The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-17 00:00:00

THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY EVEN IN G, NOVEMBEIi 17, 1856

is id per lb. Several parcels of foreign wool have like-
wise changed hinds. In the private market very little is
doing. The imports last week were 161 bales from Shang-
hai, 58 from Tiambro', 1.317 from Algoa Bay, 612 from
Sydney, and 477 from Mogadoro.
The following are the current rates of English wool :-
Down tegs, is 5d to is 5 d ; Down ewes, is 3d to is 4d .
half-bred hogs, Is 4d to ls-5d ; half-bred wetbers, la 3d to
is 3.:41 ; Kent fleeces, is 30 to is 4d ; Leicester do., is 3(1
to is 4(1 ; flannel wool, ill to is 4d ; blanket wool, 9,1 to
Is 2,1; combing skins, ill to is 24 ; and old skin, is Id
to is 6d per lb.

SEEDS.
Owing to numerous arrivals off ccast from ports in the
Black Sea and Sea of A zoff, linseed is more easy to buy.
Linseed and rape cakes are quite as dear as last week.
Rape and oilseeds moot a fair sale at about last week's
prices.
'finva,whitc,per bush. 20s to 21e
Swede • . —5 —s
W,:ustz 8r0wn...... 16s 225,
White, new • • .... 103 13s
Pyres, Winter, new....5s Od 5s Gd
Canary, per quarter . 70s 80s
Rye grass (new).. .• • 24: 235
Clover, Red t,;14, . (cwt.) —s
White .. . • • . —s --A
Foreign Red......
White.... —s
Trefoil, new • • —1

jCarraway •• 40. 42s
Icoriander— —•.• • • •• 26s 30s
Hempseed, per quarter 48, 5s
Linseed, Eng.-lowing.. 62, 1;4
Crushing .. ••• • .. 52s 60m
Baltic •• •• . • .... 51i 60s
Odessa .. •••• • • •- 59S 658
Lineed Cake, pr. ton--
English .. lO, 5s 11 Os
Foreign, per ton 10' 11/ IN ed
Rape Cakes, per ton 51 15 6: 15a
'Rapeseed, pr qr. ~ .... 86s 81

LEM INITALLICTI'4O3.—(This

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE TILLEY.
This bankrupt was described as of St. George's Wharf,
Camden-town, &c., and to-day came up for his certificate.
The debts are about 1,8701. ; assets, 1501. ; but the
bankrupt had met with severe losses.
Mr. Chidley appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Link-
!Wes for the bankrupt, and after a long discussion his
Honour said he wauld consider the case, and give his
decision on Thursday.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Da:

MA RLBOROUGH• STREET.
SHOCKING CRUELTY TO A CAT.--Colonel Arthur
Padovani de Guise, of No. 29, Soho-square, appeared
before Mr. Beadon, in answer to a warrant, granted at
the instance of Mr. Wemys, the superintendent of the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
charging him with cruelly illtreating and torturing a cat.
William Hopkins, 4, Cbarlotte-street, Fitzroy square,
said he was passing through Soho-square, on Sunday,
the 9th inst., when he saw a policeman looking over the
rails. Witness cut of curiosity looked over also, and
saw the defendant with a large black Newfoundland
dog, deliberately stoop down and throw several stows
at a black cat that was in the hedge within the railing.
The cat would not move, and the defendant the❑ poked
it with a stick, which the cat got hold of, and defendant
then pulled it out by the tail, and set the dog on it.
Witness afterwards examined the cat, and Saw several
marks of the dog's teeth on its head, and one of its bird
legs swung as if hung by a string. He cried out
"shame" and " brute" many times. A large crowd had
collected, and he left the cat in the care of a man, while
he went and fetched a police constable, and gave the
defendant into custody. The cat was subsequently
killed by the officer.
The accused, in defence, said be cried out to the cat,
in order to cause it to run away from the dog. The cat
would not move, and he then poked it out with a stick.
It was false to say that he set the dog on to worry the
cat, or that he was going to leave the country, Who-
ever said so must have done so out of malice towards
him.

Mr. Beadon said the ease was clearly proved against
the defen(lant, and fined him 20a. and costs. The money
was directly paid.

POLISH M TTIN G.

THE LATE LORD DUDLEY STUART.
To-day being the anniversary of the death of Lord
Dudley Stuart, the Polish exiles assembled at Sussex
Chambers, Duke-street, St. James's, to commemorate
this melancholy event by paying a tribute of respect and
gratitude to the meniory of the departed champion of
the Polish cause.
Major Gietgud occupied the chair, and opened the
proceedings by a review of the pri gate virtues and public
character of the departed nobleman, and of his entire
devotion to Poland, and the loss it has sw,tainecl by his
premature death.

