The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-20 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
c•attiutdc r. CAMLIDGE. '
Dr. Spinks and Mr. Her Appeared for the petitioner ;
the Queen's Advocate and Sir. Aspland for the respondent.
The petition was one tiled by a wife for a dissolution on •
the ground of cruelty ad adultery. The respondeut pleaded
a termini denial, and also a Justinartion of the acts alleged
to be cruelty.
The respondent was a dr..per at Chesterfield, in Derby-
shire. He mama' the petitioner, the daughter of a Shef-
field glass merchant, on the 2nd of January. ldtll ; and
there was • child born in the following October. The par.
ties separated on the Jsth of the following January ; and
a number of loose women were called to show that the re-
spondent had carried on intrigues with them in his own
house. This. Dr. Spinks contended, was of itself cruelty in
the legal sense of the term.
The petitioner stated that she bad made the acquaintance
of her husband about seven 'wears before her marriage, at
a watering place called Blackpool, where she was staying
with her mother. He had previously had residing with
bins his mother and two sisters, but he promised to take •
house for them. The elder sister, however, remained u
housekeeper, and to assist in waitiog in the shop. Petitioner
remonstrated with her husband upon this arrangement is the
presence of Miss Cartlidge, who said she always had bees
mistress of that house, and she always would be. Her hus-
band said she should be so, unless petitioner would find hint
70111., and then be would let her go. They wished petitioner
to give up every halfpenny or else to be obedient
to Miss Cartlidp. They each carried a life pre-
server with them ; and Miss Cartlidge threatened
to beat her. That was in respondent's presence, and it took
place about four months after the marriage. One Sunday
in June witness was walking with her husband, and she was
tenni him that her trustees add it was a shame that he
did not make her the mistress of her house. He attempted
to strike her with his umbrella, and would have done so if
she had not got out of his way ; but they returned
borne together. Was ill the Del, day with fright.
One day he gate her a shilling, and told her
that she might go and lodge with the Irish up the yard.
Ow day, about four maths after the marriage, when she
returned borne from Sheffield he told her that she should
sleep apart from him until she behaved better to his
sister. la August, when her mother visited her,
be told her she must go into the street to talk to
her. On soother oouesiou he said that she had de-
ceived lion about her money, and that she deserved
• birch rod. In November she went to Sheffield
to see her sister on her death bed. While there she received
some money ; and the morning after her return he came to
bee room, and dennueded it of her. Refused fogies it him.
lie then struck the bed and frightened her very mach. He
•• Well, madam, if that is to be your game, you shan't
go so Sheffield spin." One night in December, as she
was going upstairs to bed, he called her beak to shot
the door. She refused, and he dragged her down-
sears. and shook her violently by the shoulders.
In she following mouth she heard him tell a geetleman
that she was not right in her mind. She just looked into
the room and told the gentleman that she was u right as
he was. The gentleman answered that he thought she waa.
The respondent thee dragged her upstairs and best her
head against the stain. He threw her on the bed, and
Misr Cartlidge took away her child. The respondent locked
her is the room for about two hours. She left the hours
the next day. The respondent had never slept with her
after the birth of the

Cram-examined— Her private boom* averaged about 601.
• year ; awl her hosband had above that sum. During
the year she was with him, he did not complain about her
Deg etiog bet child, but his sister did. In point of fact
she Dever had neglected it. Was not capable of serving in
the shop, but she could have managed the home. [A letter
was then reed in which the petitioner, writing to her sister,
said that she bad as good • huebrind as we. possible, thh
he we. not • rich one and that neither nor she could
do without hie aster Ann, for he did not wish witness to be
• slave.] Wrote that letter partly at her husband's die-
tetic* and putty for peace make. He had promised to behave
more kindly thee be had dose when she wrote it. The re-
spondent intercepted another letter of hen, which she had
written to her mother. [This letter was reed. In it the pe-
titioner, with some complaints of her husbands treatineet of
her; admitted tort be wee very steady, sad that she
knew that she ought to let him have her money to put
into his business. fibs also remarked that she thooght he
mutt have to keep his sister, otherwise she would sot
stay; and she stated that he had offered to let her go
home and take all bar money with ker.] The treatment
that she ocenplained of wee her husbands maintaining hie
sister over her, and in making her sleep by herself in • damp
bedroom. Desired to sleep with him again after the birth
of hoe child, and did not app eked say violence from him.
[The cams wee proceding when we went to press.]

