The Hon. Mrs Norton

Extraordinary Trial! Norton v. Viscount Melbourne, Author: Norton, Hon. George Chapple / William Marshall: London, [1836?] Language: English Source/Shelfmark: 1508/1657, frontispiece and title page Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton, née Sheridan (1808-1877). Irish writer and reformer. Portrait and title page refering to the legal action of 'criminal conversation' (adultry) against Lord Melbourne by her husband, the Hon. George Chapple Norton, from whom she separated. Image taken from Extraordinary Trial! Norton v. Viscount Melbourne, for Crim. Con. Damages laid at: 10,000!!! A full and accurate report of this remarkable trial taken in short hand by an eminent reporter Embellished with a portrait and memoir of the Hon. Mrs. Norton, &c, &c. (Second edition.) Originally published/produced in William Marshall: London, [1836?].