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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1837

you recommenced play, which }cu had discontinued since the
occurrence misrepresented in the Satirist newspaper.
It was only upon learning that you intended returning to
England to meet the charge, and to call to severe account all
who might accuse you, that we considered it our duty towards
ourselves, and those whom we knew to have spoken the truth,
undisguisedly to declare our own sentiments. Having done
this, and knowing that you were aware of our having done so,
we considered ourselves exonerated from taking further steps.
Our motives, however, having been misinterpreted, our mode-
ration treated as timidity, and cur openly avowed conviction a•l
malevolent whisperings, it becomes imperative on us to take
immediate measures for the elucidation of the whole truth.
We, therefore, utterly disclaim any identity with the Satirist
newspaper, in which a statement appeared that was totally in-
correct, and over whose defence, under any circumstances, we
could have no controul, now distinctly charge your Lordship
with cheating at cards at Graham's Club and elsewhere, and
undertake to prove our assertions by evidence before a com-
mittee of gentlemen of unblemished honour and reputation.
To this investigation we now invite your Lordship ; and, in
proposing this tribunal as the most fit to pass judgment on such
an affair, we are sanctioned by the opinion of society at large,
and of at least a large portion of your Lordship's own friends.
GEORGE PAYNE.
B. GREVILLE.
J. CUMMING.
H. BENTINCK."

Gentlemen, the moment his Lordship received this letter,
he sat down, and with his own hand wrote the letter I slia-
now read to you :

" Park-place, Dec. 3, 1836.
Gentlemen,—l received this morning the letter you ad-
dressed to me, announcing the association you have formed to
accuse me of cheating at cards. Your charges lam ready to
meet ; but it is rather too much to expect that I should sub-
mit to your dictation, as to the tribunal that is to adjudicate
between us. Your industry in defamation has given such ex-
treme publicity to the affair, that it is impossible for me now
to resort to any investigation of a private nature, such as you
appear disposed to prefer. An appeal to a court of justice,
where evidence is taken upon oath, and publish, d to the
world, is the only proceeding that could be either satisfactory
or effectual, as matters now stand. I shall neither be deterred

by your reasonings, nor intimidated by your numbers, from
the course I have been advised to pursue. That course is, to
prosecute the Satirist in such a form as to give all those who
have any charges to make, an opportunity of bringing them
forward ; and I hereby invite you all four, formally, whether
in your joint or individual capacity, to avail yourselves of that
occasion. It may not accord with your wishes to appear be-
fore the public in support of the Satirist, but I beg► to remind
you, that the libel in that paper originated solely and entirely
in the stories which you circulated yourselves, immediately
after my departure for the Continent. Till that period, the
14th of August, not a syllable of accusation was breathed,
and then the storm burst forth ; so that your boasted forbear-
ance seems to have consisted in maintaining silence till my
Lack was turned. I have nothing further at present to state,
'than that your charges arc false, and that I repel them with
scorn, indignation, and defiance.—l am your obedient servant,
DE ROOS.
Messrs. Payne. B. Greville, Cumming, and
Lord H. Bentinck."
That, gentlemen, you will admit was the conduct of an in-
nocent man. Was, not that the course which he should
have adopted under the circumstances, it being at that mo-
ment the only one open to him? because, upon receiving
this letter of the 2d of December, sent to himself, he could
not have brought an action upon it against the four indi-
viduals who had signed it. An indictment would only have
put out oldie question the truth or falsehood of the charge,
without vindicating his character. On the Bth of Decem-
ber, Mr. Cumming, acting upon the instructions be had re-
ceived, wrote this letter to his Lordship :

."
White's, Dec. 8.

" My Lord,—Being legally advised that a prosecution of
the Satirist will not afford me an opportunity of calling wit-
nesses to substantiate the distinct charges I have made against
you, and that it is inadmissible that my reputation for veracity
should be mado in the slightest degree contingent on the de-
fence of a third party, over whom I can have no control, I take
the liberty of submitting to your Lordship the propriety of
bringing an action for defamation against myself, if you wish
a legal investigation of our accusations, and not merely an easy
verdict over a Sunday Newspaper for an acknowledged mis-
statement.

" I have not the least dread of being brought before the
public ; but should, on the contrary, seize with eagerness any
opportunity to explain and prove my whole conduct in this
deplorable affair, feeling confident that if I. have committed
any error during its progress, it is not one which would be
judged severely by others, or with which it becomes your
Lordship to reproach me.
" I shall not now attempt to combat the statement or imi-
tate the tone of your Lordship's last letter, my wish through-
out being to avoid angry and premature discussions, and to
bring the whole question fully and fairly before any impartial
tribunal.

" Your Lordship prefers a legal one. A legal one let it
be ; but one where I can prove my own allegations, call my
own witnesses, and appoint my ow❑ legal advisers. Any other
trial must be a mockery, as far as 1, and those whose names
are associated with mine in a recent appeal to your Lordship,
are concerned.

" We proposed &committee of gentlemen, because public
opinion pointed it out as the fittest ; and, tb avoid all misap-
prehension, I must add, that we did not mean a Committee of
Graham's Club, but one composed of persons selected by
mutual consent, and which we should be happy to see pre-
sided over by • • • • •
" I offer to take the whole onus probandi on myself indivi—
dually, because two of the other parties who signed the former
letter are in the country. Should you prosecute us collec-
tively for the purpose of neutralizing part- of the evidence, we
have still sufficient to prove the case.
" I have only to repeat, that I am ready to prove the truth
of my own allegations whenever I have a fair opportunity of
doing so, and that your Lordship will not disprove that which
I assert to be true, by bringing me forward to prove what I
admit toe false.

" I remain, my Lord, your most obedient servant,

" Lord de Roos.

"JOHN CUMMING."

