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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. TIONIE CIRCUIT.-KINGSTON, APRIL 3. BOYLE V. WISEMAN. This was an action brought by the Rev. Mr. Boyle, a Roman Catholic priest, against Cardinal Wiseman to re cover damages for a libel. Mr. E. James, Q.C. Mr. Lush, and Mr. Wordswo r th were counsel for the Plaintiff ; Mr. Sergeant Shee, Mr. Bramwell, Q.C., Mr. Baddeley, and Mr. Willes appeared for the defendant. Cardinal Wiseman, who had been subpeenaed as a wit ness, sat upon the bench duringthe greaterpart of the trial. This case, it will be remembered, was tried at Guild ford during the last summer assizes, and on that occasion the plaintiff was nonsuited. An application was after wards made fora new trial, on the ground that the Chief Baron, who tried the cause, had improperly refused to admit secondary evidence of the contents of a letter written by the defendant, in which he admitted the authorship of the alleged libel, and that he had also ruled that the cardinal could not be called as a witness for the plaintiff, as his evidence would tend to criminate himself, nd upon both grounds a new trial was directed. Mr. James opened the case for the plaintiff in a brief and eloquent speech. The following evidence was then adduced : The Rev. Mr. Ivory said—l am a Roman Catholic priest at Kentieh-town• lam the author of the articles that appeared in the Am (le la Religion. There are tw o parties in the R O M3.llCatholic c h urc h —a loyal party,and a party which is not, or, rather, an ultra party and a moderate party. The Anti de la Rel i gion is th e organ o f t h e moderate, and the Univers that of the more party. I remember seeing the arti c l e s i gne d :11. 1 T en Caidinal Wiseman" in the Univers of the 23d May, 1854, and I consider it was the answer to an article that ap peared in the Ami of the 15th of April, written by me. I referred to Mr. Boyle in my article but I had no co mmunication whatever with hi m before I wrote it. I had not spoken to him for some years before this time. The article in the Univers undoubtedly refers to Mr. Boyle. The principal editor of the Ami de la Religion is the Abbe Cognard. In July last I was requested to go to Paris to ascertain whether the letter purporting to be signed by the cardinal was authentic. I went to the office of the Univers, but previously I saw the Abbe Cognard, and he showed me a letter which I have no doubt was the handwriting of Cardinal Wis• an. (Ser geant Shee here produced a letter andehan, • e it to the witness, and he said it appeared to haven altered since he last saw it. He was not prepare,tto say whe ther-it was the same, and he was opinion theat was not.) I desired the Abbe Cognard to let me havelhe letter, in order that it might be used before the courts in Eng land ; and I told him with what object I had come to Paris. He told me that he dared not let me have the paper ; and he said he had been so cruelly persecuted by Cardinal Wiseman that he dared not offend him. Since the last trial I have seen the Abbe Cognard at Paris, and urged him most earnestly to let me have the letter, but he refused for the seine reason. I asked him if he would produce it himself, and he refased. I read the letter and remember its contents. Sergeant Shee said he should propose to prove that the letter he had handed to the witness was tho same he had seen. Mr. Baron Platt said it was not competent for the learned counsel to do this, except A 9 evidence for the defendant. In answer to questions put by Mr. Sergeant Shee, the witness said—The letter I saw corresponded in general appearance with the one now produced. The paragraph from which I drew the inference that this is not the same, is the very first passage in it. The letter was again handed to the witness, and he said that the first difference he remarked was that the letter he saw com menced Monsieur l'Abbe, whereas this letter commenced simply " Monsieur." There was also no erasure in the letter I saw, whereas there is an erasure in this one. I will swear, to the best of my belief, that the letter com menced with the words Monsieur l'Abbe, I have no hesitation in swearing positively to that fact, and I swear that the first sentence of the letter has been al tered. I will also swear that, in the original letter, there were the words, "La lettre que je diens de publier." I took a note of the contents of the letter on the same day I saw it. I made some interlinations in the copy of the letter some months afterwards. I made it more com plete, from notes I took in my pocket-book. By the Court—l am satisfied that the first sentence is not the same that was in the original letter. Examination continued—l took notes while I was with the Abbe Cognard. I took down the date and one or two other matters, and wrote out a full statement afterwards for the use of the plaintiff's attorney. The witness then said that in the original letter the words were—" I have received the letter which you wrote to sue in' reference to the letter which I have just published in answer to the articles of the Ami de lea Religion re lating to the Catholic Church in England." This letter was signed by the defendant (Cardinal Wiseman). We were aware that the Univers was under the inspiration of the cardinal and the abbe, and I always examined it attentively to see if it contained any answer to our arti cles that appeared in the Ami de la Religion. No arti cle upon the subject except the one signed "N. Cardinal Wiseman" appeared in the Univers in that form. I afterwards saw a correct translation of the original ar ticle in the Catholic Standard, a newspaper published in London. Sergeant Shee objected to the reception of any evi dence to show the publication in an English newspaper until proof of the original publication in the French newspaper was established. After some argument, the examination of the witness was proceeded with, and he said the article produced was a correct translation of the article that appeared ori ginally in the Univers. Mr. Bramwell still objected to the article being read Baron Platt said that it was not read as a proof of pub lication in an English newspaper, but merely that it was a correct translation of the original article. Sergeant Shee said he offered the original letter. Baron Platt said it was proved to be the original litter. Mr. James said he would not receive the doc - iment as the original letter. After some further discussion the whole of the origi nal letter was read in the form in which it appeared in the Univers. The Rev. Mr. Ivory was then cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Shee. He said—l re7ide within the diocese of the cardinal at Kentish -town. Dr. Griffiths was formerly apostolic vicar of the same diocese. I had faculties from the highest authorities of the Church and from the Pope. I did not receive any missionary faculties from Dr. Walsh. lam a Romish priest, although an Englishman, and I have no other bishop, according to the canon law of the Catholic Church, but the Pope. My faculties were given to me for life, and there was an agreement lit writing that I W 39 to b e Roman Catholic minister of Kentish-town for life. Cardinal Wiseman always ac knowledged my rights in this respect. I would not have accepted missiot ary faculties because they can be re voked at any time. I acknowledge no other bishop than the Pope. I was appointed by the special grace of the Pope. The witness complained of the mode in which he had been cro-s-exarnined, and said he should not have been made a Roman priest—which was an honour rarely conferred upon an Englishman —if his conduct had not entitled him to that honour. He went on to say t'at, on his arrival in this country, ho presented himself to the bishop ; but he acknowledged no other bishop than the Pope, and he had protested against Cardinal Wise man having the right to grant or withhold faculties from him. He read a letter he had received from the cardinal, in which he told him that without receiving the necessary f acu l t i es, he was not justified in admi nistering the sacrament ; and, unless aon were made f or t h ose faculties, it would be p h p is licati duty to inform th e par i shioners of Kentish-town of the con dition of their p as t or. He considered he was appointed minister for life, and the question was left to the Pope for decision, and in the meantime he had retired from officiated in the performance of his duties, an d h ad never publicly his chapel. He told hi s congregation he would not oppose Cardinal Wiseman, and that the doors of his chapel would be closed from that day. He said he , knew nothing of the plaintiff except that he beard that he had been cruelly treated, and he refused to see him, because he would not be thought to be acting in opposi tion to DaWiseman. He certainly alluded to Dr. Boyle as a priest distinguished for his piety and zeal. (The wit ness here at the request of Sergeant Shee read some por tions of the article written by him in the Ami de la Reli gion.) He said he bad never heard from the plaintiff that the word expulse was corrected in the French news. rgaper, he would not swear it had not been s t a t e d nv: presence of Mr. Boyle that there had been such a cor rec tion made, and that the Cardinal had never made use of that word or of the word expelled. H e said be went to Paris to make the inquiries he did re specting the letter, because he did not believe the car dinal would have written such a letter. Sergeant Slice said he had no doubt that