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DOM Jrc OWL'S.

Donor Frarcis Willis. so justly celebrated (Cr his
success in cuting insanity, cited on Saturday even. '
ing last, at his house at Retford, near Lincoln, ita•
the gOth year of his age. A few months sime he
had a paralytic stroke, which impaired his mammy
arid weakened his frame considerably ; but he was
able to gn out in his carriage until within a few days
of Ns death, which took [lace about six o'clock us
the evening. as he sat in his chair at the table after
dinner. He hey lett five sons by his first wife, who
WAS sister to the Rev. Peregrine Curtis, of Bun-
stone, rear Lincoln, and who died on the l&b of
Mav, 17 d 7, aged 73 years. The DoAnr then mar-
rieci Mts. Storer, who survives Lim, and by wham
he has lett no issue t •
enemswesre
The Lao's bounds will weer, this morninr, at
the Two-Mile Brook, on the Maidenhead Road, at
ten o'clock.
Sir RicKeta and Lady NaAylt will entertain,
this Christmas, a idea Company. at Davila.
path.
The Earl and Countess of FoxYuctia intend re.

matning at their heat, Devonsbtre, tn.ul
after the Chrisunas holidays.
The Earl of Deasy will not hunt ;his day, on
account of the ity of the weather.
The Duke and Duehres of bv. ALaas's are es-

pelted. in the course of this week, at their house, in
Stratford-place, from Brightnn.
We as• confideatly autucii that the fait Ledo
To;only will this day become a Countess in good
earnest. Every admirer of beautyand modest merit
will rejoice on the occasion.
The new tragedy of Rlki•er is said to come from ,
the pen of Mr. G•nwi N. It possesses great interest,
and much nervous and fine writing.
Miss Dcmc Poi, Mr. and Mrs. Livros, and Messrs.

luci.coor, Mtlsnee, Fussy and Talmo*, are
engaged for the ensuiog season at Windsor, which
commences this evening.
A young lady, in one of the western counties,
who baJ been insulted by an old maid in the neigh.
bourhood, by way of revenge, one night, pia-
carded the following lines on her window s--
,To be let, or be sold, fur the term of her l fe,
Elisabeth Halt--ty the Way of a wife :
She's old and she's only—ill.oatui'd .nd thin
Fur furthtr partict.‘..s, inquire within.
The last Rath arrivals are—
Earl Camden, Lord Ogby. Lard .1. Thynne, Lord No,th-
land, Lady De Clifford, Lay Itoieberry, Lade Catharine
Rorke, Lady Lorna Lenox, Lady Lindsay, Hon. Colonel
Seymour, Hon. Mr. Flunks', Rev. ire C. Wheeler, S.? W.
_Laughlin, Major-Gene .l ffouret, Li.'utenant.Geore,al Mer.
tier lieutenant• Central Villette, Lieutsnant.Getteral Dee-
pard, Colonel, Mrs and Mas Knot, Colonel T. Y.te, Lieu.
tenant Colonel and Mrs. lt.asford, Lieutenant-Colonel Cul.
line, Major sad Mts. LOsisol, M.Jor Rainey, laid Major
Browne.
It is with great pleasure we state, that the hea!th
of the venerable Bishop of LONDON is considerably
amended. His Lirdship has teturued from Tun.
bridge, to Fulham, where he wril reside later this
season, than hitherto; as at a certain period of the
year he was refularly accustomed to come to Lon.
don House, St. James's-square, hut which, this
action, %ill certainly nct be the ‘ase,
The Kin° his been pleased to grant onto Rico.
Ia 0, Earl of Cs.aric aar v, and the issue 01
LIAM, late Earl of CLAric afar. 'his royal license
and authority, thst they and their issue may cake
the name of La Poet m addition to that of Fogies,
in compliance with the will of Deem Puwee, late
of Coorheen, in the coustyQalway, 11-q. ; and alo
to order. that His NI aviary's concession and decla•
ration be recorded in tile office of Ulster King of
Arms.
On Thursday died, at Ipswich, at en advanced
age, Miss Ctaart Rceva. She was !Lief( d•ugb•
ter of the Rev. WicLlAw Reeve. A. M. many years
Minister of St. Nithclas, in that town, and sister
to the late Vice• Admiral Reeve. Id 1;77, do
published U. UM, ta:liik B Oro% a AolAteie Of
cinutderaWt repute, an several other works dais
that time.

