The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-23 00:00:00

TIM SUN, LONDON, SATORDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1864

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF PROBATE.
(Befo-e Sir J. P. Wilde.)
KNOX V. SMEE.

The hearing of this case was resumed this morning.
The Rev. George Williams deposed to the sanity of the
testator from December, 1858, until 1859.
Cross-examined—From 1855 symptoms of paralysis ex-
hibited themselves, but he was perfectly sane at the period
of the execution of the will. Sir J. Fergusson, M.P., said
that he had met the testator in the desert of Egypt in 1858,
and travelled with him, and having had several conversa-
tions with him, he considered him perfectly s and in mind.
In April, 1861, he called at the Oratory at Brompton and
saw the testator. He spent about ten minutes with him,
and ho appeared very weak, but there was not the slightest
indication of his mind being affected.
Cross-examined—His mouth was not drawn aside. His
voice was low. He was not ill when he met him in the
desert. He spoke huskily, like a man who had lost his
voice through a cold, He told me on the desert that ho
was suffering from cxhausti.:n, and that he had been ordered
to leave for his health,
By Court—He appeared very earnest in his religious
mission, but there was nothing to induce a belief that he
was of unsound mind.
Dr. Barclay said he attended the testator, with Mr.
Teggart, in 1860. The most remarkable symptom was
paralysis of the tongue, which was of some standing, and,
as he stated, he had a slight difficulty in swallowing, He
was also generally weak. He thought that the paralysis
was produced by a pressure on the nerves of the lower ex-
tremities of the brain, but sot in a way to affect the mind.
His mind, at the time, was perfectly sound, lie did not
see him again until May, 1863, and there was then a gene-
ral want of power over the body, but he was hi perfect pos-
session of his mental faculties,
Other medical evidence to the same effect was adduced,
Mr. David Lewis said he was acquainted with the testator
from 1817, and visited him so late as six weeks before his
death. He recollected having had conyersation with him
in 1861, and he was aware that he was engaged in makirg
a catalogue of the library at the Oratory at Brompton. He
had received several letters from him, and he considered
him a very intellectual man. He was a man of sound
practical sense, and had not any extravagant notions about
obedience to the Church. He never saw hint burst into
tears, and he was a man who had great control over his
feelings. In May, 1863, he had a long conversation with
him, and he did not at that time speak of his being about
to die. He was a man of strong will, and not of an
imaginative turn of mind.
The Rev. Mr Rowe said he formed the acquaintance of
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the testator at Cambridge, and was with him at the time
of his death. He witnessed the will, and the testator was
quite sane at the time of executing the instrument. The
testator was a man more likely to influence others than to
be influenced. He was certain that extreme unction was
not administered to him. Had it been he (witness) must
have known it, as he resided at Sydeaham,
The case was proceeding when we went to press.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN MI C. T. PIZET.

