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a Shortly after this conversation , the duke told me that the duchesshad spoken to him about the will , and I replied &at I waa glad of it . Towards the end of October I saw th « [ hike and' MivBeanford together , and the latter asked me if I tliou ^ hi her ^ pnoe . was in a fit state to transact business . &ncL jLrinunQdiatelT > went into ithe duchess ' s bedroom , aa < l fating jl ^ iTOry calm and collected . I told , her there was kwitejbroingfs for her to transact , if she felt equal to it , aod sals rjBplJe 4 . f Oh , the will , I suppose ; oh yes- I asked her wfienislieVsnpnld be ready , ami ane replied * * Now , ' I thmk , will be the best time ; adding , * You will be here ?* I rejplKd % J ¦ ' * Of ciduarsei ; ' and I then ; went to the door , and saw Mr . Beauford with the will ia his hand . Mr . Beanford and 1 then-went into tine roomy add Mr . Beaufont went up to tba
lx »* % lKJre the duchess Was lying , and she sttoolc nands -mEa lrimfandiiaquared after th * health of Mrs . Beanford . He them read over the wUl to her grace , and I aaked her if sba undedtpod » V or whether she ! would 18 % tft have it fujly ^ ex-^ aB ^ dkAq her . vAJid hejr reply . was , that she . knewaa ^ aj ^ tifc aj ^| and ^ he ) said , at , the same time , ^ The inke read it tc me y * 8 i ! erjM . y ^ TBie duchess then signed the will , in . the presence pt ^ pf | udiMr ; fieanforf .. "iBe | uic < Jwas not present , aidwre ^ was ttd biie elflfe ia the room , the duchess was ia a recumbent position , and > hen she put her hand to tie pitpWit'snoWTery mtfcb , add she addressed me And said , *^ r ? s ! ia 1 l want joor assistance , ' and I then steadied' her band . -l ! li&pb £ itioft d ^ the dtichess atthe time- and * he > circanistances under which the signature was made « cwjlL , account lbfe ^« fi » P 9 « 3 i » ncew ^ it ; iiB evidently a ueryous signature . she
month ago . On the day when Mr . Beauford and Dr . Veritywere with the Duchess , Faravelie said she was in the dressing' room , and heard the rattle of pen over paper . The Duchess was hardly ever conscious . Lord Robert Montague said he was at Kimbolton during his mother ' s illness , bat his father often would not permit him to see her . "In June , 1860 , 1 had two conversations with Dr . Verity . Upon one of the occasions he said to me , that if he were asked in the abstract whether the duchess , at the time she executed the will , was in a competent state of mind to dispose of her property he should say certainly not . " Mr . Alexander Haldane , conveyaiicer , had been active hi getting up this proceeding . He felt a great wrong had been
done . BIr . Haldane spoke to alterations in a marriage settlement , under which , the daughter of the late duchess was excluded in favour of the duke ' s children by a second marriage . He also repeated what Lord Robert had said about Dr . Verity . Lady Olivia Sparrow-, the mother of the duchess , described bar own great affection former daughter , and for the doke , her fepn-in-Mw , only he would not 'allow her to love him . Sh ^ s described also the delusions of her daughter ; and gave it as her opinion that- she could not transact business . She ,-too , repeated whatr Dr . Verity had said . [ Dr . Verity denjed that he had spoken ^ to ; her . 1 " I had not become aware that this will had " teen executed until the , spring of 1849 . I lieird there bad been some naner sico ' edi and' I wrote to the doke to know if it was a
will and what were the particulars of it * and ; in his answer he merely said thatd £ iere was a tv ^ ll , hu t the names of the ch'ddren . were not mentioned in it . X immediately consulted Mr . ^ Haiclane , but I had no desire to . give any offence to the Duke of Manchester , or . to cast " any reflection npoa him , and all I , desired to 'do was , to carry out jtny daughters wishes , fswear that I never made use to ' th ^^ dtuce of " the expression that I had great rpoVer over' ' nty daughter , arid never' had greater pdWer in tny lite . 1 may Have said this to some one else * bat I certainly never said so to the duke . " ^ ¦ ' DrviSutherlatidi Dr : Conollyv «»«* ' % •< May *; speaking only from , what . they had ., heard of the symptoms of the duchess ' s malady , they should tiling her incapable of transiacting > . business .: but , they admitted the medical men in
