Note 123 — APPENDIX II. LORD GAMBIER’S SECOND DESPATCH IGNORING MY SERVICES ALTOGETHER.

From an item in my solicitor’s bill, dated June 6th, only two days before the trial, I extract the following: “Attending a consultation at Mr. Serjeant Best’s chambers, when your case was fully considered, and all the counsel were decidedly of opinion that you must be defended jointly with the other defendants; and the counsel recommended your servants being in attendance on the trial, although they still remained of opinion that neither they nor any other witness ought to be examined on your part.” In a subsequent item, dated June 7th, the day before the trial, I am represented to have acquiesced; not, however, in the non-examination of my witness, but in the joint defence. It appears, however, that I held out to the last; and if I did acquiesce, it was then high time to do so, otherwise, in all probability, I should not have been defended at all.