The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-30 00:00:00

PIIILLIPS

Mr. Buchana❑ appeared for the plaintiff, a commer-
cial traveller in the stationary line, and sought to recover
the sum of 61. 18s., for goods sold and delivered.
Plaintiff proved the order and the promise to pay.
Mr. Buchanan put in a notice in bankruptcy received
from defendant, and said that this was at all events an
admission.

Hip lit flour thought perhaps not. It was only a wish
to be clear of all po,,sible claims. What were the goods ?
Raiutlff —Five hundred weight of Parliamentary
reports.

'His Honour—Aji ! No wonder we have to pay so
much.

Mr. Buchanan—l apprehend there being no defence
you will give me a verdict.

Verdict accordingly.
MASON V. MOROA2i.

Mr. Buchanan for plaintiff, Mr. Philp for defendant.
This was an action to recover 4/. 14s. for goods deli-
vered. Defendant is a fish salesman, of Birmingham.
Plaintiff said he received tha order from defendant's
wife, who put her " cross" to it. The goads supplied
were old newspapers. Upon applying for the money in
the Market-place, Birmingham, plaintiff said " It will be
time enough to pay when we receive the goods." Plaia
tiff, upon inquiry, found that the goods had gone by
mistake to another person. Another lot of goods were
sent, and defendant repudiated the order.
His Honour—Where is our jurisdiction ?
Mr. Buchanan—The order to send by Chaplin and
Horne gives the Court jurisdiction.

Plaintiff—l had such an order.
His Honour—That being so, we have the power to
adjudicate upon the case.
Jr. Philp said that defendant refused to accept the
second lot of goods.
Mr. Philp a-ked plaintiff if, looking at the order he
would swear defendant's wife made the "cross."
Plaintiff—l do.
Mrs. Morgan —I did not. The order given was for one
hundredweight of newspapers-11. 4,—am' plaintiff
sent me nearly four hundredweight, amounting to 41. 7s.
His Honour said commercial travellers should not
exceed the order given. No wonder orders Fere repn-
Ai:Ate(' It was impossible to carry on the commercial
aff.irs of the country iu this way. It would ruin the
business of London.
Plaintiff could not swear he sent an invoice with the'
goods. He believed be did. Toe goods are still at the
railway )tation at Birmingham.
His Honour—We can't go on with this case.
Mr. Bu3banan—l'll take a verdict for 201.
His Honour—The only question is the costs I must
allow to defendant. I allow a verdict for defendant with
.costs.

THE TRIAL OF THE KING OF DELHI.

(From the Calcutta Englishman, Feb. 20.)
EVIDENCE OF MRS A LDWELL BEFORE THE COURT
ASSEMBLED FOB THE TRIAL OF THE KING.

