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they had heard the evidence which would be produced.
But be that as it might, she found the Count Aguado
there. She had in the Frascati Hotel a salon and two
bedrooms, which were numbered 136. They were at
the end of a passage where the other visitors at the hotel
would have no occasion to go. Whether the Count
Aguado changed his bedroom or not after the arrival of
Mrs. Hope, he (Sir F. Thesiger) was unable to say, but
he certainly occupied numbered 122, which was at a
considerable distance from the apartments which were
occupied by the Aguado family, and there was a com-
munication by means of a bridge between a passage into
which his bedroom, No. 122, opened, and a passage into
which Mrs. Hope's bedroom opened. He (Sir F. Thesi-
ger) should be able to show, by the evidence of the set,
rants of the hotel at that time, that they frequently
surprised tha Count and Mrs. Hope at a time when there
were familiarities and liberties passing between them,
which no man would dare to attempt with a virtuous
woman, no married woman who had a due sense of her

duties would permit. They were often seen kissing each
other. It was unpleasant to enter into all these minute
details, but they were essential to the case. The Count had
been frequently found in Mrs. Hope's arms with his arm
round Mrs. Hope's waist ; and upon one occasion, he
believed, with his hand in her bosom. He was in the
habit of going continually into her bedroom, and even
~f arranging his dress in her presence there. There was
One inst4nce which was spoken to by one witness, which,
if the jury should think her testimony credible, was con-
. . .