[We have reason to believe that the names submitted were
the Duke of Wellington and Lord Wharncliffe.ll
" Park-place, Dec. 9.
" Sir—l beg to:acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the
Bth inst. I promptly replied to the letter signed by you and
three other gentlemen, containing the charge against me, but
I must decline any further correspondence upon the subject of
that charge.
" The matter has been for some time in the hands of my soli-
citor, and you will hear without any unnecessary delay what
the course is that I am advised to pursue.
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
"J. Cumming, Esq. " DE ROOS".
Now, gentlemen, I again ask You whether you do not ap-
prove of the course Lord de Rons pursued ? The names
of the Noblemen mentioned, before whom the matter was
to have been investigated, were the Duke of Wellington and
Lord Wharncliffe, and however distinguished and honourable
these individuals might have been, all will admit that an
:•ppeal to an English jury, and an investigation in
open court before the world, will be more satisfac-
tory to the feelings of Lord Dc Roos than an in-
vestigation before any Committee. Gentlemen, Mr. Cum-
ming supposed that Lord De Roos, in order to neutralise
evidence, would bring an actio❑ against the four, in order
that the mouths of three of his accusers might be closed,
and this would have been taken advantage of after the trial
had terminated. Lord De Roos followed a different course,
lie said he would bring an action against Mr. Cumming, so
that all mankind might have an opportunity of coining for-
ward and proving any charges against him. Mr. Cum-
ming never pretended that he could establish the charge ;
lie was made a mere cat's-paw of by other parties. Upon
that letter being written on the 13th of December, Lord
De Roos directed his solicitor, Mr. Picknell, to write a
letter to Mr. Cumming, accepting the offer upon a condi-
tion to which I beg your earnest attention :
" Sir,—l am desired by Lord De Roos to inform you that
his Lordship accepts the proposal contained in your letter of
the Bth inst. In doing so, he assumes that you will admit the
publication of the letter of the 2d inst. ; and as Lord De
Roos, by adopting the course you have proposed, will subject
himself to very extensive charges, in which neither time nor
place are mentioned, I trust you will see the reasonableness
and fairness of my requesting to be informed, at the proper
period, at what times and places the acts took place on which
your accusations are grounded. Without such information, it
must be obvious to you that Lord De Roos will be exposed to
great difficulty in meeting the allegations, and with every pos•
sible care may yet be taken by surprise.
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" ROBERT BICKNELL."

I may observe, that the joint letter had been read in every
Club in London. Gentlemen, this you see is another to
accept the challenge thrown out by Mr. Cumming, on con-
dition that there was to be a communication given to Lord
De Roos, upon the specific charges to be brought against
him as to time and place. Gentlemen, Mr. Cumming re-
turned this answer :

" Sir—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter,
dated this evening. I, of course, admit the publication of the
2d inst. The matter being now in the hands of C. Rankin,
4, South-square, Gray's Inn, I beg to refer you to him for any
further information." .

Mr. Picknell accordingly saw Mr. Rankin, who had been
the agent appointed to conduct the prosecution, and
intimated to him that Lord de Roos would expect
to have those particulars that had been bargained
for of time and place. Mr. Rankin said that was
perfectly reasonable, and that he should intimate it
to his principals. The action was immediately brought.
The declaration was in the common form, and it ap-
peared that the defendant's plea was, in point of law,
decidedly bad on account of its generalities. Still, it would
have been wholly unobjectionable if that plea had been
wholly redeemed by giving us the particulars of the charges.
The plea alleges, in the most general form, without giving
any specific information. After stating what it had no occasion
to state, it alleges that before the composition and publication
of the said supposed libel, the plaintiff did cheat at cards
at Graham's club, and elsewhere. That the plaintiff, be.
fore the &imposition and publication of the said supposed
libel, to wit, on the Ist July, in the year aforesaid, and
divers other days and times, at Uui 04i4 place, did, by cer-
tOß tfo4lend fraudulept memo 444 401.oesi aci4 lit the

game of cards called " Whist," and also that he, the sail
plaintiff, before the composition and publication of the said
alleged libel, did on the 19th of February, and on divers
other days and times elsewhere, and at Graham's Club, to
wit at a place called the Travellers' Club, cheat at a game
of cards called " Whist," at which he was playing, and
also that the plaintiff, before the composition and publica-,
tion of the said alleged libel, did on the 25th Dec., and at
divers other times and places, to wit at Brighthelmstone in •
Sussex, cheat at a game of cards called whist, at which he
was playing. Here is a plea that might have been
doubtedly demurred to as bad on account of its gene-
ralities ; but what would have been said if Lord De Roos
had demurred to this plea ? He would have been therein
admitting the facts charged as being perfectly true. He did
not demur, but he joined issue with them, hoping when the
proper time arrived before this cause came on, that the

promise would have bee❑ fulfilled, and (hat he would baxe

the full pail iculars of the charges. Gentlemen, as the trial
approached the performance of this promise was re-
quired. That promise was broken—a summons was
taken out before the Jutiges, and some delay arose
because the counsel on the part of the defend-
ant would not appear, but upon another day when
there was an attendance before Mr. Justice Pattison, after
a strenuous resistance on the part of the defendant, the
Judge made the order which I now hold in my hand—
" On the hear;n,* of Mr. Wightman for the plaintiff, and Mr.
Watson for the defendant, I do order that the defendant's at .
torney or agent do, on or before Monday next, deliver to the
said plaintiff's attorney or agent particulars in writing of the
times when and the places where, and the persons with whom,
the plaintiff was playing, when the acts done by the plaintiff,
as stated in the defendant's plea, were committed."
Here is the Judges's order, and I must say that this
order has been evaded. There has been a sham com-
pliance with it, but I must say it is a fraud upon
the Judge's order. Gentlemen, what was to have

been done in compliance with that order?

The times

and places, and persons were to have been specified. Would
it not have been proper to have said, We charge you on such
and such a day with such a proceeding ; and on such an-
nother day with such an act, so as that the plaintiff might
be prepared to meet-his accusers. But here I bold in my
band what is called the particulars, and which I must say
is a mere'fraud upon the Judge's order, and places Lord
De Roos in a situation of unexampled hardship :
"The following are the particulars of the times when, and
the places where, and the persons with whom, or some of them,
the plaintiff was playing when the acts done by the plaintiff,
as alleged in the defendant's plea, were committed."
What do you think these consisted of ?—Lord De Roos
was fifty-one days at Qraltam's Club during the season of
1836, and thirteen daYsAit the Travellers', and these par-
ticulars consist of these fifty-one-and these thirteen days;
and, with regard to the persons with whom he was playing,
it consists of an enumeration of all the persons who were
at Graham's and the Travellers' Clubs during each of these
fifty-one and thirteen days.—(Great sensation in the Court.)
—ls this fair play ?—ls this a sincere and candid desire to
have an investigation into the truth of these charges, and
to allow Lord De Roos to vindicate his character ?—Gen-
tlemen, it is laying a trap for him—into which they expect
he may fall. Application was made to the Judge, who
said he was sorry that they did not give the times, places,
and persons more accurately, but he said he would give them
leave to file a special demurrer, which was all he could do.
What was Lord Dc Roos to do %%lien public expectation
was roused up to the utmost—when it was expected that
Lord de Roos's trial would come on—and when there was
such an excitementin the public mind? They expected that
by this means his character would have been blackened,
and that it would be said that Lord Dc Roos had feared
to meet his accusers, and availed himself of some formal

