there ladies ?"—(A wry lasi laigb.)—
The Winters never knew any conneetion be-
tween Mr. Wyndham and Bartoli ; Mr. Wynd-
ham was free in his communications, and, from
all that he knew, he conceived that an improper
conneElion had taken place. Mr. Wyndham had
made a confeffion to that purport in March 1795,
; when the Witnefs met him at Rome.

John Adam Smith, Efq. was at Florence in
1794 and 1795 ; was at the houfe of-the Britills
Ambafrador• law Mrs. Wyndham there; knew
Lord Holland, Lady Weblier, Lord Wycombe,
and all the parties except Mr. Wyndham, who was
generally regarded as a man of gallantry through
nut Florence : he made fecret of it, and ito
doubt was left on his mind that he was criminally
intimate with Bartoli ; and during the time that
Mrs. Wyndham was at Florence, it was open to
public obfervation ; has Peen Mari in compaby
with Mr. Wyndham.
Here Lord lisisson allied if this evidence could
be oppofed
The Arroax ay Gutless replied, that he had
doubts of the evidence meant to be produced, and
thought he could oppofe it with lured's.
Lord Kilovolt called out, ‘4 Go on then; well,
go on, go on."
Crofs-Taamined by Mr. DISK I N S.••••111C wit-
oafs has teen them driving out together four timrs;
did not obferve any thing in their dt poi tinent
in-
deccrous. Being asked, whether he crcr perceived '
any vifible levity in her, he replied, that In
very fitre if he knew what viliiule kvity •
thought it indicates' levity to accompan;
this manner. It is generally imagined in

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