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Intealigeuub.

The following is extracted from a Plymouth
paper :—" The 66th Regiment has this weel been
re roved from this garrison to Aldershott by train.
We underetand'that the 54th will very shortly fol-
low them, a (nigh it is not aecertained if to the same
destination ; but such a contingency is very pro-
bable, if we are to refer to the fact that for some
reason or oilier these two regiments have for many
yens been associated in thee me quarters, both at
home . and abroad.: We underetand very inte-
resting ceremony took place in the messroorn of the
54th ion .Frid-Ly week, when a sumptuous silver
salver, and an elegant cigar-b -bx, in the shape of a
mortar, were presented to their late colonel, nr,w
Major General W. Yorke Moore, who was especially
invierd front London by his brother officers to re-
ceive this appropriate mark of their regard for their
old colonel. We understand that the subject was.
kept private among the officers and their friends,
of whom 38 at down to dinter,—all old acquaint-
ances of Gen ref Moore. The plate was presented,
in the name of all present, by Colonel Moffat, in a
touching address, which Was reTonded to by the
Major-General with much feeling. We find 'that.
Major-Generallioore was much esteemed while in
the regiment, and we regret our inability to give a
more detailed account of what took plaee, as we
think that too much publicity cannot be given to
transactions of this kind, happening as they do so
rarely, and manifesting that esprit' de corps and
good fellowship which it is gratifying to witness in
the British army.'
The iron steam troopship Himalaya left Spithead
at 1 p.m. yesterday for China under steam. . She.
passed the Bocawen t.) the westward of the Nab
at a quarter before 2, thus accomplishing, by the
aid of :steam, in an hour and a quarter, the same,
distance which it took a fast-sailing new two-decker
eight hours to do, beating to windward. ... The
Himalaya was last seen with her topgallantmasts
down and yards pointed to the wind steering f Ist
down Channel, wind, S.W. Captain Milne,
the Transport Lord of the' Admiralty, inspected
her before leaving Portsmouth harbour, 'as did
Major-General Breton.

