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Mr . Frank Hopwood recommended him to go to his own room . Mr . Hopwood proceeded to his own room , and Captain Hopwood , with his friend , came through the library window into the house , and immediately rushed upstairs . Lady Eleanor Hopwood had preceded him . She told Mr . Frank Hopwood that Captain Hopwood had arrived , and was coming up stairs , upon which Mr . Frank Hopwood desired her to go into the roomahd bolt the door , which she did . Captain Hopwood arrived at his father ' s door at the moment it was bolted . I will not detail to you the violent language which he used towards his brother . He said he would never have any communication . with him , except in the presence of the witness whom he brought with him ; and they descended to one of the rooms . An altercation then took place , and ultimately Mr . Frank Hopwood retired from the room , saying , ' I leave my father ' s house in the forcible possession of his eldest son . ' "
Some time after this , Mr . Hopwood made an alteration of his will , by which he removed his son Edward from the position of executor , and appointed Lord Sefton , his son-in-law , in place . Captain Hopwood then published an account of the matter in a pamphlet which he widely circulated ; and his father was so offended at this that he determined to disinherit him . The * will and codicil which have been made the subject of dispute were prepared and signed . The Earls of Derby and Sefton were appointed executors ; and the will was made in favour of Captain Hopwood ' s sons , or , in the event of their death before the age of twenty-one , succession in favour of the two younger brothers and their sons . In July , 1854 , Mr . Hopwood died . Captain Hopwood then took possession of Hopwood Hall ; proceedings in Chancery were instituted ; and ultimately the present action was commenced .
Previous to Mr . Hopwood appointing Lord Sefton executor , he had undergone a medical examination , by two physicians , relative to his sanity ; and it was admitted by Sir F . Thesiger that , upon Mr . Slater , his solicitor , coming into the room at the end of the examination , ^ he mistook him for another medical man , and was rather irritated . Afterwards , he could not recollect the names of the original executors ; and , when asked if li is son Edward had been kind to him , replied "Yes . " But in other respects he seemed to be ; self-possessed . Various witnesses have been examined for the prosecution ; and it is thought that the case will extend over ~ a week . No witnesses have yet been heard for the defence .
- BOYLE V . "WISBMAN . _ - _ . The new trial in the case of the Rev . Mr . Boyle against Cardinal Wiseman came on last Tuesday at the Kingston Assizes , before Mr . Baron Platt and a special jury . It will be remembered that the case , which arises out of an article published in the Univers in the early part of last year , and which bore the Cardinal ' s name , reflecting seriously on the character of Mr . Boyle , was tried at Guildford Assizes in August last , when the plaintiff . ( Mr , Boyle ) was nonsuited before Mr . Baron Pollock , in consequence of his being unable to produce the original document . On an appeal to the Court of Exchequer it was affirmed that , the original document being out of the
jurisdiction of the Court , secondary evidence was admissible ; and a new trial was granted . T-he evidence on the present occasion went to show that the article in the Ami de la Religion , which had provoked the Cardinal ' s remarks in the Univers , was not written by Mr . Boyle at all ( as imputed ) , but by the Rev . Mr . Ivers , a Roman Catholic priest ; that Mr . Boyle had never been " expelled , " as stated in the libel , from a religious society , but that he had voluntarily left the Society of the Jesuits , of which he had been a member ; and that the other charges brought against him by the Cardinal were entirely untrue . Mr . Boyle stated that , although , for some alleged insubordination , he had gone down on his knees before the Cardinal
and obtained his blessing and forgiveness , the Cardinal had subsequently persecuted him with such bitterness as to prevent his obtaining employment , and almost to reduce him to starvation . The defence was , that in the original MS . of Cardinal Wiseman's letter to the Univers , the word " dismissed" ^ was used , instead of " expelled , " which , it was contended , made a material difference ; that the letter complained of was merely a reply to attacks upon tho Cardinal , which had appeared in tho Ami de la Religion ; and that the defendant had reason at tho time to think that Mr . Boyle was the author of those attacks . No
witnesses were called for the defence , and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages , 1000 / . Tun Birmingham Gaol Cruelties . —At Warwick Assizes , on Monday week , bills of indictment were presented to tho grand jury by Mr . George Whatoley , on the part of tho Crown , against Lieutenant Austin and Mr . Blount , t , he late governor and surgeon of the Birmingham Borough Gaol . Tho inquiry lasted several hours , numerous witnesses having ' been examined . Ultimately tho grand jury returned two joint bills , containing six : counts , against Lieutenant Austin and Mr , Blount for cruelty to prisoners ; and four bills , containing forty-
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A SCENE FROM THE LIFE OF A COUNTRY ACTOR . At the tenth anniversary festival of the Theatrical Fund , held at the London Tavern on Monday evening , Mr . Buckstone , who was in the chair , made an excellent speech , full of humour , kindliness , and feeling , in which , after commenting upon the nature and objects of the society , he dwelt upon the hardships of a poor country actor's life * and favoured the company with a bit of his autobiography . He observed : —
" Few are acquainted with the country actor ' s toil —the studying long parts from night to night ; the throwing off one heavy burthen , some long tragic or dreary comic part , only to bear another— -one that , after the play is over , wilLJteep him from ' his bed half the night , to be ready , as Well as he can , at rehearsal on the coming morning . And , with this constant labour , often is the poor actor compelled to observe , without any order of Government , his day of fast and consequent humiliation . Gentlemen , I am enabled truly to depict whatthis class of performers endure , because I was once a country actor , and , amongst other vicissitudes , walked from . Northampton to London—seventy-two miles— on 4 Jd . It is a fact , I assure you . I had a companion in the same plight ; and , on comparing our pecuniary resources , we discovered ourselves masters of the sum of 9 d . — 4 | d .