all his pro eeedings were actuated by love for the cardinal. (A laugh.) Witaess--My object was to ascertain the truth, and what I did was in the true interest of th e Catholic religion. R was in a great measure educated at had —ome, and I was tut or to some princes of Spain. I never a dispute with any bishop of th e Roman Catholic Church. There is no canon law for the management of the Catholic Church in England , lven I was ca ll e d u pon to and the whole power is vested in the Mattol take out faculties, I protested against it. The Rev. Mr. Boyle was then examined. He said —I am the plaintaiff in this acticenl am glishman, and was educated for the Roman Catlnli!:Cashrirch, artly atStonyhurst and partly in Paris. ordained a priest in 1833, and was appointed as curatetot at Islington in 1847. Dr. Griffiths was then bishop church at the diocese. I was also a member of an order of Jesuits. of I joined that order in 1825. I have not read any osiflitte articles in the Univers and the Ami de la Religion, and was not aware of the controversy that was going on i n France. I retired from the order of Jesuits in 1846. My attention was first called to the libel, when it ap. peared in the Catholic Standard, a week after it ap peared in the unico, It is false to say that I was ex pelled from the order of the Jesuits to which I belonged. I wa s nev er expelled from any religious society in my life. The cardinal sucreeled Dr. Griffiths as bishop about six or eight months after I was appointed as cu. rate at Islington. The first intimation I received that I was to cease the performance of my duties was in 1850, when I received a letter to that effect from the cardinal. (The letter stated that after full consideration he had come to the conclusion that a total change of men and system was nec essar y at Islington, and that be bad appointed two Irish priests, and at the same time offered him what he described as an important mi - Rion at Chichester). I wrote an answer expressing my disincliaation to leave Islington, and I also declined the honour of founding a mission at Chichester, for that was what I found was intended. The Rev. Mr. Oakley, a minister of the Protestant Church, who had become a Roman Catholic, was appointed in my pl ace , an d he still holds the office of curate of the chapel at Islington. My church was very well attended while I officiate]. It was a very large church, capable of holding 2,000 or 3,000 persons, and generally 1,400 or 1,5i0 attended. I never opposed the power of the bishop, but objected to his right to remove me. I received a second letter from Islingtma. I had no other means of obtaining a livelihood except the ministration of this church. I ultimately left. The statement in the letter of the defendant, that I had intimidated my pari- Ehioners, and induced them to sign memorials in m y favour, is not true. There was only one memorial in my favour, and I did not even know of the fact until after it had been sent in. My parishioners were very much attached to me. When I took the reei deuce of the curacy, it was a mere shell, and I had to paint and paper it, and laid out a large sum of money for a poor curate. I wanted to be paid for these repairs and for my furniture before I left, and I applied to the de fendant with that object but could not obtain the money and the defendant merely renewed the offer of the mis sion to Chichester. My salary at Islington was ss. a-day, and there were certain dues which would raise my salary to about 1501. or 1601. a-year. I was obliged to take all my furniture away with me, and all the money I received was 601. ; 301. of this was due to me for E•a lary. I had to pay my solicitor 201. for his coste, and the 101. was all I had for fixtures I left in the house. Cardinal Wiseman was aware of my in tention to educate young gentleman f)r the universities, to enable me to pay the rent and taxes of the house, and he promised to Kassist me in this endeavour. - Before I left Islington, Cardinal Wisem a n w ithd rew my f acu l t i es. The reason for doing so was because I asked for the money I had expended on the house. Before the cardi nal went to Rome, I wrote him two l e tt ers o f apology, I did so with he utmost sincerity, and actuated by a desire to be re-employed. After these letters had been written, I saw the cardinal at his palace in Golden square. I was shown into his reception-room, and I went on my knees and asked him for pardon and for giveness. We were both affected, and I left the house with Dr. Doyle, who had accompanied me, and I thought all was forgotten and forgiven, and I had done nothing whatever to provoke him or annoy him until the period when the libel was published. After I was removed from Islington, by the permission of Dr. Gr a nt, the Bishop of Southwark, I read masses in that district, for which I received about 401., and that is all. I h a d to live upon small donations rom my friends. After this action was brought, I was prevented from perform• ing this duty, and I have had no means of supporting myself. Cross-examined—l was ordained in 1833 at Stony horst. I was not a professed Jesuit in the society to which I belonged. I bad not taken the solemn vow that is required before a member is considered as a professed Jesuit. I had been employed in missions connected with the society in England before I left it. The Rey. Dr. Lygo was provincial master of the society in England in 1847. He called upon me to take the last solemn vow to place myself at the disposal of the Pope for foreign missions about this time. I was aware that if I was called upon to take the vow, and refused, I was subject to dismissal, and it would be considered discreditable to be so dismissed. I was never called upon to take this solemn vow; but I told him that if he commanded me I would take it, bat if it was ou tional I should decline doing so, for reasons which I stated to him. I left the society in consequence of my asking to be released from my vows. When Dr. Lygo was aware of my objections to taking the solemn vow, he at once released me from taking it, and allowed me to leave the society. I was appointed second priest at Islington, under Mr. Lee, after this. He was an aged man, and lived in lodgings, because he would not incur the responsibility of keeping up the vicarage-house. The latter was under repair, and Dr. Griffiths gave me 1501, which he expected, no doubt, would be expended in re pairs, but there was no understanding between us to that effect. I was under a vow of poverty when [ left the society, and I was received as such. It is a disputed point whether a clergyman of our religion in England is removable at the mere pleasure of the bishop, and the clergy have petitioned Rome on the subject, and no answer has been received. The clergy consider that the bishop has not the power to remove a clergyman arbitrarily. In a regular hierarchical system a bishop, of course, has the power to discharge a curate at his pleasure. Ido not consider the defendant had any moral or religious right to remove me. I expended my money upon a distinct understanding, and I should not have done so if I had thought I was liable to be removed in such a manner. I laid out altogether between 3001. and 4001. for the repairs of the house and furniture. Ido not think there were more han twelve or fifteen hundred Catholics in the parish of Islington. In one of the letters I wrote to the de fendant I expressed my decided disinclination to leave the curacy, and I disputed his power to remove me. I had no document to satisfy him that I had made any arrangement with Dr. Griffiths that I was not to be re moved. In our church an inferior would not dare to ask for such a document from a superior. We are much in their power and control that no priest would dare to say to his superior, "Put this in black and white." He would not do it, but would most probably say, "This is not the man for me." Dr. Griffiths died about 6 months after my appointment to the curacy at Islington. The affairs of the church were reported to be in a bad condi tion at the time when I was removed, and my salary was in arrear. In answer to other questions put in cross-examina tion, the plaintiff said that he should have given up posses sion of the house the moment he received the money he considered he was entitled to. At one time he made a demand of 6001., but he subsequently only asked 1001., and upon the cardinal pleading poverty, he said he con sented to take the 601., contrary to the advice of his so licitor, and he did so for the sake of peace. Sergeant Shee then asked the witness whether he Fad not requested some of his parishioners to write or sign a remonstrance or memormi to the cardinal upon the übject of his dismissal, and he put a letter into his hand at the same time. Mr. Boyle said he was quite ready to explain this matter. The fact was, that, in the Roman Catholic communion, where many of the parishioners were poor and ignorant, they regarded the priest as their father, and he was always looked upon in that capacity. He frequently wrote letters for them, and he remembered that he wrote this one at the earnest request of the party. It contained a request to be allowed to go to confession at Easter to witness instead of to a stranger. The name of the person appeared to be torn off, and he should like to know who it was, as it would show that he had acted most ungratefully and unfairly in inducing him to write the letter for the purpose, as it appeared, of handing it to the cardinal, or his solicitor. Sergeant Shee