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whether Sir Enitioe war present whew i heard it, nu do I know
whether he told sue go or me.

Re-tun:toed— Miss Erskine's residence was principally at Aber.
rarity.
Sir Robert Wilson, Mk P.—l am intimate pith Sir J. Erskine
and Sir G. Mune,. I was lining with them some months after
their marriage,. at Lord Ilarasures house. Lord and Lady Hats
court are in an infirm state of health. They were remarkably
attached to each other; their attachment was more than ordinary ;
it was a subject of general observation. i had (replete oppertu.
nities for seven or eight years occasionally of meeting dean, and
their attachment continued undiminished.
Mr. Itaortistast Hera intithated that he should have ocarina in
call Sir Robert Wilstnat another part of the case, aid Would not
at present fun her trou6lllshit.
Adam Crass ford.—l teas bred op its the Erskine fanilly. i was
in Sir Wm. Erskine's service before I was in that of the plaintiff:
' lived with him from Dna to PIG, in the capacity of groom, and
afterwards as house-servant. I was not lunne-servant before they
went to Paris. In the mOrtuniiies I had of seeing them, I never
saw two so loving towards each other as they were. I accompanied
them to Paris; they staid there nine months t they thence rem to
Brussels; they stopped there three months'. I left hid genies
there, being unwilling to go back to Paris. I was .not par-
tial to Paris, and was un•illing to go back, being a.'laid that
something unpleasant would occur. laugh." What I oat
afraid of was something improper bettreen Sir Hoar, Mu:.
ray and Lady Louisa Erskine. They lived at the ff (Jr.;
hunk at Parts. There correspondencewas correspondencekept up in . arts be-
tween Sir G. Murray and Lady Louisa. This correspondence wad
Conducted _ by a forgery dot placl. named A timiite ; the letters were
given to bady Louisa by a felOorse de dieseeti.e. It was winter..
time. On one occasion I was the only poses in the house beside*
lady Louisa; Sir James had gene out to ptirchlite mime pietn:a.
I can recollect. On that oemaihn 1 admitted Sir Range Mornay
in the absence of Sir J. Erskine. It'hen he came in I wail sent oat
for asparagus. I was absent abdtit an hair. Wilds I came halt
I found Sir George Murray there. I saw Sit_ Oyer take
his leave on his departure ; he at that time held Had) lidabla by
I the hands. They went out by a back.door when they dm tae.
They both appeared in high spirits and were laughing. I wart
, with Sir J. Erskine to Spa. Letters were put in the pod de Sps ad.
dressed to Sir G. Jlurray, m the hand.writing of Lady Lauda They
were ;sat in by the maid. She hfought latent 'him the poot.oapas
which were also in the handswriting of Sir fl. Mandy. I knew
the hand-writing of both. I did not fell Sir J. Nadine. as I kneel
his temper too well, and was Oral that lie would take a pistbl ant
shoot Sir O. Murray.
Cross.examined by the Art oit t t• GE xi Iva —w ben Sit'
George and Lady Louisa went our at the back door, they saw the.
had no other reason for not /Fir% to Paris than that which I have
stated. I knew Justine the maidservant; I was on good trains
with her,ria good as any other per• On. laugh.) I never had
that I MU charged with being, the father of a child of her'i.
mentioned one day on the road Mien Rrusleis to Spa to Sir Jain e
Erskine, that It would he better for him to be d Ifidnie than here.
I was sitting beside him on the dickey ; the boavereatitin bid not
proceed flanker. He merely said that he etsulU not live as wells
that is as cheap, as at home. I did not explain *hitt I meant.
The ATTOIIIftr.OENERAL —Why did you not fo::ow 110 the
hint ?
Witness—l au afraid that from tie love he bore that "(intim, if
he knew It he might have shot me on the spot There was a pieta
as well 4 a bhustierbuss in the Coach. The head:quartet of did
allied armies were removed from Peril tb Cambia, tints rawer
before.
Ite.examined by Mt. BIOUGRANI—Pir Janda Erskine did bed
take by niv obsertation on the dickey in the light In which I mesas
it, and I did not follow it up. The reason they dent oat the Idea
wry was, as I conceive, that they did not wish the to see than In
that situation ; they were holding rich other's hands, and went
laughing; he could ndt be holding het hard to conduct ha to het
carriage, as there was none at the doof.
John George Shama being sworn thiough the medium of an
interpreter.-1 was laqnry dr place to Sir James Erskine, at P
for two months and upwards, not quite three. I always
the carriage when lady Erskine went out. There was one
where she used to call regularly every ilay. [Wanes, red kid
directed by Counsel not to state the name of the lady ta wham dad
house belonged.) She met there Gene:id Murray. Lady Leisiaso
when she made visits to that house.dent generally at ore, she
staid until dinner time, between four and live. i remember mai
Sir James Erskine having called at the house when Lady Louisa
was there. lie was obliged to wait I tamer of an hour in thi
antechamber. When Sir J. Erskine called' different doors weed
opened and shut, and persons haird Sinning to and Ito; lust
after a short delay, Sir Junes was pet mitted to enter. Lady Loafet
was a little confused ; she came oat at the front door as usual. She
always went alone, except when Sir J. Erskine's sister ass with
her. I knew Sir George Murray soodtimes to have gone as by
the back dour, through the garden, bat I did OM tee hits, at 1
Ina at the front door. I saw Sir 111. DI vitt**. servant, Augustrs
there very often. Ile came to Genoa! Erskine's Hotel.
ever lie came he brought a letter. 'legate the letter to the
.ffsedir
de chatobre or to the lady Of the hotel. lie waited tbr bet
answer, which was given either by thefiqnna de chembre or by
body Louisa herself.
The ATTORDIEY.I3EXENAL submitted This was an implore
mode of proving the correspondence.
The Usenet SHERIFF was of oplakm the evidence was a2.i,
ola/able. The Jury might draw their own lahreesee from it.
Examination resumed.—The Lady herself uszd sometimes to
to give verbal answers to Auguste. AU the that that I knew
him he was servant to General Murray.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sc ARLETT—Msay °thee persons visited
at the house in question. Lady Erskine% carriage waited for her
in the court-yard. Miss Erikine visited there very often, is coal,
puny with Lady Louisa. I did not see Sir J. Entine and Sir G.
.Murray meet each other on that occasion. There was a way
through the garden by which they could get out, without puisirg
I through the anti-chamber. I remember Sit O. Murray havidg
broken his leg at Paris ; it occurred one day when he visited at that
house. After the accident he wait awried into the bowie through
the front door. Lady Erskine used to go thereotien when he was
in that state. Lady Erskine was sometians sheen Into the bed.
reoli to see Sir 6. .il tirray.
Re-examincd---51.u1y persons of distinction visited there, both
of the French and English nobility. The hour of visiting was fran
one to four. There were beau:iful gardens of eight or ten am*
attached to this house.

