The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-30 00:00:00

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THE EXPRESS, SATUEDAT EVENII46,- -MILT 30, 1864:

alter the law of marriage in Scotland, to as to make it is
ecograual with that of civilised maims. (Laughter.)
Lord PALMERSTON was understood to say that the
question was a large one, and that be could not undertake
to promise off•hand that the law would be COOSid•red by the
government
Mr. HENNESSY said be should Wm to know what her
Majesty. government inteadedto do in regard to the Paz.
rage in Ireland. (" Hear,.. and • laugh.) The verdiot
of an Irish jury, declaring Miss Lougworth to be the lawful
wife of Major Yelvertoe, having been appealed from, had
born confirmed by the full COWL.
Sir G. GREY mid the question in the use alluded to
was one of feet, not of law. Sorely the bon. gentleman
could not mean to my that • marriage performed by a
Roman catholic priest between a protestaat god Roman
catholic wu legal!
Mr. HENNIN.IY—The jury found it to be legal.
Sir G. OREY—The jury only determined a question of
fact.
THE ARMISTICE.

Mr. D. GRlFFlillasQiieix;b7e lord at the bead of
the government whether any information had reached him
in regard to thesis. months' armistice agreed upon between
the Danish end the German powers. As this armistice bad
been agreed to before the arrival of the Danish representa-
tive at the Cooferenos, it most have been effected through
foreign mediation. He wanted to know whether the noble
lord wu aware of any inch foreign mediation.
Lord PALAERSTON said that be believed no mediation
whatever had been employed. The French government bed
recommended madonna' to the German powers. (Hear,
bur.) The negotiation* had bees aarvied oo entirely between
the representatives of the Danish government on the one
side, and those of Austria and Prussia on the other.

THE PRISON MLNISTERS ACT AND THE MIDDLE-
SEX
.14 GISTRATEB.

Mr. BENNES9laillesiaii;otio; to the proceedinp
of the Middlesex magistrates with referees* to the Prism
Ministate Bill, and complaised that they had refused to
appoint a Rowse catholic chaplain, although there were •
large Lumber of Roman catholic prisooers in the Middle-
sex gaols.
Sir G. GREY expressed his regret that the application
had not lama complied with, but said he had bees informed
that no large number of the catholic insane bad ex=
• desire to avail themselves of the novice' of a
catholic chaplain.

LAW INTELLIGENCE..
COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
JOLT 29.

(Beton tie Judge °Misery.)
tOtoutearox v. OODIRINGTON AND ANDICNIION.

Mr. Swill, Q. 0., Mr. Horpeat Bel/sutler, and Dr.
apish., for the petitioner; the Qusen's Advocate, Mr.
Hawkins,Q.C., and hlr. lederwiek, for the respondent;
Mr. Price, Q. 0., sad Dr. Swabey, for the 00-respondent.
This was a snit instituted by Vice-Admiral Henry Jahn
Cdringtos C. 8., for a diseolutios of his marriage on an
count of his wife's adultery with divers pampa, particu-
larly with the 00-rcepoodeat Lieutessat-Colonel David
Andreae, of the r-. 4 Foot, and with Lieutenant Herbert
St. John Mildmay, of the 3rd Battalion of the Rifle Bri-
gade. The respondents both denied the charge, and Hrs.
Ifttha, 'Vow also pleaded that if she had bleu guilty of
adultery, the petitioner had cooduced to it by his wilful
neglect sad misocedect.
From the openieg address of mussel it appeared that os
the 9th of April, 1849, Admiral Codriegtoe married at the
British Embassy at Florence MA Helen Jane Smith, the
only daughter of a gentleman of great respectability who
bed hog resided in that city. For many years the union
bad bees productive of nothing but uninterrupted happiness.
There had be issue two daughters, who were now of the
respective ages of 11 and 12. In the last year of the
Crimean war the petitioner was ordered to proceed with his
ship, Algiers, to the Black Sea. Before leaving Spithead he
received the following letter boos hie wife, dated the 9th of
April, 1866, the anniversary of his marriage, and the
horsed conosel reed it to show the terms on which the
parties then lived :

