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COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—FEB. 1.
After Term Nisi Prins Sittings. at Westminster.—(liefore
the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.)
THE. COUNTESS D'ALTETRAC r. LORI) WILLOUGHRT
WERICOT.—EXTRAORDERART CAS&
After our report left on Saturday
The plaintiff said—ln 1832 I was in Vinoeut.street,
sad in that year proceedings were taken against me in
Paris by my husband, and judgment was pronounced
against me—a separation a memo et them.
Mr. Coleridge tendered a copy of the judgment with the

seal of the I,Wiach court. -
Mr. Hawkins objected to its reception.
The Lord Chief Justice—Ma you better risk it Mr.
Coleridge
Mr. col,. Tiar —I tender it.
The Lord Ode( Justice—lf necessary I will adjourn the
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case for proof.
Mr. Hawkins—l object to its reception.
The Lord Chief Justice—Are you really going to take
such an objection, Mr. Hawkins?
Mr. Hawkins—l must. It is not proved to be properly
sealed.
The Lord Chief Justice—l will certainly not allow
justice to he defeated on such a point. If necessary I will
adjourn the case for proof.
Mr. l'hilbrick said if the document purported to be
sealed with the seal of a foreign court it was eufficient.
The Lord Chief Justice—lt is sealed. Will that not do?
Mr. Hawkins—Lesides that the proceedings on which it
is said to he founded are not set forth.
The Lord Chief Justice—l must again put it to you,
Mr. Hawkins, representing, as you do, a nobleman bold-
ing a public poaisioe, if you intend to persist in your oh.
jection to the reception of this evidence. Ido not remem-
ber to have heard an objection so utterly and entirely
unworthy of being mediae this. (Slight applause.)
Mr. Hawkins—l hope your lordship does not think that
I have bike.) the objection myself.

The Lord Chief la/ties—Quite so.
Mr. Hawkins—My instructions are to conduct the Cale
with the created strictness.
The Lord Chief Justice--I am not casting a shadow of I
blame on you personally, Mr. Hawkins.
Mr. 11..wkins.aid be wished &discretion had been vested
in him. ',emetic if so he would exercise it.
Mr. Coleridge said he would not press the reception of
the jualcanent just then.
The plaintiff, in crams-examination by Mr. Hawkins,
said—l was married in 1836. My daughter was born on 20th
February, 'oats, when I was living in I'aris. I first became
acquainted with the defendant in January, 1817; nay
daughter was not two years old when nay acquaintance
commenced with the defendant.
Mr. Hawkins- Ito you mein to say she is hi. daughter?
Plaintiff- If Lord Willoughby were here I would ask
him. I aay yes. The child was not baptised until
Lord Willoughby consented to her being brought up
catholic. :-.lle was baptised at Isleworth when she was 11
ears 4,14. She was not baptised as "father unknown."
I think nay husband was travelling in America when I
first became acquainted with Lord Willoughby. My hus-
band had loeen away from me two years. I left my hus-
band's family, with whom I had been residing, in I
February
1847, to revile in l'cris, at my husband's request.
brought I..SPV. with me to London, which was spent on
the home. ac., and I paid 2tvg. besides to Partt for the
defendant's tailor's bill, and between 6,000/, and 7,0001.,
the remainder of iny property, was settled upon our
daughter. My daughter is now married. Half of the plate
was purchased by the defendant and presented to tam. In
his iliness I watched him day and night. It was feared
the defendant would go mad, and then it was he gave me
the letter to his father for • provision in case of his de-
cease. Nancy hail to be raia.ed on mortgage with which to
purchase Caemlodge. I never said to Williamson that I
swished to have the property in Caeu-lodge made over to
me. I never mentioned it to him, and asked him to use
his influence with the defendant. I never said to him that
the defendant'. death I should receive no favour or
affection faun, his family. I could Dot have said so because
I always received kinainesa from all the family. De-
fendant saw um ha nay carriage when I left Caen-
lodge to fetch any daughter, and we parted on
the most affectionate terms. I was suffering from
bronchitis, anal Loral Willoughby wished me to go
to Paris. Williatmon inserted the advertisements
that I was not to be trusted in the French

