The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-03 00:00:00

COMMISSION OF LUNACY.

•
THE MATTER OF THE REV. EDWARD FRANK. (A

SUPPOSED LUNATIC.)
SECOND DAY.—TUESDAY, AUG. 2.
Th? Inquiry was resumed this morning at a little after ten

o'clock.
Elizabeth Wagstaff, examined by Mr. WAKEFIELD.—I
Iliad in the service of the Rev. E. Frank,- in 1816 ; I entered
• his service as housemaid and head-nurse on the ltlth of March,
1816 ; 1 became head nurse in June ; Mrs. Frank was resid-
ing at Campsall-hall ; Mr. Frank came from Norfolk in the
winter of the year 1815..1 do not.reallect the. precise time ;
person named Dickenson was there, but only for a..short,time
at :first. • • •
By Mr. WAIEFIELD.—In what way was he treated:?
Blr. Mott OTTAk objected. The Learned Counsel must-first
- show that Mr. Frank was present, and he should object- to all
evidence-that did not parsonally•implicate Mr. Frank.
The objection was held good.
• ' Examination resnmed.—The 'first time' that witness saw
...Frank And Dickenson at Canipsall together was in" the winter
of 1816 ; the length of time they. were there together might be
:a week or two ; Dickenson was treated at all times with the
• -same respect as if he-was master; Mr:Frank treatea`Dicken-
, son with some respect arid-. freedom; 3lrs. Frank also treated
_ him . with respect, the same when Mr.. Frank ..was there as
when he was not -there ; Mrs. Frank walked out a great'deal;
witness Ims seen Dickenson and Mrs. Frank-walk,out.arm

4.arin together.
Mr. Ba no nowt again objected to these general,questions.
Mr. -WAKEFIELD *said, that he would connect 'them ,with
• Mr. Frank.
,Mr. Commissioner WmIT-MARSH, said, the real question
as, whether Mr. 'Frank was acquainted with the different
terriews between his wife and 'Dickenson ; and he referred
•to a point itV Lord 'Portsmouth's case, where Lady Ports-
mouth sent a present of game to an individual, but there it,
was aneged that
-that took place-with the knowledge•of 'Lord
"t r'smouth.
Ater a:desultory conversation, the witness • was ordered to
wh•hiraw. and Mr. Wakefield then called Capt. Main Waring.
This gentleman did not answer,' but he was sent for, and the
I 'imirt was waiting, when it was proposed to go on with the
examination of the last witness, subject to its being struck out
of the Commissioners' notes.
Examination of Mrs. Wagstaff resumed.—ln June, 1817,1
-the state of Mr. Frank's health was much better than when
w,,,iess left him in 1819 ; did not recollect his taking a jour-
v *Om Campsall to Norfolk; recollected his being at North-
' en•!. IThmmersmith ; he arrived there on Christmas-eve,
1817. 'Witness and Mr. Frank and the children were toge-
vier; they started from Campsall and went to Norfolk about
that time and from thence to North-end, Hammersmith ; in
the" nimmer of 1817 he was itery ill. • I left him in 1819.
I gave him notice to leave him, Mr. Frank's conduct being
very NA towards some women whom he had in keeping. Re-
ct,lterted about that time receiving some orders about a dinner.
• Mr. Frank, in the morning, went out saying he should not
• dine at home, but returned about three o'clock,- and wished to
have dinner between four and five o'clock. Witness told him
• he could Ind have it before six—what time he brought home
• a Mrs. Bury, and another woman of very low bad character,
and they dined together. Witness afterwards met Dickenson
in oeford-street. Mrs. Bury told witness that she and Mrs.
F:ank had met together in the presence of Mr. Frank, and had
had a fight. Mr. Frank remarked that he believed that it
might be true, for that he 'understood that Mrs. Frank had
come to London with a 'Common sailor.
This testimony not being considered strictly relevant, it was
agreed that, this witness should, for the present, stand aside,
,-irtid in the mean time the examination of another witness
taken. In the course of the discussion on this subject, Mr.
Brougham denied that he was Cowls • either for Mrs. Frank or
Dickenson. but for Mr. Frank alone.
Robert Fox was then called.—l lived in the service of the
Rev. Edward Frank in November, 1820 ; I was with Mr.
Frank in London about May or June, 1822 ; we left London,
I think, either on the sth or 6th of June: Mrs. Frank was in
London at that time; I was Mr. Frank's personal servant.
When we 'left London we went to Pelham-street, Newark ; the
house there was quite a small house; there were two small
rooms, and a kitch:n below stairs, and three bed-rooms and a
closet above ; we found there Dr. Dickenson, Miss Frank (Mr.
Fm-arik'a eldest daughter), and a servant; Mr. Frank only con-
tinued there two nights, and then went on to Harrowgate ; we
re:an-net] to Newark in about one month, and we then slept at
'the Saracen's Head Inn ; Mrs. Frank slept at the house in
Pelhani-street, and so did Dr. Dickenson ; I observed people
in the street, on various occasions, looking up at the house of
Mr. Frank in Pelhaunstreet ; a great coat was hung up at the
hed-room window of Dr.'Dickensan, and the people were look-
ime to see what' they could see; this nceurred scyt-z-s1 tiams ;
Mr. Frank afterwards returned to the house, and then there
was a small bed put up in a small room; Mr. Frank was to
sleep in the small bed ; Dr. Dickenson used to give directions
-to the servants, add order dinner, &c.; Mr. Frank has been
.below stairs when Mrs. Frank and Dr. Dickenscrivere in the
bed-room above stairs.
Mr. Bit ouGstast objected to this evidence, because, if such
. evidence were admitted, every house in London might be ques-
•tioned ; for nothing was more common than for a man to be in
.his study or clambers below, whilst his wife was with a gentle-
:. -man above stairs.
Dlr. SOLICIT° r..GENEnAT,.—But this was a bed-room.
Mr. BitooCllam admitted that; but then there was no evi-
dence of knowledge on the part of the husband.
Mr. Sonic.: nit-GENERAL—If a husband was to bring an
action for ann. con. under such circumstances, he would not
get more than sixpence. damages.
• After considerable discussion, it was held that the evidence
should be received, in order to show the general character of

