SHERIFF'S COURT, Thursday...
The Times, 1824-01-30T00:00:00

jutswaa actOn for crm 1alcrivr o ihthe ;pfaintii?"st .wife. The'defenilant1had eufTerizd itdidgient. to'go by-default,: aud the! jurY were now aRftbled' asisesg-thie damQ0e. DIr.S~AILPT, inopenng thecse,said,-he hardlytlieedactate to geistisqnene6 sete ICltexpenience.as the Jury,' that thle injursy of which the Plaintiff ha(d to complain was one of' the deepest.-nattire th'at oneira ncaule upon i anot ol;fj'r - ihe~r. In queistions of this sodA, wol a.cs lsa ibe utbiito dleclamation ; tor the sanme feelings f t irl Ve-ecited. in everylhonourable and weltcwn.. .ttte,mind,dby a bare"reeitbi o f tfKe :faets, He wtoord' there.; fere not trouible thiali with- Uny-obs'ervattons, buit proceed 'to T(e etataument of.-the cirthimstances-of the cas'e:which isul -ajtizapar in .evidence. Catptain. Laing, thelae ff in-his- cae, -wn r3a- qeletusal connected by, -birth' tritf. -lOne o-f tWeintost respectabl~e and 'hi- -notirable faiiie nSotat, 1iscircumstance 'hg ,believed; eiidaunt. Early in litfeh, too)k tt~ the sea as A profedaton, -and. Pssg- now master aikd ownter of it,~ gii ~at, value tradling -to So tht Americai. In 181~ ~a,mridt the lady. the subject of the present. lnu1ry, a duheofD Stleof lftfitavin, In Essexc, now deceased, who a bogtu numerous fainily (pf.- whichi thjis lady was oil)t uhaeirnra tocoinmnand Xterepi*ec of every one. The plainifswf wi ieede'stahid; and iftf ir mar- riage, her 'husband an hlve oehr in thesntost ha-tinoryand felicity, interrupted anvytoeacsalsepafgtions wbichwirein.. cidenta' to the plaintif rfessi0n. 1'ev lived togeth&rrespecteud by a numerous6m~ledf friends.'the ftuits ofThe matrlage wieseVe chit. d ren, five of whiC1h were o living:- the eldlest being about ten, and the,yofthgest apt four ye2irs of age. Their place of residence was in C'harles4~treet,Nor-tbampton--.quare and he 'hould be able to show by abuind-ant eestluonj', that up to th- tidie of the Last separation of Ca~ttai Laing Etnd his wife, there hlad been no breach at harmony between them~; buit each -was happy in constituting the l;appl.. niess af'. the other. . lie inaintainel lier in the very, best styl-e of affluence and comfort, to the utmtost of his means. In the Year 1821 he commenced his last Voyage, and made a considerable invettment en board his ship, hoping that it *ottld be the lIat voyage he should have occasitin to make; in wbich hiope M11rs. Leing, concurred, as! she expressed io her numerous le'tteri to him, which all breathed the purest sent-iblensts of' conjiigil atfrection. He- remiitted, dur- ing his ab'sefie, large S&ms of money, to hier, and left her besidz-s well"Provided, in casea he shiould not htave been~ able to imake those remi'ttances. He left her in the fuIllst management of his affairs and suirrounded by numerous friends: there wa4s nothin rdainsort Which a woman could w ish for bhtse-a oth ubtept ted pr0eselnce of her hutbanid, and to his ab- a3ence iheyboh-uritd% the sake of their rising familv. She accomipanied buhim to Port'smonth, and then took leave of hiint with every testimony ofteliderness and distresis. For the firsst'andseconid year of his absence, shie coniducted herself like a tendet and fi.cisful wife-the guardian and nurse- of her children-writing to hier hits. hand by every opportunity, and expressing. lier gratitudte to fProvi- dence for havinig given her such a mai.. rn these senitimyents zsad pursuiing thlese occupations, she bad the (lire misfortune to be Intro- duced to the defendlant, whio is an attorney at lawv, the son of respect- able-parenits, his n-mother keep~ing