The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-27 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH. 27, 1863.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

DIVORCE COURT.

(Before Sir C. Cresswell,2udge Ordinary, and a Special

Jury.)
STONE V. STONE AND APPLETON.
After Mr. Karelake had concluded his address to the jury
yesterday, Susan Marks, the fellow-servant of the woman
11 arris, whose deposition, taken by a commissioner at
Brighton, had constituted the principal direct evidence
against the respondent, was then examined, and she flatly
contradicted the material portion of Harris's statement.
The case was resumed this morning, when the following ad-
ditional evidence on the part of respondent was adduced :
Ann Frost described the circumstances of the birth of
the child.
Cross-examined—Mrs. Stone had a very quick time. The
child was not a very fine child. She made no particular
remark to Mr. Noriheote about the child. She never said
to him the child was not a seven months' child, nor anything
to that effect at any time t f her recollection. She had told
Mrs. Stone it was a seven months' child. That might have
been half an hour after the birth of the child. She asked
Mr. Webb when he came to sec the baby, and told him it
was a very small child She said to him that he thought
it might be a seven months child. She (wile ess) recol-
lected that Mr. Webb did not agree with her that it was a
seven months' child. Ad he said was, that it was a very
stnal. child, but he could give no furth -r evidence about it.
Mr. John Newcombe &evenson deposed that he resided
at Benigge, near Exeter, in 1859. He was in the habit of
seeing his sister-in-law, Mrs. Stone; and was also in the
habit of visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clack, at Moreton Hamp-
stead. Heard of Captain Stone's return in 1861. In No-
vember of that year he met Captain Stone, who asked him
how he was, and said he wanted to speak to him parti-
cularly. Witness replied that he would hear anything he
had got to say, but that he could not come in there Cap-
tain S-one then said, " Mattir has gone to the bad." He
(witness) replied that must be purely in your imagina-
tion. You had better go to your sister's house, and I will
see you in the evening and hear anything you have got to
say. He gave me the letter produced, He did not see
CaptaintStone again that day. The following day he went
to Salterton by the train when Captain Stone came up to
him and intreducee him to the Rev. Mr. Wayatt. They
then proceeded to Captain Stone's house, end when they ar-
rivel at the door Captain Stone said, "Now, we will hear
what you have to say." Witness replied he did not know
what he meant, and added that all h had come there for
was simply as the representaive of Mrs Stone's parents to
have a private conversation with her. Captain Searle said
that he (witness) should not say a single word to her, ex-
cept in his presence and that of witnesses. He (witness)
replied that his conduct was anything but that of a gentle-
man and a Christian. They then arrived at the house, '
and an angry interview of about three-quarters of an
hour took pace between them, during which Captain
Stone gave no explanation why he had brought the charge
against his wire, he (witness) never said to Captain Stone,
" How is it that you continue to employ Mr. Appleton
after having brought the charge against him ?" During
the interview he went up stairs with Mrs. Stone, followed
by Captain Stone. She was then vomiting blood. The
next day he saw Captain Stone and Mr. Bragg together.
He remarked it was very cowardly to bring the charge in so
extraordinary a manner, and said that his (Capt. Stone's)
wife was always friends with every one before she left
Salterton, but on her return found every one against her.
He then charged Captain Stone with having gone to Mr.
Roberts, and told him and also Mr, Passmore at Barnstaple.
Capt. Stone denied he had gone to Mr. Roberta, but after-
wards admitted he had. Mr. Baker was present at the
time. Mrs. Stone was also present. He (witness) asked
Captain Stone if he had not accused his wife of being loose
when in India. He replied no, he had not. He had only
said she was fond of society. Witness replied that wouldn't
do; he must have a direct answer. Capt. Stone said he had not
said anything else. Mrs. Stone, who had been sitting on the
sofa, got up when the question was put, and cried " Oh,
Howard, have you said that of me ?" and fell into Captain
Stone's arms. He replied, " No, dear, I never said any-
thing against you." Mr. Dean Baker was there, and she
appealed to him if he knew anything against her. He re-
plied No, he always thought her a very good wife. Mrs.
Bragg, who was there, called Capt. Stone a coward towards
his wife. He had heard of the charge about Mr. Appleton,
and herd Mr. Bragg say it was a trumped up charge to get
money out of the family. He (witness) denied that he said
to Captain Stone that he had accused his wife of having
been taken advantage of, while under the influence of
chloroform, by Appleton, and that he ought to horsewhip
him, or ought to be horsewhipped himself. The witness
then proceeded to contradict the evidence of Mr, Wayatt and
Mr. Baker, on the part of the petitioner, as to what took
place at the interview.
Cross-examined by the Queen's Advocate—He had been
a magistrate for about 15 or 16 years. In Oct. last he saw
Capt. Stone in Exeter, and there insulted him, and three
weeks after he was summoned to the Guildhall for assault.
That charge was dismissed, but he was fined 20s. for break-
ing the laws in calling a man a liar in the public streets.
The case was proceeding as we went to press, and is not
expected to conclude before to-morrow.

