The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-19 00:00:00

OUR NAVAL DEFENCES.

(From the Daily News.)
No apology can be necessary for reverting as
often as need may be to the naval affairs of this
country, a subject on which reliable information is
of the first importance. We lately took occasion
to condemn the practice which has so long prevailed
of paying off a ship after she has been for three
years in commission, and at the very time that he-:
crew have 'been brought to the highest possible
state of efficiency. To a landsman, the difference
between the crews of two similar vessels will not be
very apparent, though he may be informed that
one ship's company mustered at quarters for the
.first time yesterday, and that the other has been
for two years afloat in the Mediterranean. But if
the opinion of any naval officer lie taken, he will
be found to express in very unqualified terms his
conviction that the untrained, undisciplined men
who have as yet no knowledge of their officers nor
of their duties, no confidence in one another, and
lack almost all the qualities of men-of-war's-men,
excepting, perhaps, animal courage—are wholly
unfit to be taken into action. He knows full well
that, had they to encounter in earnest an enemy's
ship of even inferior size, the result might be
humiliating to the flag under which they fought.
A graphic description has been penned of the
scene which would infallibly ensue were the finest
line-of-battle ship in the service, under the above
state of things, to be suddenly brought into action.
The exhortations, the invectives, or the entreaties of
officers, however great the valour or the courage
of their men, would be of little avail to avert the
fate of the Java, captured by the Constitution in
August, 1812, under the precise circumstances to
which we allude. On that disastrous day the Bri-
tish frigate, manned almost entirely by raw lands-
men, was in 30 minutes reduced by the superior
gunnery. of the American to a sinking state, hav-
ing lost in that brief space 100 killed and wounded,
while the Americans had but seven killed and as
many wounded. The Java, from sheer inexperience
and want of skill, missed the opportunity which
the seamanship of her gallant captain (Lambert)
had gained for her, and failed at a critical juncture
to pour a raking broadside into the stern of the
Constitution. It would. not, unhappily, be difficult
to cite from our annals more than one similar mis-
fortune springing from the same sad cause. But it is
scarcely possible to explain to the non-professional
reader the actual difference between trained and
untrained crews, because no real comparison can be
instituted as to the relative efficacy of their fire.
It may, however, be assumed that men who have
been regularly exercised at quarters for two years
will with ease work their guns with three times
. the rapidity which gunners could display who have
not had the advantage of their discipline and prac-
tice. In future it may be assumed that almost
every naval engagement will be decided by gunnery
alone, a point upon which the French at least have
long since been thoroughly convinced. Can any
one, then, hesitate to admit what would be the
effect of a fight between two frigates, each carrying
an equal weight of metal, but one receiving three
broadsides in reply to each one that she discharged ?
Another, and scarcely less important consideration,
is the one already enumerated, arising from that
bond of union which necessarily springs up in
every well-trained body, accustomed to act to-
gether. Far differently do men either work or
fight who have been long accustomed to each
other, and can rely for support upon one
another, from those who have been hastily collected
at hazard and find themselves suddenly placed by
chance under a commander of whose skill and
abilities they know nothing. It will naturally be
asked, what remedy can be found for the evil ?
The obvious and the only rational experiment
would be to have at each port where a man-of-war
is paid off, one or more vessels ready commissioned
for the reception of volunteers after their run on
shore. Jack is naturally a social animal, and will
always far more readily sling his hammock on board
a craft where he has former associates to mess with,
than he will ship amongst a crowd of strangers.
Much may certainly depend upon the character of
the " Skipper;" for a good captain will easily ob-
tain plenty of good hands, while one who has a bad
name can seldom procure any that deserve the name
of sailors. This difficulty is, however, easily to be
obviated, by appointing no officer to the command
of a ship who has deservedly earned the reputation
of being unpopular amongst the men. Their judg-
ments are singularly shrewd, and in most matters
connected with their profession usually correct.
They very speedily " take the measure" of every
officer who may be set over them, and it soon becomes
known fore and aft whether their commander be a
true seaman, upon whom they can rely in the sharp
