The Sun. — London, England, 1859-12-21 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—Dec. 20. to throw herself into the canal. He prescribed se dative medicines, and a nourishing diet. In the fol lowing November Mr. - Anthony called - and asked by what authority he had attended Mrs. Anthony, after a letter he had lately received. He said he thought it was his duty as a professional man to attend an opprested woman, as he considered Mrs. Anthony to be, whenever he was called upon. Mr. Anthony made some strong remark about horse whipping, at which he smiled. He ; did not attend \lrs. Anthony after November . 1855. I n cross-examination, Dr. iNTorton denied that Mrs. Anthony's excitement, on any occasion when he attended her arose from drunkenness. The ser vants did not behave improperly to her in his pre sence. Mrs. Jane Dann, a needlewoman, who had worked forthe Anthonys since 1850, described Mr. An thony's conduct to his wife as much worse than that of any other husband she had ever known, and cor roborated Mrs. Anthony's evidence in various par ticulars. As to Mrs. Anthony, she said she never in her life met with a lady of "such refined taste, and who was such a Christian woman." A few months after the birth of the last child Mr. An thony forbade her to go to the house. Mrs. Jones, the landlady of a house at Kentish town, in which Mrs. Anthony was lodging when the child Constance was taken away, described what passed on that occasion, confirming Mrs. Anthony's statement. Mrs. Anthony was in a very bad state of health. - James Price, the policeman who was called in on the same occasion, was also examined. Dr. Deane having opened the respondent's case, called Emma Bennett, who said—l now live in Mr. An thony's service. I first went there in the autumn of 1851, when I was. 21 years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony were generally very conafortable then. Mrs. Anthony's conduct changed about 1853. Her language then became very violent and obscene. She once threatened to stab Mr. Anthony;'in 1854, and she had a carving knife in her hand. I have seen her throw a knife at him across the supper table. In 1854 Mrs. 'Winston came to the house. When I first entered the service Mr. Anthony gave me orders never to admit Mrs. Winston. On many occasions in 1852, 1853, and 1864 I took provisions and wine out of the house by my mistress's orders to her mother's house and to Mrs. Winston's. She lived at a baby-linen warehouse opposite the Marble Arch, and went by the name of Mrs. Brown. I have taken notes to her from Mrs. Anthony, directed to Mrs. Gordon. She went by that name in 1854, I received letters from Mrs. Winston on many occa sions. They were for my mistress, but were ad dressed to me. When Mr. Anthony was away Mrs. Winston almost made the house her home—dining, taking tea, and supping there. She and Mrs. An thony drank wine at dinner and' stout at supper. Mr. Anthony only drank wine on Sundays. Mr. Francis came late one night when Mrs. Winiton was supping there, and my mistress said " Perhaps it is your master, don't open." When 'I did open the door Mrs. Winston was hidden in a closet. In the early part of 1854 I was questioned about some wine that was missing. Mrs. Anthony accused Lucy and me of taking it. I denied the charge. I never had taken wine. I had seen Mrs. Anthony go out of the house with bottles in May, 1854 or 1855. I told Mr. Anthony that when the charge was made. I never had the key, of the cellar, but I had the key of the store closet given me about August 1855. Mrs. Anthony also accused me of taking currants. She was a very extravagant housekeeper. At other times she accused me ofstealing a. Honiten lace veil, a pair of gloves, a penknife, and 2s. On one occasion, when Mr. Anthony was sleeping upstairs in the room next mine, Mrs. Anthony came up to my bed room and accused me of having master there. He was never in my room. I never sat on Mr. Anthony's knee, but she accused me of having done it. The quarrel about the tea began by her refusal to make it. Mr. Anthony ordered me to make tea, and she dared me to do it, and pushed me out of the room. When Mr. Anthony threw the jug- of water over her it was in self-defence, she having thrown the butter dish and breadbasket at him. Her finger was cut in the struggle, and Mr. Anthony patched it up. In 1854 and 1855 Mrs. Anthony's health was not very good. Dr. Norton told me she was not to go out alone. She did go out alone. She had everything becoming her station in the way of dress. She was very slovenly. When Mr. Anthony's father died I bought the mourning for all the family, and she had a mantle and black bonnet different from ours.. She always seemed to have plenty of money. Mr. Anthony was always kind to her. When Mrs. Anthony went away he had been absent from home for about a month. Cross-examined---Mr. Anthony was always kind to me. In 1854 I had a sister called Betsey, whom I frequently visited. I did not tell her that I and Mr. Anthony had "broken the cold ice." My sister Ellen never wrote to congratulate me upon it. She did write me a letter congratulating me upon " having broken the cold ice" not with " Mr. A.", but with " Mr. H." I have the investigation of both Mr. and Mrs. Anthony into that matter, and their signatures, that they were quite satisfied. He never told me not to mind Mrs. Anthony. I once shut her in the kitchen because she accused me `of poisoning her beer, and I sent for a policeman to her. I never threatened her or used violence towards her. I never heard her insist upon my being sent from the house. I have said I would not leave so long as I suited master. Re-examined—When I sent for the policeman I told her to give me in charge if I had poisoned her beer. Dr. Norton also came, and said she must have been drinking. To his Lordship—l never heard of her having c.ny combs broken or of having her temple bruised. Eliza Baylis, whd had lived in service with the Anthonys in 1853, 1854, and 1855 as nurse, corro borated the last witness. She was called Lucy in the house. . . Mrs. Anthony, sen., the mother of the respon dent, said, that he was kind to his wife as far as she could judge. After the separation she came to Lon don to try and reconcile them. wife said the cause of her departure was jealousy of Bennett.. Mr. Anthony promised to get rid of Bennett, but she still refused to return. She appeared fond of wine, and would probably haVe taken more than was good for her if she had been allowed. Mark Anthony-LI am a painter. I was introduced to my wife by Mr. Kendrick. In 1853 1 forbade my wife to have any intercourse with Mrs. Winston. I afterwards learnt that she had communicated with her. I discovered one day at dinner that some particular sherry that I was very fond of was all gone, and I spoke to my with about it. She said she did not know what had become of the wine. The servants were called up. , They COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before Sir C. Cresswell.) ANTHONY V. ANTHONY. This was a petition by Eleanor Sophia Anthony, pea . ying for a judicial separation from her husband, Mark Anthony, on the ground of cruelty. The respondent denied the charge. Dr. Spinks and Mr. D. Keane - appeared for the petitioner ; Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Dr. Swabey for the respondent. • The partiee were married at Sarbiton on the 18th of April, 184& They cohabited in various parts of London until 1856, and have had three daughters, Phoebe, Constance, and Grace, born respectively in 1849, 1851, and 1853. Mr. Anthony is an artist by profession. Mrs. Anthony, in her examination, stated that her maiden name was Marshall. In 1853 she and her hus band were living at Bayswater. Just before her last- child was born she repeatedly asked him for money to buy clothes, but he would not give her any. - She obtained £2 after her confinement from Mrs. Lucy, a friend of hers, to whose husband Mr. Anthony had lent £lO. When Mr. Anthony was informed of it he was very angry, and ordered his bedroom to be locked against her. After that con finement he never returned to her room, but slept with her occasionally. They had a servant named Emma Bennett, and about this time she discovered her sitting on Mr. Anthony's knees. She imme diately told her to leave the house. Bennett said she would not go unless her master discharged her. Mr. Anthony said," She will get no discharge from me." One day in May, 1853, Mr. Anthony had been out sketching, and came home to tea. He told Bennett to make tea for him. She said Ben nett should never take her place at the tea table while she was in the house. Mr. Anthony then struck her over and over again on the head with such violence that all her combs were