The Express. — London, England, 1864-07-29 00:00:00

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Mel WAIN' AT LONDON DAIDOIL TEI9 DST Mambo& 106. Um.. 6llmese. 116.1046 To-moiutow —Morning, 116. 45a3 Allenens, OS. LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 29. AT length the great YrxvEarox cue is closed. By a majority of three to one the House of Lords has determined that Major Yuvartrori and Miss LONOWORTH are not man and wife, and Mrs. FORBES may now be regarded as the only lawful and Honourable Mrs. li - raysitrox. This case suppliesanother instance of the glorious uncertainty of the law. The original decision of the single judge who beard the case in Scotland was against Miss LONOWOETH. That decision was reversed by a majority of the judges of the Court of Session. And now Lords WENSLEYDALE, CHELMSFORD, and KINGSLX3WN, against the opinion of the Loan CHANCELLOR, have reversed the judgment of the Court of Session, and have once more pronounced against Miss LOW/WORTH. Amidst such a con flict of opinions it may seem difficult to determine which is correct. But it is not to be denied that even before the House met yesterday there was a general expectation that the result would be such as it is. The particular form in which the question came before the Court is important. If Major Yetvrac- TON had been sued for goods supplied to Mies lA)Nt.:WORTH as his wife, it would of course have been necessary to determine the question as to the validity of their marriage. But, whatever might have been the decision, it would only have applied to the parti cular case. It would not have been conclusive in any other action brought by any other tradesman. The effect of the present proceedings in the Scotch Courts will be very different. Their scope was much wider. It was, in fact, to deter mine the status of Major YELVERTON and Miss LoNGWOßTH—whether they were man and wife. For this purpose Major Yin.vratrow brought an action "of declaration of freedom and putting to " silence ;" whilst Mils LoNowororn brought an action of "declaration of marriage." In other words, the Major sought to have it declared that be was "free" of any marriage with the lady, and that she ought to be" put to perpetual silence there " anent ;" whilst the lady sought to have it de. I dared that she was the Major's " lawful wife." Henceforward, therefore, it will no longer be pos sible for Miss LONGWORTH to maintain in any Court that she is the wife of Major Yr.xviutroN. It may be assumed that the marriage, if there was one, was a marriage according to Scotch law ; for the marriage which was alleged to have taken place in Ireland was abandoned in the Court of Session. Besides, both Lord KiNcscows and Lord WENSLEYDALE pronounced the Irish mar riage to be invalid. Now in Scotland marriage is a contract constituted by the consent of both par ties ; and that consent must be proved in order to establish the matrimonial contract, as it must be proved in order to establish any other contract. In ordinary cases express consent is given by a solemn vow of the parties, uttered before a clergy man, in the presence of witnesses. This is a regular marriage. But consent may be proved otherwise, and the marriage is then termed irregu lar. This was Miss LONoWORTH'S Gab According to Scotch law there is a marriage, first, if two parties promise that thenceforth they shall be man and wife—in other words, if consent is mutually exchanged ; secondly, if two parties promise that at some future time they will be man and wife, provided such promise is fol lowed by cohabitation in Scotland, and such coha bitation takes place in pursuance of the previous promise. It is obvious that these two cases are quite distinct, and in some sort inconsistent with each other. A promise to marry now cannot be reconciled with a promise to marry at a future time. A promise to marry now constitutes mar riage ; a promise to marry at some future time requires cohabitation to complete the matrimonial contract. It seems very difficult, therefore, to understand how a person can, as it were, retain both strings to his bow. And yet this was the course pursued by Miss Los,;wonrn. The burden of proving the mar riage lay upon her. Accordingly she undertook to prove that on Sunday, the 12th of April, 1857, she and the Major read over the English marriage service in her lodgings at Edinburgh, after which the Major said, " Now this makes us man and " wife." If this was the fact there was an end of the matter. They were man and wife. There was no need of anything further. But all the Law Lords, with the exception of the Lou) CHANCELLOR, ware unanimous in rejecting this statement ; nor is this surprising when we find that in the July which followed the 12th of April Miss LONGWORTH wrote to Major YELVERTON, saying—" You know you are—you always have " been—free." At all events it was considered that the proof of the statement made u to reading the marriage service was not sufficiently strong to sup port a contract of marriage. Probably the minds of Miss LONOWORTIe. advisers were haunted by • similar suspicion, for they practically abandoned the idea of • present promise, and maintained that Major YELVERTON promised only to marry at some future time. But they insisted that the cohabits,- tion,which undoubtedly took place both in Ireland and in Scotland, was connected with this promise, and that thus the parties became man and wife. The history of this part of the case is Whatever may be the faults of Miss LOPOWOMII there can be no doubt that she is • woman of considerable intellectual power, and capable of great devotion. That she was captivated by Major YILVIRTON, and that he was attracted by her, is unquestionable. The romantic night on the Boulogne steamer, when they met for the first time—her invitation to him to call upon her the next 4y—her following him to the Crimea—her visiting him in his tent—above all, the tone of her letters, furnish