" Wednesday.
" Dearest use line, with everything that is
deer to you on this our wedding day. God ever bless you and
keep you! There are few le can my on the seventh
aavereary of their man that they have never expo-
timed anything but kindness and lovefrom him whom they
promieed to love and obey in W►t ever meencenble moment
of their lives, as I can, my own Harry. However, lam glad
nobod► sees this affection ; for altar all, my motto would
be 'Deeds, not words.' Addio, anima di ma vita!' (soul
of my life.) "H. J. OODILUIGTON."

While Admiral Codringtcn was on swiss hems of course
compelled to leave his wife in England, but he made evezy
arrangement for her comfort, and at her desire Miss Emily
Faithfull. of the Victoria Press, and of Townes-street, Ens-
sellequare, became her companies. On his return in
August, 1856, be had some small differences with the re-
apoodent, but he bad not the slightest reason to entertain
any suspicious of her conduct. In the following spring,
however, MmCodrington Word toeless' with her bookend.
From time to time before thus she bed prepared to deep
with If iss Faithfull, on the plea that she was subject to
asthma ; but this was the fast occasion on which she had
expressed a determination to do so. The result was a serious
dispute. The matter was referred to Mr. sad Mrs. Smith,
and rentiudly Miss Faithinll was diagramed the house with
the full concurrence of the respoodent's father. After this
affair • packet was sealed op and pieced by Mr. Smith is the
hand' of Geoeral Sir W. Codringten, the petitioner's brother,
for the purpose, as he stated, of justice being done to the
admiral. The seal remained to this day unbroken ; and it
would be for the Queer's Advocate himself to say
whether its contrite should be produced. After
the dismissal of Miss Faithfnll Admiral Cod on
and his wife lived together in Ecidestoo-peen till 18M,
the respondent, by her own desire, occupying a separate
room. Still they went into society together, and appeared
to be on good terms. In September, 18.58, the admiral west
out to Malta, where be had received the appoirmeat of
superintendent of the dockyard. They continued there on
the flame terms as they had been as is England • but the
admiral's duties rendered it mosseary to Men respondent
a good deal to handl. They saw a good deal of society ;
bat while the petitioned' occapatioas oompalled him to keep
early hours, the respondent preferred staying out late at
night, aod he had thus to go home without bor. Her hus-
band's private gondola was always at her awed, and she
had a servant to attend upon her. After balls she was in the
habit of being rowed across the harbour from Valetta to the
Gowernmant-hooss and she was often assorted home by
officer and gentlemen who had been proem{ at the ester-
tainments. The gondola (of which a model was produced),
had a kind of cabin which was quits separate from the rest
of the little vessel ; sad it was remarked by the boatmen
that when either Cobol Anderson or Lieutenant Mildmay
was with her, the boat would get out of trim—the lady and
gentleman being evidently on the same bench. These voy-
ages occupied about • quarter of an hour each. At their
close the gentleman who was with Nis. Oodringtoo would
sometimes wish her good night, and go away : bat some-
times he would go in with her, and remain for some time.
The admiral returned with his wife to Euglaod in June, 1863,
and the home in Borlestoemnare being at that time let,
they went for a short time to stay at Hampton.
court with his sister. Afterwards they lived in a cottage at
East Mooney. They were followed to Embed by the co-
respondent, and from entries in • diary kept by Mts. Cod.
rington, beginning in June, 1863, it appeared that he
frequently saw her in her husband's aeries. Oa the 26th
of that mood the responder's wrote—" Admiral Codrington
put a veto on my going out. Spoke to my father thereupon."
This referred to • habit she had of coming to London,
staying late, and being unable to sandy her husband where
abe had been. Another entry, as the 28th of Jui.:l;zsa
thus :—" Some with the Admiral about Wesel A
calling. Said he should writs and prohibit his Gatlin any
more at the home." I o September there were entries referring
to "V. P." (Victoria Press) sad "T. S. (Tawites-street),
sea of them followed by the note " unsatisfactory." There
were also references to letters written to "St. Germain's,"
aid it appeared that in October the co-respoodent had beea
to a pleas of that mine in Scotland, when he soon after-
wards married his cousin. On the 26th of October there
was • memorandum, " Letter fret St. Germain's. Writ.
iag hits Not wall. Miserable night Nell wary ill."
On the next day was melded, " Write sourer to St.
German." In Mrs. Codriagtoa's desk a dealt of a letter
la her handwriting was found, which was evidently the
answer referred to. It was as follows :

