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At the Court at Windsor, the 17th day of December,
1860. Present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in
Council.
This day the Right Hon. John Arthur Douglas, Lord
Bloomfield, was, •cy her Majesty's Command, sworn of her
Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his
place at the Board accordingly.'
WHITEHALL, DEC. 18, 1860.
The Queen has been pleased to give and grant unto Sir
William Verner; -Bart.; formerly -a Lieutenant Colonel in
her Majesty's Army, her Royal 'licence aml- authority that
he may accept and wear the insignia of a Knight Com-
mander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, which
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in approbation of his distinguished services in connection
with Hanoverian Troops of the German Legion employed
against the enemy during the Peninsular War and at
Waterloo.
The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend
Charles Hinxinan, 8.A.. to the Rectory of Barford St.
Martin, in the county of Wilts, and diocese of Salisbury,
the same being void by the promotion of the Honourable
and Right Reverend Father in God Doctor Samuel Wade-
grave to the See of Carlisle.

CROWN-OFFICE, DEC 12.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARLIAMENT. •

Borough of Southwark.—Austin Henry Layard, of No.
130, Piccadilly, in the county of Middlesex, Esq., in the
room of Sir Charles Napier, K.C.8., deceased.
WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL,' DEC. 18.

7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards Captain Archibald
Philip Douglas, from the 4th Light Dragoons, to be Cap-
tain, vice William Digby Wentworth, who exchanges.
3d Light Dragoons—Dodgson Hamilton Thompson, Gent.,
to be. Cornet, by purchase, vice Barrett, promoted.
4th Light Dragoons—Captain William .Digby Wentworth,
from the 7th Dragoon Guardsjabe Captain, vice Archi-
bald Philip Douglas, who exchanges.
sth Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Frederick Walter Carden
_ to be Captain, by purchase, vice Aniyatt Ernie Brown,
who retires; Cornet Alexander Ewing to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Carden ; Richard Moore &oilier; Gent.,
to be Cornet, by purchase; vice Cotton, appointed to the
99th Foot ; James George Hubert Fox, Gent., to be Cor-
net, by purchase, vice Chaffey prpmoted.
7th Light Dragoons— Lieutenant Arthur L'Estrange
Hamilton Holnies, from the 12th Light Dragoons, to be
Lieutenant, vice Arthur Hamilton Scrope, who ex-

changes.
11th Light Dragoons—Llewellyn Traherne Bassett Saun-
derson, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Russell,
appointed to the 10th Light Dragoons; John Delacour,
Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Calvert, promoted.
12th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Arthur Hamilton Scrope,
from The 7th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice
Arthur L'Estrange Hamilton Holmes, who exchanges.
,16th Light Dragoons—Charles Francis Arnold Howard,
Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Edwin Andrew
• Corbet, who retires; James Herbert Lovell, Gent., to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Edward Philip Salter, who
retires. .
17th Light Dragoons—Licutenant Robert Bainbridge to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Chark Steel, promoted, by
vurelm.se, to an Unattached ,Majority; Cornet Henry
,L hard Abadie to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
18th Light
Bainbi..'dge•
Captain, by pu:"ellase,
dragoons—Lieutenant William Coxon to be
tires ; Cornet Haroll vice George Eden Jarvis, who re-
d Esdaile Malet to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Coxon.
Military Train—Lieutenant `l
by purchase, vice George Pilkin;:ton
ward Jervis to be Captain,
Z
Ensign Kilner Augustus Arthur Bra.
Lieutenant, to be
Blake, who retires ;
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Jervis; Senuel Masters
Davies, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Benthall,

promoted.
Ist Regiment of Foot—William Collett Sandars, Gent., to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cosens, promoted.
2d Foot—Lieutenant George Tumor to be Inspector of

Musketry, vice Page, retired.
4th Foot—Staff-Surgeon Benjamin Lane to be Surgeon,
vice Fisher, placed upon half-pay.
9th Foot—Major Henry James Buchanan, from half-pay
Depot Battalion, to be Major, vice Chirles Henry Leslie,
who exchanges.
11th Foot—Charles John Wix, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Lewis, promoted.
13th Foot—Staff-Surgeon Thomas Ligertwood, M. 8., to be
Surgeon, vice Jackson, appointed to the Staff.
15th Foot—William Ernest Anderson Hooper, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Churchill, promoted.
18th Foot—Lieutenant William Thomas Croft, from the
3d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice John
Bland Sawyer, who exchanges.
36th Foot—Thomas Mercer Maxwell, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Stracey, promoted.
38th Foot—Lieutenant Alfred Stokes to be Instructor of
Musketry, vice Captain Wm. Kidatone Elles, who has
resigned that appointment; Staff Assistant-Surgeon
Colin Henderson to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Lawlor,
appointed to the Staff.
53d Foot—Ensign Thomas RemWl Morris, from the 92d
Foot, to be Ensign, vice Harry Hutchinson A. Stewart,

who exchanges
58th Foot—Joseph Barringtroo Deacon, Gent., to be En-
sign, by purchase, vice Foster, promoted ; Donald George
Anderson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Webb,
promoted in the Military Train.
79th Foot—Ensign Gilbert Walter Coventry to be Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice Crawford, promoted.
82d Foot—Captain William Cooke O'Shaughnessy, from
the 2d West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Brevet-
Major Samuel Peters Jarvis, who retires upon half-pay.
87th Foot—Captain James Bailie to be Major, by purchase,
vice Charles Frederick Campbell, who retires; Lieut
Richard Throckmorton to be Captain, by purchase, vice,

