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laughed when she got into the 

 cliaisc. 



- Mrs. Lee was last called. — She 

 Tery pointedly denied her acquies- 

 cence in beintc carried a'vay, and 

 said, she had frequently advised them 

 to desist ; and that, in various parts 

 of the transaction, sliewas so much 

 agitaU'd, as not to know what was 

 going forward. On her cross exa- 

 mination, Mr. Abbott asked her if, 

 when she left her house, she hud not 

 a steel necklace about her njck, to 

 which Mas suspended a bag with 

 can)phor in it r Whether it were not 

 cusfouiary with some people to wear 

 such a thing as an amulet or chatm, 

 to stiile passions, more particularly 

 that of love .' — This she admitted. He 

 then asked her, if she did not remem- 

 ber throwing it out of the chaise-win- 

 dow, on some part of her journey, 

 with such an expression as this : — 

 *• I have no more need of this charm; 

 I have given myself up, and now 

 welcome pleasure." 



Mrs. Lee. — " I had my common 

 dress steel necklace on which I usu- 

 ally wear — I threw it out of the 

 window — 1 cannot say when, nor 

 can 1 say that it was before we came 

 to Uxbridge. — I said, that it v. as 

 my charm against pleasure — I had 

 no occasion for it now, at that mo- 

 ment 1 gave myself up — I afterwards 

 expostiilatod. I believe the word 

 charm applies to the medical proper- 

 ties of camphor — I wore it as a se- 

 dative — it is supposed to calm the 

 passions and quiet the nerves. — I 

 teent up stairs at Tetsworth, the 

 chambermaid asked me when,! should 

 be in bed, or when the gentleman 

 should come up ? 1 said, in about 

 20 minutes. I was then under the 

 impression that my life was in dan- 

 ger from Lockhart, and also of some 

 •«riou» scuffle at the iun, in which 



blood might be lost. 1 recollect 

 inquiries were made as to the health 

 of Laudoun— don't recollect giving 

 advice that the sheets should be well 

 aired. When 1 thought it inevitable 

 I gave myself up — my d^'mcanour 

 might bi- such from desperation as 

 to give Laudoun an idea that he 

 might approach my bed." 



Mr. Abbott asked lief if her no- 

 tions of religion were not scepticaL 

 She answered yes, and that she had 

 not been to church for several years. 



Here the trial was stopped. Judge 

 Lawrence entered into a conversa- 

 tion with Mr. Abbott, and the 

 counsel, on the part of the prosecu- 

 tion. The latter admitted that no 

 compulsion was used to bring her 

 into the county of Oxford, she hav- 

 ing declared her free consent, when 

 she threw away her charm. On 

 which, after a few miiiuics charge 

 to the jury, the prisoners were ac- 

 quitted. 



7th. At a numerous and respect- 

 able meeting of persons of various 

 descriptions and denominations, held 

 this day at the London Tavern. 

 Granville Sharpe, Esq in the chair, 

 a society was formed for the circu- 

 lation of the Holy Scriptures, whose 

 object is grand and simple : viz. — 

 " To promote the circulation of the 

 Holy Scriptures in the principal liv- 

 ing languages." In such an object 

 all sincere christians of every de- 

 scription may cordially unite 



The society looks with confidence 

 to liberal support, both at home 

 and abroad, in pursuance of the 

 broad and extensive scale upon 

 which it is formed, and which 

 has commenced with a very Ijand- 

 some subscription. Three secreta- 

 ries of different religious persuasions 

 have been appointed, namely, the 

 Rev. Josiah Pratt, leifturer of the 



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