The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-28 00:00:00

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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUFL—CnovDox, Acorn 27.
(Bofors Mr. Harm Bramwell ea a SperislJery.)

WOOLLIT I. TOLE.-TAE C.ItIDDI•EOCEE MIL
. .

The case for the plaintiff was further proceeded with, and
• ear ety of additional evideoce was given.
The jury interposed at one stage of the ease, and inquired
whether it was necessary to go into suy further evidence of
Ile the value of the contests of the house.
Mr. Lush said he would admit that Mr. Woolley had laid
MA a great deal of money upon the house.
Mr. Florin inquired if 110 was to understand that his
learned friend admitted that the fittings were worth
7,000/. !
Mr. Lush said he would admit that they might have cost
Mr. Woolley 7,000%., but at the uure time be should con.
teed that they would not be worth anything like that sum
to pull down and sell.
Mr. Royal asked if be would admit that it would take
7,0004 to replace them
Mr. I.uah said he bad no objection to do that. He did not
dispute the cost of the fitting, but he disputed the alleged
value of the furniture, which was insured for 5,000/.
The witseas then stated that the horns always appeared
to hint to be full of good and valuable furniture, and it was
in the same state only a short time before the fire.
Croes-examioed—A gentleman named Baylis acted as the
adviser in matters of taste to Mr. Woolley, and they were
very intimate. Witness was employed by Mr. Temple.
A statement made by Mx. Timbrell, the referred
to, previous to his death, was here put in read. It was
to the same effect as the evidence given by the last witness.
He expressed his opinion that the articles purchased by
Mr. Woolley were genuine specimens of antique furniture of
the most rare and valuable description, and that it would
he impossible to replace them. He also stated that he had
expended noeso4oool. in the purchase of gold for the
purposes of ' . He estimated the Talus of the fur-
situ', at fit or 7,000/., and of the fittings at 7,0001.

Hobert Finch proved that he was formerly in the service
of the Hoo. Mr. Comm, and he had occastortally acted as
waiter at C►mden-houae when there was a party. He gave
the same evideoce frith regard to the furoiture, and said
that be had been in Apeley.hoose, liensiegton-palace. and a
great many poblenien'a houses., end he had never seen one
/010111 fully or more elegantly furnished. He said then was
not a mingle vacant place when a picture or an ornament
could be put up. ilia observation of the home extended
down to the month of March, 1862. On the morning after
the fire he went to Mr. Stevens's, and saw Temple, and he
made a wetenient to him with regard to the origin of the
fire.

Croesenamieed— Upon some occuiona when witness at-
tesded to wait be was in livery. Mr. Woolloy provided
the livery. He had seen as many as four hundred persona
present at some e the parties.
Mr. James Oottos said he was formerly a furniture dealer.
sad had had greet experience is all classes of furniture, and
attended all the priories' palm, end had seen man of the
noblemen's show houses. In I&S9 be salted permission to
look over Oemdeo•bouae. and he considered the furniture
most valuable, and worth at lout 8,0091. or 9,0001., and is
fart some of it could not be replaced. If ft bad been sold
by public auction he believed it would have baked more
than the sum ha bed mentioned, and that people would
have given halfes-erown for a catalogue, solely far the par-
pose of seeing it. Mr. Woolley pre his parmision to take
his friends over the house to see it, and Ise was there in
November, 1861, and all the furniture was there at that
time. It would ie.,e a lifetime, even if a lean bad the
money, to get up such another collection or ancient and
emle furniture.

1-1 had beard that Mr. Woolley was in
the habit of attending sales, but I am not aware that good
thing( are sometimes picked up at sales very cheap.
Mr. James Templed. a gendarme residing at Torquay,
gave similar evidence with reprd to the quantity and
value of the furniture end fittings in Camden-house.
Cross-examined—He bad seen Camden-home more
crowded with furniture than it was after the furniture bad
been removed to Tunbridge Castle.
In answer to a question put by the )jury, the witoces rid
that ha did not at any time miss anything material in the
ahem of furniture from Camden home.

The original lease of the premises was then put is. It sus-
tained the usual oorsoants to insure and keep the baildiog
is repair. The sum of 6.0004 was eves for the lease for
99 mars, sad the plaintiff was bound to insure to the full
value of the building.
Baron Bramwell—l suppose the lease contained the usual
commets for re•eutrm for any breech of °Dreamt.
Mr. Bovill aid that it did. . _ _

it he had not Mound to the
fa amount he would have been liable to lose his 6,0U0L,
Mr. Snit raid that was so.

