The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-06-27 00:00:00

THE STOTTRTIRIDG-F. PVT)

this and not fad something of pride in a country where
volunteers were possible, and where their inflamee was so
fully and so completely recognised.

INSPECTION or THE TROOPS.
tier Majesty and suite on reaching the saluting point com-
menced the first port..l of the day's programme—tile
55100-
tin of the troops. The cod, ge passed along the front, anti
subsequently the second line. tier Majesty, during the pro-
gress along the route, displayed great interest in the spectacle,
and appeared to interrogate those in attendance as to the
11(15100 of some of the corps. The Prince of Wales, nho
wore the uniform of the Honourable Artillery Company, was
of course interested in the corps .1 which he is the II onorary
Colonel, and Prince Tech, as he passcd along the line, might
be imagined to le looking after the tat Surrey Artille.y, of
which he to Colonel, and at the head of which he marched at
a later stage in the proceedings. The men were all formed
up at the shoulder arms, and it was not. of course, admissible
for them to give any audible eapresaion to their loyalty
during the tune of the inspection. When, however, the
review had terminated, and sloe Queen was leaving the
ground, the men sent up a cheer aoheuliy and as enthusiastic
as that memorable one which was given in the early days of
the volunteer movement, and on the occasion of the arid
review of them by her Majesty in Hyde-park.

mr. Seymour Ihe C-O-tirse I ought to take is clear.
Mr, Knox I cannot talk freely to yee of what Is In my
MOM. I Cannot spew, oat —Mr Seymour: t trust your
mind is uoprejudicial.
Mr Knox : Quite ; hut I cannot forget the fact that for
the last week Madame Rachel has not to en out of my
presence, so to spas, She has been day atter day
the clerlis and haunting the court, and yet she fails at the
last moment —Mr. Seymour With all respect, Id'' not share
yoor views about Madame Rachel. My opinion is she is
incapacitated mentally from instructing her professional
advisers, and Mr. Sleigh is of the same opinion,
Mr. Knox—l cannot shot my eyes tothe fact that Madame
Rachel has been able to spend six hours nearly every day
last week at or about this court, and HOW she excuses lie:
absence by a medical certineate.—Mn Seymour I also oni
not shutting my eyes to what is passing. I am afraid you
tire prejudiced against my client.
Mr Knox :-1 do not think she is acting fairly; that Is
my prejnilice.-1.1.r. Seymour: I have no wish to say any.
thing
from her condition dismioectful to the court, butt am bound to tell you
that her dolicitor Mr Foggatt, Is unable
to Mee proper conmandeattun with hen The case is inc.'!
great impottance ; it is, through letters which will be put
in evidence, likely to branch out in various directions which
did not contemplate when I accepted a brief. Indeed, I
should long ago have retired from a cue so foil of compll-
cations hail I consulted my own feelings.
Mr. Knox After node thou a fortnight has elapsed Since
these proceedings were commenced, I think no more time
ought to be lost, and the case must goon.
Mr. Haynes, solicitor, said: I w lab to take the present
opportunity lif replying to what was stated On the last
lICCaNiIIII-11alllelY, that my bill of costs was £1,400. The
amount of it w-as 1:56.
After a few 11l ill ides' delay, Mr. Seymour said I have gone
through the cindes of the letters, and marked those I had
intended to cross-examine Mrs. &Weeded° tmon, tint 1 am
Sorry lo soy I have not eot the originals here to day.
Mr. Vinton, Ydli hail hotter say Mr. Seymour, whether
yen areNtolog On with the ease 1.1. not. —Mr. Seymour. : The
letters are todOrtillottely net here, and in the condition of
1 timid my client is, they may have been mislaid. Let the
nr"4octition go on with their case. I cannot make bricks
without straw, and do not think that I ought to lw pressed
to go on with may cross-examination to-day, to the injury of
my client.
Mr. Knox: I have no hesitation in saying that I think the
case ought to proceed. Mr. Seymour, in the exercise of his
discretion, has taken the course he thinks heat for his client.
The ease has been before the court something like twenty-
one Soya, and has caused great inconvenience, the business
being in consequence postponed, Madame Rachel has had
two sets of solicitors. I an cognisant of the fact that she
was about this court all last week, and now all I have got is
is certificate signed by Sir William leegilsSOn to the effect
that she is not in a condition t , undergo an examination.
The cone then proceeded, and Mr. Montague Williams
called Mrs. BRrodaile, who, in answer to his questions,