a school f6r laidies somewhecre in Essex; and by hier soime of M rs. Laing's.sislera haa beei educited, thiough Mrs. Lairng was herself a strangeSto Mfr. Delamare. Je'vas in. l823~that the brotherof5Mrs. Laing Mlr. Rbert Steele, wasai-anid'aist for the stewardship at HertorColg.nacieamashdcom. niented. and it occarmia tosoeathtiiy,l3mtedfisat miight be of gleat serviceinfradnth gssof r.Rbt Steelet an applieation was acrigyua~~ i- orne i assistance, andt ani introdluctio tokpae~te defendant to Mrs. lating as the friend of her brte.',l~ dafnnt was married to. a ladiy of geent respectabilityndcddeaefote;ndyte death cof that lady's sister,libasicbcoe ossed fhe- property also, to the amuto ,Ol e WalIviga'lpmn~ ceeping two carrigs n a n establishmen loehrhc' man o formne.His ffic wasin town, aiil he was conntected in his rofssio wih to other'genciemen who were his partners. Af'ter hisintodutio ii drs,Laing,by' hi% exertions on the canvass he liad no diiculy in r~iena access to her huse. Het lent his carriage durig ite-unvsa,ant~evrv part of his con duct wras ftill of atteim- tionto ie nteest oMr. Aoert Steele ; and on that occasion, certainly, deserved nothing but p raise. Amr. Laing, when she mar- ried, was 22 years of a~_e ; theplaintiff was. then 24. ',,he was at the time of the defenidant's introdtuctioni surrouinded by, an infanit fa- mily, aud appeared to every, bodly as a tender mother anid amiable wife; benutifimi im tier person, and though of matuire age, capaible of exciting desire in the bosom of a man Wrho did nut consult his moral duties. Unfortunately, the didi excite those desires in the bosom at the defendant. He afterwards camne frequenitly so her hOulse, paid her every attenition, and offered her the use of hlis carriage _Whenever she wished it. Sonie of Captain Laing'a friendi observed that he visited Airs. Laing miore theai a conmmon acquaintance oiught ; buit when it was considlered that he was a miarried mnan, and( the friend of the famnily, nio suispicion of ny inpopriety was xecited. A very resanectabla enlm , r, anig and his wife, were the friedofapranLm atdllwie they liad been accustomedl to vstan i. ig'adsalytakenl a. seat in Mlr. Alaiining's crig hnte et onst races. The Ln- vitation wa s re setefr18,htMr.aigdcndgos. t wl appear Etha i.Dlmr alpesdhrt r ihhm and she had at first refuised, biutafeadshhilnlucenog to prevail on hier, andi she wenit with iminacs arag,eEp sam, andl did not retuirn to her hometilaeatnht;edfe- ant on that occasion sepnatir.Ln'sfrheirst timie. Mis bed was on the fis lo,adAr.Ligso h seod-floor, The youngest child, Iluasn h aln of bot-h his parents, slept in a crib biy the bed-side ndgeothIttegirls slept writh her niother. It was quite niatural that i'mlrs. Laing shuld inivite thxe defendlant to sleep there, being so late, and he residing ourt of tosvn ; andt there was no reaskon to suippose that at that time-any thing improper took place. Some timue after, it was discovered by the ~Mamsnings tis'aL this lady bed been to Epsom, and Mir. Manning thouight it- so ektrrordi. nary that be considered it righit to call on the defendant, and ask hiint as to thie fact. He denied it. and said thait if his visits in the absence of the lady's husbandI were thouight two frequent, he woultd after fusa or three visits more discotitinue themu. On this Mir. Mianning was sa- tisfied:. but afterwards it appeared that, instead of discentinuiing hi.s visits, the defendant went Occasionally to dinie withi Mlrs. Laing,'and at last hadl fixed himsielf as an occasional ledger in tme hiouse. it coutld not be precisely ascertained, but there was reason