conclusive proof of the imaginative and even passionate nature of the woman. In such • case as this it is easy to make cruel insinuations and to cast unwarrantable suspicions. Unhappily Major YEL VERTON, with an eagerness which does no credit to his generosity, has inflamed these suspicions , and done what he could to damage Mies Lona wozra's character. Bat it seems to be the una nimous opinion of the Law Lords that until she went to Waterford to meet the Major in 1857, she remained perfectly pure, and that there is no evidence of her having lost her virtue. From 1855, then, until the August of 1857, she un doubtedly resisted any advances which Major Yacvmtrox may have made to obtain possession of her person ; nor did she submit until it seemed to her certain that a religious ceremony would in a few days be performed at Rostrevor before • Roman Catholic priest Miss LONG won:iv, indeed, stoutly denied that any intercourse took place before that ceremony was performed on the 15th of August, 1857 ; but this statement was refuted by a cloud of witnesses, and it was clearly established that during the preceding ten days she occupied the same room with the Major. There can be no doubt as to the fact that Miss LONOWOWTH had set her heart upon marrying Major Yrcvxeroff, if she possibly could, in the regular form. But even in the Crimea the difficulties in the way seemed almost insuperable. And there are expressions in her letters which seem to imply that • regular marriage was con sidered by her almost impossible. But she had another plan. Thus, when at Abergavenny, she wrote to the Major, suggesting he should come to visit her, and that he should accompany her to the old cathedral in Manchester, where her forefathers lay dead, where their purpose and object would be unknown to anybody, and go through the ceremony of marriage. " Going through that ceremony," she said, "whilst it would not bind you, would "be • salve to my conscience." Like many other romantic women she would fain have drawn a distinction between • marriage in the sight of man and a marriage in the sight of Goy. She could , not bring herself to neglect the ceremonies alto gether, but if she could only get some sort of sanction to her intimacy she would be satisfied. If such was her view, her conduct after her arrival at Waterford, and before the ceremony at Roe trevor, is intelligible. Within • few hours the benediction so much desired by her was to be pronounced. But, in • legal point of view, it is difficult to understand the interpretation which has been put upon her conduct. Let it be summed that there was a promise made by the Major in Scotland to marry Miss LONOWORTH at some future day. There is subsequent cohabitation in Ireland—not in Scotland. But how was this cohabitation con nected with the precious promise T On the eon teary, it is distinctly connected with the ceremony about to be performed in Ireland. Without that ceremony, it is stated by Mies LONGWORTH herself that she would never have surrendered herself to the Major. But, as we have observed, according to the Scotch law the cohabitation must be connected with the previous promise, and must take place in pursuance of it. In Miss LONOWORTH'S case the permission to cohabit had nothing to do with the promise made in Scotland, but with a religious ceremony performed in Ireland. It seems to follow that there was no promise of mar riage do flituro followed by cohabitation, nor any promise de pram „ti, and that therefore neither form of irregular marriage took place between Mias LONGWORTH and Major YELVERTON. 1 IM! THE : FR4AY PARLIAMENT. CLOSE OF THE SESSION. (THIS DAY.) THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. The Home of Lords met to-day at 3 o'clock for the pro rosaries of Parliament by Royal Oemzeision. The LORD OHAMORLLOR reed her Majesty's speech, which wee u follows : "My LORDS AND GINITIMIN, "We are ommanded by her Majesty to release you from further attendenoe is parliament, sad, at the same time, to convey to you her Majesty's ackSowledgments for the zeal and amideity with which you Have applied yourselves to the clinchers* of your duties during the session of parliament now brought to • else. " Her Majesty commands us to inform you that she greatly regrets that the endeavours which she made in con. old with the Emperor of the French. the Emperor of ' Ramis, and the King of Swedee, to bring about a rem. ciliation between the German Powers and the King of Den mark, were not stiocessful, sad that the hostilities which bad been suspended during the negotiations were again resumed. Her Majesty trusts, however, that the negotiations which have been opened between the belligerents may restore peace to the North of Europe. " Her Majesty having addressed herself to the powers who wore contracting parties to the treaty by which the lonise republic was placed under the protectorate of Greet Britain, and having obteioed their consent to the annexation of that republic to the kingdom of Greece, and the states of the lonian republic having agreed thereto, the republic of the seven islands bee been formally united to the kingdom of Greece, end her Majesty trusts that the anion so made will madam to the welfare and prosperity of all the subjects of his Majesty the King of the Helleasa "Her Majesty's relations with the Emperor of China continue tc be friendly, and the commerce of her subjects with the Chinese empire is increasing. " Her Majesty has been engaged, in concert with the Emperor of Austria, the Emperor of the French, the King of Primula, sod the Emperor of Russia, in an endeavour to bring to effect an amicable arrangement of differences which had arisen between the Hospodar of Moldo•Wallachia and his Suzerain the Sultan. Her Majesty has the satisfaction to inform you that this endeavour has been encomia. " Her Majesty deeply laments that the civil war in North America has not been brought to a close. Her Ma jesty will