The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 15, 1862.

rtreet, Edgware-road:Aftenvards sawtherespondent go into
an hotel. Accompanied another witness named Brown to
a room there, and found the respondent in bed with a man.
Brown was also examined, and gave corroborative
evidence.

Mr. Francis said it would be idle to contend that the
adultery bid not been made out, and he would also admit
that the order of the Master of the Rolls might be consi-
dered a reasonable excuse for desertion ; but be contended
that the petitioner had been guilty of suchneglect in leaving
his wife without the means of support as ought to deprive
him of the remedy he sought.
Mr. Thomas Newcombe, of 6, Victoria-terrace, Rochester.
square, said that the partite, who bad lodged at his house,
appeared to live very happily together till the separation.
The respondent appeared very much distressed when her
husband was taken from her.

Maria Postal, servant of the last witness, gave similar
evidence. Up to the time that the respondent left, which
was in July, 1861, she behaved like a lady. She was never
out at night. Should say she was about 28 years of age.
Mr. Se *cant Shee replied.
Sir C. I said there was no authority which the
court exercised with so much anxiety as a discretionary
power, which was what the respondent now wished to
invoke. The present was no doubt a very remarkable one.
He could not for one moment believe that the respondent
had ever had a moment's doubt that the petitioner was
under age. If a youth of sixteen was so silly uto
marry a prostitute of 28 or 35, it might very well be
that he was so ignorant as not to know
what was the life the woman was leading. He
might possibly have thought that, as her mother was living
with her. she was a person of humble but honourable I
station. Howeverthat might be, it wuclear that the woman
had been the manager of the whole transaction, for it was
she who volunteered to fetch in a second witness at the church.
There could be no question that the Master of the Rolls
had a perfect right to separate the parties till the infant
came of age. The boy had 'nothing to give the respondent,
and had not left her voluntarily ;so that it could not be
said that he had been guilty either of desertion or of neglect.
Could it be contended that his family was bound to support
her Mrs. Heaven could hardly have been ez-
to provide for a woman whom she be-
geecyrdd to have inveigled her child (for be
was hardly more) into a disgraceful marriage ; and the
respondent must all along have known that such would be
her feeling. If be (the judge) were to express any opinion
favourable to such conduct as the respondent's, he was
afraid that it would tend greatly to increase the number of
these contempts of the Court of Chancery ; and he thought,
therefore, that be should not be exercising a wise discretion
if he refused the petitioner the relief he sought.
Decree nisi.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

THE PARISH AUTHORITIES OF ST. GEORGE'S, HANOVER.
SQUARE, AND THE CASUAL POOR.

Mr. Rogers, one of the officers of St. George's, Hanover-
square, attended this morning at the request of Mr.lizt
in consequence of some complaints roads by persons
before him yesterday morning with breaking windows, that
they could not get admission to the casual ward of the
workhouse.

Mr. Knox having mentioned the particulars of the an,
Mr. Rogers said the poet board of St. George's had every
desire to take their fair share of such oases as those men-
tioned, and some time since the question, which was a vexed
one, was before them, and • committee was appointed to
consider the same, and after considerable deliberation and
inquiry, they found that such cases were most unequelly dealt
with by the various parishes in the metropolis, some
having wards for the reception of large numbers of
' casual poor, some for small numbers, while others had
none at aIL A deputation waited upon the Poor-law Board,
with the view that the commissioners would deal with the
matter, and propose some scheme that would be fair to all
parishes and such class of poor, but the commissioners were
unprepared to offer a plan to carry out such equitable view.
At the time in question they were in the habit of
taking in 100 or 400 casual poor a week, but the board
came to the conclusion that the ward should be
shut except to persons brought to the workhouse by the
police, and those admitted at the discretion of the master
and the porter. It was found that • vast number of the
persons applying were beggars about London, and not
strangers, and the system of admission bad gone on ever
since. The authorities of the parish were most anxious to
do their duty. Every person who was brought to the house
sick was taken in and kept in the house, and any sugges-
tion that might be made by his worship would be at-
, tended to.

Mr. Knox said that on the previous day the porter said
the casual ward would only hold 25 persona, but that 50
could be squeezed in. Surely accommodation for only 25
persons in this inclement weather showed a very deficient
state of things, and a place that would only hold 23 persons
was not proper for 50.
Mr. Rogers said that suppose they extended their number
and took in 50 and then there was a surplus, what was to
be done with the surplus? The board felt that such cases
ought to be looked to, and that some provision ought to be
made. It was thought the Poor•law Board should take the
matter in hand.

