The Mysteries of the Court of London Vol. 7 — page 292: what you’re looking at

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ae eb. deen 69 es THR MYSTERIRS OF THE COURT, in the year 1890. Perha nation to give on that point Bagoonah healtated for 9 fow instants; and then ghe eqid, in the game cold palm voice as be: fore, I have no objection to explain that eubject, My royal mistresq procured numerous yoymes of an Koglish newspaper called the Times, and availed myself of gpportunities to read therein the history of the murder at Oaklands. It was thue that I was enabled to follow up the clue which I had previously obtained in India, and to underatend how jt was that the prisoner bad eo long barne @ false name.” e- “ Mr. Coleman,” asked the magiatrate, “ da you desire to mut any questions to this witness ?” “ Nogepsir,”’ was the seply. “ be best knows the reafon that has led her to the perpetration of laft this black deed pf treachery; and ehe may to the punishment of her own conscience.” Theeo last words seemed to atrike the gyah most fercibly; for ghe gaye 9 convulsive arart—ahs gasped as if about fo aty something—-and then staggering back from the witnesg-box,, she sank upon the seat a little way in the rear. “Prisoner,” said the magistrate, “have you apything to allege wherefure you should no} he committed for trial ?” © , I have promised” replied Lord Olagdon, firmly, “to leave myself in the hands of my lega| adviser.” Mr. Coleman thereypon rose, gnd addressed the magistrate in the following manner :— “Sir, Iam perfectly well aware that you have no alternative but to commit for trial the noble- man who stands before yoy. But I have elreed stated that I wish public opiniun to be suspenied until a better opportunity shall serve for the com- plete investigation of this unfortynate and intri- cate affair. Rest assured, gir, that if my client shall reiterate in another place that declgration of innocen® which I now make for .bim here, if is with a fervid reliance upan the justice of that heaven which may unravel thosg jntricacieg that human hands, if unassisted, cannot possibly digen- tangle. On the present occasion, mr, 20 more wil] be said on behalf of the prigoner.” The magistrate then formally decreed the com- mittal of Lord Clandon for triql; and the prisoner walked forth with a firm step to the cab which was to contay him to Newgate. Meanwhile Sagoonah had glided away from the court—availing herself of an apportunity when Lord Olandon wes sgain whispering a few words in the ear of the faithful Mark, relative to the manner in which he was to break to Queen Indorg the intelligence of his calamity. ° We must now return to the Dyke of Marchmont, whom we left at the moment he issued from the lawyer’s Office, leaving Armyfage behind. The nobleman had not in the firat ingtanco errivad there in his carriage : he had been on horsghack tp see Madame meee 3 and from her villa he bad ridden over straight to Bedford Row,—his groom holding his horeg while he was ip Mr. Dolemgn’s office, Qn coming forth thence, hea diamigggd "the groom, with an intimation that be purposed to propeed on foot: but it struck the domestic that there was a strange, half-wild, half-vecant ex- prossion on bis ducal master’s countenance. And well might i¢ be sol—for the,soul of the pe x08 have somp expla- al Ee SEE, 279 Duke of Marchmont was a perfoct pandemoniym at thet inetant. HH ve en through tho ad- jacent Squareas he felt ap if he were intoxicated -—~yet without any of the exhilarating effec's which wine produces. There was an awful ppopternation in bie brain; end never was Tye bewildered 4 | than at present how fo agi. re were reasons weet A shan to indwog him tq fy from the yet be had got the power to take He longed far some ane whom kag be 4 Pohieg i could : l ~ y- -swho might bapome ¢ itor of the ayupanitony searata ¢hat jay heavy 98 load upon his shal te a was kee queh a friondf All of @ sudden he revollee that his hrother—bis own brother—must at that moment be undergoing ty an exami j at 4 log-affice ; and he experi- i 8 fonazich ‘ hang Qesire to gscertain the FOGUIE be cowl consult — t ? No, got the reaults for he fel¢ that thie mast bq a pommittal for trials osgly concerned the Duke’a interest fo egrn wh $ had transnicad at the exhmination. Ho called a ppb, and procegded to an hotel in Covent Garden, where he asked for a private room and ordered dinner, Oh! well may thee reqder imagine that thie order was only given, for-form’s sakes byt the wretched Duke of Marghmon} was HAahle to par- take of a morse). Food pppesred ta stick jn his throat: yine seamed to guffocste him. He longed ta ask the wajter certain queations: but each time the damestic entered, tho Dyke's courage failed him; he dreaded ta beay something terrible in roapect fo himeelf. At length, poking at his watch, be found that it was save a’clogk; and fealing gonvinepd thet the pramination must be by that time over, he coyld ag longer endure the horrible state of ausponse in which he was plunged. He therefore mustered sup hie pourage fo address the waiter, who he pergeiyed did not know him, inasmuch ag he called hig ‘ sir.” so “Tq thera pot apme important Yaamination ging on close by, at Bow Street?” inquired the Duke, with ap almost supernatural effort to com- mand hig compngura. Vos, air,’ answered the waiter. “They say that Lord Clandon pag just beep committed for trial, for the hhurder of his uncle, about aineteen years aga.” : “T heard something about it ag I came along, said the Dyke, endeavouring to sip his wige with an easy nonchalant girs but he again felt as if i would choke him. “Haq gnything particular transpired ? I mean did the prisqner make any confession P or did hedeny———" “The pracesdings were not lang, siz,” answered the waiter: “only two witnesses were examined — the Inepectas and a Hindag women; and all the oyidence went dead againgt his lordship. I ba- heva bis lordship’ saliciter denied the gharges but beyond that nq defence was offered. You rbaps know, sir, the} Lord Clandan is the Duke O maremonts hrother ?” e Duke made no response: he could not: gud the waiter, thinking that he cared ng more far phe topio of conversation, igsyed from the rapn. The Duke began fo breathe more frasly 3 end Re said within himself, “It is clear thet withont the evideuga of Travers they can dq noshing, Will he remain stanch? or will he-— will he betray contja byt it ww © eigen ag ae Se 9 EO NOG SS (CO)