broken, and her temples were much bruised, and pushed her violently out of the room. She fell on the mat, where she lay until Mrs. Dann came downstairs and helped her up. Mr. Anthony occupied a bedroom next to that of Bennett, and her room was on the floor below. She was frequently disturbed by noises overhead, and one night she went upstairs, and saw Mr. Anthony coming out of Bennett's room in his nightshirt. The Judge Ordinary doubted whether this evi dence was admissible, as it tended to show that the husband had been guilty of adultery. Dr. Spinks submitted that the statute did not exclude the evidence of a husband or wife as to adultery, except in suits instituted in consequence of adultery. This suit was instituted in conse quence not of adultery but of cruelty. The Judge Ordinary—You are quite right. It is rather a curious state of things, but so the law stands. Mrs. Anthony continued—When she accused her husband of having committed adultery with Bennett, he told her to mind her children. She frequently requested him to send Bennett away, but he would not. In April, 1854, Bennett's sister came to live in the house. In the following July she remarked to Mr. Anthony that this sister was not a respectable girl, upon which he threw a jug of hot coffee in her face. On another occasion, when she was reproaching him with believing Ben nett rather than her, he threw a jug of cold water over her. He also struck her a dreadful blow on the head. One of her fingers was accidentally cut to the tendon, and he would not allow it to be dressed for five hours. In June, 1855, she received a letter from her mother which annoyed him, and he called her vile names and pushed her out of the room with a chair. In July, 1855, she went on a visit to her father-in-law at Washford, and Mr. Anthony told her when she was starting that she had lost her home, and he intended to make Emma Bennett "lord over many things." She was absent five weeks, and when she returned he made a great piece of work because she had spent 15s. that she had taken with her in washing for herself and the children. About the same time he told Bennett in her pre sence that she had accused Bennett of stealing cur rants, that she was a very bad wife, and Bennett must watch her, and that Bennett might say what she liked of her. Bennett was very insolent to her. He then threw her out of the room and kicked her. When her father-in-law died in October, 1855, Mr. Anthony provided similar mourning dresses for her and the children and the servants. He refused to allow her a bit of velvet in addition. He told her he wished she would go away, and offered to allow her £5O a-year. When she asked how she was to live he said he saw no necessity for her living at all, but if she must live she might prostitute herself. Bennett always had charge of the keys of the house. She once accused Bennett of trying to put some thing in her beer, upon which Bennett endeavoured to lock her in the coal celler, and sent for a ?lite man, but he refused to interfere. Mr. Anthony was then out, and when he returned he told her it would have done her good to be incarcerated. He then wrote Bennett a check for her wages. Bennett, by her husband's directions, allowed her half a pint of porter for dinner, and half a pint for supper, and she lead to take it in herself. In 1855 Mr. Anthony went to Paris, and before going- told the ,servants not to wait on her if she did anything disagreeable to them. They never did wait on her, and when he came back he said it served her right. She told him he was driv ing her out of her senses by his cruelty, and he said he did not think she had brains enough to go mad. In January, 1856, lie beat her with his maulstick for asking him to discharge Bennett. She was so reduced that she at last made up her mind to leave the house, and on the 6th Oct., 1856, she went away with the two youngest children. She went first to a sister of Mr. Anthony's, at Kentish-town, and then took lodgings. [A letter she had received from Mr. Anthony was read, in which he affec tionately Asked her to return, and said that Emma should, leave if she interfered with her or treated her with disrespect ; but he looked on Emma, in the meantime as " a valuable servant, probably• placed by circumstances in a false position which she did not properly understand." To this Mrs. Anthony replied that she should not return until Emma had left the house, and in a long letter re capitulated her various causes of complaint against mma and Mr. Anthony. She wrote another letter a few days afterwards repeating her reproaches, and saying she should, not return. He replied shortly that he was much shocked at the step she had taken, and ag ain urged her to come home.] On the 19th Novembr in the same year Mr. Anthony visited her, and asked her to go home. She inquired whether the woman had left the house. He said "No," and she said she would never return while Bennett was under his roof. He then carried off the second child Constance. The two elder ail- dren had since been brought to see her by Bennett. denied that they had taken it, but said their mi; The youngest remained in her custody.. Mrs. tress took wine regularly when I was away, and Anthony added that she had frequently stood for a moreover sent it and took it outof the house to her model to her husband-with the greatest willingness, mother and to Mrs. Winston. She said . she could and on one occasion he'had beaten her naked flesh not account for its disappearance, but supposed the with a furze bush. girls must have false keys to the cellars. I inves- Cross-examined—She was 37 years of age at the tigated the matter, and had no alternative but to time of the marriage, and he was 28. She had believe that she had taken it. I then took pos kpown him for three years before that time. session of the key of the cellar. There were other Pr. Deane was cross-exarniaing her about a per- discuSsions about tea and currants, and various son named Richards, to whom she had paid visits things that were missing. She accused Bennett of bUore her marriage, when— stealing them. I learnt on looking into the trades- Dr. Spinks objected to queetions relating to what men's books that more things were charged for than had happened before the marriage. we could have consumed. The result waathat I took 'Dr. Deane submitted that they we're relevant, as charge of the household expenses, and they decreased they tended to sliow that the petitioner was not a by about one-half. On my returning one day fit ,person to have the custody of one of the children, from sketching I had, some angry words with my fat which she prayed. wife about some money she had obtained from Mrs. His Lordship held that the evidence was road- Lucy. She said she would not make tea for me, rnissibte, as the question of the custody of the chil- and threw the keys at me. 1 touched the bell dren was distinct from that of cruelty. for Bennett, and desired her to make it. She got Mrs. Anthony was then cross-examined at con- up and ejected Bennett from the room. In trying slilarable length, and admitted that she had a sister, to prevent her lam sorry to say I boxed her ears Mrs. WinetOn, to whom her husband took a great ,with my open hand. I regret having done so, but dislike, and with whom she used to correspond, The blow was not a violent one. On another OCCa through Bennett, unknown 'to her husband, and sion we had a quarrel about a towel, in the course receive into the house when he was absent. Mrs. of which I threw a jug of cold water over her, and Wineton did not live vtith her husband ; he was she broke a bread-basket, a butter-dish, and a very too great a brute. She denied that she had ever nice jug, for Mich I bad given £5, and I am sent or taken provisions or wine to Mrs. Winston ashamed to say I struck her with my fist. On or her mother except on one occasion, Then she k another occasion, being greatly irritated by her, I sent a veal pie and a b o ttl e o f porter, because her threw the coffee grounds in, my . cup upon h(r. sister wa s ill in bed with a broken leg- She had With those exceptions I never struck her or was accused the servants of taking wine and other guilty of any violence whatever towards her, nor things, for she b;Aie.v'-d they had done so. V • i did I use threats or irritating language. She shared _Anthony . never ace,e'l , s^r of pawning lier o ciotl - icis i : i my money with me, and had plenty of clothes and Me Could never have n s ' ed: i e e se d lc; li. an d accusation un- 1 a few jewels or trinkets. There was plenty and lose he had dreamt it. " that she ever 'to spare of food. The children. were well taken took the poker to her hush tncl, o:that she broke a care of when Lucy had charge