The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1861.

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Me mu., a et.'irst. accept Mr. tt state
moot that his little Fie., postured at this thestre last night
is " nee and engird." tsit it is so tbor...l4hly (termite is
it. tone and taystinroi As to mound eue of fr,,,Vefoni jr. the
111.0.. ae Jerrhieg, or threw drivelliug little bit, of 'glutted.
ebwking anti butt, rutall .eur morality whkh coins after
the alnanick :tea notate' tatat.ttune io the tariou. ruits•
tor,. • Truth to tell. the tlt W picue, entitled Th, &Liver
Y 144 t cot to se, heavy in the highest de.
pre; it L.. very little actuu Dune, indeed, which cannot Ire
seem fmr the tyro:newt-Iwatt and it is stuffed with the
tort s.e:i Ltri.wt g deep- producing rfSOl.4l apothegm.;
indeed, threatened at one time to endanger it.
it was only by making the bad mutt of the piece
taws..., too, cad thereby irtritothtte a kind of latent
eharl" or the totems virtue that has hitherto prevailed,
that o- 4ht the curtain tlowa with moit decided SUCCOII4

The Wins rerwrilly was pal Mr. Paraelle played in
• gong, ...meat, genial style. and Mrs. Selby endowed the
daiseti, litehryniew, wife with genuine womanly pathos.
Ne,x.-:oilers we• the life ind .oul of the pi,re, and well
taterit..l the applause •he received. Mr. Turner. tee. in a
Loa entirely new to hun. •mothered hit uaturd tAaftornie,
awl eruseral a Lied of bili.ilous and .ureic logo with great
breiwlll. and spirit.

SPORTING.

TATTERSALL'B—Teormsm.

TI • fay.urablr change in the weather, and the
wet rvif, tbAplaved in the varioirs training localities. Incld.
it w.. thought, giv.• in impetus to Waimea Themes-
pretstein• were. not, hOW.'Ver. And speculation was
dull sod miintrresting. 11r Topham Appears to have been
alresilr fortunate with his two Minibuses, the Liverpool
14teopl..rhase in Isom:visit being istemved very satisfac-
tory ),.rit bus era. made !I prominent favourite for it at
to I, 41.11.11. tr /04J1 arr.. [Aid against Mies t4oldenith, sad 35
to 1 to srnAll Automats Were betted against JealWO:L
Th i
To. If ititsman, Tattler, Master Haunt, and
ltels.ero. The Cheater Cup was but slightly
sotierd, L. 2 to I beteg for highest offer oe the del&
Inehistrinu. sr.s asked after, but 30 to I was obtainable at
the .lose Lite to 10 was booked about The Lawyer, sad a
bk.. I ',moire Mr. Gratwiekehamare Promptness
woo inquired after, aid 50 to 1 laid to a mall aunt.
Fm ia•rhy. i hoiden was harked for a "pony" at sto I •
half point more would have been taken to mosey, but VW'
layer. ii.peartd eitrenirly raiitious ; Kettielbint Wee 1111
Steed) .l mil at •21i to I , and 40 to I was freely takes
about fiii.rtota 20 to I t.. was also taken about nu the
f.,!l,otion i. ..f dosing prices :

THE. LIVERPOOL NTEEPLEC/lABR
13 to Xaothus ft)
13 t.. Mum Goldsmith (t)
25 to - Jealousy (t)
'S. to The /Neiman (t)
1 to Tntikr
Master Begot (t)
L':. ref Emperor (t)
THE t'llPiTElt VUY.
22 to on Ilia field
*4) to ;gt Industrions (t and MI)
to -- Thl. Lawyer (t)
It to -- Unwise (t)
THE DERBY.
11 to Y .3tt (Abdo It (roel7)
:YUto 1 - Kettledrum (t)
40 to 1 -- Overton (t)
r,t) to t -- Preceptive, (t)
IX) to 1 AU Übe mares (t to 101/.)

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

AI) I:R%LYY, JAI. 24. —A nonrimmitt. —iihater
H. A. Moriarty, to the Nom= R
Bor,,,eve W. Duirs, M.D. to tirtocees Bo L

CHATHAM, JAN. 24.
A avri..tin atat,lent occurred in the dockyard late
=tiky afternoon to a shipwright_ apprentice, isaaid
lanes, emp ow loyed the lise-onattle screw detastar
Bombay. Ai, in toe fourth Bask, a hoary psir of shears
fain upon him from a great height. He was imeadoittezhal
doeiveye.l. iu an it •Insihte stets, so Melville naval
Mose, On luquiry tins monastic it was aftertairied that he
wan not n-1 petted to bre through the day.
TM, motion tie members 14 the Any Hospital
raitsi&nci of Vm olu' J. . Kesaully, 4:47,
praah•ut. jr. Mapleton. Dr. s itbetland, and Dr. Fyffe,
stl,("room,resuleinhleil at Fort Pitt Hospital,
and cosnoleteil the.e irsiutry at that establishineat iato the
organi,atiou aml working of the Army Hospital Corps.
During tbsday several wane'., were szamiood, iscluikag
Dr. Liike Barrow. as well as several of the sou-oommis-
shined ofacisr, awl men of the Army Hospital Corps. At
the close of the inquiry the commusicesees mails an in-
spection of the whole of the establishment+.