Major •Szueez Mere' then rose and spoke as follows :
Another year has elapsed since the death of Lord
Dudley Stuart, and we have assembled once more to do
honour to his memory—to show that in the gloom of
disappointment as in tho flush of hope we remember
with equal gratitude the friend whose beautiful devotion
to our cause was proved most conspicuously in adversity,
though ever aspiring towards a better day ; and though
the future prospects of our country may at this moment
be more clouded than ever, I know I shall be speaking
the sentiment of every true Pole, when I say, that
through the dark mist of lowering shades the name of
Lord Dudley Stuart will ever shine out like a star of
hope and promise, cheering weary patriots to new exer-
tions, beckoning them onward to the goal which, if they
flag not, must, sooner or later, be attained, for " the
battle is to the brave," though the day of victory may be
long deferred, and its fruits may only grow out of
the graves of those who won it. It was thus with
our lamented friend and benefactor. He was taken
away from among us at the very moment when events
were demonstrating the accuracy of the views and opi-
nions he had so long and patiently advocatel, in spite of
scoffs and ridicule ; and even in what it failed to accom-
plish the recent war bears testimony to his political
foresightedness, and his rare sagacity ; for it was not
only he that had for years been pointing out the nefari-
ous policy of Russia, that threatened England and the
rest of Europe as much as it oppressed Poland, but it
was he who—when the eyes of Europe had at length
been opened, and the conflict was impending—was the
first to proclaim from his seat in Parliament, that a suc-
cessful naval war against Russia could only be waged
with gun-boats, and that on land an effectual war against
her could only be fought with Poles. Events have
justified these predictions. The allies have been victori-
ous, it is true (and their bravery and endurance
have gained for them the wannest admiration
of the Poles, as of all other nations)—peace has been
concluded, Russia has been thrown back for a while,
perhaps, but has she been subdued ? Has that policy,
which has so long hung like a threatening cloud on the
horizon of Europe, received a lasting cheelek? Have those
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have been flitting over the Western Alliances, the
obstinacy of the King of Naples, the absolutist revolu-
tion in Spain, the uneasiness felt throughout Europe, so
different from the jey and seeurity experienced after the
conclusion of a bona fide peace.—all these must give the
answer. Indeed, the whole state of Europe points now,
as before, to Lord Dudley Stuart's policy, as regards
Poland, as the only effectual cure for the chronic dis-
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The meeting was subsequently addressed at
length by Col. B. WIERCINBKI, who, in the co at
some
speech, speech, ole,erved that the first message conveyed by is
telegraph established by the Russians on the coast (3:f theth
Baltic Sea, was the exulting intelligence of the death toe
Lori D. Stuart, as the greatest enemy of Russia, alid
a protector of the Polish exiles,.
After short speeches from Major JACKOWSKI and C GLEINICH, and a vote of thanks to the Chairman apt.
, the
meeting separated.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