to believe that the 4uilty interc-ourse first took, place on the 11th at 1)th of .June last: From thie evidence of the maid-servant, the lury wouald learn, that about- this linic Mrs L-dinge ceased to liat'e - he children to dinner wvith her, and instead of d6inking their father's healthi after dlinner, they were tkirems- sway, whlen the defendant tiimed there;- The hiute girl still s4lept wish her mother; and it wouild appear that on the 17tYi of J.mune, the defendant being at Mrs. Laeing's lhouse, he went to bed, at*ut 12 o'clock;' and after the mnaid went to bed, she beardI thledefendanit comc upi stairs anti enter her ruistress's roomi: shie likteneL(, adid heardI sometising, whiceh slhe called scuffling. The delfendaitmsremained in the roottn some time, and presently she heaTd ihim comling down stairs., and pulling her mistress after h, im ; the girl headhrseki vice of,9e'~at agitation and reluctance, saying, "1Oh, miy God I will 5t"it go dawni." and at the satne di-ne nmentiening the siame of' liar husband. The defendant, however, forced her down stairs to his room, where she r-emained somne time, anid there Was goodi reason to suppose she passed the niight there ; going to her own room only a short time before the servant went to awaken lher. She appearedl muich agitated, end burst inito tears. When she went down stairA, thie defentlant told the niaid not to go into his rtoomi but she, actuated by the usual desire of doing What she wa-s di- rectEd not to do. did go in, and, from the appearance of thie bed linen, she w- satisfied that twvo personsR had bean in sr-he bed. 'When the defendant went out, dirs. Lsing went into' 'he room, and herself, took off the sheets. He (M'r. ScAriett) imentioned this circumsstance its it shmoied this was the first timne any connexion had akes plae. he Jury wotuld recollect that the little girl slept in he othr'sbe, whicih would account for time struggling and ppaentrelctace, for the most abandoned %woman would havescrple tocomnsit the act - in a niece where her chid melt b a itess oflher shamne. From thiuttimeSahualteration was bt~vedIn rs.Lang's conduct towards liar children, and she no lnge attnde totheir education and religious, instruction, guoig out wth M. Dearet' to.Vauxhsall, bund exhibiting the condluct of a wdsn Wi ad atbandoned hier husband and familv' for her niew protector. But before this became known, Air. Jenkifii, us friendl of Captain Laing's, being persuiaded that if the defendant's visits were continued itmuLst end in the ruin of his friend's wvife, accidcnt'altl n' met hima at the door of Mirs. being's house ; anid after some words, he threw hinm intp the street. Upon which a proceeding took, place be- fore the Lord Mayor. He (dir. Sc;irlet) mentionedl rise circuns..- stance toshsow the ahegree of bibmbuissioni to which thle defenilauit hail reduced this inhap-py woman. He forceil hier (o goi whitl bins before the Lord iaYolr, anad to dress herself in a particular niianuier; so thalt, in effect, every,ibody was led to believe whio saw liar that she was his nitcS Aftree this public exhibition, she felt that site couldt no lonfger ?eniain binder lier Intssjand's roof. Mlr. 