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London, England, 1826-12-25 00:00:00

THE WELLESLEY CASE.

?APIS! mnr TIM COMM or CHAIICTST IN MOVE CAS&
AFFIDAVIT OF THE HON. W. LONG WELLESLEY.
(Continued from the Stan of Thursday.)
That said tutor replied generally to deponent briefly
to such of his letters; and, among others, he, deponent,
received two, of which the following-ale copies:

Da►a Sta—l am most happy to hear your eye is sufficiently
until to allow of a journey to Dieppe, where, I hope, in a short
timer you will be completely restored to health. As I wrote to you
only a week ago, I have linking to add respecting the -boys'
studies; William has since beatings more tractable, as he knows I
have written you on the subject of his impatience ; the composition
of their last letters was entirely their own : I wish I could say as
saheb of his spelling.
" Ooe of your tenants at Sutton has furnished me with a nag;
be is a very fast trotter, and perfectly safe; the pony goes much
better with him than with old Cowdry.
• Believe me, dear Sir, your very faithful servant,
• Drayeott-house, Sept. 8, titell. "JOHN PITMAN."
" Dios Ste—Tour excellent letter to William has made the de-
sired impressing' ; he was very much affected whilst I read to him,
and has since attended to his studies with considerably less impa.
tknce; time and reasonable remonstrance will, I hope, complete
the cure, for I entirely agree with you that coercion should only
be resorted to when all other means prove unavailing. I can as-
sure you that no Interference has hitherto been attempted on the
pin of any individual, with regard to our system of study. I
should myself be the first to complain. if I thought such a measure
Was even in contemplation, but I am fully convinced of the con-
trary, so that you may make yourself perfectly easy on that head. I
hope you have received William's letter of contrition, as I shall
write to you next week.
" The children are quite well, and desire their kind love to yon.
" Iklieve me, dear Sir, your very faithful servant,
Draycott-house, Sept. 2%11;24. " JOHN PITMAN."
Th.t the two eldest of said infant plaintiffs regularly
replied to such letters under the direction of their said
late mother and their tutor, and continued to inform
deponent of the progress in their studies, and their
general employment of their time until the lamentable
event before-mentioned, when he, deponent, wrote a
long and affectionate letter to his eldest son, on the
subject of his unhappy loss. That he, deponent, having
received no answer to such letter, addressed a second,
to which no reply was returned, although deponent
feels assured both said letters were duly received, by
the aunts of said infant plaintiffs, with whom they were
then residing.
That he can only account for the false, scandalous,
and malicious inventions and fabrication, sworn to by
said Thomas Bulkeley, reflecting upon the character
and moral conduct of deponent to his said late wife, by
the following statement :
That, the deponent, having reason to believe, pre-
viously to his said wife quitting France, that said Tho-
mas Bulkeley had been very active in interfering between
himself and his late wits., remonstrated in very warm
terms on the impropriety of his so doing, and dis-
charged him.
That the day his said late wife quitted Paris, he, de-
ponent, received a challenge from the said Thomas
Bulkeley, when he, deponent, was at the Baines Chi-
'lois, where he received a letter.

That deponent sent for Colonel Daly, and told him
that he had received a challenge from his late physi
ciao, but that the idea of fighting a Gentleman, la, cause
he bad been discharged from his, deponent's, household,
was too absu►d, and desired Colonel Daly to call on
said Thomas Bulkeley, and explain to him, that if he,
deponent, had been induced, from an idea of said
Thomas Bulkeley having impertinently interfered be-
tweets said Catherine Pole Tylney Long Wellesley and
deponent, to use expressions hastily, that were un•
foonded. he should much regret it, particularly as he,
the said Thomas Bulkeley, had been attached to his
household ; that said Thomas Bulkeley, as deponent
underitood, was fully satisfied with the said explana-
tion, and stated to Colonel Daly the very treat respect
he enter wined for deponent; that he would not for the
world have raised his arm against deponent, or words to
that effect ; that deponent resided afterwards for some
time at the Hague and to different parts of Holland,
and on his return from thence was affected by very se
were illness; that he was not then attended profes-
sionally by said ThomasPalkeley, though he, the said
Thomas Bulkeley, called occasionally on deponent, and
on one occasion said Thomas Bulkeley stated he had re.
ceived letters horn England, and in the course of con.
versation expressed to deponent his regret and astonish-
ment at deponent having allowed his said late wife to
go to England, where she would throw herself into the
arms of her own family, who he knew entertained the
strongest animosity against him, deponent; and Ire
stated, that in having so done, deponent had placed
hitnself upon a volcano. That deponent stopped hint
very abruptly, told him to mind his own business, and
that they pasted in anger.
That when said Thomas Bulkeley left the employ-
ment of deponent (he, deponent, having paid said
Thomas Bulkeley t'.e salary agreed upon then due to
Lint), he, said Thomas Bulkeley, wrote to said deponent,
and made a most unfounded demand of 4671. for me-
dical attendance on this, deponent's family, beyond
ti-e sum he received for his salary so agreed upon
as aforesaid.