Er AI7tEIIVIT AND SVlClDE.—Vraterday after-
am. Mr. Serjeamt Payne. the l'ity coroner, held
a peicful . imitury in the board-them of Bride-
sell I l metal, New Bridge. street, Blackfnan, into
the death of Helen Mettle Webb, seed eighteen
yes ~ who con.mittel suicide mailer the followieg
mrinimstances :- • From the evidence of a greet number of
eritne.es the sul,• :bed history of the unfortunate girl was
htheral. She was the daughter of respectable though
umble people, awl tool been is the serriee of Yr. Binh a
1111110 Mall. of Tioniuillatreet, Clerkeowell, for about nine
yams, aml hail Alw,ys had the greatest trust and confidence
eripreed is her. .tenon et her other duties she had to de.
liver lal:s to her master's customer% and collect the' money,
awl sot the slightest suspicion was attached to her until
Monday 'retried last, whet* Mrs. Bird called on a eumestier
her a snail amount of AI. 4.1., and the lady mid she had
paid the devisees!. Mr. and Mrs, Biel hued the deceased
with Laying Mr. iced the money, but abs denied it, and
meatisally the lad) and the deceased were broaght face to
fare, ..'l.,n the girl bar •t into tears, and said she hoped she
word,' be forgiven. Mr. Bird asked her if there were any
ether ninucvs wh;•.-ti she hail receieed and not accounted for,
brit she did not an crew, and he mid if he fossil
airy uth-r cases be should send for a police-
man. She west to 6.4. sad 31ns. Bird's mother,
who slept in the .:sine (nom, and she was eery restless all
sight, and celled to t;iiil to forgive her. In the niers*
elegy* up at heal.` rast 3 anirinseed hurriedly. after whisk,
isetie.l ‘..! Laden 44:t the milk, she ran sway, sail it I sup-
that
she must Imre goee to libirkfriare•hridge and
into the rivet, for nothing saws was seen of her till
-pest
3is the afternoon, 'ben the attestant of City
osontable It 'obionon. .Ib3, wie draws to a hew ,I ia the
wad Neer the bridge, and from under stint a itas foot
too projection. Mr. Yana, of the City Oes Wash', and
'Users. rem lend every aselateace, tat id WOO wet till the tide
looted the barge, at hapset 6, that the bed eouki be
entricsted has its fearful position De. saw
Ike body, awl said that If. had bees satinet seen bourn
Ns. Bird, is sieswer to the coroner, said that be bad mime
wiserteatel defaleatioas to the extent of lin He feared
the girl had lately picked up some bed aeopeaione. There
yes we family, inclialian a growitiop sow, with which she
creed to be intlinate, but he could tlst no information
tram soy of them. The jury re a verdict "That
the desoosed committal self Alestruetion by drowning her-
self whilst is a state of temporary insanity."
MUTINY IN Till SOUTH PA.171C.--43aan YAR-
-11,0111, WIDNINDAY. ISteUtlitte was received hoes
yesterday of the abandonment, a It four months sines, eff
Staten Isiand, of the brig Racehorse, of this port The
rename from the captain (Broke) is somewhat weepy and
nalstisfactoly ; bet it appeirs that the crew bad been in a
Mateo( mutiny, and that the mate had made a desperate
attempt on the captain's life. ionicting severe blows about
his I. Ad. with the "stronglieek." A Freoch barque took
the crew otf, mil landed them ..t l'idlao, whe-e their con-
duct was umiergoing officitl i taltiry at the ilit.r of the letter.
Ti er,;•tatn don cat state why the ve*tvi but been aban.
dowel. Miring the voyage one man had been litet by falling
overlsord from the avonyant, another had died, and a
third was :eft on board in a dying einaditina. The Race-
Dor *.i. war bound from Monte Video for Acapulco, sad was
amoral in the Tarr:oath dohs.
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TilF Ui.t.% Rtve..A,
To, . The izefoiry was oottinueil yedeolay, after our
despitt.l. left. James Thorium, a ,:leek in the service of the
t 'oaf and Iron l'txnpaoy, deposed that the day after
the e...dosion he was at the New Brido-eud inn, and
Leant tliei witness, John Thomas (who in his evidence had
said Lis stall was in a (Impress state from gas for sumo
days prior to the e: ton) say that his place was quite
.dear frolusakand as free from tire as his hand no the table.
Several other witnesses haring been examitiod without
adding anything to the facts already adduced, the inquiry
was adjourned till 11011.4'1.
LONDON CILNINIAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (LIMITED).
-Traffic raceinta far week ending i.e. 9D, 9,7011. lts.Td.
Among the numerous extraordinary cares, with-
out nesileino, effected by Du Barry's delicious heattlitiniternis
itesalassta Ambles food the following deserve notice : Cure
No St.i:S. Mr. James Chapman, of Cionlitiry. slimpeldre, Dee.
lure Of my years' sliderisios of chronic rtieuniatm, sad
.fuultftmtinti of marries illemese. Cure No 3.306. Mr. J.
l'ortev, of Athol-street. Perth, May 3, : thirteen years'
ineittietios, sad general dehillty. No 21,811: The Nee.
Pinellas Minster, core of Ore seam' nervousness, with spasms
awl dad) voisktuoi. Core No, ..r2J,sc Of tha Venerable Aroh•
dearest Ales. htt.srt. Row. of three yoga' SlOessive
Sevens 'revs with pales in his neck and left arm,
and eeetral ,teldlity. site, h rendered his life very relaarable.
Acme! Pelt .o 4 mclicia.. the) invariably aggravite and perpe-
tuate ran in, •. e. 4 maw tme nt, and expeossmsy
e,,,sers, au. t *pot he,.„{ea• bills avoided, !quint
Du listesia Pool, vtech. ^t fen pence per di), Mem le Mows
Its cost in phi eic. awl niter remedies, Certillaste. N 0.31419
_4l-0 4,1 It the safest u-senly. Audrey Ure„ MD., V.l-6. Dr.
Harvey. tie, Wurxr. eland, Dr, ?Baked 11. UM.
with fu'l lustructicie, 11i.,, re. ad. •4. ; in.,. lk ; 1111).,
wit L. Is free ,asci 1.0, ets Pate/ Derry and Lb., TT,
Argent street . sesso, sod Co. Piccadilly Law
de.. an usw,4ll aU sen and ^Armies, inikls Mk and
ell past'. of she fday kat --tAdeartlenneen. I

THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

T« ENTY-NLYTH MIDDLESEX VOLUNTEERS,

1.4.5 t evening, the first anniversary festival of the
formates' of Use Twenty-ninth or North Middlesex Corps
of Rids Voltuateers took place at the Freer ar,ond Tams.
Tim casiamareding otticer, Viscount Lentil), M.P., presided
at the diaper table. After the customary loyal toast., lie
proposed that of the " Army and /iarry,4 and along with
awe two liratichey of th. iegialar funky, he n.inarlied, now
came the Volunteers. Their meat* was "Defence, not
defiance," and he did net believe that any of the British
soldiers or sailors were animated by a spirit of aggression
ar eeleilleet. but would always 'be reedy to maintain for
U. 4 those liberties inviolate which by the Wisdom and
virtue of our forefathers we had inherited iu this hind. He
. . . .

coupled with this toast the name ad Captain RNiT:ionen:
the adjutant of this corr.. who formerly held a commission
in the itlth Regiment of Foot, and to whose zealous and as-
dillgolla attention, as well as to his miens, and ability, this
corps was so much indebted. (Cheers.)
Captain R. W. JoNks returned thanks, observing that the
devils of both the army and navy, under Wellington and
Nelms, bad had their praise, but during the long pence
which eoseed those services were regarded as too expensive,
and were perhaps not thought of a" highly as they should
have been, except by the fair aes, who always had an eye
for a red coat. (A Louth.) Events, h.isrever, had since
occurred which enabled the army and navy to show what
they could do, all over the globe. Fighting under one Bag,
the British sailors had shared upon land the perih and
hardships of our soldiers, alike in the burning climate of
India and in the cold winter of the Crimea. He felt assured
that in defending their country, if necessary, the volunteers
would poi fall behind. He knew that the regulars would'
be happy and proud to have them as comrades, and to steed
side by side with them. (Cheers.)
Ckiptaia CAMEWN proposed the House of Commons, and
the health of the hon. and learned member for Mary-
lobate._

Mr. EDWIN JAME-4, in responding to the toast, remarked
that as the sth of February parliament would resasemtde
ender dreliMiliaDeel of no ordinary interest, soil its atten.
trio would be directed so great questioier, pregnant with
the ha see of Europe. Vb ith reference to our domestic
policy, he believed that the House of Commons, constituted
as it sow was, did reflect to a peat extent the sentiments
sad public opinion of thecountry, though he trusted that au
amendment would soon he made is its constitution, to in-
troduce more of the popular element. But with reference
to the affairs sow gum on abroad, it was to be expected
that England, n. 4 by any warlike interference, but by vedug
the great inner-pee that she possessed, would aid the right
aide in that struggle of nationalities which was sow
imminent in Europe. We might indeed be proud to see it rf
our own model of constitutional government was to be
adoptol not only by Saohnia, but by Hungary, as far as bee
condition would al)ow, awl by the new kingdom of Italy,
when • new parliament would shortly be assembled, to
represent those peoples who had just won their liberties,
noddle the guidance of a peat MID, from the most oppres-
sive despotisms on earth. (Cheers.) It would be most
go.tifyieg to ace in those countries a reflection of the prin.
riphs of the British House of Commons, and of the in-
stitutiose of the freest people in the world.
The Curiiewsx then gave " Prosperity to the 29th Mid-
dlesex Velveteen." He believed lie might say that the
interior snippety sod discipline of this corps were in a very
satisfactory condition, and the praises they had received
should he au incentive to future exertion on the part of the
commanding officers, on those commanding companies and
battalions, and the non-commisaioced officers, as well as the
rank and tile. This corps ought to be made Werke to none
iu the metropolis. It stood well in numbers, and during ,
the list few days be had solicited the Lord Lieutenant to
allow an increase of one thousand men, which would give
it tea companies, and he had very little doubt that within
• few weeks the requisite number would be raised. He had
unfeigned pleasure in coupling this toad with the name of
Captain Er, his secon.l in command, who had behaved
with mush courtesy and kindless personally towards him-
self (Lord Enfield) in asking him to take the poet of con.
sanding officer of the corps, after having laboured with so
much activity and good sense to bring it to • date of
efficiescy.
Captain Hosts briefly acknowledged the compliment, and
bore testimony to the valuable services of his brother
oaken, whilst be congratulated them all upon having Lord
F.nhald as • commander.

Mr. EDWIN JANES then proposed the health of their
noble chairman, and took occasion todwell with satisfaction
upon the recent fact of the volunteer movement. He said
that he had lately had an oppwtunity of seeing what the
avenge and patriotism by which the volunteer amps of
Italy were animated could do. He had seen 25,000 or
30,000 yoga( men, scarcely armed, and untrained to the me
of arms, march up to the cannon's mouth as bravely as the
veterans of Napoleon or of the British army could have
dom. He bed tivouscked and slept beside them in the
field or at the roadside, and be knew the spirit of heroism
by which they were actuated—a spirit oot lees ardent in the
breasts of Earth& youth. Though he had never believed
in the idle and absurd rumours of a French invasion, he
thought we should not rely for our safety upon mercenary
troops alone, but our people thould always be ready for
self-defence. He trusted that the House of Commons,
which voted away so many million" for 11•011:110118 forting:s-
ilent, would not deal so niggardly as last session with the
volunteer*, but would, instead of • saherable vote of
75,0001., make ample provision for those large expenses
that must be incurred in their training and exer-
cise. They would form a better bulwark than those stone
walk
Lord ENNINLD replied, expressing a hope that, during the
those months since he had been connected with the corps,
hi. authority had been exercised in a fair and satisfactory
manner.