This bankrupt was described as formerly of Liverpool
and Eastbourne, schoolmaster, and his Honour now gave
judgment on the question of discharge. He said that in the
whole course of his experience he had never had a case so
bad before him, and he could scarcely describe the anxiety
he had felt in coming to the conclusion. He then
went through the facts, whhich have been before pub-
lished. The bankrupt was formerly a curate at Nuneaton
at £5O, but left in debt, and went to Liverpool, where he
opened a scholastic establishment, and was, according to
his own statement, going on prosperously, but he then en•
tered into speculation for which he had no right or pretence,
and, without any capital, he had purchased the advowson
of a church with borrowed money. He next purchased two
houses in Liverpool, and afterwards 12 more, with not a
farthing to pay for them Of his own; and he run into
debt right and left, and borrowed money of every one
he could ; besides this, he had invested £5OO in a company
called the General Apothecary Company, and the greater
part was lost. He afterwards came to London, whole he
again entered into a speculation in taking a chapel, but he
afterwards left, selling oft all his furniture.
His Honour considered that all these were reprehensible,
and rash and hazardous speculations, and had resulted in
his failure and wretchedness. But there were another
point in the case the very worst which he had
ever heard, and that was the case of the poor
old soldier Hanley, from whom he had borrowed all
the money he possessed, and not only borrowed his ready
money, but induced him to mortgage some property for
£lOO, which he borrowed on the promise of paying interest
at the rate of 71 per cent., which, however, he had not done,
but had left the unfortunate man to pay interest on
the mortgage money at £5 premium, or £2O per
annum. He (kis Honour) considered this a base and
wicked transaction. It was one of those cases in which he
never felt more disposed to exercise the discretion allowed
by the new Act, of sending the bankrupt to prison at once
and he felt great difficulty in not doing so on the present
occasion; but sad as his misconduct had been, there were
circumstances which he would allow to weigh in the bank-
rupt's favour, especially 6s the creditors themselves had
leniently spoken on his behalf, and ho had a large
family of six children, It appeared that the
bankrupt, who was no doubt a man of talent,
had obtained an appointment as chaplain to a union
and he had also got some pupils. To send him to White-
cross-street prison would therefore be to destrby him alto-
gether. Under all the circumstances, taking into conside-
ration that the bankrupt had already been without his dis-
charge for 18 months, and had been in prison in a state of
great destitution, he should therefore suspend the order
of discharge for 12 months more, with protection for one
month, not to be renewed unless the creditor Hanley not
merely consented but asked for its continuance, and if he did
not protection would be withheld for six months.
JUDGMENT,—IN RE ZACHARIAR PEARSON.

His Honour then proceeded to give judgment in the case
of this bankrupt, a shipowner and merchant of Nicholas.
lane, City, and Hull. The case has been frequently and eo
fully reported that it is only necessary to say that the only
point raised in opposition by the assignees was, whether the
bankrupt's transaction with the Confederate States of
America, through which a loss most lamentable to
the creditors ensued, those losses being only rut t by claims
on the Confederate and Federal States of America for £—
were rash and hazardous within the moaning of the act.
The opposition by Mr, Bazley for Messrs. Pease,
bankers, of Hull, and other creditors, were four :-Ist, That
the bankrupt had traded with fictitious capital; 2d, vast
and hazardous; 3d, that he had contracted debts without
any reascteblo prospect of being able to pay ; and 4th,
that the personal expenditure was excessive.
His Honour went through the very lengthened argu-
ments which had been urged pro and con, and was of opi-
nion that the charge of not having reasonable prospect of
being able to pay had not been made out ; but on the ground
of rash and hazardous speculation, and trading with ficti-
tious capital, he must suspend the order of discharge for
six months, but with protection.
IN RE COL. WAI3GIr.
In this case bail was put in for Col. Waugh, and Mr. C.
B. Lewis, for the detaining creditor, being satisfied, the
order of release was granted.
IN RE WINDHAM.
An adjudication was made in the case of Mr. Windham,
of Felbrigg Hall, The petition was presented by
Mr.
Windham.
The proceedings wero in Mr. Commissioner lane's
court.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

