The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-03 00:00:00

TER EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1866.

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HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDIY, itIARCH 2.
The Loan OlLiaoguoit took his seat on the woolsack
at 5 o'clock.
The Duke of SOMERS= elated, in Moreno' to the
alleged facilities given by the Admiralty to the service of
the Speaker's warrant on dockyard electors at Davenport.
that the order which was given was not his or that of the
board, and he knew =thin of it until a notice on the sub.
feet was given in the !Unroof Cannons.
The Earl of DERBY acquitted the noble duke of any such
irregularity ; but objected to wash early service, or Indeed
any service of Speaker's warrants, except in OW of contu-
macy ; and hinted that Mr. Milan, who was ennieoted with
the Admiralty, being the petitioner for the seat, it was
singular that such a step was taken. The matter required
investigation.
The Doke of SOMERSET said an investigation would
be made. He was informed that Mr. Phials had not per•

eosally petitioned.
The Earl of DERBY made a statement of the manner in
which the trustees of the late King of the Etelglans, who
Mid been appointed to =mate the fund of 604000 E a year
Matted on the Kim en his marriage with the Princess
Charlotte, after his Majesty left this counMy, had
charged their duties. Of these trustees he (Lord Derby)
was the last earvirer, and be Mated that from July, 1834, to
October, 1868, they had received 1,534,9621., and expended
430,5821. ha the keeping up of Claremont, and the payment of
petitions to servants of this princess and etisrit‘e, paying
1,099,5001. into the Exchequer, and there wee 5,0001. in
hand. The trustees would cease to art in April, and be
hoped that arrangements would be made to condom the
pensions, and to permit Queen Amalie of Franco to con-
tinue to reside at Claremont.
Earl RUSSELL complimented the trustees on the
MUDS, in which they discharged their duties, and mid
that oars would be taken to apply the balance to the pay-
ment of pieties; and Queen A.melie would be allowed to
remain at Claremont.
The house the. adjourned.

HOUSE OF OOKMONS.—FRIDAY, MAN= 2.
On going into committee of supply,
Mr. CAVE asked whether it wag Mirada to bring in a
bill this session for the rating of Mine/ and woods to the
relief of the poor t
Mr. KEKEWICH put a similar Question with regard to
the ratio' of woods, and any general measure for the amend-
ment of the Poor-law.
Mr. KENDALL stated that in the present depressed
state of mining properey ft would be most inopportune to
attempt to rate mines.
Mr. VILLIRRS expressed sn opinion in favour of the
Tof both mines and woods ; but he was not prepared
tong in any bill on that eabjert ; but he did proposes to
bring in a measure for the passel amendment of the Poor-
law.
Mr. GREGORY moved au address to the crown, praying
that foreign powers be influeoried for the purpose of mak-
ing the principle that private property should be free from
capture by us, a maxim of international maritime law.
In the disunion which ensued Sir F. Ooldamid opposed
and objected to the motion, which Mr. Liddell supported,
as did Mr. Baxter, Mr. M'Cullagli Torrens, as to its prin-
ciple. aad Mr. Buxton, while Mr. B. Coalmine argued on
the opposite eide.
The LORD ADVOCATE admitted that in case of war
the trade of the country would be open to great peril and
loss ; but as our commerce was great so was our power to
protect is in proportion ; and whatever might be the extent
of that which we bad to lose, the energy and eetivity
of the country would be equal to its preservation. All
war was an Invasion of private property, lASS-
much as it was the aggregate of private property
which made up that community which was called the
state, and it would be tupelos to reduce the opera-
tions of fleets tad armies to mere military duels. The
objetst of private rapture was to cripple the resources of
the dreamy. If it mild be conceived that all the nations of
the world would make and keep a treaty to abandon the
right of private capture, there might be something in the
arguments in favour of the adoption of that prioeiple.
Mr. LAING pointed oat that the question at that moment
was, whether the government should not make provision,
by international agreement, agalast the inevitable calamity
that moat eons on this =entry in the case of war by the
annihilation of our shipping trade.
Viscount CRANSOIIRNE urged that the principle of
the exemption of privet, property from capture on land
might be a theory of jurists, but bad never been carried
out in practice, eked be contended that the principle at de-
struction by armies, which within certain limits was ad-
mitted, was equally applicable to capture at sea ; while
such as international law as the motion contemplated
would be a mare cobweb to restrain the strongest human
pucks.
The O'OONOR DON took the tide of the principle of
the mottos, amain that its object was the bringing to a
practical result the theory which was laid down at the con-
gress of Paris in 1856.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL argued that if the motion
wan adopted it would be laying down a principle as applica-
ble to outing at sea far different to that which prevailed
in warfare es lead. He ooeteoded that the capture of
private merchantmen was in fact an operation directed
against the public and national resources of belligerents,
and it was identical in its design with blockade, which had
been allowed to be admissible by the advocates of the
doctrine involved in the motion.
Mr. OLIPHANT having spoken in favour of the motion,
it was withdrawn.
The other business we. disposed of, and the house
adjoureed.

