124 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1794. 



coachman to Mr. Howard, and 

 came into his 'ervice on January 

 10 h, J7.Q1. He used to drive )ady 

 Elizabeth in hercarriage- H-.' knew 

 Mr. Bingham from April, l/Ql. 

 He constantly met her ladyship in 

 the Park. First of all, a conversa 

 tion of five or ten minutes used to 

 take place between them, and then 

 her ladyship wouldget out and walk 

 in the Park, and sometimes in Ken- 

 sington-gardens. This happened al- 

 most every day. He drove her to 

 places mf amusement, though she 

 often v/ent in a chair. He had -een 

 Mr. Bingham come and hand his 

 mistress into the carriage, after (he 

 opera was over. In the year 1 792, 

 he remembered lady Elizabeth, and 

 Mr. Bingham going froin the ope- 

 ra to the Mansion-house in the citv, 

 to a ball. There was a young lady 

 in the carriage with them, butwljo 

 she was he did not know. Mr. 

 Bingham on all occasions paid par- 

 ticular attention to lady Elizabeth. 

 Mr. Bingham ne\-cr was at Mr, 

 Howard's house. 



On cross-examination be said, 

 Mr. Howaid went very seldom to 

 public places of amusement. Lady 

 Elizabeth used to go to Rauelagh, 

 and return at two or three o'clock 

 in the morning. Mr. Howard did 

 rot go there, though Mr. Bingham 

 frequently did. He said, he drove 

 lady Elizabeth, another lady, and Mr. 

 Bingham, twice to Ranelagh. Mr. 

 Howard, he said, used to sec lady 

 Elizabeiliatbreakfast, at dinner, and 

 what not. Lady Elizabeth also at- 

 tend?d routs, but she went to them 

 in a chair. He did not knov/ whe- 

 ther IMr. Howard went to routs. 

 She came home at three, four, rive, 

 and six, in the morning. Mr. How- 

 ard had gone to bed. This was the 

 case for a great length of time. 

 Mr. BelLsysj said, he was a dis- 



tant n lation of lord Fauconberg's, 

 and also of Mr. I - oward. Ele saw 

 them in the month of October after 

 they wen. married. They did not 

 seem to live on ihe most plea.sant 

 terms The cause of liieir ditlerenLe 

 was the jca'ou.sy which Mr. How- 

 ard entertained of Mr. Bingham. 

 Hi could not .say he saw Mr. How- 

 ard treat lady Elizabeth with un- 

 kirdness. Some few words .some- 

 times passed 'between, which .seem- 

 ed to be owing to that cause. 



On cioss-examination he said, to 

 the best of his recoliection the £rst 

 time he perceived any appearance 

 of jealousy was in about a year and 

 a half after the marriage. He said, 

 he was made a confidential friend 

 on both sides, and he med his best 

 endeavours to make them agree as 

 husband and wife ought to do. 



D£FE>'C£. 



Mr.Erskine said,"The plaintiff's 

 counsel has bespoke an address 

 from me which you must not expect 

 to hear. He has thought it right, 

 either in courtesy to me, as I am 

 willing to believe in part, and un- 

 doubtedly in part for the purposesof 

 this cause, that you should suppose 

 you are to be addressed with a de- 

 gree of eloquciice which most un- 

 doubtedly 1 i:ever possessed, a:.d if 

 I did, I should be incapable at this 

 moment of exerting itj because the 

 most eloquent man, in order to ex- 

 erthiseloq'.ience, must iind his mind 

 fi'ee from embarrassment on the oc- 

 casion on which he is to speak. I 

 am not in that condition. My friend 

 has expressed himself as the friend 

 of the plaintiff. He does not regard 

 him more than I do, and hardly 

 knows him better. I stand in the 

 same predicament towards my own 

 honourable client. I know him, and 

 because I know him I regard him 



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