The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-03 00:00:00

MARKET ;NEWS.—(This Day).

___~_. _

404 Zr
• °TV

CORN EXCFrANC E.
The business doing in wheat in most of the country
markets, held on Saturday, was small, yet prices were de-
cidedly firmer than in the early part of the week. Barley
and most other kinds of spring corn, including flour,
moved off slowly, and prices were barely supported.
In the near Continental ports very little business hal
been trans-,cted in grain on Englit,b account. From
11 America we learn that large quantities of grain and flour
NS ere in progress of shipment.
Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of English
grain were but moderate. From abroad the imports were
2,695 quarters of wheat, 185 barley, 20,341 oats, 130 beans,
1,655 pea', 735 tares, 1,057 linseed, 3,353 rapeseed, 15
mustard seed, 856 sundry seeds, 400 sacks, and 10,117
barrels of flour.

The supply of English wheat received fresh up to our
x d market to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, was mode-
rate, but the general quality of the samples exhibited an
improvement over Monday last. For all kinds we expe-
rienced a firm demand, at vices fully equal to those
realised on Monday last.
With foreign wheat W 3 were-rather scantily supplied.
Although the amount of badness doing in all kinds was
limited, importers were firm, and prices were supported.
Fine barley sold briskly, and, in some instances, the
d quotations were the turn higher. All other qualities were
quite as dear as last week. Malt, the supply of which was
moderate, moved off steadily, at full quotations.
The supply of foreign oats was good—of other kinds li-
mited selected samples changed hands steadily at full
prices; but low and inferior samples were a slow inquiry.
With beans we were scantily supplied. The demand.
however, was by no means active on former terms.
The sale for peas was steady on former terms.
There was a fair sale for flour at full quotations.
Flosting cargoes of grain sold to a fair extent on former
terms.

LIEUTENANTS.
C. F. Smith, to the Conqueror.
E. E. Richards, to the Conqueror.
L, Geneste, to the Victory.

MASTER.
Edmond Swain, to the Victor.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex Ss Kent, '
,Fait—Chevalier •• d2s to 84s
'Oats Yorkshire and
Lincolnalz., Feed 2Gs 30s
Potato
Youghal and Cork
Black. ••• ••• 25s 265
Cork, White • • 2Gs 30s
Scotch, Feed..... 27s 34s
Roans—Tick ..• •• • • 423 49a
Pigeons . 49s 37s
Peas—Grey •• •. 433 468
Maple. ••• •• 45s 48s
White........... bOa 54s
Boilers •• 52s Ma
Flour—Town-made... 7.5 s 77a
Suffolk •• •• Gls C2s
Btooktn & Norfolk 613 62s
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

Red ••.• new 64s to SI a
Ditto...• .... old 77s 88s
Ditto, White new 685 88s
Ditto ........ old 803 05s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old Bls 89s
Ditto new •• .• •. 64s 82s!
.New •• •• 50s 5251
narley—Grinding.•• .. 33i 42s
Malting •• •• 421 44s
Chevalier.... . . 453 48s
/if .OA-16m:folk and Nor-

SECOND MASTER.
Gilbert E. Green to the Coquette.

f01k............ 743 82s
Prown.•••• ......•••. 64s 703
EingstonsedWsre 78, 80s

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 5,992 head. In tho corresponding week in
1851 we received 5,689; in 1853, 5,642; in 1852, 3,824;
in 1851, 6,593 ; in 1850, 5.703 ; in 1849, 4,511 head.

SUN. OFFICE, Six

TATTERSALL'S.—(This Eire _
ning).

Two TUOUSAND GUINEAS STAZES.
7to 2 aget Fly-by-Night (taken and offered,
7to 1 agst Polmoodie (taken)
DEBBY.
Bto I. agst Fly-by-Night (take 9to 1)
9 to 1 aget Wentworth (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Ellington (taken to some money)
100 to 8 agst Yellow Jack (offered)
15 to 1 agst Coroner (taken)
20 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe (taken)
22 to 1 agst Artillery (offered)
28 to 1 aget Sugar Plum (taken)
30 to 1 aget Milton (taken)
33 to 1 aget Mr. Vetdant Green (taken)
1000 to 20 agst The Prince (taken)
1000 to 15 agat Stauhope (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Newington (the Henrietta colt)

NAVAL APPO.Ts.--(This Day.