The City Police and the Royal Marriage.

Yesterday morning a report, which, with an appendix,
extends over fourteen pages, was issued by the City autho-
rities on the subject of the regulations adopted on the occa-
sion of the entry of the Princess Alexandra on the 7.h.
1 he report is from the committee of the whole court, includ-
ing the Lord Mayor, and contains a chronological statement
of the steps taken in reference to the royal entry. It is
shown that the royal reception committee which was ap-
pointed, arranged for the decoration of the public buildings,
and put themselves in communication with the chartered
livery companies, so as to secure a suitable and splendid
ceremonial. The efforts that were made to secure the object
of the inhabitants of Southwark and Westminster, that the
civic proem sion should go the whole route, are set forth,
and the responsibility of the refusal, which the committee
conclude threw an undue proportion of the multitude upon
the narrow streets of the City, is attributed to Sir Richard
Mayne and the Government. The correspondence with Sir
Richard Mayne was first carried on' by the late Mr, D. W.
Harvsy, whose unexpected decease materially increased the
difficulties of the position. Sir R. Mayne expressed his
willingness to render every aid in keeping the passage
through Chancery-lane to Holborn. On the 4th the Lord
Mayor informed the committee of an offer from the Com-
mander-in• Chief to place a body of the Life Guards within
the City. This offer was at once most gladly accepted, and
within two hours afterwards a special messenger was de-
spatched with the following letter
" Mansion-house, March 4.

" Sir, —ln reference to your communication of this day,
t beg to inform you that the offer so kindly made through
you by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, relative
to the attendance of some of the Life Guards within the
City) to aseidt the police in carrying out the requisite regu-

Ations for maintaining a clear passage for the procession on

the 7th inst. has been submitted to the magistrates, and also
to the royal reception committee of the corporation, who beg
sincerely to acknowledge the consideration of his royal
highness, and have much pleasure in accepting such offer.
In-tructions have b _en accordingly given to Capt. Hodgson,
the Acting Commissioner of the City Police, to put himself
in communication with the proper authorities on tho sub-
ject.— I am, &c., " W. A• Rosz.

"Sir Richard Airey, Quartermaster-General."

It appears, however, before the receipt of the communi-
cation from the Horse Guards, Capt. Hodgson had told Sir
R. Mayne that the assistance of the military would not be
required within the City. This conversation, unfortunately,
was not reported to the Lord Mayor. On the 6th his lord-
ship sent to know the number of Life Guards that were
coming, and was informed that 200 of the Royal Horse
Artillery would be placed at his disposal. His lordship told
two officers who waited on him in the afternoon, that he
should Le glad of the assistance, "not only of 200 but of
300 or even 400 men if they could be obtained, upon which
the cfficers said they were pressed for numbers, and all they
could spare for the City would be 200 of the mounted Artil-
lery." His lordship, it is added, felt it necessary to decline

an applicati on for permission for the Tower Hamlets corps
to march through the City on their way to Hyde-park. It
is the opinion of the committee that the delay in the pas-
_

sage of the royal processiou arose from the following causes ;