'1 HE NAVY.
Her Majesty's screw steamship Irresistible, 68 guns, 2,612
tons, which has been recently fitted for the pennant at Sheer-
ness and commissioned by Capt. John B, Dickson as Coast-
guard vessel in the Southampton Waters, in the place of
the Dauntless, 31, was taken from her moorings in the har-
bour at Sheerness to the Maplin Sands, on the 21st inst., for
the trial of her machinery at the measured mile. The vessel
was in charge of Capt.W. Hall, C. 13,, chief of the Sheer,
nem Steam Reserve, and the machinery was under the su-
perintendence of Mr. W. Rumble, inspector of machinery
afloat at Sheerness during the trial. The engines, which
are of 400 horse nominal power, end were built by Messra.
John Penn and Sons, worked most satisfactorily. They
were free from hot bearings and priming, and attained an
average speed of 8 622 knots at full boiler power, pressure
of steam 201 b, vacuum 27, revolutions of engines 64. Two
runs were made at half boiler power, giving a mean speed
of 7.233 knots, pressure of steam 181 b, vacuum 28, revolu-
tions 54. The draught of water during the trial was 23ft
7in forward and 25ft 3M aft. The Irresistible is fully
rigged, has all her stores on board, and is waiting final
orders for her departure. Ia consequence of the strong
easterly wind the speed of the ,ship was not so great as
could otherwise have been obtained.
Her Majesty's screw corvette Sccut, 21 guns, and 400-
horse-power, Capt. J. Corbett, was put out of commission
and paid off into the Chatham Steam Reserve yesterday,
under the superintendence of Capt. C. Wise. naval aide-de-
camp to the Queen. Tho Scout has been in commission
nearly 5 years, and has been employed during the whole of
that period in the Eastern waters, the coast of China, and
the East Indies. Out of the crew who originally le t Eng-
land in the Scout only about 100 men return in her,
the re-
mainder having died or been invalided. During the time
the Scout has been in commission there has not been on
board any case of insubordination in which punishment was
inflicted, For several days before she seas paid off a flag
flaunted above her figurehead, on which were inscribed the
words " Happy Scout." Before the ship's company sepa-
rated yesterday Capt. Corbett assembled the whole of them
on the quarterdeck, when he briefly addressed them, ex-
pressing the pleasure it had afforded him to command such
a well-conducted body of petty officers and men. He trusted
it would be his goad fortune to meet many of them again in
any other ship to which he might be appointed. The Scout
will require extensive repairs before she is again placed in
commission.
The Dake of Cambridge, as Field Marshal Commanding
in Chief, held a levee yesterday at the Horse Guards,
Upwards of 80 cfficers attended the levee.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,
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WESTMINSTER.

SINGULAR CASE OF CONFESSING GUlLT.—Hannah
Cook, a woman between 20 and 30 years of age, was charged
before Mr. Arnold upon her own confession, with stealing a
coat from the house of Mr. John Robins, Danvers-street,
Chelsea.
The prosecutor said he was a tailor, and on last Wednes-
day week at eight o'clock in the morning he left his shop
to go down stairs to his breakfast. On his return in a few
minutes afterwards to the shop he missed a gentleman's
coat, upon which he had been employed, He, of course,
had no notion who had stolen it, but it was clear that the
thief had entered from the street, as the shop door was
found open, To prosecutor's surprise the prisoner entered
his shop yesterday morning ant informed him that she was
the person who had stolen his coat. That she had entered
the shop during his absence, had taken it from his work-
board and had pawned it at Mr. Sowerby's, in Grosvenor-
row. She thou told him that she would bring him
the pawnbroker's duplicate of his coat, in the even-
ing, if he pleased. As she did not come so soon as he
expected, he mentioned the circumstance to the police,
and he was going with a constable to the address she
had
_given him, where they met her, and she was then
taken to the station,

J. hn Basher, assistant to Mr. Sowerby, of Grosvenor-
row, proved that the coat which he pr(•duced had been
pawned there on the 20th inst.
R)bert Randall, 333 B, said that when be took the pri-
soner the told him where the coat was pawned, and said
she could not produce the ticket, He was about to search
for it when the said it would be useless, as it was destroyed
Prisoner said that she was very sorry, but she had com-
mitted the robbery,

Mr Arnold asked whether she was known ?
The police stated that there were reasons to believe that
she had been previously convicted,

She was remanded, in order that inquiries might be
made.

T 1-IAINIE S.

ATROCIOUS ASSAULT BY A HUSBAND ON HIS WIFE.—
Charles Sanderson, a big man, about 30 years of age, was
brought before Mr Partridge charged with assaulting his
wife.

