The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-31 00:00:00

TfIE SUN, *LONDON, MONDAY EVENENI, MARCH 31, 180.

plates ; he had used them in his own ships ; he had
believed in them ; and he had practically seen great
advantages arise from them with regard to spherical
shot. But the Armstrong gun had taught him to
change his opinion, and to prefer the 41 inch plate
upright to an equivalent plate on the slope.
Capt. HALSTED—What is an equivalent plate
Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL—At an angle of 45 deg. the
thickness is reduced in the ratio of from 10 to 7, as
in the experiments which I witnessed.
Capt. HALSTED—There have been no such expe-
riments.

an offer of marriage, You wrote to me one of the
most awful of letters, threatening. to destroy me.
Then you changed your tone, and went down on
your knees to ask forgiveness. You yourself pre-
pared a deed of gift for yourself and children on my
property. Can you accuse me of ingratitude after
that ? Does this act prove you disinterested, or
does it not prove that you were acting for your
own benefit, not mine, because that deed was only
a life interest. I know Collis was very uncomfort-
able, and did not like that black transaction."
The marriage took place on Sept. 12. I saw Mr.
Kennedy after the, marriage, in Mr. Collis's office.
He was exceedingly violent. He said, " I will give
you back the deed of course," but he did not do so.
I don't want to go more into this than necessary,
for the sake of Mr. Kennedy.
Plaintiff here asked her if she had his affidavit.
She said she had. He then handed to the usheZ of
the court the rings which had been presented to
him by plaintiff, asking him to hand them over to
Mrs. Brown.
Mr. Macaulay interposed, and the rings were
not passed.
Mr. Kennedy—Do you still adhere to the 12th
paragraph in the affidavit filed in this court, that I
asked you to give me a deed of conveyance of re-
version to enable me to use such a deed as a tempo-
rary pledge t. borrow the sum of £2,000 ?
Mrs. Brown—l meant with reference to the
£2,000 that there was a liability to repay the £2,000.
Mr. Kennedy—Did you say you would repay the
12,000 ?
Mrs. Brown—lf you did not succeed, and you
wanted it, I was willing to give you the deed as
security for £2,000. As far as I remember there
was no actual engagement as to who should pay the
£2,000. I understood, however, that yon were to
pay it, and I was at liberty to get back the deed at
any time. If you had demanded the deed and you
had paid the £2,000, I should have been a debtor
for that amount. I had confidence in your honour
at that time. I did not think it was a black tran-
saction until you refused to give up the deed.
Mr. Kennedy—Do you mean to say Mr. Collis
thought it a black transaction ?
Mrs. Brown—When I gave you the deed it was
for a temporary purpose, and when you refused to
give it up, I thought it a black transaction. I did
not think so at the time. You did not refuse to re-
turn the deed without my asking you; but you re-
fused to give it up in one of the threatening letters.
You said you would keep the deed. I don't remem-
ber one quarter of what else you said. I have only
once asked you to return the deed. You assigned
no reason for keeping it. I first told Mr. Brown of
the existence of the deed the day before I married
him. I wished Mr. Collis to see you about the deed,
and I said I should be very happy to remunerate you
for any professional services for which I was in-
debted to you. • I did not tell him any more.
The Judge—Mr. Collis stated in his evidence
that Mrs. Brown said, " I want you to act as a
mutual friend; try to settle this cause ;" and she
gave me authority to pay the claim. I said to Mr.
Kennedy, "I propose to give you £10,000."
Mr. Kennedy—When did you tell Mr. Brown
about the offer of £10,000?