of them. When my , quantity of crockery- When he threw the water over Wife's fin ' ger . was cut I attended to it, From Janu her, but she did break a china 'el The quarrel miry t to October, 1858, we were living on excel began with a di:spute about some to g :vels. whenever a difference arose I had'an allowance of 4'B o a-year since the separt requ-st t A c el f d::e ; t3 T h to leave the room, or else left it Tu preornsei,peadiaotnedraf) tion. She had heard that after her departure a self: . Honitori lace Veil and other articles which she had return, and o l ln ion n o Tr I to u urged d d haeNl-' to' found 'oetweeh . Bennett, but she refused. She had becm very ''eca -accused the servants cf eteaiine her 'mattress and her , bed, but she did .not piece Jew; of Bennett. It is not true that she - 1, th=em there. When sle. left her husband was in ame coming from Bennett's bn se e e e v e c e r s a a a . " ( i Wharf he took. away s.parate bedrooms in 1851 in consequence of my Health and we discontinued all matrimmiial int - very bad state of heeltle Constance there was a great eli.,A urbance; the chi •ld wa,s 'drag - erred beta an the m and ,creamed, and. the coulee i n 1855 in consequence of a letter I received l from her reetlic.r, and of the revolting language sh e on landlady of the house sent for .a policeman, to then used to me. She has received £B2 a-year f rom whomMr...A.ntlionyseiCs she had rebbcd him •h ur _ , . me .1 - ; or herself and the youngest child s i nce separa tion. The child was to remant with. her until seven to take her in ch arge. he was veers of age, which it will be next February. , Dr. Norton proved that in August, 1855, e e. , , called in to see Mrs. Anthony, and found her in a Cross-examined—Bennett had "meddled with" letters ' Anthony's by m y orders. She has state of great excitement, arising, as she said, from Mrs. , . of _ the •ill- usage of the eervants, acting under Mr. complained, but not again l and again, ll my sub- Anthony's direction. In that month ' , during Mr. jecting her to Bennett. I (...d not think.t a.t either Anthony's absence in the countre, she ran away mylproperty or my honour was sate with her, and fronr herhouse one evening. Bennett came and told therefore I told Bennett to send me her letters. I him, and he w en t ou t, an e a b ou t h a lf-p as t 11 f oun d raised to discharge Bennett. I was so p ained I her iu Westbourne-grove, so exeited that she hardly I whited struck leer with my fist that I never struck knew what she was about, She said she intended I herlafterwards. - Two or three years ago silo coal: THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 18b9. menced a saitiagainist •me la the ecletiastleal Court. • • -. 4 - -2. *A X . _ 10 — his - Lordship=- - She cane upstairs one and - went Behnett'e room. She did riOtliid-me in the passage. I was not in my bedroom, but in my dressing-room— It was 12 or 1 o'clock. I had been in bed. My room and dressing-room were in darkness. I had. just got into my dressing-room when she came up. Dr. Deane summed up ; Dr. Spinks replied, and His Lordship took,time to consider his decision., Shoplifters, was brought up for 514w:dont, ,and thtee former convictions wert•proved against her. ,Slid wad - Sniiteneedtb . 12 - nitnithe - hhrd labour. Oriidge'.*as for the prosecution. (Before Mr. Creasy.) - WI - Mei Calvert; w 40, and William Chopping, - 27, • labourers, were indicted for stealing 1 cwt. 3 qrs. of sugar, value 505., the- property of Thomas Morrison Fairclough, the employes of Wm. Chop., pin - g. Calvert pleaded guilty. - Mr. Poland prosecutll; ChOpping was unde fended. Frederick L. Grace said he'was 'clerk to Mr. Fair clough, carman, of No. 10, •Christian-street, St. George's, and know both .the prisoners, who had been employed by him, but Calvert was discharged about six months ago. The other prisoner had been in his employ for a year and a half up to Saturday, the 10th inst. - On that day Chopping went with a waggon and three horses for 60 bags of sugar to the London Docks. Witness was down in the neigh bourhood of the docks, and saw the van at the cor ner Of 3 street with apparently no one attending to it. Observing the tarpaulin tied down over the front of the van, he turned it up a little and looked under it, when hi) saw the legs of a man. He waited about 10 minutes, when Chopping came up, and being asked what made hint so long, he said he had only just COlllO from the docks. The witness then observed a bag of sugar under the tarpaulin. diffe-. rent in, appearance to the others, which excited his suspicions, and accordingly ha took 'a cab and fol lowed the waggon until hp P4et Wit 4 11. policeman. The policeman got into the waggon, where he found Calvert concealed under the tarpaulia, and a knife (produced) lying beside him. It was then found that four bags had been cut, sugar abstracted from each, and placed iu the bag which had been noticed as differing in appearance from the rest. Bothlpri 'Senors were taken into custody. John Fry, police-constable, 320 K, proved taking 'the 'prisoners into custody, and that when he saw Calvert in the' waggon his hands were covered with anger, and a bag of sugar cut open was close by: While searching him, at the station-house he threw away a packing-needle threaded with twine. The prisoner was found guilty, and, with his com lianion, sentenced to imprisonment for 10 months 'and hard labour. William Grove, 43, baker, was indicted for steal- ing a barrow and -70 loaves of bread, value £B, the property of Geerge Murray. He was also indicted for stealing a basket, a bladder of lard, 211 b. of flour, and a sack, the property of Alexader Boa He -was further indicted for stealing a truck, a basket s and 18 loaves of bread, value £2 165., the property of James Marshall. The prisoner is a baker, living at Kew, and in each case it appeared that as soon as a baker's man left his truck for the purpose of delivering bread at the house pfa customer the prisoner took advantage of his absence and went off with the truck and con• tents, making the. best use of his time to wheel it 'away.' In the'first case it was ascertained that the truck had been sold to a marine store-dealer at Brentford, and 30 of the stolen'loaves were found in the prisoner's bakehouse. He was convicted. Mr. Creasy sentenced the prisoner to imprison- Ment and hard labour for six months. An old woman, 70 years of age, named Mary Chipperfield, was indicted for fraudulently obtain ing from Richard Thomas Tubbs, assistant overseer of the parish of St., Marylebone, parochial relief, by the false pretence that she was destitute and was entitled to such relief, when, in fact, she was not destitute, having' at the time £40.0f her own money in a savings bank. She pleaded that she was guilty but not with a guilty knowledge, and Mr. Creasy directed 'a plea of not guilty to be entered for her. Mr. Metcalfe said he was instructed by the parish authorities of Marylebone to prosecute this woman fora fraud upon the ratepayers in obtaining relief as ai destitute person,- when she had means of her own at command ; but they had'no wish to-press for - any punishment, the real object being to teach her and others who carried on these practices, not only in Marylebone, but in other parishes, that they were liable to punishment for obtaining relief by false pretences as to their destitute conditiow • The prisoner,lw her Plea, admitted the' 'act, but seemed to think, as no doubt others did, that there was no harm in it. It was necessary that they should be taught that there was, as the money the ratepayers had to pay was intended for the really destitute and poor ; and to meet the claims of those they had quite calls enough from the collector. The evidence having been given, by which it was proved that the prisoner had received money and bread as relief for a considerable period, by repre senting that she was destitute and distressed, while she had this money in the bank, The jury found her guilty, but strongly recom mended her to mercy. Mr. Metcalfe said he was instructed to say that the parish officers did not wish anything to be done with this old woman, more th an that she should be held by a recognisance to appear for judgment should it be found necessary to bring her up. It would be a warning to others. Mr. Creasy 'said the prisoner had been convicted of an offence for which she was liable to a severe punishment; but a§ the jury had recommended her to ,mercy, and the , ' parish officers had kindly sug-. gested that they Would be- satisfied that she should enter into a recognisance merely, hp had no wish' to take any other course than - that—especially C.Oll - ing the prisoner's years. But, at the same time, it was, a very mischievous- fraud upon the ratepayers, who were heavily taxed to support the really poor and destitute ; and they must be pro tected from such imposition. The parish had done only its duty in directing this prosecution; 'but, after what had been suggested, he should direct the. prisoner to be discharged, after entering into a recognisanee to appear if required. Jeremiah Connell, 20, was found guilty of vio lently assaulti n.g William Edwards and John Caufer, two metropolitan pollee-constables, in the execution of their duty. • Ile prisoner had been convicted six or' seven times of similar, assaults, and seemed to take a glory in kicking any policeman who interfered to prevent his creating disturbances, or fighting in the streets. The assault now in question was committed Ili Crawford-street, near a public-house where he had been immoderately drinking. The learned Judge sentenced him to 10 months' hard labour. Mr. Cooper prosecuted by direction of the court, not, as is usual, instructed by the Treasury, through the Commissioners of Police. Mr. Poland defended the prisoner. said 'thatlhe - prisyner further told him .tlattt two months ftgolr!.