The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-13 00:00:00

JUDGMENT-FELL V. WRIGHT.

His Honour the Master of the Rolls was of opinion that
the question involyed in this case was a legal question
(which might be disposed of in a court of law), but could
not be disposed of on the motion. His Honour refused the
motion with costs.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Before Lord Campbell.)
HUGHES V. DINORBEN.-LIBEL.

Mr. Macaulay, counsel for Lady Dinorben, having ob-
tained a rule calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why
the verdict of the jury, which was for the plaintiff, should
not be set aside, the Attorney-General, for Mr. Hughes,
this morning, supported the verdict.
The cause was tried in June last, before Lord Campbell,
when, after three or four days, the jury found a verdict for
the plaintiff, and damages, by consent, were assessed at 40s.
The plaintiff, Mr. Hughes, was a gentleman of fortune,
the proprietor of Kinmel-park, in Denbighshire, and
he brought his action against Lady Dinorben, the
widow of his uncle, the first Lord Dinorben, under pecu-
liar circumstances. The first Lord Dinorben was the
eldest son of the Rev. Edward
,Hughes, a gentleman who,
besides being possessed of a very large property, married
an heiress, and acquired another lan.° property also in the
north of Wales. At his death the whole of his vast fortune
passed to his eldest son, Colonel Hughes, who afterwards
became Lord Dinorben. He married, and had two
daughters, but only one son, who unfortunately became a
lunatic. Having lost his first wife, Lord Dinorben, in
1840, being then at the advanced age of 72, married the pre-
sent defendant, and died in 1852. The plaintiff was the son of
Lord Dinorben's younger brother, who died about 1836.
There had not been that friendly intercourse between the
two brothers which might be expected and desired
from such near relations ; and after the death of Mr.
Hughes, the plaintiff's father, the estrangement was
continued between the plaintiff and his uncle. Upon
Lord Dinorben's death an attempt was made by the plain-
tiff to bring about a reconciliation, but in vain; and al-
though some communication passed between him and Lady
Dinorben, he continued to be almost a stranger to her. In
consequence of the unfortunate condition of the second
Lord Dinorben, proceedings Were about to be taken to issue
a commission of lunacy, and contemporaneously the plain-
tiff became attached to one of the daughters of the present
Lord Ravensworth. In July, 1852, an engagement was
made between them, although the marriage was for a time
deferred, and of course the intercourse between the pldintiffand
the family of his intended wife was of the most friendly nature.
The Attorney-General, in the course of his remarks said,
the present rule had been obtained on the ground that
several of the letters were improperly put in, and that the
verdict was against the evidence. The short and conclu-
sive answer to the arguments of his learned friend, Mr.
Macaulay, was, that such objection now came too late, as
he ought to have made it at the trial, when the letters
were put in and read by the officers of the court.
Mr. Macaulay said the letters were never read in due
form by the officer of the court, or he should have done so.
The contents of the letters were made known to the jury
by the learned Attorney-General in the course of his
opening speech, and, therefore, he had no opportunity of
objecting.
The Attorney-General said his learned friend, he now
remembered, was quite right; but, under the circum-
stances, he thought the conclusion come to by the jury was
correct, and therefore the present rule ought to be
discharged.
[The case was proceeding when we went to press.]

BRISTOL SUGAR-MARKET, Jan. 12.—There bas
not been much competition in the sugar-market since the
opening this day week after the holydays, but about 500
hhds. West India have been sold at steady prices. In
rum the only transactions are 118 puns. of Demerara, at
2s. 3d. proof.
SUICIDE BY MR. ACKERMAN, THE PUBLISHER.—
In the morning of yesterday Mr. Ackerman was found
lying partly undressed on his bed in an apparently lifeless
state, a tumbler that had contained prussic acid being found
near him. An inquest was held before Mr. Wakley yester-
day, when a verdict of suicide was returned, the state of de-
ceased's mind being left an open question.
PRESENTATION OF PLATE TO MR. ROBERT
DUFFELL.—Thio gentleman, the manager of the " Royal
Property," was presented, last Tuesday with a very hand-
some testimonial, valued at upwards of fifty pounds, sub-
scribed by the entire companrof these gardens, as a mark
of respect for his very gentlemanly and upright conduct in
his management of the gardens last season. The testi-
monial consisted of a gold watch and chain, a silver snuff-
box, and a silver tankao.
SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL OPERATION.—A rare
and difficult operation has just been performed by Dr. P.
H. Watson, F.R.C.S. The child of Peter Low, engine-
man, Granton, had swallowed a common dress-hook, un-
noticed by the mother, on Thursday last. The parents
were recommended to apply to Dr. Watson, in the hope of
saving th© child's life ; and, trusting to his skill, they left
the case in his hands. On Saturday last he made an inci-
sion into the cricoia cartilage and removed the hook. The
child is now doing well, and shows every symptom of a
speedy recovery. —Edinburgh. Courant.
From a return lately published it appears that
the number of ships that entered the port of Hamburg in
the year 1858 was 4,364, with crews of 44,540 men, against
5,067 in 1857, with crews of 51,746 men, and 5,201 in 18.56,
with 49,264 men. The decrease of last year has been caused
by the depressed state of trade. Of the various nations the
English were the most numerous, the total number of ves-
sels sailing under he British flag being 1,698; the next
being the HanoveVian, numbering 781. Only 22 ships be-
longed to the United States.

MEETING AT SHEFFIELD.