The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-04 00:00:00

411. E SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVEINTSti„
.__ JULY 4, 1...'363,

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

COURT OF DIVORCE
(Before the Judge-Ordinary.)
BREMNER V. EREMNER AND ERETT--A GRETNA-GREEN

MARRIAGE.

Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Dr. Spinks appeared for the
petitioner; Mr. Karslake, Q.C., and Mr. Harrison for the
respondent, and Sergeant Ballantine for the co-respondent.
This was a suit instituted by Mr. Samuel Bremner, a
commercial traveller, and the manager of the business of a
printing material manufacturer, for a divorce, on the ground
of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent, who is em-
ployed as a warehouseman at an establishment in Cheap-
side. The respondent pleaded denial, cruelty, and
recriminated the adultery ; the co-respondent pleaded
merely denial.
It appeared that the parties were married at Gretna
Green, in Nov., 1849, and there were two children, the issue
of the marriage, one of whom was living. In 1860, the peti-
tioner became acquainted with the co-respondent at the
house of a mutual friend, and he (co-respondent) and his
wife took apartments in the house, Holford-square, Isling-
ton. The business of the petitioner necessitated his fre
quent absence from town of which, according to his allega-
tion, the co-respondent availed himself to seduce the re-
spondent.

Mary Linton, the wife, and Agnes Carmichael, the
daughter of John Linton, deceased, who officiated as the
hymenial blacksmith at Gretna Green, proved to having
witnessed the marriage ceremony, and believed the parties
signed the certificate which was produced and identified.
Mr. Anderson, Q.C., a member of the English bar, and
an advocate of the Scottish bar, was examined, he said that
the evidence adduced, and the certificate were quite suffi•
cient to establish the validity of a marriage in Scotland, at
the period when the ceremony had been performed between
the parties, provided the court was satisfied that the con-
sent of both of them had been obtained.
Mr. Karslake—Does age of the parties make any diffe-
rence?

Mr. Anderson—No ; not if the man is only 14, and the
woman 12. (Laughter.)

Mary Scott, a married woman, who had been in the ser-
vice of Mr. and Mrs. Bremner for six years when they lived
at Carlisle, Newcastle, and in London, deposed to acts of
familiarity between the respondent and co-respondent during
the petitioner's absence.
Lucy Hartley, a female domestic formerly in the ser-
vice of Mr. and Mrs. Bremner, said she recollected Mr.
Brett visiting the house while Mr. Bremner was absent in
the country: He first stayed to supper, but in a short time
he remained after she (witness) had retired to bed.
At this time she slept in her mistress's room, but in a few
evenings after her mistress told her she could sleep in her
own bedroom. She did so, and after that on one occasion
her mistress came into her room after she (witness) had got
into bed, and she then heard her say to Mr. Brett that she
was asleep. When she got up the next morning Mr.
Brett's bed did not appear to have been disturbed. After
this Mr. Brett's bedroom frequently remained unused,
although he used to go out of the house of a
morning before breakfast. Mr. Brett used not to come
so often after Mr. Bremner returned home. On
one occasion she recollected Mrs. Bremner taking Mr.
Brett's breakfast to him while he was in bed. She had seen
Mr. Brett kiss Mrs. Bremner. She left Mrs. Bremner's
service for a short time, but returned to it again. Mr.
Brett always visited Mrs. Bremner when her husband went
his journeys. Mr. Brett told her he should have to write
letters to Mrs. Bremner, but as the matter was secret he
should direct the letters to her (witness). He did so, and
she on one occasion kept back one of these notes, That
just put into her hand was the one,
Cross-examined—She never said that rather than see her
mistress, Mrs. Bremner, ill-treated as she was, she would
go and live with her elsewhere without wages. Mr, Brem-
ner used to remain out very late at night.

(The case was proceeding when we went to press.)

SHERIFF'S COURT.
(Before Mr. Kerr and a Jury,)

THE JUDGE AND THE SUITORS-A 000 D EXAMPLE.

To-day his Honour was engaged in trying short jury
causes in cases he had refused to decide personally, because
the parties flatly contradicted each other on oath.
In the first case, Furnival v. Bates, the plaintiff sued for
£l5, and Mr. Buchanan called witnesses to prove that
plaintiff had promised defendant to forgive him the rent if
he would go out.

