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DON, MONDAY EVENING', JUNE 1860,

and many of them received wounds or injuries at
Lucknow and Cawnpore. After the troops had
been inspected by the medical staff at Fort Pitt, 40
non-commissioned officers and men were admitted
into hospital for medical treatment, and the re-
mainder sent to the invalid establishment.
The Northumberland Artillery arrived in Cork
on Monday morning from England, with the staff
and band, and proceeded to Kinsale, where it is to
be stationed for the present.

TRIAL TRIP OF THE GREAT EASTERN

The fuurth—and we believe we may now venture
to say the last—trial trip of this vessel, previous
to her departure for New York, took place during
Saturday and yesterday. The trial was only of
short duration, merely extending to a run of 12
hours out to sea and 12 hours back, and was under-
taken more to ascertain the working completeness
of the various changes that have been made in the
machinery than with the view of testing the
vessel's speed. The speed, however, was tested,
and showed, as every one anticipated, from the
very foul state of the vessel's bottom, a most consi-
derable diminution in the rate attained during the
trips of last year. As regards the machinery, how-
ever, everything went pretty well and easily, and
in this important respect the tribal was regarded by
all the engineers and professional and scientific men
on board as satisfactory. Some trifling adjustments,
which will scarcely occupy a day to make, and
which could only be known by actually working
the ship, will be made in the course of to-day and
Tuesday, when the passenger certificate of the
Board of Trade will be granted, and the vessel at
last be declared ready for sea. During the period
that has elapsed since the works in connection with
this vessel were last noticed great progress has
been made. Both in her external appearance and
her internal accommodation and fittings, the Great
Eastern now presents a very different aspect com-
pared with the time when she first steamed up to
her moorings in Southampton-water, in November
last. The huge, black, coffin-like hull has now its
sombre massiveness relieved by a broad streak of
white, which, making an easy curve from stem to
stern, gives lightness to her appearance, and shows
off her beautiful lines to perfection. The row of
black chimneys, which also disfigured her, have
been painted cream colour, and these changes, with
others as to the colour of her yards, make her look
light and yacht-like, and more after the style of our
swift sea-going packets than it seemed possible to
produce in a vessel of such colossal proportions.
In more substantial improvements the change is
even greater and more marked. The unsightly deck,
which formerly leaked at every seam, and which,
both in regard to fitting and material, was worse
than is seen even in small coasters. has been made
tolerably good. It is not in the power of shipwright
ever to make this a really good deck, but it has cer-
tainly been infinitely improved. It is now, at least,
perfectly water-tight, welt caulked, reduced to a fair
level, and when scraped and varnished will pass
muster well enough. The wheel-house, which so
spoilt the look of the stern of the vessel, has been
removed, andthe steering gear entirelyreconstructed
on a new principle. Four wheels are now fitted, so
that 32 men can be employed, in case of necessity,
iu very stormy weather. Bight men, however, have
as yet been found ample to steer with the greatest
ease. A tiller has also been fitted on the lower
deck ; four very fine additional lifeboats have been
added to those already carried, and all the boats
forward of the paddle-boxes have, in compliance
with the wish of Board of Trade officers, been hung
inboard, so as to be out of danger in case of heavy
seas striking the bows. The india-rubber packing
has been removed from between the lowest flanges
of the iron masts, and replaced with wedges of
hornbeam, and iron gratings have been fixed over
the skylights of the saloons. With regard to the
engines, the boilers have been made self-feeding by
the use of Giffard's injector, though the paddle
boilers can also be fed from the donkey engines, and,
in addition, the new feed-pumps attached to the
screw engines furnish enough water to supply all the
boilers in the ship. The piston rods of the paddle
engines have been strengthened by lengthening the
stuffing boxes, and the dangerous vibration in the
air-pump rods relieved by easing the stiffness of the
buckets. It was also intended to strengthen them
still further with a sliding truss, but this has not
been done, and thus, either at starting or stopping
the paddle engine, both rods still vibrate at times
with a rapidity that is dangerous. Galleries of com-
munication have been cut throughthe iron bulkheads
and fitted with water-tight doors ; the coal bunkers
have been better ventilated, and fitted with tubes for
testing the temperature of the fuel at all times. Ad-
ditional fire-pumps have been placed on deck, and
the wooden casings of the funnels enlarged to give
a better draught of air, keep the saloons cool, and
the wood free from any danger of ignition. A screw
tunnel along the screw shaft has also been made of
iron, rivetted like one piece to the iron bulkheads
and deck beams of the ship, and this, with longitu-
dinal bands of wrought iron, and extra girders of
immense strength and thickness under the cargo
deck, has made the whole hull of the vessel as strong
as it can ever be made with iron.
As regards the fittings of the saloons below, still
greater improvements have been made. The dreary
expanse of whitewashed iron-work, which, ins:ead
