The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-05 00:00:00

whoa I return to London I shall feel very mnoh
ood yoU ca
ll
bat the insrm.:urt was that' Some fatter tor-
Ider eie toositod a farthing of his claim, &hitt
low to come into court. The teamed counsel
chworth had nothing to do w the sr-
om whLetieh Lord Itanelagh had made ith
with the
:1;i-dye party, and that he looked for payment to
,Indabi? il".* • •
tr. sertat Ballantine stud he saw present me
otst members of the conservative party whose
had
tied by the defendant, and he thought it
0 to mention that he did not think it necessary to call

Dune' li then left the court.
Utak. Orth, having been sworn, was examined in
"stet the shove statement.
losejeint Ballantine said be did not dispute the
ohuges ; and the only question was whether Mr.
. wee the agent of Lord Ranelagh.
cromexamination Mr. Letchworth said he did
Onthat a committee was formed at the
Club for conducting the election. At
toeing of the Sth July there were pre-
worst noblemen and gentlemen belonging to the
owed ve party. He did not know whether Lord Arthur
wor was one of them. Colonel Brownlow Knox, M.P.,
• resat There was no chairman. He could not say
QO.
the meeting was attended by an eminent consent-
•Q,C. Be had reason to believe that tbe funds for the
eyes were to be supplied by members of the party, and
Lord Ranelagh. It was pretty well understood that
obdship neither could nor would fight the battle out of
owa purse. He did not know whether a
losable sum of money was absorbed, but he never m-
ot a penny. He expected to be paid by Lord Ranelagh,
abet with his own funds. It was understood that the
•wary funds would be supplied to Lord Ranelagh by
Otani friend'.
'
Lode, solicitor in Lincoln's-inn-fields, another local
set, aid he had sued Lord Ranelagh for his claim and
s
yosselamined—l have reason to believe that Lord
did not provide the money, but I do not know
geddeley and Mr. Pigott, also attornies and local
00 at the election, deposed to having brought similar
siis spinet his lordship, and ultimately receiving the
"rii for.
ir,Merrant Ballantine, addressing the jury for the de-
w. said Lord Ranelagh had nothing to imrnte to the
otilewhose conduct had been most correct and proper,
;stolen charges were fair and reasonable. He sincerely
ised that the plaintiff had proceeded with this action in the
of that the gentleman who had been alluded to would
ran forward and settle the claim, as they really ought to
ae done long ago. Lord Ranelagh, whose means had
ode been skaken to the centre by this election, felt it
duty to appear in court in order to set
elf right with the public, because his ohs—
,ar had been seriously affected by actions
this kind. Lord Ranelagh had been left to
W th, entire brunt of the affair, and his home had been
by sheriff's officers, and he had been hunted from
pir to post by those who were in reality the creditors
die party who put hint forward as a candidate,
g; had now shrunk from their engagement.
Ile learned coun
party had looked with longing eyes to
eaesex, and at the last general election thought there
vald be a good opportunity of matching it from the party
sb they thought had improperly retained it in their own
Let They turned their attention to Lord Ranelagh, a
'saber of the Carlton Club, an extremely energetic
paleman, who was well known as a most consistent and
~k.f.tigahle tory.
Lxl Itanelagh—A liberal conservative.
Merjeant Ballantine did not think that terms were
if much importance, at any rate he was a member of the
'Mint Club. Lord Ranelagh would tell them that he
so UMW or inclination to enter upon such a contest
tto own expense, and that it was perfectly understood
a the meeting on the nth July that others were to
apply the funds. It would also be proved that the
"cent he received a letter from Lord Arthur
VI Trevor to the effect that the money
absented would not be sufficient to conduct the election,
end Ranelagh immediately withdrew from the contest in
Mr that no farther expenditure might be incurred on his
*half. Under these circumstances the jury need not be
arprised at his lordship conking into court, if not to save
• a pocket, at least to redeem his character front the inipit-
:ions cast upon it.
The Lord Chief Baron—l assume you can prove all you
ore opened, but unless you can show that distinct notice
no given to the plaintiff that he was not to look to
'ad Itanelagh personally for payment, the plaintiff is
'titled to a verdict.
Mr. Selena Ballantine—Lord Ranelagh is very anxious
abe examined, in order to state the real facts, and show
nv little he is really responsible for any injury the
iaatiff or any others may have suffered with
tepid to the election, but if your lordship thinks
it, notwithstanding, the arrangement made by an infiu-
q.a"l party to supply the funds required for the contest
eel not relieve the defendant from liability, I should
. -A feel justified in occupying the court further.
The Lard Chief Baron—Yon have vindicated the che-
ater of Lord Ranelagh, and shown that he has not reek-
ally exposed these gentlemen to expenses and liabilities.
bleed, all who know Lord Ranelagh would readily suppose
as he could do nothing of that kind, but that is ha-
...aerial to the defence. I don't know whether the jury take
:e same view as I do of the matter.
The Foreman— We have all come to the same conclusion.
The Lord Chief Baron—Then I must direct a verdict
!the plaintiff. I hope that justice between alltheparties,
meb cannot be done hem, may be done out of court.
Verdict for plaintiff for amount claimed.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
AND ANOTHER r. WILSON AND OTHERS.—