hour of need, or whether he be a mere noisy bully,
arrayed only in the garkof a sailor.
The French, for the last 12 or 15 years, have been
bestowing the greatest pains on the education of
their officers. Indeed, a writer in a German periodi—
cal of some considerable circulation and influence on
the Continent has gone so far, while instituting a,
comparison between the navies of England and
France, as to maintain that French naval officers
are far ahead of the English in all that pertains to
theoretical training and tutored intelligence. Many
of our own officers, too, wgo have had ample oppor-
tunities of judging, do not scruple to admit that in
seamanship no less than in other professional ac-
quirements they have found themselves, to their
surprise, fully equalled by the members of the
Imperial naval service.
It has been urged as a defect in the education of
midshipmen that they may be raised to posts entail-
ing much responsibility without being necessarily
qualified to navigate a ship, and for the following
reason. The institution of Masters, who occupy a
subordinate position between the warrant and the
commissioned officers, and who usually do not re-
ceive'promotion beyond their own grade, is the
alleged cause of the gravamen. To the Master is
entrusted the " working" of the ship ; he must,
therefore, be proficient in every branch of naviga-
tion—be able to take accurately both terrestrial and
celestial angular distances, to " procure the rates "
for the chronometers as well as to take charge of
those instruments, and he must also have a compe-
tent knowledge of marine surveying. In short, so
numerous and important are his functions that the
captain, as a celebrated admiral once truly re-
marked, " can scarcely move without him." Now
all the above duties of a _Master are, on board a
French ship, discharged either by a junior lieute-
nant or by the captain himself, the commissioned
officers being all equally qualified in that respect.
It is true that our modern naval colleges are in-
tended to supply a deficiency which has been
allowed to exist too long. The
instructions in theo-
retical navigation inculcated in these institutions
will achieve as much as can be accomplished by such
means ; but so long as the young cadet knows that
in after life he will be relievedbyth e "master" of
of
the necessity and responsibility
navigating his
ship, he is not likely to pick up more information
on that subject than will suffice fmo
taker him through
his examination.
In the Ecoles Novales, the science of navigation
is deemed of paramount importance,and
aspirant for future fame must previously eachpas
through a severe ordeal before receiving his
diploma.
With respect to the general discipline of a French
man-of-war, suffice it to say that, as in all that re-
gards her internal economy, great improvement has
of late been introduced, and the most perfect order,
regularity, and cleanliness in every department is
rigidly enforced. In the performance of all evolu-
tionary duties it is easy to perceive that our own
routine has been attentively studied, and often
closely copied ; while in lieu of that noisy jargon
that in former times invariably assailed the ear,
between decks, one voice and one pipe alone are
now heard, conveying each successive command ;
the truth of the old adage that "Silence is the soul
a
of subordination" being at last admitted by the
garrulous Gaul.
Nor is the French merchant seaman wanting in
a knowledge of that stricter discipline absolutely
essential in the navy. In the course of nine years
the entire body of merchant seamen passes through
the navy. Every individual is consequently a
trained man-of-war's man, available at any subse-
quent time for his country's service, and only
requiring a few days' practice to resume the duties
he has already learnt. Besides this wise regula-
tion, whieh maintains inexpensively a vast reserve,
there is another of scarcely less moment, which
renders it imperative for every master mariner to
serve for a specified period on board a ship of war
before he can be entrusted with the command of
the smallest trading vessel. He thus becomes
acquainted not only with the proper methods of
mounting and dismounting artillery—housing and
securing guns for sea serie training, pointing,
elevating, and depressing every variety of ordnance
made used afloat—but he is also conversant with
the
the laws of projectiles and allnecessary
na know-
ledge requisite to constitute theartillerist.
These are points upon which the ordinaryval
master
of an English merchantman would be about as likely
to possess correct information as a Sussex plough-
boy or a Spitalfields weaver.
We have dwelt somewhat in detail Upon these
facts, because they relate to matters of the most
vital interest, and as the manning of the navy is
without question the most important subject that
can occupy public attention just now, it becomes
us earnestly to consider how far a system which
works admirably across the Channel can be made
to answer here.

