The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-11-22 00:00:00

Legal.

COURT OF PROBATE AND oIVORCE, Nov. 16.
(Before Sir C. CRESSWELL.)
CORLINTT r. CONDETT AND SAULIEL

This Ira.; n petition by a lim.hand for n diw.lution of
niarring,, on tho ground of adultery. The reganuleut
and cwt.:Av.:AL:it had nut in answer,.
Mr. Mallon, for the repreoleet, en.ll Mr. nankin.
Q.t .. for the c-r. grab lent,
inight be ~rdereft t,. inane fur the examination of wa-
in...24,i in bun and China.
. . _ _

31r. Overate!, (with whom was 3lr. Liddell) op-
po.ed the motion.
intimated a cloubt win ther the affida-
vits by which the applieglifoll woo buip..rtol
suilleik idly into the facts which the wittimeoli Minim!
word expectill to prove to jinitify him in kg • g the
cigionirgion, but allowed the ea, to stand over in order
that the atlidavits might be amended.

110,,rEn r. atoorE.R.

Mr. Mactiuern said that hi this case a petition had
been filed I.y Mr. Hooper npinbt her liu,band, an emi-
nent London solicitor, for a divorce, on the ground of
cruelty. The caee wa: set down for trial before a spe-
cial jury, but, before the jury were sworn, the learned
counsel on each side drew up and signed a memoran-
dum to the effect that the record be withdrawn and pro-
cee.iings str.yeil. Mr. Hooper paying the sum of Ent
a yerir awaided by the Court as at y pradrom
with an rahlitional CIO a year ; the tortes of the del .1
of separehin to be sail.' by Mr. Brabant, who should
have full power over the question of :Iteuttie. Mr. K.
31.c:inlay, and Mr. Montagu Smith shpied this agree-
ment. After this winprionke, however, a good deal of
correepondt tire took place between the proctor for Mr.
Hooper, Awl the attorney for MN. Hooper, and no pro-
gress whatever hul yet becu made in carrying the memo-
randum into effect.
Sir C. Cresswell.—l always dread a correspondence
by solicitors on a subject of this sort. They are so ex-
ce,ively jealous, their feelings are an acute that each
fancies the otla r ii d))i ll g something improper, and their
ft. gr,,,1.:4,1y get from warm to hot.
Mr. Mac.,a,..11 that hi, pry:Alit implication was
that the reca,..l might by re-, re lit
it taxation of co it since April. :Ors. llooper 0 lit.
Ode to pay the C.i.•ta a.:14 if th,
„a„,tva by ti.„ ij,.,;fl, of utruf fio partica that gettik-
Dcii
WOUld 10,40 .11Ie lit.:y Wk iiilll-.1.2A1:14
and WOO leetw,en and 70 years of ive.
h. N. Snail, 11.2. C., Cur Mr. ii,.•r, sail that !:en-
Henn:lit Wes ino,t almioue to carry out the agnyeictit.
As t., the eoit =, a 011111 of money true now in ricrt at
curity fur them, tat Mr. ihuipr did nut with to 'my
thew it iii the matter was t,tlied.
r. tti.—Dut the didically is how to get the
mon•le out of court.
After considerable"disemsion, the following order was
! made :—Ti.- money in court ti he retained f..r the sails-
faction of Mrs. llooper's eo,t, that Dray be awarded by
the Conn ; Mr. Brabant to settle the deed of separation
on or befurz the *-Mtlt of Desamitag, the Court having
power to enlarge the time.
Sir C. Cresswell.-- This is an agreement with the
Csort. and not with counsel. When the order is drawn
up I 6h41 have hold of the matter.