The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-13 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE.

HAVYSFORDWEST, TIIIIIIEDAT.

To-day Barbara Wilson, wife of Captain Li
Hunt. Wilson, appeared Wow a full beach of magistrates
to answer; the following dirge :—" That she, the said
Barbers Le Hunte Wilson, oa or shoat Use 19th day of July,
1960, did.together with or Brown aad his wine, amergat
themselves unlawfully conspire, combine, coafederalir, sad
epee together to falsely sad fraudulently palm off a eirsia
male child of Brown and wife r the lawful child of
William Le Hare Wilson sad the and Barbara hie wife.
so that the said child might, ea the dieser of the said
William Le Hunt' Wilson, pewees as trent la tall the
estates to which the said William La Bare is trent for
life, for the purpose of defrauding thereby the nest elder
brother."

Mr. Sleigh, of the Old Bailey, appeared for the proem-
time, aid Mr. Wm. Davies, solicitor (with whom was Mr.
J. C. James, solicitor), coeduoted the defence.

Mr. Weigh maid that never in the coons of • hag pew
faisionel cares? was he eagaged in such an important ore, ar
one in which Fresher public interests were involved. Be
knew of nothing comparable to it in kaporkees seas the
celebrated Douglas peerage cam. The deGedaat was mar-
ried Dome few lean ago to Mr. Wilma ; she was ties in
very humble circumstances and very uneducated. Mr.Wilece
was a gentleman of large wealth, and of him be was desi-
rous to speak with every respect He was unfartnastely
afflicted with a mental malady, which entitled him to mem
consideration. Well, he NW this person, was smite' by her
it appears, and married heror rather she married herself to
him. The magistrates would understand with what teams
of 'Mow his family saw this mensal sad most im-
prudent marriage. To the smite now pasessed by Mr.
orison hie younger brother was lair in tail, and if there
were no issue by the marriage of Mr. Wilson, would in-
herit them. Mrs. Wilson, however desirous to prevent
this, hit upon an expedient, and se thee was in earthly
=of her having • Mild by Mr. Wilson, it was
vecilt to palm off a surreptitious Mild wpm Mr. WiL
sea as his son. This scheme was weed eel with eon-
rideable skill sad abay. It appeared that in the
month of April, 1860, a Yr. Brown and his wife resided at
the Box, near Mr. Wilson's mamas, at lilaelsialempton.
Brown was Mr. Wilson's oesehman, sad his wile was Mrs.
WHion's sister. Is the early pet al April Mrs. Brown wee
delivered of a child, and at this that Mn. Warm was meat-
ism about the °mato with a eowipsaion, a Miss Darla. and
a nentleman whom he would set mane. They went to Ira
lead together, and shortly after Mrs. Wilson's sad Mies
Banda return they went to Loaders, where they were met
by the same gentleman, who took lodiginp for them On
the Lith of July, while residing in Linden, a telegram was
seat to Mrs. Drown to acme cap London ; that eke and
her husband went up, taking their baby with
them • that were met at the statics by
Mir 'Earle, who t them to a coffee-bease in
Ecolestonetree• where Brows red He baby einualoed
till nearly midnight, Mrs. Brown pig with Min Earle to
the residence of Mrs. Wilson, in rleywood-street,
Pimlico ; that about midnight al that day Brown brought
the child to Charley wood-etreet, where it was received by
Mrs. Brown, and brought up to /dm Wilsea's roes, sad
on the next mornreg it misreported I. the been that Mrs.
Wilson had been confined during the night. The learned
counsel then called witnesses in support of the statements
which he had made.
Mr. Davies said he would reserve his defence.
The magistrates, der osesallation, resolved to send the
defendant for trial to the Osalted ethane tenet, Leedom,
but to accept bail, her hatband in 8001, and two sureties in
4001. each.

64isinWilson put in the requisite hut. The other two
stir were John Abortion Mae, Eq., M.P. for Water-
ford. end M. Gamete, Eq.

PARLIAMENTARY AND RAILWAY COM

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Nsw Samos BeTw►ior Wanitnierza AND LAxisre.—
Yartarday the committee of the House of Lords passed the
preamble of this bill, which will, when carried ont, tend
materially to facilitate sod relieve the greatly increasing
transpontine traffic of the Themes, rooms:ling Church-
street, Lambeth, with Ilatiret.street, Westminster, at an
estimated cost of 60,0001., to be defrayed by the taking of
tolls.

WENTIIINSTIR iMPROVININTS.—On its re-usembling yet-
terday this committee took further evidence relative to the
improvements, purchase of lands, and other points,
='adjourned until Monday.
In the select committee on standing orders the petition
of the United Kingdom Eectric Telegraph Company for
power to proceed with a new bill, was again considered,
and again ignored.