The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-19 00:00:00

BREVET.

Lieutenant-Colonel William Lennox C. 8., 62d
Foot, having completed five years' service in the rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Colonel in the Army.
Lieutenant William Dring, Paymaster, 62d Foot, to
have the honorary rank of Captain under the Royal War-
rant of 27th January, 1860.
MEMORANDUM.,— Brevet-Colonel Graves Chamney
Swan has been permitted to retire from the Service by the
sale of his commission, he being about to become a Settler
in North America.

BANKRUPTS.

Philip 'rigs, artificialiaanure manufacturer, Moretown.
Ringwood, Hants, to surrender Jan. 2, at half-past one,
and 29, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Edward Williams, builder, Wrexham, Denbighshire,
Dec. 31, and Jan. 18, at eleven, .at the Liverpool District
Court.
John Sellars, chemist, Manchester, Jan. 3d and 22d, at
twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
John George, licensed victualler, Pemberton-row, City,
Jan. 1, at half-past two, and Feb. 5, at two, at the Court of
Bankruptcy.
Frederick Young, woollen warehouseman, 1 Basinghall-
street, Jan. 2, at half-past twelve, and Jan. 49, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptiy.
Wm. Newland Williams, chemist, Farnham, Surrey,
Jan. 1, at two, and Feb. 5, at twelve, at, the Court of
Bankruptcy.
Thomas Bagley Cousens, underwriter, Lloyd's Coffee
House, 3, Saint Michael's-alley, City, Jan. 1, at twelve,
and Feb. 5, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
George Robson, saddler, Handsworth, Staffordshire, Jan.
7 and 28, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Thomas Harris, cabinet maker, Cardiff, Jan. 1 and Feb.
5, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
Charles Stark and William Stark, 'corn factors, Mark,
Somerset, Dec. 31 and Jan. 29, at eleven, at the Bristol
District Court.
SCOTCH BANKRUPT.
John Lockhart White, plumber, Glasgow.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-INN-ROAD.—
The number of patients relieved at this hospital during the
week ending Dec. was 2,915, of which 641 were new cases.
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guineas, the mechanics watch for two guineas, and the
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ior vertical) at various prices—all displaying the utmost
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Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, post free for two stamps,
is descriptive of every construction of watch now made.
Watches safe by post to ell parts of the globe.
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permit
a com-
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health return,

(Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before Lord
Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.).

HOOPER V. WARDE.

Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., and Mr. Honyman appeared for
the plaintiff; Mr. Sergeant Pigott, Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and
Mr. C. E. Coleridge were counsel for the defendant.
This extraordinary ease was proceeded with this morning.
Thomas Williams, examined by Mr. James—l have been
living with my father at Oldbury, in Staffordshire. I was
born on Mr. Warde's estate. My father conducted a brick-
yard for Mr. Warde. In the year 1851 Mr. Warde took me
into'his service as a boy in the garden. I was between 14
end. 15 years of age at that time. Soon afterwards he wished
me to go into the house, and go out with the children. One
day I was on the lawn, when Mr. Warde asked me if I
should mind going with a pretty girl. I said " No." He
asked me to go round to the little drawing-room about half-
past 6 or 7 o'clock. Theli Wed rawing-room was on the ground
floor. I met him there. The room was dark. Ho took me by
the hand and led me into the room. He led me to an arm-
chair or a couch, Ido not know which. He told me to put
my hand where he directed. I was frightened. There was
a woman there whom I did not know. Nothing happened
on that occasion. This was before I went into the house.
The woman began to cry. Mr. Warde gave me a shilling,
and told me to go and say nothing about it. Three or four
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woman, and pushed me on her. She pushed me off. I did
not know who she was. Nothing happened then. She
began to cry. I was frightened and left. About a week
afterwards I was taken into a dressing-room by Mr. Warde.
There was a full-sized bed in the room. It was afternoon.
The room was dark. He wished me to undress and get
into bed. I did so, He covered my face with the counter-
pane,
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pane, and told me not to remove it. He left the room.
....
few minutes afterwards a woman came to the row some
words occurred, but I eould not say what` the" •
were. The
woman went away. Mr. Warde wont after her, and
brought her back again. He put her into the bed. Mr.
Warde stood by the side of the boa. She began to cry.
He said "Nonsense, nonsense; lie still." - I remained there
half an hour. Mr. Warde wished me to get up and dress ;
I did so. He then gave me a pair of his boots and told me
to say to any one whom I met that Mr. Warde had called
me up to take his boots downstairs. I did not know who
the woman was. I had not then been taken into the house.
This was the first occasion, and afterwards he repeatedly
did the same two or three times a week, but not always
with the same woman. Three or four years afterwards I
knew who the woman was to whom I first referred. Mr.
Warde asked me whether I would marry Miss Hooper.
He said if Mrs. Warde came back he would leave, or
give, enough money to support Miss Hooper and me. I
knew then that Mrs. Warde was divorced from him. 1
made no answer.' Mr. Warde said, "Have you a tongue
in your head ?" I made no answer. He asked me to go
into the dining-room. I went there. Miss Hooper was
sitting in a chair. He asked .me to take hold of her
and give her a kiss. She said, "You had better
not." He took her in his arms and put her on the sofa,
He pushed me on her, 'She pushed me off. She said she
would not allow me, but she did. I found then, for the first
time, that she was the same person as the one to whom I
first ,referred. Mr. Warde was present during the whole
time. I was living in the house then in the capacity of foot-
man. Mr. Warde frequently asked me to marry her. Before
I discovered who she was Mr. Warde had actually taken
me to her 20 or 30 times. Those occasions were all before
I was 20 years of age. I left Mr. Warde's service in 1858,
and went into the service of Mr. Butler Johnstone. I left
him a year and a half ago. I have been in no situation since.
I have been living with my friends, sometimes at Oldbury
and sometimes at Stratford-on-Avon. I have been in cor-
respondence with Miss Hooper.
Cross-examined by Mr. Hawkins—l spoke to Miss Hooper
this morning. Mr. Smith, her lawyer, was with her. All
they said was that they had been waiting for my evidence.
I went to Mr. Smith's office about an hour after the Court
rose last night, at Mr. Smith's request. I had not given
any evidence to Mr. Smith before last night, but I was asked
by- Miss Hooper to come from Oldbury, as I might be
wanted. I did not hear yesterday that I was ordered out of
court. I heard my name called, and I thought I was called
as a witness. I did not leave the tourer I came and stood
close to the witness-box. I did not see Miss Hooper after
I left Mr. Smith's office last night. Ido not know where
she is staying in London. lam staying at a coffee-shop
close to Paddington. Within the last year and a half I have
lived five weeks with Miss Hooper at Mayfield-cottage,
Dalston, as man and wife. She went to live with Mr O'Brien
a friend of Mr. Warde's, at Slough, for a short time. I re-
sumed correspondence with her after she left O'Brien, and
directed the letters to Shoreham. I was desirous of putting
Mr. Warde "on his guard against illegal proceedings. '
That was the expression which I used in it letter. I meant
by it that I had heard O'Brien was advising Miss- Hooper
to bring an action. I wanted Mr. Warde to compromise
and take Miss Hooper back. I wished for a compromise be-
cause I thought what had occurred with Miss Hooper
would come out in court in her defence. She told me I
should be brought as a witness, and I wrote to Mr. Warde
to put him on his guard, thinking he would not like to have
it come out. The first time the affair happened of which I
have spoken was in the autumn of 1851. In 18561 men-
tioned thg circumstance to Horseley, but to no one else.
I tried to find out who the woman was. Mr. Warde said
he would tell me some other time. It was five years before
I found out that Miss Hooper and the woman were the
same.- I found it out about two years before I left. Until
I found it out I behaved to Miss Hooper as a servant. I
became familiar with 'her afterwards. I must have left
Mr. Warde's service in 1857. (The Chief Justice had
remarked on the confusion of dates, and pointed out to the
witness that there must be some mistake.) I wrote in
January last this letter to Mr. Warde

" London, Jenuary 26, Park Street.
" Sir,—Pardenme in the liberty I take in addressing this
letter to you. I hard you thought I had sumthing to do
with Miss Hooper's affears. Such is not the case but I
know well how has and them that are at the foundation of
all. Theare intenchens are to destroy your future hapeness
by taking your children from you un Worthy as lam of
your notis. But after seven years givin in your Sirvis I
can not see traps set to catch you and be the ruin of yor.:r
children without inferming you of such. You have been a
friend and still would of remained so but I was let away
from your advise and it would of Proved my utter ruin ad
i not seen it som time Past what was lying on but I hope
and trust you will for give me all and Grant me an inter-
vow as I will Prove I am no Enemy nor have no Spite
nor manias against you. But on the contrary, and if you
will alow me to see you and I prove myself a friend but
unwourthy as I have been. But Pardon me and I will
duble do my dutey towards yeu and Prove myself a faith-
full Sirvant: Pardon me and assist me and I can tell you
much consirning this case.

"I remain Sir yours moste faithfull airvent.