The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-11-09
Correspondence Of theN. Y JjHiR Of cOH,afe'
NnpoleOn's Victor Conquered

the Duke of Wellington and the greatest heiress Oh
England, Miss Angelina Burdett Couits seems 10 DC
generally believed inasmuch as no DENIAL mas oeeh
offered by the parties very minute statements whleh
have been paaded before The public relative 10 the ai
legged marriage settlements, ...
OF the Duke il woud be folly 10 add more than
that his grace was the victor al Waterloo, the con-
aueror of Napoleon and Is an ey-prrmcr Of the Bri-
fish empire and communicative chief OF the army.
The Indy is not so familiar 10 The whole world,
though unfortunately this wealthy parsonage has
been of late considerably before the English public,
owing to her having been most UNANIMOUSLY persocut-
cd by an Irish barrster OF the appropriate name oil
Damn This man has for the last six years, pursued
the lady with the most unreenting and reckless fol-
", endeavorlng 10 force himself into her presence,
following her wherever she went, and Fostering her
reposo by n shower Of amatory epistles.
For his infamous conduct he has been cuiied kick
ed whipped dragged through horse-ponds, and i'm
prisoned in half dozen Iails, but TO mending
of his manners the ceasing of his intoerable at
tcnpts to procure an audience Al last he committed
himself by swearing, in the Court Of Bankruptcy that
Miss Coutts had sent him an order for sum Of mo-
ney which he was to fill up, and which he did for
El0oOOO, as his loss in breach of promise of mar
Iiage
The assumed order consisted of certain doggerel
sent 10 him by some willing us a good Joke in the
name of the lady or at least with her initial sigma
lure attached 10 the foot OF the lines Dunn at once
graspcd the idea, and sent in check to the bank
Coutts IL Co, so Strand, London, TO be placed 10
The account of the lady, who is al the head of the
firm. or course il was rejected, and Dunn then pro-
ceedcd to the Master in Bankruptcy and made IN at
idavit that Miss Coutls Ind rcpudiatcd her order
and was therefore insolven He endeavored to get
fiat OF bankruptcy against the firm, but was frus
trated by the managing partners procuring an inJunc
ton 10 stay proceedings, and then indicting Dunn
for perjury he having deposed upon oath that the
doggerel in question was in the handwriting OF Miss
COuiis
The ral camc on the lady swore positively tina,
she had never given the party any 10 believe
that she had the least preference for HIM; on the
contrary she hated and abhorred his very name, or
the mention OF it. and had never written TO him in
her life
He wns found guilty, sentenced 10 an imprison-
nent of two years, and find security for good be-
havior during the ensuing five years after the teri-
nation OF the said adjudgmen of incarceration. Dunn
made smart effort to set aside this proceeding but
having failed, he is likely to remain in custody
for the full term OF seven years Ii can scarcely be
expected that any responsible person will become his
bail, and no other will be accepted in such u case
Lord Brougham expressed his regret that public
whipping had moi. formed portion of the sentence
and he so declared himself in the House Of Lords
pnhn was possessed when the idea Of capturing
Tue hngsh heiress originally entered his brain, Of
Siiaii hahusole ireshod estate, amounting TO about
iour hundred pounds sterling per annum, the whole
oil wmch he has sqandcred by living upon the prin-
pal so that he could enable himself to get into socie
~ and follow up the movements of Miss Coutts.
Inc industry, perseverance,, and tact exhibited by
Dunn during the whole of The On o,,,ips, N;s,
Coutts, betrayed an extraordinary power of ndomi
liability, as well as general and legal attanments
-Four times he had been committed TO prison by
the chief magistrate Of the metropols--from Bow
srcct--and he managed by his own unaided skill TO
upset the commtal and obtain his liberty owing to
defects in the warrant. .E
Had the same ability and determination been cx
hbited In any laudable pursuit, Dunn must have OBJ
tanned character, wealth, and perchance have acev-
ed greatness a~ a
lie Is about thiryvc years Of age five feet ten in
height, always ill-drassed dogged in look, light In
eyes and hair and rather disposed TO be stout in per-
son
His relatives consider him a monomaniac, and
believe, all who have heard The history OF his Love
Chase, must either put him down as ino or rogue
or perhaps more correctly both.
Should Miss Coutts become the Duchess of Wei
ilngion, her future position in history demands this
tributary. II otherwise il will be received rs pas
sing communion Oh 'he wei known exclamation,
that fiches nave iheir einoarrassinents.
miss Cout's Is aahghter OF t'ie iate Sir Francis
nrue'l nafonet, ana was let ABOUT Two millions and
nan sterling by inc iaie duchess OF 81 Adams.
ihe la',ef may was MISS Mellon an actress at the
pneiPu -Onlpn 'ioafcs' performing IN iight come
ay VINO won the hsatt Oh an old gentleman the cole
braied Mr. Coults, the banker. He withdrew her
from inc stage, ana married her after the demise OF
ms whe'
f' G'u''s survived some years after ms union.
Wy ,,'.,isa., ~, "Iquiieu opu'once IN
we os' uiu manner She loona-
oetaiy patronsed pm,
@h'hiop,' .hSp'u'iohs' ana 10 use Ihe familiar and
poau ',, Rhp'e' community went ABOUT doing
Boo''
a, e'e uean " ''ef husband " was found that lie
hhu oelued'ieu 10 tcr WIN eweSceptions, the whole
OF ms iafeG ofuhe anu mat nc had willed TO her I'M
conuiuohiiy til ENORMOUS amount OF property, and
,ians her tl'e heau partner IN the most favorite
ana me most aTisiocratc, In
1900,