The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-03-29 00:00:00

LENT dISSIEBS.

HEREFORD. Mimes 16.
T. at CIITNNI, De V. 11. V. Cirl :viz, sae.
Thi• case earl eta, . so eatiaorriiiiery degree of
listeftst tbreegbert thw mealy of firreford, intone
person,' of Ibe highest rink. The damages sire laid
at 91.1,0001.

Mr. *ltem addressed the Jery in explanation of
the cireemsionces. Th. parties in the action were
the sons of brio's ire. Th. Plaintiff was the son els
Geell.ll.llll of lOs respectability, who resided at
Dockland, in Ike counts of Brecon. The Defend.
let was possessed 01 one of the largest estates in the
county, of the sale, of nearly 5,0001. • year. The
father of the Defrodaet died alien Iwis son was yet a
sinnr ; sod, 110011 that melancholy event, the father
of 40 plaintiff received him into his hoese. The
Viaissiff mottled hi, present wife in the south of
Jame. 1809. Ile was then 30. His Lady was U.—
sh.. was young, beisosifol, accompuseorj, and of s
Noble family. Site was the daughter of the late Lord
Bereford, and sister to the present Lord. It was a
snitch founded in affection. The Plaintiff took her
almost oishoot a portion. Her fortes, was only
1,5001. iu respect of which be settled upon her 6001.
a year. They settled originally in the neigh hoorhood
of the Plaintiff'. father, where they resided for
*event seers in the etsjoyment of perfect feli-
city. She then expressed an online, &site to be
settled in the neighbourhood of her Noble brother.
The Plaintiff sacrificed a great part of his fortune to
gratify this wish ; he 'sunhat's! • besetifel residence,
railed Listideseey, within a short distance of Lord
Hereford's, where he resided until that painful occur.
MOM. teak place, widcb led to the present enquiry.
The distance of Llandesery from the residence of the
Defeadant•was 30 miles. Notwithstanding this dis-
tance, however, their visits were very frequent. On
those ocessiotie the Plaintiff was accompanied by his
wife, arid the Defends's, in resoroisig t he visit, by his ;
for he was a married man, and the father of not freer
than nine children. In consequence of the purchase
which Mr. T. Gwynn, had made, he found it neces-
sexy to make (serpent joernies to London, in order
to arrange the cowrie. It was observed during these
ebeences,andpecticelarly.at the latter mod of the year
1816. that the Wooden' was a little more frequent in
his visits at the Pleiatiff's home than be had before
been ; but es en most of these occasions, he was se-
companies' by his wife, the sespiciee of the Plaiotill
was never elated. It hemmers, in the month of
April, 1818, on one of them occasions abet, Mr. T.
Gwlnne au in lowa, and when his lady was upon
a (fish at the bowie of the Defendant, that an occur-
rence took piece which Recited much of paid'sl feel.
lag. Mrs. T. Gwynne had been there in company
with many other visitors. She remained for a con-
siderable time longer than any other of tits pews,
having beau strongly solicited by Mr. S. Gwyn.* to
defer her departure. It sae at length settled, that
she should return home on the 3.1 of. May. On the
morning previous to her departure from the house of
the Defendant, the Defendant was observed to come
late the room when the ladies were together, and to
heed to Mrs. T. Gwynne a Newspaper. Mrs. S.
Colette either saw, or suspected she saw, a Dote
delivered with the Newspaper to Mr.. T. Gwynn".
She hastily demsoded the paper, which was immedi-
ately given to her. She then demands'd the note
which she suspected had been delivered by her bus.
bend ; bet he (Mr. Jervis) belt( ved this suspicion
was onfoutsded; however, Deb was its effect at the
moment, acid it was with deep regret he was underlies
painful necessity of stash% the feet, that upon hirs.T.
Gwy tine denying that she bed lees any note, Mts.
S. Gwynne struck her a blow, end called her an
adulteress! The fact was commetticated by letter to
the Plaintiff, et that time in London, although the
occasion was of coarse not mentioned. The Defend-
ant, linfil.ll7 for big own honour, hastened to the
Piniotiff to live so explanation of the matter, and
the lost nn time in returning home to nicer.
lain the truth of the occurrence. The first person
whom be consulted mss the brother of the lady, Lord
Hereford. I coosesrenee of this, the Plaintiff, with
the Noble Lord, proceeded to the house of the De-
fendant, its order to get ea explanation of what had
happened. They were acrompeeied by the Rev. Mt.
Cheston, who had merriest a sister of the Plaintiff's
wife, and lie apprebeittled a fitter person mild not
hate boon selected. The investigation which took
place en that occasion terminated by Mrs. S. Gwyemi
signing the folle•itte declaration:—
I Mori AMP Galway. the off. of Col. MAW& Gwynn,
of °tubing Park, is the e.oantr of Corworilleo,ll. tweet.. tie!
dam, that wy curette! toward, Mrs. GOP ear, of Lung,'"
was malt llallerraatablr. jellaba's's b that 1 hoe Never way Jo.;
emu, ler abe invention. I east open her rimming aid I Nona
a Newly drebtre. ibis I think her profanity inuarent of the Ml-
prapfirly Calidan which I impaled to her, sad shot I had
tie hmesessee w Miner fee the therm I amok agotost her.
" MARY ANNE GWYNNIL"
Itatas) MAILWU. Ow. R.M.
" J. B.
" Hay 11. 1117."_

(W Rages)

Capt. Mansell happened to ba accidentally provost.
Atter this the Jury would not wonde► at the Plaintiff
focf.takrg his wife into his arms. The parties did not
visitst each other's honors arms this: bat they met at
the houses of mutual friends. They mat at public
places, and the Defendant paid all those attentions to
the wife of the Plaintiff, which their former intimacy
nod wear relationship folly warranted. Things con.
tiered in this slate from the month cf May, down
to the 13th of October in the same year, wirers u
most extraordinary occurrence happened. On that
day a fellow was observed lurking abr.'s( Idandenery.
Le• went to a butcher's shop in the neighbourhood,
and asked where he could see Mrs. Gwynn.! Ile
pas told, it he wished to see Mrs Corm., be had
better go up to l.landoaerp.honee. Ile went to
I.!antionery. but instead of going immediately to the
bons., he still lurked shoat. lie was at Who h 94.0. n.
by ln.le of ilia strwarni, who 'sited I i,w 'shit he
wonted. He said be •ished to see llrs. T.
Gat nor. Met. Gwynna via* not in the house.,
and he was werstedly poked his business, bat he
declined telling it. Saapicion at length arose in
the ••swains' minds, and be was detained till Mi.
T. C tvy ono, who had hero out shooting, retained.—
On hi, argil's! at his house he was informed of the
in; sterions messenger. The m.AO was of course WWII
MORN! into M►. Gwynne's presence, and was by him
interrogated as to where he came f-ota. Ile declined
ri fro telling, bat afterwards said he came from
CI infuse Path, and was desired to Call there. This
• is ccuatirad by one sat au instants) •ho knew him