, 1874-03-11

After noticing in the letters written
from Ireland various points bearing on
questions raised by the defendants exami-
nation and by the line Of defence adopted
by his counsel, his lordship drew atten-
ton to the date 22nd Of June on the copy
of the vow," as strongly confirming Mr..
Gosford. In the face Of that document,
and Lady RadcIitfe's and her mothers
OLady Doughty's) evidence to the effect
that Roger Tichborne never saw his cousin
after that day, DR., KeneaIy had PROFOUND
ed the view that the alleged seduction
took place between the 10Th and the 220d
of June, 1852, the period Of Mr.. Itch
borne's visit to Tichborne and in support
of this he had cited a letter written by
Roger Immediately after bis return to
barracks at Canterbury, in which he spoke
of being in a " state OF confusion" But
this, said his lordship, was " certainly not
in accordance with the statement OF his
client p and his Iord>hip further pointed
out that the very next letter, written on
the same day, cleared up the mystery OF
that i" state of confusion which the learn
ed counsel had attributed to guilty con-
science for therein he speaks OF beng
g in a state of confusion on account OF a
change Of MISUNDERSTANDING remark
ed his loldship, that the confusion was
not " confusion of mind" as suggested,
but only " confusion of furniture" His
lordship further noticed the passages IN
the letters, evidencing that Roger did not
90 to Brighton races, and therefore could
- l..v,oL ,,,, rvinAlnl nc tho dQfAndant
had alleged and, moreover, that he could
not have gone to Lewes races as DIR.
KeneaIy had suggested was perhaps his
meaning. Other passages were also quot
ed in contradiction OF the defendants state
ments that his mother released him from
his difficulties by raising 500L., Lady
Tichborne being then resident IN Paris,
and the letters to her containing no token
of any such transaction. Then passages
were cited with reference to Rogers visit
to Poole when Mr.. Seymour was contest
ing that borough, which his lordShip re-
marked were wholly inconsistent with
the defendants statement that he had been
invited to stand for Poole. In the deem
dant's statements regarding the contents OIL
the sealed packet he had stated "th0t MS
father pressed him to marry bis COUSIN
and on this point his lordship directed at
tentian to the evidences in the correspon-
dence that the knowledge Of Rogers at
tachment for Miss Doughty was withheld
from his father.
From this point the correspondence,
evidencing the movements OF MIR. Itch
borne almost from day to day, and sup
porting by internal evidence the statement
that he did not visit Tichborno any more,
was gone through with great care, his
lordship pointing out the indications OF
wounded pride and the other avowed mo-
tives which induced the young man thus
to carry out his declared intention of not
going to Tichborne Then came numer-
Gus illusions to his intention OF visiting
South America and Mexico; his great
wish to see that part of the world" and to
"fnish his travels in Europe;'' and finally
his Ior1snip traced his history down to his
s~oiourn at Upton, in Dorsetshire, the seat
of Sir Edward Doughty, which Lady
Doughty had lent to him for awhile. The
learned judge read a letter enumerating
with great exactness a very extensive list
of clothing and other articles which he
desired to have brought there. 1t was
hut q fnw months later. on the death OF his