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. PERJURY-.
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This was an indidment far perjury, assigned
upon the answers to two intern-go.oes from nie
Court. The Prosecution wets on the behalf of Her
Serene Highness the Margraries of Anspech, and
the Dowager Confess of Gralat d.
Mr. G•rtuovr, for the Prosecution, proceeded to
state the circumstances of this case. Mr. Barret
had for many years been an Officer of this Court,
and carried on an extensive beeriness as so Attorney.
It was a matter of great importance to the public,
that persons pradi.teg in Westminster Hall, and,
who are entrusted with the property of many Main-
viduels, should not misconalue themselves, or off in
the manner he had to complain against the De-
fendant. The fad was, that the Dowager Countess
of Granard having fallen into very consider/Ible pto
cuniary embarrassments, was recommended to the
Defendant, as a person who could best assist her not
of her difficulties. He was employed ; and advised
her, as the only best mode of extricating herself
from her etnbarrassment (she only having a lite es.
tete) to raise money by annuity. He seceding',
procured two Foreigases, who advanced the sus
of 9001. each uppn annuity, and the money being
paid to Mr. Barnet, he handed over SOCA. to the
Countess of Granard, for her immediate nee, sod
the remainder was to go in payment of various
semi of money, due by her Ladyship fir sun-
dry persons. How that balsam was accounted for,
should be the subjed of investigation tins day. Bat
is Mr. Barnet had made some charges, which co-
vered a part cf that balance, upon which trans.
aCtion, assignments of perjury had been charged,
it was not his intention to press a verdict upon that
part of the case, bus proceed to the next. The
transaeions between these patties became a matter
of investigation in the Crown 0111:e; when it ape
peered that the Margravine of Auspach had aana,
vanced large sums of money to extricate her sie
the Countess of Granard, from law dilificalties.
tain interrogatories were put to the Defendant,
And among the rest was the 7:h interrogatory, cail-
Lng upon the Defendant :o sate what stns or %UM
of motley, bills, notes, securifiee,&c. he had received
from the Margravine of Anspach, or by her agenw,
&c. and when and where, for the purpose of paying
and discharging the debts of Georgians Auguste,
Countess of Granard, &c. and how otherwase t In
answer to which, he said he f.ad given a tea and fair
account, Sec. of all sums of money, Ste that ease no
his hands, either from the Margravtoe, ur any pet.
' son or persons steti ig for her, to the best of his
knowledge and belief. nit, the learned Counsel
said, he should stew was nut true, as he shouid
ppm that he received a specific sum of 3001. is
&Sok notes, which by his said answer he when,
denied.
Mr. Edward Bent, the • Examiner of the Court,
produced the interrogatories, and the Defendant':
answers thereto.
Mr. Merino err, for the Defoliant, objected to
this evidence, as the perjury assigned was s:ated to
arise out of a contempt of the Court, which did
not appear upon the face of the indict nest. T..is
objection being over.ruled, he next proceeded to
cross-examine Mr. Bent ; when it appealed, that the
Defendant was sworn in Court at Westminster, to
answer interrogatories, which were administered is
the city of London. The Learned Counsel, upon
this evidence, contended, that the offence complain-
ed of must be committed in one particular county,
and as the per jury assigned was committed in the
Crown•Offize, situate in the Nl:ddle-Temple, and io
the city of London, and not in .vliddleses, the wall
was improperly laid, and the indidment could riot
be sustained.
After hearing Mr. Gunnar, at some length, on
the same side,
Lord EcLgnsoaouon also over.ruled this ob-
jeCtion ; observing, that the Defendant had been
sworn to answer these interrogatories in the Court ;
it must, therefore, be presumed, that the perjury
assigned was committed in Middlesex ; as it would
now be a very strange thing to rule inch an oh-
jeition, after the many years which had elapsed,
mit the many learned persons who had sat there,
without dreaming of such an objedioa.
Her Serene Hight-tots the Margravine of Anspach.
was then sworn, and examined from the 13 such.
She said, she did not know of the embarrassed situa-
tion of her sister, the Countess of Granard, until
she was brought to her by the Defendant ; and, in
order to relieve her from her difficulties, she ad-
vanced, from time to time, large sums of rnmey,
but could not tell to what amount. In the earha
part of March. or April MO, when the Countess
of Granard resided in the Pavilion, a building &-
I tacked' from Brandenbt.rgh House, upon the banks
of the Thames, she remembered Bat net applying
to her for a sum of money for her Ladyship's use.
and she went to her bureau, and took oat Banc
Notes, amounting to 9001. She also gave him Drafts
on her bmker, pest-dated, for about 2001. more,
for the same purpose ; the exalt sums or dates she
could not speak to ; her sister and Colonel Stewart
were present. The drafts were upon her own prl.
vats balker, and made payable according as her
jointure became due, not wishing to acquaint the
Margrafre at that time with the transaltiva.
Upon her cross-examination, by Mr.
a RIIT ATT,
she said, she could not fix any precise dew. she
had advanced about 20001. for her sister, but
sold nit say when and how much money sl,e
Mr. Barney, at different times, for her steer's use.
Mr. daset once furnished her with an ac-nura,
like an Apothecary's Bill, in wheat he charged Ise
far a horse, which had been wades present ti lam
by the Countess of Granard.
The Countess of Granard was next exarfned
Sir Vi emir Grass, and corrcreerated .1:e whole of
the Margravine's evidence, brit spoke with more
eertainty as to the 3001. in be: k noses pod to
Defendant' is the pavilion.

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COlOticl &VA' irt wasaiso elarr.l, !. and fun!. r
cnrrobatated toe tntirneny at •, toregoing wit.
nesv-s, with respell to, the 3001. ut whitli he pc ha
positively.
Mr. M•RRI'•TT, in tie outset of h:s d•Qno4.
TO de some teciinieal o'•i•-sisons to the rpr..-el

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