The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-23 00:00:00

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Nr. N!edham.—Has the second son not been at Eton
and sabauquently at Oxford P
The iliran. Mrs. Norton.—
•cation, but I paid for his residence
popular 'writer in my own country, an

Mr. Norton paid for his edu-
I am known as a

worked as
Mr. Ne

bard as any lawyer's clerk in this emu-
iThana.—What is your lif

ary income ?

ZOO a year
The Hon. Mrs. Norton
my copyrigkis from my
The Hon. e.Afr. Norton (iuterruptin
The Hon. 31rs. Norton (with indig
tet without broiling what your wishes are, Si
Mr. Needhaxn.—May we take it as k!500 a year
The Hon. Yr..rs. Norton.—You may take it for what you
like ; and the ,:only remaining source .of income is the as-
siStance from trq friends and family—any sums that they

—No. Mr. Norton has claimed
tblisher.

.—My solicitor did
;nation).—Does h(

choose to allow 2ne.
Mr. Needham.--Madam, we have already got an income
of 411,300 a year. Do you mean to tell the learned judge
.thatlyou have no flier source of income ?
The Hon. Mrs. Norton.—l. mean to tell the learned
.--judge-..the truth.
Mr.. Needham.—ls one of those friends from whom you
derive an allowance Lord Beanvalo,l the late Lord Mel-
bourriel?
-The lion. Mrs. Norton.—That is one of the Sources.
(The wiliness here become much excited, and, rising from
lier,seat,..said,)—l do not receive an income, for his pro-
perty was strictly entailed. He left his solemn declaration,
.as a dying man, and gave his word of honour, that Mr.
Norton's accusation against me, when I was a young thing
at home, was a false one. He left his request to his bro-
ther, and to Lis solicitor, that as "this young woman,”—
young. enough, and more than young enough, to have been
his ;child —woitid, on accoimt-of such accusation, undergo
the great suffering, the great misery, the loss of a home,
and the wreck of her whole 'Rife I stand here a
blasted woman-from that day, because these people knew
me, and Lord Melt ourne left me nothing but his letter
swearing that I was falsely accused. His memory is deal
to them. (At this stage of the -proceeding there was s
burst of 4iplause from some two.or three hundred personi
in the body iaf the court, but which 'was at once properly
suppressed Pay order of the Judge.) The witness con-
tinued.—My husband can cheat me 'because lam his wife.
The Hon. Mr, Norton (interrupting.) God forbid ! (To
the court.)—L, A regular for me to sapone word?
The Hon. Mrs. Norton.--It is all
oi e the u
goodness...
The JUDGE.—Mrs. Norton, will y
to sit down ? I ask you whether it is not
! Mr. Needliam.—Mrs. Nortos,
har
time that agreement was
from -Lord Melbourne,
signed, that you rec
eived notlnn
-oug
the allowance ?
upon the express assertion, at the
that Mr. Norton was to make _
eceive nothing from
The Hon. Mrs. No
rton• d
Lord Melbourne ?
Did you say, that you neither did then,
Mnornr.
,o
The lfen.l3 1111%.,g..Norten.—I did not, for I never expected
to receive
Mr. Needbam.—Do you mean to say that on your oath ?
The Hon. Mrs. Norton (with great emphasis).—l say it
upon my oath—man—what ?
Needham.—Madam, that may be very tragical, but
it is not very polite..
The Hon. Mrs. Norton.—l am sorry not to be polite. I
am in a very tragical state.
Mr. Needham.—From what time—up to what time—
have you received £6OO-a4ear ?
The Hon. Mrs. Norton.—You have my banker's-book at
home.
Mr. Needham.—Who paid it ?
The Hon. Mrs. Norton.—Lady Palmerston ; I don't

know how it is paid. •
Mr. Needham.—When did yon receive the last ?
The Hon. Mrs. Norton.—lt was m June or July. Lady
Palmerston gave me something this year. Nobody is bound
to give me anything.
Mr. Needham.--Have you received £6OO a-year up to
July in the present year ?
The Hon. Mrs. Norton.—l have not had £6OO a-year. I
don't know how much my income falls short of that ; but
I have not received that.
Mr. Needham.—ln January, 1852, did you have £29155.
on the account of Lord Melbourne placed to your account ?
The Hon. Mrs. Norton.—l dare say I did. You have
the book.
Mr. Needham.—Now in July of the game year, r Lord
Nelborae, the Sul of 47281 6s. Did you him that?