To answer this plaintiff produced four or five persons,
who deposed that such a promise was never made, and that
plaintiff had offered to take the debt at sixpence per week.
The verdict passed for defendant, but without costs.
In the second case, De-roy v. Brough, the defendant
pleaded payment, and Mr. E. C. Whitehurst, for plaintiff,
said the debt never had been paid, and he put defendant to
the proof.

Mr. Sorrell, of Mark-lane, for defendant, said that his
client had an idea that be had paid this money, and the
amount was so small that defendant, who was a respectable
wino merchant, could have no motive in disputing it, except
that he believed he had paid it.
Plaintiff was called, and he deposed that he had never
received the money.

Mr. Sorrell—You mean to swear that my client has no,
paid you ?
Plaintiff—l do.

Defendant positively believed that he had paid, but could
not say when, where, or how. (Laughter.)
The jury found for plaintiff.

Verdict for plaintiff with costs.

In a third case there was some hard swearing by suitors
in court and his Honour empannelled a jury forthwith,
stating that the courts in Ireland had laid down that a
judge had the power he now assumed. He had never done
so before, but felt compelled to do so now.

The action was about cattle food, Mr. Buchanan appear•
ing for the plaintiff, and Mr. Whitehurat for defendant, the
verdict passing for defendant.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

WESTMINSTER.

CHARGE OF UTTERING A COUNTERFEIT SHILLING.—
Rose Shadman, a female of decent appearance, was charged
with attempting to utter a counterfeit shilling at the Blue
Anchor, York-street, Westminster.

The evidence showed that on the previous afternoon the
prisoner went into the house and asked for some gin, for
which she tendered a shilling. Upon the barman taking

it up, he found it to be a counterfeit. The barman sent for
a policeman and gave her into custody.
The magistrate asked if the prisoner was known ?
A police-constable of the F division stated that she had
been in custody on former occasions upon a similar charge.

The prisoner was then remanded for the attendance of
the solicitor of the Mint.

ROBBINQ FELLOW LODGERS.—John Bevan, a
young man, residing at No. 17, Bridge-row, Pimlico,
was charged with stealing a quantity of wearing ap-
parel under the following circumstances :—lt appeared that
on Friday (yesterday) week the prisoner was seen to leave
his apartment, carrying with him a heavy bundle. He was
seen by one of the lodgers, who said to him that he sup-
posed he was going to leave the house, to which he made
no reply. Shortly after he was gone some persons in the
house missed a quantity of wearing apparel, and it was
ascertained that a portion of the property had been pledged
by a person supposed to be the prisoner. who in the course
of Thursday last was given into custody.
The prisoner, who said he took the things as he was in
difficult circumstances, was remanded.

ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT BRITAIN.

LIVERPOOL, Friday.

The Great Britain arrived this morning with
advices from Melbourne to the 3d of May. She
has 63,000 ounces of gnld on freight. The setting
in of colder weather had given an impetus to the
markets, and transactions have been more active.
Large parcels of soft goods were in course of being
despatched to the inland townships. Teas had been
in demand, and prices had been more than main•
tamed. Flour had scarcely been named, but all
parcels of wheat offering had met with ready buyers.
There had been some inquiry for malt. The rice
market has been dull end inanimate during the
week, several consignments having come in. There
was a steady but moderate demand for spirits, beer,
and tobacco.

The following telegraphic despatches had been
remind at Melbourne

Portland, May 1.
Mr. Moon, late mar ager of the Union Bak, was tried
yesterday and acquitted.

Sydney, May 1.
Government are organising a naval brigade, under com-
mand of Mr. Hickson, inspeetor of harbours.
Escorts, 7,483 oz.
Wool, lower ; tallow, slight advance; hides, firmer,
The schooner Friends is a total wreck at Moreton Bay;
crew saved.
Sailed—The Yarra, for Brisbane; the Corea, for Hong
Kong ; the Alma, for Shanghai.

Adelaide, May 1.

An attempt will be made this session to induce the Im•
perial Parliament to pass an act for defining the scope and
limit of colonial Legislatures to set at rest all doubts as to
the validity of the laws of South Australia.