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OXFORD, Dee, 3.
On Friday and Saturday, in the last week, the
Music Room was graced by Madame CATALAN t.
This elegant Syria seems to have poured forth all
the treasures of her sweet sounds. with peculiar fas-
cination, into the bosom of Isis: for never, at the
Opera, or in any of her Conceits, did she display
mote ecience, or warble with mote native melody,
than here. On Friday evening she gave her beau.
tiful air, 4' 0 'panto l'antmo," twice, and was ap-
plauded with bursts of rapture. But she sang to
the heart more than ea the ear, while her voice lan-
guished, in " Lunge dal taro Gene." o,s Saturday,
Kee Palaces was so delightful, that human nature
could not resist the temptation of an efteore, though
her great exertion should perhaps have pleads ber
excuse. Of Rope feld a jgraieriat 14/e," it were
vain to say any thing, since enough cannot be said.
They who have heard her cry " fewpio, el tom-
pia," will think the same of her grand recitative
and they who have rot heard bar, would conceive
but of her excellence front a feeble description
She concluded with " 6od Saw Oa King." thrice
told—yet still invoked again. The rtfledit of her
pronunciation was as sweet as her smile, and both
gave another, and a new grace to the powers of her
transcendant genius.
These Stanzas were composed in the Boom :
Thy other tune, the 'lipid note,
Solt warbling from thy marble throat,
May be achttled by many ;
But dear to me the name
That plays upon thy lys the white,
0 lovely C t !
To 'mat the mutie or thy song,
Each Mu.e arrt Stater.Gratte sht,tal I throng,
(It °moat toast "f any),
Phis dire the din, and dark tlw crowd,
That frow rid in tslai./. sod oft aad loud,
Invok'd tbce, CA r.

WhiM Beaux in velvet, silk, and mem
Thy patient •ar with nonsense urge,
Aiiil widely sure th. many :
While maids, all pale, and melancholy,
And w.`as. hike W14401b., seeming holy,
Gla.'don mass, C ;
Mill deist thou smile, aid warble still,
E'en as the lark, so sweet, so shrill,
Thee sings unloading any ;
Like bet's, thy notes to lleren mimeo
Thou art a sa tiv• of the skies,
Angehe C t !

Saturday last, the appointment of Puhlk Prase%.
• r) succeed those who will gi ont of office at
Achaelmes nett, was submitted to Critivocatiots.
&al .h.td the apt.robation of the }louse, e)z.
Rev. Pionets P. D.D. Principal 1.1 St. f.l,ty Hall.
Rev N.iress M. of hlerfen Col 1.4•.
Re•. Joon Dean, M A. Lilo. of 11,4111,11,44
Nev. VI/41mm Mews. Dotaboß., M.A. Vdluw et Corpus
Ch I.ti College.
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R.,. John Motion% 14 A. of Exeter Canna.
The some day Mr. Henry Kaighdey, of Christ
Church, was admitteJ Itichekr of Arts.

Thursday, the Itev George .t.epherd, M.A. and
Student in Divinity, of University College, was ad-
mitted Bachelor io Divinity. Messrs. George Dix.
Mall Grimes And *Thomas Duffield, of Merton Col-
lege ; the Hen. George ChArtcs Agar, the Rev.
Hugh Chnnihres Jones, and John Mattlnas Ismer,
Christ Chtret 4 Hew. Joseph Jones, of Jesus
Ca get nee Hear)/ Autos and Chatles W,l iems,
e Universi'y College. B.A.were admitted Master,
cl Arts. 64 . Henry Wm. Carter, of Oriel
; John Froyster Grantham, of Eseter Col-
lege ; and G-o:ge Hun:, of University College,
•,r. admited Bachelors of Ark.

