The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-23 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.
CODRINGTON V. CODRINGTON AND ANDERSON.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr Baron Bramwell.)
KEEPING AN UNLICENSED LUNATIC ASYLUM,

MARLBOROUGLI-STREET.

This case was resumed this morning. It will be remem-
bered that on Saturday the case for the respondent closed,
after which, the Queen's Advocate summed up the evidence
for the respondent, and Mr Price, Q.C., addressed the jury
on behalf of Colonel Anderson, the co-respondent.
Mr Bovill, Q C., this morning addressed the jury on the
whole case. He said that four months had elapsed since
this painful investigation commenced, and he congratulated
them that they were all well and able to give their best atten-
tion to the case, and on the approaching termination of their
labours. No one could regret that much time had been
devoted to the case, for every particle of evidence had now
been sifted, and had received every possible attention. It
would have been cad indeed if every opportunity had not
been given for thoroughly si:ting every piece of evidence
that could by any possibility have been adduced fur the
defence. He thought it would be shown by an analysis of
the evidence that it must lead irtesistibly to one conclusion
on the part of the jury, namely, that Admiral Codrington
had completely proved his case, He regretted that the
Queen's Advocate should have considered it necessary to
attack the character of every witness who had been called
for the petitioner. If cases of this kind could only
be supported by such attacks of private character, he
scarcely knew where evidence was to be obtained, With
regard to Mrs Watson, he contended that the allegations
mado against her by the Queen's Advocate were entirely
without foundation. She was in no sense the concoctor of
charges against Mrs Codrington. She said nothing about
Col. Anderson, and it was not until after the petition had
been filed that the name of Lieut. Mildmay came upon the
scene. When information of Mrs Codrington's misconduct
with Lieutenant Mildmay came to light an application was
made to make him a co-respondent, but it was opposed by
the green's Advocate, and the matter was not further
pressed. He urged the impossibility of the charge that
Admiral Codrington attempted to take possession of the
person of Miss Faithfull, atter the lapse of seven y, ears, and
came to the conclusion that it was a mistake on the part of
Mr Few, who thought he was authorised by Miss Faithful!
to put that allegation on the record. Miss Faithfull had
stated that she knew scarcely anything of the matter, that
all she knew of it was that Mrs Codrington had told
her so, and that she supposed she was only to confirm
the fact that Mrs Codrington had told her so.
It was wonderful that Mr Few, as a sensible man, could
have believed such a story, while no one complained of it
until the commencement of these proceedings. 'I he whole
story was a concoction of Mrs Codringtdn's, and Miss Faith-
full had shown there was no foundation, and that she had
unwisely placed reliance in Mrs Codrington's representa-
tions. (The learned ccunsel read several letters which

Mrs Sophia Leander, a married lady, the proprietress of
the Asylum for Lunatics, Turnham-green, surrendered
pursuant to notice from the Lunatic Commissioners, she
having been convicted under the Lunatic Protection Act of
keeping a house for the reception of lunatics, not being duly
licensed by law. At the trial the defendant was discharged
on entering into her recognisances and bail to appear when
called on fur judgment, on the understanding that she gave
up the establishment, and would not receive any perso:a of
unsound mind. The defendant not hiving complied with
the undertaking the Commissioners of Lunacy gave her
notice that an Inspector of Lunacy would visit her esta-
blishment to see if she had any persons under her care of
unsound mind, and on October 19 they made such visit and
found persons inmates of her house, some of weak intellect,
and three others who decidedly, in their judgment, came
within the category of persons of unsound mind, upon
which notice was given to her to surrender. _

Mr Giffird, on the part of the prosecutor, read several
Affidavits, setting out the report of the Inspector of Lunacy,
and the correspondence that had taken place between the
defendant and the Commissioners, from which it appeared
that the defendant was acting under the belief that she was
not evading the law in receiving women of weak intellect
only at her establishment.

