The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-25 00:00:00

rHE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1870.7

and Bth, they have withstool the temptation. They
have learned wisdom from experience, prudence
from past mistakes. Whatever their future, at least
they will not give their rulers an excuse
for oppression by their violence or defiance
of legal restraiut. As Count DARII very
justly observed in his powerful speech the other day,
a nation who labours has no inclination for constant
surprises and for the proclamation of startling theo-
ries. The reticence and self-control which the
French people have displayed during the last few
months afford the best hope that they will before
long secure, by legitimate and constitutional means,
that liberty which they are affording the best proof
they merit io gain and are qualified to enjoy.

SPIRIT OF TIIE PRESS.
IRISH ELECTIONS.

The Times observes that three appeals have been made
to Irish constituencies since the introduction of the Irish
Land Bill. The re-election of the Solicitor-General was
a clear ratification of the conduct of the Ministry. Sir
Henry Winston Baron having been unseated for bribery at
Waterford, a fresh election was ordered, and the elec-
tors chose on Friday between Mr. Osborne and Mr.
Smyth. Mr. Osborne has been returned. It is evident
from the language at the hustings on the day
of nomination that personal passion has almost altogether
effaced political principle at Waterford ; yet the issue, se
far as it involved politics at all, lay between the progres-
sive improvement of Irish legislation in union with Great
Britain and Ireland's legislative independence. Mr.
Osborne was in all respects as Liberal as his anta-
Eonist, but he clung to the maintenance of the
mpire in its integrity, and the preference she wn him
a vote in favour of the Imperial Parliament. The
election of O'Donovan Rossa, being void, Tipperary has
beeil again called upon to send a representative to West-
minster, and the choice will lie between Mr. Heron and
Mr. Kickham. The fact we must apparently face is this
—that, in spite of such a pledge of good will to Ireland as
the Ministerial Land Bill offers, there is not found in the,
principal county of the island any mitigation of hostility
towards the English connection.

HER MAJESTY.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Feb. 24.

The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice, left
'Windsor Castle this afternoon at half-past three
o'clock, and arrived at Buckingham Palace at half-
past four.

The Prince anti Princess of Wales drove out
yesterday, and visited the Queen at Buckingham
I'alace.

LATEST INTELL IGENOE

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

F RANCE.

PARIS, Feb. 24.

Mr. Btlfc, the English composer, has been ap
pointed a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
M. Bancel is reported to be better.

PARIS, Feb. 25.

According to advices received from Marseilles of
yesterday's date, the Duke of Modena, who had
come via Lyons from Vienna, has embarked for

LAW INTELLIGENCE-777is Day.

THE MORDAUNT CASE.
The ceremony of swearing the jury having been
gone through,

Dr. Deane said he had shown his learned brother,
Sergeant Ballantine, the point which it was in-
tended to leave to the jury, and they were both
agreed that it should be so left.

Lord Penzance—The questions I said I should
leave to the jury was whether Lady Mordaunt was
able to instruct a solicitor, and secondly whether
Lady Mordauut, admitting that she was insane
now, at what time did she cease to be incapable to
give instructions for her defence.

After one or two other observations,

The Judge-Ordinary, in summing up the evi-
dence, proceeded to detail the course of the suit
before the Court. lie said that the result of the find-
ing of the jury had been somewhat misrepresented as
it affected the continuance of the divorce suit. It had
been stated that if they found that Lady Mordaunt
was insane on the 30th of April, Sir Chas. Mordaunt
would be prevented from going on with the second
suit. That was incorrect, inasmuch as if Lady
Mordaunt at any future time recovered her senses
he would be able to proceed with it. And on the
other hand, it was still an open question whether
it could not proceed at once, as no judgment
in such a case had yet been delivered, and
the point would have to be argued. He had said
that the jury had not now to decide upon the ques-
tion of adultery. He meant they had not to pro-
nounce an opinion in a collective sense, because in
realitythe whole case rested upon the fact whethershe
had committed adultery ; whether she was sane or
not when she confessed her misconduct. With
reference to the alleged adultery with Lord Cole,
he could not help admitting that the evidence
pointing to that conclusion was of a very cogent
character.

At twenty-six minutes to three o'clock, the jury
returned with a verdict that on the 30th April the re-
spondent, LadyMordaunt, was in such a condition of
mental disorder as to be unfit and unable to an-
swer the petitioner, and duly to instruct her soli-
citor for the defence, and that she has been so ever
since.