KO) Iratilignut.

001YRT OF PROBATIOt AND DIVOROZ.
mutat
(Wore the Judge Ordiemy.)

N. SANDINNON AND °MOIL

The Solicitor-General and Dr. Spicks for the petitioner ;
Mr. G. Brown* for the respondent ; and Mr. B. Cooper for
the oci-reepondeot.
The petitioner was a civil engineer in India, and is
January,lBs3, he married the respondent, who was of native
descent. There had been four children, sad the parties
lived happily together till 1861. The respondent them
came to W and for the benefit of her health. She had
as ample allowance, swish* made the acquaintance of a
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson, at whose house, in Wellington-
square, Chelsea, she lodged for some time. Gibson was
described as a promoter of public companies. In 1863 she
returned to India, and the matrimonial cohabitation was
renewed on the old terms of affection. Soon afterwards,
however, the petitioner, by some means that the law of
evidence did not allow to be explained, became possessed of
a number of letters which the 00-respondent had written to
the respondent, and in which he had expressed himself
in somewhat warm terms. This led to an immediate sepa-
ration, to further inquiries, and to the fling of the petition.
La support of it a flambee of servants were called, who
spoke to various acts of familiarity which they had wit-
nessed between the respondents.
In answer to the charge it less conteoded that the evi-
ammo was insufficient to sustain the charge of adultery, and
that the conduct of the respondents towards each other
was explained by the very intimate terms on which the
families stood to each other. _

Sir up, observed that the ease was
entirely one of eirenmstantial evidence, end that in many
particulars matters had been left in the Mirk, which the mt.
donee of the parties themselves might have cleared up. He
hoped that when the law on this subject next earns before
parliameat, the learned Soliciter.General would remember
the present we, and would endeavour to procure such an
alteration as would enable those who alone could inform
the court to come forward and give their testimony.
The jury were looked up for about a ample of honn,
sad being then uoable to agree. were diteitarged without
having men a verdict.

THE BELLEW N7LL OASE,-OHABOR OP

POROSBY.