-Aritgftre him half-a-erovr, to rob hi:i employers. • 110 - .lsrought in small goods, and he (prisonerl. pased them for large goods. of_ greater value. Mr. Burcham—What sort of a situation did the ,prisoner hold then ? Mr. Lowe said that he was one of the warehouse men, whose duty it was to receive goods from the makers, and pass their invoices to be paid. Mr. Burcham—Theu that is obtaining money under false pretences. _ Mr. Lowe observed that the cashier paid Vann whatever was ordered by the prisoner. The latter admitted that Traun also gave him a gold watch. Mr. Burcham—What did he give him that for ? Mr. Lowe supposed for the purpose of plunder ing the f.rm. The watch was pledged shortly after wards by the prisoner. Mr. Burcham inquired how long the prisoner had been in their service? Witness replied that he had been with them about two years ago, but he left of his own accord. He returned again in the month of August last. 'rraun then ; worked for them, and he must have immecliatelyeommencedrobbinK them. The prism% er had a few hours ago admitted that he and a lad named Aubrey (also in their employ) went to Traun's hots 41bion-street, Triothohitho, and conversed, with him about their getting him goods. It was arranged that he was to btipg to the ware house on the fgllaiiving day small goods, and the prisoner was to pass them as large goods. That was carried 914 t) aTl . 4before Traun left Aubrey filled his bags with new goods from their stovh. Mr. Burcl am. asked whether Aubrey was in their employ at the present time ? Mr. Lowe replied that he was not, He left on the sth Npypn)4 4 , -,, 1 Mr. Burcharn asked whether he had been to Tram's house ? Mr. Lowe said that the prisoner volunteered to take them there, and when they got to the house, Traun had absconded. They searched the house, but all they could find was four pairs of boots. Traun's wife was there, and two workmen, but they could give no information. The floors had been pulled up where the stolen property had been secreted, which the so-called detective carried away. Mr. Burchani asked whether there was any ovi, dence of that ?. Mr. Lowe replied, only what the prisoner had admitted. He told witness that he saw the floor raised up, and the property removed by the tive, who said to him, "Pollock, I can_ 'Ernst you now. Go and fetch a cab sand s.l :Altit take the pro perty to the station-house." . he prisoner fetched a cab, which was loaded with the property, and the detective and Traun drove off. Mr. Burcham asked when that occurred. Mr. Lowe said that was 'on Sunday evening at five o'cloci. The prisoner had further admitted to him that during the last two months he had re ceived £3 a week from Traun. He now asked his worship for a remand, to enable him to produce further important evidence. Mr. Burcham asked the prisoner whether he had anything to say why he should not be remanded ? Ho replied that he had nothing to say, only that the statement he had made to Mr. Lowe was correct. Mr. Burcham accordingly remanded him until Wednesday next. LAMBETH.—Henry Jackson, a well-dressed youth, who refused to give his address or any ac count of himself, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of attempting to steal the gold watch and appendages of Mr. Frederick Lillywhite, the well-known cricketer. Lilly white, who had been just brought from the cell where he had been locked up for some hours on a charge of drunkenness and wilfully damaging a cab, said that about six o'clock on that morning he was at the King and Queen public-house, High street, Newington, and while standing before the bar the prisoner made a snatch at his watch and drew it front his pocket, but the chain being a strong one, h e did not succeed in getting it. ile instantly bolted out of the house, followed by him (witness), and after a sharp run he succeeded in getting hold of the prisoner by the comforter, but that sli t ping off he got away again, and was ulti mately stopped. Police -constable 53 L said that about twenty minutes to six on that morning he saw the prisoner running as ,fast as he could, followed by the prose cutor, and on ; stopping him he was surrounded by a number of his companions, who he had no doubt would have attempted a rescue had it not been for the presenCe of- other constables. The prisoner denied the charge, but refused to give any account of himself, and was remanded to Monday next. Mr. Lillywhite was next charged with being drunk, and wilfully doing damage to g hackney cab. From the testimony of Mr. Westrup, the owner of the cab, and other witnesses, it appeared tb at, after leaving tile ' police-station where ho had charged the last prisoner, he (Lillywhite) proceeded towards his residence, 15, Kennington-oval, but on reaching the cabstand at Kennington-cross he jumped on the box of one of the vehicles and drove off towards Westminster-bridge at a furious rate. After three. hours absence he returned with the horse in a state of lather and the cab a good deal shattered. Mr. Westrup-Was: unable, in the absence of his. coachmakerk,.to state the amount of the damage, and the ease was-ultimately adjourned to Monday, Lillywhite entering into his own recognisances to appear on that,day. THE INSOLT 7 ENCY OF MR. STOC QUELER.-ESTRAORDIATARY PROCEEDINGS. . _ The case of Joachim Hayward Stocqueler, editor of the Uiritpd Service' Gaz . ette • and " author, lecturer, and teacher," of. Notting-hill, Middlesex, again came before •Nr. Espinasse, at the Maid stone Insolvent Court, yesterday. Mr. Eicke, sen., as on the previeua occasion, attended to oppose in ' behalf of himself and' son. Mr. Goodwin (who attended for Mr. Morgan, the . ..insolvent's attorney) said Mr. Stocqueler had ap., peered to surrender; but he understood that a dis charge had been.. received from the debt of the . detaining; creditor (0.41 r. W. J. Richardson.) Mr.- Newhati - (tile under-governor of the gaol) 'said that was the case, the discharge having ar rived on the 18th inst. -; • Mr.; your Honour permit me to see the discharge ? ' The nudge- -I cannot help you in that matter. Mr. Eieke—l believe your Honour is a county magistrate. • The Judge--,What can Ido in that capacity ? - Mr. Eicke --I wish to give the insolvent into . custody on a charge of forgery. I hope your Honour_ will detain hiM in order that that charge may be inquired into. The Judge 'Very well; I shall be quite ready to hear the case, if .my attendance required as'a magistrate of this division. - Mr. Eicke—l• should wish the insolvent to be kept in custody until I have the opportunity of giving evidence as to the forgery. This might hd,ve been etel4eted after your indulgence to him. Mr. Hughe4 (nr. Morgan's clerk—aloud)--If you take my; advice, Mr. Stocqueler, you'll go. (A laugh.) , • Mr, Stocqueler was quickly making his exit when Mr. Eicke exclaimed—Tho prisoner is going, your honour. By the advice of his attorney, he has run away. (Laughter.) I give him in charge. The Judge (to the officer) Stop the insolvent; ho is not discharged from his bail yet. Mr. Stocqueler accordingly resumed his former position. The Judge- 7 You. Must take your own course, Mr. Eicke ; if you give him in charge for felony, I am, quite-ready to hear the charge, but I can make no order in the matter. Mr. Eicke—But I apprehend your Honour has not yet diseliarged him from his bail. The Judge—The governor will not take him, I suppose, now a discharge has come down. :Air. Goodwin—Mr. Eicke could have adopted this course before had he thought fit. Mr. Stocqueler was again 'hurriedly leaving the court, upon which . Mr: Eicke a second time called out, " I give, him in charge." His lIonon:r 1 —YOu must give him in custody in the regular way. Is there a constable in court? No one answering, Mr. Eicke quickly followed Mr. Stocqueler, who, however, was already out of sight. I On returning Mr. Eiao appealed to his Honour as to whether i he considered the insolvent had made a prop&iiiiiender under the Act. His Honour—The gaoler won't receive him. Mr. Eicke—The question is whether you consider him to be dischargettfrom his,reeo,gnisances. Under the 32d Section of the Ist and 2d Victoria, cap. 110, he is bound to " surrender," bu., when you desired him to do so he ran away.