The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-20 00:00:00

WOOL.

Since our last report a fair business has been transacted
in most kinds of home-grown wool, and prices have been
well supported. In colonial and foreign qualities very little
has been passing, on former terms. Last week's imports
were 2,338 bales from Algoa Bay and Port Natal, and 480
from the Cape.

SE ;DS.
The trade is dull, and, in some instances, prices have

TEE

.11 CASE.

This morning, the Master and Jury resumed the in-
quiry at the Sessions-house, Westminster.
The Master informed the counsel on either side that he
adhered to his intention of not allowing Mr. Windham to
be examined in public, as ho believed such a course would
defeat the ends of justice. Ho had looked carefully into
the authorities, and had the high authority of the late
Lord Campbell for the determination at which he had
arrived.

No comments on the Master's decision was made by
counsel, Sir Hugh Cairns being absent.
The Rev. Edward Beecher of Beavan was called and ex-
amined by Mr. Milward, who said this was the last witness
to be called of a general nature. The only remaining evi-
dence would be medical. Mr. Beavan said he was at pre-
sent the curate of Shipton Beauchamps, Somerset. Mr.
Windham was introduced to him at the beginning of 1858.
He had heard that Lord Alfred Hervey wished to engage
a travelling tutor for a short time for Mr. Windham.
He had several interviews with Lord Alfred Hervey, and

it was at first proposed that they should go abroad. All the
passports were obtained, but when they were on the eye of
starting Lady Sophia Giubelei preferred that they should
travel in the United Kingdom. They first went into North
Wales, thence to the lake district, thence to Scotland, re-
turning through Durham and York to London. They were
travelling for a month, and then passed a week with Mr.
Windham at Felbrigg, when he finally left. They went
out several times together. On the whole Mr. Windham
was certainly of sound mind. Ilis manner was on some
occasions blustering and boisterous.

Cross-examined by Mr. Chambers—He thought people
who witnessed his conduct noticed it, but never complained.
I did not appear to be offended at it. He was fond of boast.
in„ of his peat wealth, and making much of himself,
chiefly to people of a lower class, waiters, servants, and
others. He did not believe that Mr. Windham's capacities
were below par, but that his apparent intellectual condition
was attributable to defective education.

By a Juryman—He thought that these proceedings would
have a good effect upon Mr. Windham,

A vast number of letters on all sorts of subjects written
by Mr. Windhamt o various persons were read, to show the
consistency and coherence of his thoughts and his mental
soundness.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before the Lords Justices of Appeals.)
APPEAL-JUDGMENT.-M'LARTY V. MIDDLETON.

This was an appeal from an order of Vice-Chancellor Sir
R. I', Kindersley, on his chief clerk's certificate, declaring
that the bills drawn by Bland and Middleton, in Liverpool
on M‘Larty, Middleton and Company, of Gibraltar, at three
months, which was equal to ready money, and remittances
made by M'Larty, Middleton, and Company, to Bland and
Company, were in satisfactiUn of the.mortgage debt (£3,362,
and other sums mentioned in the certificate) on the ships
Rosiana and Shumiack, the property of the Liverpool com-
pany, who became bankrupt in 1856.
Lord Justice Turner, on considering the facts of the case
and the evidence produced, came to the same conclusion as
the Vice-Chancellor, and was of opinion that the order of
the Vice-Chancellor was right and ought not to be disturbed.
Lord Justice Knight Bruce was of a control), opinion,
and considered that it was competent to prove that value
was not given for the bills drawn, aad wished to hear coun-
sel on that point, but as his learned brother Lord Justice
Turner was of the samo opinion es Vice-Chancellor Kin-
dersley, their opinions must be the decision of the court.
Their lordships affirmed the decision of the Vice-Chan-
cellor, and dismissed the appeal without costs,

ROLLS COURT.
(Before the Master of the Rolls.)
JUDGMENT-IN RE TONGUE'S ESTATE -NICHOLSON V.

TONGUE.

His Honour, the Master of the Rolls, said—This is a
summons from Chambers, and the question to be deter-
mined is to whom a considerable amount (£1,172 lls. 4d.)
of gold and silver coins, which were found in the house of
Sarah Tongue at the time of her death, belonged—whether
it belonged to her estate or the estate of Mary Rogers, with
whom she lived for many years before her death. I con-
sider on the evidence that the accumulation was part of the
estate of Sarah Tongue. The question I have to determine
is, to find whether the spirit of hoarding was greater in
Sarah Tongue or Mary Rogers.

