The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-21 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 21, 1864.

NA YAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, NOV. 19. —APPOINTMENTS. •••COIll•
Abiltt T. E. Salta to be inspecting comminder in the
coastguard service. Assistant-Surgeons William R. Bet•
nett. M.D., to the Duke of Wellington, receiving ship at
Portsmouth; Hoary N. Macleurio, 11. D., LA., from the
Marlborough to Greenwich Hospital vice Bennett. Naval
Csdet (nominated) John W. Strachey.

PORTSMOUTH, Nor. 20.

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The Victoria, 121, screw line-of-battle ship,
(lepton James G. Goodenough, embarked her ammunition
yesterday morning, and made a trial of her speed at the
measured mile in Stokes Bay. She is expected to sail to-
mono• or Tuesday for the Mediterranean, where she will
receive Vice-Admiral Robert Smart, K.H., Commander-in-
Chief of the Mediterranean fleet. The Victoria bee not yet
entered more than ISO men, the complement of a ship of
her class being 1,.
. Ipo

The Anrori, 733, screw frigate, Captain Sir F. L.
M'Chntock, K.T., was undocked yesterday.
The Warrior, 40, iron screw frigate, Captain the Hon.
A. A. Cochrane, C. 8., will be riW off on Tuesday next.
The Ferret, 8, instruction brig, Lieutenant Hobert Man-
sell. arrived at Portsmouth yeeterday f,om Southampton, to
have her lower mute taken out and reduced.

The Severn, 35, screw frigate, Commodore F. B. Mont.
rotor, arrived at Hong Kong on the 23rd of September,
after a passage of eleven days from Singapore, with the
Clown, gunboat, in tow, the latter having been surveyed
and found unseaworthy. The ships in harbour at Hong
Kong were the Adventure, refitting, and expected to soul
in a few days for Japan ; the Princess Charlotte. receiving
ship; the Manilla, hospital ship ; the Harper, store ship ;
and the gunboat. Janus, Flamer, and Opossum.

Rank. Name, and Corp.. eic2 Remarks.
X

lirev..Maj.o. D. Barker,Uß. 141 1625 Reroninunded.
I (Recommended, provid-
'9ul Captain J. Oliver, 100!700ed he produces the
Royal Artillery
Capt. H. lack 106th Rest.. 57 '2589
Lt.C. D. R. Parks-Snaltb.R.A. 167 2.570
ept.H. IYO. Farvisgtoo,73 R. 43 tlts
CapL W.W.l:not/Is. Rgt. 126 2407
Brevet. Msjor Y. .t4kldie.
tun, IMO '
Resit
•Recommended.
Lient.H.C.Deane.2 1M.17 Rt. 63 'lBO. ,
Lt. W.J. E. Poole. 2 Bu. WEL 45 1765
Lt. L k Gregg,,, 96th Regt. 66 1759
Capt. R. Blundell, 3d Bums. 46 175-
CaPt. V. Volinocny, out Re. 130 .1702
Limit W. C.1100d,2 Dn. 2 flgt. 60 ,1700
(Iteronunended,pending
, the decision of his
Royal Highness the
Field Marshal Com-
manding- in-Chlef on
au application made
by Ibis Milner to ex-
change into another
, reginsenX
Capt. A. H. D. de Vismes, Z'l43 :
Royal Artillery
Capt. W. Madan, 49th Rest. ,- 1515 no further vacancies.
7apt. L W.Kent, 80. 24 RX 147 1506

ICipt. .G. W. F. D. StoDb t
I 'I3B 11%0
1b41112/40
I I I

lob
135 1791
33 16611 Failed In modern lan-
ai 1512 guava.
141. 14'6
lit 1376
30 1307 Ditto in mathematics.
1111 .1241' 1 Ditto in modern
1111 j guages.

Lieut. G. Rotatell. 3rd) I I
Bp. &th Best — 1390

tecommended com-
peted in MO, and
would have stood 14th
on the list of that
year, but owing Loth*
delay caused by lila
being stationed In
Burnish his admisaion
to the Staff Collage
was deferred until
February, 1868.

• Provided Captain Oliver excbaagea to another battery.
By comma of his Royal Highness the Field Marshal
Commaadtai•ia-Chid,
JAXIII Vow &swan, Adjuisat.Gassrsl.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

THE POLICE COURTS.

THE G'ODRINGTON DIVORCE CASE.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
Nov. 19.
(Before the Judge Ordiery.)
CODROCTON O. CODELEGTON ADD ANDIEBOII.
SPECIAL JURY.

