The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
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Westminster, on the 3d cf artober, I7V ; they had
been frequently at his house. and he aiwuys newel*
them an exceedingly happy couple. Mrs. Dennis
was a niece of his own wife. Some years after bi
went to the West Indies.
Mrs. Cameron, widow cif the late nereral Canter
ton, stated, that she knew the Plaintiff and his Lady'
from the year 1787-to the year .11793. She hid
frequent opportunities of observing the ColohliPis
conduct, which was that of a kind and affdßinnatia
husband, and they always appeared to live happily'
together.
Mr. Waugh, late surgeon of the 45d regiments
said, that he had known the Plaintiff upwards of
twenty year., lie was boimate with him prior anti
subsequent to his marriage ; being in the same rd.
giment, he had numberless opportunities of seeing
him with his wife, and his manners towards** WEN'
those of a tender and affetti•mate husband; at the
time they were married !re was about eighteen yeses/
of age, and she was shout seventeen, and appeared:
much attached aid very aiffeßionale to him. At
that time the Plaintiff was a Captain ; he left the re-
giment previous to his going to the West Indies.
Major Cameron deposed. that he had known the.
Plaintiff since the year 17P-: he was intimately ac-
quainted with his family, a.. I he was always a most
particularly indulgent and daft etionate husband.,
He was cross-erainaied by Mr. Glees. He was
in Ireland and ire the West Indies with him. Thin
Plaintiff s tiled from the West Indies in Sepetinbeei
1799, and was taken prisoner by the F.resseli ; lad
bad lodgings at Martinico ; he never heildi, nor
could he say, that the Colonel kept a Mulirtis we
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man ; he pantie. :y never heard him say he did, not'
that he had a chide by her ; he saw a worsen of that
description g , to the house, but he never an
the matter.
Question by Mr. Gram —s' Had you any reason
to believe they lived in a state of concubinage to-
tether ?"
Anse er.—" I never made up my mind sphn the
subjeß ; as a gerleram., 1 can't say, never having
drawn any inference or conclusion upon the matter.
Re-exam tied by Mr. GA ~. sow.—He never was
witness to any misconduft of the Plaint 4 nor real
there any thing in his velar& that could jneify the
tion of his wife's affelions. ,
William Chamberlain stated, that be was clerk td
Messrs. Ross and Ogleby, Army .gent:, in 1797(
The Plaintiff left ample provision for his wife, an,
an unlimited power to draw to any amount
On his cross-examination by Mr. Serjeant Best.,
he said, Messrs. Ross and Ogleby would have are
swered Mrs. Dennis's drafts to any amount! she
drew about 3001 a year ; they never refused het
draft, nor did he think it possible they ever could..
Mrs. Eleanor Brooking said, that her maiden
was Murphy : she lived at Yuughall, in the coo
of Cork, in Ireland, and wait into Mr. I
family as nursery-maid, when he was quartered- is
that town. She was in that capacity for !bog
twelve months; she then became waiting-woman U
Mrs. Dennis. At that time they had three children,
two girls and a boy. , She bad many iipportursitie
of making observations on their conduct He w :is i
good husband to an excess ; and Mrs. D. was vre
prudent and affelionate to him before his brotbe
came over: she never saw them quarrel, or an;
thaleg improper or imprudent in her behaviour a
histlfrrived ; but after that time they used to coal
irons town together to see the children; she then al
served sodetblng not right. between *em ell*
'a as remarked by other people before her;ecp
her master 'sent to the 'West Indies, she f
saw Mrs. Dennis and Mr. Philip, her brother-in-lay
lying on the sopha together ; they used to kiss eac
other, and put their arms about each other's necks. $
had no reason to suppose her master suspefted at
thing. He lived at that time in the greatest harm*
with his brother. When they came tobablin, the Cal
tain (the Defendant) got an account from the W 4
Indies of his wife's death, he kept his r tOll2 two i
three days in consequence of it ; it was said that
wife died of a broken heart ; the saw her Minn
one morning lying across the bed with him, V
heard her declare that she should die r f the sae
disease, if any thing happened to him. When th
came to London they Leiged in Pi iz.cess-street, (
vendish-square. She did not then observe any thi
particular. From thence 'hey went to Monsoon'
shire, and from that to Cuuntessware-house, sti
Exeter, which place bet mater had taken for th
residence ; it was a very fine plate. and fit for
superiors to live in • about this time they beta
more familiar with Cach other, and she observed
indecent intercourse between them. Ors morning
had to go to market, she went into her mistress's-1
chamber, as usual, for the market list and MOM
was about six or seven o'clock in the minas's&
not finding her there, she was going to the deco
room, when she saw her corning out of Mr. I
nis's bed ; he was in bed at the time, and %mares
two months afterwards she lett the family, and
house to Ireland, when she was married: she'
she ha/ been inquired after by a lady at a, 7
Waterford.
Cross examined by Mr. Grans. It l
presence that her mistress said, e` If any s-
pened to Mr. Dennis, it would break her hears
was positive of being teem, she went in with of
the children in her arms ; she never mentioned
the Colonel ; she thought it would be wrong i
servant to interfere between man and wife;
never slept with their doors shut at Countess v
hot.ie : there were two or three other maids I
besides herself ; she was put away quite at a
/At i she did not doubt but they pretended I
very angry, and said she believed ill. They dii
know whether she made any observations oh
they migbt haws known she had encugh to tell i
Chose.
A letter was then pet in, said to here purp
to be written to infoem the Fluntid- of the for
~t his wile and brother.
Mrs. Mary Taylor said, she lived in the fan
the year 1794: the Plaintiff was a very tende
indulgent husband, there could net oil aln
after his brother carne over, she often saw bin
her mss re,s fondling a..d plating •i: the ,
together, with her head reciiiiing o i his !into=
their hands folded in each other ; she meni
nothing of it to the Colette(' ; site did not cpu
England with the tainnly, but followed ehr
about a month after, and joinedthem in Nom
shire ; at that time the two brothers weer es a
lug of the greatest friendship and eneadence.

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