The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-17 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Jan. 16.
The Queen and Princess Helena walked out tin
Lorning, and Princess Louise also walked in tho

grounds.

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Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge!
attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Hotta
Purvis, will arrive at her royal highness's residence, A-111-
bassadors' Court, to-day, from visiting their Royal High"
nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales at Sandringham•

The Marchioness (Maria) of Ailesbury is still on
a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury at
Savernake Park, Wilts.

The Earl and Countess of Clarendon have been
entertaining a succession of visitors at The Grove, near
Watford. On Friday night the countess gave a county ball,
at which nearly 300 of the principal residents for mani
miles round were present. Dancing took place in the gal-
lery, and was prolonged till a late hour.
The condition of the Countess (Dowager) Of
Tankerville still causes much anxiety to the members of her
family.
The Dowager Countess Cowper will give a county
ball this evening at Panshanger, Herts.
Viscount Palmerston is expected to arrive ill
town on Thursday morning from Broadlands, to attend the
Cabinet Council. His lordship will stay in town for a few
days.
Lord Henley, M.P., has arrived at Cataldro
Hotel, Dover-street, from Watford Court, Northampton"
shire. .

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The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
is expected to arrive in town this evening from Hawardeo
Castle, Flintshire, in order to attend the Cabinet Council
on Thursday next.
A Berlin letter mentions the death of M. Jaertel
Swedish Envoy at the Court of Prussia.
" M. Thouvenel and his family," says the
Courrier d'Arcachon, " continue to reside here at the Villa
Eugdnie. The ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs finds tho
climate agree with him, and enjoys excellent health."
DEATH OF SIR JOSEPH SAWLE.—We have t°
announce the death of Sir Joseph Sawle Graves
Sawle, Bart., in the 72d year of his age. The deceased
was twice married—first, to the daughter of the
Charles Prideaux Brune, M.A., of Padstow, Cornwall ; and,
second, to a daughter of Mr. James Kempthorne, of DO'
min, in the same county. He is succeeded by his s°ll'
Charles Brune Graves, who was born in 1816. The Ile°
baronet was educated at Eton, from which school he pro;
ceeded to Clare College, Cambridge, where he graduate'
B.A. in 1841. From 1852 until 1857 he represented til°
borough of Bodmin in the House of Commons.

Society for Promoting the Amendment of

the taw,

Last evening the fifth meeting of the department ofittris'
prudence and amendment of the law connected with the
National Association for the Promotion of Social SCleVel
was held at No. 1, Adam-street, Adelphi, to consider the
report presented from.the standing committee of the depart;
ment on Dr. Waddilove's paper "On the Amendment °'
the Law of Evidence." Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Q.C., g•rl
occupied the chair.
Mr. G. W. HASTINGS, the secretary of the association/
called attention to a pamphlet by Mr. A. J. Williams, °ll'
the subject of the concentration of the courts of law ill
London. They had resolved to make another effort t°
obtain an act for the concentration of the offices and Oa'
cers of the courts of law in London, and Mr. Williams had
stated the distribution 'of the present courts, and sholves
the necessity for concentration, and the measures it Ot
necessary to take. Copies of the pamphlet had been sett
to every member of Parliament, to every chamber of corn
merce and town council, with a view of inducing then' t:
influence the members of Parliament to support 81011,.
measure, when introduced by their hon. and learned OOP'
man or other member of the house. (Hear, hear.) a
The CHAIRMAN said there were few persons who doubt!,
the expediency of the removal and concentration ofw r't
courts of justice in the metropolis. With regard to ilg
had fallen from Mr. Hastings, he should strongly rec°lll;
mend that the association should itself present a petitio
to both houses of parliament, and in this petition all till;
reasons, which were urged with very great force in t4llO
pamphlet, might be concisely stated, and urged 01,
legislature. Any clear and unanimous expression by the
association had great weight with the house to which
had the honour to belong. It might be that another 1)000 -
might be chosen to deal with the petition, but if no°lllo3
else could be found he would take charge of it, and he vi(),,f
draw the attention of the House of Commons to the Po.'
of the petition.
Mr. HASTINGS said he would bring the suggestion of the
Chairman before the council at an early day.
stands Mr. A. J. WILLIAMS then read the report of the stall
committee on Dr. Waddilove's paper " On the Amendtned
of the Law of Evidence." The report was a long one' 5
stated that the committee approved of the principle to
down, that persons in all criminal charges be alloWe'es
tender themselves on oath, to clear themselves of the eblll;ied
subject to cross-examination. The committee also aPP,sr°Bofo
of the second and third propositions, that husband 'InACII
should be compellable to give evidence for or against sod
other in civil and criminal cases. The committeOttld
no opinion on the fourth proposition, that the judges
be allowed to summon any persons before them they tl3°lof
fit in all criminal and civil cases, and adjourn the caii
the purpose of securing the attendance of all necess

