The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-21 00:00:00

THE TRIAL OF MADAM! RACHEL.

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'After our ripen teityerkikday,
'• trews-examination of Mrs. Boned: We eentlnued--1
believe I was reveal times at Mr. Haynes'', olio,
and I may have told him that I WWI going to
be married to Captain William Edward's, but I
meant Lend Ranelagh. I knew it was the sine
mime es my amide but I did sot think it strange
that Lord 14inelagh 'shoald conceal his own name and
411/6411110 that of m cousin. I never thought about it.
the I suppored he took name as he might have taken any
lather name. I swear that 1 did not tell Mr. *apses that
-.1 was going to be married to my cimaiu, Captain William
',Edwardes. I cannot swear that Madame Rachel did not
iesenniain of my extravagance, and say that. I was squaw-
klerilig my money upon my paramour. I remember Mr.
leole, my brother-in-law, wining to London to see we is
iSeptember, 1806, and he wanted to know what kept me in
Loudon, and I told him I was going to be married. He
!mid he had heard that I was in bad hands. Theistic" pee-
ed is in my handwriting. I swear that, this letter was also
rotated by Madame Rachel. lam aware that Madame
achd had written to my brother-in-law, but she was not
the means of bringing my brother-in-law to town to in-
tuits about me. I kilt believed when I wrote this • letter
that I was writing to Lord Ranelagh, although I men-
hosed his ugly nose. (Laughter) I swear that 1 be-
dewed I was writing to' my affianced husband, Lord
lanelagh. In sae of the letters I wrote I referred.to
seeks and necktie', and I supposed they were for Lard
Ranelagh. (A laugh.) I won't swear that I did not
Myself purehaee some shirt fmrite at !Lien's, hat I may
have done so. I think I did. (A laugh.) They were
shirt flouts and I thought that the were ales for Lord
=eh. I really believed Mat ho wanted 6043k11 and
ies, and shirts. (Laughter.)
Mr. Rigby Seymour—You thought he was hard up for
lines ? (Laughter.)
Witnesa—Well, I found out he we" not so rich as I
POOO4. •
as-
Croee-examination esentinoed—l directed the shirts tp
be sentto own ledginge. Madame Rachel Was pre-
sent • when 1. did an.: 1u mete of the tette," wrote fo
William, I said that bead discovered the overland route
to my
_heart. (A laugh.) I swear that the prisoner
dielated that eanrearion. (Laughter.) It is true that
upon one occasion! ref used to tell Mr. Cope who "William"
really wee. I forget whether at the same time I refused
to 'auction legal proceedings being taken against the
prisoner. If I did, it was because! thought that by doing
so I might obtain possession of my cletba. A letter wee
then put in, in which•the witness said that it was untrue
that she had been hying with
and that he had introduced a woman to her
as his sister, who was in reality hie mistress. She said
that it was all done at the instigation of the prisoner. I
wrote a letter to the Plough, at Cheltenham, ordering a
bed for myself and Lord Ranelagh. I did this by the
direction of the prisoner ; and I swear that I believed I
was writing to Lord Ranelagh. There was no truth in
the statements. I swear that I was never accused by my
brother-in-law of squandering my money upon some
patamour, and that Lord Ranelagh had nothing what-
ever to do with the affair. I was never in company
with Lord Ranelagh at Cheltenham. I once hail my
hair cut by a barber at Cheltenham; and Madame Rachel
told me that Lord Ranelagh had been shaved by the same
barber. (A laugh.) Another letter was then produced,
in which the witnese thanked her "own dear William"
for taking care of the comb and frisette, which was her
own hair. (Laughter.) The witness said that Madame
Rachel dictated this letter also.

