The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-04-15

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Of England IN Fla.
On the let Of February an action. in
which tie Countess d'Alteyrac was the
plaintiff. and Lord Willoughby d'Eres
Ly. ibe Hereditary Grand Chamberlain
Of England, the defendant, was ,ought
before the Court Of Queens Bench,
London.
In '1s47 the Countess d'AIteyrsc was
the wife Of an officer of high position
and connections in France, Her hns-
band was travelling. she formed the ac-
qnaintauce OF the defendant, and in ls40
she left her husband and came TO Eng
land tolive with Lord Willougbby d'Er,
besy as his wife. She was visited by many
Of his friends, and for many years lived
happily with him. She tended him
very aifec;ipna,ely during long ill.,
ness, and on his recovery, they removed
from town TO Csen Lodge. Twickenham,
which was partly purchased by the
Countess's money and furnished at her
expense. They had one daughter. who,
was brought up in ignorance Of the fact
that her father and mother we're not
man and wife. Up TO 1864. when the
Countess went over TO Paris 10 bring
her daughter toI.ondou, no great diffe
renee had arisen between herself and
Lord Willoughby. except tha, OCCASION
ed bv some scandal about Lord VIII
ioughby's behaviou=to one Of the maids;
but on The Countess's return she was.
told by an agent Of Lord Willoughby
that she mus, give up possession OF,
Caen Lodge, which she. considered rs
her property. She refused, and WAS
then waited on by friend Of his lord
ship, who negotiated n separation on
the understanding that an allowance Of
fl200 a year, aud $4,000 down should
be made to'the Confess, togeihtr with
an adequate provision for her daughter.
These terms were not considered un>
reasonable, as Lord Willoughbv has an
imcome Of f7o 900 or fSo,0o a year.
Tho Countess then left Caen Lodge, the
Furniture Of which was cold. and real-
ized fsCoo. None Of this money was
given 10 her, and Of The promised al
'owance che received only f3o0. She
never saw Lord Willoughby after her
return from Paris, aud her maid
was coon after ins!%led mistress
OF Carn Lodge. The action Was
brought 10 recover the money realized
by the sale Of tile furniture. The key
10 Lord Willoughby's conduct was 10
lie found in the fact ibal the bulk Of
the property lie inherited from bis Ca,
'her WAS left him on condition Of his
separating from tire Countess. The
Lord Chief Justice intimaied that the
whole matter had better be referred 20
the arbitration Of a man Of honor, and
the counsel OH both sides seemed 10
think klliat this would I've the ,nosts de.
sirable course. Mr.. CoIeridge handed
TO the Lord Chief Justice dtaught Of
the terms to which his Client the Coun.
Tess would consent, but, as Lord Wil>
longhby was not in town, the case was
adjourned until the following Monday.
The family Of the ,Willoughby
d'Eresby is one Of the most ancient
among the. English nobility The
holder Of the title is for The time being
the hereditary Grand Chamberlain of
England; and the p'esen, lord, who is
defendant in this suit, Is the furtie,h
barren in direct line. What is.
thought Of bis nobility in tie Court Of
Queens Bench may be judged by the
following Peroration Of Mr.. Coleridge's
speech, in which the Lord Chief Justice
by die course he pursued, seemed en-
tirely to agree. 49, -'.' = ~.
MIR. Coleridge said: It was rue that
she had not been married TO the defen-
dant, but The absence Of the religious
obligations would make the relations
between them, under the circumstances,
in some respects more sacred 10 man
Of honor. She had left her husband
for him, had borne him 4 daughter,
aud lived with him for fifteen years.
She was as faithful to him as woman
ever was 10 man. In health and in
sickness she devoted herself 10 him
with unwearied attention, Shc had
but one fault; and If lie had in him
one spark Of the feelings Of gentle
man, it Gid not lie in his mouth to re-
proach her with It. or course, 10 the
abstract, those things are wrong; Gui
TO what extent they are wrong, and
what the complexion Of this or that
case, it is not for man 10 judge
Burns wrote
y "wbat's done We all can vol compute, d.
+. But nover what's resisted." DE-. .
There may. be- men who have never
stsayed beyond the sacred circle Of leg.
i,imate love. Let them thank God for
IL; but let no man set himself up as
judge Of those who have. Men Of the
highest gifts of heart and mind, men
af sfainlaaa hoonr m ax. xe ehnaa H.. Z.