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London, England, 1862-02-12 00:00:00

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4 i I LAW
.121, TRLLIGENCE.—(This Day.)
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ROLLS COURT.
(Before Sir John Romily.)
COVERDALE V. COURE.
His Honour said---The question is whether under the will
the testator, who gave £3,000 to his daughter, Elizabeth
Slack, during her life, afterwards to her children, is dimi-
nished from £3,000 to 2,000 bytho codicil. The codicil does
not affect the real estate, but it is perfectly good, so far as
it disposes of the personal estates. My opinion on the proper
construction of the will is, that it does reduce it to £2OOO.
His Honour was of opinion that, by the codicil, there was
no conversion of the real and personal estate of the testator,
and that the legacy of £3,000 given by the will was reduced
to £2,000 by the codicil, and made a declaration to that
effect, with costs out of the estates.

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COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
THWAITES V. TIMAITES.
The hearing of this case was resumed this morning.
Mr. Thwaites, in reply to Mr, Kerslake, said he was in-
duced to call in Dr. Davis to see his wife with respect to
the state of her mind, in consequence of a remark made by
her brother, living in London.
Cross-examined by Dr. Twiss—l recollect Mrs. Thwaites
returning from a visit to her friends in London in July,
1856. She remained away ten weeks, and it was not until
repeatedly urged that she returned home, Mr. Keddle
never said it would be unsafe for her to return to him.
I recollect having a struggle with Mrs. Thwaites about a
desk. It occurred in the nursery. I can't remember
whether we dined together that day. It was not in the
dining room the struggle took place. I had once before a
similar struggle for the desk. Mrs. Thwaites had insulted
me about some letters. On one of the occasions it might
have been in the dining room. 1 never took possession of
the desk and letter she was writing at the time. I tried to
do so, but could not. I will swear I did not see the letter,
neither did I ascertain it was written to her sister. I don't
recollect whether it was after or before the struggle that I
gave my wife my watch, purse, and pocketbook. I gave
them to her as I was tired of life. She gave them back, but
she did not utter words of consolation at the time. I recollect
taking out my wife's teeth. I don't recollect the number.
Mrs. Thwaites when I married ,her did not have fine teeth.
The teeth I made for her were fine looking. I did not prefer
looking at the artificial teeth I made for my wife to the
natural ones. In the last lot taken out by me, Mr. Lens-
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the person using it is not cleanly. It is used merely for
a temporary purpose. I took out six teeth at this sitting
The diamond ring worn by Mrs. Thwaites before her father's
death was purchased out of my own pocket, and
'la out of
the £36 allowed her for dress. It was after the quarrel
about the diamond ring that Mrs. Thwaites began to take
her meals in the nursery. When she came to take her
meals in the dining-room, I said I coulda take mine
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was not discoverable after death. I have heard
Dade use opprobrious names to my wife, but then it was in
reply fb those used by her. I never heard her call her " a
long liar" and ag, bully." I have heard Mrs. Thwaites
call Hannah Dade my kept mistress. I never used harsh
expressions towards my wife before the servants. In 1860 1
was engaged in scientific pursuits, so I was irregular in the
hours I returned home in the evening. I cannot tell the
time I returned the night before Mrs. Thwaites left me.
There is no circumstance that fixes the date on my mind.
I recollect one of the servants telling Mrs. Thwaites that
she was Damiani's kept mistress. I reproved my servants
generally for using such language. I never accused
Mrs. Thwaites of being intimate with officers and gentle-
men in Hyde-park before marriage. I had complained
of her speaking to an officer that she did not know, and she
desisted. I don't think I ever referred to the subject after
marriage. I did not dismiss Hannah Dade, because she
was useful to me in my profession.
The case was proceeding when we went to press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