Yrstere•v, Jnrm Chitecli-ariJ William Semiefick.
Lew& 14 lteiversity (.7,11ee, were admitteJ &ache-
Lrs of Art!, Grand ConpouoJers.
On Wednesday List, Thali. W. Heber. Erl. of
',9rasenua. Ceiliesea was elefieJ renew oltabet So-.
cloy.

tett LiND.
Dustin, Dec 3.
We have infinite satiates:lion in announcing to the
ptNit tie safety of the Shaw. Capt. Dawson, which
smiled horn this pint on Wednesday the thth ult.
with a cargo of provisions, and 400 volunteera from
the Irish Militia fir regimenu of she line. Captain
Dawson weatimiltd the mist tremendous storm of
wind and saow that has been remembered for many
years t and on the evening of the third day, after
tba most attentive, industrious, and painful passage,
be happily ►night his vessel. with his ear.;o And
pausagers. safe into Fisgard. is Sooth Wales, from
whence, when refitted, he will proceed t his origi-
nal destination. Liverpool
We also feel great satisfadtion in acquainting the
public. that the Lerl packer, for whose safety so
much music.), has been excited, is arrivrd in safety
at Fi,sgaid Roads, en the mast of Pembrokeshire.
in South Webs. The Diehned, Liverpool Packet,
was safe at Beahmortis on the 26,11 ult.
Yesterday evening an aff. ay took place in Little
3:rand-street, bet 'ten two soldiers and a young
men. whom they cha•ged wirh bek.g a deserter,
whoa, on the interfetence of some persons passing
et the time, one of the soldiers drew his bayonet,
and stabbed the young man in the heart, who in-
stantly expired. The soldiets were immediately
secured, and lodged in Newgate. The body re-
mained in the ureet ail night, to await the Coro-
net's Inque►t, which was held this day.

A letter from St. Domingo, dated °Sober 3,
eels—" Thri Lege ship, Lord G0,4,e,,e, ib lost on
t.:umnbt Nand."
It has been diacovered that Mr. William Parker,
who died a few da;s since at Swindon. lost his life
by the administration of poison. in consequence of
which the Coroner's July was summorsed to inquire
into the cause of his tread . when they b-ougt•t in a
veldid. charging New krownod, late in the
enipirby of the decea►e!, wilt, being toe perpetrator
01 the h•rreid deed. Ilaw.keswood has absconded ;
pr,l tie ra-cutors of Mr. Packer have very pro-
p.•rly oleic.) a icward tar his apprehension.
Lost week. Mrs Wiriest. who resides in one of
kr. it Al CHA111:06 boasts, it. Pi.eadilly, vas t %ice
tsy an attempt to rob id. the roblms as-
reb•JeJ the top of the louse, and cut out the square
44 mis,s in the ttatp-door made Or the leads tor a
fise.-erc6pr ; but by the of Mr. HATCNAuD.
and his .:ostant.. both attempts were fru►t+sets-d.
Mr. Coo vr, one of the Magistiarer of Alattb --
rough-meet, with his charaili ribtic teal and ad' y.
Kt)! two .of his assivauts io Cudeavout to fiord out
the dUrCdat 36.

LAW IN TR LL MENCR.
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and Spcsal yrries.
TUX RING 51. na.seast.
This was a prosecution against the Defendant,
Thomas Graham, Esq. one of the most respettable
Attorneys of this city, charging him with prij.ury,
in certain answers returned to a bill in eqiiity. tiled
in the Court of Chancery, in his caparity of trustee
of certain estates belonging !o a Mr. Atkins, de-
ceased. It was brought at the instance of Mrs.
Atkin, the widow, charging the Defendant with
having, by such means, endeavoured to ecaceal the
receipt of several turns of money, and in particill4r
the sum of 3,2201 dt. 7d. and the turn of e 000:.
from the knowledge of the executors and belts of
the deceased.
As the remit of this prosecution showed that it
was perfeCtly grosadless. premature, and ill-founded.
it will be sufficient, without entering into a detail
of the speeches and evidence on behalf of the Pro-
secutrix, to give the real statement of fans as they
appeared in the able sp-ech of the Attorney-General,
in the defence, together with the observations of
the Leaned Judge, after premising a few part,
culars.

