The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-30 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TELEGRAPH.

Sir,—ln this momentous crisis of my miserable fate may I
ask of the press and the public, to suspend for awhile their
judgment, and not to believe that the opinion of some of the
law lords has finally deprived me of the status of wife. The
case, asl am well advised, has not by any means terminated,
a reference to oaths being competent, and the inherent right
of parties seeking to establish a marriage. Even the opinion
given on Thursday by their lordships is merely an opinion
until it is affirmed, or in legal phrase extracted, by the High
Court of Session in Scotland ; and prior to that the
examination on oath will take place, which in justice
and fairness should have been granted when applied
for by my counsel, the Lord Advocate. I be-
lieve it is the first principle of English justice,
on which we pride ourselves over all other nations, that a
man should not be condemned unheard, and that ho should
be allowed to question face to face his accusers. Yet this
is exactly what I have been deprived of, but which at this
stage of the case I can, and do, demand.
The reason why the Scotch Court did not have recourse
to the examination of parties was simply that the Scotch
lords, being so much more familiar with their own law than
Englishmen can be supposed to be, were at no loss to discern
a marriage on the written evidence before them; and the
Scotch horror of perjury ever induces them to defer to the
last extremity the examination of the parties themselves.
The practical result of this reference to oaths would be
that should one party prove sufficient to establish a
marriage—or the other fail to show that none
had taken place—the Court of Session would refuse to en•
dorse the opinion given in the House of Lords, and the
whole case might be again brought before them. Hence, I
appeal to the publio through your medium to suspend their
judgment until this last ordeal shall have bean tried, and
that the more especially as the Irish verdict of a jury and
four judges, declaring me the wife of Major Yelverton, still
stands unannulled.

Had the action raised against me been one of nullity, or
an action to prove that the marriages, Scotch or Irish, were
neither of them legal, I should not assuredly have wasted
six years of my life, my health, and fortune in the conten-
tion to be the wife of a man who refused to recognise me in
that capacity. But the form of action raked up from ob-
scure barbarism, and held forth as a means of escapo to an
unfortunate and desperate man, is such as to load me with
infamy and drag me down to the depths whence there is no
degradation deeper for a woman.
A hundred years ago there was such an action in Eng-
land, called jactitation, resorted to by men to rid themselves
of the claims of those they had dishonoured. No woman
with a soul above a slave's would submit in silence to such
contumely. By this action they have left me but the alter-
native which the noble Wallace gave to his men—" To do,
or die." I hold my honour as a precious gem, which it is
my duty to defend with my life, and by every power and
strength of mind that God has given me ; and as I am an
honest weman in the sight of Heaven, I will so defend it
till the last pulsation of the heart, and never desist until I
have cast the foul slander from my hitherto untarnished
fame.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., THEYESA YELVERTON,
29, Cambridge-terrace, Hyde Park, July 29.

MARKETS--This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

Moderate supplies of fruit and vegetables are on offer
here to• day. Most descriptions ccnimand a fair sale at tho
annexed quotations

FRuIT.
O. d. s. d. B. d. s d
Pine apples 1 6to z 6 Raspberries,prpt 0 6to 0 7
Colonial do., each 1 6to 3 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 3to 0 6
Grapes,per lb 2 oto 0 Foreign ditto, pnno oto 0 0
Foreign do ooto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 10to 1 3
Melons .
Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0
&I:Ties, per hf-sy. 1 3to 2 6 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0
Pears, per do
Oranges, per 100..10 oto 14 0 Peaches.. . 0 oto 0 0
Lemons, per 100 3 6to 8 0 Currants, per h.sv 2 oto 3 6
Gooseberries hf Five?, oto 2 9 flume, per d 0... 2 6to 3 6
Strawberries pr pt 0 3to 0 6 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0
VEGETABLES.
Greens, dz bunch 2 oto 2 3 ShallotS, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0
Cabbages, pr doz 1 3to 1 9 Horseradish, pdn 1 oto 116
Red ditto 0 OSo 0 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0
Savoy do., pr dz ooto 0 0 perer ditto 16to 1 9
Cauliflowers, pdzo9 to 2 0 Beet, doz. .. 00to 0 0
Brocoli sprouts
Potatoes, per ton 70 0 tol2o 0 Smallsalad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0
New ditto, pr cwt 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms, p pt. 0 oto 0 0
Turnips, dz bunch 1 6to 2 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0
Carrots,pr do 4 oto 5 0 Cos lett,• score .. 0 Bto 1 8
Cucumbers 0 4to 1 6 Mint and savory..o oto 0 0
Garlic, per lb
Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dx hnds 0 oto 0 0
Green peas, h.-sy. 1 oto 1 3 Tomatoes, d 03... 0 oto 0 0
French beans,h.s. 2 oto 2 6 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0
Onions, doz. bn.. 1 6to 2 0 Capsicums, per dO 0 oto 0 0
oto 0 0
New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0
Spinach . . 0 4to 0 6 , Asparagus, pr do. 2 6to 4 0
Brussels sprouts 0 oso 0 0, Seakale, per bun. 0 oto 0 0