elusive upon the subject. It appeared that there was a
ball at the Frascati Hotel in the month of August, and
titer that ball one of the servants, who was going up
.tairs to her room, observed Count Aguado enter Mrs.
Hope's bedroom. That was at two o'clock in the morn-
ng. The servant watched for some time to see whether
he would come out again ; and whilst she was watching,
fatigued, he (Sir F. Thesiger) supposed with the exer-
tions of the night, she fell asleep, and remained asleep
until four o'clock. She then retired, and at seven o'clock
in the morning, as she was going round to the different
rooms for the purpose of taking away the boots and shoes
to be cleaned, she observed the Count Aguado go from
Mrs. Hope's bedroom to his own bedroom, No. 122,
over the bridge undressed. She observed the doer
of Mrs. Hope's bedroom ajar, • she entered, and observed
the count's slippers by the bed. She took the slippers
up and threw them into the count's room. Now, if the
evidence of that witness was to be believed, and he (Sir
F. Thesiger) saw no reason at present for doubting her
testimony, for he could not conceive what interest she
could have in coming to England to state what was
entirely false, he thought he was warranted in saying
that there could be no doubt whatever that upon that
occasion a criminal intercourse had taken place between
the Count Aguado and Mrs. Hope. Mrs. Hope returned
to Paris, and it appears probable that her stay had been
prolonged beyond what Mr. Hope bad expected, because
on thefollo wing day the defendant, Count Aguado, had
also returned to Paris, and a pereon named Young, one
of that class to which he (Sir F. Thesiger) had already
alluded, and whom he would call as a witness, was asked
by the Count Aguado whether Mr. Hope was angry at
Mrs. Hope's having stayed away so long. Showing,
therefore, he (Sir F. Thesiger) thought, pretty clearly,
that Mrs. Hope's return was expected before that period.
Toward the end of that year, 1846, about the month of
October, he believed, Mrs. Hope changed her bedroom
in the house in Quai D'Orsay, and denied her husband
access to that room which she had taken. Whether
they had separate rooms before that time or not, he (Sir
F. Thesiger) could not very clearly ascertain. He rather
thought that they had, but at all events at that time, as
he would be able to show, she actually locked the door to
prevent Mr. Hope having access to her room. An incident
occurred at that time which would be spoken to by a wit-
ness—a servant of the name of Ann Rouse, who would de-
pose that, one day in the month of October, 1846, Mrs.
Hope, about noon, requested Mr. Hope to go and take
a walk. Mrs. Hope was then in bed. She also told
the nurse to take the children out for a walk, and
she told Ann Rouse to go down to her luncheon, or by
whatever other name a meal at that time of the day
might be called by. Ann Rouse was rather surprised
at these various preparations, and she did not go down
stairs, but went into a room adjoining Mrs. Hope's bed-
room. In a very short time after Mr. Hope was gone,
and the nurse had taken the children out, the defen-
dant, Count Aguado, came into the house, went into
Mrs. Hope's bedroom, and was there nearly an hour.
In May, 1847, just nine months, after Mrs. Hope's visit
to the Hague the youngest child was born, and le (Sir
F. Thesiger) thought the jury would have very little
doubt in their minds that at all events the Count Aguado
believed himself to be the father of that child, and Mr.
Hope had this distressing pain to endure, that, in addi-
tion to the injury which he had received from Count
Aguade, the seed of an adulterer was mixed with his
own legitimate offspring. In that year, 1847, the Count,
who was living with his family in the Place -Vendome,
took an apartment in the Rue de Monseau ; and he (Sir
F. Thesiger) would be able to show that upon one occa-
sion the witness Young was sent by Mrs. Hope to the
defendant at those apartments to say that she could not
come to him because she was detained by Mr. Hope
with respect to some accounts. The apartment consisted
of a bed-room, in which there was a bed, and that, he
believed, was the only apartment occupied by the defen-
dant. There was also a fire in the room, and the room
appeared to be ready for the reception of some one. In
the .year 1848 the French Revolution broke out, and
Mr. and Mrs. Rope, in the spring of that yvueatrz,„pquaitttethde
Paris, and came to England. They fire.
Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone • but, in a few days after-
wards, Mr. Hope went to reside with Mrs. Kitchener, at
Folkestone, where the family remained for a few months.
Mr. Hope in April that year left Folkestone with his
eldest daughter and one of the governesses for the pur-
pose of visiting his estate. at Res beck, Holland. fie left
Mrs. Hepe and the rest of the family behind. The mo-
ment Mr. Hope was gone Mrs. Hope sent Yeut; off to
Boulogne for the defendant, Count Aguado. The count
accompanied Young to England. The Count took apart-
ments in the Pavilion Hotel in Folkestone, but beyond
sleeping and breakfasting there, he (Sir Frederick Thei-
ger) believed the count was never in the hotel at all, but
passed his days invariably with Mrs. Hope in the house
of Mrs. Kitchener. They were in the habit of going out
together, no other person accompanying them, for three
or four hours. There was a cottage in the neighbour-
hood of Folkestone, which belonged to Mrs. Kitthener,
and in which there was nobody residing. It was how-
ever, fully furnished, and upon one occasion Mrs. Hope
desired to have the key of it. The key was procured,
and Mrs. Kitchener afterwards met the Count Aguado
and Mrs. Hope coming from the direction of the cottage
with some flowers—a bouquet, which the count carried
in his hand. They stated that they had got the flowers
from the garden of the cottage. There was also another
little incident, which he (Sir F. Thesiger) thought ought
to be mentioned. Mrs. Hope desired that a piano should
be placed in her room at Mrs. Kitchener's. That piano
it appeared was intended for Count Aguado, Mrs.
Hope not playing upon it, but the count frequently em-
ployed himself in doing so. Mrs. Hope heard from her
husband shortly before his return, and she was exceed-
ingly anxious that Mrs. Kitchener should remove the
piano out of his way as quickly as possible. She was
extremely violent with His. Kitchener because she did
not perform that task as quickly as she desired. Mrs.
Kitchener was obliged, therefore, to remove the piano
to the cottage. The Count Aguado left the Pavilion
Hotel for France, as Mrs. Kitchener believed, ;theta
two hours before the arrival of Mr. Hope. The jury
would have before them the evidence of Mrs. Kitchener
as well as that of Young and of Ann Rouse, which
would show that the Count Aguado was constantly in
the society of Mrs. Hope during his stay at Folkestone,
and that he was frequently in the habit of remaining
at the house of Mrs. Kitchener until a late hour
in the evening. Mr. Hope returned and took up
his residence at Mrs. Kitchener's, and on the
Saturday before the expiration of the term for
which he had hired the apartments there he with a
portion of his family left Mrs. Kitchener's, leaving Mrs,
Hope. Mr. Hope, with some of his children, proceeded
to his estate at Bosbeek, in Holland. The moment Mr.
Hope was gone with his children, Mrs. Hope made pre-
parations for visiting Paris, and she gave instructions to
Young to say that she had gone to London. Young,
acting upon these instruetions, told Mrs. Kitchener that
Mrs. Hope bad gone to London. He, however, accom-
panied her to the Boulogne boat at Folkestone, and saw
her take ber departure by it. On the Tuesday or Wed-
nesday following Mrs. Hope returned from Boulogne by
the steamer. Mrs. Kitchener's suspicions were roused ;
she thought that Mrs. Hope had not gone abroad, but
to London. Young bad requested Mrs. Kitchener to
give him the latch key, in order that he might open the
door in case Mrs. Hope should return late, and he had
made arrangements with Ann Rouse that he was to
throw up gravel to the window as a signal. The count
had a villa, to which Callandie was in the habit of
driving her. A circumstance in 1849 which showed the
feeling of jealousy which had seized on Mrs. Hope in
reference to the Count Aguado following on the strong
passion which he had inspired. She sent for Callandie
and questioned him as to the amours of the count with
other women. Callandie repeated that to the count,
who replied—" You know my affairs ; you, therefore,
know best how to reply." They would recollect that
Mrs. Hope had several carriages of her own, so that
there was no necessity for her using the other, which
was engaged for her by the count. 1111850 Mrs. Hope
went 'to Havre, and Young on that occasion accompa-
nied her. She took with her the two boys—the reason
assigned being their health. In that year Count
Aguado, es in 1846, was staying at the Hotel Frascati,
and Mrs.. Hope, on going there, occupied the same rooms
as before. The Count Aguado did not occupy the same
rooms as before, but albedroom, 104, between which room
and Mrs. Hope's, there was a door. A servant at the
hotel would describe as having surprised Mrs. Hope and
the Count in the same familiarities as in former years,
and she would also tell them that bhe had seen Mrs.
Hope come from the count's bed-room at two o'clock in
the morning. He would cite another instance of the
great familiarity which existed between Mrs. Hope and
the Count Aguado. It was the custom at Havre for
both sexes to bathe at no great distance from each other,
the women having on bathing dresses which entirely
covered their persons, and the men wearing short
drawers, which came up to the middle. On :one occa-
sion the count had gone to the hotel, and was told by
the servant that Mrs. Hope had gone to bathe, and had
desired that he should follow her. The servant,
prompted by curiosity, watched the count to the beach,
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and there he observed the count, having undressed him-
self in his own tent, join iMrs. ?'lope ; they both swain
hallow water, they walked on hand-in-hand together—
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mained there till her death ; but Mrs. Hope, having
remained one night in town, had gone to the Pavilion
Hotel, at Folkestone, where she took rooms 58 and 59,