SPECIAL. JUKE.
:le Queen's Advocate and Mr. Pritchard for the plain
ti; Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Dr. Spinks, for the next 1E
Z. Mr. kayford for the heir-at-law.
:hii was a suit to deteneine the validity of a will ex
rted on the pith of August, 18Ci5, by Miss Charlotte
.:_elia Hinde Whittington, late of Stevenage, Herta, who
el stew minutes afterwards.
The deceased, who at the time of her death was
years of age, had made a will in 1859,
ttich she afterwards destroyed. On the 'ward
eDeeember, 1434, she sent full written instructions for a
ter will to her attorney, Mr. Vesey, who was one of the
ekutors and a plaintiff. Mr. Vesey at once proceeded to
lore a draft, which he submitted to her. It comprised
-reit numberef legacies, and gave the residue toMr. Wil-
it-.. a consingerman once removed, now deceased. The
Iratrix went carefully over it, and expressed her com-
pile approval of it, but she said she would defer exe-
clog it for the present. In the following August a
0.1101011 friend, named Sn•yth, called on Mr. Vesey,
told him that if Miss Whittington had not
tale her will, it was high tim9 she did it. Mr. Vesey
Lr, waited upon her, and according to his account, though
Et was in a state of almost complete bodily prostration,
'-, was perfectly competent to do a testamentary act.
S:e executed the paper with the utmost deliberation and
r eetedness ;but It Wall not read over to her. After she had
tasked Mr. Vesev and the attesting witnesses, she mo-
teed them to withdraw, and died a few minutes subee-
',linty. On cross-examination, Mr. Vesey said that on
mauls in his bill at the beginning of last year,
le kul inserted a blank item for making her will,
113-ilB, "but which was left unsettled." His express
nut in doing so was to call Mies Whittington'a attention
le:sle matter ; and by the word " unsettled " lie did not
4111 to say that the draft was " unsettled " in the
tectoical sense, but merely that it was not executed.
[The case was not concluded when our report left.]

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
HUSTNES•S OF THE COURT.
l's Honour said he was about to promulgate a
rdr by which he wished the proceedings of the
" ':rt to be governed. Complaint had been made to
nr, and the complaint had appeared in some of the
'orspapers, that a day or two ago the court did
sot lit until half-past 12 o'clock, by which it
In said that several persons were grievously inconve-
tented. He believed the fact was that one solioitor,whom
lidr all respected extremely, was delayed. But it must
baPPen sometimes, when a case took up an unexpected
lime, that the parties engaged in the other canes would
ht delayed. The sitting which delayed his ap-
nradre in court on Monday morning until
`-pant 12 was one which had not been fixed
hr his own registrar, but by some other registrar, during
the Vacation, and when he found that it was
Ede), to last all day he bad adjourned the
Nether hearing. It was quite true that on
that day he (lid not appear in court until half-past 12 ;
rat it wax not a vary candid statement to say that he then
IPrerel for the first time ;because the gentleman who made
art statement must have known, and everybody in court
bnew, that he was engaged in the private room, with
counsel before him, f rem 11 o'clock to half-past 12. However,
re 11:0 resolved to adopt a rule which, on conference with
Mr. Commissioner Holroyd, he thought the right one.
Thf business in chambers was increasing so rapidly it was
mental that a day should be fixed on purpose for it, so that
dthight not interfere with the public business. Hepropoeed
WfixTharadayforthat purpose, ou'which day nothing but
ate business would be taken. On the other rotation
7—Monday—no public business would be fixed
an earlier hoar than twelve o'clock. That
'could give an hour on Monday, and all the day on
Ilur'daY, for private business. He hoped that this rule
would not be productive of inconvenience to anyone.
Registrar Hazlitt then read the rule as follows :
No sitting for last examinations and order of discharge,
* for either purpose separately, to bo appointed for an
*rlier hour than noon on the days when the commis-
toner is the commissioner of the day. On Thursdays
60 sitting in court to be appointed for the commissioner."

LONDON HOSPITAL. --(THIS DaY.--A meeting
I the governors of this institution was held to-day at the
earl-room, Whitechapel-road, for the purpose of electing
Principal physician. The choice of the governors fell
leen Dr. Jabez Spence Ramskill, who has been for some
irne the htnior assistant-physician.