The health of the adjutant having been specially pro-
timed,
Captain it. W. Jolt!" replied, observing that his post
made him responeible for the enforcement of discipline,
which was the object he tried to attain. lie bed the wel-
fare of this amps as mach at heart as that of any other regi-
ment with which he had served. He was sealable of the
handsome manner in which its members had helped him to
discharge his duties, by learning their own. All that he
asked for was punctuality at parish, and regular attendance
at drilL Some would attend light drill or battalion drill
readily enough, bat in the company drill, manual or platoon,
which were equally essential, they showed a great falling
off. Courage without discipline, it bad been well said,
would but produce troops not more efficient than a Chinese
how and arrow against an Armstrong gun. C• Cheery," end
laughter.)
Several other toasts were drunk, such ea "The Honorary
Members," which was proposed by Mr. Gordon Allan ;
the health et the Rev. C. Williams, the chaplain, pro-
posed by Mr. Replimes ; besides which Mr. Warne pro-
=the kali at the writer/ (Yr. C. Greene) ; Captain
pee live of the non-commierioned officers ; and
Liveleavai Ilbeesiew ppssee " The ladies."
The ameing waa supplied I.y Messrs.
Donald King mai Whitehouse, with Mire Emily Spitler as
vocalists ; and as amateur, Mr. Adams, at the pianoforte -
this woe a hew instrument, lent by Mews. Hopkinson and
Co., tie ausuleseeven, from the workman of who,. estab-
bassist a whole inespany of the `tali Middlesex has been
formed.

CIVIL SERvics Rtna (21n )ItitnLD4r.x).—The
prime recently gained by the Post•office r,(mpaniee will be
preward by bwd Stanley of Alderley, the Postmaster(
General, et the Gemara Poet-office, et half-pea one o'clock,
on natarday. The entire regiment will than march to
Clapham-cummon,aocompanied by the band, far skirmishing
drilL

BALL OF THE CIVIL SERVICE RIFLE CORP& —A
ball in aid of the band fund of this regiment will be held
at Willies Roane, on Nth Fahruary, under the special pa-
tron:4*o( the hooorary colonel, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales,
and the lieutenant-colonel, Viscount Bury, M.P. The list
of the ladies patronesses includes the nameal of the Duchess
of Manchester, the Duchess of Wellington, the Lady Con-
stance GINSVIMOT, Viscountess Palmerston, Viscountess
Bury, Viscountess Jocelyn, the Lady Themes Lewis, the
Lady Mary Wood, the Lady Elcho, the lion. Mrs. W.
Cowper, Mrs. Gladstooe, Mrs. Holfonl, Tickets for
admission will only be obtainable by vouchers and it is in-
teoded to keep the tall as select as possible ; a result
which can be more easily obtained in this regiment than in
many oilmen, as it is entirely composed of members of the
Civil fierviee, who are of course well known to each other,
sad responsible for all vouchers boiling their names.
TIE BOTH LANUAMH IRE RIFLE:I.—M/011t & fort-
night ago we announced her most gracious Majesty's sc.
esoteric* of the services of the Liverpool Press Guard of
Volunteers. That acceptance had reference only to ithe
original five companies which hail been formed prior to the
adhesiou of Mr. M'Coequodale to the cause of the "Guard."
Subsequeotly three more companies were organised, and
their services offered for the Royal acceptance early in the
month of December. Yesterday the following letter was
received by Major Philip :—" London, January 19, 1861.
Sir. —With *recce to your letter of the 12th ultimo,
offering for the tjueeee acceptance the service of three corn.
ponies of rifle volunteers at Liverpool, under the Act 44
Iva. c. SI, 1 have the hewer toinform you that her Majesty
Thesisn graciously plowed to approve and accept the same.
hree comnies have beta ineorporated In the 80th
Laneashire Rifle Volunteer Corps, the maximum establish.
went of which will now consist, of one lieutenant-colonel,
one major, eight captains, eight lieutenants, eight ensigns,
one adjutant, one surgeon, one assistant-surgeon, 800 men of
all ranks, divided into eight companies. —I am, sir, your
obedient servant, strrox. To George Philip, jun., Fai.,
fee." The 80th Lancashire, therefore, is the only regiment
of rifles raised in Liverpool, sod, no doubt, under the
auspices of Lieutenant-Colonel M`Corquoilde sod Major
Philip will rank, for efficiency, second to no other volunteer
corps in Liverpool. We believe we may add that the Rev.
Rector Campboll has been invited by the Press Guard, or
Sigh Lsocashire, to accept the pat of honorary chaplain to
the regiment, and that the venerable gentleman will, most
probably, conform to the wishes of the corps in that respect.
--Limped Daily Post.

THI UNITBD STATES MAILOL—The following
notice was issued from the General Poet-olioe yesterday,
viz. ; " The New York, which was appointed to sad from
Southampton with the mails for the United States yester-
day, was tumble to proceed on her voyage, and the mail 0,
this occasion ham therefore hi forsmiged to Queenstown
for embarkation on lacrd tbi• Vigo." The New fork is ex-
pected to leave Southampton for the United Strata on Sau-
d* or Morley.

jab) Intelligence.

BAIL COURT.-JAN. 24.

Sittings of Nici Priwa.—(Before lir. Julies Blackburn and
Comma Judo.)
maim 1. COLIERTJT.-A LOST RING.

This was an action for the wrongful convention of a ring.
The defendant pleaded three deer—cot guilty, that the
ring was not the proretrty of the plaintiff, and the statute
of limitations.

Mr. Thompson Chitty was counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr.
H. T. Cole and Mr. W. M. Cooke represented the defendant.
The plaintiff is an architect. carrying on business in Lon-
don, and the defendant is a fisherman, at Shanklin, in the
Isle of Wight. In 1i447 the plaintiff, while bathing at
Shanklin, lost a diamond ring which he valued at 12/. or
14/. He took every means for de recovery, but they all
failed until 1854, when it wax rumoured that the defendant
bad found the ring. The plaintiff sent a friend to make
inquiries. and this gentleman offered the defendant If. or
V. reward, but the latter insisted on a further description
of the ring, and when it was furnished by the plaintiff he
said it did not answer that of the ring he had in his pm-
semien, and which he declined to restore. Last year the
plaintiff saw the defendant, who said he had sold the ring,
but he would not any to whom or for what amount.
The defence was that the defendant had given notice of
the finding to the keeper of the bathing machine, and that
as no owner came forward he bad sold it for V. or 4/. 10s.
It was also alleged that the ring found did not belong to
the plaintiff.
The jury were not satisfied that the ring found belonged
to the plaintiff, and found for the defendant.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—JA.N. 24.
Sittings it Niel Aim in Middlinex.-4Etdore Mr. Justice
Dylan mad a Common Jury.)

