The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-16 00:00:00

BELLEW V. BELLEW AND EDEN.

This was a suit instituted in the Divorce Court yester-
day, before Sir Cresswell Cresswell, juOge ordinary, by
the Rev. Sohn Sheppgrd Montagu Bellew (the popular
pfeaeher arid lecturer) wgOist is wife Eva Maria; fttr
a diisoliltiOti of niitrit* liy terton cif i ei, achiltety with
the co-respondent, the Hon. Ashley Eden, a gentle.:
man holding an important office in the civil service in
India. The wife appeared to the petition, but put
in no plea. The co-respondent appeared and put in a
plea, not den'ing the adultery, but submitting that he
ought not to be condemned in the costs of these pro-
ceedings, he having paid the damages and costs in an
action brought against him by the petitioner in India for
aim. doh:

Dr. Travers Twiss and Tristraid appeared fdr the
rev. petitioner; Dr. Swahy appeared for the ea-responz
dent. The wife was not represented.
It appeared from the statements of the learned
counsel and the documentary evidence of proceedings
in India, that Mr. Bellew was married to his wife,
Eva Maria Money, hut at the time of the marriage a
widow, of the name of Palmer, at St. Saviour's

Church, Southwark, on the 27th of March, 1847. They
continued to live happily together until 1851, there
being three children of the matriage. In 1851 Mr.
Bellew was appointed to' a blidplaibby Ctilmltta he
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then proceeded with his wife and fariiilY, and Continued
to reside there, and cultivated the acquaintance of the
principal official European residents. The lion. Ashley
Eden had come over to India on the Civil Service, and
was received on most friendly terms by Mr. Bellew,
Vito continued to live happily with his wife until 1853,
when by means of an intercepted letter, Mr. Bellew dis-
covered that the cd-respondent had been carrying on an
adulterous intercotirso pith his tcife for some ifitib; arid
on inquiries being niadb; it thiS aS6eitairied that
was hi the habit of goliig td Mr, hdenig td bail
Mm to tiffin, and the mere Seen to occupy the same
riiattress; arid
..othei. c:iiilenCe;, left no doubt oft their
guilt. Mrs. Bellew alisCOricled on the diSco,rery, and
was ascertained td be lining with i.fir: Eden: 11fr
13,11ew brought an action against him on the civil' side
of the Supreme Court of Bengal for crim. con., and recovered
5,000 rupees damages and costs. Mr. Eden paid, Mrs.
Bellew remaining with him. Mr. Bellew then insti-
tuted a suit on the ecclesiastical side of the Supreme
Court, and in 1855 obtained a decree, a Inemed et Moro.
lie then returned to Vngland, and commenced proceed=
ings in the house of Lords for a dissolution of his Man:
'gage, but was compelled to drop therui outing to the
ertorntous eXpenst, and no* mile to this court.
`the official copies of the judgments and fornier
evidence were read, showing continuous adriltery, and
that Mrs. Bellew had since given birth td two children
by Mr. sclen:
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Aft: Ho Solicitor General for Bengal, Who hap 4
pened to be in this country, was examined, and deposed
that he was on terms of intimacy with Mr. Bellew in
1852, Ho appeared to live happily with his wife, but
in 1853 there was a marked change in her manner.
The witness deposed to having seen Mrs. Bellew after
she left her home, residing with Mr. Eden, and that
acts of adultery had taken place.

The affidavits of Gholam Hossien and Mr. William
Wilson Linton were then read. The former of these, a
native servant of the petitioner, proved that Mr. Eden
went to visit his mistress in a clandestine manner; and
the latter, the petitlottees Calcutta solicitor, deposed to
finding the respondents cohabiting together in a tent.
Dr. Twiss did not press for costs.
This was the case.
The Judge granted a decree nisi for dissolution, with-
out costs.

IMPORTANT INSURANCE CASE.

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The following interesting point Was decided by
the Court of Queen's Bench on Monday

SINCLAIR (ADMINISTRATRIX) v. THE MARINE

PASSENGERS ASSURANCE COMPANY,

This was a special case, which came before the Court
last term, and was argued by Mr. Macnamara and Mr.
Matthew for the plaintiff, and Mr. Geary for the com-
pany.

The question was whether death from " sunstroke"
came within the terms of the policy which had been
effected by the plaintiff's late husband with the Marine
Assurance Company. The deceased, by the terms of
the policy, was insured against any personal injury
from, or by reason, or in consequence of any acci.•
dent which should happen to him on any ocean, sea,
river, or lake. For the plaintiff it was contended that
death from sunstroke was an accident. On the part of
the defendants it was contended that death from sun-
stroke was not a death caused by accident, but by a
disease, which though rare in this country, was well
known in India and other tropical climates, and was
brought on by excessive heat, and more frequently by
the direct heat of the sun.