" Oct. 21,1863, 82 E.S.
"(What can I say to your letter ? Arain and spin I hare
read it over to ass if I clearly understood it. You tell me
you are espied to be married to your cons* who, if I re-
member correctly, wos *spied to be married to your brother
some time ago. Good HOWSON what has lad you to take
nett stop I have is vain tried to imagine it, for far
you rag so nes= OD your side—moray boat affection for
yea. Smelly before you augured yawn', to be married to
anyeeo, you ware bound is all hosier to write sod tell me
of the Unwed. date of your feeliop. Could I feel this
proposed manure would bring you happiness, and you loved
your cowls so you should love your wife, I should not ha
the anxious pais I *ow do at your announcement I smut
believe in one weak the reorectioa of the two past yearn
can be obliterated so utterly from your
as to suable you to marry another. Let me beg
of you solersoly, by all you hold sawed, by the true-hearted
affectioa I have for you, and by the memory of the pat,
think well or. you thus hastily bled yourself for life ! Your
cousin's lou for you is, without doubt, all that is good, and
tens, sad last* ; bat unless you feel you can rota= that
affection as truthfully to her, and feel but for her what a
husband ought to feel, it were boner that you should give
her the present pain of telling her so before marine thou
leaving her to And it out attic marriage, and ouraisg her
life's unhappiams as well as your own. I will believe you
moot ma, -4.uitand my writingthu trothf idly to yea
•• v attributof

at a.....c0te it to any sentiment . anger or ether haling
bat the true oo•—the must earnest affection foryour welfare.
Yonknow well Mutt if my life wen to be of service toyou I would
pee it willingly, without the lout hesitation ; and if I Nit
you really cared for your cousin as you should foe the
woman who is to be your wife, I would gladly me you happy
with her, and thank God, foe your sake, it was so. 'My
affection for you has ever been, and is, true and unselfish,
Rad capable of any amount of sacrifice for your real happi-
ness. But, from what I know of your character, I feel
painfully certain you are acting from mistaken motives.
Impulse and self-sacrifice may he well under certain dr.
cumetaocse, bat not in marriage, when the mutual Impri-
son of two mortal souls is at stake. TM whole too* et
your letter is unnatiiraL You could not, in sight days,
orget one who op to that time you de-
scribed as constantly in your thoughts day and
sight, valets you asserted that which was untrue,
which I know is equally impossible. Time alone can effect
such a complete revulsion of feeling in any true heart. And
this truth makes nu again beseech you, wait a while, and
sae if this present sympathy on your part for your 00113111 in
time becomes an affection worthy for you to cilia bar, and
that will stood the wear and twee of life. Then, if so, I
Gadd say from my heart, God bleu you in
ywt marriage, and give you every happiness.' I Gamic*
bat write to you in this sadly sanest manner, with your
parting words to me the last evening I was with you before
you started for Scotland still ringing in my ears, end your
very last haters by my side. 1 should not be true
to you or to myself if I did not speak honestly
to you, and I do so fearlessly. If you would write to lei
know that you really love your cousin, and that she Is
all in all to you, I could by God's help feel happier, and the
aching pain at my heart would cesse ; for than I could and
would hop you might be happy, whereas I do sot, cannot
think so now. As to the advice you give me, I would say
nothing harsh.' unkind to you, but considering the subjoin
of your letter and the startling announcement you made to
me, it is somewhat cold and cruel, sod I confess, of the na-
ture of the advice the executioner gives his victim when
laying her head on the block, ' I have to cat your bead
our; it most be, so do not flinch or swerve—
is best you should not, eat then my axe
will make • clean stroke and end your misery,
quickly.' As you have steeled your heart to write what
you have, believe me, the least you can say on that point
the better. There are certain crushing sorrows wbereis the
heart slope knows its own bitterness, and on;y God cam give
comfort. I ask you to write and tell roe what are your
plans. I wish to see you before you go out to Malta. This
you must admit is doe to me. You seem to dread minting
me. Why so! Are you afraid of me? Have no fear of
me. I shall never forget the rarest due to myself, and you
may rest assured tint. instead of being an obstacle to any
' plansyoutorni for the future, I will, os theoontrary,lielpion,
. as you desire to let the lest be for ever past. It is doubtless
beet it should be so, and I am resolved oa my part it shall
be. There are some things that uoder the present stand
. einsiniatunies I must return to you, and I wadd wish to do
so with my own hoods calmly sad quietly ; also certain
minters I must settle with you before you leave
E
Believe me I am not so dangerous as you seem to Vise,
arcy.
Tea* moral courage and self-control will never fail me in
the hour of seed, when duty and my some of Meow support