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Oonanierieser Goo'bars.)
IN ZZ THE MOONLIT GALEN COAL AND COZI COMPANY
(LIMITED).
This was an adjoarsed sitting for settliag the list of
isetributories and for proof of debts. The °attributions*
are 33 in number ; ow, Mr. W. T. Adam*, of Worcester, is
will=es a bolder of 3,58 S shares ; sum of the others,
exception, bold more than 50 shares. The shares
anti 51. each, of which 11. had been paid on 700 shares
ealy. The company bad been formed for the purchase of
an existing mine I. Gloucestershire, the price of
which was axed at 30,0001., of which 18,000 f.
was to be in paid-up shares of the company.
At the last sitting the list of metributories vas closed with
the exception of one name—that of liir Charles Fox, who
denied his liability except in respect of twenty paid-up
gam, which he bad agreed to accept is part payment of
his profiesicmal services ea easiness. to the company on the
amtpletion of the work.
Brae claims were Ins dimmed of. Mr. David Fox, of
Manehmiter, who had contrasted to supply the company
with nmehinsry to the amount of 2.4001., sought to prove
for 7501. for breach of contract, omasiceed by the stoppage
of the oompary before the machinery was delivered.
Mx. Dons supported the proof ; Mr. Boxburgh, on behalf
of Use official liquidator, opposed it, on the ground that the
claim was in the mann of unliquidated damages, which
mewed to be assmesd by a jory.
Rio Hamar allowed • Mains to be entered, to be ex-
punged if not turned into proof by a certain day, end the
mete to be paid by the claimant.
Mr. Henry lint, of Wellington-square, Chelsea, Modeled
• proof for 1,0001. odd, oa four promissory notes of 2501.
each.
84,4044 _ _

A olZai of 4,6921., made by the Worcester City and
Comity Book, wan withdrawn.
Mr. Doria made an application on behalf of Sir
Charles Fox that his name should be expunged from
the list of contributories, upon which it bad been
put down for tweedy Mares. He contended
that the two esemotial elemeete to constitute Sir
Charles a contributory were wanting, via., the acceptance
of shares, and Sir Charles's authority for his name being
plowed oz the mister. Sir Charles denied in Coto that he
bad ever accepted shares, sad sloe that be had given autho-
rity for his name to be placed ea the register.
Mr. Roxburgh urged that the court had no authority to
remove the name, but that the proper tribunal to which
application should be made was the Court of Chanoery.
His Honour said he agreed with Mr. Roxburgh, sod
thought that directly Sir Charles Fox found his name on
theregiater, he should have takes active steps to have it
removed instead of remaining quiescent. He should there-
fore refuse the application, reserving the question of oasts.
Mr. James Hattie attended to check the proofs.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.

Anne Bryan, the wife of • compositor, living in New
Chrtrch-ivourt, Strand, was charged with having WWII the
dee* of hes infant male child while in a state of drunken-
wen. (It was supposed that she had ovoids Use child, but
Weenie not supported by the evidence.)
Apes Campbell, the wife of another compositor, residing
in the lame house, stated—The prisoner was eoefieed on the
Chef February. Yesterday morning, the 19th, she came to
nay door and I spoke to her. She was sufferiag from the effects
of drink. From what her little girl told me I went
to the beadle. Afterwards I returned to the house, and in
the prisoner's room I found the child dead in the bed. I
asked her how it happened, :and • she said, " As far 24 I
know the child was lying between me sod my husband, and
whirs I was trying to roue. it I found it was dead." I did
not my anything more to her, for she was so stupid from
duck that she could not understood me. The child's face
appieeed dimuloured, and I thought it had died from con-
as.
Susan Mott, a neighbour, corroborated.
Clam itockcliff, deputy to the lendlord of the lodging.
house, confirmed the previous aim...ea She was convinced
the deceased had died from conyulsicue. She bad been
15 prom a nurse at the King's College Hospital, and had
experience of such cameo She bad seen the prisoner
Of her husband the worse for liquor till oaths 1011 inst.,
the night of the illuminations; us fact they were teeto-
tallers, but on that night they broke the pledge and came
home drunk. They had been drunk ever sine—the primaer
suffering from delirium tremens. On this occasion she
seemed quite idiotic.
Hr. Brooks surgeon to the Strand Union, said he axe.
Wad the child, and fined that it bad died from coeval.
dons. There wars BO marks of blows OT pressure. OD
postmortem exandeatioe, be found that a vessel in the head
was tuptured. Them was no sign of asphyxia.
The prisoner was discharged.
A.lretnan earned Therese Campbell is now under remand,
ellemed with stealing the blankets from Mrs. Bryan's bed.
WESTII STF-R.
11/11,/-ACCUSATION or MILD MURDER AND ILITIUMID
111311trag.
_ _ _

Basso Coebkatoree, a respe---e'Lllydreseed young worse,
lsrplaced at the her clamed with hariog accused herself
with the murder of her child and with =Meg twoor three
httesopts to commusit essiside.
Witham Langton. pellee.constable 56 B, rid—l WU
on duty in the Kin's-road, Orissa, at bell-peat one