of making a feature of the construction, made it a
disfigurement, has disappeared, and the dining
saloons have been painted to resemble bird's-eye
maple, and the arched crossribs of the ceiling
mark °d with lines of blue and gold. In fact, all the
improvements which were suggested by the Board
of Trade, or which the experience of the trial trips
made last 3-ear showed to be wanting, have been
carefully effesei.ed, and whatever shortcomings now
remain are on y mere defects of construction, and
i'
ones which are n,clv er likely to be removed. These
defects, however, ie must be understood, relate only
to the size and want:* of light of some of the lower
deck cabins, and to the 'whole ship for its size being
under-powered in her steam machinery. In all that
concerns the comfort or safety of passengers every-
thing that could be done has been done, and the
Great Eastern ought to be now as good and well-
found a passenger ship as ever qultted the Unite d
Kingdom. To those acquainted With her condition
last year it will be a matter of surprise that so much
has been accomplished in so short a time, and this
successful result is mainly due to the untiring ex-
ertions of Mr. Bold, and since his appointment to
Captain Vine Hall. To the reputation and exer-
tions of the latter gentleman is it owing that the
Great Eastern is now better officered and better
manned than almost any other passenger steamshiF
afloat.
It was expected that the Great Ship would have
slipped her moorings and stood out to sea early
on Saturday morning, but a variety of trivial cir-
cumstances which always occur on such occasions
delayed her departure till nearly lin the day. Before
that time a small party of noblemen and gentlemen
had come on board, among whom were all the di-
rectors of the company, th Earl of Shelburne, Lord
Colville, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, Lord Dun-
sany, Hon. James Howard, Hon. Ralph Dutton,
M.P., Mr. Saunders, of the Great Weste a Railway,
Mr. Appold, Captain Heath, R.N., Mr. Hen;
Brunel, Professor Froude, Mr. J. Dillon, Captain
Mangles, chairman of the South-Western Rail way,
Mr. G. Train, Colonel Baker, Rev. Mr. Nicholson,
&c. Captain Robertson, R.N., chief surveyor of
the Board of Trade, with Mr. Murray and Mr.
Raley, were present on behalf of the Board of Trade,
to watch the result of the trial previous to the ves-
sel receiving her passenger certificate. Steam was
got up in all the boilers early in the day, but it was
2 o'clock before all was ready for departure, when
the moorings were slipped, and the paddles and
screw turned .eu gently ahead that the vessel wes
actually under way and stealing through the water
almost before any 011 e on board was aware of the
start. The day was wet and squally, and a drizzly
mist, half rain, half N7104:1, made anything like sea
cruising about as unpleask;nt as could well be con-
ceived. This fact, coupled with the secrecy which
had been maintained about a'l relating to the trial,
checked anything like a demonstration in the way
of boats assembling to witness the departure.
Only one of the Ryde packets kept 'alongside for a
mile or so, and now and then the cress- of a yacht
or cutter gave a cheer, but beyond such recognitions,
few and far between, the Great Eastern icft her
moorings almost unheeded. Rounding Cals.'i.ott
Castle the vessel was kept so close in shore, ans 2
turned with such marvellous ease and rapidity, as
to excite to the utmost the astonishment and admi-
ration of Mr. Murphy, the New York pilot, who was
on board, and who, on seeing how much she was " in
hand," at once expressed his belief that the Great
Eastern could go anywhere where there was water.
From Calshott she wound her way slowly past Cowes
and Ryde, through Spithead, and round the south
coast of the Isle of Wight, passing close in by the green
hills and picturesque valleys of Vcntnor, over Which
the rich undulations of the Undercliffcould he clearly
seen. The condition or trim of the ship was not
considered favourable to her speed, inasmuch as she
was five feet lower by the stern than the bows, and
her best trim for sailing is on a level keel. Her
draught of water was 21 feet 2 inches forward, and
26 feet 1 inch aft,—a greater depth by nearly two
feet than she has ever yet been to sea with. The
immersion of the wheels was 20 inches more than
hitherto, and the screw was so well down that all
but about two inches of the topmost fan was
Great Easter
com-
pletely under water.
Leaving the Isle of Wight on the starboard quar-
ter, and
screw and
d keeping out about 30 mils from land, the
steamed slowly
the Start Light.n down the coast for
paddles
going
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than half speed till all had got into regular working
order. Then the paddles started, when clear of the
land, at about seven revolutions and the screw at 24
—arate of speed which was only gradually increased
during the night, when the former engines rose to
a little over eight and the `screw to 27. At this
rate all went very easily and well, the vessel going
at 9or 9l knots. The injector pipes for feeding
the boilers, however, were soon found to be scarcely
large enough for the duty, and the paddle boilers
accordingly had to be fed from the donkey engines.
It was also quickly ascertained that the new
wooden casings for the forward funnels, and which
were intended to assist in getting rid of the hot
air, did not work at all, for all :lot air was most
effectually kept inside the casing itself, which
heated to such a degree as to require constant
watching in case of accidents. The forward
pair of boilers also of the paddles were more or
less troublesome throughout the night, and, in-
