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Do.Ap & Oct. 1880
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Witness—l believe Sir F. Slade wa3 there.

COURT OF DIVORCE.

FOSTER V. FOSTER AND BBRRIDGE.

The Judge—How °Stan?
Witness—l don't reedleet.
The Judge—Yes you can.

THE SUN, LONDON, 'SATURDAY tiIVENINgr, DECEMBER 20, 1862.

LAW-THIS DAY.

QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.)
HUDSON Y. SIR F. SLADE iND OTHERS.

This case (the particulars of wkich will be found in
another column) was resumed to-day.
Mr. John Cale, inspector of the Ciy Police division, 3d
division, the inspector who was on duy at the Fleet-street
station when Mr. Hudson was brought there, was called as
the first witness this morning. He said that Mr. Bagshawe
charged Mr. Hudson with stealing a bock, and ho then in-
sisted that Mr. Hudson should go into the felon's dock.
Two or three other gentlemen were there. Mr. Rodwell
was one, and he believed Sir Frederic Slade was there.

slaSdire.F. Slado (laughing and standiig up)—l am Sir F

Mr. Collier, who was examining tie witness—l believe
the witness is mistaken about Sir Frederick Slade, lam
told that it was Mr. Digby Seymour mho was there.
The witness then stated the circtmstances connected
with the charge at the station, and tic reason why he dis-
missed it. Mr. Bagshawe charged theprisoner with taking
the book, but witness declined accepting the charge in that
shape. Mr. Hudson inquired whaler Mr. Bagshawe
charged him with stealing the book, and Mr. Bagshawe
said the terms were synonymous. Winess remarked that
if Mr. Hudson stole the book it was easy to say so, Mr.
Bagshawe declined to say that the plaintiff stole the book,
and witness therefore dismissed the charge.
The inspector, who gave his evidenee with the greatest
clearness and propriety, was cross-examined at some
length by Mr. Sergeant Pigott, but noling of any conse-
quence came out of it, except that he laid that Mr. Bag-
shawe distinctly used the word stealing.
By Mr. Collier—lf Mr. Hudson had not been charged
with stealing in the first instance he sherid not have ordered
him into the felon's dock. He had afforied the defendants
as much assistance as he had rendered to the plaintiff in
this matter.

Another police officer was called to prove the same facts.
Mr. M. Chambers said this was the case for the plaintiff.
Mr. Sergeant Shee proceeded to address the jury for the
defence. There were two issues on the record—first, did
the defendants assault the plaintiff in the) way described ?
and as Limy- in their parliament chamber or at
the police-station give the plaintiff in custody on a charge
of felony ? He contended that there had been no deli-
berate, formal, persisted-in charge of stealing preferred
against Mr. Hudson, and that it would be idle to suppose
that the Benchers for a moment suspected that there was,
on the part of Mr. Hudson, an animus furandi, which was
necessary to substantiate a charge of stealing. In fact,
Mr. Hudson made very light of the charge, and was not
detained at the police-station more than a few minutes,
and subjected to no real inconvenience. There was no
evidence that either of the defendants, except Mr. Bag-
shawe, gave Mr. Hudson into custody, and the jury would
have the opportunity of hearing from Mr. Bagshawe what
really did take place at the police-station. Then
came the question—did the defendants assault and
"rummage" the plaintiff? This involved the character
of the plaintiff, and also, however painful it might be, the
character of another gentleman, and also the character of
the defendants, who were entrusted by the Government
with an important discretion over the members of the legal
profession. Well, then, did they assault and rummage the
plaintiff? No doubt they did, for in this case the maxim
" Qui facit per alium facit per se," and th 3 Benchers were
responsible for what was done, but he denied that either of
the defendants personally took part in the assault. What
occasion was there for the Benchers to call in their porters
and servants to assist them ? Mr. Hudson was a small
spare man, and Sir Frederick Slade could have held
him up in his hand without the slightest difficulty
—(laughter)—and so, he believed, could Mr. Bagshawe
have done. They advisedly took no personal part in the
assault, but they called in their servants because they be-
lieved that when a thing was to be done with violence the
more force used the better. In fact, it was the learned trea-
surer who presided who ordered the servants to obtain the
book from Mr. Hudson, but he (the learned sergeant) ad-
mitted at once that all the defendants were guilty, if they
had not a justification for what they had done. The learned
counsel, referring to Mr. Digby Seymour's case, out of
which the present trial arose, urged upon the jury that the
profession of a barrister should not be allowed to be made
a cloak and cover for professional dishonesty, and that a
charge made against any of its members should be sifted
to the bottom, in order that the fame of the profession
might be untarnished. The next point to which
the learned sergeant directed attention was, whether the
papers which Mr. Hudson took were really his, and he
came to the conclusion that they were only his as a director
of the company, writing, with the assumed authority of the
company, to the manager of the mine in -Virginia. Mr.
Hudson, he maintained, would not have been justified in
taking away the h,ok containing his instructions to the
manager when he ceased to be a member of the board. The
book was the property of the Waller Mining Company, and
having:been handed to the Benchers by one of the officers of
the company was for the time lawfully in their possession.
Mr. Hudson, ho urged, obtained possession of the book by
an unworthy and disreputable contrivance in order to screen
tumselt nom the peril of being proved guilty of that which
was only suspected against Mr. Seymour, and to prevent
the Benchers from arriving at a fair judgment.
[The case was proceeding when we went to press.'

(Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.)

This extraordinary case was resumed this morning.

Joanna Mahony, cross-examined by the Queen's Advo-
cate—l was a servant at Mr. Nolan's for about eight
months. I went in 1861, and left in July, 1862. I remem-
ber Lieutenant and Mrs. Ellis and Major Foster coming to
lodge there. I often observed that the major and Mrs.
Ellis went into the lieutenant's bedroom when he went out.
It was my duty to wait on the lodgers. I told my mistress
about it. I assisted to dress Mrs. Ellis in the drawing-
room. I have seen the major there. Mrs. Ellis wore a great
many dresses. The major used to assist me to lace her
dress sometimes, as he thought I could not do it. I mean
her outside dross. Mr. Ellis used to go to bed about 11
o'clock. He used to retire first. Mrs. Ellis and the major
used to sit up after that. Mrs. Ellis used to turn off the
gas at night. After breakfast she generally went up stairs,
where she used to remain for some time.
Re-examined by Sergeant Ballantine—Neither Mrs. Ellis
nor Major Foster
gave me anything when they left. I
don't recollect ever calling him " the old major." I used
to see what I have spoken of because I had to attend on
another family on the second floor. I used to see them in
the major's bedroom on the third floor when I went up
stairs to get an apron. I don't recollect how many times I
have seen there in one day.
The Judge—Try and recollect.
Witness—l can't.
The Judge—Well, was the door open ?
Witness—lt was ajar about so much (about a foot and a
half.)

In answer to other questions from the learned counsel,
the witness said—l have seen them in Grant's room. He
was Mr. Ellis's servant. She used to go into the bed
room before breakfast. It was generally an every day
occurrence. Tho dress I have spoken of was blue ball
dress, and it heed behind.

By the Quean's Advocate—My hands were not too dirty
to lace the drEss. The major thought he could pull it to-
gether better than I could. (Laughter.) Mr. Ellis through
illness sometimes used to remain in bed till 11 or 12 o'clock.
He used to go out walking sometimes about 2 or 3 in the
afternoon.

Witness—l can't remember how often.
The Judge sought to ascertain whether it xne Mr. Ellis's
custom to go out of an afternoon, and at what time, but she
would not give a direct answers and the judge directed her
to stand down.

Mary Ann Bartholomew—l was servant it June of the
present year at Mrs. Norton's, ez6, Orchard-street, Port-
man.square. Major Foster, his son, Lieutenant, and Mrs.
Ellis were lodging there. The major occupied the back
room on the second-floor, his son the same room, and Mr.
and Mrs. Ellis the two drawing-rooms, the btck one being
the bed-room. They all sat in the front room. Grant's
room was on the third floor. I recollect on one occasion
I went to prepare the major's bed-room, Nam. I found it
locked. I knocked, and got an answer from Mts. Ellis. She
said I could come in in a minute or two, I did not
wait, but went into the front room on the lame floor. I
saw Mrs. Ellis come ont of the major's nom about 20
minutes after I had knocked. It was about half-past nine.
She had her petticoats on with a dressing-goln over them.
After she. left I saw Major Foster come out in about five
minutes after. On another occasion I found
ho same door
locked, when Mrs. Ellis told me I could CO
mi in directly.
I waited outside the door for about 10 minu tee,
when Mrs
Ellis came out and went into the drawin ,
gloom. In 10
minutes after the major came out. I have besides this
seen Mrs. Ellis go into the major's bedroom liefore break-
fast, and also at other times. Lieut. Ellis sometimes did
not get up all ,the day. One day I heard Ars. Ellis say
take on one
gt Go up stairs, major, and I'll come after." In about two
passed. It
or three minutes after he went. I was setting the tea
rEool was inn abi 1:1
things in the room when I heard this. Whell I have been
going up stairs to bed I have seen Mrs. Ellis coming down
from the major's bed-room.. I was on the
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this
I
told her my sister had been spoken to by alawyer about
giving evidence in this case.
The Judge—Well, what did you say ?
The witness hesitated.
caselle knocked before.a t thel nb
bed-room
Judge—Don't keep us waiting all day,
Witness—l told her my sister was going ti be sworn in
this case, but I don't remember anything else,
Sergeant Ballantine—What did you aty• about the
lawyer ?
Witness—Only that she (nay sinter) fal going to be