'beaing was then at Liihbon,aUnd hadr maide-largreremittan,ces home. When the unhappy woman quittedh ror.e,tbedeFendanthadorGeAt' emaidlto,remain 'with the ch-ildren juntil some of the-friends Of thleplaintiffeama to the house,, and then toleave them to their charge. TFhis wvas the state of things when the'Plaintiff returned home in October last: front that period tTie defendanit anti AMrs. Laing were living together lunder the aissumned name of Johnson. - Thiey then quitted this coutntrv, andi-il. was Supposed they were now living together in France . .Sucf was tbE' Isistory of this uiiihAnppy ease, anad lie (dl h Scarlctt) was at a loss to- s4ee a,,y' thing in it to prevent -the iiijitred husband receiving~u atheb hscsdso(f the jury the conipensntion- in damiazes Which be claimed. If his learned friend (Ir.. Bronghsam) should say that 'his jLIusence from house should be taken into consideration, to that -he woihl on6l1ui anshwer, that every one engaged in the pulrsuits of csmmnerce Was at leas9t erntitlesi to the same protection as% other-indivsdtmals; ;iud lie (Air. Scarleit) shurld think that suchl ani allegatiois, so far ibom be- ing ofi'ereci in ntitigation for offendier~s, it should be urged in aggra. vation against thein. Neither coutld it, be said that:Adi-s. Laiisg was of a light and inconstant disposition; anid that thierefore the plaintiff's - lasswa no o rata lie estim-ated it. The conrar wold pper fothall- te witnetses. To'llosow the Ilow shai I August 5, 1823. Conve al y I dr you, mv unhappy daughter, cnd be able to *oviey to yosr mind a sense of miy affliction, without breaking my r es olutib not to reproach you for that which mtist, at ahy interval af rh.euOctiOntteigh Ieavilon yaor heart Consent, then, to listen to the dictat of yoctrnscience, and fly from the presence of him .hasough your ruin, and rest issured yotu will, in the bisonms of members of Xour own family,lnd a refuge, where nothing shall to add to yoir sorrows, but all will contribute- toyour cmfort. Rrrv (one ot the lady's brothers) will receive you. L,et .ne again earnestly entreat you to. avail yourself of this only oP. Fly t? scae spot vwhere 1 can see yon alone, and acquaint mc with and thus prove you still retain a degree of regard for tifc pew,e of fliind,of your too heavilv afflictedanother." To this letter te defiendant rtnmrned this heartless an-wer:- "I A.Mdam,n I , ve this dav received a letter from you directel to Is. laing, which, having her authority so to (lo, I have opnend. In rep to it; I beg to infornr you that it is her fixed determination not to Io that wliihc you reqt.e;: I asgureyouf,that in returnin-so positive an answer, I amonly conveying. to yo Ilerv. 4aih caseni inents, and vereI togive you- anyhopeof an alteration in her sen tsnsents5 it would~ordy,.be d,ec'iying 'ot. I am, madim, your hisost obedieht,]erva sst...d.1 n adrsed to Ms This was tlie le'tter of'i amaijr~ied. man, 'the father of a famrily of children, to the mother of the woman whom he lie betray-' ed tiO lnfMA aisd 'ruin. After sonc -furtlier observations, Air. Scar ett co,icluded, expregsing his satisfao to leav this case in the hands of the jury ; and though wellAwAte ofih poswerfiA cf. [sd great a. ehaiter, vetbe. Radno doubft t1at~t he f 3l~ Httze and hionour (41- whijh were snltisted On hlA stde) wouald 5es le' Mrsn. Dodd, -eita.nned bv Mi~. Por..c.4a cuitdwt andI haVe visitod'at' thelir hoe~se, an,.b~a iothale kar tim ne. tb1-he.eairepo fieb iens i i aboatteniye,Ars of age.: Mr .:-ad MtLaglwyapes er comortblend appy. t i(yappeared yer od fon nohr *Cross-exmaniAnt byl, BsIseirAx- sa atain iug~ the dayt he wen onbtltoyage.Ms en awy cooa nied him. M,W Tht ntt.Ms IMrs. Porter, exainln'ed,b6 Mr *mn 4 ae- ":it;j -,bi" -andi ber famnilY these20 7'earq, etei since. 