• (Laughter.) The Judge-LI recollect several instances in which the detaining creditor sent down a discharge, arid. the insolvent never appeared, in court at all. Eicke—Will:your Honour give me an oppor tunity of trying the question i n a superior court ? The Judge—You can take what course_ you please —yen do not require my permission. I can only say that I have no power to d e t a i n hi m, he havin,, been discharged at the su it o f t h e detaining cre6- ditor. If the gaoler won't take him, what power have Ito do sop • gr.lEicke—Will Your . HG1101.11: then appoint me assignee ?_ 'lie Judge—lf you - wish to be appointed, you • , ASSIZE LYTELLIGE NCR. MIDLAND CIRCUIT--IYARlvicii . , Vec. 20. ,John Kington, aged 22, was indicted for the wil ful murder of .Elizabeth Ann Kington, his wife,.at Coventry, on the 12th of November last. Mr. Spoouer r and Mr. Adams appeared for the prosecution. , The prisoner pleaded guilty. The learned Judge said that he trusted that•the prisoner had not adopted such a course under any hope or persuasion that it would be better, for him in this world if he did so. The prisoner in a low voice said that it was of no use, and that he could not plead against his con science. _ _ A plea of guilty having been recorded on the coroner's inquisition, the, prisoner handed in a writ ten paper, the perusal of which occupialthe learned judge for some,minutes. On concluding it his lord ship said he trusted that the prisoner did not wish the contents of, the paper to be read publicly. The prisoner persisted in his resolution of having it read in pUblic, and expressed a *wish that the clergyman who had acted as his spiritual . adviser should be called. The Rev. Mr. Widdrington, vicar of St. Michael's, was then sworn, and stated that the, prisoner had acted under his advice in pleading guilty, and that: other Wise his spiritual ministrations would have, been unavailing to the-prisoner. He had made:in-: quiries respecting the case, and had examined the' evidence given before the magistrates and the coro.-' ner, and he could come to no other conclusion than that the proofs were overwhelming, and that the prisoner had committed an atrocious murder. He had assisted in drawing up the written statement, in conformity with the wishes of the prisoner, and for the:purpoie of its being handed to the judge. The learned Judge said that the rev. gentleman seemed to have mistaken the effect of the plea of not guilty, which was only to put the prosecution upon proof of the crime. 11Ir.Widdrington replied that the prisoner had sug gested to him, that he did not wish the last act of his life to be the pleading a false plea. He assented to a suggestion from the learned judge that the paper had been drawn up under his advice. The learned. Judge then said-1 have ,read it through. It Appears to me that it is not advisable that it should be read in public. You knoW to what I allude. Mr. Widdrington at once admitted the force of the observation, and, after some little persuasion, the prisoner was induced to forego the reading of the paper. The learned_ Judge then put on the black cap, and said—Prisoner at the bar, you have been found guilty on your confession of the murder of your wife. I have read through the depositions of the witnesses before the coroner and the committing magistrates, and having done so, and finding their evidence conclusive,, it is not a matter of surprise or regret to me that you have thought it better, to plead guilty, not in hopes of obtaining mercy in this world, but from a consciousness that the evi dence was overwhelming, and in order to avoid the pain of hearing the details of your crime proved by the witnesses in face of the public. You have handed in a paper, which I have read, and which I will take care shall be forwarded to the proper quarter. But lam bound to say 'that there is no thing in it to justify you in hoping that mercy will be extended to you. I have prayed you not to have that paper read in public. It contains imputations on others of the most dreadful kind, and I should regret that the last act of your life should have been to impute to others such - a dreadful crime as that which you have suggested. I have no wish to in crease your pain, but it is my duty to pass upon you the sentence of the law, and I can hold out to you no hope of mercy in this world The learned judge then. proceeded to pass sentence of death in the usual form. Mr. Widdrington said that he was satisfied that a proper course had been taken in respect to the readil ° , of the statement, and that he was anxious that it should be understood that he was convinced of the innocence of the party implicated by it. The circumstances of the case were of a shocking description. The prisoner is said to have been sub ject to fits. His marriage had been an unhappy one. He had ill-treated his wife, and appears to havo nourished suspicions as to her conduct. On the day in question they were living apart, but he met her in the streets of Coventry; took her to a field on the foot road from Goventry to Stoke, knocked, her down and cut her throat, severing the' carotid artery, the windpipe, and,.indeed, all the arteries leading to the spine. The business of the assizes terminated shortly after three o'clock this afternoon. • MID T , LEBX SESSIONS.—Dec. 20. (Before the Assistant-Judge.) William 'Strongthorn, 22, and Henry Mathews, 40, carman, were indicted for stealing four decan ters, value 12s 6d, and other articles, the property of Geo. P. Bone and Co., the masters of MatheWs. Mr. Metcalfe was for the prosecution; Mr. Sleigh defended 'Mathews ; and Mr. F. H. Lewis appeared for Strongthorn, who by his advice pleaded guilty. The prosecutors are glass dealers, and had a ware house in Charlotte-mews, Tottenham-Court-road,. and the prisoners were detected in the act of remov ing property therefrom ; and from the fact of their detection being the result of suspicion,. it was in ferred that the samelhing had been carried. on for some time. The jury found Mathews guilty, and the learned Judge-sentenced him to 12 months and Strongthorn to 6 months' hard labour. .7 • In the ease of the Queen v. Farina, which had been several times adjourned, against Pietro Farina for indecent conduct in the Regent's-park in .the presence of • females, the defendant had absconded, and was, it was believed, now in Madrid. Mr. Sleigh, en the part of the Associate Institute for the Protection of Women, applied to the eotirt for the costs .and.the discharge of the recognisanees of the witnesses for the prosecution, as there wns. no chance whatever of the defendant being taken or surrendering. The court made-the order. Sohn Braisher, 27, was indicted for feloniously receiving a gold watch and chain, value £l5, the property of Thomas Berry. Mr. Sleigh prosecuted. The prisoner was de fended by Mr. Ribton. This case Occupied the attention of the court the ' greater portion of the day, but its nature may be . given in a few , 'Sentences. The prosecutorkept a public-house called the Great Western, in Hamp ton-street, Harrotv-road, and in March last he had in his service a .briv, who was persuaded by the prisoner, who psed to frequent the house, to rob his master: The cash-box *as the first thing he sug- . gesfed, but as that was not obtainable, the prisoner told him to get him anything he could, and he would reward him. The boy unfortunately yielded to this solicitation, and stole his master's watch and chain from his bed-room, giving them to the pri soner, who compensated him with a shilling. Lately information was obtained by Sergeant P o tt er ; 348 A, a detective attached to the D division reserve, which led him to find the boy; who was then in a respectable situation, and had maintained an honest .character; end when'he asked about the watch• he burst into tears acid told all about it—how he got it, who had it, and what he got fore: the theft. In consequence -the prisoner was apprehended, and evidence was • adduced 'corroborative of the boy's statements. Of course he was the principal witness against the prisoner