The prosecution was cenclueed by Mr. Garrnw,
Mr. Gurney. Mr. Curwood, and Mr. Cliff ; and
on behalf of tie Defendant three appeared the-
Attorney-General, Mr. Serjeant Bairlie, Mr. Top;
ping, and Mr. Ahhat. The principal witnes.es
were a Mr. Fourer, who bad formerly been steward
upon the estate of the deceased, a Mr. %Vents, who
produced certain deeds and mo•tgage4, relative
to Mr. Atki,s's estate, and amongst others, the deed
of trust, which was executed o:i the lOch of Oc-
tober, 1793, during Mr. Atkins's life time, Mr.
Flowden, Barrister at Law. the counsellor and ad-
vises of the Prosecuirix, wha drew the hill in Chance-
ry, and also the inclement in the Present pro.c-
cotton, and lastly. Mrs. Atkins, the Pro4ectottr.
The evidence of these two last went to snow, that
the Prosecutria had. soon after toe decease u, her
husbaq, delivered to Mr. Plowden certain papers,
and a Banker's book, which 6:levied. that the sums
of money in question had been, receiv,.... by the De-
fendant, and also, that she had delivAi.d another
parcel of papers to Mr. Atkins Wright, her brother-
in-law ; amongst these latterr.pela were docu-
ments which satisfaduriiy showed how the dispnted
GUMS of money had been employed, in a manner
much to the credi of the 114 ndant. Without mi-
nutely examining 'nese, however, this Mr. Plowilen
took upan himself to aJvrse Mrs. Atkins to institute
this erim.sial prosesution against Mr. Graham, who,
it appeared, had staidly performed his duty, in len
returning the sums in question, as faith g under the
trust wets whit. lie had beer. charged by her hus-
band. 0:- rhr contrary, irturned oat, that they had
no rolatiens to that trust, and that he had detect in
a manner not uo,y highly creditable to himself, but
the most fritn,:ly,and most considerate far the in-
t s of Mr, Ateins. his wife, and his family.
The ATI iieNtlfGeoritiwei., on beh.lf of the Di,-
fendant. thus a.hireesed the Jury-6' Gentlemen. I
am confident I shall earl) Mr. Graham as clearly
and as blamelessly out-of the transattions ethicist
have been laid ber.oe. you, as ever any mars could
be, who was totally uurouneeted with them. Be-
fore entering, howener, upon the particular circum-
stances of ibc use. permit me to premise a few
observations. It is neither .my duty, province, nor
Inclination, to siiiniedvurt apo., tue propriety or
impropriety of the contlat of any Mali, but this
much I may with justice bar. that Mr. Pluwden,
who has this day gives his te,tiusony beiote
you, is at full liberty to enndue himself in
his profession as he pleases, but I think it a
duty I owe to those of the profession to which
myself belong, to state. that it is not common
in our prerfessien so to mix ourselves in mantis of
this sort, as he has done in the present ihstance.—
It is not our praetor, after any one has drawn up an
indientent' to go to the Grand Jury as a Witness,
in support of n ; nor is it oar custom to aft the part
of an Attorney, as he has Jour, in iransatting the
business of this Prosecutrix, Mrs. Atkins. Usually
amongst us, the duties of Barrister and Attorney
are kept separate. and each of them are ClOfflitt
irons those of a Witness. I never before knew an
instance of a person who drew an indiftoitat being
seen as a Witness before a Grand Jury. 1 really
do not think that I would be doing justice to the
mail Honourable Friends around me, if I were
not to state chstinelys that this is not the con.
due which we have been accustomed to pursue an
our profession. As to the merits of this case—
Mr. Graham, 1 may first observe, it is admitted,
has obtained and preserved the highest charade, for
honour, integrity, and piolessional merit. He is a
gentleman, who, it has beet. shewn, has been long
and particularly connected with the family of the
Yrosecutrix ; and it was owing to the exertions of
an ancestor of his, that their family estate of Atkins
was recovered and preserved from being in the
hands of other possecoors. The accounts that have
been produced, show that he had aided for a long
period of years, most confidentially, and had been
till now trusted to the highest degree by all the
Members of that family ; and. in num, I may say,
that if it bad not been for his consinued exertions,
the whole of their estate would long ere now have
been utterly txtutet. Mr. Atkins, tire deceased. it
appears, had been a very impruvideut man. and
married this lady, who is the Prosecutria. It is
I not very necessary tor nit to state who sae was.—
, I shall merely say that he, name was Wa.pole, and
that she formerly belonged to one of the theatres of
I this town. '1 hey birth of them lived beyond their
income, and it became evident to Mr. Graham, that
if they went on as they were doing, their ientunes
would be ruined. With this leowtedge, he pre-
sailed upon Mr. Atkins to convey a part of his
estate to himself (Mr G.) and to a Mr. Barmen, as
old confidential steward of the family, in trust.
for certain incumbreine,e. stated in that deed, to pay
an annuity of 4001. tp Mr. Atkins, during his life
aid, after his death, to his sun, in tad male ; after-
' wards upon 1.16 dauginer sou tailing them ; and Mr.
Atkins surviving. then upon Mr Atkins himself,
ill fee. This was a voluntary settlement, advised
by Mr. Graham, .for the purpose of settling the
rapte in the family. This being done. Mr. A.krns.
wit being tied up as to all Lie propetty, disposed of