His Honour was of opinion that the balance of evidence
was in favour of Sarah Tongue. She had gifts given her
from time to time of considerable sums, and she possessed
the means of hoarding if she desired it, and the money was
found in her house, and it was presumed to belong to her.
The onus probmnds lay on the next of kin of Mary Rogers
to prove that it belonged to her, which they have failed to
do. His Honour declared the money found to belong to
the estate of Sarah Tongue, and ordered £32 to be paid for
the furniture with costs to Mr. Nicholson up to the time
of his death, but no costs in the suit to either p rty.

POLICE 1N T.EL L IGEN CE.—( This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A PAWNBROKER COMPLIMENTEi):—Two lads named
George and John Lyle, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
as follows :

Mr. Philip Fry, pawnbroker, of 2, Crown -street, Soho,
said on Saturday evening the prisoners came into his shop
and offered 7 cigar oases for sale. Seeing they were quite
new ho asked them where they got them from, and the pri-
soner George said they had won them at a raffle in Some: s-
town that evening. Not believing their statement, he said
he should detain them till they gave a better account of how
they became possessed of them. The prisoner John then
said he was not going to bounce them out of them, and on
his saying he would send for the police, John said, " Give
us three back and you can keep the others," and on his
telling them that he did not do business in that way, George
said to his brother " Then we will step it ;" but he gave
them into custody.

The prisoners now said they picked the cigar cases up in
Regent-street.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said ho had no doubt the cases had been
taken from some cigar shop, and he should therefore remand
the prisoners for a week. The pawnbroker, it was only pro-
per for him to say, had done very well in the matter.

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL " RUN" OF THE AMERI-
CAN BLOCKADE.—Another evidence of the insufficiency of
the Federal blockade of the Southern American ports, is
afforded by the arrival at Bristol, yesterday, of a vessel
called the Robert Bruce, Captain Muir, which has suc-
ceeded, in company with another vessel of still larger ton •
nage than her own, in running the blockade at Wilming-
ton. The Robert Bruce has brought home a cargo of
spirits of turpentine, which is of course of great value to
her owner. Her captain states that they got out without
molestation. It is believed that some representation on
the matter will be made to her Majesty's Government in
the course of a day or two, as there can be no question
that a blockade, in order to entitle it to the respect of
neutral Powers, must be effective.

At the Court of Bankruptcy, on Saturday, a
meeting was held under the 185th section of the Bankruptcy
Act, 1861, in the case of Mr. Peter Morrison, and a resolu-
tion was come to under the 110th section suspending the
proceedings in bankruptcy, and adjourning the meeting un-
til Ist February, when the resolution will be submitted to
the general body of creditors for confirmation.
RAILWAY POINTSMEN.—The directors of the
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'astern Counties Railway Company, among various im-
provements in the management of the line now in course of
being effected, have determined on a reduction of the daily
duty of the men who have charge of the points, awl a no-
tice with that object in view was issued last week. The
important service intrusted to these men will be more effi-
ciently performed under these new regulations, and the
concession will be highly appreciated during the present
severe weather.

SHERIFFS' COURT.—CROOK V. FULLER. The
amount recovered against the plaintiff, and costs, in the
above case, which was heard last Friday, should have
beet £6l ss. (not £6lB, as appeared in The Sun). Mr.
Crook sued for £49 195., part of the £6l 55., abandoning the
difference to enable him to try his right under the City
Small Debts Act, which extends to any sum not exceeding
£5O.
GOOD SERVICE PEN SIONS.—The five good service
pensions of £lOO each, vacant by recent deaths,
and the
appointment of officers to regimental colonelcies, have been
distributei among the following officers :—Major-General
W. B. Ingilby, Royal Artillery; Major-General J. IL Bain-
brigge, late Fort-Major at Guernsey; Colonel the Earl of
Longford, K .C.B. ; Colonel E. R. Wetherall, C. 8., now
Chief of the Stall in Canada; and Col. G. Vaughan Max-
well, C,8,, 88th Regiment.--Army and Navy Gaze*.