Star.
London, England, 1828-05-31 00:00:00

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But the arrow thits.directed spinet hint veit, net sof&
eiently barbedsenethet time deadly "was aimed against
him by bit asieilittit.' In a convevsation which he hid
with Thos. liendiesint (her husband's brother), be made
use of the following lenge age:—
" Mrs. Headwind bap not slept at home for nearly a
month. She has been staying at Pelham's. She is in
love with him. It was usual for the blinds of the front
room window to be up while she was not there. but
while the was there they were always pulled down. It
was her Intention to lie-in there, in order that she might
receive Mr. Pelharn's caresses. Mr. Pelham conducted
hie home on his arm when she was in labour,„ which
way indecent, as she was confined in half an hour. after
lt+ltiet~i his brise."
Did he stop here? He afterwards added a state-
mkt to the following effect :
Mrs. Henderson is a bad woman. Sheleft bee home
end family, and went and stayed at the bout of Mr.
Pelham for a whole month. I frequently wrote to her,
dtiring her stay at Mr. Pelhaus's, on the impropriety of
her conduct. Her conduct with Mr. Pelham was in-
famous. Mr. Pelham frequently came to her house, and
stayed till twelve, one, and two o'clock. I do not
.blame Mr. Pelham, for you know very -well,"thit if
women will run so much after us, what are-we to do?
She seduced bum, not he her."
AU this—which placed the accusation of a criminal
intercourse beyond any ingenuity.or explanation of his
Learned Friend (Mr. Broughain)---the defendant. by
allowing judgment to go by default, admitted was false
and 'malicious. What, then,
.was Ms motive It was
'impossible to tell. The deliberation With which the act
Ntet !enacted and cart ied on. proeecElltat it arum from
no intemperate sally of resentment,' if inteMperaude or
ificliscretioncould be imputed to a.man.to whom three
',cite yak's' eaperieace ought to have brought discre-
tide. .11ut,•though he 'admitted the falsehood of his
'charge. bemade no apology. wheii'an apology would
have been effectual. Now it would be. too late. Pain
tad been endured. and injury slotainesi. ty the plain-
lOr'which he was entitled to compeesation.
Mr. CIIAMMIL examined Mr. John Firminger, a mer-
eliant,'who proved that in consequence et tne dvfend-
wat's letter, he ceased in August last .to employ' the
pitaintiff as a wharfinger ; he had previouhly paid the
latter 1101. for goods landed at his wharf, from April
-to-May. He had usually paid him from 60W. to 7001.
He had since contracted with anothey. wharfinger.
Mr. BROUGHAM, as Counsel for the defendant, ad-
'lnitted that the plaintiff was entirely innocent of the
charges imputed to him but the defendant did not
actinic this facts he had stated were untrue; he only ad-
mitted that his inferences from them to the prejudice of
She'plaintiff's and Mrs. Henderson's character were not
warranted. The defendant, in his letter, appealed to
facts within the knowledge of the Lady to whom it
was addressed. and. if those facts bad not taken place.
the defendant was more fit for a patient than a doctor—
s patient too in a lunatic asylum. These facts, such as
Mts. Ht•nderrin's not making provision to lie-tn at her
'own house—leer walking home on the plaintiff's arm--
wile such as a jealous man might be apt to pate wrong
wonsuuction upon, and so it was with the defendant. If
lie bad beliried what be said, of which thetoooold be
no doubt, though he was mistaken, he bad adadinno.
leently, and io a praiseworthy manner, in doing what he
did. Having made a fall tetractioa. and apology, he
ought tint to he vi-area with more than nominal damages.
l'heSeconottav having summed up, one of ahe Jury,
%aid. What's the lowest damages we can give?
The SIGONDARN—You may give a farthing, if you
please. •
The Jarer...l bkwit gietraay more; that's all the
ease is worth.
Another Juror—Tbatis a bold declaration, isidsich
I than not

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