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

grounds.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge,
attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Colonel Ho►ua
Purvis, will arrive at her royal highness's residence, An
bassadors' Court, to-day, from visiting their Royal High-
nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales at Sand riingham.The Marchioness (Maria) of Ailesbury is still oil
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 many
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 causesmuch 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 in
town on Thursday morning from Broadlands, to attend the
Cabinet Council. His lordship will stay in town fora few

tys.
Lord Henley, M.P., has arrived at Cataldrs
:otel, Dover-street, from Watford Court, Northampton'

shire,

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The Right lion. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
is expected to arrive in town this evening from Hawardea
Castle, Flintshire, in order to attend the Cabinet Council
on Thursday next.
A Berlin letter mentions the death of M. Jaertal
Swedish Envoy at the Court of Prussia.
" M. Thouvenel and his family," says the
Courrier d'Areachoit, " continue to reside here at the Villa
Eug6nie. 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 Eel'
Charles Prideaux Brune, M.A., of Padstow, Cornwall ; sad,
second, to a daughter of Mr. James Kempthorne, of Boa"
min, in the same county. He is succeeded by his 01'
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 graduated
B.A. in 1841. From 1852 until 1857 he represeuted. tlio
borough of Bodmin in the House of Commons.

Society for Promoting the Amendment of

the Law.

Last evening the fifth meeting of the department of jury?
prudence and amendment of the law connected with tlo
National Association for the Promotion of Social Science,
was held at No. 1, Adam-street, Adelphi, to consider tile
report presented from the standing committee of the depart-
ment on Dr. Waddilove's paper "On the Amendment 0`
the Law of Evidence." Sir Fitzroy-Kelly, Q.C., M•F''
occupied the chair.
Mr. G. W. HASTINGS, the secretary of the associatiolli
called attention to a pamphlet by Mr. A. J. Williams, °/71
the subject of the concentration of the courts of law in
London. They had resolved to make another effort t°
obtain an act for the concentration of the offices and Of
cers of the courts of law in London, and Mr. Williams 1131
stated the distribution of the present courts, and shove'
the necessity for concentration, and the measures it 31
necessary to take. Copies of the pamphlet had been sell"
to every member of Parliament, to every chamber of celtzr
merce and town council, with a view of inducing them t°
influence the members of Parliament to support sue'
measure, when introduced by their hon. and learned chair
man or other member of the house. (Hear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN said there were few persons who doubteti
the expediency of the removal and concentration of
tb
courts of justice in the metropolis. With regard to
had fallen from Mr. Hastings, he should strongly reeoor
mend that the association should itself present a petition
to both houses of parliament, and in this petition all the
reasons, which were urged with very great force in til
pamphlet, might be concisely stated, and urged on 11'6 r,
legislature. Any clear and unanimous expression by. the
association had great weight with the house to which ite
had the honour to belong. It might be that another pas°.
might be chosen to deal with the petition, but if no olici"
else could be found he would take charge of it, and he We'll
draw the attention of the House of Commons to the prsYe",.
of the petition.
Mr. HASTINGS said he would bring the suggestion of tile
Chairman before the council at an early day.
Mr. A. J. WILLIAMS then read the report of the standil
committee on Dr. Waddilove's paper " On the Amendutelict
of the Law of Evidence." The report was a long one, Ljil
stated. that the committee approved of the principle
down, that persons in all criminal charges be allowe',
tender themselves on oath, to clear themselves of the ebilf:eci.
subject to cross-examination. The committee also apPr°;ifty
of the second and third propositions, that husband ancimieft
should be compellable to give evidence for or agaii3 ,
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other in civil and criminal cases. The committee ?"-S.;
no opinion on the fourth proposition, that the judges shy
lit
be allowed to summon any persons before them they thou g.'l,
fit in all criminal and civil cases, and adjourn the cause f°
the purpose of securing the attendance of all necess'"
witnesses. tlo
The CHAIRMAN then stated the position in which
question stood, and referred to the necessity for some chafuti,
in the law of evidence in criminal and civil cases, Part'clict
larly in divorce and other cases, contending that husl)3 s,
and wife should be allowed to give evidence in those c3seas
He could never understand why the law should exillt ,t
the evidence of the parties who of all others knew )3°,1
about the subject in dispute. It was his intention to t;
the opinion of the House of Commons on all the quest) 4
referred to in the paper, particularly the admissibility ;6
the more important witnesses in cases of adultery.
should appeal to the legislature himself on those point s,8;0
he should he glad to have the assistance of those
views views coincided with his own. He moved the adoption

