The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-22 00:00:00

LAW INT:

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before Sir J. Wilde.)
BELLEW V. BELLEW AND PAIN.

This was a suit instituted to obtain probate of the will
of the late Miss Caroline Bellew, commonly called the
Countess Bellew, of Stockleigh House, Regent's-park, who
died on the 24th of February last, the will having been
executed in August, 1863. The will was opposed by Miss
Frances Bellew, a sister of the testatrix, who alleged that
it was a forgery.

Mr. O'Malley, Q.O , Dr. Tristram, and Mr. Bullar were
for the plaintiff, Miss Frances Bollew ; and Mr. Hawkins,
Q.C., Dr. Spinks, and Dr. Staveloy Hill for the defendant,
Mr. Henry Bellow a brother of the testatrix, who propounds
the will.
The casa is not expected to conclude to-day.

Popularity of Berryer and Guizot.

The Paris correspondent of the Times writes as
follows :—The cordial welcome M. Berryer met with
lately at _Besancon has just been repeated at Bordeaux,
where he is retained as counsel in a case between a
shipbroker and the person who freighted the vessel.
It was the first time he had appeared as an advo-
cate in these courts, and the capital of the department
which gave its name to the most eloquent members
of the Convention could not but honour the man
who, at the Bar and in the Senate, has proved him-
self equal, if not superior, to any whom the
Gironde in its best days produced. The arrival of
M. Berryer at Bordeaux excited the greatest inte-
rest ; more applications were made for places in
the court than it could hold, were it four times as
spacious. Long before he appeared it was crowded
to excess by the most eminent members of
all the liberal professions, and by the highest
in social position that the province could pro-
duce. When he made his appearance all rose, and
the presiding Judge addressed him in highly com-
plimentary language. Among other things, he re-
minded him that his very first act as an advocate
was generous, independent, and courageous—the
defence of Marshal Ney—and he expressed the
greatest admiration not more for his pre-eminent
talents than for his noble character. These words
were followed by a burst of applause from the Bar
and the public, which, of course, the judge tried to
repress after some few minutes. M. Berryer
thanked the Court for the honour done him, and
after some flattering expression to the Bordeaux
Bar, proceeded to open the case in which he was
engaged.

M. Berryer spoke for some hours, and though he
had lately been suffering from indisposition, he
never appeared to be in better health ; and his
voice had all the strength, depth, and fulness it
ever had. When
she closed, the applause that
greeted him at the' opening was renewed ; and on
leaving the court he was followed to his house by
numbers of people shouting " Vive Berryer !" The
fead of the Bordeaux Bar—beitonnier—gavea dinner
to which the Council of the Order of Advocates were
invited to meet him, and the following day the Bar
gave a banquet at the Hotel de France in his
honour.

The reception which the great orator met with
in the great towns of France is not, perhaps, so re-
markable as the unexpected honours paid to M.
Guizot in the Quartier Latin of Paris on returning
from the College de France, where his son had given
his first lecture as a deputy professor some weeks
since. He was followed by a numerous 'cortege,
composed of students and others, who in 1848
would probably have treated him far otherwise,
shouting " Vive Guizot 1" and among them were
squads of sergens de ville, present, no doubt, to
maintain order, but who had all the appearance
of forming part of the cortege. M. Berryer has
L been at no time unpopular, and to his wonderful
gifts as an advocate may be attributed at least a
part of the manifestation of which he is the object.
M. Guizot was certainly one of the most popular
professors that ever lectured at the Sorbonne, but
many years have passed away since then. The
present generation only know it by tradition ; and
however great as a Parliamentary speaker, and
whatever his ability as a Minister, they were not of
a kind to insure him popularity in the common ac-
ceptation of the word; nor has he been for the last
15 or 16 years constantly before the world, like M.
Berryer. Whatever the real cause of the acclama-
tions he met with on the occasion I refer to from
students, working men, and bourgeoise, it shows a
change in public feeling which is not without its
importance.

The Countess d'Apponyi is expected to arrive at
the Austrian Embassy the week after next from Rome. It
is certain that the Austrian Ambassador will retain pos-
session of Chandos House this season. The reports to the
contrary are devoid of foundation.

