The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-11 00:00:00

SODEN T. soprx AND TAAtTI.

Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. Beasley for the petitioner ; Dr.
Spicks fur the oceirespoodent
The marriage took place at St. Martin's-in the.Fie:ds in
March, 1852, sod the parties immediately left Eogland for
Australia. In 1857 the petitioner determined to go up the
country, and as it would have been iocouvenient for bis wife
to accompany him, it was arranged that she should nom
to England. She accordingly reached Loodoo in
and after staying for a short time with her eater, a Mrs.
Rogers, she took lodgings at No. G, Northumberlaudztrest.
Strand, which was then occupied by a Mrs. Panel. sloe re-
presented herself to be the wife of Captain Robert Soden.
who was ordiosrily at Aklersbott, but be visited her
from time to time, and occasionally slept with her. On tits
24th of March she fell seriously ill, and Mrs. Panel sent for
her medical roan' Dr. Edwards. At the end of • week
the respondent became ineensible.and then Mrs. Pixel wrote
and telegraped to Captain Robert Soden at the camp; but both
her letter and her message were returned, with an Mtimation
that no such person was known. Mis. Pined then examined
the reepoodeat's bozos, awl found a letter addressed to Mrs.
Rogers, who was immediately sent for. Mrs. Roa3ol
came, and the intrigue was thus discovered. its
captain afterwards came. sod acknowledged that the
lady was not his wife. He requested, however. that
every etiolation might be pearl to her, and goo
Mee. Pixel his cent from which it appeared that he was
really Captain Taaffe of the Lowth Rides. As soon as the
esspoodeut was tit to be removed Mrs. l'inel gave her
notice to leave. Captain Tariffs afterwards addressed •
letter of thanks to Mrs. Paint. whom he complement.' .3
her Christian coedoet to the respondent. 'Hue was Went:bed
as in the handwriting of the co-mayapple-a ; hut
Sir J. P. Wilde did not think that Captaiu Taaffe'a
ledge of the respoodeot's real character hail been established.
There must, thetefore, be a decree nisi without cats.
BLAKr. (IN rottmA pArrrr.ts) r AND
Mr. C. E. Coleridge for tue petition. a.
The marriage was on the h hat November. INI2. the
husband, Jesse Blake, being then a shepherd at tt aaaton
Riven. He lived happily with his wife till
Ile then removed to a place in Kent, where
he took the co-respondent iuto bin home as a lodger. Ha
wife soon afterwards, as it was alleged, eloped with Gardi-
ner. The petitioner fetched her home again, hut ate again
ran away with the ceresponaleut, with whom stag bad eon
lived near Norwich, and had borne him • child.
The ea.* was directed to st,nal over, in order to 'nib,.
the petitioner to attend awl Im e1....1mA Ai to the curium
stances a Lich had led to the separation.

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