the parties.
%Vitness resumed--Mrs. Frank .and Dr. Dickenson used to
remain in the bed-room for several hours 'together ; he has
.known Mrs. Frank and Dr. Dickenson in bed together, when
Lir. Frank was in the house : Mr. Frank never slept in Mrs.
`-Frank's hell-room ; the room where Mr. Frank slept was
closely adjacent to Dirs. Frank's room, and Mr. Frank was
in that room when Dr. Dickenson and Mrs. Frank were in
bed together in- the next room ; Dr. Dickenson always be-
laved very wel! towards Mrs. Frank when Mr. Frank was
present ; Mr. Frank never gave any 'directions about the
household affairs ; Dr. Dickenson was most master of the
house, and Mr. Frank did not interfere. Speaking of the great
coat and the window, the reason why the people looks' up
at the window was because Mrs. Frank and' Dr. Dickenson
were in the room together sometimes there-were two, and at
other times three persons looking up; this occurred a number

of times.
Cross-examined by Mr. 'Briout-maat—l did not make two
affidavits ; I swore an affidavit in March.•lB22, before]: quitted
.lr. Frank's service ; I swore then that I saw all things correct '
and rightin the family.
The SOLICITOR-GEig-naAL interposed, and wished the affi-
davit to be shown to him.
lsT 111. r. War-ErrEtp—aWhen I made that affidavit, I was
only footman.
Cross-examination resumed—During the first year; was there
did not attend to the bell, that is, Mr. Frank's bell. but Shep-
herd did; before I made the affidavit I waited at table, but d►d
not go out with the carriage. 'never then used to have any
waiting on Mr. Frank.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL -apprehended that the affidavit
ought to be shown to the witness first.
Mr. Bitoodnaah—Good God, Sir, is he to see the affidavit
he has sworn to, before I am done examining him ? It is con-
trary to all the rules of evidence.
The Commissioners held that the objection was good.
Mr. ilitousallitat said that if he was not to be. permitted to
proceed according to the rules of evidence, he would take the
opinion of the Great Seallipon it.
Cross-examination rearmed.—l know one -Hannah Moore ;
she never saw me in a bed-room out of which any thing was
missed.: I was not charged with stealing any money ; a sove-
reign was found in a room by her, which she put in her pocket;
she never charged me with taking it; that was a fortnight before
,I left; I was not turned away.
Mr. "Not) a HAM—I never saw a servant plat was turned
away. You gave notice, I suppose?
Witness.—Mr. Frank said' that I might go away, because
Dr. Dickenson was to wait on him ; I was not paid my wages;
I got a note, and went to Hull about the sovereign ; I followed
my business afterwards ; I am a joiner; Hannah Moore did
-not go to Hull:about the sovereign ; I mean to swear•that-I was
never turned away from any place for breaking open a desk in ,
which there was money ; I cannot read ; it was in Doncaster
that I first told about Mrs. Frank and Mr: Dickenson: being in
. bed together; I have sworn twice; 1 was sworn to am affidavit
in April ; it was before I swore the last affidavit that 1 told Mr.
Mason! saw them ir. bed together. [The affidavit was here
read.] It stated that the deponent had never heard Mr. Frank
ringing the bells violently, nor had ever seen at:y symptoms of
lunacy, or any other conduct denoting him to be of unsound
mind, hut was always competent to manage his.own affairs.—
This was sworn 22d January, 1822.
The Jurat said that the whole was read over to witness be-
fore he signed.
Witness continued.-1 could not read myself; the affidavit
was never read over to me when I signed it; Mr. Fisher read
it tome.
By the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.--Did you put your cross to
• the affidavit without knowing its contents ?—Yes.
I never saw any thing about Mr. Frank then but what was
right. I said nothing to Mr. Fisher about Shepherd pr-his wife

