Star.
London, England, 1818-12-14 00:00:00

Adieu, Margarita, and let me beg of you to desist upbraid-
ne with inconstancy; for here I swear before the Ammorre
that I love you still, moat devotedly so; but that I am
w.th you for many reasons. If I can be of any service to
dr, and you will Lad T am still your friend as well as
Now a long adieu. May you be happy for ever! hap-
s the miserable being who writes tlwse few unconnected
, and when in society with some of your friends, recol-
heart that beats but for you ; which beats againsr the
the woman it bleeds for, with an agony nearly. madden-
Oh, Heavens! Margarita, how I suffer; how I love:
rse the sentiment that makes me feel it—it kills me.—
Attu, adorable creature, and for ever.
• Ezwass &Lion.

Remember me to your faithful Adele_
Addressed—" Mrs. Hervey Aston, Aston4tall, near War-
Lancashire."
SCA aLsrr then addressed the Jul y on the part
Defendant. lie rose, he said, with feelings of
canon anxiety—not only on account of the
young man whom he represented to day, but
account of the plaintiff himself—because it was
aisfful duty to lay before the Jury a case, which
not hut reflect upon the character of a gentle-
horn he did not know, but of whose connec-
,r hid some knowledge, and entertained to-
as them the highest respect. He must, however,
discharge his duty in this place, and, as Counsel for
Mt. Eardorr—the iv against whom a verdict was
at their hands—he should endeavour to shew
the case against him was bottomed in afoul con
against •the wife of the plaintiff, in order to
what had long been the object of the latter,
, to obtain a separation from his wife. It was
.y of remark that the witnesses who had beer.
by his Learned Friend were not quite so
did as he felt himself obliged to be in his opening.
Learned Friend gold the Jury, that he did not
to represent that the plaintiff and his w ife were
atrao Binary instance of connubial felicity ; a
confeision which, out of the mouth of the plaintiff's
Couusei, was tantamount to a declaration that they
-lived .like cat an dog togethel.. But the wit-
, with one accord, negatived his Learned
iieriffs statement, and would have it believed that
Afton and his wife had lived together in the
perfect state of harmony. Aatother circum-
not a little extraordinary, was, that Mr.
who had gone to France for the purpose of
_Ling evidence in support of this case, and carry
design into effect, had only been able to procure
French witne ses to tell his story for him, it
ad.;,itted that his establishment at-Passy con-
of 13. serv.ents. Where were the other servants?'
he .find only a French nurse and a French
place tie tail this extraordinary tale? Now.
,iass Mr. Aston ?—a man with a fortune of
4000.OrCI6n),)0 a-year, living in a splendid style,.
' associating with the best company in Fat is.—
then were those persons with whom he and'
;de were in thelabitsof associating in that gay
teitell in what Lawler they lived together
singleSuglishosao; or a single Englishwomen,
called, 'to support this part of the case. The
were to collect the whole of the gait attibuted
• defendant from the.gyideuce of these two
witnesses, for the 4orrohorati:,a of whose tes-
/ the defenthioes letters bad been read ; but
iry need not be told that they did niat sit in the
the purpose swallowing down, and .receiv...
gospel, all thatevery witness cattle forward to
a however, they could le lieve what these
had sworn, undoubtedly Mr. Elliott was
without defence. But they sat for the purpose of
ivestigaing the 'truth of the evidence given by the
witnesses, judging,of it by its probability, and con-'tradicted by the evidence which he,should lay 'before
by waich they must be satisfied that the case
plaintiff was founded in conspiracy—that con-
y being sus ported by perjury. It seems that
_ letters which had been read were put in for the
purpose of confirming the testimony of these two
Witnesses; but in his humble judgment those letters
afforded no confirmation whatever. Judging from
in experience of the passions of mankind, he
say, that the letters of Mr. Elliott did not
the language of a man who had enjoyed the
ion Of unlawfullust, but rather that of a man
hoped for the gratification of his desires; for
the Jury came to look at the letters themselves,
must plainly see that they afforded no evidence
the defendant had been guilty of the act imput-
him. His letters were couched in language of
most ardent and romantic love. Did any man
write such letters after the enjoyment of his
passion in the gross and indecent manner described
by plaintiff s witnesses? Never. It was incon-
with human nature, and contlary to the expe-
of ail mankind, that any man should express
language towards a woman who had gratified
alt in all the wantonness of the grossest posti-
lf, then, these letters could not be considered
affording ally Confirmation of the.other evidence,
• tnust be put wholly out of the question. me
a, therefore, which he had to lay before the Jury
defence was this : Mr. Astou, the plaintiff, being
of large fortune and respectable family, had
\Tried his wife in Spain: she was very young and
.nieeced ; and at the period described by the
witnesses, namely, 1816, could not speak English.—
-- would be proved that in 1815, Mr. Aston was tired
wife—he being a young man without the
,nth of feeling of his friend Elliott—that in 1815
frequented the worst houses in London, leaving
wife to spend her time in solitude in his absence
some. That in the course of this time (long befute
Elliott was introduced to his wife) he had de.
ed to a most respectable and honourable person,
he was determined to be sepal ated from his wife,
hal. charged her with infidelity to his bed as as
excuse for such proceeding, but which charge he
aftewards retracted to the same respectable person ;
when they went to Paris, all the respectable
of the inhabitants of that c ay cried aloud against
ikind trew.ment to which Mrs. Aston was sub-
ac the h.c.ltis of her husband, evidently with
set exposing hdr to the dreadful alterna-
. v..et,star) separation. It was at this period
the delendant became acquainted with her, and
sathiting in her misfortunes, used every art to

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