It is agreed on all hands that some decisive steps
must be taken,andtk at soon, if we wish as a nation
to retain our " Erci ite of the sea."

.Tan. 18,

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Justice
Cockburn, and Justices Williams, Crowder, and
GRAFTON V. KING-BREACH OF PROMISE OF
MARRIAGE.
_

This was an action to recover damages for breach
of promise of marriage, and at the trial before the
Lord Chief Justice the jury awarded the plain-
tiff Xl,OOO.
Mr. Skinner subsequently applied for a new trial
upon the ground that the damages were excessive,
and that untrue evidence had been given for the
plaintiff. The learned sergeant stated that the
plaintiff's family had resided many years in Lon-
don in the same house as the defendant's family,
but afterwards the plaintiff had taken a situation
as nursemaid, and subsequently had become nursery
governess. It was represented to the jury that
these parties had been engaged for 16 years, the
plaintiff being 32 when the action was brought.
The defendant had been a lawyer's clerk, but after-
wards obtained a situation in the Chancery-office,
the salary being £6OO a year down to 1852, and L5OO
since, and his office was now awaiting abolition. The
learned counsel produced extracts from some letters
written by the plaintiff to the defendant's sister, and
which he submitted were inconsistent with the
supposition that she considered herself engaged to
the defendant. In one she said, " For though lam

for ever cut off from every enjoyment, yet f like to
hear of others partaking of them." There was no
suggestion that she was likely to be married, and
she concluded with " kind regards to the rest of the
family." In November, 1854, she said, " I am
rather amused about your remark as to the young
men leaving us out. I have been left out long ago,
you have scarcely time to be left in yet, as you are
m a great hurry. As to myself, I have made up
my mind to be contented with my lot, as 'iwhat can't
be cured must be endured,' and I expect I shall be
an old maid to the end of the chapter." Having
left her situation in Ireland, she wrote on the 29th
April, 1855, " My dear Fanny—Perhaps you will
be able to get me a situation. I can churn the
butter, and milk the cow, not to say anything
of the pigs. Seriously, I think if I leave Ireland
I will not come back, for there is nothing to
induce a woman to take up her abode here except
a good husband, which there is no chance of my
getting here."

Mr.-Slade and Mr. Fitzgerald now appeared to
show cause, and Mr. Lush and Mr. Quain to sup-
port the rule.
Mr. Slade submitted that the verdict ought not
to be set aside, and that the facts fully justified the
amount of damages which the jury had given.
The Lord Chief Justice said the courtship had
continued almost from childhood; and it certainly
was a very heartless case. He was not prepared to
say that he was dissatisfied with the verdict.
Mr. Slade—The defendant had resided in the

same house with the plaintiff's family for a long
time, and had frequent opportunities of seeing her.
He had kept up a simmer of affection for a long
time, until at last he boiled over and promised her
marriage in the presence of Mrs. Clarke. (Laughter.)
It was true that this rule had been granted upon
three letters trom the plaintiff to the defendant's
sister, which served to show that she did not ex-
pect to marry the defendant.
_ _ _

The Lord thief Justice--No doubt the statement
that these parties had been engaged for 16 years
had a great effect with the jury ; and now there
were letters a year or two old to the effect that she
had no hope of a matrimonial alliance with the
defendant.

Mr. Slade—They were idle letters from one girl
to another, and it was part of the plaintiff's case
that the engagement was to be kept secret. If the
case went down for a second trial he did not despair
of again getting £l,OOO. He had an affidavit of
W. Clarke, a relative of the plaintiff, who stated
that, on the Monday after the trial, the defendant
called on him to ask him to see the plaintiff, and
induce her to accept £5OO in settlement of the
action. He also said it was true that he had some
years ago made the promise of marriage deposed to
by Mrs. Clarke, but he had made it in a joke; and
the defendant at this interview treated the matter
with great levity.
After some further`observations, terms of settle-
ment were agreed upon between the learned counsel.
It was arranged that the rule should be absolute to
reduce the damages to £6OO and costs, or £750,
including costs, the plaintiff to have the choice of
these alternatives.
Rule absolute.
Sittings at Nisi Prius in Middlesex.—(Before Mr.
Justice Byles and a Common Jury.).