continue to observe a strict centrality between the belligerente, and would rejoice at a itiendly reconcilia tion between the contending potties. '• GINTLIMEN OF THE ROOS. or COMMONS, " Her Majesty oommands as to oonvey to you her warm acknowledgments for the liberal supplies which you have granted for the service of the preseot year, and towards the permanent defence of her Majesty's dockyards and areseaN. "Mr Loam um Onruzials, "Her Majesty has ohmrved with istidastioss that the distress which the civil war in North Ammies has created in some of the siandacturing ditricts Wm to a great extant abated. and her Majesty trusts that incressed supplies of the nw material of industry may be extruded from countries by which it ham hitherto been scantily furnished. _ _ "The revolt of maids tribes in New Zeotand bas not yet been quelled, but it is satisfactory to her Majesty to know that a large portion of the native population of those islands have taken no part in this revolt. "ft has bean a source of much gratification to her Majesty to observe the rapid development of the resor mail of her East Indian possessions, and the general contentment of the people inhabiting those extensive regions. "Her Majesty bas given her cordial assent to many Ineesnrse of public usefulness, the result of your labonrs daring the masks now broaght to a dose. "The sat for extending to women and children em- ployed in various trades the regulations applicable to batwing in general will tend materially to preserve the health and improve the education of those on whose behalf is was framed. " The act for authorising the grant of government ennui. ties will 'mouse' habits of prudence among the working classes, and will afford them the means of securely invent ing the results of their iodontri. " The act for authorising a further advance for public works in some of the manufacturing districts will contribute to alleviate the distress in these districts, and will afford the means of completing many works of marked importance for the health of the population. " The act for giving increased facilities for the construe inn of railways will diminish the expense, attendant upon the extension of those important channels of communication. " It has afforded to her Majesty the most heartfelt satis faction to observe the general well-being and contentment which prevail thougbout her dominions, and to remark the progreseive Morgan and development of the national re m:woes, and to find that, after sufficiently providing for the public service, you have been able to mike a material diminution in the *nation of the country. " Oa returning to your remective counties you will still have important duties to perform,eanetially reenacted with the linking together of the several classes of the reaimusity, and her Majesty fervently prays that the blessing of Almighty God may attend your exertions, and guide them to the object of her Majesty's mutant solicitude, the wel fare and happiness of her people." HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.) The home met at twenty minutes past 2, and shortly after were snornorsed to the House of Lords to hear the royal assent given to 104 bills, and afterward. to War the royal speech. THE CRowN PRINCEEB or PRUSSIA. —By his. Majesty's order, the customary Fayee for tie safe deliver of the Crown Princess will be offered no in the churches throughout Prussia from and after 14th August seat. DEPUTATION TO Slit CHARLES WOOD.—OD Wed. needay Lord Shaftesbury, the Hoe. Mr. Kinnaird, Rev. 11. Yeent, secretary to the Church Mistiooary Society, and Mr. Thomson, lately • member of the Mediae government, waited on Sir C. Wood for the purpose ot bearing explana tions on the subject of grants in aid of private, and part'. cutely missionary schools in the Bombay presidency. New rules have been lately introduced in that presidency on the principle of payment for result,. Sir C. Wood was attended by Mr. R. Howard, director of public instruction for Bombay. The deputation expreneed themselves as entirely 'Misfit I with the explanations afforded. THE EARL OP SHAPTIMBUItY AND ST. AIDAN'S COLLIGI.—In reply to the charge of " touting" for candi. dates for holy cedes made against him by Lord Shaften. bury, the Rev. Joseph Bayles. Principal of St. Aidas's Theological College, Birkenhead, says. in a letter to the Times, 'l. We have never received any students ink this college on any other charges than those stated in our pub tidied prospectus. 2. We never proposed to do so either to Wesleyan. or to any others. 3. The circular put into the rapers wee neither draw, up nor published by any of the authorities of this college. 4. During the last 18 years I have received some hundreds of applications from Wesleyan. and other dissenting minis ters requesting some additional facilities to enable them to prepare for holy orders, and I have sever dose so in • single instancs. I have already expiated to Lord Shaftes bury the circumstances connected with the circular to which his lordship referred. They were these :—A Wesleyan miniaterentered this, college last term as an ordinary student. He asked me for some prospectuses to circulate among his (timid/. I pee then to hint, and in some mane he on his own authority sent that paper to individuals. Wheel application was made to me by Wesleyan ministers, I replied in every cur that we could not receive the sta. dents on any other titan our published terms, and although we have bad needy Id applications, we have not made • redaction of terms, nor offered peculiar advantages to • single student. At our recent council meeting I drew up • *oboe to the same effect, to be appended to our ordinary advertimmient The insertion of that circular' in the pipes was the work of some person unfriendly to this colege. I Wok I may wifely leave it to the judgment of the public whether we have been making any improper effort. to obtain pupils." WLSLEYAN CONFERENC E. —The