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London, England, 1853-08-13 00:00:00

investigation through Europe on the subject of education. We
travelled together. They gave lectures on the subject iu
rierniatty and different parts of Europe—over all the LOW
I.ollllltriVa. I remember their separating on a difference of
opinion. They then returned to F.nrffand. 1 returned in Is2tl
also. I knew nothing of them after quitting then'. 1 was
engaged with these gentlemen in investigating the subject of
eduention, which has been my practice threigh life. After
leaving them I went after a person named Baron von Heine:fie,
slid learns. I from him a 'system of 1111 l e 11101.1104, sir arteicial
menney, and having learned Dr. Gray's " Meteorite •reelinieis,"
when at school, I took a fancy to the subject, and published a
aunt on the subject un my return in Me for the benefit of the
public. Oil my return to England I made inquiries about any
family, and found that my father wax dead, and Sir John in
perKession. I wur not at that time decisive on the subject of
Sir Hugh Smyth being my father. 1 i 111 l siediately began the
!rushing of my system by going to Scotland, where I first began
iii the city of Edinburgh ; I made no inquiries whatever of my
family. I lived by my profession—by the system. I taught it
in every Behold in England—male and female. I think 1 vow
tinned in that profession from five to seven yeare. 1 gave it up
iss 188 I then took up the subject of oratory. About 10438, the
Wiese continued, ho came to From: to lecture, and then begun
to make inquiries regarding him family. Never inquired for Mr.
Davis, Or saw him. lie wan then dead. Only saw old Mr.
Proviso. I called and had Howe words with I • on the "subject
of his (obstitowy in refusing to give me any information respect-
ing my mother. fused harsh expresaions to him, and, lie being
1111 sold man, Ktniook me with his walking-stick on the head. 11.1
afterwards took me up entire to his bedroom, opened his bureau,
gave me the bible and teams jewellery. A large picture, said to
be a likeneelo of my father, hung In his moue Ile also gave me
te b Ile of papers, with directions to take them to a *elicitor at
Wernsimoter. [The jewellery and portrait were handed to the
jury, Kiel 'scrutinised by them for some time. The jewellety
were a wedding ring and three others. One had it seal milli a
creel of the 11 lon fluidly, toad another load the initials J.
nearly worn nut; the fourth ring lied the initials .1. (1., and
there was a hair brooch.] The initials J. G. stand for
thanking, lay grandmother, and .1. If. for James Bernard, my
grandfather. I that saw those entries in the Idiots. after our first
visit to Ireland. I went there last Christina's. Every year
after 183t4 1 made inquiries of nay family on coming to Bristol.
1 had no idea that it was nay father's brother that was in perses•
(deli. I thought it was my father's Heti. 1 went to Kee Sir John
in 1419--May the lath, a Friday—at Ashton Court. Wens alone.
Hr seemed annoyed at my barman'', but afteraarsho talk me
into the small library ur slininteromai. 1 rather mimeos.. he felt
eonscioms who it was. We sat 110W11 together. I told him as
much NH 1 I'olllll remember of my past life. He appeared (OWNS.
:.ively 'gained, and in so dreadful a state that it was painful to
behold. I lied never "seen 111111 before. To eaten him I merely
sails! I was not collie there to take his title sor his property, hut
merely wanted a provision for my f ily ill al osititable 11111 ttttt 'l',
and pooeurity after hie sleuth. Ile uteri this remarkable emotes.
situ—one he was always acciteuened to—" You are, indeed, the
sou of nay brother." There are expressions %Welt people id it ayr
use, front habit or other VBll/41'. After considerable discussion it
was arranged that I should go to Chester for may fatuity, bring
theta home to Ashton Court, arid he %sould stay at I loath
Isle usual residence. He gave 1110 all the money he hail, a WI.
