Consistory Court, Friday,...
The Times, 1824-01-31T00:00:00

DJr. LUtS111INtTON stated that this was a cause of separatioll and divorce promoted by Wllilliam Wilder, Esq., against Hannah Au- glsta 1rilkley, llis wif'e, by rea,6r of her adultery. The marriage be- tween theparties waspleadedto have takenuplacein thenmonth ofApril, 1814, and the parties Jived and( cohabited together. witlhouit inter- ruption for aniy considerable length of time, tntil the monthl of Oc- tober, 1821. Captain MWildeY'iad formerly been in the armv: but hc had retired-from it for a time, and subsequently re-entered the regiment of ibot (the 19th) to hichi he hadt before been attached as paymaster. In October, 1321, this regillment, whicl was then sta. tioned at *\'eediig, in Northamptonshire, received orders to proceed to Ireland withi all possible despatch. Xaptain MVildevy was under the neeessityi of accompanri,ing it, and fro,n the evidenice of W1'ebb. a female servant, and o;hers, it appeared lhat the last time thie Cap- tail and his lady were living together before hia departure, was on the 21St of October, 1821, in the Aapha-iotteges. Captainl Mrildev remaine(d in Ireland until the month of Aay 122; and this would be proved by those who were resident with him in that country. Si- milar testimony would establish the fact of .rs. Wrildev's continued residencz in London during the intppal, and consequently no inter- view could h, lave taken place' in the time between the two parties. In Mny, 1822, Captain Wildey returned, and found that dlrs. lt'iltley had quitted his house, and was resid- ing uith her morther in Upper Baker-street, Mlarylebone. In the tnonth of September following, a difference ox a serious na- ture took- place between them, some suspicion havinz been excited in his mind that Mrs. WVildey had not conducted herself with pro- priety. I'hey continued to reside in the' same house ; but no far- ther intercourse took place between them, nor had taken place from the middleof July preceding. Gon the Ist of September Mr. Wildey went down into Northamptonshire to shoot, and returned oh the 5th. On the fth Mr. Hallett. of Spring-gardens, army agent, having ac- cidentally seen MTrs. ljrildcy that day, congratulated the Captain on the approaching increase of his family. Captain WVildey testiMed entire incredulity and astonishment on this paint * but upon the representations of Nr. Hallett, he res6lved to watch her more nar- rowly., ansd consulted with his solicitor andi friends wrhat course it would be tmost advisable for him to take. They recomrmended him to watch her, which he accordingly did, and on the evening of the 9th of September, she wvas observed to leave her inother's house, in company with her br6tlier. Thev proceeded into Quebec-street ard c-illed a coach; but finding that they were observed, they dismissed: the coacb, and returned to the house. In the evening, however, Mrs. W'ildey managed effectually to elope from her husbanri, for wvhom she left the folloiving note:- " Wildey,-As you fold me some time ago that we had better part, I take this opportnnity of doing so. You, no doubt, will not be sorry for it. Take care, I entreat you, of my child. It is fond of yott. Don'tleaveitmmuchtothe care of servants. Yoit need not fear of my running bills in youtr name, when I have left you. WYith prayers for yotir's and mny child's happiness, I remain Yourtruly un- happy wife, " H. A. VVILDi-. "Nobody knows ofmyleavingy6u, but your gomnZ so soon out of sown is tile cause." T'ie learned coutnsel then continued,that there was evidence in the cause to show that lrs. WVildey, on the 13th of September,ander a feigned name, and at lodgings in Sloane-street, was delivered of a full grown female child. As it coald not be the child of MIr. Wildey, the.case of her adulterv was therefore clear. The adulterer had never been discovered by the captain. The sort of defence which the learned gentleman on the other side would set up, woult douibt- less be such a slumbering overhis wrong-%uch a condonation of the offence-.or such a ne ience on his own part in instituting proceedings-as in U'aptainWldey, that that gentleman aught not to be allowed the remedy he prayed for. Buit the evidence would fully prove that there had been no such condonation; that Captain Wildy had, without any unnecessary delay, and at soon as he was sufficiently possessed of facts, instituted proceedings; and was therefore well entitled to a dlvorce. It was true that he never sus- pected her preg-naney till Septenmber; but that this was the fact was fully c-atablshed. othe eidesne having been read: and the argument of counsel on 2iir CifltiaT?TOhEE stOiseSOa said he would take time to com- pare thle evidenc and a.-gtments of cotunsel, and give his Judgment I CONSISTORY COURT, FRIDAY. JASN. 30. lVfLY)FV - \ wiy.nr,