conference opened at Bedford yeatsrday mansion, under the presidency of the Rev. Dr. Osborn. The legal conferecoe was first wade csom pieta by oupplviog vacancies to make ID the hundred nuon• bus, u enrolled in Mr. Weeley's deed of daelluation. The ooeferesce then proceeded to the elation of its president ; sad though on the present occasion no doubt *Mated ea to the result, the votes wens tamely reused a affordieg enese augury of what may probably be eructed in secosedieg They were Jolted to bees fellows:—Revs. L. H. 1; J. Hargreaves, 1 ; C. Nedra, 1 ; J. Lossu 1 ; S. R. Hall, 2 : Wm. Paulus, M.A.. 3 ; Dr. Johan. ; J. Farrar, 4 ; R. WOwes, 11; J. Bedford, 7; W. Arthur, M.A., le ; Wm. Maw, 42 ; W. L. Thonstem. M.A., 268. CRYSTAL PALACR EXCURSION. Upward. of 2,000 of the workroom employed at the Ashford Iceemaetive works of the fineth Dusters Railway oust the day yester day at the Crystal Palau. They arrived at the Palace at half-put ft, aid retuned at 7 o'clock in the eveciog, thus Irwin aoloyad a kog day at Um Palma Cbt Court. OSBORNE. JULY M. The Judge Advocate-General had an audience of the Queen yesterday. Prince Leiningen sad Priacess Leininges dined with her Majesty and the Royal Family. The MameDor of the Exchequer arrived from Leedom, and had an audience of the Queen. The Quota held a Council to-day. which aria attended by Earl Gnoville, Viseount Palmerstoo, Sir George Grey, and the Right Hon. W. Gladstone. Mr. Arthur Help., the Clerk of the Emma, attended. At the Council, Parliament was ordered to be prorogued tom this day (Friday) to Thursday, the 13th of October. Earl Granville and Viscount Palmerston had audiences the Queen. Viscount Palmerston and Sir George Grey, accompanied by Mr. Arthur Helps, the Clerk of the Council, left town by special train from the Waterloo station of the South Western Railway at half-past nine yesterday morning, to attend the Queen's Council at Osborne. After the Council the Ministers returned to London. The Right Hoe. the Chancellor of the Exchequer returned to town yesterday afternoon from a visit to the Queen at Osborne. Despatches were sent from the Culoaial•offce yesterday to the Governor of Canada. The Earl and Countess Russell will leave Pem broke Lodge to-morrow fora few days, ow a visit to Lord Harry Vane. The Earl and Countess of Erroll and family have arrived at Skim Cues, Aberdeenshire, from Grafton street. The Countess of Essex gave birth to a son on Wednesday last, at Cashiobary Park, Harttordshire. _ . . Lnrd and Lady Londesborough will be anion the visitors at Cowes daring the regatta week. His lordship's Twist, the Albertioe, has been it Cove. for some days. Lord and Lady Huntingfield have arrived at the St. George's Hotel. Mr. Morant received s small party at dinner on the 96th, at his residence in Park lase. Mr. and Mrs. Monteith have left Brown's Hotel for Contain Howe, Lea*. The marriage of Mr. Edward Paul, of Hamilton place, Piccadilly, to ltiry Georgians Elisabeth, ascand daughter of the late Colossi Henry Vaughan Brooks, C.D., and A. D.C. to the (lowan, and granddaughter to the late Gomm' Sir Willoughby C.,tton, G.C.13 , was celebrated yesterday at St. Peter's Church, ErSoneq oars Shortly attar 1 o'clock the bride and bridegroom left town for Eisvarn-Stoke, Waecestarshire, the midmost of the bride's great uncle. The bridal pre.ents were numerous sad costly. THE LATE DEICE OF ATROLE.—At a meeting of the representative committee of the Boys! Caledonian Curling Club, at Perth, oe Wednesday, a resolution was adopted expressive of the grief the club felt at the loss of the late Duke of Athol., their president, and bearing moay to his " worth as a man and a curler." LORD PALMERSTON'S VISIT TO BRADFORD.—The programme of arrangements is oonneziou with the visit of Lord Palmerstoo to Bradford has been finally settled. His lordship will first visit Peel-park, sad proceed times to the site of the Exchange, when be will lay the foundation stens at 3 o'clock. He will afterwards bs entertained at a dinner, and sabsequeatly will go to ilt. George's Hall, sad receive the oddness' arranged to be promoted to him On Wed nesday the Chamber of Commerce, after some opposition from one of the mince, agreed to present as address to the noble lord during his .4-44 !:. NEST INT GENCIL (UOTZlea TIL131•18.) RUMOURED ARMISTICE. COPENHAGE4, JULY 28, 1.54 r.s. The Ber litigate Tide**, of today states that the news published by Fauirelandet, announcing the conclusion of a nine months' armistice between the 1 great German powers and Denmark is premature. THE DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS. COPENHAGEN, Joys 27. At the sitting of the Folkesthing yesterday the amendment of MM. Jagd and Liebe that " the Folkesthing should pass to the order of the day to avoid occasioning embarrassment to the govern ment," was rejected. The address was adopted by GO votes to 21, seven members, among whom was Bishop Mound, I abstained from voting. SPAIN. MADRID, JULY 28, Emma. The King will positively take his departure for Prance on the 14th August The Marquis de Santa Cruz and the Duke de Montezuma will accompany his Majesty. THE INSURRECTION IN TUNIS. MARSEILLES, dm O. Letters from Tunis confirm the news of an attempt having been made to murder IL Beauval. D'Espeitille, an officer attached to the Emperor's staff, bad been ordered to make an inquiry into the affair, and report thereon to his Majesty. General Ismail had returned from Beja on the pretext of ill health, leaving his column with 12 cannon, blockaded by the insurgent Arabs. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. MALTA, JULY 28. The Delhi arrived at 9 a.m., and left at 3 p.m. for Southampton. The Baroda arrived at 2 p.m., and leaves at 7 p.m. for Marseilles. 11 . '!... ~,..