The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-11 00:00:00

CONCERT AT ST. GEORGE'S-HALL

Mr. Hime's concert last night, at St. George's-hall,
was very fashionably attended, and most of the reserved
seats were filled ; the galleries were also well filled.
Of the ladies, Madlle. Maria Brunetti was justly the
favourite. A fresh and brilliant voice, with finished
execution and great power of sustaining her notes, she
sang her music with great spirit and expression
She took part with Signor Ciampi, who fully justified
his high reputation, in the opening duet, " Quanto
amore," from " L'Elisir d'amore," and in the quartett
from "Rigoletto," and in the trio from " I Lombardi,"
which formed a brilliant conclusion to the concert. She
also sang the scene from "Der Freischutz " with French
words, and a bolero from an opera by Prince Ponia-
towski, in all of which she was enthusiastically and
deservedly applauded. Madame Borghi Memo, who
is the mezzo-soprano, was not in good voice, and
was not true in her intonation. Her style is not
to our taste, though she was more successful in
Malcolm's air from Rossini's " Donna del Lago,"
than in anything else. Signor Guiglini had the first
encore for the popular air from "Martha," and he
replaced with "La Donna e' Mobile." And in the
second part " Spirit° Gentil" was encored, and he then
sang the Italian version of Balfe's song " Oh, then
remember me." Signor Ciampi was great in " Miei
Rauipolli," from "Cenerentola," and in the concerted
pieces ; but we could not admire his canzonette with no
end of verses,—though it was encored, and repeated we
fear, to the disappointment of the audience, who hoped
for a different and better song. He has a fine rich flexible
voice, with great compass and fluency of utterance. He
is a most important addition to the singers of the day,
and quite a young man.
_ _

Signor Biletta, payed the accompaniments with great
taste and judgment.

THE LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING, 1860.

THE CIIP DAY.

Yesterday wac the great day in connection with this
meeting—being the day on which the Liverpool Cup
was run for—the value of which (without 41:Illations)
was £1,240: The weather was again most propitious,
and the number of persons congregated vast. The Earl
of Sefton and a select party iagain occupied a private
compartment in the Grand Stand. The betting ring was
well filled, and spiritedly active. We observed a good
many gentlemen from Treliml--iome of whom, doubt-
less, had a disappointment in their faveprite, Druid.
This fine animal, we believe, was seriously affected by
the rude process of shipping by means of a sling, to
which he was subjected preparatory to crossing the Chan-
nel, and is consequently much out of condition. The
grand stand was occupied by a fashionable assembly
of ladies and gentlemen who evidently, in common with
the less favoured ogeupiera pf the other available points
of view, greatly enjoyed the day's sport. The arrange-
ments of the railway for the enormous traffic were satis-
factory—although, doubtless, the facility of setting down
the return passengers was to some extent impeded by
some excursionist trains, which added greatly to the
traffic, and unavoidably interfered with the race traffic.
Everybody, except tlua losers, seemed in the best of
spirits, and we observed comparatively less excess in the
use of the alcoholic commodity so named. The number
of road vehicles of all sorts was very large, and tents,
stands, travelling caravans—including those with the
fat girl and the small man, the performing pony, the
wild hyinna, itc., academies for the illustration of "manly
merit," 1. e., sparring by the Trish giants, &c., Aunt
Sallys, the Garibaldi go-round and swing:-hoat,--;were
all mustered in their usual places, and attracted apparently
a fair amount of custom. The first race began at 2.15.
Tar MnEsay STAKES of 15 soya each, sft, with 50 soya added,
for two years old; colts tist ilb, and fillies Bst 41b. T.Y.C.-
9 subs.

I,oolgsb9t., 1
Tresillian .................. , .
Betting :- Immediately before -the start, g to 4 on Longshot,
who won in a canter by three lengths;
A SWEEPSTAId4 of 5 sore each, with 30 Kral added, for all ages.
Crazy
2 yrs (S2O)
Alchymist, 3 yrs (£2O)
Lawi Peggy,Pudic, 3 yrs (£20)2
Betting : 6to 4 agst Alchymist, 2 to 1 agst Lawl Pudrick,
and 3 to 1 agst Crazy Peggy (filly), which won by a length.
Tile second and third came in with the same length between
them. The winner was sold for 44 guineas.
The Livageoot Cep, in specie, value 200 sovs, given by the
Lessee, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sore each,
15ft ; two miles ;Y6 subs, whom declared and pay 5 sovs
each.

