After two years she complied with the request. She subsequently gave up the other child also. Afterwards, he required her to change her name, and return some of his letters, which she was obliged to comply with; she was subsequently thrown into prison for a promissory note executed by her by the name of Collet to Mr. O'Hara, which she did by advice of counsellor Knowles, who said her indigence required relief, and that if Mr. O'Hara took advantage of the note and signature, he would only expose himself. Remained six or eight months in Newgate. Mr. O'Hara was anxious to relieve her, but she chose to remain to have the case tried. At length he brought her discharge and paid all the expenses. This was in 1801, and she was liberated. Was afterwards imprisoned in the Marshalsea on another such note, by Mr. O'Hara himself, who again liberated her in a similar manner. Was arrested a third time for rent; and again by government as an alien enemy, at the instance of Mr. O'Hara, as Dr. Lawrence informed her, but did not speak to Mr. O'Hara about that. Dr. Lawrence then interfered; inquiries were made, and she obtained her discharge and a protection from government, which protection she now produced and swore to. It came from the duke of Portland, and is signed T. Lees, and was produced and read on the former trial. Returned to Crebilly in 1818; never was arrested again: got the protection in 1805: remained in London from that year till 1818; lived again with Mr. O'Hara as man and wife, from 1818 until he married the last womanin 1821: heard of that marriage only two days before she left Crebilly: Mr. O'Hara wanted her

to leave it sooner, but she would not. Was put into a chaise to go to Belfast, but at cross roads directed the driver to go to Ballymena, and got notices put up at various public places, a copy of which was put in, and read and proved. It forbade the proposed marriage of Mr. O'Hara and his newly intended wife. Witness applied in London to lord chief justice Ellenborough, who gave her papers to Mr. Barlow, who gave them to Mr. Templar, master of the Crown office, who sent her an order, which was here put in, proved and read. One of the servants who was at Crebilly (Sophia Stafford), when witness first went there, is grandmother to the present defendant O'Hara.

The lady was then cross-examined by Mr. Pennefather at great length; but nothing very particular was elicited from her. She admitted that Miss Jackson and Mr. O'Hara lived in or near London from 1790 to 1802, when that lady died; that she (witness) was there also, and knew of their residence, but never went to claim or demand her husband, nor wrote to Miss Jackson for him.

By the jury-Old Mr. Hamilton acknowledged witness as his daughter in London, and he was alive at the marriage of Mr. O'Hara with Miss Jackson. She dined with Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton there. Witness did not apply to old Mr. Hamilton to interfere for the restoration of her husband, because he himself had left his own wife, and taken up with another, and was at that time in London to avoid an arrest.

Rev. Patrick Brenan. Is a Roman Catholic priest; lives near Bally-castle; was educated at one of the Colleges in Paris; was

five years there in 1789; saw Mr. O'Hara in Paris, and dined with him there. There was also a priest (Cassidy) and a French officer. The French lady was introduced by Mr. O'Hara as his wife; she sat at the head of the table; the child was in the room in the nurse's

arms.

Ellen Dowdal's deposition was read from the Judge's notes of former trial, she having died in the interval. It stated that she had been four or five years in Mr. O'Hara's service; saw the French lady there; she got the name of mademoiselle, but principally that of Mrs. O'Hara, in the house. Witness was present at the marriage by the priest. Miss Cherry O'Neill, and Mrs. and Miss O'Kane, visited Mrs. O'Hara; was present, when the child was christened.

Mungo Brown. Is an advocate at the Scotch bar, and a Presbyterian; it is never known in Scotland that marriage is celebrated in church; such a marriage as that which is said to have taken place at Dumfries would be legal.

Alexander Wilson.-Has been a tenant on the O'Hara estate 45 years; produced a lease, dated 1789; it is for the life of Mr. O'Hara's "son, John Francis Hamilton."

D. O'Hara was a tenant of Mr. O'Hara; recollects when the plaintiff was born; there were bonfires on the fair hill, and drink was given to the tenants.

Daniel Murray.-Knew the late Mr.O'Hara; knew one Lindsey; had some conversation about Lindsey; Mr. O'Hara said he was taking great liberties in speaking of the French lady; witness observed that others were speaking also of her. Mr. O'Hara said, as you are a gen

tleman and a person to be relied upon, I tell you we really are married, though I do not wish my father to know of it.

Lived at

Patrick O'Hara. Crebilly; saw the bonfires, and got part of the whiskey; Mr. O'Hara on that occasion gave out the toast of the heir of Crebilly.

A letter from Dr. Lawrence was then put in; it was addressed to Mrs. O'Hara,_33_ Bury-street, purporting that Dr. Lawrence was sorry he could not call: but enclosed 10l. and would write to Ireland as he proposed.

Mr. Pennefather for the defendant, proposed to prove that the professed Scotch marriage could not have taken place in 1787, for there was no person of the name of Gibson at the King's Arms Inn till the year 1798, and that Madame Collet was discharged from the hon. Miss Preston's service, for being found in an improper situation with Kurell Mr. Preston's French valet.

The first witness called was Thomas Glendinning. Lived in Dumfries; he had been there since 1786; knew the King's Arms; was born within four miles of Dumfries; the King's Arms in 1786, was kept by Henry Clint, who kept the house till 1798. There was also in Dumfries the George Inn, kept by M'Vitty. There was no Inn at that time kept by any person of the name of Gibson in Dumfries; Gibson came there to the King's Arms in 1798; was proprietor of the King's Arms. Witness had the lease in his hand that was granted to Gibson; it is dated in 1797; held it four or five years.

