The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-06-16
.Hss 1853 From the New York Leader.
LOVE AND MARRIAGE AMONG
THE ENGLISH NOBILITY,

Ia the last number Of the LEADER, we
mentioned the death Of the Marquis Of
AngIesea. Some of the facts in the de-
ceased noblemau's life are so curious
30 entirely at variance with the ideas Of
right and wrong entertained in this coun>
try--,hat we are tempted "to point u
moral" from them, as Illustrative Of the
peculiar manner in which fashionable
society in England not only winks at, bu,
applies itself TO forget ein and its conso"
9uences in high life.
The case may be. plainly stated thus:
Lord Paget, son Of an English carl,
reached the not immature age Of 81, bo-
fore he married an amiable woman Of his
own rank. She was some years younger
than himself, accomplished, uffeciionate,
and beautiful. lp twelve years they had
eight children and, to all appea rance, led
happy life. At the same time, Henry
Wellesley, brother to The Duke Of Wei.
linEion, (who was then plain Sir Arthur
Wellesley,) was tho husband of Lady
Charlolte .Cadngan, whose la,ler was an
eari. Both families we're in the habit Of
intimacy which equal rank in high life
creates in London. Lord Paget, who
had attained the rank Of Lieut.. Colonel
by raising a regiment from among the
tenanlry Of his fathers vast estates in
S.afferdshiro, had served as volunteer
in the two expeditions to Flanders, in
the latter years Of the last century, aud
had there become distinguished as good
cavalry officer. lii 1903, he again volGn.
teared Cor foreign service, and arrived in
Portugal just in time 10 gain high repd
,a,ion for The gallanlry and prudence with
which he covered the retreat Of Sir John
Moore, Capturing the French Gen, Lcfe'
bre, in the very presence of Napoleon
safely efecting the departure of the
British troops from Corunna, ond returns
ing to England with deservedly high
character, early in 1909. At this mos
mcnt, he was ''the observed of all obser'
vers," and on objcc, Of admration-i il
may also have been Of envy. Ha was in
the brond path Of danger-an avalanche
;mpended over bim--a breath could call
down it's awful devastation. Ii fell and
vast was the ruin.
Suddenly the public mind was startled
with tile announcement that the Honor>
able Henry Wellesley had commenced
an action at law against the Righ. Hon.
orable Lord Paget, for criminal conversa
lion with Lady Charlotte Wellesley, his
wife. Soon after the trial came on.-
Curiosity was prurlent on this occasion
No scandalous particulars were disclosed.
Lord Page,'s counsel stated that their
client admitted the ,rutk of the allega-
tions, aud lie would not put in any plea
for mitigation of damnges-adultery is
no, legally crime in England, and is
only to be punished through the seducer's
purse,-which accordingly were awarded,
by The jny's verdict, 10 the amount of
7trenty Thousand Pounds sterling, the
whole sum claimed Lord Pagtt de-
clared, through his counsel, that if the
deep wrong he had inflicted. upon Mr..
Wellesley could be compensated by mon.
ey, he would not seek to reduce the
amount one sixpence. sgd ,8g
"A double divorce onsuod. L,dy Psget
sued her husband in the Ecclesiastical
Court, and had no difficulty in obtaining
a divorce. Mr.. Wellesley proceeded in
like manner and with like result, in the