The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-08 00:00:00

THE EXPERSS, WEDNISDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1864.

the order of barmen on Monday eyen would ba, first,
the Queen's Messages, after that the ColMelieu at T•Ille
Bill, and then the Write Registratioe (Soothed) Bill.
FOREIGN DISCRIMINATING DUTIES ON BRITISH
SHIPPING.

Yr. LINDSAY rase to move for an address for copy of
any correspoodenoe between her Majesty's government and
the governments of home, Spain, sad Portugal from 1850
to 1863 inclusive, relating to the shrogation of the discri-
minating duties still levied upon British vessels and their
cargoes trading with those countries. If the papers for
which he moved were laid upon the table he
had no doubt it would be found that a good desl
of oorrespondecoe with foreign governments had taken plans
upon the questien.to which his motion had reference, but
that other nations had been reluctant to follow our example.
Still, he believed that more might have been acoomplished
if ambassadors were acquainted with the facts, and were to
place them clearly before the courts to which they were ac-
credited. We ourselves were a long time before we repealed
our navigation laws. The government of France had now
appointed a commission, consisting of most eminent men, to
inquire into the whole subject, and, perhaps, the Board of
Trade would be able to tell the home what had been dose
in connection with that commission, sad what changes it was
likely to effect in the navigation laws of that country. It
behoved that house and the government to use every exer-
tion in their power, that the ships of this country might
enter the pores of other nations on the same terms an
foreign ships were permitted to enter the ports of Great
Britain.
Sir J. PA.XTON seconded the motion.

Mr. M. GIBSON said there would be no objection to the
motion of his boo. friend if it were put into the regular
form by inserting after copies, "or extracts." Of coarse
the documents would be given as fully as they could be
without inconvenient" to the public service. He entirely
agreed with the general sentiments which his hon. friend
had expressed.
Mr. W. R. FORSTER trusted that the return, if it bad
any reference to the committee which had been mentioned,
would be presented is sufficient time to be made use of in
the discussion of their report. He would ask the right hoe.
gentleman to include, if necessary, in the documents the
advise tendered by the Board of Trade during the correspon-
dence. There was no question that it was for the altered'
of foreign governments to make the change, arid the com-
merce of this country was indebted to his hon. friend for
the clearness with which he had brought the question
forward

_. __—
The words " or artzsets " were inserted, and the motion
so amended was agreed to.

AGRICULTUKA L STATISTICS.
Mr. CATED moved that, in the opinion of this house,
the collection and early publication of the agricultural stens-
tics of Great Britain would be adeantageooa to the public
interest. In Ireland the police collected than, but such a
system of collection was thought objectionable in this
country. The registrar-general might collect them by the
machinery of his office, and the cost would not
exceed 15,0001. a year. He bad, however, to in-
form the house that another mode had been
successfully tried by the Highland Society in
the case of two Scotch counties, by means of the maps of
the Ordnance survey. The whole of England bad not yet
been laid down on the 6-inch scale, but pending the com-
pletion of that work, they might take 10 sample districts
of 100,000 acres each in counties' which bad been mapped.
and note on the maps of these districts the quantity of
land under corn tillage. They could take five similar dis-
tricts in Scotland, and thus they might be able to obtain
accurate returns with respect to shout one-tenth of the
whole soil of the country under corn culture. The &dean.
tarn of this plan were two-fold. In the first place, it
would not cost more than 3,000/. Oyear, and in the second,
it would entirely do away with the complaint that such an
inquiry must be of an inquisitorial nature. The name of
• single producer would not have to appear, and the return
might be published towards the end of icily. At the end of
September, after the crops had begun to be thrashed, the
same officers could inquire into the extent of the produce.
Coder all these circuinstenaes he hoped the house would
agree to his motion. (Hear, hear.)
. .

uColonel BARTTECOT cnid eniiied the proposal as costly
and impracticable, sad expressed a doubt whether the re-
turns from mach typical or sample &atria' would give •
fair representation of the produoe of any harvest.