defect in the plea ; and that he had specially demurred
without denying anything that luxe been charged against
him. Lord De Roos was thus placed in a situation of
great embarrassment. If he persevered, he was almost sure
to Le defeated ; and if he withdrew, he would be covered
with infamy. Under these circumstances, his Lord-
ship now appeals to a jury. The justification set up
is likewise very artfully contrived—for it begins by stat-
ing that there were rumours afloat, and that these rumours
were believed. Gentlemen, I doubt not there were rumours—l
doubt not that tby were believed ' • but who circulated them ?
With what art were they circulated ? Is it possible that per-
sons who pretended to be intimate friends of Lord De
Roos—who at the moment were courting and fawning upon him,
dining with him frequently, and inviting him in return, is it pos-
sible that such persons may have circulated the reports, and
may have, at the same time, expressed great regret that such
reports were circulated. No wonder that they were believed
when circulated in such a manner. They go on then to aver
the truth of these charges. I know, gentlemen, that we are
to have some evidence, or rather a great deal of evidence, and
I am now speaking of the rumours that have reached my own
cars. It has been stated that we are to hear a great deal
about marking cards, and that cards were found marked at the
table at which Lord De Roos was playing. Gentlemen, we
shall see by and by who brings forward these charges
—whether they were made promptly—for there is no
maxim that is more truly founded upon reason than this,
that if a charge of unfair play is to be made at all it should be
made instantly, and upon the spot. You all recollect the
well-known story of a person who had reason to believe that
his adversary was cheating, and who took up the cards, and
immediately said, " Gentlemen, I beg your pardon, but the
gentleman opposite has got a false card under his hand." The
card was accordingly found ; and that is the manner in which
such a charge should be made and substantiated.—(Much
laughter.) Will it be said that any gentleman suspected, or
had icason to suspect, that Lord De Roos was cheating, but
that he still played on with and against him, betted on his hand,

and continued his intimate associate. I should think, Gentle:

men, that my Learned Friend has too much discretion to give
such evidence. Well, then, if my Learned Friend should
prove that on a certain occasion the cards were marked, and
even if he should call those who sat at the table with Lord De
Roos, I must ask you whether that would be a case in which
he was entitled to call for your verdict ? Lard De Roos's

mouth is closed; he cannot come forward to vindicate himself;
he is in the same situation as if he was coming forward indig-
nantly to repel upon oath the charges made against him, and
it will be then for you to consider who is most likely to have

committed this fraud—whether Lord De Roos or those

who made the charge? Gentlemen, it has been stated
among other rumours that some attempt will be made
to show that upon one occasion some slight-of-hand was prac-
tised by Lord Dc Roos, the practice cf which would require
great dexterity—great activity and power of muscle, and the
perfect use of the hand of the individual who practises it.
Gentlemen, I can show you that Lord de Roos has been for
years...ins a most debilitated condition—the bone of his hand

las been enlarged, and he has but a very imperfect use of his

fingers ; so that it is not only morally but physically impos-
sible that that charge can be true. To such a degree is he

debilitated, that it is necessary for him to have a contrivance to
raise and let down the glasses of his carriage ; and it is ne.
cessary for him to have a servant to dress him, although, before
that, he was in the habit of dressing himself. I shall not

.respass farther upon your time, as r know I shall have an
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opportunity of doing so again; but I cannot conclude without
stating this fact to you, which seems to me to be abso-
lutely conclusive of the innocence of Lord de Roos.
I suppose you have heard of the stories emanating
from certain persons, who were- Lord De Roos's accusers,
that his winnings were most enetrneus—that he plundered
those who approached him, and. tlat 'he made a sacrifice of
those Whom he decoyed into his haunts. Gentlemen, it is

allowed that the game of whist is a mixture of chance and

science, and if Lo-rd De Roos, in addition to his skill, had
had any unfair advantage over those whom he played with,
his winnings must have been indeed enormous. Gentlemen,
I shall show you, that during the last season at Grahi-m's,
where he played 51 days—and played for considerable stakes
too—in the early period of the season they were 2/. points, and
the latter period 51. points, his winnings were 6304 and no more.
You shall hear what the winnings were of those who say that
Lord De Roos was 'guilty of fraud, and that it was by means
of these fraudulent devices that he succeeded to such an enor-

mous extent. On the subject of damages I shall say nothing.
No damages, however large, would in the slightest degree
compensate Lord De Roos for the agony of mind he has suf-
fered. Damages, therefore,, are wholly out of the question ;
but it must be a matter of considerable importance to his
friends and relatives, if you should mark, by your verdict, and by
the amount ofdamages, that you believe the charges to be wholly
unfounded, and thereby entitle him to go again into the world
enjoying the high character he before possessed. Your ver-
dict will again restore him to society, and n ill be a consolation
to his family and friends, who so anxiously hang upon your
verdict.

Mr. Bicknell was the first witness called: He stated that
he was solicitor to Lord de Roos. He remembered his Lord-

ship going abroad in August and returning some time in the
month of November last. An action was commenced against
the Satirist fur libel shortly after his return. The witness

then proceeded to state particulars of the receipt of certain
letters and of interviews he had with Mr. Rankin, Mr. Cum-
ming's solicitor, in reference to the matter now before the
Court. lie afterwards went before the Judge, and an order,
on the third of February, issued for certain particulars from
Graham's Club, which had been read to the Court, relating
to the number of members who had attended on certain days
specified.

