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to show the limited sense in which 'the defence of i army must always be comparatively small; our
the country against foreign invasion is understood 1 navy always more or less scattered;_ so we cannot
by the authors of this report. They do not once pretend to secure ourselves against a landing every-
suggest that by any contrivance the landing of an where, or to be able everywhere to encounter with
enemy on English soil may be rendered impossible. overpowering numbers a force so landed. •As we
No enemy would make the attempt unless prepared cannot be all fleet or all army, the next best thing
for a considerable sacrifice of men and materiel in ° is to secure against a sudden blow the means of
carrying out his object, but if so prepared there are sustaining the fleet and- supplying the army. The
bays and harbours:along the coast suitable for land- destruction of Portsmouth or Plymoutlt would
ing his stores and men, the use of which it would cripple our power of repairing the waste of war or
be impossible to forbid him. "In the line of coast . weather, and place us at once in a fatal disadvan-
from the Humber to Penzance, which is about 750 tage. Such an event would now be more serious
miles long, there is an aggregate of nearly 300 even than during the late war, in proportion as
miles on which a landing may be effected," and steamers are more delicate fabrics and more perish-
which it would be impossible either to fortify, or, able than sailing vessels. But if dockyards and
if fortified, to defend so as to prevent the landing of -arsenals are more necessary, if possible, now than
a determined enemy. formerly, they are also more easily assailed. For the
We now see what the Commissioners do not pro- destruction of Portsmouth it would no longer be
pose to give the nation for its £12,000,000. At necessary that a fleet of liners should work their way
the end of their report they publish a paper by into the harbour, or even to an anchorage at Spit-
Lord. Overstone, in which we have, on his lord- head, and there measure broadsides with our batteries
ship's high financial authority, a description of or guardships. With the means of defence at our
the appalling evils which must follow upon the command they would soon go to the bottom, But
mere landing of an invading army, without refe- what are the means of defence are also the means
rence to ulterior operations," the shock which of offence. If only one or two vessels, of no
would be felt " upon the first touch of our soil by a great size, could approach and manoeuvre within
" foreign invader." But it is now laid down on 8,000 yards, or four miles and a half, of Ports-
high military authority that we are not to look for mouth Dockyard, they would be able to throw
any scientific expedient or any material combine- shells into it with most dangerous precision, and
tion by which in return for a given outlay we may one such shell might do the work of a week's bom-
acquire absolute exemption from the necessity of bardment, and lay the whole arsenal in ashes, as
defending ourselves like men. The whole question well as the ships in the harbour. It is therefore
is thus referred once more to the calculations of necessary to advance the fortifications so as to corn-
moral probability and the instincts of courage. The mend the approaches to a much greater distance.
Commissioners say that "there can be no doubt It is proposed to place works at every weak point
that the main object of an enemy invading the of the Isle of Wight, and wherever a gun can be
country would be to push for the capital, in the brought to bear on the Channel, either by Spithead
hope :that if he succeeded in obtaining command or the Needles. On various points on the shore,
of
,it, such a disaster would result in oar buying or on shoal ground, are to be erected batteries with
him off upon any terms he might think it expo- one, two, or even three tiers of guns, like those
dient to exact.' But they do not propose any that baffled us at Cronstadt, and did our fleet so
plan for the defence of London, that subject net much damage at the entrance of Sebastopol Har-
being within the scope of their commission. So hour. Works consisting of forts, with lines of
that after spending twelve millions on the plan communication, are to be carried inland, in order
suggested by the Commissioners, we should still to keep at a respectful distance any force that might
have to consider how to shield the heart of the em- be landed on another part of the shore. The Corn-
pire, the main object of an invading foe, from at- missioners propose the improvement and enlarge-
tack. ment of the existing fortifications; and it is satis-
The:plan of the Commissioners contemplates an factory to find that they do not pronounce the
enemy established within our frontiers. It is same unqualified condemnation of these works that
assumed, as we have already seen, that the Fleet we hear or read in some quarters. For the present
cannot be certainly relied on to repel his approach. it is :net necessary to say more of the other har-
Neither can the Commissioners admit that move- bours and dockyards than that they are treated in
able batteries of field guns and the few thousand the same thorough manner. The Commission pro-
riflemen who might be available on any given pose a guard of moveable floating batteries, and
point would effectually prevent his landing, even they suggest means of stopping the channels, to be
if they were at hand exactly when they were re- ready in case of emergency. They recommend