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ether estates, or which i!. was in possession. and ap- I ..:roller nredieament, tint which I shall afro* that .
t lied constelerable snort, which lie received there- , Mr. Graham never tree ived as trust money, but
from, to the payment of certain dermas,,!. of tither upon *nether and entirely different account, from
persons; and alto toward, the paymeet ot some of Mr. Atkins hie-self, whieh was pettedly well knot 11
the ;neutral/fancies of this estate, to whish I here par- both to Mrs. Atkins and Mr. Plnwden. For th e
ticularly alluded. by wbich be became a cl.iinant sum, a. wolf as the other, Mr. Graham has alrrac 7
in equity thereopon, and green), dishordentrd the accounted In an account which I shall rodnee.
oust. How it could enter into the meld of any ils.ed the 17,4 day of November, 1791, the very
man, to have thought Mr.Craliam was is SUILPied for I first item was that sum which war stated to have
an iuditiment for perjury, ter the sums in question, I been received from Lady Catharine Stanhope. in
knowing the situation is which he stood, is to me transferriug a mneigreee of Mr. Atl,ines write. The
totally inconceivable. 'Die estete that was sold at silent histnr• rf this trensadion wai. shat there was
that time, and what was produced therefrom, a mortgage aeon this estate. of 10.0001. which M.
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farmed ai part of the trust estate, and tie Atkins had reduced by paying sums to Mr. Gra.
only ground that Mrs, Atkins, and her adviser, ham. Lady Catherine S•achnpe advanced the
Mr. Plowden, could proceed upon, was because above som,to transfer the mortgige; hot arterwarris
Mr Plowden had seen so large a sum stated in the hlr. Atkins wrote to Mr. Graham, that he souls
Banker's book, as having been received by him on not permit the whole of that money to he so an-
account of Mr. Atkins, and their conceiving that I plied, sec' desired him to keep the sum of 20001.
Mr. Atkins had no funds, ipeni which su.:h a sum at his own disposal, and to pelt the interest of the
could arise. Such was the sole trnund upon which sum advieced by Lady Catharine Stan! opt.. at 4
they took it for granted, that this sum must have also to allow interest to himself (Mr. Atkins), for
been received nut of the trust estate ; and upon Mr. what money temeined in his,hand. This the D a
Graham being called upon to give an account of his fondant weed to do, and it not only cleared him
receipts from the trust, because h.: did nit itnert of all accusation upon this head, bur showed how $
this sum. they have taken upon themselves to inded regular he was ii all his accounts. He would not, e
him Sur perjury, I ask you, a• men of comae n keep it 'mem such terms as would cause it us be ;tie
honour, integrity and feeling, whether you could. situated that he made any profit of Mr. Atkinee
under such circumetaeces, have so condoned you'. money. This sum, therefore, of 40001. it is es -' /
selves ? and whether a suspicion would nie have i dent, bad no ..e...... to (-1,, with the 'rust estate, sham
arisen is your minds, as to the propriety of such a! it had to do with the National Debt. Now '
procedure, previous to`tnakinn a therreigh int( sti- I havilielet clear of the two sums, mire immediately
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gee run of the documents found in tht.Nefewitslsse• -the sirbjed of this charge, I mess. bcerever atte
of the deceasei ? Yet, Gentlemen, such has *911.417 rent to three other sums, which are said ago to,
been the cendun of Mrs. Atkins and her :Wrier, have belonged to the trust estate, and remaining!'
They have indided for perjury the very man to unaccounted for." Here the Attorney-Generel ,
whom her family has been neer of all inch ed ; I entered into a Inng detail, as to the turns of 1.13001.
whom
one, they themselves admit has preserved the 3.7001. and 30001. which had been alleged to
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most irreproachable charanee down to this present have been received out of the trust, •• In no trans-
period ; and that too without t aving had the ration did ever any one man befriend another mire
eurintity to look further into the family acceunts, sincerely than did Mr. Graham Mr Atkin. in the
to ascertain whether he had not rendered. previous- I transaetions which gave rise to these several sum,'
ly, a faithful and candid account of the very sum ! app-atirg on the face of sorneaceounts. The estate ,
th:y found in the banker's poise, Mr.piowden tells j had been vested in trustees by voluntary srttlemesitp