Lord Wharncliffe was examined by Sir WAI. FOLLETT--He
had known Lord de Roos for many years. lie had been in the
habit of being in his society. He was not aware what pro-
perty he came into before he succeeded to the title ; but be
believed he did come into some property. He (Lord Wharn-
cliffe) belonged to several clubs which Lord de Roos belonged
to, but he ( Lord Wharncliffe) was not a member of Graham's.
He had played frequently with Lord de Roos, at whist. He
was an excellent player. There were several good players. Lord
de Roos played sometimes higher than be ( Lord Warneliffc)
did. The stakes which he had played with Lord de Roos

were guinea points, and a five pound bet on the rubber. He
had frequently played at Lord de Roos's house, and Lord de
Roos had visited him.. Lord de Roos had two houses, one in
lark-place, and another in Regent's-park.
Cross-examined by, Mr. TuEsitomt.—Lord de Roos played
higher than he (Lord Wharneliffe) did, He sometime; had
_ice!, him playing at Si. points, and a 251. bet on the rubber.
lle (Lord Wharncliffe) had played Kith Mr. Cumming., the
defendant, at Crockford's, and at White's. He was al;o ac-
quainted with Mr. Payne, Broke Greville, and Lord H.
Bentinek.
Lvd RJbert Grosvenor examined b' the ATTORNEY.GENE-
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RAL.—Stated that he had known Lord de Roos for twelve or
thirteen years, and had been a member or clubs to which he
belongedßrookes's, White's, and the Travellers', but he did
not belong to Graham's. He formerly played at whist, but
had not played now for some years. Lord de Roos was an
extremely skilful player. There might be others who were as
good players as his Lordship, but he appeared to him (Lord
R. Grosvenor) to understand the game as well, if not better,
than any one he knew. He had been in the habit of meeting
with him in society generally. He had played with him as
lately as within the last year and a half.
Cross-examined by Mr. ALEXANDER—Never heard that
Lord De Roos was in narrow circumstances before his father's
death. He believed that he had property, but he did not
know what.
The Earl of Clare examined by Mr. WIGIITMAN—Stated
that he had known Lord De Roes for many years ; he belonged
to Clubs of which his Lordship was also a member—White's,
Travellers', Boodle's, and he ( Lord Clare) did belong to
Graham's at one time. Ha had frequently played at cards
with him ; his Lordship was an excellent player. He (Lord
Clare) had not played with him for soft& years, having been
out of England.
Henry Baring, Esq., was the next witness examined by the
ATTORNEY-GENeataL.—He had known Lord de Ro9s from 15
to 20 years. He had been intimately acquainted with him, and
had lived a good deal with him. He had been a member of
several clubs to which his Lordship also belonged—Brookes's,
White's, Boodle's, and Graham's. He had played at cards with
him. He was a particularly skilful player. He (Mr. Baring)
had played with him, though not very often. He had much
more frequently sat over him, or near him to observe his game,
and had looked on with great interest, in consequence of his
Lordship being so good a player.
Mr. Raggett, the next witness, was examined by Sir W.
FOLLETT—IIe stated he was proprietor of White's Club.
Lord de Roos had been a member for 24 years ; he became
a member in 1813. He occasionally played at cards, vne-
rally at whist. The accounts when settled passed through his
hands. He kept an account of the balance of the sums won
and lost. He had not got the Club books with him. A sheet
was kept, and the winnings and losings of the night were
placed against each name, and the balance cast up at the ter-
mination of the play. He supplied the cards; they were dis-
posed of publicly. Fresh cards were supplied every night ;
when they came from the maker's they were placed on the
table and opened by the attendant.
Cross-examined by Mr. THESSIOMI—In the usual way
counters passed as the representatives of money in the course
of the evening, and the accounts were settled afterwards.
Mr. Fuller, the keeper of Boodle's Club—He kept an ac-
count of the members who played, as to their winnings and
losings.. In the year 1826, Lord De Roos was a member of
his club. Lord De Roos played four times : twice he won,
and twice he lost. In 1833, 1834, and 1835, he did not play
at all. In 1832 he lost every night he played.
Mr. Hulse stated he was the master of Boodle's Club, of
which Lord de Roos was a member. He had been a member
for 20 or 21 years. He used to attend, but not latterly. When
he did attend he played at whist occasionally, but he had not
played these eight years.
Cross-examined by Mr. THESSIGER—When Lord de Roos
played he did not win enormously. He won sometimes, but
he never won a great deal of motley. He had sometimes won
as much as 5001. on a night, but not frequently. His Lordship
played three times a week, and he would' sometimes win one
night out of three.
By the ATTORNEY- GENERAL—IIC 11,011 1111(1 lost RS other
gentlemen did. He had not played while at Brookes's for
eight years, nor had he come to the club-. There never was

the slightest suspicion as to his Lordship's play.
Surgeon Laurence proved that he had attended Lord Do
Roos for eight or nine years. He has since suffered conside-
rably. The hands and joints are so weak as to render him
unable to make any exertion requiring muscular strength.
He does not walk uprightly.
In answer to a question from a juror, the witness said the
the stiffness in the joints was permanent since the year 1832.
Dr. Hyde deposed to the state of Lord De Roos's health
in the year 1835. He was then very weak. In sit-
ting he is obliged to bend forward. The disease with which
of
he is alicted has frequently caused stiffness and swelling
in the joints of his hands, that was, in the opinion of the wit-
ness, a constitutional debility, not an occasional attack ; he
could not perform any feat with his hands which required mus-
cular ability or nimbleness.
Cross-examined—His hands were not in that state that he
could not deal the cards at whist. He had sufficient strength to
mark a card with the nail of his thumb.

Re-examined—Has seen a trick at cards played by conjurors
called sauter la coupe, so as to neutralize the cut; does not
think Lord De Roos capable of performing it.
Mr. Courtney, a coachmakcr, made certain pulleys to faci-
litate the pulling up and letting down of Lord Dc Roos's car-
riage windows. They were such as might be necessary fur a
person having a weakness of the wrist. lie first made them
in 1833, and down to 1836.

Thomas Styles has been valet 'to Lord De Roos nearly five
years, during that time his master has been in a delicate state
of health. In 1835-6 he required more assistance than before.
Latterly witness has always assisted plaintiff in putting on his
clothes, because he was unable to do so himself. Always
carved for his Lordship when he dined alone.
Cross•examincd--His general hour to stop out was until
twelve o'clock. He might have remained out to a much later
hour, on four or five occasions, in the year 1836. Will posi-
tively say he was not out more than nine or ten. times, during
that year.