quired. The enemy having got into the island, that all the new works shall be supplied with the
it is suggested that it will be one of his first con- most improved guns, and that the guns of obsolete
cerns to destroy our dockyards, because that would fashion or irregular calibre they have found about
be one of the most effectual modes of depriving us the country shall be disused.
of the power of refitting our Fleet. The royal The one point to which the public attention will
dockyards furnish the means of 'retaining our be immediately attracted is. the immense cost of
power at sea, by the vast stores and the appliances works which, after all, can only be considered as
for the construction and repair of ships of war an improvement of existing defences, and still far
which they contain. Thus they are vital points, short of what may be some day called for. Here
and we must therefore either fortify them or main- is an expenditure of twelve millions, and the
tain in each of them such a body of regular troops metropolis still unprotected. The Commissioners
as should be able to resist in the field any corps that themselves observe on the certainty that any
might be brought against them; otherwise it would considerable force once landed on the southern
be necessary to detach a corps from the main coast would make for the metropolis; and, once
manoeuvring army for that purpose. The general there, would be able to exact what terms it
objection against fortifications is, that they lock up pleased. Accordingly, the Commissioners propose
the troops which ought to go to swell the field force. to enclose with a line of works Shooter's-hill on the
The enemy passes by them, and marches to some one side, and the marshes round East Ham and
vital point which is not defended. But the Corn- Barking on the other. All this part of the plan,
missioners say that these dockyards are vital points, however, is given up or postponed, yet their esti-
that-they cannot be left undefended, and that to mate is twelve millions. If this be necessary, and
make them strong is to acquire the meansafsetting if it also be sufficient, it must be considered as so
free regular soldiers for field service. They say that much added to the value of the estate. We pay for
such troops as may be got together from the disem- gates and fences, we pay for police; security is no
bodied or less perfectly trained portion of the militia, small proportion of even our private expenditure.
with local and other volunteers, would, with the We must expect to pay for peace. There are those
admixture of regular soldiers, be able to defend our who think we had better fight it out at once with
dockyards against any superior numbers, when the supposed foe, and so give him a lesson which
fortified upon sound principles. They say that if may save many earthworks, and some large annual
we will not fortify the dockyards we must increase items. Possibly it might be the less costly course
our regular army; that we cannot do so for less of the two ; but, even so, dear, peace is better than
than a first charge of £lll,OOO per thousand men, cheap war, which is dear at any price. Our pre-
and an annual charge of £60,000 or £70,000 more; sent expenditure is enormous and intolerable. We
that to double the regular troops now at home to a must escape from it in one way or the other,
strength of 66,000 men, exclusive of the Indian de- Simply to disband and disarm might inspire con-
pots, would cost eight millions at the outset, and tempt, and so provoke -aggression. A gratuitous
nearly four millions per annum afterwards. The war is at best a dangerous speculation. These for-
advantage they claim for their plan is that " the tification may enable a moderate army and navy to
same eight millions expended in fortifications would do the work of much larger forces, and may so
be far more effectual for the defence of the dock- enable us to rest from our labours and recruit our
yards than any such increase of the regular army, finances. Many anxious patriot might sing his
would incidentally provide barrack accommodation Runc dimittis, if he saw all the vital points of our
for some thousands of men, and would entail no coast and our national harbpurs so well fortified that
future annual charge beyond a small sum for main- no foreiLaner would dare to run the gauntlet of the
tenance, and the expense of embodying the substi- batteries. Our old statesmen may naturally wish to
tutes for regular troops, whether volunteers, fenci- see the fruits of their lives' toil secured to their
bles, or militia, for three weeks' training ; which country. Yet it certainly is a singular sequel to the
could not much exceed one-twentieth of the cost of Commercial Treaty. We are admitting everything
an equal regular force." French or continental without duty; and now we
Such, without entering into technical particulars, are called on to pay £12,000,000 merely to keep
is the recommendation of the Royal Commission. out foreign produce in the shape of our new cus•
At present it is not before the public as the propo- tomers.
sal of a Ministry. it is one on which no hasty
decision must be asked by the Government, which
for four months has kept it in a pigeon-hole. There
are a hundred questions arising out of the plan,
some of them going to its essence, and others affect-
ing its details to animportant extent. We cannot
possibly have the protection of the proposed works
for the next three years. Shall we be more likely
to need them then than we do now ? Is it so cer

