The Sun. — London, England, 1862-12-20 00:00:00

7.11 E NAVY. Her Majesty's iron-cased sloop Enterprise, build ing► under the direction and superintendence of Mr. Reed, in - Deptford Dockyard, is making rapid pro gress. fhe planking of the bottom is now com plete, and the false keel has been fitted and cop pored. The magazines and:other internal arrange ments below are being proceeded with, the deck of the battery platform and the deck above the battery are being laid, and the timber portion of the ship is rapidly approaching completion. In the region of the water line the ship has been made enor mously strong by the addition of a solid mass of thick timber, which is intended to aid the armour belt to resist the action of shot, and is also to form the foundation for the iron topsides, which are to be built up upon the timber hull. The " barpins" for giving form to the iron works are now being fitted, the whole of the iron required haviug been received from Messrs. Bolcknow and Vaughan, the contractors. The contract for the armour plates of both the Enterprise and the Favourite, in course of construction on Mr. Reed's principle on adjoin ing ships, has been granted to Messrs. Brown and Co., of the Atlas works, Sheffield, and they are to be fitted in dock at Woolwich. They are of the same thickness, for the most part, as those of the Cale donia, Royal Oak, and other iron-cased ships of the largest class. Some of them are to be nearly 6 feet in width and no less than 17 feet long. As she now stands upon the slip the Enterprise very much resembles the published drawings of the American vessel Monitor, but instead of having a _revolving turret containing a single gun (which is all that a sloop of her size could carry), she has a fixed tower or battery, which is to be armed with four of the largest naval guns in use in the British navy. The officers appointed by the Ordnance Department have been in attendance at Deptford Dockyard for the purpose of arranging the details of the arma• ment, and have found that ample accommodation has been afforded for four Armstrong 110 pounders even when mounted upon carriages and slides of the largest kind. The form of the Enterprise is uni versally admired, every naval officer who visits her predicting that she will possess excellent qualities as a seagoing ship, and that she has better ventila tion and cabin accommodation than any ship of war in the service. The Favourite is in frame with the exception of a few stern timbers. Owing to the frequent changes of master shipwrights in Deptford Dockyard, the Admiralty have placed the entire re sponsibility of the construction of this ship, as well as of the Enterprise, on Mr. Reed. In the fore part and midship part of the Favourite, where the fram ing has been completed, nearly the whole frame has been made solid by means of long fillings of the same scantling as the timbers, bolted and coaked to the frame. The shelf of the upper and lower deck has 111133 been worked, and the beams are ready for crossing. As soon as this has been done, and the sides of the ship have thus been bound together, the external barpins and ribands will be removed a por tion at a time, and the diagonal planking will be brought on. The application of this diagonal plank ing, and of the fillings, introduced by Mr. Reed's system, will considerably strengthen the ships thus constructed, especially as the armour plating will be continued up to the upper deck from stem to stern, in which case the necessity of erecting iron light topsides witl be avoided. A case having recently occurred of one of the 110 pounder Armstrong guns being found, on examina tion, to be deeply indented, nearly all round, at 60 inches, and the bore from 52 inches to 60 inches, ex panded •045 of an inch, which damage had evi dently been caused by the bursting of a shell in its passage along the bore, it was determined, with the sanction of the Duke of Cambridge,to make the experiment of rendering the gun serviceable with out the aid of any kind of machinery. The altera tions were intrusted to the battery armourers of the Royal Artillery under instruction at Woolwich, and the alterations have been effected with the most complete success. Major-Gen. Tulloh, C. 8., In spector of Artillery, has reported that no difficulties of consequence were experienced in carrying out the experiment, which was effected by filing down with the ordinary tools, the operation taking abou 60 hours to accomplish. The gun is now as ti;ervice ab'.3 as it was before the damages were sustained. The Columbine, 4, screw steam gun vessel, 669 tons, 150 horse power, attached to the first division of the Sheerness steam reserve, was taken from het Moorings in the harbour on trial at the measured mile off Maplin Sands, on Tuesday last, in charge of Capt. T. P. Thompson ; Mr. Urquhart, chief en gineer, and Mr. S. L, Townsend, foreman of engi- veers in the dockyard, both of Sheerness, having the superintendence of the machinery. The Columbine made six runs at the measured mile, giving a result of 9.614 knots per hour, with 102 revolutions of en. gines per minute, vacuum 23, pressure of steam 20 During the trial there was scarcely any perceptible vibration from the working of the machinery. This part of the trial was considered most satisfactory, as nearly one knot per hour more speed was got out of the engines than has been obtained from any other vessel of the same class. After the trial of speed, in accordance with Admiralty orders, the steering qua lities of the vessel with the old rudder were tried, and the results noted for comparison with a similar trial to take piece with Lumley's patent steering _ _ apparatus. The first trial was at full speed, helm starboard at an angle of 23 deg, when the circle was made in 4 min. 26 see.,the diameter of the circle being 536 ft. The second trial was from dead stop, helm starboard, at an angle of 35 deg ; the circle was made in 4 min 30 sec; diameter, 693 ft. In the third trial at full speed, helm port at an angle of 18 deg., the circle was made in 5 min 5 sec; diameter, 1,718 ft. Fourth, from dead stop, helm port at an angle of 27 deg ; the circle made in 4 min 28 sec ; diameter, 693 ft. In the fifth, at full speed, helm starboard at an angle of 11 deg, the circle was made in 7 min 48 sec. In the sixth, at full speed, helm port at an angle of 11 deg, the circle was made in 11 min 20 sec. In each ease the helm was put to port or star board before the time was taken. The Columbine Will shortly be taken into dock to be fitted with Lumley's patent steering apparatus, when she will again be taken to the measured mile on trial, and the comparative merits of the two rudders tested. Tne 21, screw corvett e , C ap t. R. L am b er t, arrived at Spithead yesterday, from the Mediter ranean. She experienced rough weather during the passage home. The Emerald, screw frigate, Capt. A. Cumming, LArrived at Spithead yesterday from Plymouth Sound, She. will be docked and otherwise prepared for en- tering upon the experimental series of screw trials which were left unfinished by the Shannon, screw frigate, Capt. 0. Jones. As a gang of convicts, under the supervision of a warder named Deane, were employed yesterday in the • Junk store at Portsmouth dockyard, one of the fellows, named F raser, made a ferocious attack on the wa rti rd n er a , f , mg him to the ground with the oaken a Jacob's ladder, and kicking him severely Whi le andremoved the ground. He was speedily secured the dockyard. oved to the convict prison adjoining for medical Deanetreatm was removed to the hospital Sir Richard M a e" ' policeedf lieu, yesterday nota y n p a is , t accompanied by Mr. Malle his annual inspection of the metropolitan uaatorce doing duty at Ports mouth, in the docky Clarence-yard, Has lar Hospital, and Gunboat. °Yal Priddy's hard magazines. yard' the G unwharft and nat e tas inspection—which the ttablishmente at ig the first Sir Richard has minute, e ands of v i s ion of the whole of the pub li c establishments the super- Portsmouth has been placed in his esti and at its m e tropolUan police—was very m i n the that conclusion Sir Richard expression satis faction at the oCudition of the force, and s aid credit was due to its two chiefofficers—Mr. 1 - great Superintendent Guy and Chief Inspector Ri ng. The Portsmouth dockyard police was first organised under Mr. Superintendent Mott, a most energetic officer, now in command of the N division of metro- politan police. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Lieut. J. R. D. Cooper to the Edinburgh ; Lieut. A. J. Day to the Colossus; A. J. A. Parks, intater, to the Pembroke, for the Coast guard; G. A. Waters, master, to the Russell; N. Arquimbau, master, to the Asia, for the Frede rick William ; E. C. T. Youel, master in corr mend, to the Industry; Sub-Lieut. A. G. B. Riall, to the Shearwater; W. Yarde, assist.-surg., to the Industry; J. P. Courtenay, assist.-surg., to the Excellent; R. E. Malone, paymaster, the Colos sus; J. Downe, engineer, to the Indus, for the Triton ; J. Irving, acting engine r, to the Indus, for the Partridge ; H. G. Bur. , acting se cond-class assist.-engineer, to the Cumberland, as supernumerary ; W. Harvey, acting second-class assist.-engineer, to the Indus, as supernumerary; C. C. Edwards, assist.-paymaster, to the Hawke ; Henry P. Collinson, master's assistant, to the Emerald; Frederick W. Jarrard, master's assistant, to the Marlborough ; David E. Doveton, assist.- clerk, to the Victory, for the secretary's office ; Leonard W. Sewell and Archibald 0. Hill, mid shipmen, to the Sutlej; James Blackburn and John L. Crawley, midshipmen, to the Pylades ; William H. Mannd and Edward A. Holbech, midshipmen, to the Nile; and Adolphus H. Barnard, midship man, to the Phcebe. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London News.) The will of the Lieut.-General Sir William Genrge Moore, K.C.8., late of Petersham, Surrey, formerly of Chewles, and Berkeley-square, was proved in London on the 22d ult. The personalty was sworn under $BO,OOO. The executors nominated are his cousin, Capt. John Moore, R.N., and John Carrick Moore, of Corswall, Str anraer, N.B. This Teoteorr Esg veteran general officer has seen much military ser vice, and ranks among the heroes of Waterloo, in which he participated, being attached to the Quar termaster-General's Staff at that memorable con flict. The late Ueneral Sir William G. Moore was the nephew of that gallant and distinguished General Sir John Moore who fell at Corunna. The testator, who executed his will in February last, with a codicil in August following, died on the 23d October, at the age of 67. These documents, though but of moderate length, contain many be quests to relatives, officers in the army and navy, their wives and widows, amounting to about £10,000; also legacies to his domestics, and an an nuity of £lOO to his servant, John Donald. The testator has also bequeathed to the National Gallery 11 pictures by the old masters. His real estate, together with the residue of the personalty, he leaves to his cousin and executor Captain John Moore, R.N. The will of Brodie M‘Glhie Willcox, Esq., late M.P. for Southampton, of Portman-square, London, and Roydon Lodge, Ware, Herts, was proved in London on the Ist inst., the executors appointed being his relict, together with his son, Brodie A. Willcox ; James Allan, Joseph A. M'Leod, and Cal vert Toulmin, Esqrs. The personalty was sworn under £120,000. The testator, who was an eminent shipowner, held many prominent appointments con nected with mercantile pursuits, was chairman of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company, a di rector of the Southampton Docks, and an East In dian proprietor. He also represented Southampton in Parliament from the period of 1847 to the time of his death, which occurred on Nov. 8 last, aged 77. The will bears date 1857, with two codicils, 1861-2 though of considerable length, the dispositions are entirely of a family nature. To his relict he leaves all his household furniture and plate (except presentation plate), carriages, and other effects absolutely, and a life interest in his real and per sonal estate, which upon her decease is to be equally divfled between his son and daughters, to each of whom he has left an immediate legacy of £2,000. There is one bequest which it may be in teresting to notice—it is a silver centre ornament, richly embellished with emblematical devices, weighing 771 oz. This costly piece of plate was presented to the testator by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company, and is directed by the will to be held by his son for life, and upon his decease to descend to the eldest son then living of his (testator's) son-in-law, Pedro Jose de Zulueta, Count Torre Diaz, the husband of the testator's eldest daughter. The will of the late Ichabod Wright, Esq., of Mapperly Hall, near Nottingham, has just been proved in the London Court by the executors—viz., his son, Ichabod Charles Wright, Esq. ; his son-in law, George Le Blanc, Esq. ; and his grandsons, George John Shaw Lefevre and Charles Ichabod Wright, Esqrs.—the personalty in Great Britain and Ireland being sworn under £lOO,OOO. The tes tator was the senior partner in the old-established banking firm of J. and J. C. Wright and Co., Not tinghamshire, and attained to the advanced age of 95, He executed his will two years since. After bequeathing legacies to his younger children, he has given the residue of his personal estate to his eldest son, Ichabod Charles Wright, Esq., M. A., and has devised to him his estates in Nottingham shire and Lincolnshire for life, with remainder to his grandson, Chas. Ichabod Wright, who are the surviving partners in the bank. The property in Glasgow he has devised in part to his son, the Rev. Adolphus Wright, and the remainder to his only unmarried daughter, Miss Lydia Sophia Wright. SOCIETY A 7 WASHING 7 ON. • The Washington correspondent of the Ledger says that very few Foreigh Ministers were present ' at the opening of Congress. The French and Eng ' lish Ministers were both absent. We see nothing wonderful in this. Congress has become such a 1 contemptible body that even a minister from Liberia ' or Hayti might afford to despise it. Foreign Minis ters have become so disgusted with the ignorance, vulgarity, and buffoonery in official circles at • Washington that they have many of them re ' moved to New York, so that they may avoid the necessity of making mere visits of courtesy to the White House and to Cabinet officials. They only encounter our President and Cabinet when they are compelled to—when actual business requires them to do so. By residing at New York they escape the necessity of attending the state dinners at the White House, and this, during the Adminis tration, must be a great relief to any well-bred man, and our own people ought to be thankful that so few foreign representatives are present on such oc sions to observe the disgraceful caricaturing of good breeding and the ludicrous attempts at style and gentility on the part of those who, for the present, misrepresent the American people. The change in Washington society is remarked by all visitors to that city. But few well-bred people, and but few, honest people, are now to be found there. In place of such we now see lank, lantern-jawed New Eng landers, many of them of a poor, parson-like aspect, in faded black, soiled linen, and once white chokers, with blue cotton umbrellas and cheap oilcloth sat chels, half filled with crackers and cheese. These gentlemen are chiefly applicants for chaplainships in the army, They wear a very sanctimonious air, rub their hands unctuously together (When they are not engaged with the cotton umbrellas and the oil cloth satchels), roll up their eyes piously, and comb their hair to the back of their ears. A set of meaner bigots and more profound ignoramuses could not be found on the face of the earth. Another large class of people now in Washington are the contractors and contract seekers—shoddyites and swindlers ge nerally, who are too well known to need descrip tion at our hands. Then we have Abolition emis saries and apostles of every variety, who are in Washington to urge extreme emancipation measures and to pick up whatever plunder they can. These men are generally the friends and associates of the Abolition members of Congress, and are of a eimi lar grade in the social, moral, and intellectual scale. Add to these the correspondents of the Abolition press, small pebbles, and such wretches as Forney, who do the obsequious for their