- ~ i If 29, it 964: - There were rumour, the Bank IMPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom OUR owN couzsposngrr.) PARIS, THURSDAY EVINING. It is a common saying at this time of the year that the "newspapers are dull." But the dulness to-day is so excessive as almost to constitute a re markable fact. French readers feed upon stale and tasteless food, which would not go down in Lon don at all. It is quite certain—and I make the reflection generally—that Frenchmen, with all their verve and excitability, are more easily pleased and much less critical than Englishmen. Every even ing in the tufts c•antants of the Champs Elys6es people drink contentedly worse liquor, and listen complacently to worse songs, than any director of Cremorne or even a common London tea-garden would venture to offer to customers. It is just the same with journalism. There is often iu the newspapers much excellent writing in the form of essays and literary criticism. But the " warning" system has completely emasculated the greatest part of political writers, and engendered a style sue generis, which speaks, but says nothing. A pompous article in yesterday's Prance began with these words :—" It is time that public opinion, should return to an exact and practical opinion of the actual situation of Europe." The Debats observes that this exor dium was promising, but that unfortunately the rest of the article contained "no appreciation whatsoever." A precisely similar remark may be justly made of the second article of the series con tained in the Francs of this evening. The patience of the reading public enables French editors to serve up reehauffes which throw no light whatever on the leading questions of the day ; and nine times out of ten an article in leaded type sells a paper because it is thought to be " communicated," when, in fact, it is ear et praterea nail. To-day there is absolutely no news stirring, and I find in the evening papers nothing worth notice or upon which to hang a re mark beyond the few paragraphs subjoined : The Sport publishes a "decree," signed by Ge neral Fleury in his character of Director-General of " studs," which prohibits Messrs. Valliant, Lamplugh, and Collins from "possessing, training, or riding " any horse in any govern ment race from the present time to January 1,186 b." As a consequence of this in terdiction the decree states that the horse " Africain," formerly called " Fateudre," and all other horses belonging to the parties above named, or entered in their names, are prohibited to run. The horse " Egmont" is also disqualified. The Pays contains an article giving its " warm approbation" to the above decree, which se riously affects two well-known English jockeys. But, as neither the decree itself nor the laudatory article of the Pays contains the slightest information as to the delinquencies attri buted to the racing men affected by General I Fleury's decree, I am unable to express any opinion as to its justice. In France no doubt the habit of the people is to assume that • decision by com petent authority is all right, although the reasons may be kept secret. My mind is utterly without a bias in the matter, which I have never heard spoken of at all, and now find noticed for the first time in the newspaper paragraph which this moment comes under my eye. Only when I find English jockeys condemned by a French turf tri bunal, I cannot help seeking the reason why, and this I do not find. A Paris letter of the ludeperiziones relates that as M. Drouyn de Lhuys was leaving the Emperor at Vichy for the railway station, his Majesty traced out the line of conduct which he wished the Secre tary for Foreign Affairs to follow at present by the two words, inertia—Sapientia. General Count de Montebello, commander of the French corps of occupation at Rome, with M. St. Cyr-Nugue and the Marquis de Villermont, his aides-de-camp, arrived at Marseilles the day before yesterday, and left for Paris the following morning. M. Ferdinand Lesseps has also arrived at Marseilles from the East. Advioes from Tunis state that the small corps of troops sent against the rebels by the Kasnadar having returned to Tunis without fighting, the Bey, deeming it useless to keep troops which could render no service, disbanded them on the 22nd inst. This measure was well received by the populations, as the soldiers composing this corps were addicted to plundering the property of the inhabitants. The Bey's health has improved, and be seems to think that the state of affairs must soon improve, seeing that several of the tribes have laid down their arms to get in their harvest. The foreign naval force has been increased by the arrival of two English frigates, and the French iron-clad frigate Solferino was expected in the beginning of August. The Bey's yacht has been repaired, and he intends to visit all the towns on the coast of the Regency next month. The Bonnie was dull, with rather a downward tendency, but there is no change in the quotations 01100ABSi. SATURDAY. CU NOSIIIIIIIII =DAY. S.W. to N.W., disk Is Onallle. W.S.W. to N. N. W. and places some rale, back, trade to mode rate, ganerally toe. As above. Warn.. As above. w.a.w. to N.N.W., Sottrwaita. W. to N. and back, fresh, One generally, treek to moderate. bat In places some *ewers. S.W. to N. W., mode. IMMO& As next above. rate to fresh, tine generally. Nortbero=Scotland. Wesberambelsmd, Wales, and ad jacencies. sunthern =MOM Masai sad iteg of Blew. Mate= mkastrard Zogland sad Mail DM The LOSSES OF FRI POLES IN TER INSURRECTION. —The following interest's( pertioulthe as this subject are gives by the Ost-See Zeiturag, a journal ksowa for its par tiality to Humes The losses, both in men and mossy, Lifland by the various portions of aueient Poland, is ors sequence of the insurrection, may now be given with approx imate accuracy. According to accounts, partly derived from official sources, in the Russian end Polish papers, there were ' in the course of the 16 months' struggle about 30,000 in 'urgent' killed or severely wounded in battle ; 361 persons executed, and 85,000 political prisosers deported into I