(From the Morning Herald.)
Is it peace or war ? To look at the present con-
dition of Europe it is scarcely possible to arrive at
any other conclusion than that we are on the brink
of such a war, or rather such a series of wars, as that
of which we knew something half a century ago.
What does it all mean ? From one point of view
nothing can be more absurd than to suppose that
we are likely soon to witness a general war in
Europe. It was only the other day that a Treaty
of Commerce was ratified between France and Eng-
land, and Louis Napoleon tells us himself that he is
only anxious to maintain pacific relat;ons with the
other Sovereigns of Europe, and to develope the
material resources of the splendid country over
which he rules. This very day, moreover, the Im-
perial master of France will leave his capital to take
part in a German Congress, of which the alleged
object is to put an end to differences of opinion which
might igintain the germs of future quarrels. All this
looks peaceful enough. Before many days are gone
we shall witness the arrival of many thousand
Frenchmen in this country, who will be received,
not with rifled cannon and Armstrong guns, but,
we hope and believe, with open arms, and who will
return with pleasant reminiscences of neighbours
whom they have been taught, perhaps, to look upon
as rivals. In addition to all this, who is not ready to
descant on the blessings of peace ? Who is there
who would not gladly live to see that second golden
age in which the soldier would find his occupation
gone, and sovereigns settle their differences by
friendly arbitration ? This is what we all profess to
desire. It would, probably, be difficult to find any
one who would argue that war is a good in itself aud
who would not give his vote in favour of universal
peace ?
And yet the facts of the case are against such
dreams as these. France is arming, Prussia is arm-
ing, Austria is armed, and, as for England, we have
now before us the Report of the Royal Commission
appointed last August to inquire into the state of
the national defences. According to this report we
are not safe. Som.!thing must be done without de-
lay. We are living in an island, and our coasts are
not defended as they ought to be. We will not now
enter into details, but merely state that the commis-
sioners consider it absolutely necessary to take im-
mediate steps towards placing our national defences
on a proper footing. There are only two possible
remedies to be applied. We must either increase our
army or our fortifications, and the whole question
resolves itsel into one or cost. The calculation is that
if we adopt a permanent increase to the regular
army, it would cost about eight millions at the
outset, and nearly four millions annually after-
wards, to double the number of troops now at
home. Tee commissioners, however, consider that
it is not necessary to incur this enormous expendi-
ture. It is quite possible to accomplish all that is
to be desired by increasing and strengthening. our
fortifications, and, in this case, " the same eight
millions expended in fortifications would be far
more effectual for the defence of the dockyards than
any such increase of the regular army." It is
clear that the sum spent on fortifying the " vital
points" of our coast, and the annual sum required
for keeping them up, would be comparatively
small. The only additional expense would be that
of embodying substitutes for regular troops, and it
would probably amount to little more than one-
twentieth of the sum required for a permanent in-
crease of the army.
We have elsewhere published an abstract of the
report, and we shall have alaundant opportunities
for discussing it in detail. In the meantime we
have but two observations to make. In the first
place, the large expenditure we may be called upon
to incur is solely for the purpose of national de-
fence. No one will accuse us of entertaining
aggressive designs against our neighbours. It has
never formed part of our policy to make war for an
" idea," and we have already territory enough to
preclude the notion that we should ever attempt to
encroach on that of our neighbours. But we must
also observe that the necessity fsr this enormous
expenditure is laid upon us. We all know what
is the real cause of the prodigious military activity
that is now to be witnessed in Europe ; and while
we reel it incumbent on us to prepare for every
contingency we do not the less desire that those
who arc the arbiters of peace or war on the Con-
tinent would consent to furnish us with some sub-
stantial proofs of their pacific intentions.