said he did not believe any signature had been torn from the letter. Baron Pratt, upon looking at the document, said it ap peared to him that the name had evidently been torn from the letter. In further cross-examination, the plaintiff said he bad not heard it stated that the word made use of by the cardinal in his original letter was " renvoye" and not " repuls6," but he considered one equally as offensive as as the other. He was never either expelled or dismissed from the Society of Jesuists. He was answerable for the costs of the first trial, hut his friends had assisted him in getting up this present trial. He had received assistance from Dr. Worthington, a clergyman of the Established Church, and other gentlemen m r ., 4 Hyan, a gentleman connected withcotnbgeregioAautdin ffi t octliand who was one of the plaintiff's at Islington, said he had frequent opportunities of see ing him, and he always considered him a most pious, zealous, and attentive clergyman, arid he was particu larly kind to the poor and the sick. He also said that when he heard of the intention of Cardinal Wiseman to remove him, he spontaneously drew up a memorial to the cardinal, praying that he might be allowed to re main, and in a very short time this memorial was signed by 1,100 of the plaintiffs parishioners. He said he re membered reading the libel that appeared in the Unirers, and it caused him great regret. He had no doubt that it was intended to apply to the plaintiff. The plaintiff was recalled, and he stated that when be left his curacy at Islington, the defendant gave him a sort of certificate of good character. He had some dif ficulty in obtaining one in the form usually given, and the defendant wanted to make it appear by the docu ment that he had retired voluntarily from the curacy. Mr. James, in summing up the case for the plaintiff, expressed his astonishment that not a single witness should have been called either to show that Cardinal Wiseman was not the author of this libel, or to show that there was any foundation for the charges that had been made against the plaintiff, and he said the case now resolved itself merely into a question of assessment of damages. The jury will then have to consider what damages ought to be awarded for the malicious attack made by Cardinal 'Wiseman upon the poor harmless man, who had never done him any wrong, but who he had endeavoured to crush with the utmost malignity. The learned counsel then made some remaixs upon the evi dence, and upon what he described as the contemptible attempt to explain away the malicious intention of the defendant, by endeavouring to show that the word dis missed had been used instead of expelled ; and he con cluded by asking at the hands of the jury for his client, exemplary damages for the injury that had been inflicted upon him by the defendant. Sergeant Shee then addressed the jury for the de fendar t. Mr. Baron Platt, in summing up, said, that he and the jury bad nothing whatever to do with either Pro testant or Catholic, and their only object was to discover the truth, and to decide according to the evide nce l a id before them. The plaintiff charge the defendant with Gavin;published a malicious libel conc ern i ng hi m , and he asked for damages for the injury he had sustained in consequence of the publication of that libel ; and he must say that he could not help expressing his re gre t that a gen tl eman like Cardinal Wiseman, a scholar, and a man of high attainments, should appear classed in the same category with a malicious libeller. That the charge made against the plaintiff amounted in law to a libel, v.ritn 1; there could be no doubt ; and a libel coming from the rc:lncuollate ch d a man as Cardinal Wiseman was, of course, to have much more effect than if it tray Y • an dlnary parcrn The defendant had not I would, therefore, co e. had pleadeda Justification,- - that the charn , „ , and by that course ho admitted and all the other faCitaler the what made were false. The jury nature of these charges, their duty to say a n n . h e ease, and it would then be was entitled to for the D 7 , 1" ° , l damages the plaintiff e j d u jury, after verdict tdfeolri btehreatinftoir n: publication of the libel in i t io r Y a t roffen, had:a:stained by the bout t wenty returned minutes, d amages 1,000/. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.— LIVERPOOL, A l . /tit 2. EVANS V. ROBINSO N. ( Continued fio our impression of yesterday;) Charles Frederick Field, late inspeotoi-of the metro: poiitan detective police, examined by Mr. Sergeant Wiikins—ln _January, 1804, was employed by Mr, Evans to watch the conduct of Mr. Robinson and his wife. Was not then in the police force. On the,il7th of January went to Cheltenham for that purpose ; and on the 19th watched Mr. Carrington's house. About half-past 10 o'clock Mr. Robinson went in there. I re mained about half an hour. Before that had seen Mr. and Miss Carrington go out. About two hours after met Mr. Robinson and Mrs. Evans riding together. They were not attended. Watched the house from January 19th up to March 9th. Was there every morn ing from half-past ten to two, and from half-past two to six_ Mr. Robinson called every day, and sometimes twice a-day. Saw him and Mrs. Evans riding together three times, and walking ten or twelve times on the ter race. On Saturday, 28th January, saw Mr. Carrington leave the house, and then saw Mr. Robinson come up on horseback. He met two ladies coming out of the door ; they were Mrs. and Miss Carrington. He went in and stopped about 10 minutes. In the afternoon saw Mrs. Carrington, Mrs. Evans, and another lady walk up and down the terrace. Mr. Robinson caine up and joined them. Saw Mrs. Evans leave the party and go int) the house. In a few moments she came out and whispered something to Mr. Robinson, who had stepped rack. After walking a fc'.v yards, she then left him again, and went into the house. She remained about two minutes, and then, corning to the step of the door, stood upon tiptoe and beckoned to Robinson. Robinson went up to her at once, and entered the house. They remained there about 20 minutes. The blinds of th• first floor windows were down. When Mrs. Evans and Mr. Robinson came out they walked towards Bay's-hill, and be saw Robinson take her by the hand, swing her round, and they walked back again. In June, received an intimation that Mrs. Evans was in London, and on the 26th of June saw defendant come out of his mother's house, and followed him to his lodgings in George -street. He then went to No. 2, Bryanstone-street. In about 20 minutes saw him come out with Mrs. Evans and a young gentleman. They went to Hyde-park to a review of the Essex Rifles. On the following day went to Mrs. King, the landlady of No. 2, Bryanstone-street, and en gaged lodgings there. Engaged to pay her 251. a month for the use of the whole house. Told her his name and his purpose, and she said she could not assist it, hut that he might engage the whole house, which he did. He got a person named Mrs. Grocott, at two guineas per week, to enter the house, and act as cook therein place of Mrs. King's cook, who was leaving. Gave her a gimblet, which Dr. Jones, of Manchester-square, gave him, and instructed her to make a hole in the door of the draw- mg-room. To Mr. Watson—When he engaged with Mr. Evans, told him his charges were one guinea a-day, and 12s. hotel expenses. It was finally settled that, as the case might last tbree or six months, ho should have 15s, a day and expenses. In London his charges were 75. 6d. a-day and cab expenses. Does not expect any present in this case beyond his expenses. Sometimes gets a present. Has had 251. and 501. sometimes. People generally do give something if he succeeds. All be has got out of Mr. Evans as yet is 501. or 601. Never knew Mrs. King until he went to her house in Bryanstone street—never, upon his honour. (Loud laughter.) His Lordship—Don't speak of yosir honour, sir. Witness—l meant my oath, my lord. Mr. Watson—Don't talk of your honour, or there we shall leave you. His Lordship- -Honour with a man who carries on a private business of that kind ! The witness was further cross-examined at consider able length, but nothing important was elicited. A wooden model of the floor of the house, No. 2, Bry anstone•street, in which was the drawing-room in ques tion, was placed before the jury, and Mr. Field deposed that it correctly represented the premises. Sarah Grocott, High-street, St. John's-wood, one o the witnesses examined at the last trial, deposed that she was employed, as already stated, by Mr. Field, and that she looked through the hole bored in the room, and wit nessed the act of criminal conversation. She adhered to her former statement in every respect. During the evidence of this witness, Mr. Watson re marked that it was a great pity there were several females in court. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins—lt is a great pity they should have to be reminded of it. Mr. Watson said it wou!d be necessary for him to put several questions to the witness which it was not well that females should hear, and their presence was a re straint upon him in the discharge of his duty. His lordship directed the sheriff to intimate that females had better withdraw, and several women, re spectably dressed, and many of them young, whose pre sence up to this period had attracted considerable re mark, then left the court. The witness described the peculiar manner in which the act took place. She further stated that on the 10th of August she was walking with Mrs. King in Portman square, when Mr. Robinson came up and asked why she went against him, and why she caused so much talk against him in the neighbourhood ? She said it was not she; aid he asked why there was so much talk about him ? She said, "Ask yourself the question, Mr. Robinson. It is not you I pity, but the Carringtons and the family." He said if she went against him he would have clever men employed, and he would bring a conspiracy against her. She said she bad gone out of town to avoid the matter ; and he said, " Can't you go out of town again ?" To Mr. Watson—Did not mention this conversation at the last trial. The witness was cross-examined at considerable length by Mr. Watson, in reference to the act which she de posed she witnessed, but she repeated her former state meats, Mrs. King, the party who let the apartments in Brjanstone-street, and who was examined at the former trial, deposed to the facts of the hiring of the rooms by Mr. Robinson, his subsequent visits to Mrs. Evans, and the act of criminality which she aleged she also wit nessed through the bole bored in the door. She also corroborated the evidence of the last witness regarding meeting the defendant and conversing with him, when he said if she would find the cook and go away it would be much better for her, because she would rue it if she went against him. She said he asked what had ho ch:oe that she should go against him ? and she replied, " Ask yourself ;" and added that she was sorry for him, but she could not help it. He said, no matter whom Mr. Evans brought against him, he would.fig,ht his cause out. Cross-examined by Mr. Watson—Did not sayanything of this conversation at the last trial. It took place while walking from Portman-square to Cavendish-square. Has borne the name of King for six or seven years. Her real name is Walsh. Declines to answer whether Mr. King visited her in Bryanstone-street. Lived in Brydgps-street, Covent-garden, for a short time, and kept a cigar -divan there. Carried on that business only a very few months. In reference to the management with Field as to the in troduction of Mrs. Grocott, witness stated that she knew Mrs. Grocott was introduced for the purpo.7e of watch ing Mrs. Evans, but she promised her (witness) that she would not watch. (Laughter.) Never told Mrs. Evans or Mr. Robinson of it, beaanse she had promised not to tell it. She promise Dr. Jones, of Manchester -square. She told her own servant of it, and several other per son-4. Mrs. Ann Price, another of the witnesses of the for mer trial, stated that she came to the service of Mrs. King during the time Mrs. Evans was lodging there, to assist in making an inventory of her furniture, an d while there met Field, the detective officer. Was in the room adjoining tile drawing-room, when the cook came to her, and called her to look through a hole bored in the door, which she did. The witness then de scribed the act of criminality which she stated that she witnessed. Cross examined by Mr. Atherton—Saw Mr. Evans, the plaintiff, within the last few moments; spoke t.) him, but does not think he had time to give her an answer. Her husband is in Australia. For some time before he went bad been to a certain extent separated. Chas. Jeffrey Morgan deposed that he took the mea surement of the drawing-room in the house No. 2, Bryan stone-street, and that the model produced is correct, ac cording to the admeasurement upon the scale of one inch to a foot. Walter Salmon, formerly in the employment of Mr. Carrington, was examined to prove the frequent ♦isit4 of Mr. Robinson to Mrs Evans before her marriage. Mr. Robinson o❑ ooming in every day gave a peculian whistle which all the family knew, particularly Miss Carrington. Miss Carrington was several times dressing when beeame, and on hearing the whistl; came out with her outer dress to meet him. Saw them most days going out together alone. Sometimes Mrs. Carrington would go out, but very seldom. Mr. Robinson and Miss Carrington were sometimes alone in the drawing-room together. Charles Crush, also formerly in the service of Mr. Cm.- rington, deposed to Mr. Robinson's visits to Mrs. Evans before her marriage, and that he bad seen Mr. litobinson kiss her. He once saw Mr. Robinson follow her as she was going up the stairs, and kiss her on the stairs. In 1853 frequently saw Mrs. Evans walking up and down in front of the houses for come time, when Mr. Robinson would meet her, and they would go off together. This was ge nerally on Sunday evenings, daring church time.' To Mr.Atherton—Mr. Robinson appeared to be very in timate as a friend with Mr. and Mrs. Carrington. When he saw Mr. Robinson kiss Miss Carrington he did not feel much shocked, but thought it very wrong indeed for a married gentleman to kiss a single lady. Did not men tion it to her parents, but told it to his fellow-servants. Robert Boston, a fly-driver in Cheltenham, deposed that he was four times employed by Mr. Robinson to drive out on the road after a lady, take her up, and then drive round the park with them—that lady was Mrs. Evans. Once looked into the fly, and saw Mrs. Evans with her bonnet off, and Mr. Robinson with his arms around her, an .l his breast leaning against hers. This was in July or August, 1849. He told some persons that he would never drive them again, because three men on the road cried out " -- them, turn them out, they are making a brothel of your fly." (Laughter.) This oc curred on the day when he looked into the window, as he had described. Mr. G. Schonswer deposed that he knew Mr. Robin son and the Carrington family before the marriage of Mrs. Evans. Shortly before the marriage ho met the defendant one Sundry morning at the club, and defendant saki, "Lloyd Evans is going to marry Miss Carrington ; he was a slippery fish, but we have hooked him at last." Since the marriage, has frequently seen Mr. Robinson and Mrg. Evans riding together, and has seen Mrs. Evans riding a black mare of Mr. Robinson's. To Mr. Watson—Has also seen Mr. Robinson with Mr. and Mrs. Carrington as an intimate friend of theirs. The remark at the club was made openly, and before several gentlemen, and it created a great deal of talk at the time. Is sure he 'said, " We have booked him." The letter of Mr. Evans to Mr. Carrington, and the re ply alluded to by the Attorney-General, were then put in. - The caseAttoionnb.eGheanife Attorney-General summed up ftheplainti ffh ere e the plaintiff's i to the jury - , commenting upon th eev id enc se closed. The ey case e adduced, and contending that it fully supported the statements made in his opening speech. The Court adjourned at a quarter before nine o'clock. APRIL 3. His lordship took his seat on the bench shortly after nine o'clock, and Mr. Watoen proceeded to address the jury for the defence. The case had been supported by the testimony of the worthy Mrs. King, whose name was assumed, and by the other company who acted as spies. They were asked to believe those spies in order that the plaintiff might get a verdict to do away with the settle ment, and then go to the House of Lords for a divorce, but it would indeed make him blush if those gentlemen who were the honour and glory of our land, entertained the matter. What had been the relationship of the de fendant ? He had been the old and valued friend of the gentleman before him (Mr. Carrington) ; he had been the friend of the children since they were children ; he had dined with them and taken tea with them, and had that intercourse with them which existed amongst friends, and which was done without any imputation on their characters. Whether the defendant had been pay ing the attentions of a lover even before or after the marriage, there had not been a single witless called to prove it ; the fact wa= s the defendant Lad been west intimate with the family, and the father now believed in the innocence of his daught2r and in the honour arid honesty of his friend. He then commented upon the characters of the various witnesses that had been called, end in the strongest terms denounced the conduct of Field throughout the whole transaction. lle then con trasted their statements, which be argued shoWed many discrepancies. He believed that the " whole set" had entered into a conspiracy to carry out this action, each well knowing, should it succeed, they would be well re warded. With regard to the remark about hooking the fish, that might have come from Mrs. Robinson in the most friendly manner ; but, at all events, it would have been much better if it hat not been repeated. The learned gentleman concluded in a powerful appeal to give the matter their best consideration and attention, for by the law he was unable to call the parties them selves, who would in the most emphatic manner deny the slander that had been heaped on them, and he was therefore confident of a verdict of not guilty. His lordship proceeded to sum up. H e s a id this was an action for compensation in damages for the loss of the affections and for the seduction of the plaintiff's wife. The defendant, of course, denied that he was guilty, and plaintiff was therefore bound to bring evidence to satisfy the jury of his guilt, and the first question was had he so established his case ; if so, what compensation ought he to receive ? Towards the close of the case the plaintiff's counsel brought forward evidence to prove the existence of great intimacy between the defendent and Mrs. Evans before the marriage. If that is ti be cre dited, it would be insinuated that the parties had