At the Westminster Police Court yesterday, Mrs.
Anne Came, of Winterton-house, Portland-terreoe, aged 79,
and described es " a gentlewoman," was charged before Mr.
Arnold with " having fraudulently forged the signature of
the Counters Caroline Bellew to a document purporting to
be the copy of it will or deed of gift of that lady," and fur-
ther with " having fraudulently written the name and sig-
nature of E. Simmonde se a witness to the said oopy of a
will or deed of gift."
Mr. 0. Pittard, barrister, 'intrusted by Mr. W. W. B.
Pain, having adverted to the lengthened proceedings of
Bellew v. Bellew," in the Court of Probate, which bad
jolt closed, said he would now call sufficient evidence to
justify a remand.
Kim Frances Bellew, sister to the Countess Bellew, said
she was present in the Court of Probate dubs( the hearing
of the our in which Mr. Henry Bellew was the defendant
and she was one of the complainants. A paper wee pro-
duped purporting to be the will of the 'route's. Prieoser
gave evidence in the cause, and the pretended will was put
into her hands she believed. She heard pr steer say it wrs a
real will. Witness saw the words "0. Bellew" written on
it, and prisoner said it was the signature of her (witness's)
mister. She said that the counter bad called upon her, awl
written it at her house. Witness was well anquisted
with her sister's handwriting. sad the signature wen sot
hers. Prisoner said that she had had chage of the paper
in question until it was produced in court; she stated it
clearly and positively. Witness did not hear her say how
long she had kept it in her poesession after the death of the
countess.

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Wllliam Copeland, messenger of the Mort of Probate,
prodneed the papers in the rocas, which be had received
from the registrar.
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In reply to a question from Mr. Arnold,
Mies Bellew said that she bad no letter or piper with her
bearing her sister's signature. bat she had some at home.
Hr. Ches. Chabot, en expert, said be had been in the
Court of Probate drift the trial of this care, and board
the prisoner examined. He saw the document in dispute
placed in her hand. The document now produced was
the earns, ma he believed and as far as he °paid judris4
was put into her hands by the camel for Mr.
Bellew, for whom she was a witness. He saw her look at
it and armies it carefully. She said it was signed is her
own presence, and in the Premises of Simmonds.
Mr. Arnold inquired whether anything was said on the
trial es to who wrote the body of the document.
Witness replied that there was. The prisonersaid It washer
writing. She had copied it herself, sad the cowries had
signed it in her passers. Witness bad had much ex
nonce in handwriting, the remelt of which was that be be-
lieved the name "O. Bellew " and the body of the docu-
ment were written by the same person, and be was rill
strooger in his belief that "E. Simmonds" was written by
the same person. Ho would go still farther, and say that
"0. Bellew" was written with much labour and pains from
another signature, while "E. Simmonds" was mare sham.
He bad compared the document with some others in ano-
ther plass The or signature he should call • forgery, the
other a disinise.
Prisoner exclaimed—lt is no forgery ; it is her hand-
writing.
Witness continued—Had beard Henry Verlitedes ex-
amined oo the trial, and he had said that he pat his arose
under the signature of the document Was satisfied that
the document now produced was the same put into his
hands at the Court of Probate.
Lents Schmidt said she beard Verlandea examined at the
Court of Probate. The document was handed to him, and
be said he had put his cross upon it to his initials, which
prisoner had put down. He said that the counter, E.
Simmonds, prisoner, and himself were present when the
former signed it. Witness beard the prisoner make the
same statement as to the signature.
Prisoner on being asked whether she wished to put any
questions to the witmeres, replied, " Many,' but she
would wait until she had professional assistance, adding,
" It is °sly spite ; there is no perjury in it."
Mr. Arnold said he should remand the prisoner until
Tuesday, accepting bail for her appearance.
Upon the question of the amount of bail being discussed,
Mr. Yard rid that the aocused's income was stated to be
7001. per annum, aid the amount of property involved in
this snit was 28,0001.

Mr. Arnold ilea the bail at two sureties in NM each
with 24 boars' notice.