Th4t sAid deponent declined paying such demand ;
and also, in the same letters, refusing payment of the
said sum of 44 71. he, said deponent, declined any fur.
ther correspondence with said Thomas Bulkeley.
That before his acquaintance with said Thomas
Bulkeley, the said Thomas Bulkeley had been dismissed
his Majesty's service, in which he was a Regimental
Surgeon, in consequence of the sentence of a General
Court Martiel.

That nothing was ever more alive in his mind, din-
ing his absence Irons the said infant plaintiffs, than their
welfare ; and that, during the very many letters which
he, deponent, "note on the subject, the following is an
extract of tine addressed to Dr. Lushington, in
August last : Pass., Aura. 24, 1823.
" Saa—The subject nearest my bean is the promoting the wel-
fare of my children. 1 have already stated to you in nay last letter,
the means by which Mrs. Wellasiey obtained possession of my
children, as well as her undertaking to pursue with *bean, during
my absence abroad, the system of education and management
which I reclinmended, and mast anxiously desire not to act in any
way harshly or unkindly towards Mrs. Wellesley, without therefore
deviating from this intention; and I deem it of the most essential
importauce to my children, that they reside at the family re-
sidence, Draycott House, in Wilts, during my absence abroad,
and there to receive such treatment and education as I think proper
to direct. under she personal centroul of Mrs. Wellesley, whenever
she may reside there. But I do particularly object to my children
Wag any where but at Draycott until I come home. I also object
to my little girl having her education left to a preparatory Gover-
ness especially, who was in the capacity a a servant. I desire ber
education to be (as I base before ordered it) superintended by the
Gentleman who. is educating my boys, a person of peculiar merit,
and very superior to the general class of tutors. Mrs. Wellesley is
already acquainted with my wishes upon this bead, as my COMIS•
pondence with her sets forth; but if she will not comply with any
directions, I will not relinquish my purpose of carrying this import.
ant object into ofeet, provided I have the legal authority for so do-
ing. If. therefore, you are of opinion that I can legally enforce
any wishes, nay I beg the favour of you to communicate with Mrs.
Weassiey's wades. Colonel H. Windsor, Captain Thomas Windsor,
or the Duke of Beaufort, one of her trustees, to beg :bey would

;place before Mrs. Wellesley lair oilnioe, and inch parts of this,
my letter, as refers to the subset in question. If loth tvtalift;
and amicable a mode of expressing my magmas t.Mos
should not be the mans of rendering bee flexible to this, my Very
moderate request, and. your can advise of other method more be.
coming, nines mild, at more reaps-alibi, to Mrs. Wellesley. !beg
yds will adopt it ; but in the event of such course failing, baring
always the utmost consideration for the feelings of Mrs. Wellesley,
which the circumstances under which you act will permit, I autbo-
' rise you, without delay, to carry into execution my wishes, by seek-
ing the aid of the law. AU my children are now, !Understand,
• residing in London. acquiring habits of life which are utterly de-
structive to the system of education which I feel It to be of the
first importance for them uninterruptedly to pursue. No time
ought to be lost in causing them to repair forthwith to Draycott, in
order to stay the evils which their present tourse of life, in my opi-
Dion, will permanently entail upon them Wallowed to esetinue.—
Illness obliges me to use the handwriting of soother, and I will at
another time answer the other parts of your letter, which are in
the main very satisfactory. Should Colonel Patterson, or any
friend of his, call upon you with papers relative to my case, I to-
que* the favour of you to receive them. I have the honour to be,
Sir, your obedient servant, W. L. WELLESLEY."
" P.S. AU I pray for is, that the most venomous limb of the law
be engaged to scrutinize my general conduct towards my children.
One motive for my desiring my children to remain at Drayton Is,
that they may have the opportunity of pursuing the religious prin.
ciples and the doctrines of the Established Church, without being
perplexed by the sectarian doctrines, of the wildest nature,
which Mrs. Wallesley's sisters, and some others of her family, I
am inclined to believe to pursue with considerable ardour. Profes-
sing myself the principles of the Established Religion, and having
taken very great pains to use my inluence with the Clergy upon
My estates to perform their duties with exactitude, I do feel con.
siderable anxiety that my children should followithe example I hare
afforded them. • "W. L. W."

