The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-19 00:00:00

TIM SUN. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1863,

LAW INTELLIGENCE —This Day.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

:Before the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Bramwell,

Channell, and Pigott.)

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. SILLIAN AND OTHERS.-•THE

SEIZURE OF THE ALEXANDRA.

Mr. Kerslake, Q.C. continued his argument against the
rule that there should be a new trial. He contended that:the
equipment of the ship should be of a warlike character, in
controversion of the view held by the Attorney-General at
the trial that even an innocent equipment rendered the ship
liable to forfeiture. He continued in support of the view held
by Sir H. Cairns, who said that when you look at the word
equip, there shall be an equipping in a warlike manner, or
that the vessel shall be equipped for war as that she shall
be ready to commit hostilities as soon as she leaves the
shores. The Attorney-General had said that if the holding
of the defendants were good, the Act was useless and might
be blotted from the statute book. By no means. There
were offences made by the Act which are well provided

against.
The Lord Chief Baron—Before the passing of this Act
there was no distinction between a gun and a ship. You
may now order a gun at Birmingham or anywhere else, and
say--" This is for one of the belligerents, to be taken to one
of their ports, to be sent on board of one of their ships, to
be expressly used for the purpose of war with those with
whom you are at peace." You may do it, and lam not
aware that you could not do it with a ship. No doubt you
may order a gun for a ship. The statute makes that which
was perfectly lawful before a crime and misdemeanour.
Mr. Kerslake proceeded to consider the summ'ng up of
the learned Lord Chief Baron, which was objected to on the
ground that it did not put to the jury the question of "at-
tempting or endeavouring" to commit the offence. It was
unfair on the part of the Crown, after resting the case upon
the principal charge, now to come forward and take excep-
tion to the direction of the learned judge. In common
fairness he thought he should have relied upon the first
eight counts.
Baron Bramwell asked what the learned counsel would
say of the case of a person openly confessing that he was
building a ship for one of the belligerents, and fitting her
out with an innocent fitting with e view to enabling her to
go, say to the coast of Africa?
Mr. Karslake—l consider it is no more an offence than if
he had sent out the iron plating intended for the arming of
the ship, to some foreign port, to be fitted on there.
Baron Bramwell—You say it must be an immediate
armament to be an offence under the Act?
Mr. Karsleke—Yes ; you must not make one of the ports
of this country a port of departure for a warlike ship.
Baron Bramwell—But it may be said that you should
look not only at the immediate intent, but at the remote
intent—at all the intents intended to fellow.
Baron Pigott—l think that the section as to the forfei-
ture may inform us as to the intention of the Legislature. It
says that breaking the law in the case forfeits the ship or
vessel with the tackle, together with all the arms, ammuni-
tion, or stores which may belong to her, or which may be on
board. The Act apparently contemplated that there may
be none on board. _ _

Mr. Kerslake dissented from this.
Baron Bramwell—Supposing the armament were brought
down to the ship's side, it would not be on board. The
learned Baron did not think this was necessarily an argu-
ment against Mr. Kerslake.
Mr. Karslake—Looking at the whole of the section, the
object was apparently that the ports of the kingdom shall
not be made ports of departure for hostile purposes—a sta-
tion of hostilities, That view of the case is supported by
the nature of the occasion on which the Act was passed,
and by the whole history of legislation on the subject.
Mr. Mellish, Q.C., then followed on the same aide. He
would not, after the exhaustive arguments of his learned,
friends, occupy the court by a lengthy address. He held
that it was perfectly lawful under the Act for any one Know-
ingly to build a ship adapted for war, under a contract with
one of two belligerents, and to deliver that ship, and to
equip that ship so far as necessary to enable it to sail away
to be delivered here or elsewhere to that belligerent in an
unharmed state.

At the conclusion of the leataed gentleman's argument,
The Attorney-General proceeded in reply, and was ad-
tossing the Court when we went to press.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
HUDSON V. HUDSON.

This was a suit for judicial separation, by reason of the
husband's cruelty.