Yesterday a further discharge of troops, to the
number of 107 non-commissioned officers and men
of various cavalry and infantry regiments, took
place at St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham. The troops.
dischaiged were selected froth the following regi-
ments :-sth Dragoon Guards, 7th Dragoon Guards,
15th Hussars, 4th King's Own, 6th, 10th, 13th
Light Infantry, 19th, 23d Fusiliers, 26th Camero-
nians, 42d HighlanderA, 50th Queen's Own, 51st
Light Infantry, 53d, 54th, 60th Rifles, 64th, 66th,
72d and 79th Highlanders, 85th, 98th, and the
Rifle Brigade.
The following officers have taken up their com-
missions at Sheerness and joined the Cumberland :
—Commander M. B. Dunn, Lieut. B. S. Pickard,
Dr. A. Mackay, Staff-Surgeon, Dr. H. M'Clure,
Assistant-Surgeon the Rev. J. P. Oliver; 8.A.,
Chaplain; and Mr. Mould, Master's Assistant.
Rear-Admiral of the Red, P. W. P. Wallis, paid a
visit bf inspection to kis ship on Wednesday.
H.R. H. the General Commanding-in-Chief visited
Portsmouth and Gosport yesterday, and, attended
by Col. Forster, C. 8., Commanding Royal Engi-
neer in the South-West District, made a private in-
,spection of the fortifications and other Ordnance
works, returning to town in the evening.
The Royal Sovereign, 131, will be launched from
Portsmouth Dockyard on the 25th inst.; according
to present orders, and preparations are being Made
for the event. She is larger than the Marlborough.
Theirseveral principal dimensions are as follow :
Royal Sovereign. Marlborough.
Ft. In. Ft. In.
Length 279 10
Breadth
. Depth of Hold.
Burden in Tons.
The Boseawen, 70, got underway yesterday morn.
ing at a quarter before 8 o'clock, for Plymouth,
and worked out of Spithead under all plain sail with
a moderate breeze from the S.S. W. She was not
out of sight, behind the Isle of Wight, until 4 in the
afternoon, standing down Channel under courses,
topsails, and topgallantsails. She will be paid off
all standing.--'-
The
Diadem 31, screw, new class steam-frigate,
fitted with 800-horse power engines, by Maudslay
and Co., lit fires yesterday morning for a trial of
her powers. It can scarcely be termed a proof trial,
because the screw propeller was not sufficiently im-
mersed, consequently the engines could not work
out their strength. As far as regards the action
and performance of the engines nothing could be
more perfect. The Diadem will now go into dock
and be coppered, after which she will proceed to the
measured mile at Stokes Bay to test her speed.
Yesterday morning the squadron of Royal Horse
Artillery, under the command of Cu!. Wood, and the
whole of the batteries under the command of Colonel
Teesdale, after forming, in parade columns, were
drawn up ou Woolwich-common in order to perform
some evolutions in the presence of Lord Bloomfield,
her Majesty's Envoy at the Court of Prussia. His
Excellency, accompanied by Major-General Sir W.
F. Williams, Commandant at Woolwich, Colonel
Bloomfield, Second Commandant, and the ordinary
garrison staff, ih undress udform, proceeded to the
ground at half-past 12, and, having taken up their
station at the flagstaff, the troops commenced
marching past, and then retired to the distance of
800 or 900 yards, ' facing the flagstaff, where they
halted and loaded their guns. A precipitate charge
was then made in advance and a volley fired. The
guns were being reloaded, when a gunner of the 0
troop, named Mark Sharp, who was in the act of
ramming home the charge, was seriously injured by
the premature explosion of the piece. The sufferer
was conveyed to the hospital, where it was found
necessary to amputate the thumb of his right band,
the first joint having been carried away by the dis-
charge of the ramrod. The left side of his face and
eye likewise suffered severely. The evo:u.tions were
shortly afterwards discontinued, the troops defiling
and returning to quartets. The ground was kept
by the battalions of Foot Artillery, in command of
Col. Riddell—in short, preparations were ordered
for a field day's inspection, but the unfavourable
state of the weather drew the proceedings to an
early termination. His Lordship then repaired to
the residence of General Williams, whero ho par-
took of luncheon, and afterwards visited the de-
partments of the Royal. Arsenal.
A number of the principal inhabitants of Wool-
wich taking into consideration the distressing con-
dition of the unemployed, who are desirous of emi-
grating to Canada, have most humanely promised
to bead a subscription fund which it is proposed to
raise, so as to enable some 300 or 400 to emigrate
five of the Government bounty. It is understood
to be in. contemplation to freight a couple of line-
of-batt'e ships in. Which to convey the bulk .of the
necessitous to the home of their adoption. Each
person employed in the Royal Arsenal has con-
sented to contribute a half day's pay ; and the
heads of departments have promised their support
towards the above-named fund. A public meeting is
to be convened on Wednesday next, 'at the Town-
hall, at which Gen, Sir W. Codrington will be in-
vited to preside, hi order to further the object of the
fund.

are sealed up and sent to the clerk of the Legisht.
tive Council or Assembly, by whom they are kept
two years before being destroyed. By these means
it is hoped td evade the 'heavy objection to the
ballot, that with it there can be no scrutiny, and
the candidates must be wholly in the hawk of titi
returning officers. If a return be disputed, the
validity of every vote can be examined into by the
identification of the voter through the numberin(Y
of the papers.—Manchester Guardian.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.--April 16.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

ROUX V. WISEMAN. -ACTION AGAINST CARDINAL
WIS,RMAN.

In this action, which was brought by the Abbe
Roux against Cardinal Wiseman acrd tried at the,
last assizes at Gloucester, before Mr. ,Tus.tice Crow-
der, a verdict was found for the plaintiff, damages
5001.