attendance ( pn ner nad tue ; best means ot forming an opinion , » ' " . , ' ' . ' ¦ ¦ ., ' _ ' . " . , ' . . " ¦ Mr ., Baron Purke , in summing tip , observed "that it appeared * to him a great many matters had been introduced into tbe case which in reaUty had notbin&whaiever to do with it ; and'he should endeavour to disenioarrass it from all such matter , tad direct" the minds of the-jury to the real question at issue , whvich was whether ^ at the lime the Duchess of Manchester executed tuis Instrument , she was in itt competent state of mind to enable her to do so ,, With regard to the law , he should , direct them that , in , order to render a will valid , it was necessary that the person making it should : be of sound disposing mind . and " memory , and be oognisa , nt of the value of the property to be ' divided , and of
thecliiinasof parties to it . This was the general rule of raw that had'heen laid down , but cases of this description varied very much in their character , arid the jurVw « uld take all the circumstances into their consideration before coming to a ' conclusion . Where a person , o > n his death-bed , devised property to a large amount to a stranger , to the exclusion of hia own relatives , such a , case ought , no doubt ,, to be watched very aarrqwljT . The present ,, however ,-, was a case of a very different kind . Here were a husband and wife , who were , admitted to have lived together , on terms of the . greatest affection and confidence , and , if the evidence for the plaintiff was believed , an intention was expressed long before the instrument was executed of a desire to carry out the intentions expressed ia it . His lordship , after some further
remarks , proceeded to read over the whole of the evidence , animadverting upon the more material * portions as he proceeded , and Jbe concluded by expressing « an \ opinion that whatever decision the jury might come to with regard to the validity of the will , they would , feel that , 4 ue duke was completely exonerated from all possible blarne , so far as coercing or influencing tbe duchess to sign tbe > instrument , and that there . was not the slightest imputation upon his honour in the transaction , ' The question still remained , however , whether the ducheBs' Was in a competent state of mind at the tune to execute such an instrument , and upon that point they would give their opinion . ' The jury retired soon after five o ' clock , and in about half an hour they returned into court with a verdict for the plaint iff , thus establishing the validity of the will . .
,- ; Whe . n thie ducdiewrhad ^ igued the paper , said , m a farna .. | Voice , ^ ytreju fujthis as intact and deed . -IE © one , suggested ¦^ m to , ^ th ^ time to ' m ^ m ^ MB ^ k ^ H ^ Am ^ I iign ^ lJttw pSwSr after t ^ e ^ cheas . She repeat ^ mentioned the will after this , < Cft « s ^ xamlned is to theSllhesa of the dnchess , - Dr . Venty perBlatedm his first Btatemen ^—that although the ddctfess ^ I 0 medmes ibid ^ "delusions . ' yet she was quite competent to ^ transact bnnQWB ^ i >? i •>(' - : >•?• -- ¦ ¦ .. ; . > ¦ am :.-ii . ; a ) 'felnti ^ l Ifirememberseedug Mr . Haldem , a barrister , and ¦ frienAtfifrtha . tamUir ' Knf .. T / HA nnt uv ty » him * h » f , if , ih *>
_ duke , attempted , to ahenate the ; property frpmJhp famil y I ' W ^^ m ^^^ - W ^^^ i ^ s' ^ SS W * J ? 'mB&&&mx&tM&snte -y 88 &w&mffl&- -rMiw ^ that-i- ^ id ^ p ; . 8 frw& , ' idea of altenatinWbeFpBperty from hei * children uever « natferca ^ the- dttcltesfl ' s mind , . flttd that tl . ef will was only in-^* e ^ aed ^ : enal ) fe 3 iie duke t » - ' prevent « the iporti (> n of l « rd ^^ Kra £ U ! JnB ^ C ^ i ^ jEc ^' | ? ' ^ o , Jbis ^ teiredittianB ^^^ : ~ - .- ^ -.-t / ¦; . - > ::, s ' & ^ Mr . jBeauford tandiMr . Pearse ' corroborated the statement the Mr .