1i wao iat cild.' llite~LMr~airrgs; Put hiae iot- teea. 3Ziv 1an~ ebi1~~terisiesIttCa ptaix mlOg4titt tf(&-,ee1t-An wAlatelt las,t. Air. Joqathan- Dod exmiei-t~ns Captfh- Aid Mr Laing: tWer7very- ~omfortable andI happy .They have been at myhuse acoQnth or fv 1 t t Aiiss Msbefla Stlee; examiined l;y Mr.SCA ~.T- iThe wtness appeared in tfire grhtet4? fliaress, and was in?er duigtewole tipee sha was g -nghes,.evl e.1l-.4 asat thetstro u a~ BRA~ster wias niarried in 18124- my fAtber:wiss Dr. Steel,adlvd at WitbiUn. Alttr m$-siitter'S mnarr ,liersae hfyinLn dths: I Went to visit hens Aand ihe gom~etunes zarT.e. to visitm mohr 'Captain Laingcamne w ith her.;th'ey appeaireil vatyhappy;ehdme attc.hd t hi. heyhav po fVe childreni- th-ayhad the mis. fortune to lose tsio. Mr.I,geuaed some6pof thetis,~d took gret dliht n te ask dinig de bseceof Captain Isaing Oil b't voyges Ivistedmysiser:sie bstoedthe same pains on the eductionof te chldre in aptan Lang'aab2ence. T'hey corr-- sponed, nd l~~ned o fae te gratet pleasurTe on receiving his lettrs. He aibedn apeaed nabtedon is astVoyage inA 821L I reembe mybroter eite a andi~etbr he te*ardshlip of Chnii'i-Hopital at Hetfori. Mysittelive inharles.street . the ons *aafsfuishd vry wllishewa* very comfo rtably -sup- ported byCpanLan. r the obert "and imy sisfei Ansi vere intoniApilet our family had before that time knownt Mlr. Delmn oeyas His mnoth er kept a :ichool for lndies at Rormford.Iwn ota school; but mny sister did not go to that school. On my brothier becomiing a ca'ndidate fhe th~ siLtuation, Air. Delamare was applied to. lAly sister thten appeareedanxitiusfor the return of her h ad.sin Mt brotber inttuidticed AMr. Delamare, I belit-ve, to Afir.Lting, but did not see hims. Mly mother is 63 vears of age. I remember mny mother writing a letter to miy siSfer, after hearing of her unhappy state-(a letter shown to witness) that is a cop), of it.-the origmnid was given to Air. Jenkins, a friend oft Captain Laing~s. I have nei'er seeti mny sister s1ince h lef dejartitre frotn homie. Thiree of the children are with me, and two withi MVr. Mianniig. I n kohered a ithiig bet the gretest kindrness and "dlrs. iiaiug:nsssl her husband, duiigth in11s~lrr Bdot'h~i~ jtpught ii ilIrs. Dela- I -is~4ii'Saeei-' tll~ast0r Lf M ns;%54ep lhen called; btttth~a,j~Aeit ~ i~~jt~~ it ofextrentie -agitiiion, thqt M5r. BROtt~}~ugestel (d~ ~carett,that- ii'sie. wvere to prove Ital wht liraiter ad poke to it as ardly necesAsry to vxa. sinq)er Mrz Saet ssenite, and te young I-ady was Sup- po.e outt of court. IIr. Robert Steele.examihled byLUr. P-OLLOCKr.-I ansi thebrothier ofMArs. kAing. Shie ies tnarnedin-_r December, 1812. They.eamnt tktzti to Witfiam. the dnjr after.thd-maffige-. Cap,taln Laiag is :13 ~asot' age, Thel went to live in apasrtment-s nelu e Onmnler- cia-road. Tluey lied together ott terms, of -thie sincerest affection. -Aliontiour or five toontha after titeir mareage, Captain Laing wrent sivoya e to St. Mlichiael's. Mrs. Laing coriilucted herself dltirnin hlq, abene ith the strictest propriety.Shha ten ochlr. Trhey have niow five children;- andi tier conduct as a wife anti mothier was strictlv coirrect. I k-now the- defendanti: he is an attorney : fie wvas introdticed to Mfrs. Laing on thle occa- sion of my~ being a candidate for the stewardship at - Hfertfordl. I knew ' him when lie was serving hit articles. He called at Mrs. Laing's to see mie, for the purpose of stiltin,g what persons he lhad seen. He was, then miarried, atid I undterstoodl fro'ns himn that he had three or four children ; he lived at C-laphams. I was ait schiool at Ronsford, with Mlr. Delarnare, the father: but the origin of the ac- quaintance wai miy sitter bieing'at Alits. itiiaaniae's. Mrs. Laing and the 4efindantiffiet first at. her housNe, andl, as far as I couldi Col- lect. for the first time. - .Cross-examitned by AMr.. II. Qoopra.t..The defendant told me hte had onls -been at Clapham ashort time. 