crimi nal connection at that time, and it certainly was very remarkable that when the marriage took peace there did not appear to have been any suspicion of it. His lordship then reviewed the evidence of some of the witnesses, and remarked that the counsel for the de fence had alleged, that when the blind was pulled down, when the parties were in London, it was to keep the sun off. He left the jury to decide that. He cautioned the jury against allowing their feelings to lead their judgment. ,He said this because he could not suppose that he could detail the rest of the evi deice to them without reviving the feeling of indigna tion which they must have felt yesterday on hearing the account Field gave of himself and of his occupation. For the first time in his life did be hear a rune avow publicly that his profession was that of a hired spy. He told you that, having been for 20 years an inspector of detectives, he had retired on a pension, and when he re covered his health he had commenced on his own account as "a detector of frauds," &c. What thought they of the sort of profession of a man writing on his door " spy," to be hired at so much per day ; for he said, "My price is 7s. 6d. a day in London, but in this in stance I bargained for a guieea a day and expenses fur keep, but finding it likely to occupy several months I agreed to accept 15s. a day and 12s. allowance, for the purpose of pursuing parties from place to place whom I am appointed to watch." He was afraid it would introduce an element into the state of this country if they were to have people who made a pro fession of this. They found a person had been introduced into the house in the capacity of cook ; might not a footman, or the servant who dressed their wives, be also introduced similarly ? And to what base and villanous purposes would the services of such people he turned when once introduced to their confidence ! There was something so shocking, so re volting, to Aee a man standing up before the public, pro claiming himself to be a hired spy by profession. He was afraid he was departing from the gravity of the bench, but the matter made him anxious to remember the caution—don't let their feelings be led against their judgment. After explaining various parts of the case, his lordship concluded by stating that if they thought that criminal intercourse had taken place, they must so return a verdict, and estimate the damages according to what the injured husband had lost. If they did not believe the witnesses, they must return a verdict of not The jury then retired (12 o'clock), and were absent a considerable time. On their return into court, they gave a verdict for plaintiff—damages, 5001. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--A very handsome young French girl, accompaoied by an interpreter named Albert, made the following statement to Mr. Bingham A short time ago she had been brou,llit to this coun try by a person who represented herself to be a countess and who promised to procure a situation for her in Lon don. She was taken by this countess to a houso in Newman-street—a notorious house which ha 3 been in dicted by the parish authorities—and was introduced to the landlady, who engaged her after a short conversa tion with the countess. The applicant, before the coun tess left the house, contrived to overhear a conversation between her and the landlaly, and heard a bargain struck that the countess was to receive 500 francs for introducing the nev inmate. Applicant heard enough to convince her of tke true character of the house, and the purpose for which she had been brought there. She found means to quit the house almost immediately, and having related her story to her friends, she was advised to lay the particulars before a magi , trate. Mr. Bingham was afraid that this case could not be broudit under the operation of the new act relative to the defilement of women, as the applicant bad not re• mained long enough to sustain personal contamination. The applicant stated that the landlady of the house rudely examined her bosom without her consent. Mr. Bingham thought this amounted to an assault, and if the applicant chose ,he would grant a warrant against the woman. Applicant would take the warrant, and accordingly a warrant was issued and placed in the hauls of one of the summoning officers of the court. SOUTHWARK. —SamueI Ktlland, the master of the schoo - ner Ca,rDline, trading between the port of London and Demerara, and ff ugh, Dunlop, the mate of the same vessel, were broiglit up I,lr final examination, charged with causing the death of Samuel Sullock, cabin b aged 15, by repeatedly assaulting and ill-treating him on board tha; vessel. The prisoners were committed for trial on the charge of manslaughter. John Plaskett, a carman in the employ of a firm in Seething-la,ne, City, was brought before . Mr. A'Beckett, charged with causing the death of Sainuel Mansfield, a boy two years and three months old, by driving over him with a horse and cart. It appeared, from the evidence of several witnesses, that about six o'clock on Monday evening the child was running in the road-way in Kent-street, when the pri soner was driving a horse and cart laden with lead. lle saw the child seven yards of?, and called out, at the same time pulling up his horse; but before he could do so the deceased was knocked down by the animal, and the off-wheel passed over it. One of the inhabitants endez.voured all he could to save the child, but owing to the prisoner pulling up by only one rein, it was on possible. When taken to a ne i g hb our i ng d oc t or ' s th e child was dead. The prisoner said the child was standing in the middle of the road, and as soon al he saw it, he called out and pulled up, but unfortunately the wheel pas,ed over it. He was extretne'y Lorry for what had occurred. Mr. A'Beckett saidte WAY surprised the mother should allow go young a child. to run about the streets, and he wondered that such accidents did not more frequently occur. An inquest would be held by the coroner, there fore he should remand him until Saturday. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.—A Court of the Governors of Christ's Hospital was held yesterday. His Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge presided, but it was merely for the admission of children who have obtained presen tations for the present year, and no public business was transacted. It is expected that a special court will shortly be held, to take int o cons ideration the report of the committee on the affairs o f the hospital. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Tlll3 WAR IN TON EAST. —POWERFUL PATENT RECONNOITRING GLASSES.— Messrs. S. and B. Solo sons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe opposite the York Hotel. 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Piccadilly 9 1 M 01 79 — 0 1 3 204it0 the York Rotel. OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROJI FIELD MARSHAL LORD EA'ILAINT. (Front the London Gazette of Last Night.) WAR-DEPARTMENT, APRIL 3. Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and its enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to his Lordship by Field-Mar-hal the Lord Raglan, G.C.B.:— Before Sebastopol, March 20, 1555. My Lord,—lt is with deep concern that I transmit for your Lordship's information the copy of a letter which I received on the 18th instant, from General Canrobert, an nouncing, with every expression of concern, the death of a British officer, who appears to have wandered into the French camp, and not answering the challenge that was repeated three times was shot dead by the French sentry, whose post he had approached. This officer, Sur;eou Le Blanc, of the 9th Foot, occu pied a tent near the hopital huts of his regiment, situated at some distance from the encampment of the regiment itself. He was a gentleman of most temperate habits, and was occupied in reading, when suddenly, upo❑ the alarm sounding, he rode from his seat, leaving his candle lighted and his book open, and walked out. He was never seen alive afterwards. It should be explained that shortly after the close of day on the lith there was a very heavy tire on the loft of the French ri4 ht, which was main taine,l for several hours. None of the English p ,sty were attacked, but it was considered prudent to get the greater portion of our troops under arms. Mr. Le :Blanc was shortsighted, and probably mistook his way from the first, the night being excessively dark, for ho was found far distant to the left, and must have wandered from our position without knowing the direction in which he eras going. Being anious to ascertain the facts of this unfortunate case as correctly as possible, I have set on foot an inquiry to be conducted by English and French officers, in associa tion with each other; and I propose to do myself the honour to send you their report. I have addressed a similar letter to the General Com manding-in-Chief.—l have, &c., RAGLAN. The Lord Panmure, Sze. (Translation.) Head-Quarters, March 18, 1855. My Lord,—l am grieved to have to inform you of an event, much to be regretted, which painfully engrosses the French army and its Commander-in-Chief. Last night, whilst the troops were kept perpetually on the alert, an English officer presented himself before the line of the 18th Regiment, established near the watch tower behind cur trenches of the left attack. Although summoned three times by the qui rive the officer did not reply ; the sentinel fired, - and he was killed on the spot. I can hardly understand how this unhappy officer found himself at such an hour so far from the English camp. I believe that his death can only be attributed to his own imprudence; but I do not the less deplore this event, which must also be attributed to the natural emotion of a young soldier, who, in the midst of the events which marked last night, rigorously executed the military regu lation.