The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-10 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
Fn. 9.
(Wore Um Jodie Ordirmary.)

This was a petition for a dissolution of merry on the
grouad of the respond eut, Major Fitegeralds, alleged adults y
with the wife of Captain Mallet. The special jcry, how-
ever, without a momest's delibetaties, ogad for the re.
speediest.
Mr. M. Chambers, Q. C. (with him Dr. Wm/my), now moved
for a role all for a sew trial, on the ground, let, that the
evidence of a person named James Cornelius Kelly had beet
improperly rejected ; Redly, that the petitioner had bees
taken by surprise; 3rdly. that the judge had improperly
directed the jury as to the legal definition of cruelty ; sad
lastly, that the verdict bad been against the weight of evi-
dence. The learned counsel submitted that it would be better
if the leaned judge would at once call is the amistaties of
the full wart ; inasmuch as there would estinialy be an ap-
peal whatever his decision might be.
Sir J. Wilde said that nothing would be more agreeable
to hint than to get rid of the CAN ; bat it did not appear to
him to involve say particular peiote of law, and he ought
nut to divest himself of a responsibility which it was his
duty to assume.
Mr. Chambers then proceeded with hie eigtuneet, on
which he dwelt at great length.
. .. • . . .

Sir J. Wilde retailed his -opinion es the poises of law.
As to the cruelty, he perfectly agreed with the jury ; sod
to the adultery, he did sot feel disposed to interfere
ith the verdict. —Rule refused.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE..

MANSION•HOUBR

Two stylishly dresier,iyonegi;enoaused Betsey Arai
and George (Astrid, were brought before Xt. Alder
Gibbons, who sat for the Lord 3f aror, charged with making
• didurhanos and assaulting the police.
Palterer:mutable 672 was in Aldgate on the previous night
bstwese 12 and 1, in company with another countable, end
heard the two defendants, who were in compsey with a
number of other young men, making a sone by imitating
the bray of an sag. The officer spoke to than and told them
sot to make so much noise' when Swish. told him if he did
not mind his own business he should report him, and making
use of an Indecent expression motioned the notes. The
°glow west sitar him, sod catching bold of him said he
should take him foto custody, upon which he struck the
racer, and upon the other coining to his assistance Gabriel
assaulted him. Several other constables rime up, and then
there began a regular nzeMe, in which one or two of the
constables were thrown down.

—Flub testimonyca'th; ocmrTieble was borne out by several
oaken, who said they heard the noise the defend►ute and
their companions were making at a great distance, and de-
scribed it rs such as to annoy the Inhabitants at such a time
at cmht.
The defendants deeied making a noise. They said they
were eertaioly singing, sad talking rather loud, but not
sulloieot to create a disturbance, cad that all that they had
does was innelf-dateoce.

They called two witnesue to eockaroar to prove this,
but Mr. Alderman Gibbous said he wair of °picric* that the
diastases had behaved is a most disgraceful mussy by
sables a poise and anooyiag the citizens et such se urea-
Kimble hour. He wee sot sure Out he ought set to seed
them to prima without the option of a Bee ; at it wu he
should mark his sense of their conduct by dein them
each 51.. or is default twenty-one days imprisosmist.
The mosey was paid.
!MAIM&
_ _

Abney Hopton, a well -dremeal---youog mao, who caned
himself a clerk io the West Isdu Dock, waa broaght before
Mr. Paget, charged with oommittiug a violent medial, on
Mn Aiwa Hill. _

The complainant. whose face wee much iojured and wbo
had lost • coosiderable quantity of blood, Intl that she
wee living at No. 21 East-street. Mile-end.med. On
Monday night, at S o'clock, she was is company with
two females near the Hem of Amity publinhome,
in the Glebe-road, waittsg for • lady
friend meld* is Caritenolonre, when the prisoner, who
was inebriated, came reeling along the pavement, and
struck her oe the shoulder with an umbrella. She told
him be had better go home, and sot interfere with
able people. He immediately tamed rowed, and struck bar
a violent Mow is the face. abs wee Manned for • few
woods, and whet she reeovered she saw the prisoner rue-
sing away, punned by her friends and a number of bom
The prisoner was stopped and given into = She
in
bled copionaly from the we, sail had been in
pain ever since.
Mr. Paget—This is • most disgraceful case indeed. Yon
bane struck • woman in the public street. and the public
met be protected sanest such outrages ea these. I sentenee
you to three months' imprisonment and bud labour.