The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-24 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVAIIING, JUNE 24, 1486r7'

midst of these kingdoms, ruled and p.
violent and suspicious races of mtrals.4l.
gently and wisely ruled, hospita and gent.
to strangers, and yearning for 'adssion ftw
the great human family beyond their moun-
tains and their waters. Even the ferocious
kings and tribes, always at war with one
another, are not so bad by nature as the con-
tact of European civilization—the enterprise of
slave-traders--hu made them. Indeed, even
the King of DAHOMEY, it appears from his con-
versations with Commodore Wilatcrr, is in this
respect not so bad as he seems, though taught to
improve upon murder as a trade, by Christian
Europe.
To return to Captains STEER and GRANT; while
we heartily echo the cheers of the assembly at
Burlington House and the congratulations of the
Royal Geographical Society, we sadly fear that
the worst of their pains and penalties as distin-
guished travellers is yet to come. To have won
the signal approbation of the Quzzw; the respectful
welcome of the flower of English society and of
its rightful leader, the Primer ; to receive such a
testimony as the King of ITALY has been the first
of European sovereigns to send—a testimony, as
Sir RODERICE MVHCHISON gracefully remarked,
worthy of the land that gave a Cottuscs to the
world—these are no insignificant honours, no
mean compensations. But what shall we say of
the worse than tropical heat of drawing-rooms
filled with a staring mob of frivolous fashion eager
to see "the lions"? What of the breakfasts of
zoological dilettanti, the evening parties which will
not be complete unless "the Sources of the Nile,
" you know," are invited? Well, we trust that
the two gallant gentlemen, who have "'soaped a
" bloodier hour " than this, will survive the
'aults of condescending impertinence.

cbt Court.

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WIND9OIt CASTLE, Jolts 23.

The Queen, accompanied by the Queen of Prussia,
Princess Helena, and Prince Leopold, drove out in a carriage
and four yesterday afternoon, attended by Lient.•Colonel
the Hoe. D. de Roe on horseback.
Her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess Helena, walked
and drove in the grounds this morning.
The Countess of Cainsborough has succeeded the Countess
of Desert sa Lady in Waiting.

The Prince of Wales rode onhorsebsek yesterday morning,
attended by Lieut.-Colonel Koppel.
The Duke de Montpenskr visited the Prince and Primers

of Wake, at Marlboroagh-hone.
The Prince sod Princess of Wales took a drive in an open
carriage in the 'hereon&
The Prince of Wales, attended by the Earl of Mount
Eigectimbe, the Hoe. Robert Meade, and Lieutenant-
Colonel Koppel, visited the Royal Institution, Albemarle-
street, last evening.
At the drawing-room held on Saturday by the Princess
of Wake on behalf of the Queen, Mies Marsden was pre.
seated by her mother, Mn. Marsden.