Siberia or the interior of Russia. The following is the amount of the floes cod extraordinary contributions levied by the Russian goveromeot Is the kingdom 'of Poland, six millions of silver roubles 11,000,0000 ; in the Litho miss governments, eight wallops (1,300,0000 ; and in Volbysis, Podolia, and Kiev, six end a half millions (1,073,0000 The following estates have been either seques trated or confiscated :—Io the kingdom of Poked about 700; io the Lithuanian goveromants, with Vollaynia, Podolia, and Kiev, upwards of 2,000. The following =Wants win levied is national taxes by the national government :—ln the kingdom of Poland six millions of silver roubles (1,000,0000 ; in Lithuania, 3 millions (503,0000 ; is Volhynis, Podolia, ad Kiev, 2 million, (300,0000 ; in Galicia, 2t millions (375,0000 ; in Posen and West prom* one million (150,0001.) The total sum raised on the two national loans onsounte to about two millions of silver roubles (300,0001). Some idea of the magnitude of the sums contributed to the insurrection by individual land. owners may be gathered from the fact that a but mode rattily wealthy landowner of the proviso. of Poses had to pay in the course of the year 1863 5,000 Polish &rims (1250 on three diffsnst occasions. Landownses who were motor!. ously wealthy were taxed to the extent of from 20 to 30,000 Polish florins (5001. to 7500. The number of Poles ' who fled abroad after the insurrection amounts to 10,000 at least, and there are about 6,000 still under examination in prison. The arrests still continue, though not quite so numerous as before." DROUGHT IN THE MIDLAND COrrirrilta.—Very general complaints are made in the comities of Notts. Derby, Luke°la, and Leicester of UN coatinued ward of rain. The Treat ls lower than has been known for normal lean, and the pasture hada aro as hare. abase* as the high roads. Allusion was roads to the esti** ha nmewons pulpits oa Sunday last. The wheat crop looka well, but there la a danger of the son ripening too fast. milk noting. Ragland I- bad raised its discount to 8 per cent., but no teibi,of any telegram to that effect was pro duced. do►ptoir d'ffscompte rose 6fr. 50e. FASHIONS FOR AUGUST. (Prom Ls Fake.) Foulard is still ; favourite, and just now budge and Chembfry puss are mush worn ; oleo a charming nalsrid, oiled hill= gauze, is used for demi-toilette. Drams of pique or betide, simply ornamented with white or ooloured braid, and with a little vette to match, are ex osediagly vissful. More elegant dreams, but dill made with mid.; are of muslin er batiste, Isininssd with guipure, Va lenciennes, embroidery, or ribbon bows. The square fichu is that deeidetUy preferred to be worn with low-bodied slimmer 'Tsai'''. drew. The winters is now owe of the most important parts of the toilette. Bands of thick plain ribbon are quite the order of the day. Wide square buckles are worn with them. Muslin shawls and manila, trimmed with !inertial and &anon of lace, are in vogue. The richest are lined with Whits' ; others, more simple, are trimmed with festooned &MUM or ball fringe, an insertion over ribbon being placed all round. This smarm white tarlatans is much aged for trimming taffetas. . . --- The following dresses are in vogue :—A straw-coloured lawn drone : at the bottom of the skirt a plaited flame about five inches wide, and upon each plait a coquille of black Imes partly on the skirt A small vote of the same material as the dress, trimmed round with black lace ; opened is front, bat attached by patter', whiob MOM over • weisteoat of batiste, with insertion aed Valenciennes lace forming • jabot, and elm placed round the barques. A dress of white &Ipso: the bottom of the skirt cut in very deep festooes, and edged with a wide cerise ribbon. A spotted muslin dress, over sky-blue tarlatan. : a Bounce about six inches wide trimmed with guipure and headed with • =geld:eat insertion, which is carried up each seam in • horseshoe form to the height of a quarter of • yar A robe of white foulard ; the skirt trimmed round with a wide band of blue taffetas, edged on each side with • (ogling. and embroidered with white silk. A smell collet to match, and • jockey hat of Leghorn, trimmed with • white feather and blue bow, complete this toilette. A white muslin dress, with • plaiting and revers, about Ave inches wide, round the bottom of the skirt and up each side of the seams, gradually diminishing in width. A robe of pointed muslin, the body full at the waist : ceinturs of lilac gauze, with a satin edge trimmed with black lace. The bottom of the skirt trimmed with • qua rto( of the same ribbon, covered with black lace. Bodies of crape hose are much worn, with skirts of Chun bin gauze or light-coloured silk. They have • most charming effect trimmed with black braid, and quilling!, of black and white blonde, and are exceedingly becoming. Chins crape and foulard are both mad for loose bodies. Fonlard, although not so graceful wellies, crape, is so mach cheaper, that it will he more generally were. White dyness are more worn than ever this lemon, not only 707KiidresTi; muslin, gauze, barege, tulle, sc., bat also for morning wear in jenocet, muelinette, alpaca, and pod de cltvre. The robes de villa of foulard end silk, with white grounds, are also much in favour. A great many robes and emaques of white cloaca, poll de cheers, and eachemire are trimmed with coloured silk. The colours most in vogue are lilac, blue, and pink, in clear, bright tints. A reactioe has take') place with regard to bonnets, and from the high-fronted bonnets lately worn we have now come to more heed-dream, and are fast goieg back to the small close bonnets of former days. The curtain, too, is quite banished by some, althouth others still retain it as the rued elegant fiaish. Fancy ribbon are much used for morning bonnets, either flowered or io shaded stripes ; they have a very rich ap pearance. The same style of ribbon, only much wider, is also warn