The following appointments have been made at the
Admiralty this afternoon :

PAYMASTER.
Jonathan T. Sparks to the Orion.
Frederick G. Bulgin to the Cxsar.
ASSISTANT PAYMASTERS IN CHARGE.
Henry T. Read to the Victor.
Samuel Smyth to the Intrepid.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
(Before Mr. Justice Crowder and a Special Jury,

HAWKER V. SEALE, BART.—CRIIf. CON.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover
damages of the defendant for criminal conversation with
his wife.
The Atterney General, Mr. Collin, Q.C., and Mr.
Hawkins appeared for the plaintiff; Sir F. Thesiger,
Mr. Slade, Q.C., end Mr. Kerslake, fir the defendant.
The Attorney-General, in stating the case, said the
plaintiff brought this action not so much for the purpose
of obtaining damages as to enable him to obtain a final
separation by divorce. In this case the plaintiff and
his wife had not lived happily together, both possessing
irritable tempers, and the consequence had been a sepa-
ration. A. reconciliation afterwards took place, which
ended in another separation. He should be able to
show them, although the parties were separated, that
the wife possessed some affection for her husband up
to the time of her acquaintance with the defendant, when
thatlove and affection became obliterated. The plaintiff's
wife was a Miss Polking, born a lady, of much beauty
and personal attractions, and was a widow when mar-
ried to the plaintiff. Her first husband was Captain
Murray, son of Lieut.• General Murray, who was killed
in action. The defendant was a gentleman of some dis-
tinction, residing at Mount Boone, near Dartmouth,
and was a married man, with a family. At the time of
the intimacy complained of the defendant was at Ply-
mouth, attending to his duties as an officer of militia,
and the plaintiff's wife was residing at Plympton, about
, two miles from Plymouth. The learned gentleman,
having detailed the circumstances he should lay before
them, called the following evidence :
Mr. John Williams deposed he resided near Clod-
leigh. The plaintiff was a respectable gentleman. In
1851 he married Mrs. Murray. Plaintiff is about 20
years of age. His wife was the widow of Captain Mur-
ray, son of General Murray, and was a lady of much
beauty. The plaintiff was 22 years of age when he mar-
ried. They lived happily together for some time. After
that they disagreed about trifles, and he was appealed
to. The wife left her husband for a day or two, and
then returned. He was appealed to on one occasion to
interfere. ico separation took place, nor was any deed
suggested to be drawn up. He thought they would
continue to live together.
Cross-examined—He was not present at the marriage.
He thought there was a quickness of temper between
them. /n February following, in consequence of a mis
understanding between them, he was called in. He did
not know if it was in consequence of Mr. Hawker's
violence she had been obliged to escape from him. Thi
was in February ; he was called in also in December
She did not then complain of violence. The plaintiff
was articled to Messrs. Lockyer and Bulteel.
Mr. George Herbard Gyton proved the registry of
marriage of the party and his wife, at St. Mary's Church,
Marylebc‘ne, on oth January, 1851.
Mr. Francis Bulteel, solicitor, of Plymouth, reativs
of the plaintiff, proved the handwritings in the registry
were those of the plaintiff and his wife. They lived hap-
pily until 1854, when the plaintiff and his wife were
separated in consequence of rumours. He suggested to
the plaintiff a deed of separation, which lie strongly ob•
jected to. (A letter from the plaintiff's wife, dated 7th
March, after their separation, was put in and read. It
spoke of her affection for him, and entreated him to live
with her again.) The plaintiff amused himself with
shooting, fox-hunting, and other hunting. He resided
with his mother about two miles from Borrington
Villas, where his wife resided since her separation.
Roger Jervis, landlord of the Barrington Arms, near
the Villas, deposed he was acquainted with Mrs. Haw-
ker by sight. She came to live there in March 1854. His
house commanded a view of the one occupied by Mrs.
Hawker. He knew Sir H. Seale ; he used to put his
horse up at witness's house and then go to Mrs. Hawker's
house ; he might have done so seven or eight times ; the
first time he knew the defendant was when he saw him
at Lord :11Iorley's at a dinner, when he acted as waiter
there. He saw the defendant on one occasion leave Mrs.
Hawker's house about G o'clock in the morning ; when
he put his horse up he used to come for it about 12
o'clock ; on one occasion the horse remained all night
and till 11 or 12 o'clock the next day ; the defendant
came for it; his house was about 20 yards from the
railway station ; on the occasion of the defendant's visits
Mrs. Hawker's servant generally came for a bottle of
wine ; she has done so at other times ; once the
defendant told witness that he was going to dine with
Mrs. Hawker, and if he was not back by a:certain time
his horse was to be bedded up for the night. The horse
was bedded up, and the defendant came for it the fol-
lowing morning. These visits spread over about six or
seven weeks.
Cross-examined—Mrs.Hawker came to live at Borring-
ton-villas in March, 1854, and remained there about 12
months. He recollected General Murray's son and an
officer who kept cempany with Miss Polkingham, who
resided with Mrs. Hawker, being on a visit there. Both
the gentlemen slept at his house. About five or six
months since a detective policeman, whose name he
forgot, came to his house and made inquiries. A month
ince Mr. Lockyer, the plaintiff's solicitor, came to him,