AN LUSH Tenn CAUL—A remarkable libel case
is at present at trial before Baron Fitsgereld and a special
jury at the Dandita seises. The plaintiff is the Rev. Mr.
Hughes, a Roman catholic priest, and curate of the town of
Oarrickmacroes, and the defendant is Mr. Evelyn Philip
Shirley, au English gentleman possessed of large estates in
the county of Monaghan. The libel of whiob Mr. Hughes
complains is contained in a letter written by Mr. Shirley
which appeared is the London Standard on the 29th July.
1865, referring to the lateolectioa for Monaghan. Mr. Shirley
support- d Sir G. Forster, the conservative candidate, but
nearly all his tenants voted for the whig candidate, Mr.
Dawson, and Mr. Shirley attributed this result in
a great measure to the influence of the priests, and especially
of the Rev. Mr. Hughes. la his letter to the Standard,
denouncing the violeoes of the priests, be amused them of
using the most blasphemous language, mixed with the most
iosistmg expressions towards the landlords, and all who
were opposed to the candidates whom the priests conde-
scended to support. Among other expressions attributed .
to one priest was the statement that if Mr. Shirley
dared to go to Monaghan to propose Sir George
Forster, be (the priest) would skin him alive; and
fatther, that the same priest publicly declared in the
street that every one who voted for any ono but his candi-
date (Mr. Dawson) would be eternally damned in hell. The
Rev. Mr. Hughes considered these and other statements in
Mr. Shirley's letter were pointed at him, and accordingly
instituted this action for what he alleged was a gross libel
on his charaster. The trial commenced on Wednesday, upon
which day Mr. Harrison. with whim is Mr. Butt, stated the
case for the plaintiff ; after which the Hon. Vesey Dawson,
M.P., and other witnesses were examined. Mr. White-
side then stated the case for Mr. Shirley, who, in
addition to the usual pleas in such awe, pleaded a Jong&
cati, n, and also that the alleged libel was a fair and bona
fide oomment made by him without malice, believing its
truth, of a public man on a public occasion. The defen-
dant, Mr. Shirley, was examined, and at the oonelosioa of
his cross examination the onurt adjourned until Thursday,
when the examination of witnesses for the defence was re-
awned. When the case for the defence had conoluded the
reverend plaintiff was examined, and denied bevies used
some of the expressions attributed to him. The trial has
not term i n ited. —Saunders' .Netre.
LIVERPOOL AND THE CATTLE PLAGUE Aers.--

Now that the Castle Plague Acts have come into operetion,
the northern districts will in a great measure depend upon
Liverpool for their supply of beef, and Liverpool fortu-
nately is in a good position to meet the onecNctsd emer-
gency. Cattle arriving from Ireland and places by
sea can, after passing the inspectors, be seat to the Non-
day's cattle market at Stanley, oa the outskirts of the
tows. There country butchers asa select and purchase
their stook. and then slaughter them at the public abattoirs,
near Browniow-bill. In ordinary time, about 500 bead of
cattle used to be slaughtered here weekly, but this week
upwards of 1,300 bead have been killed. The arrangements
of the abattoirs will pow allow of 1,500 bead of cattle daily.
or 9,000 per week, being slaugbtared there, without incoo-
The amuses can then be sent over the country
by railways (now forbidden to carry live stook), bat the
butchers and salesmen oemplaiu bitterly of the extortionate
charges of the various companies. It is to be hoped, how-
ever, that in such a serious national oriels the railway
companies will not increase the prevalent ill-fenlleg against
them try still farther aggravating the severities of the
Wile *gal, by adding to tho prount high prim of food.