The marriage was solemnised in 1854, and there was a
settlement of £l,OOO upon the wife during her lifetime.
Shortly after marriage, according to the statement of the
learned counsel, the respondent became addicted to habits
of intemperance, and conducted himself in such a cruel
manner that she was compelled to leave him in 1862, since
which time there had been no cohabitation. The husband
denied the allegations contained in the petition,
Mrs. Jane Hudson said—l was married in the year 1854.
My father was a private gentleman, and my husband's
parents were independent people. My husband received
£l,OOO on that occasion, and we then went to live at Head-
corn, in Kent, at Coalbarn Farm, Barringdon. My hus-
band was very sober for more than 12 months, but after that
he became subject to intoxication, and threatened me. His
habits of drinking got worse, but we resided till 18:59 in
Kent. Oa one occasion ho drove me and my daughter to
Falerden. As we were returning he drove up a bank,
overturned the chaise, and we were all thrown out.
My husband said he was sorry my neck was not broke, as
he intended to do it. I was confined to bed for a week.
One night in the year 1862 he came home very late, and in
a state of intoxication, and said he would " do" for me, and
after that he told me to go out of the house or he would
kick me oiet. On another occasion he came home in a
different kind of hat to that which he was in the habit of
wearing, and when I asked what had become of his hat, ho
said that was his business, and then he threw a
bowl of cold water over me. He after that brought
two men of a low description home, and made me prepare
supper for them. They stayed till two o'clock in the
morning, and my husband slept in the chair till four o'clock.
I remained up all that time, and when he roused up a
little he became violent because I persuaded him to go to
bed. I was always afraid to go to bed when he was in-
toxicated. During one of the hop picking seasons in 1862,
which lasted three weeks, he was not sober fur a single day.
I was finally compelled to leave him in October, 1862.
Cross-examined by Dr. Spicks—l cannpt
.recollect the
precise date when I left. I remained in the house about a
week after my husband brought the two men home to
supper. About that time Mr. Hudson was in difficulties, he
was losing money every day by the farm, and since I left
him I have heard he has sold the place. When the chaise
was upset my husband was thrown out, but he was not hurt.
I am certain he drove up the bank purposely. He said
after he had done so that he intended to break my neck,
and was sorry he had not done so. My husband did not
come daily to see me while I was confined to my bed. He
sent some wine, but nothing further. When he threw the
water over me he said nothing about washing his hands. I
never irritated my husband.

Mr. John Underhill, surgeon, said he met Mr. Hudson
after the accident referred to by Mrs. Hudson. I spoke to
him about it, and he said, " Oh, my wife jawed me, so I
turned her over." (Laughter.) I afterwards attended Mrs.
Hudson, during which time her husband seemed in quite a
frenzied state. I told him if he kept on drinking he'd kill
himself. He said he would leave off, and a short time after
that I met him, when ho told me he was drinking
nothing but toast and water. After Mr. Hudson had
thrown the water over his wife, I expostulated
with him, when he said, " Oh, it's all right, Doctor, when
you're married you'll find out all about it," (Laughter.)
On another occasion I met Mr. Hudson in a very excited
state. I asked him how he was, when he said he should
be all right if it was not for his wife. (Laughter.)
Cross-examined—l deliberately swear Mr. Hudson told
me he upset the chaise intentionally. I don't know that
Mrs. Hudson was in the habit of "jawing" her husband.
1 don't know that she " nagged" at him. She always ap-
peared very resigned.
The case was proceeding when we went to press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE Or BREAKING SIR CHARLES
EASTLAKE'S WINDOWS.—George Will ems, a respectable
looking man, described as a sailmaker, of 14, Evans-street,
Poplar, was charged before Mr. Yardley with wilfully
breaking two panes of glass of the value of Bs, the property
of Sir Charles Eastlake, the president of the Royal Aca-
demy, residing at No. 7, Fitzroy-square.
Nichdas Tucker, butler to Sir Charts Eastlake, said—

I got this letter from Sir Charles, and by his desire when
prisoner came this morning I gave him into custody, Two
windows had been broken, and prisoner admitted he broke
them, and said he wished to be given into custody. I have
seen the prisoner before, Ile was at the house some years
ego, He then came to see a young parson who he was
keeping company with, and who was taen living in the
house. The value of the windows broken is about Bs.

