The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-13

prest nted to the living of Barton-on Heath in
Warwicksh re,aLd 8 Rrand-daughter Olive went to
by him. At the age of ~ or Is she came 10 London
and there met Mr.. de Serres, an artist, and mem
9e1 99d1, oi the Royal Academy, whom she married IN
After the marriage, they hyed tor some time in
Liverpool, ana Mrs Ryyes, the petitioner, was born
there in 1877. In 1903, unhappy differences arose
between Mr.. and Mrs Serres and they separated
Mrs. Serres and her daughter after yards lived to-
gether, and she became en- inent as painter, and
wrote some books. They were visited 6y noble and
Distinguished persons, and in 1876 hey were
taken TO Brighton and introduced TO the Prince
of Wales, afterwards George IV. Dr. Wilmot
died H. 1907 and the papers in bis possession re.
leen demo tied with Lord Chaibam VINO diej I'M
177S passed INTO the Lands Of Lord Warwick Mrs
SeIres was ignorant OF the history of her birth until
1916, when Lord warwick, being seriously az,
thought lt right 10 communicate the secret to her
ano also to the Duke of Kent and to place the
papers IN her hands. The learned counsel was going
ON TO Geal some documents purpOrting to be signed
b. the Duke OF Kent dec arations of the pei.
Court that he was not entitled 10 do so, according
to his c1se the DIke of Kent was not q egtti-
mate member OF the royal family. He said that Mrs.
Series up 20 the time of her death in 1884 and the
petitioner ever since that date had made every
ehOrt to have the documents on which they founded
IN, ir clam examined bV some compe ent tribunal
In addition TO the documents a5ove referred to- he
roau great NUM- or of Others and he said that
abou seventi OF them wou be produced contain
ing forty three signatures OF DR. Wimot sixteen OF
LORD Chatham, tive We Of Mr.. Dunning twelve o.
George III, thirlY'two of Lord Warwick ana
mcnts had been repeatedly brought to the notice Of
the successive ministers of the Crown, IT had never
teen suggested unit to day that they were forgeres
! he Lord Chief BarOn-You cannot be ignorant
that there was debate in the House of Commons
several years ago, in which they were denounced a.
torgeries, and the late Sir r Peel directed atten-
ton TO the fact tnat some of the documents were
signed warwick" although thev bore date when
Lord Warwick was Lord Brooke, and before he took
the tltle OF Warwick"
Mr. w. Smith ad Sir r. Peel had talked great
nonsense in that speech. The dates on The docu-
nents referred to were not e. dates on which they
were attested, but the dates on which the events
happened which they certified. They were not at
tested until subsequently, ap cared by letter of
Lord War WICK. In cOrcusl0n, he said that, in ad-
dihon to the evidence he should produce as to the
autheLt city OF the handwri ing of the documens,
he shOu put in evidence portraits showing the ex-
traOrdinary likeness of Olive Wllmot TO the royal
1amiY; and he urged the improbabltty OF any forger
being foolish enough TO multiply TOO many unneces.
sary forgeres and needlessy increase the risk Of de.
lection and punishment.
TIE Court adjourned at the conclusion of the
learned cOunsels address