Mooreock, 4 yrs
Flitch, 4 yrs
Viatka. 3 yr.
Gladiolus, 4 yrs 4
Retting: 7 to 2 agst Moorcock and Viata 4 to 1 ast
Aston, tO apt Adam Bede, Bto 1 apt Flitckh,, 100 to 8 agst
Druid, 100 to agst Gladiolus, 100 to 6 agst Edmund Kean,
and 25 to 1 agst ChirPer,
This was a splendidly contested race, and vas won by
illoorcock by only half a length before Flitch. Viatka
came in third, two lengths behind Flitch, and Gladiolus
was at the winning post three lengths after Viatka.
-Druid, Edmund Kean, and Adam Bede finished abreast,
about three lengths from Gladiolus. Chirper and Aston
were tailed off.
A HANDICAP PLATE of 100 soya. Pecirn th Cana} Point in,
nearly three quarters of a mile. 17 subs.
(in. 61b ex.) Syringe, 3yrs 1
Rain Avis, 4 yrs
Tousle, 3 yrs
61b ex.) Hetty, 3 yrs
North Lancashire, $ yrs
Betting sto 4 agst Syringe, 7to 2 agst Tousle, 4to 1 agst
Hetty, and 6 to 1 agai Itara 4vis,
There was some fine running loetweseu Syringe, Rara
Avis, and Tousle ; the two last arriving at the post only
half a length each behind their several betters. The
fourth was bad.
A SWEEPSTAKES of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 80 sovs idded by
the Earl of Derby. One mile. 11 subs.
Jack Spring, 6yrs
(in. 71bs ex.) Brown Duchess, 2 yrs
(in. 31b ex.) Doefoot, 2yrs
Betting : 6 to 4 on Brown Duchess, 2 to 1 agst DoefoOt, and
4 to 1 agst lack Spring.
Jack Spring cantered in alone, Brown Duchess and
Doefoot having bolted at the corner coming up.
A HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 5 soya each, with 30 SOPA
added. T.Y.C. 7 subs.
Rara Avis, 4 yrs
Athens, 3 yrs
2
Polly Peachum, 5 yrs
My Dear, 2 yrs
4
Tiraillaur. 3 yrs 5
Betting : Even on Athens, and 4 to 1 each
agst Rare Avis
and Tirailleur.

This was a first-rate race, notwithstanding con-
siderable difficulty in getting a fair start. The distance
was short, but the horses all along kept so close toge-
ther that a sheet might at any time have covered them.
Rare Ayis won by scarcely a length ; there was hardly
a head between Athens and Polly Peachum, and there
was little more than a length between My Pear and
Polly Peachum.

Tice following is the programme for to-day :
The STANLEY STAKES of 15 SOPS each, 10 ft, with 50 soya
added. T.Y.C. 8 subs.
Sir William Viatka
Doefoot The Druid
Brown Duchess.
A HANDICAP of 5 SOTS each, with 30 soy, added. T.Y.C.
Griffin
Chantress 8 0 Lawl rtidrick
Bucephalus
Tousle
A SELLING RACN of 5 sons each, with 30 soca added, for all
ages, T.Y.O
Siste

Horace
Southport

rto Horace, 2 yr5....::(30) La :r1 Pudrick, 3 yrs
Griffin, 4 yrs (30) Chantress, 5 yrs

...(10)
..(30)

A NURSERY* PLATE HANDICAP of 50 SOTS. Halt a mile.
8 7 Longshot 7 2 Weatherproof
8 4 Diana 6 12 Sister to Horace
8 0 Sister to Aston 6 4 Canary
7 12 Billy Banks 6 0 My Dear
7 8 Southport

ORDER OF RUNNING•
Nursery Handicap 1 35 Selling Handicap
Leger 2 15 Selling Stakes
Stanley
Molyneux 3 35