Mr. Knox said he was quite aware that if there was not
some the workhouses would become barracks for
all the gars about London. When persons came before
him for breaking windows they ought to be pnuished, but
he did not think that tekin& in 25 or 30 persons was provid-
ing sufficient accommoda•on in inclement weather.
Mr. Rogers said formerly, when the ward was open, per-
sons used to congregate at the doors in large numbers ; the
undeserving got there tirst and got admitted, while the more
deserving who did not get there in time were not admitted.
Mr. Knox said he would advise the authorities, with the
view of putting themselves right with the public, to have
larger accommodation.
The matter then dropped.

The painful duty devolves on us to announce the
death of one of our most prominent public men, and one of
the most patriotic of our resident proprietors—the Honour.
able Berth) Jarvis, senior member of the legislative
council, who died on board the royal mail steamer
Seine, on his outward voyage from England, two days before
reaching St. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Jarvisleft this island on
a visit to Ragland, in spring last, and they were on their
return when the hon. gentleman's life terminated.—Antigua
Weekly &Aster.
BURGLARY AND ROBBERY OF 400/, AT SCAR-
noirouou.—Ao extensive burglary has just been discovered
at Scarborough, on the premises of a widow lady—Mrs.
Wear, widow of the late Mr. Wear, Lloyd's agent at that
port. It appears that Mrs. Wear left her house on Mon-
day. evening, to reside at her daughter's for a few days,
during the absence of the hitter. She has just found,
on returning home, that her house has been burglariously
entered during the interval. A square of glees in
a hack window bad been muffled with a paper,
smeared with treacle, and then broken and the
fastenings unloosed. The drawers in the best bedroom were
found wrenched open, apparently with a chisel. In one of
them Mrs. Wear had placed her cash box, which, =fortu-
nately, contained, when she left it, about 360/. in notes and
gold. This has been carried off, together with two gold
watches, worth nearly 2I)/. each. The thieves did not dis-
turb any of the silver plate that was in the house, and •
silver watch was also allowed to remain. The police are
now instituting very active efforts for the discovery of the
offenders, as this is the third burglary committed in Sorbro'
within two or three weeks, and it is the most serious one
that has yet taken place in the town. _

TRAFFIC Rzcztrrs.—The traffic receipts of' rail-
ways in the United Kingdom amounted for the week ending
the Bth Nov., on 10,499 miles, to 538,1411., and for the
oorreapooding week of last year, on 10,186 miles, to
528,6981., showing an increase of 313 miles, and of
9,4431. in the receipts. The gross receipts on the fol-
lowing 14 railways amounted in the aggregate, on 7,221
miles, to 423,285/. ; and for the oorrespooding week
of 1961, on 7,006 miles, to 415,443/. ; showing an in-
crease of 215 miles, and of 7,842/. in the receipts. The
increase on the Caledonian amounted to 314/. ; on the
Great Souther* and Western, to 352/. ; on the Great
Western to 9"6/. • on the London and North-Western to
4,2141. ; on the London, Brighton, and South Coast, to
99614 on the London and South-Western to 7191.; on
the Midland to 5021.; on the North British to 12/. • on
the North-Eastern to 5671. ; and on the South-Eastern to
1,1561.—t0ta1, 10,6241. But from this must be deducted
1741., the decrease on the Great Eastern ; 1,1074 on
the Great Northam ; 1,084/. on the Lancashire and York.
shire ; 4151. on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ;
together, 2,7801., !saving the increase, as above, 7,8421.
The goods 11.0(1 mineral traffic ou those Linea amounted to
238,3661., and for the corresponding week of 1861 to
236,2911., showing an increase of 2,0751. The receipts for
passengers, parcels, amounted to 184,91 W., against
179,1521., showing an increase of 5,7671. The traffic
receipt. on 64 other lines amounted, on 3,279 miles, to
114,8.561., and for the correspooding week of hist year, on
3,180 mile', to 113,255/., showing an increase of 99 miles,
and of 1,6011. in the receipts. The passenger traffic
shows a falling off of 15,112/., as compered with the pre-
ceding week, which was the last week of the International
Exhil.ition. The total receipts of the put week show a
diereses of 21,8191. as compared with those of the pre-
ceding week, ending the Ist inst.

_ -
Tait CONFIIRSIONAL.—One of the American agents
of the Royal Insurance Company has recently forwarded to
Mr. DOTS the sum of 801., received throunh the agency of a
priest from some penitent sinner who is anxious to make
reparation to the Royal for a fraud committed upon it.
The money was accompanied with imperative instructions
that no questions were to be asked, from whom it came, or
why it was sent. —The News.
The Nazione of Florence states that some of the
deputies held a preparatory meeting on the 10th inst., to
consider the position they should take at the opening of
parliament, and that after various observations had been
made, they unanimously resolved to oppose the existing
ministry, as one whose views regarding questions of home
and foreign policy do not possess the oonfideoce of the
majority of the nation. It says, also, that meetings
have been held at Naples and Turin with the saute re-
sult. But the Soper° considers mestilip as premature,
sad, if anything, rather calculated to NOM the ministry.