The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-15 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

After Tenn Sittings at Nisi Prins at Weetudoster.—(Befare
Lard Chief Justine Cockburn and a Special Jury.)
WE SS V. LORD AUGUSTUS Lorna.
The further hearing of this came was resumed this
The plaintiff again appeared in pawn ; Mr. Bovill7V. ,
.13 I JI r. Garth lot the defendant.

The evidence of Baron Arnim, taken by eommiesion, wax
put in and read in extemim The effect of it was that the
plaintiff represented himself to be the agent of a foreign
family of distinction, and that he only let the promisee
to him in that capacity, and not for him to become the
intermediate tenant or landlord u represented by the
plaintiff, and upon which he founded h* demand for

The learned counsel having summed up the evidence for
the defendant, the plaintiff addressed the jury at consider-
length, introducing numerous topics that had no bear-
tr.,; w caterer on the question, thereby unnecessarily pro-
tr.,cting the trial, which terminated by the jury returning •
~rtlict for the defendant.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
COUSIN e. COUSIN.—PART HURD.
•

This was the petition of Moot-nate Cowen, the wife of
Charles Cornet Bacon Cowen, of Myrasbay, near Bradford,
orkshire, merchant, who sought a divorce oc account of
ber husband's cruelty and adultery. The parties were mar-
ried in April,lB6l,and petitioner pleaded that the respondent
bad begun to treat her very ill soon after the wedding ; but
the chief act of cruelty alleged against him was that be bad
persisted in taking a cur into bed, and had also urged it to
bite her, thereby causing her both terror and annoyance.
The respondent was likewise charged with leaving his wife's
bed for the purpose of going to his servant's room and com-
mitting adultery with her.
The petitioner, whose deposition bad previously been
taken by a commission, was now called and examined
openly.
Sir J. Wilde said that the case, so far as proof of violence
went, fell very far short of what the law required ; bat he
would consider whether the peculiar character of the
cruelty itself might not be held to amount to cruelty.

COCK V. COCK.

The Queen's Advocate sad A. Wilson for the peti-
tioner.

Thu was alio the petition of a wife for a dissolution, the
grounda alleged being adultery and desertion. The parties
were married in 1838, end they lived for 10 years at
Make Derwent, near Devonport. where they carried
on business as drapers. The petitioner bad brought the
respondent • fortune of 500/. la 1848 he broke open •
tureen, took out all the money that wee in it, and left his
wife. A reconciliation was afterwards effected ; but he
again deserted her in 1857, and.he bad since absconded to
America. There were five children after marriage.
Proof of an adulterous co-habitation with a person named
Cheveoer was also given ; but the question arose whether a
deed of separation by which the parties had covenanted to
live apart, did not operate, notwithstanding the subsequent
reconciliation and co-habitation, se a bar to the plea of
desertion.
The court took time to consider the point.

TEE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
AN OBSTINATE CABMAN.

A cab driver and proprietors, named Joseph Whit/al, was
summoned for annoying and following • gentleman, Mr.
Robert Butt, and demanding 4d.
The complainant stated that he was walking in Charing-
crou on the evening of the 26th Mt, when he was rudely
accreted by the defendant, who, holding 6d. and 2d, in his
hand, demanded 4d. more "as his fare." As witoolll had not
not been in any cab at all that evening, he told the defen-
dant he most be mistaken ; but he persisted in declaring
that vitamin had Jost got out of hi. nab, and continued
following him upon which witness took the number of his
badge and sitnintoned
. _

Another gentlemen, who had aciecenpanied complainant to
alecture on the evening is question, and had wily jest left him
at Chariog-eroes, when the dispute arose, proved these facts,
and the impossibility of hie friend being the gentleman who
bad driven in the defendant's cab.

Notwithstanding this evident", the cabman still penistad
that be had not been miMakeo, and that complaisant was
the gentleman who bad *staged his cab from the Victoria
station.

Heavy—Than you mean to impute to both the re.
vectable gentlemen who have attended here today, that
they have committed perjury ?
Defendant—linty were both in court wine I made my
statement, and heard each other's evidence.

Mr. Henry—l most my your meaner a very insulting.
Than cannot be a doubt that you mistook the complainant
for the person who bad left your cab, and if you bad made
a proper apology, I doubt not they would be satisfied.
Complainant said he had no wish to press the charge, if
defendant would apologise.
The defendant, however, showed no disposition to apolo-
gias, although admitting that he might possibly have made
the mistake.

Mr. Henry said the defendant made even this admission
with very bad grate, and u he refused to make a proper
apology, be mu* be toed 11. and coats.
WORSHIP-STREET.
VIZ BUICIDZ 3LLNIA.