deed, during the whole trip. They were con-
stantly "priming," as it is termed, which means
boiling so fiercely as occasionally to send the water
as well as steam along. the steam-pipe into the
cylinders, —an intrusion which, though not
dangerous, is very annoying to engineers, and
one which the piston itself resents by thump-
ing on the bottom of the cylinder with astounding
bangs. This priming, as the pressure of steam was
not over 171 b., and the firing was moderate, was
at first difficult to account :for, till it was ascer-
tained that the water in this pair of boilers had been
in them for the last two or three months, and the
boilers themselves were very dirty from disuse—
two causes quite sufficient to account for priming to
any extent. Beyond such slight incidents as these,
nothing of any note occurred. The night fell as
the Bill of Portland was parsed, and the lights of
the Magdalena could be seer; glimmering occa-
sionally over the waves as she steamed down Chan-
nel for the West Indies. Soon after 11 o'clock the
heat of the woodwork round the forward funnels
seemed to increase greatly, till the smefi of its
scorching became quite apparent. The upper part
of the casing which impeded the ventilation was
therefore at once broken away, and, free egress
being thus given to the hot air round the funnel,
no further uneasiness was felt. At the suggestion
of Capt. Robertson, of the Board of Trade, this
; woodwork will be entirely removed, and replaced
by an iron lattice work, which will, of course, give
free egress to the hot air, and run no danger of
ignition, no matter what the heat. At one o'clock
a.m. on Sunday the Great Eastern was abreast of
the Start Light, when the helm was put hard over,
and the huge vessel, even at slow speed, turned com-
pletely round in a small circle in little over seven
minutes. During this turn, as throughout the trial,
there was a total absence of the uneasy wagging
motion of the stem and stern which was so often felt
last year. Its disappearance now was attributed
entirely to the additional girders and diagonal
bracings which have been latterly put in, and which
with the screw tunnel render the whole ship as rigid
as a bolt. On Sunday, at six a.m., Mr. M'Lennan,
the chief engineer, who had never for an instant
quitted the engine-room from the time she started,
gave orders to get up steam for full speed. No one
anticipated any very great results from this, as
even by looking over the side the effect of the foul
bottom in dragging the water could be distinctly
seen extending as far as a foot from the vessel's
side. By steay firing the amount of steam was
gradually increased, and the revolution of the
paddles rose from 8 to 101, and the [screw from
27 to 39, but beyond this rate it seemed im-
possible to get them. On the last run
round from Holyhead to Southampton the
screw worked easily at 43 revolutions and the
paddles at 12, and for a short time at 121, at which
time the vessel ran a clear 16 knots an hour. Yes-
terday, however, partly owing, we suppose, to the
increased depth of the ship—two feet—and partly
to the weedy condition of the bottom, nothing ap-
proaching this result could be obtained. Neither
screw or paddle ever went at a greater rate than
the revolutions we have mentioned, and the greatest
speed never exceeded 121 knots an hour. An ave-
rage of 121- knots, however, was maintained with
great ease and steadiness, the only annoyance aris-
ing from the priming of the forward pair of boilers.
There seemed, also, some difficulty in getting a full
amount of steam, of which it was said the engines
required at least two pounds more Pressure than
could be . given to them, even with quick firing.
The patent log and the ship's log, and the run ac-
cording to the chart, all gave the same result—
namely, a distance of 50 miles from 6 a.m. till 10
in the forenoon, or an average of exactly 121 knots
an hour, the last two hours being made against a
two-knot tide. Soon after 10 o'clock the ship was
again abreast of Ventnor, and under the charge of
the same pilot, Mr. Bowyer, who has always taken
her up the Southampton Water. She was as easily
steered through Spithead andround Calshott Castle
back to her moorings as if she had been a yacht.
After passing Cowes the weather came on thick,
with squalls and heavy rain, yet it made no diffe-
rence in her management in such a narrow chan-
nel, and before one o'clock she was again securely
fastened to those moorings which have held her so
securely through all the terrific gales of the past.
winter. The result of the trial trip showed the
vessel was with trifling alterations really in good
sea-going trim, and the directors at once met and
determined that the ship should start for New
York on Saturday morning next. This decision
was come to on the understanding that Mr. Lung-
ley, the contractor, could complete whatever details
of work remain to do by Wednesday, as Captain
Hall, we believe, most wisely asks three clear days
before starting to look after his crew and get them
all accustomed to their proper stations in the huge
No over-anxiety to save a day should be
allowed to weigh in the balance against any re-
quest, not only so prudent, but so necessary as this,
and no delay would be better borne both on this
and the other side of the Atlantic than one required
to organize and accustom the crew to their places.
The crew, however, it must in justice be mentioned,
is said to be an unusually fine one. It is confidently
anticipated the voyage to New York will be made
less than 10 days, which, from Southampton, would
be a very good run. It is intended to take the
Great Eastern over the bar, and moor her in the
river in the very middle of New York.