Patrick Maddigan, a Tolice•constable, No. GO K, stated
that he was called into the dwelling of the prisoner yester-
day evening and found the wife bleeding copiously from
two wounds on the head, She said that her husband had
beaten her with a common long handled house broom. The
witness produced the broom, a very heavy one, and said the
prisoner, who was the worse for liquor, did not deny hav-
ing beaten his wife. The unfortunate woman was very ill,
and could not leave her bed. She was quite sober.
Mr Daniel Ross, surgeon, of No. 10, Commercial-place,
Commercial-road, said he attended the prisoner's wife last
night. She was in a very exhausted condition. He dressed
her wounds. He had no doubt they were inflicted with the
broom. Her arm was also bruised, He could not give any
hopes of the poor woman being able to appear until Tuesday.
EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT Or A PUBLICAN.—SamueI
Lloyd, an elderly man, appeared before Mr. Partridge, to
answer two summonses taken out by Inspector Allison of
the K division of polies. The defendant was charged that
he being the landlord of the Orchard House public-house,
Blackwell, did keep his house open for the sale of beer and
spirits after twelve o'clock on the night of Saturday, the
9th inst., and also with permitting fighting and disorderly
conduct in his house at the same time.

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The case was clearly made out last Thursday by William
lye, a police. cfficer, who went into the house at half-past
12 o'clock and saw people served with liquors and beer. He
left and returned to the house at one o'clock in the morn-
ing. There was fighting and quarrelling going on.
The defendant was so drunk and acted so extravagantly
while Ivo was giving his evidence, that Mr. Partridge said
ho must postpone the case, and it again came on for hearing
this day. The defendant, who was stated on Thursday to
have been drunk for three weeks, now appeared to be sober.
Inspector Allison said that the defendant was always
considered to be the landlord of tho Orchard-house, and
invariably acted in that capacity, but since Thursday he
had ascertained that George Griffiths was the landlord.
Mr Partridge—What name is over the door?
Inspector Allison—None at all. I have seen and know
Lloyd, and no one else. I have, to inform your worship,
that on. the 10th of May last, George Griffiths was sum-
moned for illegal Sunday trading. The defendant appeared,
answered to the name of George Griffiths, was fined 53.,
and paid the fine.
Lloyd said he conducted the business for George Griffiths.
Mr. Partridge dismissed the summonses, and ordered
two others to issue for the attendance of George Griffidis
on Thursday next, and that the licensing magistrates
should be made acquainted with the defendant's conduct.

MARKETS—This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

The 'how of produce at our market to-day was season-
ably good. There was a steady demand for fruit at about
last week's.priees, and for veptables there was a firm sale
at full quotations.

' R. d. 8. d.
Pine apples 8 0 to 10 0
Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0
Grapcs,per lb 6 0 to )0 0
Foreign do 1 6 to 3 0
Melons .
Nectarines, erep z 0 0 to 0 0
Apples, per ht-. 3 0 to 4 e
Pears, per do
Oranges, per 100-4 0 to 10 0
Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 7 0
Gooseberries hi vie° 0 to 0 0
Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0

s. a.
Mulberries, pr pt..o oto 0 0
Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0
Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0
Filberts, per lb 2 oto 2 0
Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0
Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto u 0
Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0
Figs, per doz. 0 oto 0 0
Peaches..
Currants, per la.sv 0 oto 0 0
Plums, per dn.
Creenga,ges, pr do. 0 oto 0 0