The defendant, in reply to several questions put by the
judge, and his admonishing her she must net disobey the
law, insisted that she acted in strict conformity with the
law, and was protected by Act of Parliament, as she did not
keep the inmates for profit.
Mr Baron Bramwell said he would not pronounce any
sentence then, but he warned and urged her to take his
advice and comply strictly with the regulations of the Com-
mL=sioners in Lunacy, who were a much more competent
authority than she was to determine whether she was die-
obeying the law. She had been guilty of disobeying it, and
he warned her if it was found necessary to call her up again
she would be severely punished.
The defendant was then discharged on her own recog-

nisances,

THE CHARGE OF ILLEGALLY CONFINING A WIFE AT
PECKHAM,
E lward Hammond, Emily Wakeman, and Elizabeth
Allen, the two latter female servants in Hammond's ser-
vice, surrendered to answer an indictment charging them
with unlawfully assaulting and confining in a room Eliza-
beth Hammond, the wife of the male defendant. There
were several other indictments for continuous assaults.
Before the defendants pleaded,
Mr Sergeant Ballantine said he appeared for the defen-
dant Hammond, and on looking at the depositions he felt
bound to say that he could not consistently struggle against
the charge, and the defendant, therefore, under his advice
would plead guilty.
Mr Huddlestone, who appeared for the prosecution, said
he should not object to the course proposed.
The defendant Hammond then pleaded guilty.
The two other eefendants, Wakeman and Allen, pleaded
not guilty to all the indictments.
Mr Huddlestone. said, on the part of the prosecution he
did not propose to offer any evidence against the female
defendants.
Tho jury then, under the direction of the learned judge,
returned a verdict of not guilty,
The female defendants were then discharged,
Mr Sergeant Ballentine asked the learned judge to post-
pone passing sentence until next Session, in order that
time might be given for the preparation of certain affidavits
in mitigation.
Mr Baron Bramwell said he knew nothing of the case or
of the defendant, but he could not deny that ho had read
soanothing of the case in newspapers. Ile would look over
the depositions and say to-morrow whether judgment
should be respited to the January Sessions, when he
would be in Court. The defendant in the meantime could
be admitted to bail.
Tho same bail that was taken by the magistrates was
then accepted for the defendant Hammond's ar pearance
to-morrow.

THAMES.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

BOROUGH HOP.

WHITECHAPEL.

THE SUN, LCINDO/C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1864.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day.

OBTAINING GOODS BY MEANS OF FORGED ORDERS.
—Edward Williams, described as "a porter, no home,"
was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with obtaining a quantity
of cloth from Mr James Platt, woollen draper, 78, St.
Martin's -lane.

Brighten Fuller, an assistant to Mr Platt, said that on
the 22d of October the prisoner called with an order which
he said he had brought from Mr Wolfe, of Old Bond-street,
for some cloth and doeskin. As the order purported to be
signed by Mr Wolfe, and Mr Wolfe had been a customer,
he gave him the goods of the value of XI 18s.

Charles Kempton, another assistant of Mr Platt's, said
that on the 27th of October the prisoner called and presented
an order stating that ho had been sent by Mr Wolfe, of
Old Bond•street. As the order was signed "J. B. Wolfe,"
and Mr Wolfe had been a customer, he gave the prisoner
the goods of the value of £1 3s. On the 12th of November
the prisoner called again, and with a similar order obtained
more goods of the value of £ l 63. Having heard from Mr
Wolfe that he had not sent the orders, on the prisoner call•
ing yesterday evening with another order, which he said
be had brought from Mr Wolfe, he was given into custody
by Mr Platt.

Mr Samuel Benjamin Wulfe, tailor, of No. 45, Old
Bond 'street, said the orders produced had never been sent
by him, and they were forgeries, He had not dealt with
Mr Platt fur two years, and knew nothing of the prisoner.
Police-constable Kelly, 53, said that on asking the pri-
soner whether he know anything of the orders, he replied,
"Yes; I wrote them all."
The prisoner was committed for trial.