'Thtedefendant is about 29 or 30 vi-ari of age. 5ly father andI moth4zr never saw. Captain Laing tilf arter his; i7lirriae witli miy sister. There this a previoussi correspondence on thle suhiectit' diei a.tatcl. Mr. annig eaiminid.-.. k-fow Captain Laink, 'and litave knownhuts~evenyeat: in the last five Years my famiily andI his have freuenly isied,scarcii. a. weelk apairt. Captain and Alfs. Laing alwas apeare tolive together in the utmozat felicitv, ait manl andl wifeough to o. Iwqnt to (14ravesend with hiti ofl tilie laSt voVagt. and ave isitd Mr. L,ajngsince,- blid~ till hptqetYetomiia gattiuintOld wit th ddenAn-.. er con'duct has been strictly, becomini! a wife atid othe of afamiy. Ibelieve sihe actedI as hiet, hishndgi's a'gent, and aw saceinnpuent and bceonsing-manner. - I remember, the potslmd oMs Laing to go with, uii to Pipsom innces last ),ear.$t ~hdasa in 6dr carrizi!e fer two years before, hitt thereiwas adisappotintent. Two nights before the iracas. site sidd slhe had a friend withi her, and coitld not go. I liYe at the Surrey Canal Wharf, (enit. road, I -afterwards. leamnes site hintd bpen to E- sum races, and I called on Mir. Delainare (having previotisly callet on Airs. Laings. I wentito meet Mirs. Steele and th-e three children at the Saraicen's -head Inn. t saw Mlr. Velamate there ;- he -turned to the bar to address the landiladY ; lie hlad called oti se once or twic-e after II wvAs first introducced to liins by Ar.-su. I thouaght, lie might not seetWe, andl I'so placed myself tial fite must see mne, humt he gave mne wlhat is called the ctit direct. A few dav4taftcr, I watited on Ihim at-hiachambersl.ede'~~45e'..ueh Usuud.l_. htitation5, I told him I had not.ealled to interrogate 1dim on tltl suIt. ject of Epigom races,. for oni thiat I lsad-made up my min-nd- bitt I asked him if, during-nsy acqnauiutance~ with h'im5 my eondtct, had not been sucit as became in's gefitleman to another;. I thereforeI wished to k-iow the cause of the cootempt with which he had treated me at the Saracen's Headt inn. He said that hirs' Laing lied infonrmed 'himn that I lied spokien oisrespectfullv of Itins amnd his- fam-iily. I tlenied that I ever liad, and I.told him thiat. Ihad.calied on Mlrs. Laing, and hadl stated to her~theimipropiiety of lier goilig with hirm to Epsom-, after an acqluaintanee jof only three monlths., asd he a mzirrie4 genrtlemait too, withot. tile Sanction of his wi'.4'i pre. sence. Ile said titat wvas a mistak"AIlir. Laing and Nfrs..-Deln.. ms are had visited. I k-newv that to be, falRe. I added that AMrs,.tIAing!% goin1g with him va.t ridt only, improper, btite gdve general bfenee.- I also told him liis frequent vNisis were unbecomintr him a.5t a miarriedl maan to make, and unbecoming in her as, a married womarn to ad'iri. FRe denied having slept at her house, butt admitted hit frequent visits; but excuised thecm on the score of hi., frnleidtlmip for tite family. On the Suinday before thseEpsom tacesbhe hail professed his inability to go titere. After I had stated to Iilisi the impropriety of' his visits.1 to dIIre. L-iing, lite said he. witild pay her otie visit miore, and wouild then discontinue thiem. Sarmhm Petit, examinedI by Mr. SCAasLETT.