on his trial to=day-, and the defence mainly relied upon by the learned counsel for the prisoner was that there was not that amount of corroboration which alone would justify a jury in • convicting a prisoner upon the evidence of an ac .eornplice. After a•most careful sum Ming up by the learned judge, the jury retired, and,'d considerable time haying elapsed, came into court and pro flounced the prisoner guilty. A foriner conviction' for felony was then proved against him. The Assistant-Judge said the prisoner had been 'ably defended, and everything bad been sifted which could :ell in his favour. He felt bound, liowever, to say, not only that 'he concurred' in the 'verdict, but that he thought no twelve reasonable Men could have arrived at any • other conclusion ; and . the verdict had only been• given after careful and de liberate consideration. Sergeant Potter said he could produce four other boys'whom the prisoner had tutored to thieve for his benefit. The Assistant-4-udo-esaid it would be an idle and 0 useless waste of words to dwell upon the enormity of the prisoner's conduct, and the sentence upon him was that he be kept in penal servitude for 15 years. Ilis - lordship said that comment having been Made as to the officer Potter, he wished to say, publicly, that his conduct had been that of an active, zealous, and praiseworthy officer. The prosecution had been a most useful one, and had resulted in a most dangerous person beinc, removed fro m society —a person who had induced innocent children to commit c;ime for his benefit. Charlotte HON; convicted of slopliftiNT, on a° prosecution of' the .Society for the Prosecution of POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Dec. 20. SOUTHWARK:—Benjamin Pollock, a respect able-looking young man, 18 years of age, was .brought before Mr. Burcham charged with being concerned with others not in cust o dy i n s t ea li ng boots and shoes, valued at upwards of £2OO, the property of his employers,: Messrs. Butteworth and. Co., wholesale boot and shoe merchants, Great Dover-road, Borough. One a the parties mainly concerned in this extensive robbery - represented' hiinself to be Inspector Bent, of the A division, and a 4fectis.re officer. • Mr.' William Lowe, one of the firm, stated that the prisoner up. to Saturday last was in their em . ploy as, warcho*seman. On Sunday morning he . received such information as led him to suspect that they had been extensively robbed through the agency of the prisoner and another party. In con sequence of that ho called the prisoner, and asked him what he had'been doing, as he understood he had robbed the firm ? Without any, inducement being held out to him, the prisoner then said he had robbed the firm to a great extent. .He also said that on Sunday he was walking - along the London road when a man accosted him, and said he was In spector Bent, a detective officer, - and - that he knew he had robbed his employers. They went into a coffee-house, and then the so-called detective told him he must take him into custody. The prisoner begged of him to accompany him to his sister's, in the. Southwark-bridge-road, before he did so; and .they vent there. After signing a paper, thei - Vent to Mr. Traun's, a boot and shoeinaker, at No, 11, Albion -street, Rother hit hp.,, a man who b roug ht manu f uc t ure d. goods to the firm, for Which he was paid: according to quuiity and `cinantity. The so-called detective then made a fuss, and a large quantity of, goods belonging to the firm was brought from under the floor,, and he (Prisoner) was sent for a cab. The goods were put into the clb, and the " detective" drove off. The prisoner then• produced a leiter he : had received that morning from the detective, of which the following is a ccpy , • " Scotland-yard, Dec. 19, 1859. "To 'Benjamin Pollock.---t have taken a inVOurable view of your ..case, and you can safely Continuo in your present situation, as I shall keep all a secret. If you don't continua in your situation, I must take you into custody. Whatever 'you keep your own counsel. 'I have written Co Aubrey, and he is safa.—Yours, " WILLIAM BENT, Detective Officer," Mr. Bureham—l s th ere stick an officer' in the detcetiire - Como.? 41speetcir M . division—There is not, sir. The only officer of that name , attached to the A division is Mr. Inspector Bent, an officer 'specially emptoyed hythe South--Western ilailwartOnipan) - Mr, Bent is in court,. Inspctor Bent here stepped forward arid said— The letter produced is not in my handwriting. My name is Thomas Bent. Mr..Burehatu—liave you any brother or relative iu•the•foree Inspector Bent--I have not, sir. About four years agoithere was an in s p ec t or name d William. Bent at Seotland-yard, but he is now superintendent of police" at Carlisle. , Ur. :14oWe l iq continuation of his evidence, must make the application in London. I n mak,: The proceedings then terminated. 771 E HON. HUGH ROWLEY AND HIS LATE WIPE. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF PERJURY. evening[The followirig appeared in our thi r d e diti on o f l ast .] At the Westminster Police Court, yesterday, the late wife of the Hon. Hugh Rowley again appeared in compliance with a summons granted on the application of Mr. Rowley, calling upon her to answer to a charge of per jury alleged to have been committed by her in the recant case in the Divorce Court, in which s h e 891':,, : nt and ob tained a dece granting a dissolutio n , o f re marriage on the ground of cruelty Mr. Metcalfe appeared or, Sleigh and Mr. O rr i ; : , behalf of the l a dy, and M r . ge for the Hon. Hugh Rowley. I The Hugh Rowley was then called, and further eXamined by Mr. Orridge. He said--speaking of the journey from Frankfort to Mayence—l never threatened ors. Rowley, during the journey by railway, with personal Violence. I never pinched her ; it is utterly untrue to say I did. I never kicked her or struck her at all during the journey. I never, while we were at Boulogne, where the hair was.alleged to ha‘ve been cut, threw a loaf of bread at Mrs. Rowley. During 1853 I think Mrs. Rowley was `staying with Lady Langford. I cannot be sure of the date. . 1 never 'used personal violence towards her. It was after our visit to Ryde that we went to Ireland. It was in 1853. We went to Dublin, and from there to Dun dalk. I left Mrs. Rowley for three days with her sister, while I went to the latter place. I returned, and then took her with me to Dundalk. When I took her there she Was free to go out, as my brother offi cers can testify. Mr. Metcalfe—You had betternot mention theme: without you moan to call th em . Witness- e -I mean to do so. I never beat - my wife at Dun dalk. It is utterly false to say I prof . while we were at D un d a lk. Sh e libit ed her going out annoyed by Col. Smythe ree:g, old me she was constantly was much displeased'w4s. sing love to her. She said she There was no co,- ..n him, as hewas such a gay old man. ert-martial held on my c o nduct, or any Rosa such thing - as a sham one. I wish to ex pl a i n . Miss -Pe ishop, my wife's sister, came over to step with us .11 Ireland. She used to walk with one or two officers of my regiment. Mr. Julius Sartoris was one of the gentle • men who used to walk with her perpetually. In conse quence of something that occurred I became aware that my wife had stated that I had boon in the habit of beating her. I was afterwards called up to a room in which there were 10 or 12 officers, and Captain Heaviside was sitting at the head of them. Captain Heaviside said, " Rowley, we hear that you have been beating your wife." I told him it was untrue, and said if he did not believe it he had better see Mrs. Rowley; he did so, and Mrs. Rowley denied it. Magistrate-Were you present when she did ? WitnessL-No ; Captain Heaviside told me she had denied it. I. then remonstrated with Miss Rosa Bishop for the rumours about my beating my wife, and she left our house the next morning. The letter put into my hand is in Mrs. Rowley's handwriting. [The letter was here read (with out date) ; it was from Mrs. Rowley to Lady Langford, and having informed her ladyship of !several unimportant items, went on to allude to a circumstance which " Dear Zooy " would explain,] I did not leave the army iu consequence of anything arising out of that so-called court-martial. I left in consequence of pecuniary difficulties. From Ireland I went to Rottingdean, and from thence to the continent. Mrs. Rowley joined mo at Brussels. I never ill-treated or beat Mrs. Rowley. I swear I did not most decidedly. At Brussels we stayed at the Hotel Bellevue, and wo also took a house and kept our own servants. Mrs. Rowley had the same maid-servant with her the whole of the time we were in