being discharged from the service of Mr. Frank. The contents dancing-master, that at one of their suppers, or drunken or-
of the affidavit were explained to me. I do not know if Mr. Gies, Dr. Dickenson was most intolerably drunk, and staggered
Pigott • was there. Mr. Fisher asked me about Mr. Frank at out of the room called the breakfaetSroom into • the library.
.
the time. I swore it in the library in Campeau-hall. . There Mrs: Frank followed. Tnere was at that time a clergyman
was nobody there but Mr. Fisher. with-them, who was tutor to the children, and it was a canstatit•
CHIEF COMMISSIONER—Take care of ourself—you stand source of amusement with Dr. Dickenson to endeavour to make
in a very awkward situation. this clergyman drunk, but the doctor always got drunk him-
Mr. BROUGHAM.—I never saw one in a worse predicament. self first.—(A laugh.)--Alerey seeing Mrs. Frank following
I can prove Mr. Pigott's signature to the affidavit. Dickenson, went atter there into the library, and there saw
Witless.—There' was a gentleman there, I believe, but I Dickenson's brother with a chamber —in his hand, using it
won't swear—l do not recollect. Yes, there was one, but lin Mrs. Frank's presence. Alorey added, thatDickenson was
cannot say-who it was. I ID4de, a second affidavit on the 12th helped up stairs by M rs. Frank, that she assisted to put hint. to
Marc)t, 1825, before M. Collinson. • bed, and absolutely held the while be used it. All this
The affidavit was here read. It stated that the deponent I mentioned to Mr. Frank, and that Dickenson had been seen
lived with Mr. Frank, up to June, 1823, and that he saw Dr. putting his hand down Mrs. Frank's neck—that Dickenson
Dickenson and Mrs. Frank were carrying on an adulterous in- -on one occasion had gone to visit a patient at a village a short
tercourse at Newark and elsewhere, and that their conduct had distance, and had got very wet, and that on his return Mrs.
excited the notice-of thepeople -in those parts. He further Frank quitted her own bed in order that lie might have one that
vetted that Dr. Dickenson had often used very violent-language was warm and comfortable: I don't remember any thing else
to Mrs. Frank, and that Mr. Frank never slept in the house in that I told, or who communicated this last circumstance to me.
Pelham-street. I told Mr. Frank every thing which the butler Roebuck told
„Cross-examination continued.—,l saw them committing adul. me, and generally every every thing which I heard, and -which
tery in the morning ; the door was then ajar. I could rely on as a fact, respecting Airs. Frank's conduct. -I
Mr. Ilentuoirma.—For the purpose of your seeing them ? also mentioned what passed between me and Mrs. Frank in the
'I don't know ; this was after.l swore the affidavit ; it was be- conversation I had with her before she.-quitted Campsall-house.
-lOreJ told Mr. Mason. I told her what I had heard, and -that such and such scenes
Mr. BnouGHAP4.—Was it the first or the,last affidavit had taken place. She did not deny, but begged that she might
The last. not,be brought before a Court of Law; that she had been-there
Was it in 1822-? once, and did not wish to be there again. Mr. Frank seemed
SOLICITOR-GEwEnat_No, no; you arc now tatting ,to have no doubt of his wife's guilt in the subsequent-comma-
to puzzle him.---(Laughter.) nications i had with him.
Mr. BROUGHAM.—I believe I ought to puzzle him, but,he .[Three letters were-here handed to witness, two of which he
puzzles himself.—(Laughter.) proved to be the handwriting-of Mr. Frank, and one in that of
The pereon I first told that I had seen my mistress in the Mrs. Frank, dated July, 1815, and addressed to her husband.
bed-room was Mr. Bellamye•l afterwards went with my master One of the letters was from Mr. Frank- to the witness, -and
to Hull, but never mentioned the circumstance to him ; never contained an authority to order Mrs. Frank to quit. Campsall-
mentioned it to him this summer; I airs addoncaster man, and house.]
think it was since May-day. Mr. 13aotenneet objected to any of thoseletters being read,
`lily the ComertssictetEn.—l have had a deal of opportunity: until lie had cross-examined the witness. -It was every day's
of-seeing my master's conduct lately,; he went on in a ,very practice, that no wriden document proved by a -witness could
different-kind of way to what he did wen I first went to him ;.. be read, until the person on-whose testimony it rested hadbeen
he talkeda deal of redieulous nonsense abont women.; he asked. cross-examined'. For aught that yet was known; he might be
me "if 1 would get him a nice woman ?" he used to spend his able to shake the credit of this witness.
money very foolishly in making presents to girls and others; I' The soLICITpReUEXEIIAL said, that the doctrine which
do not know the ladies, to whom he gave them, but one was at had just been so dogmatically laid down was not borne out by,
Hull, where he used to go and sleep with a woman ; he never every day's practice, which Mr. Brougham had come specially
used to think of the value of money ;he purchased gowns twice, from YOrk to tell them. Ile wooldtcontend, that the letter ad-
one of which lie give to a woman named Mary Ann Smith; dressed to the witness, and containing the authority to him to
she was a woman of the town ; he had been with her the night remove Airs. Frank from Campsall-house, might be read as
before he gave her the gown. (Speaking of Mr. Frank being part of the witness's evidunce.
in the house when Mrs. Frank an Dickenson were in bed to- Mr. BROUGHAM maintained that what he had asserted was
gether) I cannot say that Mr. Frank was aware of it; from consistent with every day's practice, and he would rest-upon it
the year 1822 I thought him incapable of managing his own for the opinion of the Commissioners.
affairs. . The Commissioners decided, that the-letter containing the
Eleanor Rawson.—l was in the family of Mr. Frank; when' authority for the .witness to remove Mrs. Frank from Campsell-
I first went, the family was at Campsall-house ; it was in 1821; house might be read then, hut that the reading of the other let-
I was hired by Airs. Frank; Mr, Frank was living there. 1 • tern should be postponed till after the'witness-had been cross-
know Dr. Dickenson ; he was not there when I was first hired, examined. The letter was then read. -It was dated the fith of
he came afterwards; Mr. Frank lived there until they finally January, 1817, and addressed to Captain Mainwaring. It be-
left the house; I never knew. any think of the Doctor whilst it gen by requesting himdti take the earliest opportunity of telling
Campsall; I left their service and was absent about three Mrs. Frank to leave Campsall-house, "as lie (Mr. Frank) was,
months, I was then hired again, and we went to live at Castle- positively determined never to see her again. The house lie
gate-house, Newark. Mrs. Frank re-hired me. The house placed under Captain Mainwaring's care, with directions not
was a small genteel house. When I first went the Doctor or to than. Aire. Frank to touch any papers or other property.—
Mr. Frank were not there, but afterwards the Doctor brought The children were to.remain in the house as the best place
