The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-19 00:00:00

SATURDAY EVENING,

nerrr prayed God to get rid of her, or seed the smallest .
violence to her, or said that I should like to thrash her
within an inch of her life. I
to her to kill fifty women. We lived happily together at
Braden—very happily. There were two large poplars
standing close to the house, which I cut clown with :
ber authority, because they made the house very
damp. To tell you the truth they followed
me about everywhere I went. (Laughter.) They
were so talk When my wife came down from Norwood •
she burst into tears and asked me why I bad cut them
down. I said, "I certainly did wrong not to write to
you," and I added, rather sharply, "If I nay not out down
trees I am nothing but an agent." I went to Cowes
because my wife was always very kind, and anxious that I
should be amused. She said, "Lord Motu:delimits always
cheers you up—pray go." We corresponded in the most
affectionate manner. [A letter from the petitioner was put in, I
signed " Yours, Porpina "—which was said to have been a
pet name that the petitioner had.] I came back in romp.
quince of a letter 1 received. I went 40WII IQ DOtter, and
saw my wife and her toOther Oft the steps of their house. I
said to myself," I Wonder what is law on the subject- she
It KW horrid wife, and has no complaint against me." At j
last I forced myself into the hones. Afters PA of amicable •
'operation which I thought bad take° pleas 1 determined
to place the house in order. In so doing I feted some
letters. [Wittier identified a number which were put iu ;
amongst them were two anonymous ones, which the re-
spondent had denied she had written.
Cross-examined by Mr. Chambers—l left two other
packets of letter' in Braden-h.use. Some of them have
been teed is this suit. I selected them. Have loss irri-
table ever since my wound in the Crimea. The rely dia.
piste I had with my wife in Paris was when she was dis-
satisfied with the price of our rooms. I said rather sharply
to her, " Georgy, don't bargain on our hooey-moon tour."
(Laughter.) She speska French remarkably well, and we
used a good deal of it in our convention. My father is
at Blarney. I have not seen him for 18 mouths. My step-
sister,
!din Julia Tulle, takes care of him, and is always
with him. When my wife dropped her glove I was what
yea might call " snappish." I voted the bell a
hove, and wished I was staying at home. Through life I
have always been most respectful towards women ; I have
never believed wrong of them. I never had high words with
my wife in Dublin ; rushed down stairs and went out of the
house in a passion. I cannot say that her complexion was
yellow ; but her akin was whiter under her hair, and I have
asked her to move her hair higher up. When I married
her I had not the slightest idea of her age. (Loud
laughter.) I know how old she is now, for I
have her baptismal certificate from Geneva. She was
born on the sth of May, 1875 ; and I was born in 1827. I
sent for the certificate when we were in Dublin, because I
thought she might possibly want it man officer's widow. I
canoot conscientiously say that I gave up any situation in
Ireland on her account, but I was biassed by onerideratioo
for her when I retired. We were always chaffing each
other. I never chaffed her on account of her scarecrow
figure ; on the contrary, I thought she hada very pretty me.
I used to say the man who drew the figures in Pe at k must have
a very peculiar type of womanhood, for all his women were
alike, but I said nothing personal to my wife, for I always
admired her. I have discussed the intrigues of married wo-
men with her ; but I never said I believed them. I should
be above slandering a married woman—that I should. I
belong to the Army sad Navy Club, Pall-mall. I did not
dine at Chester-street on the first day we took possession of
our house there. I cannot say when I dined there first.
Re-examined—Mr. Pettigrew, the brother of Dr. Petti-
grew, is in China.
Dr. Moors and Dr. Dwyer, of Dublin, and Mr. Finucane, of
Blaokrock, deposed to the state of the petitioner's health in
Ireland. Thetrevidence was to the effect that her miscar-
riage had been occasioned by the general state of her health,
and not from violence ; and that Major Fitzgerald was re-
markable for the kindness and attention which he exhibited
towards hie wife.

Mr. Ruck, of Cirenceeter, surgeon, attended the petitioner
in 1861. She was suffering, not from spasms of the heart,
but from debility. She said nothing to wither about spasms.
She mentioned to witness that she feared her husband was
ring to talcs laudanum. She wu in • very excited state.
oomequenoe of something she said witams west to Dover
on the 27th of November, when he saw Mrs. Fitzgerald's
mother. She came to London with him ; and on the way
Mrs. Bettiaworth said she bad sworn before God that she
would never let Major and Mrs. Fitzgerald some together
agile. Could not see Mrs. Fitzgerald at Dover except in
the preemies of her father and mother. She, therefore. fol-
lowed witness downstairs, and in shaking hands with rehear
she said that the thing was a question of money. Witness
had dined with the family, and had come to the same coo-
elusion himself from the conversation that had passed at
table.

CrOes•examined—Went to Dover to on the family about
this unfortunate diapute.
Emma Shelter was formerly a asevaet is the family of
Mrs. Bettisworth before her daughter's marriage. Went to
Mn. Fitzgerald after her return from Paris, and remained
in her service foe some time. Major Fitirgerald's conduct
was eztremly kind. The petitioner often told witness bow
good he was to bee. Mrs. Fitzgerald said that her mis-
carriage in Hume street had been canoed by getting a chill
when she want to see Lord Eglintos's entry. While she
was ill Major Fitzgerald was exceedingly Moil to her. She
oactsially used language which ladies did not often do.
Had heard her call young ladies "bitches.," and gentlemen
" designing scoundrels."- She often quarrelled with her
mother, end then they would oommunicate with each
other by means of notes, although they were living is the
same house.

Crossexarnised—Left Mrs. Fitzgerald's service the second
day after their return to Dover. Was discharged, but it
was entirely oaring to her mistress's bad temper. Had
since lived two years in the family of Mr. Mowbray
Morris. The petitioner often quarrelled with witness ;
bat could not lay she was always in the wrong. Wu not
la good health, and the butler gave witness wine every day
by the major's order,. Had had about a bottle altogether.
Mrs. Fitzgerald did not complain that witsees bad the wise
without her ksowledge. Believed that she was a very good
wife, but she bad a very bad temper. Wu dismissed
because she had taken a tly for the Itmgap instead of the
omnibus, and that had led to words.
Re-examined—Considered that wawa; had been unjustly
dismissed.

By theudge—Thers was nothing particular in Mrs.
Fitsgerald's appearanoe after the ball in Dublin, except
that her dress was crushed. (Laughter.) She did not
at all excited.aPr Doherty, the nurse who bad attended the petitioner in
Dublin, said that nothing could have been kinder than the
conduct of Major Fitzgerald. His wife would sometimes
speak lightly of him. Mrs. Fitzgerald once iudred witness
who a lady was that had called. Described her dress, and
the petitioner said, " It's that devil, Mrs. Mallet."
The court then adjourned.
It was announced that shoat three dozen more witnesses
would be called.