Despatches were received yesterday et the Colonial-office
from the Governors of the Caps at Good Hope, Natal, and
St. Helens. Despatches were sent to the Governors of the
settlements on the West Coast of Africa.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales will honour with their presence the ball to be
given by the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, at Orleans
House, on the 4th proximo.
His Excellency the Hanoverian Minister will
leave town early next week for Hanover, en oongi for the
summer months
The Duchess of Manchester has issued cards for
a ball on the 6th of July, in Great Stanhopestreet.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
enteriamed at dinner last %ming, at her residence in St.
JAMS 'S Palm, his Excellency Baron Bentinck, his Excel-
lency Count Vitzthum, the Duke and Duchess of Man-
abetter, Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Eszl of St.
Osman., the Earl of Sandwich, the Earl of Wilton, Oonet
Wireff pee, Viscount Canterbury, Lord and Lady Rokeby,
Lord and Lady Forester. Lard and Lady Ebury, Lord and
Lady Foley, and Lady Marian Alford.
Mies Burdett Coutta gave her second ball this
mason last evening in Stratton-street. His Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge honoured Miss Coutts with
his company.
The Countess Apponyi gave a ball last night at
Char:dos House to a aumerons circle of the leading mem-
bers of the corps diplontatique and aristocracy.
Colonel Wilson Patten, M.P., and the Misses
Wilson Pelee° had an assembly last evening at the family
residence in Hillstreet. The realtiOß was numerously and
fashionably attended.
To-morrow, Mr. Dodson will present a petition
to the House of Commas from the members of the Uni-
versity of Orford, praying that the requirement of tub.
scription to formularies of faith se • qualification for
academical degrees may be abolished.
A letter has been published in the Toronto
Weekly Globe from the Hon. Mr. Young, who was wrecked
in the Anglo-Saxon. He attributes the loam of the ship
chiefly to not using the lead, and the great loss of life
principally to the want of discipline on board during the
disaster and to the defective boat accommodation for the
Loge number et passengers. He confirms the statement
of the cowardly conduct of some portion of the crew. Mr.
Young states is his letter that a poor mother, a steerage
passenger, threw her two children into his boat to rave
them and immediately afterwards perished in the ship
herself.
It is announced that during the King of Prussia's
stay at Carlsbad letters will be forwarded thither thrice
every day, sad received thence twice. About every second
day a special courier will be sent to Carlsbad. The Berlin
papers say that me the 27th inst►nt the children of the
Crown Prim and Princess are to leave Potsdam for Pathos,
at which bathing place their royal parents intend passing
the month of July. On quitting the seaside, the prince
and prieeess (say the papers) proceed to Reinhardsbrunn,
sad are not expected to return to Berlin Datil the end of
September. Prince Hohenzollern u going to pus some
time at a villa he has in Switrealaird, end it is said that be
. will theses go to visit the King at the baths of Root:.
A Paris letter says :—" We are promised a sen-
sation drama Le Secret de Mies Ilurore is about to be
produced at the TM:etre du Chttelet. In addition to the
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mart magnificent scenery, dresses, and decorations, the Po-
lyteciank invention for the production of ghosts has been
roared by the manager for 20,000 franca, and Yr. Pep-
per is now in Paris, superintending his work. No ler than
three 'departed spirits' are to make their nutria in the
new drama, and are to ' come like spirits'—and having,

says tb. advertisement, ' walked, cold, Yd talked
depart.'"

THE IRISH TENANT QUESTION.—Tin DIVISION
Lain NIGHT.—Mr. Maguire's proposition last night for the
appointment of a royal commissios to inquire into the state
of the agricultural classes in Ireland, was supported by the
following English liberal members:—Mr. Ayrtoa, Mr.
Bright, Mr. Caird, Hon. F. Calthorpe, Mr. Clay, Sir B.
Clifton, Mr. Cobbett, Mr. Coniagham, Mr. Coz, Sir C.
Douglas, Mr. W. E. Forster, Mr. Lawson, Mr. Laotians,
Mr. Locks, Alderman Salomon., Mr. Warner, Mr.
Weethead, Mr. Whalley, Mr. White, and Mr. Williams.
A felr English conservatives olio voted is favour of
the motion, viz., Mr. Ferranti, Mr. W. H. Hereby,
Copt Jarvis, Mr. Papilloo, cad Mr. Stirling. Mr. Heeossey
was the only Irish parsimony° who voted for the measure.
The majarity was composed almost entirely of ministerial.
iota, the conservatives having abstained with their leaders
from voting on the question.