.for
Mr. Frank in a chaise, from Doncaster. At the first the Doctor them until he Should arrive.
, did not sleep there, but afterwards he did. The- Doctor never Witness continuedt—l acre() under this authority, and. tuirn-
slept there until after Mrs—Frank slept there. The house at ed Airs. Frank out. Air. Frank arrived in a few days after.
Castlegate was got ready on a.Thursday or Friday. Previous He seemed, at first, like a men depressed in spirits; and erho
to the house being ready, Mrs. Frank slept at the house in Pel- had something disagreeable on his mind. He seemed not to
sham-street, and the Doctor slept there also. In the house at have.any doubt whatever of Mrs. Frank's guilt. In the course
Castlegate-street the bed-rooms were thus divided—the Doctor of the-summer of that year (1817), I went to Shelton, in Nor-
slept over the kitchen, and I slept over his room. Mrs. Frank's folk, in consequence of letters from Mr. Bellamy and Miss
bed-room went up a step or two another way. I. could not in ray, Frank. I there found Mr. Frank in a very low and depressed
room hear any thing that passed in Mrs. Frank's bed-room, but I state of mind, refusing to eat or drink, and to see his children—
could hear whatpassedinDickenson'sroom,which was undermine no, not refusing to see them, but neglecting them altogether. • I
but I could not distinctly hear the words. 'heard sufficient, how- considered it impossible for him, in that state, to manage his
ever, to convince me that after I had gone to bed the doctor affhirs. The opinion I then formed of him was, that- he had
and 'Mrs. Frank were in the doctor's bed-room together; I have fallen into a,low, obstinate, and sulky fit, arid that when he did
known them remain there until one and two o'clock in the so, nothing could stir him from it. I can't say that any man
morning ; this occurred almost every night ; I have frequently was of a sound mind who could act as he did, but Ido not
had occasion to call Airs. Frank out of the bed-roots of the doe- mean to say he was deranged ; but there was that excentri.
tor for orders for dinner, &c.; Mr. Frank -always went to bed city and flightiness of manner about him which led me to
first; he would go to bed at ten or eleven o'clock, and Mrs. conclude that be was incapable of conducting his own affhirs.
Frank would remain up until one; the doctor used to assume a Air. PEPYS was about to eeatrnine the witness.—
good deal of the master; Mrs. Frank never showed any atten- Gann' Co-mstissiox.En.—Are you about to examine in
tion to her husband ; it was not my business to he much with chief, Pepys ? -
theni, 1 was cook; the doctor always treated Mr. Frank very Mr.
.FEPYS.—No, Sir; I ant gor. g to cross-examine the
civilly for all that I know. Solicitor-Geaeral's witness.
Cross-examined by Mr. It aot• ettam—Fox did not live in Witness.--E remained with Sir. Frank for two or three
Pelham-street ; he was dismissed before I was there ; be did months in the beginning of 1817. I saw him afterwards in
not go into the bed-room ;my room was over the room where Shelton, -in Juneenrduly of that year, but did not see him since
Dr. Dickenson slept. , then. !!'hell him at Shelton, he was then in a low and
Mr. BROUGHAM—Who gave you that pelisse ?—I have no sulky state; when .1 said that nothing could be done with him
pelisse on—it is a gown.—(Laughter.) when in that -state, Ido not mean `to say he was ever in that
me. peon atiwzn.—Oh; it i. a, gown you at, a dress-maker stree before. :1 never saw him so before. I saw Dr. Wright in
now ?—I keep a.little shop. -The gawnsl have on is my own, ii3l7. 1 anew ale liairbeaatterintne• Lan nafore that._ I
and 1 have worked hard for it. wrote to Dr. Wright-thyself, when I found that Mr. Frank re-
Mr. -Batonoire.m.—Oh, that we all do, you know.---(A fused to take any medicine or nourishment. He sent over a
laugh.) couple of his men to
.assist him 'to take the medicine, and lie
Cross-examination continued.—l am sure it was Dr. Dick- took it from them. At the time of the coneersations 1 spoke
enson and Mrs. Frank who were in the bed-room together ; of, Dr. Wright bad been attending on Air. Frank. I saw Sir-
they used to keep speaking till morninea—till two o'clock, night Frank sign a deed in 11117. He was then in a sound state ofl
after night ; I never saw them in the bed together ; I do mind. This was after Dr. Wright had attended him.
not know if they were committing adultery, -it was no affair of Cross-examined by Mr. 13notroiram.--It was before I
mine.—(Laughter.)—l do not know to whom I told it first— quitted him. 1 was married to his sistet nearly three years
every body knew it. Burgess was a female living in the house, before I saw Air. Frank. There had been some differences and
and she-heard them speaking together in the bed-room. I told quarrelling, and coldness, among the family before
it to Burgess-1 told it to Sir. Workman. There was some in consequence of Air. Bacon Frank iin- •
Re-examined by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL—Burgess and peaching Mr. Frank's understanding. .).did not hear of any
I talked of it together ; she laughed and passed it over. dispute in consequence of .31r. Frank, the younger, refusing
By the CIIIEF COMMISSIONER—Dr. Dickenson paid some to join his father in cutting off the entail. There were some
of the bills. Mr. Frank never discharged any of the bills, nor legal proceeding, .and I was made a party to a Chancery suit,
did Sirs. Frank. I do not know whether Mr. Frank looked while I was out of tile country. 111 r. Itellainyavas aLso joined
over the bills. I do not think he was fit to manage his pro- in it. Sir. Bellamy is married to a sister of Mr. Frank's. I had
perty from the general line of his conduct. He did not notice no personal interest in the proceedings my only object was for
any thing at all. I did not much notice if there was any cccen,- the benefit of the children. I have seen Air. Bellamy on this
tricity in- his manner. Ile did not pay that attention to his subject, and of course we have talked it over, teat I have had
affairs which a gentleman ought. ' no communication with any of the professional Gentlemen en-
Captain Mainwaring—l am a Captain in the Navy. 1 was gaged. Mr. Bellamy was a solicitor, tut -he has given up
made Captain soon after the battle of Trafalgar. lam mar. practice. I had no idea whatever of the unsoundness of Air.
tied to Air. Frank's sister. I was married in 1811, but did-not Frank's-mind at the time •he signed the deed. I have seen Sirs.
see Mr. Frank till, I think, the year: 1814. 1 went down to Frank. She is a daughter of the late General Sowerby ; Ido
Shelton, in .Norfolk, in -the year 1816, in consequence of a corn- not know that she was an elegant accomplished woman. She
munication I received from Miss Franks my wife's sister. I had been a very fine woman.
met Mr. Frank there, and a conversation took place between Mr. BuotionA3l.—l have seen her somewhat later than
him and me, respecting the conduct of his wife, and at its you have, Captain Mainwaring, and 1 would nut speak of her