Accounts from Darling and the far north speak of heavy
rains.

Fresh water at Wallaroo is selling at dd per bucket.
Four thousand bags of Mauritius sugar were sold to-day
at an average advance of 30s. on previous latex for all de-
scriptions. Tea in large demand. No alteration in pro-
duce market.
Arrived—The Aldinga.

A Thrly Tribute to tho I^te W. B. D. D.
Turnbull, Eat-

The late William Barclay Turnbull, Esq., bar-
rister-at-law, whose death happened a few days
since [it should have been said rather, several
weeks] at his residence in London, at the age of 52,
was a gentleman whose name came somewhat pro-
minently before the public in connection with a
literary and religious controversy a year or two
since, in a not very enviable way. According to
" Men of the Time," Mr. Turnbull was a son of tlYe
late Walter Turnbull, Esq., of Edinburgh, in which
city he was born early in the year 1811. Having
received his early education in Edinburgh, he was
called to the Scottish bar in 1832, and was subse-
quently called to the English bar by the Hon. So-
ciety of Lincoln's-ien, in Jan. 1856.
In 1833 Mr. Turnbull took an active part in the
foundation of the Abbotsford Club, and acted as its
secretary from that date until 1841, being at the
same time an extensive contributor to its historical
publications. He was engaged in 1859 to edit the
"Book of Scottish Chronicles" for the Master of
the Rolls, who subsequently appointed him to the
office of calendaring foreign state papers between
the accession of Edward VI. and the Revolution of
1688, his work being to make abstracts of every
document and to arrange and index the whole.
His first volume was published in Jan. 1861, and
owing to an outcry raised against him es a Roman
Catholic by the Athenceum newspaper, the ",Pro-
testant Alliance" and the c" Scottish Reformation
Society," he resigned this appointment, a step which
became the subject of a debate in Parliament, He
subsequently brought an action against the
secretary of the Protestant Alliance for libel,
when the jury found for the defendant. It is only
fair, however, to add that subsequent inquiries have
satisfactorily proved the hcnesty and integrity of
Mr. Turnbull in the responsible post which he filled;
and it is to be feared that his death was hastened
by his acute sense of the unfairness with which his
conduct had been judged. Mr. Turnbull was also
known as the author of " Legendze Catholicw,"
" The State of the Parochial Registers of Scot-
land," and also as the editor of " The Life and Poems
of Robert Southweli." Mr. Turnbull, who was
an active honorary member of many foreign and
domestic literary societies, was appointed by the
French Minister of Public Instruction in 1860, Cor •
respondent, du Comite Imperial des Travauvx. His-
toriques et des Soci6tes Savants da France. Pre-
viously to residing in England he acted for many
years as secretary to the Society of Antiquaries of
Scotland. His death will be extensively regretted
among a largle circle of attached literary and legal
friends.--From the Law Times of to day.T,
[With every word oft his somewhat delayed tribute
of respect to the memory of the late lamented ex-
Calendarer, Mr. Turnbull, formerly of Edinburgh,
latterly of London, we are desirous of expressing
here our very cordial agreement. Although our
personal acquaintance with the deceased was, to our
regret now, be it said, but slight and casual, it was
at any rate sufficient to secure to him in our own
regard a very sincere respect for his character both
as a scholar and a gentleman.—ED. Sun.]

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

By vzason of the difficulty of procuring timber
about three years ago for shipbuilding purposes,
Mr. Lasiett, timber inspector of Woolwich dock-
yard, was commissioned by the Board of Admiralty
to proceed to the East, and the various parts of the
Continent where timber was likely to be procured,
eud to purchase largely at any cost. Since that
time ship loads of every description used in ship
building, namely, vast quantities of mahogany,
teak, ash, fir, pine, elm, as well as the finest
stock of English oak ever collected, have been con-
stantly arriving at Woolwich, and the dockyard is
encumbered in every available spot. No less than
20,000 loads, valued at £200,000, have been stacked,
and are now without the chance of being put into
requisition. No blame is attached to any branch
of the establishment, as it was impossible to foresee
the change in the system of shipbuilding now to be
adopted by the substitution of iron for wood.