TARRANT V. REEKIE.-RUNNING-DOWN CASE.

This was an action to recover damages in conse-
quence of a horse and cart of the plaintiff's having
been driven against, as he contended, through the
negligence of the defendant.

Mr: T. Atkinson appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Shaw for the defendant.

The plaintiff is in the employ of the London
General Omnibus Company, as stable-keeper, and
the defendant is a cart-grease manufacturer, at
Stepney. On. Sunday, the Bth of August last, the
plaintiff was driving his family in a cart along the
Mile-end-road. It was evening, and they were
returning from a visit to a Mend in the country.
According to his case, he saw two carts cominc,
towards him at a rapid pace, driven by men who
had been drinking. He called out, but before he
could do so a second time the defendant's cart came
in collision with his with such violence that they
were all thrown out. The plaintiff himself was
pulled by a policeman from between the horse's
legs, whilst his wife was thrown one way and the
baby she had held in her arms went another. The
shaft of the defendant's cart entered the neck of the
plaintiff's horse, and hurt it so much that it had to
be killed. The shafts of the plaintiff's cart were
broken, and the cart was otherwise damaged, and
the harness was broken.

For the defendant, it was said that as he passed
the Plough, in Mile-end. road, there were a number
of vehicles outside, so that he had to•pass on to his
wrong side to pass, leaving, however, ample room
for anything to pass on his off-side. Just as he
had got by the Plough, the plaintiff's horse, from
some cause or other, swerved across the road, and
so caused the collision. It was contended that this
view of the case was supported by the fact that the
plaintiff's horse was struck on the left side and not
on the right, as it would have been if it had not
turned in the direction of crossing the road.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for
£2B.

THE SUN LONDON,. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1859.

to inquire if he had done any damage. The driver
of the four-wheeled vehicle said there was no
damage whatever. As he was returning to his cart
the defendant pounced upon him, collared him,
pulled him about, and shook him. He then called
to his assistance another constable, who also col-
lared witness roughly and shook him. They both
said they would shake him more. He asked if the
owner of the vehicle charged him, and defendant
replied, " No, I charge you myself with being drunk
and incapable of driving your horse and cart." One
of the policemen ultimately took charge of the horse
and cart, and witness was taken to the station-house,
where the inspector on duty refused to detain him.
He was not allowed to hear the charge against him.
Being severely cross-examined by Mr. Humphreys,
jun., who appeared for the defence, the witness
adhered to the main points of his statement, per-
sisting that he was quite sober, and that he did not
upset the vehicle with which he came into contact
or in any way damage it, and that the persons in
the vehicle were not thrown out, or in the slightest
degree injured.
The defence was, that the complainant was drunk
and was properly taken into custody, though the
inspector on duty at the station did not think it
necessary to detain him.
Mr. Bates, the second usher of the court, deposed
that on the day of the accident Mr. Smith made a
complaint to the chief magistrate, Mr. Hall, who
was sitting on that day. Mr. Smith was decidedly
the worse for liquor. Mr. Hall noticed this cir-
cumstance, and desired witness to bear it in mind
in the event of any further proceedings in the
matter. It was further proved that the accident
was of a much more serious nature than Mr. Smith
represented. The chaise with which he had' come
into contact was upset and much damaged, and a
man and boy were thrown out and much injured.
The man had since been confined to his bed. Com-
plainant's evidence was also contradicted on some
minor points, and it was denied that he had been
prevented from hearing all that passed at the
station.

Mr. Jardine said that he could place no reliance
on the evidence of a witness who was shown to be
inaccurate on these very material points. On the
whole, he was disposed to believe that on this occa-
sion Mr. Smith was intoxicated, and that the
policeman only did his duty in taking him into cus-
tody. He should therefore dismiss the complaint.

MARYLEBONE.—Esther Griggs, the woman
charged with throwing her child from a first floor
window of the house No. 71, East-street, Manches-
ter-square, while under the alleged influence of a
dream, was again examined, and, further evidence
having been given Mr. Broughton committed her
for trial, but agreed to accept bail.
Mr. Smith, a surgeon, stated that the child was
now out of danger.