tain that Britannia needs bulwarks and "towers

along the steep ?" Are we sure that the rifle.

guns now coming- into use will not make vain
many of the precautions on which we have been
hitherto relying ? Is it more likely that the dock-
yards will save London, or that London will save
the dockyards in a given case ? IVe shall have to
return frequently to this subject.

(From the Times.)

The Report of the Commission on the Defences
of the United Kingdom, though by no means short of
its title or instructions, will probably dissipate some
popular anticipations. The Commissioners were not
instructed to consider the defence of the country, at
every part of the coast, foam all manner of attack.
The simple fact which they mention—that, of the
900 miles of coast from the Humber to the Land's
End, 600 miles admit of a lauding under ordinary
circumstances—serves to show the impossibility of
fortifying these islands. The instructions were, to
begin with an examination of the works in progress
at Portsmouth, including the Isle of Wight and
Spithead, Plymouth, Portland, Pembroke, Dover,
and Chatham and the Medway ; to treat them as
part of any general scheme of defence • to take into
account the small amount of force, andespecially of
artillery, available for defence, and to give their first
attention to Portsmouth. These instructions are
much the same as those which have been frequently
given before, and on which have been formed the
works existing or in progress. The single novelty,
at least to the living generation, was the conclud-
ing instruction, to consider the defence of Wool-
wich from attack by river or by land, particularly
as bearing on the defence of the metropolis.
The Commissioners have met this last instruction
as carefully as the rest, but it may be as well to
say at once that their suggestions on this head have
been abandoned for the present; and nothing is
proposed for the defence of Woolwich or the me-
tropolis. A subsequent instruction reminded the
Commissioners that it had been decided not to con.
centrate any longer our guns and materiel at Wool-
wich, and directed them to consider the defence of
Weedon. It also called their attention to the de.
fence of Haulbowline and Queenstown. It will be
seen, then, that the task imposed is not of a very
wide or exhaustive character. The existing arsenals,
dockyards, and hat hours are treated as the vital
points of the country, and the report confines itself
to the improvement of their defences. Whatever
opinion may be entertained as to the weakness of
our shores, and the liability of the metropolis itself
to a sudden attack, the estimate for what is actu-

ally proposed will sufficiently account for its stop-
ping short where it does. The expense of the works
recommended or already in progress, including pur-
chase of land, is estimated at £2,800,000 for Ports-
mouth and the Isle of Wight, £3,020,000 for Ply-
mouth, £765,000 for Pembroke, £630,000 for Port-
land, £lBO,OOO for the Thames, £450,000 for the
Medway and Sheerness, £1,350,0000 for Chadian),
.t 700,060 for Woolwich, 1335,000 for Dower, and
1120,000 for Cork. The armament of these works

they estimate at £500,000 and add £1,000,000 for
floating defences. The total is £11,850,000, of
which about a million and a half has been already
authorised, although not voted. It is the intention
of Government to proceed promptly and vigorously
on a great portion of the report, but to abandon
the attempt to defend Woolwich. The estimate for
Woolwich is not so considerable as to affect the
i' financial aspect of the question at this moment ;
but it is propSsed to expend in all only about eight
and a-half millions, instead of the eleven
and three-quarter millions of the report.
This includes £1,850,000 for the purchase
of land, which it is proposed to acquire at
once under the Defences Act. As only a small por-
tion of the land will be wanted for .the works, and
the remainder will merely be kept clear for build-
ings, the latter will be let out, and need not be an
unprofitable investment. Cbvernment will propose
to commence the works immediately, and the Com-
missioners have pointed out how thq may be avail-
able for defence in three or four months, even while
far short of completion. It is intended to raise the
money by terminable annuities, so that the whole
sum may be absorbed in twenty-five years.
It is impossible to give here even a general sketch
of the works proposed; and all that can be attempted
is to indicate some of the considerations which

We understand that .the Great Eastern, en her
return voyage, will make Milford Haven her port of arrival.
The authorities at Milford engao to extend the "gridiron"
at the Haven, thus allowing the 'cottom of the great ship
to be effectually cleaned, and to supply coals at the cheap
rate of 12s. per ton. The remits of the trial trip being
looked uponas isfacto-ey, passages continue to be booked,

appear to have guided the Commissioners. Our

LA TV IN.

-June 13.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Sittings at Nisi Prius.—(Before Mr. Baron Wilde
and a Common Jury.)
BAINES V. BROIY.NE.-EXTRAORDIIN'ARY LIBEL
CASE.

This trial was resumed for the fourth day this
morning.
Mr. Edwin James and NTr.Dowdeswell appeared
for the plaintiff; Mr. Macaulay and Mr. Thompson
Chitty for the defendant.
The examination of witnesses for the defence was
proceeded with.

