The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-11-19
Miss COut(s.

Hiss COu!ls.
We extract the following in reference 10
this lady millionaire from the London cor
rcspondencc Of the n. Y. journal Of Com
mcrcc:
The rumor Of an approaching marriage
between the Duke of Wellington and the
greatest heiress of England, Miss Angelina
Burdett Coutts, seems to be generally be-
leved, inaSmuCh rs no denial has been Of
icred by the parties TO very minute state
mcntS which have been paraded before the
public relative to the alleged marriage set
Elements.
OF the Dullc it would be folly to add more
than that his grace was the victor at Water
loo, the conqucror of Napoleon, and is an
cX-premicr OF the British empire, and COM
iuaudcr-in- chief Of the amy.
The lady is not so familiar TO the whole
world. though unfortunately this wealthy
parsonage has been Of late considerably he.
fore the English public, owing to her having
beeumoSt iuiamously prosecuted by an Irish
'harriSter, Of the appropriate name Of DUn1i.
This man has for the last six years pursued
the lady with the most unrclguting and rcCk-
less folly, cndcavorinG to force himself into
her presence, following her wherever she
went, ond pes'criug herrcrose BY n shower
Of amatcry epiStles.
4 Tor his Infamous conduct he has been
cuhJd, kicked, whipped. dragged through
horc-ponds. and imprisoned il some halt Il
dozen jails, but to no mcndinc Of his man
ucr,, or the ceasing Of his intulcrabic at
tcmpts TO procure an audience. A, last he
committed himself by swearing. IN The Court
Of Bankruptcy, that Miss CouttS had sent
him an order for q sum Of money. which he
waste iiiiup, and which he did for ElOD.00J,
rs his loss IN breach Of promise ofuarriagc.
This assumed order consisted Of n certain
CoGgcrcl sent 10 him by some willing IS n
good joke, In the name of tie lady, or at
BEAST wi,h her iu.l'al signature attached 10
the fee, &C the lines. Dunn At cucc araspCd
the idea. and sent in . chocl; TO the Bank,
C0gtls & Co., 90 Strand. London. to We rlac-
cd TO the account rf the lady, WHO'S al the
head Oh, the finn. OF course it was rejected,
end Dunn then preceded 70 The Master in
Bankruptcy, and made an affidavit that Miss
Coults had rcpudia.cd her order. aud was
therefore ins0lveut. lie crGcavyrcd TO Get
a fat Of bankruptcy a-aus, the finn. bat
was frustrated Is the managing partners
procuring an Injunction 10 stay Proceedings
ana lhchino:c'W@Innn Tor rcuuly, 10" haV-
ing drPos'a nlon oath That the dog-erel il
HHesurh was III The handwriting OF Mis-.
IouitS'
The trial came on The lady sworc posi-.
lively that she had never given the party
any reason 10 nchcve mat she rad the least
preference Tor nm; onthc contrary, she la
tcdand aoAorrCd hiSvcry name, orihcmcn
ten ot 1t, ami had never written to him ii
her life.
lie was iound Cuily, sentenced 10 M m
lTSonwen' o. 'Wo years aud 10 ma Srcun'
y for good behavior during the ensuing i've
years. after the termination ct the said nd
judgment oi IncarccIauon' Dunn made
smart 'iloit 10 SCI ASIDE ms proceeding: bu
having ial'ed. ne Is most likely TO remain il
custody lorthe inII Term OF seven years. !
can scarcely DC expected thAt any response
BE person WI! become ms BAIL aud no 9th
e' ""' ne accepted III sue" case
+ Loru hfnnS nam expressed ms regret tina
public whipping Gad not formed a portion
OF lle sentence, ana ne so declared MmSel
/. IN me ilonSc OF Lords
b"'t' N"N l"AN.nNc"' "'IN" 'o i''a
caWpnn" inc LngIiSh. HERES originally on
- lei. ms ora'I' ol q small h"u'Nomc free
, no'a estate amounting TO about four hun
, drcd pounds Sterling per annum. the who'll
> o. WAcA nc mas $quan"'re". ny living upo'
, me lHnciHa', SO mat ne ccu'H enable him
= ''d 20 get mo society ana io'!o" UP tA'
: movements Oh MISS IoutS'
me- ihdENly' perseverance, ana tact tx
, "''teG ny Damn during Inc whole campa'gl
i against MISS toNitS' betrayed m cXiacrd'
ry power OF !ndomiiao1.iy, as wei us gene
"a! ana iagn' a'ianmru,S'
, Ionr times nc had Dcen committed {
, prison by the ch'rs magistrate 81 the mc'rcp
{ G.'s-ifom low ,'rSCl--and he manage" D.
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