of * D ^^ Vierity respec ting will . Pearse , the solicitor z whojlrew tpe wijl , said there was no mystery , nothing un" ^; JD f . Motion * j » , physician , said , when lie left Kimbolton , on iP ^ ltffdc ^ her . the du cliesa certainly waanot in a fit state wlranisact bimness . Mr . Hurst , surgeon , said , that as her - hodilv aUment mcreaBediher mind gret ? calmer . Soni ^ iines ^ tthe deHriuni'lasted . two ortiree days . She fancied ' she lad "had a 3 baby ,. « Qd caressed the pillow , thinking it an infant ; i-Oimiut ^ aui the Queen wits in the room , and addressed her j jaliidv ^ tho ^ Diichess : of Gl oucester . u-But he did not observe i&Qm& ^ ' ^ te ^ kt fter ^ be 14 th OctoVer . , • : The Duke of Manchester Kexamined , gave a similar account of the illness of the duchess to that given by Dr . Verity . When she was ill the ~ duke saw her , and prayed and read with her every day ; She had strange dreams , - and the , duke told her , ho thought her bodily condition laid her open to temptation' iuid that it was a subject Upon " which ' they shouldr tuiite in prayer . One day , affer Df . Verify ] fiad spoken to him about the will , he went inio the duchess ' s
room . , , *¦ «* Ubonf'iny asking if I could dp anything for her , she said , ' Oh * Mandy , I don ' t like my will at all r I said , « W ell , I don ' t know the . contents of yoar former will , ' ' 6 r whether a codicil cbuld . be added to meet your wishes . The duchess paused , and " then repeated that she did no like her wilt , and she , did , not like to leave so much money at Frederick ' s disposal ^ and she did not lika to leave any of her children independent of roe . I then asked her if she would like to make a will leaving ( he property to me , but bearing on the face of itrthat'it was to carry oot her wishes . She seemed pleased at the proposal , and as though it had relieved her of her difficulty / The will wa 8 signed and { riven to the duke , and they talked about it 'the next day . Bis conversations with the duchess
were solely of a religious character . "'No clergyman was ever introduced to her during her illnesa ; Sheherself declined to see one . She did not receive the sidjCrament , and I believe the reason was that Lady G ^ iviai , ; her mother , was in the house . T he ducjiess declined to seo a clergyman , and said that I was better to her than any clergyman . There was a gainful feeling between Lad y Olivia and her daughter at this time , and it was on this account , I believe , that the duchess expressed no desiro to receive the sacrament . I sent myself for Lady Olivia . It would have been indecent for me , in the state her daughter was in , not to have done so . Lady Olivia acted painfully . As I was accompanying her to her daughter's bedroom she Baid , 1 have great power over her—I never had greater power over her in my life . ' She afterwards endeavoured to
go into the duchess ' s bedroom without the sanction of the medical men , and I told her if she attempted to do bo , I should turn her out of tho house . She was then very violent , and suid that if I turned her out of tho house , she would stay in the town . " The evidence for the defence was next put in . Elizabeth Can- , the nurse , and Mndamo Jenny Famvelle , tho lady ' smaid of the Duchess , deposed to the delusions she had experienced about having bad a baby , nnd being visited by the Queen . Often she did not know where she was ; and twentylour hours never elapsed without ! ier mind wandering . She frequently naked for her mother and wondered why she did not come to see her . She hud violmt fitH , and Fjirnvello was compelled to hold her down . Cross-examined— Furavelle said she hud first mentioned Ihebo things about a
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THE REVENUE . No . I . —An Abstract of tiik Nkt Puoduce of the RirvimuR ov Grkat Britain ^ in tub Years an » Quarters ended April 5 , 1853 , and Ai'iui . 5 , 1854 , SHOWING THE INCREASE OK DECREASE THEUEOF . Years ended April 5 .