001 T. MATTHEWS,

The plaintiff is this ewe was apprenticed I. 1857 to the
defendant, who is a watch-am maker in Clerkenwell; and
the action was to recover clansmen on the ground that the
defendant had, in November last, refused to teach and
instruct him in the business, and also foe slander. The
slander set out in the declaration was that the defendant
had imputed to the plaintiff that be had robbed him of
gold. There were several. pleas upon the record, hut one,
upon which the defence principally rested, was to the effect
that the defendant was justified in what he had said, and
also in refusing to teach the plaintiff, because he had in
fact been guilty of theft.
Mr. flerjeasit Shee
.and, Mr. Francissad appeared for the
rill; and Mr. Serjoin Parry Mr. Hensley for the
a seven acts of theft were imputed to the plaintiff,
via., that an one *xenon when he had an ingot of gold to
draw and anneal he brought it tack five pennyweights
short ; that upon a melting pot containing gold breaking
four or five ounces of gold were missing ; that some " black
turnings" were found secreted betweea the rafters and the
ceiling where the plaintiff kept his blacking ; that the de-
fendant saw the plaintiff take two chipping' of gold from •
board where the defendant was working ; that the plain-
tiff secreted some gold joint wire up his sleeve whilst em-
ployed in cutting the wire, and was detected by the de-
fendant's son, whom the plaintiff entreated not to tell of
him ; and lastly, it was said that the defendant had given
the plaintiff a watch-case to take to • Mr. Gana, whole
place was • short distance off, and that the defendant bad
himself wrapped it in tissue paper and placed it laphlatirs
trousers pocket in a manner which seemed to he a paean.
tee against low by accident, but that the case wee never de.
livered to Mr. Collins, and was said to have
been lost. A great deal of evidence was ven oa
both aides, the case having occupied the best partof these
days. /be evidence given for the ddeadasit was to prove
that the alleged slander was true ; whilst on the ether
hand the piaintiff swore that he had never been guilty of
any het cif dishonesty, and he distinctly denied the evidence
at the defendent as to the gold chipping, and of the dohs-
dimes KS as to the gold joint wire. As to the waintweems,
he mid that he had m truth lost it from his pocket lie a
manner which he could not account for.

His Lordship directed thisiurTiha, if the plaintiff wu
in the habit of purloining gold, the defendeat was *aided
in refusing further to instruct him ; but, as than might be
some doubt whether this ruling was 00IT011i in kw, he eve
the plaintiff's counsel leave to move upon the point The
main question, however, in the cause was the truth or false-
hood of the alleged slander, and upon that point it was the
duty of the jury to weigh the evidence on both sides, sad
say to which side they vs credence.
The after e matter for upwards of
three hours, found a verdict for the plaintiff —damages,
SOO/.

COURT 07 EXORIQUIER.-Jix. 24.
Bitting* in Banco. —(Before Barons Martin, Bramwell, and
Wilde.)
Eit'Bllfl6ls OP 7HZ COUW.

The court took the new trial paper, and heard some argu-
ments in cases of no interest to the public. The court was
subsequently unable to proceed in consequence of the
learned counsel engaged being occupied in the other courts.
Mr. Baron Martin said that if the parties were sal ready on
Saturday, when the paper would be again taken up, the
mess would be struck out.

COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL
CAUSE:B.—Jan. 24.
(Before the Judge Ordinary, lir. Justice sod Mr.
Baron ChaanelL)

NEVES e. THE ATIVINET-OCICABAL
In this pert-heard cue the petitioner, Mrs. Lavinia
Jannetta Horton Ryves (who claims to be the daughter of
a niece of George 111., and to be " Princess of Cumberland
and Duchess of Laneseter"), sought to have herself declared
the legitimate daughter of the late Mr. John Thomas Sense
and Olive. his wife. At the sitting of the court this
morning,
Mrs. Ryves said she had great pleasure in stating that
the clergyman from Liverpool who had custody of the re-
gister book containing his original entry of her baptism was
pretest. She bad been wonderfully favoured by Provi-
dence, mid she faired nothing.
The Rev. Mr. Walsh, curate of St. Nicholas'sparochial
chapel, Liverpool, was then sworn, and he pradm d the
register. It will be remembered that the entry in question,
like many other. on the same page, was stated to have
been almost obliterated by damp, and the court spent a con.
Utterable time is examining the book. The supposed name,
"Series," has bees retouched, and now appears as "Farr,"
but there are traces of the original word. The entry was
confirmed by the oorrespoixling one in the episcopal registry,
to which the parodied wades were periodically returned.
Mr. Charles Goodwin, late secretary to Queen Adelaide.
was next examined. He said—l was never acquainted with
Mr. John Thomas Stares. I only beard of him as an artist
of celebrity. I knew Olive, his wife. I became acquainted
with her forty or fifty years ago. She was not then living
with her husband. She bad the lady now before the omit
living with her as bee child. She called her Lavinia Series.
I did not know anything about Mrs. Serres's relations. The
petitioner was always recognised as her daughter. When I
first knew her she was growing up, but could scarcely be
called a woman.
Sir C. Creswell said the petitioner had established the
allegation of her petition; and that Were must, therefore,
be a decree as played.
Mrs. Ryvee returned the court her most grateful thanks.
Sir C. Cresswell— No, no ; nobody owes the court any
thanks for merely doing justice.
HANSON r. HANNON.
Iu this instance, also, additional evidence was produced,
and
The court dissolved the marriage on the ground of the
husband's adultery and his desertion of the petitioner, Sir
C. Creswell observing that it was one of the most heartless
cues he had ever met with, of a man's betraying a young
woman into a marriage when he never intended cohabiting
with her. The respondent alleged, indeed, that it was his
pecuniary difficulties which had prevented him from finding
a home for the petitioner ; but It did not appear very ob-
vious how his circumstances could be improved by keeping
• mistress iu Paris.
BEVAN (PALMCLY CALLED NACNABON) NACNABON.-