sio. My heart is a warm true heart, sa you know I
ore ; and it win be so, I trust, with God's help, to the sod.
Mid I fool certaia you will be happier, as I know I shall,
after this meeting, althongh it may be trying at the time to
us both. We shall part true and fidthful friends, each one
with •
tail,
heart, with so feeling of anger oo
either but a vinous affestiosate friendship,
that will se all our Boss. I eaa most you
at 10, Tavitoo-stmet, for I know Mims Fsithf all will gladly
affect anythiog towards my 'appeases and future peace of
mind, which this certainly would °out:nada to. Therefore,
spin I say, bays no fear of me. Besides, although it poise
as. mach to se y so to yes, fee my sake it is necessary that
you alsedd mob this morilicie. that the world should not
bath it is their power to my, Wows, you were envied to
be married, all our intoreoarge had ceased. Bach a line of
coeduet would inevitably throw • slur on my character.
Yon, who know me well, can tall what it roots me to beg
this parting femur at your band; which Ido earsastly.
And now, may God blase you and give you eve?: happiness
is my sincere prayer. HiLmr.
" You will be sorry to bear that my little Nell is very ill
with a beery cold= her chest. lam sadly anxious about
bee. Heaven grant she may be spared to me. God help
me in all my troubles, for they come thick and heavily."
la the meantime, Admiral Codrington's staspitions
having bean aroused, he bad his house welshed,
sad he asoortained that on Sunday, the li of
November, while he was at church, Colonel Auden=
pained • coasideralle part of the morning in his (the peti-
tioner's house); and on his way home be actually met him
coming from it. On the next day Mn. Ccdrington went to
Miss Faithf till's is nodes-street, and remained there fee
three or for hours ; after which she took • cab sad west
within • short distance of Colonel Andemon's llodpap, 43,
Pall-mall, where she was joie, d by him, end they then drove
Is the Grosvenor Hotel. About midnight they again took •
gab and returns d to Ecclastou-sciure, whom Mrs. Codringtoa
was set down a few doors from her house. In the diary this
was referred to as follows—" Sod Nov. Spoke to Admiral
0. He went oat at 11 a.m. About 12 a masses
by peat to Mrs. Lawless that he could not rotors that
sight. Evening-8w E. Afterwards dined at G..
He (Mr. Berlin challenged the learned owned
for the defence to give any reasonable ex eras of
this affair • and in the meantime be contended that it was
wholly inoasisteut with any hypothesta of the rospoodon.'s
innocence. As regarded the case against Lieut. Mildmay,
there was this pecalisrity—that not being • co respondent
he was • competent wham.; and the jury would, in doe tins,
lass whether, notwithdandiag that • commission had been
neat out to India for the purpose of examiniog him, any
evidence of his was forthcoming. The learned gentleman
also read the following letter, which bad also been found in
Mrs, Codringtoe's desk, and which had apparently been
addressed to her by some female (dead
" Brighton, Jas. 23,1859.
"I've written to Romseau, dearest Helm . . . I
cannot make out who you ' have been so mazy about.' It
looks like ' Young Prince'—Wales, do you mean
Fancy you • jolly '—that's more my idea of myself.
Thank God, I have heard nothing of or from anything
called Faithfull,' and am calming down, though I as
if I should shoot out trills all over me at the sight of one.
Rah! bah! Ma'am, if I understand right, you got into •
scraps cashing into • man's room in your night gown, with
your pretty naked feet. Whet could you aspecsuch a
fearfully suggestive—ahem' costume, we say? It
made my hair stand on end. My stewardess must have men
little Number Three with the eye of prophecy. I ordered
your dross loom, seeing but nee termination to such •
course. Call it ' Edith.' I give up to you the chance his
reversing offered me of Slim the name. Connie has been
HI for a month. Such a time Fre Dad ever minas I put my
nose is this damp, unwholesome country ; sod the Doctors
Martin and Co. send me ben with her. She's just totting
well. I trust my address bolds good. I hops to Mars
there in three weeks and go to Goldimids, if Coati be all
right.—Ever thine, "Lis max "
The explanation which Mrs. Codrisgtou pro of this letter
was that it referred to her husband ; bet the jury would
form their own opinion se to the likelihood of that beteg
really the case. For a long time the respondent had been
content with • simple denial of the charge, but she had at
length filed • singular plea, accusing bar hualmod of coo-
duct conducing to her adultery, if she had committed any.
Thais was no pretence whatever for such am averment. But
Mn. Codringtou did sot stop there. She had pat umber
and most ou trageous' allegation upou the ale. She
stated that while they wire living at Malta
the admiral bad neglected her society far that of
Mrs. Watooo, the wile of • clergyman there. The parties
had certainly livid on friendly terms with Mr. sad Mrs.
Watson, sad Mn. Watson had endeavoured to rescue the
respondent from the perilous course she was panning.
Commies's of the purity of her motives, Mrs. Watson would
sot hesitate to come forward and subject herself to the
severest cross-axamination. She bad however, demanded
which she had c--'