Daring three listings at this then have been heard
by Mr. Hooke four charges of attempted suicide, one of
which was by strangulation, on* by drowning in the Regent's
one in the River Lek and the fourth by tire-anna.
To-day there was another.
Mamma Mayhew, a careworn bat decently droned woman,
about 30 years of age, was charged with an attempt to de-
stroy her life, by taking poison on the 24th ultimo.
Police-coutable 124 H deposed to being called on the
date mentioned to et. Joha.street, Beihnal.greeo, where he
found the prisoner lying on the door of a miserable room in.
mosible, and by her side a glans containing the dregs of a
liquid, subsequently proved to be sugar of lead. Immediate
assistance restored her, and she was removed to the work-
house, where from the effects of t►e poison she had been up
to this day.
In answer to the wool inquiries as to her motive for wish-
in to destroy hermit, she aid, in an almost inaudible tone,
I had some words with my husband a short time Moon,
and he left sae. I asked him for sasistance, but he said he
would not give me a halfpenny to save my life; that ha
could not support two wives, and I might do the best I
could. I passed night after night in the streets, and at
length went to whore my husband works and took the poison
there.

By Mr. Safford (clerk)—l have cot any family. I deal
know where my husband now in
Mr. Cooke—Let the husband be found and attend here oa
the neat occasion.
Remanded.

GREENWICH.
CHARGI_OF STABBING.

Rosdta Peal°ld: agd 25, I:atylaii-dreseed and good.
looking young woman, was planed is the dock before Mr.
Maude, charged with wilfully stabbieg Richard Suter.
The complainant said be resided at 10, John's-Sarno*,
Trafalgar-road, Greenwich. On the previous evening,
is company with his brother, he left borne. for the
earposa of inertia; some friends on leaving the Greenwich
Theatre Whilst proceeding through the prised* street
of the town the prisoner came op to him, threw her
arms atoned his neck, and importueed him to
secompany her to her home. He refuted to do ao and
finding afterwards that the theatre was closed he
sod his brother went into the Prince of Wales public-house,
Loodon•street, Greenwich, and had a glass of ale. While
standing at the bar the prisoner entered, sod, coming up to
him, plungt.l a penknife she held in her band into the side
of his neck, and then attempted to stab him in the chest,
when she was secured and the knife was taken from her.

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lay° e'idenoe-

Police-mutable 3:09 It said he was called upon to take
the primmer into custody, when he saw the complainant
bleeding from a wound in the neck.
The prisoner, in answer to the magistrate, denied having
bad a knife in her hand, and said that the complainant had
formerly cohabited with her, but bad sow left her.
Mr. Maude told the prisoner that had the knife entered
one of the arteries of the neck the probability was that the
complainant would now be dead, and she would have been
standing in the dock upon a charge of murder. B. should
deal with the present case as one of commee assault by sen-
tencing her to twomonthe imprisonment with hard labour.
The prisoner, on bearing her sentence, laughed franti-
cally, and declared she would suffer twelve months' impel-
aournent for the complainant on coming out of gad.

DEATH IN ♦ WILL.—A sad accident occurred in
the village of Crowdsld, Suffolk, yesterday morning, to Mr.
John Offord, of Coddenharn, extensively known in the
locality as a well-sinker. It simmers that Lady Middleton
(widow of the late Sir W. Middleton) had kiedly node',
taken to provide a well on her estate for the comfort
and convenience of the poor and others of the
parish of Crowfield, and had intrusted the execu-
tion of the works to Mr. Offord. The work@
had been io progress some 10 or 12 days, and the digging
Lad been carried to the depth of some 70 feet. On Moo-
day the presence of foul air was discovered, but not to any
Bat extent, and the work was carried on se usual up to
fteakfut time yesterday morning. After breakfast Mr.
Offord wee let down in a basket to continue his labours ;
as soon se he reached the bottom, however. be immediately
called oat, " Pull up!" The person in charge of the pulley
atones attended to his instructions, but when deceased was
raised about G feet he appeared to come in contact with the
foul air, which so stupefied him as to cause him &oleos his
►old, and he fell back to the bottom of the well. EVllly
EleltinD was made to relates the thOne man from his peri-
lous situation, but the presence of the foul air rendered it
impossible for say persoe to vesture down. At the time
our report left the body had not been brought to the surface
PEDIGREE WHEAT.--There is now 80m0 pedigree
wheat growing in Mr. Page's sureary, neer Sotithetoptim,
the stalks of which a few days ago were six feet high, some
of the roots Lad more than 30 stems, and the eats were
upwards of four inches in length.