-4 liv'ed as -servanit writh Mrs. Laing. I went to live withi her before AMichaelmas, 122-2. Two oftlie eldest children went to school. C-aittain Laing was ahfroad at the time I first went into hme service, I remnained in the house till site quitted i. JT 'here was no other servant besid~es mie. Mrs. liaing uised to teacht her childreni, and thiey tited to diiie with lier. TLwo of thte childiren slept in m y miist tess4's roomi, and one of them inin ine. Miss Kate and Mlaster'lBeniarnin sleptir inmy inistress's roomI. I remnember itoy mistress receiving letters from hier hisband, and s-he used to ap'paar anxioums to reiceive thtl'ti. She wvas visited by Mrs. Mlanning, Mrs. Barhall, and ether Indie.s in the neighibour.. hood. M1v mistress was carefult and economical in the maniagement of lier hoite. I first saw Air. Delamare two) or three days belore Air. Robert Steele'si election. t niever saw Airs; Delamare. Mlis Ann Steee'e was in tile hdnise whlen Allt Delamare fiert called. fie called freqsuentl3after tie election of MJr. R. Steele. Up to titat time I hiad fraqusently' heard Mrs. Luing enpress anxiety for the re- turn of her husbandi. She heard tile children read and sav their prayers. After'dintiet. she alt;aya maae thie two eldes,t clAildren driniktiteir father's healtEb. Ms mistrem ss ad 'i dreis- 'for the lair- Pose Of going to Ep5oni rices. Abotitshint time I heard Air. Deja- mare ask her to go to Epsom- races Shte refuseelesaying Mlrs. ,lhanning %vould be an--iv if she. di nng ih he. I di tear cirontient to go. fI heard' himi say lie wodld call in the morning. About 9 o'clock the next marningr,' he called in a gig;, there iwas. a servant w;itblhim,2nd lie pret-ailcedonilyvnmist re:s5 to go with himn to the races. Mlrs. Laing canme hack between I t and 12 o'clock at ngist , iii a p carriage. difr. Delamare slepit in thje liouse thfat niglht ,he had tieptt there before, I beliive, ouch; h le slept in a bak, hurt!- roo'n on the First floor mv mistress was on the seicod floor.Il %-.ena -bt1e1- n(lo'c-lock next morning. After that h occasionaIIycamre.to-,e~p there. Itiiabout a. week after the races_,, MVr. Dalanare caniethere-to sleep. lwent to bed about il-o'cloc1k. IHe had gone to his bed-roosse I want tip with in1'nmistreat, and she went to hel.. (lao of the children was with her in the emit in hier room', and one itt the bed w3it lier. T1 heard some pro Oeu tis anti go into mny mistrese's room. I got tup in about h-alf an hour, when I heardi the done~ eno and some person en the lanaiing, and ta tt6isceas iifshe had h7d of th baluisters of the stairs, tind he was tinging lier. She said, ." Oh, Godl I.will tibt go dowfivi1" attd she mecttionted C-,Vuin Imaing'sname, li eard themn go dlown and enter. Mr. I tilmnare-ertdn.. he I get tip Iuwent to Mlrs. Laing's bed-room; she scarcely spoke to me shie appearedI to othterwise in' spirits tlidn before. Wihen I went up to dress hler, she appjeared very low spirited, and dlid not say mutch; sehta ppeared as if she had been crying. The defendlant asked me' that inorning if 1 wantedl to make lilA bed hefore-breakfihat? I said I did not. I tyeust into the bed-room ; the bed appeiritl adI thoungh two .People hatd il6pt in it_ Mrs. Luaing took tbesh6iits off the bed, but t was not present wlten she did it.' After that, I observed a ultff'erence in her condut towarilu her elmihitrifi. AMr. .Uelarrare. cme often to lIhue,adset tee i'msrs dit..rio thitep attend to the chilrentotach thm, r har hemther prayers. -I reisiehtiher mn# misrea gong ithMr.Dehmar tothe oTd Afayer's, he to'ld lien sh must g she wihed not and selviiihedt to go dress. ed. van' Cosey btthe oli he t pit o a t'ites,atitt.bhatanadfeathers. She Raidm irwoumld os h e. Hense soxnethlMut td give orders in the se to open. her letters, atdsoiXetltes he dined'theie. He tojd inme ifterwards wshere he and Mrs. Laing were going. Oii the day she Wentiaway dile children ran into thi.parlour, hutit'AMr. Delamare or- cleratihtemn to be taken into the kitehefm,aanmllookea them up that they mighnt not see their mama. Crosszexatnineed by. Alr. BRoitGon c...tMy clothes-Vere taken away b, Mr. Dehamare's servant. I neVer told'any botly aboruit the aught thai Mn. Delansare slept 'theie,;,;I heard Alml&Lain9g say that M.eamate tvanted her o go away; advisea hernot to Roaway, Il asked lte hat.woculd becoreoftfihe-phildrtn. Ididihotvsay they sroih4bewel taendare of, if 5'VWeiittaway. W tilliam Jenkins, e-xauined by nr: PoiL.ocg.