PA RLI..I2IIENTAR 31 C 031.1117 TEES.

EMBANKMENT OF THE THAMES.

--
The telt ct committee appointed to inquire into
the best means of pro\ :ding for the increased traffic
of the metropolis by the embankment of the Thames,
re-assembled on Friday—Sir J. Paxton in the chair.
Mr. Jonathan Thorpe, common councilmal and
chairman of the Thames Conservancy Board, on be-
half of the conservators, explained the jurisdiction
of the conservators and the various improvements
which they are now carrying out. The conserva-
tors we .e strongly favourabl to the embankment
of the Thames, provided it were not cerried so far
into the river as to ieterfere with the tidal water.
Mr. Roupell—What is the nature of the river
imnrovement you e -.a cal.) -eg out ?
Mr. Thor pe—We are dredglpe the entrance to
some new docks, and have the dredger employed
opposite Lambeth Palace, and at Str'nes Lock and
Twickenham. We have recently placed a- poi .ion
of the shore opposite Lambeth Palace up3n en in-
cline. The work was simply done as an experi-
ment to fill on some mud ho 'es, and try whether it
would have the effect of preventing the accumula-
' 'on of mud on the foreshore. The result bas been
.nlectly satisfactory.
13y Lord J. Manners—The river between Vaux-
hall and Chelsea-bridge has been embanked on the
Middlesex side but not oa the other side. By m-
rowing the bed of the river a yeater scour would
be given. The conser eaters would not ohj- et to
an embankment sufficiently wide to carry a road
100 feet in width.
By Mr. Walter—Such a line would leave a por-
tion of the bid of the river uncovered at low water.
He would not state at present what line the con-
servators would prefer.
Captain Burstal, R.N., was the next witness.
He said he was secretary to the Thames Conser-
vancy Board, and had been intimately acquainted
with the river since 1832. He had been employed
upon many of the Admiralty suryeys, and had been
engaged in ascertaining what change had taken
place with reference to the foundations of West-
minster-bridge. There had been a general deepen-
ing of the river above London-bridge, and a lower-
ing of the water surface of the river. He had
establisieed a series of observations for the purpose
of ascertaining whether the high water level at-
tained the same height at various places between
London-bridge and Woolwich, and the result was
that the tideway reached the same height at all
places. All the observat;ema tiQ had made' went to
show that tile velocity of the stream varied with
the sectional area.
The Chairman—Have you ever directed your
attention to the propriety of embanking the
Thames ?
Capt. Burstal replied that he had, and that he
did not think it would affect the rise of the tide.
Whether it would be for the advantage of the river
must depend upon the description of embankment,
and how far it projected into the river. If suffi-
cient room were allowed for the ordinary waterside
traffic, he did not think it would be objeetionable,
but should not like to give any opinion in the ab-
sence of plans. In any scheme as much tidal water
as possible should be reserved. He did not think
any harm would be done to the wharfingers if
sufficient space were allotted to them outside the
embankment. If sufficient space were provided for
them within the embankment they would be more
safe than they were at present. He had no doubt

that if the embankment were made sufficiently
wide the traffic of the Strand and Fleet-street would
be greatly relieved. If the river were contracted
by an embankment, the tide would run at the rate
of about three miles an hour. There would be no
occasion for a solid embankment ; but if the mud
were allowed to accumulate in an open embank-
ment, it might become very offensive. A solid em-
bankment, with sufficient accommodation for the
waterside traffic, would be the best.
Mr. Scott, chamberlain to the City, was then
examined, He stated that the produce of the coal
duty in 1857, after allowing the drawback, was
£128,886 ; in 1858 it was £131,650 ; in 1859 it was
£135,368. There had been a steady increase since
the duty was first levied. The charges upon the
duty were £30,186 for improvements at the West-
end ; £BB,OOO for improvements in Clerkenwell ;
and £35,000 for the Metropolitan Board of Works
in relation to improvements in Covent-garden. In
May, 1861, the Bd. duty would be free from charge,
and the duty would cease unless Parliament placed
some fresh charges upon it. There was some
doubt whether 4d. out of the Bd. would not be
continued, inasmuch as it was imposed by the act
of William and Mary for ever. Since the duty
had been levied very large sums had been ex-
pended on metropolitan improvements. There was a
prescriptive duty of 4d. on coals mentioned in a
charter of James 1., and confirmed by several acts
of parliament. For the three years ending 1859
the produce of that duty was £66,056 per year.
The charge upon that duty was £890,000 for
various purposes, and would absorb the duty for
the next 2.0 years. The corporation considered
this duty their own property, and dealt with it as
they thought proper. There was a third duty of
id., which had been relinquished by the corpora-
tion and made over to the Woods and Forests for
metropolitan improvements. The produce of that
duty in 1859 was £17,076. He thought a portion
of the expenses of the embankment ought to fall
upon the imperial exchequer. The corporation had
proposed to embank the river at their own expense
I from Battersea-bridge to Blackwall.
The committee then adjourned.