LAMBETH.—On Monday evening, after hear-
ing the disclosures made by the ballet girl Jane
Newell, Mr. Norton gave directions that summonses
should be at once made out for the attendance of
Mrs. E. Ellis, of 5, Seymour-terrace, St. George's-
road, Pimlico, and Miss Emily Hobbs, a ballet girl,
whose address was unknown. The summonses were
placed in the hands of Waghorn and Revell, two of
the warrant officers belonging to the court, for exe-
cution, and at 1 o'clock, the hour appointed, Mrs.
Ellis, accompanied by her solicitor, Mr. G. Lewis,
of the firm of Lewis and Lewis. of Ely.place, and a
male friend, made her appearance in court.
At a later hour of the afternoon, when the crimi-
nal charges had been disposed of, the summons
against Mrs. Ellis was called on, and at this time
Jane Newell and her mother were in attendance.
The defendant is a middle-aged person, was ex-
pensively dressed, and when asked for her name she
said it was Emily Ellis, and not Emily Langford,
and that she was unmarried.
Waghorn said, that in the first place he went to
the house of Mrs. Ellis, No. 5, Seymour-place, St.
George's-road, Pimlico, and on seeing her he told
her he had a summons to serve on her for attend-
ance at this court in reference to her detaining Jane
Newell in her house ; that the case had assumed
rather a serious character, and asked her for the
address of Emily Hobbs, the young woman who had
brought Newell to her house. Defendant replied
that Newell had not been brought to her house by
a woman at all, that she had been recommended to
her house by some friends at Brompton as a lodger,
and that nothing improper took place while she had
been at her house. Witness then asked Mrs. Ellis if
she would let him know the names of the persons
who had recommended Miss Newell, and she said
that on seeing the application of the girl's mother
to the magistrate in the papers she ha written to
them, but she could not just then find the address.
Mr. Norton—Did she say why she could not get
the address at that time ?
Witness—No, your worship; she appeared to be
ill at the time, and was lying on the sofa.
Mr. Norton—l suppose, Mr. Lewis, you will have
no objections to dive up the names of the parties ?
Mr. Lewis—h one whatever, sir, if you should
wish it; but I should rather withhold them for the
present. Your worship will very soon see how
shamefully you have been imposed on by this artful
girl Jane Newell and her mother.
Waghorn, the officer, went on to say that he had
made diligent inquiries at the different theatres, and
could find no such person as Emily Hobbs engaged
as a ballet girl, or in any other capacity, at either
of them.
Mr. Norton—Did the defendant say whether the
girl Newell came in company with any other per-
son on first going to her house?
Waghorn—Yes, your worship ; she said she was
accompanied by a gentleman, and that she had been
recommended as allodger by some friends of hers at
Brompton.
Mr. Norton—Did she say she knew the gentle-
man ?
Waghorn—She said she did not know him, sir.
Mr. Lewis—The only question I shall ask the
officer is whether the defendant did not express a
willingness to give him all the information in her
power ?
Waghorn—Well, I think she did.
The young woman Jane Newell was here called
into the witness-box. She described her age to be
17 last November, is tall for that age, and is of a
good figure, with rather fair complexion, and dark
hair and eyes. Her manner while making her state-
ment on the day before was rather forward, but her
tone and manner yesterday were decidedly pert.
Mr. Norton (addressing her) said,—Before mak-
ing your statement yesterday I cautioned you in the
most solemn manner not to state anything but that
which was positively true, and I now ask you in the
same manner whether all you have stated is true ?
Witness—lt's all true but one thing ; I was not
taken to Mrs. Ellis's by Emily Hobbs, though I met
her after leaving my mother, and had a glass of
sherry with her, as I stated yesterday.
Mr. Lewis—Pray, young woman, reflect a little,
and again consider the question put by his worship.
Recollect where you slept, and with whom you slept,
on the Wednesday night after leaving your mother,
and before you went to the house of Mrs. Ellis at all.
Witness (hastily)—Well, I slept with a lady.
Mr. Norton—l want you to state what became of
you after you had seen Emily Hobbs ?
Witness—l went to the Adelaide Gallery, and
asked Mr. Smith, who keeps the rooms there, to
pass me in to see the Ethiopian performances, and
he did. I remained there until 10 o'clock. Mr.
Smith asked me to go to see, a lady friend of his,
and took me, with a friend of his, Mr. Lee, to sup
at an oyster shop in the Strand. He next took me
to the house of his lady friend, next door to his
rooms at the Adelaide Gallery, and there I stopped
that night. We sat up until near 3 o'clock convers-
ing, and I slept on the sofa. Mr. Smith slept in the
same house upstairs, and I breakfasted with him
and the lady next morning.
Mr. Norton—Had you known Mr.!Smith before?
Witness—Yes, Sir, for some time.
Mr: Norton—Was Mr. Smith award that you
had a mother, and lived with her?