Brussels. I never confined her to her room. I never prevented her communicating with her maid or her friends in London. I state mast distinctly that I never dictated the letters Mrs. Rowley wrote from Brussels. On our return from Brussels we went to my mother's house, and from there to Torquay. My servant had left, but Mrs. Rowley had the same maid. We stopped at Torquay about six weeks, and from there wo went to Dawlish. While we were at either of those places I never beat or locked her up. I never prevented Mrs. Rowley writing to her friends, although she has stated that I did so. At Dawlish I had borrowed a sum of money of one of her sisters, Miss Mary Ann Bishop, now Mrs. Turner, and I was served with a writ for that money. I had bor rowed that money before I became of ago. It was to be paid out of my money in the Court of Chancery. I came to Lendon to attend to the writ, and was there informed that Mrs. Rowley was packing up the whole of her things to come to London. I wer:c to the railway station, and there I found that she hs- come:to London from thence in tho guard's van with ker maid. I asked her why she had come to town, and s}:, o said she had had an invitation from her mother. I said, "How jolly for you." I asked if she had brought up my things ; she said yes, at the same time shoyeing me a very small portmanteau. I asked her to call at Lady Langford's and take tea ; sho reluctantly consented, and I there unpacked the portmanteau, and found she had left half my things behind. • By the Magistrate—l hoard from a person at Dawlish that my wife was coming to London. That was in 1855. Witness—While we were at Dawlish wo were in lodg ings. There was no reason for her coming to London. I did not leave' her without money. We lodged at Beech House. • Mr. Metcalfe—Be kind enough to fix the time when you came from Dawlish to Sloane-street. Witness-=I can't say. I know it was cold weather. Mrs. Rowley was at 69, Sloane-street twice, but I was there only once I read the writ I have alluded to there, and I accused niy wife of giving- the information where I was to be found. Mrs. Rowley told me her mother had invited her, but— Mr. Metealfe4-We must have the mother if you want to know that. Witness—When I went to Mrs. Bishop's, the servant said, " Ler I Mr, Rowley," and my wife said " hush." I did net, while my wife was living in Upper Berkeley-street, push her down, when she struck her head against the fon der. I most distinctly say such a statement is untrue. She was sitting at the piano playing, when I remarked, " You are playing false," in an angry tone. An altercation arose. Mrs. Rowley Oew, into a violent passion and struck me with something on the arm. I cannot say whether it was a pistol, but I perfectly recollect her saying, "T wish the piatol was loaded that I-might shoot you, you brute." She then went Ic into one of her violent fits, and fell — l don' t litow where. Captain Lambert was sitting near the fen der, and I know ho had to walk two or three steps to pick her up, so I can't see how she could have struck her head against the fender. Mr. Sleigh—Don't argue ; only answer the question. Witness—During the whole of the time I was away from my wife she received money—my money—from my mother Lady Langford. Mr. Orridge—Do'you know that she received the money P Mr. Metcalfe--Lady Langford will be the be ,t person to speak to that. A receipt for £3O from Mrs. Rowley, through her solici tor, was then put in and read. Witness—l never, during the quarrel I have just spoken about, once touched or pushed her in the slightest manner. A short time after this Mrs. Rowley came to me at my lodgings, 42, Clarges-street. Sho used to stop two or throe hems; I used to take her out to theatres. 1 used to take "he; home, remain at her lodgings all night, an d th en re tun to Clarges-street. In May, 1856, a deed of separation was talked of. A letter, dated May 22, was hero read from Mrs. Rowley, declining the offer of £l,OOO as the terms of sepa'ration. Witness—l had nothing to do with drawing up the deed of Operation. It was drawn up by a solicitor, and I certainly. ;lathed the sum of £l,OOO, but Mrs. Rowley refused any thing under £3.000. During the whole time I was living with. Mrs. Rowley, I state most decidedly I never beat or ill-treated her in any way. I supplied ber with money, through my mother, Lady Langford. After wo agreed to separate, in 1856, I paid no more money. I know £1,400 wasp,aid to the trustees of Mrs. Rowley of money belong ing- : to me in January, 1855. Mr. Metcalfe—The money she had a right to by an arrangement, before the marriage, in consequence of your being a minor when the wedding took place. You tried all you could to prevent it. The money was in Chancery, and you resorted to law proceedings to prevent her getting it. Mrs. Rowley got tho £1,400, but you had had £2,000 of hers, which you spent; so after all, she only got £1,400 for her £2,000. 111 r. Orridge (to witness)-18 it true that you were pre sent in the Court of Probate, peeping through a curtain while the proceedings relative to the petition of Mrs. Row ley for a dissolution of marriage were going on ? Witness—No, certainly not. I arrived at Westminster hall a quarter of an hour before the decree was made in the Divorce Court. I told Mr. Gustard I wanted to go in as I bad heard the nature of the charges made that day by Mrs. Rowley. I wanted to go in and deny them. Mr. Gustard advised me not to ao So, as ho said there would be a scone in court, as Mrs. Rowley would throw herself into hysterics, and then there 'would be no divorce. I went into the court eortaffily for- u short- time, but I did not remain peeping through a C 11.7 tain. Mr. Metcvalfo—l wish my learned friend would fix upon the letters he intends to use in this case, and then lot me have thorn, as it would most certainly shorten my cross exantination if I knew upon which of those -letters he re- Mr. Orridgo—lt hiai already been intimated that the letters can be read by the learned gentleman who appears for Mrs. Rowley. Mr. , Metcalfe—Yes, quite so ; but I shpuld like to have the originals in my possession for a short time. Mr..Orridge—we will furnish you with copies. Mr.;Metcalfe--I think my request for the letters ought not to be refused, the more so as one of the reporters had some of them in his possession to copy. There is a consi derable number, and it will take up a grc ,at deal of time to do as My learned friend proposes. Mr. f'aynter—Tt is very wrong that Aetters, after they have been made evidence, should be her idea. over to a re porter. It is - irregulaA'amt I request it may not occur again. The letters certainly cannot be all copied by to niorrow. Mr. Rowley —I cannot attend to-morrow. Mr. Sleigh—We had better, then, say Thursday for go ing on with the case. The further hearing of the summons was then adjourned till Thursday, by Which day Mr. Metcalfe, the counsel for Mrs. Rowley, will be furnished with copies of the letters. The Crjurt was crowded to excess during the whole of the proceedings. COUNTRY MARKBTS. LIVERPOOL—DEc, 20. --- We had a moderato attendance of millers and dealers at market this morning, and wheat met a f a i r co nsumptive demand at an improvement of fully ld per rental on last Tuesday's prices. Flour also the turn dearer. Oats and oatmeal a fair sale, and readily supported late quotations. The amount of business transacted in Indian corn was 0 4 — ther limited. Beans advanced 6d on previous rates. Peal and barley unaltered in value. Tho weather is still vety bitter; snow, however, is just beginning to fall. SHEFFIELD—Ds o. 20. The attendance at our corn exchange was moderate to day. We are fairly supplied with wheat, which at first held for le advance, but it was not conceded, and eventually a , fair trade was effected at an advance of 6d per load (10. 4d. per qr.) for the best qualities. Flour and other articles were at last Tuesday's prices. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...l6s 6d to 1816 d. White 77 ...18s 6 d to 218 Odt New red 1) 17 77 ...17s 6d to 1816 d New white 1, /9 ..18s 6d to 20s Od. Beans .. 7 8 0 to 20a Ocr. Peas, per qr 77 ~ , . 448 Od to 508 Od. Grinding barley ' 27 ) r er qr 33 8 0 d to 35 8 Ddi Malting ditto, ''' 37a Od to 428 031 . Oats 77 14 ilier? " prices 23s Od to 30 s Oa I‘ lb l . for flour—be 6d, ls Bd, and 18 10d p 8 NEWCASTLE-UNDER LYNE—Dze. 19. A moderate show of wheat at market, whic h met a (Via sale; but we quote an advance of is upon the quotationi of last week. Fine heavy barley in request ; grindingfie-, scriptions meet a heavy demand. Oats firm, at late rates. Beans a small show, and rather dearer. Wheat, red .41s to 47s Oats... ....... 