The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-01 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1861.

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HOUSE OF LORDS. -FIB . 2&
♦PPEALS.
MOIL v. MOIL

CROSS-EXAMINATION OF MAJOR TEVFMTON.
THILWALL •. YELVZITON.
(Before Chid Justice Mosishaa sad • Special Jury.)
urvnyni DAY (T11018DAT).

THE YEI,VERTON MARRIAGE CASE.

In this are, which involves the prelim of the validity
al niarriese with a dainamed wite's sister shrewd. Ott
is for the appellants ware seseladsd, and the
A -Ciesses/,
pan parted the the respeadante, wu heard
until their lardidd rose.

The crossexaminstion of Major Yelvertoa, the defendant,
was remand by lierjeant Sullivan at the sitting of the
wart. The her end galleries were apedly Waged as co
yesterday and the preceding days, but there were so ladies
present.
Major Urethra having entered the witness box, Ser.
jeaat Analyse resumed his cross-examination. Was not
the memo* that she Umiak for to have taken place In
Ireland? No, it was not..-Did you tell her that she was
to be your mistrial; in,law ? Ys; odopttog your words,
without raying that I used those words, but it was arranged
betwees la that the egremay ma to be illegaL-Was the
foreign priest detundoel on to make the nom may more
math ? Ys ;la order that it Auld not hive mud oat.
-That dere me to have ham a earesnogy I That them
ens to haw been a blessing-A bissithig or • mins ?-do
you thick yen proud s owes to her? Tes-Mlas raglan
spoken often between you at Eidinteleilla Tea ; peaky
ofteie.Asts my of your family Ideal fintheilleri? My
grandagether me • Rama Mho/ft.-DM doe if ce the day
twethengelft that this tthel , I Walk Pm-
Whamies she buried? She was brethedat
We. 41111 heeled ea • Items of hit Mlle.& We rise al
her Mara ? I don't kaiser to the sentesth.-Any other
members of your family Room (atheist Yes, my grand.
Linno&L:dy Bowl. become a Roman Whelk -Any other
of your frur)r.
(Regain gathellee ? I don't mob
larn.-Is thou • phise el ymis bully at Meelik
Abbey, Rellisists ? an act swan.-Were say of your
ethos Roma Whales? Ns-Did you sus hoer of any
of your bithiss .ifthe a Boman sad ben buriedas such ? 1 sever' heard of it. We bad two bedrooms at
Cummins' Heel, Waterford, where I arrived the WO
Wednesday in July ; the reason we bad two bedrooms I
wish to explain -the object of the two bedrooms-
Mr. Wluteside-We have nothing to do with his objects.
He has elated • fact.
Serjeant Sullivan-Do I understand
_rot to my you
slept in the same bed with her? Yes-Had you two Ind.
rooms in Thom/stows? YAK ; 1,00 bedrooms, both epwiag
into the same sitting-room-Hoer keg were you ihreT
Either cu. or two eights ; I am see able to recollect
precisely.-Did you on either of these nights sit up the
greater part of the night-were yea suffering from
asthma-cud did you sit on the sofa Dearly the whole
of the night-will you swear that? I will wear i did
tee sit there the greet part of the night-Half the night-
part of the night ? 1 will not swear I did not sit up
pert of the n. 04 ; I may hays bees up throe rot four hours ;
wonwent to MAIM& frOM Thocuidows-Did you me a
doctor I. Dublin? On my w titTOUgh ? ;I SW
Dr. Bred *thud times about that period.-Will you owes,
yea had set three rooms at Malshide ? I will not sweet
N ; subject to an explanatica, if there wore three rose ;
one of them was • both.rootn.-Ifsd you • third FOAM or
sot? I may love and • bath-seem. -Why did you not
tell Serjeant Armstrong you had three rooms? I did not
think be anent • bath-roots-Will you swear that the two
rooms you bad were sittlagooms, that me of the room
was furnished as • adtmg•rooin in additive to the bed?
They were a bedroom and • sitting.roms-Will you tie
me the number, of them or what they won sited? lbw
were Dot membered, they were lettered.-Do you ham
that all the bedrooms were numbered, and Reediting-resew
numbered? I never asked. -Did you send to know whet
room you bed there? I sent and went there myself ia the
mime of 1858.-Was your attorney with you? He was.-
Did you recollect always that you had three apartments?
I did, and pointed them out the two room, and the bath.
room mod as • dthing.roces-As a Fitting mom ? As •
drasidogoom-the word slipped oat-Yea, It 'Biped out ?
Lia not gap met la the ems you wish waste to uncles
I small as • desedesguism.-Did you alweys
member giving • are at Malaga. and the acme you gave?
Yes • I said at home that I was travelling with • man amid
Peawir ?-Do yogi recollect her coming into Weetbuiduw le
mass from Ildshide, and you aloes with her? I dart eito
collect-Did she ems to Dahlia at all while you Mee.
there? I don't essollint-Was there say talk of the ems,
mom you promissid her? There was. I will not swear that I
did not toner al {beastlier it would be to have the ottoman?"'
performed
ia on account of my family.-Had you two
bedrooms at New*? No.-Do yen swear that? (Mew •
bag pease) These was a little roam in off my bedasemoo-
Upon your oath wee theta a bed in that room ? I male
swear.-How seamy seems bad you there? A sittizig-room,
• bedroom, and • droller-rout. -Upon eoar oath was that
third races a bedroom? It had a bed is it, but I did not
tee it ee sieft-Did ye e slam to Sergeant Araithrom that
Earhut • detleftesem sad bedroom at Newry and Ros
? I mid that we only occupied two rooms.-Then
Waterford to Rostrevor you had three rams wherever
yes went? If we liked.-Did you go tothe chapel at War.
=gtthe Sunday after your arrival with Ma. Tel.
on
I recollect going to the door with her.-Wes the
dispel crowded up to the door? Yes-Did you, cm your
oath, stop there with her while the whole service was (Mg
en To the bed at my recollection I left her there.-
yen swear that you *Mud • yard from her the whole time?
I cannot state mete screesiontiouslY (suPiPreserdreleXter ID
ecitises=Did yen sem huh lee her? can't t. I
her misoltiag gem ON about the chapel in
miaow to • OM on Mee am she expected to meet
thine.-Ifte ens se year ame I I think so.-Our your oath
was ad fteg pied ter ths pupae of the ceremony that
yyeesa spur! oats Iftellthed ? I think the wanted to go to him
a.t propies-To pother the ceremo ? To perform
Zhu ememegge.-Eiti dee see the priest? lam not sure.-
Now did met ge Iffnempoiat thot day ? I think we west
by oarisiteageme haat by bent.-What was the sum
you to be givento the priest? I think Wed
Trit did yen mean *saying awhile ago that you were us
mimed Ms the ceremony? I mast I was surprised as to the
