The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-22 00:00:00

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• tat.:. mtr.fold by another Lady that Mrs. -44raugho
Wits, pregneat ; he had not bierdetVoiratrived ft';' I
' 's:,iked•her grit we s in, and she denied ift, Pinta heat
• that 044)01 sepa'rately. - .9 q.v... r.
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. . Far letters from Defendant to MilsArll:
Wore then read ; thee were all signed Illenirh..
and without dates; this following are copie&-- '
No. 1.--(care:) ' '
66 I am heartshrokats at being obliged to go frill
y on, my own arieterl. B'ss. my very life!' I. ii,
ivrisielvisa : I•leel it . is not my home 1 am goineta
s our boarno, yeuetreasure of a bosom, is my I''
tre roonfort, is where only I can enjoy heartfelt s..
faction. I cannot leave without writing to you. .
cannot quit London as if no one was left in it to ma'ks
. me sigh deeply at going from it. I cannot 'depart
%%Woos. again ;motoring my idolized wife to take-
(-very care to protect and giard safely that',lffe on
which mitre depeorle. Auss, my own valued, cherished,
fondly, fondly cherished wife, my heart's only so-
lace, do take C4fP Of yourself! I will lie a husband
deemed to your oars ice and happiness ere long. Oh!
that you would crime to me otahursday, that I might
SP, yglfr beloved face—that I might feel your deer
bend ; think %hat a cruel long while is Vride.y.—
' Never mind what may be said about ii—recollect`
It cannot last lowg, so what matters. Do, oh I do
comas it you possibly ran, to your own attached and
dr;ating husband. God bless you again and agein4.
tny 'blesssed love, 'my owe heart's dearest treasure !s
66 Prey for :yon affectionate husband,
G 4 11,EN RY Shiltli." ..1
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.(EXTRACT PROS THit SECOND LETTER.)
' 44 il.atik God, my adored Bess, that I't i
erve n
fonmeat to write 10-Tilu! I can now be entbled is
spodk to you on the genuine feelings of my heart; to.,
'tea you,the comfort, the blessing it is to me to have
•. so affectionate a wife—a wife that loves me so dearly
• as you do I your ansious interest about my health
winds round my heart, end binds me to you in the
dearest, the strongest ties. Bess, treasure of my
• heart ! our separation will now soon be over; soon
shall we live together unimpeded. We shalt live for
each other, my own darling wife!" ,
• [Here follow sonic observations on the writerfe
health, which not being connected with the case, we;
omit inserting.]
The letter concludes thus:—" I shall think of my
own wife and the treasure I possess in her; but again
and again let me implore of you to take cars of your.'
self, and do pot over fatigue youraolf;_ it will kill
me if you do., indeed it will ; it is no vain idea of
mime, put it will positively kill me if I am to :be'
theown'intoany fear about you. I charge you then,
, as yon value your husband's life, is yon value your
cite life, as you value the life of one who will be a
dear and binding tie upon us boths in all and every'
sense; the you will tekecare of yourself. Write to'
me withoetlail to-morrow,es I will set off by Wed.'
. • nesday'a coed.. God bless you, my own heart, myl
wife,' my dearest blessing' and Comfort! God bless;
Nap abd preserve. you safely through all your many'
troali, is the fervent, constsut .prayer of your own
affectionate, .fondli attached and faithful husband.!
"HENRY, SMITH:", •
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.., (EXTRACT VISOR NO. 3.) •
" I ,was glad to end' you were in bed this morn.'
lug, my own darling Bess, when I was tub; vow
were up so late! 'You must have had a most fatiguing'
evening ; tlterik God it is over ! Your restraint in
clothing, is most painful. I hope most confidently'
that this will be the last week of it. I wish to God
you were away and at ease. lam in hourly dread
that MT: .Ir. will discover you; iltaillittibefoie ',OW
are out of his reach - . .

64 (assure you, most sincerely, I shall not mind
it,' so as you are but ott of reach. He must know '
it—he cannot avoid it, es be will have it thrust upon
him from so many quarters ; .he most likely will ap•
peal to Bell, who will validate it; but for Glad's.
sake do not let him find-it out while you *rein the
house withitim. On Friday I shall give you. Veiny
covers, so that if you are:in any part of London yids
may write to me without fear of being traced. I
must and will be written to. The storm must come,
and, as It is, doubtless will be directed against me.
I must leave all at the west end of the town ; Ido
not see the necessity of leaving London. I must
rather stay in the office and continue •in it till
1 meet with some other place. I reckon upon all
being public before September, and .that I shall
have gone through the
,ceremony of quitting all
my musical friends.-- I shall then look out
for lodgit4o, so that from September we may
"Hew together. I shall then, my own darling
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wife, my treasured love, ..have you to myself! 1
• shall experience no more painful sensatiousi at night,
' Ouch Ss I hare undergone ; but shall seelsotour dear
boom as my natural place of rest. I
~,,isti you
/Odd be confined out of tisisaa; it can be done 1
' cheaper, and With more conifort.'• I cannot bear the I
. Wee of your being snugged up his • town lodging,
which Will; be dear and: close. 'I will tell you some
' pleeeibibt silty miles out of lown.stnight be foued ;
. it need pot he a• retired piece, but somewhere that
' boas a ll4er terldiCai Man ; nettling will keep me
from my adored Begs during that period, when you
I ' will' Shand in need of that curisolation which myuf.
• fectionWill give you ; and pine being thei distaste
' from town I. can get (fawn to yc on between thisAld
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Awn. •Do not talk ef-goiet l''s' Sir. Bu' Hodes ; it
, reaki my heart to hear you mention it even, for. it
Pirtle as if you could' part asifrom you and be happy.
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. ,e,mill live together i: it Wilite a wickedness in you
5 if Mi waltd voluntarily live away from me after the
.4'4 lifol'and sacred miiiner•iii !rhich we haveregard-
i'' eget oilier as man and wife:. Onli'let that happy
•'.. 4 `it arrive when I"ca n dee yOu at, limns with me, so
~l,¢ remain Willi daub only can, tart us ; they shall. I
'rliciald for theiiirity vexed/It:or and heart.grieviegs
I li;ave;gone through; then fou,iliall' see how dee".
iedly'l-wilr Unsafe yon as my, own idolized and 5a....
- bud wife! . ... 1
''"Grid bless yea; my own (failing wife; and .pro.
• •seci add support yowsiiidstr your approaching VI'S,.
, 1s that fervent GO Sioote•prityel of yoor.srawno evear
,'lour owe) affictionate end faithful'husband! ,
. • 44 111?.1411Y 91111111."
r's 4 p. S. 'When you have once left IPorttaittl.street,•
)0u must go by the name I hear,--Itlntnittbe so. A--it
0i:1 preterit mutt fotere dificulty.^ ;14 • a •
(EXTRACT FROM NO. 4.) 1 .
44 My own beloved; adorvtl **rife, you. most, you
kteliall go, iitleed I know you Kill ! . Beer, inviluidde
gittear as t oar society is to toe,. I cannot' iturcta6itlit'
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