I!28 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1794. 



her own age, a handsome accom- 

 plished young man. La'ly Eliza- 

 beth said, «' Mind you call me ear- 

 ly in the morning," Slie called 

 her ladyship about nine o'clock. 

 Slie went into the room afier Mr. 

 Howard had left it. Lady Eliza- 

 beth was in bed. She threw her 

 arms about the witness's neck, and 

 cried very much, but did not spe;ik. 

 This unhnppiness and sheddin'^ of 

 tears continued for about a fort- 

 night after the marriage. The fa- 

 mily then returned to town, that 

 her kdyship might be prfsented at 

 court; 



, In general, Mr. Howard retired 

 to rest before lady Elizabeth, who 

 used to come home very late, at 

 three, four, five, and six, o'clock in 

 the morning. After shecame home, 

 she sometimes slept an hour in a 

 chair, and the witness was forced 

 to wake her and put her to bed. 

 She recollected that lady Elizabeth 

 once said, she would as soon go to 

 Newgate as go to bed to her hus- 

 band. Her ladyship was sometimes 

 in very good spirits, and sometimes 

 very dull. Tiie witness once said 

 something to lady Elizabeth about 

 her wedding clothes. " Indeed, 

 " Polly, replied herladysliip, when 

 " I had these clothes I never thought 

 " of marrying Mr. Howard." 

 When the family was in Suflolk, 

 and one of her ladyship's sisters was 

 in the house, the witness recollect- 

 ed that lady Elizabeth left her lius- 

 band's bed, and went to her sister's. 

 The witness never saw nor heard 

 any words between them : but lady 

 Elizabeth was very unhappy at ti mt-s. 

 One liay, after she had been at 

 Kensington-gardens, her ladyship 

 seemed to be very unhappy. The 

 witness asked her what was the 



matter? Sherenlied, she had met 

 Bingham in th^ garde, .s, :'.vA that 

 he had tu'-ned up his '.iotr n* her. 



Lord George Con A'ay and Mr. 

 GreviUe were CiUed to prove that 

 Mr. liinj;ha:n was acquainted widi 

 lady Elizabeth 'oe^(;rc her marriae;e 

 with Mr. Howard, and that their 

 regard and affection was mutual. 

 They said, that afterlady Elizabeth's 

 marriage with Mr. Howard Mr. 

 Bingham went to Balh, Chelten- 

 ham, &c. and that he did not see 

 her for many months after her 

 marriage. 



Mr. Singleton said, he saw Mr, 

 Howard and lady Elizabeth shortly 

 after their marriage, and that she 

 did not appear to be extremely fond 

 of Mr. Howard. He saw reasons 

 for Mr. Howard to be dissatisfied 

 with the conduct of his lady. Mr. 

 Howard told him he did not think 

 that she was particularly attached 

 to him, and that she would not al- 

 low liim to use the privileges of 

 a husband. This was about six 

 weeks or two months after t! e mar- 

 riage, and she had refused down to 

 that time. 



Charles Iv'Iorris was next called. 

 Mr. Erskine said, he did not wish 

 that any more evidence should come 

 out, which was so distressing to 

 every person nearly connected with 

 the parties, and therefce he had no 

 objection, it it was agreeable to 

 Mr. Mingay, that the cause should 

 stop here. 



This being agreed lo, the lord 

 chief justice addressed the jury as 

 follows : 



'• Gentlemen of the jury. The 

 cause is now arrived at that period 

 which calls for the dibcharge of a 

 duty which peculiarly belongs to 

 you, to ascertain the damages which 



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