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PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.

',AY, AUG. 11.
STANDP ► ORDERS COMMITTEE.
The following Res, ,ations were reported from the above
Committee :
That in the case of the Wolverhampton Curacy (No.
2) Bill, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with:—
That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
That in the case of the Virgin Mary Hospital (New-
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to be dispensed with:—That the parties be permitted to
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That in the case of the City of London Sewers petition,
for leave to read the Bill a second time, the standing
orders ought to be dispensed with:—That the Bill may
be read a second time not later than three clear days
after the presentation of this report.—Resolutions
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FIRES IN WARWICKSHIRE.—Since the termination
of the Warwick Assizes, on Tuesday last, a man has
been committed to the county gaol to take his trial for
wilfully setting fire to wheat and other ricks, at Salford,
near Alcester. Yesterday (Thursday) morning, about
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The rick contained about 200 tens of bark, and its esti •
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dued. The rick being thatched with straw, is sup-
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that the latter ignited by a spark falling from an
adjacent chimney. The property was insured in the
County Fire- office, the engine of which, together with
the Warwick engines, were on the spot as soon as prac-
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that it was necessary to take it entirely to pieces. St range
to say, that although Kennilworth has 5,000 inhabitants
it is yet minus a fire engine.
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exertions have produced, will be glad, but not surprised,
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manager,- by appropriating Monday next to a compli-
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sacrifices which have been made to sustain the high re-
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STATE OF TRADE AT GDISGOIV.—WR understand
that a number of weaving factories, which have been
stopped for the greater part of the last twelve
months, have again resumed work; and now there
are about four or five at a stand-still. The
factories -of Glasgow, of which there are above
forty in the city and neighbourhood, contain some
10,000 looms, and give employment to upwards of 12,000
females end about 1,500 males. Most of these are now
in full employment. Though a reduction of ten per cent.
on their wago ~ as lately been wade they are still able
to earn :: :_-..,, : ,;o livelihood. The spinning-loills an-:
in a still better condition,
as they are all working on full
time, with but three exceptions.
—Glasgow Paper.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
ROUSE OF LORDS.
FIELD'S DIVORCE BILL.
The proceedings upon this important and extraordi-
nary case came to a rather sudden and unexpected ter-
mination on Thursday last. We had the whole of the
following in type, and intended to have published it on
that day, but was prevented in consequence of the press
of Parliamentary matter and the foreign and Irish news.
The object of the Bill in this case was to annul a mar-
riage that had taken place between a young lady of the
name of Field, between 18 and 19 years of age, and a
person of the name of Samuel Brown, who was upwards
of 52 years of age, and had formerly been a butler in a
family in Wimpole-street. Our readers will recollect
that we some time since gave a detailed account of the
case when Brown was tried and sentenced to six months'
imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for a false
entry of the marriage upon the marriage register
of Trinity District Marylebone Church.. Immediately
upon the conviction of Brown proceedings were taken to
annul the marriage by the introduction of a Bill into the
House of Lords for that purpose. The second reading
of that Bill was appointed to come on some time since,
and upon that occasion the Lords present were the Earl
of Devon, chairman, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Campbell,
the Earl of Radnor, the Earl of William, the Earl of
Lonsdale, Lord Sudeley, Lord Montfort, &c.
Sir F. Kelly, Mr. Rolt, Sir John Bayley, Mr. Walford,
and Mr. Austin appeared for the petitioner ; and Mr.
Ballantine represented Samuel Brown, the husband, by
whom it was alleged that the young lady had been threat-
ened and coerced into the marriage against her own free
will and consent.
It appeared from the statement of the Learned
Counsel in opening the case, that the circumstances con-
nected with the present proceedings were of the most ex-
traordinary character. In 1843 Mr. James Field,
the father of Miss Esther Field, died, leaving
the petitioner and a younger brother orphans.
By the death of her father Miss Field became
possessed of landed property to the extent of 1,2001. a
year, and about 40,0001. in money. Should her brother
die this amount would be doubled. Mr. Robert and Mr.
John Brown, the brother of the Samuel Brown who had
coerced the young lady into a marriage, were the trustees
and executors to the will of James Field. In the month
of April, 1847, Miss Field, who was then 17 years of
age, went to reside in the house of Mr. John Brown, at
Tring, in Hertfordshire, where he carried on the busi-
ness of a brewer and innkeeper, and in his business be
was assisted by Samuel Brown, who had previously been
a butler in a family in Wimpole-street. Samuel Brown
was at this time 52 years of age; and, upon Miss Field
going to his brother's house she used to call her guardian
father, Mrs. Brown mother, and Samuel Brown uncle.
She treated the whole as relatives. On the 18th of May,
1847, Samuel Brown proposed, to her astonishment, mar-
riage to her. She laughed at him, but when she found
that she was persecuted and annoyed she told him she
loved another, and could never love him, for he was
old enough to be her grandfather. Brown then began
to threaten her, saying that if she did not marry him
he would shoot himself; and having fbund out who was
the object of her affections, threatened to do him some
injury. Brown afterwards renewed his threats in such
a way as to cause the young lady before the day was
over to consent to become his wife. On the following
day he left the house, and did not return until the 21st or
22d of May, when she begged to be released from her
promise, as she could not perform the contract, and again
adverted to the great disparity of years. For a few days
Brown remained quiet, when he again began his system
of persecution, and continued it until the 18th of June,
when he again obtained her consent to the proposed
union. On that occasion he showed her a letter, which
he had addressed to her brother in consequence of her
conduct. During the whole of this extraordinary pro-
ceeding he made her pledge herself to secrecy, and
by gross and wicked fraud he succeeded, on the
morning of the 19th or 20th of June, after having
obtained her promise, in bringing her to London.
