The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-01 00:00:00

COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL
CAUSES.

(Before the Jodie Orpa!ry, Mr. Justice Bytes, sad Yr.

Jastioi.Kosiiag.)

This was the lad ode beard by the late Sir Croswell
Croswell, that lamented judge being is feat on his way
home otter the trial when he met with the
accident that eweetually terminated his life. The
suit was for a restitution of ooajugal rights promoted by
Captain Soot*, and resisted on the grouad of cruelty by the
respondent, who asked for a judicial separatioa. The CYO
lasted three days, and ended in • verdict by the jury in
favour of the petitioner. Mn. Scott then mood
for • new trial on the pound that the
serdict had bees against evidences, and that additional evi-
dence would be diaeovered. The prement Judge lilt=
refused a rule nisi ; but such • rule was granted on
by the fall court ; sad ft now cense on far opened.
111 support of the Dew trial it was coatemded when
the sew was het beard that • Ire mount of cruelty
would serve as an answer to • snit for the rod-
tution of conjugal rights than would be requited to
edidentiate a petition far judicial separdeon. It woe
also urged that the mind of the jury bed bean essfied
by having the queeiioo of law as well as that of fad left to
them. The grounds on which this argument rested were
the following sowers of the foreman to the court :-
- We find for the petitioner ; we negative the enmity ; we
hod the petitioner not guilty of laid cruelty."
Today Mr. Karalake, Q.C. and Mr. Shaw appeared
to show coed against the race ; the Qwesee's-Adoeate
sod Dr. liplike in its support.
[The arguments were in prover when we went to prem.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Wore Mr. Camminicser Fromm)

The bertirnipt. ii;,. aced lady, attired in deep mourning,
applied for her retinae from custody.
Mr. G. Lewis apposed, on behalf of the landlord of the
bankrupt's premiss, an the ironed that site had vexatiously
defended as action and wee retaining hostile posension of
the bones, 40, Uxbridgwterrsom
Mr.Bramwell contaided that the bankrupt's daughter,
and not the bankrupt, was the tenant of the premises in
questiae.
Mr. Lewis said that the jury had found difiereatly, and
the bankrupt had been taken in execution on the judg-
ment so obtained. The daughter was also in custody on
the same judgment. There wee sobbing oa the premises
to levy on, and so rent had seer been peal.
His Hamar granted the release.

The bankrupt wan Newport, Lk of Wight.
His liabilities an stated at 7,530 i.; ptoperty held by ere.
ditoes, 2,10 W. An adjourament of the examination sitting
was taken by oonseat pending some inquirim which an
being made by the maltase&

(Before Mr. Commissioner Goa!burn.)
IN II BMUS, WALC/Ll4, AND CO. —DIVIDLN D.
The bankrupts were merchants of Beltelley, Lombard-
street, The failure op.:tarred about sight yeas, ego. This
wan a dividend sitting. Two dividends have aired?, been
&slued on debts of upwards of 200,0001. ; and it Wall
stated that there is now 1,0001. in hand. Notice of the
amount of the dividend will be given in dos mum.
(Mon lir. Commissioner Iloiroyd.)
DI 1111 IMAM.
' '

The bankrupt, a fa;rass7 at Pitrleceough, Seem, earns
before the court for his order of discharge. The amounts
Prettied by Mr. F. B. Smart, show a tonal liability of
4,1381. ; property este up 1.5951. ; ditto held as security,
r.OOl. There was no oppoeitios, and as ininuomate order
was mated.