The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-24 00:00:00

Mr. Chambers—Yes, my lord. That's what we say.

Mr. Seman, the plaintiff, was then called. He said that
he was an actor, and also wrote for the stage, and in 1857
he wrote the drama of " Jessie Brown, or the Relief of
Lucknow," which was played at the Britannia Saloon,
'Holton, and was very successful, and ran for three months.
Ho did not know that a 2iece under the same title was being
played in America until he read a statement to that effect in
the newspaper ; but he could not, of course, then interfere.
Some time afterwards Mr. Boucicault, who represented
himself to be the author of that piece, came to England,
and he wrote to him upon the subject, but did not receive
any reply. He went to Drury-lane to see the piece per-
formed, and from the rising of the curtain till it dropped,
he considered that his own idea of the Scotch girl was ap-
parent throughout the whole piece. The witness went on
to deny that he had got the idea from a newspaper,-but he
admitted that his drama only consisted of two acts, which
occupied an hour and five minutes in playing, while that of
Mr. Boucicault was in four acts, and occupied three hours
and a half.

Baron Bramwell here inquired of Mr. Lush what his case
was ?

➢Tr. Lush replied that his case was that the two pieces
were entirely dissimilar, and the idea of each was merely
derived from a report of the incident which appeared in the
newspapers at the time, one of which he produced.

The plaintiff was then cross-examined at some length.
He denied that he took the idea of his piece from the news-
papers, and said he thought he got it from a song. He said
he took his " idea" to Mr. Lane, of the Britannia Theatre,
and he approved of it, and purchased his drama. His piece
had never been printed, and he had never seen the printed
drama of Mr. Boucicault.

Mr. Lush then read a portion of the newspaper report, and
the plaintiff, after some hesitation, was obliged to admit, or
it was at all events apparent, that the expressions made use
of by Jessie in his drama were the very same that appeared
in that report. He also admitted that. the final tableau in
his drama was copied entirely from a picture in the Illus-
trated Times, and in his own manuscript he referred to that
picture as a copy.
Mr. Chambers said this was his case:
Mr. Lush said it appeared to him that there was no case
at all to answer.

Baron Bramwell said he should like to know what the
jury thought of it.
The jury said they were unanimously of the same opinion.

Mr. Chambers said as this was the case he should elect to
be nonsuited, and
The plaintiff was accordingly called.
Baron Bramwell expressed his opinion that it was scan-
dalous that such an action should have been brought, and it
appeared to him that there was not the slightest foundation
for it.

There are still 30 common jury causes remaining to be
disposed of. There are three special jury causes remaining,
and it has been arranged that the case of " Woolley v.
Pole" shall not be taken until Tuesday.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--Aug. 22.

MARYLEBONE.—A tall, stout, dark-whiskered man,
named George Ballard, residing at 9, Seymour-place, ap-
peared before Mr. Yardley to answer a complaint made
against him by Frances Williams.

The complainant, about 18 or 19 years of age, stylishly
dressed, and good-looking withal, said—l am a young
married woman, living in the same house as the prisoner.
For the last fortnight or more he has been making his
" obedience" to me, both when he sees me by myself and
also in the presence of my husband.
Mr. Yardley—What do you mean by his " obedience ?"
Complainant (blushing)—Well, sir, if I must tell, I must.
He nods and winks at me, as if he was making love to me.
(Laughter.)

Does he laugh at you as well ?--Yes, sir. Last Saturday
night he was winking at me, and I told him I did not wish
for his attentions. He made use of bad language, and said
something about my eyes. He afterwards struck my hus-
band, and I took hold of his (defendant's) waistcoat.
Defendant—Whiskers you mean, you fascinating
creature.

Complainant—l wouldn't take that liberty. Well, sir,
I clung to his waistcoat, and he struck me in the eye and
blacked it.