Mr.'PACKE also opposed the motion, on the ground that
he had beard that these statistics would be of any
benefit to the fanners, into whose private business it was
proposed to inquire.
Mr. PAGET believed that one good effect of obtaining
such returns would be to louses the inequality in the price
of agricultural produce throughout the yew.
Lan! HOTHAM reiterated his formerly expressed
opinion that, without some more forcible measure which
the house was not willing to sanctioo, it would be impos-
sible to procure returns of sufficient accuracy to be of any
real value. He also objected to the proposal of the
boo. member to employ a portion of her Majesty's troops in
the collection of the returns.

The motion mu supported by Mr. Dust mod Mr.
Taomrsos.

Mr. HUBBARD thought the question of expense was
one of smell moment, and that the fee/togs of the fanners
in opposition to the collection of agricultural statistics
were the result of an entire misapprehension. It was not
the corn dealer alone, but the community at large, and
primarily the farmer, themselves, who were most interested
in having these returns.
Lord NA AS said be should vote for the motion, but ob-
served that unless a machinery were created in this country
to perform the duties, which in Ireland devolved upon the
police, the returns would not be sufficiently valuable to
carry the weight of authori'y with them. As to the ob-
jections of the farmer, these had been completely removed
in Ireland, where there was now hardly an instance known
of • fanner objecting to supply the constabulary with all
the information in his power.
Mr. GIBSON, in moving the "previous question," ad-
mitted that the collection of agricultural statistics would be
I most desirable in the interests of both the agricultural and
mercantile communities, but resolutions had already passed
the house to the same effect, and he thought there was so
necessity for multiplying them. The question was bow
these statistics were to be collected, sad be doubted if the
plan of Lis hon. friend was calculated to solve it, In the
first place, there would be a difficulty in selecting the
typical districts, and when they had been selected he
should like to know how they were to jump to the conclusion
that these districts would be a true comparison for the
whole country. And with regard to the employment of
officers engaged in the Ordnance survey, he could not give
even an isdireet sanctioo to the proposal.
Mr. BASS and Mr. HETCATZ supported the motion.
Sir G. GREY said that the governmeet fully concurred
in the opinion that agricultural statistics, to be valuable,
should be compulsory, and should be published at an early
period. Neither did he think they would be of much value
unless they included the whole of the col:nitre. As to the
proposal respecting the registrar-general, it would cost
15,04.4, and would be merely voluntary. What the boo.
member should do would be to bring in • bill, as the pre-
sent mottos, if suottendul, would make ao practical advance
[ towards the end is view.

Mr. CAIRD in reply staled that patletnen by concur-
ring io this resolution did not bind themselves to the
whole plan. The subject bad been now twenty years before
the house. and was therefore surely ripe for a Nettleeneut.
Under these cireumrtancee he felt bound, notwithstanding
what bad fallen from the Treasury bench, to press for a
division. The house divided :
For Mr. Caird's motion
For the previous question
UNIFORMITY ACT.

Mr. BOUVERIE moved that the boos should resolve
itself iuto a committee to consider certain portions of the
Act of Uniformity. His proposal was simply to Bed an
unobjectionable remedy for a state of things that existed
in the University of Cambridge. Tue proposal was, that
whereas by the Act of Uniformity all fellows of colleges
were required to make a declaration of onion:tidy with the
doctrines of the church of Eagles& that requirement should '
be repealed, and it should be left to the college" themselves
to mike the arrangement they thought beet. At Cam-
bridge no degree could formerly be taken without a decla-
ration ; and at Oxford the person taking • degree was
required to subscribe to the Thirty-Dine Articles; but by the
acts of leVel and 18.56 degrees could ho taken both at Oxford
and Cambridge without any religious test at all, and persons
were residing in the colleges ►nd bad taken degrees who
had never taken soy teat. It was undoubtedly true that
with the exceptiou of three or four colleges at Cambridge and
ore at Oxford, the alteration he proposed would niche no
difference. in the present state of things, beano) one of the
meditate of fellnership was, that • person becoming a fel-
low should be a member of the church of England. But the
ground on which be asked the house to assent to the bill was
that the proposal was really to give the colleges freedom
from parliamentary interference, the existence of this clause
in the Act of Uniformity being redly an interference with
the liberty of these great collegiate establishments. He did
not propose to force upon colleges fellows to whom they
might object upon religious or any other ground', but to
leave them free to do what they thought best for the in-
terests of their respective bodies of the church and of the
univen4ty, and be did not think that such a change aa he
proposed could be designated an attack upon the connection
between chinch and state. (Hear.)
StLWYN, as leave was given last easlon to intro-
duce a similar measure, thought it ocly covenant with the
usual practice of t►e house end the courtes► which was die
to the right hen, gentleman, that DO opposition should be
made to his present motion. At the same time he wished
the right ►oe. patlemen and the bonze to understand that
the objections entertained and expressed by himself sad
others ou former occasions when the proposal bed been
before the house were not is any degree learned, but were
rather increased by the speech with which it had now ban
anbenitted. So far from giving liberty to the colleges, it
would really be an introduction of religious discord into
than. (Hear, bear.)
I The house then went into commitee, when the Chairman
was iestructed to more for leave to bring in the bill, and
the house having resumed leave was given.
RAILWAY TRAVELLING (IRELAND).