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DUEL .117

(1863), Kilt &Ambridge being in Ps* Was al,
,meted by MM. Para, Javal, and Co., sad con-
fined in the &Morn' prison in the Rue de
Clichy, where De still is. He applied to the
court for his discharge, contending by coun
that the English certificate was a foreign judg-
I went executory in France according to the comity
of nations. The court, however, held--and I have
no reason to doubt the legality of its ruling—that
a foreign judgment is of no force in France when-
ever it conflicts with French law ; that the court
has the most complete and absolute right to review
the grounds upon which the foreign judgment was
pronounced ; and that, it being apparent in the
present case that the bankrupt would not, under
the circumstances, have been entitled to his con-
' cordat in France, the arrest was good. Mr. &am-
' bridge, therefore, remains in prison. English bank-
rupts are accordingly warned that their certificate
does not absolve them in France from the claims of
French creditors.
The Bourse has about lost the ground it gained
erday, and closed heavily.

THE " ESSAYS AND REVIEWS "
PROSECUTION&

JUDICIAL comm.= OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.
(THIS DAY.)
Prommt.—The Lord Chum Her, Lord Cranworth, Lord
Hispdown, Lord Chelmsford, the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, the Archbishop of York, sad the Bishop of London.

WILSON T. PunOALL.
The appeal of Mr. Wilson against the decision of the
Court of Arches was resumed this morning.
Mr. Wilson, continuing his argument, held that the
church had never laid down any doctrine concerning ever-
lasting fire, that the question had been mooted and dis-
cured, and yet the church bad remained silent. Julio did
not hold the necessity even of the immortality of the soul,
and the church had not excluded even the doctrine of nal-
venal restitution—the church allowed the opinion of a
termination to the sufferings of thou who were condemned
even though they were not restored.
The Lord Chancellor Liked Mr. Wilson to point out the
particular article libelled to which his argument had re-
finance.
Mr. Wilson said the judge founded his condemnation upon
the supposition that he had maintained the doctrine of
universal restitution, and he wu therefore prepared to argue
' that even if that was the judicial construction of his words,
the opinion of universal restitution was not excluded from
the church of England.
The Lord Chancellor—Do you accept the pump of the
judgment as the correct interpretation of your wads?
Pint fix the meaning of your words, and then show that
they are consistent with the articles and formularies of the
church.
Mr. Wilson—l do not accept that interpretation.
The Lord Chancellor—ls there any part of the essay
libelled that expresses your belief in any intermediate state!
Mr. Wilson—Not in any sense that the words ordinarily
bear. The ordinary signification is a certain condition
between death and judgment. The opinion of an inter-
mediate state is not excluded by any one of the
formularies of the church of England, it was
maintained in a celebrated sermon of Bishop
Horsley, and half the clergy of the church of England hold
a similar opinion. I speak of en intermediate state apart
from the Romiah doctrine of purgatory. With respect to
each persons concerning whom in reason and charity we
can not pronounce tobe condemned to everlasting destruction,
and yet have hesitation in admitting that they are
fitted for the kingdom of Heaven, I hold that
we may hope that in consequence of the sentence pronounced
at the great adjudication they may be restored and carried
Into a higher life in the ages to come. I shall have to
show that the church has left three questions more open
than they are held to be.
The Lord Chancellor—The court objects that you declared
hat after this life and at the end of the existing order of
things, there will be no judgment of God.
Mr. Wilson—l did not understand that the judgment
went so far as to say I contended that there will be no
judgment at all, but that there will be no judgment with
everlasting effects, and I submit that my words do not go
to that extent. My view is that with regard to the
busy-belies and mere eaters and drinkers, who
are certainly not fit for the kingdom of God, we are
not to say that they ere to be condemned to the company
of the devil and his angels. My essay concludes with ex-
pressing a hope in respect to those persons ; and the church,
I contend, has never been excluded from the expression
of a pious hope that they may not be everlastingly punished.
I will show what has been the opinion of the church in re-
gard to this question.'
Lord Chelmsford suggested that, as the court was not
aware what course would be taken by the Queen's Advocate,
the citations which Mr. Wilson proposed to make had bet-
ter be reserved for his reply.
The Lord Chancellor—The court desires to hear the
Queen's Advocate now, but will reserve to you the power
of bringing forward all or any of those citations which it
now desires you to abstain from entering upon.
WILLIAMS V. THE BISHOP or SALISBURY.
Dr. Rowland Williams then proceeded to state the
grounds of his appeal against the sentence of admonition and
suspension pronounced by the Dean of Arches, in respect
of the " Review " published by him under the title
of Bunsen's " Biblical Researches." He commenced by
expressing his debt to the counsel who conducted his
defence in the court below, and stated that the heavy ex-
pense of proceedings of this character induced him to
argue the appeal in person. Passing to the judg-
ment of Dr. Lushiogton, he objected to the in-
terpretation of the court that the Scripture was
written by the extraordinary and preternatural inter-
position of God, for which he held there was no authority
in the church, and contended that that which the church
had distinctly laid down—namely, the inspiration of the
Scripture, was not disputed in any portion of his review.
[Dr. Williams was proceeding with his argument when
our report was despatched.]

