The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-08 00:00:00

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SE LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY-

RR RSV. lIRENZEIR DAVIES v. DANIEL
PRATT. PUBLISHER OF THE " BRITISH
BANNER." _ _

JAWVAILT 6.

This sees wee resumed for the fevrth time this .suing
In the Isekequer Obamber, Westminster Hall, before Mr.
Whalley, QC., arbitrator. The court was again crowded.
Anima Wilkins eontianad the anus-enatinata of
Mr. Davies, and read several letters that had ban published
in the BririsA Brower both is kis favour and against him.
Mr. Davies begged to correct certain Anions of his pre-
vious evidence, as given in the newspapers. In speaking of
the marriageable women of Now Amsterdam, he said there
were not in his congregation more than six European mar
riagcable females. The published reports had omitted the
word "European." He knew half a doyen missionaries
who had obtained wives in t►e way he wished to get one
for Mr. Foremen, and others who got them from this nun.
try upon the very slightest segmentation.
The Arbitrator—That is the ease in this country.

&rjeant Wilkins—Then is an once for getting wives in
London, without any previous acquaintance with them.
Mr. Davies—Missionaries had peculiar difficulties in ob-
tainieg suitable wives. •
The Arbitrator—That wee the case everywhere.
Serjeant Wilkins—Johnson said "matrimony was the
grand experiment of human existence."
Mr. Devise explained that it was in reference to Mr.
Foreman if Berbice, for whom he was desirous to dud a
wife, that he wrote the Greenwich letter, which he had
characterised as indiscreet, tied he said that he did not
know b..or he bad come to write it. He had told Dr. Tid-
man that be had written the letter in behalf of Mr. Fore-
man. Dr. Campbell, editor of the Brain% Banner, bad
seen a cornspoudenee between him and Dr. Tidman to
that effect. Mr. Prost, home secretary at the mission-
house, knew of it, for in January, 1849, not six months
after the letter was written, Mr. Front mentioned it to him.
When on board the steamer he bad more conversation with
Miss Smith than with the other ladies, because she was
net sick, sad they were. He bought the pair of gloves for
her in owequence of her own having been spoiled by
falling from a shawl on to the wet deck. She wpe ac-
quainted with Mr. Foreman, and it was from her
teat he bad learned that it was to Mies Wass that

he had made proposals of marriage. All his convers..—
with Kiss Smith were conductld with a view to see if she
would make a imitable wife for Mr. Foreman. He wrote to
Mr. Foreman about that lady, but the letter could not be
found by the Morley committee, and that letter wee this
considered an afterthought. At last, in September. 1"
the letter written in August, 1848, accidentally tuned sp.
Mr. Davies freed it in a cupboard in the study of his been
at Islington. He had pressed Mr. Front to accompany him
to Greenwich to see the people (Miss Smith and her noels
and aunt Hillier), and give them such an explanation of the
letter in his presence as it was in bis power t.) do. He re-
peated the request to Mr. Prost in March, 1649, sassing
him to go down with witness to Greenwich, but Mr. Frost
declined on both occasions. On ono occasion Mr. Front said
that be had been reading a very absurd letter written by
him to Greenwich, and witness replied that it was written
in reference to Mr. Foreman. Mr. Prost read the letter,
and asked, "How in the world could you write
it?" Witness did not reply "that it was very bad,"
but said "It is exceedingly unguarded." Witness, in con-
tinuation—l believe Mr. Prout asked me if I should like the
letter to be read to my wife and I did net answer "I should
not." My answer was, "My wife knows of the affair." I
then again premed him to go to Greenwich with me, saying
that I had a letter Item Mr. Foreman, from Serbia, re-
specting the matter. I banded the letter to my deans,
Mr. Jones, and I understood he handed it to a reporter of
the Morning Ativertiarr; but I do not recollect whether the
latter handed it back or not to Mr. Jones.

