I had heard hi r speak of Captain Farquhar, Lord Cole, and Sir F, Johnstone as friends of her own and of her family. 1 received them after marriage into my own circle. I had a slight acquaintance with Lord Cole and -'ir F. Johnstone. Sir F. Johnstone at the suggestion of Lady Mordaunt, was in vited to Walton. I was also aware that the Prince of Wales had an acquaintance with my wife. I had spoken to His Eoyal Highness, but I was never intimate with him. __ I was aware that he was on visiting terms with her family. He never came to my house at my invitation. I warned : iy wire against con tinuing the acquaintance with His Royal Highness for reasons which governed my own mind. I told her I had heard in various, quarters certain circumstances connected with thi Prince’s character which caused me to make that remark. I did not enter into particulars. At that time I had seen the Prince once at my house. I was M.P. for South Warwickshire for nine years, and until | the dissolution, in 1868. I was not aware till after my wife’s confinement that the Prince j had been a constant visitor at my house, nor | that any correspondence existed between them. I never knew at that time of any correspon dence indicating— Mr. Serjeant Ballantine.—That is not an swering my question. Were you aware before the confinement that any correspondence had passed between them ? Witness.—l was nol aware before her con finement of any correspondence whatever between Lady Mordaunt and the Prince, j Mr. Sergeant Ballantine.—Supposing the Prince of Wales had visited your wife during your absence in Parliament and elsewhere, you were not aware of the fact ? Witness. —Ho; I knew from no srurce at that time of the frequent visits he paid. Lord Penzance.—Except the one occasion when you saw him, were you aware that he ever called P Witness - —I had heard he had called occa sionally, but not from Lady Mordaunt. It had been mentioned to me by a connexion of my own family. After that I spike to Ledy Mordaunt on the subject, and desired her not to continue to receive him. On the Bth of November, 1837, Lady Mordaunt wont to i London with her maid Jossie Olark. 