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respond with. her / had no object, either dis

ana then hrst conceived the idea Of making
her my mistress.
In the convent at Galata2 In the convent.
n heyearing the habit of Sister of Mercy2
Attending the sick and wounded soldiers
OF the Crimea2 True, sir.
And you conceived the intention then Of
taking her from that holy work, and of
making her your mistress conceived the
notion of making her my mistress, but not
from that holy place. i .' r.
Did you sit with her in the little room at
Charity Yes, sir.
, Did you talk to herr did.
Was marriage mentioned2 No, sir.
Do you swear that2 / do
On that occssion2 No.
Did you not swear on this table awhile
ago that you did talk of marriage on that oc-
casion2 did not, sir.
Sergeant Sullivan; / refer you to your
loIdships notes. he said: talked of mar
riage, but did not propose it.
Is that true? 1t did not refer to that oc-
cssion. ...........- ..'.....
Do You think it is laughable thing to
seduce woman2 Upon my honor do not.
Upon your oath; do not want any of
your notions of honor; is it laudable l do
not think it is. -.'.
Are you perfectly satisfied of that2 am
now. ...... .tI -... t...
When did that satisfaction come over your
mind2 When | married, sir, on the 26th Of
June, 1858.
Itwas then you got a proper notion on the
subject2 1t was. ~
But up to that, perhaps it was laudable
thing in Jour opinion No, itwaS not laud-
able. 'T'''H
What was it2 Well, that depends upon
whether it was found out or not, (Sensation
in court.)
Did you dine at the same table with Miss
LoDgworth as Lady Straubensee's guest 1
did. .i eI sos
Had you private conversation with her
at Lady StTaubensee's hut? had. j..
In the course of any of these conversations
at Lady Straubensee's hut, was marriage
mentioned between your Yes, sir, for the
purpose Of declaring its impossibility on my
part. e. =
Was it mentionedP For that purpose it
was. The witness was severely cross-ex-
amined on this point.) 1t was one of the
greatest reasons for the impossibiity of mar
rying without some fortune on the part of
my wife, my pecuniary circumstances.
just now used false word; it was more q
| reason. ErLIa 1T
Chief Justice For what2
| Witness; For the purpose to make-that
| is, to show that marriage was an impossi-
u.
1 Chief Justice: WITH Teresa Longworth
| Witness: | did, my lord. . t
Cross examination resumed-In the house
of the lady of an officer in the British army
at the Crimea, suggested this connection to
Teresa Longworth. frrrp .-., 60.
Chief Justice-Is that what you say2 =
Witness-That is nay answer to it. a.u
| Chief Justice Marriage being impossible,
you proposed that she should become your
mistress? an --,---.---
Witness-Very nearly that. (Sensation. J
| ask you, were you or we're you not plot
tingto make Teresa Longworth your mis-
tress? Plotting is hard word. ~
Hard or soft, will you answer i'll? l was
carried away by my feelings.
| You were plotting-look up, sir, to the
jury were ydn2 would not call it by 50
Were you planning? ! was not planning.
| /, Were you plotting? No, sir. Find me
better word! iEfs7 .vr 80 gr .-.r. 49,.
WIZ you find me better or worse one,
! / Siye you the whole vocabulary I was
thinking Of the thing; but, sir, without an v
fixed intention of caffying'lt odt, and al
| ways with the idea in my mind that this
young lady was very we'll able to take cara
Of herself [Sensation.1 ar
Was that the reason why you stole back
to the steamer at Balakava when General
and Captain Straubensee had lett her, be-
cause you thought she was able to take care
| of heTself2 1t was arranged between us
that was to 60 back. Invent back to the
steamer to see her. .t 'r -t
Having started them you went back to
the steamer did. -1.
To. attempt the virtue of Teresa Leng-
worthi No answer. sa ..r3d .r... :.
Well sirf did not go back for this pur-
But the attempt followed pretty ouickly2
1t followed that evening, certainly.
upon your oath, were you upon your
knees at all upon the poop? Not to my
Will you swear you were not On your
knees? To the best Of my recollection.
Wlll you swear2 10 the best Of my recol-
You won't go further2 No. -...-E
Did she send you asketch of you on your
act knteS, Sng PhShhlng yopaway2 dontrecOl
letter was handed to witness, on which
was the sketch mentioned by counsel.
fou see yourself on your knees there, and
she pushing you away2 She is holding up
her hands and deprecating it. - -
Turn to page eighty-niAe of the book. In
me letter begin9inggara Teresa you will
thatd had placed myself in false position
with regard to you, one of all Others the
most painful to me-namely, that had
promised TO you to do more than could
have performed when the ime camer-What
was that promise, upon your oath au Ha.s
witness latter some hesitation) 1t was
promise to live good deal with her, and the
whole Of our future connection was pointed
at. 1t had been arranged that we were 10
go abroad and TO live together, but we were
not TO be married. | had promised to do
more than could perform when the time
came. 4 had promised TO spend more time
with her than found could do, as it would
have involved too much absence from nv
friends and from my duty. Fai al Ir- =
/ When the time camel what did that
mean? When she could come and live with
me. 'Hn.. a'.'ef N stist
When was that letter written The letter
was written some time in May or June, 1857.
Look now At her letter where she says:
u have been dreaming ever since. can
not bear IT,. You know IL is not in nature.
and you sworeN before God and you will not
peTjuIe yourself What does that mean ? ID
ISL very stroDg expression on the part of
Miss Longworth. ! have no recollection Of
swearing Wlth any solemnity before God
any thing. ea1h --1
ANY thing atall? Anything at all.
> on never swore any thing before God
with hPr have norecoHection of doing SOL
AT any timer Exceptit be TO protect and
love her under the Unfortunate eircum.
stances OF the impossibility of our having
any better connection. iaL lIisq aa s5....- -
Doyou think the way 20 protect and love
"a woman isto bold her as your mistress, aud
throw her Oft when you like; is that your
protection and lover Tue protection and
love that l medilated at that time. ~
Then call II by some other name, and do
not degrade those words by attaching to-
them 50 vile meaning; find me some other
name for yoHr design Passion. .fl
1.-THE witness was then examined with
reference to the alleged intimacy aDE Edmburg.
He stated that this connection frst com
menced in the month of March, 1851.
20 fBy British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph / IA
DrBLIS, Friday Evening. The case for the
defendant closed to day after which Mr..
Whitsside, for the, plaintiff, examined few
witnesses. aiHd .roo8 E ~ ua5H ..5t8