Star.
London, England, 1816-06-15 00:00:00

L4ll INTELLIGENCE.

'SHEAVES. COURT, JUNE 14.
CalM. CON.
UN N. R. C. 1. Owns. L N. et •••••••• muted.
GURIIST opened the pleadings. The declara-
tion stated. that the defendant had seduced, and cri-
minally known, the wife of the plaintiff For this
injury he had laid his damages at mow, The de-
fendant bad suffered judgment to go by default, and'
the Jury were. now to inquire into, and Assess the
damaMr ges.. ts •
. Serjeaiot Bast stated the case. lie had tbe
honour of aueeding the Court this day on behalf of
Sir Edward Owen, better known to the Jury and to
the public by the tide of Commodore Owen—One
of the molt enterprising,- gallant, and judicious
Officers thaehelonged to that most valuable service,
the Navy. This excellent Officer tame before the
Court to comptsin of one ot the sawn grievous inju-
ries that mild he gsaceivtd—he meant the seduction
of his wiles affection. He had stated plain-
tiff-we& Where be bad been for a great somber, of
years must be known to every Gentleman who took
any interest in the great events which had, for a
series of years, occurred in Europe—for his name bad
beat eonstaedy before hib countrymen. They must
recollect him commands% a squadron off Boulogne
—and, when his services were no longer requited
there, he was called to an equally honourable and
arduous duty on the Lakes ot Canada. Whilst the
plaintiff was employed on this last station. the defen-
dant, who acted as apothecary to the family, availed
himself of the opportunity which Sir Edward Owen's
absence afforded, to seduce the affections of his
hitherto virtuous and honourable wife. air Edward
Owen commanded a squadron off Boulogne in the
year 1802. He was constantly in the habit of coming
to Dover and Deal for those particular purposes,
which frequently rendered it necessary for a squadron
to run into. port. The Lady was the daughter of a
impeccable member of the legal profession, who had,
it 1802, retiteit
.from its fatigues, and was living,
ivately. 4 "Wag In the Course ef-Sir Edwas4
Owen's visits to that town he became' acqualote4
with the Lady and her father. She was extremely
beautiful, and was possessed of every accomplish-
ment that could adorn the female character—
Sir Edward Owen paid his addresses to her, and a
marriage was the consequence. It was solemnised
with the perfect approbation of the father and friends
of the lady. Sir Edward was then SI years of age.
and his bride was just turned of 31—so that to dis-
parity of age could be alleged as a came of unhap-
piness. They lived together, down to the moment
when the seduction took place, in the most dim
tioaate manner. It was impossible for any two pen.
sons to live together mitre happily. The attentions
of the plaintiff ro his lady were marked by the ut-
most kindness, and she returned them affectionately.
The Jury would find, that while Sir Edward was
absent, in the service of his country, Lady Owen'
manifested the most anxious desire for his return—
that species of feeling Which a beloved wife might be
expected to shims when the object of her affection.,
was abroad, exposed to every description of perils'
When the Boulogat flotilla was put an end to, Sir
Edward was sent to sieve his country on the Lakes-
of Canada ; Lady Pew was inconsolable on that
occasion—the felt all that a wife ought to feel for the
loss of such a husband. Dating the period of SiT
Edward's absence, Lady Owen's state of health was
exceedingly bad. She was attended, in the first place,
by the father of the defendant, who was an apothecary
in the neighbourhood of Deal, and afterwards by the
defendant himself. The visits of the defendant were
extremely frequent, so much so, as to excite a sm.
pleion, that be was not attending the Lady for the
purpose of re-establishing her health,. or that of my
Cdh.er family, but that he was engaged in worp-
her mind, and seducing her affections from ker
No dotdit pfd test on the windier the
Jury,' and the Undkr Sheriff would state to them,
from the circumstance of judgment having,gose by
default. that the act of adultery was cad-Atte&
But in order to show the atrocity of the case, be =Mid
clearly prove that the crime was effected whill
Edward was absent oethe Lakes of Canada: 41M
his return, he was informed by some friends that hi{
LLady bad conducted herself improperly Itltfaht
fondant during his absence. Sir Edward
Wends, who were the relatives of his Lady, art.abo
'acted them to enter into an investigation of tiOpek•
consumes—being determined to have no connecties
or correspondence with his Wife till the truth
fully established. These two Gentlemen pr
with the inquiry, bat it appeared they had not
hold of the right clue,. or the business would then
'have been completely developed: After they had
looked into all the informed°n which they had been
able to collect, they reported that •tbe rumour of
Lady Owen's improper conduct -
don. There was not a happier -
when the innocence of his Lady
kicrelOroed, with redoubled
, He leuod her man ill state of
OM her indisposition arose
',parto arbkli had occasioned
dPeis *Ouija cb ben
ht situation, and

duet was without feenula- be hada& many use them
in mean than flit. hadimen at consider*
ady was comp i ola order. to • kw:tease his est
'bled please*, to she maim of doe Cavan
)t health—sodoideas. • Dult)er_. pupil; forlsis ow
from dee subuffegoes 'mat Mis• -Wllf tldi rbilie
the inquiry • eked, siot had globiessi
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