A Malta correspondent reports, under date of Nov,
10, the continued presence in Valetta Harbour of Rear-
Adm:ral Sir R. S Dundas's squadron; and its reinforce-
ment on the sth by the Brunswick screw steamship of
the line from Lisbon, awl the Malacca screw steam fri•
gate from Ajaccio. The Osprey steam gunboat errived
on the 9th from Palermo, with despatches from the
British Consul-General for Admiral Dundas. Her Ma-
jesty's screw steam-sloop Swallow left Malta on the sth
for Beyrout. Her Majesty's steam frik‘to Gorgon left
for Smyrna on the 6th. her Majesty s steam frigate
Gladiator returned from Mar-Oles on the 9th.
The other movements since last report are as follow:
" On the 4th the Indus French poetal steamer arrived
from Constantinople, Sinyrne, and Syra, and lett for
Marseilles on the sth, when the Meandre, another
French postal steamer, arrived from Alexandria, bring-
ing among other passengers Majer Fraser, returning
from his especial mission to Kars, who in consequence
of his incl•sposition landed at Malta, to go on to Mar-
The Meandre
lett fur Marseilles on the 6th. Tee French postal steamer
I;)eaielkleestivn
etchteisP, sot sniiislarwaanydt(o) rEieriii4tiaalnCdo.mpany's steam-
Capitol left on the 6:h for Messina, the continental ports
of Italy and Marseille,, whence the French p ,stal steamer
Hellespont arrived on the 9 di, bringing Lord Seymour,
the Rev. Mr. Shipley, and Lieutenant Shipley, R.N.
"The Thabor French postal steamer arrived also on
the 9th from Marseilles, bringing Colonel Pocklington,
Assistant Quarter• Master General, returning from leave,
with his family ; Lieutenant E iton, 31st Foot, and Cap-
tain Grey—all for Malta, and left on the same afternoon
for Svra, Smyrna, and Constantinople.
"The Vectis, Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steam•packet, from Alexandria, with the Overland India
mail, arrived on the eight of the 9th, and left for Mar-
seilles at an early hour on the morning of the 10th.
"The Egyptien French screw steamer left on the sth
fir Beyreut.
"The Sovereign screw steamer, which left for Tunis
on the Ist, put back on the sth in consequence of having
broken the sliding valves a few hours after departure.
She experienced very tempestuous weather, and had to
lay to, close off Gozo, for four days. She took a fresh
departure on the Bth, having repaired her damages.
" The Bmotia, screw steamer, left fer Algiers, Tan-
gier, and Gibraltar, on the 6,h, with 608 Mahometan
pilgrims returning from the tom b of the prophet at Mecca,
and a cargo of grain, cotton, and other goods, for Liver-
pool.
" The Brandon screw steamer arrived on the 7th from
London and Gibraltar, bringing for Malta Capt. Brin•
ton and family, and leaves for Constantinople and
Odessa immediately,
" The lonia screw steamer, from Liverpool, arrived
on the eight of the 9th.
"The Ottoman steam frigate Saiki Chadi, with troops
from Salonica, left for Tripoli on the 9th."
The following Royal warrant, augmenting the daily
pay of non-commissioned officers of the line, has been
issued by command of her Majesty :
" Victoria R.,—Whereas, we have judged it expedient
to revise that portion of our Royal warrant of the Ist of
July, 1848, which regulates the pay of regimental hos-
pital sergeants. Our will and pleasure therefore is, that
from and after the Ist Oct., 1856, the daily pay of our
infantry of the line shall be as follows :--Hospital ser-
geante, 2s. per diem ; do., after seven years' uninter-
rupted service as such, is. 6d. per diem.
" Given at our Court at St. James',,, this sth day of
November, 1856, in the 20th year of our reign.
"By her Majesty's command,
"VIIRE."
The barrack rooms at Brompton Barracks,PANl Chatham,
which were used as a supplement hospital for those sick
and wounded soldiers who were invalided home from
the cavalry and infantry regiments which served in the
Crimea during the Russian war, and which establish-
ment was p'aced ender the superintendence of First•
Class Surgeon H. C. Heade, are about to be handed
over, by direction of the authorities, to Captain J. Buck-
ley, the Barrackrnaster at Chatham, as they are no
longer required for the purposes of an hospital, owing
to the invalids who occupied them having received their
discharge from the service, As soon as the requisite
alterations have been effected that portion of the bar-
racks will be occupied by the Royal Engineers and the
East India Company's Sappers and Miners, who are now
quartered at Chatham. In case the whole of the bar-
racks should not be required for the corps of Royal En-
gineers it is the intention of the authorities to send a
regiment of the line to occupy them, in order that they
may assist in taking part in the duties of the garri on.
A circular memorandum has been issued to all the
commanding officers of regiments, directing that, upon
the return of a regiment from foreign service, the coin -
mending officer is to immediately forward to the Secre-
tary of State for War an account of the Three per Cent.
fund, made up to the date of the arrival of the corps,
the balance on which is to be credited in the current pay
list. Application for a return of the balance may,
however, he made upon the regiment again proceeding
on foreign service.
The horses and men belonging to the field train esta-
blishment of the corps of the Royal Engineers arrived:at
Chatharn on Friday evening from the camp at Alder•
shott, and have been quartered in the new buildings
erected for their accommodation at Brampton B irracks,
Her Majesty's ship Raleigh, 50, Commodore the Hon.
H. Keppel, C. 8., sailed out of Portsmouth Harbour to
Spithead on Saturday, and has taken in her powder, &c.
She will sail this week for the East India station, where
the gallant Commodore hopes to arrive to share in the
achievements against Persia.
Her Majesty's steam sloop Hermes, el, Commander
W. E. A. Gordon, arrived at Spithead on Friday night
from the North America and West India station. She
brought no news.
The Clarissa :and Olinda commissariat transports left
Spithead on Saturday for Woolwich.
The splendid new frigate-built ship Eastern Monarch,
1,800 tons, Capt. H. Morris (late of the Earl of Balcar-
ras), the property of Messrs. Somes, of London, arrived
at Spithead yesterday from Dundee, to embark passen•
gers, stock, &c., for Bombay.
The great land store shed for housing the gun and
mortar boat flotilla at Gosport, is so far ready for the
purposes for which it has been constructed that an expe-
rimental trial by hurling up a mortar-boat on to the rail-
ways and placing it in its allotted berth wasaccomplished
ofmwai
ryalotyf PortsmouthPaon and 111 r.
loaru.nt,rdh
on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of all the officials
IG;Tshhpieoterg::tahruender tlse superintendence
of the projector of the scheme, Mr. Schamp, of the Ad-
apllatweonrtkeeedofsttihffe sahnidp
slip-
with
difficulty, but a result was achieved amply showing the
intention of the plan, and the stupendous space allotted
for the carrying out of the experiments. To-day a gun-
boat will he hauled up, and the system further tested
and exhibited.
Her Majesty's screw steam frigate Shannon, 51, Capt.
Wm. Peel, arrived at Plymouth en Saturday.
The screw steam store ship Urgent, Commander C.
G. Phillips, front Portsmouth, arrived at Plymouth on
Saturday.morning, and, having embarked depots from
the 54th and 66th Regiments, sailed in the evening for
Southampton. These depots are hound to Winchester,
and include all those men whose period of retirement is
nearly complete, of those unfit, front the state of their
health, for field duty, and of young men who require to
be trained for that duty. The depot of the 54th, four
companies, is commanded by Capts, J. S. Thomson,
Burns, C. A. Thomson, and Lieut. Everet, about 200
men in all. The depot of the 66th is commanded by
Captains Dunbar, Perrin, Torrens, and Galbraith,
and 10 serjeants, 4 drummers, and 200 rank and
file. The head-quarters of the 54th is stationed at
Devonport, under command of Colonel Moffat ;
the regiment now consists of eight companies,
more than 100 strong each—about 900 men in all.
The head-quarters of the 66th is stationed in Ply-
mouth Citadel, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Chas.
Law; the regiment now counts 1,004 non-commissioned
officers and men of all ranks.
It is now settled that the experiments to be tried azainet
the floating battery Trusty shall take place on the 25th
inst. She will leave Sheerness early on that morning
under steam power, assisted by two steam vessels, and
a gunboat will be in attendance to convey the staff of
officers who are to superintend the experiments, whioh
will take place at Shoeburyness. The Trusty will be
toawtteedry erected in o
for t h esa
then dwithinpurpose6.ooo, yards'therangestarboard f
rdti ofre
the vessel, on the after body, a large target is to he
painted, so that each gun may be laid for the target, 32
sb
until the monster gun is fired. It is reported that seve-
ralpounders will be first tried, and the weight increased
officers and men have volunteered to remain on
board. While under actual fire they will remain down
in the fore hold, and after each shot will report the
effect by a preconcerted cede of signal', which will be
arranged and carried out by Captain E. P. Halsted and
his officers belonging to the screw steam guardship
Edinburgh.
The second division of the steam squadron of reserve
now in Sheerness harbour is composed of the following
ships and ve•,sele :—The A-gue, 300 horse power, the
Hawke, 200 horse power ; the Russell, 200 horse power;
the new screw corvette Scylla, 400 horse power ; the
Horatio, 250 horse power ; the Trukye 150 horse poser;
the Thunder, 150 horse power ; the Terrible, 800 horse
power, and the gunboats Thrasher, Surly, Sepey, Mistle-
toe, Mastiff, Manly, Julia, Herring, Hasty, Griper, Fly,
Fidget, Dwarf, Bullfrog, and Tickler.
The Pylades is ordered to be docked at Sheerness far
repairs, as soon as the Wellington is floated out of No. 1
dry dock.