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CHARGE OF MANSLAITGIITER. AGAINST AN EATING-
ROUSE KEEPER.—Henry Godden, of 72, Munster-street,
Regent's-park, eating .house keeper, was charged with
being drunk, and causing the death of a female, at present
unknown, by knocking her down with a pony and cart, in
Regent-street.
Mr. Edward James, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prisoner, and Inspector Garforth, of the E
Division, attended to watch the case.
It appears that between eight and nine last night the pri-
soner was driving his pony and cart down Langham-place
towards the Regent's Park, and when near Mortimer-street
he saw something in his way and pulled up his pony very
sharply, and in doing so overturned the pony, at the time
going at the rate of six miles an hour. The prisoner was
himself thrown out, and his arm on his being raised was
found to be broken. The pony, on getting on its legs again,
started off and knocked down the poor woman, who was
crossing Mortimer-street. She was immediately picked up
and taken to the Middlesex Hospital, but expired on the
way.
The prisoner was remanded.

A CANDIDATE FOR SUICIDE.—A respectable looking
young female named Eliza Curtis, was charged as follows :
A young man said he was passing the Serpentine last
night about 9 o'clock, when he saw the young woman
loitering about the bridge, and sobbing. He watched her,
and believing from her violent manner that she was going
to commit suicide, he watched her, and then spoke to a
constable, who, on s'eaking to her, was told by her the*
she was going to throw herself in the water.
A constable said the young woman had been drinking,
and told him she was unhappy and intended to drown
herself.

Prisoner said she was unhappy, but not tipsy.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded her for a week, that she might,
by reflection, become in a better state of mind.

TILE TRICE OF GOLD.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mine prem.,
and the short exchange on London is 25f The per £1 sterling.
On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
about 2-10ths per cent, dearer in Paris than in London.
By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425} per mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.58 per £1 sterling,
Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about
2-lOths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' eight is 113 to 114 per Cent., and the premium on
gold is about Si per cent. At these rates the importation of
gold from the United States would leave a trifling profit.

POLITICAL PRISONERS.—Above the lighthouse is
the castle of Belver, which is the state prison. Here, as
elsewhere, we found prisoners "of opinion" in irons.
Twenty-five poor wretched people of that description were
moved here from Ceuta about a fortnight ago, and are, as
elsewhere, "fort mal traits." Amongst them is a former
bishop, and a major-general in the Spanish army, who are
chained together, and forced to sweep the court of the
castle ; and, with an infamous anxiety to increase their
misery, they are obliged to perform this duty with short-
handled brooms in order to oblige them in this hot climate
to stoop, and consequently double their labours. This, of
course, is the act of the Governor, as the length of the
brooms as the bishop and
to taste the
comforts
broom handles certainly was not sent from Ceuta. One
consolation is, that this cruel system of arbitrary power
brings with it a system of perfect equality, and " S. E. Il
country, Capitan-General" is just as likely in the course of the revo-
lutions which
the threaten unhappyro
the general who are now in the enjoyment:of them.—From
of
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the Duke of Buckingham's Private Diary.
THE TAKING OF GIBRALTAR... 4 remembered
how often the present King of France, Charles X., had
told my father and me the story of his being summoned to
meet almost all the Catholic princes of Christendom, and
all the flower of the French and Spanish armies, as to a
party of pleasure, to see the " taking of Gibraltar," where
various amusements, and bull-fights, and balls were pro-
vided to while away each day of anxious expectation when
he propitious morning at last arose which was again to
plant the flag of Spain upon the walls of Gibraltar. So
certain did they consider themselves of conquest, that
dinner and a ball were prepared at Algesiras for General
Elliot and his officers when made prisoners. At length the
Spanish batteries moved down, constructed with all the
care that science could bestow and art invent. The Academic
Francaise contributed its labours to improve upon these
of destruction—and
mighty engines they moved down, the
i monuments of the combined science as well as anger of
Europe, united against this one object so near to the vanity,
so dear to the interests, of the parties engaged in the at-
' tempt. The princes witnessed the scene from the first
parallel, and the surrounding hills were crowded with the
population of the country, fancying even the reality of the
visionary existence of the Queen of Spain in her chair, who
had vowed to remain there until she saw the standard of
Spain float upon the walls of the fortress she called her
own. In a few hours all was dust and ashes, and the few
survivors amongst the assailants owed their lives to British
generosityand humanity.—. From the -Duke of Buckingham',
Private .Diary.