LA it INTELLIG.ENCE—June 9.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

BARNES V. BROWN.--EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF

LIBEL.
This was an action for libel in charging the
plaintiff, a young widow, with having committed
adultery with a married surgeon.
The defendant first pleaded Not Guilty, and, se-
condly, a justification.
Mr. Edwin James, in stating the case to jury,
said the plaintiff was a widow, residing at Hor-
sham, and complained of a libel written and pub-
lished by the defendant, with whom she had lived
as nursemaid at the same place. The libel com-
plained of was contained in a letter written by the
defendant to Mr. Britton, a practitioner at
Brighton, and a friend of Mr. Burroughs, and was
as follows ;
"Dear Sir,--I was sorry I was not at home when
you visited this place in your rounds. I have much
pleasure in enclosing you a cheque for Li, the
amount of the accompanying bill. You have been
made acquainted with the disgraceful conduct of
Mr. Burroughs in his turning his •wife out of his
house, I suppose ; and, to cover his shameful
cruelty and brutality, he turns round on her and
attempts to make her, with myself', the scapegoat
of his intrigues with my nurse. Only think of a
man vindicating the character of my nurse by
aspersing the character of his own wife's. I trust
you are doing tolerable in business and to your
satisfaction, and believe me, yours truly,
"J. COLLIS BROWN."
The learned counsel then called the following
witness in support of the plaintiff's case :
Mrs. Rebecca Barnes deposed—l am the plaintiff.
lam a widow. My husband died about three years
and a half ago. Dr. Burroughs was called in to
attend my baby after my husband's death. I was
obliged to obtain a situation for a livelihood, and
Dr. Burroughs introduced me to the defendant, who
was residing with him and had two children. I
was engaged by the wife of Dr. Burroughs and the
defendant, and understood that I was to take the
entire charge of the children. I entered their estab-
lishment in January, 1859. Dr. Burroughs had one
child, and Dr. Brown, the defendant, had two chil-
dren. I occupied two rooms in the house, which
formed the nursery and bedroom in Dr. Burroughs'
house. The defendant occupied one large bedroom
near the top of the house. The little girl always
slept with me. At first I had nothing to do with
Dr. Burroughs's child: The defendant and his
family lived in the house. Whilst there I had fre-
quent conversations with the defendant ; his re-
marks on several occasions attracted my attention.
He said Dr. Burroughs was very jealous of him
because he sat by the side of Miss Moon in the
dining-room. He said Mrs. Burroughs was a very
superior woman to Dr. Burroughs, and would have
been a different person if she had married a person
more proper for her. In September, 1859, I had
occasion to go into Dr. Brown's bedroom, as was
usual. I always attended to his room. I did not
expect to find him there ; it was about three o'clock
in the afternoon. On going in I saw Mrs. Burroughs
and the defendant standing there. Dr. Brown had
his arm on Mrs. Burroughs's shoulder. I hurried
away directly. Mrs. Burroughs came down after-
wards and said Dr. Brown had been taking the
model of her mouth. (Laughter.) Mrs. Burroughs
is about 30 years of age, and of attractive appear-
ance. When I went into the room Dr. Brown saw
me ; Mrs. Burroughs's back was towards me. A
fire occurred in the cook's and housemaid's room
afterwards ; it took place at night, and some
articles were destroyed; it happened through the
carelessness of the servants in not putting out
the candle. No familiarity of any kind or sort
ever occurred between me and Dr. Burroughs ; he
never made any improper addresses to me. I after
this observed a difference in Mrs. Burroughs's con-
duct towards her husband. She would not go out