Witness—Yes, Sir, he knew that, for I told him.
I remained in the house until 2 o'clock, when Mr.
Smith came, and took me to the house of Mrs.
Ellis. While going there he told me she was a'very
nice lady, and would take care of me until I got an
engagement.

MiNorton—Was this after you had told him that
you lived with your mother P
Witness—Yes, Sir. On the Wednesday night I
stopped so late that he would not let me go home.
Mr. Norton—Why not go home on the Thursday
morning P

Witness—Having stopped out all night I did my
Like to do so.

Mr. Norton—What took place when Mr. Smith
took you to the house of Mrs. Ellis ?
Witness—He went in first, and he told me after
he had been there a few minutes to ring at the
bell, and I did so, and was admitted by the
servant into the dining room, and was then
taken to the drawing room, where I saw Mrs. Ellis
and Mr. Smith, and she asked me how I liked the

house. I had a room to myself. On the Friday
week following Mrs. Ellis asked me if I had been

in the habit of seeing gentlemen, and I said no, and
she said If that was the case I should not.

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Mr. Norton—Do you solemnly swear that you
have not had an intimacy with any person but Mr.
Smith ?
Witness—l do.
Mr. Lewis—Do you understand the magistrate's
question, and, if so, do you mean to swear that you
have not had improper intimacy with gentlemen
while you lived at Mrs. Ellis's ?
Witness, after a moment's reflection—Well, Mrs.
Ellis introduced them to me, and she had half of
what they gave me. The first gentleman she intro-
duced Mrs. Ellis said was a gentleman I wrote to,

and she said she should settle with him. I had in-
timacy-with that gentleman, and Mrs. Ellis gave
me a sovereign immediately afterwards. I might
have had intimacy with six or seven gentlemen
altogether while there, and understood that these
gentlemen paid as much as £2 and £3 each, but I
only received the half of it.
In cross-examination by Mr. Lewis, the witness
admitted that her first seducer was a musician re-
siding in Henrietta-street, Brunswick-square, whose
name she obstinately refused to give, but which was
subsequently disclosed. This person, she said,
courted and promised her marriage, and she was in
the habit of meeting him at his house with the
knowledge of her mother. She admitted she had
spent an evening with him while living at Mrs.
Ellis's, and bad an opportunity, if she thought
proper, of then going to her mother. She further
admitted that she had been in the habit of attend-
ing at the Portland Dancing rooms, Portland-street,
in company with Mrs. Ellis, and that on one night
she left there in company with a gentleman in a
cab, and remained out all night with him. She
further admitted that she had attended a masquer-
ade at those rooms on Friday last in the character
of a page, and said she had herself selected and
paid for the dress she then wore.

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

WHITEHALL, JAN. 17.
The following Warrant has been issued by the Queen,
under her Majesty's Royal Sign Manual.
VICTORIA R.—Whereas by our Royal Warrant of the
21st day of June, 1837, in the first year of our reign, we
commanded that certain forms of prayer and service made
for the sth of November, the 30th of January, and the 29th
of May, should be forthwith printed and published and
anneted to the Book of Common Prayer and Liturgy of the
United Church of England and Ireland, to be used yearly
on the said days in all cathedral and collegiate churches
and chapels, in all chapels of colleges and halls within our
Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, and of our
Colleges of Eton and Winchester, and in all parish churches
and chapels within those parts of our United Kingdom
called England and Ireland.