IC:-examined—During-the whole of th e season of 1836,
he was in the state of health he had described. -
Sir Charles Dalbiac—ls acquaintA with Lord De Roos,
ever since he (Sir Charles) became a member of Graham's
Club. Saw him there- often. Played with him ; was his
partner and adversary, on different occasions. In 1836 has
played with him frequently. Has not visited at his house, ex-
cept for the mere formality of passing a card.
Cross-examined.—Attended the Club twice or three times
a-week from February to June. Observal one member (Mr.
Higgins) particularly, who avoided sitting down with Lord
De Roos. At the end of the season Captain Alexander, or
Sir William Ingleby, did not sit at the table when Lord De
Roos played. Had no knowledge or suspicion of the practices
imputed to the Noble Lord. Was not aware of the reasons
which induced persons to decline playing with his Lordship.
Does not think Lord De Roos was aware of what was alleged
aga.inSt him.

—Mr. Trisssrona—Putting the question, without the slightest
disrespect, I must ask if you, Sir Charles, ever marked the
honours?

Re-examined—Graham's Club was dissolved on the 31st of
December last. It was reconstructed—in a measure it was
reformed. —( Laughter.) Declined at first becoming a mem-
ber of the reformed Club. Heard there were ten or twelve
members excluded who belonged to the original Club.
That was the case for the plaintiff.
Mr. T►lEssutsa then rose to address the jury on behalf of
the defendant. When he recollected the parties to the ease
then before them—on the one hind a high-minded, an
honourable man, who was compelled by circumstances to
become a defendant in that Court—on the other a Nobleman of