Strjeant Wilkins—When did you first make known to
Mrs. Davies the unfavourable reports about you in Barbie*?
[These reports referred to a refuted accusation that the rev.
gentleman bad had a child by a woman of colour in that
Island.]
Mr. Davies--I think it was in May, 1849. We were in
London then. I met her by appointment at Mr. John
Snow's, in Paternoster-row. It is not true that she came
anywhere by railway to seek me, nor did she express herself
in strong terms of indignation that I bad kept the report
from her so long. I knew of the Berbice charge against me,
he the Bret time, when at Leeds in 1848.
nounamined by Mr. Ballastine—l am forty-six years
of led was married in 1838—eeventeen jean since
as Nglambor. I was not married previously, and my
IPA o three years younger than myself. I have lived
bilk her ever since that time, excepting an in-
tone! of six months, during which she was absent from
illphealth. I am a Welshman by birth, and was ignorant
of the Eng:ish language until my twenty-third year. My
eemamanication with Mr. Ainslie first took place in 1848, and
I then showed him the Wellingborough letter attribwed to
me, or part of it. It ended with the words, "I am my
own sweet Polly," de. &c. There were eight or nine words
omitted in the copy produced at the examination (that of
February last, in " Tidman v. Ainslie.") It went on,
" your ardent loving, and with the increasing love of your
hasbaad, Ebe D • ." These wards were not in the
copy I showed Mr. Ainslie. The whole of the postscript
was emitted in the copy given to me. The snorting semis
were omitted, and for mere than two years I could not find
out who attested the letter, during which time! was native
the most anxious inquiries as to who was my accuser. Mr.
Ainslie at one time asked my wife if she had any letters of
mine to her. She went no stairs and returned with some
letters, which she offered to him. He declined
readies them. Some of them were addressed to Miss
Burton, my wife's maiden name, others to Mrs. Davies,
after oar marriage. After this Mr. Ainslie bravely
advocated my cause, and afforded me assistance every
way. The witness then referred to the arbitration
case, " Tidman v. Ainslie," which took place last year in that
court, and lasted seven days, and said he had no opportunity
of making any statement then, though he was most snxioee
to do so. He denied ever having lodged with the tom
at Wellingborough. It was with a Mr. Beale he
there. He was quite certain of this. Mr. Ainslie case
alluded to the Bath story. He mid he bad heard I bad
been guilty of infamous conduct towards a married woman
at Bath, and that, when remonstrated with on the nibble,
I answered that " I wee very sorry. The emotions of the
flesh were very strong, and I could not resist them," or
something to that effect. He said he had obtained this from
one of his own conneel,and that the latter had learnt it from
Ss jeant Wilkins.
Serpent Wilkins—On my most solemn oath this is the
first time I have heard of it, except some sort of ellusioa to
it two or three days ago.
Mr. Ballantine—l -believe it; but I will prove from Mr.
Ainslie's own lips that the report was attributed to the
learned serjeant.
Mr. Davies—lt was also added that Serjesnt Wilkinshad
said he would crush me in the witneu-box. The rev.
witaen then asserted—" On my solemn oath I aver
used the words about the ' emotions of the Beek,' re-
specting any woman it my life. I have never takes
any liberty with any woman in my life except
ones with my own wife. The woman does not live who ens
charge me with doing so. lam 'exceedingly happy to be
able to say this before the arbitrator and the ?enemata-
ties, of the public press." He then went on to depose MM,
after his return from Berbice he could not havel=s
employment unless he had the approbation of Dr.
the foreign secretary to the London Missionary
Until he had received the copy of the W
letter frees Mr. Prout he was sot in the least
quaintsd with it, except as far as it was moblibleilik •
conversation he had bad with Dr. Tidtma. The Grommisk
letter he sent to Mrs. Hillier by post. Had not intimated
to her or to Miss Smith that he was going to write to either,
but he was anxious to see the latteeriimmilwvitins, and also
to judge of her ability at compositioo.Mr. Toromm wanted
• wife who could write well and aeereetb, fee ale would
have to attend to the female popib of his eekool. [la
February 1849, a letter was received from Kr. Prost ly
the Rev. k Davies, inviting the latter to eared a mis-
sionary meeting. It was written after the Gmeawkelettee
had bees known to Mr. Prom. It was put is ass reed.]
He hod been Mod five times, and five times acquitted on
the shame of having had a child by a black woman at Bev
Mee. He had had disputes with persons connected with
the mission respecting the building of a chapel at Berbice.
Serjunt Wilkins—Be particular oa that point, for I
mean to disprove what has been just said.
Examination in chief continued—He had disputes with
Mr. Stacey, the mission's shipping clerk, regarding,_the trans-
mission of packages, and had complained to Dr. Titimaa es
the subject. He had written letters to his wife from the
Mission-house waiting room. Stacey had access to it, and
he left his letters there to be posted with others. When at
Wellingborough he slept at Mr. Beale's, and not at Kr.
Keep's. He was sure of that—quite sure. Received me
gasket of letters from kb wife or any one else while at Wel-
land wrote no letter to her from that town. He,
haTirgiliver nod mesh words is any such language as
that in the W h letter in any work, and MOM
conveyed any swish ideas as are in the letter to his wife, and
never ennead with her on such topics. He had knows
her fear rem before he had married her. She was then re-
=with her father, a revenue officer, at Ashby-de-M-
-OM assfellai hisa in his school, ulling the mai
seareffity omd ratites. He wont to Wellingborough in IMO
to AM eat with whom he lodged in 1846 on a former sem.
@ism ed lawad out Mrs. Beale, who recognised him. When
he arrived from Wellingborough in 1846, be went to Mr.
Evans's, at Stoke Newington, when his wife was staying
by invitation.

old are the Misses Bram ?
Witness—Their age varies from 20 to 28.
Mr. Ballantine—Did you kiss Miss Evers ?
Witness—l do not recollect But 111 kissed one I kissed
them all, and did so in presence of my wife and the young
Wks' parents. I had done so before under like eirsum-
stimees, and I was tried for having done so, at the
Mieeies-house. There is not the slightest truth in my
haunt liberties with Mr.. Titley, of Bath, or with
r lady or woman. When I presented the
tilithethnith she did not reject them, or throw Mani,
as had been deocribed. She accepted them without a
stogie syllable impressive of anger or indignation. I was
pressed by her and her aunt to take tea with them after the
gloves had been presented and accepted.
Examined by &dent Wilkins—He had men tie wig(