—l have, S:c., (Signed) GL. CANROBERT, General-in-Chief of the French Army. Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, &c. THE LONDON GAZETTP OF LAST NIGHT, At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 31st day of March, present, the Queen's most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Right Hon. Dudley, Earl of Harrowby, and the Right Hon. Edward Pleydell Bouverie, were, by her, Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took' their respective places at the Board accordingly. 11 , r Majesty in Council was this day phased to appoint the Right Hon. Edward John, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and in his absence the Right Hon. Edward Pleydell Bon verle, to be President of the Committee of Council ap pointed for the consideration of all matters relating to trade and foreign plantations. Her Maj-sty in Council was this day pleased to appoint the Right Hon. the Earl of Harrowby, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, to bo a Member of the Committee of Council on Elucation. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, March 31, her Majesty having been graciously pleased to deliver the custody of the seals of the duchy and county palatine of Lancaster to the Right Hon. Dudley, Earl of Harrowby, the oath of Chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, was this day, by her Majesty's command, administered to him accordingly. - CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 2. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARMA. MENT City of Gloucester— William Philip Price, Esq. NOTICE TO MASTERS OF VESSELS TRADING TO RIO GRANDE DO SUL. Board of Trade, Whitehall, April 3. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Rio Grande do Sul, notify ing that British shipmasters visiting that port have been in the habit of calculating the Brazilian "Palmo" as equi valent to nine inches British, and to signal the draught of water of their vessel* , (which is notified in Palmos) acc:ird ing to this estimate. This custom, although sanctioned by the sailing direc tions with which shipmasters are usually furnished for their guidance, is stated to have led to maLy mischiefs and inconveniences. Her Majesty's Consul at Rio Grande do Sul has there fore officially ascertained from the Captain of that port that the exact equivalent of the Brazilian Palmo, as use,l there, is eight and three-quarters inches, British measure. British shipmasters trading with the port of Rio Grande do Sul are accordingly warned, that when hoist ing the signals of the draught of water of their vessels, in °Her to enter or leave that port, they should signal the exact draught of water calculating the Brazilian P at no more than eight and three-quarters inches British ; as by doing otherwise they hoist signals of less draught of water than their vessels require, thus increasing the risk of their vessels being injured or lost upon the bar, and giving the authorities at the bar the opportunity of attributing to th 3 fault of the masters the casualties which occur. Shipmasters also render themselves liable to a heavy fine fur signalling; incorrectly. NOTICE TO MASTEPS OF VESSELS TRADING TO RIO GRANDE DO SUL. Board of Trade, Whitehall, ,April 3. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Comwittee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Rio de Janeiro, inclosing the translation of a circular note issued by the Brazilian Minister for Foreign Affairs respecting the practice by masters of British vessels of attempting to cross the bar at Rio Grande do Sul, without waiting for the proper signal for entrance; a copy of which translation is subjoined. (Copy.) (Translation, Circular.) inistry of Foreign Affairs, Rio de Janeiro, Jan. lg. It having come to the knowledge of the Imperial Govern ment that some captains of foreign vessels commit the error of imprudently attempting to cross the bar of the province of San Pedro do Rio Grande cki Sul, without the signal for entrance having been made brihe respective harbour was ter, wherefrom disasters have frequently resulted, I Consi der it my duty, in the interest of national and foreign com merce, to call the attention of M r.H.F. Howard, &c., to this subject, hoping that he will on his part intervene in order that the captains of the merchant ships of his nation, who seek the said bar, may comply with the established prac tice, and avoid committing an error which may be equally prejudicial to captains themselves and to commerce in ge neral.—l avail myself, &c., - (Signed) VISCONDE DE ABAITE. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 2. CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. Second Captain Douglas Galton, on the Seconded List, to be Captain. Second Captain Henry William Barlow to be Captain vice Craigie, killed before Sebastopol. First Lieutenant Edward Metcalfe Grain to be Second Captain, vice Barlow. Second Lieutenant William Simeon Boileau to be First Lieutenant, vice Grain. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 2. ORDNANCE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Acting Assistant-Surgeon Sampson Roch to be Assist ant-Surgeon, vice Protheroe. ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. Serjeant William Stewart to be Quartermaster, vice Marvin, retired on half-pay. William Huke, Gent., to be Veterinary Surgeon. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 2. ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. MAJOR-GENERAL TO BM COLONEL COMMANDANT. Edward Charles Whinyates. BREVET-COLONELS TO BE COLONELS. Edmund Neal Wilford. William Henry Pickering. CAPTAINS TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. Charles Lionel Fitzgerald, vice Wilford, promoted. Philip Reginald Cocks, vice Pickering, promoted. William Thomas Crawford. Pierrepoint Henry Mundy. William Henderson. William James Smythe. SECOND CAPTAINS TO BE CAPTAINS. Charles Richard Ogden Evans, vice Fitzgerald, pro moted. Guy Rotton, vice Cocks, promoted. ' Francis William Hastings, vice Crawford, promoted. Henry AUgustus Smyth, vice Mundy, promoted. Paul Wiusloe Phillipps, vice Henderson, promoted. Edward Moubray, vice Smythe, promoted. Frederick Hugh Chancellor. Charles Waller. Richard King Freeth. Charles William Grey. Francis Montagu Maxwell Ommanney. ' Edmund Palmer. Francis Vansittart. Leopold'Grimstone Paget. FIRST LIEUTENANTS TO BE SECOND CAPTAINS. , Frederick Close, vice Evans, promoted. James Sinclair, vice Rotton, promoted. Henry Synchs Talbot. vice Hastings, promoted. Willoughby James Wilson, vice Smyth, promoted. William Henry Randolph Simpson, vice Phillips, pro moted. Lewis William Penn, vice Moubray, promoted. Henry R. Saunders, vice Chancellor, promoted. Edward Geary Snow, vice Waller, promoted. Wm. Morris, vice Freeth, promoted. Henry Renny, vice Grey, promoted. Charles Paulett Rotton, vice Ommanney, promoted. John Morriss Savage, vice Palmer, promoted-. Dashwood Jones, vice Vansittart, promoted. Thomas Edmund Byrne, vice Paget, promoted. Edward Teddy. Hill James Thomas Tomkinson. John Bowden Parkin. Charles Johnston. Thomas Samuel Poer Field. Lawrence Augustus Bradshaw. John M`Candie Campbell. Wm. French. Edward Adolphus Seymour. SECOND LIEUTENANTS TO BE FIRST LIEUTENANTS. Hale Young Wortharu, vice Close, promoted. Henry Barlow Maule, viee,Si nc l a i r, promoted. Charles Wills Walrond, 'vice Talbot, promoted. - ' William James Smith Neill, vice Wilson, promote i. Henry Le Guay Geary, vice Simpson, promoted. Walter I3rook Rice, Tice Pm, promoted, George Uchter Knox, vice ''4arinders, promoted. William Norton Persse, vice Snow, promoted. Osborne Hall Goodenough, vice Morris, promoted. Jas. Hamilton Pringle.Anderson, vice Ronny, promoted. Jos. Nathaniel Portlock Dadsen, vice Raton, promoted. Henry Chamberlayne Farrell, vice Savage, promoted. Edward M'Laughlin, vice Jones, promoted. Charles Fyshe Roberts, vico Byrne, promoted. Arthur Stewart Hunter, vice Taddy, promoted. Graham Reginald Thackery Stevenson, vice Tomkinson, promoted. George Adam Crawford, vice Parkin, promoted. INVALID ARTILLERY, S3conil•Lieutenant awl Adjutant James Campbell to be Lieutenant and Adjutant. CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. TO BE COLONEL COSIMANDANT. Lieutenant• General George Car Jew. TO BE COLONEL. Brevet-Colonel Joseph Ellison Portlock. CAPTAINS TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. Frederick Augustus Yorke, vice Portlock, promoted. Charles Francis Skyring. Robert Georges Hamilton. SECOND CAPTAINS TO BE CAPTAINS. Henry Young Darracott Scott, vice Yorke, promoted. George , loss, vice Skyring, promoted. James Robert - Mann, vice Hamilton, promoted. Bre'vet Major John Williamson Lovell. Millington Henry Synge. E.lward Wolstenbolrne Ward. William Howard Jesse. FIRST LIEUTENANTS TO BE SECOND CAPTAINS. Arthur Payne Smithy vice Scott, promoted. Augustus Meyer Lochner, vice Ross, promoted. Philip Ravenbill, vice Man, promoted. Herbert Taylor Siborne, vice L promoted. Charles Style Akers, vice Synge, promoted. Berdoe Amherst Wilkinson, vice Ward, promoted. Lothian Nicholson, vice Jesse. promoted. George Edmond Lusbington Walker. Francis Edward Cox. Sidney Baynton Farrell. , Charles William Barry. _ SECOND LIEUTENANTS TO BE FIRST LIEUTENANTS. Alexander Dirom, vice Smith, promoted. Walter Moncrieff Thriepland Campbell, vice Lochner, promoted. DouglAs Gosset Waldegrave Moncrieff, vice Ravanhill, promoted. Morgan Crofton Molesworth, vice Siborne, promoted. Richard Betton Rimmington, vice Akers, promoted. Percy Guißernard Llewe'lin Smith, vice Wilkinson, pro moted. Edward Daniel, vice Nicholson, promoted. ADMIRALTY, MelleH 29. CORPS OF ROYAL MARINES. BREVET. Captain Richard Williams Meheux, ratired full-pay, to be Major, the rank being honorary only, under the provi sion of her Majesty's order in Council, Sept. 13, 1854. ADMIRALTY, MARCH 29. Corps of Royal Marines—First-Lieutenant E. P. Usher, to be Captain, vice R. W. Meheux, placed on the retired full-pay list; Second Lieutenant Alexander Donellan to be First Lieutenant, vice Usher, promoted. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. Royal South Lincoln Militia—Captain James Maxey Buchanan, late 70th Foot, to be Paymaster, Aug. 9, 1854. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. County of Derby—The Honourable A. H. Vernon to be Deputy Lieutenant, March 23. Light Infantry Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia— John Eldridge West, Esq., late Captain Bth Foot, to be Captain, March 24. Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Richard Edmonds Price, Gent., to be Surgeon, ♦ice Gardner, resigned, March I t. Ist Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—Francis Elcocke Massey, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice John Charles Ha milton Parks, appointed to the Line, Mach 15. • Argyll and Bute. Militia— Lieutenant-Colonel James Alexander Duncan Fergusson (of the East India Pow pany's Service, to be Major), vice Cohn G. Campbell, re signed, . March 27 Cambridgeshire Militia—Arthur Harris Rees, Gent., to be Ensign, March 29. Royal Brecknock Rifle Regiment of Militia—Thomas Philpotts, Gent., to be Ensign, March 3). . _ _ 2d. or Easter]; Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Edward Darcy Snow, Gent., to be Ensign, Mardi. 26. Fiteshire Militia Artillery--Roger James Rutherford Aytoun, Esq., late Ist Royal Regiment, to be Captain, March 26. Royal Bucks King's Own Militia—Robert Clowes, Gent., to be Ensign. Stirlingsbire, Sic., or 90th Regiment of Militia—Ensign William MeAHester Douglas to be Lieutenant, vice Smith, resigned. __ Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia—Lieu tenant William Fran is Heideman, to be Captain ' vice Parkinson, resi gne d • Ensign Newton Jones Pauli to be Lieutenant, vice Heideman, promoted, March 31. Herefordshire Regiment of Militia—Richard Frederick Webb, Gent., -to be Lieutenant, vice T. G. Peyton, pro mote], March 14; Ensign Thomas Ba'skerville . Mynors tc be Lieutenant, vice Collins, who retires; Edward Naple ton Cheese, Gent., to be Ensign, vice T. B. Mynors, pro• meted, March 24. City of Edinburgh Regiment of Artillery Militia.—Wil liam Cameron Geddes, Gent., to be Second-Lieutenant, vice Francis Montagu Smith, redgned, March 26. 6th Regiment of Royal Lanc.shire Militia—Adjutant William Hartshorn to serve with the rank of Captain, March 28; Richard Lamhcrt, Esq., late Royal Artillery, to be Captain ; George Herbert Robeson, Gent., late Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant ; Bagot D'Arcy, Gant., to be Ensign, March 29. Lanarkshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet William - Wallace Hozier to be Lieutenant, vice Buchan n, resigned, March 30 ; Cornet John Mac Lean to be Lieute nant, vice Brown, resi4ned,tlarch 31. Ist Royal Lanark - shire Mditia—Lieutenant William Jolly to be Captain, vice Sir Alexander Charles-Gibson rilaitland, Bart., appointed to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the 90th or Stirlingnhire, &e., Militia; William Gunton, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Jolly, promoted, March 26. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. William England and Frederick England, woollen cloth manufacturers, Westbury, Wiltshire. BANKRUPTS. Michael Jones, grocer, Oxford-street, to surrender, April 14, at half-past twelve, and May 18 at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Ba singhall-street ; Linklaters, Sise-lane, Bucklersbury. Uriah Hinchliffe, beerseller, Halifax, April 16 at twelve, and May 7at one, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee; Robson, Halifax; Cariss'and Cudworth, Leeds. Benjamin Misell, picture dealer, Manchester, April 13 and May 4, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester; Stopher, Cheap side ; AtlOrton, Manchester: Ezekiel Meade, tavern-keeper, Bristol, April 16, and May 11, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Crosby, Bristol; Jay, Serjeants'- inn, London. John Brookes, brace manufacturer, Birmingham, April 21, at eleven, and May 11, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittlestou, official assignee, Birmingham; East, Birmingham. William Miller, coffee-house keeper, Whitechapel-road, April 17, at half-past twelve, and May 17, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Roscoe, King-street,- Finsbury. John Baker, grocer, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppy, K en t , April 20, at eleven, and May 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-build- ings; Beckett, John-street, Bedford-row. Edward Logsdon,, baker, Hatfield, H ar tf or d s hi re, April 14, at half-past one, and May 21, at ono, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Young and Plews, Mark-lane. Thomas Richardson, pen holder inanufacturer,"Birmine.- ham, Warwickshire, April 14, and May 11, at eleven, at the -Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; East, Birmingham. Wm. Kemp, draper, Guildford, April 17, at one, and May 15, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street -building s ; Sole, Turner, and Turner, Aide' manbury. Ambrose Eaton, warehouseman, Cheapside, April 13, at half-past eleven, and May 19; at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Ba.singhall-street; Reed, Ironmonger-lane. Thomas Harvey, money scrivener, Great St. Helens, London, April 17 and May 9, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Lawrance, Plews, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chainbers. Matthew Henry Francis, dealer in mini ng s h ares, G eorge yard, Lombard-street, City, April 17 and May 9, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Linklaters, Sise-lane. • • William Aspin, jun., carrier, Tooley.street, Southwark, April 17, at half-past two, and May 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Basing hall-street; Bothamley and Freeman, Coleman -street. Spencer Perceval Plumer, merchant, New City-cham bers, April 17, and May 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman -street buildings ; Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Friday-street, City. _ _ _ Samuel Randall, shoe manufacturer, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, April 13, at half-past t wo , an d M ay 19, at half-past welve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Roscoe, King-street, Finsbury-square • Cook, Wellin g b oroug h . Charles Joseph Parlour, lithographer, Strand, April 13, at half-past twelve, and May 21, at half-past one, at ths Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Ba singhall-street ; Linklaters, Sise-lano. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. William Mossman, wright, Alexandria, Dumbarton i . Alexander King, dyer, Paisley. George Chapman, grocer, Crieff. James Durward, grocer, Stonebaven. Bell and Brothers, nail manufacturers, Glasgow. Andrew Dykes, salesman, Glasgow. David Greenshi e ld s , p i ano f orte and music -seller, Glasgow. LORD RAGLAN AND THE W-EATHEI?. (From the Times of !his day.) Lord Raglan might in September have taken Sebastopol duly and truly ; But the weather (ho raves about weather!) was warm, And he wished to take it—coolly! So he made what was, indeed, to our foes, A diversion ; quoth he, "I'll con it Awhile, 'and in.the meantime keep My weather-eye upon it." October, November, December came on, As if missioned his army to kill off : " The weather is now too cold," quoth he, "I'll take it—with the chill off !" For three months more despatches he wrote In meteorological form, 'Till the storms had passed ; "'Tis too late now," Quoth he, " to take it—by storm !" Thus, whether the weather bo foul or fair, Sebastopol 'napes the blow— Then, down with the weatherglass!—give us a man Who will take it—whether or no ! Sheffield, DAVID WALELNSEAW. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LINCOLN SPRING MEETING.—TuEsDAT• THE CONSOLATION SCRAMBLE. L'aly of the Lodge . Kennylide Hero. Dan Cupid 3 Six ran. STEEPLECHASE. Belsbazz' , r Massa, Mungo ...... Janus Four ran._ SELLING STAKES, Goose Jack Lee:Ding Five ran. TWO-YR-OLD 6ELLING STAKES Napoleon 111 • ipsy Girl •• i_ BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TUESDAY. Thera was a pretty fair muster here to-day, the depart for-s for Liucoln nut being numerous. Business shove° marked improvement on what has been done of late. Scythian wag strongly supported for the Chester COI and the favourite, St. Hubert, for the Two Thouran' Quineav, at the prices quoted. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Quince (taken). Bto 1 agiA Crown Pigeon (taken) 9to 1 agst Dr. ()Tunic (taken) GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. Bto 1. agst Fandango (taken) 10 to 1 agi4 Atherstone (taken) 15 to 1 agi-t Spencer (taken) 16 to 1 ag.t Mosquito (taken) 16 to 1 agst Neville (taken) 16 to 1 agst Wild Huntsman (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lamprocles (taken) THE TWO THOUSAND. 