While on the way she again told him that her
heart failed her, and that she could never become
his wife; when he said, " Nonsense," and that resist-
ance was out of the question. On arriving in town
they proceeded to the residence of the parish clerk, and
afterwards to Trinity Church, Marylebone, where the
marriage was solemnized. Even at this stage of the
proceedings Brown was guilty of deception, for he said
they were to be married at St. George's Church, Hano-
ver-square, by license, instead of which they were mar-
ried by banns. He told her that if any questions were
asked he would answer them. After they were married
they returned to Tring about half-past five o'clock. In
this most unfortunate and distressing affair there was one
happy circumstance connected with this marriage—it
had never been consummated. There had been no co-
habitation. On the 24th she went to the house of Mr.
Smith, solicitor and banker, at Hemel Hempstead, where
she at present remained. It was to Mr. Montague
Smith, son of this Mr. Smith, that she was attached, and
in answer to something he said she then for the first
time mentioned her marriage, and afterwards made the
same communication to Mr. Smith, who carne to town,
and it was not till he bad gone to several churches that
he found out where the marriage took place. The
Learned Counsel then called the following witnesses,
whose examination, together with the Learned Counsel's
(Sir F. Kelly) address, occupied their Lordships two
days :
Miss Field was called and examined, and her evidence
corroborated the statement of the Learned Counsel, and
also repeated in the most positive terms that she had
been forced into giving her consent to the marriage by
the threats and violence of Samuel Brown, one of those
threats being that he would not only do her much
bodily harm, but would do Mr. Montague Smith, to
whom she was attached, as injury. Under these cir-
cumstances she consented to the marriage. It was also
stated that Samuel Brown had been prosecuted and con-
victed, and was at the present moment undergoing his
sentence of six months' imprisonment, for fraud in the
publication of the banns, and that he bad been so in-
dicted by order of the Court of Chancery.
Edward Whitridge examined by Sir J. BATLEY—I
am butler to Mr. Clitheroe, of 31, Wimpole-street, and
have been in his service for seven years last October;
and prior to that time Samuel Brown lived there as
butler, and has often called at the house since, but has
never stopped or slept there since I was in the service.
Cross-examined—It is from hearsay that I know
of Samuel Brown having been in the service of Mr.
Clitheroe.

James Field examined by Sir F. KELLY—I am bro.
ther to Esther Field, and I am now seventeen years old.
I have been at Harrow School, and since the death of my
father have been under the care of Mr. John and Mrs.
Brown. At the house of that gentleman I always spent
my holidays, and my sister did the same. Mr. Samuel
Brown resided in the house. I had no knowledge of his
intentions towards my . sister until he informed me of
their marriage, of which I did not approve. I used
sometimes to pay a visit to Mr. Smith, a solicitor at
Hemel Hempstead. He was an old friend of my father's.
"Slr. and Mrs. Brown always manifested a dislike to my
sister's visiting Mr.
.Smiths family, and of course I went
there the less often in consequence. My sister and my-
self regarded Mr. and Mrs. Brown in the light of our
parents. Everything that was done for us was done by
Mr. and Mrs. Brown, and no other individual that we
knew of ever interfered in the management of ourselves
or of our affairs. I remained at Harrow till last June.
' Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—I have stopped
at Mr. Smith's during the holidays. I was once taken
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my sister and myself why be did not wish us to visit at
Mr. Smith's, that Mr. Montague Smith bore a very bad
character. I have also heard it stated that one of the
Misses Smith had eloped, and had been followed, over-
taken, and brought home again by her me ther. Mr.
Brown assigned as one reason why it was his wish
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we should riot visit the Smiths, that one of the Misses
Smith had eloped.
Re-examined by Sir F. KELLY—The Browns did not
state as one reason for our not visiting the Smiths, that
it was their wish my sister should marry their brother,
Samuel Brown. As far as my own observation has gone
I have never seen the least impropriety of conduct in the
behaviour of Mr. Smith's family.
By the Earl of RADNOR—When the Browns first
objected to my sister visiting at Mr. Smith's they did'
non assign any reason. The reason subsequently as-
signed was, that they were anxious she should not meet
and associate with Mr. Montaeue Smith. That gentle-
mon is about thirty years of 'age, and is a solicitor in
Furnival's-inn, and it is his father who has the profes-
sional conduct. of the present proceedings.
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of the 19th of June. The young lady was very firm,
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fear or disinclination to the marriage manifested by Miss
Field, and it had-been noticed by the officiating clergy.
man, the Rev. Mr. Hamilton, that gentlonian or myself
would have asked her questions upon the subject. After
the ceremony the parties went to my house and partook
of refreshment, which, had been provided for them, as I
heard. The witnesses to the marriage were my wife
and myself. That is by no means an unusual occurrence.
I had not known Samuel Brown before this.
The Rev. Mr. Hamilton examined by Sir J. BAYLEY
—I was the officiating minister on the occasion of this
marriage. I performed the ceremony.
Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—I should read
out the entry which had previously been made by the
clerk on the register, and should ask each party as to
the correctness of entry; and if it had happened that
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sented from the entry then, there would be a new
registry. I remember this particular marriage, because
e:iihin r week of its ;',-fi'oi.inance 1 had soMe inquiries
wade of me in respect of it.
Mrs. Speller, the wife of the clerk at Trinity Church,
corroborated the evidence given by her husband.