conclusion he told me to go into Yorkshire, and to learn all I as a lady- who merely had been a fine woman—l think she is so
'could on the subject. :In the conversation 1 had, I Veld Mr. still.
Frank all that I had previously heard respecting the conduct of Witness—Well, she may be so : she certainly roes a fine
'his wife. I said, I understood that she had attached herself to wtruan. tI have not hada ship since I paid off the Royal George
a quack doctor named Dickenson, and that improper conduct three-decker in 1814. I did snort get any information at the
was reported about the county of York, touching the character hotel in Bridge-street. • Wheal said in my affidavit referred to
of his wife—that those stories, if true, were of so disgusting a Communications made to me by 111 r. Bellamy.
nature, and so ruinous and destructive to his family, that as a Examined by one of the (.651MISSIONEItS.—When I first
brother-inelaw I felt myself in duty bound tocommunicate them. spoke on the subject of Mrs. Frank's conduct, Mr. Frank did
I then told him that Mr. Hall, who was his solicitor, had in- not seem to believe it. The next morning he said he could not
formed me that he paid large sums of money to Mrs. Frank, b-lieve that Mrs. Frank Would' act so. It seemed to work on
which were said to make a. puree for Dickenson—that Dicken. his mind at first, but afterwards he received it with apparent in-
son had the management of the house at Campsall, and that difference, as he did every thing else that -passed. The second
the language and scenes which passed before tile eyes of his time I talked on- the subject, he mumped about it, and seemed
children were actual corruption. One of those facts relating to convinced of its truth, but lie did not show the same quickness
the corruptien of thechildreawaenhat Edward Frank, then aged Of feeling on it as might he expected from a gentleman of his
about 11 0r...12, wanted his keys ; and going to his bed-roorn,l station. I always thought that he had not the same quickne'ss
which passed through' his mother's room, he found the door on any subject as other men. 11-11ileri-rentained at Campsall, I
locked. After -repeated knocking, he was answered by Dr. thought he had that natural indolence which always required a
D-ckenson,kand told to go away. A short time after, on his person to couneel him. He was in general of a very indolent
mother comb& into the parlour, he said, " :Mother, why did habit. If any bills came in, he would say, " Pay them,"
notyoulet me rn ?" She answered. " I could not, I Was naked." without ever examining them. He was in the same kind of
The boy replied .with naivete, "If you was naked, what busi- temper during my stay with him, except when be had the sulky '
ness had Dickenson there ?" At another conversation, I told fit. He was in many things eccentric and flighty, and had not
him another story respecting the boy having seen Mrs. Frank the same steadiness as otheamen.,blehadalways the command,
sitting on ,:Diekenson's knee, in the shrubbery, with his arms of his own money,- but never, that I saw. looked over
round her waist. - dale was- dressed in white, and •Dr. picket). was I who sent for-Dr. Wright, in,order to -send men to oblige
son had a black coat on. -She remarked, " Look at that fellow him to take some medicine, for he was in that state from want]
Dickenson, with his black aria round my mother's white waist." of it that I was afraid he.would,get a mortification in the bowels.
I told Mr.. Frank thateleire. Frank had been giving little dances Two men came. Whey did not appearist a
ttk
omeehaisslmeeeedpiecrisn.e,Tahnedy.
in the kitchen, , where- she and Dickenson were present ; and merely said to Sir. Frank, that he must
that, on one occasion, _eke and Dickenson had retired, and re, he did take it. I saw no force used. If there were any, I must
mained by themselves for several hours. The society that Mrs. have seen it.
Frank received in. the-house was not eu bas should have. been Elizabeth Wagstaff' was now recalled and examined by Mr.
there ; there are differenngrades in society ; and a dancing mas- lived an servant with Mr. and Mrs. Frank at
ter was one of those who had been there ; I did not say dancing Campsall. Dr. Dickenson used to call. lie lived there off and
master, but • Mr. Morey, whom Mr. Frank knew •to be a cci. ;I have known -him there for a month together. Ile was
dancing: master. Thin:was- in 1816.; I particularly -told 11Ir., there-more frequently when Mr. Frank was not at home. I saw
Frank, at the same time, that :I had been informed •that Dr.! no difference in his behaviour in Mr. Frank's absence, from
Dickenson and Mrs. Frank had been living and sleeping toge- what it was when lie was present. Sirs. Frank treated the
ther in an hotel in Bridge-street, on• thesolght hand going doctor with great familiarity. I saw no difference -in their con-
dawn ; this was in the latter-end of the year lhit6. duct when Air. Frank was absent. Mr. Frank conversed with
By aCo mairsslOXEß.—Wliat did Mr. Frank say to this ? Dr. Dickenson as familiarly as with a near relation and his own
—Mr. Frank at first did'not seem to believe what I told him: equal. The doctor was in general dressed in black.
—He moped a little, and said he could not believe that Mrs. Cross-examined by Mr. Bitoueritata.—l lived with Mr.
Frank could act so. We dropped the conversation for that Frank from March, 1816, to the early part of 1819. I then
time. In the course of the followipg morning I resumed the quitted him by my desire. I gave warning in the latter end.of
aubiect, and Mr. Frank said " Well, you had better go •o 1818. I did so, because a Airs. Bury used to come to the house
•Irt rk, and make further inquiries about the matter." I did -0 and sleep with him very, frequently.
go straight to York. I went to London to the hotel. I wisht 1- Mr. Ititottdatetet.—Then you left the service because you
to see the chamber maid, but could not; 1 went to Campsall. were shocked at the conduct of this terrible-woman ? Did you
hall, and saw Sirs. Frank for about three limits. I then went ever hear of a woman of that kind before ?—I did; and I dare
to Doncaster; I had a long conversation with her ; this was i say's° have you.—(A laugh.)
about the 7th or Bth of January, 1817, when I turned her out . Witness went on, in answer to other questions, to say, that
of the house by direcnion "of Mr. Frank ; I communicated the she had given warning; in consequence of this woman being
result of my inquiries respecting Airs. Frank about ten days allowed to come to the house. She remained, hoivever, for two
after she was turned out; Mr. Frank arrived at Campsall at or three months after she had given warning. The cause of
the time, and I told him that Sirs. Frank attempted in no •, her Stv.heyond th time intended was, that she did not wish to
way to. deny any thing charged against her, except that she go till the young children had been sent to a school. She added
had not made a private purse for Dr. Dickenson ; Ito d him —I believe - I remained three or - four days after the children
particularly what had, beep mentioned ,to., ate by Ake', thel went; but no longer. I wrote. to Air,llqllamy about this woman,