Mr. Collier, Q.C. (with whom was Mr. Brandt) Raid he
appeared fur Mw Margaret Lea Bevan, who prayed that II
certain de fade marriage into which she had entered on the
Z3rd of July, UM, might be declared null and void, on the
=that the license had bona obtained by fraud. Miss
man was the daughter of a surgeon in extensive prac-
tice, and living at a place called Clayton-lodge, in the parish
of Childwell, near Liverpool. The respondent (who had
merely put in an appearance, bat had not pleaded) was the
conductor of an omnibus between Liverpool and Chiklvrell.
in this omnibus, it appeared that Nits Berme had occa-
sionally ridden, and that she had had a few interviews with
MacMahon, but there was no reeson to think that she knew
much shout him, or that she had ever had any affection
for him at all. Yet it was an undoubted fact that she had
consented to a marriage with him on two conditions, first
that it should be clandestine, and eecoodly, that he should
not live with her till after on interval of two years. He
(the learned gentleman) could not explain the motives
which bad induced Mies Lea Reran to commit this rash act.
All he had to say on that subject was, that it would appear
that she was at that time in a morbid state of mind, and
brooding over some injury or wrong which she hail sas-
tained from some other person. They all knew that from
the "spret& injuria form*" often caused feelings which
impelled person' to take a reckless and ill-considered course.
The ground on which he sought to have the marriage set
aside was that MacMahon had suppressed the lady's name of
Lea, and had wilfully misstated her residence in
order to mislead the surromte. It appeartd that
the Bevan. were related to the Leas of Cheshire, and were
proud of the connection. The petitioner's parents had
given the name to several of their children, who were
always known as Ina Brains, and the object of the altera-
tion which MacMahon had made in the petitioner's name
was to prevent the clergyman recognising her. If he had
called her Margaret Lea Bevan, of Clayton-lodge, it was
very probable that the surrogate would have known her,
and informed her father ; but it was not likely that he
would suspect her identity wider the name of Margaret
Bemis, of Whitfield-street, Toxteth-park. The respondent
had moreover untruly described hinaelf as a book-keeper
instead of so an omnibus conductor.
The following evidence was then given :
Yr. Edwin Goymer Ayres, sextoe of the dwelt of Elt.

George's, Everton. produced the license and the register of
the marriage. In Jody, 1858, MacMahon CUM towitneee with
person named Smith to ioquire how to get married by
license, and witness referred him to the Rev. Mr. Marten.
Afterwards they returned, and Mullah= told whams that
he had seen Mr. Marten and bad obtained • license. They
then appointed a time for the marriage. The ceremony did
not, however, take place on the day named. Smith came
and put it off. MacMahon came 'pin ce the 22nd, end asked
to be married on the following day. He also begged witness
to allow hie wife to officiate as bridesmaid. He wished to
have the ceremony expedited as much am possible, in order
that he might be detained from business as short a time an
possible. Took hint, therefore, into the church, and made
out the certificate of the marriage by anticipation. There
was a discussiou ns to the profession of the lady's father.
MacMahon maid he did not know what it exactly was. Told
him that if a person was not in business it was usual to style
him • "gentleman ;" and be rid that if witoes, called Mr.
Bevan a gentleman he would not be far wrong. (A laugh.)
The Rev. Henry Marten was incumbent of All Sainte,
Liverpool, and a surrogate for granting marriage licensee for
the diocese of Cheater. Remembered MacMahon coming to
apply for a license. He came to witness iii company
with a friend of his named Smith. Put the nsual quietens,
namely, as to residence, and particularly the street—the
perishes of Liverpool and Walton being very much broken op
into district. MacMahon, without any hesitation whatever,
informed witness that he was a book-keeper, and that be
resided in Yatestreet, Toxteth-park, in the parish of
Walton. He said he was a book-keeper. He said the lady's
name was Margaret Bevan ; and he distinctly stated that
her residence was in Whitfieldstreet, Toxteth-park. Read
over the form, and 'liked him if it was correct. He an-
swered in the affirmative, and then he made oath of its
truth and signed it. He was dressed like a groom, or what
he said he was, a book-keeper.
Mr. Bickrsy Ridgman, a solicitor at Tavistock, Devon-
shire, who was managing the cause, produced a certificate
of the petitioner's baptism, on the 24th of June, 1837, under
the name of " Margaret Lea." He also put in • number of
letters of the petitioner's, to show that she ordinarily made
use of this signature. They were written to witness's wife
and daughter, the latter of whom had been Mine Bevan's
schoolfellow.
Mrs. Mary Bevan, mother of the petitioner, was of the
family of the Lee. of Cheshire on the maternal side. Had
other children named Lea besides the petitioner. The peti-
tioner had always been in the habit of signing her name
Margaret Lea Bevan, and bad always been known by that
name. When people were speaking to her or of her they
sometimes called her " Margaret," and sometimes " Mar-
garet Lea." The family wan well known in Cheshire. The
alleged marriage was found out about a month after it had
taken place.