yon. that he, upon being consulted by Mrs. Atkins, ' but Mr. Atkins being still tenant in fee, had 1
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• -* . inquired for all the papers in her possession, and 1 to worse advisers, who had told him that he c
that upon getting some, he looked into them and I nntwithstinding such a trust deed having beet '
examined them. She tent you she entrusted him ! granted, s-il it to any purchaser. Mr. Graham
with a great quantity of papers; and both of them . being antious to preserve the family estate in hands
tell you that a great quantity of papers was also de- ' where its iecumbrances might be redeemaMe, takes
heeled to Mr. Atkins Wright, the brother of the measures to etre& that purpose ; bat not wishing to )
deceased; and yet neither set them take the trouble , state his sentiments openly to his employer, he ,
to inquire, as to whether or not any documents re• I wrote to a hien.] of Mr. A.'s, informing him of hie
lative to the sum in question were to be totted i tears arising fenm the ill advice Mr. Atkins had 1
amongst them, although these papers were so diiii. I received. He told that friend, Met Mr. Atkins
vered about a fortnight after Mr. Atkins's death It . was proceeding further and further in debt, and
tarns out too, that the communication was made tot that it would be necessary that 70001. should be
Mr. Plowden, no less than twelve months ago, and ' raised for has (Mr. A.'s) existence, as he hall
the indiftment was preferred last September, with- conceived that he had a right to the whole that
out any such inquiry having been mad.. Waist was under trust ; and that it would be better
reason had Mr. niowden to jump to the conclusion, that his creditors should find out that his imlune
that the sum of 39201. winch appeared en this . tary settlement was no bar to his selling or in-
Bankes's book, was trust money ? Well did he I cumbering the estate. This was at the end of ten
know that the estate which was sold, called the I years after the vedun'ary settlement had beets
Croisley estate, had no concern with the trust I granted. Mr. Jenkins, however, sold a part of the
estate, but that Mr. Atkins himself had a right I estate to a person of the same of Bernell ; but the
to seil it. Men embarking in such asiveritures, I centred. instead of being between Graham aed B. -
ought to have better memories than Mt. Plow. I nell, war between !Mr. Atkins and Bernell, he as-
den has. He tells you that he conceived it to 'erring the right' he had to dispose of the estate,
be trust Money. as Mrs. Atkins had informedl and tar receive the penmen, from the purclaaser-
him her husband had no other funds from which 1 He (Mr. A.) accordingly first received the •um I f '
be could receive money ; and all this, although 137001. which he did not pay to Mr. Gotham,
in the very answer put in by Mr. Graham to but he afterwards remitted him 1001. Mr.
the Bill in Chancery, it was communicated, that Atkins next received 54)001. of which he re-
Mr. Atkins had sold the estate called Creisley. misted 3eonl. to Mr. Graham. TFe eertons
This was the very answer too upon which Mr. who necessarily had to kin in co...eying the
Graham had been charged with perjury. I ask you, estate to the purchaser, were Mr. Atkins himself.
Gentlemen., whether you think that Mr. Grahame the inrumtuenters, Lady Catherine Stanhope end
atter having given in such clear and explicit an- Sir Hungerford Hoskins, and the trustees, as •
swers, ought to have been brought before you in a would be shewn by the memorandum or rece•pt
Court of Justice, charged as the most perjured man upon the back of the deed itself, which had beets
that ever came before a Jury? 1 ask you, it, atter produced. In the accounts at that period would
heeling such a story, you tt.itik this Prosecutrix and I be found an accurate statement of the various cab
her adviser are justified in bringing a man of such transactions that tock place upon these events. At
a high professional character into a C urt, where this same period, Mr. (Atkins became desirous of
the very circumstance of his bring loesicd with purchasing a small eteste, of the name of Beal.
such a charge, is almost irreparable? The truth is, which was in the centre of that which remained in
however. that so it was known to be, even by these his possession, for which he paid 30001. and it
individuals themselves; but it was hoped by them. was by a deed of twit conveyed to Mr. William
that, in order to avoid the pain which he must in- Graham, and afterwards mortgaged for 44001. to