note on the Bank of England, and ailitl lie would give a draft OH
labs private bank toenomov if 1 required it.. I only regret I did
not take it. 1 went oil' by the train loom Bristol to Cheater. tln
my return a ith may family, In twelve days, 1 learned that my
uncle was dead. Mr. Fenton, the steward, said, " Sir, you are too
lute; your uncle, if Ile he NO, war f. I dead In his bed the next
morning." I mail.' 110 farther remark. toeing too earwig con-
f led at the extrwonlinary eirentioaance. I slid then the only
thing a lust man esoulslslo-1 MOW 110 chance there, and gave it up,
and went to Bath with my family. 'rite tirst time t tack way
legal step% was 011 usy visit to Taunton, in March, IKol, alien 1
went to an attorney at Wellington—a Mu'. Redline'. I csonstilted
nobody else. exec pt in private, 1 'Ohl .111141
ass that, introduce) to Mr. Catlin—it might be iu the idiot-
Hun ttttt sr of 1e42. Ile took six months before he would decide as
to shot he would (le. Before I left BriKtel I (sidled oti several
attorneys, mid all declined to interfere. I then called I/11
learrister, who introduced Hui' to three gentlemen They had Illy
ease for a time before tlwni, they took aerosol. interest in lily ease.
but gave It 111) in I.olllo4lllellee Of the expense that asethl br
necessary. They muggeoded that I should find a • lollenisita—a
person who would find 10,00411. ur 211,n0/. I lead several inter-
views with attorneys in leonslon, but they wanted to bind 111 e
dean to be little better than it steward of the property till they
were paid. I said I would rather net have the property then
submit to such terms. Mr. Caitlin then undertook it. one man
went so far as to offer to 'strike . Another, who was about to
be married, offered to sell all his ioreperty mid take up my
cave. if I await' agree no those terms. bast Clarimtmas I Nelit
to Deland. I had not then the bible in my hands. It was
after We rettirmsl from Ireland ass gave melee to the 11.11111114. 11.
oei femininely turned out, Providence brought every thing to
light. Int 11111' rtsturn we gave notice 10 the W 11,11014. 1 II:01111111A
the title of baronet iinatiediately artier--1 monist tip my mind to
retreats it. with vigour. I assumed the aims, issued my eards,
fairly end honourably, supposing diet those who haul the pro-
perty would, if they thought I had no right, prosecute 111 V, and I
Plumb' be the defendant.
cnoss-exemitied by Sir F. 'rttersisiett : I have a good memory
on things that. intereet file. Ilays• from the early age (of three
years and a half a perfeet ressolleetion of the eiremustenee. that.
then testament. Provin's family coithistesl of herself only HMI two
boys. I was treated with great care anol respect, mosering red
morocco shoes, never being left without my 1111•H'. I was a
ininehievouss little boy. 1 remember at the time of the
proclamation of peace there was it lei phal are h. II.
with my poeket-knite, cut the string, and it fell (loan, and
I was saved fmni death by an old woman who palled me sway.
WAN about eight alien I went ti Warminster. Might have heel'
While at. school there, always 'spent nay holidays( in I,OIH-7-
leaf, except ouoinetimen at Lsorsi I 'ittk's. I was more intimate
with the Cork's, because they were Boyles, unit 1 We!. culledl4
Richard, after the Boylee. Saw the slewager morhiuus.se
at
lAongleat. First heard from the Marchionese of Ilia It a lio teas
my father. !A letter beimg shown to witlleSll, he said :1 This
was written by me. I find in it this passage—" My mother
came to England to the house of her relative, the Niatreitinitess
of Bath, at Lougleat, in 11117. and sliest the same year." 'Chat
was it mistake, arising !lent nay inaccurate know ledge of the facts.
tins' this peewee else—" I was Seta to Winchester. ler Br.
imblanl. Remained there till eightsoen. and spent uq holidays
with the dowager nianshionesr." I did not then know the dis-
the-thin between the dowager marehionees and the other. 11
wise not the fact that I reniainesi till soighteen. I only wrote it as
a 'supposition. I 'supposed I was of that age.
sir F. Tit VAltir.R : How tit) you mien ?
%%Rile.% hesitated. and at lust says, " visieeititsles." In the
letter he arse.% ".trithist all niy viriseinulsos 1 eould not be mis-
taken. 1 have stood too soften by her allow iu company too
be mistaken about her ladyship." This was written in ounover
to a letter from Lady Caroline Thyme, in which she Kehl
lie meet be mistoken ne to the dowager marellioness. In
nnother letter written to her on the eat of November. Is7o. he
again wrote that he aseertaineol that his modest's 11111111' NOS
Lovell, and that she was VOIIIIIIIIIIOII or lady's
-Hasid to the mar-
Iu explanation of this statement, the witness soh' Le