The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-30 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE,

COURT OF DIVORCE.-MONDAY:

(Before Sir CRESSWELL CRESSWELL, Mr. Baron MARTIN,
and Mr. Justice WILLES.)
STYRIN V. STYRIN AND HILEY. .

Dr. Spinks conducted the case for the petitioner. This
was a case for a dissolution of the marriage, instituted
by Mr. Thomas Styrin on the ground of his wife's
adultery with a person named John Riley. The parties
were married at feeds, on flab /3td Of January, 1852,
and they cohabited together, fitst at the house of the
leiitio&r's father, dill afierWaßlS at another residence
for a few Weeks. Mrs; Styrin, who liad been in the
habit of going odt withotit het husband's consent, then
deserted him and went to
.1(110. It was
proved that.the eo-respondent and Mrs. Styrin had
resided at Tull in 1853, undeT the name of Walker.
The parties were in a 14;nble station in life...
Their Lordships. ProubiTied. for the disOl.utione
BEAZLEY V. BEAZLEY AN]) GRAIIA.

Mr. Sturgeon appeared for the petitioner.
This was also/ a case<for a. dissolution of marriage,
brought by Mr. Janies Beazley 'on the ground of his
wife's adultery with Augustus Graham. Mr. Beazley
was a printer, and the rparriag, took place at St. John's
Church, Waterloo-road, in Noletater, 1847. They
cohabited together 'for about 12 years, and ihrii depa-
ratioa took place. The following evidence was given on
behalf of Mr. Beazley

A sister of the respondent deposed that Mr. Graham
had always been very familiar with her family, but she
had only seen him in company with Mrs. Beazley since
the marriage, on the occasion of Mr. Beazley giving a
little party. After the separation, her sister told her
that her husband had ill-treated her; but she had heard
from Mr. Beazley that his Wife was fond of a drop.
When the•petitioner separated from the rdspoiadetit he
left het a room full df ftniiiture add allo*ed hat .ss.
a Week, hilt after a time he cliscontinded the allo*ance,
and she had been obliged to sell the goods. The respon-
dent Was now living with another sister, who hid mar-
ried a brother of Mr: Beazley:
Maria Beazley, the daughter of the petitioner, aged
eleVed yeari, deposed chat on one occasion she had seen
Mr: drahani kiss her Mother, add at another time she
had seen acts of undue familiarity pass between them.
Thf, trutrnSry of filo witnee.iteeinfli in he very
as to dates.

Another sister of Mrs. Peazlcy's was also examined
in support of the petitioner's case. She deposed that
the respondent had resided with her for-the last fifteen
months. Knew Mr. Graham. He had been in the
habit of associating with her family since they were all
children together. There had never been a burial, or
marriage, or christening in her family without Mr.
Graham being present. If the respondent -had ever
taken a little too much it was entirely through her
husband, who had persuaded her to take it. After she,
had abstained for nine months, Mrs. Beazley told her
that the petitioner had drawn her over the counter by
the hair of her head, and witness had doctors' letters to
prove that the respondent had fits from the blows she
received from het husband.

Their Lordships were of opinion it was impossible to
decree a divorce upon such evidence as that before them.
The case rested upon the testimony of a young child,
whose memory was altogether imperfect as to dates, and
whose story *as utterly incredible: The petition must
be disniissed:

➢IAYCOCK V. MAYCOCK AND NORTON

Dr. Spinirs conducted the petitioner's case.

In this 6* a dissolution of marriage was asked for
by Charles Maycock, on account of his wife's adultery
with a man nanied Norton, better known as " Blind
Teddy the. Harper." The petitioner was a cabinet
maker. The marriage took place in February, 1851, at
BirMingham; and the parties cohabited at Leamington
until June, 1858, when Mr. Maycock was obliged to
separate from his wife in consequence of her irregular
habits.

The evidence went to show that the respondent fell
into habits of intemperance, and sold her husband's
furniture before the separation, and that she afterwards
cohabited at various places with a blind musician.
The Court granted a divorce.
DECK V. DECK.

Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., and Mr. Keane appeared for the

petitioner.

This was a petition by the wife for a divorce, by rea-
son of her husband's bigamy and adultery. The parties
were married at St. Luke's Chapel, Norwich, in March,
1844, the respondent being a chemist. They cohabited
together until 1848, when they separated under a deed,
and shortly afterwards Dr. Deck went to America. It
appeared that in October, 1853, he' contracted a second
marriage at Brooklyn, but that marriage was annulled
in 1854 by the American courts;
After the examination of Witnesses
A decree was pronounced.

