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London, England, 1818-12-22 00:00:00

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A* felt iittri, as, itiatij• Of Nhgbish alit tiersplic ft i
might be. urged that the defendant*
asriot a maa o. i i",
consideraide fortunci ; but if thiy Wife to adopt any
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such consideration in fixing damages, they avOuld iil4
trodtice into society a set of privileged profligateei
who, because their fortune tens not contiderablei
could break down and destroy domestic hai pintas t
with impunity, In a 'case in which his money was r
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fraudulently kept from him, wtaild they give dame-
ges according to the forzurte of the defendant ? I
Would they not give his lawful demand to the antra ;
most farthing? How much more would they In suck ,i I. I.!
a case as this es•imate the extent of the injury, and • i
give damages to the full amount which that called for
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Mr. WilliamLaurance Haute produced an extract I e 1
of the marriage in Bermondsey Church, in 1805, of : :
the plaintiff with Elizabeth Tennant. . .
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The Rev: 1)r. Harrison, the Curate' who married , • .
them, produced the register. -
James Harrison, Librarian for Aticidni Concerts, ,1 ''
proved the signature of the plaintiff in the registers
He then proved four letters produced to be the de-
fendant's hand-writing. He knew the plaintiff and
his wife for fourteen years ;. they had six children
living, two of them were girls. They were as happy f t i
is it was possible fort man and wile to I*. Last wilt-
ter he thought he observed a coldness cat her past . .
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but none on hist The defendant was acquainted with
Mr. Vaughan's family. He always saw him there t, il ii
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Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan sung at Dr. Smith's Concerts
Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant VA UGH A N.—The
defendant was from 26 to 28 years of age; Mrs. • 1
Vaughan was 34. He was very frequently in the fa- 1.1-1
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mily. He remembered that Mrs. Vaughan had been , ,
confined in 1816,and obliged to refuse an engagement
for a Musical Meeting at Derby for 60 guineas. Ile
did not know whether the plaintiff had left her before
her confinement, and stayed away eight weeks. On t
the 12th of June last she sung at a Concert, for her ,i
own benefit, and went off next day. He saw no encou-
ragement given by the plaintiff try any improper
familiarities.
Re-examined by ICir. DeNstas.-i-The plaintiff was
principal tenor singer of the Ancient Concerts. Miss
Vaughan gave lessons in private. Her income from
her profession could not be less than £5OO a year. The
plaintiff was also principal tenor singer at the Vocal
Concerts ; he gave lessons in private! he was told by
another lady that Mrs. Vaughan was pregnant; he i
had not himself observed it ; he asked her if it was .
so, and she denied it ; he had heard that they slept
•separately. .
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The four letters above-mentioned were now put in ,
evidence, and read by the Clerk :
no. 1—(con).
• I aim heart-broken at being obliged to go from you, my own -
adored Bess, my very life. I am wretched ; I feel it is not my •
home I am going to—your bosom, yOur treasure of a bosten, is
my place of comfort, is only where Tcan enjoy heartful satisfac-
tion. I cannot leave without wrhiag to you. I cannot q....it
London as if no one was left in it to make me sigh deeply ~.:
Joins front it. I cannot depart without again imploring my r
idolized wife, to take every minute care to protect and guatd
' safely that life on which mine depends. Bets, my treasured, nay I
darling Bess, my own valued, cherished, fondly cherished win.,
i my bean's only solace, do take care of yourself; I will be a Ir."-
band devoted to your service and happiness ere long—Ok that',
could come to me on Thursday, that 1 might see your beleved
face, that I might feel your dear band! Think what a cruel long
t while is Friday. Neve, mind what may be add reboot it; recel- 4
; lea, it cannot lait long—so what mattert—do, oh do, come if
. you possibly can, to your own attached and doating hushar.M.
' God bless you again and again, my blessed love, my own heart's' t
' dearest treasure, prays your own affectionate husband
.• Home Sanest. ,
• ~ Write to-morrow, lirnplorc you, I shall be mad if you don't.,
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4 Thank GOD, any adored Bess, that • I have a moment to
write to you. I can now be enabled to speak to you in the ge-
nuine feelings of my heart, to tell you the comfort, the blessing i
1 it is to me, to have so aftectionate a wife,- a wife that loves me
• so dearly as you, do. Your anxious interest about my health
. winds round my heart, .and binds me tea you in the dearest, the
, suongest ties. Bess, treasure of my heart, our separation will
' now soon beams.; soon shall we lice together ur.hopeded. We
r shall live Tor eachenher, my own darling wife. This going to .
