The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-30 00:00:00

and begs of bee
be the last da,

, .or though s.
Ag release them for Ha, does not appear that she
ever made any nse of them herself; and this, even is
married life, I believe, is not always the cast. For my-
self, I shall only say. that
" When to sue this load of life
Of private care and public strife.
Indulgent Heiken grants me a wife,
I'll ask nor wealth nor riches ;
Temper alone is all I'll pray.
Temper like hers, serene and gay,
One who, like her, will give away,
Not wear herself the breeches !
(Loud laughter.)
I nhis letter from Dieppe, he tells her " he has not one
shilling," and in another part he says, " he got Izi
francs, (15 shillings Eaglish,) for some pears which
be sold, being some of the fruit which grew in the
garden." The Tower Hamlets militia was at one time
ordered on active service, that is, they had to march
from London to Bath—(Langliter)--and while my

client on the

client sat the victim of corroding care, the defendant
writes her a detailed account of the great perils which
lie encountered, before be succeeded in getting pus-

session of the inn ; he does not state what loss was
sustained, but he particularly mention's his having
been exposed for some hours to a heavy shower—of
rain—which penetrated through three coats.—(Great'
laughter.)—lt rewinds me, Gentlemen, of Major Stet-
geon's account of the forced march of Lieut. Tripe
and Ensign Pattypan, from Hounslow to London. Ac-*
fording to Mr. Oratly's delineation of character, Gen-
tlemen, the defendant is a mild, gentle, and amiable
young man, who bad taken out his degree In the Uni-
versity. This mild, gentle, and amiable young man,
who took out his degree in the University, writes thus
to the plaintiff in one of his letters :
" and I had a bit of a row ; he was bragginT of
his money. and of the Lords sod Dukes that visited at his
house ; I said I could see none of them when he was dining
on the baked meats at the Terrace. he then got into a passion
and I quietly knocked him down."
Gentlemen, this is the mild young man, but then he
radii knocked him down. The letter goes on to say,
that the gentleman whom he quietly knocked down,
stated the circumstance to his Commanding Officer, and
this be terms cowardly conduct. I know not, gentle-
men, how far our notions may be raised up by the chi-
valrous ideas connected with champions and gloves, that
we have lately read so much of; but I protest, I do not
know what other line of conduct a gentleman could pur-
sue under such circumstances. On the defendant's re-
turn to Ireland, his father asked him how lie contrived
to live without money I ills father was the best autho-
rity on the subject, and he knew that lie was a beggar.
In his letter to the plaintiff, dated 211th of June, Isl 7.
be says he never can forget her to whom he owes so
much. In that letter is this remarkable passage—
" Rest assured, that I will keep sacred ail my promises."
--Gentlemen, lie
" Kept the word of promise to her ear, but broke it to her
hope."
Mr. GRADY, of whom I cannot speak too highly, took
the lead in the defence on the former trial; be was as-
skied, however, by the defendant himself, who sat in
Court, and ultimately took the helm ; the envenomed
shafts were fresh supplied from his quiver, or if not sup-
plied by him, be sat yonder, looking on, malignant, arid
approved, whilst they flew fast and thick.
The ty. ens was asked if her mistress was old and
ngly ? 1 not forget her answer ; she said, that " her
mistress' not look so well as when the Captain first
saw her, for that since then she was sadly altered." She
might have said, with Lucy in the Beggar's Opera, " it
is always tiv pleasure of yon, fine gentlemen, to insult
the woman you have ruined." In the defence to the for-
mer action there were a number of names introduced;
we bad the Duke of Nort lumber' tad and Jerry Kyan ;
the Marquess of Ileadfort aeii the Boot-maker; we hail
also a name that, gentlemen, you would scarcely have ex•
peeted to be alluded to by the defendant, I mean the
Earl of Chesterfield.—(Langliter.)—The plaintiff has
been termed a strumpet, a harlot. Gentlemen, no wife
ever behaved with greater affection ; she attended him
in his illness, and never took the clothes off her back
for three weeks; she clung to him faitlifulig;
she loved, honoured, anti obeyed him in sickness
and in health ; and when lie hatl recovered,
and was leasing her, she equipped him, and,
supplied him with the means of proceeding on his jour-
ney. The plaintiff, having heard that he was contract-
ed in marriage at Fernioy, acting under the advice of
Major Hawker, proceeded to Ireland, accompanied by
that gentleman. On arriving there, the nlaintiff having
learned that he bad set out for his father's, at a remote
part of Ireland, she immediately returned. The defend-
ant, however, was afterwards married to a Mrs. Peyton,
aawitlow lady. I introduce the name of this lady with
extreme sympathy for her sufferings, and I believe her
to be a gentlewoman from her birth and talents. It will
be recollected, however, that
" Sly Cupid sometimes takes his stand
Upon a widow's jointure land!"
Mrs. Peyton, Gentlemen, hail an income of 1Q00!. a
year : the plaintiff had but 3001. a year ; so that if the
defendant's cupid had not stumbled on four times the
sum, perhaps he might not have changed one widow
for the other ; at all events there was 9001, a year ad-
ditional, and if the worst came to the worst, difference
would more than pay the penalty, even if a verdict was
returned for the full amount of the damages laid. Chu-
tlemen, m) bat, broken hearted and ruined as she
has bees, was offered a compromise; but she will sot
accept of terms. Those who were her friends before,
shun her until bet character is established. The offer
that has been made to her, though small, would be
likely to be more certain than any verdict you may
give her; but it is her character that she is most
anxious to retrieve. It might not be a bad defence
fur the opposite Counsel to sty, that she sustained nol
loss in losing bins ,as a husband. She who has since
had him as a husbcibd, has •him not as a companion—
he is now a fugitive. • How proud our University must
be in having assisted in his education; yet he seemed
destined to graduate in another kind of seminary. It
would have been a great pity that his youth should
have been spent in academic reclusion—
For him to be buried in Oreek,
. The thought pots me quite lea passion ;
Would Herodotus teach Dim to speak
Pretty things to our women of fashion
Our Women I'm told, too. agree
That they could not refuse him their hearts,
And with-oily a kiss for their fee,
They'd proclaim him a Master of 'lris r.
Gentlemen, Mr. Grady attempted to impeach the cha-
racter of ,the plaintiff, and completely failed in that
attempt. For five long years the defendant ate of her
bread, and drank of her cap ; he lay i• her bosom, and
she was unto him even as a wife. After having availed
himself. of her boas* &ad forme, for the greater
part of wren years; after a lape of that time he
deserts her, sad the reason assigned for this de-
sertion, by his Counsel on the former occasion was,
that woman who evnid missilel the word sheet (the,