The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-06-23

| p0nanee byaur emissnry, had been mFle,
aud they returned home will liglilened hearts
nler agreeing 10 repeat IlIeir visit on lhs day
Air Ferret had nHihed for bia return,
On reaching my chnnbers about four o.
clock la Tho afternoon nf that day, | found
the ladies lhere,nnd in a state great excite
monI, Air Ferret, my clerk had Informed
them, hadcHlled twice., lRnd seemed IN tho
highest spirits, We had wasted but lpw
minutes Ia conleeiures when NJ Ferret, hay
Jog nsronded hr Stnirs two orihroo az time,
hurst, sDif Cfr6mOHir into tho apartment
Good day sir, Indy Compton, your most
ohodirnr servant mudnne, YOURS An right
Only Just ~ Tine 10 get the wit scnlcdi sery-
Gd u myself a quarter ofHn hour ago, just ~
bis hardship was getting into hiH carriage.
Not nflHy 10 losei Just Ia lime. CapIal! Clio
Touk
What do you mean, Mr. Ferret excnim-
cd Emily DalsIoni her sister waa too ngilaled
to speak
'Whni do mean Let ~ MI four step air,
into your inner hunciuuI,hnd ill soon tell you
whit ! mean
We adjourned uccordiuglyio an inner and
more private roam Our conference lasted
about hnlf an hour, M tho end uf whiri tho
ladies took lholr lonyc; lndy Compton, her
beautiful features alternately irndialod aud
clouded by smiles and tears murmuring m
a broken Hgilnled voice, an ulo shook hands
with me. You see, rir ho intended ne last
to do uA justice
Tho news that m action had been brought
on behalf ofau infant sou ofthr lnto SIR llar-
~ Compton against the End of l,msdalr, fjr
the recovery of tho cHinlcs in the possession
ofthat nohlcnian, produced tlo greatest cN-
element M the part Of the 'cOuulry where the
property WIS situated. Tho nssizo town was
crowded, On tie day the trial was expected
To come on, 10y tho touhniry Of tho late baro.
not and their families. will whom Tho pres,
cUt landlord was by no means popular. A.
passed up the principal street towards ths
courthouse, accompanied by my JUNIOR, was
received will loud hurrnings and waving Of
handkerchief, something after tho unnnHr,t
suppose, IN which chlyulrous Nrcl, clad
knights, about 20 10 lialllr 80 hohalfof dis
,reAsed dauscls, wuro Formerly received 10y
The miscellaneous spectators of the Lists. Nh
mcrous fhyors, cuckndca nrcamers of the
CrOmptnn cbl0rs, used ~ election rontcsir
purple aud nraurr, were also slyly exhibited.
.io.be Wora o-iantHiiaush displayed n rio
EuFtlHlu party should hn beaten. On rutcr-
iu= ihc .couri, found It crowded. M wc say
To the ceiling. Not only every sent hui every
inch Of standing room that could bu obtain
cd, was occupied. aud It was with great DIFF
nculty that Tie uslicrs of the court preserved
a'a,ilcion,iy clcur space for the lugrcss and
ogrcsHp Witnesses and counsel. Lord Fms.
dale, pl.c and anxious, spite Of manifest e.
fort To appear rontCmptuously Indifferent gnt
near The Judge, who had just entered the
court. The Archbishop of York, who'd va
had suhrmuwrtl. Why, his GrncG had uprit.
ly declared, halIcw not was also Of coursc
accommodated with seat on the bench. 4
Formidable lrlr, led hy the celebrated Mr. :
4 4 1.
what the case was they hn6 to meet, So well
had i'erfctkcpt his secret. they know no
more than dad their horschnir wigs. Ferret
had sormnly enloincd the sisters 10 silence,
aud no hint, need hardly say. was likely to
escape ny lips The jury, special, nf course,
wero ~ attendance, aud the ease, 'Dor, dc-
mise Of Compton versus Easdalc,' having
been called they were duly sworn to try the
ISSUE. My junior, Mr. Frampton, was i,ist ri.
sing to state the case, ~ II is called, when
Notwithstanding, rapidly increasing IN
volume and 'dislnctness, mud mingled with
tho sound Of cRrringe whools, wns heard APP
pronrhing, and presently Mr. Samuel Ferret
appeared. followed lay Indy Compton aud
her son, tho rrnr at the party brought up 10y
Sir Jasper Thornley,, whose Jolly fox hunting
face shono like full blown peony. The la
dy, though painfully ngtnted, looked char
mingly; aud tho tlmid, appealing glance she
unconsclously, ms II were. threw round tho
court, would, in doubtful CASE, havo secur-
ed verdict Very we'll got up, indeed, said
Mr. s., in voice sufficiently loud for the
jury to hcar-'vcry effectively managed.upun
my word We were, however, in too good
lIumor to heed tpnnts; aud ns soon rs silence
was restored, Mr. FrnmpiOn briefly stated the
case, md rose to address the jury. My
snCcch- Mas purposclY brief business like, mud
rnnIiIgpH 4 A ,l..,l tl,., 80 nf
tho marriage OF Violet Dnlsron, then only
eighteen years of age, with MIR Granger
the birth of n son; and subsequent disappear
ance OF the husband; concluding 10y an assur
nnce 10 jury IhAt siIuir prove, by -tReanirn-
vertlblo evidence, thht Granger was no otlI-
or person than the lato Sir Harry Compton,
l3aronct. fhis address 10y no means lussop-
cd the vague upprchensons of the other side.
n counsel that with such materials for clio
quencC, dsdRined TO have recourse TO it,must
need have n formidable cnse. Tie smiling
cOuntenances of Mr. S---an1 his brethren
became suddenly overcasr,nn the the pnor
and agitation Of Lord Emsdno sensibly in
creased
We proved our case clearly, step by step
the marriage, the nccouchmonI,' tho band
writing oTGrainger-Bistonp proved this--to
the letters addressed to his wifo, were clear
! y. established. The register ofIho marriage
was produced 10y the present clerk of the
Leeds church; the initials Il. Il. were pointed
OUT and at my suggestion the book WINS de-
posted for tho purpose of the trial with the
clerk of the court. Not II word of cross-eX-
animation had pnssed the lips of our learned
friends on the other side; they allowed our
evidence TO 'pnss us utterly indifferent. a
change was NJ hand.
Our next witness was James Kirby, groom
to the late haronet and to tho present earl
After few nnimportant questions, asked
him IL he Ind nNl.r snnn IllnI rnnIlnlnnm hn. !