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Quarters ended Aprils . 1853- 1854 . Increase . Decrease £ £ « £ Customs 4 .-432 , 832 4325 . 941 ... 1 * 6 , 801 Excise 2 . 098 , 581 l , 9 « , 850 ... 145 , 23 V Stamps 1 , 657 , 749 1 , 651 . 698 ... 6 , 050 Taxes 111 , 478 199 , 309 87 , 883 I * ropertarTax ..... 2 , 152233 2 , 667 , 714 418 , 481 Post Office .. 282 , 000 282 . 000 Crown Lands . 72 , 000 65 , 000 . ... 7 , 000 Miscellaneous ... 10 . 51 & 10 , 687 ... 8 , 831 Tot . Ord . Revenue 10 , 826 , 389 11 , 045 , 700 603 , 314 284 , 008 Imprest andotaer Moneys .. 221 . 096 . 276 , 316 65 , 220 Repayment * of Advances .. 171 , 889 111 , 072 .... 60 , 787 Total Income ...... 11 , 219 , 34 * 11 , 433 , 088 ' 558 , 634 344 , 790 Deduct Decrease 344 , 790 * Increase ou the Quarter 313 , 744
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No . II . —Tecs Ihcomb attd Csabob of thb Consoli-DATBD VVXB , UK THE QtTAllTBKS E 5 BED APBIL 5 , 1858 , AKD AFBIb 5 . 1854 .. Quarters ended April 5 . nrcoxE .
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. Two county elections occurred at the close of last week . On Friday the Earl of Bective quietly succeeded his fathrin-Iaw , the late Mr . Alderman Tiiompson , as Member f » r Westmoreland ; and on Saturday Lord Adolphua Vane- was returned unopposed for tbe family division of Durham County—the North . He succeeds Lord Seaham , who is now a Peer . Mr . Maguire has been found , by an election committee , to have been duly elected for Dungarvun . The representation of Flintshire is vacant in consequences of the elevation of Mr . Moatyn , by the death of L ' us father ,
to the peerage as Lord Mostyn . At a meeting held in the Maryleb « ne Court House , on Tuesday , Mr . Joseph Hume in the chair , the following resolution , among others , waa agreed to : — That the billintr * - duced into the House of Commons by Lord Join Rnss « H further to itmend the representation of the people is entitled to tho cordial support of all Parliamentary reformer , inasmuch as it greatly increases the number of voters , disfranchises nineteen nomination boroughs , and transfer * their representation to more populous districts . " Sir Benjamin Hall and Lord Dudley Stuart were present and supported the resolutions .
At a Court of Common Council Icld on Thursday , Mr . Anderton moved that a dutiful and loyul address should bo presented to tho Queen , assuring her M » ijcsty of tho cordiiil dutmurt of her faithful and loyal subjects the citizens of Rwjdon in prosecuting tho war decLtred b y her Majesty against Russia , in tho confident belief that it ia a . just and necessary measure to preserve the biila uco of power in Europe , nnd in tho earnest lio ^ io that it will loud to ur » early and lusting peace . The mutiua uua un ; uiiiiiously agreed to .