an explanatios of some stateseete . she heedtraced to
Mrs. Codringtou, and Mts. Oodrington had not only en-
treated her forgiveness coo her keen, bat she bad rarities
her a formal repudiation of the charge. The answer of the
respondent contained mother averment which be (Mr.
Bovill) almost shrank from repeating, so foal and so fele
was it. It was that in October, 1856, when the lefties were
occupying separate but adjoin* rooms is Eoclerion-sqium,
the petitioser had come is his night Min to the respoedent's
room, got into the bed when his wife and Men Faithfull
ware sleeping together, and bad assaulted the latter. He
(Mr. Bovill) was instructed to give the statement a complete
and aboolute denial ; and he should be much surprised if
Miss Faithful' came forward to attempt to substantiate it.
The learned counsel then called the following Mimeses.
Si W. Codziagtos—After my brother's marriage he came
with his wife to stay with me. I saw them four or five
times during their maimed life. They appeared to be on
perfectly happy, terms. My brother's conduct seemed to be
in every way bud sad considerate. Then stayed with me
at Silverlands for five or six days, is December, 1856. They
occupied a double-bedded room and a dreasisg-room. I
have a sealed packet in my poisseiioe. It wee gives to me
by Mr. Smith. I knew that them bad been disonisions
before it was delivered to me, but I was sot present at
them. The letters produced are in the mspondent's liaad-
writing.
lamthe Quese's Advocate—They only stayed at Mom
eon me °cession. I was at Malta with them for a day
is the autumn of 1861. I formed so opioion of the terms on
which they were them living, but they seemed to be as
sisal. I was at Malta on a woad oecamos. Nothing this
streak me sa remarkable. la 1862 or 1863 they passed
throne. Gibraltar end remaised a week is my bows They
arrived in England on the 11th of June, 1863. Lest Novem-
ber the petitioner caw back to me at Gibraltar with the
children, but without his wife.