high connection, of ancient family, of popular and of engaging
manners, of a kind and friendly disposition, accused of a grave
and serious offence against society, an offence of which if he
was guilty, would producer effects the most fatal to his charac-
ter, he (Mr. Thessiger) could not but feel the greatest degree
of anxiety in the discharge of his important duty. He could
not conceal from himself, or from the jury, that Lord de Roos
was that day upon his trial—a trial the result of which wntdd
determine whether or not he was in future to talc() his place
among the nobility of the land, or be obliged to shrink back
into solitude and seclusion, perhaps to betake himself into a vo-
luntary exile to escape the neglect and scandal is hich would at-
tacht o his conviction. He might be well excused if he trembled
for the result of the issue, and if he expressed a passing re-
gret for the exalted individual whose fate then hung in the
balance. But while he felt thus for the plaintiff, he should
not forget what was due to his own client, who was charged
by Lord De Roos, not with being a party to the conspiracy
against his honour and character, but the tool, the catspaw,
the scapegoat of others who had that object in view. He
was anxious at the outset to vindicate the part taken
by the defendant in the unfortunate transaction, then the
subject of enquiry, and he trusted to lay before the Jury suffi-
cient to satisfy them that the charges brought forward by Mr.
Cumming were not without foundation, or destitute in the
slightest particular of truth. Up to the period of the occur-
rence on the 2d of July, Lord Do Roos had presented a bold
front to the charges affecting so seriously his reputation,
which he must have been aware were whispered against
him, but on that day the crisis of his afte came on—
his doom was sealod—tio came to the Club, where he met
nothing but averted countenances. He never attempted to
play afterwards, and on the 13th of August he quitted the
country. After he had gone away a paragraph appeared in
the Satirist nevi spaper, which unquestionably contained an
erroneous statement of the occurrence. The friends of Lord
De Roos, among whom, up to that time, Mr. Cumming
ranked himself, were angry with this; they felt displeased that
a false account of the transaction had gone forth to the public,
but they were resolved, as Lord De Roos had withdrawn
himself from the Club, to let the matter rest, unless he should
return and resume play. While his Lordship was abroad, the
reports of a suspicious nature affecting his reputation reached
his ears ; and on the 15th of September he wrote a letter to an
intimate friend, a gentleman far above suspicion, and yet who
must have been a party to the conspiracy against his character
—if conspiracy there was—threatening vengeance against those
whom he understood circulated the reports to his disadvantage.
He spoke of Mr. Charles Greville, and this led to a commu-
nication with Mr. Cumming and another gentleman, in the
course of which reference was made to an anonymous letter, in
which the charge of false play was unhesitatingly put forward,
and the circumstances all explained in a letter to Lord De Roos.
To thin Lord do Roos sent an answer to Mr. Greville, in
which he took occasion to thank Mr. Cumming for his for-
bearance, and kindness, and moderation throughout. Lord de
Roos returned to England in November. He saw that the
case was running desperate against him, and he determined to
take one final and bold step to recover his lost reputation. He
appeared at thy Club on the id of November, and he
announced his determination of bringing an action against the
Satirist, which contained what his ( Mr. Thessiger's) client
admitted to be, an erroneous statement. In that ac-
tion it would be observed that his client could not
give in evidence the real facts of the case, nor
could he justify his conduct towards Lord de Roos if
called into the box. But he proposed to leave the matter to
the determination of a tribunal best 'calculated to decide upon
it. This led to a message from Mr. Cumming to Lord de
Roos in which he again thanked him for his kindness and
forbearance, and stating his conviction that he (Mr. Cummins,
was not implicated in the malicious s!andc,ra: jdo p.J.,pag
against him. One
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Satirist, Mr. Cumming, the gentleman who had signed the
letter of the 2d of December, deemed it right to put forward
a true version of the faCts in which the plaintiff bore so dis-
reputable a part. The Jury would remember the expressions
contained in that letter as to the tribunal which was best calcu-
lated to decide the subject of .dispute ; but Lord De Roos
would not agree to a tribunal composed of gentlemen selected
impartially, not from Graham's Club, but generally from their
mutual friends, with the Duke of Wellington and Lord
Wharncliffe at its head. Lord de Roos said he would
not be dictated to as to the tribunal; and on the Bth of
December, Mr. Cumming puts himself forward alone,
the other two Dgentlemen being at the time absent from
town. In that letter he undertook to prove the truth of
all the allegations in a Court of Justice ; and although
his (Mr. Thessiger's) Learned Friend, the Attorney-General,
had laid peculiar emphasis on the letter of Lord de Roos—he,
slured over that of Mr. Cumming. Lord de Roos knew the
forbearance of Mr. Cumming, and at this moment he was
aware that but for the honourable feeling of delicacy of that
gentleman, tlore was that in his (Mr. Thessiger's) pos-
session, which would conclude the cases against him. Mr.
Thessiger having read the letter of the Bth of December,
proceeded to express a wish that this case had to be decided
upon by a number of gentlemen unfettered by the restraints
imposed upon them in a Court of Law, because there were
many circumstances which would weigh conclusively in their
minds, but which could not strictly be admitted as evidence in
a court of justice. In the ordinary occurrences of life—in
the intercourse of society, there were thousands ofcircumstanccs
would occur which were capable of demonstration, but
which could not admit of legal proof, where they were fet-
tered by the strict and technical rules of law. Lord De Roos
knew this, and yet he would not leave the decision of the ques-
tion in the hands of men of undoubted honour--of sucti men as
Lord Wharncliffe, who was exaniined before them, and to
whom his honour and his interests were most dear. He knew
that the accusations against him would necesssarily take a
wide range, and yet he would not abide by the verdict of those
who could decide upon it without fear and without reproach. He
(Mr. Thessise ) ho. e'er was not afraid of the result in that
Court, and he confidently asserted his ability to prove the
charges preferred against the noble panel. They eliallenssed
him with having acted unfairly in two particulars; the first
by marking the cards, the other with the use of the
trick called seater la coupe, as it was called in French,
but which in our own more homely language would be
known as reversing the cut, or slipping the cards, These
were two distinct acts, which would be proved in evidence.
And it would be necessary to enter into some explanation of
the manner in which each was practised. It would •he ob-
served with regard to the marking the cards that the game
of whist was generally played by four, and that therefore the
deal would come round to each pair once in four deals. A
player, therefore, who wished to mark the cards should wait for
his opportunity of doing so, without observation.- It was uncer-
tain to whom the honours would be dealt, and those who intended
to obtain an unfair knowledge of what was in his adversary's or
his partner's hand should wait until fortune, or chance, threw
to himself the honours of the pack. They Would show that
Lord de Roos was in the habit of marking the cards, with the
nail of his hand, on the face of one of the corners—the effect of
which was, to make an indenture on the front, and a sort of ridge
or wave, which was immediately discovered by a practised eye.
Ile charged. Lord De Roos with reversing the cut—with, by
some shuffling on his part, bringing up that card which was
below as the trump card and which invariably was an honour.
Dr. Ilinde had given it as' his opinion that it was impossible
for Lord de Rues to practice any legerdemain of this kind from
the state of his health. Evidence had been given in order to show
that it was impossible for his Lorilihip to play unfairly,-because
of the state in tablets his- joints were through ill health, but his
Learned Friends could .not rely on such evidence as that—
they could not rely upon opinion merely,' when it was in their
power to have brought before the Jury direct proof of that
which was allowed to rest on opinion. His Learned Friend
the Attorney- General had not dared to ask any of those
noblemen who before this detection were the fit associates of the
Lord De Roos in what state of health his Lordship actually
was. They had the evidence of his valet as to the state of his
Lordship's health, but it was in evidence that his Lord-
ship 's health was not in such a state •as to prevent
shim from frequenting—daily frequenting—and playing
at the Clubs. By the evidence as, it stood now,
Lord de Roos was proved to have contrived to play 50 or
51 nights, and frequently to have put into his pocket from -lOU
to 5001. a night. The Learned Attorney-General had stated
that, during the whole of the 51 nights which the Lord de
Roos had played at
.Graham's, h, •had won only 6001.,
but he bad not dared to call any one to prove that assertion,
he-had called witnesses from White's, from Brookes's, and
from Boodle's, but lie had avoided the dangerous ground of
calling any one from the Travellers', or from Graham's, He
(Mr. T.) would be able to prove indisputably, that whenever
LOrd de Roos was the dealer, he was seized—opportunely,
perhaps—but he was seized with an infirmity of
health. As the deal came round to his Lordship, certain.
he was to be, seized at that moment with a violent fit of
coughing, which obliged his Lordship to put his hands under
the tabre, and it happened most singularly that upon all
such occasions that card which had been an honour at the
bottoM of the pack was invariably the turn-up card. It would
be said that these things having been noticed, why
had not the Committee interfered ? Why was it that
those gentlemen who had observed these matters had
yet continued to sit down at the same table, and continuo
to play with the Lord De Roos? That was easily answered
because of the high station in Which his Lordship stood—the
high character which ho bore these failings were attri-
buted to ill health. A summons had . been taken out,
which called upon the defendant to appear before a
Judge, at Chambers ; the counsel who then appeared for the
Lord de Roos asked with much apparent satisfaction, " Who
has been cheated—whose money lies been won ?" Now
he ( Mr., Thessiger) could not for a moment allow that
success was necessary, in order to make out a charge
of chelting. He would suppose, as had been put forth
by his Learned. Friend the Attorney-General, that the
ace of spades was in the hands of a gentleman unfairly,
and that the fork was put through it. Suppose that that same
Gentleman was turned out of. the club before he had reaped
any of the fruits of his roguery—would any one say that he
had not cheated ? The plaintiff charges us, with having dealt
with unfairness towards him. He says that he Is not
aware of what charges he is brought here to answer.
If the Noble Lord had gone before the tribunal to which the
defendant wished the case to be submitted, the gentlemen who
would have formed that Committee might have sat day by day,
and have fully examined into the charges brought,a,gainst him,
while in a Court of Law 'they were obliged to bring their
defence vvithia some proper compass. A summons was
tike out for the particulars of the charges ritkala against
the plaintiff—they wore given them—they were thotight by the
plaintiff not to ho eafficient. Another summons was taken out, but
the Judge on hearing all parties, decided the particulars were
full and ample, and refused to grant. the application for fur-
ther particulars. He would then proceed to detail the cir-
cumstances whieji led 'to this unfortunate explosion. In Ja-
nuary last year the Lord De Roos was at Brighton for the
benefit of his health, and wishing to combine business with plea-
sure he attended, closely attended, the club-rooms in that town.
There he sat down to play a game at whist with a Mr. Higgins,
Major Fancourt, and another gentleman whose name was 'not
known. In the course of the play, Mr. Higgins, who had
been warned by a relation of his, closely watched the manoeu-
vres of his Lordship; and he observed that, upon every occa-
siaa•whert his Lordship had the doal, he was unfortunately seized
with a fit of coughing so much so that he was compelled
to put his hands below the table. Mr. Higgins of course could
not tell what then took place ; but the result invariably was,
that an honour which had been at the bottom of the pads be-
fore he was seized with the coughing was turned up as the cut
card upon that occasion. A bet had been entered into upon the
game between a Mr. Holmes and -Major Fancourt. Mr.
Higgins thought it his duty to mention the circumstances,
which he had observed ; he deired that the cards which had
been played with should ho taken care of ; they were ex-
amined next morning, and all the honours had been
marked in the manner in which ho had before described.
The fact was communicated to Mr, Holmes, who most honour-
ably refused, under the circumstances, to take the money which
he had won. In February the Noble Lord came to,tovvn—he
was followed by Mr. Higgins, who up:in the 16th of February
found him playing in Graham's club-house with a Captain
Alexander of the. Nary. From what had transpired before,'
Mr. Higgins thought it expedientao have the cards with which
Iris Lordship was then playing retained by Mr. Graham—
they were examined next day, and all the aces and kings
were found to bo marked in the 'manner which he bad de.
scribed, Tho cards with which his Lordship was playing on
the lath and 15th of the same month were known—were
examined, and found to be similarly marked. From that
day, Captain Alexander declined to sit down to the table
at which his Lordship was sitting. Mr.. Higgins, not wishing
to bring on an explosion, sometimes played when he was at play,
when- his Lordship cut in, but declined upon all occasions
when it was in his power. The suspicions which had been
raised found their way to a gentleman of most high character,
a particular friend of the Noble Lord's, Mr. Brooke Greville,
who at first would not believe them, but took steps to find
out what was the truth. He was convinced of the cor-
rectness of the charges, and determined to see whether
his Lordship carried the practice into other Clubs. At
the Travellers' he gave instructions that the cards with
which Lord de Roos - played should be retained, for
examination. They were examined, and they were found to
be marked in the same manner. Some of these cards had
been unfortunately sold, others had been preserved, and would
be produced to the Jury. A meeting of his Lordship's friends
was held, and it was determined that the best course to be pur-
sued was to send an anonymous letter to his Lordship, stating
that his unfortunate practices had been found out. His Lordship
continued to frequeat the olubs, which had been much remarked
upon by his Learned Friend ; but if he had not alone se, it would
have been an admission, of his guilt. He went there, and tor a
time abstained from his unhappy practices, but be resumed
them again. Mr. Cumming had for a long time abstained
from playing with his Lordship, but thinking these unhappy
practices had all been given over, he commenced again, and in
Mus Mr. Graham, who had been all along carefully, watch-
ing-the cards played with by his Lordship, found that they
were again' marked. It became notorious to the Club, and
the gentlemen whose names were attached to the letter de-
termined that it should no longer be allowed. On the
Ist of July Mr. Payne, who observed those practices of
his' Lordship while he was playing, gave the cards
to the waiter, and desired that they might be roteined for
examination. They were retained, and were found
marked. He would prove snesa Ctinetiv •- be
practices had been 4,a'aTa4 iu his tnat these
five on assare,
$lO ...,ruship's play during
prove by indisputable
of most respectable Noblemen and
.....—that suspicions had been abroad during the
whole of that time as to his Lordship's fair dealing. Ile
would call before them Sir William Ingilbyi who, though

