The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-02 00:00:00

Kato *nittlitgence.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—Yrarean*T.
BOMBS MS 140,11 CIIANCVL4OI4 114/110 8..0.u5, AND VINCOIIST
enusupuas us ♦ Onsets BILL
BATLEY'S DIVORCE.
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The home met yesterday for the purpose of hearing cvi•
doom in support of the bill now before parliament for dis-
solving the marriage between Richard Batley, the younger,
and Helen Susanna, his wife, on the ground of adultery
by the latter.

Mr. Merewether, in support of the bill, said the petitioner,
Richard Batley, was a minor, being only in his 20th year at
the date of hi/ marriage with a female, named Helen
Susanna Newton, celebrated at the district church of Bt.
Jobs. Waterloo-road, on the 9th of Getober, 1846. It was
a marriage contracted without the knowledge or consent
of the petitioner's father. Miss Newton had represented
herself to the petitioner as the daughter of a Captain New-
ton, of the army, residing at 6, Clarence-terrace, TunbridiFe
Wells. It however subsequently transpired that "Captain
Newton" was an imaginary person; for when the petitioner
wrote to inform him of the mambo with W daughter, the
letter, in course of time, was *mph the dead
letter department of the emboli" Mimed "sot known."
Doubts having been excited ne " remastability " of
' the lady, young Batley, the pstarnee, rendened the err-
madams to his father, whe, seemspoled by a friend,
went down to Tesbeidge WeUe awl eesursined that there
was no such person as Captain Non llem Vying there. Oa
the 16th of October it was agreed that the petitioner end
his wife should separate, and they mesnliagl
punted. Sore time after this petitioner moo
that Mrs. Batley wee Wadies an Imam emir et
Deets rat be bed no evidence of the diet ma the lith of
June, 1810. Ire= certain cimunstuter which bad excited
this iiides, it was resolved that the metions of Mrs. Bat-
ley shotM be Trebel The petbdonse selierdlegly arranged
with ore person mensed Neellsolli end sessair his friends,
to wash • beer at No. 40, Breek-reer, Newington.
Batley seined a roes dare, his Mewls reashißag in the
street Bore hoar eller Mrs. Batley, ried by a
men, arse Bra AMMO Asap lad erred the
Muse. Dolby, ear a Art oda ha We Muds,
and having herd apes the due et the is date whisk
lire. &My ad Ihe am bed gem, they wen Mai he
bed. Sera ervgalles semi sons took pre% and the
parties bed sr hoes N eseorteis the rare of Asa
sad Ilse parer von ennemeely arab as 116 ere so
adept the used IMOD of pissesdlng hy_is Misr el law.
Ho (the lensed werseeo resit thls eseirnms Mt it
also to he hie iy M Wier the beets diet are the se.
radon is 11/8 the peddrost wee ownereed by Ids wife be-
fore a megisroMe ftw reintenance, mad ea order for the
mord severshames per week Earle. cis days after
the firovesy et the tllh et Jere the paddera instated •
sok wind bar la dr lasisdastiesl Oenek ea 4 • dome el
Newts% by rams ef 'Wiry, wee pasemesd m Oho oth
of Downehee, 1850.
Lead Ihwegher asked if there was any oppodthe lo that
salt
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Mainsether said it rem te a retain extant eyessed,
Jeremiah ea err interregniories were made y pram ion
bebali of Mr. Wag. She wee now rf>rfilias whit a
peraon et the am at Ildawas. but it wee set mired
now te arshibil seater, with his. Whoa the soy et the
NH sew below dos homy sod the mdse. et the lllOll
serval bur. then the pored valor the serest
Serrrir beim the anise wet rids, at ededited thee
she toes Km Paiday.
Tba geed lam' proof reptind by the steadies ~1
a the berme sem thew priest& hider slia ihr. Owes,
the perer's sleek, who nerd the preset prosodies. ea
Mae. Baby, staled that she wee dra Wing at Hackney r
" Mr‘ Ikbasses." Wire the dessrests were stirred she
resorbed ee is bad biped sew et be troubled with
sad Met the yesseellep is the Beebeirtioal
tVbrtha'esded their IMMINIAIL
Ihmaidle,riaMft at 46, Breek-street, Newberry
dwelled Mei pare Os iebs 1848, Mir Newts, had re-
' add Ore Ow sheet sosetlis. Witness was preset at
the mirage, sed Mr. sad Mrs. Batley afterwards break-
herd at the bow, and lived there. Mies Newton sup-
ported herself by needlework, living privately and indus-
triously. 81se wr sot, as ea respectable young tamales

lord Dreashesa asked if the wham await to may that
thepatog wawa% esatait yea la any way improper
The Lad Cilemedhpr--De you Mall by gaiety of conduct
or kiemeeeNsy
liaipleies tali *soma gaiety ; but within her know-
ledge Nis Newlin was sot guilty of any immorality. She
(lienghrks) wee the boasekeeper. Mime Newton kept
good hews Übe was not out late at sight, sad came bone

Lod lgovelles—What sort of home do you korp—ir it
a cormort born

yes, my lord, it is a very correct house.
After the sesedegs Why and his wife lived there till their
separatism. Thee was no quarrel between them.
Ilisherd Ridgy, see., who wee stated to bee tradesmen,
deseelbell tit „tato Tonbridge Wells in search of the
in•w.
lfwnsfaelli, who accompanied him on that expe-
dition, awe nest oiled, end the learned counsel having
staked hie Imo questions connected with the search after
the mythisel Clayeala Newton—
Ths Lied Choseellor said there was no evidence whatever
ashy segmentation made by Mess Newton te Batley that
her Whet wog a Captain Newton, holding a commitaion in
the army, amil Leif* in Clarence-terrace, Tonbeidge Wells.
Mr. lideeemetbee said it was s statement made by Mim
Newton to Defidey when no other person was present. But
if it were the gdennore of the house, he could be called and
minim' ea Ow point.
Lard referred to the evidence act passed last
year, aid out the exception in the provisions re-
lating to the examination of parties, these being of parties
In se by reason of adultery and in actions for breech of
panda et marriage and criminal conversation. Batley
erne seedy an incompetent witness.
examination was then resumed, and he de-
scribed the preasedings at the bowie in Brook-street, on
the medal of the discovery of Mrs. Batley with her para-
mour. On entering the room he saw them in bed together.
The man immediately jumped out of bed, and put himself
in a fighting attitude, exclaiming that he would not allow
them to ill-use the woman. He was usdressed. Mrs.
Batley pulled the bedclothes over her heed to conceal her
La. Yoe the purpose of identification, Barnes endsavouced