4 10
4 45
5 15

ACCIDENTS.—Patrick Reilly, a labourer, residing in
Paget-street, sustained a fractured rib on board the
ship Gondar, in Sandon Graving Dock, by a log of timber
falling on him. Thomas Larkin, a labourer, residing in
Berry-street, Toxteth-park, fell into the hold of a ship in
Nelson Dock, and received a severe contused back.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—DEATH OF THE ASSO-
cIATE.—We regret to announce the death of Mr. Jervis,
the associate of this court, which took place suddenly
and unexpectedly on Monday morning. The deceased
gentleman was the son of Sir John Jervis, the late Lord
Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.
ATTEMPT AT ASSASSTNATION.—The following letter,
which is taken from the Freonan's Journal, describes
a very mysterious outrage indeed :—Tarbert, Friday.—
The discovery on Wednesday last of a fearful attempt
at assassination has startled the good folk of Tar-
bert, and has occasioned considerable uneasiness to
the family against whom the annihilation was in-
tended. It appears that about three weeks ago
a nice little box was directed to Colonel Patterson,
Tarbert House. On the direction card were the names of
several lady members of his family, and intimating that a
letter would be found inside which would explain all.
The colonel, struck with the singularity of the affair of
receiving a box of which he knew nothing, and fancy-
ing that there might be some hoax connected with
it, determined
not to open the mysterious consignment
until fiirther information might elucidate its meaning.
Accordingly it was lOcked up in a room, ant continued
there for three weeks without any information being
received respecting it. Several members of his house-
hold having shaken the box, pronounced the contents
to be either sand or powder ; eventually, however, in
order so see what if, did contain,the wary old soldier, ou
VednesellY lOt;l?aving placed' 4 'ati.clidtariee-Of 100
yards or more, tired a pistol '4t the lid, when bang'went
the box with a 100 report; shattering into pieces a
large stone against which it was placed, Amazed, the
colonel ran up, and to his astonisinnent discovered that
his "little present" was nothing more nor less than an
infernal nitOhiF. Jt yFffs filled with powder, and had a
dozen ineifer matches so arranged in the inside that if
the box were opqed iu the usual way, certain deitruc-
tion would Le the consequence,

THE DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1860,

lie children from their engagements in Protestant fami-
lies, the committee declined to interfere, believing that
no undue influence had •been exercised in any cases to
prevent the children from attending the services of the
Roman Catholic Church.
Mr. BAIRSTOW proposed the confirmation of the pro-
ceedings, recapitulating briefly the views of the com-
mittee as they appeared in the minutes.
Mr. Churchwarden CAorpEn did not think it desirable
or judicious to recognise any interference from without.
If they allowed one sect to interfere, all sects and bodies
would desire a similar privilege. -
Mr. SATCHELL had opposed the subject in committee,
and he did so still, because they were sufficiently able
to deal with the matter without any aid from anybody.
Mr. DENTON supported the proceedings of the com-
mittee for the reason that, so long as they were desirous
of finding good and comfortable situations for the
children under their care, so long should they court the
co-operation and assistance of all persons out of doors.
Of course when the interference took the shape of
dictation, it should be resisted.

After some further conversation, the proceedings of
the committee were confirmed.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

The minutes of the Finance Committee were read,

A member announced that no answer had been
received from the Poor-law Board relative to the
redistribution of the out-door relief' medical districts.

Some conversation took place respecting the measure•
ments of the house, and

Mr. DENTON humorously remarked, that about two
years ago he spoke to the contractor on the subject,
who then said that the contract would be completed in
two months. lie had seen him a short time since,
when he complained of in(l4osition, but promised that
he would finish the work very shortly. He (Mr. Bair-
stow) was afraid that neither bullying nor coaxing
would induce him to complete the contract. (Laughter.)
On the motion of Mr. Smith, the proceedings of the
committee were confirmed.
There was no other business.

THE CHARGE OF MURDER AT BERING
TON.-EXCULPATION OF THE ACCUSED.

The adjourned inquest on the body of Phillis Amelia
Paterson, wife of Mr. James Paterson, chemist and
druggist's assistant, was held yesterday at the " Rose
and Crown" public-house, Lower Bebingten, before Mr.
Churton, coroner for the county of Chester. It will be
recollected that the deceased died on Friday week, after
three hours' illness, and was buried on the following
Sunday. Dr. Gorst, the medical man who had attended
the deceased, certified that the cause of death was apo-
plexy; but the sudden death and hurried burial having
reached the ears of the coroner, induced him to hold an
inquest. Dr. Gorst having made a post morte,,n examina-
tion of the body, altered his opinion as to the cause of
death, concluding that it had been the result of effusion
of blood on the brain, produced by violence. After the
first meeting of the jury, on Wednesday week, when
this evidence was adduced, Mr. Paterson was taken into
custody, and, the coroner refusing bail, remained in the
county gaol until yesterday. Since the opening of the
inquest circumstances have transpired which led to the
conclusion that he was entirely innocent of the charge;
but notwithstanding this, Mr. Aspinall, barrister, in-
structed by Messrs. Francis & Almond, appeared yesterday
on hishehalf. The witnesses examined entirely exculpated
the accused from the crime attributed to him, and from
the evidence of Dr. Roper, it appeared that the symptoms
before, and the aspect after death were quite consistent
with the idea that the deceased had died from natura
causes. The mother of the deceased, the brother of the
accused, and several other witnesses, testified te, the
most exemplary life which the deceased and her hus-
band had lead, and all spoke in high terms of the affec-
tion which they displayed towards each other. The
jury, after a few moments' consideration, found that the
deceased had died from apoplexy, but whether the result
of violence or natural causes there was no evidence to
show. The jury exonerated Mr. Paterson from any
suspicion with regard to the death of his wife. Mr.
Aspinall asked by whose authority, and on what charge
Mr. Paterson had been detained in custody; but the
coroner declined to give any information upon that
point.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY,