he had never played with his Lordship had obso.vecl
these practices a hundred times. He woul.l call bef)re them
Mr. Payne, who upon one occasion when he was play.
ing with his Lordship, observed that the ace of clubs in
the cut was the lowest card of the pack; that his Lord-
ship was unfortunately seized with a fit of coughing, which
compelled him to lower his hands below the table, and by
some unaccountable means his Lordship had coughed the
ace of clubs as the turn-up card—by some legerdemain that
which was at the bottom had conic to the top. It might bo
pressed upon him that those parties who pursued him had
played with him after these practices had been detected—that
the Committee ought to have interfered—no doubt but from the
Noble Lord's high character, no one in the club was willing
to bring the charges against the Noble Lord. That evidence
would be laid before the jury. In his opinion it would make
out an ample justification; and though at the present moment
when there was an oetcry against all that was great and noble, be
would be sorry for the slur that would be cast by the guilt Of
his Lordship being established; still it was the duty of the
.jury to decide the case upon the evidence, and whether Me
weal or for woe, to do justice between all parties in the spirit
of their oaths-.

John William Graham examined by Mr. ALEXANDER,...
Succeeded his father in conducting the business of Gra!ows
Club twenty years ago. He always purche'sed his
cards from Messrs. Hunt. The cards wer* placed in
a drawer in the bar. When they were called for
for they were taken out of the envelope and the string cut. He
kept a book, in which the names of all gentlemen who played
were entered. Lord De Roos became a member of the Club
•in 1823. In February last year Mr. Higgins and Captain
Alexander were members of the Club. Captain Alexander
made a communication to him, in consequence of which the
cards with which Lord de Roos played on the 16th February
wcre aken particular notice of, and examined next morning.
They were found to be marked by a small indent on the side'
of tha card. He thought the mark had been made by the
thumlenail. Ile examined those cards which were used on
Ilia '3 h rind 15:11 Feb. by Lord de Roos, anti they were all
m Irked in the same way. It was only the aces and kings which
were marled Lord de Roos played every day except one, up to
the 22d, and all the cards were examined, and found to be marked
in the manner described. His Lordship played at the Club on
the Ist of July, and never after. During that time, in April
and May, the cards were not marked. After that, in June,
the cards were marked again. On the 19th June, Lord De
R9OB was playing with the defendant, and Lord W. Bentinek.
- Wm. Graham examined by Mr. ALEXANDER--I -am the
master of Graham's Club, and have conducted the business for
20 years. I received the cards from the Messrs. Hunt. They
keep books in which the names of the gentlemen who have
played every day are entered, so that I can tell the names of
the players on any given day. Lord de Roos was eletded in
1823. The morning after the cards were sealed up, 4.'ney were
examined by Captain Alexander and Mr. Higgins, The cards
were found to be marked. The sides of the cards were marked
by an indent made with the thumb nail. The cards of the
lath and 15th of February, were marked in the same way.
The aces and kings only were marked. I examined the cards
from the 16th to the 22d July, the whole of the time
his Loraship played at the Club, and I found the cards
marked. On the 9th June Lord de Roos played, and I found
the cards merited. His Lordship pla3ed in the nysrning and
evening of the 25th June. His Lordship cengbed, and I saw
him put his hands under the table. I did lint see the cards
under, but his Lordship moved the cartia, and the ace of dia-
monds was turned up. I delivered two of the packs found
Marked to Sir Wm. hie*/ ; these Cards had been
marked on the 30th June, 7'..nd his Lordship played both on
the morning and evening of that day. I never found the
cards marked, except when Lord De Roos was playing; I
examined all the cards from the time they were first used, ob.
the 4th Febiaitary, to the day Lord De Roos came to town,
but none of them were marked. Witness here enumerated
the gentlemen who played on the different days Lord De'Roos
played at the Club; they were Sir C. Dalbine, Mr. Higgins,
Mr. Grant, Mr. Cumming, Captain Alexander, Col. Bailley,
Mr. S. atop, Major Rennie; Mr. Sams, Mr. \Vigney, . Mr.
111'Taggaxt, Mr. Brook Greville, and Mr. Labouchere, and
his Lordship.
Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY. GENERAL—The Club
was left almost entirely to his management—he earns his live-
lihood by it. The determination to dissolve the Club was
come to in March, but not made public till the 11th of June.
His object in doing so was to leave out certain names, not
to exclude anybody, but to form such a Club as would
enable him to earn a livelihood. I could not live by the old
'Club, and was losing by it year after year. I wanted to form
a Club at which there should be amusement and moderate play,
and_ that' could not be done without leaving out the names or
'sonic gentlemen vtlio were fond of deep play. I cannot men-
tion names, as the list was not made out, but there may have
been ten or twelve of the members of the old club who were
to be , left out. They put down their names, but were
not included in the list. In the last five years the
club has not been going on confortably ; for the
last three years quite the reverse. There was no, sus-
picion of unfair play till the season of 1836. Lord De Roos
was elected in 1823. Mr. Alexander was the first person
who spoke to me on the subject. He attended fifty-
one days during the season of 1836. I made no
complaiut .to bins during that time. I gave no
caution to the members. I • paid at the end of
the season 665/. to Lord De Roos as the amount of his win-
nings, with some trifling deduction of 201. I can't say whether
that was the largest sum paid 'to any winner, as gentlemen
sometimes drew their money the day they won it. They
sometimes returned the counters, and got credit on their ac-
count. I have no doubt that many gentlemen won considerably
larger sums in that season. The witness was repeatedly asked
if other members hal not won four times that amount; but he
coul I not state positively. In former seasons he had known a
eentloman win 2,000!. at a.sitting. I have two waiters and a
boy. I would not allow Mr. Bicknell to put questions to the
waiters in my presence. They were examined 'by the defen-
dant's solicitor with my permission. I never made any remark
to the gentlemen who were playing at the table of what I saw.
[The trial was not concluded when we went to press, we
shall give the ►emainder in a Second Edition.]

