The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-18


a shori time OF iheif 6nal separation has former
+ devotion 10 his Sovereign aud his country had
not been more ardent than his affection then sas
for his vie.
Oainr 10 III health the lady had removed 10
BacL5aehamshire, and fuiihef change Of air be.
inc deemed advisable they went 10 The South OF
F,anee fer = considerable period. "here her
\ alh vas ihoaf hi to be entirely re-esihblbheas
aud they consequently returned 20 TINS country
laiiag up their abode ia Desonsifs, fesiding 10
1895 Al / q slnonfh. and removing eafiy ~
Mach, 1898. TO The parish Of Tor IN The neigh
boriiaod OF lorqnay Of this parish fhe deie',d-
4a.u sas clergyman. and here u was they hfsf
ll,.came aca1sipted the defendant WIS man
sfvety cons,dasable Talent and information. aud
likewise 81 great accomplishments, kenefally
speaking Ne vas also. as ihe Jury should be
appitxed, a inan Of mofs than ot1lnai.S 4Pfaien-
. en- Ia purity of conduct aud oil preiension',
perhaps sthI greater (thoagh wore nnloundea
they could not be ito extraordinary zeal hha
picfy m fact, the whole of his dsmeanUf, As 10
morals aud religion, was such ns to give every
onc wlo came aiihin scope 81 his, attentions the
most implicit confidence in his rghi feeling
Maier I,lndham 0as hnnself a religious man,
f and brought up his children IN ,lg tear ~ Gvd :
I he wA.thereiorr naturally attracted by the mo.
raltt, OF the defendant behavior, had by 'ne eli
.eHnoe of his inanuers and his religious aee,in-
p,,shmrnfs bfsaaes ss.hich. being Munster Of
the pniish ~ which lhe plaintiff rc,ided II was
most nHturnl thai an Intimacy should grow be
tween the parties. Accidental circumstances
had Increased liai intimacy sldi1uriher--ior IN
stance. u happened thai The dcicndant eAme
some distance . perform service, AID y was
therefore naiu,al That lie shoull make the Ma
jor, house bW resng place between the morn.
ing and esening service. --A,fpihei OF these et.
cunlsinners was tina, The MaJ9f took a house tut
belonged ~ the Defendant iatbcr, on The TN
do,stanuing ihat he was 10 make soms addition
to IL and ~ The defendant had so,ne taste for
architecture. be superintendent the whole sera
lions and Improvements, which, oil course,
broup III him into still closer contact with the
family ol the plaintiff, Another Circumstance
he migla also mention, 10 show the seduction Of
the lady COX piaee step hy step aud that was,
that her unmarried sister mas 81 that time Ia
ing with lhfn. aud II was gencra, supposed
that The defendant was paying his addresses 10
her.
How long Mrs. Lindham lad continued limo
crut. NJ that time the seduction had hcgun, aud
n " han iIne the defendant had accomplished ms
wicked purpose II was npos,ible TO tel--ihesr
circunis were known only 10 those who
C aid nj br called rs Witnesses, therefore they
must remain unknown. This, however, they
as know, ihnt for II considerable time before the
lady hnaliy ten her home. and accompanied the
defend ca the Cantiuent, the seduction, II not
PEE lectsd must at least have been gong on
anl so bept vas he defendant on keeping up
apptata nres So the hst aud holding hnnscf OUT
~ hn character Tor p,cy and religion, thri up To
the lasi moment he continued administering the
Holy Sacrament f,nr times IL the year and, ~
The church where the pianpt and his family al
tnded BE- actually administered 30 The unhapp,
victim of hi crime the msai aud drink Of tho
dimnAhon iuto which hc had hurried her Bnt
II this violation Of ~ Iglpu=-li THIS commission
II sactiltrr WINS dttesIable the resi- Of hls con
duct nHs not thulsss mean. He (Mr Bruueh-
lnl was sorry 10 be Obliged 10 sprak Of money
for whit sum however largo, could eompen-
sutc lor the ouuaga which the feelings OF his
client had receIeed Lul stiil as POINT for the
consideration oil Tie Jury they ,houdknow, thai
an anentty "h h Rns settled thru the genefus.
ily III the Major, entirely on bis wife, which va,
npa CONSIDERABLE, aud would probably in 4 short
time be nom contingencies doubed--had been
made the subject ola ioga notice from Mrs
Lindhani since she had been living with the tie
i,ndant. requiring the trustees TO pay the u.
mount Ia lutute IL her Instead OF 10 her hus.
baud.
He begged the lazy u beware NJ snpposinp
that a. mad this SIM, or any other the mrasurr,
~ that there could hc any measure Tor their
Justice. He only irit thar II Wa 1T that they
should he made acquainted with L, rs an an.
s~cr hy ANTICIPATION a. Any thing thai might ne
said about tho defendants circumstances A
n measure ofdamnEcs il wasnothiug. He would
ralueI IN tins particular take the word o the de-
tendanl himself who had we'll said that 10 mo.
hey IN the world coald compensate MAJOR Lmd
BAN Tor the injury he had inflicted upon him. II
WAS frequently the case that They wcrrtold. TITS
rue the drleudant hasdonc wrong, but h IS poor
Such, however, WIS not the case m the present
Instance, His father was worth G6OOnO aud
beside. the annuity of E2oo u year, which he
had insl mentioned and which was likely 10 nm
prove into [ ioo year shortly, the defendants
own hpnrhc" VS. worth rom C3o0 To f4U0 a
year. But suppose that they were very prccn.
Iious--Ha, that any reason for his not lccciyinp
the weight Of thrIr verdict Or was it any rca.
son why the plaintiff should not be compromised
AZ lar n money could do 50. ior The INJURY he
nat received Ascending IN Such a principle
poor mhu mlEht commit all NoIts ol atrocities,
and the poorer he was the greater would be las
immunity la thus stating the case 10 the Jury,
ne mad dpue ms duty bad performed a
painful task they wnnId have witnesses
before them as 60 the facts and IL would
then he for them TO CONSIDER what dam
ages they Shoud give by way of colnprnsa-
tlun, and To show their couutlymen bv their
setdicl, that the defendant was the onl, Nions
door ior they well knew thai unless their ve,-
die SHOULD speak Iheir conviction on that subject
II would happen that the man who had been IN
jurcd instead Of beng rcdrrsscd hv their YER
viot would have his character almost rs much
blghied rs Ivy the conduct Of the Wrong-dorr.
Witnesses were then examined. who proved
the facts OF the case, as stated by the Learned
Gentleman.
The Deputy Sheriff then made few remarks
On the case. The Jury retired. add, after 4 snort
consultation, assessed The damages i've thou
sand Pounds.
From the london Literary Ga,ctt- u inre Il.
ARcHDEAcnF COM .--nrGALp STEWART
These two venerable men have been removed
by death from the bright frmancrt of our M
tionai literature, ii winch they have for many