The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-04 00:00:00

CHETWTXD V. CHIT% PM). MOLOCeB APOLOGY.

It will be remembered that in July last Mr. T. !claim's,
of Stafford. who described himself as "a public writer of
very long standing," was cited to show cause why he should
not be attached for having written the following letter to
the petitioner in the case of Chetwynd v. Chetwynd
"Stafford, July 16, Ig6l.—Madame,-1 beg to acknow-
ledge the receipt of your letter. I pity you from my heart.
You are terribly deceived. and your crafty law advisers hare
fostered your deception. You seem imamate of the abyss
opening before you. However. 1 must act ma befits a Chris-
tian man to whom an appeal has been made, and I sow
inform you that if on or before Wednesday next, the 20th
inst., your suit in the Court of Divorce be not withdrawn,
I will, on my own reepousibility, apart from Mr. Chetwyod
or anytime else, publish the full truth of your case, founded
upon my own various communications with your own
friends, and accompanied with a statement of facts con-
melting yourself from before your marriage op to the pre-
sent time, borne out by irrefrapble documents.—l am,
Madam, your obedient servant, T. Mfltocg.—Mrs, Blanche
Chetwynd."
Mr. Mulock, though be stated that he had not the
slightest interest in the suit, refused to give
the court any assurance that he would desist from
has contemplated publication; alleging that he felt
the liberty of the proem would be betrayed in has person if
he made any such promise. He was thereupon fined 3001.,
but Sir J. P. Wilde offered to remit the penalty if Mr.
Mulock would abstain from interfering in the case, and
would apologise for his conduct.
Mr. Mulock now observed that he had much satisfaction
in appearing again before the court, for he was happy to say
that after giving the amplest attention to the weighty
words which had fallen from his lordship, he had arrived at
the clear conclusion that his lordship was right and that he
was wrong. He felt that it did not become him, as a sub-
ject of this realm, and ss a Christian man, to resist the re-
monstrancesof ousel the judges of the land. Not one syllable
of publication had proceeded from him respecting the mss,
and he could assure his lordship that there was not the
remotest probability that one would. The feet was that
when he last appeared before the court he could not bring
himself to see bow as individual like him, possessing no
power, position, or influence of any kind, could be considered
capable of turning back the tide of procedure in a public
court, sad of frustrating the ends of justice. Still, in
giving the subject due considerstioo' in the quiet of his own
home,he found that be had iorealitybeen assuming fooctions
which did not belong to him, and usurping the office of
judge, jury, barristers, and witnesses. Thanking his
lordship for the kindoosa and leniency which he bad dis-
played towards him, he now claimed from him the ful-
filment of his promise.
Sir J. P. Wilde—l am very glad that the time which has
elapsed has convinced Mr. Mulock that be was in the
wrong ; and I shall direct the officer of the court not to
*street the fine which I had imposed upon him.

THE POLICE COURTS.