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)
RATHER DANGEROUS! . •
A wild-looking fellow, named 4atiles Callan, who was
described as a lsbourer, living in 20, Court, Collingwood-
street, was brought up by Officer 631, who said, on Monday
evening he saw the prisoner running about the street in the
wildest manner conceivable. lie had a brass blunderbus in his
hand, and was threatening to shoot all before him. He fol-
lowed a female who was near her confinement, and put her in
great terror of her life. The officer, after some trouble,
arrested him, and got the weapon from him. On examining it
he found it was charged, within four inches of the muzzle,
with powder and five balls, and had he discharged it no doubt
great mischief would have followed. The prisoner said he did
not remember what happened, as he was drunk. Mr. Raffles
said it was most improper conduct, and had he discharged the
piece and killed some one, he would stand in the dock on a
charge of murder. Had he discharged it at all, he would have
fined him £5 under the act, but as it was he would fine him
5,-. and cots for being drunk. Inspector Carlisle directed the
officer to take the blunderbus to the police-ottiee, and not give
it back to the man.

THE
INSURRECTION IN SICILY.

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(FROM TIIE TIMES' SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT,

ALIA, June 29.
As you know, there are three columns which at this
moment are on their way through the island—one which,
proceeding by the seashore, tends towards Messina; the
second, which passes right through the heart of the
country, by Caltanisetta to Catania ; and a third, which
traverses the island in a southerly direction from Palermo
to Girgenti, and then will unite with the second. Behind
these three columns is Garibaldi, orgauising new divi-
sions and new reserves at Palermo.
The middle column, the nucleus of which consists of
the Cacciatori del Alpi who came with the first expedi-
tion, was, the first to start. Its composition was the
work of less than a fortnight.
With regular routine organisers the attempt to work
this wonder would have been hopeless. Garibaldi, who
knows no rest himself, urged the speedy departure, his
idea being that the soldier wants but little if he is
penetrated by a good spirit; he is impatient with those
who speak of impossibilities. Besides being anxious not
to lose time, according to his idea the important thing
was to make a beginning. Start with whatever you can
get together, and then provide for the rest on the way.
This is his maxim, in which he was strengthened by the
consideration that it was necessary to win the soldiers
from the "utia" of Palermo.
If one of the routine soldiers had seen the column
start, he would have prognosticated dissolution in a
few days, and utter inability to proceed. Linen blouses,
trousers in great measure ad libitum, shoes indifferent,
not to say bad, " intendance" inexperienced, great long-
ing for the fleshpots and other attneriens of Palermo, a
tendency in the volunteers to go backwards and shout
rather than to proceed forward, and ultimately to tight
—verily these were serious drawbacks, but the essential
thing was- done; the column started. At Misilmeri
the column halted for three days to supply, as far
as possible, what was wanted, and then continued its road
to Villafrate. It would be untrue to say that all the
volunteers remained, that all was got right, or that
nothing more was wanted ; but the column was at least
twice as well organised when it left Misilmeri as at its
departure three days ago, and every day since a consi-
derable improvement has taken place. The reminis-
cences of Palermo are becoming weaker ; the volunteers
get a taste for campaigning in a beautiful country ; well
received everywhere and feasted, the organisation works
better and better every day, and all are beginning to
look forward instead of backward.
There has only been one drawback hitherto, and that
is the illness of General Turr, the commander. The
very night of his departure from Palermo a violent in-
flammation of the chest, with convulsive cough and
spitting of blood, declared itself. Another more violent
crisis forced him at last to give in, and allow- himself to
be transported back to Palermo. The morning of the
day before yesterday the officers and many men assem-
bled at daybreak before the house occupied by him in
Villafrate, anxious to have another look at their
chiet•who, although a Hungarian, is one of the most
popular men in the force, with whom he has shared-weal
and woe. Many a hardy Cacciatore had tears in his eyes
when the carriage rolled off.
I find that the feeling improves at every step. Misil-
meri, only eight miles from Palermo, was cool in the