" 1. The enormous increase in the numbers of the popu-
lace, who strove to obtain and secure positions to view the
procession within the City, in consequence of the turange-
ments above alluded to for preventing the civic portion of
it from passing along the entire route,
" 2. The death of Mr. Commissioner Harvey, which sod-
denly and at a moment of great difficulty threw double
duty upon Acting-Commissioner Captain Hodgson, who had
at once, and without previous notice or preparation, to dis-
charge both the administrative and the executive functions
connected with the employment of the City police upon so
important an occasion.
" 3. The substitution of mounted Artillery for the house-
hold troops, which the authorities of the City had been led
to expect, the latter being a force far better adapted and far
more accustomed to keep an unbroken line through large
masses ot people than the troops which were actually sent.
" 4. To the unbounded enthusiasm and loyalty of the
people, whose eagerness to witness and to share, in the
welcome of the Princess was beyond all example.
" 6. The obstruction caused by the intrusion into the
line of route of vans and carts alter the time appointed for
their exclusion, and esp.xially of several large vans filled
with Metropolitan police constables.
" 6. The want ot a complete understanding between the
Ist City ot London Volunteer Brigade and the police,
whereby the only serious obstruction was created—viz.
that opposite the Mansion House:"
A report from Captain Hodgson and verious memoranda
connected with the proceedings of the 7th are appended to
the committee's report.

CANADIAN MAILS.—The Royal Mail steamship
North American sailed from Liverpool for Portland yester-
day. Besides the Canadian mails she took out a fall cargo,
and had about 160 passengers, of whom 45 were cabin pas-
sengers.

Procoscr Mossotti, the celebrated astronomer,
wh commanded the legion of studEnts at Pisa during the
Italian i,murrection of 1848, has just died at Pisa, at the
age of 72.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,-

This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CHECKING ATTEMPTED SUICIDES.—George _Baird, cf
1, Cross-street, Knightsbridge, a porter, was charged before
Mr. Knox with attempting to commit suicide in the Ser-

pentine.

Squire Fox, of 1, Hasker-street, Chelsea, a shoemaker,
said that he was in Hyde-park at six in the evening, when
he saw a man (the prisoner) in the midst of the 'erpentine.
He pulled off his coat and jumped in, drew the prisoner
out, when he resisted violently, being under the influence
of drink.

Mr. Knox said the act of the witness was a very meri-
torious one; but he did not think the prisoner meant to
commit suicide.

Bray, 606 A, said that on prisoner being put into a boat,
to be taken across to the receiving house, he struggled
violently to get out of it into the water, stating that if they
did not let him he would upset the boat, and his conduct
was s) outrageous that the rowers had the greatest dia.
culty in preventing the boat going over. On getting the
prisoner, who was drunk, to the receiving house, he
plurg!(l and kicked in such a determined manner that it
required four men to hold him down.
Mr, Knox asked the prisoner what account he had to
give of the matter.

Prisoner k aid he was very sorry now, and wished to go
home.

Mr. Knox said he would permit nothing of the kind.
Lie would not send the prisoner for trial, because no person
in the world would believe that he really intended to com-
mit suicide, especially at six in the evening when plenty of
persons were about. The act of the prisoner was that of
a foolish, drunken person, and, with the view of checking
such acts, he should, as the prisoner had struggled with
the constable, send him to prison for a month for resisting
the constable in the execution of his duty.
Mr. Knox gave the witness Fox 10s.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.

VIENNA, MARCH
26.

Lengiewicz has been set at liberty on parole. He
and his followers proceeded to Brunn (Moravia).
The violation of the Galician frontier by the
Russians wilt be considered as a violation of in-
ternational law.

