The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-26
Ehe Marquis of Anglesey in the Divorce
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In the Divorce Court, ON the SIN. q petition
Was nied by James Morton Bell praying for 4
Bell, ON the ground Of her adultery with the
MAJ marqlis oi Angiesey, and also asking for dam
ages from the correspondent. The DAMAGES
were Iaad q Z 10000. The respondent and the
co,respondent pleaded adenial cE the adultery.
Ine facts of the case are as follows: Mr.
James y. Morton Bell was merchant living ia
,a.s ess.noqrne Terrace, Hyde Park, and on the
nn ISur oa July. 1ssl. he married Miss Jaae Ellen
nurnand, the daughter of q stock broker. Iiy-
ing in Suessx Square, Hyde Park. MI. Bell
was at the time IS years Of age and his wife 81
.ns AIser their marriage. they went to Paris. and
es spsequentiy associated much with the family
OF Mrs. Bell, her father, who was person ~
considerable wealth, having house nj
Wortning, which they often went to, In 1854
VII Mniie MT and Mrs. Bell were at Working,
t1ey were introduced by Mr.. Burnand to The
MARQUIS OF Anglesey, who was staying there
with his children, and on their return to town
ne Ne cohunued his intimacy, and occasionally
quently vieited the Burnand family and Also
Mr and Mrs. Bell, and there was nothine
whatever to raise the slightest Suspicion in
~, mI; -, bel,s mind Of any Improperly existing
IN III the Intimacy between his wife and the Mar
gus until October, 1852 when she sudfenIv
leIt Worthing during his absence in town. and
vent vent to an hotel in Brook street, where the
tied her. The petitioner could not aiiegaa s,v saS
E!hpropriety or act of adultery committed
inere, but she afterwards went to the Calver-
1ey hotei AT Tunbrldge Wells, where Mrs
Bell represented herself to be Lady Burton
and where the Marquis of Anglesey occunied
a bedroom close adjoining hers They were
subsequently traced to lodgings in Half Moon
street. Piccadilly, where they lived q consid
cradle time as man and wife, and had since
been cehabiting together at other places.
Evidence was given to show that the mar.
riage OF Mr. and Mrs. Bell was d very ill.as.
sor ted one. and that they had quarrelled in
consequence OF the fondness the latter dis.
Played LOT seeing company. No attempt was
mtde TO deny the adultery. There were Ger.
tain settlements under the marriage of the
parties, and 1T was doubted whether. there
having been no children, the Court had power
to deal with those settlements under which
Mrs. Bell would continue to enjoy the inter
est OF f5,6 600 settled upon her by her hus bands
father: and it was simply for the purpose of
relieving Mr. Bell and his father from the ne
cuniary liability, in the event of disssolu-
tion OF the marriage, that the petitioner found
it necessary to sue for damages against the
Marqu uis. b1e te
Sir c. Cresswell, in addressing the Jury. said
there was nothing,tO be coE,nle:ned of with
regard to the husbands care of his wife's hon
or, and if they considered that the CO respon
dent had destroyed the happiness of the petit
TONER, they were to deal with the case as one
OF ordinary Grim. con-, and award damages
accordingly. The jury, without leaving the
box, found verdict that the adultery had
been proved, and awarded f10,000 damages. -
Eagiish paper.