for a ride with him, but wanted the carriage for
herself, and that the defendant might drive her
out. Her conduct attracted the attention of the
servants. On the 13th of December, 1859, the
defendant left the house. He came to me about
an hour before he left the house, He said he should
go, and I told him I should leave also. He begged
of' me to stay till the morning with the children.
He asked me to go and see Mrs. Burroughs, but I
declined, as she would not see me in the morning.
She was ill, or pretended to be ill. She left her
husband's house the next day. Mrs. Burroughs
told me she had telegraphed to Dr. Brown to come
back and put Dr, Burroughs to rights. (Laughter.)
I left the house before Mrs. Burroughs. He sent
for the children the next morning, and they left,
Mrs. Burroughs leaving in the afternoon of the
14th. Mr. Burroughs's brother took the little boy,
her son Elton, with him, and Miss Smith left with
Mrs. Burroughs. I was asked to remain, but I
declined, unless I could have a friend to stay with
me, and my mother came. I first heard of the
letter containing the libel about a week after Mr.
Burroughs received it. Before the defendant left
the house he did not make any charge against my
character. He paid me my wages, and told me to
send to him if I wanted anything. He said lie
must put the children to school. He said I must
go as well, as affairs were. I have since resided
with my mother and family at Horsham.
Cross-examined.--My brother spoke to me about
the letter: I believe this is my action. My brother
has managed the matter for me. Mr. Burroughs
has not spoken to me about it. I have heard his
wife is suing him in the Divorce Court for his
adultery with me, and I am very sorry to hear it.
I do not know that it was brought a month or six
weeks before this action was brought in my
name. Mr. Frank Burroughs came to Horsham
the night 1)r. Brown left. The latter went to
an hotel. Dr. Burroughs wanted putting to
rights as he refused to let her
,have a large
party at Christmas. I believe the quarrel
took place about Miss Smith, and not about me.
Miss Smith is an elderly lady. She said Mrs. Bur-
roughs had shook her hand in her face. He was
not at that time about turning her out of the house.
Dr. Burroughs said he could not afford another
party ; that she wanted it for Dr. Brown, and he
must pay for it. The cook and housemaid left the
same day I did. My clothes were packed up, and I
thought I was going to leave for good. I returned,
however, the same evening with my master. 1)r.
' Burroughs and Prior, the groom, were all that were
present. I did not promise Mrs. Burroughs that I
would not return. I slept in the servant's room on
the second floor with my mother. I was one floor
lower than usual. I remained in the house the next
day. Dr. Brown came to remove some of his goods.
He did not knock at the kitchen door, nor find it
was locked. I was in the kitchen when he came.
My mother, Dr. Burroughs, and Dr. Thomas were
there. They were not smoking and drinking. They
were having tea. tliti Dot lino A' that Mite. Bur_
rongl:s had six months before complained of Dr.
Burroughe's familiaeilv with me. She complained
on one occasion that she had seen him leave my
reoxootnne,rbautte yonosu iI
peineiv:.l:gry way ; eaw hien come from
her about it she iski, "
Prior's room." Ido not know if he was in his shirt
at the time. The following, morning he said loudly
to me, " Mee. Barnes, did I come to your room last
night? Mrs. Burroughs accuses me of it." Dr.
Brown said he did not believe it, and on my pro,
posing to leave he asked me to stay, saying that it
was only MN. Burroughs's jealous disposition.
Dr. Burroughs deposed—l went in partnership
with Dr. Thomas about three years ago. I have
known the defendant for 19 years. Having lost his;
wife in 1858 he came on a visit to me, and he pro-
posed to give £5 a week for himself; two children,

