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Mr. TALBOT replied that the history of the matter was this:- The damages had been agreed upon, and there had been not trial; there had been a plea (as we understood) of confession, and the damages were agreed upon at 2,2000l [£].Lord BROUGHAM. – Oh; well, have you proof of the payment of the damages, eh – have you got that evidence?Mr TALBOT said that he was in a position to give evidence as to the payment of the damages. Returning to his narrative, he would remind their Lordships that the parties were married in 1827, and he was now about to tell their Lordships that from that period to some time in 1845 they had lived on the most affectionate terms. In the course of that time Lady Georgiana had given birth to 12 children, of whom 10 were yet living. He should prove by the evidence which he should offer to their Lordships that the parties had lived in various parts of Ireland. One of those places had been situated in the county of Meath. Whilst there they had become acquainted with the gentleman of whom now the petitioner had to complain – a gentleman, Captain Magan, who had succeeded to a large property at Conearl, in King’s County, and accordingly on the 4th of January 1845, it would become his duty to prove that Lady Georgiana had eloped to that gentleman’s house, where the adultery had taken place. Lord BROUGHAM. – I notice you say Lady Georgiana. Who was she? Of what family was she?Mr. TALBOT. – Of a noble member of your Lordships’ House – the [[Earl of Albemarle]]. Since that elopement he was in a condition to prove that this lady had gone by the title of Lady Georgiana Magan. Mr Hill brought an action for criminal conversation of the 11th of January, 1845, when, as he had already stated, judgment was obtained for damages to the amount of 2,200l. Following this up, proceedings were in the year 1847 instituted in the Ecclesiastical Court, and a decree of divorce had been pronounced on the 19th of June in the present year. Having proved these facts, he apprehended that he should be entitled to ask their Lordships to read the bill, in support of which he had the honour to appear upon the present occasion, a second time.
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Lord BROUGHAM – What no notes, how can we possibly proceed, Mr. Talbot – how is that, Mr Talbot?
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[[Category:Divorce]]
[[Category:Aristocracy]]