24s to 280 4Ss to 52s Beans . White do .. Barley .28s to 44s Peas ... • 465 to 50s '. LEEDS—DEc. 20. • ;- The transactions in wheat and barley are without clange , in value, but a fair consumptive demand. Oats and took , at no decline from last week. The arrivals this week !to, moderate. Arrivals this week : i~ Wheat Barley Peas Rapeseed 335 Beans • • • Linseed 360 Flour - sacks. Averages for tho week : Wheat 3,812 qrs., at ........ 46s ld ........ Peas 22 38s sa . .• • „ 13 ean , • 59 42s 61d Barley... 3,334 ,',' 373 70 Oats ...... .... 116 „ 243 20' ' ' Rye 8 7 , 36s 0.1 •:5Q NORWICH CATTLE—DEC. 19. Our market to , day exhibited a fair show of st ore cattle, comprising Scots, shorthorns, Devons, and Irish. A ro ma.; clearance was effected, although there was not a nu attendance. Scots, 5s to 5s Gd; shorthorns 4s Gd to 5 s 6 d ; Ilislll4l to 4s 6d ; Devons, 4s Gd to 5s dd (estimated weight w 'ell: fat). Fat beasts scarce, at 8s Od to 8s Gd per stone. A PrOk sale. Sheep—Thero were more sheep in the pens than °f late. Nuggets and keeping sheep in slow sale, at 1.5 Fat sheep, 8s Gd to Ps Od per stone, and all wold. Pigs—A good supply. Store pigs 25s to 40s; fat pork , 7s Od to 8s Gd per stone. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. In the followinf,Y, table E signifies that letters are despatobei by erening mails from London, and 1.1 by morning mails. 1,/, C V Gl/1116 Walla 11 UM -1-111 , I,a, .....•-• ..- - ............, Nat Mail DESTINATIONS. Despatch Port of of ___due• Australia and Mauritius, via Jan. 10 Southampton Jan. 12, M Southamp. , Ditto, via Marseilles — Mails. Despateli. Jan. 18, Ei ........... . Jan. , r , Bahamas and Havana via New York Canada, &c. (by Canadn. pckt ) DDeece..223l', El Liverpool. L' e° Cape of Good Hope, Ascen- n. 1 ELlevonport Ja sion, and St. Helena Jan. 6, China, Penang, and Singa- ' Jan• 2 ElSouthamp. • pore, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles P. 19 E , Liverpool..., _Dec:. Gibraltar, via Southampton -- Honduras and Blewfields India (Calcutta) and Ceylon, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via South- Dec. s ampton Dee. 27, M Southanip. ... Dec. 20, 31 SouthamlL J an. . 2 .. • Ditto, via Marseilles Lisbon, Brazils,Buenos Ayres, Jan. 3 2 ............ "el.". and F. Islands Jan. 9, M Southamp. Jam IL „..... Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto Dec. 27, M Southamp. Dec " Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Sout h am pto n Dee. —, 11 Southamp. Dee. 19 , Ditto, via Marseilles Mexico and Havana Jan. 2 . 31 Southamp. Newfoundland Dec. 31, E Galway .. • • United States and British N America (by Ifritish packet) Dec. 23, E Liverpool.. i ee. 29 Ditto (by U. S. packet) Dec. 21,E Southamp. West Coast of Africa, Ma deira, and Teneriffe Dec. 23 E‘Liverpool.. Jan. 1 0 West India, California, Vene- ' zuela, Chili, Peru, Grey town, New Granada, Am —Jan. 2, 31 Southamp. overcla• Mr. Gowen, the American contractor for remov in the obstructions from Sebastopol harbour, has no' finished his work with the outer line of sunken vessels, so that they do not obstruct navigatio4 The large frigate 'Vladimir was successfully raised October 14th. , ---New York Journal of Commerce. Is CorrsuipTiox IrrcunAnrs P.—lnvalids labouring under Consumptive Maladies, and • families who • hays suffered from the ravages' of ConsuMptioa (and what family in the empire is there who has not to deplore a loss caused by this scourge of the human race ?) will End a satisfactory answer to the question, "Is Consumption In curable," in an original article by Dr. DENIS CnoNlif, M.D., 35, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, W. Published 111 the "household Physician," in num'bers, one penny each by G. Berger, 19, Holywcll-street, Strand. From Ito 9 now ready. [ADVERTISE]IENT.]—EPPS'S (HOMooopathiC Cheraist) COCOA.—This esteemed preparation is sold by the prin• cipal grocers at ls. 6d. per lb., in 11b., lib., and }lb . packets. Each packet is labelled " James Epps, Homan' pathic chemist, London." [AnvEnTisminvi.]—Holloway's Ointment and Fistulas, piles, exoeriations, and strictures are speedily lieved and ultimately removed by applying this ointment after fomentation with warm water. Persons suffering from these scourges of the human frame should arrest their progress at once, for it is both insidious and rapid. Fis tulas, if long allowed to go on unchecked, not only weak en the nervous system but destroy life. The sooner them inestimable remedies are used the more certain is success, • - yet none need despair, hopeless cases have likewise yielded,' and the sufferer saved a painful death. In excoriation, few applications or this healing ointment effect ft CUM? while the pills conjointly with it are especially benefiele relaxing and removing strictures, whatever their situation or duration. DC Complaints, av Barry's E n [ADVERTISEMENT.]. s T E eo surogErhNt Cough, Asthma,' the — th lr e a u e Flatulency, Constipation, Nervous, Bilious, all' -- r h ce a oo v fn e si r un e md ad 4ppo w s : tin th o:i miO s p l o oas ti : a 2 r , without medicine, by Du Barry's Food. 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The 101 b. and 121 b. tins carriage free, on receipt oaPd7ii. office order. Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-streek i b t, ea, Fortnum, Mason, and Co., 182, Piccadilly; 6j : ford-. Gracechurch-street ,• 4, Cheapside • 63, and te. street ; 330 and 451, Strand • 40 ' and 60, 13 ' 3 '11 2 4 street ; 85, Tottenham-court-road. Also a t _,„d co. Bewley and Draper ; at Edinburgh, Rainlo at Liverpool, Nixon and Thew;. at Manchester, SherP. "C hi , Scott; at York, Raimes, ;Blanchard, and. Co. ; " ampton, Randall and Soa. -.ma .11. . BIRTHS. DOURKE.—On the 28th ult., at 53, Dawson-street, Du.ldig. the Hon. Mrs. George W. Bourke, of a daughter. BRUCE.—On the 15th inst., the wife of W. Downing Bruce, Esq., F.S.A., barrister-at-law, of Lincoln's of a son. DnummoND.-:-On the 18th inst., at 2, Inverness-terr ace, Kensington-gardons, the Hon. Mrs. Robert A. J. Drum" mond, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. ORIPTCHLEY—MITCHINSON.—On the 20th inst., at St. Martin's-in -the - Fields, Henry John Crutchley, of St. il lan ut e chi t Hutchinson, T M h a o r m tin a ' s s Ma E ry sci E ., li o z f ab i e s t lin h, gdtaoung.hter of the /ate FENNELL—BLAKE.—On the 15th inst., at Great Yar mouth, Francis John Fennell, Esq., of Upper Berkeley" street, Portman-square, to Elizabeth Maria, the eld,lt daughter of R. Blake, Esq., South-quay. DEATHS. DEEDES—On the 19eh inst., at 52, Chcater-square, Wm. Henry Deedes, Esq., aged 57. DICKENSON.—On the 19th inst., at 4, Sussex -place, 'rhos. P. Dickenson, Esq., aged 76. ELLIOT.—On the 19th inst., at Barley House, Plymo Duth, Colonel John Elliot, MM.'s Indian Army , and a ep.- Lieut. for the county of Devon. LYNNE.—On the 18th inst., at York-chambers, St. James's street, T. W. Lynne, Esq., aged 52. LAML.—On the 19th inst. , Mr. J. G. Lamb, of Reading, . aged 76. MicilAu.--On the 14th inst., at 11, C a nnon-place, Brigh ton, Madame Michau, aged 76. MOYSET.—On the 17th inst., at Bathealt3n Court, the Van. C. A. Moysoy, D.D., for 19 years Archdeacon of Bath, aged 80. YouNG.—On the 18th inst., at 88, York-road, Lambeth, George Martin Young, Esq., aged 34. 9 LOND9I7 Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNf 1 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 11 2 Strtnd, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the countY . 0 , - Middlesex, Wednesday, December 21, 1869. • Dec. f. ) he wil of Bof he wt from ' and I Wan of Mr. plans At GAL] Water at SI, S, to be 1 Co.'s, JUAN ever ec Bri most Castel: Repro On I propel THE the ee ~R Band. pencil past 8, An I Pion, I T H , This I eleg-ani with ti ,EVEN W. M. approv past S. aion, le D R. T"' RINGI HERE the 29' be read CONTI *Victual viz.:— Whet th 4 rem lerred 1 Tend , articles Their the ten, Or for s greater linlimit Th. ' Castoff • are reel , Sam and the and not Importe name cp dered a Samp not leas two qua Each tumbet and the average . he prod differen found • eamplel The e ' rirer th foiFm pr Prig: Bristol, Part!, the cot °Me, it No t the da3 tender; Office o from e • proposo t Ever: der fa house. • 111 by Dr. W. " Tlt, Reylem " Th , the Au health loedien " Th eure."- " Th the ab ~ and ea sented Milo doubtil or part from tl of Reg The pri public TB !detail ' by street, Instru vente( also s rhoea tests eonsti lag a %Paten P Pha I diet The nes— and 1i (Who daily tvreen cepte4 Treat T R lozen; Waist doses of the on al firmll from Dr. Inero entit No , i, 1859) and Stalls Bail, RC cm D' wh lc' Corn kigik SE. NE tiVc SE /ten t a ze SE Of s hick Rime • SE btlit va r i, TreL 'rive DU TI I, MI rQvii DOh the krid Drn of Ae bit lftl wli RI ni NI