and an attendant. I acceded to the proposal, and
he came with me in October, 1858. I have been

married to my wife 14 years. She is 32 years of
age. I have one child. I did not know the plain-
tiff before the defendant eame with me. I became

acquainted with her from attending the family.
My practice took me away from home in the day.
After the defendant came to reside with me my
wife's conduct changed, and I remonstrated with

her. Dr. Brown left my house suddenly, because
he came into the room where I was sitting with my
brother, shook his fist in my face, said I was a
villain, and was killing my wife. I said I would
kick him out of the house. My brother took him
by the arm and led him out. My wife left the next
day. I went in search of her, and found her in
lodgings in Guildford-street, Russell-square. She
returned with me. She said she had made a quarrel
between us, and should not be satisfied until she
had brow ht him back. I said I would not allow
him to enter the house again. She frequently spoke
to me of his coming back, and about three weeks
after she came home she sent to me by Miss Smith
a slip of paper, on which I was to give my answer,
permitting her to visit her cousin staying at some
hotel in the Strand. 1 said she might, provided
Miss Smith went with her. They started towards
evening of that day, and I have not seen her since.
She never wrote to me to tell me where she was.

They took my little boy with them. I received a
letter from my little boy, who is nine years of age.
It came in an envelope addressed, in my belief, in
Dr. Brown's disguised hand. The letter is dated
9th, and the post mark January 10th, I went to
Southend to search for my wife, and from informa-
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