for sashes. . . . FOrli;;;•-side. some most elegant •nd betriming coif fures hen been prepared. We select some of the mat e Vehapeau Lavailli Louis XIV, • style of faery straw, edged with black velvet wor ker{ with stnw . A bow of maise-ecioured ribbon, fast Zed in •• straw * end, be of and falliag rather to the side, 1108111 i to bold a plume black feathers, surmounted by the wing of a bird, which falls over the front. This bat is rather large, bat very graceful and beoowisg to a certain style of beauty. The Alexandrine, of rice straw, trimmed with a scarf of violet velvet, and Alexandrine bow fastening a bunting plume of violet coq feathers. We most not close our description of hate without the Meares de Galles and the Mousqueteire. The former made at very white straw, edged with green velvet, with a bouquet of peacock's feathers in the midst of which repose' a 'mall green bird. Round the brim a row of small straw hanging bottoms. The latter of straw, edged with blue velvet. Roiled the crown two narrow straps of velvet fasteeed under a bow of the same trimmed with straw,frcen which fall one blue and two brown feathers. The carioatta ss galling favour, but is more trying to most faces thou the Lat. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) FRIDAY. Jou It% II L. 8. .T.. ~i M J ~~r r. Nairn 221.761.., W. aberdei so w.e.w. 4 LAO s Ardroaan Greencastie 0.89 0461 w.e.w. 4 Valenti& Cape Meat 30.02 60, e: 64 W. r ea c il. 7 30.02 62 W.B W. 0.07 59 W. 4. W. hmleel4 30.12 58 W.S.W. harms 86.:6 68 &Z. • 90.04 fi N. I°. 68' N.W. M▪ ama 7 ., = = 110.00 W.N.W. 10 )70.66 et N.W. Laudon 116.04 W.B.W. Dow 30.66 73 W.B.W. reool4lol 130.00 es W.N.W. lourbarqvgli ,44.94 62 W. Midis 144.44 W W.N.V. I Ballowle“ 29.rd 02 B.W. &&W. ILL tar. w.a.w. W.N.W. W. B.W. W.B.W. 8. W.B.W. &W. W.S.W. M eb if of is aiw. &LW. W.S.W. LW. LW. &W. W.N.W. L.S. LAM INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) 00IIRT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE (Beton es Judge Ordinary.) CI ZT TND V. cIZTVIVID.-111. =LOCK ♦cum. At ihe sis of the court, The Judge OMmary (addressieg Mr. Maack) said—Ou Tuesday last I pee you an opportunity of appea ri ng here this morning and eaying that you would not proceed with your threat are you prepared to give the court an easursace tame you will not do so? Mr. Mulock—My lord, before I say a word, I wish to offer year lordship an apace , . I me from the reports that I may have been guilty el some rudeness to your lordship. The fact is I am filthier hard of hearing, sod your lordship's dulcet tones did not reach ma. (Laughter.) The Judge Ord' —You hays committed no sort of incivility to me. I only want your answer to my question. Will you abstain from executing your threat Mr. Mulook—No, my lord. The Judge Ordinary—Then it only remains for the court to pronounce judgment. lire. Chetwynd is a petitioner for a judicial 'spa stic° from her husband, and she has charged lido* with writing the following letter • "Stafford, July 16, 1864. " Madam,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter. I pity you from my heart. You are terribly de ceived, and your crafty law advisers have fostered your de oeptios. You seem unaware of the abyss opening before you. flowerer, I must act as befits a Christian man to whom an appeal has been made, and I now inform you that if on or before Wednesday next. the 20th inst., your snit in the Court of Divorce be not withdrawn, I will, on my own responsibility, apart from Mr. Chetwyod or anyone elm. publish the full truth of your case, founded upon my own various oommunications with your owe friends, and aooompanied with a statement of facts °oncoming yourself from before your marriage up to the present time, borne out by irrefragable documents. " I sin, Madam, your obedient servant, "Mrs. Blanche Chstwynd." " T. Memicx... From the pressure of this threat Mrs. Chetwyed seeks protection ; and she claims the right to approach this court free from all restraint or intimidatiou. It is • right that belongs to all suitors. Mr. Malock his appeared to show cause against the imputation thus made against him. He did not deny the fact that he sent this letter ; and although he disclaimed all desire to threaten the petitioner, be distinctly reiterated his intention to make the publication refereed to. Mr. Mulock therefore, io the hoe of the court, practically adheres to the threat he has made. No one can doubt that the very offering of such a threat to a suitor in this court, for such a purpose, is is itself, and quite independent of its subsequeot fulfilmeut, a contempt of court. In "Shaw v. Scow" (2 Swabey and Tristram, page 519), the late Sir Cromwell Cromwell so descided, if indeed authority were needed. I own I was surprised that when the legal effect of what ha bad done was pointed out by me to Mr. Mulock, he did not "sprees himself prepared at once to retries his steps ; and to 011110 from further interference with Chetwynd's suit ; and the more so as it appeared from his own statement in the court, that he had no interest whatever in the matter, and only a very moat acquaintance with Mr. Chetwynd. Had Mr. Mulock, under these circumstances, been mutant to give the court an atoms°. that he would go no further in his endeavour to intimidate Mrs. Chetwyud, the court might properly have taken no further notice of this moat improper letter. All this I intimated to him the other day, and I gave him the oppor tunity of considering the matter and consulting his friend'. The result is that he still adheres to the determination ex pressed ia his letter, and refuse' aU assurance that he will desist from executing his menace. The court has no enormities but to adjudge him guilty of • eoutempt, and to order him for the same to pay a flue of :3001. The future is in Mr. ]flock's own hands. If he persists in the course which he says he has marked out for himself as a Christian, and by act or deed. by writing or publishing, makes