SPOR7ING INTELLIGENCE.

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1863.

FEBRUARY.

Lincoln 25
MARCH.

Nottingham Spring 3 I
Derby Spring
5
Liverpool Spring lO
Shrewsbury l2

Ju.
Worcester 2
Newmarket July
Abingolon ll

Brighton Aul4
Brighton Club 6
Lewes
Reading
12

Derby Inflamer SEPT] 1
Lichfield ......... 1
Leicester
Doncaster l5

MA
Grand National Hunt (B
IRISH-

Kildare Hunt

.Cll.
.arket Harborough ...26
-APRIL.

15

swore. I was never asked to swear I saw the major kiss
Mrs. Ellis.

Elizabeth Bartholomew—l went to life at Orchard-
street after my sister left. Major Foster and Mr. and Mrs.
Ellis were E topping there. I thought the major treated
Mrs. Ellis more as her husband than a friend. They fre-
quently went out together, but Mr. Ellis used not to be
out with them very frequently. Ilrecollect in Juno of the
present year going up stairs one day and finding' the
major's room door locked. My sister was on the stairs at
the time. I knocked, but received no answer. I went to
Mrs. Norton's bedroom, and after I had been there about a
quarter of an hour I saw Mrs. Ellis come out of the room
and go downstairs, and the Major followed her in about
five minutes. I have on other occasions seen her leave the
major's bedroom when he was there. I have also seen her
there in the evening between eight and nine. I was going
up to my room to dress. Mr. Ellis WAS that evening in the
drawing-room, and Major Foster was in his bedroom, and
about 12 o'clock of that night I saw Mrs. Ellis come
out. of the major's room evidently thinking she
was unobserved. I recollect Mrs. Ellis taking a bath
in her bedroom. I was attending on her. The door was
open. The major and lieutenant were then out. I heard
them coming then up stairs, when I asked her if I should
shut the door, and she said, "Oh, never mind, it's only
the major." I shut the door. After she came out of the
bath she got into bed, and then Major Foster brought her
some shrimps and bread and butter. (Laughter.) I asked
if 1 should be wanted any more that evening, when Mrs.
Ellis said "No," and I left the room, the major being
there. On one occasion I went into the drawing-room
unexpectedly, when they were both sitting close together.
The Judge—How were they sitting ?
Witness—He was sitting in a rocking-chair, and she
was sitting on his lap .

The Judge—And that is what you call sitting close
together. (Laughter.)
witness—l have seen the major kiss Mrs. Ellis.
Cross-examined by Sergeant Ballantine—l don't know
Berridge. I know a Mrs. Affleek. I told her I had a
sister. She was asking me about this affair. Mr. Barron
first spoke to me about my evidence. I told him about the
bath and the locking of the doer.

Did not Mr. Barron show you Mrs. Ai(leek's address ?
Well now, I recollect he did.

Then Mr. Barron was not the first person whe spoke to
you 1111 out your euyiaouoo P—No ;ho WAR not. I have been
in a servant's home, but not a reformatory. Mrs. Affieck
got me the situation I at'present hold.
Sarah Loeber—l used to live at 39, Somerset-street'
Portman-square, as cook. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis and Major
Foster were lodging there at the time, which was in the
August and September of the present year. I used to
notice that the major was very attentive to ►Mrs. Ellis. I
have seen them in each others bedroom. One day I was in
Mrs. Ellis's bedroom, when a note was brought, and she
told me it was from the jewellers. She read it and then
said, "oh, they have not got enough hair." She then
directed me to get her the scissors. Having cut some of her
hair she put it in an envelope and I gave it to the person
who was waiting. Mrs. Ellis told me the hair was for a
locket they were going to give the major. When they
parted, the lieutenant to go to Gibraltar and the major to
India, they both cried, and the major kilned her.
By Sergeant Ballantine—When this took place Mrs.
Ellis told her husband it was a very sad parting.
Emily Goldsworthy—l was housemaid at 39, Somerset-
street. I thought at first it was the major's daughter.
The case will not conclude to-day,

EX7RAORDINARY DELIBERATION IN
COMMI72ING SUICIDE.