each , according to Cocker . As it may interest you , gentlemen , I will describe my costume on that occasion , and how we got to London . My costume consisted of a threadbare whitey-blue coat , with tarnished metal buttons , secured to the throat , because I wore underneath what we term a flowered waistcoat , made of glazed cHintz ^ and of a ~ vefy-showypattern , generally adopted when playing country boys and singing comic songs , which at that time was my vocation . I will not attempt to describe my hat , while iny trousers must only be delicately alluded to , as they were made of what was originally white duck , but , as they had been worn about six weeks , and , having myself been much in the fields , there was a refreshing tint of a green and clay colour about
them , which imparted to that portion of my attire quite an agricultural appearance . I carried a small bundle . I will not describe its entire contents , except that it held a red wig and a pair of russet boots . Under my arm was a portfolio , containing sketches from nature and some attempts at love poetry . While on my feet to perform this distance of seventy-two miles , I wore a pair of dancing-pumps , tied up at the heel with packthread . Thus equipped , I started with my companion from Northampton , and before breakfast we accomplished fifteen miles , when wo sat down to rest ourselves under a hedge by the roadside . We felt very much disposed to partake of tho meal I have alluded to , but were rather puzzled how to provide it . Presently a cow-boy appeared , driving some lazy zig-zag going cows , and carrying two large tin cans , containing skimmed milk . Wo purchased the contents of ono of the cans for one halfpenny . A cottago
was close at hand , where we applied for bread , and procured a very nice , though rather stale , half-quartern home-baked loaf for one penny . The cow-boy sat by us on that roadside to wait for his can . The cows scorned to regard us with a sleepy look of mingled pity and indifference , while , with the bottom crust of that loaf , and three pints of skimmed milk , I' assure you I enjoyed the roadside breakfast of that summer morning more than I have enjoyed the sumptuous banquet of this evening . On tho first day wo walked forty miles , for which iny pumps , and * what they covered , ' suffered some . ' Our bed for tho night was in one of those wayside hostelrica called ' . a lodging-house for travellers , ' for which accommodation we disbursed twopence . Lato in tho evening of the next day wo completed the remaining thirty-two miles , and found ourselves at the Mother Red Cap , at Camdcn-town , with enough in our pockets to procure half a pint of porter . Thus you see , gentlemen ,
I have experienced some of the vicissitudes of a country actor , and am qualified to know how great a boon thfe fund must be to that class of the dramatic profession . " The announcement of subscriptions to the amount of upwards of 300 / . closed the business of the evening .
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HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK . ( From the Registrar- GeneraVs Report . ') The births of 2099 children , and the deaths of 1604 persons , were placed in the London registers in the week that ended last Saturday , which was the last week of the quarter .- At this period the registration usually shows an increase , arising from cases which occurred in previous weeks , but were not registered at the time of their occurrence . The deaths that belong properl y to a former date are cases on which coroners have held inquests , and chiefly consist of deaths from external causes , such as fractures , wounds , burns , suffocation , &c . —a class which , in the present return , numbers 139 . Under tie head " sudden , " 74 deaths are classed—a number which is much greater than usual , these cases having been returned by the coroners as " found dead , " " visitation of God , " &c .
