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London, England, 1867-03-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 2. 1867.

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,ruWE7This Day.

(Before tho Judge OntutirrtrinhrSpecial Jury.)
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husband to have to a great extent her own way. She had
for some timebeen acquainted with the co-respondent, who
is an officer in the Royal Horse Guards (Blue.) The ac-
quaintanceship ripened into intimacy. Mr. \Vestcar con-
stantly visited them when they came to London; tl,epeti-
tioner frequently dined with him at his mess, and the
intercourse was also continued.in the country, Mr. Westcar's
house, Heron Park, being within a few miles of Broad Park.
On the:occasion of a return visit by Mr. and Mrs. Max-
well to the co-respondent circumstances occurred which
occasioned the petitioner to return home alone in the most
distracted state; of mind, and after that Mrs. Maxwell re-
mained at Heron Park, and when she sent for her ward-
robe and jdwels they were forwarded to her from Broad
Oak.

The evidence adduced by the petitioner were certain
attendants of the Grosvenor Hotel and others.

The Queen's Advocate, for the respondent, said he had
but very few words to address to them. His client, more
than any other parson in this instance, felt the hardship of
the law in not being able to state to the jury her version
of the matter. His client had pleaded denial of adultery ;
but, after the witnesses that had been examined, he was
bound to say that the denial bad not bawl supported. His
duty as an advocate prevented him from struggling
against the evidence, but ho could not refrain from saying
that the conduct of Capt. Maxwell, is permitting his wife's
visits, whom ho had married at the age of 19, and who
was now only 23, was highly reprehensible. Ho could not
deny the adultery, but the law would not allow him to say
what the circumstances were that palliated the offence.
Sergeant Ballantine, for the co-respondent, commented
upon the carelessness of the petitioner permitting his
wife, a young creature of 23, iu visiting a gentleman
but two or three years older than herself, and between
whom there had been, according to the address of the
1 earned counsel for the petitioner, " slight shocks of love."

The jury, without leaving the box, found that the adul-
tery charged had been committed, and assessed the
damages at £lO,OOO.

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the crew of three men and a boy overboard. Her
deck too was opening, so we determined to take the
crew off, and making another dash, we fortunately
succeeded in getting the crew off, an] making
another dash we fortunately succeeded in getting
them on board, on which our men gave a
hearty cheer. Though under the lee of the vessel
the lifeboat was several times half-filled with water
and shipped several seas in getting alongsid and in
leaving. The lifeboat was taken back in tow of the
steamer, and safely landed the shipwrecked crew.
The vessel has become a total wreck. The cost
this valuable lifeboat was collected in Berk-
shire about two years since by Capt. Stephens,
of the It...lading Bank, and she has been already in-
strumentalin rescuing two shipwrecked crews.

The Defence of Due syads and ArsenalF.

Yesterday morning the War-office sent forth 'a
report of Lieut.-Colonel Jervois, Deputy Director of
Fortifications, with reference to the progress made
in the construction of the fortifications for the de-
fence of the dockyards and naval arsenals, &c., of
the United Kingdom. The document includes a
short notice with reference to the object and nature
of each work included in the schedule of the fortifi-
cation Act of 1865, the expenditure or liabilities in-
curred thereon, and the probable suns for which it
can be completed. With regard to the Horse Sand
and No Mau's Forts, designed for thetlefence of the
anchorage of Spithead, and of the eastern approach
both to Spithead and the waters of the Solent be-
tween the Isle of Wight and the mainland, and also
to protect Portsmouth Dockyard from distant bom-
bardment from the eastward, it is stated that the
construction of the casements will be such as to ren-
der their stability independent of a breach in the
basement wall, should one be effected. Their in-
terior will consist of a wall of iron lsin. thick, and
they will be capable of receiving guns of about 18
tons in weight. The part of the work immediately
behind the gun casemates is designed in such a man-
ner that four revolving iron turrets, each to contain
two of the most powerful guns wl.ich can be worked,
may be placed on the top. The centre of the turrets
will be 54ft. from the exterior line of the work.
The total number of guns for which space will be
found in each of these forts will be 55 in casemates,
besides eight in turrets, and 20 guns in each
fort can be concentrated on one point. The works
at Hyde Sand and Spit Bank, and that at Gilkicker
on the inner line of sea defences, bear upon the
anchorage in the event of an enemy passing the
above referred to works. At Puckpool, on the
shore of the Isle of Wight, is a mortar battery bear-
ing on the anchorage, and the fort at St. Helen's
commands the anchorage there, and in conjunction
with the other works the adjacent shore of the
Isle of Wight. The total estimated cost of the
Spithead and sea defences of the outer line, as
detailed in the schedule of 1865, is £917,000, and
excepting the turrets, the works, if of a granite con-
struction with iron shields at the embrasures, may
be completed fear about that sum. An additional
£254,000 will, however, be required to make the
works of an iron-plated construction. The ex-
penditure up to 314 t December last was £267,207 ;
• the liabilities, inclusive of the sum already ex-
pended, are £410,000. The estimate in 1865 for
the inner sea defences, consisting of Gilkicker
Battery, Southsea Batteries, and Lumps and East-
Ley Batteries, was £105,000, and, excepting the
iron shields and works connected therewith,
£llB,OOO will probably suffice. The cost of the
latter is estimated at £60,000. The total estimate
for the defences of the Needles Passage, consisting
of Hurst Castle and Batteries, Cliff-end Batteries,
Needles Batteries, and Hatherwood and IVarden
Point Batteries, was in 1865 £lBB,OOO. £200,000
will suffice to meet all payments included in the
works. The iron shields will cost about £61,000
extra, and a further sum of £40,000 will be required
if turrets are added. The estimates for the land
defences are not likely, it appears, to be much
exceeded.