By a Joror—Other company were shcwn into the bed-room as
into the saloon.
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Re-xamined.--Other people visited Vie house, b•it I did nct
hear the same movements as to which allusion has been made.

Miss Erskine was then conducted into (nun by a fewftre7d; and
examined.—l am sister of Sir J. Erskine; I lived with him and his
lady sometimes at Tufty. I always thought them extremely attached.
1 accompanied them to Pavia. After they had been some time at
Paris, they appeared tp live leas happily and comfortably together.
There were occasional instances of imtation between them. I livol
with them a very short time after they came home. lily brother,
John Erskine, lived with them. He had bun in India, and suf-
fered rmlch from Ile was confined to his room so as to
ace very little of them.
Cross.ezarnined.—We went to Paris in July, ini& The head.
quarters of the Allied Army were then returved to Ountway.
dined one day with Sir George Murray. SirJaines Erskise ard
Lady Louisa had different apartments at Cambray. We remainen
at Spa s month, and then went to Brussels. !dories remilert if Sir
George Murray was at Earnbrey on our return to Pais, wftf.e we
remained from January to March ; Sir George Ilituray was theta
there. We renewed our acquaintance with him, and dined with Wm
as before. I never heard • either Sir James or Lady Erskine say
whether they slept together ; there were two beds in their apart-
ment, but I cannot say whether they slept together swum shortly
after their return they went to Torrey, in Scotland. During their
stay there they had separate npanments--at least so I understood.
I believe they did not sleep together horn the time they left
Spa. Sir James Erskine went from Torrey to Edinburgh after
they had been eighteeen months there. He came from thence v.
England, and afterwards went abroad. Ido roe reyolleet exactly
bow soon afterwards Lady Louisa went to her friends in England.
I we. at Perthshire at the time. She remained a short ume at
Torrey after Sir James's departure; during his absence I visited
her thrtre.

~By the
Jury.—lt was snow time aftr Sir James's marriage
that I became an inmate of the family. I lived with Lady I claws
during Sir James's absence in 1810.
Mrs And e'er was cook and housekeeper at Ter ay c I was
hired by Lady Louisa; I lived with them for swami }ears (we un-
derstood the witness to say fourteen). On one occasion, when I
brought in the post-bag, lady Louisa desired me to lay it down.
Sir James desired me to give it to him-1 did do; he desired Lcly
Louisa to go for the key—which she did. I did net see anything
that afterwards took place respecting the post-bag. Sir James Icft
the nest day, and did hat afterwards return to Torrey. Sir James
and lady Louisa occupied separate bed-toms before this. l re-
, maimed there a short time, after which I left Torrey, and soon sub_
! seventlyrtered the service in which I now am.

mailed.l had an interview with Sir G. Mutiny
in consequence of a communication with Sir J. Erskine—it was a
private communication. The subject of it was to inquire into the
nature of a correspondence which Sir James Erskine swmected t
have been carried on between Sir O. Murray and Lady Louh.a.
This suspicion arose in hia mind front a letter which arrived, oo
which a superscription was inscribed, which intimated that it carot:
from the department over which Sir li. Murray presided.
Crosatexamined—l bare known Sir G. Murray a long litre ; he
is a man of the strictest and highest honour. Sir James was satis-
fied widt this explanation, that no improper intercourse laid taken
place up to that time. I was also satisfied then, and am 4i 1. that
no improper intercourse had taken place up to that period, from it,:
II•SIITIOICC to the contrary contained in the explanatitra and letter of
Sir G. Illurr.q.
Re-exao - of—Sir James Erskine is a man of irdisputahle
honour. 1 w mid place him in the same rank in r.im of honour
witn Sir G. Murray ; Slr li. denied are dustiest:at

enee ; a letter ai1444;x1.t0 Aim by Sir lames Erik

him on that point, whether a elanderiss: corrvinorden
varied ow. This Sir 0. bluntly denied. and wished
tion to be considered as `• a frisk, explicit. aid UT
avowal" on his Iwt. lie stated tacos that he said CI

relkre tte min dor Sir Jamm Enkine from any appneho
might entertain upon the subject. Re wrote a -laterals°
Erskine. and regretted that the tone of Sir J. Erskine,

him preiented Aim from replying to it in the mann,
wirhed to hare done.

[The letter of Sir 0. 3tunsy was here r.itd i it
" sir," and espresaecl regret that the ton, of Sir
'titer preven:ed him in acknowledging the receipt of
more than making the declaration, that in the intern

him and Lady Erskine nothing Witt oc.mned injurious
or to that of body Erskine's.)
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mother kept a lodging-house at
Perthshire. Lady Louisa was there n June in ISI
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