- Jane Howard, the cook formerly in the service
of Mr. Burroughs, and now living with Mrs. Bur-
roughs, was callel to prove acts of familiarity be-
tween him and Mrs. Baines. She deposed that on
one occasion, when Mrs. Burroughs was at Weston,
witness searched for Mr. Burroughs and found him
in Dr. Browne's room, sitting or lying on the sofa,
and Mrs. Baines was writing in the same room.
When Mrs. Baines came doss n the servants were
laughing, and Mrs. Baines said he had been lying
on the sofa reading, and she had been writing, and
there was no harm in that. On one occasion Mr.
Burroughs was sitting in the dressing-room and
pulled her towards him, and said, " Give us a
kiss." She said, " I shan't ; if you don't leave off
I'll tell Mrs. Burroughs, or call Jane," when he
said, " I'm sure you will ; I fancy I hear you."
Mrs. Baines used to be frequently in the cellar
with him, and the servants used to laugh about it.
About the beginning of November witness saw Mr.
Burroughs and Mrs. Baines walking arm-in-arm.
It was half-past eight, on a moonlight night.
When Mrs. Baines came home witness said, " Mrs.
Baines, what do you think, master has been sport-
ing some girl out to-night." Mrs. Baines said, " Do
you know who it was ?" -Witness said "I'm not
certain." Mrs. Baines said, " Oh, I will tell him
of that." The housemaid said; " Don't get Jane
into a row." Witness said, " She may tell him. I
can swear who it was."
By the Court—They were walking on the high
road near the station.
Examination continued—l slept with Mrs.Baines
after the child died for four or five nights. The
night or two after I slept with her I said, " Master
behaves-to you more like a husband than he does to
miesus." She said, " Oh, do you think so ?" She
told me that Mr. Burroughs had said to her coming
up the cellar stairs, " 'lie your garter above the
knee; if you tie it below it will spoil the look of
your leg." The first night I slept with her she
said, " You must not be surprisdd if Mr. Burroughs
comas up stairs to-night." I said, " What for ?"
She said he thought she would require a little me-
dicine. I said, " Can't you have it before you go
to bed ?" She said, "Mr. Burroughs is not in."
We went to bed together. She did not say to me
before we went to bed,' Tell Mr. Burroughs I shall
not want any medicine." I slept on the side fur-
thest from the wall. There was a night-light burn-
ing. Mr. Burroughs came into the room at two
o'cloele. I awoke, I don't know why I awoke un-
less he moved the elothes.from my face. I found his
face almost close to my face. He flew away, and I
did not see him go. After I came down stairs Mrs.
Baines said, " Did Mr. Burroughs come up last
night?" I said "He did, and I. never was so
frightened in my life." (Laughter.) She said, " He
did laugh so when he told me."
By the Court—l was very much frightened, and
did not go to sleep for an hour. The next day,
Sunday, Mrs. Burroughs was at church, and on her
return I told her that Mr. Burroughs had been in
the nursery. I did not see him, but he was fetched
from there. I did not tell Mrs. Burroughs that he
had been in the room at night. When Dr Browne
called at Mrs. Burridge's, where I was lodging, at
Horsham, he said nothing to me about Mrs. Bur-
roughs. [The witness Ann Rudgman, called yes-
terday, swore that he had.]
Cross-examined—She was now Miss Smith's ser-
vant. The defendant frequently visited at Ashbur-
ton-cottages. He came there to see them all. She
said nothing to Dr. Browne when he visited her at
her lodgings about Mrs. Baines ; it was not true if
any one had said that she did. She asked the doctor
if he thought it was proper she should go and live
with Mrs. Burroughs. Ho said she was to please
herself. She had received a letter from Mrs. Bur-
roughs when she was in Guildford-street, and she
gave the doctor the address. She tore the letter up..
When Mrs. Burroughs came back Dr. Browne was
staying at the King's Head. She went backwards
and forwards several times. On one occasion she
went with a note from Miss Smith and received an
answer. She took a message as well. The letter
asked Dr. Browne to write and inform her relatives
and friends what had occurred and explain matters,
as she had no father or brother to do it for her. The
letter was read to her before she went with it ; she
did not recollect what answer was returned. She
told Lloyd that she " had not seen anything im-
proper between Mrs. Baines and Mr. Burroughs,
but she had seen much that was right." Ann Rudg-
man and the groom said the same. When Mr. Bur-
roughs came into the bedroom he "passed away like
a flash of lightning," (Laughter.) She was much
frightened, but she did not wake Mrs. Baines, or
mention it to her till Mrs. Baines spoke to her about
it. She did not recollect when she mentioned it to
others. She saw the plaintiff and Mr. Burroughs
walking arm-in-arm on a Sunday night in Novem-
ber near the Horsham Railway. Mr. Burroughs
walked out with the doctor generally in company
with Miss Smith and sometimes with the little
boy. She had occasionally been out with them.
She was the only servant kept at Ashburton-cot-
tages, Ann Rudgman was out of a situation, and
had resided there last week. She had never on any
occasion spoken of these matters in the doctor's
presence.
Frederick Prior examiNed—l was groom to Mr.
Burroughs for nearly four years. I had two horses
and a pony to take care of. My bedroom adjoined
Mrs. Baines's. I have seen Mr, Burroughs. and
Mrs, Baines together in her day nursery, and the
night nursery where she and the children slept.
He used to come to the kitchen and call for Mrs.
Baines, and she used to no into the nursery and
stop there for some time. Mrs. Baines used to say
that she always liked Mr. Burroughs and always
should, but she never spoke well of Dr. Browne. I
have seen Mr. Burroughs and :Mrs. Baines on the
common together. I passed them close. Mr. Bur-
roughs was smoking a cigar, and Mrs. Bathes was
leaning on his arm. They were walking up and
down, and I passed them twice. I passed them face
to face. They must have seen me. She wore a
black dress and plaid shawl, and he had his corded
trousers on. She often went out in the evening,
and my master used to go out about the same time.
I remember Mrs. Burroughs going away to
Horsham. One night between one and two, dur-
ing her absence, I was awoke by the surgery bell.
I heard Mr. Burroughs call out from the window,
"Who's there ?" and the reply, " You're wanted to
go to Warnhani." He went downstairs. I expected
to be called up to saddle the horse, but was not. I
heard him come up in about 10 minutes or quarter of
an hour up the back stairs. He went into Mrs.
Baines's room; I could hear his voice, but I could
not understand what he said. There is quite a thin
wall between my
room and Mrs. Baines's. He
remained in her room about an hour as I could
count. I heard a noise after he went into the
room and then they were quite quiet. The door
was not wide open, but it was not Batched; the
next morning Mrs. Bathes said Mr. Burroughs had
gone to Warnham, about two miles off. T told the
servants what I told to-day. Dr. Browne was
then sleeping with his little boy on the second
floor.

