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

PHILLIPS

Mr. Buchanan appeared fJr the plaintiff, a commer-
eiDA traveller in the stationary line, and sought to recover
the sum of al. 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.

His Honour thought perhaps not. It was only a wish
to be clear of all posible claims. What were the goods ?
Plaintiff—Five hundred weight of Parliamentary

r€ ports,

Ills Honour—All I 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. MORGAN.

Mr. DuAnnan for plaintiff, Mr. Philp for defendant.

This was an actio❑ to recover 4/. 14i. for goods deli-
vered. Defendant is a fish salesman, of Birmingham.
Raintiff said he received Oa order from defendant's
wife, who put her " cross" to it. The goods supplied
were old newspapera. Upon applying for the money in
the Market-place, Birmingham, plaintiff said "It will be
time enough to pay when we receive the goods." Plain
tiff, upon inquiry, found that the good• 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.

Mr. 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. ss.,—and plaintiff
Pent me nearly four hundredweight, amounting to 44 7s.
His Honour said commercial travellers should not
exceed the order given. No wonder orders were repu-
diated. It was impossible to carry on the commercial
aff,irs of the country in this way. It would ruin the
business of London.

Plaintiff could not swe..r he sent an invoice with the
goods. 'He believed be did. The goods are still at the
railway station at Birmingham.
His Honour—We can't go on with this case.

Mr. Buchanan—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 defe❑dant with

costs.

THE TRIAL OF THE KING OF DELHI.

(From the Calcutta Englishman, Feb. 20.)
EVIDENCE OF MRS. A LDWELL BEFORE THE COURT
ASSEMBLED FOR TEE TRIAL OF THE KING.
Sophia Aldwell, being duly sworn, stated as follows :
—" I am the wife of Mr. Alexander Aldwell, a pen-
ioner of Government, and was residing in a house in
Durriaogunge 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 all 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 mr, came in and confirmed the tale. My
husband and Mr. Nowlan went to the sepoy guard of the
garrison hospital, which was near our house, and asked
them if they would assist us in case of any attack. They
replied, 'Mind your owa business, and leave us to mind
ours.' At this time none of the mutineers had arrived
Trim Meerut, and so could haie 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
themselves 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
mutineers cross the bridge from Meerut. I should say
there were more cavalry than infantry. After some time
had elapsed a Mahommedan dyer of the town rushed into
our compound, nearly frantic, with a, tulwar drawn in
his hand, and covered wi h blood. He was repeating the
Kulrean, or profession of faith, and saying that they
were going to kill 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
explosion of the magazine. Before this our friends had
made their escape out of the place in the beet way they
could. After the explosion I prevailed upon my husband
to allow me to leave the house with my three children
in Mahommedan disguise. We left in native doolies.
We went to the house of a grandson of the King's,
called Mirza Abdoolah. His family had for some time
va-t been acquainted with us, and we had been in the
ha bit of vi iting him. We remained with him till 8
o'clock in the evening, and then went to his mother-in-
law, I left what property I had with me (about 200r5.)
in his hands, as he said be would take care of it for me,
a, it would be safe wiih him. The next morning I sent
for nay property ; I received answer that Mirza Ab-
doolah bad nothing belonging to me. He added that I
bad better leave his family, or he would send and have
me and my children killed as infidels. His uncle shortly
after arrived with armed attenoants to kill us. My
moonshee's me her, who was with us, upbraided him
with such cruelty. She said, If you wish to kill any
one kill me first. lam a Syndanee, and by killing me
you will perform a meritorious action.' She alluded to
the fact of the feud between the Syuds and &anew/.
The King's family are Sunnees. They replied, 'lf we
did so we should be no better than infidels.' At length,
after some altercation, we were allowed to live till the
evening. My tailor came to me and advised me to take
shelter in Nawab Mahommed Ally's house, where there
were some more Europeans, as he had heard. We, hew-
ever, went to my tailor's own house. Hearing the next
day that there were several Europeans in the Palace,
whom the King kept in confinement, bet with the pro-
mise of their live;; 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 3d Cavalry,
who owed him s bine obligation, escorted us thither. Au
soon as we arrived at the• Lahore Gate we were stopps d,
searched, and made prisoners of. We were taken before
Mirza Mogul. He ordered us into confinemanb with
the rest of the prisoners. We were about 50 in one dark
filthy room ; there were no windows, and only one door.
The sepoys and crowd ha free access there. They 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 Khasaburdars 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 Museulman,
who was imprisoned with us, were taken out and mur-
dered. I and my children were believed to be natives.
Before I came into the Palace I had learned and taught
my children to repeat the Mahommedan profession of
faith. I had also bad a petition written in llincrostanee,
addressed to the King, "styling myself a Cashmeree, and
asking for his protection. This was taken from me by the
guard at the Laboro Gate, and hence my disguise suc-
ceeded completely. The Mussulrnans used to eat with us;
and our food was given us separately from the Christians.
The prisoners were taken out by the Kleassbur-
dare ; they ordered the Christiana out, and said to us,
You Mussultnans are to remain apart.' Upon this the
oth-r ladies and children began crying, saying they were
going to he killed. They were, however, reassured by the
men, who swore their most sacred oaths that the King
merely wished to put them in a better residence. They
were taken out and a rope put round the whole of them.
They were taken to the tack in the court and murdered
there. The It.hassburdars alone took part in the murder.
They boasted of it as a privilege. It is reckoned by Mus-
sulmans that to kill an infidel is to assure themselves a

lace in Paradise. After the massacre two gems were
fired in token of rej,,iclng. After the Europeans had
been murdered we were taken before the King's Multi
Or lawyer) who told us we were free. We went to my
tailor's house. The Thanadar of the quarter, however,
having suspicions of us, took us prisoners the next day,
and took us before Mirza Mogul, saying we were Chris-
tians. Mhz i Mogul ordered us to be executed. However,
the 38th sepoys would not allow this, and hid us in Capt.
liougla,'s quarters We hid ourselves iu the city and
seed as natives. After the defeat at the Hindu') the
Hindoos upbraided the Mussulmans with want of cou-
rage, and with having deceived them by false hopes.
The sepoys were all desponding and downhearted. The
liindooi said that it they the ught their lives would be
spared they would return to the British. They ex-
pressed doubts as to whether Government had really in-
tended to interfere with their caste. Thu Musulmano
were mast hitter against the infidel Englieb. I heard
Hahommerian women teaching their children to pray
for the destruction of the English and to execute them.
As soon as the troops arrived in te Palace the Hindoos
induced the King to give an order that no cows or bol-
locks were to be killed in the city. I believe this order
was strictly observed. There was a disturbance expected
during the Buckra EA, when the Mussulrnans usually
kid an ox. They avoided the difficulty by omitting the
from the city on the 9th
of ePtFeMv•beri i"
, andad ;etmoyaleri'eud'Pitet disguise till the British
retook the place, when I returned.'
„N.B.—Mr. Ald well escaped to Meerut safely, and
has rejoined his wife in Delhi.'