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These authorities we conceive to be decisive. But further it is to be observed, that in the case before your lordships no temporal offence amounting to felony is charged. The articles impute lewd habits, gross and scandalous practices and immoralities, none of them amount ing to felonies, but clearly cognizable in this court, contrary to the canons, and subjecting the party to deprivation. Having now, as we conceive, established the facts charged against the individual accused, and also the jurisdiction of the court, it only remains to pray for your lordship's sentence. This is a duty, which, I am aware, must be most painful to the Court; yet, however distressing the act may be, I am confident your lordship will conscientiously and boldly pronounce that sentence which the law demands. You will cut off this pestilent member, and discharge your duty to your country and your God.

His grace the Lord Primate, after some conference with his brethren, requested that the Court should be cleared. Sir Henry Meredyth, before he retired, ten dered to his grace a written sen tence for his perusal and approval, referring to, and founded upon the evidence in the cause; this his grace received. His grace and

brethren remained for some time in conference. It was then an

nounced, that the court was opened, and that the attendance of the advocates and proctor of office was expected. They accordingly at tended; and thereupon his grace the lord primate, in the presence and hearing of his brethren the lords bishops, of his vicar-general, and of other distinguished personages, rose from his seat, and, the entire of the auditory then stand

ing, and the bishop of Clogher being again thrice called, but not appearing, his grace proceeded to read the sentence in open court. When he had finished, he signed it in open court, and directed it to be lodged in the registry of his diocese; where it now remains a record of these important proceedings, and of their perfect consummation by the absolute deprivation and deposition of Dr. Percy Jocelyn from the bishopric of Clogher, and from his episcopal order and authorities.

CORONER'S INQUEST ON THE
MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRY.

(See Deaths p. 286.) The inquest was held at his lordship's house at North Cray.

Before the jury left the room, where they had met, for the pur pose of seeing the body, one of them suggested that his colleagues as well as himself, should take off their shoes, in order to prevent, as far as possible, any noise that might be occasioned by them in walking, and which might disturb the marchioness. This hint was immediately acted upon, and the jury left the room. They were conducted to the dressing-room, in which the body of the deceased lay, and where it had remained from the preceding morning. It was lying with the feet towards the window, on the face, enveloped in a morning-gown, with a handkerchief tied round the head. The floor was covered with blood, in which the garments of the deceased were drenched. The wound, which had occasioned death; was pointed out to the jury; it was immediately under the left ear, and was extremely small Not a word was spoken, and the jury retired once more to the din

ing-room, all deeply affected by the melancholy spectacle which had been presented to their view. On taking their seats the coroner called the first witness,

Mrs. Anne Robinson, who was sworn and examined.

What is your situation in the family? I wait upon the marchioness of Londonderry.

Did you know the marquis of Londonderry?—I did.

Is that his body which lies up stairs?-It is.

again at seven o'clock on Monday morning (yesterday morning.) I answered it. When I went into the room, he asked me what I wanted there? I made no reply; but her ladyship said, " Anne, his lordship wants his breakfast." Her ladyship was then in bed. I left the room, and brought the breakfast up. He found fault with the breakfast, and said, "it was not a breakfast fit for him." He said there was no butter there. The butter, however, was on the tray,

Have you observed the state of and the breakfast was such as he his health lately?—I have. usually had.

For what length of time?—In my opinion he has not been well during the last fortnight, and particularly so since Monday week. State what occurred on the night preceding his death.-On Sunday night (that is two nights ago) he rang the bell of his bed-room-at least, I supposed it was he. I answered it. He asked me, why lady Londonderry had not been to see him. I answered, that lady Londonderry had been with him all day.

Had her ladyship, in point of fact, been with him?-She had, and was then in the adjoining room. I then went away.

Did you again enter the room? -I did. He rang the bell again, and asked me, if Dr. Bankhead had been to see him? I said he had, and had been with him a great part of the preceding night. He then asked me, if he had talked any nonsense to Dr. Bankhead? My reply was, that I did not remain in the room during the conversation.

Was this the fact ?-It was.
Did you then leave the room?
-I did.

What happened afterwards?-
He rang
the bell of his bed-room
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Was there any thing in his manner, on this occasion, which appeared to you extraordinary?— Yes; it struck me as uncommon. His voice was sharp and severe, which was very unusual with him. I left the room after this.