Defendant—Do say the right word, " whiskers."
Complainant, in reply to questions from the defendant,
said—The first time I spoke to you it was to pass the time
of day. You have spoken to me, and nodded and winked,
and done all you could to make my husband jealous.
(Laughter.)
Joseph Williams, about half the size of defendant,said—
I am a saddler, and husband to that young lady (turning
affect;onately to complainant, who reciprocated the
smiles). He then scowled fiercely at defendant, and said
to his worship—For some time past this man has been
making " obediences" to my wife to try to cause me to
be jealous—(laughter)—and I have not half liked it. (Roars
of laughter.)

Mr. Yardley—Has he succeeded in making you jealous P
Husband--Well, no ; not at present. He said he would
speak to her whenever he liked, and where he liked. I told
him he should not, when he kicked me behind and struck
me. My wife held him by the waistcoat and got me away.
Cross-examined—l might have called you a black muz-
zled dirty hound. You made your "obedience" to my wife,
to make me jealous, but it's no go. (Laughter.)
Defendant, in the midst of roars of laughter, said—l have
my own wife in court, if your worship would like to look
at her ; she is quite as good-looking, and I believe I love
her as well as any other woman. I have lived in the house
for nearly four years, during which time this young man
came to lodge there, and has recently married this fascinat-
ing young wife. Her fascinating ways have quite capti-
vated him. I think the saddle should be on the other horse,
for I believe she has been trying to make my wife jealous.
On returning home the night that they speak of, they were
both at the window, She cailed me a vile name, and he
called me a black muzzled hound. I said if he came out I
would kick his posteriors. As he came out I kept my word,
and sent him half way across the street. After this we had
a struggle, and somehow his dear love got struck. It's all
a fallacy to say I'm jealous of her, although she has got
all her trinkets upon her.
Mr. Yardley had no doubt that the defendant had made
" obedience" to the complainant, as she termed it, with a
view to excite the ire of the husband against her. He had
behaved in a most insulting manner. He was then fined
10s., or seven days' imprisonment.

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The defendant paid the money, and left the court with
his own wife.

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THE ILLNESS OF LORD CLYDE.—The sad illness
which has robbed the country of one of its noblest
heroes undoubtedly arose from the toils and hardships of
his soldier life. It was no mere "atrophy" of the frame,
such as enervating old age brings to the idle as to the bold
in arms, and it is just that we should say it, for it
seems only to add another, though a mournful, claim
to our tender reverence and high regard for this simple-
hearted and devoted soldier, to know that in his death
he paid the debt of injuries self-inflicted on his health
by hard service to his country. Lord Clyde was natu-
rally of a very vigorous constitution, and immense chest
development in proportion to his height. During
the Indian. mutiny campaign in Oude he was thrown vio-
lently from his horse, dislocated his right humerus into the
axilla, fractured a rib, and suffered afterwards some in-
flammation, both pleuritic and pneumanic. He never felt
thoroughly well since that accident, After his return to
England he had two or three attacks of congestion of the
lungs, associated with bronchitis and enfeebled action of
the heart. One of these attacks preceded his late fatal
illness. During his last sickness he was attended by the
medical officers of the Chatham garrison, Surgeon Major
Summers (Royal Engineers) being, we believe, in immediate
medical charge, assisted by a daily consultation with the
principal medical officers and others. Prof. Longmore, Mr.
Cutler, and Dr. 'Watson paid some visits during the course
of the illness. Their opinion pointed but too clearly to
the fatal result. The chief symptoms indicated fatty de-
generation and dilatation of the heart, but without any ap-
parent valvular disease; imperfectly aerated blood, and
consequent disturbance of the brain and mental functions,
oedema, with orthopncea, and restlessness; these were the
sure forerunners of the end. And, in fact, the disease con-
sisted of general enlargement as to weight and bulk of the
heart, fatty degeneration and dilatation of the auricles,
It was obvious that the duration of the disease was upwards
of two years. Lord Clyde died, not from the wasting atro-
phy of age, but as directly in the service of his country, and
from the weight of the heavy toils and great blows which
he bore in that service, as though he had fallen on the very
field of one of those battles in which he so often led to vic-
tory.—Lancet.