Cross-examined—I left Mr. names because the
servants could not agree. I agreed very well with
Ann ltudgman. (Laughter.) Mr. Holmes said
she and I were keeping company. We always did
' agree. I never drove out with Dr. Browne while
I was at Holmes's. I drove him out, but then it
was with Mr. Holmes's horse. (Laughter.) lam
now living at Hampstead, with Mr. Devonport.
Mr. James—Oh, that is Dr. Browne's partner.
(Laughter.)
Witness—l don't know whether he is or not. I
went to Mr. Devonport because he wrote for ,me.
Dr. Browne did not get me the place. I have not
seen Dr. Browne there during the fortnight I have
been there. I have seen him in London, but' not
before this trial came on. I can't say where I saw
him before. I don't say I have seen him acci-
dentally.
Mr. James—Where did you first see him ?
The witness hesitated.
Mr. Baron Wilde—You must answer the question.
Witness—l met him at a coffee-shop. I cannot
say what passed. He said a word, but I can't re-
member what he said. He said I was to go to
Devonporl's. (Laughter.)
Mr. James—Where did you see him next ?
The witness made no answer.-
The Judge—You Inuit answer.
Witness—l have been once to his lodgings, at
17, Russell-street, last week, about my coming
down here. Nothing else as I know of passed—
nothing, sir.
Mr. James—Now, I ask you, on your oath, did
he not get you the place at Devonport's ?
No answer.
The Judge—Don't you know- he got you the
place ?

Witness—l suppose he did.
Mr. James—Now, on your oath, had he not pro-
mised to get you a good place in London P
Witness—Yes, he did promise, sir. (Sensation.)
Cross-examination continued—,l will swear my
master did not go to Warnham on the night when
he was called up. I never knew him to walk so
far as Warnham—two miles. I mentioned this
Warnham story to the servants and Lloyd. Lloyd