any further attempt to stand between Mrs Chef wynd and her free atom to this court, I wish him distinctly to understand that he will "abject himself to furt her punishment by fine or itaprimennet, or both. If on the other hand, being satisfied that be is act ing illegally, be should bold his band sod submit to the authority of the pout, I shall be prepared to attend to any application that be may make next term for the remission of th is floe ; and for that purpose. I shall direct the officer of the court not to softest the fine until the fourth day of next term. Mr. Mulock—l have not the slightest objection to your lordship's Judgment Mr. J. Ord—Mr. Unlock, the case is over. Mr. Serjeant Ballantiee—This is a case, my lord, in which you will probably think it tight to condemn Mr. Muloek in the costa. The Judge Ordinary—Yon may make that the 'object of soother applicatice. DOVRINOTON e. CODRIN.:TON AND ANDZEBON. Mr. Barill, Q.C., Mr. Serie:ant Ballautine, and Dr. Woks, for the petitioner; the Queer'', Advocate, Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Underwick, for the respondent ; Mr. Price, Q.C., red Dr. Berabey, for the 00-rarpoudont. VW wee a snit instituted by Admiral Codriagton for a dienolutioa of his marriage on account of his wife's adultery with Lieuk-Colonel Anderson. of the 22nd Foot, and Lieut. Bt. Jahn Mildewy, of the 3rd Battalion of the Rine Brigade. The cam had, however, made very little progress when we west to prem. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commiasiooer Goulburs.) IN BE J. C. HOMBITER. The bankrupt was; ;;Wcl3••tindingTs partnership with one Lazarus, in Moorgate•street, sod of Sydney, New South Wales. The Whim took place last year, when the liabilities of the two houses were asconfairied to be lip/surds of 90.Cafifs The principal portion of the assets being in the colony, con siderable delay has been experienced in realining the eetate. Mr. Cooper, of Moorgete-strest, manager of the estate, new reported that the remittances from Sydney were suffi cient to yield a dividend of 31. in the pound, which would be payable as soon as the bills arrived at maturity. A further dividend would be payable when the estate was fully realised. This was an adjourned sitting for canalisation and dia thesis ; bat on the application of Mr. 13reagh, for the meioses, and Mr. Lawrence, for the harshen" a further adjournment was ordered. IN HZ W. MEDIC. WINDHAM. The beekrapcwhore acme hr b;eS --- sofieqseatly before the public. is &embed as s coach proprietor of Upper Weetbourse-toirsoe, sad at Felbriguludl, Norfo lk. This was the sitting for examination sod discharge. No amounts baring bees fiid, so adjouremeot was ordered nob' October. SURREY SPECIAL SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) A special eerie' us of the pesos for the county of Surrey oonuneeced this morning at the 901110611 House, Rewiogtoomacseway, before J. E. Johnnie, Esq.. chair. max ; Mimed Esq., deputy chairmen ; and • full hew& of magistrates. These sessions were appointed as • gementl poi delivery for the purpose of aiding the judges at the forthcoming assizes for the county, which will open mance on Monday next at Guildford It has bees the rule at this court to hold a special mimics three days prior 'to the amuse, and hence the newsiest eiessoes. I The calendar, however, was rather heavy, coa -1 .kleriog that the last session was only 10 days ego. The number of prisoners set down for trial eras 32, 24 foe felony and 8 for misdemeanour. Amos( the charges are 3 for misdemeanour, 2 for embezzlement.. 2 for cutting and wounding. 3 for assaults on girls,one a very important one against a farmer named Moody or an assault on • yang Lily is a milway carriage on the South Western Railway. The other eases were petty larceny usually tried at thew swim. The steamed education was as follows : 6 souk! wither read nor write, 2 could only read, and 21 could read and write imperfectly. The charge to the grand jury was then delivered, after which they retired. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERK ENWELL. TIM DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL. WHOA ACT. Yr. Leiria applied to Mr. I.VEyscourt for a prothstion order seder the following cireumatascee : Mrs. England said tbst she was married to bar husband in the year 1844, and bad lived with him in Bartholomew close. He was a porter in Newgate-market, sad Lad several times Mused her, and about a year and a half ago he de serted her. She had had him at Guildhall, and he was bound over to keep the peace towards her before le west away front her. He then sent in a broker and sold all her things, end gate this had been cohabiting with soother woman. She (the applicant) was now residing in Back-bill, and se the expected a little property to be left her she wished it to be protected. Mr. D'Eyreourt—When did you last see your husband Witases—l heard of him about four months since. He was this at the Guildhall Police-court with the woman with whom be is sow oobabitiog. Mr. D'Eyscourt—llid you know he was going away ? Witness—No, I have Oft him many times, sod 1 have retuned to him even after he has ill-used me and bruised my tam Ik. D'ilynewart—Did you separate from him this time'. Witness—No, he went .way and left me in the greatest of aieut t . - - - liCiiiyaeoart at owe graateal the order. MARLBOROUGH STREET, ISTSOULAI Pt OSID BUIGLART. Peter BeTh Yaee, a young men described u a Teta maker, d Ihemettest. Manchester, was charged before Mr. Kee: with berglariotinly breakieg and eateriog die boons, 48. Wesdner-street. Mr. Nicholas Ridden. a lodger in the booms, rid—Aboat balf•prt 2 °Wont this morning I was disturbed bolds( a noise in the house, end on goiog out of my rem os to the inst-tiocc Undies 1 fouod the prisoner trying to ester another Idea Then Trt ar, a [Me Le.. gi rill be Sikei ; t ti t ; efr hal olive bit.. 1 ir dna Kr we* nada rbomi HYd; Lined rertoq ludga the