papers at the defendant's request. I was desirous of
separating. because I felt that I had not been tieated as a
wife and a lady ou;ht to have been, in consequence of his
familiarity with Lucy Wood, my lady's-maid. I did not
tell Williamson that I did not cure about the defendant.
and that all I wanted was a maintenance. l!w.is too fond
of the defendant to say that. I mentioned no sum that I
should require to separation with which to pay my debts.
I sabl I thought he in:lit to pay every one, as I bad haul
the management of the house as hie wife. I never said I
was indebtssl 2,030 f. I have nearly paid every one I owe
money to in Paris. between 50e/. and f ;Me. My personal
debts in England and Paris cannot be more than I,ooof.
The Court having adjourned for lunch, on its re-einem-
Ming the learned counsel on both sides entered into a long
conference, after which
Mr. Coleridge said that as the defendant was not present
it was doubtful whether they could come to any terms, so
as to put an end to the CUP.
The Lord ClLef Justice— If any expression of opinion
en my part can lead to the result which the plaintiff
obviously desires, I can only say that this is a case that
ought to be settled by putting it into the hands of men of
howetr to say what shall be done between the parties.
This eaw is a great public scundaL
Mr. I lawkins —lf I hail the power in my hands I would
unhesitatingly settle it, but unfortunately written instruc-
tion, have been given by the defendant, from which I can-
not depart, and unfortunately he is not present.
The tool Chief Justice—lt is one of titian vises which
ought to be settled, and it is one iu which I am surprised
the defendant is not present. These parties have lived
together as man and wife for • number of years. and the
only complaint that seems to be made against the lady is
the amount of her liabilities. That she says does not
amount to 1,0001., half of which she has already paid. No
complaint of misconduct has been made against the
plaintiff.
After some further remarks, in which the Lord Chief
Justice expressed a strong opinion that the cue ought to
have been arranged instead of being brought into court,
the action was arranged on terms which did not transpire,
subject to the approval of the defendant, and the ease was
adjourned till today for that purpose.

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-STREET.

A summons was recently issued against Mr. Stimpeon,
the secretary of the friendly society called the Ancient
Order of Foresters of the London United District, upon
the charge of embezzling carious sums of money, the pro-
perty of the order. The summons was granted upon the
information of Mr. Peters, one of the trustees. A few
days h.uk Mr. Petersapplied to the inegistoate for leave
to withdraw the summon., facts having mine to his know-
ledge frow which lie was led to believe th..t, though there
was some irregularity in the accounts, nn fraud had been
committed tor intended. At a meeting of a court of dele-
gates of the Ancient Order of Foresters this view had been
accepted, and it wee agreed to drop these proceedings. The
deficiency in the accounts was to be made up by
Mr. Stimpson. A sum of I,oeo/. was actually
paid, and securities were given for a further
sum of :40/., to be paid within three months.
The summons would have been at once withdrawn
but for the intervention of a gentleman, who said he repre-
sented a large number of Foresters. He objected to the
arrangement, which be said was en attempt to compromise
• felony, and begged the magistrate not to allow the war-
rant to be withdrawn, but to suspend it for further in-
quiry. Mr. Flowers assented to this proposition, and the
case was adjourned till Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Metcalfe, instructed by Mr. Swan, solicitor to the
trustees, appeared for Mr. Peters, and the dissentient
shareholders were represented by Mr. George Lewis, jun.,
of Ely-place.
After a lengthy and somewhat heated diteussioso,
Mr. Flowers said he should not be justified in allowing
the warrant to be withdrawn iu the face of so strong an
opposition. He should suspend it for • week. In the
meantime, if Mr. Lewis', clients chose to lay a fresh infor•
'nation, and apply for a fresh warrant ou their own re-
sponsibility. they might do so.
Mr. Lewis said he should do so ; and before the rising
of the court Hui new warrant was applied for and granted.

Two of the firemen of the Bangalore, which
arrived at Southampton on Saturday with the India mail,
went on shore when the ship was at Marseiilea to have a
drinking bout. One of them returned alone at 2 o'clock in
the morning. Ile did not know what Lad become of hie
companion, who was afterwards found dead, with his
throat cut, in a ditch in the neighbourhood of Marseilles.
The deceased was a married man, with three children.
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