The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-04 00:00:00

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In obedience to a writ of habni corpus obtdnad by lir.
toffard, George Spikesman was brought up this morn-
ing in the custody of the governor of the Home of Correc-
tion at Wandsworth, for the purpose of being diecherged.
It appeared that he was taken up on a charge of unlawfully
smithies a female in the pariah of Emote
on the 10th Match, 1864. Upon being brought before two
justices of the Epsom beach of the charge was
altered into one of indecent aaa but ea hearing the
evidence they convicted him of an aggravated 'malt, and
suitenced him to imorisoument for three calendar month@
with hard labour. On the part of the prisoner, it was con.
tended that the moment • charge of indecent assault was
made the justice@ had no jai isdictioe to summarily convict
—that the offence became an indictable one, and
that they ought to have committed him for trial.
The question depended upon the construction to be placed
on certain clauses of the 24th sad 25th Pin, chap. 101.
The return of Mr. Richard Oaalow, the governor of the
House of Correction basin been reed,
Mr. (Arrant moved that the prism= be discharged from
rustsdy on the ground that his conviction was informal.
Mr. Lush, thC., who appeared for the 1076100101 the
prison. applied for the postpone ant of the argonaut, se
he had only just received the papers in the rune, sad the
gloom was me of eery counderalle importance. He said
that since the act in question was pawed all the neleopolitaa
magistrates had pursued the name mum which had bean
adopted by the Epsom jostler.
The Court thought the application nasceable, mad 'd-
immed the case until to-morrow. _
• —. • _ _

The prisoner was than removed in custody, and it wea
arsoged that his pear... to-morrow should be dispensed

COURT OF PROBATE AND DPIOROZ.
(Before the Judge OnHilary.)
~.IaSHALL r. KIMBALL Ow wines mama mug-
vceura).
arzltitioner in this cans Wan UN Mk who charged the
e t with cruelty and adultery. The respondent had
accrued, but had sot answered the petitioner.
Mr. Pritchard (with his the Queen's Advocate) sow
stated that in consequenoe of the Queen's Proctor's inter-
vention be wee instructed not to oppose the dismissal of the

Tbe Solicitor (with him Dr. dpialra) said that the peti-
tioner was charged by the Queen's Procter with adultery,
desertion, and what might amiably be convenes. Did the;
tout desire that winner' Amid be called is winos, of
then eventuate ?

The Judge Ordinet7 said that that would not be seatesuy.
The ease was owe that showed bow extremely valuable was
tee proeisiou of the law which enabled the Quota's Proctor
to interfere.

Petition dismissed. No order es to oasts.
MUMS v. 00438=1.
br. Spittle' far the petitioner ; Dr. Swabs, far the
respoodent.
Ile petitioner rued fora divorce as account of her bus-
lead's cruelty sad adultery. They were married shoot
three years sr. and they cohabited till July, 1862 ; the re-
'modest bong the son of • farmer and many proprietor,
it Bradford, Yorkshire. The petitioner complained of the
taiform madmen and neglect with which her husband
treated bee. lie insisted on having • little dog in bed be-
tween them, and he had also set it on her to her peat an-
commie and terror. Re used also to get up in the night
and leave her for se hour or two together ; and on these or
c-..sione be went to the servant's room and committed addl.
kty with her. - - - -

Synake observed that besides seta of positive violent*.
the law recognised as cruelty various act. "per quod am-
iortinm arnittitur arid he mateeded that the present was
a cue to which that doetrhae applied.
'ir J. Wilde took time to enesidea his judgment.
WIRT 0. OMR.
Dr. Swabey appeared for the petitioser, Belinda Stink
the wife of a maser wariest, who iambi a divorce ea
the grimed of cruelty sad dagertien. The marriage gook
Owe is 18. W., end there had bees any me child horn of the
mice. The petitioner deposed to venom sets of pan per-
sonal violence. In Jainism lAA attar the impeaching's
rerun from a voyage to China. be was livivg; at
sr. Paerwrced, Canaden-equare. The petitioner bad
a young lady 'Myles with her, to whom the
respondent behaved is ma Milemat amemer. Kra
Sleet remonstrating with him, he said that she had
bees " • hateful cane" to him since his marriage ; sad
that the study of hi life should henceforth be bow to make
ter miserable. He thareapos spat is her face aid dashed
her went the chinney-piece. Soon afterwards be left her
and west to Ressegaia, where he anamitted adultery with
ruin prostitatee, wedge thedesigealioe of Coptainemeett
[The case was ace ceedaded when we west to prem.]
MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(THIS DAY.)