-.I.4m a clerk in the Navy.ohfic; at Somerset-house.' I-know: the plaintiff and have, knovit him intimately for eight oi" nine years. - 4hey seelmied-to live most happily. 1. am godfather Sto qe.of the' children. I was acquainted with Mr. -lXabi1r'a coneernm;-he left eansid rable prmperty in rIse charge of Mr..Laingwlseni he Went abroad in Junes 1 . was presentatPoitsnotith wheri the jm- rain rdles. Lag'ep.arnd there. She keprled' t at'the-hei3kpa- wept. The ship satiled to Buaenios Ayres. c anseq 'n a made remittatc&s to-Mtrs. L.aingd .lr n flr a bills were for 50oL.;: upwirdsa of 0,000I. altogether was nemitsed. ;I-.fi,st heardtbhe AefendantV- nameron the occasiooo-urt,Raahrt Steele'lbeings candidati for the- :stewa.rdship -at lfcrtfotd. -I irpear2d' to< iuite'rt him,inbel verymucli ip it. rfiist:sssvrhinl'ni&Jls*-Laig's h6iilsd ,BI' X. Steelc was. there at te sassI time. l;n~i cosuseqneneeof itconvelsa- tion I. bad wvith Mr. afid Msl'tsiEnmring, -ialaP isonte' conversation ,It th defenthentabasutETps6r races. Heiqid he had not beek- there. E;veryatmt l dalllea atdvire. Iitsag'si 12 ibunil the defendant. thre. 1 htsi unld -bt -t lked about cAlliJhgiaut, ana B vtfetto place. I afterWvaVls waS at the, Lnd a chare. of assault. Befire the Lord -Miyor, Iir. lamar Win witlfrMs Ling .On his.arm. IArg -Ldng was dressed in a white satin hat,, and. a lig t slgjblue silk jteii8se. }cHt dre53 was conRpicilus she had Qatere her style .of'.dress after. her- acquaintance with Mr. Uelamare; I. was in the habit of iupplying her with money on Captain Laing'? -,c- coabt, and in-tbe Last month shc had rather mot than usual. - Vn the erossmeXaminstion of this witness, he admitted having re. mnonettrated widh MrYs. Laing on hicr conduct twvo or thrce times. -In ansrer to a uror; hestateft that the monley remitted by Captain Laigdidnot get into Dlrs. Laing'8 hands, but was inyested in public securities. .-The evidence of Mr. Cragg, r. Butler, and lr. .oore, went fo xhow.that the-de&endant lived in the style of a .man of foetune, and enjoyed abi ut ML a year in right of his wife. Mr; BnouGeA3taddressedthe juryj in an eequent speech inmiti. gation of damegres: He disclaimed, oi the part of the defendant, any-attempt to diminish tiem by casting bIaim on Captain Laing. He was instructed, Qn the contrary, and wits anxious to' declare, tit his ciff-det-bad been quite irreproachable neiter should he reflect on Mrs. Lalng, for ftom that also he was restrained by his instruc. tionis butfhe exhorted the jury, in awarding damages, not to. forget that tne aIsthed not empowered them to punish the crime of adul- ery, and they were-to award damagesijr a civil injury onlV'; They would be pleased olso to consider. that whatever the damages might be, they would come outof the only mean5 remaining for the support of the-innocent and unfortunate wife and children of the defendant - for as to the defiendant himself, it ad not been shown that he pos- seRsse any thing. The Jury, after a short consultation, retumed a verdict for the plaintifft-Dfamages 2,0001. k,&AVAO.., , , , t, jail. 29, - : -'. 7 - . .. . ici2nv e a._is'*