The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-21 00:00:00

Closing
Prioe.

Witness—No, but there was no harm in it.
The Judge Ordinary—Was it in a stylo that you would
tolerate in your wife ?
Witness—Except from a very old friend.
The Judge Ordinary—You consider it then such a letter
as an old friend might be allowed to write.
75 80 I Witness—Yes.

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The Queen's Advocate—You were Mr Chetwynd's
friend, you know. Now, let me ask you this question.
Did it ever occur to you that there was criminality between
Mrs Chetwynd and Mrs Mathew.

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Witness (with the utmost surprise)—Never for a
moment.

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The Judge Ordinary—At any conversations at which
you were present did you ever hear anything about infi•
delity ?
Witness—Such an idea as infidelity was never mentioned,

Mrs Knight, the wife of the last.witness, was next,
examined. She said—l have known Mrs Chetwynd since
1861. I rethember her coming to me in May, 1863. She
appeared to be very much upset. I wrote to Mr Nicholson
for her, and he came to our house. She came again in June.

Cross-examined by Mr Kenealy—l have taken much
interest in Mrs Chetwynd. I don't know that she has
called at Mrs Price's house. I had an idea that Mrs
Chetwynd had an idea of changing her religion before the
letter was received. I have met Mr Mathews at Mr Chet-
wynd's house. I think the letter produced was written by
me to Mrs Chetwynd. Mr Chetwynd was much more dis-
turbed the day after the letter announcing the change of
religion then the day on which it was received.
Mr Kenealy—Did you entertain doubts about the sin•
cerity of Mr Chetwynd's feelings in the matter?

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Witness—Yes ; very great.
Mr Kenealy—You thought he was making a great deal
of show ?
Witness—Yes.

Mr Kenealy—Dld he not appear much distressed at the
matter ?

Witness—Yes; but that is easily assumed,
Mr Kenealy—Then you think the whole of his conduct
was merely outward show ?
Witness—l was of the opinion that he did not care much
about his wits.

Mr Kenealy—Did not his conduct seem natural ?
Witness—Oh, yes.

This closed the case for the petitioner.

Mr Hawkins, Q.C,, then rose to open the case on the part
of the respondent. He said it would be his duty to call the
attention of the jury to the evidence that had been given in
support of this extraordinary case, and in doing so he had
to bespeak their patience. Mrs Chotwynd had told her own
story in her own way, and in answer to many charges she
had made against her husband, he felt that a person who
had to controvert the statement made by a young and
lady-like woman, had a very difficult and by no
means a very pleasant task to perform. The
lady, in cases like the present, invariably enlisted the
sympathies of the jury, but he thought that after they had
heard the evidence he should adduce, they would take a
very different view of the matter. It was not true, as had
been alleged by the petitioner, that within six months after
her marriage the respondent was guilty of the brutality
that had been alleged. It was not true that he had been
guilty of those revolting acts of cruelty charged against him;
neither was it true that Mr Chetwynd had ever taken his
wife out at nights and compelled her to sit for hours out-
side public-houses. The whole of these charges were
foul inventions and fabrications invented by Mrs Chetwynd
to support her case, They must bear in mind that in taking
the course he did he was invited to that step—that he was
compelled to take it, in consegaence of the manner in which
the case had been got up against Mr Chetwynd. He be-
lieved they would be astonished when they heard the evi-
dence he should place before them, and that it would be a
matter of surprise with every gentleman that Mrs Chet-
wynd should have had the audacity and boldness to insti-
tute these proceedings against her husband. He should
show that if Mr Chetwynd was fond of attending
cattle fairs, Mrs Chetwynd was also of the same disposition.
He should also show that she used the negotiable loans
with horse-dealers and others upon bills of exchange at 10
or 12 per cent., pledging the credit of her relation the Earl
of Shrewsbury, and her brothers, the Hon. Messrs. Talbot,
for their repayment. He should also prove that the state-
ment about her being compelled to clean the fire grates was,
like most of the lady's statements, grossly false, and too
absurd for any man of common sense to believe.
[The case was proceeding when we went to press.)

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr, Commissioner Kerr.)

RAFFLING FOR A DONKEY.-A NEW IDEA.-WRIGRT V.
IVURSELL.

This was an action to recover 7s 6d, money bad and re-
ceived by the defendant.
His Honour—What was this money had for ?
Plaintiff—For a donkey.
His Honour—For a donkey I
Plaintiff—Yes, sir. There was a raffle for a donkey, and
I took three tickets at half-a-crown each. When I went to
the place at which the rade was to have been hold, 1
found there was no donkey. (Laughter.)
Hie Honour—Well, defendant, what du you say to this ?
Defendant—l admit that the raffia did not come off;
plaintiff took three tickets but did not pay for them.
Plaintiff—lndeed I did, and I received the tickets in
return.

His Honour—l do not think it is likely that you would
have parted with tho tickets unless you had the money
paid.
Defendant—He came to me and said ho would sell
three tickets if I had them to spare, and I let him have
them on trust.

His Honour—l cannot think that you would trust him in
any such way, and he is entitled to recover back his money
as the raffle did not take place.
Verdict for the plaintiff.

THE REPRIEVE OF SALOME MARSIL—The mise-
rable woman who was reprieved on Saturday morn-
ing last at Chester Gaol, where she lay under sentence of
death for the murder of her child, was in such an excited
state at the time when the order was placed in the hands
of the governor, that he hesitated at once to apprise her of
it. It was thought better to break the fact to the prisoner
by degrees. The governor therefore proceeded to the cell,
and in a conversation communicated the intelligence that
the culprit might hope for mercy. This excited her so
much that nothing further on the subject was at the time
said. The next morning, however, when the prisoners
were in chapel, the chaplain, who knew nothing of the
governor's precautions, mentioned the reprieve. The pri-
soner g .ve a loud shriek on hearing the word, and fell in a
swoon, from which she did not recover for some hours.
MISSING VESSELS.—Penzance, Dee. 19 —The
following vessels are missing, and are supposed to
have foundered in the gale of November 18 :—The Billow
(schooner) of and for Hayle, loft Llanclly Nov. 16; the
J. S.T. (schooner), of Truro, for Bremen, left Llanelly Nov.
16; the Ellen Fair (schooner), of St Ives for Portreath,
left Neath Nov. 16. The Benjamin Scott, which was towed
in here yesterday with loss of foremast head, &e., was from
Cardiff for Portsmouth; she was taken in tow on the night
of the 16th. The Rhola (steamship) sailed from Liverpool
October 15 for Barcelona, and has not since been heard of.