300 to 200 agst St. Hubert (taken). sto 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken) sto 1 ag4 Bonnie Morn (offered) 7to 1 agst any other (offered) CHESTER CUP. agst Scythian (taken freely) agst Muscovite (taken) agst Bolton (taken) agst Andover (taken) agst Mortimer (taken) agst Atherstone (taken) THE DERBY. on the field (offered) agst De Clare (taken) agst Dirk Hatteraick (taken) agst Rambling Katie (taken) 100 to 8 20 to 1 25 to 1 20 to 1 33 to 1 35 to 1 sto 1 10 to 1 20 to 1 33 to 1 COUNTRY VARA MS. LIERPOL—ArRth 3. Prime American V white wheat, lls 6d to 125., up to • 6d, per 701bs for extr a ; new I r i s h red, 9s 8d to 9s 10a et 70113; ptime extra Ohio flo ur , 41 s t o 42s ; New IV.s teill to Canal and Baltimore and Phil a d e l p hi a flour, froln"- rd, . 0 20 398 per barrel; Spanish flour, 58s to 598 per 2801bs; Pb,, yellow Indian corn, 43s ; mixed, 42s 6d to 42e 9d; 428 to 42s 6d per qr. IPSWICH—APRIL 3. The annual fair at Woodbridge thinned our marke t, ~s , l that the supply of core was much influenced thereby,. 6 ",,,. of a limited character. There did not appear much dif",,t eition to purchase wheat, and sales generally were Gt ' l'- c l week's prices. Very few samples of malting barley e° at is per qr. advance. B eans an d peas neg l ec t e d. ore PER QUARTER . Wheat, red (old) 66s to 70e Barley, grinding P .. 8 . R 0 4151:1° 0 31 : Ditto (new) ' ---s to —s Beans 365 to 3 ' Ditto, white (new) 72s to 75e Peas Ditto (old) o ° . Barley, malting ... 32s t o 34 5) F1 0ur , per sac k „, 00s t o AVERAGES FOR THE WEER ENDING MARCH 31, 2555 * Wheat Oats 0 „ 008 Id Peas „ Beams • 0 f f 00 s Od 1' Barley HULL—APRIL 3. ere To-day's market was on l y scant il y supp li e d w ith Aaryccei wheat, which met a vert' goo d d eman d at t h e extreme P. a ." of last Tuesday . For e i gn w i t h ou t a lt erat i on i n pr ice• al °,, inquiry for barley, b u t o th er d escr i pt i ons o f Spring mat neglected. Linseed firm, and a good demand for cake s ' a little improvement in price. Bones in good request. s Wheat, English, red 66 to 7t/' Ditto white 72 to 74' Dantzic and Konigs berg PomeranianandHam- IPeas, grey and black -- t° 61 Linseed, Black Sea._ 60.0 0 Ditto Petersburgh 5B t 4 Ditto Riga and Arch- 50 t o K 6, j, angel Ditto Konigsberg and 43 to u'' Memel Par T 01). Lin& e., Hull 11/ es Od to 001 0 Ditto fine for. 101 Os 101 lot Ditto inf. for Ol Os Od to 0 1 „„" Rapeseed OOl Os to 001 sPi BApe eakes 132 s 6d to 00s o °' Tares, English oos to(100 ( Ditto foreign I B Guano 5l 5s 8/ t o 121 Ov l3 , • Bones —s oci to 13 7 . 6a ißye Meal burgh Danish, Holstein, and Friesland 64 to 66 Russian and Odessa 60 to 64 Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 26 to 2S Barley, malting Ditto grinding 27 to 29', Beaus ' Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel 4O to 42: COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTENDAY. Imsterdem ............ 11 18 Gibra/tar .............. Ditto, three mouths .. 11 1914 gl orn ... 30 42 ),i 1 _ Rotterdam ............11 19% Genoa ... ...... • • ...... 67 ' s ' Antwerp .............. 25 4'i Milan .......• •• '— ,Brussels 25 40 I Venice ........•. ...... - 7 4 iamb:ugh ..........13 7 3 4' Naples •• • Paris ........ .• • • .... 25 17 Messina Ditto, three months .. 25 42%1 Lisbon ...... IfarseiLes ............. 42,„ Oporto .............. •• Bourdeaux ........ itio Janeiro...... •• ...• Flankfort-on•_Maine .... 119., Buenos Ayres.. •••• • • • • Berlin ................ New York, GO days' sight Vienna .... 12 35 Philadelphia ..... • g ; Trieste •• •• ~ •.•••• .. •. 12 40 PRIC ES OF BULLION, PZI,!,? g Petersburg ............ 36 Foreign Gal in Bars £3 1, 0 Madrid ............... 49g, Portugal Gold Coin Cadiz .. 501,fi Mex i can Dollars .... . .Barcolona ............ .. 5w Dollars ....•• Seville./ •• ...... Giver in bars . SEAVirif A I LTS: (N signifies that the mails are sent from the Genera] by the night—and Mby the morning —despatch.) post - ° t ''' PrN 3 Day when mad e uo From wl at i e s COUNTRIES. in Gener a l P ost . Pori du t .„,„ , OD , ' Office, London.* ' Disfy Wiwi,. •`"'''. --- ' ' ------., ---- ------- acn America(byßrit;pack)N Every Friday .. • • Liverpool ..• r ••0 0 Imertep. by United Sts, packet) ..........N ••'•• • • • • • Liverpool ..• 14 Arcil 2s America (by U. State: 1 packet) .... • .....N .......• • • Southamptoni • Australia (via fieuth- I „..! 24 amptan) .........,M oitto (via Marseilles) N 01 Ditto (via Cape of Good lUnc er" Rope) .....• • ..... NI, t••••• ••1 (April 8 Africa (West Coast), ..N i'l3d of the month .. Plymouth •• • Ai A.1exandria..........518, 9, 24, & 30 of In. Dover ...... ........ Do Sou v t er hs . m . ! . to . n . 1 11 •• • • ' Ilexandria ....., .... 1114th & 20th of moo. Southampton ' Bahamas ........... 3! 17th of the month st,tuift-unniun i p „py Belgium • • - .• •• .. ..N I ) s• • • • •• • • • • • • Dover .• •• ••, . - i ll 16 Brazil ... .... „.., „ ht 9th 01 the rn , oith.• sournempitoiAP _ Buenos Ayrea......m 9th of the month.. Sorittitail'''T ', m erit& Cape of Good Hope .. N , VarLus ports L' Cape of Good Hope .. N Cape de Verds ...... !•,. 9th of the month. Southampton Ceylon (see India) . . Ceylon ....... ka:st .... .. . Chaim(); Isles ......... N Mon ~Wed.,&Fril S out h a mpton TU• China i1i................. ,i ,?d It 17th of moat BouthSouthamptonmarch J .... • .......... Once a month.... I Constantinople .... ...ts. 8 ,1308,230E4s oi in Dover .. .• • • AO • Constantinople ........ 4th a 200 of moo. Southampton „...riee .iont. of Europe M & N Twice daily ....... Ddver . .... . . (0 0 Egypt (see India) . - TA I A France ........ Di & N Thice daily .; .;... Dover •• •• •• A .ril - s Gibraltar .......m'4, 7, 17, 20, 27 alb. suuthamptoi.' Greece (see India) I I ril I •ireytown .. riamburgh ........... M NT 2u u d es 4 da l y n & h o F f r i rit n }: - savannah ..........m 2nd of the month SOulilaMpt.oll VI y Holland ..........., ill Dai1y,......... Dover ... •• • •!..gtil. . 1 Honduras ..........M 17th of the month. Southampton •,,•• India (vlaSouthampt.)3l!4th & 20th of moo. piym,,uth •• LondonB o tnham . p . . t o . ~. I- A . ... P ~- - 1. 1 I India (via Marsellles)3l 9 th&2sth of month Dover .....• oilf lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of moo Dover.... ••I,p s ylr', Ireland ........ 34 & N Twice daily .. .... Holy head • •I,ril . Lisbon .............. 34 7,9, 17, &27 of tn. SouthamPtunF . • Madeira ...........31 9th of the month Southamptoo 44 . 1 .0 I. Madeira .... -.• .. N 23d of month .... Liverpool ••• , r $0 Malta (see India) 1 041 Malta ............ ~,,N 8, 18, &28 of mon. Dover ......° Mauritius (see India) ;Mauritius ..........N 14th of the nionti, t LtPr ll 1 Mexico 3l2nd of the month. Southarh!)-oti Maples ...... N I bthlsth2sthormon. Dover .....•• _JO' • Sew Granada 5l 2d It 17th of moat!' Southampton ...,.., 01 0 - .- Now Zei1an1.......... By private ship • . 'Various pert ,v' Papal States l4 6thls th 2s thotinon.!Dover .... • • Peninsula .....• M Ithl7 th 27 thotinon.iSouthampton 40 Peru .. •b 1 '4.1 & 27th of mon. Southampton ..,...„.- Post Natal .. •N By private ship.., ports Uu..- , Sicily /4 sthlsth2sthonnon, Dover .... • • Tuscany N S thl s th 2s thofinon.,Dover •••• • • • erg / 'Venezuela ... ...... At 2d & 17 th of month'Southampton ~. ' Van Diemen's Lan ci (see Australia) .......... 1 West Indies ......34 2d& 17th of month Southampton!AP l4/ ,_...,_ _____ - ( - • '...----: dr When any of th ese dates fall 03 a Sunday, th. , mails w ill ..,clis al. 94 spatched on the f o ll ow i ng day, with the exception of the ‘ 1 1;00 ", Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will bo desPa ie - .. preceding da,. _on!" BIRTHS. OP A BON. On the 3,1 inst. the wife of Henry Lund, -.Jsq" Of • coln's-inr, ba r rister-at-law. OF A DAUGHTER. tb° wi O fe n o t f h j e o 2 s d ep il:e T. t., Copaotl6e,r, p.R. St.My . y s7 'proad, Canonb>l. MARRIED. o' 0 • On the 31 s t u lt ., at St. Mary's, Woolwich, Ed° o sell T n 4 mhs, eldest son of Edward Bunn, Esq., solicitor, t° youngest daughter of the late W. Pease,'Esq. gel On the 31 s t n it. a t Ch r i st Church, Blackfriar e, s , t ,Vincent Garma n , 'Esq., surgeon, of Bow, Mid diesc of °. Mary Ann, only d aug ht er of George Bennison, Esq" —/' J ames's. _ DIED,, ,of , 1 44 B r l a .OE i Bait., e he f o. 8A3.1 e , s t et o l n lid le P ts. a t, rsl c aot , n On the let inst Charles 0 - . ' g •, ldfield, Esq., o f FitzNY -P6 Highgate, aged 61. 04 On the 3d inst., at Norwood, Surrey, John Border, D E o x ec et b e ii r ge , hust ll i;j o ar b ee e n r a t . seEiiirll4ißsi. Ctrti.nlbi ...a-1;1i:: Est'' of 27, Pa rliament -street, aged 61 On the 2d inst . at at Kensington, Charles ThoniP s°ll ' ii. Labe' M.D., aged 79. . On the let inst., at King's Bromley Manor, Air s ' ~, aged 90: eV" .OH the 31st ult., at Windsor, the Rev. Virilliara M.A.., aged 58 . (rll°oe, tl, On the 18th ult., at Al exan d r i a, on hi s verf o thill Wallis O'B r i en H. Suchen:ln, of Me - Vernon, ill " je- _„, slid late of the 92d Highland ers, aged 28. _......!"—✓-- LONDON: Printed and publish,d by MURDO of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun 0,1100. • ti of Strand, in the Precinct-. of the Savoy, in the 0 013 liiddlelex a Wednesday, April x,1600, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 4 1855 I); • C; o f Pt