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Account of the

Divorce of Edward Eustace Hill & Lady Georgiana Charlotte Keppel 1849

The following account was published in The Times, 27 July 1849, headed:

HILL’S DIVORCE

HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY JULY 26.

This afternoon their Lordships sat at a quarter before 4 o’clock for the purpose of hearing the evidence in support of the petition for the second reading of “Hill’s Divorce Bill.” The Lords present were – Lord Brougham (Deputy Speaker), Lord Campbell, The Duke of Wellington, Lord Langdale, Lord Leitrim, Lord Harrowby, Lord Monteagle, &c. Mr TALBOT (with whom was Mr Parnell) appeared on behalf of the petitioner, in support of the bill. He said that he had the honour to appear at the bar of their Lordships’ House on behalf of Captain Eustace Edward Hill, the petitioner, a gentleman who formerly had held a commission in the army, but who had subsequently been appointed a stipendiary magistrate in Longford. This gentleman on the 31st of March, in the year 1827, had been married to the Lady Georgiana Charlotte Keppel, one of the daughters of an hon. Member of their Lordships, House. The parties had been married by special license in London. Lord BROUGHAM. – Has there been an action in this matter, Mr. Talbot?

Mr. TALBOT replied in the affirmative.

Lord BROUGHAM. – Well, where are the notes – have you the Judge’s notes?

Mr. TALBOT said that he had not the notes, for there had been no trial and judgment had been confessed.

Lord BROUGHAM. – And you have no notes, eh?

Mr TALBOT – No, my Lord.

Lord BROUGHAM – What no notes, how can we possibly proceed, Mr. Talbot – how is that, Mr Talbot?