Mr. Keating, on the part of the def.ndant, now
moved to set aside the verdict, and for a new trial
on the ground that the verdict was against the evi-
dence and the damages excos4ve. The whole of
the plaintiff's case rested on the evidence of the
Abbe Roux,-who was a French priest, and who was
examined at the trial through an interpreter. His
story was that, being in Paris in 1845, and hear-
that Princess Letitia Bonaparte, the wife of Mr.
Wise, the"Eoglish Minister at the court of Athens,
was there in distress, he determined to assist.her,
and he accordingly engaged lod;ings for her, lent
her considerable sums of money, and performed
various acts of kindness to her, which he men-
tioned. He continued to make these advances
from 1845 until 1847, when he wrote out an ac-
count of what she owed him, and submitted it to
her, and she went over it in the presence of a lady
who was living, as governess with her, but whom
he said he had been unable to procure as a witness.
By this account it appeared that Madame Wise was
indebted to the abbe to the extent of 25,000 f., and
on the same occasion she signed a document which
was the subject of the present action. It was origi-
nally written in French, but had been translated in
these words : "I, the undersigned, the wife of Mr.
Wise, and born Princess Letitia Bonaparte, acknow-
ledge to have received from•the Abbe Roux a sum
of 25,000 E, which he lent me at a time of great
misfortune,—that is, B,ooof. in 1845, 12,000 f. iu
1846, and 5,000 f. in 1847. r wish this money to
bear interest at 5 per cent., and I conjure such of
my children as may become the heir to the fortune

of his father, in the event of my dying before I
shall have paid the amount, not to forget that this
is a sacred debt, and that it is to take prect2dence
of all others." This document, he said, was signed
by Madame Wise, and de'ivered to himself., The
learned counsel then detailed the other circum-
stances which were deposed to by ►he plaintiff, and
have already been brought to the knowledge of the
public. They were briefly to this efftct, that being
desirous to bring about a reconciliation between
Madame Wise and her huband, who had been
separated for a considerable time, he came over to
England in November, 1847, and had an interview
with Cardinal Wiseman, to whom" he delivered the
document in question, on the undetstanding that
it was not to be given up•to Mr. Wise or any other
person until the money had been paid, and he posi
tively swore that from that time until 1855 he never
heard of its having passed out of the hands of the
Cardinal into those of Mr. Wise, but it was quite
clear that for 7 years he nevertook any steps whatever
with regard to it. In 1854 the plaintiff saw Cardinal
Wiseman in Paris, and told him that he understood
he could get payment of the money from the Em-
peror, and he asked the Cardinal fur the document,
in order to show the genuineness of the claim. The
Cardinal said he would look for it aud send it over,
but it never came, and the plaintiff then returned
to England and saw the Cardinal repeitedly on the.
subject, and requested him to write a letter to the
Emperor Napoleon for the payment of the money,
as he (the Cardinal) bad seen the document which
had been signed by'Madame Wise. At first Car-
dinal Wiseman intended to do so, bat ultimately
declined for reasons which he then gave. It
seemed that the Abbe Roux bad, at his own re-
quest, obtained from Cardinal Wiseman employ-
mart atra-priestrat-Oheleeer but at the end of 1855
complaints were made of his conduct, and an in-
quiry having been instituted he was suspended, and
a few months afterwards he instituted this action
against Cardinal Wiseman. -Upon these statements
it of course became material to know, first, whether
the Abbe Roux ever knew of the document having
been in the hands of Mr. Wise ; and, next, if he
did, what steps he took in the matter. At- the
trial, he most solemnly denied that he ever heard,
up to 1854, that it was in the possession of
that gentleman ; but a le ter which he had written
to Mr. Wise's so'icitor was put into his hands, dated
9th March, 1848, and asking for an ianowledg-
ment.from Mr. Wise of his having received the '
document, and adding that if the lady knew the
security had gone out of his own hands, she was
quite capable of saying she owed him nothing.
The last explanation which the plaintiff gave of
this letter was wholly unsatisfactory.
Lord Campbell7-If the document was handed
over to Mr. Wise with the concurrence of the
plaintiff, the action is not maintainable.
Mr. Keating said the letter did not contain a
word of complaint about the document being in
Mr. Wise's possession ; nor did the plaintiff, during
the following seven years, make the 'slightest re-
monstrance on the subject. • Cardinal Wiseman, in
the course of his evidence, admitted that he had
seen the document, but he denied that it had ever'
been placed in his custody, or that.he had ever
agreed not to deliver it up tm it the money was
paid. ; •
Lord Campbell—How do you suppose it got into
the hands of Madame Wise's husb ,nd ?

