The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-09-02 00:00:00

IMPERML P.1111,13.11Exr.

1101:SE OF LORD 4. Tiwasosv. Barr. 1.
(Examination of Louis.% DustioNT continued from the
First Edition of yesterday's Statesman.)

Did he sot desire yon to write for him to Baron Omitted. !
—I
recollect nothing about it.
[A Letter was here handed to the witness.]
Tell se did yott write that leter I—lt is not exactly like
32y hand-writing.
Do you believe that it is your hand-writing, or not ?—lt
is not exactly like my hand-writing.
Do you or do you not believe it to he your hand-writing?
I don't recollect writing a letter.
Do you or do you not believe It to he your hand-writing!
—I
do not think It exactly like my !mud-writing I don't
recollect having written it.

That is not what I asked rt•u: 1 hpliete millets a vary
ordinary question. De area or tin w°' Hot betliivo del Idler
to be in goar houtt-teriting!-1 runnut decide whether it is
sy hand-writing; it is not quite like it

It is • plain question, which any one with on• ellonth
part of your understanding might answer.-I,eprt any.—
(Question again repeated).—lt is not exactly likoniy hand-
writing. (Question repeated.) I can't swear to what I am
not sure of. _ _ _

Lord ERAIIINI6 suggested that the whole of the
letter should Ine placed before the willies", ■od that
she shonld be asked if sl•e had written it.

Mr. likortoi %sr runten•leil, that they Itafl a right to
■sk the witness if she entild prove a part of it.
LORD Unv.vci.t.ent.—You only shell part of the letter,
she ought to see the whole. Tell her interpreter that she is
not asked whether she tiers it to be her writing. hut if %lir
believes that it is ?—ll can't positively aft) that it is nut, but
do not think it is.

Mr. WILLI tvis.—lfow much of that paper, that has been
before her all the time that I have asked soil a multitude of
question, has been 'submitted to her eye.
Lord lawritit.w here stated to their Lordships, that there
was a conversation carrying on between strangers and some
of the Counsel, that interrupted the (*.tinsel in general.
Mr BIOL.:MAX.—This conversation. my Lords, is going
on constantit, and if we object •n it. it would become your
Lordships' duty to remove the obstruction ; but if not, I
conceive no one has say right to object to it; It is the first
time that prompting a Counsel has been imputed as a crime;
and so far from being Irregular. I consider it would be irre-
gular for a Counsel to speak without prompting.

The LORD CIIANCCLLOR-Ir any Noble Lord wish to
make an ob lion, the Conned most withdraw.

Do you now see the line and a half which is submitted
to you ?—Yes.
Do you see it distinctly ?—Yes.
Is it your hand-writing ?—I cannot say whether it is
mine, because I do not know the hand I did write.—(A
laugh.)
Asked again.
I cannot say, because it is not exactly as I write.
1 wish to know from yon.
Here the LORD en.INCILLLOIIasked if the papers were
marked.
Mr. WILLIAMS—Yes; my Lord. _
_ _ _

Lord Dostovommous here moved that Counsel with-
draw. He observed that the witness was called upon
to swear whether a paper, part of a written paper,
which was handed to her, was in the hand-writing of
the witness or not. Now hr apprehended that there
was a third mode of answering, namely, that she
could not form a belief on the subject.
The Loan CHANCELLOR said, with respect to the
written paper, he conceived that the clerk riti;ht to
put his initials upon the part of the letter which was
handed to the witness, in order that if it again were
made the subject of examination, the particular part
might not be made the subject of question.
Earl Ulasv said, that he conceived such a course
was, in the present instance, unnecessary, as the first
tmrt of the letter only was shewn to the witness, and
of course that circumstance was mentioned in the
short-hand writer's notes.
The Louts CHANCRLLOR said, that this was a cir-
cumstance which had quite escapes! his recollection.
Cross-examination was resumes!.

Was it:sot in the month of Norensber, 1817, you
quitted the service of the Princess "i—Ves.
Did yon net know at that tiabe, all you have stated to
day ?—Yes.

Since the time you quitted the service of the Princess,
hare ywt•ttot represented her character to be of s high
alesriptiou?—l do not recollect.