Mr. Lash—And he did Mem for 4.0001. at first
The various policies were next put it. The offer of thaw
has been already stated, audit will be noseceseary to repeat
the The inourenos upon the furniture for 5,000.. was
mode in November, 186 L
Mr. H. B. Leonard said that be was o• intimate terms
with the plaintiff, and he had frequently been to Oamdeer
hour sod was well acquainted with the eaters of the
furniture and the fitting contained in it. To the best of
tetllndgmeut, and having some knowledge of the value of
as furniture and litter of this doscriptioe, he was of
opinion that they Gould not be replaced for leer than
15,0001. The witeeee added that an uncle of his had fitted
up a Midi (mailer house in Hydeliark-garder tea similar
style and it cost him 28,0001.
Creresamined—A man would be very hooky indeed if he
mold purchase such a lot of furniture r there wee in
Camden-hour for • rum like 2,0001. or 3,0001. The articles
that were is it were rob as were only sees in palace&
Mr. O. F. Deaccenbe deposed that he yr eameested with
the Art and &tear department of the Alethgeell
ad he had been sattuunted with/Lhe plaintiff fen some years,
sad frequently went to Oamden-how to see hies, sad he
wee there on the Monday before the fire. Ho bed always
noticed that the bore we. fully sod melt beautifully
banished, and he saw no difference ea this day. When he
west Mr. Woolley wee dried to him, bet he heard hie
voice, and came out of the library sad asked him to ge to
him. He appeared to be at work and had ea an odd sell of
clothes, and be observed that a number of books wee, lying
about open, apparently to dry or air them. He also noticed
that varnishing appeared to be going oa, and that sane
dice or cloth of some kind was banging from the ceiling
apparently for the purpose of covering the pictures and the
earwig. He was quite mire that varnishing wee going on
at thin time, for he put his card upon a table. inteoding to
write something upon it, when he was told that ldr.
Woolley was not at home, end he found some varnish upon
the Gard, and he kept it ea a mentento of the Dorris( of
Orodendouse.

bovilltben said that at present this would be the
elm for the plaintiff ; bat as so much had bees said on the
provions day by his lammed fries& upon the subject of the
parolees of the candles is Oa:Qt.:l.'4lml, It bed been thought
advimilde to bring forwerd the people from the shop, in
mar that the Mkt be explained. They were sot
yet in attesidaoce, bade expected they would boos Snit e•
and be should then ask his lonialtip to allow them to be
awaited.

Mr. Ina mid he had so objection to this beteg done.
The witness referred to. Mr. Grooves, tallow chandler, in
liPeChdordetreet, came into court daring the adjoornment,
sad be wee examined. His evidence, however, only went
billion that is January last sixty pounds of ceadles of the
ordinary household desenptions were purchased at his shop
and sent to Mr. Woolley's house.
This closed the ease for the plaintiff.
Mr. Lush Una peoeeedcd to address the jury for the de-
fandaat. He sedlt was now his duty to lay before them
the ease be prepared to make out on the part of the Are-
once, in answer to the present action. He felt based to
thank them for the ;nitwit atteotias they had psid to the
evidence for the plaintiff, because after the plausible tat that
had been told them, it was possible they might have be.
come impatient at the amount of time that bed already
lees occupied, sad considered that so earner ocadd be given
to such a came. He was sure, however, that it was unsitscies
nary to inform them that the defendants would never have
pat forward the deface they had done, and which was one
calculated to be almost destructive to their interests as •
senunercial undertaking, if they bad not fully believed there
was good foundation for it, sod although the allerastive
was undoubtedly • terrible one, he should ask the jury to
my by their verdict whether the plaintiff was proved to
bans bees guilty of the crime of areas or sot. After
some further preliminary observation, be said that
his learned friend had accused them of delay, but what
would have been said if such a charge as this had been
made without the fullest considered°. ; and as to ginag
Mr. Woolley into custody, what would bawl been said to
that case, and would it sot have been urged as ea set of
great cruelty towards Mr. Woolley, and that the iseseeues
company bad deliberately dosed his month by maids( the
charge in order to save
_pane. him the money. It appeared
to him that • greet dad of the evidence that had bees
addend might have bees spared. There was so doubt that
he had spent the whole of his wires fortune and • cos-
siderable portion of that of her slater ups this house, but
he submitted that it was clear that at the time the
fire happened Mr. Woolley was almost at the end of his
70110.01T04. There was wily a small portion of his wife's
sister's fortune remodel's, and the expenses of keeping op the
eetabliehment must have been much greater than Mr. Wool-
ley could bear. The jury would remember the extraordinary
peewee:one that were made shortly before the Ace to emir
up unity the whole of the windows, and the most expo.
nested members of the flre brigade would give their opi-
D4Olll that wider ordinary circumstances a hailding sash as
this, the walls of which were of very great thickness, could
sot have been consuraed is such • short period by fair
means. They would also remember that the hoar at which
the ere orrourred—nemely, just before daylight on the
flooday moraing—was • period when the mon death-
like Million prevailed in the restrepolle, and tide
would be foead • matter of nopernaes. They
would also bear in mind that Mr. Woolley bad gives
hie own account of the lira, and he woad show that
la •
_crest many particulars he bad sot spoken the truth.
He should eentediet his owe statemest with regard 66 hie
banes called oat " Fire" and "Murder." sad he should
prove by the evidence of • Police tonstable varied Rogers
sad other witnesses that the lint that was seen of the
plaintiff was after he bed forced his we into
the garden, sad he there found Mr. Woolley
standing is his shirt and perfectly quiet, with his arms
folded lICTOSI, sad he made no inquiry about the Temples.
He should show by another witness, that while groping
about in the dark isnide thy house he fell over something,
which turned out to be • suit of clothes, sad sear the mese
apt was a pair of dress boots Theme elellir were la the