reception of the troops. When they arrived at night
nothing was found prepared; the bread was not ready,
the stores had to be fetched from outside, and every face
was of uncommon length. On inquiry it was found that
the conscription had frightened them, and, above
all, the women had begun a strong opposition.
Every one did his best to explain the mis-
understanding, and to make people understand
that only a small portion of these liable would be taken,
with all due regard to married men, only eons, Sze.
Frate Don Giovanni, a brave Franciscan monk, who
acts as chaplain and agitator-general of the force, made
a long sermon to persuade the women, and thus by
degrees people thawed, but, on the whole, the tempera-
ture never passed a moderate degree. When asked
about the progress in the National Guard, there was
the complaint about want of arms, no one to organise,
the harvest, and other reasons, which did not allow
People to do anythiug_in the matter.
At Villafrate, the next station, there was already a
little more warmth. Everything was found prepared ;
the reception was fair, illuminations, and goodwill, but
still little inititative.
Yesterday morning the column arrived at Rocca-
palumbo. The magistrates met it before the town, and
did everything to make the soldiers comfortable.
The difficulty is the ignorance and the want of
practice in doing anything for themselves. They are
so accustomed to find all done by the Government, that
the very idea of doing something for themselves is new.
Thus, they did not know how to go about constituting
the National Guard, and at the request of the muni-
pality the column delays its departure to help on this
work. There seems to be a good number of guns,
mostly fowling pieces, and the rest can be armed in the
meantime with lances.
If the idea with which we had been impressed at
Palermo, that we should find a bad spirit in the interior,
turns out the very reverse, the idea which was impressed
upon us about the wildness and poorness of the country
is likewise false. At Misilmeri, which has 11,000 inha-
bitants, the houses are little better than hovels—dirty,
wanting in every comfort, with scarcely any furniture,
little to eat, and that bad. At Villafrate, which has but
a,00(), things were already a little better; at Roccapa-
lumbo, a little place of 1,800 inhabitants, all officers were
well lodged, there was plenty to eat, and even the means
of getting something like a wash.

Now I and many others are lodged in better and
cleaner apartments than at Palermo. lam writing in a
large neatly furnished saloon, with a piano and arm-
chairs, have slept in an elegant brass bed with clean fine
linen, and, fancy, had my cold bath this morning ! If
it goes on like this, we shall end with palaces and every
luxury instead of the privations we expected.
Not, only is the interior better disposed than the
noisy capital to do something, but it is richer, and I
would almost say more civilised. Since we left
Missilineri I have not seen more than two or three
beggars. The article seems almost unknown. The
country, which I expected to find barren and uncul-
tivated, is a succession of cornfields up to the tops
of the mountains, broken only by magnificent olive
woods. These morning and evening rides are the most
charming things you can imagine. You must know that
we have adopted the Indian style of marching—viz., late
in the afternoon and very early in the morning, so as to
escape the heat, which is very great during the. day.
The splendid country and good living exerts its influence
on the spirits c.f the soldiers, and it is a real pleasure to
see them march. Stragglers are almost unknown, and
the columns keep better together than ever I saw the
columns of a regular army.

As for the scenery, it is the finest you can imagine—
a continual succession of magnificent valleys and grand
mountain slopes. I have rarely seen so much produc-
tion with such scanty means of labour. The soil repays
it amply. I have counted some of the ears of wheat,
and found as many as ninety.seven grains in one. I
begin to understand that Sicily was the granary of
Rome. The Crimean war and the war in Italy have
given, a great impulse to the production, so that millions
of ducats have found their way into the pockets of the
landlords. If Sicily was once under a good government,
which would encourage instead of stifling industry and
trade, as the Neapolitan has done, there would be soon
no necessity to search for grain on the Danube and on
the Black Sea. With reservoirs to keep what is now
wasted by the torrents and artesian wells, two crops
could be easily obtained in a year.
Verily the interior of Sicily is preferable in evely
respect to the towns on the seacoast.