crier In mans storei-lierch 13. A. Caldwell, Rota.-
cabinet miker-i CI. =eider, Southses, beer reuffise-
March 21. Susanna Wrapeon, Ham', Bras, milliner-March
21. I. Barnes, see., Cockermostk, factory labonmr-ilecolt 11.
W. Menton, Bayer, tobeecordat-March IL B. Drake,
Otlqq Yorkshire, mechanic-Ear* IL P. P. Dwain. Lade.
lodynsboaae keeper-March 16. J. Ingham and J. Wright=
ley, I orkshire. stone merchants-March 16. B. Otrasak,
99ashismagar-Marchl2. Z. lease reward& Diebyffillat Meek-
smith-March n. Y. W. Fropeit, .Bedlogrs-AmlD ISt J. Hey-
warth. Nelson. Lancashire, poultry dealsr-Merchlll 8. Brown.
Langton. Staffordshire, grocer-Mach 19. B. Hutchinson,
Crewe, slater-March 20. W. Thomas, Dowhds, Glamorgsneffire,
boot:maker-March 20. T. Harding, Doris* Giamorgansidas.
shoemaker-April 10. W. Wigan, Useals, boolanoker-April i.
J. Parry. Rhyl, Filatahlre, Joiner-March 16. H. Renedel. Dow
ton. letuneyessa joiner-March 19. =Prime, Hates.
worth, Suffolk, veterinary sur -April U. J. Pearson, Dud-
-,nnkeeper-March 22. J. B land, Windermeni, shoemaker
March 20. 3. Watt/ides, Sou mpton, echoolmaster-April
17. W. Wyatt Brighton, boiler-y(2117 T. Wilmott, lest.
bourne, Sussex. bender-April 9. Ann
Ben
Weffierill.
Grest=4lreadlums, watch-
maker-Me:oh 1 W. d neer Rley,
Yorkshire, burlin4 ess Pepe-April IL A. Toddingipton,
Bedfordshire, former.
BANKRUPTCY ANNUM:D.
Feb. 28. WILLIAM SASFATog, 117, Cambridgeshire, farmer.
DICIWIATIONS 0F DIVIDINDSI
(Moan LITZT and CIiMMMI 7.010011, Greet New-street, Fetter-
lane. dividend of >a ffil.„..ttatit 7 and subsegueni
Wadneadty, at Parkins a,
MAIL= Warms, Weterloo•Da=mbeth, wine merchant's
chrk -lit dividends of re. 7d.„ March 7 and enbeepent Wed.
nmday, Perkyns'ed_ughallareet.
"MIRY BAIIMAII, Old Brad le
03. Umber mere= and
Lloyd's, underwriter-Ird dividend lid. Moral 7 sub-
sequent Wednesday, et Perkpas's, I=e;irstreet.
Tisonte K [Manz (espirsto adole)„ spinner-dia.
dead of e.. any Tasedy, at Morgan* Manchester.
mow Mitsui and /Axes MAigni ammo, Manchester,
spinners-Ist dividend of Is. rid., any Tuesday, at Harpies,
Manchester.
Mamma Barren BAS, llsncheder, chemist-lit dividend al
ffid., any Tuesday, at Morgan's. Manffiester.
DIVIDINDS.
March 18. R. Stevens, Truro, bulider-March 15. G. Black-
burn and J. bLe Clomereal, Yorkshire, cloth manes*.
Were-Much 16. J. , Think. Yorkshire, bone &War-
der& lb. J. Briggs, stuff utentifecturer-March IL
T. Stater, Scarborough and Hanmenby, Yorkshire, lineadrepir -
March 17. Mary Anne Billington, Fad Belford, Nottingham-
shire, milliner-March 17. T. Wheatley, Fad Raiford, tailor-
March 17. W. D. Ward, Ramptan, Nottinghamshire,
March 14. R. B. Melees, Cheshire, surgeon -=ll-.
R. (Stewart, Bottom, clisonal -March 13. J. Town.
scar. Winds, amiesw-lfamh 13. Beanie, Cummeredale, near
Carlisle, beerhouee keeper-March 13. W. Bewley, Carlisle,
grocer-March W. J. =worthy, Crediton, Devonahire, coal dealer
-March C. T. Ferris, Affiburton. Devonshire, tailor-March IT.
IL Harwell, Podstow. Cornwall, draper-March et D. Platen,
Dorchester, draper-March 27. T. Libby. Skelton. Devonsiffill.