bread and batter, and you have a tolerable idea of the chief elements of Washington society at present, so far as the male sex i s concerne d . T he females present are of course the wives and daughters of these, and of "'il* are their fit companions. The sharp-nosed, sharp-vo'ced daughtersof New Engl and ruling and spirits at present. They spell cow k-e-o-w, Pronounc e in such term s tell," &c., and i nv ' aria they had to If, in the society of a thi sFo these ladies would, of each and every article as,, ac c o rdingly, x and express wonder _ Now, I want to know." "Du of th ei r that article of clothing. pay for bIY ask their neighbours what dried apples and maplecsronetgal come from, and how much tt:eM ar : e l:lister and his lady, dress ;, how much a i sk them the cost of Worth • where they wages their Kings, Queens, and Emperors received. Is it any wonder that Foreign Ministers did not attend the opening of Congress—that they refuse to reside at Washing ton at this time P—Philadelphia Evening Journal. SOUTHERN CLAIMS TO ENGLISH SYMPATHY. (From the New York tribune.) Years ago, when the text of Punch was read, not tolerated for the sake of its illustrations, there ap peared among the latter a large cut by Richard Doyle, entitled, if we remember aright, " The Smartest Nation in all Creation." It represented a villsnous-faced Yankee lolling in a rocking-chair, a slave-whip and revolver held carelessly in each hand the long, ungainly legs sprawling over a fallen bust of Washington, while in the upward curling smoke of the cigar inserted in the evil mouth were deline ated sundry little vignettEs illustrative of our as sumed national characteristics. Therein one saw slave whippings and hangings, duels with muskets and bowie-knives, Lynch law, filibusteriEm and re pudiation, and similar agreeable subjects, all of them presenting a tolerably comprehensive picture of the European estimate of the ugly side of American in stitutions. As Punch now, in his national caiacity of puppet, is doing his worst and meanest to incite hatred and contempt, not of the American body politic, but of that half of it still faithful to its Go vernment and laws, we would commend to the Bri tish public and to Europe the following proposition. That all or nearly all cf American characteristics, legislation, and proclivities, reprobated in the eyes of the world are intrinsically Southern—appertain ing to or originating in the rebellion,: section of our nationality ; for the success of which British sympa thies are now so perversely enlisted. Without ex pecting to do more than merely suggest some of these, we shall put them on record as appropriate subjects for British contemplation. First, as to characteristics: The popular pictorial representation of American nationality in Europe is a tall, thin, long-haired man, of cadaverous coun tenance, with cunning, deep-set eyes, and strongly marked features, " A good deal like a vulture in the face I" attired in an unfashionable suit of clothes, including short pantaloons, a wide-brimed straw hat, clumsy boots and a revolver or bowie-knife. This individual is supposed to chew tobacco unceasingly, to expec torate fluently, to ignore social decencies and pro prieties, to be prone to use the murderous weapons which he habitually carries upon small provocation —to be, in short, vulgar, brutal, violent and aggres sive. Where was this ideal studied from ? Is there anything like it in New York, in Pennsylvania, in New England ? Assuredly not. But every one of these particulars (except, perhaps the revolver-- that would be above his means) applies to the Georgia " cracker" or the " up-country " South Carolinian. Our correspondents described whole military companies composed of such material pour ing into Charleston on the evacuation of Fort .Moultrie for Sumter by Major Anderson, burning to assault the latter and avenge the " insult" to their " sovereign" States. And, despite the Richmond correspondent of the London Times, of such men is the main bulk of the rebel army composed. The " Yankee" of European caricature can hardly be considered an exaggeration of the lower phase of Southern character, and belongs essentially to it. Unconsciously and most unjustifiably he is accepted abroad as the type of our nationality, not as the miserable abortion that has grown up within its shadow. Secondly, as concerns legislation : Here we shall find the South the persistent enemy of Liberty, of Constitutionalism, end of Great Britain: the con sistent advocate of aggression, filibusterism, and war. A very few data will suffice to prove this. It was Southern politicians who affected the acqui sition of Louisiana, turning the Anti-Slavery Re public of Washington, Adams, and Hamilton into a republic of freemen governed by slaveholders, by passing a bill which, in the words of Jefferson, then president, "was destined to annul the constitution Of his country, and indefinitely to extend an institution upon which he bad himself sought to place theseal of death twenty years before." His consent, as that of the people,' was solicited, and in part gained, on the grounds that the proposed purchase would damage En gland, the favourite of Federalism, while drawing us closer to France. It was the South that, in pur suance of its unvaryibg policy of the extension of the area of slavery, secured the admission of Missouri as a Slave State, the passage of the famous " com promise" (which it subsequently abrogated for iden tical reasons), and contrived the annexing of Texas, thereby extending its accursed institution over avast tract of country that had previously abolished it, To effect this and overcome the repugnance of the North, Southern politicians proclaimed that Eng land had secret designs upon Texas, and that the embryo State, rebuffed by her natural friends, would inevitably throw herself into the arms of" perfidious Albion" if not accepted by us. It was the South that instigated the war upon Mexico, resulting in the acquisition of more territory, for the same bad object, but imperfectly attained, in consequence of the gold discoveries of California inducing its ad mission as a free State, which the South bitterly op posed until the compromise measures of 1850 gave her more than an equivalent. It was the South that abolished the Missouri compromise and carried blood and fire, and banners bearing the inscription of "'Ciod and Slavery" into Kansas. It was the South that coveted Cuba, Nicaragua, the West Indies ; that organised filibustering expeditions under Lopez and Walker ; that indorsed the infa- mous Cubnn manifesto, justifying the stealing of that island, in case Spain demurred at parting with it for a stated price. It was the South that proposed to reopen and legalise the slave trade. It was in Southern seaports that free coloured seamen, British subjects, were subject to be whipped and imprisoned for going ashore, an instance of which was only frustrated at Norfolk, Virginia, as late as February, 1857, by the British consul, Mr. G. P. R. James, paying costs under protest. It was the South that invented repudiation ; that has chosen an arch-re pudiator for its first President. It is the South which has upon all occasions traded in and pandered to the anti-English feelings of our adopted Irish citizens, avowing itself a war party and its policy as aggressive and hostile toward Great Britain. If these be recommendations to her good-will, here are surely enough of them ASSIZE IN7ELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT—YORK, Dec. 19. (Before Mr. Justice Keating.) Patrick Tornay, an Irishman, 27, was charged with a rape upon Margaret Tracey, at Middlesborough, on the 28th of August last. Mr. Shepherd prosecuted ; the prisoner had no counsel. The prosecutrix, a woman ab ou t 30 years o f age, is a hawker of nuts, oranges, &c. On the day stated she was at Stockton-upon-Tees races, selling her commodities. She saw the prisoner, who made some indecent propositions to her, which she re sented, and said she would inform a policeman of his conduct. At night, when the races concluded, she proceeded towards her home at Middlesborough. On the road , she was ove r t a k en b y th e pr i soner an d a number of men, some of whom seized her and threw her down. O ne o f th e ru ffi ans had connec tion with her; the prisoner, an d i n f act a ll t h e ruffians, eleven in number, did the same, the pro secutrix being held down by some of the party. She eventually became so exhausted that she almost lost her consciousness. Not content with their brutal conduct, one of the scoundrels ex claimed, " We've done with the -- " and sug gested that she should be thrown into a ditch close by, a proposition which was approved of, and she was forced there, the water in the ditch reaching up to her waste. She succeeded in getting out, and . with difficulty scrambled back to Middlesborough, being at the time almost devoid of clothing. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and the learned judge, in passing sentence, said that in the whole course of his long experience he had never heard a case of so brutal a character. The idea of this woman, who was entitled to compassion from her friendlessness, and was necessarily exposed from the nature of her occupation, being subjected in a eountry like this, to the barbarity she had de scribed, was perfectly appalling. The sentence of the court was that he be kept in penal servitude for the term of his natural life. Importing tea without colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usual kinds. Horniman's Tea is uncoloured, therefore always Food alike. Sold in packets by 2,280 agents. 'DIRKS. The ordinary weekly meeting of this board was held yesterday at their offices, Spring-gardens, Mr. John Thwaites, tha chairman, presiding. The cash statement showed that the balances in the hands of the treasurer were on current ac counts £79,065 18s. 10d.; on deposit accounts, £9,970; and . on Government Securities, £75,157 Os. 7d. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. POLLARD, the clerk to the board, read a letter from Mr. Davis, the vestry clerk - of Shore ditch, notifying the election of Mr. Jeremiah Long in the place of Mr. John Ware, resigned; Also a letter from the vestry clerk of the district of Fulham, notlying the election of Mr. Lammar , in room of Mr. Valentine Stevens, deceased. MAIN DRAINAGE WORKS. Mr. FREEMAN brought up the report from tho main drainage committee, recommending that the tender of Mr. Webster, for the execution of the southern low level sewer for the sum of £234,000 be accepted. The recommendation was agreed to. Mr: FREEMAN moved—" That in the event of any contractor tendering for a work, and subse quently withdrawing such tender, or not furnish ing approved sureties for carrying out the work, no further tender from him be accepted by the board." After some discussion the question was referred back to the committee. ADJOURNMENT OF THE BOARD. On the motion of Mr. SAVAGE, the board ad• journed till the 2d January, 1863. LAW IN7ELLIGENCE, Dec. 19. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prins at Guildhall, before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and Special Juries.) HUDSON Y. SIR FREDERICK SLADE, BART., Q.C., AND OTHERS, BENCHERS AND PORTERS, OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE — EXTRAORDINARY SCENE TN THE PARLIAMEN TAHy CHAMBER. This was an action brought by Mr. Edward Hud son, a gentleman formerly connected with the legal profession, and lately with joint-stock companies, to recover compensation in damages for an assault and false imprisonment inflicted upon him—the f r mer in the Pat liamentary Chamber of the Middle Temple, and the latter in the Fleet-street police station. The defendants, who were in court, pleaded Not Guilty ; further, that the benchers were investigat ing charges brought against Mr. Digby Seymour, barrister and Q.C., at the time in question; that the plaintiff, who was a witness in the case, had fraudulently possessed himself of a certain letter book, from the contents of which he was being examined ; and that they used no more violence than was actually necessary in endeavouring to regain possession of the book; and, lastly, that as plaintiff would not give up the book, they gave him into custody. The action, which was known to be for som e ti me pending, and which was part and parcel of the pro ceedings, arising out of which Mr. Digby Seymour, the other day, at Westminster, brought an action for libel against Mr. Butterworth, the law pub lisher, excited great interest in the ranks of the legal profession, and in the mind of the public, and the court, as a consequence, was densely crowded. Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Collier, Q C., and Mr. Horace Ll o yd appeare d as counsel or the plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Shee, Mr. Sergeant Pigott, and Mr. Field represented and conducted the case for the defendants. Mr. Horace Lloyd opened the pleadings. Mr. Montagu Chambers stated the case, from which it appeared that the plaintiff, while being examined by the benchers as a witness in matters resolving themselves into charges against Mr. Digby Seymour, in relation to his connection with mining and railway companies, and into which they were in their official capacity inquiring, pos sessed himself of a book, from the contents of which they were examining him. He would show thejury that the book was the plaintiff's own property ; that it was a book cont a i n i ng hi s pr i va t e corre spondence; toat the benchers had got it in their possession in some mysterious way; and that Mr. Hudson, on dis covering it, possessed himself of it, and said he would retain it as his property. The learned gentleman then pointed out and graphically described the man ner in which a lai ge body of the benchers, aided by a vigorous porter and other officials, fell upon and violently assulted Mr. Hudson, whome some of them seized by the legs, and some by the shoulders and arms, hoisting him up in the air, feet up, and head lowered down, with a view of taking the book by force from him, and in their efforts tear ing his clothes and in other respects ill-using him. He would prove that the benchers repeated the assault, and that his client suffered three distinct assaults at their hands. He would also prove that the defendant (Sir Frederick Slade) took a pro minent part in one of those assaults; and that his c lent was given into the custody of the police, charged with "stealing;" was taken on that charge to the police-station, and there consigned to the felon's dock, and subjected to false imprisonment, whilst Mr. Bagshawe, accompanied by Mr. Rod well, formally repeated the charge. For those in juries Mr. Hudson appealed for redress to a jury, and he (Mr. Chambers) hoped they would see the justice of awarding him substantial damages. The learned gentleman—who oecasionally threw great humour into his descriptions of the manner in which the benchers figured and acted in " the scene in the Parliamentary Chambei," and that in which his client, standing alone, " a host in him self," resisted them, and against " the sixteen," and " the vigorous porter," held and carried off his book —concluded by calling the plaintiff. Mr. Edward Hudson, called and examined by Mr. Collier, said—l am the plaintiff in this action, and years ago I managed the legal business of Messrs. Mapleson and Co., but since then I had nothing to do with the law. I preferred pursuing other studies, I have been connected with, and promoter of the Railway Passengersieig c u Company, and have be a lso withen applied to by lk theWailerGolrld m . King Smith to promote this last company. I was not originally a director of the company, nor a member of the first board. Mr. Digby Seymour was chairman of the first board, from which, in consequence of some dissatis faction of the shareholders, he retired. Upon that, in April, 1853, I was appointed a director, and I almost constantly attended at the office. In 1854, I had a private letter-book. Finding it neces sary to write many private letters at the office, I desired a clerk to purchase some tissue paper, for which I paid. That paper was made up into the book now produced. The book was endorsed, " Private Letter-book, commencing in the year 1854." That was in the handwriting of the clerk Louth, who is now dead, and the book was kept in my private drawer, to which no one had access. I kept the drawer locked, and I kept the key in my own possession. No one had access to the book without my permission. In