Sir C. O'LOGHLRII obtained leave to bring in a bin
farther to secure to the public the means of travelling by
railway in Ireland. Railway companies had at present the
power of shutting op whole district, on the Sunday, and
his propound was that they should be compelled on that day
to run at least one train each way.
PROCEDURE BEFORE JUSTICES OF PEACE.

Mr. PA ULL asked lac•• to introduce • bill to ootoolidato

and mused the acts regniating proaidure before justices of
the pesos oat Cl quarter seisms in Enka&
Sir G. GREY understood that it was not intended to pro-
ceed farther withthemeasurethiseemioo, that the only object
of bringing it in was that it might be circulated throughout
the ooantry during the mom, and under those circum-
Arms be offered no opposition to the motion.

Leave wan given.
UNION PARISH OFFICERS' SUPERANNUATION.
Mr. VILLDIRS, In moving for leave to bring in a bill to
provide for superannuation allowances to officers of unions
and parlhee, reminded the house that the bill was intro-
duced at the close of last session, but was withdrawn In de-
ference to the opinion of some members, who thought it
was not prowl,' understood. Since then copies had been
seat to the boards of guardians throughout the ootuitry,
and they were unanimously in favour of the measure.
Leavy was given.

This concluded the notices of motions, and the house wee
about to to the orders of the day, when attention
was to the fact that there were not 40 members pre-
sent, and, there being only 22 when the BPILLIUM proceeded
to count, the bones adjourned at a quarter to 8 o'clock.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

1101788 OF LORDB.—Jingz 7.
APPEALS.
TILVICIITOS a. TILVIXOII.
Al ter our report left yesterday,
Mr. Bolt founded an argument on parts of the cone-
windows, which were to the effect that the appellant,
beiag in communication with Mn. Bellamy, the dater
of the respondent, clearly manifested to her that he
had no intention of marrying, that inch a thing was
impossible, and he thus practically warned the re-
spondent of the danger which she was incurring.
Raving concluded his review of the eorreepoeidencer, the
learned counsel proceeded to deal with the questica of
Scotch law in refereacie to the Scotch marriage now in dis-
pute, and argued that, taking the respondent's account of
what had occurred in i h, and afterwards cohabita-
tion according to the law of what took place in
any other country could not operate when it referred to a
oontraot of marriage made in Scotland, bat cohabitation to
fulfil that contract most be in Scotland. Again, it wee
necessary that any promise of marriage to validate Scotch
nuptials mast be made in Scotland, and no promise even in
writing made de intim elsewhere would be of effect. Be
also contended that there mud be a decimator of marriage,
in order to perfect a compliance with the Scottish law.
The learned counsel was about to refer to the correspond.
once which began from the period when the parties were in
Edinburgh, whoa the house adjourned.