These were the only persons who had made inquiries of

Henry Pugh, porter at Piympton station, deposed
seeing the defendant in the summer, jss4, arrive by the
train and go to Mrs. Hawker's residence. He some
times came by the 9 o'clock train. He bad never seen
him go back by the train. He bad carried a portmanteau
and other things for the defendant from the station to
Borrington Villas. He arrived by the 9 o'clock a.m.
train when he carried the portmanteau. He saw the
defendant and Mrs. Hawker in Woodaford•lane ; they
were talking together and smoking. (Laughter.) Both
were smoking. (Renewed laughter.)
Cross-examined—That was about four or fire o'clock
in the afternoon ; there was the same entrance gate for

the two villas.
Re-examined—Mr. Norrington, an independent gen-
tleman, resided at the other house. He always took the
things for Sir H. Seale ; it was at Mrs. Hawker's.
Elizabeth Spurling, in October, 1854, lived at No. 6,
West Hoe-terrace, Plymouth, and let lodgings. She
s (wit-
in the early part of October,
ness) new Mrs. Her ;
1854, k
she took thew khouse, he was accompanied by
3lissPolkington, her sister, who remained about a week.
she continued to occupy the house until March of this
year. On the ground-floor was a dining-room and a
drawing-room ;on the first floor Mrs. Hawker's bed-
room, an upper drawing-room, and what we called Sir
Henry's dressing-room. There was a passage between
the upper drawing-room and the bed-room ; the dress-
ing room adjoined the drawing-room. Witness occupied
the attics. The dressing-room door was about seven feel!
from Mrs. Hawker's bed-room door. The second fir.
o
was occupied by Sarah Peen, Mrs.
Hawker's
'rant, who waited upon her mistress
the
knew the
he er
whole
time Mrs. Hawker resided there.
Witness
Hawker'a defendant who who called the first day
°fh3elrirst came she
rival at West Hoe Terrace.
eimV When Would call on her in
n
said in all probability a gentleman
iddle-aged gentleman.
the afternoon, he would be a ra