The Meitimpue is being refitted in the baain at Sheer-
neßP.

The brig Royalist, fitting out at Woolwich Dockyard,
and intended to be moored off Somerset Rouse to serve
as a Thames Police station in place of the investigator ;
and screw gunboat Growler were on Saturday docked at
Woolwich for completion.
The iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel Trident having
undergone considerable repairs, has, in addition, been
fitted with engines of increased force, which were tested
on Saturday tinder steam in Woolwich basin and an-
swered catilfactorily.
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yard on S iturday.
The freightship Alacrity, John Cooper master, arrived
at Woolwich on Saturday, and embarked 300 quarter
barrels of powder and combustibles from the Ordnance
department of the Arsenal, and is under orders to sail
to-dr.y for the Cape of Good Hope.
The following appointments were made on Saturday at
the Admiralty : —Lieut. Harry T Veitch to be Lieu-
tenant of Haslar Hospital, vice Lieut. Parr, deceased ;
Henry W. Death, Paymaster, to the Alarm ; Daniel
Duncan, Assistant-Surgeon, to the Victory.
SHEERNESS, Nor, 16.
The following vast and important additions and alter-
ations have been made in Sheerness dockyard since the

. breaking out of the last war—viz , the victualling depart-
ment, under the superintendence of Thomas lioching,,
Esq., has been considerably enlarged, and the intervening
spaces between the stores covered over with glass in
' order to pro' ect the multiplicity of goods from exposure
to the weather. A new boiler-factory and weighing.
• house has also been erected, which is now in ful work,
and capable of manufacturing the largest boilers. Nos.
1 and 2 dry docks have both been lengthened considerably,
to admit the long screw-steamers in to be repaired. New
boiler cheers have also been erected, and a trarnroad
made connecting the same with the boiler-factory. Be-
sides, we have the following buildings now in course of
erection by the eminent firm of Messrs. J. and C. Rigby,
of Westminster, under the immediate superintendence of
W. .T. Cauld well, Esq., civil engineer—namely, a new
and most substantially built steam saw-mill, some 3O
feet in length ; a coal depot and testing-house, in the
rear of the now smithy ; the painters' shop is also being
enlarged, Ste. Fox, Henderson, and Ci. have the con-
tract, and are now enlarging and rebuilding a new boat-
' house, which will have an iron roof and brick sides. A
j new foundry is also being built on a very large scale on
the south side of the dock (we believe the firm building
this to be Messrs. Grissell). Besides the above there
have been many minor improvements, the principal of
which is having the yard lighted by gas, and a pier, or
breakwater, erected at the entrance to the basin, to faci-
litate s es,e s halving in or out from the strong eddy tide
that vets down alongside the deck wall ; in fact, any
casual spectator visiting teis yard (although we 'ire now
in a time of peace), would fled chat the Achiiralty are
fully carrying out the words of the immortal Wellington
—" flat the best way to preserve that blessing to the
country is to be at all times fully prepared for war."

to him.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

DISBOROUGH v. HOLMES.