ethos* ei the eirremooy ; I omosivel it wee to have been a
Imediethee ally.-How did you go to the chapel? We went
part, of the way by boat I think, and walked the rest of the
way.-Was the priest thee? Yes ; Mbe Longworth made
the athangesseet.-Didabe tares she had sou the bishop,
who had glum him pormissim to perform the 'ormolu ?-
Mae told me that be was to perform that benediction. Had
you weaved for that chapel as • house of •God? I bad,
sk.-AM for the minister as a minister of His religion?
Yes, sir.-You went to that Aar ? Yee.-The priest west
inside? Yes-You end Theme Loogworth hash does
side by side ? Ys.-Did you at that altar take her to be
your wedded wife ? I old.-Did she take you for her
wedded husband ? Yes-Did you take her for better and
for worm ? I don't recollect them words-Did you repeat
the words after the priest ? We did.- What did you my?
" I William Charles, take thee, Marie Therese, to be my
wedded wile."-What else? I goal recollect-Lister :--
"hake thee, Marie Therm, to have sad to hold from this
day forward, for better end for worse, for richer and
is sickness and in health, till death u do post. rig;
Church will permit, and thereto I plight thee my troth." Os
the virtue al your oath, did you sot say these wards at the
alter? I esa't recollect that all these words were used.-But
the sallthance al them was? Well, the worst part of them
was, at any rats-You did that kneeling at the altar!
You are somelated with the service of the protestant
church? I as-Will you tell me the difference between
the marriage services of the Roman catholic and protestant
churchee ;do you know it? I could not repeat the protes-
tant services word for word. [Counsel here read the essential
portion of the church of England marriage service, similar
to that of the Roman catholic church.l-Did you mean those
LAUNCH OF THE BLACK PRINCZ WAR Attar= words to be a mockery? I meant to sustain and to protect.
AT GLASGOW.-The Black Prince, iron-used screw fripaa.- -Answerme, sir, did you mean it to be • mockery ? No.-
the companion, as it may he termed, of tie warrior, re. Did you mailor, to fulfil the obligation that you then con-
easily launched on the Thames-built by Miners. R. Meted? So far as previously atraoged-we always cowl'
Napier and SODS. of Glasgow, was successfully launched demi, and she always thought or expressed to me, that that
en Wednesday from their buildinglard at Govan, south WAS sot legal.-Did you men to fulfil the obligation you
bank of the Clyde. The spectators were very numerous, had sworn before your God? Solar as previously arraned. -
sad great excitement prevailed. The scene, though greatly You will give me a direct answer, it you remain there all
leaned by the drenching showers, was much enlivened by night ; did you mean to keep the obligation you had sworn
• large display of colours, and by the attendance of several to? YAK; subject to the explanation.-Did you take her
excellent instrumental bands. The arrangements for the hands? I took one of her hands.-Lid you put the ring on
launch, both to ensure Wily and expedition, were her finger? I touched the ring.-Ws that a mockery?
very complete. The graceful and easy movement of the Not altogether.-Ws that ring out of her possession after
vessel down the ways alto the water was the them* you gave it to her at Malabide until you went to Roo.
of general remark. There was no lurch or unsteadiness trevor ? I think not to the best of my recollection.-Will
in her whole progress into the river. Savona of the check. you swear it? I cannot go farther oolesaleetiouslY (sulo
ing chains and cables were never put to the strain, and reed heights," ; I firth saw Mr. Most to speak to
the noble-looking vessel was rounded and brought to • rim in May, 1858 ; after my maims w' Mrs. Forbes.
right position in the river, without jerk or accident of any -Was Mr. Drarir with you? He wao -Did ye. k
kind. After the launch • large company of ladies and to him in Ireland afterwards? I mud remember.-Was
gentlemen assembled in one of the sheds attached to the there anything
oolzobet:Daween you and Mrs. Yelverton,
works and partook of a collation. The Black I"riethe has in Promos ol about • prior marriege, or what
following general dimensions : Length extreme, about amounted to that in ? No.-Did you good anyone
420 feet ; length between perpendiculars, 380 feet ; breadth to Mem* after the time you mow hiss is July, 1868 ? I
extreme, 58 feet ; depth from spar deck, 41} feet ; blame my solicitor wed to him. I beg to explain that
and Widen( memirement, 6,173 tons. She has been M sum nosselare for me, in October, 1855., to take
constructed to curry 40 guns., 34 of .which are to monestree te defend myself from • charge of bigamy, and
be plated ea the lower mil six on the upper deck. therefore these stops were takes -Did you ever state to say
Mie enppered that the mod will be mounted with 68. one that some kind of • marriage hod taken place between
paddle keg Jugs
or
it is probable that
, nuoltbt yea and Threes Ltgwortth iliosottoir
1116='07. oh. side of gun. vend "Mr. Wand Mrs. Yelvertos- " writteneaY
as your elf, is
membred inedursble by shot or shell, bye armour Tee, but if I were not practising some dialed.. I would have
pietrs efiraliftlit iron, from 15 to 16 feet long, written "Major and Mrs. Yelverton."-le "Major end
4 and 4i inches thick, each averaging Mes.Yelverton" a proper description of yordf sad Tows'
toes. ,ruir edge, are planed, and , wife? Well, I might have prithxed • Honouredds.
;Castee Stied together with tenon and groove joints (Laughter.)
The depth of the vessel ia 41 feet. The armour Sergeant Sallitha-We will dal the Honourable. Have
phi esur het in depth of the top sides, 16 of which ye. beem round all them plugs is behead you have just
ell be empeesd above the waterline, the armour thus de- stated since memos, 1858? I went round with /dr.
asselles elm* 6 feet below the serial» of the water. The ; Dwyer, my soliellor, for the purpose I have before
immheed, which represents Edward the Meek Prince in a Mated.-Did you her of Jams* else vim Mee? I be-
amithe snit at armour of the pooled. has been carved neve some Cu. hes him reumb-Did ma beer of say
with mesh artistic skill from • 'bat Mesh of wood. 16 mere Ping wand with • lath of hair ? hid• ioa
feet in length, by Messrs. Kay and Reid, ship firm , , cif heir myself (seosados). -Was It a look of Therms
Glasgow. Lsogworths bale No.-Where did you get it? I

