The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-31 00:00:00

ting such a deed, and being cognizant and approving the
negotiations which led to its preparation, were entitled
to insist upon a judicial separation on account of the
adultery which her husband Lad committed since the
date of the deed with the party with whom lie was then
cohabiting. He had mince 1,,,,ked into the eases, mid
had found in " Baker r. Baker" (2 Addams) ample
authority for the course which he thought ought to be
taken. The deed in that case was bell not to be in itself
a licence to the busbainl to commit adultery, but to be
evidence of a consent on the part of the wife to his com-
mitting adultery, What was the deed in the present
ci,,,e? It recited a poet-nuptial settlement between the
petitioner mid her husband ; that her husband had left
her some months ago, 111(1 hail since been living in
Ireland with Elizabeth Margaret H xi-grave ; that pro-
ceedings had been taken against him, and were pending
for compelling the restitution and re-settlement of the
money settled upon her; that proceedings had Ai,m, hs-en
contemplated and threatened against him for obtaining
a divorce and alimony; and that, in order to put an
end to the suit or proceeding 10 pending. and ale,, to
prevent further litigation and expeti,e, certain Retirees
of agreement had lieu entered into between the parties
to the deed and Elizabeth Margaret Hargrave, whereby
terms had been settled for refunding the trust moneys,
and making further provision for the future mainte-
nance and benefit of the wife and chil :ten, and whereny
also it was arranged that a deed of separation sliduld be
executed. Where a lady knowing that her 'inland
was living in • state of adultery with anutlar woman
entered into an agreement of that vet, veld it have
been contemplated by her that Le s:aerld cm. e um lc
tain that adulterous otaineanni ? It was inflows ble to
, draw any other inference than that she Wa4 a conserving
party to his living in that manner, and ii.aintain'n; t`d,
connexion that then existed between him and 111,1
Hargrave, and her petition must therefore he dismissed.
None of the 'notions which came before the Court
this morning were of any general interest or
import-
ance. The Court will rise for the vacation on N'tnires
next.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.
EXETER, Friday.

,
The commission for bolding the assizes for the costn,y
of Devon was opened in this city yesterdsy afternoon.
The business for the county is comparatively light,there
being.3o prisoners for trial. The offences are not of a
very serious nature. There are 12 eases in the calve list,
seven of which are marked to be tried by special juries.
In the city of Exeter there are three prisoners for
trial, and One special jury callal.
This morning Mr. Justice Keating commenced busi-
ness in the Crown Court, and Mr. Baron Channell sat at
Nisi Pries.
The Crown Court is now occupied in trying a case of
night torching.
Nnix rnive GOURT.—(Before Mr. Baron CUANNZLL.)

GODDARD AND °THRUM r. CHAPMAN •Nil OTHERIC
Sir F. W. Slade and Mr. Kingdon were counsel for the
plaintiff, and Mr. If. Smith and Mr. 11. T. Cole fur the
defendant.
This wee an r!tion of ijectment, and after the learned
counsel had opened his case,
The learned Juts-ix interposed, and stated that it ap-
peared to him the whole ease had better be gone into
before some gentleman out of the court who would take
all the circumstances into consideration. The question
was whether there had been a breach of the covenants in
a lease.
Verdict for the plaintiff, subject to a reference.