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Mr . ( iossctt succeeded Mr . Cl ^ inenttton , on Monday night , us l ) eputy Scrgi'unt-at-Arms in tlio House of Commons Mr . ( j osseLt is popular in tho House . Mr . Tlioinaa liuring , M . I ' ., has consented to be nominated
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#$ O . THE READER . [ SAtuRDAir ,
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1853 . 1 S 54 . Increase . Decrea-so . & £ . £ & Customs 18 , 618 , 180 18 , 871 . 882 35 S . 143 Excise 18 , 386 , 498 13 , 473 , 872 88 , 374 , Stamps l 0 , 420 , 025 0 , 4 t » t , « 38 65 . 913 Taxes ' 3 , 194 , 271 8 , 24 , 1 . 701 47 , 430 Property Tax ' 5 ,. o 93 , 043 0 , 075 , 077 882 , 884 Post Office > 1 , 045 , 000 l . lOt . OOO C ! t , ( K ) O Crown Lands ¦ 252 , 000 8 » 5 , 888 1-W . 8 S 8 Miacellaueoua ... ' 271 , 514 167 , 5-14 ... 10 » , D 7 <) Tot . Ord . Hevenuol 4 . C 83 . blO ' 49 , 724 , 052 1 , 145 , 38 a 1 O : J , D 7 <) Impr « stand other MoiicvH ' 7 U . 718 O 3 't , ao » 2 H ) , C 591 Rupa ^ uiunts of Advajiccs l . n 4 ., r . 4 H l , 33 » , G 01 224 , 053 Total Income 60 . 512 , 80 ( 5 51 . 0 U 7 . 802 l , 5 « t > , « 20 U > 3 , 1 > 7 « Deduct Uocrcjiso 11 ) 3 , 1 ) 70 Increase on tho Year 1 , 4 SB , « bg
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MISCELLANEOUS . The chief event in Court history this week lias been the presentation of addresses ? to the Queen by both Houses of Parliament- Her Majesty received them on her throne . Prince Albert stood on one hand , and the Prince of Wales on the other ; Vrhile around stood the Ministers and the great household officials .
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1863 . 1854 . £ . £ Permanent 3 > ebt , , ; ....., 5 , 487 , 179 5 , 424 , 8 ras Terminable A . nnuitiea 1 , 282 , 781 1 , 273 , 400 Interest on Exchequer Bills issued to meet the Charge on the Consolidated Fund . ,... „ % .. „ ......-: — .. * - . ... 2 , 817 Sinking Furid ^ 604389 S 13 . S 76 The Civil List 99 , 495 99 , 745 Other Charges on the Consolidated ' Fund ... V . 312 , 982 308 , 220 For Advances 98 , 390 158 i 996 For . paying off Non-commuters of certavnStocks ... 1 , 990 , 373 Total Charge r ... 7 , 885 , 216 10 , 676 , ^ 8 ? The Surplus 3 , 859 , 284 1 . 581 , 775 11 . 244 , 500 11 , 858 , 062
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1853 . 1854 . _ 2 ~ £ Customs ... ~ ...... i * 4 , 451 , 238 4 ^ 44 , 748 Excise ... » „ SJ . 05 ^ 31 1-949 ^ 2 $ Stamps 3 , « 57 . 749 1 , 651 , 699 Taxes .... „ . 111 , 476 M 9509 Property Tax ..... ; 2 , 182 , 283 2 , S 07 # O * fost Office .... ,... ,... 282 , 00 ft 882 , 000 Crowu Lands _ i 72 , 000 65 , 000 Miscellaneous 19 , 618 1 < MB ^ 7 Imprest and other Moneys 113 , 658 171 . Produce of tfceSaleof Old Stores ...... 107 . 538 10 * 375 Bejpayments of Advances 171 , 859 111 , 072 ¦'¦ . - ¦ ¦ ¦ 11 ^ 44 , 600 li . 458 , 062 To cash broaglit to this Account and applied to pay off Deficiency Bills .... ... 200 , 000 11 , 244 , 500 11 , 658 , 062 CffABGE . ^
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Leader (1850-1860), April 8, 1854, page 320, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2033/page/8/
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