CORONER'S INctunsr.--,..The adjourned inquest on the
body of William Arnold was concluded yesterday.
From the evidence of Dr. Brown, who made a past
mortem examination of the body, it appeared that death
was the result of natural causes. Verdiot accordingly.
SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning a man named lames
Thomas, a gardener in the employment. of Mr. H.
Evans, 82, Lodge-lane, hung himself in the garden
attached, to the house. The particulars will be elicited
this day at the inquest which will be held on the body.
Pnessx'rEptivr CHURCH, EGREMONT.—The "modera-
tion in," or induction of the Rev. Robert Cameron to
the pastorate of the United Presbyterian Church at
Egremont took place yesterday. The proceedings corn;
menced yesterday morning at eleven o'clock ; the opening
devotional services were conducted by the Rev. James.
Towers, of Birkenhead. The Rev. Robert 3-Jeffery, M.D.,
of Glasgow, preached in the chapel the induction ser-
mon. The' other formg.ties were conducted by the
Rev. J. Thompson, M.A., of.
-Birkenhead, the Rev.
Hugh Crichton, D.D., of Liverpool, and the Rev. R. S.
Scott, M.A., of Manchester. 'ln the evening a soiree
was held, when the ministers who had taken part in the
previous proceedings delivered appropriate addresaes.
The Rev. Robert Cameron, the new pastor, %joys
great.popularity in Perth and Glasgow, and of his sue_
cess in his new sphere there can be littfe doubt. ' -
FATAL • ACCID.F.V.„ TKE ;bII3SHARN-STREET RAIL_
WAY STkrios.—One of those serious accidents which
are unfortunately of but too frequent occurrence on the
occasion of cheap excursions, occurred yesterday c,t the
B
obinion, and her sister—the
Tithebarn-street railway station. Among tse thousands
of pleasure-seekers who crowded the station, endea-
vouring to obtain places in, the Aintree train, there were
women—Elisabeth—Elisabeth
first-mentioned of whom was the sufferer ores thiti
slop. It appears that the deceased, Gcs,iie.the train was
yet in motion, attempted to,
riages. In doing one; of the car-
w 4.4l?ect, tram tht, platform, and
was crushed bx fire, carriages.
,te
and
right sustained a severe
, corupod. fracture o 04 lot arm leg, besides
other; coOusion§. on different parts of the body.
up
The
poor sufferer was taken to the Northern Hospital, and
died almost immediately after her admission. The
deceased was a married woman, and lived with her
father, at Lord Howe Bakehouse, in Trueman-street.

•

MONDAY.

SMITH V. SMITH.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.

Dr. Deane, Q.C.-,: appeared for the wife ; Dr.
Phillimore, Q.C., and Dr. Wambey, appeared for the
respondent.

This cause, for a judicial separation instituted by Mrs.
Frances Rachel Smith dgainst her. husband, William
Smith, on the ground -of cruelty and adultery, was
heard on Monday. An answer had been put in denying
the cruelty, admitting , the • charge of adultery with
Elizabeth Symons, and denying adultery with a second
person. The. marriage -took place in October, 1841,
and the parties-cohabited until September, 1859. There
had been three children of, the marriage, two of =whom
wese still living.
The respondent. having. admitted the adultery, the
counsel for Mrs. Smith did not think it necessary to enter
into the charge of cruelty. The following-evidence was
given with regard to the adultery
-Ant Smith deposed that she was the Sister of the
respondent, and was present athis marriage on the 16th
or October, 1841,. at Overbury, in Gloucestershire._
They afterwards resided at Wychcomb. Knew a place
called Stanley Ponclarge, about three miles from Wych-
comb. It was a lonely farm-house.
Mr. Newman, a surgeon, deposed that he was ac-
quainted with the parties. In the course of the yetiT
1858 he attended Elizabeth Symons in her confinement
at Stanley Ponclarge. He did so at the request of Mr.
Smith, and occasionally met him there. In conversation
Mr.,Smith admitted that ,he was the father of the child,
and he paid all the charges'of attendance. On a subse-
quent occasion witness again attended the same person
at Mr. Smith's request, when she was deliverid of a
child, .whiclithe respondent admitted was his.
Dr. Phillimore, Q.C., on behalf of the respondent, said
he was in no condition to raise any defence. The chipgsi
of cruelty had not been proceeded with, but the adultery
*as conclusively proved.
The decree was suspended in order that the question'
of alimony might be discussed.