The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-15 00:00:00

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No discussion took place at Mr. Adair's house, as to
what was to be done with her. There was a discussion
somewhere about it, and I advised her to be meet to a
place in Scotland to the sister of a niatron of a lunatic
a-Slum, who received only four persons—some of them
funetics. and sorer of them not. That lady had been ac-
customed to the management of deranered potions. I don't
think she would have received Mrs. Talbot in the state
' in which she was when I first saw her, but she might
bare ione so afterwards. I ad been Mrs. Talbot'e minis-
ter for 14 years. Her state of mind was such as I could
rely upon without any other evidence. I believed the
confession to be perfectly true. (A. letter was here nut
I into the witness's band.) This is my letter, in which, I
said, if there was no substantial evidence, her confeseiort
of adultery should go far nothing—as so much idle
breath. Mrs. Talbot was sent to England under the
charge of Mr. Keintnis, Mr. Adult's brother-in-law. I
saw Mr. Talbot afterwards. I had a conversation with
him upon the subject of the persons in whose care Mrs.
Talbot had been left. I mentioned to Mr. Talbot that
Mrs. Talbot had said that Halloran had come to her
when she was in bed and placed his hands upon her feet,
which made her think that lie wasgoing to take improper
liberties with her. She tdd me that she said, " Good
God! am I come so low as this ?" and she got up and
rang the bell for the other servants, and told them to
remove him. Mr. Talbot said Halloran must have
ben drunk. He took it very lightly for so gross an
insult. I don't know how long Halloran has continued
in Mrs. Talbot's service since that occurrence. I have
not seen Mr. Talbot since. I Inver observed anything
in Mrs. Talbot's manner or speech but the most per-
feet purity of mind. She was the last person I should
have thoaglit to be guilty of such a thing.
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Reexamined—l considered the excitement under
whieh I saw her to be natural under the circumstances.
When she made the statements to me she was perfectly
calm. The letter I wrote was written in consequence
of a suggestion from Mr. Paget. I thought it very
hart that she should he condemned upon her own con-
fess'orL. I thouebt the law ought to require confirma-
tory esiience. I did rot disbelieve her confession. It
was not a lenat,ic asylum where I proposed to send Mrs.
Talbot.

The Rev. Gorge Kemmis was celled and said—l an►
a clergyman of the Church of England. My wife is con-
nected with Mrs. Talbot. I know Mrs. Talbot. I ac-
companied her over to England. She was then under
the charge of Armstrong, her lady's maid. I travelled
with her in the saute carriage from Chester to London.
On arriving in London I directed her to a small hotel.
The next day, the 13th of June, 1852, I called upon her
at the hotel where she was. I went with her in the
same carriage from the Paidington station to WindAor.
I had a, opportunity of judging of her state of mind.
She appeared free from any delusions. I spoke to her
about this unhappy affair. She spoke to me on the sub.
ject, and said, " Do you think I shall be saved here-
after ?" and she asked several questions with respect to
her being forgiven. She told me she had lost everything,
and that it could never be recovered. She said, "
have dishonoured myself, and I have disgraced my
father and mother, my, relatives, and all belonging to
me." She referred to a period at the end of 1851—to a
meeting between her mother and herself. She said she
regrette 1 that she had not disclosed the facts to her
mother. She said she hoped that God would forgive her.
I asked ler how she hoped 'to he forgiven under the cit.-
cumstancee. She said she would send for a good clergy.
man, like Mr. Gage, on so:ne future day to,relieve her
conscience. I took her to a lady named Tenant in
the neighbourhood of Windsor. I did that by the
direction of Mr. Gage. In taking leave of me she said
Ste did not know how she could thank me ler placing
h-r there. She said, "Ifl am not too great a wretch,
give my love to your wife, and ask her to pray for me
and my child." Mrs. Talbot's family did not know
where she had been taken. I arranged that ; neither
Mr. Talbot nor Mr. Adair bad anything to do in it.
Cross-examined—l, Mr. Adair, and Mr. Collis ma--
ried three sisters. I went to Mrs. Talbot with the idea
that she was guilty. I wee aware that Mrs. Paget lived
in England. I never told Mrs. Paget or any other of
her relations that she was at Windsor, although one of
them lived near. I don't know how Mrs. Paget found
oat that she was there.