YESTERDAY:
WITHERS V. WITHERS AND JENKINS

This' was a suit instituted by the petitioner against
his wife, for a dissolution of their marriage, on the
ground of adultery with the co-respondent. .
Mr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. Kerslake appeared for the
petitioner, the respondents did not appear.

From the statement of the learned counsel and the
evidence, principally that of a sister of Mrs. Withers,
of the name of Susannah Williams, formerly the wife of
Mr. Jenkins, but no relation of the co-respondent, it
appeared the petitioner and hi; wife were married on
the 16th of August, 1840, at Bermondsey, the witness
being married at the same time to 'Mr. Jenkins;
they all went to reside together at No. 42, Prince's-
square, Kennington. The petitioner was absent during
the week, being a draper's assistant, and at home only on
the Sunday. Mrs. Withers had become acquainted with
the co-respondent before her marriage, but the hus-
band knew nothing of the fact until after she had eloped,
• leaving a letter addressed to her brother-in-law, Mr.
Jenkins, dated the 19th of March, 1841, in which
she expressed her intention to leave her husband,
and go and reside abroad. She had many reasons for
doing so. It had nothing to do with his family, she had
never been happy, but had been very miserable ever since,
and nothing further *as heard of her or some time.
and it was believed she had been residing with co-respon-
dent Jenkins, who is a traveller to a wine merchant in
Mark-lane, at various places in Spain, Italy, and France,
as letters had been received from her by her sister,
stating she had given birth to two children. In 1855
she came back to this country, and called upon her
Sister with the children, and since that period the
respondents had been residing as man and wife. It
was only in 1-858 that the petitioner; who carries on
business as a draper, knew of his wife's return.
The Court were not satisfied with the case as pre-
sented, and they exercised the power of calling the
petitioner, whose evidence having been given,
Sir Cresswell Creswell decreed a dissolution of the
marriage, with costs against the co-respondent.

The New York postmaster has proved a defaulter to

the amount of $155,000.
MURDER Or A WOMAN AT ALDERSUOTT. The
coroner for Surrey held an inquest on Saturday at
Aldershott, on the body of Anne Read, a fine young
woman of 18, who, it is alleged, had been brutally
murdered at the camp at Aldershott on the previous
Saturday night by two privates of the Military Train,
named John Farrell dud Martin Conway. From the
evidence adduced, it appeared that the deceased, who
was one of the class termed unfortunates, had been in
company with the accused men in the camp on Satur-
day evening, and late at night was seen proceeding
with them towards the common, and in the direction of
the Basingstoke Canal. Hannah Roloar, au acquaint-
ance of the deceased, left her in company with
the accused ; and shortly afterwards, on passing over
Bateman's-bill, heard loud screams of " Murder," in a
woman's voice, coming from the canal, and cries of "Oh,
Lord! oh, Lord! do let me alone," and then a sudden
splash in the water, and all was silent. Charles Pickett,
lock-keeper, found the deceased's body in the canal.
Her clothes were torn to pieces, as if she had been
engaged in a fearful struggle, and marks of extreme
violence were visible on the body. Police-constable
Cox, who apprehended the accused, told them he charged
them with murder, when Conway replied, "And a good
thing, too ;" and Farrell added, "And so say I." He
searched them, and found on Conway a purse and some
other articles belonging to the unfortunate woman.
Other evidence was brought forward, which left no
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THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AND LADY t
FRANKLIN.—The Anniversary Meeting of the Royal
Geographical Society was held on Monday night, and
was one of the most interesting meetings ever held by
that body—the Victoria gold medal, the highest honour
which it is in the power of the society to confer, being
presented to Lady Franklin and Capt. Sir L. M'Clintock.
Lord Ripon, the president, made the presentation in a
highly appropriate speech. Lady Franklin was not pre-
sent, but Sir Roderick Murchison attended on her
behalf, and read a letter from that distinguished lady,
which gave graceful expressions to her feelings. Sir
Roderick claimed for Sir John Franklin the first die •
covery of the North-west passage, and urged that a
national monument should be erected, on which the
gallant Franklin's claim to that discovery should be
distinctly recognised. Lady Franklin says :—" In the
contemplation of so just and so generous an act
towards the dead, all personal considerations arc
well nigh absorbed, yet not so entirely but that I feel
deeply the great and exceptional kindness of which I have
myself become the object. Disclaiming, as I must ever
do, all merit for efforts which originated in the natural
impulses of love and duty, and which never could have
been successful without the steadfast help of all those
who upheld and served me so well, I shall not the less
cherish, with great pride as well as gratitude, the touch-
ing and distinguished proof so generously accorded tc
me of the approbation and sympathy of the Royal
Geographical Society."