The petitioner, a young lady of very great personal attrac-
tions, was next examined. She iriW—ln the summer of
1858 I was living with my father at Clayton Lodge, in the
perish of Childwell. I find became acquainted with NAO.
=hoc in the June of that year, through the means of •
servant, the cook. Had from time to time ridden In the
omnibusof which he was the conductor. I had one cue two
interviews with him in the month of June—not in the
omnibus, but at our own house. I agreed to many
him. At first I refused • but after he had
asked me several times I agreed that he should obtain a
license clandestinely. We agreed to sink the name
of Lea, and state false residences, in order to deceive my
parents and the surrogate, because the name of Lea
was very generally known. At the same time I told him
that he was not to claim me for two yens. I had fully
made up my mind not to live with him. He to what
laid. This was a few days before he got the Beaman. Bob.
sequeotly he told me that be had got the license, sad that
it had been sent to Chester. I was very much alarmed at
that, for I was afraid we should be found out ; and I asked
him if he had omitted the name Lea. He said he bad.
He also told me that he had given the residences wrongly."
Sir C. Creswell observed that it was doubtful whetter
this evidence would be admissible for the purpose of inva-
lidatingthe marriage.

Mr. Collier was aware that a mere misdescription of the
place of residence would not be sufficient of itself to annul
marriage ; but he gave this evidence as part a the steps
taken to deceive the ordinary.
Witnese—We were married on the Zia of July, 1858.
MarMalon showed me the license in the church, and was
very particular in telling me to sign my name in the same
manner--namely, as Margaret Bevan. I did so. We went
some distance from the church in a cab, and then we sew
rated. He said be was going into the town, and I went
home. I made uo communication on the subject to my
parents ; but the marriage was found out about a month
afterwards. Maddahon came to the bourne, and I saw him
in the presence of my aunt. I told him that I would never
live with bun, and that I hoped I should never be obliged
to do so. He tried to persuade me ; but I said I should
never agree to it, and hoped I should never see him again.
Then he went awayy, and I have never seen him since, an.
oept once in Dermiire, when I was coming home from
church. I bad no interview with him, lint when I saw him
I ran away from him. There have never been any (soul-
liarithis between us whatever.

John Thomas Smith, the friend of Machlahon referred to
in the surrogate's evidence, gave oorrobomtive testimony.

Mr. Collier then eddresire7l the court, contending that
under the eirounnetances the marriage was null and void.
That contracted after publication of false banns
were invali had bees ruled in many cease, end especially
in that of " Midgley r. Wood," decided before this court
(1 Mamie and Smith). With regard to marriages by a Beene
procured under a false description, he wee not able to
quote a case in his favour ; but, on the other band, he
submitted there were no eases against him. He contended
that such marries were null under the 22nd section of the
4th of George IV., and also on the general principle of law,
that any set which required a condition precedent
would be void if that condition had been pro-
cured by fraud. The term of the license wen
distinctly that if it had been obtained by reason
either of the suppression of truth or the suggestion of false-
hood, it should be as null to all intents and purposes in law
as if it bad never been granted. He submitted, therefore,
that no license had been granted to Mies Bevan at all. It
wee no mere error Deaden—it was a complete disguise. For
all
as practical
Smi purpoess the lady might have been described
Kin Jaw th.

Sir C. Cromwell said, that if the learned counsel relied on
the principle of common law ho would have to encounter
another of its maxims, namely, that a party could not profit
by bis own wrong. The court must nut forget that this
case might have assumed a much more grievous shape. At
present the young lady merely sought to relieve her-
self Irma the foolish bond into which she bad
entered; but suppose that she had not only married
ldacMabon in church, but had cohabited with him, and bad
borne him children- _suppose. too, that her father had dis-
inherited her in consequence of such alliance, and that Mac-
Mahon, disappointed at not getting the money which he had
hoped to receive with her, hail come to the court and weight
to annul the marriage on the grounds now advanced by the
learned counsel. The question, therefore, was one of
immense importance, and one on which it was right the
court should hear both sides. It had been his (Sir C.
Cremiwell'a), habit as the best means of sag* Jog himself as
to the judgment he should form, to regard each gentleman
that addressed him as an adversary in argument, and to
watch everything he said in order to see what might be ad-
vanced against it. It was, therefore. only right that he
should have an opportunity of hearing the arvmeut in
favour of the validity of the marriage under similar circum-
stances to those under which he had listened to the speech
of the learned counsel. With the concurrence of his learned
brethren he would adjourn the case, and direct the Queen's
proctor to instruct counsel on the other side.
The case was therefore adjourned.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-JAN. 24.

FHB UNION BANK AND MI CLENILS.-KILLNA O. TUB UNION

BAN[.

Yesterday this action, to recover IV., one month's wages,
in lieu of notioe, plaintiff having been summarily dismissed
under very extraordinary elm-underway wee brought up.
Mr .Lewis, jun., of Fly-place, appeared for the plaintiff ;
Mr. Henry James, instructed by Messrs. Johnson, k arquhar,
and Leech, of Moorgateetmet:for the hank.
Mr. Lewis, for his client, stated that the plaintiff had been
a clerk in the Union Bank for five and a half years. In the
month of July last he was promoted to "ledger" clerk, and
in that rapacity he made an error of Ga. tit At least
the error in the first instance was that of another
clerk, hut through inadvertence the plaintiff altered
his book, and so the error arose, and he became
lie. fii. wrung. Plaintiff endeavoured to trace out the
mistake. He stayed at the bank after time, and at length
he thought he had found it out, but be had not, and another
inadvertent alteration was the result. Finally,. the matter
came to the knowledge of the manager, who said that Pol.
linger's affair had created such a sensation that this must be
reported to the beard. It was reported. All through dep.
teniber plaintiff was continued in his employment, and at
the rod of that mouth he received his salary. Upon the
3rd of October he was summarily dismissed, and he now
sought at this court redress and justice.
Plaintiff was called and said that he had been for five
years and a half in the bank, and described very fully the
nature of the ease leading to this action. He derived no
benefit from making the alteration, nor did it put one penny
in his pocket. He bad been engaged on the pas-book before
he was promoted to the ledger. He had to keep two
ledgers, containing *lllO accounts.
In crom-examinatiou. plaintiff deposed to his being told
that, in consequence of Pullinger's frauds, this ease must
be reported. He did alter a customer's balance. hut he
did so entirely by inadvertence. Plaintiff described having
put • star to the alterations, and, after a very long
examination,
Mr. James called the principal. ledger clerk, who Walt of
opinion a clerk was liable to dismsal for such an error us
that committed by plaintiff.
The resolution of the directors, discharging plaintiffgfor
falsifying the books, was read, and after a rather un-
seemly exhibition, which Mr. James with much severity
checked, and which led his Honour to threaten to clear the
court, Mr. James pointed out that in each • cam as this the
directors of a hank were bound to be very stringent. If
this were an inadvertence upon the part of plaintiff, then
the defendants were bound to pay plaintiff his month's
salary, but the evidence went to show it was wilful. Plain-
tiff would not make anything by the alteration, his
character Wall unimpeached, but be might have done it to
save himself trouble. If a civilian assaulted another the
punishment was slight. If a soldier assaulted his officer the
punishment was death. do in a bank discipline was every.

