Speeches of Lord Campbell: At the Bar, and in the House of Commons; With an Address to the Irish Bar as Lord Chancellor of Ireland (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Speeches of Lord Campbell: At the Bar, and in the House of Commons; With an Address to the Irish Bar as Lord Chancellor of Ireland

With the exception of the case of Queen Caroline before the House of Lords, this trial excited more interest than any other which had occurred in England for half a century. In addition to the importance attached to it from the rank of the defendant and the beauty and literary celebrity of the lady, whose conduct was to be investigated, the general feeling was, that the stability of the existing administration depended upon the result - and if the verdict had been against Lord Melbourne, he could not have retained his position in the councils of his Sovereign. The newspapers had very improperly canvassed the subject before the day of trial giving most exaggerated representations respecting the evidence to be adduced, and particularly respecting certain letters said to have been discovered by Mr. Norton in his lady's writing desk. The eyes of all Europe were turned to the scene, and couriers were ready to start to the principal courts on the continent with news of the verdict.

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