POULTRY.
Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od; geese, 4s 6d to 6s Od each;
goslings, 3s 6d to 5s ; ducks, 2s Od to 2s Od ; ducklings,
2s Od to 3s Od; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each; wild do., 8d
to is Od ; pigeons, Os 4d to Os lOd each ; Surrey fowls,
8s Od to 14s Od ; chickens, 4s Od to 8s Od ; barn door fowls,
3s Od to 7s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, Os Od to Os Od
ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasanis, Os to Os Od ;
partridges, Os to Os Od ; woodcocks, Os to Os Od; snip; Od
to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od; wild ducks, Os Od to Os l,d ;
widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Od each ;
guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Oct to Os Od
each; Ostend fresh butter, Ild to is Od ; English, is Od
to is id per lb ; English eggs, 7s Gd to Ss 6d ; French do.,
6s Od to 7s Od per 100 ; leverets, is Gd to 4s Gd ; grouse, Os
Od to Os Od.

BILLINGSGATE.
Salmon, Os 9d to is 3d ; trout, 9d to Is ; eels, 6d to 10d ;
,;!awns, Os ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per
lb • turbots, 4s Oct to 218; cod, Os Oct to Os Od ; brills, 2s Od
to 6s Oa ,
, , . doreys, 2s 6d to 108 Od; mullets, Os 6d to 18 6d
lobsters, is i:0 4s:Od ; crabs, is to 4s Od ; plaice and gurnets,
Od to Os Od ea,.:}l; soles, 6d to 38 Od per pair; common
.7atives, 64s to 70s per bush. ; whitings,
oysters, 12s to 188 ;
Os Od to Os •, haddocks, Gs to 13s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od ;
flounders, Os Od per dozen; mackerel, —s to —s per 100 ;
fresh herrings, 7s to 8s per ICP ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ;
carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace.
• NEWPORT.

Beef, from from 2s 10d to 46 2d ; mution, 35 6d to 4s 8d ;
lamb,.ss Od to 65 Od; veal, 3s 6d to 45 4d; and pork, 3,
4d to 48 4d per Blbs, by the carcase.
WILT i:CHAPEL.
Beef, from 28 10d to 4s 2a : mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ;
lamb, 5s Od to 65 Od ; veal, 3s 6CI. to 4s 4d ; and pork, 3s 4d
to 45 4d per Sibs by the carcase.

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BREAD.
The prices of wheaten bread in the met
loaf. ropolis are from
61d to 7d; of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b
HIDES AND SKINS.
Market hides, 561 b to 611 b, 3d to —43 ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d
to 30 ; 721 b to 801 b, 31,d to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 4to 41d ;
881 b to 961 b, 41d to sd; 961 b to 1041 b, Od d ; 1041 b to
1121b,—d to —d. Horse hides, lOs Od to lls Od ; calf skins,
light, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; full, 7s 65 to Os 05 ; polled sheep, Os
Od to Os Od ; half-breds, —8 Od to ---8 Od ; Downs, —8 Od to
—s Od; lambs, 3s 3d to 5s 95; shearlings, 3s 6d to 4s Od.
HAY MARKETS.
SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £2 108 to £5 ; new do.,
£3 to Li ss; clover, £4 Os to £5 15s; and straw, £1
to £1 10s per load. Trade steady.
CIIMBERLAND.—OId meadow nay, £2 lOs to i 5 ; new do.,
£3 to £4 ss; clover, £4 Os to £5 158 ; and straw, £1
to £1 12s per load. A firm demand.
WITITECHAPEL —Old meadow hay, £2 10a to L 5 ; new
do., £3 to 411 ss; clover, £4 to £5 15s; and straw, £1 6s to
£1 108 per load. An active inquiry.

COAL M
PriOell of Coal per Ton al
e. d.

dtKET.
the close of the market.

Lambert's West Hart- 1
ley 17 6
Hastings Hartley l7
ilolywell 15 3
Tanfield Moor Butes-13 6
Eden brain l7 6
Wylam ....15 3

Walls End.
Ha5we11...... ...19 0
Hartlepool .. 18 9
East Hartlepool 18 9
K elloe.. ..... ..
South Kelloe 18 0
Rough Hall 18 0
South Hetton 19 0
KeiperGrange 17 9
Hetton
19 0
)t,[49 ; sold. 36.

Walls End.
Braddyll's Hetton 18 01
Ships at market

HOW to IMPROVE PARK-LANE AS A iIIOROUGII-
FARE.—If the houses on the east aide of Park•lane
were taken down from Piccadilly as far as No. 12A, and the
houses on the west side above Glocester•house were
removed as far as Holdernesse. garden, and a small portion
of the garden opposite to the south curlier of Scamore-place
were thrown into the road, there would be a safe and noble
continuous thoroughfare at the service of the public, in
which, if no shops were allowed to be established opposite
to Gloucester-house, there would be little, if any, check to
traffic.