VEGETABLES.
Greens, dz bunch 5 oto 6 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8
Cabbages, pr doz 0 10 to 1 61 Horseradish, pdn 1 oto 2 0
R<s.l ditto 0 oso 0 01 Parsley, Per ditto 0 oto 0 0
Savoy do., pr dz. 0 oto 0 01 Celery, per ditto 1 oto 1 6
Cauliflowers, pdz 1 6to 3 0 i Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0
Brocoli sprouts 1 oto 1 2, Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0
Potatoes, per ton 45 oto 90 6 i Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 3
New ditto, pr pt 0 6to 1 3 Mushrooms. p pt. 0 6to 1 2
Turnips, dz bunch 2 oto 3 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0
Carrots,pr do 4 oto 5 6 Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0
Cucumbers 0 oto 0 0 Mint and esvory..o oto 0 0
Garlic, per lb
Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 I Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0
Green peas, D.-sv. 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 I
trench beans,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0
I
Onions, doz. bri.. 1 oto 2 0 I Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0
New Do., dz bun 0 6to 1 0 Rhubarb, r
do. 0 0 to 0 0
per bun 0 3to 0 6
Spinach 0 oto u 0 Asparag p
Brussels sprouts 1. ,0 So 2 6 iseakalc, par bun. 1 oto 2 0
; us,

POULTRY.
Turkeys, 4s 0,1 to 8,3 Od ; geese, Os Od to Os Od each ;
goslings, Gs to 8s Od; ducks 2s Od to 2s Gd; ducklings,
4s Od to 6s ; rabbits, lm 0,1 'to is 9,1 each; wild do., is
to is id; pigeons, Os 8d to Os 10d each; Surrey fowls,
12s Od to 16s Od; chickens, 8s Od to lOs Od ; barn-door fowls,
4s Od to 7s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 2s Od to 2s 6(1 ;
ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, Os to Os Od ;
partridges, Os to Os Od ; Woodcocks, Os to 3s Gd; snipes, Od
to is Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od • wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ;
widgeons, is Od to Os Od ; Plovers, Os 9(1 to 10d each ;
guinea fowls, Os Od to 7s ;
each; Ostend fresh butter, 03 11d to is Id ; English, is ld
to is 3d per lb ; English eggs, tis Od to 7s 6d ; French do.,
5s Od to 6s Gd per 100 ; leverets,' Os Od to Os Od ; grouse, Os
roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od
Od to Os Od.

BILLING sGATE.
Salmon, is 6d to 2s Od
prawns, Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, Gd per
lb ; turbots, 50 Od to 18s ; cod, is Od to 7s Od ; brills, 2s Od
; trout, Od to Os : eels, bd to 10d ;
to 6s Od ; doreys, 5s Od to 7s Od ; mullets, Os Gd to Is 6d ;
lobsters, is to 430 d ; crabs, Gd to 2s 6d; plaice and garnets,
Od to Os Od each; soles, 6d to 3s Od por pair ; common
oysters, 18s to 24s ; natives, 6ls to 70s per bushel ; whitings,
2s Od to bs ; haddocks, 85 to 12s •
flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, smelts, O s Os Od ;
erel, —s per 100 ; fresh
herrings, 7s to 8s per 100; bloaters, Os to Os per 100;
carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace.
Od to

NEWPORT.
Beef, from 2s 10d to 4a Od ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ;
lamb, 55 Od to Gs Od; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 2d
to 45 4d per 81bs, by the carcase.

WIIITECE.
Beef, from 28 10d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 4d;
to 4s 4d per 81bs by the carcase.
lamb, 5s Od to Gs Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 2d

BREAD.
The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from
6id to 7d , of household do., 5d to Gd per 41b loaf.
HIDES AND SKINS.
Market hides, 56th to 641 b, 2,1,d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d
to 3id ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 31d to 40 ;
881 b to 961 b, 4d to 41d; 9Glb to 1041 b, 41,41 to 5d ; 1041 b to
1121 b —d to —d. Ilorso hides, 108 Od to Ils Od ; calf skins,
light, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; full, 8s Od to Os Od ; polled shoep, Os
to
4s 3d ; sheatlings, la Os Od.
Od to
11s Gd;
; Oladm;
bh:l2f;b9rdedtso, Ils Od to 14s Od ; Downs
9d , 9s tid to
HAY MARKETS.