COURT OF EXCREQURR.—Jusz '.
Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chid BUM Pollack and
Barons Martin, Bramwell. and ClannelL)
__ _ FISH O. NELIA.--81NIVICE OP £N AWAID.
_ _ _

Mr. C. Pollock moved for a rule calling upon the (Wen-
dut to show cause why he should not forthwith pay the
plaintiff a sum of 1,6391. for debt and costs, pursuant to an
award made by Mr. Wigg, the architect. The plaintiff,
Mr. Chas. Fish, was a builder, who had erected for the de-
fendant, the Rev. Dr. Pius Melia, a Roman catholic Italian
church in Hatton-garden. Disputes and litigation arose
between the parties in regard to the transaction, and ulti-
mately the matter was referred to arbitration. The ground
of the present application was that the defendant bad kept
out of the way in order to avoid the formal personal sac-
aloe of the sward, and it was contended that under the
circumstances such service might be dispensed with. Ac-
cording to the affidavits, the defendant's attorney bad taken
up the award and attended the taxation of coats, and the
defendant himself was acquainted with the nature of the
award.

The court refused to dispense with the perinea' service,
and declined to grant the rule.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
JIM 7.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)

BROADWOOD V. BROADWOOTTAND ST. LIAM'S (DIME).
This WM • suit for a divorce instituted by Charles Hamil-
ton Broadwood against his wife for her adultery with the
Duke of St. Albans. The respondent (by her answer of
May 7) demied the charge, and pleaded counter charges of
adultery and cruelty. On her behalf,
Dr. Spinta now moved that the case be set down for trial

Dr. Sieabey prayed that further time might be allowed
the petitioner to reply.
The court ordered him to file hie reply within three days.

STONE V. STONE AND APPLETON.
This very remarkable case was • snit by the hus-
band for • dissolution on the ground of adultery,
which he alleged his wife bad committed with her
medical attendant, Dr. Appleton, at Badleigh Saßerton,
Devonshire, whilst he (the petitioner) was absent in
Ladle. The 00-respoodent not appearing the cam went
against him by default, and the jury, having found
Mrs. Stone also guilty, moused the damage' in the sum of
2,0001. A new trial was moved for by Mrs. Stone, and was
refused by Sir C. Creswell ; bat on appeal to the fall oourt
it was granted.
Mr. Searle now moved that Dr. Appletoo be allowed to
come in and plead, basing his application upon the follow-
affidavit, which had been made by the co-respondent :
"In April, 1861, I left England solely on amount of my
pecuniary embarrasaments, and because my relations had
discontinued an allowance they had previous to January,
1861, made to me. la November, 1861, I returned to Eng-
land from the West Indies, having again failed to induce
my relations to assist me ; and having high words and
threats from some of my creditors, and fearing arrest I de-
termined again to leave England ; for although a deed of
assignment for she benefit of my creditors bad been exe-
cuted by me in November, 1861, it had not at the time I
left England in 1861 been executed by • sufficient number
of my creditors to exempt me, from arrest. I never heard
of any citation being lamed against mo requiring me to
appear in this suit, nor that this suit was instituted and
about to be brought into court. Immediately on receiving
this information I decided to return to England, and at once
commenced my journey ; but on arriving at Boston, in the
United States, I ascertained that the cause had been actually
tried, and a verdict found that I had been guilt/B;3f
adultery with Mrs. Stone, and that 2,0001. damages hadn
awarded against me. That I therefore returned to Canada,
as I considered that my presence in England could be of no
avail, and that I should probably immediately on my arrival
be arrested for the 2,0001. damages and mats. I solemnly
swear that I am entirely innocent of adultery with Mrs.
Stone, and that at no time or place has there ever been the
slightest impropriety or improper familiarity or intimacy
between Mn.s Stone and myself and that I never at any
time saw anything improper on her part. On the contrary,
she has always conducted herself in my presence as • most
exemplary wife and mother, and I further say that all my
visits to the haw of Captain: Stone were wholly profes-
sional. in attendance on Mrs. Stone, her children, and ser-
vants in their illnesses, and that in no one cueness, did any visit
of mine exceed a quarter of an hour, and that on no occasion
was the room ever locked or fastened ; on the contrary, it
was invariably open, with the children and eervaute catalog
in and going out ; and that 1 °sly applied • bandage to Mn.
Stone's leg twice, and then only in order to show her bow to
apply it ; and after that she always applied it herself.
I am unable from want at pecuniary means to leave
Canada and return to England for an indefinite period, but
am desirous to have liberty to appear by my attorney and
counsel to establish my innocence of the charge brought
against me in this suit, and that if such liberty is given to
me, and I can raise the funds, I will return to England to
be present at the trial."
Mr. Lopez (for Captain Stone) urged that the Dew trial
had been granted only in the ease of Mrs. Stone ; and that
the verdict against Dr. Appleton stood.
The Judge Ordinary—Do you propose, then, that in the ,
event of the verdict in the new trial being in Mrs. Stone's,
favour, another verdict, by which Dr. Appleton is found
guilty of adultery with ber, and by which be is condemned
?. in
..006/. claimer, should remain in force! .

