The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-22 00:00:00

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Dsc. 20.
After Term Sittings at Niel Prim at Gaik!b!lL—(fore

Lord Chief Jo;tioe Cockburn cod a Spordol Juri.)

HUDSON T. SIR F. SLADE, BART., Q.C., AND OTHERS.—
ASSAULT AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
(ooutinued from Saturday's EspreAs.)

Serjeant Shea then called the following witnesses
Mr. &dwell— I am a Q.C. and bencher of the
Middle Temple. I was associated with Mr. Green and -
Mr. Bsgshawe in investigative the charges preferred
against Mr. Digbv Seymour. The bench varied from 10 to
15 is number. On one occasion it was leas. One of the
prois'm was with reference to Mr. Seymour's deposit of
20,000 Waller Gold Mining shares with Messrs. Coutta and 1
Co., and also with some transactions connected with Cap-
tain Robertson relating to Waller Mining shares. There
was also a question about the purchase of the Ridv,emont
estate in Virginia. Mr. Seymour made statements on ,
several occasions before the benchers with reference to these I
matters. He made certain statements upon which he pro- ,
potted to call evidence, and be principally relied on Mr.
nucleon with regard both to the Waller case sod Parker's
case. He repeatedly desired to have papers and documents
produced. He implored myself, Mr. Green, and Mr. Bag-
thaws to procure papers connected with the Waller Com-
pany, and we took every means in our tower to procure in-
formation. He mentioned persons and places where infor-
mation was to be obtained. In consequence of that I and
Mr. Bagalmwe made inquiries. and Mr. Brown was called as
a witness. I did not know of the existence of this book till
after his examination. I got it from him a few days before
July 8. Mr. Hudson was called before the bench by Mr.
Seymour with reference to the deposit on the theme and
Robertson's cue on the Bth July. He was examined at
considerable length by. Mr. Seymour. He entered at length
into its financial position, its history, and his and Mr. Sey-
mour's connexion with the company. The duty of exa-
mination devolved upon me. I was requested to do so,
having previously read the letters in the hook. I exa-
mined him on the paying of the dividend for which the
3,000 f. was required. It lasted an hour, owing to his pe-
rusing the letters before he gave his lingerers. The bench
that day sat at 7 o'clock, and continued till about half-
peat 11 o'clock. I conducted the examination remarkably
courteously. He was very polite to me, and 1 endeavoured to
treat him the same. He made no complaint, and from
his manner and gesture he invited me to go ou with the
examination. Two or three benehers did not put questions
at a time. My questions were not put so rapidly that he
was in arrest in answering them ; perhaps during the last
ha f-dosen questions there was &little more animation ; with
the exception of that it was remarkably tame. That had
. reference to an expreesioo in one of the letters, " D—
to hell," or some such thing. The only interruption was
'by Mr. Green, who had a abort abstract of the letters.
There was no interference with hie reading the whole of the
t letters. He was sometimes told the part referred to in the
1 letters, but be was
He was not interrupted when giving an answer. Mr. Green's
remark, "Lorca it not amount to a fraudulent statement?"
was put in the form of a question.
The Lord Chief Justice—So it appears from the shorthand
writer's notes.
Mr. Bothwell continued—l passed the letters on this oc-
mien, the Bth July, to the plaintiff without his asking for
them. The book was not thrown to him, bat passed is the
ordinary way one gentleman pauses p thing to another, and
so returned. Near the close of the examinatiou Mr. Hod-
eon asked where the book came from, end Mr. Green im-
mediately replied, " Prom Mr. Brown." I did not say.
I "Go on, air, with your answer" when the plaintiff asked
/ the question. Nothing was said as described by the plaintiff
i —not one syllable. It was arranged in • friendly mariner that
Mr. Hudson should attend the following evening for fur-
, ther examination, and to give certain,explamitions. During
, my examination on the Bth the letters were frequently
passed and re-pumed and he read them earafully sad nu-
safely. Os Ikestk July the *WWI meals alliasdad, about