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


od lho witness no he uttered the last sentence,
Mr. f., will one Of his oomplnront CLAN
ces az the iury-bOE, femHrking IN sufficient
" loud whisper, That ho had neyur heard u
more conclusWs reason iUr not lcllinRln his
| li6i
DID you mention Iiat 1o,l were present al
tie denlh Of the late baroheiY'
Yes did, luld un llnI were within
about three hundred yards of late master
whom he had lint ugly Gall; aud Hint when
got % IN, lis sort pulled me down, and wills
perod horso-like, send ior Reverend Inchn-
filh Zimmermnn.' ! remember H. it WIS
SIGH M oulandish name Ike
'Oh, OH thought !, ~ Mr. f. reached
across iho tnbla for tho parish rngiHler H. H.
h acquiring Significance ! perceive
Witt, sHd what 'l''I- 'his gentleman say 10
that 2
Say Why, nothing particular, only seem
ing quite Joyful 'mnZcd like; mud when asl-
ed un why, 'he said IL wns such comfort Ia
find his good FREUD Sir Harry had such pi'
ouH thoughts m his last moments
The augh, quickly suppressed, that follow
eel these wrfds, did not come from our learn
eel friends 1u the other side.
'siir Harry used those words'
lls did; bat NJ lac died two N lhteo min
utcs after, II we're of course no us0 10 send
for no person whAlsomcyer.'
'ENnclly, Tint will do, unless the other
eide hive any questions. 10 nth' 40 qutH-
ton was put, aud tho witness went down
Call said I Ia tho crirr of Tho court -'cull
the Reverend ZHclmrnh Zimmerman
This waE bomh-shcll. Lord Emsdnlc,
the better to conceal his agitation, descended
from tho bench md took hu scat bosidr l,is
rounsu The Reverend Hnclnrah thinner
man, examined 10y Sir rrnmpi0n, deposcd ~
a. "A
Tor Of Dunhy, shropshire, aud bal been ~
holy orders more than twenty sears. Was
on nvisit 20 the Rev. Mr. CRANKY, ~ i.osda-
seven ycnrs Hgo, when one morning Mf Crnln'
by being much iudlSpOsUd, requested Inn 10
perform The marriage e~renony Too a ypiihE
couple then Whiting ~ church. Tic coupl-
cd, aud u4icd ~ wrdlnrk Niu!gt DulsiOn and
Henry Granger. Tho bride wus the lady
uow pointed ont to him IN court the BRIDE
gI6Jii ~ tad discovered uhuui two rrnf-
ngo to bc no other Than tho late SIR Harry
Compton. hnronof. Tho initials n. y. were
ms mud wf,ltou 10y him. The parish clerk ~
failing old NM had not "iliciHtrd NJ the nNr-
rage. nephew, hc believed, had acted tur
him, hn, hc had entered tic mnrrirgr ~ the
usuNl firm afterwards,
ilaw dill you ascertain that Henry Gram
ger was tie Sir Harry Comrtou
Il was Introduced 20 SIR Harry Compton Ia
London, nj the house OF the Archbishop OF
York. hy his Grace ltinsell.'
Il remember ihe Incident distinctly, Mr.
Zimmerman said his Grace from Tie bench.
'licsidcs which, added ihr rector, my pres
ert living ~us presented To mo, about nigh.
teen months since, 10y the deceased harouui,
must further, IN justice TO myself, explain
that !. Immediately amer the Introduction,
sought mr. clncidapcn at the my sIrry from
Sir Harry aud lac told ME thnt, IN n freak of
youthful passion lac had married Miss Dalston
m the name Of Granger, fearing liIs uncla'S
dsplcnsurc should IL reach his ears that las
wife had died IN her first confinement, after
giving hlrlh To n siill-born child, aud lac now
wishrd-ihn matter TO remain IN Obliviou'--
lie ulso showed me several lcltctS, which ]
then believed genuine, confirming lis story.
heard no ,uore Of the matter tdl waited upon
10y the attorney of the plaintiff MIR Ferret
A hrentllcss sIloncG-lrey1llrd during the
delivery of this evidence. Al its conclusion
tho dullrst brain in court cnmprChrrdcd that
tho cuuse wHs gained. aud succession of
cheers, which could not I've suppressed rnng
through tho couTl, md were loudly echoed
from without SIR Jr-pet's voice sounding
high above all tho rest. Suddenly, too, ns II
10y magic, almost everybody in court, save
the Jury aud council, were decorated with
orange aud purple tavors,nnd u perfect show
or of lhcn Tell nj tie feet mud about the per
sons of Lady Compton, her sister, who had
by this time joined her, mud tho infant Sir
llunrS. AZ soon NJ the uNpostulations aud
mlcnnccs Of the Judge lad restored silence
and order, his lordship, addressing Lord Ems
Inlu's SENIOR council, sud, writ, tTrutTrrr
s., what course do you propose 10 n
dort"
NY Lord replied Mr. S., after u pnuse,
Il aud my learned friends have Thought II Our
.lutY TO advise Lord Emsdpe that further
opposition 10 The plaintiff S cluun would prove
ultimately futile, and lHvo therefore 10 am
nounre, my lord aud gentlemen ftho jury,
that we ucquiesco in verdict for the plain
un' -
you have counscIed wisely replied his
lordship 'Goutlcmen Of the jury, you viii
ofcourso return n verdict Cor tho plaintiff
The jury hastily aud joyh'lly nsscntod; the
verdict was recorded, and the court adjourn
ed for an hour in the midst Of iunnltuous
excitement. The result of the trial flew
through the crowd outside like wilhirc; and
when Lady Compton aud her son,nncr strug-
glihy through Tho denscly crowded court,
s,eppod into Sir Jnspcr's carriage, which was
in waiting AT tie door, the enthusiastic up
roar thar ensued--ihe hurralng, shouting,
waving OF hats and .handkcrchiels denfcnod
mud bcwildercd one; and it was upwards Of
an hour ere tho Sfp'rrtitoStHg chariot ranch
ed Sir Jnspcrs mansion, though not moro
than hnifn mile distant from tho town. MIR
Ferret, moon,ed on the box, aud almost
Jmo,hcred a parple aud orange, WIS con
spicuous object, aud prime iayoriie with
the crowd The next day Lord Emsdnle,
glad, doubtless, TO qnit The ucphborhood as
speedily us possible, ioii tho castle, giving Ia
dy Compton immediate possession. The JOY
of the iennnlry WINS nnhounded, md under
the wakelnl superintendent of MIR Ferrett,
all cams against Lord Emsdalc for receiving
r,,,,., J,ian;.Iotipps Nr were Animated we