the come of the business of the company the book was never brought before the board. There was another letter-book—the official letter-book of the company —whi,:h had, in gold letters, the name of the com pany imprinted upon the cover. Into this book I copied certain letters by the machine that I wrote. There are some letters in it which were not written by me, but with my knowledge,upon matters affect ing me as well as other persons. There were in this book three letters purporting to have been written to me by Mr. Gowing, the secretary, when I was in America, but I never received them. Glowing ob tained the book from me previous to my going to America, with a request by me that he would write to me by each mail fully, in the form of a diary,and to transcribe those letters into the bock. Those letters (the secretary's) were written to me by him, not as secretary, but as my private friend. None of those letters were intended for the board, nor to be made use of in a public manner. I resigned the directorship on the 14th of October, 1855, in conse quence of some difference between me and Mr. D. Seymour. On the 31st March, 1856, Mr. Seymour resigned the chairmanship of the board, and I shortly after resumed my position of director in the company. I finally ceased to be a director of it in September, 1856. I resigned my office in conse quence of some dissatisfaction of the shareholders with the directors, and since then I have not taken any part in the management of the company, in which I hold 1,200 shares. I resigned under rather ptculiircircumstances in consequence of something that occurred at the board, and in going I left the book and other contents of my private drawer be hind me. I next saw the book in July last in the parliament chamber of the Middle Temple. There e names, e d r i d e i geu n m bench °le t t nD s hvic o aihigys e bewh ypitnteeshor Seymour yor o wsb n mjnh a oesol objection allusionstranspire tbou t to h gentlemenwhich f those m a tt ers , I first heard of the maisistcitanetgri e la f t t i h n form Club. I subsequent l l y n w t l o aBB6 t that met diningrmo e ni t a M at r mt . h D eem i Digby Seymour o n b oard a steamer at Nine-elms. This was publication r h o e in June, 1861, Previous to that I only casually, oc casionally, met Mr. Seymour, with whom I had not then any intimacy. I had some conversation with him on the matters then concerning him, and it was in consequence of what he then slid to me that I subsequently appeared befo re th e b enc h at his re quest —say about the 20th J une. I t was on th e s i x th meeting that I first attended before them. I was examined about Mr. barker's case, of which I know very little. The examination was in the Parliament chamber of the benchers. The treasurer sat at the head, and Mr. Dig by Seymour and the reporter sat at the other end of the table. I had a chair at the right of the treasurer at the corner of the table, and the two benchers who generally conducted the pro ceedings sat on the opposite side to me, toward the centre of the table. Mr. Bagshawe conducted the first examination, and Mr. Rodwell, prompted and assisted by Mr. Greene, conducted the other exami nations. The lighting of the chamber was by a sore of candelabra, and the apartment presented altoge ther a rather gloomy appearance. (Laughter.) There were some refreshments on tho table near the door. (Laughter.) The Waller Gold Mine affairs were gone into on July Bth. Mr. Seymour commenced by examining me at great length in chief, and I was subsequently cross-examined by the benchers. There were, however, intermittent exa minations, and there was no regular order in the proceedings. (Laughter.) I have, however, no com plaint to make against Mr. Coleridge's examination of me. On July Bth Mr. Digby Seymour again examined me in chief, and after he had concluded Mr. Bagshaw and Mr. Rodwell, prompted by Mr. Greene, cross-examined me, not exactly on matters that could affect my credibility, but in manner and matter the tone of the examination was offensive to me. The questions had not been put as on the pre vious occasions ; there was a change. There were re marks made on that occasion on a letter I was asked to explain. I did so, and one gentleman said, "Is it not a breach of trust ?" and another said, " Is it not a fraudulent proceeding P" As the examination proceeded it became more offensive to me ; I myself objected to it, and it became more offensive still. I saw the benchers were referring to a book, from which they were examining me. Immediately be fore that book was handed to me I had addressed to me several rapid questions, imputing untruthfulness in my answers. Those questions were addressed to me chiefly by Mr. Rodwell, assisted by Mr. Greene. The book was handed to me for the purpose of con tradicting me in reference to my answers respecting the letters. I believe I then recognised the book, which was contemptuously thrown over to me with the question, "Do you persist in that answer ?'' I said 1 did. The letter was in my handwriting, and I was asked to read a particular passage in it. I said " I shall read the whole, or none," and I read the whole of it aloud. A series of questions were so rapidly put to me by the benchers as to leave me in arrear in my answers. I then asked Mr. Rodwell where he got the book, and he said, " Go on with your reply," and I did so. I was subsequently asked, I think by Sir William Alexander, whether a par ticular report had been received from the engineer of the mine, and I said it had, and was doubtless in the archives of the company ; upon which a bencher said, " This book appears to be part of the archives," to which I at once replied, and said, " No, this is my private letter-book ; it has been improperly ob tained by some one who has not the custody of the company's books." I then requested Mr. Rodwell to in: orm me by what means they had got possession of the book. He declined to tell me. I then said, " Then my examination closes here. I shall answer no more questions till I get a reply." Mr. Rodwell and Mr. Greene consulted together and Mr. Rod well said, " We think it right to tell you, Mr. Hudson, that it has been given to us by Mr. Brown." I asked then if it was Mr. Brown, the solicitor of the com pany, and they said " Yes." My examination then proceeded. That was about 11 o'clock at night, and at a quarter to twelve the meeting was ad journed. At the time of the adjournment by the treasurer I was giving an explanation of a passage in the book, but I was interrupted by the abrupt termination of the meeting. attended next day, by appointment, at a quarter to ten at night. I was dressed in an evening dress coat, which I wore on that evening when dining at one of the clubs. As nearly as I can recollect, Mr. Bovill, Sir Frederick Slade, Mr. Bagshaw, Mr. Rodwell, Mr. Greene, Mr. Dakin, the treasurer—about 14 or 16 benchers altogether —were present. I was asked to take a seat, and Mr. Rod well eaid "I have only one or two more important questions to put to you." I said, "I suppose, Mr. Rodwell, you will resume where we left of so abruptly last night," and he said, " No, he would not," and I believe I understood him to say that "my examination was really at an end." I then said, "Then hand me that book." Mr. Rodwell said, " Oh, certainly," and he threw it across the table to me. He was some little distance from me. On receiving the book lat once rose, and put it into an inr ide pocket of my dress coat. I then rose, and asked for permission to address a word to the Bench. Sir Frederick Slade then said, rather violently, " We won't hear you, Sir!" I then proceeded to tell the Bench that the book had been very improperly taken from me, and that they had used it very improperly—l think I said "disgrace fully"—that I had resumed its possession, and that I protested against the shorthand- writer, the prin ter, or any bencher giving any circulation to the matters that had been obtained a knowledge of by their possession of the book, and I said I now wished to leave the room. On that I was told by Mr. Bovill I should not leave the room. He told me so most distinctly. I said I should, and Mr. Bovill said, " We'll see about that;" and he then walked round, called some one, and placed his back against the door. Almost