The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-09 00:00:00

la July, 1862, 1 arranged with Mr. aster toot it there wee •
anything important in business matters to do, to communt•
ate wits as. I ezolaued to Mr. Slater the reason why I
made such • request. At the same time my brother Frank
aid it was desirable that Mr. Llama, who paid my father
a deal of money, should pay it direst iota the beak instead
of to my father, as be was in the habit of labia money. •
This was agreed to. My brother Frank also suggested that
the heasolield bills Mould be sent to Mr. Daus, gad paid
by him. They had Previously been seat la to my father.
I said it was a good suggestion, sad it wee carried. Freak
said it was at flt that the paying of the bills should be lett
to my father, as there wee • danger of lam pa lag them
aria. My brother Frank and myself afterwards comme• •
eisated this arrangement to my fa her, awl he agreed to it •
Before I left Hopwood, my brother returned from his
marriage ezcareloo, and Mrs. Harvey Hopwood meompsaled
him Freak and Lady Eleanor were also there. During that
time, Cot. Hopwood very strongly urged me totake the ma-
nags meat of the property. He said there was nobody to take
control. I was averse to doing so at the time, because I
lived at • dietaries. Colonel Hopwood maid my father was
no longer St to means the anima, or to aptly to about
Maness. Is the Seliewing August my father visited me in
W . la, whoa I naiad him to be in the same state as I
have dreeribsd. Shealy after my father's return to Hop-
word I eashed • very singular letter from him. It was
direeted M me, and began as if addressed to my sister Mary,
sad onaelatied as if addressed to my brother Haney, and he
seemed is thick Haney was with me. At that time Har-
vey wee with Lord Belton a Scotland. At this period I
reesiad • letter from White, the butler, stating that my
father was confused and seemed to think I was de-
tonate; Harvey, and he desired me to writ* to him.
In the beglaaiag of the following January I heard that my
father bed bed another attack (having had two previously)
At this time I heard that my father's habits showed less
delicacy towards ladies. My brother Harvey and 1 had a
emanation about it. I had • letter from Frank informing
me of this last attack. Oa the 19th of January, 1863, I
went to Hopwood, and found my father still weaker in
memory end as to passing events. Oa naming my wife's
name and the children he took no not,co. On that occasion
I had a coeveroatioa with Colonel Hopwood, who told ma
that my Mar wee in a very precarious state, and that Mr.
Wood, the medial tam, had informed him that uftening
of the halo was going on. Colonel Hopwood agala urged
me to take the mansaimeat of the estates, which I agreed
to. I then gave orders accordingly to the various wets,
and on apprising Colonel Hopwood of what I had dose he
i seemed wry glad. At that time I saw lay father attempt-
, iv to read, and Mateo with the newspaper iodiffeeently
wrong side up. Col. Hopwood told me he could not reed.
After this time I gave sedate be White end to Mrs. Wil-
, hums. White said be had gaga tip lades his hook to at
father, as be did me amdseelead Wm. I amteki
then described the cause of the diesgreemossle hetwesa him-
self and km brothers, as stated in previous afileatio.
The witeem. was under enassinatioa when the court roes
, at 6 o'clock. It was then adjourned to 10 e'dock to-day
(Monday).