because I once saw her strike one of the children. There was
another woman used to come to the house, but I know nothing

•
ing over some old trinkets, found those gold buttons, 3-
made them a present to him. He gave six of theta to Ebsoti!.
a tailor, but never offered any for sale to Joseph Hall or al
other person. He also strongly denied his having made a. 6
persons drunk in his master's cellars with master 4
wines. He was butler, and might have asked a friend to teici,
a glass of wine or ale on some occasions but he never Mao
them drunk at his master's expence. His master had told 111„
to throw out some 30 dozen of claret as old and not worth drink
ing. He threw out some, but he thought the rest was ton IP"—
to he thrown away, and hei sent some of it to Miss Franks.
Re-examined—The gold buttons I spoke of were fillag'
ee
button, and not worth a shilling a-piece.
By the COURT.—The wine my master ordered me to Pow
out was old claret, and had been many years in the cellay; d
None of the family ever drank any of it all the time I,l'he
there. My master ordered me, in putting the library to r'gp
to take the old books in the bottom part, to keep them, oh'", of
them, as I liked best. They were old mouldy books. ot
them Greek and Latin, and other languages, which I did
understand. Mr. Frank was pretty careful of his moneY'a
He never had much of it, that I saw. I heard him. say tlittpl.,
laid out some for silk stockinss and other thin.gs
Bury. He said he gave 17s. a pair for silk stockings en Lon is
COMMISSIONER—From all you observed of your masse
conduct, do you think he was of sound mind ?—No t alwaYt no
COMMISSIONER—Give an instance? Why, I thin' for
man could be of sound mind who would give 17s. a Pairacti
silk stockings in London, when they could be got so
cheaper.—(Loud laughter.)
aster'
COMMISSIONER—From all you have seen of your 111.,s?
do you think him a man capable of conducting his own anal"Le
Why, Sir, I think not: No man who could have acted as
did to Mrs. Bury could be a gentleman. $
In answer to other questions, witness said that he Salt3:l
;
great difference in his master's conduct sometimes ffrom::l;c
it was at others. It was different from what he saw it jog
he first came. When he was in Norfolk, after 11Ire• Frank
left him, he was sullen for a time, and would not eat or ndried
for days together, exc, • t a little tea, with a sponge-cake ":',;ijr:
in it. Ile used to sit in one spot from morning till T111;ei,
and perform the common offices of nature in his Clot,i,t
without moving from his seat. This occurred seven or
(;)1
times. Witness asked him why he should abstain from 1-t De
and lie said that he had committed a great sm, and toha,6
he
would not eat or drink any more, but would die. In
used to run about the grounds .with three or four dogs after sits.
and make a great noise, cracking his whip as he went.
i eh
frank was living with him at this time. The books bey
witness was ordered to burn were about 100 in number. and