The Court took time to consider the point raised, and,
to-day,

The Lord Chief Justice delivered judgment in favour
of the defendants, stating that it was the opinion of the
Court that a sunstroke was not an accident within the
meaning of the policy.
Judgment for the defendants.

SHIPMENTS OF YARNS AND COTTONS
TO THE EAST.

According to some tables prepared by Mr. Samuel
Mendel, of Manchester, of the exports of plain cottons
and yarns to the East during the last eight years, the
general movements of our trade in that region have
been as follows :—Of plain cottons out shipments tti
Calcutta experienced a gradual increase from 1853 to
1859 of 110 per cent. Last year, however, there was a
falling off of more than 20 per cent., the totals having
been 365,232,911 yards, against 459,722,963 in 1859.
To Bombay the increase of shipments from 1853 to
1859 was 135 per cent., while last year there was a
reaction of more than 21 per cent., the totals being
209,238,779 yards, against 265,567,788 yards in
1859. To Hong long the shipments last year were
much in excess of those of any former period, the total
being 70,723,201 yards, showing an increase of more
than 30 per cent. on 1859, and 214 per cent. since 1853.
To Shanghai the shipments last year were 107.970,231
yards, showing a re.suction of about a half per cent.
from those of 1859, and an increase of 51 per cent. since
1853. With regard to yarns, the movements have been
less striking and satisfactory. To Calcutta the exports
last year were 16,392,4511 b, against 20,019,4851 b in
1859, and 15,259,07 ,lb in 1853 ; to Bombay they were
only 4,076,2121 h, against 12,896,8751 h in 1859, and
7,760,960115 in 1853. To Hong Kong they were
7,636,6121 b, against 9,565,261 th in 1859, and
5,991,2531 b in 1853; and to Shanghai 18,0001 b,
against 55,1001 b in 1859, and 68,0301 b in 1853.

Matthew Phibbs has been fully :committed for trial
at the next assiAes for the county of Sligo, on a charge
of having murdered the O'Callaglians and the girl
Mooney on the night of the 7th or the morning of the
Bth inst.

TRADE AND MONEY IN PARIS . —Comrnercial difficul-
ties have not diminished within the last week ; they
have increased. The measure which the Bank of France
found it necessary to adopt to stop the increasing drain
of gold—that is, the raising of the rate of discount to 7
per cent.—has undoubtedly tended to limit commercial
operations. It is true that the shopkeepers of Paris
who deal in articles of luxury have on the occasion of
the new year found their receipts increase, but the
general merchants have not profited by this expenditure,
which from custom has become almost unavoidable.
Money is scarce, and everybody appears to feel it, and
contracts his expenditure as much as possible. Should
the same causes produce similar results elsewhere, the
demand for French produce, it is feared, will become
more limited.—Paris Letter.

THE LONDON AND 'NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY AND
THE LATE ACCIDENTS.—The following arrangements
have been made by the company in carrying into execu-
tion the decision of the directors to sl,.orten the speed of
their expresses during the continuance of the frost.
With respect to the extra tine allowed for mail and fast
trains, it may be stated that the following down traits,
viz., 7.25 a.m. Irish day mail train, from London ; 8.25
p.m., Irish night mail, and the 9 p.m. auxiliary night
mail, have been allowed 15 minutes additional from
Euston to Stafford, and 15 minutes additional from
Stafford to Holyhead. The 9.0 a.m. Scotch day mail
from London; the 8.40 p.m. Scotch limited mail, and
aa (dI dthi
tt oo an
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(on
nm
sEt Eustond tt oo Stafford,orlo a
Tmill
the 9.15 p.m. Scotch auxiliary mail, have 15 minutes
9e
151. minutes
n al tme
express from London has an additional 10 minutes from
Euston to Rugby ; and the 5.15 p.m. express from
London, 15 minutes from Euston to Birmingham. The
2.4.5 p.m. express and the 5.0 P.m. express from London
have 20 minutes additional from Euston to Stafford, and
10 minutes front Stafford to Liverpool, and Manchester.
The up mail and express trains nave an equal addi-
tional allowance of time for the purpose of securing the
utmost possible amount of safety. Appended to the
instructions specially issued to ail the working officers
of the line is that they are "to exercise the greatest
vigilance and render all the assistance they can in
taking the necessary precautions for the safe working of
the line ;" and the particular "attention of platelayers
is called to rule 341 in the book of rules and regulations,
which requires them closely to inspect the rails, keys,
kc., and to see that the gauge is correct and the road in
good condition." It is thus very evident that the London
and North-Western executive are doing their utmost to
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prevent accident.