The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-11 00:00:00

was given in 1826. I lectured in Marischal College, in the
pd Town. sad the liing's College.
By the Judge—l have Bell. I called him Professor
Bell. I believe he was a dissenting minister.
By Sir F. Thesiger—l did not call Mr. Lancaster Dr.
Lancaster. They both dressed like yourself. There is now,
and there was then, I suppose, a great deal of writing on
the back of the oil picture of my father. There are a good
many cyphers. I belies. it has the word, "Hugh Smyth,
Esq.. son of Thomas Smyth, of Stapleton, in the county of
Gloucester, 1796." This letter of the 13th of September,
1852, to Mr. Gore Langton, contains this passage. I have a
picture with the inscription, " Hugh Smyth, Esq., son of
Thomas Smyth, Esq., of Stapleton, of Gloucestershire. in
England, who married in Ireland in 1796." That is a true
amount of the inscription. I was abroad 10 or 11 years. I
lived on my money. I earned a good deal by lecturing
abroad on the subject of education. I returned to this
country in 1826. I had an idea who my father was. I
was of course well assured who my father was. (The witness
was here asked from one of his letters how he spelt
" whom," and he spelt it " whome," amid loud laughter.
during which the witness said be could produce authority
for such spelling. He was then asked how he spelt "set
aside," which be spelt as follows—" sett asside," amid in-
creased laughter.)
Sir F. Tneriger said these words were so spelt four times
by the plaintiff in his letter.
The witness here deliberately told the learned judge that
the proper way of spelling " aside " was " amide ; " but he
said dictionaries differed.
Cross examination continued—When I retorted to Eng-
land in 1826 I did not know Grace was dead, or Davis.
The Marchioness did not die till 1833. Of course, I could
not approach her after what 1 had done. (The witness's
letter was here read, in which he had said that on his return
to Englund is 1826 he found Grace and Davis dead, and the
Marchioness dead.) That must have neen the dowager. I
could not go to the Marchioness after the manner in which I
had gone away. Mr. Frosts went up stairs, and I followed
him. Ile there gave me tile Bible. lie said they were
relics of my mother, which had been handed to him by
Mrs. Davis, of Warminster. I had not the curiosity to look
into it. I looked at the jewellery, certainly, and my mother's
picture. I saw the obituary ring, but I did not notice the
inscription. The first time I saw the inscription was in
this year. (The witness was here cross-examined at great
length as to the contents of certain letters which he had
written.) I went to Warminster to find the burial cer-
tificate of my mother. In my letter to Mr. Gore Langton I
said I could obtain the certificate of her burial at any time.
There was such a register when I was there in the begin-
ning of this year, but it was spelt " S:nitli." I saw a
register of Jane Smith in the register for the year 1797. It
was shown me by the clergyman. (A letter of the plain-
tiff's was read, in which he said there was a resister of
"Jane Smyth" in the register for the year 1797.) The
witness said that was true, but the second time he went it
was erased, and another substituted. Mr. Fane (the clergy-
man) pointed it out to me. Site was put down as 16. My
mother could not have been more by the portrait. The
second time I went I was with Mr. Catlin. We were left
there about an hour in the library at the revory house. I
don't know that circulars were issued by Mr. Catlin in
February this year for the discovery of the marriage of my
mother and baptism of myself, with 51. reward. Mr. Catlin
gave notice to the tenants—not I. I wrote this letter by
direction of Mr. Rodhum, my solicitor, on the Bth of Sep-
trmber, 18.52, and I signed my name " Henry Brown."
(The letter was appointing a steward to the estates.)