Joseph Wharton.-Is an Englishman; lived at Shap, in Westmoreland; removed to Dumfries

in 1798; witness married a sister of Mrs. Gibson; Gibson kept an Inn at Shap; lived three years with Gibson as coachman; removed with him to Scotland.

William Dalzell. - Lived in Dumfries; had known the King's Arms for 40 years; lived at the Inn in 1783; and left it in 1798; Thomas Clint was landlord in 1783, and until 1798; witness went as post boy to the King's Arms Inn; there were three head waiters in witness's time; the first was William Haslop, the second Smith, and the third Stevenson; Smith was waiter in 1787; there was no person of the name of Gibson as landlord or waiter in 1786 or 1787.

Recollected

Cross-examined. an English or Irish gentleman and a French lady, travelling with a black servant, and stopping at the Inn 37 or 38 years ago; did not see any other servant with them; did not recollect how long they stayed at the house; saw the French lady going up stairs; Clint was at the time landlord, and Smith head waiter; no servant about the house of the name of Gibson; the black servant alluded

to was a woman servant.

Thomas Langdon produced an attested copy of a bill from the Court of Chancery, in the cause of "O'Hara v. O'Hara," and the answer in the same cause; also various orders from the Court of Chancery, and a copy of the judgment in the Court of King's-bench; and orders to examine the hon. J. Preston of Liege, in Flanders, dated 18th of July, 1825.

Deposition of hon. John Preston was then read by the Register. Was 72. Did not know any of the parties in the suit. He was brother to the late lord Gormanstown.

His sister Margaret, being at Lisle, on the 31st of October, 1786, hired a French or Flemish

woman

as femme-de-chambre or waiting woman, called Rosalie ; did not know her surname ; did not know what wages she was to receive, but thought it was about six or eight louis a year. The witness did not know in what situation Rosalie was previous to her engagement with his sister. Witness went to Dublin in 1786, on being appointed guardian to his nephew; travelled in a carriage with his sister; Rosalie was not in the carriage with his sister; she and a man-servant were in another carriage. Rosalie did not leave her service voluntarily, but was turned off, his sister had no other maid-servant in 1786 or 1787; Rosalie never lived in the capacity of companion, nor as a friend or intimate; she was not, when hired, in a rank or situation to entitle her to keep company with his sister.

Abraham Brewster esq. barrister. Attended last trial, and was in Court, in Dublin, at the time, and took notes; recollected Mrs. O'Hara's answer to the question as to her education: she said she had been to school at a convent, and received an education suitable to a gentlewoman, and came over merely as a friend and companion to Miss Preston, and that her rank and situation was such in France as to entitle her to keep company with Miss Preston; she deposed that she practised lace-making partly for profit and partly for amusement. On a question from the jury, she admitted that familiarity is greater in France between the servants and masters, than in this country.

The Bishop of Meath. Knew

the late Mr. O'Hara intimately; Miss Jackson was witness's wife's sister, and niece and ward of lord O'Neill. Shane's Castle is eight miles from Crebilly, and Tullamore lodge is about a mile and a quarter from Crebilly; was present when the licence was obtained, and the usual oath was taken, swearing that there was no precontract or impediment to this marriage; they were married at Kildross, and afterwards went to Portglenone; they then resided at Jackson's-hall, near Coleraine, afterwards at Crebilly and in Dublin; they went to England about three years after; saw them there; had some conversation with O'Hara, after his wife's death, about his children. He introduced the children to him, and told witness they were illegitimate; witness, on that occasion, advised him to apprentice them out.

J. Patrick, Surgeon in Ballymena. Became acquainted with Mr. O'Hara in 1817, and was present in the church of Ballymena, when he was married by Mr. Babington, to Miss Sophia Duffin, in June 1819; Miss Duffin was daughter of Samuel Duffin, a farmer; the church was full at the time of the ceremony.

Cross-examined. Saw the caution against the marriage put up by the former wife.

Three letters from the plaintiff, signed John Francis Hamilton to his father, were then proved and read. They related to insignificant subjects, and concluded with the phrase "your humble servant."

Henry Murray.-Was witness to the lease granted to John Francis Hamilton, of 77 acres, for three lives at the rent of 301.

Robert Knox. Knew Mr. O'Hara; was intimate with him,

dined frequently with him, and sometimes stayed at Crebilly for four or five days at a time, in 1787, 1788, and 1789; met a foreign lady there; she was called mademoiselle by Mr. O'Hara, and by witness, and servants; witness met many persons as visitors, but never any ladies.

James Gray.-Was surveyor of Customs at Portpatrick; knows John Johnson; he lives at Ballyhalbert; had opportunity for a number of years to know his character, especially since 1815; did not consider him worthy of credit on his oath.

John Lockhart. Knew John Johnson since 1815, at Portpatrick; knew him as a smuggler and informer, and would have great difficulty in believing him, unless he stated a very probable story.

Sarah Knowland (her deposition taken by commission).-Was wife of the rev. Mr. Knowland; was 63 years of age, or thereabout; was acquainted with Mr. O'Hara, her relation, and intimate with him; but never saw him after his wife's decease; in the course of the summer of 1787, witness took an excursion, and wrote that she would visit him, according to his frequent invitation, but at the time did not know that he had any other person residing in the house, either male or female. Deponent waited at an Inn on the road, and received a letter from Mr. O'Hara, expressive of regret at not receiving her at Crebilly, as a person or female resided at his house with whom it was impossible she could associate.

A copy of the will of the late Mr. O'Hara was then read, dated the 29th of March, 1803, in which, after two or three legacies, he devises his personal property to his