Star.
London, England, 1827-02-02 00:00:00

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moral and religious -_ -
If Mr. W.'s circtimstatices were to betaken steadies to
the statemenewhich bad been made to upon
dwrit,then there was at once in end to the qoestioe as
to his solvency—as to his ability so maintain the children
according to their just views and expectations in life.*
He enn.r, therefore, consider the question *pot
.other
grounds. It was true the Court could compel thefts**
to provide for the childrees maintenance out of blown
funds, but he never could permit pecuniary considera-
tions. if put int the balance. to weigh in the dies* t
degree against the importance of a religious and moral
education. The Court was not called upon to speak
with seferente to the mere act of adultery, whether such

act was committed at Napieii. at Albano, at Fioreace, or
anywhere else, and if it were, there could be no question
that Mrs. Wellesley had granted an act of condonation
to Mr. Wellesley. He had no difficulty whatever in saying
that habitual drunkenness would be a sufficient ground
for the interposition of the Court ; and it was a sufficient
ground, on the principle that it incapacitated the father
from performing his duty towiids his children. Any
other vice having the same effect was consequently
squally a ground of the interference of the Court. He had
read through the affidavits with the greatest scientists,
and, these facts aispeared to him to be quite clear, name-
ly, that from the time the parties arrived at Paris, aft-r
they had left Florence, a system of adultery had been
Mr.
on between Mr. Wellesley and Mrs. Bligh until
Mr. Wellesley tame to London in December, and alrs
'from the following March in so disgraceful, so infamous
manner, especially to Mrs. Bligh, that he (the Lard
'Chancellor) should deserve to he hunted out of society if
he could—no, he would rather forfeit his life than per-
mit Victoria to be under the custody of a man who had
the slightest connezion with such an abandoned woman.
Loidship delivered the last part of the sentence
with great emphasis, and was much agitated. Strong
marks of approbation were evidently about tube indulged
in by the public, but they were immediately checked by
Officers of theCourt,and his Lordship having received
fresh bundle of papers, which he had sent out for,
proceeded.) He Abould next allude to the correspondence
"which had taken place between Mr. and Mrs. Welles-
ley, respecting their separation. He alluded particularly
to the passages in which Mr. Wellesley expressed it. to
be hie determination not to permit the boys to remain*
England longer than six months, aid declared thritlie
would allow no one to interfere between him anfl his
wife., Mrs. Wellesley in her reply to that stated, theist*
was resolved to separate herself from a husband who bad
already left her; evidently, said his Lordship, alluding to
Mr. Weliesley's shameful connexion with Mrs. Bligh.
In answer to that letter Mr. Wellesley stated, that be
had never treated her in a degrading manger; an l
that , when she talked of a separation, she should
remember that she had a legal settlecient. and he
desired her to take the fullest advantage ofit. The Court
remarked. that that • muse apply to the 10,0001. a year
pin-money,which,saccording to Mr. Hutchinson's affida-
vit, .a proposition hid been made for putting it into a
common pulse.' It also appeared that 50.0001. wis to be
charged on the estate on the birth tithe second boy, and
that Mfrs. WelleslfY give that to Mr. Wellesley. That
Mr s.W.'s pin-satiarty wiiatutleenclarnbered, there Could
he no question ; and h' win easy to understand that
Mrs.W. should cluipahia of 'Offing called upon to educate
the khildren oat of it.,,T4ittetter. went on to 'lecke the
propriety Well persons begiligendalel Mrs-vicated
an reply, that. as no English lawyers could be produced
in Paris, helikhe. /mulct 'swallow Lord Mit yboroogli to
interfere, she had resolved on returning to England as
soon as possible, to take the necessary advise, and re-
quested that he woad name a lawyer to Meet bets
She also thanked Mr. Wellesley for an offer he had
made her of some 'nary, but declined acceptiourf it;
and she concluded by calling on, him not to dr,iNe her
to have recourse to the laws of her country foijsrotee-
tion againet farther insult. Mr. WellMli7 then tent to
Mn.W.Me. names of, his Solicitors, and else; a .Fopy of
itistricsions tcspecting the course of education irbich
was to be adopted, for the children. There Yejis un-
questionably, in almost all Mr.Welksley's strong
injanctotrtems against lying; and as to the mei% Tricia*
of the, with the exception of a few parpnges, they
were such as would do credit to any moral man, Among
other _things, Mr.W. recommended the cooties:nation
of be Doums-day Book, which seemed au usefil con-
trivance* enough. - Mrs. Wellesley, in answer4.pledged
herself to .follow the instructions, and expressed her
satisfaction at having her children with her. .1a we of
Mr. WeUesley's letters he Aemarked tq Mrs. Wellesley,
you-know he was given to Jying,. and I allowed him
to swear a little, in order that he might, distinguish
between a venial fault and,* vice." That was a distinc-
tion which.his Lordship did .not very well understand,
from the example. There was one letter of Mr. Wel-
lesley's which his Lordship thought it right to notice,
but before doing so, ha felt himself bound to correct
a most erroneous impression which was abroad,
especially out of Court. There• was a general and
strong belief that such letter had u killed Mille Weller
ley," whereas the fact was, that she had *IF seen it.
The letter alluded to contained a statement of his con-
duct from the time Mrs. Bligb was sent frOm the
family of Mrs. Wellesley while at France. .It stated
that ~he bad used his utmost means' to get rid of
Mrs. Bligh ; that in a fit of insanity she .had taken
poison and endeavoured to destroy. herself ; that as
soon as her health permitted her, he had 'persuaded
her to leave Florence for Paris, and in the hope that she
would find her father (General Paterson) there, he bad
delayed Mts. Wellesley's arrival at Paris for iwo or
three days; but that on his arrival at Paris he found her
(Mrs. Bligb) there, bat not her father. In her *Attila
narrative on this subject, Mrs. Wellesley stated that
Mrs. Bligb was established at Florence is a s..ite of
rooms adjoining her and that site arrived at Paris 'at
the same time Mr.Niellesley Mr. Wellesley's state-
ment went on to speak of Mrs. Bligh's madness--de-
claring that he left bee in charge of keepers—that she
escaped lions their custody, followed him fur days, and
that she was in so wretched and dreadful it st to of
Meth, that tl.e doctors asserted poscively she could not
live a mouth, and that he did not think she could live
nine days. It appbared, however, by affidavits, that at
the very time Mr. Wellesley stated Mrs. Bligh to have
beers in so dreadful a condition, that they lived together
and travelled under false names. There could be, no

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'that Coart,.if it was supposed that the Wire main: k
%/Amid Hie .Latikolsip imam& a. ease
in which a commotibricklisyst's:daudinkwas abeam
awry an infant who was allied to-a snost.l4loWornassl7
And was a Ward of that Court. Therefore, it was Wr
dent that he (the lard Chancellor) was bound to
tect the moral and religious education of the ebih