DEFRAUDING TURF SPECULATORS.—James Baker, of
40, Windmill-street, Tottenham-court-road, appeared be-
fore Mr Tyrwhitt to answer a charge of unlawfully obtain-
ing, by means of false and fraudulent pretences, from /Or
Robert East, of Sloane-street, Knightsbridge, the sum of
£4, with intent to cheat and defraud hint of the same.
It appeared from the evidence that Mr East is a specula-
tor upon the turf, and that defendant called upon Mr East
and represented himself to be a Mr Johnson, a person to
whom Mr East owed £1 for a bet upon a horse called the
Tartar, for the Liverpool Cup, obtained the money, and
so defrauded Mr East, the fraud being difcovered upon the
real Mr Johnson calling for his money. The practice havieg
been carried on to some extent, and Mr East being deter-
mined to check it, took the present proceedings against
the defendant.

La answer to the charge, the defendant said he made the
bet himself, for which he received the money. but this was
denied both by Mr East and his clerk.
Mr Tyrwhitt committed the defendant for trial.

SHOPLIFTING.—Mary Ann Williams, who said she was

19 years of age, and looked much older, calling herself a
hawker of fruit, and John Sullivan, 33, were brought
before Mr Paget, charged with stealing a coat from an out-
fitter's shop.
Richard Barker, foreman cutter to Mr Thomas Brill,
outfitter, of No. 7, Portland-place, Commercial-road, said
the prisoners came into his master's shop last night, and
directly they entered it he suspected they were shoplifters,
and determined on watching them. The male prisoner said
he wanted to buy a coat. He took down a bundle of coats
to show to the prisoners, and soon missed one of them. He
saw the female prisoner put a coat under her shawl,
and he spoke aloud to Mr Brill that a coat was
stolen. The woman heard what he said, and
she dropped the coat on the floor. Her companion
picked it up and put it on the counter. A coat was tried on
Sullivan, and ha was bid the price of it was 28s, which the
woman said was too much. They then left the shop. Ile
followed them until he met with a police-constable, and then
caused them to be arrested. Only 9a was found on the two,
not enough to pay for a new coat.
The female prisoner, in a rich Munster brogue, said she
alone was guilty, and Misther Sullivan was as innocent as
the babe that was never born. It was her first offence, and
she hoped it would be her last. She begged for mercy any
how.

Sullivan—l know nothing about this, yer hanner's wort-
chip, at all. It's quito innocent I am. I was to the fore
when she took the coat, but I did not see her, yer hanner's
wortchip. Shure, now, I am brought like a sheep to the
slaughter.

A police constable said he believed the prisoners were
regular shoplifters. They told a Ist of regular, different,
round-about stories—(laughter)—that he could not make
head or tail of.

Mr Paget said he should remand the prisoners, and he
directed inquiries to be made about them.
Inspector Hayes, of the K division, said the prisoners
would not give any address, He beliLved they were man
and wife.

Mr Paget—Do the best you can with the scanty informa.
ion you have• The prisoners are remanded for a week.

The supply of English wheat received fresh up to our
market to-day was very moderate. Selected parcels were
in steady request, at lull prices; otherwise the trade ruled
inactive, at Monday's currency.
There was a good supply of foreign wheat on the stands.
The trade, generally speaking, was quiet, yet no change
took place in prices, compared with Monday.
Floating carves of grain moved off slowly, at late rates.
With barley the market was well supplied. Good and
fine malting qualities moved off freely, at extreme quota-
tions ; otherwise, the barley trade was quiet, at late prices.
Good and fine old malt sold steadily, at full quotations.
Inferior and new produce met a slow sale. at late rates.
There was a fair average supply of oats on the stands.
On the whole, the trade ruled steady, at full currencies.
Beans and peas were in slow request, at late rates.
In flour sales progressed slowly, yet no change took place
in prices, compared with Monday.