immediately after several clerks, servants, and others entered the room. Before these persons entered the room I said to the benchers I had been told I was coming " to a court of honour and to a society of gentle men," and said I came to give them information without any reference to matters that could affect anyone, but that I had been treated as if I was the greatest blackguard and scoundrel in Lon don, and Sir Frederick Slide remarked, "I have no doubt, from what I saw last night, you deserve it." I replied, " I shall not be so treated by any one living," upon which Sir Frederick Slade said, " Who are you, sir ?" (L aug h ter .) I told h i m that I was a near neighbour of his daughter, but that I claimed no respectability from that—(l ,ughter)— upon which Sir Frederick said, "You be sir." (Much laughter.) When the servants were called in, the under -treasurer (Mr. Dakin) came up to me and demanded the book, and he going to lay hands upon me, I said, " You are an old man, and yon had bet ter not lay hands on me." Bye, the porter, then came up to me. Not one of them told him to take the book from me, but certainly Mr. Bovill did. Mr. Dakin laid hands on me, and I put him aside. Bye, the porter, a strong robust man in the prime of life, then came up to me, and said he would take it whether I liked or not. I told him if he assaulted me he would do so at his peril. He then seized me by the faciings of my coat. I then found my right arm violently pulled back, and I was seized by several other persons. I know that Mr. Bagshawe was there; but I cannot say he laid his hands upon me. He was however very violent, and had his fists clenched. I was then in the midst of a cluster of those benchers—(laughter)—and I was thrown down violently upon a chair. I wore an Inverness cape over my dress coat, and they tore it ; they cried " Hold him' —(laughter)—and tried my pockets. They did not succeed in getting the book,and when I was released I returned to my seat, and I told them it was unworthy of men of their position and train ing to break the law in such a manner. I cannot say that Sir Frederick Slade had then laid hands upon me ; but several of them had, and Mr. Bovill was most forward amongst them. I then said to them, "Mr. Bagshawe has charged me two or three times with having committed felony; he charges me with stealing the book ;" and I said, "If I even had done so, you should not treat me with violence; you should call the police." Two constables then entered, and I was again rushed upon by several of the benchers, was seized, and thrown into the Air. (Laughter. That was immediately before the police entered, and on their entering I claimed their protection. I found the party, and amongst them Mr. Dakin, all surrounding me, Mr. Bovill, Sir Frederick Slade, Mr. Bagshawe, Mr. Rodwell, Mr. Dakin, and others, and Dakin was trying to search my pockets. The police interfered and requested them to be quiet and leave me alone, and let them hear what the charge was. I was then released, and Mr. Bagshawe moved formally that I should be given into custody. The motion was not seconded, and I said to Mr. Bovill, " You have been very active, sir, in this business ; what do you intend doing ?" and be said, " The motion does not want a seconder." I cannot be positive that this charge was made in the presence of the police, or before they entered. When the police entered one or more of the benchers said, ' 6 He has stolen a book," and Mr. Bovill said, " The motion does not want a seconder; give him into custody." The police then placed their h an d s upon my shoulders, • but did not act violently. They were about to re move me, when Sir Fred. Slade said, n it, we must have it —(laughter)—meaning the book, and a general rush was then made at me by Sir Frede rick Slade and others ' • and Sir F re d er i ck Slade seized me by the neckcloth. The rush upon me was simultaneous; Bye, the porter, seizing me by the l egs. My legs were higher, in the position in which they held m e up y in the ai r , th an my head. I again claimed the pr o t ect i on of the police. Some had hold of me by the shoulders, while the others held me by the legs. The end of it was that the police insisted upon my being let alone, observing that 1 was in their custody. My coat Was torn; I lost a swastud, which I afterwards rcovered, and my broken. Either on the next day or the day after my wife said tome, " Why you have a black eye." (Laughter.) I felt th at I h ad been much bruised. I then asked th e po li ce, " Where am I to be t a k en to ?" and they said t o Fl eet street g station. I s a id I m i ust ha ve a ca b , and a cab was ~e . I said to Now, mark t l ih kt eyo ice in th e P ar li ament-chamber, isy I charg e thi s man w i th having Badmen assaulted r 'e pointing to th e p or t er Bye, and ) ne Of the police, a id r "We hoe get) one charge, and that is enough at a time." When I arrived at the station the police-ser geant asked what the charge was. Morgan, one of the police, said, " Stealing a book in the Middle Temple." The sergeant then said, " Go in there," pointing to the felons' dock. I declined to do so. Mr. Rodwell and Mr. Bagshawe then entered the station, and the superintendent said, " What is the charge, gentlemen ?" Mr. Bagshawe replied, " Stealing." The superintendent then said, " 'Then, sir, go into that dock, or I shall compel you." The charge was then made, Mr. Bagshawe charging me with " stealing a book from the Benchers' Chamber in the Middle Temple. I was then in the felons' dock. I asked Mr. Bagshawe if he really meant that, and he said, " I do." The superintendent then said, " Let us take the charge altogether ; and then, if you object to its sufficiency, will be your time to speak." Mr. Bagshawe then used the word "Tak ing." When the charge had been completely taken down I said, " I object to a charge being taken in that way, and I require to be liberated. I must either be charged with stealing, or with felonious intention, or liberated." The superintendent, Mr. Bagshawe, and Mr. Todwell then conferred to gether aside, and on my objecting to the word " taking" for " stealing, Mr. Bagshawe said, " They are sy noniroous. ' I said, "No, Mr. Bag shawe, I'll show you they are not—if a men takes a wife, for instance, he does n o t s t ea l her. " (Laughter.) The Lord Chief Justice—Unless he runs away with her. (Laughter.) Witness—The superintendent then said, "Can't I throw oil upon the waters ?" (Laughter.) He asked me to give him the book, observing he would keep it until the proper ownership was established. I refused, and said, "It has not been got from me by violence, and it shall not be by the chicanery of those parties. The superintendent then said, " I discharge you." I then said, "Now I have a charge to make against the constable for not having taken the porter in charge, who assaulted me." I, however, did not press the charge, and I withdrew from the station. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Shee—l left the office of Messrs. Mapleson on the 24th of Octo ber, not caring to follow the profession of the law. (Laughter.) I managed not only the com mon law department there but also criminal matters and business of the Great Western Railway Company. It was during that time I became acquainted with Mr. Digby Seymour; I had not known him previously to my going into the office of the Messrs. Maplesons. I promoted the Waller Gold Mining Company, and Mr. Digby Seymour became in a very early stage of the formation of the com pany connected with it, but he had not much to do with the formation of the company. I had become acquainted with Captain Smith, upon whose infor mation as to gold being in the Waller mine soil, I then became the promoter of the company. A sum of £3,000 had been paid by the shareholders, but I cannot say by whom. Captain Smith was to have 29,000 shares, at £1 per share, of 70,000, the whole number to be issued. I was to receive 8,000 shares, and I received them ; and I received 5,000 more. That was before I became a director. Mr. Seymour was to receive 5,000 shares. The arrangement was that every director was to receive 500, but they were not paid-up shares, although nominally they were. Every director was to have one hundred shares, on which they paid up £1 per share, and