(FROM LAST NIONT'II GAZETTLI
DOWNINO-NFRKET, JUNE 22 —The Queen has been
plowed to appoint John Bell Lowly, Esq., to be a member
of the Legislative Council of the Island of Antigua.
INDIA-OFFICE, JUNE 22.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint Mr. Michael Robert Weetropp, banister.
at-law, to be a judge of the High Court of Bombay.
CROWN-OFFICE, JUNI 20.—The Queen has been
pleased by letters patent under the Great Beal of the United
Kingdom, to constitute and appoint George Loch, of the
Middle Temple, London, Esq., to be one of her Majesty's
counsel learned in the law.
DUCHY OF CORNWALL, Jumg 20.—His Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales has been pleased, pursuant
to the act of parliament in that behalf, to appoint Arthur
Core Lloyd, of the Duchy of Cornwall office, Buckingham-
gate, in the county of Middlesex, gentleman, to act as
attorney and solicitor in the affairs of the Duchy of Corn-
wall.

The iron-dada in dock at Cherbourg are expected
to be prepared for sea about the eod of the month. The
Emperor will go down and inspect them as soon as the

Swedish squadron has arrived.
LISBURN Euenon. —At the nomination on

Monday the show of hands was in favour of Verner. A.
poll was demanded for Barbour. The election takes place
to-morrow (Thursday)._
METROPOLITAN NEW STREETS.—It appears from
• parliamentary return which was issued to-day that the
cent of making New Oxford-street was 330.0741. 14s. 4d.,
and of Cratiboornmstreet, 200,0931. 12a. The charge was
provided for be the Londombridge Approaches Fund sad
the rents sod sales of property purchased. Victoria-street,
Westminster, has coat 215,01001. A note to the return
says i—" Tina sum. however, most be considered as ap-
proximate merely." The charge was provided for by the
coal duties, improved rates, and the balance raised on wort.
pes and bonds.
THAMES BOATING.-011 Saturday last a new de-
scription of monster rowiag.boat appeared on the Themes.
It is the property of Captain Ma y, late No. 5 Battery,
3rd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers, which batte having
resigned, have formed themselves into • club under the
title of the Battery Boat Club. The boat (the Recruit)
- "-v (rem the National Boat Building

LAW INTILLIOENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT Olf QUEEN'S BENCH.
'After Term Nil Prins Sittings ut Westminster.—(Before
Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.)
DICKSON V. LORD COMBIRNIRZ AND OMER&
This was the sixth day of this now tedious inquiry, owing
to the necessity of oompleting the chain of evidence of the
routine of the War-odic°.
Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Mr. Denman, Q.C.,
_and Mr. Gordon
Allen were for the plaintiff • Mr Baal. QM., Mr.
Dowdeswell, and Mr. Field for beiti.wal Peel sad Lord
Comhermere ; and Mr. Lush, Q.C., end Mr. Inward for