Re-exin amid— I have for some time mon the Governor
of Gibraltar. Whenever I video' my brother at Malta
hie itoodnet seemed just what quit of a hosbeed's would h•
in externals. There was DO wool of kindlier co his part
towards his wife.

was footman in the petitioner's family li
from 1566 to 1862. Lieutenant Mildmay frequatly viited
at the home is Malta, both when the admiral was there and
when be was not. He sued to some home with the respond-
ent very late at night, mead• in the morning. The admiral
had a private goodola. A servant general) y accompanied
the respoedent, but not always. The edmiral had generally
retired to his room whim the respondeet returned. He mod
to sit op writing. SonbetilDe, whea Lientesuit Mildew
came he wee shown into what wu called '' the office," bet
which was need as a sittiag-room. There was a emu on the
right hood side of that room. The respondent and Lieute-
nant Mildmay sometimes had lights, be; they have eat there
for 23 minutes or half an hour withoot. At the mid of
1860, or the beginning of 1861, I once went into • party
leadiog into the office. It wee past midnight. I knew
that Lieutenant Mildewy we. there with my mistress.
There was • sofa I. the room. I my Ihmtuant
Mildmay in the passage with his arm round
my unetrees's seek. I started ha* and went
away. On soother ocouion, at three in the afternoon'
I saw Mr. Mildmay go through the oaks towards Mrs.
Codriagton'e room. She had been oondeed to her room for
two or three days. I did not see him go away. I have
bees to Valetta with my mistress and Lieut. Mildmay more
than once. I have noticed the gondola swaying on one aide,
and the door shaking while they wen in the cabin. The
boatmen have had great trouble in rowing the boat in Don-
lerlibenee of it. being so much out of trim, and they have
sent roe to the other side to make it balance: There wee no
light is the cabin. On One Otailda• after Mrs. Codringtoe
and Mr. Mildmay had come acmes I heard • rustling of
dresses at the bottom of the staircase, as I was coming dove
from the pantry. 1 sow it was Mn. Codriogtoo, but I
could not tell who waa with her. I beard kissing. I bad
not aeon Mr. Mildmay come into the house. 1 also heard
exclamatiom. ['The witness pointed out the place
on • model of the house.] After bearing these
noises I saw Mra. Codrington come opetairs.
I had a lamp, and. I beard her my, "There is some one
there." The neat morning I picked op a piece of her head.
dress and • woe of her boddice at the bottom of the stain,
where I had hand the wises.
_ _ _

By the Queen's Advocate—l went into the family in
1868, and 1 don't know whether it was in 1860 or 1861 that
I first noticed what I have described. The respondent knew
t►at I was in the habit of going to the admiral's room every
night before I went to bed. I mid uothiog about what
bad sees either to her or to her husband. Hirst mentioned
it to the petitioner's attorney two years ago, when he sent
for me. I told him that I thought the admiral most have
known of the occurrence. I did not my that I thought the
admiral took no notice, in order that something might come
of it. I suet remember saying anything of the kind. I
twine observed that the gondola wanted trimming. I
can't give the data. The homilies in the gondola
were about a foot wide. 1 mentioned what I bad seen in the
boat to all the sensate in the house. With the sea smooth
and four men rowing the pusage would take about eight
miontes. On the occasions I have mentioned the Ma wan
smooth. Os the omission when I heard the mills, of
drums I had gone up to the pantry to get some water. I
Dm the pieces of headdress and boddios to Mn. Codring.
ton's maid. I was charged with baring made an badessent
mash on Teresa, a fellow-servant, and she left t►e boom.
I don't recollect the admiral saying be would send me as
board the Hibereia to be flogged. I dinchatied myself. lbw
Codriagton frequently made complaints about me. lits.
Oodrington complained that I would not take ray het off
whs. the BM was carried by in proemial. like often
canplaimeda ma without a our._