they were to have as many more as they might choose to take by paying up for them ; but, for reasons, I did not let them have additional shares. I cannot tell you how many shares Mr. Dig by Sey mour had in 1853. I cannot swear that he had 3,000. I went at the time to Brighton and Paris, and I was at that time, consequently, not present at all the meetings of the directors. My belief is that Mr. Digby Seymour had not had 3,000, nor 5,000, nor 10,000. My fixed belief is he had not more than 2,000. Previously to the 14th of February, 1853, I was not aware that the directors were " rigging" the market; but I am aware that at that time some arrangement was going on for " operating" upon the market. It was within my knowledge that some of the directors were operating upon the mar ket ; but neither I nor Mr. Digby Seymour took any part in the proceeding at the time. I believe I knew that an arrangement was going on by which a per son of the name of Lakerman said he should hold the shares, and seal them up, and then that certain direc tors were to employ brokers, who were to con tract with other brokers to buy and pay for shares on the account, and then, if the price rose, the sellers were to pay the difference. That might, as far as I am aware, be what you call " rigging the market ;" but I regard it as a mode of enhancing the shares. (Laughter.) I communicated with, and expressed my opinion upon it to the directors. I knew it sufficiently to warn them that Lakeman was a man not to be trusted, and that he would un doubtedly deceive them. I knew between the ac count day of the 14th of February and the account day of the 28th of February, " the settling day," that the same thing had been done. Six or seven thousand shares of Lakeman's and of several other parties had been sealed up, and not then issued. Lakeman was not a director, but was a speculator on the Stock Exchange who had taken shares, but who had otherwise nothing to do with the com pany. All the shares, except four or five thousand to Lakeman, had not been issued. I knew there were a number of persons interested in trying to depreciate the shares of the company, and to put it down. I became acquainted with what was going on while I was in Paris, by a paragraph which I had there read, in the newspapers, and I at once threw myself into a train, and hastened to London, where I communicated with the directors that " Lakeman was a low and vulgar thief, whom they should not trust ; and that if they would go to the chairman of the Stock Exchange they would find he was a man who would deceive them." They replied he had behaved well to them, and that they would continue to put trust in him, and let him have shares; and that was the quarrel between the directors and myself. I think the price which those parties bought the shares at was from £2 10s. to £3 ss. But I cannot say that I knew all those things before Lakeman sold the company. The ar rangement, as I understood it, between Lakeman and those parties, was that they should open a " Bear" account on the Stock Exchange, and carry out their transactions in a manner which, undoubt edly must be called "rigging the market ;" but I had nothing to do with it. [ The witness here described the manner in which the operation was carried on, the locking up of the shares on the inducement of Lakeman, who in duced them to allow him to deposit at Messrs. Coutts's, the bankers—but while they weakly failed to take any step to stop him from withdraw ing his own shares, they allowed him to stop them from dealing with, or withdrawing theirs, and he then went in to the market and sold his own.) The number of shares which I was to have was not then named as 7,000, and was not known to the directors ; but undoubtedly I was to receive some shares. It was arranged that scientificwho werere porters were to be se n t ou t t o A mer i ca to report favourably of the mine. Professor An sted was consulted, and the bargain with Captain Smith was to be dependent on the purchase of the mine, provided that the professor's report of the mine turned out corroboratory of that of Mr. M'Daniel, who was the first that reported on its worth. Should it turn out corroborative, then the bargain with Smith wt s to go off. A juror here asked the Lord Chief Justice if it was fair in Mr. Sergeant Shee to press a cross examination of the witness upon matters respect ing which he could only answer from " what he thought." He (the juror) thought the learned ser geant was only confusing the witness and the jury by doing so, The Lord Chief Justice said that they could not know but it was intended to bring out something , in the cross-examination that was intended to con tradict something else that had been said. The best way was to allow the examination to proceed. Cross - examination resumed--I certainly wished at the time, and I said so, that such a proceeding as that carried on with Lakeman should be put an end to. When I became a director I think the shares were at the nominal price of £2 per share. I am aware that from what occurred on the 21st of February, that they became depressed in the market. I went after I had become a director to Virginia, in America, to see and judge for myself of the value of the mine. In 1854 Mr. Charles Heneage, Colonel Kent, and some few other di rectors were frequently at the board ; but Mr. Digby Seymour wes not then frequently pre sent. I was myself more frequently present at the board than any other director, for I had an overwhelming interest in the mine. (Laughter.) I think there were perhaps 30,000 shares on which money had been advanced, and in which Mr. Sey mour and I had an interest. I can swear most dis tinctly that I had not borrowed to the amount of £12,000 upon my shares. There had at that time been gold br oug ht f rom the mine ; and thick myse lf brought ove r f our i ngots of gold, about as as o my hand, w hi c h were displayed for some e ti meue t at the office, fo r th e i nspect i on of pers ons t purchase sha res , Ab out a t h o usand pounds value in gold had b een received fromcltmhseaey h mine ; h that that et altogether. h Was amounte r e r I cannot say—l d o not k no w what o l a . t s h: . e Richmond B ank, Vir ginia t wasad value of gold wa s th a t came to England in 1854 ; intothe g th ro e s e s re a d m it ountwou d not account bbouatrd We that we intent ; but it might be should uld resolutiondeedeclare a f the dividend d i rectors do onotf x a a t ot say it was with t h e o h (;; have it' had th e e ff ect of giving satise the value of th e shares in the mar frequentlyof raising about ket, but it would o I faction to the sharehold ers. I undertake to sa that awe Trap then 26,000 dam plugy Mr. Seymour, in the original arrangement, had some interest. Mr. Gowing was then the secretary to the company, but he had never been clerk to Mr. Digby Seymour. The plaintiff's case was adjourned at this stage of the proceedingq, and will be resumed to-morrow (this day), when the evidence of the officers on duty at the police.station, when the charge was entered there, will be examined, and after their testimony the case will he opened for the defence. ALE7ROPOLI7AN BOARD OF 711 E YEL VER7 ON CASE. - -4.