Lord Wilton.
Lord Harding., the parliamentary Tleder-Searetary for
War in 1858, was called, and deposed to his reception of the
various documents, and his minutes thereon. la rill militia
matters the communications are through the lord•lieutemt
of the county ss commandant of the regiment, sad not
through the commanding officer of the regiment. This being
a purely military question, General Peel lett it to General
Douglas sad Sir Henry Storks, his military advisers. Colonel
Dicksoo's threat to lay the matter before the public after
the board of inquiry did not accord with my notions of

discipline.
The Lord Chief Justice interposed and mid he saw no rea-
son for proving every minute. No one could doubt for a
moment the perfect sincerity and honesty of the gentlemen
who made them.
Mr. Coleridge said he was not going to impute dishonesty
of purpose to Mr. Marshall, and still lees to Lord Hardtop,
with whom he went to school
The Lord Chief Justine said they were not there to try
whether the prokedinp in the War-office were each as
they would adopt, but the bons fides of them. (To Lord
Hardinp)—Everything was done with a bona fide intention
of discharging your duty?
Lord Marengo—Certainly.
Cron-examined by Mr. Coleridge —1 have no acquaint-
ance with Colonel Dickson. The first time I maw bun was
in court. I concurred with Sir H. Storks, anraming the
facts to be what his minute represented. I never saw the
report of the board of inquiry. I naturally trusted in •
great measure to the opinion of • man of Sir P.
Douglas's high position sad military knowledge.
Sufficient information had bees before as. at the time. I
concurred with Mr. Marshall sad Sir H. Storks's opinions
that the milder course should be first adopted of calling on
Colonel Dickson to resign. I Ma aware that the report of
the board was adverse to Colonel Dickson. I asked for it
for my own information before the last opportunity was
gives to Colonel Dickson to resign.
Re-examined—Sir H. Storks was the principal military
adviser at the time.
Lieut.-General Peel, before he was sworn, stated
that he had removed her Majesty's consent to
make the neomsary stalemate in • oourt of jua-
tios.—On the 3d May I was informed that lord
Combermere, Lord Wilton, sod Colonel North wished to
see me. They were accordingly introduced. They came
without any papers, and Lord Combermere informed me
they had been at the Home-Gusrds for •
or a board of inquiry on Colonel Dickson, but they had
been referred to the War-office. de it related to a
militia regiment, and, having been but • short time in
office and little acquainted with militia. business, I im-
mediately rang the bell and directed that Mr. Marshall,
the head of the militia breach, should be sent for.
He came into the room and I desired Mr. Marshall
to inform Lord Combermere what course he must
panne. Mr. Marshall informed Lord Oombermere
in my proem* that if a lord-lieutenant wished to
obtain the consent of the crown to remove a militia officer
under his command, application must be made in
writing to the Secretary for War, containing the grounds
upon which he made the recommsodatiou. From that time
it became • part of the official business of the Waroffice,
and my impressioa is that it never came before
me again till the receipt of Lord Combermere'a letter of
the 9th June, together with the papers and documents that
accompanied it The letter of the 10th May was brought
to me for signature by Sir H. Storks, the military secretary,
and after he bad detailed to me the grounds upon which it
was written, end I highly approved of it. I had no se.
quitiotance with Colonel Dickson up to the 3rd of May, but
I recollect him as having contested Norwich.
Mr. Hovill—Was there coy underhand influence or any
relationship or friendship or acquaintance with Lord Com-
bermere and Lord Wilton that induced you to send in false
charges to her Majesty ?
General Peel—None whatever. I should not have con-
sented to such • thing.
Mr. Bevill—Wu there an done
The Lord Chief Justice—The right way to put the ques-
tion is—was any personal influence used or might be said
to be used, to make you depart from the ordinary course of
things ?
General Peel—None whatever. From that time till I ad-
vised Colonel Dickson to tulip, I have no recollection of
spin seeiog Lord Combermere or Lord Wilton. The sub-
sequent correspondence paused through the office in the
usual and ordinary course. After I hod decided on the
matter I had a communication from Mr. Duncombe
and afterwards mew Lord Wilton. I consider myself
competent to form an opinion on this subject, and
Sir H. Stork', Sir Percy Douglas, sod Mr. Marshall capable
of advising on it. I did not act solely 'two eir recommenda-
tions. I read all the papers most tively, and the
grounds upon which I came to the oocclusioa that it was
proper to remove Col. Dickson from the command of the
regiment were contiined in his own explautioos.
It was my duty to enforce the Queen's regulation, not only
for the haunt of the regiment., but the protection of the
officers and the tradesmen. In deciding on this question I
was guided conscientiously by Colonel Dickson's own state-
ment*, and irrespective of the regimental board of inquiry
lor any other circumstances, and I considered it di-
graceful, *and such as could not be permitted to con-
tinue. The second inquiry was made at Colonel Dickson's
request, and I considered it hie inquiry and not mine. I
was anxious to give him every moisture in setting himself
right, and I wished to be relieved from the painful duty of
removing him from the command. I tided independently
and from • conviction that I was discharging honestly and
conscientiously the duties of my office.
At the ctoodusion of General Peel's evidence,
The Lord Chief Justice submitted there was no ease
whatever spinet him, and suggested the propriety of his
being relieved from the action.
After some discussiou,
Mr. Coleridge assented, and • verdict was taken for
General Peel. The ease, however, proceeded against T -
Combermere and Lord Wilton.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Sitting at NW Prior, at Woatodostar.—(Befon Lord
Baron Pollock end n Special Jury.)