saying she should want a room for a friend, as she ex-
pected some of her sister's family. The rooms were situ-
ated at the end of the passage, and communicated by
double doors. In room 58 there were two beds, one of

which was placed before the door, thus blocking up the
communication. On the same evening a Count Aguado
arrived, and proceeded to occupy room 58, which he stated
had been engaged for him. That night a circumstance
occurred which would be detailed by a witness who had
been brought from Ireland, where he was in creditable em•
ployment, and who at the period alluded to was a porter at
the Pavilion. He would state that his suspicions had been

excited, and if he were pressed, he would tell them why ;
and that on going round at 12 or 1 o'clock in the morn-
ing to put out the lights, he had heard the ♦oice of a
man in Mrs. Hope's bed-chamber, 59 ; that he drew
near the door, put his ear to the key-hole, and that he

hen heard a conversation and other matters which it

would be unnecessary now to detail, which left no doubt

of the guilty act having been committed. But there was
additional testimony. The following morning the servant

sound that the bed which was before the door, in room

58, had been forced, and a piece of wood was found on
the floor, all of which circumstances could leave no
doubt but there had been access from 58 to 59 during

the night. The parties came to the Pavilion on the
sth, and remained there till the 9th. They intended to
go to France, and he would show them that the count
having on the evening of the Bth directed himself to be
called before five o'clock the following morning, if the
weather was moderate, he was called at that liur by
Richards, when, followed by Richards, the count went into
Mrs. Hope's room, and a discussion took place whether
they should start or not. He believed they did not de-
cide on starting, and the Count Aguado kept passing
while dressing to and fro between his dressing-room and
Mrs. Hope's. There could be no doubt but that there
had been access between 58 and 59, and he would ask
them, as reasonable men, what conclusion they could
draw from this fact alone ? In April, 1852, when the
count arrived at Frascati s, the persons of the hotel
were so satisfied that Mrs. Hope would follow, that
they looked out for her. They occupied the same rooms
on this as on the former occasion, but beyond that, no
fact had come out which he could lay before the jury.