The Countess Pozzo di Borgo, who performs the
honours of the Russian Embassy,. will give a grand rout on
Monday eveninr, next, at Ashburnham-house. The invi-
tations include all the rank and fashion who have arrived in
town.

It is with sincere sorrow we announce the death of
Mr. William Die':inson, of Kingwcston, formerly • M.P. for,
and an enlightened and useful magistrate of; this county.
Mr. Dickinson had for tome months sojourned at Naples,
from an affectionate solicitude for his daughters, whose
health reqUired the benefit of a mild climate; and died on
the 19th of January, in the 66th year of his age.--Taunton
Courier.

Much interest has been excited among the inhabi-
tants on both sides of the elver, below bridge, by the an-
nouncement o: various Companies, that they intend to ap-
ply to the Legislature for Acts to enable them to form
collier docks. There will be six Acts applied for, but it is
supposed that a Select Committee of the House of Com-
mons.will be appointed to determine on the mosteligible site.
The prevailing opinion appears to be in favour of Rother-
bithe, near the Grand Surrey Canal Dock.
By letters received yesterday from Clumber-park, it
appears that the Countess of Lincoln has so far recovered
from her late illness that the noble .Earl was. expected to
leave immediately for town.
We are happy to say that the change of weather
has caused the influenza to disappear almost entirely from
Brighton. It has been very severely felt in the country
districts.--Brighton Gazelle.
The coachman of M. Mecus Vandermaclen, of
Brussels; has, it is said, gained a prize of 5,000,000 f. in the
last lottery drawn at Vienna. On being informed of his
good luck, the fortunate coachman relinquished the box,
hoping soon to have carriages and servants of his own.—
French Paper.
Salmon-fishing commenced at midnight on Tues-
day. The fishing has been very successful in the north of
Scotland. In Glasgow the supply has hitherto been
and the price as.high as 3s. to 3s. 6;1. per lb. The stocks
are principally from Stirling and the Tay.—Glasgow
Chronicle.

J. Barneby, Esq., M.P., is stdering under so se-
vere an attack of the prevailing epidemic, that his medical
attendants would not permit his removal from Worcester,
where he was seized on his journey from London to his re-
sidence at 4rockharapton.—Herdiwd Journal.
On Mo'nday last, a towing steamer, called the Lon-
don, while plying about the river in the neighbourhood. of
Execution. Dock, 'Wapping, got athwart the tide, and in
endeavouring to get her end on for the purpose of proceed-
ing up the river, ran down a boat containing two men, who
narrovqy escaped with their lives—one by clinging to the
bobstay of the vessel, while the other was picked up by a
Waterman in a boat which was passing, and who took hint
ashorein a most exhausted state. The boat was swamped,
and the steamer went over it.

A few days since, a respectable man, a coal-
weigher, while proceeding along the river in a waterman's
new boat, met with the swell of a steamer passing rapidly
along, by which the boat was capsized, and he was only
rescued from drowning by the activity of the seamen be-
longing to a brig, who picked him up and dragged him on
board. The coal-weigher has commenced an action in one
of the Courts of Westminster, for the recovery of damages.
Lord Balcarres has not let his house in Berkeley,
square to Lord Brougham. Lord and Lady Brougham
arrived in Berkeley-square from Worthing the brliinning of
January.

Tlic Countess Nelson, Ducheso of Bronte, who
was united to G. E. Knight, Esq.. oa Tuesday, has been
thrice married—first, to Georg:,
". Oki& Barlow, Esq. ; se-
condly, in 182 J, to the lat.:,tiev. Earl Nelson ; and, thirdly,
to Mr. Knight. IIP:e Ladyship is the daughter of Sir R.
Barlow, and 5i.,..,
er to the Dowager Viscountess Torrington.
V-
BY 1'
.d will . ' of the
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...der, the estates of the deceased, at Roehamptoii, have
been left to one of her Ladyship's nieces. She bequeaths
5001. to a public charity at Stamford, and a small legacy to
the present Marquis. The report of the principal part of
the property being left to Lord Thomas Cecil is incorrect.
Sir Francis Burdett has been confined several days
by a very severe attack of the gout and influenza.—Brighton
Gawf lc,