Mr. Lopez mid that the question had been raised over
and over again in the course of the argument, and it bad
been admitted that such would be the ca►e.
Mr. Searle denied that ; and
The Judge Ordin►ry said that the order cf the court went
to the whole verdict. _

]lr. Lopez contended that as substituted service upon
Dr. Appleton's wife and father bad been ordered by the
court in 1562, it was hardly pmeible that he could have re-
mained in ignorance of the suit.
. .

Sir J. Clde said he would postpone the further hearing
of the motion, to give Captain Stone an opportunity of
answering Dr. Appleton's affidavit. He should also require
an affidavit from Dr. Appleton's wife and father.
Mr. Searle observed that they were exactly the persons
who, under the circumstance; would know least about Dr.
Appleton at the time in question.
The motion was then postponed.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Jrsz 7.
(adore Mr. Comraiissicmer Holroyd.)
IN BE JOHN THOS. DOBSON.

The bankrupt, described as a merchant, of Great St.
Helen's, had been largely concerned in shipments to the
Coofederate States and elsewhere, and was connected in
trade with Z. C. Pearson, of whose estate he moose of the
assignee&
Mr. Brandon, representing the smigneee, stated that an
order had been made for its) ing the proceediogs until this
day, with the view of registering a deed under the 187th sec.
All the formalities had been complied with ; the requisite
notices had been served on the non.assenting creditors;
and the certificate of the official assignee had been given as
to she deed being duly executed.
The Commissioner—Does soy one appear to oppose?
Mr. Brandon—No one. The gross debts are 183,0001.,
out of which creditors to the amount of 146,0001. have
executed the deed ; so that the Proportion of non-assents is
almost infinitesimally small.
The order for registering the deed was then made. The
estate will be realised under the direction of the trustees,
and itpaid m. expected that a dividend of about 6s. in the pound
Da
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fans.)
Le AK ItOBINhAND
. .

This long-pending case stood for argument this morning.
Mr. Sargood, for the Gangue**, stated that the case had
been before the court since February, 1863, and had been
the subject of very long and protracted exarnisation. The
assignees could not but feel that there was a difference In
the cases of the two bankrupts ; and considering the time
that the case had been before the court, the assignees were
willing that Mr. Robins should have his order of discharge
at the end of two months from this time, and Mr. Prise' at
the end of eight months. There was no doubt that the 18
months' en►peosioo which the bankrupts had already suf-
fered had been a severe punishment, seeing that they both
had large families.
Mr. Bogle, said that the creditor whom he reprenented,
Mr. Thompson, thought that no distinction ought to be
made between the bankrupt..
Mr. It. Griffiths, on behalf of Priest, wan ready to consent
to the suggestion of the &misuses. He hoped that Mr.
Bagley'm client would consent to leave the matter in the
hands of this court.

Mr. E. Reed, for Robins, also emoted to the proposal of
the assignees.
Hr. Begley hoped that his Honour would refer to the
evidence m to whether there was any ground for making •
distinction between the two bankrupts.
Mr. R. Gridiths—l can only say it is mistaken kindness on
the pert of Kr. Thompson.
Mr. Thompson—Never mind. I'll stick to Priest.
(Laughter.)
His Honour said he would take a short time to look into
the CUM

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before tbe Oommon Serjeaot.)
TIM MB £GAI3BI YL MDENICK BULL1:11.