And whereas in the last session of Parliament addresses
were presented to us by both Houses of Parliament, praying
us to take into our consideration our Proclamation in rela-
tion to the said forms of prayer and service made for the sth
day of November, the 30th day of January, and the 29th
day of May, with a view to their discontinuance.
And whereas we have taken into our consideration the
subject of the said addresses, and, after due deliberation,
we have resolved that the use of the said forms of prayer
and service shall be dscontinued.
Now, therefore, our will and pleasure is, that so much of
our said Royal Warrant of the 21st day of June, 1837, in
the first year of our reign as is hereinbefore recited, be re-
voked, and that the use of the said forms of prayer and
service made for the sth of November, the 30th of January,
and the 29th of May, be henceforth discontinued in all ca-
thedral and collegiate churches and chapels, in all chapels
of colleges and halls within our Universities of Oxford,
Cambridge, and Dublin, and of our colleges of Eton and
Winchester, and in all parish churches and chapels within
the parts of our United Kingdom called England and
Ireland, and that the said forms of prayer and service be
not henceforth printed and published with, or annexed to,
the Book of Common Prayer and Liturgy of the United
Church of England and Ireland.
Given at Our Court, at Saint James's, the seventeenth
day of January, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-nine, in the twenty-second year of our reign.
By her Majesty's commandk. H. WALPOLE.

Mr. Lewis (to the witness)—Now, I wish you to
look at this gentleman sitting here, and tell me
whether you did not sleep with him on the night
you left your home ?
Witness—l did ; but Mr. Smith induced me to
do so.

Mr. Lewis—You slept with him in his own bed,
and not on the sofa, as you have sworn to his
worship just 'now ?
Witness—l did; but I say again he made me do so.
The Smith here indicated, who sat at the attor-
ney's table with the utmost composure, is a person of
at least 40 years of age, with a face covered with
hair, and dressed like a gentleman. He received
from the worthy magistrate a rebuke for his conduct
which met an echo in the heart of every well-
thinkine, individual present, as the applause, which
' could notb be checked by the officers for some mo-
ments, was unmistakeable, and Mr. Smith in a few
moments sneaked out of court.
On further cross-examination the girl was obliged
to make the most damnatory admissions as to her
moral character, mild in the end she admitted that
on the morning before she had written to Mrs.
Ellis, the defendant, offering to go back to her
house. She admitted that on Sunday last Mrs.
Ellis had entreated her to go home, but that on that
day she had been taken to a dinner party by Mrs.
Ellis. The dinner took place at the house of a
French gentleman in Camden-town, and the party
consisted of the French gentleman, Mrs. Ellis,
another lady, and witness.
Mr. Lewis here handed in the letter written by
witness to Mrs. Ellis, and requested it to be read :
"My dear Mrs Ellis,—l returned home to my mother
last night. I told her that a young woman brought me to
you, and that you had taken care of me, and that I left your
house as pure as when I came, and if anylnquiries should
be made I hope you will say the same. I will be sure to
come to see you to-morrow afternoon or Tuesday. I must
conclude with my kind love. I shall stay with you alto-
gether, with my mother's consent.—Your affectionate
" Standgate-street, Lambeth. JANE NEWELL."

Mr. Lewis—After this, is it necessary that I
should proceed further ? If your worship should
deem it necessary, I have here the keeper of an
improper house near Leicester-square, who will
be able to satisfy your worship that this girl has
for a considerable time been a frequenter with
different men of her house, and further, I can show
that, I may say for years, she has supported her
mother and the other members of her family by her
prostitution.

Jane Newell (in an angry tone)—You are wrong,
sir, it has not been many months, and I am not
ashamed to say that I did so to support my mother.
I needn't be a prostitut3, for I have been allowed a
guinea a-week by my seducer, the gentleman near
Brunswick-square.