THE ATTORNKT -OHNIIIAL V. RILL= AND OTHEEB-BLIZUEI

I imagine how he must have loathed and recoiled
from the teak he performed when reading the brief of the
American minister. He put question after question to elicit
the tale they had heard from Charles Randolph Young ;
the jury could tht fail to observe the toffy and fatality
bat
of the course adopted by the crown in calling met
a witness, because what he stated as to the proceeding%
rsepectng and cc board the Alabama had nothing whatever
to do with the Alemadre, and he thong:llr this persou's
• evidence put an end to any shadow or t of a mac or
I the part of the crown which rested on e other parte of
the evidence. After alluding to the proviSMl of the
Fangio Enlistment Act, and the authorities bearing on the
question at issue, the learned gentleman concluded as fol.
lows :—Gentlemen of the Jury,—You have power by your
decision to paralyse the commerce and industry of oar povte.
You may fetter hosed and straightforward ship-balding
in this country and drive it to a asighbouring country,
who are quite opei end willing to accept it ; you have it
in your power to rejoice the hearts and quicken the energies
of the spice ad informers whoinfest ourdockyards and appear
to throng the antechamber of the American minister. You
have it in your power to do all this by ending a verdict for
the crown ; but on the 000trary you have it in your power
to achieve a far higher and better result—you have it in you
power to show the American government, and in all mar-
hey, good feeling, sod good fellowship, that upon one thing
you are determined, and that is to have our laws applied, not
upon suspicion or presumption, but upon clear legal proof.
You have it in your power to show that the neutrality we
have adopted in this unfortunate war has been
adopted, not to hamper and destroy but to faster
and promote the development of our commerce.
Above all, yen have it in your power to show that
just as we will not change our laws, so also we will not
stretch, or strain, or warp our laws to suit the temper of •
foreign minister or the exigencies of • foreign state. Gen-
tlemen, you can do that and I trust you will do it in this
, cue, by returning a verdict against the crown for the cis-
fendanta
(There was considerable applause at the termination of the
learned gentleman's speech.)
The Attomey-General then replied on the whole case on
the part of the crown. He said the crown had not thought it
right to indict any of the defendants, so the consequence
of a oonviction on aa indictment would be petal, and they
simply asked that the ship Alexandra should be declared
duly forfeited, which was the most lenient course they
could adopt.
The Lord Chief Baron—la it lawful for a ship-builder to
build a ship which is capable of being turned to warlike
purposes with the view of offering it for sale to a belli.
gerent, to be used against a power with which we are at
peace!
The Attorney-General—l would rather comfbee my answer
to this—All we allege is that the ship was built with the
intention that it should ester the envies of soother power
at war with a power with which we are at peace. We do
not allege anything more than that that would create an
offence under the act.
The Lord Chief Batty—l have no hesitation in saying
that, according to all the decisioes, a shipbuilder bee is
I much right to build a ship and to sell it to either of the
belligerent parties so the maker of gunpowder or of
maskets, or any other warlike implements, bad
to sell any of those articled to the same parties. It is
laid down in Keet's commentaries on the American law
that it is the right of neutral subjects to supply both
belligerents with arms and all munitions of war, and why
should they not supply ships ?
The Attorney-General said he did not controvert that pm.
position, but contended that it wee not raised in the present
othe
[The learned gentleman had not concludei his address
when we went to press.]

