APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE. 



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Mr. Evans, npoiithe twogrouiids 

 of an undue ascendancy exercised 

 over the testator's mind by Miss 

 Fox, and his total incapacity, as 

 well at the time of making the 

 will, as before, and subsequent to 

 it; and in support of this, a va- 

 riety of circumstances were ad- 

 duced. It was stated, that Miss 

 Fox had taken advantage of the 

 deceased's infirmity of mind to 

 produce a criminal connection be- 

 tween them ; that they afterwards 

 lived in open adultery, and she 

 introduced her father and mother 

 into tlie house as inmates, and en- 

 deavoured to estrange his aifections 

 as much as possible from his son, 

 and his family ; that they con- 

 spired together to obtain the de- 

 ceased's property, and often spoke 

 of the will as having been ob- 

 tained by a plot of their's, and 

 treated the deceased as insane, as 

 in fact he was ; that in the spring 

 of 1810, he began to commit the 

 most extravagant acts, purchasing 

 large quantities of poultry, jewel- 

 lery, &c. for which he had no 

 occasion, destroying the furniture, 

 &c. about the house, ordering 

 dinner at a particular hour, and 

 then insisting upon having it, 

 though raw, two or three hours 

 sooner, and throwing the gravy 

 and sauce over those at the table. 

 Several letters, also, pompously 

 and improperly addressed, and 

 otherwise mdicative of insanity, 

 were produced, as having been 

 written to persons with whom he 

 had formerly corres|(Onded in the 

 most accurate manner, and by 

 whom he was esteemed, as in fact 

 he was till then, a man of un- 

 common judgment. And one in- 

 stance in particular of his insanity, 

 which happened on the very day 



t!ie will was executed, was niuch 

 relied on. He was walking on 

 that day in Lord Northwick's 

 grounds at Harrow, and observing 

 the doors open, said he would take 

 that opportunity of paying his 

 respects to his lordship, with whom 

 he was acquainted. He then 

 burst into the drawing-room, where 

 Lord Northwick, the late Mr. 

 Perceval, and lady, and » large 

 party were assembled, with his 

 dress much disordered, and his 

 face pale, and disfigured by a blow 

 he had received from Mr. Fox. 

 His whole appearance and con- 

 duct were such as to convince 

 Lord Northwick of his derange- 

 ment, and he accordingly called 

 for the assistance of his servants, 

 and delivered the deceased into 

 the custody of Mr. Fox and his 

 daughter, who had by that time 

 come up. He was shortly after- 

 wards i)laced in the care of keep- 

 ers, and ill November following, 

 a commission of lunacj' having 

 issued, an inquisition was held, 

 and the Jury returned a verdict of 

 insanity without lucid intervals, 

 from the first of July preceding, 

 five days prior to the transaction 

 of the will. He was then re- 

 moved to Dr. Willis's at Hoxton, 

 where he died in October, ISH. 



Li reply to this, circumstances 

 were adduced on the part of Miss 

 Fox, to show that she possessed 

 the deceased's confidence, but 

 without any undue means; that 

 his displeasure was very great 

 against his son for not coming to 

 see him, and he often declared it 

 would be thousands out of his 

 way : that Miss Fox's connection 

 with the deceased, far from being 

 notorious, was hardly known, aud 

 her fatlier was introduced into the 