The arguments in this case, which were part heard nn
Fri;lay in the Court of Exchequer, were resumed on Sa-
turday.
The action was brought by the plaintiff, Emma Die-
borough, who was formerly in the service of the defend.
ant, Weinman Holmes, the proprietor of the Coach and
Horses, in High-street, Shadwell, to recover compensa-
tion in damages for an alleged assault, whereby the
Plaintiff had sustained a pecuniary loss. The defendant
pleaded not guilty.
The beamed counsel for the plaintiff having stated the
case, which appears below in extenso,
Mr. Baron Martin intimated that he was of opinion
that the action could not be maintained, but at the Bug-
gy stiou of the defendant's counsel, who was anxious to
let the case be tried on its merits, it was proceeded with.
The first witness called was
Emma Disborough, the plaintiff, who said—l am 22
years of age, and in September, 1354, I entered the
defendant's service as nurserymaid. After I had been
there some time, I was going up stairs, when Mr. Holmes
seized hold of me and tore the gathers out of my dress in
trying to throw me down. I turned round and +save
him a "spank" in the face, observing that I would' tell
my mistress of his conduct.
Mr. Byron Martin—That by clearly a counter assault.
Examination continued—A day or two afterwards Mr.
Holmes again molested me in the kitchen, and asked me
to accompany him down into the cellar. He said he
would give me a sovereign, and tried to pull me down
into the cellar. I then struck him with a enife. The
next time he attacked me was about three weeks after-
wards, when I was cleaning out the nursery, with no
one in the room but the defendant's little child. He
came into the room, shut the door, threw me ou the
floor, wrapped his apron round my head, and ravished
me. I resisted him in every way in my power, but not-
withstanding this he got the better of me. After this
occurrence he told me to keep quiet, and not to tell my
mistress, Mrs. Holmes, and he would befriend me. Mrs.
Holmes was not at home at the time. The two barmen
were in the bar. After the defendant had committed
the act he went dawn stairs. About a week after this a
similar transaction again took place in the nursery,
and on my stating that I would inform Mrs. Holmes
of his misconduct, he repeated that he would act as my
friend if I would not do so, adding, "You don't know
what is good for you." (Laughter.) He again repeated
the offence, contrary to my inclination, about a fort-
night after, in the nursery. On the last occasion it
occurred in the middle of the day, in the month of April,
in the cook's bedroom, he having come into the room
when I can in the act of making the bed. In May, when
I was going up stairs, he urged me to go into his mis-
tress's bedroom, and on my declining to do so, he asked
me what was the matter with me, observing, "Are you
in the family way ?" I said " Yes." He said "
He then took hold of me round the waist, but I resisted,
and would not go into the room. I left my mistress's
service in November, 1355, she having given me notice
to quit. Previous to this the defendant told me that I
was not to be discharged, saying Mee. Holmes was sorry
to part with me. I left on the 19th November, when
Mrs. Holmes paid me my wages, 305., and Mr. Holmes
gave me 2/. to buy baby linen with, saying that was all
he could do at present. I asked him if that were all
lie could do for me, and be replied that he could do no-
thing more, and that I must father the child either on
William Imes or David Midgeley, who were barmen in
the defendant's service. I was confined on the 7th of
December, in the same year, at a lodging which my
sister took for me at the house of a Mrs. Champ. Three
months after my confinement I went with my sister to
see the defendant, who, baying been called out of his
house, and being asked if he would do anything for me
and the child, said with an oath that be would not. I
subsequently applied to a magistrate for the purpose of
affiliating the child upon the defendant.
Cross-examined—Each and every time the defendant
bad intercour,e with me was against my will. He
ravished me four times, and on each occasion I resisted,
but did nit holloa out. I tried to do so, but was
unable, in consequence of his placing his apron over my
mouth. When he threw me on the bed in the cook's
room he turned the bedclothes over my face. I did not
tell the cook that I had been ravished ; neither did I
tell my sister ; but I said I never could go about in
consequence of ray master's misconduct. It was quite
apparent that I was in the family-way before I left, but
no one made any observation to me about it. Mrs.
Holmes was confined about two months before I left.
Mrs. Holme's sister, who was in the house at the time,
discovered that I was in the family-way, but Mrs.
Holmes never asked axle who the father of the child was ;
she said she thought she knew whose child it was. I
said the father of the child was not in the house at that
time, as Mr. Holmes was then out walking. When I
attempted to affiliate the child on the defendant I did
not mention that be had committed four rapes upon me.
I merely answered the questions asked me.
Mr. Ballantine—When did you first discover that
Mr. Holmes had ravished you, then t
Witness—l should say when he committed the as-
saults. (Laughter.) One of the barmen, Wm. Imas,
came into the room when I was making the bed, as it
was my duty to do, and I left it at once. I don't know
where Imas is ; I have not seen him since I left the
defendant's service. I was always civil to my fellow-
servants, but did not keep company with them.
Mr. Ballantine—Did you go out talking with the bar-
men

Witness—That's my business.
Mr. Ballantine—Now tell me ; see how mild I am
with you ; we shall get on well together if you answer
me.

Witness—You won't get on well with rne. (Laughter.)
Mr. Ballantine—Then I will have an answer. Now,
on your oath, did you ever go out with that young man,
Wm. Irons ?

Witness —I did—once I went to Primrose-hill with
him on a Sunday, and returned home about ten o'clock
at night, having parted with hiM, and having gone to
see my slider. He came home beton me. I never gave
him my likeness.

Mr. Ballantine—l don't mean his likeness in the shape
of this baby of yours.
Witness—He gave me his likeness, but I returned it

Mr. Ballantine—Was it like the baby ?
Witness—No ; I gave it back because I did net wish
to encourage his advances in consequence of my master's
misconduct.