Sopiea Aldwell, being duly sworn, stated as follows
—" I era the wife of Mr. Alexander Aldwell, a pen-
sioner of Government, and was residing in a house in
Dartiaogunge on the 11th of May last. The first
news of the mutiny that I received was from my
syce, who between eight and nine o'clock in the morn-
' ing brought me intelligence that the troops at Meerut
had mutinied, and were coming from Meerut, and were
murdering 211 the Europeans they came across. He ad-
vised me to order my carriage, and get out of the place as
quickly as I could. Soon after Mr. Nowlan, our next
door neighb air, came in and confirmed the tale. My
husband and Mr. Nowlan went to the sepoy guard of the
garrison hospital, which was near oar house, and asked
them if they would assist us in case of any attack. They
replied, Mind your ow* business, and leave us to mind
ours.' At this time none of the mutineers had arrived
from Meerut, and so could have held no communication
with these men. Mr. Nowlan and my husband, after
consulting together, determined to make a stand in our
house, in case we should be attacked, as it was the larger
and more defensible of the two. They proceeded to arm
..herrpalyes and barricade the house. Several of our
friends and their families took refuge in our house. We
numbered in all about 30 souls, as far as I can judge.
Soon after this I saw several troopers riding on the river
bank under our house. They fired without effect at some
people who were on the roof of our house. I saw the
teutineers cross the bridge from Meerut. I should say
there were more cavalry than infantry. After 801130 time
had elapsed a Mahommedan dyer of the town rushed into
our compound, nearly frantic, with a tulwar drawn in
his hand, and covered wick blood. He was repeating the
Kulman, or profession of faith, and saying that they
were going to 101 all the infidels. Mr. Nowlan shot him
dead. About 11 o'clock Mrs. Fowler, a neighbour of
ours, was brought into the house very badly wounded
by a sword cut on the head. About 3 p.m. I heard the
explssien of the magazine. Before this our friends had
mate their escape out of the place in the best way they
could. Atter the explosion I prevailed upon my husband
to (Tow me to leave the house with my three children
in Mahommedan disguise. We left in native doolies.
We wert to the hou-e of a grandson of the King's,
call -d Maze Abdoolah. His family had for some time
e'a t been acquainted with us, and we had been in the
tit of vi iting him. We remained with him till 8
o'cleck in the evening, and then went to his mother-in-
la a% I left what property I had with me (about 200r5.)
in hie beads, as he said he would take care of it for me,
a- it would be safe wt h him. The next morning I sent
for toy property ; I received answer that Maze Ab-
doolah had nothing belonging to me. He added that I
baa better leave his family, or he would send and have
ore and my children killed as infidels. His uncle shortly
eLer arrived wish armed atteneants to kill u,. My
inoensbee's me her, who was with us, upbraided bim
with such cruelty. She said, If you wish to kill any
one kill me first. lam a Syndanee, and by killing me
you a ill perfi rat a meritorious action.' She alluded to
the fact of the feud between the Syuds and Sunnees.
The King's family are Sunnees. They replied, 'lf we
did so we should be no better than infidels.' At length,
atter some alteration, we were allowed to live till the
evening. My tai or came to me and advised me to take
shelter in Nawab Mahommed Ally's hoase, where there
were some more Europeans, as he had heard. We, how-
ever, went to my tailor's own house. Hearing the nest
day that there were several Europeans in the Palace,
whom-the King kept in confinement, bat with the pro-
mise of the it lives being safe, I determined to go and join
them. Accordingly in the evening (this was Wednesday,
May 14th), my tailor and a trooper of the 2d Cavalry,
who owed him s rue obligation, escorted us thither. As_
soon as we are ived at the Lahore Gate we were stoppsd,
searched, and made prisoners of. We were taken before
Mara Mogul. He eidered us into confinement with
the Ina of the pi teener-e. We were about &0 in one dark
Helier room ; there were no windows, and only one door.
The.eepr;ys and Crowd ha- free access there. used
to insult the Europeans. We were obliged to shut the
door in self-defence, and then we had no aperture for
light or air. The Kbassburdars wished to kill us at
once, but the sepoys would not let them. On Thursday
morning a sepoy informed us that they meant to mine
'the place and blow us up. They used often to frighten
us by such stories. On Friday a servant of the King's
asked one of the ladies how the English would treat them
if they regained Delhi. She replied, As you have
treated my husband and children.' On Saturday morn-
ing all except myself and children and an old Mussulman,
who was imprisoned with us, were taken out and mur-
dered. I and my children were believed to be natives.
Before I carn• into the Palace I had learned and taught
my chi than ter repeat the Itaahommedan profession of
faith. I had also bad a petition written in Hindostanee,
addressed to the King, styling myself a Cashmeree, and
asking for his protection. This was taken from me by the
guard at the lahere Gate, and hence my disguise suc-
ceeded completely. The Mussulmans used to eat with us;
and our food two given us separately from the Christians.
The prisoners were taken out by the Khassbur-
dare ; they ordered the Christians out, and said to tua
You Mussultnani are to remain apart.' Upon this the
oth'r ladies and children began crying, saying they were
going to be killed. They were, however, reassured by the
men, who swore their most sacred oaths that the King
merely wished to put them in a fetter residence. They
were raked out and a rope put round the whole of them.
They were taken to the tank in the court and murdered
there. The Kbassburdare alone took part in the murder.
Tney boasted of it as a privilege. It is reckoned by Mus-
eulinane that to kill an infidel is to assure themselves a
place in Paradise. After the massaore two gins were
fired in token of rej :icing. After the Europeans had
been murdered we were taken before the King's Mufti
(er lawyer) who told us we were free. We went to mar
tailor's house. The Tbanadar of the quarter, however,
havine suspicions of us, took us prisoners the next day,
an I took us before Mirza Mogul, saying we were Chris-
Cane. Mir zi M. gni ordered us to be executed. However,
the 38,h sepoys would not allow this, and bid us in Capt.
Dougin,'s quarters We hid ourselves in the city and
eaesee as nai Ives. Al. er the defeat at the Hindun the
Hincleos upbraided the Mussulmans with want of con-
rage, and with having received them tar false hopes.
The sepoys were all desponding and downhearted. The
1-1.1.,d00+ said that it th, y th,ught their lives would be
spared they would reairn to the British. They tx-
pressed doubts as to whether Government had really in-
tended to interfere with their caste. The Mussulmans
were meet biter against the infidel English. I beard
Hallotutareian women teaching their children to pray
tor the destruction cf the English and to execute them.
As soon as the troops arrived in the Palace the Hindoos
in'uced thu King to give an order that no cows or bads
locks were to be !ailed in the city. I believe this order
was strictly observed. There was a disturbance expected
durag the Buckra EA, when the Mussulmans usually
kal an ox. -Trey avoided the difficulty by omitting the
o ~-ec•t.v. I roads my escape from the city on the 9th
of September, and remained in disguise till the Britis
retook the place, when I returned '
"N.l3.—Mr. Aid well escaped to Meerut safely, and
has rejoitied his wife in Delhi."