That the said letter was written by deponent with a
vie*, and firm desire for the welfare of his said children,
and founded on the real and honest feeling of his heart,
and long before he knew that his said children were
Made Wards of this Hon. Court.

That the affidavit 4,f Henry Bicknell, sworn in this
cause' is in the main part eterne; the statements rela.
tive to the conduct of deponent to the said infant plain.
tiffs, and also with respect to the extravagance of depo
nent, and the lavish supplies of money to his, deponent's,
children, being, as the said Henry Bicknell must, as will
appear from the following statement. have known to be
utterly false ; for deponent saith that it is his usual
custom to overlook his accounts weekly; that, during
the whole period of his, deponent's, residence at Naples,
in 1822, and also up to the period of the said late wife
of deponent quitting Pails in the month of , 1824,
inclusive, being the period particularly referred to by
the said Henry Bicknell, he, the said Henry Bicknell,
kept all deponent's accounts, which he, deponent, most
regularly overlooked, and checked himself every week ;
and that such accounts, all in the handwriting of the
said Henry Bicknell, are in the possession of deponent,
with the said Henry Brcknell's receipts thereon for the
amount per week, as expended, and a further sum on
account of the ensuing week's disbursement. That as
regards the conduct of deponent to his said children, as
known directly to the said Henry Bicknell, saith—
That during the period aforesaid he was particularly
systematic in the matter of their expenditure, as well
as education, and that he'caused a bo',k to be ruled that
in it might be, and was regularly set out each day's
study of each boy ; and there were certain marks
which indicated thrir good ur bad behaviour during
their studies, and that at the end of leach week the
said book was always Ist ought to deponint by one of the
said sons ; and that they ( is said sons) sere rewarded
by a weekly allowance proportioned to their behaviour.
That this book was desienated by the said infant plain-
tiffs Doomsday Bock. And that said Henry Bicknell
himself paid the s proportioned sums of money
weekly t' the said infant plaintiffs', and that such sums
so paid were also entered, by the said Henry Bicknell,
into the general account of the curtest week's expenses,
and always entered as a payment from " Doomsday
Bork." And that deponent's motive for thus paying the
weekly allowance to hi, said sons, through the said
Henry Bicknell, was to create a degree of shame in
their minds if they had misbehaved themselves ; and he,
1, the deponent, verily believes, that, excepting on some
particular occasions, such as a With day or the like, he
never, (for between two and three years) varied from
this system, by givirg any money to his said sons him-
self, and that he considered this a material point.
That he invariably measured their allowance accord-
ing to thek standing in the said book ; and that when
he, deponent, consented to his said children accompany-
ing their said late mother from Paris, he enjoined that
in this trifling particular, as in others of more conse-
quence, she would strictly adhete to the system he had
with great care laid down, which she promised deponent
she would do, as appears by the following extract of a
letter from his said late wi& to him, depo pent
" Paris, July 15, 1324.
" 1 cannot leave Paris without expressing to you the great sada.
faction I feel at my chikiten being allowed to accompany ate, nor
without assuring you, that as far as in my pgwer, 1 shaU be most
happy to attend strictly to the wishes you have expressed, and the
instructions you have given in your letter for their management."
That the said Henry Bicknell must have known, and
does know the facts above stated, inasmuch as he, the
said Henry Bicknell, kept an account of such sums of
weekly allowance, and, as deponent best rec3llects the
said'book, called Doomsday Book.