baker-March 27. J. Ling, Taunton, nitialoseller-March V. J.
May, Barnstaple. manufacturer-March ff. H. Talbot and H. P.
Talbot, Ilidmoutb. Devonshire, druggids-March 27. J. Paul,
Wadebridge, Cornwall, innkeeper.
PAIITIMSITIPS DISIOLVID.
R. U. Howie and W. Columns, Great St Haan's, City, mer-
chants-J. F. Dison, W. Blealdnsop, and J. We% Leeds, en-
gineers, so far as regards I. Ripley-R. Chadwick end W. Green,
Kidderminster, drysaltere-G. Cooper end W. Smith, Shetiold,
tinner•-J. Lunn, J. Stevens, and J. Pest, Sheffield, engineers
tool maker-Y. Crew la Aug Y. Crawley. hen., Hertford,
Langley, Young. sad A. Sootier, Salters'-hall-
court, Cannon-street, dryeaters. so far se mord' H. Tow-
n. Mosey and B. Devonshire, Ring. .104, wine
mirchsals-J. Campbell and Wei 1 Thn. Liverpool, brokers
-R. Sharma sad 8. Carson, on-M-Daht lanarebtre. cotton
Wnneni-IL Knott and W. Baker, Hyde, Cheshire, Lllom-L.
Griffiths and J. Oekhill, lm Nottlegiam, kitchen range manu-
facturers-A. Jefferson and W. Ireland, Kingston.npoolitill,
builders--J. Powell sad I. J. Powell. Hammersmith, Whim-
H. Davis and B. Brehm, Doan-street. Soho, liceneed victuallers
J. Gray and 8. Perkins. Manchester, hosiers-T. Owyther, 8.
Gwytherßrook, and J. Griffiths, Haverfordwest, butchers-Mary Beas-
ley , Mary Elisabeth and Margaret An
Johnston. georgweirest, Portm Johnaston,nuquare„ milliners, sne rosinso
Lar as re-
SMargaret Anne Joanna Johnston-T. 81tariend sad J. Sher-
Blehopigatoareet Within-B. Farmer and Z. Farmer,
leirlsones. Threadneedlearest. merchants-11. H. Barton
Wand W.R. Chapman, lisroinoo-terrsce, Eilabbary, ehememougere
. Tborowgood and A. Tborowgood, Wades:all. Hertford-
shir-, millers-IL M. Green and W. B. Smith, Ashby-P-M-Zonch,
Leleestentdre, attorneys -W. Broadhead sad W. EL Lee. Halifax.
woolataplers-W. Whither, T. Whitby'. and o. H. Fish, Man-
chester, financial spate-T. Math (deseseed), J. Carr. and J.
Smith, Strafford Collieries, Yorkshire, colliery owners-T. Hind
and M. Smith. Dewsbury, washing machine makers-I. C. Styan
and A. Scattergood, Burton-upon-Trent, draper. -T. Edwards
W. H. Stott, Liverpool, shipbreirers- Perim Tears, J.
and cuticle Ihylor, Greet Dover-street Southwark.
oisteress-1. M. Cohen and IL I. Cohen, North Shish* sLI
tuners-J. F. Wright, Jidwantetreet„ Posimaivequare.
T.O. Lomat" Bristol,petentees-11. Madam* and E. Rushforth,
Horbury, Yorkihire, cloth futon-W. Harwood and J. Dean,
Birmingham, -O. F. Hunter and I. G. Smith, Li
he -T. H. Milner, T. Collides, and Liverpool,
Zdateargh-B. Ombra, Yeaeburehoirest, sal F. Spezicome.
Waller" South Ansirella, merchants.
SCOTCH uquirriAnows.
Rome Cam Stretbeven, groin merchent, March 9, at the Sun
Inn (Thomeolds), Stratbavea
ALECANDSI MOILIIDON, halcyon, builder, March 8, at the
Guildhall. Perth.
Jolts Mammon, Inverness, coal merchant, March 9. at the
Union Hotel. Inverness.
Jon, BOMAN" Port-Glorgoer, grocer, March 9, at the Priam
Wales's Motel, Port-Glasgow.
AlaXAnDia DEW, Inverness, Joiner, March 9, at the Prows-
tors' Chambers. Csatle, Inverness.