The views expressed by la France, of Austria
having consented to a Congress for the regulatio,
of the Polish affairs, are not sufficiently well
grounded. The Aastrian Cabinet would, on the
contrary, rather avoid a Congress for the present;
anticipating that Russia would make further con-
cessions to Poland.
Toe Czas of the 21st instant contains the follow-
iug report of the battles between the Poles and
the Russians, which led to the retirement of
Langiewicz:—
" On the afternoon of the 17th instant Langie-
wicz's corps proceeded by Carobrz across the Nida,
and marched to Zegosc. The rear-guard, consisting
of Lataves, burnt the bridge after all the Poles
had crossed over. Scarcely, however, had the
across
eP Poles were
eopen
country, towards
attacked on both
zmaagrneshe, begunwh then
flanks by two Russian columns consisting of two
battalions of infantry, a strong body of dragoons
and Cossacks, and four guns. The Cossacks, who
were posted on a hill, rushed down upon the Polish
baggage-waggons, which were in the rear. The
struggle continued from three o'clock till the even-
ing. Some confusion was produced among the
Polish baggage-guard, but all the attacks of the
Russians were repulsed, and towards evening they
were defeated, and were pursued towards Busk
throughout some portion of the night, and many
arms were taken from them, and some prisoners
were secured. Early next morning the victorious
Poles continued the pursuit, surrounded Busk, and
established their camp in a wooded position near the
village of Grochowiska, on the road towards Pine-
zow. During the morning new and strong Russian
columns, which had come from Pinezow and Chmiel-
nik (little towns half way between Kiele and Stob-
nica), showed themselves, and a new and more in-
tense struggle began. For some time Langiewicz
and his staff led the attack, exposed to the heavy
fire of the Russian infantry. His adjutant, Capt.
Zachut, fell by his side mortally wounded by a
bullet, and another bad a horse shot under him.
As on the preceding day the Zouaves distinguished
themselves by their bravery and good bearing.
Some bodies of riflemen, who strove for hours
in hand-to-hand fighting amidst a fire of raus-
ketr3, did their duty well ; and the scythemen
even sometimes courageously attacked the Russian
infantry, notwithstanding the heavy fire to which
they were expobed. No use could be made of the
Polish cavalry, in consequence of the woody posi-
tion, and even a portion of them unnecessaril)
and precipitately withdrew. The Russians were
at last beaten, and began to withdraw, while the
Poles secured many prisoners, among them was a
number of officers, including a lieutenant-colonel
and a major. The Russians withdrew toward
Pirczow, and the Pules encamped on the battle-
field."

It is asserted on the part of the Poles that during
the night a council of war was held, partly because
it was known that strong Russian divisions were
approaching on all sides, and partly because there
was no wish to convert the system of fighting into
a regular campaign. It was, therefore, resolved
to seperate Langiewices 6,000 men into four corps,
each of which was to proceed in a different direc-
tion. This plan was resorted to also on account of
the want of provisions in the part of the country
where the Poles theu were. The Poles also say
that Langiewicz was about to withdraw with his
corps for a distant part, and that the order to march
was given, when, on the division of the forccs, some
confusion ensued, and one party withdrew towards
OpatowiEe, and some of these crossed the Vistuls
towards Galicia.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

Fresh up to this morning's market a very moderate sup-
ply of English wheat was received, in fair condition. For
all descriptions the demand was in a sluggish state, and
the tendency of prices Was in favour of buyers.

There was a good show of foreign wheat on the stand.
Buyers endeavoured to make purchases at lower rates; but
no quotable change took place in the currency compared
with Monday.

Floating cargoes of grain wore in slow request, at about
stationary prices.

Barley, the supply of which was moderate, moved off
slowly, at previous quotations.
Malt changed hands to a limited extent, on former terms.
The supply of oath was less extensive. Sound qualitiek,
were in moderate request, at full prices ; but heated parcels
met a dull inquiry, at fully the recent reduction.
The demand for beans and peas was in a sluggish state,
at late rates.

The flour trade was dull, and barrels, of which there is a
large arrival, were offered, at rather less money.

ARRIVALS THIS Wuni.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
Knglish 810 I 830 ; 1310 i 110 1 1360
Irish. - 20 -
Foreign.... -16,570 5,190 1 7,370 70 sks
32,370 brls.

NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL.
Full average supplies of meat are on sale at these markets
and the trade rules heavy at our quotations.
Per 61b. by the carcase.
sdsd
Enferior beef .. 2 10 3 2
:\liddling do. .. 3 4 3 8
['rime large do. 3 10 4 0
Do. small do. 4 0 4 2
Large pork .... 3 6 4 2
Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8

sdsd
Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2
Primed*• 4 4 4 6
Veal
Small pork ~.. 4 4 4 8
Lamb ... . 0 0 0 0

BOROUGH HOP.

Good and line English, as well as the best American,
hops command a steady sale, at full prices. In other de-
scriptions, however, very little is doing, yet the quotations
rule stationary.

Mid and East Kents 7os to 180 s per owt.
Weald of Kouts
Sussex . 7os to 126 s ~
Belgian
Bavarian
American .. 75s to 86s ,9