Mr. Ballantine—Now. girl, have a care ; have you
been see❑ in Imas's bed I

Witness—Never, except on one occasion, when the
cook was sitting on his bed with me. The cook and
Imas had been "larking" in the other bed-room, and he
threw her on the bed. After this they left the room.

Mr. Ballantine—Not so fast ; we will keep them on
the bed for a bit yet. (Laughter.)
Witness—l don't think they meant any harm.
Mr. Ballantine—By all accounts it seems to have been
a nice establishment.

Examination continued—Mrs. Holmes said to me that
a girl had told her that Mr. Holmes had locked her (the
girl) into a bed-room. I never had improper intercourse
with any man except the defendant.
Elizabeth Disborongh, the sister of the last witness,
was next called and corroborated the statement made by
her sister as to the interview with the defendant, and
as to her sister having incurred the expense of lodging
in consequence of her confinement. She also stated that
when her sister left Mr. Holmes's service she had more
than 3/. in her possession.
Elizabeth Champ proved that the plaintiff had taken
apartments in her house, when she Lad been confined.

This having closed the case on behalf of the plaintiff,
the tollowire evidence was adduced for the defence :
David Itlidgeley said—l was formerly barman in the
fendant's service. There was another barman named
William Imae. I left in July, 1855, and went to keep the
King's Arms at Shad well. During the time I was at the
defendant's I observed familiarities between Wm. Imes
and the plaintiff, Emma Dieb,irough. About a month or
two after she came I proposed familiarities to her, and
she told me that she was on intimate terms with William,
and therefore did not wish to have anything to say to me.
She told me that she had William's likeness. I have seen
Emma Dieborough leave William Imas's room on several
occasions. I have seen them kiss and " cuddle " each
other in the bedroom and kitchen. I have also seen him
tambling her about, on one ccasion on the bed.
Cross-exarniued—l have never taken a liberty with
the plaintiff, although I may have pulled her about. I
never had improper connexion with her. I did not know
that she was in the family way till after the child was
born. I then paid my addressee to her. I was not fa•
miner with her.
At this stage of the proceedings several letters, dated
in December, 1854, and January, 1855, were handed to
the witness, which he admitted he had written, and
which began, "My dear Emma," and, after having ex-
re,sed himself in most affectionate terms, went on to
-
inquire, in allusion to the plaintiff's confinement, whe-
ther she had made any application to Mr. Holmes,
adding, "The least he can do is to give you a. character,
so as to enable you to obtain a situation ; and if ho does
not he must put up with the consequences."
Examination continued—l mean to swear that, pre-
vious to writing these letters, I had seen the plaintiff
carrying on the improper intimacies with William Imas
to which I have spoken. I did not know, when I wrote
mean
NnVbhyy your
saying letter
that statesr
those letters, that the defendant was the father of the
child, and she never told me so.
\sell with
tt hdeo you consequencesm ea
n b?y"
Mr. Sergeantjvhhoamt Thomas—What
the contrary.
ll(Nillmr.eBßac‘ omnusiNtltacuttinu—p
stating
that you were not familiar with the
girl after what you
wrote to her
The witness did not answer, and having become deadly
pale, was obiged to be eupported in the witness-box.
Having taken a glass of water, he said he was prepared
to go on with the examination.
Mr. Sergeant Thomas—Were you intimate with that
girl in an improper way
Witness--No.
Mr. Sergeant Thomas—Did ehe tell you that the de-
fendent was the father of the child ?
Witness—No,
Mr. Sergeant Thomas—Then, why did you write that
letter to the plaintiff in allusion to the defendant being
the father of the child ?
Witness—Because I had her word for it that Holmes
was the father of the child. (Sensation.)
Mr. Sergeant Thomas—Then she did tell you. Why,
you have just said that she did not tell you. What
do you mean, sir. by this trifling and prevarication ! I
have no more questions to put to you.
Ite•examined—l have been married since the occur-
rences I have spoken of. I never mentioned to the
defendant's solicitor that I had carried on a corres-
pondence with the plaintiff.
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—Do you mean to say that