bad about her except that she-associated with such a Woman as
Mrs. Bury.
In answer to a question from one of the Commissioners, wit-
ness said, she had spoken to Mr. Frank about some quarrel that
had taken place between Mrs. Frank and this Mrs. Bury;
to which he replied that be was not surprised that Mrs. Frank
should fight, as she had come off to town with a common sailor.
As soon as this witness had loft the room,
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER, addr( himself to Mr.
Brougham, said, that one of the Jury riad 'requested him to
intimate the propriety of not pressing a cross-examination so
hard as to hurt the feelings of a witness.
Mr. BROUGH.I.M.-oh, Sir, it is impossible to give up the
privilege of cross-examination to humour the feeling of any
gentleman. If any gentleman of the Jury were on a trial for
his life, the victim of a foul conspiracy, be would not object to
a csoss-examination, however severe, of the witnesses against
him. It would all be very well then, for hanging is a terrible
thing. ido not see it is less called for in the present case, and
therefore I must pursue my own course.
James Roebuck, examined by the SOLiCITOR-GENERAL.—
lam at present a waiter at the Vittoria Hotel in Hull. I was
hired as servant by Airs. Frank, in 1815. I recollect a rup-
ture-doctor making a lodgment at Campsall-house in 1816.
The Doncaster Herald newspaper was taken in at the house
every week. It was read in the parlour as well as in the other
parts of-the house. Dr. Dickenson went by the title of Doctor
at that time as well as since. I remember the dress he wore
on his arrival. It was a brown top-coat; had once been lined
'With silk of the same colour—was then very shabby ' • grey pan-
taloons, striped down the aides with scarlett, and red slippers,
[The rapid and showmanlike manner in which the witness
pronounced this description of the Doctor's equipments pro-
duced considerable laughter in Court. As Doncaster newspaper
was here handed to witness, which contained (as we understood)
an advertiseMenrsetting flirt!' the Doctor's medical qualifica-
tionS and abilities; but Mr. Brougham objected to any thing
from the paper being given as evidence. The advertisement
was not read.]
Witness went on.--Soon after the Doctor's arrival an Camp.
sail, he wore Mr. Frank's shirts and silk stockings. Mr.
Frank could not know it at the time, fee he -was absent in
Norfhlk ; but as, soon as he came to Campsall, I informed
him of it, as I had charge of his clothes. It was in 1817
that the Doctor began to wear. my Master's clothes. The
Doctor's brother was also fitted up with the same materials.
I remember the Doctoes wife coming to Campsall. She
had on a green silk gown, but brought with her no change of
dress—not even a night-gown or night-cap. She got some
soon after. - 1 cannot say 'I saw her wear my mistress's
clothes, hut I saw her with gowns on of the same pattern as
those my mistress used to wear. 1 could not swear that they
were given to her by my mistress. The second time she came
she got several changes. The doctor was ill for a great part of
the time he was there. I attended him the first two nights and
my mistress along with me. This I told Mr. Frank on his re-
turn. I told him that there had been a great deal of unplea-
santness going on-in his absence, and that it was right he should
be acquainted with it—that the doctor had made himself penis
cularly free in his absence. I can't now recollect what my master
said when I mentioned. this.
Here Mr. BROUGHAM suggested that the witness should be
confined to a detail of those circumstances only which he had
afterwards told to his master.
The Coarsersstore it decided, that that only which was
told to Sir. Frank should be considered as evidence.
Witness continued. —I was sent to attend on Dr. Dickenson
when lit came the first time without his wife. He complained
of cold in his legs and feet, and desired me to rub them. I did
so. Mrs. Frank was present. After I had been rubbing them
for some time, Mrs. Fran's-. said she would take on rue and rub
them herself. She rubbed his legs in ray presence. All at
once the doctor cried out, "that the rubbing had removed the
pain to the small of his back" (a laugh) ; and he turned on his
side,_ and my mistress rubbed his back. I was told late at
night to make some strong tea, and send it up to the doctor.
(We could not. collect whether the witness spoke of the same
night as that of the rubbing, or a subsequent.) The nursery
maid told me to make it. I was just getting into bed at the
time. I told her to prepare the water, and I would be down in
a short time and make the tea. I made, it, and when it was
made, I was about to take it up when the servant maid said
that she was to take it in, and that if I took it up my mistress
would be angry. I told her to go to the nursery to the chil-
dren, and that I would take it to the doctor as the more proper
person to enter a man's room when he was in bed. I then
went up stairs, and knocked at the doctor's door, and without
waiting for any answer opened the door, and went towards the
bed. When I came near it, I saw my mistress come from the
inside of the curtains. She said.; " Oh, Roebuck, is it you ?
But, no matter—lay the things on that table." I ,diel so, and
left the room. My mistress was in her chemise and night-cap,
with a short night-gown that came to her waist. All this I
afterwards told to my master. He said, " -you seem to have
had strange doing:4+lcm," but took no further notice of it. In
some time after this, when my -master was at Shelton, my
mistress and the doctor went in -the carriage to see him, I rode
on the dickey. We were three days on the road. The first
night we stopped at Grantham, the next at Cambridge, and-the
third at Norwich. On the fourth day we came to Shelton. I
saw my master. Mrs. Frank said, as the carriage stopped, on
seeing Mr. Frank, " My dear Edward, how do you do ? ' My
master spoke to Me first, and said," Whom have you brought ?
I said, " Sly mistress and the doctor." Ile replied, " You
need not open the carriage-door, but may go back again, ,for.l
do not wish to see them." Mrs. Frank then passed the doctor
in the carriage, and came round to the side next which Mr.
Frank was, and again said, " My dear Edward, how do you
do ?" He said, "My dear Mary, I (lid not wish to see you
here, lam now living a bachelor. You did not come three
months ago, when I sent for you." I then opened the cars
riage-door, and Mrs. Frank got out, as did the doctor. Mr. '
Frank said, " I am making a great alteration in the church ;
lam making a new singing-loft, come in and' ee it." Mrs. F.,
then took his arm, and they walked to the church.'" The doctor
followed, but
.did not say any thing. They returned to- the
house, where the doctor and Mrs. Frank continued to reside
f'o'r some time.
In answer to some other questions, thewitness-gave a descrip-
tion of the situation of the sleeping-rooms at Shelton-house,
which corresponded with that already given by the female ser-
vant. He added, that Mr. Frank used to retire to bed generally
about 10 o'clock at nigl;t, and Mrs. Frank about the same time,
or soon after., Mrs. F. and the Doctor used to drive out in the
gig, generally every day. If they did not return at the dinner-
hour, which was at two o'clock, the dinner was sent up, and
Mr. Frank dined by himself. Mrs. Frank and the Doctor af-
terwards dined together. Mr. Frank rode out with them on
horseback on three or four occasions. I remember when Mrs.
,Prank and the Doctor and a female servant came to London;, I
accompanied them. They stopped at the York Hotel, in
Bridge-street. Mrs. Frank asked for two beds. When the
servant had strewn Mrs. Frank to her room, -she came to light
the Doctor to the same room. He said that separate beds had
been ordered. The girl answered, that there were two beds
ordered, but it was understood that the one was for the lady and
gentleman, and the other for the servant-maid and me. The
Doctor came to my room, and said, "James, here is a mistake
about the beds. There are only two to be bad, one for your
mistress and me, .and the other for Lucy and you." I said
" Very well, Sir, it can't be helped ; if you have no objections
I have not, and we.shall want the fewer beds."—(A laugh.)—
This plan was not. carried into effect, and other beds were pro-
cured. On the next day there was more rooms disengaged, and
my mistress engaged-two for the doctor and herself. I think
they were numbers o and 9, one of which opened into the other.
This was on the Saturday. On the Sunday morning the
chamber-maid came down, and said to me, By o—, that
man has been sleeping with your mistress:.'l said, " on%
you say such a thing.; as if. they hear it they may be the ruin of
you." She said again, "By was a fact.;" but if the
gentleman had only told her, she would have put him to take
his own pillow with him, for the powder from his hair was all
on my mistress's pillow. I-went up stairs and saw it was so,
and that the doctor's bed had not been slept in. The doctor's
bed was not made after that for the fourteen days that we re-
niained. It was only turned in at the sides, but the clothes
weroneyer taken off.
.Cross-examined by Mr,. PEPYS—It was in 1816 we came
from. Campsall to Shelton.
.Cross-examined by Mr. Bitouo HAM—I am a waiter at
the Vittoria Hotel, in Hull. I have lived there about 13
.weeks. :I was a twelvemonth before that without any employ-
.ment. I quitted my master because he had a bad woman
coming to the house to him, and I would not wait on her. The
,botel lam now in is a third-rate hotel. lam the only waiter
in it. I would not wait on any bad woman, nor stay in a
house where such persons came. I don't know if my present
master would have any such scruples. It was near Christ.
mat, 1818, that I gave Mr. Frank warning to quit his service.
Mrs. Wagstaff was then in service in the house. I remained
for about two months after I gave warning. The woman
13sry) Was there only once all that time. She came'
on a Saturday, and remained till Tuesday. We were then,
,at North-end, Hammersmith. lam certain that Mrs. Bury,
was not there all the time I remained, that is, January, Fe-
bruary, and March; and that no woman came to see her
during that time. It was in February that Mrs. Bury came.
‘I then gave notice. After I left North-end, I went to Camp-
' trail, and remained there three months. My mastentold me
to go down, and put the library to rights, and he would give me
six months' wages. I did it in one month. [The witness then.
underwent a long crosssexamination respecting an alleged sale.
of some gold buttons of his master, and also respecting some
watches, but he positively denied having ever offered the one
for sale, or any knowledge of the :other,] His master, in.look.;

