The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-12 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.---This Day.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius before the Lord Chief Justice
and a Special Jury.)
CAMPBELL V. LORD WENLOCK.

The hearing of this case was resumed, and the
following witnesses were called for the defence :

Benjamin Kearsley said that he had been em-
ployed on different occasions by Lord Wenlock to
work at houses which he had taken from time to
time in London, and was engaged in taking down
bedsteads at 49, Eaton-place on the 28th of April
last. He foubd 16 bugs in the front attic at the
head-board. He sent for Mr. Abbott, and during
the absence of his messenger he killed seven more
bugs. A housemaid of Colonel Campbell's was at
work in the house, and she admitted to him that
the room had not been cleaned for three or four
months before. He sent for some water and soda,
and found afterwards between 20 and 30 bugs.
There were enough of the vermin to infest a whole
house in warm weather. He put up the bed that
came from his lordship's house in Yorkshire, which
were quite clean and packed in clean matting. He
examined them carefully.
The witness was cross-examined. He understood
that bugs took three weeks before the birth, and 11
weeks before they became an insect.
By the Lord Chief Justice—He did not know
when bugs laid their eggs. (A laugh.)
Mr. Bovill—Were these young bugs ?
Witness they were large, and he thought they
were about 18 months old. (Laughter.)

John Bushnell -said he had heard the last wit-
ness's evidence, which was quite correct.

Ellen Hardcastle said she was one of the house-
maids in Lord Wenlock's family. She went to the
house in. Eaton-place on Saturday, the 22d of April
last. She slept in the back attic, and something
bit her during the night. She struck the light, but
could find nothing. The next night she slept in the
back room below, but was not disturbed then. The
day before she was with Mr. Abbott in the best bed-
room where the four-post bed was, and while the
bed was being cleaned something was brushed on
Mr. Abbott's face. He put his hand to his head
and killed a bug. He handed it to her and said is not
this a new thing ? (Laughter.) On the Friday after she
was in the front attic with Mr. Abbott, he killed
about 18 or 20 bugs. The next day she found five
or six bugs on the floor crushed.
Henry Tiffin—He was a professor of natural
philosophy with respect to these insects. (Laughter.)
He made it his business to destroy them, and he
was considered efficient. Bugs increased very
rapidly. If the weather were warm eggs were laid
iu June or early in July. • After the eggs were laid
the bug came out of them in about a fortnight.
(Laughter.) One bug could produce as many as
90 during the season. Bugs travelled about the
house, and on one occasion he had seen a troop
of 15 walking leisurely up stairs. (Laughter.)
Mr. Bovill—l suppose they walk down stairs
also ?

Witness--Oh, yes.
Mr. Bovill—Up stairs, down stairs, and into
my lady's chamber. (Great laughter.)

This closed the evidence for the defence.

His lordship having summed up,

The jury then retired, and after an absence of
one hour and 40 minutes, returned a verdict for
plaintiff for 500 guineas, the full amount claimed.

The Fatal Accident on the Gnat Western
Railway.

INQUEST THIS DAY.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

LEA3fINGTON, Feb. 12.

An inquest was held at the Town-hall this day
on the body of Daniel Giles, who was killed on
the Great Western Railway, near Leamington, on
Saturday.
After hearing the evidence, the jury returned a
unanimous verdict of " Accidental death ; and that
no blame whatever attached to any of the com-
pany's servants."