The - jury name into court with ;;;;rel bills, cud
Mr. Army Informed the court that there only remained one
more bill in the office, and that be had been instructed to
mention.

Mr. Pobind said in a case in which a Mr. Frederick Buller
was charged with an indecent assault, and was detained to
take his trial at the last seesion, one of the witnesses,
named Jane Humphreys, who was bound over to give evi-
dence, was bound over as the wife of Richard Humphrey;
of 24, Ring-street, Regent-street, and she did not appear to
give evidence. The Recorder canoed inquiries to be made,
and it was found that she left her home on the morning of
the sitting of the court, and had not returned home, and the
policeman in making further inquiry the next day heard
that she bad not returned all night. She being a married
woman it was not the least use in entreating her recogni-
sance. The Recorder allowed the accused to go out on bail,
himself in 5001. and two sureties in 2501. each. Further
inquiries had been made, and it appeared that up to the
present time the woman had,not returned to her home, and
the husband was unable to law where she had gone to or the
reason for her keeping out of the way. Under these dr-
=mat:awes it was useless to lay the bill before the Fund
jury, as althoEhere were witnesseswho confirmed the
witness Hum s, still without her evidence the bill
could not be
Mr. Orridge, in justios to the er, thought it right to
gay that although the police had been very active it was not
suggested that the witness was kept out of the way at the
instigation of the accused, or that he bad anything whatever
to do with it. It was quite impossible to conceive what
reason the witness might have in keeping away.
Mr. Avory said there was not the alighted evidence that
the accused bad anything at all to do with the non-appear-
I canoe of the witness. However, be could not detain the
grand jury, and he discharged them congratulating them
upon having so quickly despatced their duties.
The recognisance, of the other witnesses in the use were
enlarged, and nothing more was done.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)
Ann, Powell, a respectably drained young man, pleaded
guilty to • charge of bigamy.
Mr. Sleigh, who prosecuted, said he understood that the
primmer had treated his first wife with great cruelty at the
very commencement of their married life, which began in
1859. He lived with her for two years, during which time
be behaved very badly to her, end in 1861 he left her
altogether, and she bail to maintain bawl! and two chit-'
dreg with the exception of an allowance of 3e. per week,
which was continued only for twelve months, at the end
of which time she was thrown entirely upon her own re- I
sources. The prisoner was married to the second wife in
January of the present year.
Susannah Emma, the seoend wife, was then called but
did not answer, and it was stated that she Would to appear
against him.
The father of the first wife was then called, and stated
that his daughter was living with him. The prisoner had
treated her very badly during the time they lived together.
In passing sentence, Mr. Commissioner Kerr said, in con- 1
sequenceof the refusal of the mooed wife to appear he wasdisposed to believe that he had not represented himself to
her sea single man, but to gratify some Pane.° he was
tempted to commit the crime of bigamy. The sentence of
the court was that he be imprisoned, with hard labour, for
two years.
. . . . . . .

Liter in the day Mr. Woods, the barrister, applied to
the Commissioner, sod stated that he had hue retained
to defend Powell, and be had understood that the case
would eot ooasecm until two o'clock, and the conasquenoe

was that he had been absent whilesTsintenos had bin—iipassed
upon his client. The second wife was now present, and was
prepared to answer any questions which his lordship might
think 6t to put.
The Commissioner then ordered Powell to be brought up
spiv, and the second wife to steed forward.

The second wife then stepped into the witness box. She
wean extremely genteel Loa inglyoug lady, dressedlin black.
In answer to questions she rid that she knew the prisoner
wu married before be paid his addressee to her. He had
told her that he was only 17 yearn old when be was married
to his srst wife, by whom he was need very badly. Wit-
mer was a milliner at the time of the marriage.
Mr. Commissioner Kerr—Wh did you get married to
him if you knew he was m ! You knew it was not a
legal marriage.
itness—l got married to him bemuse I loved him.
The Commissioner—A very dangerous love if it leads you
to commit such an act. However, under all the &cum.
stances I feel inclined to reconsider my sentence. Therefore
I now sentence the prisoner to ►ix months' imprisonment
with hard labour.