• Richmond is a sad interruption to me, but pay health Celia me
1, it is right. I assure you, last night I was disturbed at Ih.ding
• the bleeding likely to return • I ens all over poke ; and hem is 1
awfully • .
7 fully oppressive to me. Isbell le cool at Richmond, and by
e being much out in the air, and taking nourishing food in mode-
e nation, I shall gain bodily strength, without increasing the dr-
y relation of my blood.' Corry says, lam fit a state of gener-I
debility, ty, which occasions laxity in the blond-vessels, so that
i they cannot resist against any excited circulation of the blood
aid if I once provoke a violent discharge from any vent! that
11l has yielded, I shall not be able to stop it without a severe rt-
o medy of bleeding at the arm: under this circumstance wine is I
b poiaon to me. I shall gain strength at Richmond ; and when I
~. am stronger my vessels will be more braced. Therefose, dear- #
h eat love, I have some comfort in my present going to Richmond, I
li, as I firmly believe it will ward Off a continuation of my illness ,
re to a time when any healtlrwill he of most consequence. .1 sit'
iv it in your dear countenance that you felt the cruelty-of ow
' situation at not being aiile.to be with me; but do cheer up, it is
a for the best; I pledge you, my.owu heart's most s..cred haAos-,
n, I will take the minutest care cf myself. I must come to town 1
le on Friday, as I shall see Clarke where V. goes. I have lett !
n_ three covers with Mary. I ivreat of you Wtite ; lei= know
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how you arc. I will assure you most seriously (1 do not do it to r
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frighten you), it is of most essential consequence to me that I ,
Ist should be as much at rest in my mind as possible. I never was
e- attacked so ',dote ; but from what little I have wen, I can soy . A
es that the least sudden aErm, the least worry of mind, produces I
such a pulsation all over, that I feel ha if I were going to burst
a- into ithousand pieces. Wile of my heart, my own dearest,
he most coveted treasure, I must hear from you daily between this
an and Friday; put in all your letters before one in the day, and
rd in Goo's name let the entreat of you not to give so many lessons.
ere Du not go to the Opera, say own darling, on Tuesday ; keep
qukt. Indeed, indeed, I should net have gone had 1 been in
ss London. I wish to Mayas, you could come down on Thurs-
Or day, but that I fear ;do if you can by the next chance. I shall 1
tai write to you; pray be quick, and let me know where I may
~,; direct it, as -I feel I must set you at rest concerning my own 1
'`' health. I shall do well at Richmond ; I shall think of my own
m wife, and the treasure I possess in her; but again, again let me
of implore of you take care of yourself, and do not over-fatigue l
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w yourself; it will kill me if you do, indeed it will; it is no vain l •
)i.. idea of mine, but it will positively kill me if lamto be thrown
into any fear about-you. I charge you, then, u you value your "
IS husband's life, as you value your own life, as you value the Life
d, of one who will be a dear and binding tie upon us both in all '
th and every sense; that you will take care of yourself. Write to
Id me without fall to-morrow, or. I will set off by Wednesday's
coach. Goo bless you, nay own heart, my wife, my dearest .
?t blessing add comfort. Gon bless you and preserve you safely
in through all your many trials, is the fervent constant prayer of
At your own affectionate, fondly attached, and faithful husband,
• " HENRY SMITH.
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. ~Nothing but the full conviction that my going to Richmond
1.4 will be of service, of casential service to me, could have driven •
ac me there from you, nay own comfort ; you must know and feel •
re that. Bless you."
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e. " 1 eras glad to find you wore in Oaf this morning, my owe
darling Bess, when I wan sold you were ur so late : you must
a have had a mosefatiguing evening: thank Goa it is over. Your •
ad restraint in clothing is most paintuL I hope, most conbdentiy,
of that this will be the last week of it. I wish to GOD that you
~,.,, were away-
and at ease. lam in hourly dread that jr.3 V. win
r` discover your situation before you are out of his reach. Let
14: ,ite imploreymi to get out of his-way ; thgre is no necessity to go
in, fa; it must he knows when you are gone, f..r all your hientla . '