".Passy, sth June, bus.
" I am driven to the necessity of invading upon the silence which
jou have thought proper so tenaciously to adhere to, with regard
's myself. I find my daughter is still in London ; it is iropossibk
'llk child, taken from her brothers, and as 'I intended, and thought,
'die had been, from under the superintendence of Mr. Minas, can
111 e otherwise than most injurious to her. I know the utter heroes
sibility of your preventing the child, when in London, associating
with a host of cousins (children with all the tricks of bad educa-
tion, most probably,) which will not fail to Increase and add to
those defects to the child's disposition has a tendency; and what a
steady system of education, aided by the example of her brothers,
and the precepts of fir. Pitman, Is the surest method of hupercep-
ditty rooting from the girl's mind.
" You must know bow I abhor a preparatory governed. What
could have induced you, with Mr. Pitman at your elbow, to have
made this false step with regard to the little girl, is my amazement.
Such underlies person will add to, instead of decrease propensities,
which I know belong to the child's disposition. There never ex-
hied. I believe, a child who required the habit of her thoughts to
be directed by a mealy mind, more than the little girl; if the child's
quickness is not given a proper direction to, she will be a source of
bitter sorrow to you. It Mr. Pitman be doing his duty by the
boys, minutes now of intercourse between him and them wW be
sges of wisdom, and solid benefit to the child.
* The conduct of the boys, In studiously avoiding, In their letters
Se me, Aber the speedo° of your name, their aunts, or any thing
that was passing at Draycott, must, if you reflect a moment, be
fraught with most serious evil. it is contrary to human nature to
Imagine that such caution at their age can be intuitive ; if it should
be so it is a radical defect, which ought and shall be plucked from
their minds, root and branch. Discretion at that early age, gives
to the mind the practice of dissimulation, which, in mature age,
ends always in subtly.
" I must most distinctly insist upon my directions with reference
to all the children's education, being literally attended to. I will
sever compromise my rights over my children ; I no wish to
be driven to exercise the authority of a father.
" Without the slightest idea of compromising any right I Poo.
seised over them. I allowed the-children to quit rung with you,
upon the faith of an understanding, as well as dear promise, given
to me by Lord M—, that I should be absent from them but a
few weeks, and • that you sad the children were to repair to Dray.
Cott, there to remain tin I mats bane: The cruelty of blasting
the' bop* upon which I degendod is peat In the extrerne,aud
haws heavily enough about me; but It le of little moment coat-

4paied to Ike injury it must, is my oplidon,ialict-upon my children,
sinless you adhere, without the slighsett deviation, to those principles
of education which you have often slough heard me speak of, ans 3
sow me act upon. You must leave the regulation of nsf' child's
mind entirely to Mr. Pitman. Do not allow fouls to flatter you.
CI It possible any woman can give the same bias a man can to the
minkespecially one who is practised in the education of youth?—
Mr. Pitman can now do that, with the child young, which, in a
few years, must be left to one of her own sex. You might have
been as competent as any woman to judge of the true principles of
education, had you studied the subject : but not having done so, do
not tell. with that which so essentially concerns the interests of
your children. I implore of you not to allow your sisters to hint
even to the little girl any of old Mr. Barry's religion. The little
girl mast return to Draycott without loss of thne. For your own
interest, not for mine (for after what has passed I will never give
you advice which may be supposed to advantage myself), I advise
you to. accompany her.
0 It really is too ire* a farce, for which I ant reprehensible in
having allowed to continue so long, your entrenching yourself in
anoint* Arum towards me, having the possession of my children.
Ime pm linaband—l allowed you to have the care of my chil-
dren, kr Whkb you expressed yourself deeply indebted to ate, and
swilling tit tallow my directions regarding them ; therefore you
meet submit that which all the world have submitted to before—
commmisato with the father of those children, relative to their

" I must request you will sive me a speedy atkwer yourself to
Ibis letter. I will not allow the interference of third parties in
my family affairs at all ; it always has, and always will, produce
evils and miseries, which fall alone upon the principals.
" Understand, I desire you to communicate with me but upon I
the subject of shy children; Ido not desire to entrap you into
other matters unless you seek it yourself.-.I hare the honour to
be, your obedient bumble servant, " W. L. W."

The Norwich coaches, loaded as they now are with
turkeys and sausages, are said by a wag to Cumiah the first instance
which has for a long time occurred of a union between Turkey and
Greece (grease).
On Friday last, as the passengers by the White
Horse Oxford Coaoh were walking up the hill from
Henley bridge, one of them (servant to Colonel Ir wing,
an inside passenger)v suddenly fell down in a fit ; a
chaise was immediately brought horn the White Hart
Inn, Henley, but before he could be got there life was
extinct. An Inquest was held the same evening on the
body. The deceased, whose name was M. Lemprey,
was 66 years of age, had lived with the Colonel 32
years, and preiriously enjoyed very good health.

