New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-03

WOnQRY - uo udbu uhut Ill OppOT
tunity to speak TO the charge before now. When b,
does, in the words of Punch "sll good lmen will b.
both greyed and sssonshed should not his speech b,
instantly followed by unanimous verdict of acqut
tai"
The "lock out" in the iron or black country still
continues in spite of the many meetings Of masters and
of men TO bring 10 end. There has been ono in be-
half of the latter in this metropolis which has recon
mendcd the various trades unions throughout the conn
Try to contribute funds for the support of the out OF
work. and especially to the pudd ers Of North Safords
shire. In the meantime the iron-masers are stubborn
in their resolution to adhere 70 their reduced scale OF
wages, and have induced those in other parts of the
country TO join them
You viii find that our papers contain great deal
about the recent failure of the private bank of Attwood
Spooner Co. Of Birmingham, which derived its latter
name from the family of Richard Spooncr NJ r., re
Gently deceased--he was always bringing in motions
for the suppression of railway trains Sundays 1t
was an old established bank. its name In the midland
counties being synonymous with solvency itself Sixty
years ago the farmers and country rades people had
more faith in il than In the Bank of England 1t now
apnoar, that the family of the Attwoods. hitherto held
in almost religious veneraon. have been plagng their
depositors- drawing out their money and spending IT,
The assets however will afford fifty per cent payment
20 the victims.
A bill for the extension Of the Great Eastern Rail
way lost last Tuesday. by majority OF l62 to 26
These large figures TO quote in connection with
such subject and In fact the attendance the night
in question the result of judciOus whipping IN
of all be members directly indirectly interested in
the railway companies for or against the bill These
comprise very many NJ. Ps, there being no class OF
who in their individual capacities are so intimate
~ associated with this form OF property Hence there
is but little difficulty in collecting sufficient number
any given night 10 utterly swamp railway measure
to which two or three important lines opposed.
curious illustration of the absurdy OF the state OF
the law in Scotland with respect to marriage has re-
Gently been made manifest at Maidstone Asszes where
O certain Miss Elizabeth Ac!ord sued Lord Hunting
tower, a welknown rahish noDeman, for the non
pay rucnt of the pension Of $50 year She had been
his mistress for some years had had FIVE children by
him, and Travelled with him in Scotland as his wife
When they parted nominaly. his lordshp fell into ar
rcars in The payment Of the fl5 quarterly hence the
action His pleas we're remarkable-frst, that as they
Lad passed as man and wife in Scotland she rd'
therefore his wife and such could MT bring an action
for debt against her husband second that she had IN
rnged on the of the contract by which she re-
ccved the pension in moiesting and annoying him The
indigo decided In ACCORDANCE Win lht I'h-NN''
she was Lady Huntingtowerthe decision to be subject
to reversal by the superior courts Now as the inter
esing defendant in this happens TO have another
wife il the decision he reversed OF course 1t nva
dates her claims while her quondam husband. by his
own plea stands a self-confessed bigamist.
The question ns TO Low far an executor under viii
is justified in exposing for sale the private letters OF em
ncnt persons which have into his possession 10
his official capacity raised the other day. by the
present Duke OF Wellington. who pettoned the Master
Of the Rolls for interim order to prevent Lord Rob
er Montagu the executor of the late Lady Olivia Spar
row. ON selling or exposing for sale certain private
letters written by the late Duke and Duchess 10 the
testatrix Lord Robert offered them for sale. hrst 10
the present Dake then Oh his declining 10 become O
purchaser 10 the British Museum Of which the trustees
also refused on the grounds that the letters referred TO
private matters with which the public had no concern
II 10 law exist, for the prevention Of snoh traie IN
all probability this case will originate one
An eccentric sensation drama by Sir. Waits Philips.
he artist and dramatist. entitled The Woman IN
Merve which has had considerable success In Liver
pool, is TO be produced tonight at the Haymarket ]
hear that the piece be put upon the stage with OK
traordinary completeness. and that Mr.. Southern
time has been recently engrossed by the scenic and
other arrangements. l. d. D.