He had told them that in the year 1852 the parties had
separateJ in consequence of their differences; and he
had also referred to the disputes which had arisen re-
lative to the guardianship of the children. After the
separation Mrs. Hope removed to the Rue Faubourg St.
llonore, where the count was frequently and openly seen,
being perhaps no longer deterred by the presence of the
husband. He had now come to the close of this dis-

tressing case. He had told them that he desired to dis-
charge this part of his duty by merely opening, simply
and plainly, the facts of the case, and he would keep his
word. He would new lay the evidence before them, and
he trusted, when they heard it, they would experience
no difficulty in discharging the duty which they had to
perform.
The Rev. William Harness was then called, and
proved the marriage.
James Young, valet to Mr. Hope, the plaintiff, said—
In August, 1846, Mrs. Hope went with a daughter, a
son, and a nurze to Havre. She was absent about three
weeks. The next day after her return Mrs. Hope sent
me with a note to Count Aguado. I saw the count. He
asked me how Mr. Hope received her, and whether be
was angry at her not being back before. I said that I
had not heard that he was. Frequently after that day
Mrs. Hope sent letters to the count. They were fre-
quently sent by me. Mr. Hope never saw them. I
received directions from Mrs. Hope to take them to the
count, and to give ter the answers. Something had
been said by Mr. Hope about my going out. I commu-
nicated what Mr. Hope said to Mrs. Hope. She gave
me directions what I was to say. If I were asked where
I had been, I was to say I ha I been at the English
chemist's. He lived on the way to the Place Vendome.
The sending of notes between Mrs. Hope and the count
continued till the year 1852. In May, 1847, the young-
est child, a boy, was born. He was born at the Quai
d'Orsay. After he could walk, I have taken him several
times to the mules house in the Place Vendome. I
have done so by the orders of Mrs. Hope.
Lord Campbell—By order of Mrs. Hope?
Witn9ss—Yes, my lord. I have taken the youngest
boy there 20 times or more. I remember an evening
party at Mr. Hope's in 1849. The defendant was there.
The youngest boy was in the room. The defendant said
to me, " Don't let this little blackguard come near me :
he will call me papa." In 1848, in consequence of the
revolution, Mr. and Mrs. Hope, with their family, left
Paris. They went to the Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone ;
and after staying there a few hours they took Mrs. Kit-
chener's house, No. 1, Albion-villas. That was near
the church. Mr. Hope went over, a fortnight after, to
Bosbeck, with his eldest daughter and her governess.
Very shortly afterwards Mrs. Hope ordered me to go to ,
Boulogne to meet the Count Aguado. I went there
and met the count. He came over with me to Dover.
I went on from that to Folkestone. I next saw the
count at the Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone. He came to
lodge there. Mrs. Hope returned a fortnight afterwards
L'om Bosbeck. The count remained at Folkestone about
a fortnight. I saw aim every day at Mrs. Kitchener's
house. He was in the habit of remaining there all day
till 10 or 11 at night. I believe he was there occasion-
ally when I went to bed. He used to dine with Mrs.
Hope every day. Before Mr. Hope went away there
was no piano in the room at Mrs. Kitchener's. There
was one there during the count's stay. I never saw
Mrs. Hope play upon it. 1 have seen the count play
upon it. 'When the count went away the piano was re-
moved. I think Mr. Hope arrived the same day that
the count went away. There was a cottage belonging to
Mrs. Kitchener outside the town of Folkestone. It was
unoccupied. It was opposite the viaduct. Mrs. Kit-
chener ks-pt the key. Mr. Hope, after his return, re-
mained till June. He then went back to Holland with