you have not carried on an illicit connection with the
plaintiff ?
The witness hesitated, appearing incapable of mak
ing a reply.
Mr. Baron Alderson—Tell the truth, my man.
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—l must implore of you to
answer my question truly.
Witness On my oath, I have not.
Mr. Wainman Holmes, the defendant, was next
examined. He said—l am a married man with four
children. I never took any liberties with or had 0012•
section with the plaintiff, either in the nursery, on the
bed, on the Hoer, or elsewhere. I have never taken
the liberty of speaking to her, except on business.
I seldom speak to my servants.
Cross-examined—I never gave her any money. ex-
cept as wages. I met the plaintiff and her sister in
the street, and when they asked me for money I told
them to go away and refused to give them any.
James Taylor stated that he had seen Holmes pull the
plaintiff about.
Mrs. Mary Holmes, the wife of the defendant, said
—I discovered that the plaintiff was in the family
way during my confinement in September. I ac-
cused her of it, and she did not deny it. I asked her
who was the father of the child, and she replied, " No
one in this house, or any one that has been in it." I
heard the plaintiff's Fist,. r say when she called that she
would make my husband support the child whether it
was his or not.
C oss-examined—Tt was the plaintiff's duty to make
the beds in which the barmen slept.
Mary Iverson, the cook to the defendant, was called,
and stated that she had never witnessed any romping
between the plaintiff and Wm. Imas in the manner
spoken to by the witness Midgeley.
The lear 'ad counsel on either side having addressed
the jury at considerable length,
Mr. Baron Martin told the jury in the course of bis
summing up that this was a case of 0 msiderable impor
tance, and one which demanded of them their utmost
care and attention. This was the first instance that he
was aware of where a woman brought an action to re-
cover damages for a criminal assault ; for if the plaintiff
was to be believed, such had been committed. There
were many instances in which a young woman objected
at first to improper intercourse being had with her, hat
where it was followed by further intimacies, that would
have the effect of getting rid of the charge of a criminal
assault; and had in this case leave and licence been
pleaded it would have been a bar to the action. However,
that had not been done, and the action was brought for
an assault, which, if the plaintiff's version of the case was
true, was of a very serious character. There was clearly
no rape or ravishment, aocording to the plaintiff's own
statement. Had the girl considered that she bad been
raped, she would have taken the first opportunity to have
made public that most heinous of crimes. Nothing of the
kind occurred ; but if her statement were worthy of
credit, it was in every sense of the word an assault, and
she would be entitled to a verdict at their hands. There
was no doubt that the most wicked perjury had been
eommitted on one side or the other, and it was for
them to say on which side it lay. The case on behalf of
the plaintiff rested entirely on her own evidence, and it
was in direct opposition to that of the defendant's, by
which it was intended to be shown that Wm. Imas was
father of the child. The witness Midgeley would doubtless
have deposed to this had not his letters written to the
plaintiff been produced. Midgeley's evidence was, in his
opinion, utterly unworthy of belief. That man had even
contradicted himself and denied what was manifest
from his own letters. He would ask them would he have
written those letters, some of them after the girl's con-
finement, if he had not believed that he was the father
of the child On January 26th, be wrote to say, " I
will not interfere with the affair." What affair ? Was it
the attempt to affiliate the child on the defendant ? In
another letter he wrote saying, " You are quite welcome
to what you have had from me." What did that mean ?
He would leave the jury to deal with these facts. The
learned judge said for his part he believed that Midgeley
was the father of the child, and that he had conspired
with the woman to affiliate it on the defendant, who was,
on the other hand, led to believe that Midgeley could
prove that Imas was the father of the child, as it had
transpired, in the course of this most extraordinary
case, that neither the defendant nor his attorney knew
anything of the correspondence w:tich had been carried

on between the plaintiff and Midgeley. It was difficult
to direct them as to the amount of damages they could
award i❑ the event of their returning a verdict in favour
of the plaintiff. That he must leave to themselves, feel-
ing satisfied that they would return a verdict according
to the evidence, and give such damages as the justice of
the case demanded.

The jury retired, and after being absent for some con•
siderable time returned into court with a verdict for the
plaintiff, damages 20/.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE AT ST.
PAUL'S, KNIGHTSBRIDGE.

Yesterday morning, during the performance of Divine
service at this now notorious church, the fog having ren.
dered the use of lights necessary, the candles at the
desks of the clergy and choir were lighted. Shortly after
the commencement of the Litany Mr. Westerton, one of
the churchwardens, directed the beadle to light the gas•
burners in the church, so that no difficulty might be felt
by Mr. Liddell and his curates when they had to per•
form that part of the Communion service which precede
the sermon. While this was being done, and the prayers
following the Litany were beingmonotoned, Mr. Liddell,
although ostensibly engaged at his devotions and on his
knees in the chancel, ordered the beadle to light the
great candles on the altar. It will be remembered that
these candles form a portion of the furniture attached to
the ceremonial at this church, for which the long_de•
layed judgment of Sir John Dodso❑ is looked for in the
Arches Court.

The beadle having lighted them returned to the other
end of the church, and when asked by Mr. Westerton
why he had done so, he replied that Mr. Liddell had or-
dered him to light them. The practice of having huge
candles on the attar is one of the many Puseyite imita-
tions of the Romish ceremonial which has given such
offence to the Protestant portion of the parishioners ;
and so loudly were they denounced that the lath Bishop
of London, with that love of compromise which seems
inherent in so many of the authorities of the Church of
England, and is so fatal to her best interests, although
he objected to them, permitted them to remain, but for-
' bade Mr, Liddell to light them.
Mr. Westerton now felt himself called on to act ; there
was not the slightest pretext on the score of darkness for
using these candles, the gas burners he had ordered to
be lighted being sufficient for the whole of the church.
He therefore left his pew, went up the nave, ascended
the chancel steps, aud. passing by Mr. Liddell, entered
the vestry, re-appearing with the extinguisher. Going
withist the dwarf screen raised for its protection from the
unsanctified feet of the laity, he reached the altar and
extinguished its monster lights. Returning the extin-
guisher to the vestry he then retired to his pew, having
done it so quickly and so quietly that not the slightest
interruption was caused to the performance of the
mr P.rayer to
Liddell,
ser-
vice.
When Mr. Liddell and Messrs. Smith and Westall,
form
m theicurates,r usualgst
processionupattheend
t to of
theth altar, the
Morning
to the surprise of the whole congregation, who were then
standing while the Sanctus was being chanted by the
choir, darted off into the vestry, followed by Mr. Smith.
They returned with 11 lighted candle They then all went
up to the altar, Mr. Smith relighting one of the great
candles, and Mr. Westall, before being able to accomplish
a similar feat with the other, was obliged to lift it down
with its massive candles tick, and light it on the floor—
the congregation all this while looking on with the
greatest amazement.
The Communion service then proceeded, and Mr.
Westerton, feeling that further interference would not
only have prevented the- service from being carried on,
but led to a personal struggle between himself and the
clergy, very wisely and .most judiciously remained in
pew. But for this discretion on the part of the
churchwardens a scene ns.ust inevitably have ensued
which would have added another to the many scandals
to which the conduct of the clergy both of St Paul's and
St. Barnabas has given rise.
Where is the new Bishop of Londsn ? For nearly two
years, during the indisposition of his predecessor, these
Puseyite innovators have been allowed to run riot in ils•
diocese. Of what use are bishops and authorities in the
Chtuch if its curates are allowed to do as they please.
Can none of the courts tell us the law and enforce its
penalties?