A singular case of felo de se, accompanied by cir-
cumstances of extraordinary premeditation and re-
solution, was investigated by Mr. H. R. Walthew,
the deputy coroner, on Thursday, at the Adam and
Eve Tavern, Lower Homerton.

Joseph Wooden, Horner-place, Hackney, said
that last Monday he was fishing with two other
young men in the River Lea, near the Hackney
Marshes. Upon shifting their position a little they
observed a man standing on the opposite bank, who
hailed them, and inquired whether it was 3 o'clock.
They replied that it was past that hour. He then
took from his pocket a silk handkerchief, and hold-
ing it up said, "You may as well have this, would
you wish it ?" They answered that they should, but
that it was too far to go round to get it. He an-
swered, "Your journey is not so long as the one I
am going to make." He spoke with such perfect
ease and indifference that witness thought he was
merely joking, He returned the handkerchief to his
pocket, and without moving his feet bent down and
deliberately dived into the water. He rose once,and
then sank finally. Witness and his companions ran
round to the locksman, who brought the drags, and
the body was recovered.

I. Cadmore said that he was locksrnan at the Ho-
morton Lock. When he got the body of the deceased
out of the water he found that the limbs and arms
were bound together in an extraordinary manner.
The ankles were tied close together by a cord.
Another cord passing round the body outside the
arms, above the elbows, kept the arms fixed to the
faiths. The wrists were fastened within a few inches
of each other by means of slip knots. No doubt de-
ceased was a first rate swimmer, and he tied himself
up in order to be sure not to float through invo-
luntary struggling in the water. Witness had
observed the deceased on the Saturday and Sun-
day previous apparently examining the banks
in such a peculiar way that he watched
him. The body was dressed in clothes which
were all nearly new. In the pockets were found
some copper money, and the duplicate of a ring,
pledged for 10s., at Seeker's, City-road.
A police-sergeant said that inquiries at Seeker's
had failed to discover anything, but that the ring
had been pledged by a young woman on Dec. 12.
No clue could be obtained as to the identity of the
deceased.

Dr. Wright said that deceased was apparently 40
years of age, and was a healthy man. From the
evidence witness had heard he should infer that
deceased was of sane mind, and knew perfectly well
the nature of the act he was about to commit.
The Coroner then summed up, and the jury, after
a long deliberation, returned a verdict of I ielo de so.

The Coroner remarked that a more deliberate
perpetration of felo de se it would be difficult to
find, and he immediately issued his warrant for the
interment of the body by torchlight, and without
the ries of Christian burial.

Doncaster Spring l7
Warwick Spring 17
Northampton 24
Croxton Park

APRIL.
Newmarket Craven 6 Epsom Spring 16
Durham .... 6 Newmarket F. S ..20
Catterick Bridge.. 8 York Spring 2B
Thirak
111
Cheater 6
Bath l2
Marlborough ... 14
J tr
Ascot 2
Newton 10
Hampton
Odiham 16
Bibury Club l7

Ir.
Harpenden l5
Epsom l9
Manchester 27
rE.
Stockbridge lB
Chelmsford 23
Newcastle 23
Carlisle 3O

Nottingham 21
Winchester 2l
Goodwood 2B

York August lB
Devon and Exeter 19
Egham 25

MEER.
Brecon 2l
Monmouth 24
Manchester Autumn 25
Newmarket Ist Oct. 29

Newmarket S. 0 OCTOBER.I2 Newmarket Houghton ..26
I
Lincoln Autumn 21

NOVEMBER.
Worcester ..

SPEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1863.
JANUARY.

Manchester

FEBRUARY.
Carmarthenshire Hunt .. 2 Aberystwith Hunt .. 16
Scarborough 11 Birmingham .. 23
Reading l2 Lincoln 26

A fine aurora borealis was visible at Havre two
evenings ago from six to seven o'clock. The hills of
Ingouville appeared to be surmounted by a luminous glow
of blue colour, from which darted at intervals flashes of a
deep rel. The glow was at times so intense that several
persons imagined that a fire must have broken out in that
direction.

Cardinal Wiseman is announced to lecture on
Friday, Jan. 30, at the Royal Institution, on the points of
contact between science and art.