—Terms wu •Mater.. I had bees oat Is
the tows, sad w►es I rstansed abs celled as. opMain sad
put her arras aroma my wok. ?hes I west latches room,
sad die afterwards •Aarmid a wit► impooristy.
Midway is Moot 30 years of ye.
Sarah Nichols stated that she accompanied the rosposdest
co a tour in Piedmont. They were accompanied by Mr.

and Mrs. &pith, and they were also jobbed by Lieutenant
Ifildmay, who stayed M the lame hotels with them.
Robert Rivers, servant to &r Fi Kelly and famerly
servant to Lim temat ildmay, sterW that Mrs. Codrleitoe
bad been to his master's quarters at Walla half • doses
time, and had stayed with him threeimaiers of an hour
on some of thas•oaouloos.

The ow WaTtbsTiTilosrood.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. —J tThir 29.
(Beton Mr. Oosuainicesir Goalbaro.)
_ 14 .1. ORCHAID._

The bankrupt tre; ailljei.;;;r of /1 !-street. Tide
yea the sitting for ezessiaatioe aid di obar s. The eta
bee bees Wore the cowl some moatba. The liabilities are
emeiderable, upwards of 45,0001. ; sante returned at
21.219/.

713 official angina, stated that a divideod of 6s. in the
pound had been declared within two months of the bank-
ruptcy, asd there warn a sum of 5,0001. in bead applicable
to another dividestd..

His Honour acid the case was favourably distinguished
from many that come before the court. The bankrupt
would receive his order of discharge, and would quit tie
court without discredit.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORFOLK CIRCIIIT.—CAminupos, JULY 29,

Came Coonr.--tflefors Mr. Bares Chinas/4)
Morley Wallis, described is the calendar as a
painter, 23 years of age, was indicted for that he on the
15th day of March feloniously, wilfully, and of hie malice
aferethoaslit, did kill and murder Maris Hunt.
Mr. Serjeant Tow, Mr. Newton, and Mr. Abdy appeared
for the prosecution ; Mr. Naylor defended the prisoner.
The prisoner ie a tall. good.loolnag young man, with a
ornatenanes Militating anything but ferocity of disposition.
He stepped into the dock lightly, sad chums the opening
address of the learned ennuis inhibited an air of weber
asse little to be expeond in a man on hie trial for murder.
The facts, as detailed by the Named Serjeaat Tozer, were
these :—Thst on the 28th of February (Sunday) Mn Huai
sad Mn. Walker, two old women of tin ages of 78
and 70 respectively, who lived together in a cottage called
Prospeot.orttege, situated between Prospect row and
Midbournaplaos, on the north aide of Parkees.piem,
were is the house about half-past 7 in the evening, Mn.
Walker being upstairs in a bedroom sod Mn. Hunt doss.
stairs, their servant girl, aged 16, having just gone down
from Mrs. Walker's room to se* after Mn. Hunt, and
having very meetly fastened the front and back doors of
the cottage. While the girl was thus engaged Mrs. Walker,
who was in the room above, heard a nom as of some me
meseding the stairs, and celled oat, " Whoever you are
don't frighten me," moos which Mrs. Hunt said to the
girl, " Take her up a candle; she's frightened," and than
Mn. Walker heard steps, as of Nome one descending. The
girl on opestag the door found a man with kis face covered
with black, who rushed into the room with
bright is his hand, pushed the girl out, and then cos=
a murderous assault oa Mn. Huss, m detailed by the medical
evidenos, from the effecte of which, she died on the 18th of
March. He then proceeded to attack Mrs. Walker. The girl
ran to cell ammaarie, and the ne4hbosus on coming in found
Mn. Heaton the ground cowed with blood, and is the
house were found a mezeri hat, with as oilcloth mask, and
another piece of the same oilcloth inside it, sad also a knife,
and an undertaker's cloak. Footsteps sa of a man without
hie boots were (mod in a garden adjoining to Mn. Hunt's
home, and a bludgeon loaded in a peculiar way was found
in a p sage near on the Monday morales.
The evidence in support of the prosecutioa was of greet