The witness here caused a roar of laughter by telling
the learned counsel that her hair was her own —every hair
of it—and she would take off her bonnet and satisfy him
of the fact if he pleased. It may perhaps be stated
that Mrs. Borrodaile appeared to have an extraordinary
profusion of hair of the prevailing fashionable colour.
Some other letters were put in, and in one of them the
witness, writing to her " owu dear William," made use of
the expression, " Only think of the effect of my letters
beingread in open court." In another letter the daughter
of the witness was represented to have told her that it
would be improper for her to be in the same room with
Lord Itanelegh without being married, and she declared
that this suggestion was also made by the prisoner. In
another letter the witness represented that Lord Ranelagh
bad told her that there was a "dear Tommy" as well as
a "dear William," and that she had called him a bear
and a thief, and she said she thought it was very cowardly
in him to expose her affairs. The witness said that she
told Lord Ranelagh at the office of her solicitor that lie
was a bear and a thief, and the reason she did so was
bcciwq be said there was a "dear Tommy" as well as a
4. dear William." Lord Ranelagh was not very compli-
mentary. and told her that she was a liar. (A laugh.)
She bad written several letters to Lord Ranodair4 in
which she had called him "dear Tommy," and asked
him to return her her clothes and property.
Several other letters were put in for the object of show-
ing that the witness had evidently been in correspondence
with some third party, and that she clearly could not have
imagined she was corresponding with Lord Ranelagh. In
one of the letters the witness said she had puzzled the
lawyers with her clever little head. (A laugh.) She also
talked of expecting toreceive a turkey and a pair of wool-
cocks, and invited her dear William to oome and dine
with her, and said that they should be very snug together.
The witness also told her correspondent that sits bad gone
twice to All Saints' Church on the previous Sunday, and
that it was her custom always to go to church twice every
Sunday.
In re-examination the proeocutrix said that the letters
that had been produced were all written from time to
time, and at the prisoner's own house, and they were all
addressed, "Captain William Edwardes, care of Madame
Rachel." She had nofthe slightest idea that the prisoner
kept back these letters, and she always brought her back
answers. She declared most positively that she was not
acquainted with any other man named William in Lon-
don except the person who she supposed to be Lord Rene-
lagh, and she was never introduced to any one else. It
was not true that she had been living three months with
any man, and she had never slept out of
her lodging for a single night since she had
been in London. With reference to the
ertestions
about the baths, the witness said that Lord Ran was
her husband in the eye of the Almighty, because had
seen her a dozen times in her bath. The witness also
stated that there was not the slightest foundation for the
suggestion that her husband suspected the first child was
not his, but she said that Madame Rachel told her that
Lord Ranelagh had circulated a report that the child was
his. She declared in the most positive manner that she
had never borrowed a farthing of the prisoner at any
time.

The following letter wee read by Mr. Digby Seymour,
and was one of those referred to in the wane of the
craw-examination :

18, George-street, Hanover-square, Sept. '
My own dear WiMaier—lf you knew what I have suffered .ere'
Saturday night on your account one unkind word would never
esospe your lips to me. Your brother-in-law went to the Outten
Club to see Lord Ranelagh. They told him that he wee out of
town, and bad not seen Lim fora week. My hcotAttiri-linf thin
went to No. 7, New Burlington-.tweet, and lie went there rester-
day and to-day. The servant told him Ids lordship bad been out I
of town for three weeks, and that all his letters had been sent to I
Lowther Castle. Had it not been for her being so obliging, curse
her, it would not have 'riven me so much trouble. Sings Mr.
Cope has married my aster be Ia quite aWelshman. and you
woull agree with me bad you seen the frantic manner he was
running about London looking for that itiviidble person who
could not be found, thanks to our
ittrstars, sod yet con-
tent he took us to Regent-street and a photograph of his
lordship, whose nose he did not admire. fellow; he put it
into his pockets that he might take it out when he felt
inclined, which he is quite welcome to do. My brother-in-law
took me to Rachel, and she denied all knowledge of any transac-
tional between his lordship and myaelf,and ea well she might. Mr.
Cope made me welkin% most solemnly that I should lease my
present lodgings, as he was under the impression that ther=
of the home and poor Rachel were in league together in i
me into a marriage with his lordship. Mr. Cope and my ester
made me over again and again that I would not see
Rubel age ,as I had led them toauppisie that she had been the
promoter of his lordship's intriguing with me. When my skater
was at Rachel's she was furious with her. I wish you could have
sees it all without being seen. Any one less interested than
myself would have been highly amused, and it was a great effort
on my part to keep my gravity. I shall not sleep in George-street
to-night. I wished Mr. Cope and my sister good-bye, and they
returned to North Wales by the 5 o'clock train.—With fond and
dearest love, believe me, your affectinate and loving
MART BOIRODAII.I.
P.s.—They would not leave town until they made me come
with them to Mr. Haynes, but fortunately be was not in tows.
A few more questions were put to the prosecutrix in
mops and re-examination, and at 6 o'clook the trial was
adjourned.
As the ease is only one of misdemeanour the jury were
allowed to go home; but the Recorder requested them not
to have any oonversatichi with any one in reference to the
trial, and to form no 'opinion upon it pntil themvidenoe
was concluded.