dubitably feel at this present moment. he would Sir H. Hoskins, and in that conveyance the signae
shrink from the charge, however groundless it cure of Mr. Thomas Graham became necessary.
might be, and would have yielded so the demands I Hence it had been concluded, that this was et..
that were madeupon him. It is totally impossible for I mortgage upon the original trust estate. Mr.
any imagination to account for such a conduit. or Atkins at that time also insured his life, and the
to suggest ti the mind of man, any other ground sum of 15001. had been reef:reared upon it, which
that could provoke such a criminal prosecution had gone to discharge incurnbrances upon the ire t
against an individuel, whose condud, so tar from estate. Thus it appeared from the accounts. that
being teprehensible. has been praise-worthy. Not- all the sums ever received by Mr. Graham had but
withstanding Mr. Graham having shown that the employed by him for the most friendly and ben.-
money its question belonged not to the Trust, but ficial purposes. and greatly to the advantage of
to the Crossley estate, Ibis Mr. Plowden chose to Mr. Atkins. These account, would thew how
think otherwise, and upon no better ground than much tr suble, anxiety, and even loss, be had sus-
that of the sum being stated in a banker's book. rained through that friendship; and he bad no di/.
I might, Gentlemen. give a very short answer to ficulty in saying, he had received little thanks for
this charge, by merely stating, that it does not ap- his laudable exertions. if there was any p: non is
pear, from any evidence produced, that the tom the world from whom Mr. Graham had a tight to
of 3,2201. was ever received by Mr. Graham, as expert kindness and attention, it was frcm Mir.
trustee upon the estate of the deceased Mr. Atkins ; Atkins. hh ithnut entering (continued the Attorney-
but Ido not do it, tor this reason, that I do not General) into any particular observations as to the
conceive I would be doing him justice, unless I show I mole of life Mr. and Mrs Atkins led, ft is sufficie t
that he is not only not guilty of petjut y, but also that 1 to say, that Mr. Atkins's expenses, atter mairiag, .
there has not been the smallest Iregligemes far less were much greater than previous to teat event; bit
iniscoaduin, on his past. lie should consider this Mr. Graham had always used his utmost encleavnies
indidtatnt as a bill of discovery. of how he has and to regulate these expenses witt.in proper bounds,
can account fur this money. I will produce an ac- and after a service of between 30 and 40 yeas .
(aunt which he gave to Mr. Aikios himself, in during which he had attest in the most coufidents. t
which this very sum is stagiest ; and upon a settle- capachy. all his return now is, that he is loaded
meet. Mr. Atkins paid a balance to Mr. Graham. with a scandalous iedietnaent for perjury-3 ChArre
I shall, by that mid tuner accounts, show you, that the most groundless that madness itself ever dice
he has, iii the strident and most accurate way, ac- I tated. No one who has breed of this charge can
counted for every faithitig of muury he had re- I ever have entertained a doubt as to what will be
mired." ' . the resat of this ineestigaion. It has not he in
(Here the Learned Counsel produced an account. I for the mere purpose of acquitting him th it I have
beginning in the year MIS, ititeled. " Edward , enlarged thus much in thee Gentleman's drence.
Atkins, Esq. in acetonic with Thomas Graham," but it is for the purpose of placing him before his
in which this very sum of 32201. 6s. 7d. is slated as world in that true lige' of honour and respedeb•lh.e.
having been received. and a balance struck upon the which his merits entitle him to ;attain, and no man
10th of January, 1789. and regularly ciliated by can ever go clearer oat of a Court than he wall do
both parties.) upon this occasion."
•• Duos it appears," continued the AttatneyeGite Lord E LLLLL 01110USSIS said, that he had ;leer.
:weal, " that treaty Lathing of that money was ! forest less with the proceedings than be had been
accounted for by Mr. Graham to Mr. Atkin.. ! inclined to dot bit as lie thought it was roper that
So much then foe the first sum alleged to have' this Defendant should have his fair character, which
WOO received by use Decadent. out of Oda I was as important as lite Used,. cleared from sr,
trlllets and to bo. • macesented tor r and sow am 1 a groundless cease*, he lied all ewes ii`
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