Bailie;—Ensign John Leigh Holiest, tO lie -Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Throckmorton.
92d Foot—Ensign Harry Hutchinson A. Stewart, from the
53d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Thomas Rendall Morris,
who exchanges.
96th Foot—Frederick' Noel Hill Rocke, Gent., to be En-
sign, by purchase, vice Curteis, promoted.
Rifle Brigade—The Hon. Bernard Thomas Howard to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Cary, promoted.
3d West India Regiment—Lieutenant John Bland Sawyer,
from the 18th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Wm. Thomas
Croft, who exchanges.
Ceylon Rifle Regiment—John Fielding Willis Kane,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Francis Pearson
Murray, who retires ; Francis James Baker, Gent., to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Guy William Frederick
L'Esirange, who has retired ; Ensign John Glover has
been permitted to resign his Commission.
UNATTACHED—Captain Charles Steel, from tha 17th
Light Dragoons, to be Major, by purchase.
COMMISSAWAT DEPARTMENT.
TO BE ASSISTANT-COMMISSARIES-GENERAL.

, Deputy Assistant-Commissary-General John Moria
M'Lean Sutherland. vice Kean Osborn, deceased
Deputy Assistant-Commissary-General Theodore Ernest
M'Clintock, vice Widdrington Tinling, deceased.
Deputy' Assistant - Commissary - General Alexander
Walter Turner, vice George Shepheard, placed upon retired
pay.
The und ermentionod Commissariat Clerks, having passed
the prescribed examination, and having been found to
possess the qualifications considered requisite for promotion
to the rank of Deputy-Assistant-Commissary-General, to
be promoted accordingly :—George James Neill, and
Frederick William Callaghan.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
etvgeon James Jackson, from the 13th Foot, to be Staff-
Surgeon, vice Ligertwood, appointed to the 13th Foot.
Assistant-Surgeon Digby William Lawlor, from the 38th
Foot, to be efaff Assistant-Surgeon, vice James Stevenson,
whose services have been dispensed with.

BREVET.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Lennox Ingall, C. 13., 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 Ings, artificial manure 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, Basinghall-
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at the Court of Bankrupt •
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, Doc. 31 and Jam. 29, at eleven, at the Bristol
District Court,

SCOTC El BANKRUPT.
John Lockhart White, plumber, Glasgow.

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COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

(Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall; before Lord
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Mr. Edwin James, Q.C.,- and Mr. Honyma.n appeared for
the plaintiff; Mr. Sergeant Pigott, Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and
Mr. C. E. Coleridge were counsel for the defendant.
This extraordinary case was proceeded with this waning.
Thomas Williams, examined by. Mr. James—l have been
living with my father at Oldbury, in Staffordshire. I was
horn 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
and 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. 1 said " No." He
asked me to go round to the little drawing-room about half-
past 6 or 7 o'clock. The li ttledrawing-room was on the ground
floor. I met him there. The room was dark. He 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,
edee.
There was a full-sized bed in the room. It was afternoon.k
and told me to go and say nothing about it. Three or four
days afterwards he took me into the library, about 4 o'clock
in the afternoon. The room was dark. He took me to a
not know
wan
who
hpousshheed mweaso.n hNero.thiSnhge mehpausppheended thoeffn.. Idi
Shed
abietgearnwatuodcsrl
y.I was frightened
amby Mr. and left, About
was taken into a dressing
Tile room was dark. He wished me to undress and get
into bed. I did so, He covered my face with the counter-
pane, and told me not to remove it. He left the room. A
few minutes afterwards a woman came to the room. Some
words occurred, but I could not'say what they were. Thd
woman went away. Mr. Warde went after her, and
brought her back again. He put her into the bed. Mr.
Warde stood by the side of the bed. She began to cry.
He said " Nonsense, nonsense • lie still." I remained there
half an hour. Mr. Warde walled 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 ono whom I met-that Mr. Wardq 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 it 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 halm 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 court. I came and stood
close to the witness -box. I did not see Miss Hoopei after
I kft Mr. Smith's office last night. Ido not know where
shli 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 a letter. T 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 1856 I men-
tioned the 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 18.57. (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 hurd 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 your
children without inferming you of such. You have been a
friend and still would of remained so but I was led 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 mo all and Grant me an inter-
vew as I will Prove I am no Enemy nor have no Spite
nor mallias against yon. But on the contrary, and if you
will dew 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 consirniag this case.
"I remain Sir yours moste faithfull sirvent.
"TRW WILLIAMS.