- The following appeared in a Fourth Edition of The Sun 0 last evening : EDINBURGH, FRIDAY EVENING. COURT OF SESSION -FIRST DIVISION. The intense interest manifested during the whole i of this extraordi nary t r i a l seemed to have increase , ' to the highest pitch, in consequence of its having, become gener a lly k nown that their lordships wou l d deliver their decision in this case to-day, Crowds of persons out s id e th e Parliament House who had not been successful in obtaining admission wer e trying every means in their power to gain entrance+ but the dimensions of the Court, even had a tithe of those anxious to b e p resent b een admitted, wou l d have been found totally inadequate for their Won' modation. So great was the pressure that even those engaged in the case had a difficulty in reach' ing their proper places. The judges were the Lord President, Lo rd Curriehill, and Lord Deas. It will be recollected that the case was, in the month of July last, b e f ore L or d Ardmillan, who, at the conclusion of the arguments, pronounced his decision cdverso to the Hon. Mrs. Yelverton (ne e Longwortb). The learned judge was of opinie n that no marriage had been established by the per' suer (Mrs. Yelverton) according to any of the irre gular modes recognised by the law of Scotland. The decision was appealed against, and wa s carried by reclaiming petition before the Fire! Division of the Court of Session, and was argued at length during the early part of last month. The Counsel for th e pursuer (U r& Yelverton) were the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor-Genera l (since raised to the bench); Major Yelverton being represented by Mr. Gordon, Mr. Young (ne vi Solicitor-General), and Mr. Millar. The statement of the pursuer on that occasion was that the engagement to marry was first entered into at Galata, in September, 1855; was renewed in the Crimea in March, 1856; again renewed le Edinburgh in the spring of 1857 ; that the parties were married at Rosstrevor in August, 1857, an d again came to Scotland, where they lived with each other for some time as husband and wife. It wa g not till after th e I r i s h ceremony that intercours e took place, and the pursuer consented that the mar' liege should b e k ept a secret from the defender! family, owing to his pecuniary relations with hl s uncle, who h a d l ent hi m money, and who wis h e d . him not to mar r y. Th e marriage, however, wag acknowledged b y th e d efender to the pursuer's friends, who consen t e d to keep it secret, end parties travelled together in the Highlands an d elsewhere as husband and wife. The defender, on the other hand, said th ere never was any engagement, promise, or contemphr tion of mar r i age on hi s part, that he entered 10 ` g the Irish marria ge as a d ev i ce to satisfy the conscience, and that he had had intercourse with her during the first Edinburgh visit and during UT three weeks that e l apse d after their meeting 5.: Waterford and marr i age at R osstrevor, when the: lived in different hotels together. In the form in which the case was at present raised the questions the Court was asked to decide were two—first, whether th ere was an interchang",, of mutual consent to marry proved by written dr clarations or verbal ac k now l edgments of the 0!‘" fender; and, second whether there was a prowl of marriage f o ll owe d b y intercourse in faith ° that promise. The pursuer maintained the still e r tive. The defender the negative of these propos' . tions. The marriage ceremony at Rosstrevor, in Ire Ja r e d; , was not i ns i s t e d on b y the pursuer as a specs ground in the p resent case, there being in ii. dence the opinions of Irish constitutional lawYe to the effect th at that ceremony did not constitute n marriage, but the point was expressly kept ( t e n in order to be raised anew should the qu est : l „ - 0 , come before the House of Lords, who, bei ng versed in Irish as well as Scotch law, course, set aside legal opinions as evidence, 811° form their own j adgment on the cause. Referen however, was made by the pursuer to the I rish ceremony, as throwing light both on the alleg e d interchange of consent and the alleged promise marry. th e The excitement in Court at the moment t Judges took their seats on the bench was intense! in consequence of it having been reported that Wu, of them were in favour of reversing the decision the Lord Ordinary. Lords Deas and Carriehill first would, oi addressed the Ceurt, and were of opinion that the marriage we° valid, and that the decision of Lord Ardmillall ought to be reversed. b, The Lord Pr es id ent, after an elaborate ePee% expressed hi s op i n i on that the decision of Lo rd Ardmillan ought not to be reversed. Majority in favour of the validity of the Scotch marriage. --ONE. Immediately the decision in favour of Mrs. Ye l ; verton was pron ounce d , the spectators in court gav e vent to their f ee li ngs b y loud and continuous chee r ing, which a ll t h e authority of the Court was o or f some time un a bl e to suppress. On the resup the trial be com i ng k nown outside the court) lin same demonstrations of approval took place. COUNTRY MARALI)S. •,.,. ~,,, ~i,,,........,-..... At our mark e t to-dayLIVERPOOL--Dne. 19. wheat was active in demand, and w as former prices advanced ld to 2d per cental. Flour also dio more inquired f or , an d l ate prices were supported. In Di corn less freely offered, and generally 3d per qr highe r ' oats and oatmeal not much doing. WAKEPIELD—Dkc. 19. of We had a fi rm trade to-day, and fine dry par: t ,As , - ay wheat sold at i s p er qr above late rates. Barley a "—anti sale for good qualities ; inferior dull. Oats, bean° , shelling rather cheaper. Averages for the week : Wheat ........ 1,375 qrs., at . 49s 10d 8ar1ey......... 499 ---. 350 sid .. Peas "" 16 Oats lO .. 24s Od 356 Od Rye 1••••• ..... B eans STA.MFORD—DEc. 19. New wheat, 47s to 52s red, 46s to 49s per 36 st°/I° , Barley, 36 s t o 40 s per qr. Oats, 12s to 25s per 24 1010 Beans, 40s to 42s per qr. EXETER—DEc. 19. We have had a li m it e d supp l y o f all descripti on s ofßtOc It to-day. Wheat, white..6s 3d to6s 6d I Barley. 4 Ditto red Gs Od to 6s 3d Oats .. .... .2s s 3 9 dto d to 4 3 °3 81 Flour, fine, 36s to 37 s ; secon d s, 34s to ..... per sack. CATTLE. Fat beef, p sc., 10 s 6d t o 11 0sd Ewes, per lb ... •Rd 60 to Pork carcases, 7s 6d t o 8 s 6 d Wethers, d 0....,. bid t° ,ci ' Lamb, p 1b....... 70 to 8d Fat calves, d0...61d told. Rough fat, 31d per lb. I BRISTOL SUGAR—Dm 19. Our raw suga r mar k et has been rather busier this w eekv re. and full prices have been paid for the parcels sold. 111 and fined goods a large business has been done in crysta pieces at full ra t es. R um more inquired for, and tool puncheons of Deme rara have aaia at la as ‘•- proof gallon. BATLIC.—On the 25th A ug., at sea, BIRTHS. India, th e w if e of Captain Abingdon Bayly, R.A. , of a daughter. HILL. --On the 18th inst. M r s. Alfred Hill, 38 , Euston square, of a da ug ht er. HUGH 012 board the Star of ES.—On the 16th inst , a t Barnes, I' Mrs, B 4 Hughes, of a daughter. jENNEL—On the 19th inst., at 8, Harley-street, Caven dish -square. the wife of Win. Jenner, Esq., of a son, PRATT.--011 the 31st October, at Fyzabad, the wife of Colonel Pratt, C. 8., 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers, of a son. MARRIAGES. C n c o h z u r Er Church, E. C e rr i g r tr i tim. o 7 , o th n e th ß e ev l6 . ty . i A ns . t c ., r a o t z S ie t r . , J m ob .A n: o l Chaplain to the Forces, to Emma Caroline, the secon d daughter of the late Richard Ed gecum b e Chevallierf E sq ., of Ipswich. HoLT—LEE.—On the 17th inst., at St. Luke's, Jersey,. 0 . A l\l L, N on av ly Y in T ir H al o w lt: HCoort,mßanNde.r, to John W. T. Lee, MA. Heliers, Jersey. . ~ of 52 d, Hastings-terrace,a s u on h o t f er th of e t l h a ?SS DATHS. BIGGS . On the 18th inst. E at Seend, Wilts Mr. Thoma s Biggs, aged 85. , , BLACRIVELL.—On the 18th i ns t. a t Harrow•weald,_Mid dlesex, Ma r y A nn, street, St. James's, Black well, aged 91. ll ußGEs.—On the 16th in s t., a t hi s res id ence , 7, Beral ett i widow of the late Mr. Charles Black- Lloyd s, and Austinfriars, aged 38. Robert Sidney Burger, Esq., ° HonTorr.—On the 17th inst., at North End, Fulham, F• W. P, Horton, Esq., aged 55. PR'YCE.—On the 14th inst., at 47, St. James's - squ are. Notting-hill, Captain Henry Pryce, R.N., aged 77 * URQUEART.—On the 16th inst., at the Old Vicarag Eastbourne, s u dd en ly, th e R ev. H enry J o h n Urquhart, M.A., aged 65. LONDON: Printed and Published by JOHN CHAPLIN, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TILE SUN Office, N 0.1 1 2, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of mid" 44-44444; vegosPor zo; T, ha v i t * UT ai 4 . 1 111 81 tail Priv end - 13 0ze 6d. lam Pr', Will I 27th, n entitt te v i l ftzter, _Aft fultr u Comfit ?Rl] Th „,1% a 414 kid w Ale et d ; e i M : \ arrat . 441 2 ,4 duo 0 Auth c 4 hob TgE liqtl ( ke uo , ~R hoes Tw o Tw o „ w L T ar hE p tittl e aohl Th o , b ay 11441 P yin ``Ti he r the 41 Th e 1 Fool Eo v 11 °v? tl Tt°lf en E ic IN tell tile Bet C ittld th The Blo f 9 ) eedl Colvot !ass, hoot o Pas WOO] tELE OUTS cc vir Th e s , The T he Li The I Thi Th e a nd hi, teed Colin. Kar l Clo wn ,. Se etlc 1 Ii - attoz Eta 1,14! l'S' allti II0 S; ktei. 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