thing, and whether it was thousands or shillings, the result
of error was the same. _

Mr. Lewis, in a very able speech, said that plaintiff was
made the .r.ice of Pullinger's offences. Be thought
if anybody had been wilful it was the directors themselves,
who had shut their eyes to the deliberate errors and fraudu-
lent mistakes made by Pulli.ger, and detected the 6s. tid.
mistake made by plaintiff, and for which they discharged
him. Mr. Lewis confidently expected his Honour's ver-
dict in favour of plaintiff, who had served the bank faith
fully for nearly six years, who had made a mistake
of ge. Gd. through being employed in • (to him) new
capacity, and who had been discharged summarily for
such mistake.

His Honour said no doubt this was an important matter
for both parties, and he would reserve his judgment till
to-day.
This morning Mr. Lewis elected to be nonsmted.
His Honour said his opinion was that this was a case for
a jury. There were matters of fact to be considered, which
matters of fact were directly within the province of a jury.
On the part of the plaintiff, his prospects in life were at
stake ; while on the part of the bank it was to be decided
how their business was to be conducted. He was sure the
bank did not consider this a matter of money, but one of
principle.
A gentleman who attended for Mows. Johnson, Far-
Tiber. and Leech, said that it was as his Honour had said.
The bank were anxious to spare plaintiff expense, and he
ta,riolzed to adjourn tho Grose, a jury to be swnrouced mean-

Thia suggestion was acted upon, no special day bang
fixed,

His Honour complimented the legal gentlemen upon each
aide upon the manner in which they had conducted the cane,
and the proceedings terminated

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

John Sort was brought up on remand, on a charge of
stealing a chest of tea from a van in Cnitched-friars, the
property of Mr. West, carman, fiavage-gardens.
It appeared from the evidence given on a former occasion,
that a man named Trower, while in Crotched-friars, on the
20th inst, hoard an alarm that a chest of tea had been
stolen, and, on looking round, maw the prisoner with one on
his shoulder. He caught hold*: him, and he dropped the tea,
and got away ; but was ultimately taken by a police-con-
stable. He pleaded guilty to the charge, and was remanded
to be dealt within petty maim
Two officers stated that they knew the prisoner well, and
believed he was the man who carted away one of two chaste
that were stolen a week or two since. He belonged to the
worst g►ng of " dragomen in the City, and was well
known by all tho officers about Thames-street.
Another officer stated that he had him in May, 1859, for
stealing a cask of sugar from a home in Thames-street.
The prisoner said that he had been at work earning an
barest living since then, and did this through poverty, and
be had no money.
The Lord Mayor sentenced him to six mouths' imprison-
ment with hard labour.

Hugh Allison described as a porter, was charged with
stealing two coats, value 11., the proputy d his employer,
Mr. Isaac Limbs, general merchant, Mary-axe.
The prosecutor stated that for the last nine months he
had been robbed of some sponges to a very great extent,
and had reason to believe the primmer was the delinquent.
He charged him with it, but he stoutly denied it. Ho then
set a detective to watch him ; but had not found anything
against him till yesterday, when, from information he
received from a gentleman named Cohen, he again accused
the prisoner of stealing some sponges, when he said that be
had never robbed him of anything but two mate, which he
had pawned, one for 6s. and the other for 7s. He wished
for a remand iu order that he might identify the coal
and make arther inquiries about the sponges, as be had
every reason to believe that the prisoner was the guilty
The The prisoner wis accordingly remanded.
A man who gave his woe as Was. Lomeli was brought
Wore the Lord Mayer, charged with steeling • sixpenny-
Oboe, the property of Wm. Lloyd, • boy of about twelve
years Map.
This was • ease of rather doubtful °banister, _

Lt appeared fro; whaiticeprosec utorZicrihat while in
Bishvwatentreet yesterday morning, a man asked him if
he had sixpennyworth of halfpence. The boy replied that
he had, and gave it to him, receiving a sixpenny-piece in
exchange, which in putting into his purse he dropped on
the pavement, and on turning round saw the prisoner pick
up a sixpence and put it into his pocket. The boy asked
him for it, saying that it belonged to him, but prisoner
would not give it up, and said it was his and walked away,
upon which the boy followed, and spoke to two policemen,
both of whom declined having anything to do with it. On
arriving at the kfansiomhouse he saw another officer who
took the charge.
The prisoner in his defence stated that he was a very
respectable householder in Clarendon-square, St. John's-
wood, paying 601. per annum for rent, and that be was
putting some silver into hie pocket, amongst which were
seveml sixpenny-pieces, and in doing so he dropped some,
he did not know bow many, and picked up two, believing
they were both his, and pus them in his pocket, when the
lad claimed one of them. Several ladies and gentlemen who
were present told the boy that they saw him (prisoner) drop
it, and that was why the officers would not take the
charge.
The Lord Mayor said there was not sufficient evidence,
and the prisoner was discharged.