A valuable Newfoundland dog, belonging to Mr.
John Rose, of Olton End, Birmingham, was missing at
the house of its owner, the week before last, and conti-
nued absent for seven days. On the morning of the
eighth day, one of Mr. Rose's servants, whilst walking
round his master's grounds, passed by a rabbit bury,
from which proceeded a sound similar to the whimper-
ing of a dog, and by which he recognised the voice of
the one so long missing. Having used various endea-
vours to get the animal out without success, he com-
menced digging up the earth, and after two hours' la-
bour, succeeded in penetrating to the prison of the poor
dog, eight feet deep, and releasing him from durance
vile, alter being in close and solitary confinement seven
days and eight nights, without obtaining any food.—
The animal was much reduced, and unable to stand,
but proper aliment being administered, it has ever since
gradually recovered from the effects of its long absti-
nence. The dog, it is supposed, eager io the pursuit of
the rabbits, endeavoured to force itself into the bury,
but being more bulky than the usual race of quadru-
peds which inhabit those subterraneous abodes, had
loin tip ti e earth in order to effect an entrance, which
tomcod up the passage, and thereby prevented it from
making egress when wearied with its sport.
Mr. Stephens,- the Gentleman whose death at Lisbon
we announced last week, has bequeathed 770,0001. to
his executor, Mr. Lyne. Mr. Lewis Stephens, the bro-
ther rf the above Gentleman, died a few years since,
and bequeathed 30,0001. to the Chamber of Exeter, for
the purchase of lands in Devon or Cornwall, the rental
.4 which was to be applied to the establishment of a
Free School in Exeter. In consequence of the provi-
sions of the M rtmain Act, this large property reverted
to his brother as executor, and it as now said, that a
similar sum is bequeathed to Mr. Lyne, to be distributed
as he may think proper, to the Charity Schools, Exeter.
GENTEEL ECONOMY.—A certain Lady, whose taste is
equal to her economy, was under the necessity of asking
a friend to dinner : the following is a bill of fare, and
expense of each dish, which was found on the carpet :
s. d.
At top, two herrings . 0 1
Middle, one ounce and a half of butter melted O oi
Bottom, three mutton chops, cut thin . 0
One side, one pound of small potatoes . 0 Ob
On the other side, pickled cabbage . oOb
Fish removed, two larks, plenty of crumbs 0 1 e
Mutton removed,French roll boiled for pudding 0 Ob
Parsley for prnish . 0 Ob
co 7
The dinner was served up on china, looked light, tasty,
and pretty; the table small, and the dishes well pre.
portioned. We hope each new married Lady will
keep this as a lesson ; it is worth knowing how to serve
up seven dishes, consisting of a dish of Mho joint of
mutton, couple of fowls, pudding, vegetables, and
sauce, for 7d.—Cradoors Memoirs.

Mao. SIDDONS AND THE LATE Km... The reason
for noticing that event (the late King's unfortunate
malady) in this place is, that the subject of these Me-
moirs became among the very earliest to perceive that
the Royal nand was somewhat unsettled. The attention
paid by his Majesty to the great actress was not con-
fined to the public exhibition of her talents—he was a
professed admirer of her manners in priva.e life, and the'
Royal Family ay her frequently Ott Buckingham
House and at Windsor. His Majesty's conversation,
always expressed the gracious feeling of his-mind; and
his with to promote the interests of herself and-family.
However, on one occasion, the King put into her haads
a sheet of paper, merely subscribed with his name, in-
tended, it may be presumed, to afford an opportunity
to Mrs. Siddoes of pledging the Royal signature to any
provision of a pecuniary nature which might be most
agreeable to the actress herself. This paper, with the
discretion that was suited to the circumstance itself,
and which was so characteristic of Mrs. Siddons, she, I
was assured, delivered into the bands of the Queen,
upon whom conduct so delicate and dignified was not
likely to be lost. Mr. Kemble, I think, told me that her
Majesty was very pointed in the expression of her ap-
probation a: the time, and it may be readily believed
that no individual among the various classes of the
King's subjects looked with more solicitude to the pro-
gress of his Majesty's disorder nor more sincerelyrejoiced
in his recovery, than the Lady whom, even in his in-
firmity, he had intended to render as independent as
she was merit °Timis.. tioaakn's Memoirs of Mrs. Siddoas.
Monday sennight an unfortunate accident occurred
at Steckwith, near Gainsborough, which occasioned the,
death of Mr. Charles Smith, of the firm of Smith and
Hentsworth, rope-manufacturers. He had gone out
shooting, attended by his servant, and was incautiously
passing through a hedge, when his gun exploded, and
the contents of both baucls lodged iu his head; be died
immediately. •