Prisoner—l don't wish to put you to any trouble, sir. I
have received a deep injury from a relative of Sir Charles
Eastlake's.

Mr. Yardley—l will at once tell you that, although lam
disposed to allow you every latitude, I kill hear nothing
irrelevant to the charge. You seem tome to have acted

lie a madman.

Prisoner—l have had enough to make me mad.

Mr. Yardley (to the butler)-1-lbs thee been any com-
munication with the prisoner and any person in your house
during the last 10 years ?

The Butler—There has not ; the person alluded to is the
prisoner's wife.
Mr. Yardley—l will not look at the l.tter.

Prisoner--Will you oblige me by fooling at it. I admit
it is in my handwriting, and I should have thought that
any one would have answered the lette• instead of putting
one to the trouble of doing this,
Mr. Yardley, having perused the letter, said—The letter
is a threat undeniably, and undoubtedly, and connected
with your act it is particularly so. his a threat to do some
indefinite, undefined, unlawful act.
Prisoner—l can get no law on nir side. I intend no
personal violence to any one.

Mr. Yardley—You hear from the )utler that the person
you claim as your wife is not at St Charles Eastlake's.
For your act I could send you for ha•d labour ; but as you
seem a respectable person, and you may have, or suppose
you have, sonic ground for what you have done, I shall not
do that, but the sentence I shall peas is, that you be im-
prisoned for seven days; and I do this with some regard
for yourself, and I hope you will by that time and on reflec-
tion be a wiser and better man ; but if it occurs again I will
send you for hard labour, if not for trial.
Prisoner—When I come out will you give me some ad-
vice how to aot

Mr. Yardley—Come to me and I will do so.
A ButTA.I. Sox.—George Jones, a young man, described
as a boot-closer, was charged with assaulting his mother,
and wilfully destroying a clock.
Mr. Elizabeth Clarke (the mother, she 'being married a
second time and being a widow), said—l wish for protec-
tion, My son came home last night drunk, and acted as if
ha was mad. He seized up a chair and smashed a clock.
Mr. Yardley—Did he assault you
The Mother—No.
Mr. Yardley—Prisoner, what hays you to say ? It is
evident your foolish mother is suppressing the truth; and
if you did•not assault her, she has mused the constable to
exceed his duty in taking you into custody.
Sergeant Harrison, acting inspector—The prosecutrix's
mouth was bleeding when the prisoner was charged, and
the prisoner has been charged with similar conduct before.
Mr. Yardley—Prisoner, I can understand your mother
not wishing to press the case. You are a most brutal
fellow.

Oliver, 343 A—When I took the prisoner into custody
his mother's mouth was bleeding.
Mr. Yardley—Mrs. Clarke, was your mouth bleeding ?

Mrs. Clarke—Yes.
Mr. Yardley—Now, on your oath, Mrs. Clarke, and
mind your answer, did your son strike you?

Mrs. Clarke—No.

Mr. Yardley—There, your mother has perjured herself
to save you, prisoner. You are a brutal fellow, and I shall
commit you for 7 days.

THAMES.

A Docx RUPFlAN.—Williatu Murphy, a well-known
blackguard and ruffian, was brought before Mr. Partridge,
charged with assaulting Mr. Henry Redly, a transporting
pilot, on board the ship Candidate, in the Shadwell basin
of the London Dock,

The complainant stated that yesterday evening, between
4 and 5 o'clock, the prisoner came on board the Candidate
with a passenger, of whom he demanded money. The pas-
senger said he had not employed the prisoner, but he had
notwithstanding given him 6d., and he would give him no
more. The prisoner made a great disturbance, and said he
would not go without more money. He requested the
prisoner to leave the ship, which he retuned to
do, and threatened him. The prisoner was re-
peatedly desired to leave the ♦essel, and would
not, and said to witness, " You b--, I will let you have
it when you come on shore," and at the same time struck
him a violent blow with his fist. He closed with the pri-
soner, who endeavoured to force him into the dock basin,
and would have succeeded if assistance had not been at
hand. The prisoner had threatened him before, and he was
one of the greatest ruffians in. the pert of London.
The prisoner, in defence, eaid a passenger came down to
the London Dock in a cab, and said he wanted the ship
Candidate. He guided him to the vessel, and only re-
ceived 6d.