SMITIIFIELD.-11eadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s Od; clover,
£4 Os to £5 15.8 Od; and straw, £1 4s_to £1 15s per load.
A moderate demand.
CUMBERLAND..—Metviow hay, £3 5s to £4lss Od ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £1 5s to £1 16s por load.
Supply limited.
and straw, 4s to X 1 15s por load,
WHITEcHAPEL.-11eadow hay, E 3 Os to LI 15a ; clover
LI Os to £5 175 0d ;
Trade firm.

COAL MARK ET.
Macs of Coal per Ton at Mc close of the market.
e. d. ,

Lambert's West Hart-
ley ................ 16 g
Baddle'sWest Hartley 17 (1
Hastings Hartley .•.. 17 0
Cowpen Hartley ...... 17 0
North Felton Cias..... 13 0
Walker Primrose .....13 3

Walls End.

Ertddyll's Iletton
&ugh Hall 18 6
South Kelloe 18 6
Llaswell ...20 6
Framwellgato ...17 6
South Hetton ...20 0
Stewart's l9 6
I
Walls End. Caradoc ..1 19 6
19 3
East Hartlepool ...... 20 0 Ca.ssop
Hetton
H.arton .............. 17 6 Tunstall ....
Ships at niarket, 59 ; $4013. 47.

PALISTRINA'S MASS OF Porn MARCELLUS.—At
the tics:, meeting of the Motett Society, to be held early in
May, the members are going to grapple with the Mass of
Pope Marcellu;, by Paleetrina.
THE NEW ENGLISH COMEDY, "David Garrick,"
turns out after all to be (as usual) taken from the French,
is the following will show:—The new comedy, in which
Mr. Sothern is to sustain the•part of David Garrick for the
first time at the Haymarket on the 30th of the present
month, is founded upon a French piece called " Sullivan,"
we believe. It will be played for a night or tlso at Bir-
, nainghana raeanwhile,—The Reader.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

CROYDON SPRING MILITARY AND OPEN

STEEPLECHASES.-FBIDAY.

The Stand Plate Handicap of 6 soya each, 2 ft to tho fund
with 25 added. About three miles.

Major Wombwell's Bell's Life, aged, 12st 51b
(Mr Coventry) 1
Mr C. Peck's Ballycasey, aged, lost 91b .... (B. Land) 2
Mr Saltmarsh's Paddy, aged, lOst 71b ~..(Donaldson) 3
The following also ran :—lroLsides, Acrobat, Templar,
and Bravo.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Ballycasey, sto 1 agst Bell's Life,
7 to 2 agst Acrobat, and 10 to 1 bar three, _

Acrobat made play to the third tend, which he blundered
into and fell, when Ballycasey took a strong lead, followed
by Bell's Life, Ironsides, and Templar well together, second,
third, and fourth, Paddy fifth, and Bravo next, to the se-
cond fence from the winning-field, which Bravo refused,
and Acrobat went on with the lead. This order they main-
tained over the hill into the bottom ; re-appearing, Bally-
cascy, Bell's Life, and Templar w..'re side by side, Paddy
(a dozen lengths from the three) fourth, Ironsides fifth;
the other two tailed cif. On rounding the turn-
ing flag at the Addiccombe-road, the five in the race
took close order to the last fence, which proved disastrous to
Ironsides, for blundering on landing, he tolled right over,
and with his jockey lay on the ground some time without
moving, but both were ultimately got up without injury.
Half a mile from home, only Ballycasey and Bell's Life
were in the race, Paddy being at least 20 lengths from the
two, with Templar twice as far in the rear of Paddy. The
two leaders came on abreast round the turning-flag over the
succeeding fences into the winning-fiel which Bell's Life
landed into slightly in advance of the favourite, and, main-
: taining his advantage to the end, won cleverly by 2 lengths;
Paddy a bad third ; Templar cantered in fourth, and the
others did not pass the posh
A Selling Handicap Steeplechase of 3 soya each, with 20