The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-25 00:00:00

son. The butler of Mr. Hope has never urged me to give
evidence for Mrs. Hope. I have never been threatened
to be taken into custody for having threatened Mrs. Hope.
On the 29th of September last I was pummelled by the
police for having spoken very civilly to Mrs. Hope as
to the giving up of the children to Mr. Hope, who knew qv.'
nothing of my visit to her. I had not arranged that
visit with any person. The count's mother often
gave the eldest son bon-bons, and fondled him when I
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took him to the coups residence in the Place Vendome. IA;
Other persons were in the habit of paying morning
visits to Mrs. Hope at the time that Count Aguade 50
was present. Mr. Hope and his children were frequently isi
present at such visits. I cannot tell the name of the
packet by which I went to Boulogne, nor the name of a 31
eingle person on board who knew me. I saw the count in
b. 41. I went back straight to Dover in order to proceed
to Mrs. Kitchener's. I returned to Dover by a steamer,
but can't tell the name of it.
Mrs. Sarah Kitchener was next .xamined. She said
Mr. and Mrs. Hope and family resided in my house
at Folkestone three months in 1848. Shortly after the
arrival of the family at my house, Mr. Hope went with
his eldest daughter and one of the governesses to Hol-
land. On the following day the defendant came to my
house, and had some of his meals there. Near to my
house was an unoccupied cottage. Mrs. Hope went
(Thee or twice to it. I met the defendant on one occa-
sion coming back from the cottage in company with Mrs.
Hope. She said that the cottage was a very pretty
spot. Shortly afterwards a piano was brought to my
house. It was removed by order of Mrs. Hope the day
before Mr. Hope returned. tdore Mr. Hope returned
Mrs. Hope left my house, saying that she was going to
London. I remember her return. I was then waiting
for her return. I heard some pebbles thrown up at the
window. I saw Mrs. Hope enter the house ; she was
accompanied by a young man.
Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant Wilkins—l live upon
my means. I was a lodging-house keeper at Folkestone
for three years. I have been living in Star-street, Edg-
, ware-road, the last seven months. I receive assistance
from my friends. I know Mr. Hart, the attorney. I
have never received anything, nor the promise of any-
thing, from Mr. Hope. I drown my cares occasionally,
but that is my business. I never quarrelled with Mrs.
Hope. I was always on the best terms with her.
Re-examined by Sir F. Thesiger—There was a quarrel
between me and Mrs. Hope on the morning before she
left.

John Boxer said—l am a clerk to Messrs. Pickford 150
and Company, at Folkestone. In consequence of in- 163
structions gives to me by Mrs. Kitchener, I went down 16f,
to the harbour at Folkstone, to watch the arrival of the St.
steamboat from Boulogne. That was in June, 1846, to Di
the best of my recollection. I saw the steamboat about 11
half-past twelve o'clock at night. I saw Mrs. Hope
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leave the steamboat. I then went by a short route to St:
Mrs. Kitoheners's, and arrived there a few minutes be- St.
fore Mrs. Hope. When she arrived at Mrs. Kitchner's 20
I heard gravel thrown up to the window. 10
Cross-examined—l did not know that I was taking up 12
the dirty part of a spy. I had no idea of the motive St.
that Mrs. Kitchener had in seeking me to watch the 50 I
Boulogne steamer. Mrs. Kitchener desired me, as soon 40
as I saw Mrs. Hope leave the steam-boat, to proceed to 25,
her (Kitchener s) house as quickly as possible. I can- t
not tell whether Mrs. Hope tried the door of the house 2a
before she threw up the gravel. I got into the house by st.
one of the windows. I was applied to with respect to St.
this matter about two or three months ago, for the first 50
time,. by the plaintiff's attorney.
Mr. G. W. Howe, land agent near Maidstone, said—
I was steward to Mr. Andrian Hope in 1848. Mrs.
Hope, on the occasion of a visit to Mr. Adrian Hope's
house, gave me a letter whilst I was in the park at
Deepdene (the residence of Mr. Adrian Hope), with in-
structions to give it to a gentleman whom I would find
waiting in the waiting-room at the Redhill station. The
letter was directed to the Count Aguado. I proceeded
to the waiting-room with the letter in my hand. As I
' entered the room, a gentleman who was there rose and
held out his hand to receive the letter. He read it in my
presence, and at once wrote an answer in pencil, which
he desired me to give to Mrs. Hope. I delivered it to
j her accordingly. A few days afterwards I happened to
I call at the White Hart at Reigate for the purpose of
seeing Mr. Clatten. I entered a room there, in which
I expected to see him ; but instead I saw Mrs. Hope
sitting on a sofa together with the same gentleman to
whom I had delivered the letter from Mrs. Hope at the
Redhill station. The gentleman had his arm round Mrs.
Hope's waist. I instantly withdrew. I saw the car-
riage from Deepdene, near the White Hart, which was
being slowly driven about.
Marie Demaison (through a French interpreter) said
—ln the year 1848 I was concierge at the Frascati's
Hotel at the Hague, and had been so 18 months pre-
viously. I frequently saw the defendant and Mrs.
Hope together. Have seen the defendant's hand in her
bosom, and her head reclining on his arm, and have
also seen them kiss each other. I have seen Mrs.
Hope go into the defendant's bed-room, in which she
remained for some time. At two o'clock on the morn-
ing after a ball at the hotel, I saw the defendant erker
Mrs-. Hope's bed-room en chemise.
At the conclusion of this witness's examination the
court adjourned till Wednesday.

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of Saturday.)

MaNcnEsTER, Dec. 22.—There is hard,.y any notice-
able
change in our market as compared with Tuesday
last. The Greek merchants continue to purchise yarns
and goods suitable for their markets ; the producers are
consequently well supplied with contracts, in many cases
for some weeks to come, and prices are maintained at
the highest point. For South America some business
is in progress. The advices from India have given no
impulse to the demand for that quarter, which, there-
fore, remains languid. The Germans and the Dutch are
buying cautiously and for immediate delivery, as their
customers watch very closely the declining tendency
which has latterly characterised our market and that of
Liverpool. On the whole, the balance of influences 1..
rather on the side of increased quietness.
LEICESTER. Dec. 21.—The approach of Christmas
finds the workmen better employed in all branches of
our trade, except the straight down kinds in the middle
gauges, the circular frames interfering considerably with
this sort. The yarn market is firm, with a fair business
doing. Notwithstanding the long depression which has
so long continued in the Bradford and Yorkshire mar-
kets, wools have remained firm, and are now
looking upwards. We hear of 28s. per ton being given
for first-rate farmers' lots.
NOTTINGHAM, Dec. 21.—The lace and hosiery trades
are as inactive as is usually the case at this season, and
until Christmas is turned it would be unreasonable to
expect a change for the better. A fair spring trade is
looked for, which may reasonably be expected.

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