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
MIDWAY ro.AKNGTON AID CrTEII•BB,WZDOWOOD
Mr. IL Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Serjeaot Pigott, sad Dr.
Tristram, for the plaintiff ; Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., and Dr.
Spinka, for the defendants ; Mr. Serjeant its.. for the
intervener.
This was a snit for the revocation of • probate. Mr.
Joseph Mayer, late of Hanley, Staffordshire. • retired manu-
facturer of pottery, died on the 28th of Jane, 1860, leaving
a fortune consisting principally of personalty, and amount-
ing to about 200,0001. Oe the 73rd of the previous
April be bad made a will ; and on the 23rd and 26th
of June two codicils. He appointed Mr. Leotard
James Abington, Mr. Peal Smith, end Mr. Thomas Cod.
dard, his executors. These gentlemen had propounded the
instruments in due wane ; but the probate which they ob.
tamed was now called io, on the ground that the documents
had not been properly executed, that the deceased was not
of testamentary capacity, and that the will and codicils had
been procured by the undue influence, importunity, and
control of Leonard James Abington, Abner Wedgwood, and
others. By the will the deceased distributed his property
amongst his first cousins, and in the event of any of them
predeceaaing him he directed that their children should
take the share of their ancestor. By the codicils (which
were substantially the same) hit bequeathed a number of
legacies to personal friends and charitable institutions.
Amongst others he gave to Mr. John Ridgway, of Caul.
ton-place, Stoke, a sum of 20,000/. ; to Mn Edward
John Ridgway, of Hanley (the plaintiff), 6,000/.;
to Mr. Thos. Boyce, of Hamboro', 1,0001. ; to his executor,
1,000/. each ; to William Ridgway, of Clayton, Stafford-
shire, the sum of 10,0001. for his life, with remainder to his
children (the pleintiff excepted) ; to the British
and Foreign Bible Society, 5,0001. to the Lon.
don Missionary Satiety. 2,500/. ; to the Church
Missionary Society, 2,5 W/. ; to the Free Reignite!,
in Gray's-inn.lane, UMW. ; to the North Staffordshire
Infirmary, 1,0031. ; and to the Hospital for Consumption at
Brampton, 5001. His freehold property he gave to Mr.
Abington and Mr. Wedgwood as tenants in common ; and
he declared that John Ridgway and his children should
not be entitled to any benefit under the will as
cousins. Lastly, he ordered that any legates
that should attempt to set aside his will or codicils should
forfeit his share in the property, and that such share should
fall into the resides. The plaintiff was thus a first couch
once removed. Mr. Abner Wedgwood. it was stated, had
had an aunt, who had been engaged to the deceased ;
and on her death be hail - adopted both ths
intervener and his sister. The latter bad lived with him
till she died ; and the testator had advised Mr. Wedgwood
as to his entry into life, had recommended him to become s
farmer, had placed him on a farm of his own, and had pro.
mimed to provide for him at his death.
[The case had not made much mime when we west to
L.;-.4 I Preis.]