(Ekrfore the
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mates 101 SAVIIIG

Char/ale Dowohty,llo, • married women, wife of a printer.
sus indicted for fekeiouly caning and throwing banal
the Regent's (,`anal, with intent felooiously to choke
std suffocate herself, and, with reales aforethought, at-
tempting to kill and murder herself, neetrary to the Mann.
Tree wiener, who appeared in deep grief, pleaded gull iv.
The facts of the ease were these :—A SOYA named Join
Claz,, maid* at No. 7, Glineenternreet, Hfiggerstase,
ranging foreman to the Imperil Gee Company, has for
tnY Yefre been the mesas of reecnig person from diaris-
ts:. hartog in his time and the Ines of seven ponsas.
horse is situate near to the Regent's Ousal„ and
on the morning of the 10th of April at &boat
half-past 9 o'clock, his wife, wino was looking he. her
bark widow, saw the prisoner walk aloes the path and
deliberately throw herself into • deep part of the cassaL
she immediately called her hasbeed s attention to this;
be was dressing himself at the time to go out, bat be
immediately rushed frau the bone sad planed it° the
water to rescue the prisoner. He bad to swim tomi
10t had no sooner got near to her than she
Ira by the leg, and for some time, in oonsequeeco
cf his being almost disabled, they were very nearly inn
drowned together. Such would nedoubtecUy have hen the
cue bad not the by-Mission oa the towing path rendered
assistance, and both were got out, but much exhausted.
The woman was takes to the workhouse, where she was
attended to until such time as she was sufficiently reverend
to be taken to the House of Detention. and afterwards bsfare
",aristrate, by Frederick Carer, polies-conemble 188 N,
sad she told him that she had attempted to commit suicide
trice before.

The following is the woenan's statement :—" I wish to say
ti.u. that 1 teapot exert= the regret or sorrow that I feel
f iucb an act, bat I was quite anooescious of what I was
rog. I bare earnestly prayed by day and night for God
Protect me is my treatment, and I ought to have been
care of daring the time of my momenta of insanity.
can call them notbieg ; bat, after making forty
a good mother, I eras first led by my boatload to fall
t • the error. I should sot have done so bad I not been
,?el, by being kept up all hours sod seasons st sight for
vein. Since that I have fallen into drink. I would
a,ranglv go to any hones or place where 1 me be taken
car. of."

„Theo the greed jury returned a true bill they made this
' prusetmirot:—” The greed jury beg to call attes-
t. c to the praiseworthy modest of Jobe Clark le Davin
te :de of Charlotte Doughty, is &dog wbieb he appears se
Lr, incurred the risk of his own W. aced they are informed
::.at he has ham instrumental in saving life as several pre-
nois occasions, of which no public notice Ism been taken,
" ROBERT MARTIN, Foreman."
The Assistarit•judge said be deeply regretted that he had
!over to comply with the recommeedati•re of the greed
• but he hoped the emsdeetof this rue would be bresrOt
:er the notice of the Royal Ilumese Society. sad If that
*-re dose be thought be would be *stilled to the honourable
• of that society. As regarded the primmer he should
1-: then pus soy see Moos upon ber, bat should remand
.1.-rtintil the lout session. In the maintinee be directed

ts stia 11TMaldits seen by the chaplain of ‘Feerroinstwt
if lie of Correction (tbe Ray. Mr. Hans).
fLe primmer was then removed. but eau shortly after-
•.r•L visited by bar husbaod.