After our report left on Saturday,
Lieut. Galway, of the Royal Artillery,smd—l was with my
brigade at Malta i ay,of S ano M 1063. I remember the Illumina-
tions at the feast Santa Margaretta on the 3rd of that
month. The admiral left for England about ten
days afterwards. On the 3rd I received an invitation
from Mrs. Codrington to meet some friend' at Admiralty
House, and I went soon after 7 o'clock. I met Mrs. Adams
and Colonel Anderson there. We all went out to see the
testa at about nine ; and I remained with the party the
whole of the time we were so engaged. 1 bade them good-
bye at Mra. Adams' door. This waa at • quarter past 11, or
later. The night was moonlight, and was brighter than is
usual in England. The streets were full of people, and
numbers of persons were embarking in boats.
Cross-examined—l left Colonel Anderson with the party.
Mrs. Mildmay—l have a son named Herbert St. John
Mildmay. He is au officer in the Ride Brigade, and is now
serving at Peshawar' in the Punjab.
Cross-examined-1 last heard from him a month ago, arid
expect to hear from him again to-night. The Punjab mail
is very irregular, but it generally takes about six weeks.
A report of the harbour authorities at Malta, verified by
the initials of the petitioner, was put in. It contained the
following entry, May, 3, 12.10 p.m., landed Mrs. Cod-
riogton and Colonel Anderson. The colonel lett imme-
diately."
Some other documents, which were, however, of very
little importance, were also placed in evidence.
The Queen'vAdvocate then summed up the case for the
respondent. He felt booed in candour to admit that the
only legal evidence which had been given by Mile Faithfall
was simply to the effect that being suddenly awakened, she
saw Admiral Codriogton leaving her room. Bat the jury
might perhaps be induced, under the direction of the court,
to look at the other accounts which she had given of the
transaction ; and he ventured to submit that they did not
at all substantiate the imputation she had mat upon the
veracity of the respondent. Whatever Mrs. Codriogton had
told her was told on the night in October on which the
transaction occurred ; and yet in the month following she
wrote to a member of the family that the admiral " had
Dever been wanting io honourable feeling towards her."
That consideration ought at once to remove from Mrs. Cod-
rington any stigma that might at first sight seem to be
thrown upon her by Miss Faitbfall's evidence; for it was
morally impossible that Miss Faithfull could have believed
what she said was told her, and at the same time have
written in such terms of the petitioner. There could
be no question that Mr. Few had given • perfectlystisight-
forward account of the matter so far as he was con•
carried in it. Miss Faithf di was &person of great intelligence,
education, and, after her evidence that day, he might fairly
add, presence of mind. Mr. Few calls on her, and says " I
am going to put on the record a charge evilest Admiral
Codrington, founded upon your evidence, and I have come
to you in order that it may be stated quite correctly. I will
read it to yor." She replies, " I will read it myself." She
takes it out of his hand, and looks at paragraph 4, which
she admit' contains in the plainest language the charge ex-
actly as it is stated In the plea. She hands the paper
back without observation, and now she comes forward and
nays that she was so confused, and Mr. Few and Mrs. Cod.
riagton talked so much that she was really not aware what
the paragraph contained. The jury would judge how far
that was to be regarded as • likely story. At all
events, this much was nc t denied Admiral
Codiington was in the habit of going into his
wife's room while • young lady was in bed with her, and he
had even done that without putting on his dressing-
gown. If his own conduct towards ladies was so little deli-
cate, it was hardly for him to be very strict in censuring his
wife for the freedom of her manners towards gentlemen.
I As regarded the allegations of the petition, he (the learned
I counsel) need only remind the jury that not one of them had
been attempted to be proved except by the evidence of
witheres whose characters had been seriously
With respect to the great charge of adultery indr&,
the only place alleged was the Grosvenor Hotel ; sod
not a single, person had been brought to depose
to any fact which was suggested to have taken place
in that establialiment ; nor had any servant been called from
Admiral Codrington's house, except one that Mrs. Codriog-
ton had herself summoned to the court. As for Mrs.
Watson, no attempt whatever had been made to explain
I away that damning letter of hers which had been tree-
scribed by the admiral himself, add which flatly coo-
tradicted her most solemn asseveratsons. He (Sir R. Philli.
more) trusted, therefore, that the jury would give their
verdict as each one of them would hope that a verdict would
be given to his own case were he to find hie ancient friend
become now his bitterest foe, speaking to conversations es
regarded which his own month was sealed and his accuser's

'Mr. Price also briefly summed up the cam for the co-
respondent.
The court then ruse, and the trial stood adjourned till
Wednesday neat.