I was arrested for debt on leaving this court last week,
and a detainer was lodged against rue at the suit of Madame
Rachel. With regard to the letters read, In which bird
Ranelagh's and Colonel Edwards' names are mentioned, I
have to say that 1 hat e not seen my cousin, Colonel Edwards.
for three years. No letters have passed between as. I
know nothing of him, but I should know him if I saw him.
When the name of " " was mentioned in the letters,
I asked Madame Rachel what It meant, and she said it was
only to create jealousy between bird Ramelagh and me. The
lett,rs were not always about money. I always midetatood
the lepers were from Lord Ratielagli. The other person—
W &want—was a fictitious person.
Mr. Williams then read from a letter already put in in
evidence the folios inc words Bad you married me, as
you promised in the presence of your three rirters. Frank,
41 rx. this, arid Mrs. Sfebhenson. I ,hould not hove
to the Royal Hotel, Chrltenham, to prepare apartments:" and
the learned counsel then said " Who dictated that letter?"
Mrs. Borrodaile: Madame Rachel, who said Lord Ranelagh
had promised to marry ine in the preance of the persons
mentanied in the letter, but I hal never seen the persons iii,
my life. I resided for three months at to, George-street, '
II 1111, IVer-AtiUare, and for about two years at No. 7 in the .1110
street, at Mr. Smith's.
Mr. Williams read a list of the goods ordered by Mrs.
Borrodaile, tmd asked Mrs. Borrodatle whether the goods
were sent to Mr. Smith's.
Nlrs Borrodaile The goods siere sent to No. 47, New
Bond-street.
Mr. Williams Goods were ordered of Mr. Pike, jeweller,
New Bon.Tstreet, and Mr. Proctor, draper, of the Brompton-
road, and others.
Mr. Seymour : I object to this evidence. It Is re-examina-
tion, anti was not referred ti iii cross-examination.
lie. Knox Do you wish to crots-examtne the boy Minton,
who was examined on the last occasion 7—sir. Seymour: I
shall not cross-examine the boy, lily client not being in a tit
condition to instruct her solicitor, and I wish that fact to be
placed on the notes.
Mr. Knox : The fact shall he placed on the notes, but I
shall also place sometiting on the notes stating my reason

and the eirclimiltanea surromeding them .
mere peculi-0.. that the request wa• not an unreasonable 7
one. Lord Rattelagh, who was, be believed, entirely inno-
cent of any relation to these proceedings, was a Middle6ex
maaistrate, and lie isa, ato. desirous that the case should
not come al at th, Middlesex Sessions. lie should now
itrier the depositions to be read over in the prisoner's pre-
sence, et lea•t that portion taken in her absence.
The witneutes not being in court, Mr. Knox directed they
ahonld be sent for.
Mr. Knox then remarked that he had looked over the
evidence in the case very carefully. The charges against
Madame Rachel were for obtaining, by false pretence, from
Mrs. liorrodaile, the sour of £1,400, and Pr conspiring is ith
others to effect the same afence, lie need not go through
the evideuee minutely. Unless the evidenee of Mrs. Morro-
. daile were shaken the ease appeared to him to be a strong
; one. It was, however, only fair to state, that On cross-
' emininatlon Mrs. Dor, odaile admitted that a letter which
was in her handwriting coutaitied an admission of a debt of
gseo to Madame Rachel, she having previously Sworn that
she owed nothing to Niadame Rachel. lira Borrodaile's
explanation of this was, that she wrote the letter, as li•e-
wise all the other letters, under the dictation of Madame
Rachel, and that she absolutely denied having had any
money from Madame Rachel, the charge was remanded, and
on Monday counsel declined to cross-examine on the ground
that they were not sufficiently instructed. s,r. Seymour re-
P:sed ti exercise his right of cross-examination, and treated
it as a hardship that the case was not postponed on his ap-
plication. Now he considered he was justified in refusing
the reuses! of cavort for postponement, because ample time
hat been given since the case WHS finit 111-1.,1,ht 10 that
court for fully Instructing counsel. Sir. Knox here went into
a detail of the course of proceedings from tie time of
Mot opening the charge, a fortnight ago; and remarked
that the plea put forward on Madame Iteehellt part. for
postponem, nt, was only a plea trumped lip Sr the purpose
of impeding the course of justice. This ,minion, on his
part, WaS grotneled on his own olmormtion, and on the fact
that Simla or Rachel had leen seen &lout the court daily
holt week and )et when the case cattle on on Monday, her
health .uddettly broke down as stated, and supported by Sir
W. Fergusson's certificate, to which lie should have been
willing to bow with respect. had it leen Patine,' by Sir W.
Fergussonat personal testitnony, or the testimony of any
respectable medical man. The plea of illness not being ac-
cepted, Madame Rachel was sent for, and she was placed in
the elerk'a office, where she remained during the whole of
the examination, anti where her apppearance and demeanour
were such as to lead the officers who saw her to the belief
that there was nothing ill her manner to prevent her from
reeking her appearance in co,st. Under these circumstances
he must think that a gross fraud was contemplated, airs,
itormdaile's ease then stood uncontratlicted, except by the
assertion of the loan of 0500. There might be in the itack-
ground coundete and overwhelmingevidence to the contrail y,
but as long as the prisoner declined to bring it forward he
mast take the case as it stood in its strength, and send the
prisoner for trial, lie hoped that all that had come from
Min on the case would be communicated to the judge who

should t: y the case.
Or. Roberts said he would reserve his client's defence. Ile
would not call any witnesses, and the only application he had
to make was respecting bail.
Mr. Knox said he had hitherto taken bail rather doubtfully
on the assurance of Mr. Froggatt that the prisoner would
surrender to the bail. He must now call upon the prisoner
to find substantial hail, two sureties in £l,OO each, with 24
hours' notice. The prisoner could sit in the clerk's room
till bail arrived, in the custody of an °Meer,
Inspector Silverton said he Wfollid provide two constables.
The prisoner was then fully committed.