Mr. Keating—,l3y the Aboe Roux delivering it
to Mr. Wise himself. The evidence of Madame

Wise ivk s taken by commission, and it substautially
denied all the statements of the plaint if. She did
not deny that she signed the docurueLt, but she
said it was prepared, by the Abbe Roux, and her

signature oblaiiied to it on his representing that be
wanted it to show the Archbishop of Paris, to ac-

count for his frequent visits to her :house. She
added that she thought he burnt the document
when he visited her on a subsequent occasion.
Lord Campbell—And for that purpose she called
this a sacred debt. _

Mr. Keating said Madame Wise admitted that
she had received some advances from the plaintiff,

but she repaid these, and as the accounts now
stood, instead of being in his debt, he owed her a

small sum.

Lord Campbell—Did it appearstbat be made any
reconciliation between the husband and wife y

Mr. Keating—There has been no reconciliation
whatever. Mr. Wise positively refused to reeog-

nise his intervention in the matter.

Lord Oampbell said the jury seemed to have be-
ieved the Abbe Roux, and so far as his evidence

supported the action, there would be a difficulty in
disturbing the verdict.
Mr. Keating read the plaintiff's letter of the 9th
of March, 1848. .

Lord Campbell said the letter was certainly
strong evidence to show that the plaintiff knew
where the document was, and that-he had no com-
plaint about its remaining in the custody of Mr.
Wise. As to the damages there would be great
difficulty in ascertaining what their amount should
be. It might be supposed that his Imperial Ma-
jesty would, in his bounty, have paid the whole
amount on seeing the original document and finding

it to be genuine.
Mr. Keating said the French Emperor had acted
very generously in paying the debts of his relations,
but it would be au excess of benevolence on his
part to pay a debt which was denied by the relation
whose debt it was pretended to be.
Lord Campbell—Take a rule on both points. We
will, of course, hear both sides before we make up
our minds.
Rule nisi.
_ .

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGNONB.—The following gentle-
men, having undergone the necessary examinations for
the diploma, were admitted members of the college at the
meeting of the Omit of Examiners on the 13th inst.:—
Messrs. John James Chappell, Axmonth, Devon ; James
Gale Barford, Wokingham, Berkshire ; Walter Basnett
Ramsbottom, Amwell-street, Claremont-square ; John
Alcock, Cobridge, Stafford,-hire ; William Hodges, Bre-
con, South Wales ; Alfred James Bannister, Traftlgar-
square, Chelsea ; Charles William Marriott, Leaming-
ton, Warwickshire ; Francis Hunt Richardson, High
gate ; Edward Brock, Canterbury; and George Henry
ilentziob, Haveretock hill, Hampstead. following
members of the college, having undergone the. neces-
sary examinations, were admitted fiontiates in
mid-
wifery at a meeting of the Board oa the 15th ta
insnt .--
Mcs,rs. John George BLickall, Horton ; orysb(!rn!
Noble, Linton,
son, Bas;ngharn, Newark, Notts ;
Herefordshire ; William Hamilton, Exeimr ; William
Podmore Jones, Marlborough-place, Old Nent-road ;
William Theophilus Girdleatone, Wnrdsley, Stafford-
shire ; Thomas Denne, Sittingbourne, Kent ; A, Evans,
Llantyssil, Cardiganshire ; John Thomas, Cavogan ;
Henry Knaggs Huddersfield ; Joseph Hetherirgton,
Lamplugh-hall, ; Wm. Langworthy Baker,
Newton Abbot, Devon ; Francis J. Davy, Knightqn,
Devon; and William ,uddr Hadleigh Suffolk.