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London, England, 1828-08-21 00:00:00

should leave her house in such a fainter as tn.indeeitt
any inquiry being made about her for some daft fof
which purpose she appointed him to•come ts
Cornwallis's for her. What were the htelings.t.t. the
deceived, the deeple-i*red husband, when, on going
to fetch her home from the house of his friend, accord-
ing to her appointment, be found she had not been
there? After much fearful inquiry, it was 'discovered
that she had gone with the defendant to Margate. and
Was there living with him in a false name—the bettet,
no doubt, to escape the legal consequences of his con-
duct. After this discovery of their resent, the patties
no longer sought concealment, but proceeded to Calais,
where they lived together as man and wife, in the de-
fendant's real name ; and it being necessary to serve
theni with another legal Oman; -thl messenger who
went there for that purpose foutuf thein...iin the public
pier, as if thrf detendart was etukangiverldbiting hiS
degraded victim. :
A copy of the register of the•plaintininaniege, en
the Ist of August, 1821, was put:in -eeidefice::
:•-;
Miss Ann Austen exayFiined-.Laii• plaineffi
daughter by a former wife.
.I.Wasiiiesetit at his titair
riage with his present wife,' whiCh took Price. it: St.
Paul's, Covent-garden, the Ist of. August., 1801. I then
went to live with them at Goudhialt;:ifid continuetto
reside there principally till Mrsat.ttiter6 elopement is
October last. To the time of Mix.'Anifen leaving her
husband, their demeanour. toweraniaol other was ten-
der and affectinitates Dr. Nare's family was intimate,
with my father for 30 years; they tonstantly visited in .1
the most friendly meaner. I knew the defendant from
a child; he was always intimate at otir house: 0616
return from India, last year. he and his mother came to
any father's together, and the intimacy was continued.
Li the tame friendly manner as it had always been. •
Cross-examined by Mr. At.aratinift—l did not Cer-
tainly speak of the intimacy of my father and Dr. Nares
f'r 30 years Nam my own knowledge, but they were
intimate as long as ever I can remember. My lather's
age is about 67 at present; the age of his second wile
at pi esent is about 34. I never saw any thing between
them that was not tender and affectionate; there were
diffeiences of opinion sometime', but never any thing
like a q•iarrel; I believe the defendant is now about 22
years of age ; he was in India two years; he bad fre-
quently visttrd at my father's afterhis :tetrad martiagr,
before he averts to India; I never observed anytlifference
in the conduct of Mrs. Austen %when the &lend-ant was
a shim ; he wrote once to kits. Austen from India,
and shewrote Once to him; he is a Lienienant in the
Bengal Army. • I was very little at home between the
time of the defendant's return in May, and Mn. Austen's
ving away in October • 1 was at home AUting the
month of September; Mrs. Austen treated the de-
fend int as a,partictilat friend—all the family did the
same ; her conduct towel cls him Was not sett+, as I might
have used, but there was nothing improper in it ;I saw
is,thing in her conduct to disapprove of.
Re-eaamined—l saw an unfinished letter in Mrs.
Austen's band whilesbe defendant was in India, which
she told me was for him.' I should* not hive known
whom it was for had not she told me. She used no con-
gealment. There wits nothing in her continct that called
)'or reprehension. .
Colonel Ainten, examined by Mr. Lew—l am nephew
Of the plaintiff, and was in the habit of visiting him
from the time 0 hissecond marriage to the time his wife
elopedr-genetally three, or u:, or five-times a week
in- winter. Hit conduct was that of a tender and affec-
tionate hashind: - 3
liied
_horisemai'd with Mri
*woo 11 years. I lived in the hOti.e film the time oe
gnetioboad marriage till Mrs. Austen went away. H 5
was always kind and affectionate w her. S,4e was al tray
kind and pleasant to him. Her conduct was always tha
cf a Lady. • Never saw any thing Meteor, to the time
at ber going away. •
John Beresford, a waiter at Fladting's Hotel, in 01-
-fma•Kreet in (Weber last, stated, that ,the defendant
called on ive 29th of October last, and asked for apart-
Meets. He was mot mg by the Mbar waiters. He chose
a drawing-room and bed-chamber on the same floor;
there was a passage 'between. Defendant alept.tbete
OS Abe 49th and 30th, and went, as he said. tp Seven
Oak's in the morniug—ordered a dinner for himself and
a Ludy, and returned between five and scrin the even-
tztith a Lady. They slept in the bed-room. De-
nial bis same was Wait. 411. kit witness sup-
plied they were man andswite.-Tbey left'tbe following
.dayist dusk. . •
bfraJobsi Hay letaininedWitiess setts acquainted
with Mr. and Mrs. Austen fir sementime: Pa the 31st
of Octobet, be was a passenger in the Granborne coach
to London. ' The coach•stopped at Major Austen's (the
*Motifs) boast, and took up Mrs. Austen. Her bus-
band stsd -W her to the coach, araCisld so witness be
was sled to see him. Mrss•Austen adie-going on the
road as far as Seven Oaks, tiodtheieriul4l be much
obliged to him to take charge
__ of bar so tar. ~He
she was going on a visit to hitiltorniivalliaii, and Mrs.
Austen /pegged her husband teaeome -*Width her the;
following Saturday, which be Obi be shoiiid do. The
distance between MG Anstialell aim &Soil* Valle is be-
tween 20 end to ans. ..00410. Asasica was lode
is the conk** slid abintuttistbange4 diftr
30041.-woolil tab S dude, et Tunbridge, and Igo Ore
• casselleati ; she loft*. =sib nt.TAntbfitigt. Ind ordmild
a cluude-iit-the Cretni Inn•;.lsltoosez wog as by the
coach, and saw so We* of laes. Le , 11: •
Cross-examinea74iims Aims fit a irobbakeipetip
pidetable personal attnlittion... 3t • 0 s- • •
• biTs.•JObillati 'cousismod--Witiiist Nose at:/1114 ..10.
Lower Matisortarelds, liarsmo?! Ths.dereaist ands
Lady came to her Napa, as thoN;ei November. and'
lodged with, bet eleven wake.. .M4i mid tbei'r name
was Wait; they used the same bedrorain, and dewed
• bet, if any one called, to arty they were mit there. Sne
saw the name Noses on the inside of astitt•cas brought
by the Gentleman. Taylor came to her house and asked
to see the parties: she said they were, not there. He
. came again, and Nares opened the door and let him in.
They had no servant.; the Lady she would calla very
good-looking woman.
By the CPunT—They lived while in her house as man
sad wife.
Benjamin Taylor—Witness is an innkeeper at Cran-
brook, and knows the person of the deleudant and Mrs.
Austen. He went to Margate on the 14th of,,Decem-
bet, and inquired fur them a; Mrs. Johnson's house;
she denied their lodging at her house. lie went again,
and Mr. Naves opened the door and let him in. and
took him up stairs; witness served process on him, and
said he wanted to serve MIS. Austen; Mr. Nares said
be would do it ; witness told him unit would not an-
Drier, and Mr. Nares then brought her down stairs, and
Le served her.
William liazledine—Witness is a butcher at Gond-
bnrst, and set vet; the defendant and MTSAIIIsten. Went
to coL,:,...the Ist or Ai.til. t) serve bins with process,
awl is walk in., on the public pier. Mrs. Austen
said td
.111.11 t, goad JD, liaaledink where did you
cane iron. ; • ' your business; hut yod don't want
to make I, 8 unpitu.ant here. Come to the