our/ Witness was to show him into the drawing-room. Sir
r 1* 11' I H. Seale was a middle-Reed
AY'eg:4 (e•e.e:e re 44* , man. When the gen-
- tleman called he aseed if Mee. Hawker had Sr.
rived. Mrs. Hawker was in her bed-rosin at the
time ; witness showed him into the lower room. Mrs.
Hawker met bins on the stairs. She said, "Do come
up, and see what beautiful apartments I hare." He
went 111 D stairs. He remained in the house till ten or
hair-pent is the evening. He arrived about four o'clock.
Sir Henry callal almost every day. The dressing-room
was kept locked cn the passage side, and my
servant was forbidden to go into it. There
was a door that communicated with the upper
drawing-room and dressingroom. She did not know
if Sir Henry's clothes were kept there. Ske had seen a
cabinet box in the room with Sir Henry's name on it.
Sir Henry dined almost daily with Mrs. Hawker, and
remained until 10 o'clock, and sometimes 11 and past 12
o'clock at night. They used to dine in the dining-room.
She had seen Sir Henry on the landing at Mrs Hawker's
bed room door, and in the bed-room she had seen him
several times, and had heard him in the bed-room when
she had not seen him, the bed-room door being shut.
She had seen him in the bed-room mornings and
evenings after the door of the house had been closed.
Witness went into the lower drawing-room where she
saw the defendant lying ()tithe sofa asleep. Mrs. Hawker
had gone up to her bed-room. On one occasion she
saw Mrs. Hawker and the defendant quarrel. She or.
dered dinner and went out, leaving Dr. Ring in the
house, and did not return until nine or ten o'clook in
the evening. Sir Henry also went away, and returned
between six and seven o'clock. Seven o'clock AV ELS
the usual dinner hour. Mrs. Hawker had
not returned, and he waited dinner for some time,
and then left. Mrs. Hawker's servant had also left the
house, returned, and left again. When Mrs. Hawker.
returned, Sarah Keen had not returned. She afterwards
came in and was sent out, when she and Sir Henry
came back together. A fly came up to the door, and
she believed it brought him. He remained that evening
about an hour. Witness had seen Sir Henry leave the
house one morning between nine and ten o'clock.
He bad been at the house the previous evening
so late as eleven cr twelve o'clock, in the lower
drawing-room with Mrs. Hawker. He went away in
a fly. Sir Henry was in the habit of bringing and send-, ing sundry parcels, hampers, game, and suchlike. She
bad seen a small portmanteau brought. Other hampers
frequently came to the house. Sarah Been used to take
up the breakfast, but witness had seen frequently two
cups and saucers on the tray, with an abundance of eat.
ables. (Laughter.) Sometimes she took but one up,
and then came down and say her lady wanted another.
The blinds of the Louse were always kept
down—from morning till night—the same when Sir
Henry was there or not. Sometimes when Sir Henry
was not there, the drawing-room blind was drawn up
a little. When Sir Henry has called at the house he
has been told Mrs. Hawker was in her bedroom. He
said, Oh, I'll go up to her, and had gone up and knocked
at the door and gone in.
Cross-examined—Witness had no:employment, and
since she had left Plymouth she had been residing at
Plumstead, near Woolwich, for amusement. She had
spoken_ to her own servant about what had occurred be.
tween Mrs. Hawker and Sir Henry. It was natural
she should ; the house was taken at 31. 10e. per
week. Had anything been unpleasant, Mrs.
Hawker could have been got rid of. Sir Henry came
before Mr. Hawker, and saw the lodgings. The South
Devon Militia, she believed, was quartered the whole of
the time at Plymouth and Mount Wise. Sir Henry
dined and had luncheon almost every day. It was rather
extraordinary, but she had let the house, and was paid her
rent. It occurred to her something was going on im-
proper, but she did not know Sir Henry was a married
man. She generally remained up until after Mrs. Hawker
retired to see all was right. Witness answered the door
occasionally, but Mrs. Hawker wished her own servant
to do it. She could not say if the name, Sir Henry's
dressing-room, was given to it before she knew his
name. Mrs. Hawker called it so. She did not
go into the room from cariosity. She did not listen at
the door, nor put her ear or eye at the key-hole. Wit.
noes heard him in Mrs. Hawker's room several times
when she had been going to her bed-room at 11, half-past
11, and 12 o'clock at night. Shenever troubled herself to
see who went in and out of the house. She did not concern herself much about what was going on, and she thought
Sir Henry was a widower, and did not consider there
was so much harm in it as if he had been a married man.
(Laughter.) She knew Mrs. Hawker was living es-
parate from her husband. She never remonstrated with
either, nor told Mrs. Hawker to leave the house. Witness
and her servant, also residing at Plumstead, went to
Plymouth to identify the defendant. At the request of
Mr. Bulteel it was arranged a County Court officer,
named Ambrose, should take them to Maker for that
purpose.

The case was not concluded when we went to press.

FRENCH AND ENGLISH ALLI ANCR.

NAVAL AND MILITARY COMMANDS,
It is understood that the late visit of the Duke of
Cambridge to Paris was principally in the nature of a
military mission. Numerous communications have re-
cently passed between the two Governments on the
subject of the naval and military commands. Our ally
urges very fcrcibly the necessity of iistituting an ui-
divided command of the military forces in the Crimea,
and, on the ground of the immense preponderance of
the French army, proposes that a distinguished French
officer should be appointed generalissimo. The Emperor•
on this condition is quite prepared to transfer the French
fleets in the Black Sea and the Baltic to the command
of British Admirals. Of the practicability of carrying
out this delicate proposal, it is premature to pretend to
offer any remark ; but it must be said that the honour-
able spirit in which it is submitted to the British Go.:
vernment entitles it to the most serious and favourable
consideration.—Morning Achyrtisfy.