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piness; her conduct, until that 
period, and for some time after- 
wards, being represented as uni- 
formly correct in the discharge 
of her duties as a wife and mother. 
An alteration in this conduct was 
first noticed by the Dowager Coun- 
tess of Roseberry, towards the 
end of the year 1813, when she 
observed her daughter-in-law dis- 
posed to advocate principles in- 
consistent with her domestic du- 
ties and previous behaviour. In 
March, 1814, Lord Roseberry left 
town for Scotland, upon the oc- 
casion of his father’s illness, whose 
death, which was then hourly ex- 
pected, shortly afterwards took 
place. He then returned to town, 
and remained about three months, 
It was at this time that several 
letters passed between Sir Henry 
Mildmay and lady Roseberry, 
which were produced in the cause, 
and evidently showed an undue 
intimacy between them. They 
were couched in terms of the 
warmest affection, and pourtrayed 
the feelings of Sir Henry Mild- 
may in the strongest language.— 
Lady Roseberry, too, at this time, 
was in the habit of often walking 
in Kensington - gardens, where 
she was met by Sir Henry, and 
the progress of this intimacy pro- 
duced in her a great indifference 
of behaviour towards her husband. 
He remonstrated with her, and 
subsequently forbad Sir Henry 
his house; but finding they had 
still many opportunities of meet- 
ing, he determined to withdraw 
from London. Sir Henry’s letters 
to lady Roseberry about this time 
expressed the greatest uneasiness 
at this determination, conjured 
her, if possible, to avert it, and 
expressed his determination to 
follow them in disguise. They 
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repaired to the Earl’s seat in Nor- 
folk, and afterwards to another 
seat in Scotland ; and it was here, 
in October, 1814, that those acts 
took place which formed the foun- 
dation of the present proceeding. 
Lady Roseberry adopteda practice 
hitherto very unusual with her, 
that of taking lonely walks by her- 
self, rejecting the company of the 
Dowager Countess. The latter 
was rather alarmed at this, and 
though not suspecting that any 
criminality had as yet passed, she 
determined to watch her motions. 
Sir Henry, under the assumed 
name of Colonel De Grey, had 
repaired to Scotland, and taken 
up his abode at an inn in the 
neighbourhood of Lord Rose- 
berry’s, where he suffered his 
beard and whiskers to grow, and 
otherwise disguised his appear- 
ance. His lordship’s family at 
this time consisted of himself, the 
Countess, the Dowager Countess, 
and his brother, the honourable 
Mr, Primrose, besides occasional 
visitors. They usually dined at 
six o’clock. The ladies retired 
about seven, and were joined by 
the gentlemen about nine. Lady 
Roseberry usually made some ex- 
cuse for Jeaving her mother-in- 
Jaw and retired to a suite of rooms 
on the ground floor of one of the 
wings of the building, They cva- 
sisted of a library, anti-room, a 
bed-room, called the red béd- 
room, dressing-room, and some 
others, all of them communicat- 
ing with each other, and with the 
windows looking out upon a ter-’ 
race ; just below which there wasa 
leaden cistern, by means of which 
it was not difficult to ascend the 
terrace, nd enter these rooms by 
any of the windows. The Dowager 
Countess, in the course of her: 