the report.
Mr.WILTAAms dissented from the recommendations of tb:
committee approving of Dr. Waddilove's proposition,
mitting in criminal cases the evidence of the party ace 115,,,
A long discussion followed, in which Mr. Daniel, a•vi,
Mr. R. Wilson, Mr. Edgar, Mr. F. Hill, Mr. Rosher,
Wilmot, Dr. Waddilove, and other gentlemen took I
This discussion resulted in
m°tiofl
Mr. F. HILL proposing as an amendment to the
for the adoption of the report, " That in the opinion of
meeting the evidence in criminal cases of husband or "Peet
for or against each other, ought to be allowed, but e%'"eof
where the husband demands the evidence of the Nrffe'o
the wife demands that of the husband, such evidence On,,
not to be compellable." tioo
The amendment was put and negatived, and the nie-
for the adoption of the report of the standing committee
the department carried.
The reading of the Rev. Nash Stephenson's paper ieft
the Probate and Succession Duty levied on Property
the
under the General PoWer of Appointment," owing to
lateness of the hour at which the previous discuss
closed, Nam postponed to the next meeting. pre
Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the
ceedings concluded.

THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISH INSURRtA,,,f- 4
—A meeting of the united committees of thg A',,i'
tional Polish League, the Polish National Coraruittced
Great Britain, and the Working Men's Internldi°ol,
Association, was held yesterday at the League 11°°,00
Greek-street, Soho—Mr. E. Beales in the chair. "lieo
chairman having addressed the meeting with reforeaot
to the present position of the Polish question, ee
expressed his indignation at the way in which that cicl/ 9
tion has been treated by the English Government, sal •jetl ,
was informed the Polish National Committee had deci 09
to call a public meeting at a early day to celebrate ji
anniversary of the late insurrection ; and it therefore ',
came the duty of all the English friends of Poland to efi,' I
themselves to make that meeting a successful one.
,ti,
Marquis Townshend had consented to preside et.a6 ii, 1
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meeting. Mr. G. Odgers, president of the Working ''',l3lo
Association, then moved, and Mr. John Robert .tl,,
honorary secretary of the Polish League, seconded' •
following resolution :—" That this meeting thanko 1)0°,31c 4
Townshend for the cordial manner in which he bAstic-
sented to take the chair at the meeting to be be':.c.
the third Wednesday in February next, to express ~i's oi.,
pathy with the cause of Poland, and celebrate the ,%!
versary of its late insurrection, as well as to obtain plate
support for the suffering patriots who took so glorielo,
part in that righteous struggle." Agreed to unaubll° a
Mr. W. Dell then moved, and Mr. R. Shaw secondeeo
" That Mr. John Robert Taylor and Mr. Cremer D°ctiot`
powered to make the necessary arrangements in conoe Gott
with the above meeting." Agreed to. A vote oftl, iO;,,
to the chairman terminated the proceedings of a 1ie1:,,,,7
teresting meeting. 9 er
OUT SHOPPING.—One Mr. Wilson, a shoes tilt, '
e j
at Mahurangi, New Zealand, (the north land), sensendober 1
Southern Cross a letter stating that on the sth of ICelli, ot°'
two naives came into his shop, and asked to see sore -,„ia
One of them fitted himself with a pair, and said be 'sr or
take them. lie added that he did not intend to
them, and, says the shoemaker, "as one had a ci°d t -
barrelled gun and the other a tomahawk, and I IT, 01: i
boys were unarmed, I could only threaten him with t'-:;J:'iie`''
He laughed, and said he did not care for that, 111
they are two of the prisoners of war that lately es° I