Were you again summoned to the apartment?—I was. About half-past seven the bell rung again. I answered it; and, on entering, his lordship asked me, if Dr. Bankhead had come down from town yet? I answered him, that Dr. Bankhead had slept in the house. He said he wished to see him. I went to the doctor, and told him my lord wished to see him. When my lord desired me to call Dr. Bankhead, my lady was in the room, and she followed me to the door to speak to me. My lord, on seeing us together, said there was a conspiracy against him. After I had told Dr. Bankhead of my lord's wish, I returned to the room, and told my lord he would be with him in two minutes. As soon as my lady was ready to go into her dressing-room, and had shut the door, I went back to the door by which I had entered. My lord was then sitting up in bed. As soon as my lady had retired, my 2 F

lord got out of bed, and shortly after opened the bed-room door, and rushed by me towards his own dressing-room. [Several questions were here put to the witness, to ascertain the precise situation of these rooms. From the answers

which she returned, it appeared, that the common sleeping-room opened into a passage, on either side of which was a dressing-room-lady Londonderry's on the left, his lordship's on the right. At the extremity of the passage was another door, leading to Dr. Bankhead's room.]

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What followed?-I called to Dr. Bankhead, and said my lord wanted him. Dr. B. immediately came up, and followed my lord into his dressing-room. Immediately on his entrance, I heard him exclaim, " my lord!" or my God!" I went directly into the room, and saw my lord in Dr. Bankhead's arms. I remained in the room, till he laid my lord on the floor, with his face to the ground. I saw blood running from him, while the doctor held him. I saw a knife in my lord's hand, but did not hear him say any thing-I was much alarmed. [A small-penknife, with a blade about two inches in length, and nearly half an inch in width, crooked towards the end, was then shown to witness.]

Do you believe that to be the knife you saw in the deceased's hand? I do.

What did you then do?-I went to my lady's dressing-room.

Did you see the deceased use the knife, or see the wound, in the bed-room?-No; I did not.

Did you perceive any wound or blood, while he was in the bedroom?—No, I did not.

Are you quite sure there was no

blood upon him, while he was in his bed-room?—Quite sure.

Are you quite sure no person went into the bed-room during the interval of which you have spoken, but Dr. Bankhead?—I am quite sure that no person did.

The Coroner.-The object of this inquiry is, to show that the act must have been done by the deceased himself, and not by any other person.

Now with respect to your lord's mind. Are you able to give us any information respecting the state of his mind?-The state of his mind was very bad; very incorrect; very wild in every thing he said and did.

Can you give us any particular words or expressions which he used, from whence we may be able to judge of the state of his mind?

I can say in the first place, that he asked me for a box which he said lord Clanwilliam had given to me, when lord Clanwilliam never gave me any box; and he wished me to give him his keys, although they were in his own possession, and he had them about him.

Did he express any apprehensions of the persons about him?— Yes; during the last fortnight he repeatedly said some persons had conspired against him.

What other observation did you make on his general conduct?He was very wild, and particularly on the last day before his death.

In his manner?-Yes, in his manner; he was very severe. In speaking?—Yes.

What was his general manner? -Always mild and kind-very much so.

Had he expressed any particular apprehensions about this conspiracy. What words did he usc ?

When he saw two people speaking together, my lady and Dr. Bankhead, he always said " There is a conspiracy laid against me."

I would ask you whether, during Sunday and the preceding days, there was any thing in his manner which induced you to believe that he was not in his right mind?-Yes, many.

State some of them?-He scolded my lady on Sunday afternoon, because, as he said, she had not been with him all day, and had entirely forsaken him; although she had been with him all the morning. This was in the after

noon.

You have no doubt that his mind was disordered for some time previous to his death?-Not the least; that is my firm persuasion, confirmed by all I observed.

The Coroner. Would any gentleman on the jury wish to put a question to the witness?

The jury declined putting any question.

