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London, England, 1808-08-01 00:00:00

half-past ten, and eetnened *boot six in the even-
ing; Colonel P. and Mr. J. were oa the water
all day. .

laws Brown, peitt-bny at Southampton, ,
that in June last he went between JO and LI o'clock
row Southampton with Mrs. P.; the butler told
him to go to the George at Winchester; at Marl-
borough Pond 'Turnpike-fie, bre miles front
Southampton, MIR P. raid, Post-boy, take the
to the White Hart:" she said " drive use in•at the
gateway." Ye drove to the White Hen, min re-
mained two hour., and then took Mrs. P. bask to
Southaunptou.

John Bell said, in June last he kept the White
Hart, in Winchester ; on Friday, the 10th of June,
Mrs. P. came to his house, about h elf--past twelve in
the morning; he was at the door when she got out;
she was *hewn into the diuing-room, (No. 5) ;
never saw Lord S. till that day ; emit half an
hour after Mrs. P. Lord $. came; he was s!iewu
into a mom below stairs, (No. 4) ; he called for
breakfast ; soon after he saw Mrs. P. come through
the hall ; it might be about ten minutes ; she went
iuto the street ; Lord S. was stitialing in the hall ;
a few minutes before he spoke to the-WinlC:3ls at the
door; when site passed Lord S. was at the door ;
they took WO Notice of cacti other token they patted.
Witness saw her again within two minutes in the
hall ; she went up stairs; soon after this Lord S.
went up the stairs of the d. g-room, opposite to
where Mrs. P. went ; %Vitae**, in, consequence of
what he saw, gave directions to Mrs. Bell, who
west up stairs ; Witness went up after her in about
five minutes; heard Mrs. Bell tap at a door ;
Witness was at the thp of the stairs, about twenty
feet oil; that part of the house was particularly
`quiet ; the tapping was at No. 4, bed-room, np two
parr of stairs ; Witness went down stairs, and left
rs. Bell aline ; 110061 after this, saw the chamber-
maid saw Lord S. about half no hour after this,
going into his chaise ; Mrs. P. soon after this went
home in her carriage. Lord S. generally used the
George Inn, as did Colonel and Mrs. P. always.

Mrs. Bell said, that lbs. Powlet came to the
Whit.. Hart ou Friday, the loth of June, and that
in idiom a quarter of on hour after a Getitlemuu
camr iel ins carriage ; Witness red not then know
S.; be weut to No. 4, on the ground floor ;
Mrs. P. went to No. 5, the dining-room ; Lard S.
breakfasted. Wittiest' saw Mrs. P. coming through
the hall *linnet directly ; Lord S. was standing at
the room door, di
the at him, but did not
speak, and went into the' street ; two or three mi-
suses afterwards she reignited. Witness was de-
sired by Mr. Bell to go up stairs : but instead of
going to Mrs. P.'s room door, she went to the
room above in the attic, mid re-.iained there three or
four minetos ; she then went to the door of No. 4,
*nil knocked at the door gently with her knuckles.
—The lady answered, " You must not ironic in."
Witness then went to No. 3, the adjoining room,
and found it locked; No. 3 and 4 cotomnnicited
by an inner door; No. 4 looks into the high street ;
No. 3 into the yard. Finding the door of No. 3
fast, Witness retired to No. 2, ou the same floor,
and sat down there, and left the door of No. 2
open ; not a person passed ; Witness remained sit-
ting in No. d nalf an hour, when dinner being
read.-. apaches:shinned came wp, but Witness and
the maid remained there half an hour. The lady
opetrol the door of No. 4, and asked for a towel :
she taw the chambermaid at the door of No. e ;
the chatabertnaid took Mrs. P. a towel; Wit-
ness continued at No. .2 : Mrs. P. then went
back into the room, and opened NIL 3. door (this
was the door which was locked before) ; Mrs. P.
passed by No. e. door towards Witness, she was
going down stairs ; Mrs. P. saw Wanes* advance
towards No. 4. door, this door was locked • Wit-
ness then went to No. 9, sod found the shutters
were closed, and the curtains of the windows were
drawn, one window was shut, and oat open ; Wit-
r essimed a geniketex ifs tAs resat, he was stooping
doom; Mrs. was close to Witness at the time;
ti gentleman, whom she has sluice learned to hare
been Lord S. asked what was the matter ? Witness
said nothins; ; at the head of the stairs Mrs. P.
asked what was the matter, and desired Witness
would explain herself; Witness said, she could not
explain herself. Witness asked Mrs. P. if there
was a gentleman in the room? who said, not that
she knew. They begged that Witness would not
say nay thing about it ; they both did this instantly,
close together; Lord S. said, if Witness- did not
mention it, nobedy would know any thing about it.
Witness said, the servants were acquainted with it,
and she could not keep a secret, which they knew.
Lord S. said, Could nothing be done to recompeeceV
li.itness answered, slit was sure nothing could be
dime. They entreated her. oner mid over ,gain, not
to bay a thing more about it Lord S. went down
stain; Witness remained op stain with Mrs. P.
tire or ten minutes ; Mrs. P. cried very ninth ;
Lord S. begged Witness wonld not hurt bet; Wit-
ness said she would not injure her for the world, as
she had injured herself.

Elizabeth Strickland wis chambermaid at the
White Hart, in June last; Mrs. P. came there
about noun; she was shewn into a sitting room on
the one pair of stairs, and Witness then shraed
into a bed-roorn, 4, two pair of stairs from
die street, and left her there about au hour. After
some conversation with Mr. Ball, Witness went to
Na a, up stairs, a bed-chamber ; found Mrs. Bell
there, and remained there half an boar or upwards;
the door of Nat was open, to watch who cam, out
of N0...1 or 4, the adjoining rooms; during the time
Witness remained in No. a. no person passed; she
must have heard he if they did; the house was
perfectly quiet; Mrs. P. opened tbe door of No. 4,
looked out, and asked for a towel. Witness brought
one, and Mrs. P. shut the door; Witness on her re-
turn upemid it, went about spud into the room, and
staid there two or three minutes ; asked Mn.. P. to
go through the adjoining room, No. 3 ; she said
Witness could Ilklt get through, *fie Awl been
dot's; someetking in the room, and Witneu mai
not get .through. She desired Witness to wait •
few minutes, and she would open the dour of
No. 3. Witness came out in the passage appit-
reutly to go down stain. Mrs. Bell was la No. 2,
who theu went, and immediately the door of No.
was locked ; Mrs. P. seeing Mrs. B. try at the door,
came iato No. 3. Witness then went out into the
piessnge and heard amen's voice from No. 3, saying
•• %%list's die matter ?" and in five minutes after,
the vol, e of a woman, swing 4. Ma is the first
tine I have ever ken imprinleci." Soon after,,M