Mr. Partridge—How long were you engaged with the
passenger ?
The prisoner—About half an hour.

Mr. Partr;dge—You were very well paid.
Wm. Hine, 184 H, said the prisoner was convicted in
May last for committing a violent assault on police-constable
Carr, 40 H, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment
and hard labour. The prisoner had been for a long time
hanging about the London and St. Katherine Docks,
forcing his services on passengers, seamen, and sailor boys,
If he found any one with a parcel he took it from them,
and then demanded extravagant remuneration for his ser-
vices.

Mr. Partridge said the prisoner ought not to be permitted
to hang about the docks, as ho was a dangerous character.
Ho fined the prisoner 405., which was paid.

MARKETS—This Day.

NARK-LANE.

-
IMPERIAL WEEELY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 39s 10d;
barley, 34s Od ; oats, 185 9d ; rye, 258 Od ; beans, 365 sd;
and peas, 34s ld.

THE SIX WEEKS' Wheat, 40s 2d ;
barley, 348 to. ; oats, 18s 16d ; rye, 28s 5d ; beans, 36s 3d ;
peas, 35s 2d.

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 112,544;
barley, 111,539 ; oats, 10,452; rye, 55; beans, 3,359; peas,
1,752 quarters.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
The supply of beasts on sale in our market to-day was
only moderate, and the quality of the stock was very
middling. All breeds moved oft slowly; at Monday's cur-
rency. The top figure was 55. per Sibs. We were rather
scantily supplied with sheep ; nevertheless, the mutton
trade was inactive, at late rates. The best Downs sold
at 5.1. Bd. per Sibs. The sheep came to hand in good con-
dition. Although the supply of calves was limited, the
veal trade was heavy, and in some instances the currency
had a drooping tendency. Calf and mulch cows were very
dull, at last week's prices.
Per Slb. to s
s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8
do. 3 10 4 4
Sperchonned
Prime Scots, etc. 4 10 5 0
rglei toYx e n 4 6 4 10
3 10 4 2
12s to 20i
Suckling calves,
SCercs oe inf.q ual isthylp. 4 4 4 8
20s to 26s each.
TOTAL SUPI'LY.
1 189
Cows l3l,
4,120 i
Beasts ,
Sheep
1901
Calves
Pigs ......... 38°

[llk the offal.

s d 8. .
Priraecrs-wool d 0.4 . 10. d 5 4
Prae. S'thdowndo.s 6 5 8
Large orse. calves 3 8 4 4
Prime small do I, 6 4 8
Large hogs 3 4 4 0
Small porkers 4 2 4 4
and quarter-old store pigs,

REIG IT N BPPLY.
BeastsPO 550
Sheep and lambs l,lOO
Calven 176
Pigs ............

MEAT MARKETS.
NEWCIATE AND LEADENIIALL-prime meat is in good
request at full prices. Otherwise _ the trade is in a sluggish
state. Beef, from 2s 8d to 48 2d , mutton, 38 6d to 4s 8d;
lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 38 4d to 43 2d; and pork, 38 Od
to 4-3 4d per Sibs, by the carcase.
SotrznALL, Nov. 18.—Prime beasts and sheep moved
off steadily at full prices; otherwise, the trade was in a
sluggish state at barely late rates. Beet, from 38 6d to
5s Ud ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 8d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d; lamb,
Os Od to Os Od ; and pork, 38 8d to 4s 4d per 81bs, to sink
the offal.
RomFortn, Nov. 18.—About an average business was
doing in stock as follows :—Beet, from 38 4d to 58 Od ;
3mBu6ttdont,o3s4g 4d per 81
10d tosBBbds;; veal,suc 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; and pork,
klin;c
calves,
12s to 20s;
quarter-old store pigs, 18s to 255; and milch cows, £l4 to
£lB each.

