The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-01-24 00:00:00

CIIOII X ILI If L. CROMMILIN.

Mr. Power, Q.C., and Mr. Omdge appeared for
the petitioner, and Mr. Msequeen for the respondent.
Mrs. Crotnuielin alleged that her husband had been
guilty of adultery, and that in 1852 he deserted hir,
leaving her without any means of support. The is-
spondent did not traverse the allegations of adultery
and desertion, but denied that he had left the petitioner
without any means of support.
The marriage took place in 1839, and Mr. and Mrs.
Crounnelin lived very happily together for several
years in London and the neighbourhood, and had six
children. In 1852 Mr. Cronnuelin and a friend of his,
Mr. Hadyn, went to Australia upon • gold-digging ad-
venture, and were accompanied by Mrs. Croininelin and
the children. In the mine ship there was a young
11013111•11 named Annie Carter, and a child, and it was re-
remarked that great attention was paid to her by Mr.
Crommelin. Shortly before their arrival at Sydney,
Mrs. Crominelin remonstrated with him on the subject,
and lie then said the best thing she could do was to re-
turn to England. They arrived at Sydney in January,
and Mr. Crommelin then repeated his proposal that his
wife should go hack in the ship by which she had gone
out, and when the objected said, " You must stop here
and starve, or else go house." He insisted on her re-
turning, and took a passage for her, gave her £5O, and
sent her back with three of the children, the other three
remaining with him. He has since that time been
living in the colony with Annie Carter as man aiol
wife. It appeared that he has since transmitted £6OO
to Mrs. Crominelin ; that she had an income oilier own
of about £2O • year; that she was in receipt of 1.93 a
year, which had been left by a relation for the mainte-
nance and education of the children; and that her
friends had contributed to her support since her return
to England. It was afterwards discovered that his
adulterous intercourse with Annie C.rter began in Eng-
land, and that he was the father of the child which was
with her on the outward voyage.
Mr. Macqueen said, the respondent did not wish to
comae a dissolution of the marriage, but merely to deny
the imputation that he had acted unhandsoniely to
• his wife in regard to pecuniary matters. He
formerly occupied • very good position in this country,
but he had been unfortunate and was obliged to go to
Australis, and there, too, he had been unlucky.
The Judge-Ordinary said, it was very curious to ob-
serve what different opinions men had as to what consti-
tuted • good character. He never heard of a more pro-
fligate, cruel, heartless, base conduct than that of this
respondent to the petitioner; and the Court had no
hesitation in dissolving the marriage.

BUCKINGHAM N. BUCKINGHAM.

Mr. West appeared for the petitioner.
Mr. and Mrs. Buckingham were inarried in April,
1850, at Bermondsey, and lived together until April,
1852. The wife then left her home, taking with her
their only ehild and some furniture. It was proved that

she bad since that time committed adultery with various
persons in Walworth and in Bermondsey, and that she
bad had four children.
Their Lordships dissolved the marlisge.