witnesses. I, be
The CHAIRMAN then stated the position in which tda
ha
question stood, and referred to the necessity for some 13ir
patio
in the law of evidence in criminal and civil cases,
larly in divorce and other cases, contending that liasbla.
and wife should be allowed to give evidence in those °so
He could never understand why the law should exellioo
the evidence of the parties who of all others knew 030,
about the subject in dispute. It was his intention to t.%4
the opinion of the House of Commons on all the que6tl°
referred to in the paper, particularly the admissibility ° /f 6
the more important witnesses in cases of adults**. Atl
should appeal to the legislature himself on those points,74o
he should he glad to have the assistance of those Nvii°ol
views coincided with his own. He moved the adoptioo
the report. c
Mr.WILLIAms dissented from the recommendations c)'• ttj
committee approving of Dr. Waddilove's propositioor
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mitting in criminal cases the evidence of the party flecl;
A. long discussion followed, in which Mr. Daniel, 4"
Mr. R. Wilson, Mr. Edgar, Mr. F. Hill, Mr. Rosher, Sir
Wilmot, Dr. Waddilove, and other gentlemen took P
This discussion resulted in °tie).
Mr. F. HILL proposing as an amendment to the lilt
for the adoption of the report, " That in the opinion e' •
meeting the evidence in criminal cases of husband or
for or against each other, ought to be allowed, but e'
where the husband demands the evidence of the Irife:sl)
the wife demands that of the husband, such evidence c't*
not to be compellable."
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The amendment was put and negatived, and thell' 0 a
for the adoption of the report of the standing commit
the department carried.
The reading of the Rev. Nash Stephenson's paper iefs
the Probate and Succession Duty levied on Property tld
under the General Power of Appointment," owing t..o°
lateness of the hour at which the previous dig'u'
closed, was postponed to the next meeting.
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Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and 4...--
ceedings concluded.

THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISH INSURRECII;;'!
—A meeting of the united committees of the 4 of
tional Polish League, the Polish National Comluit 01 ls
Great Britain, and the Working Men's Internt'o°,'
Association, was held yesterday at the League 1/°lll°
Greek-street, Soho—Mr. E. Beales in the chair. elic;
chairman having addressed the meeting with refer
to the present position of the Polish questioli%ittef
expressed his indignation at the way in which that ::a P,°
tion has been treated by the English Government, 0_,',..c1e
was informed the Polish National Committee had 4' 0°
to call a public meeting at a early day to celebrat° 11,
anniversary of the late insurrection ; and it therePre:,/
came the duty of all the English friends of Poland t°
'ffi'D.
themselves to make that meeting a successful one. of
Marquis Townshend had consented to. preside 014,
meeting. Mr. G. Odgers, president of the Working,aqlo°,
Association, then moved, and Mr. John Robert ..",-. 01'
honorary secretary of the Polish League, secoutle"'V
following resolution :—" That this meeting thald° col°
Townshend for the cordial manner in which he boo 0°
sented to take the chair at the meeting to be he
the third Wednesday in February next, to express :01
pathy with the cause of Poland, and celebrate the -tee.
versary of its late insurrection, as well as to obtain I°oo
support for the suffering patriots who took so g 101,11.4);
part in that righteous struggle." Agreed to unano-cietY
Mr. W. Dell then moved, and Mr. R. Shaw see°ol3 ali
" That Mr. John Robert Taylor and Mr. Crerner di°,
powered to make the necessary arrangements in calltipa,,P,
with the above meeting." Agreed to. A vote of 'ie.
to the chairman terminated the proceedings of 14 'Cc
teresting meeting. A
OUT SHOPPING.,—One Mr. Wilson, a shoe- to
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at Mahurangi, New Zealand, (the north land), seticisioo`ry,
Southern Cross a letter stating that on the sth of S°e lya°ll
two natives came into his shop, and asked to sees orti ivfof
One of them fitted himself with a pair, and said be fie,
take them. He added that he did not intend t 0 1):01);#
them, and, says the shoemaker, "as one had °' :a ri
barrelled gun and the other a tomahawk, and 1 t:D.3ll}(;
boys were unarmed, I could only threaten him Witill-pelj,e.,
He laughed, and said he did not care for that. ',le
they are two of the prisoners of war that lately e°'