(By =craw ymicrwe.)
CAMBRIDGE, SATURDAY Mounmo.
After oar parcel was despatched lest eight Mr. Naylor
addnesed the jury. this manikin Mr. Balm Chaowll
satnated op the evidence, and the jury returned a verdict
of Not Guilty oa the grounds of noo•ideatity.

MIDLAND CIRCIIIT.—LINCOLN, JULY 29.
(Before Mr. Justice Keetieg.)

ATTEMPT TO MOZDZI. BY • ocooni.nurroir.
iVortlie Honvil. 45, was indicted on a charge of shooting
at Eras Johnson, with least to murder her, in the parish
of Corriegham, on the 17th June last.
The facts of the car, as given in evidencee, are as follows.
The primmer, who is • woman of remarkable appearanos,
weans( • wig parted on one side, has for the pert nitrogen
been mistress of the National School atSpringthorpe, near
Gaineborough. Os the evening of the 17th of
June she went to the house of Has Johnson,
• teacher of music, residing at Gelneborough,
and asked her if she would go to Springthorps on the follow-
ing Saturday and spend Sunday with bar. About 7 o'clock
the sane evening proroutriz and four other young 'romp
set off to go part of the way home with the prisoner, who,
on the way, frequently asked her to go and stay with her,
but she declined doing so. Os arriving at the wccdaisli at
Somerby, where there is • footpath leading across a field,
proreutris gays way for prisoner to pas through the hand-
sets first, and there the murderous attempt was made.
Howell, who wee about • yard in advance of
=mtriz, tarried round, sad. drawing a pistol
iler pocket, exclaimed, " shoot you," sad,
sailing the actiou to the word, she pointed the 'repos
close to Mir Johnson's left ear, and fired full at her head
Fortunately, however, for her lauded victim, the
had with deadly deternilastioe loaded the pistol to treliir
very
murals and the immense obarge caused it to fly upwards,
the meteor passing over proaccutrix's head. The upper
part of the cock of the pistol, in rebounding, tore • piece of
flesh from prisoner's band. On being fired at Mrs Johnson
fell to the ground, but shortly afterwards got up and tan
beck towards Gairborongh, the primmer shooting to the
other girls who had loitered behind to stop her. She,
however, reached a farni.bouse, and • policenias
was at moos seat for. Howell was apprehended the
same sight at her own hour, where the pistol and •
quantity of shot, and ballets, and powder, ass found.
Primmer admitted to the policeman that she bad shot at the
prosecutrix, and said she had loaded the pistol with swan-
shot, at the top of which she had placed • bullet. On being
takes to Lineols Castle after her committal the prisoner, is
paring the spot when semiotics take place, said she
would have been proud to have hung then if she had so.
oomplisbed her purpose. The only apparent care
assigoed in evidence for the ooremisecs of the attempt
was • quarrel which took plats between Howell and Has
Jobasoo, some seven years since, respecting some pupils who
had bean removed from the former school, and were
afterwards taught by the latter.
The jury found the prisoner Oally, arid she was sentenced
to four yearepeaal servitods.