his three daughters and their governess, Madlle. Junot
Mrs. remained at Folkestone with the two boys
and another governess. About the following day after
Mr. Hope left I went with Mrs. Hope to a steam-packet
in Folkestone harbour. It was going to Boulogne. She
left by that packet. She desired me to say that she was
gone to London. She also told me to meet the 8 o'clock
boat from Boulogne on Wednesday night. On the Wed-
nesday I met her at the boat. I went home with her
to Mrs. Kitchener's and threw up some gravel at the
window of the room occupied by the children on the
second floor. Ann Murray, now Ann Rouse, was also
there, and threw up the gravel by a previous arrange.
ment with Ann Rouse, and Mrs. Kitchener opened the
door. On the following day Mrs. Hope and the rest of
the family left with me for Bosbeck. I posted several
letters at Folkestonefrons Mrs. Hope to the Count. Mrs.
Hope remained at Bosbeck about one month. I, re-
mained with Mr. Hope. Ann Murray and two of the
boys went with Mrs. Hope. Mr. Hope remained a
month or more at Bosbeck with histbreedaughters. Mr.
Hope and the rest of the family went to Mr. Henry Hope,
at Deepden, near Dorking. Mrs. Hope and the two
boys were there when he arrived. They remained there
three weeks or a month. They left in the beginnine. of
November, 1848, for Brussels. About a fortnight after
our arrival the Count Esguadoarrived there, and remained
until within a fortnight of our departure. Mr. Hope
arrived in Paris on New Year's day, 1849. Mrs. Hope
had been there two days before. Before I saw the Count
Aguado in Brussels several letters were posted by me
from Mrs. Hope to the count. The defendant, the
Count Aguado, was also in Paris. Mrs. Hope had very
handsome carriages—open and shut, two or three
of each sort. In that year I knew a man named Cal-
landie. Hs drove a very handsome private brougham,
engaged by the count. I have frequently seen Mrs.
Hope in that brougham. When Mrs. Hope was
in Paris I have seen this brougham drawn up at
a distance from the house, in the Quai D'Oreety.
I have seen Mrs. Hope get into it. The count
had apartments besides those in the Place Vendome,
in the Rue de Monceaux. I have been there with
messages from Mrs. Hope. I only recollect going
there once. I gave the count the message " that Mrs.
Hope could not come according to appointment." The
apartments consisted of a Email entrance-hall and a bed-
room, handsomely furnished. I think he bad the whole
floor. I remember Mrs. Hope going to Havre in the
end of July, 1849. She went with her two boys, two
nurses, and myself. The eldest never had good
health. They went to Frascati's hotel at Havre. They
occupied rooms on the first floor, looking on to the sea.
Mrs. Hope had No. 106 sitting-room, and one bed-room
adjoining ; 104, was the count's room. There was a door
from the count's room to Mrs. Hope's bedroom. Mr.
Hope did not remain there quite three weeks ; the count
left two days before Mrs. Hope did. In 1851, the year
of the Exhibition, Mr. Hope came to England, and Mrs.
lispe followed. Lady Beresford at that time was dan-
gerously ill, and Mr. Hope went down to her. After
she died Mr. Hope left for Paris, and stayed there two
days. He then went to tosbeck, his seat in Holland.
The young ladies were there. Mrs. Hope romained
in Paris with the two boys. Mr. Hope remained
at Bosbeck a month or six weeks, and then he rejoined
Mrs. Hope in Paris. In 1852 Mr. Hope was unwell,
and went to the baths. Mrs. Hope was also very un-
well at the end of that year. Mr. Hope was with her
throughout the whole of that illness. He was very at-
tentive to her all the time. I have never told Mr.
Hope anything that I knew about these matters. I
told his solicitor what I knew about them three or four
months ago.
Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant Wilkins—l am aware
now it is longer than three months since I first com-
municated what I knew to Mr. Feir, the solicitor. It
was about the month of May. I said to him I had
never seen anything improper between them.
Serjeant Wilkins—That is not an answer to my ques-
tion, and I will have one.
Witness—Yes. I did tell bim I knew nothing improper
between them. I had no conversation with Mr. Hope on
this subject until about 12 days ago. Did not then state to
him what, I have said to day. I told him what the witness
' told me. I do not recollect having ever taken or posted
letters to Mr, Hope on the subject. I have been at the
office of Mr. Hope's solicitor lately several times. I have
talked with Mr. Alexander Hope on this subject. The
Count Aguado liVed with his mother and brother. Ho
Visited Mr. Hope a good deal. Mr. Hope has visited him,
but not very often. They were on the most intimate
terms with each other. Mr. and Mrs. Hope, at the break-
ing out of the French Revolution, took refuge in the resi-
dence of Count Aguado, in the Place Vendome. I
did not accompany them. They were there one night only.
Mr. Hope treated me as his confidential servant. I
received 501. a year from him, besides perquisites.
(Laughter.) I remember having had a conversation in
July or August of the present year with Constant Babot.
Ho was the children's footman. I can speak French. I
did not say to him if Mrs. Hope would not give up her
son, I would destroy her. I did not say to him, "Je la
perdrai a tort is raison." I did say that if she would give
up the two boys, I would not appear against her, but I
did not say so with reference to the giving up of the eldest