But it is obvious that this cause of disturbance as now stated will not affect , or will affect only to a small extent , the comparison with returns of corresponding weeks in previous years . In the thirteenth week of the years 1845-54 , the average number of deaths was 1243 , which , with a correction for increase of population , becomes 1367 . It will , therefore , be near the truth to state that about 200 persons died last week above the usual number , in consequence , apparently , of the coldness of the season . With the exception of phthisis , which in England destroys more lives than any other disease , and in the present return numbers 181 cases , bronchitis is the most fatal in the list , and next to it is pneumonia . To
bronchitis , 149 deaths are referred ; to pneumonia , 113 \ whilst the corrected averages are respectively 106 and 97 . Hooping-cough was fatal in 77 cases , typhus in 49 , scarlatina in 42 , measles in 14 , small-pox in 11 . The deaths from small-pox are not many , but most of them occurred in the east districts ; and the same remark-is generally applicable to that part of London with reference to other zymotic diseases . During the last thirteen weeks , 21 persons have died from disease directly attributed to intemperance , and others have died from injury received in a state of intoxication . In the same period , 17 have died from want of the necessaries of life ; and 36 from exposure , or want of sufficient protection against the cold . Also in the last thirteen weeks 90 children died from want of breastmilk . Last week , the births of 1021 boys , and 1078 girls , in . all , 2099 children , were registered in London . In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1845-54 , the average number was 1588 .
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MISCELLANEOUS . The Police of Provincial Towns . — Sir George Grey has issued a circular tothe mayors of the principal north-country towns calling their attention to the inefficient state of the police , in consequence of which , on the occasion of any rioting , it is found necessary to call out the military . The circular requests that the mayors will bring the subject before the town-councils , with a view to amending the evil . Colonel CoMMELfNE , lately of the Indian army , has been killed by a fall from his horse while hunting .
Fire at Sunderland . —On Saturday night an extensive fire broke out at Sunderland in a block of riverside property called " Number ' s Garth . " The flames originated in the warehouse of a chemist , which was stored with flax , hemp , turpentine , ship-stores , and other combustibles . Six of the adjoining houses afterwards caught fire , and a considerable part of the town seemed threatened ; but by the vigorous exertions of the police , and the fire brigade , tho conflagration was got under . Assistance from Newcastle was telegraphed for , but the danger was over when it arrived . About 10 , 000 / . worth of property is said to have been destroyed . Fast-Day Insuboudination . — According to the Warrington Guardian , tho incumbent of Trinity Church Warrington , refused to read the prayers for tho Fast-day i and set forth his reasons in his sermon . Lord Stratford de Repcliffe is said to bo recovering from his indisposition . The Woods of South Caroline and Georgia have
been on firo . been on firo . The Explosion at Portsmouth . —Inspector Stroud , after undergoing amputation of both logs , has died . Seal-hunt in the Severn . —A largo seal wnsreceiitly observed in the Severn , about twelve miles from Gloucester . Chase was given , and harpoons , rifles , and revolvers , were used against the strange fish , tiia nature of which was as first a mystery . After some hours , it was caught and killed . Mormon Emigration . —Thirty-ono Mormons have started from Worcester on their way to the Salt Lake . The Grkat Bank Robbery at Victoria . —Henry Boresford Garrett was on Friday week ro-oxamincd at Marlborough-street , and committed to Newgate . Irom tho evidence of one of tho officers of Birmingham gaol
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two counts , against Lieutenant Austin separately . The trials , unless removed to the Court of Queen ' s Bench , will take place at the summer Assizes .. A Contrast . —At the Taunton Assizes , a postman has been sentenced to six years' penal servitude for stealing a shilling ; and at the same court , on the same day , a man convicted of manslaughter was sentenced to fifteen months'imprisonment . In the latter case , Mr . Justice Erie indulged in a flourish about its being " necessary to make an example of persons who use the knife ; and therefore" —the homicide was sentenced to four years and nine months less punishment than the petty pilferer of a shilling . So much more sacred , in this money-loving country , is property than life ! ¦
_ « _ . The Action fob Adultery , Evans v . Robinson , which was tried at the last South Lancashire Assizes , and terminated in a verdict for the defendant , has given rise to a new action , by which it was sought to reverse the former decision . This second trial has resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 50 O / . We narrated the facts of the case on the former occasion . They derived unusual importance from the circumstance of an ex-detective policeman having been employed by the plaintiff as a spy upon the conduct of the offending parties .
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320 THE LEADEB . [ Saturday , I
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Leader (1850-1860), April 7, 1855, page 320, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2085/page/8/
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