Mr. Norton--There is no necessity, Mr. Lewis,
for your going further into the matter. The sum-
mons against your client is dismissed, for it is
painfully evident that this girl went to Mrs. Ellis's
house by her own free will, and that there was
nothing to prevent her coming away from it. From
the publicity given to this case various sums of
money have been forwarded by several benevolent
individuals to be applied for the benefit of the
mother of this girl, and after seeing the report of
the proceedings of this day, as doubtless they will
have Fyn opportunity to do, I should be glad to hear
from the respective donors how they would like
their donations appropriated. There can be no
doubt that the mother of this girl was in distress,.
and that much of that distress had been occasioned
by the loss of her daughter's engagement. I can-
not help thinking that much of the misery and
immorality arises from the manner of employing
persons at theatres, and that, therefore, their
managers would do well to look sharply to their
subordinates, or persons to whom the engagements
of such people are left.

Mrs. &liell, who caused a great uproar in court
when her daughter, while in the witness-box,
acknowledged she had slept with Mr. Smith, here
declared she had not been aware that her daughter
had been guilty of the slightest misconduct, though
she admitted she had received some money, half-a-
sovereign, from her, of which she did not give a
satisfactory account. Her statement and the
daughter's, however, differed widely, and Mr.
Norton, in conclusion, said he could not diveit him-
self of the belief that she must have been aware of
the immoral conduct of her daughter, and refused
to give her any of the money subscribed, or part
with any of it, until he received the instructions
•
of the donors.

THE MURDER AT QUERA-BOBOUGH.

The murderer Prentis has not yet completed the
20th year of his age, and his victim was under 16.
He was formerly at work as a labourer on the
Sheerness and Sittingbourne Railway, then em-
ployed by Mr. Josiah Hall, of Queenborough, and
has lately been in the employ of Mr. Moxon, con-
tractor for the batteries at Sheerness. He has been
resident at Queenborough about three years, is of
short stature, sallow complexion, and stiffly built.
He has a very fair character at Queenborough for
steadiness and general conduct, with the exception
of being somewhat morose in disposition and reserved
in character. When taken before the magistrates
at Queenborough on Wednesday last it was with
some difficulty that he was able lo walk up the stairs
of the court, and not without being supported. He
was then placed on a chair in front of the bench.
He hung his head down during the whole of the
proceedings, without ever raisingthis eyes or utter-
ing a word. He shook violently, sobbed audibly,
and appeared to feel his position most acutely. The
father of Emma Coppings, the murdered girl, is an
agricultural labourer, residing in Queenborough.
He bears an irreproachable character, and has a
large family. On Monday night his daughter called
at his house on the way to the Ship Inn for her mas-
ter's supper beer, and left a dress to be washed. She
stayed only a few minutes, and left about half-past
8 o'clock. At 9 she was taken home a corpse. We
understand that the prisoner has scarcely spoken
to any of the prison officials or constabulary
since his capture. He has taken but the smallest
portion of food, and has ever since his arrest been
apparently suffering the most intense agony of
mind and prostration of body. Indeed it was found
necessary to administer repeated doses of brandy-
and-water to him on Wednesday and Thursday, in
order to enable him to undergo the investigation
rendered necessary by his crime. The unfortunate
deceased was buried at Queenborough on Sunday
afternoon, the Rev. Mr. Bingham, M.A., incum-
bent, officiating. The affecting service was at-
tended by a crowd of not less than 2,000 persons,
who thronged to the burial-ground from Sheerness
and other parts of the neighbourhood.---South
Eastern Gazette. The Sheerness Guardian says :
—"We have received the particulars of the inter-
view between the Rev. R. Bingham and the pri-
soner ; they are, however, of such a private nature
as to preclude publication. We may, however,
state that, when the rev. gentleman entered the
room, the unfortunate criminal held out his hand
to him and burst into tears. A long conversation
then ensued, in which the prisoner manifested every
disposition to be commnpicative, and would doubt-
lessly have made a clean breast' of the whole affair
had he been pressed to do so. Mr. Bingham con-
tented himself with directing the prisoner's mind
to the state of his guilt by suitably exhortinig him,
and by
~engaging with him in devotional exercises.
The prisoner was deeply affected, and there is but
little doubt that he will make a full confession of
the crime and plead guilty to the charge. It is
said (we believe on the prisoner's own statement)
that he has neither father nor mother alive; that
the only relative he has is a sister, and that she
resides at a great distance, but he refuses at present
to say where."