were examined by a schoolmaster who was a clergylnam;e:c
he said they were good for nothing. Several of then, ole
burnt. There was some small quantity of white Wine In o;d
cellar at the time his master desired him to spill
claret, and he ordered it up to London. ,
The Foreman of the Jury (Sir E. Birnie) here intimate" cot
it was the opinion of the Jury, that since 5 o'clock, a new,ol4
had sprung up, and that it would be better to postpone t,
The ComM
farther into it, to an earlier hour of the day.
ISSIONERS assented to this, and at a quarter Past
5 o'clock the case IV ag postponed till to-morrow (this &V'
The room was crowded throughout the day. nut the

A 9.)
ESCAPE FROM PnrsoN.—(Orleans, July `294,l
Yesterday evening, A eight o'clock, Madame Rounivge 01
her niece came to the prison, accompanied by a person we t'iir.e
nearly like an ecclesiastic. After they had been some Iciii
with the prisoner, another individual, dressed like the ecc, at
astic, and whom the keepers took for him, appeared 01°,13,4
the wicket holding a handkerchief to his eyes, andsee'the
much distressed ; he desired the doors to be opened 04
gaolers, deceived, obeyed; the individual went out--,Dpo,
Roumage. About a quarter of an hour later, 'ii! ew
Roumage, her niece, and the pretended eccleolastic Nrsol'
tered with the ladies, came down from the chamber 0' d jos;
mage, and desired to be let out. The same porter who hat sit
before let out Roumage in disguise, was still on duty siv, se
gate. Whether the appearance of two persor s pe,f'c!little
sembling each other did not strike him, whether he was " lityj'
intoxicated or had been.bribed, is not known ; he let ti)
,e 0; eic
persons go out, and the family of Notunage escaped w2d 10(11,,
prisoner. Soon after, going to shut the inner doors a' 4re;,'
after the prisoners, the escape of Roumage was disc°,ool
the authorities were informed, and all the usual mkt 0,
taken. It was soon found that Roumage had set ou„t Pol,
the road to Paris, and that on reaching Chevilly, ", %Ile{
and his friend, disguised as an ecclesiastic, supposed, 'l°oooo
to be a Protestant like himself, separated : the latter re' 1.
a horse anti set oft' full gallop, doubtless to order l'°„tiov"
the road. The postillion, who gave the latter illf°ll.-10!: -
declares that' Roumage travelled above four leagues ar'et so' •
People are in pursuit of the fugitive; . and the (?tart'co:l
pected of having favoured his escape is put in so.
finement.
--....wegm..—....... -
norljt
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.'-011 MondaY,-1,
ing last, the family of Mr.BA.ONARDi "I°l'l if
' 1111°
1
to the British Gallery, Pall Mall, was „ce °
into the most poignant grief, in consequel
the dreadful death of the daughter of than ri
.
tleman, a beautiful girl, about twenty Yr°
o Pot
age. A son of Mr. Barnard, about fiftee V
old, has been ill for some time past, and the. "
tors prescribed for him a change of air ; ti old.
0 • ;
consequence, Mr. B. took a small cottagiA .
Dartford, in Kent, and about three wee IP,
M" • I
the family removed there from town. 00-
.e oli
morning the gardener loaded a fowling Pie` ' r ti!
pebbles to shoot the sparrows, but afte t l'
trec ' 0,,
ing to discharge it several times without e , 11
placed it on some wood in an out.houSyo.ll;
there left it. Shortly after Master Barll2ll,e g`i:,
into the shed with his sister, and seeinvr, t'e pre
he picked it up, mid the trigger by s°'9 reloth,
dent caught his coat, 'and, melancholy, 1° it'
..1 1 0
the piece went off, and shot• Miss Barnard(letil 'II;
nape of her neck. The unfortunate girl ,d 11;,
stantly, and the cries of the youth al0,11';0511,,
family,' who ran to the spot,and fount' ,r"
I 11 llit
stretched on the floor a lifeless corpse • ad
event has caused the greatest sensation,
body now lies for the Coroner's Inquest'
fdil

DROWNING IN ST. JAMES'S PA Rici,eld:
evening, at eight o'clock, an Inquest ''',apes(;;
the Crown, Duke's-court, St. Martins-P: 1/ 0
fore Mr. GELL, the Coroner, on the blotilii;it
very fine youth, who was drowned bthiler „
d tili
in the Canal on Sunday last. It aPPes,-•le'ft9
the deceased and some other boys wen‘„ t )
Canal on Sunday evening last to bathel,.eo;:'
after they bad been in the water the u'uoiri
cried one" Help," and sutik to,
rise navgclop
Several persons instantly plunged ifs, biirstP;ll
not find the body : the drags being Pr°c." et
the Green Park Lodge, they
immediate requisition without any Is:cieditt
it was not until a Gentleman, attr-viari
the spot by the crowd, had offered a re ilO,O,
to any person who could find the Willi: 41i
i man named Jenkins undressed, went Of vole'
few minutes dived and brought up °lied iii, fl:
the unfortunate youth, who had been the
re:°o:
water nearly an hour. Every means weit;oll'sfr
ed to, to produce re-animation but vi. 04°11'
to the Ohs'
lof
effect. The body was then removedl
house, and although several persofiqrooitilei
lost children latterly they suppose bY 'oot,:lit,
have been to examine' the body, it h 4- Ovt(
lidentified. From the appearance of t3e01350111
it might be inferred that the' ileceas:a '4.le'l
respectable family. A verdict of " ''cci -
Drowned" was returned. were Poih

laten,o,
A bear of considerable size Wasi;lorthi
and brought into Christiansati.(l, ,
dtl
four boys, the eldest of whe,ok Was °-610- I
.Lt appeared that they vrerq ,ieflitot
and courageous in ,the wanner of 11P7) fr°ol,
The animal had card/A off a
flock, which led it 4 deteni,tt
a,"°'
•
ing ..