Dr. Charles Bankhead sworn and examined.-On last Friday afternoon, at 5 o'clock, I received a note from lady Londonderry, desiring me to come as soon as I could, to see the marquis of Londonde y, at his house in St. James's-square. Her note stated, that she was very anxious about his lordship, as she thought he was very ill and very nervous; that they were to leave town for North Cray at seven o'clock in the evening, and that she hoped I would come before that hour. I arrived in St. James's-square at six o'clock, and found my lord and lady alone in the drawing-room. Upon feeling his pulse, I conceived him to be exceedingly ill. He complained of a severe head-ache, and of a confusion of recollection. He looked

pale, and was very much distressed in his manner. I told him, that I thought it was necessary that he should be cupped, and that I would stay and dine with his lady and himself, whilst the cupper came. The cupper soon arrived, and took seven ounces of blood from the nape of his lordship's neck. After the operation was performed, he stated that he was very much relieved, and I advised him to lay himself quietly down on the sofa for half an hour; and, as he had scarcely eaten the whole day, to take a cup of tea, before he got into the carriage to return to North Cray. He followed my advice, and laid himself down on the couch, where he remained very tranquil. After this he drank two cups of tea. I waited until I saw my lady and himself get into the carriage in order to return to North Cray. Before his departure, his lordship said, that, as I must be sure he was very ill, he expected that I would come to North Cray, and stay all Saturday night, and if possible, all Sunday. I sent with him some opening medicines, which he was to take early on Saturday, in order that I might know the effect they had produced on my arrival. I know that he took these powders on Saturday. I arrived at North Cray about 7 o'clock on Saturday evening. understood that his lordship had not been out of bed all day, and I immediately proceeded to his bedroom. On entering his bed-room, I observed that his manner of looking at me expressed suspicion and alarm. He said it was very odd that I should come into his bedroom first, before going into the dining-room below. I answered that I had dined in town, and knowing that the family were at dinner down stairs, I had come to

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visit him. Upon this he made a reply which surprised me exceedingly. It was to this effect-that I seemed particularly grave in my manner, and that something must have happened amiss. He then asked me abruptly, whether I had any thing unpleasant to tell him? I answered "No, that I was surprised at his question, and the manner in which it was proposed." He then said, "the truth was, that he had reason to be suspicious in some degree, but that he hoped that I would be the last person who would engage in any thing that would be injurious to him." His manner of saying this was so unusual and so disturbed, as to satisfy me that he was at the moment labouring under mental delusion. I entreated him to be very tranquil, and prescribed for him some more cooling and aperient medicines, confined him to barley water, and allowed him slops only. I remained with him during Saturday night and till one o'clock on Sunday morning. Though his fever was not very high during any part of this time, yet the incoherence of his speech, and the uncomfortableness of his manner continued unaltered. During Sunday I visited him frequently, and continued with him in the evening till half-past 12 o'clock. I advised him to be as tranquil as possible, and told him that I would endeavour to persuade my lady to come to bed. I slept in a room very near that of his lordship. On Monday morning, about 7 o'clock, Mrs. Robinson, my lady Londonderry's maid, came to my room door, and asked if I was dressed, telling me, 66 I my lord wished to see me by and bye." I answered, that I was ready to come that mo

that she did not wish me to come then, because her ladyship had not left the bed-room. In about half an hour, she returned again, and said, that his lordship would be glad to see me immediately, as her ladyship was putting on her gown, in order to go into her own dress ing-room. On walking from my own room to lord Londonderry's bed-room, I observed that the door of the latter was open, and could perceive that his lordship was not in it. In an instant Mrs. Robinson said to me, "his lordship has gone into his dressing-room." stepped into his dressing-room, and saw him in his dressing-gown, standing with his front towards the window, which was opposite to the door at which I entered. His face was directed towards the ceiling. Without turning his head, on the instant he heard my step, he exclaimed, "Bankhead, let me fall upon your arm- -'tis all over." As quickly as possible I ran to him, thinking he was fainting and going to fall. I caught him in my arms as he was falling, and perceived that he had a knife in his right-hand, very firmly clenched, and all over blood. I did not see him use it; he must have used it, before I came into the room, In falling he de clined upon one side, and the blood burst from him like a torrent from a watering pot.

I was unable to

support him, and he fell out of my arms. I think the wound must have been inflicted as soon as I put my foot on the threshold of the door; its nature was such, that the extinction of life must have followed it in the twinkling of an eye. I think that not less than two quarts of blood flowed from him in one minute. I am satisfied that a minute did not elapse from ment; but Mrs. Robinson said, the moment of my entering the

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