As regards Plymouth, the outer line of sea de-
fences consists of the works at Staddon Point,
Picklecombe, and behind the breakwater, bearing
respectively on the passages at either end of the
breakwater, defending the anchorage in the Sound,
and protecting the dockyard from bombardment
from seaward. The total estimated cost was
£298,000, and it is expected that this sum will
be sufficient, except that the iron shields will cost
£64,000 additional, and a further sum of
£20,000 will be required if turrets are added on the
Breakwater Fort. The inner line of sea defences at
Plymouth, including Drake's Island Batteries and
Mount Edgcumbe Battery, will, with the exception
of £29,000 for iron shields, be completed for about
the sum of £47,000. The land defences at Ply-
mouth will, it is expected, be completed within the
estimates.

The report includes similar statements with re-
gard to the defences of Pembroke, Milford Haven,
and Portland.

The new works for the defence of the Thames are
about three miles below Gravesend, at Coalhouse
Point, on the left bank of the river ; and Shornmead
and Cliffe Creek, on the right bank. The expendi-
ture upon these defences up to Dec. 31 last was
£140,000, the liabilities, £143,000.
The estimate for the Medway works was £329,000,
but it is not probable that they will be completed
for less than £395,000. The cost of iron shields will
be about £BO,OOO ; and if turrets are hereafter added
on Garrison Point Fort and at Cheney and Queen-
borough Towers, a further sum of £40,000 will have
to be provided in future estimates. No money has
yet been voted for the Chatham eastern defence, the
estimate for which is £500,000.
The works at Dover recommended by the Defence
Commission are approaching completion. The es-
timate for them was £278,000, and they will pro-
bably be completed for £285,000.
The works for the defence of Cork Harbour and
the naval establishment at Haulbowliue were esti-
mated to cost £159,000 ; and, provided convict la-
our be not withdrawn or diminished in strength,
they will, irrespective of £30,000 for iron shields, be
completed for that sum. _ _ _

A sum of 1150,000 was included in the schedule
of 1861, and in previous acts, for the " purchase of
a site for a central arsenal." The proposal was to
acquire a tract of land for this purpose at Cannock
Chase, but the purchase has not been effected, and
it is suggested that the item may be omitted from
future schedules.

The e.timate in 1865 for land:3 was £1,080,000,
and it is expected that all expenses under this head
will be defrayed for £1,115,000.

EMBEZZLEMENT ItF TIIE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF
TILE NOTTING AM WATERWORKS COMPANV.-At the Not-
tingham Police-court on Thursday, Mr. Thos. Palethorpe,
chief accountant to the Nottingham Waterworks Com-
pany, was charged before the sitting Magistrates with
having embezzled £32 12s. 9d. belonging to his employers.
The prisoner, it was alleged, had embezzled other monies,
but this was the only charge entered into. Mr. S. Robin-
son (in the employ of the company) stated that the defen-
dant had been the chief accountant of the Waterworks
Company. Witness had examined the'ai:c6unts, and had
discovered the above • defalcation. Date&lye Longford
apprehended the prisoner on the previous evening, and
having read the warrant over to him, ho replied, " Is that
an ?" Defalcations to the amount of £l2ll have b9en die.*
covered. The bench remanded the case until to-day.

Lord Grosvenor and the Liberal Party.

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t e Times on the present,,gate of parties :

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put,nn'diffichlties in th'e war •but,
sist them. They als) knew that there was no co-
hesion in the great body of the Liberal party, which
was consequently powerless to oppose effectively,
even if there was a wish to do so.

" I stated that I had strong objections to the bill
of the late Government for this, among other reasons
—that it was based on no sound principle, and so
could effect no settlement. For the same reason I
objected to the proposed scheme of the present Go-
vernment, and I remarked that if I accepted it I
should be acknowledging that all I and my friends
had done last year was wrong ; and, judging from
the feeling of the present meeting, I expressed my
opinion that such scheme was doomed.
" While I approved Mr. Gladstone's motion con-
demnatory of the resolutions before the house, I ex-
pressed a hope that the Government would embody
their scheme in the form of resolutions rather than
directly in a bill, because such a course would afford
a better opportunity to the house to come to au
agreement as to th 3 principles on which to found a
bill.

"After paying my humble tribute to the dignity
and moderation both of the views and the language
of Mr. Gladstone in dealing with the measure of his
opponents, and which tended to reunite the Liberal
party, I assured him of the cordial support of those
with whom I acted last rar to bring this great ques-
tion to a satisfactory issue, but on the express con-
ditions that such issue should rroceed on sound con-
stitutional principles, giving to each class afull equal
share of representation, aud, above all, giving pre-
ponderance to none. I added, that we who last
year found it necessary to separate from our friends
did not consider ourselv, s, in the ordinary sense, a
party ; that our difference with the Liberal party
was only on the question of Reform, aud I sincerely
hoped that difference might be of no long con-
tinuance."