- Mr: .Liddeil's sermon, which followed this scene yes-
terday, Was the third which, for three successive Sun
days, he has tormented his congregation with since the
sentence of deprivation was passed on Archdeacon Deni-
son, and in which ho has boldly and defiantly upheld
him, denounced the judgment of the archbishop's court,
and identified himself with his doctrine.
Amongst the congregation was the Duchess of Wel-
linc;ton ; and we are grieved to learn that the Duchess
of Sutherland arid other ladies and gentlemen who hold
posts ot honour arid confidence about the person of the
Queen and her relatives are in the habit of for-
saking their ow/ t parish churches and attending this or
its chapel of ease , St. Barnabas. Are her Majesty and
suit,, and households ? Her
ntligleaojnestthye
her Royal relatiN -es aware ot these proceedings of these
members of their
is by the law of ti Le laud the bead of the Reformed Pro.
and at this crisis inoniitaal ha
testant Church of England,
tory it behoves all •who are true to it to avoid giving any
countenance wbates vieirntothamtecnhwurhcoh,,liakree
wJeosrukiitnsgiinnetehse.
guise of sleirgyn3ei
sim-
plicitysan sandy toof p
itsr 0 n.;:ot
re
sl is h
it,pg.o;a etnerhdtechi
church
faithouo rwpc,ihtb,
itlyoao pervertingir,gtsheeancde
rfeeen
groups collected
doctrines of the Or toirichwlioficßhotmhee.y
had been
toxgtAre,,tsobretdrhientaroPe'iy6nPtselecreCutieaa,
witnesses.

TIPPERARY BANS :..—Notice is given of a billasst
session to ineilitat e the winding-up of the i
T
Bank affa;rs, by e tabling the crditors
to
ner
j-
mice with the shareh. aders or official managers. "rPreave
was obtained ou Fri hay in the Common Pleas Court,
Dublin, by Mr. Vince tit Scully, one of the defendants,
to put ii certain ne 117 pleas, one of which is, that by
the deed of settlement ,cinder which the co-partnership
was established, certa t,;n powers of transfer were
given to each shareh, ..der, and that under these
powers Mr. V. Scully , was legally entitled to make
tke transfer of his share e, which he did make in 1855,
return of the bank und,sr:
points eft+le in question legaility of the Stamp-dice
long before the failtre oft .h e bank. Another of the new
th e
which Mr. Scully was held
liable. On Saturday Mr. Si mon Armstrong, one of the
original shareholders, and also set down 17 Messrs. Sad.
leir as a director, surrendered' to a commission of bank-
ruptcy, and underwent A priv.at,, 1 examination.

Tbirti 3Zbition

sus obTr.f?.e, Seven
.o'l !lock.

TATTER ALL'S. —(This Evening.)

SHREWSBURY HANDICAP.
sto 2 agst Maid ofDerwent (taken and offered)
4to 1 agst Lord Alfred (taken)
sto 1 agst Homily (taken and offered)

CHESTER CIIP.
60 to 1 agst Arsenal (taken)

DERBY.
33 to 1 agst Arsenal (taken)
60 to 1 nit Messenger (taken)

The following horses have arrived :—Saraband, Glen-
lee, Strawberry, Jessie, Maid of Dervvent, Sichgeus, Cul-
cavy, yearling f. by Orlando out of Irony, Cossey,
Fatalist, Katharine Logie, Coal Black Rose, Venison,
Lascelles, Ada, Leamington, Hopeless Star, Stork,
Amphion filly, High Rock, Larnassa, Lord Alfred,
Night Hawk, Game Pullet, Breach, Kertch Chief, Zig
Zag, Homily, Diana, Je,uit, Octavia, Orianda, Agra,
Berado, Bracey, Escape, Emulator, Malmesbury, West-
minster, Vulcan, Little Tom, Merlin, Emigrant, Stam-
ford, Romeo, Sparchford, Bold Buccleugh, Nicholas,
and the yearling Knockbourne.