ARRIVALS THIS WURK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English 650 240 720 1,570 340
Irish ..
Foreign 1,920 970

2,430 60 eke
3,100 brls

Our market continues firm, and all descriptions of hops
fully support last week's quotatiens. Prices range from
93s to 200 s per cwt,

The supply of meat on sale is moderate, and the trade
rules inaccive, as follows :
Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 38 4d to 4s 8d ;
veal, 38 8d to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81b8
by the carcase.

COLLISION OFF DUNGENESS.—The Robin Hood,
800 tons, from London to Hongkong, with a general cargo,
came into collision with another ship off Dungeness on
Monday night, at 11 o'clock. The captain and crew took
to their boats, and the Robin Hood soon disappeared. Part
of the crew were picked up and taken to London, the other
part were landed at Dover, and were received at the Sailors'
Home. No lives were lost.

SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.—During the
week ending Nov. 19 the visitors have been as follows :
On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, open from
10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 8,405—0 n Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday, students' days (admission to the public 6d), open
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., I,29B—total, 9,703—fr0m the open-
ing of the Museum, 4,953,305. Patent Museum—Number
of visitors for the week ending Nov. 19, I,3o2—total number
since the opening of the Museum free daily (May 12, 1858),
869,461.
EXTRAORDINARY RAILWAY AD VEN TURE.—It
has often been said that there is a special providence
which takes care of drunken men, and the incident we ap-
pend would seem to ddd weight to the assertion. We yes-
terday published a telegram received from Liverpool the
previous night, to the effect that a man had been thrown out,
or had fallen out of the express train which leaves London
at 5 o'clock for Liverpool. Immediately the fact was known
it was telegraphed to Liverpool, and on the arrival of the
train there five men occupying the compartment spoken of
were taken into custody. Their names were—James Mur-
phy, William Reynolds, and Joseph Mantel, seamen be-
longing to the ship Commodore Perry, the property of
Messrs. Baines and Co. ; also another seaman named James
Burnes, and a sergeant in the Royal Artillery named James
Cowperthwsite, on leave of absence from Sheerness Cow-
porthwaito made a statement to the effect that when the ex-
press left London there were in the same compartment of a
second class carriage with himself, the four men mentioned,
another man, said to have got out at Crewe, and Edward
Apter, the man whom we supposed to have been killed.
This man seemed to be about 21 years of age,snd was drunk.
Soon after leaving London ho began showing his money,
which was in an old-fashioned red leather purse. Murphy
told him not to be a fool, but to put his money back.
The man appeared ro be very careless about it, and answered
that it was "all right." They then had some drink, of
which Apter partook. Shortly after this Apter jumped up
and said he wanted to get out, as he was at Euston-square.
Murphy took hold of him by the collar and pushed him on to
the seat, telling him to sit still, Apter again got up, and
staggered against the door of the carriage, which flew open
and he fell out. At this time the train was going at 40 to
50 miles an hour, and it was of course supposed that he was
killed. The line was searched from Rugby for a consider-
able distance, but no trace was found of the missing man.
The result of the search was telegraphed to Liverpool, and
ail the men there in custody were kept under surveillance.
Murphy, who appeared, to be most intimately associated
with the occurrence, began to be very uneasy at his position.
The oddest past of the story has yet to come. By the train
which arrives in Liverpool at eleven o'clock the missing
man presented himself safe and well with scarcely a scratch
to show. His accouut of his extraordinary escape has a
very ludicrous aspect. He remembers distinctly having
been in the railway carriage, but everything else is a blank
until he found himself awaking from a damp sleep in the
ditch at the bottom of a high embankment. He supposes
that he awoke about ten o'clock, but his sleep must have
lasted much longer. Ile managed to find his way to the
next station, and weal oa to Liverpool at the first oppor■
Welty.