JEWEL ROBBERY AT THE DUKE OF ST. ALBANS
COUNTRY Borer. —At the Shire Hall, Nottingham,
Francis Atkin, 17 years of age, has been sentenced to four
months' hard labour for stealing amlxutnn.. quantity of jewellery,
the property of the Duke of St. Hmtwond Hall,
and of several of his grace's servants. The prisoner, who
was formerly . waiter at the George Hotel, Nottingham,
had been, during the last few weeks, engaged in the same
capacity at Bestwood HalL From some muse he left the
duke's service a few days ago, and the servants, expect-
ing his grace would return to the hall shortly, went to
prepare the jewellery, when, to their surprise, they missed
a gold scent bottle (a present to the ducheas), a silver
watch, a pipe-light case, several valuable gold nags, gold
studs,
.and numerous other articles. Suspicion fell upon
the prisoner, and an inquiry was instituted, which led to
the diecovery of the noising ps..vv.iy at jewellers' and
pawntemkerte establiahmenta in the town, having been
sold or }hedged by boys whom primmer had &puted to dis-
pose of the things. Atkin wee at onee arrested, and,
though at tint be strenuously asserted his ianoomos. be
afterwards acknowledged the robbery.
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MAILWAT INTELLIGENCE.
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' NORTH I.O.VM)X.

The forty-fourth halt-yearly tooting wart field
)tetesday a 1 Zu.inn !nation ; Mr. Javos Bsivnenrr

In using the adoption of the report (which was taken
es reed), the enstruiers said that though the retina, of
the rienspany showed an increase upon the trims of the
correspcnding half of ta,t so- there could be doubt
that that inertiaslV es math le.is than wield have hen
the awe it the trade of the salary had been in • more
flourishing condition. Oa the other Land, it it Led
'net been for seine items which were this year
for the first time charged to revenue, there would
have been • deerwsse in the worting expenses. There
was one fact to which lie thought pnblic sttention
should he &rusted. The emulate" had this half-year had
to pay I, lefil. for compensation in one ease, and 3,60(11. in
another; and yet the wkole that it bud received for carry-
rug the papenwr in the former ewe had been hut four-
pence, while in the latter it had poitively been no sore
than three-eighths of • penny. (Hoar, hear.)
ClOatica thought this (On:times:see an essellst
reilson for giving up the working of lines belonging_to
other companies, which he stigmatised as nnprofltible.
Intact, each traintootweeu Willesden and New did not
yield more then the siapese per mile which was mimed
by tabs ; and out of that the whole oast of the train had
to he tom.

Thfiee.Wiasssw, however, explained that them tines
yielded a net profit of o,oooi. per lialf-year, which was
sofftebent to recoup the company,while they brought a
conSiderable traMo upon the Nail London proper.
Mr. Comma suggested that the companies whose lines
were worked might at least be asked to pay the oompen-
rations arising out et aocidente occurring on them.
The said the matter should receive the con-
sideration of the board. •

rt 'wcut then reenved, and a dividend of three
per bent. for the ialf-year was declared on the ordinary
stick of the ainpinky..
of, thinks to the board terminated the pro-
eeedings.

EkIPThL AND Ekk.Tl:ll.—The report of the di-
rectors states that the revenue account for the half-year
ended the 30th Jane, 11168, shows en available balance of
38,6301. 14s. 9d. ; out of which • the directors recommend
that a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 3s per
cent. per annum be declared, and be paid on the 6th of
September.
NORTHERN AND EARTERN RA ILW AY. The
ordinary half-yearly meeting was held yesterday at
Bishopsote station, Mr. R. W. Kennard, lII.PI, in the
chair. The following report was presented and adopted.
The directors have to report to the proprietors, that the
dividend on the respective shares of this company, for the
halt-year ending the 30th of June last, will become pay-
able °nand after Tuesday, the 24th 1n t., as follows, viz.:
On shares of 601. guaranteed 6 per cent. per annum, 11. 6s.
each ; on shares of 601. guaranteed 6 per cent. per an-
num, 11. 10s. each, less property tax. The chairman re-
marked that the resolutions passed at the large meeting
of North Eastern shareholders recently held had been
generally adopted by the Great Eastern board. Under
the arrangement with that company the number of
Northern and Eastern directors sitting at the Great
Eastern board was now reduced from three to two. The
dividend as provided in the report, was then declared,
and the directors retiring by rotation were re-elected.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the base-
DPW

NORTH BRvnsn RAILWAY.- At a meeting of
the shareholders of the North British Railway Company
held yesterday in Edinburgh, Mr. Stirling, of Kippen-
davie, presiding, the directory!' proposals as to the City
of Glasgow Union and the Coatbridge undertakings+ were
carried by a majority.