Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-28
THE GAZETTE.
TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER rs, 1858

TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER Is, 1898
NEW HAVEN DIVORCE CAsEIs LONDON.
MARRYING FOR MONEY TIE London jour-
mails come to US, With the details Of a divorce
case which has been making some noise in
the upper circles of society there, The his
tory Of the case runs through many ponder
GUS columns of illegal intelligence" but the
main facts are epitomized by the Times With
sufficient clearness to enable Us to compre-
bend it's general bearings.
Mrs. Marchmont was formerly a Mrs Loc-
ke,t. Mr.. Lockett, tavern keeper, in the
course of nature died, leaving behind him
this widow, who, as ii appears, became en-
titled at bis decease to the very comfortable
sum of 100000. This widow at the time Mr..
Marchmont paid bis addresses to her was 81
years of ago and partial to sherry: MIR.
Marchmont was widower, as the lady was
a widow, but be had children by bis former
marriage; she had none. He was the minis.
ter of Dissenting chapel at lslington, ana
according to his Own account, what between
the stipend of his Office and bis gains from
literary sources, be made up an income OF
something like l.O00l yea. lie appears to
have considered that union between him.
self and Mrs. Lockett would be an excellent
arrangement, although the lady was fourteen
wears older than himself. He was successful
in bis suit; it was agreed between them that
he was to give up his chapel--thst be should
be at the charge of bis own personal expenses
that he should educate and clothe his child
rem, and pay all costs Of a carriage and pair
of horses. Mrs. Marohmonts property, on
the other hand, was to be entirely settled on
herself, but she engaged on condition that
her sutton would give up his chapel, that she
would build for him Protestant church,
which she would attend with his family
The document, dated July 10th 1857, in which
Henry Marchmont devotes himself to eternal
perdition il he should ever in any way al
temp to meddle with bis wife's fortune, 10
probably unprecedented as sample OF eager
blaspbemy. It is entirely dscrediraole TO
the man who could write it, as to the woman
who could receive such paper, and after
wards marry the author of it. Married they
were, and they proceeded to Tonbridga Tor
their HONEYMOON. But alas! No sooner was
the Gordian knot tied than the disturbances
began which have formed the subject OF the
reeant suit In the case Of this miserable
couple there was brief pause indeed between
the marriage altar and the Divorce Court.-
"What fool have been to marry. L hate
married life" was nearly the earliest expires
sion used by this devoted wife to her aifec'
tionste husband. Mr.. Marchmont, however,
appears to have soon had good cause TO re-
pent the precipitancy with which ne had
risen to the golden fly; his married lie was
one scene of perpetual strfe--not mere oral'
psry domestic strife-but of swearing, ours.
ing, struggling, chasing bis wife about, and
of behavior 80 soandalous on both sides, that
Il ia difficult to say whether husband or wife
should be more loudly condemned. Mrs.
Marohmont's matin and evening song was
that her husband bad married her Tor her
money alone; which was true enough. Money,
however, she would not let him have; II his
wife sent him to take railway ticket for her
he was Obliged to bring back the change and
was rated soundly and publicly if she judged
the tale incorrect. Sometimes one, some
times the other, would 60 out ostensibly with
suicidal intentions. There was row about
a dog. There was row because his pen
made a noise while he was writing. There
Was a row about the wine. The wife 10 a
msudlin, sherry sort Of way, would take the
servsns-anybody, in fact but her husband
into her confidence. Then the lady would
leave the hosss, and Mr.. Marcbmont would
besaks himself to our advertising office with
affectionate entreaties to her to come back
Here lie q specimen Of one Of these precious
illusions:
"Rosa dearest, with broken heart your
dropping flower entreats you to return -
Come back, bsseech you, without one hours
delay. l shall not breathe your flight to
living being until hear from you. Oh! ROSE
YOU are more fondly loved than ever by
f-p. ForgiVel Do not act raShly. We
can be happy"
Then the "droopipg flower" wanted to be
refreshed with q golden shower, and there
was fresh disturbance. In cabs, in the police
stations, at the houses of relatives and friends,
the same kind of scenes, interarded with
oaths and blasphemy, were Of constant oecur-
renee. The result was the trial OF which we
have recently been compelled to give report
in our columns. The jury have decided that
this miserable couple are henceforth to live
apart; perhaps it is better that they should;
but they might have done this without the In
teryention of the law.