LEARNED MONKEYS IN A Fix.—The Journal de
Gand cites a rather curious result of the law which pro-
hibits the entry of cattle into Belgium. M. Delanouro,
manager of a company of learned monkeys, proposing to
exhibit them at the next fair at Ghent, has not been able
to obtain leave for his pupils to pass the Belgian frontier.
THE POOR LAW BOARD.—Dr. Edward Smith,
F.R.S., has been appointed medical officer of the Poor Law
Board, in addition to the office of Poor Law Inspector.
There is much need for such an appointment ; but its value
will really depend on tho degree in which the Board avail
themselves of it.

THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON IN THE BACK SLUMS
OF PARIS.—Last week the Emperor of the French
visited several of the lowest and most turbulent quartiers
of Paris, to decide upon certain improvements and embel-
lishments which have been suggested by M. Raussmann.
He also drove slowly round the Luxembourg Gardens,
which have recently given rise to such vehement discus..
sions and demonstrations. His visit was made in a low
phaeton, driven by himself ; his escort consisted of a
friend and a couple of grooms. In Louis Philippo's time,
says the Pall Mall Gazette, the Court newsman used only
to be too happy if he could conclude his -description of
a Royal progress through Paris with the congratula-
tory observation—." Nous remarquons avec plaisir que
slams
of when
his thecapital
ruler
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securelyof
sa Majeste via pas ete assassinde." The day had not then
a
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abou t t h e
aindividual,
or as Louis Napoleon does now. It is impossible for the
worst enemies of the existing dynasty to deny that its
chief is either very popular or very courageous. The Em-
peror Napoleon has since then addressed the following let-
ter to the Minister of the Interior :—" I have paid a visit
to the Jardin du Luxembourg, and am convinced that there
would be every advantage in leaving the western portion
of that useful promenade untouched. I request you, there-
fore, to have the first plans altered accordingly."
THE BLACK BALL LlNE.—Adviees have been re-
ceived by telegram, in advance of the Australian mail, from
Point de Gallo, of the arrival of the following passenger
vessels :—The Great Victoria (s.s.), Capt. Richards, from
London, at Queensland, 79 days; Bayswater, Capt. Morris,
from Liverpool, at Queensland; Southern Empire, Capt.
Purvis, from Liverpool, at Melbourne ; Iron Duke, Capt.
Parry, from London, at Sydney. The following vessels
had sailed: Champion of the Seas, Capt. Outridge, from
Melbourne, for London ; Marco Polo, Capt. Arnold, from
Geelong, for London; Golden Land, Capt. Davies, from
Bisbane, for Callao ; Samarang, Capt. Richardson, from
Brisbane, for Callao.
REFUSING THE RITES or BURIAL.—The vicar of
Gainsborough refused to read the burial service over
the body of a man who died in that town last week, or to
allow the corpse to be taken into the church. The remains
had, therefore, to be buried without any service being per-
formed over them. The ground of the vicar's refusal was,
not that the man had died unbaptized, or excommunicate,
or had laid violent hands on himself, but that he had con-
tinued living with a woman who was not his wife after
being repeatedly admonished on the matter.
RECORDS OF THE WAR. The Surgeon-
General of the United States has applied for
the assignment of the property known as
Ford's Theatre for the deposit and safe keeping
of the records relating to soldiers discharged for dis-
ability incurred in the service, or who have died in
battle, in hospital, or in rebel prisons, and the Sec-
retary of War has written to the Chairman of the
Committee on Appropriations, recommending the
application, and that authority should be given to
purchase the place, and an appropriation made to
fit it for the reception of the records in question,
which are among the most important of the Govern-
ment, both as relates to the Government itself and
to individuals, for they are the records and the
papers upon which the widows and orphans of those
who are entitled to the support and bounty of the
Government depend as evidence of their just claims.
FORD'S Theatre was the scene of the murder of the
late President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, and there would
seem to be no more fitting purpose to which the
building could be applied than to have the spot hal-
lowed by his blood consecrated to the preservation
of the memorials of those who, like himself, suffered
as martyrs in the national cause.