Re examined—Mrs. Tenant was a most respectable
lady. Mrs. Talbot went by the name of Armstrong
during the time she was at Mrs. Tenant's.
_ _

By' ttie House—l don't know that Mra:Tenant passed
by the name of Truman,

Mr. Gage, examined by the Lord Chancellor—Mrs.
Talbnc. is about 35 years of age.
Margaret Murray said- She lived in Dublin and went
out as a nurse. She was a marrit d woman. She had
attended upon Mrs. Talbot, both at the hotel and at
the lodgings. At the hotel Mrs. Talbot was much ex-
cited. Mrs. Talbot was more calm at the lodgings when
she opened her mind. She spoke sometimes of " Wil-
liam" when she was in the garden. She said she had
been intimate with the groom, and that he had said she
would have a child by him. Witness told her it was
not a common thing for ladies to go below themselves
in these things. Mrs. Talbot appeared to be in her
right mind. She alluded to a lady who had written to
her about not suffering Mullan's intimacy with her.
Cross-exainined—Had attended lunatics. Mrs. Tal-
bot was much excited, and constant watch was kept
upon her. Had not sat up all night to prevent Mrs.
Talbot throvvinc,, herself out of the window. Did not
think she had said so before. Mrs. Talbot said if she
would give her a draught to put her to sleep, so that
she would never wake again, she would drink it, but
she would not prepare it herself.
Rev. Mr. Collie recalled—l married Mr. Talbot's
sister. I was in the habit of visiting Mr. and Mrs. Tal-
bot. They appeared to live happi'y together. When Mrs.
Talbot was at the lodgings at Dublin she was in great
remorse, but perfectly sane. I went to her as a person
who had been guilty of a certain crime, which, however,
I did not mention. She hid her head when I went in,
and asked how I could go to see such a wretch as she
was ? I said that she had friends who were grieved at
her guilt, and who were willing to save her horn fur-
ther guilt, and provide her with a tome NO ere she might
he happy. She ,aid, "Let John," meaning her liw.hand,
"do all that is right. You know what I mean." I was
overcome by the expression, and said everything shouid
be done, and she acain said " Let him do it." That is all
that took place. In the month of August, 1850, I went
to Sumner-hill to communicate the death of Mr. Talbot's
sister. I went with Mr. Talbot for the purpose of at-
tending the funeral. _ . _

Talbot Crosbie said—l live at Ardfnrt
Abbey, and am a brother of the petitioner. I saw Mr.
M'Causland at Belfast, but I never communicated what
passed to Mr. Talbot. I never kne si of any proposal
being made to Mr. Talbot about discharging the ser-
vants. Mr.,. M'Causland proposed that Mrs. Talbot
should leave home and the servants should be discharged.
Mrs. Talbot objected to it, and the servants were not
discharge". Mr. Talbot was present at that time, and
made no objection to it.
Lordßrouc,,liain said that the witness had contradicted
himself as to tho proposal for discharging the servants.
Witt ess--I did not remember at the moment.
Mr. Scrjeant Byles said he was extremely sorry to say
that he Lad examined all the witnesses who were now in
London. He bad telegraphed yesterday to Ireland not
to send over any more w;tnesses, as he thought those
who' were here would have taken up the whole day, and
he wished as much as possible to save the great expense
of keeping witnesses in London. It would have been in
the usual course to prove the "discovery " first, but
Finnerty, one, of the witnesses, was expected to die every
moment, and Halloran, the other witness, although they
had used every endeavour to find him, could only le
traced to Liverpool, where they lost sight of hires alto-
gether. Under these circumstas:ces, he asked their
lordships to adjourn.
Mr. Serjeant WTrangham said he was very much sur-
prised at what his learned friend had just stated, for it
was evident from what had this day transpired that
Halloran wa, a most important witness, and it was most
sitieular that he was not produced.
Mr. Scrjeant Byles said they had engaged a detective
officer, and if it was possible to discover him he would
be brought before their lordships.
In answer to a qmestiou ,rorn Lord Brougham,
Mr. Serjeant Wrangham said he had before obtained
their lordships' consent to defer opening his case until
after the Easter vacation.
Under these cirumstances their lordships adjourned
the further hearing of the cacee at 3 o'clock until after
the vacation, but without fixing any day for its resump-
tion.

Four hundred and fifty recruits of the Royal Artillery
left Woolwich garrison on Thursday m•rning for Sheer-
nesP, to remain there for the purpose of filling up
vacancies in the Liege-train companies about to be sent
there. _ _

THE COAL TRADE.—NEWCASTLE-ON.TTNE, March 12.
—ln consequence of the somewhat depressed condition
of the coal trade, at a meeting of the leading coalowners
of the district, held in this town, we understand that a

very general opinion was expressed that workmen's
wages should be reduced ten per cent. We have not
heard whether any definite resolution was agreed to. •
Coal freights to London are about 68. 6d,

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