THE WINTER CIRCUITS,

The following are the names of the learned
judges appointed for holding the winter assize, and
days for opening the commission in the respective
counties :

Mr. Justice Wightman—Northumberland, Nov.
28; Durham, Dec. 2; York, Dec. 5.
Mr. Justice Crompton—Berks, Nov. 26 ; Oxford,
Nov. 28; Worcester, Dec. 2; Stafford, Dec. 5;
Salop, Dec. 14 ; Montgomery, Dec. 16 ; Glamorgan,
Dec. 21.

Mr. BarOn Pigott—Hants, Nov. 30 ; Devon, Doc.
7 ; Somerset, Dec. 11 ; Kent, Dec. 1G; Sussex,
Dec. 21.

Ir. Baron Martin—Sussex, Nov, 22; Warwick,
Dec. 2; Leicester, Dec. 7; Derby, Dec. 9; Not-
tingham, Dec. 12; Cambridge, Dec. 15; Norfolk,
Dec. 18.

Mr. Justice Willes—Chester, Dec. 3.
Mr. Justice Williams—Herts, Dec. 3.
Both the latter learned judges will go to Liver.
pool ott Dec. 9.

Human Sacrifices in the Goomsur District,
As DESCRIBED I3Y MAJOR-GEIT. CAMPBELL IN HIS
LATE PUBLISIIED ACCOUNT OF HIS TWELVE,
MONTHS' RESIDENCE IN KIIONDISTAN.

In the Maliahs (hill tracts) of Goomsur the sacri-
fice is offered annually to Tado Penner, the earth-
god, under the effigy of a peacock, with the view
of propitiating the deity to grant favourable crops.
flee Zini, or priest, who may be of any caste,
officiates at the sacrifice, but he performs the
" Pooga" (offering of flowers, incense, &c.) to the
idol, through the medium of the Zoomba, who must
be a Knond boy under seven years of age, and who
is fed and clothed at the public expense, eats alone,
and is subjected to no act deemed impure. For a
month prior to the sacrifice, there is much feasting,
intoxication, and dancing round the Meriah (victim),
who is adorned with garlands, &e. Oa the day before
the performance of the barbarous rite, he is stupefied
with toddy, and is made to sit, or is bound at the
bottom of a post, bearing the effigy above described.
The assembled multitude then dance round to music,
and addressing the earth, say, " 0 God, we offer this
sacrifice to you; give us good crops, seasons, and
health ;" after which they address the victim. " We
bought you with a price, and did not seize you ;
now we sacrifice you according to custom, and no
sin rests with us." On the following day, the Meriah
being again intoxicated, and anointed with oil, each
individual present touches the anointed part, and
wipes the oil on his own head. All then march in
procession round the village and its boundaries,
preceded by music, bearing the victim in their arms.
On n
thea r
villagei
ra g to
idol, t he
post, which is always placed
near called Z icari Penoo, repre-
sented by three stones, a hog is killed in sacrifice,
and the blood being allowed to flow into a pit pre-
pared for the purpose, the Meriah, who has been
Previously made senseless from intoxication, is
seized and thrown in, and his face pressed down
till ho is suffocated in the bloody mire. The Zini
then cuts a piece of flesh from the body, and buries
it near the village idol, as an offering to the earth.
All the people then follow his example, but carry
the bloody pLize to their own villages, where part
of the flesh is buried near the village idol, and part
on the boundaries of the village. The head of the
victim remains unmutilated, and with the bare
bones is buried is the bloody pit. Ater this horrid
ceremony has been completed, a buffalo calf is
brought to the post, and, his four feet having been
cut off, is left there till the following day. Women,
dressed in male attire and armed as men, then
drink, dance, and sing round the spot; the calf is
killed and eaten, and the Zini dismissed with a
present of rice, and a hog or calf. Of the many
victim is destroyed,
is perhaps the least cruel, as in
some places the flesh cut off while the unfortunate
creature is still alive.
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described which
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