24 Park Street Grosvenor Square."

The "traps" to which I allude were that I beard O'Brien
wanted Miss Hooper to bring an action and to sue out a
commission of lunacy. I meant O'Brien by the expression
" I know who are at the foundation of all." I heard that
Mr. Warde accused me of having £2 a week from Mrs.
Warde to aet as a spy. In 1857 I was taken before the
magistrates. Mr. Warde accused me of having had Miss
Hooper withouthis knowledge, and he discharged me. Be-
fore leaving he struck me with his stick. He took me be-
fore the magistrates, and charged rue with threatening to
shoot him. The charge was withdrawn on my signing a
paper agreeing to have no correspondence with Miss Hopper.
[The paper was read, and in it the witness undertook to
have no communication with Miss Hooper while she was
residing with Mr. Warde as his mistress, or to encourage
her to seek it, and to inform Mr. Warde in the event of her
leaving, if it was within hisknowledge where she was. The
paper bore date February, 1857.]
To the Judge—The magistrate did not know of the paper
being signed when the charge was withdrawn.
Cross-examination continued—The eight letters pro-
duced are addressed by me to Miss Hooper. I have been
alone with her dozens of time in the little drawing-room,
but not for any improper purpose. Mr. Warde has found
me with her in the pantry. There was a disturbance be-
cause he was always accusing me of being with her without
his consent. He made me swear I would not. Probably
I used to kiss her without orders. I observed my oath. I
went by his orders in all I did. I was on very affectionate
terms with Miss Hooper.
Mr. Hawkins—Just look at tkat letter, " Archer Castle,
November 23, 1858," beginning "My dear Maria." Is it
your handwriting ?
Witness—lt is.
Mr. Hawkins (reading)
" You stated in yourlast that you would not write again.
But I think Probely you have haltred your mind By this
time and I know you would if I wass By the side of you or
in Planer speakin in thy harms. (Laughter.) I think I
see you now. 0 wass it But reall Could I awake some
night and find you By my side my hart would Breek with
joy. (Laughter.) I wish I could make a artfichell Maria
to hanser the same Purpos as you." '
(Roars of laughter, in which the witness joined.)
Mr. Hawkins—And you wrote this also:—
"My ever dearest Girl,—l receaved your Letter and
Think not But my thoughts are alwis with thee for beleve
me I have Long and Bitley Leemented that Parting day.
Oh what would I give to clasp thee in my arms. But oh
no I Can not for I am amonge Thease wild and solotory
mountins Not one living thing is thear to Be seen ware
now I sitt except a large Sea Gull wick with its wild and
Pearcing Cry made me lift my eyes and Paus. (Laughter.)
Oh how I wished I wa's a bird That I mght fly to thee. I
hoften steel away to this Meuntin to think on thee to hear
the water roar Beneath and the wind wistle through this
wild and Solatry Gleen. To see thee buty of natur round
me oh then I miss Thy Charming smile. Again I think
of thee. I start from my Seat and wisper a Prayer and ask
Why thay Part me fron thee. Oh non Can tell How
misseribble I Pass my dayes."
(Roars of laughter.)
Witness—Mr. Warde always led me to understand that
Miss Hooper should be my wife. He frequently discharged
me and took me back again.
Mr. Edwin Smith—l am the plaintiffs attorney. I had
not subpoenaed Williams to attend this trial. I took his
evidence for the first time last night.
This was the plaintiff's case.
Mr. Hawkins addressed the jury for the defendant, ap-
pealing to them to disbelieve the account which the plain-
tiff gave yesterday of the extraordinary conduct of Mr.
Warde in bringing to their room the servant lad Williams.
It was utterly incredible that conduct so atrocious should
not have been made the subject of complaint, or that it
should have been left to be elicited in re-examination. It
was a fabrication, utterly devoid of truth and entirely in-
consistent with probability. The account of the plaintiff
was not corroborated by Williams. She fixed the date in
1850, and he fixed it in 1851. She never alluded to the
many previous attempts to which he had spoken, and the
two stories were completely dissimilar. It was introduced to
exaggerate the case against Mr. Warde, and though his
violence might not be justifiable, he would tell them how
gravely he had been provoked by the gross misconduct of
the plaintiff, who was a person addicted to habits of violence
and intoxication, which prevented her exercising any con-
trol over her passions. As to the jewels, they had been
returned ; and aslo the LBO, she had given it herself to
procure the liberAon of a Mr. Perry from Warwick Gaol.
The learned counsel then called the defendant, who is a
very powerful, middle-aged man, standing upwards of six
feet in height.
Mr, Charles Thomas Warde, examined by Mr. Sergeant