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Fss. 28.
Sitting et Nisi Prins at Gaildball.—(Before lir. Justice
Blaokbarn sa • Special Jam)
PIM r. POLZ AND MIMI&

Further erideace wu adduced this morning in support
of the defendants' cave ; and Mr. Phials haring summed up
Use widens* cm their behalf,
Kr, M. Clumnben addressed the jury on the part of the
plaintiff, who, he contended, had not been found guilty of
the Malialla charges made against him—that he bad made •
fraudulsot Maus upon the San Fire-office ; and secoodly,
that be had wilfellp est his hence on fire.
The learned judos haring rammed up at cousithinhie
leugth
hejury retired, and after being locked up for some hoer%
acquitted the plaintiff of baring wilfully set fire to the pre-
mises, but found for the defendants on the ground that the
claim was excessive.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.-Fn. 28.
Wm Mr. ClonuniaeMner Nichols.)
nr Is /WHAM WILLIAM &ALM TIM TOUNOII2.
This insolvent, a young man, son of the composer, was
opposed by Mr. Reed, tailor, New Qustimatrset ; Mr. ear-
good supported.
In May last the insolvent was introduced to Mr. Reed by
a Kr. fillninee, who had been his military tutor, and ob-
tained a ..it of clothes on the statement that he bad a re-
gular allowance from his brother-in-law, Sir J. Compton,
the ambassador at St. Petersburg, who was to get him an
appointment. Subsequently be got an overcoat, stating
that Sir John Crampton had got him an appointment. The
first payment was to have been made in June. but the cre-
ditor lost sight of him, and now opposed for the debt of
81. Ins. 6d. It appeared that in August the insolvent was
arrested. and Md been some time in ',Aeon.
The court named the `2sth March or the final order, and
sugginted a settlismant with Mr. Reed.