The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-12 00:00:00

RCIJULLT r. BCLKELET AND ARMITAGE

Mr. Kerslake. Q.C.. and Mr. C. Pollock for the pe-
titioner ; Mr. Field, and Dr. Spiel's for the re-
spoodent.
Captain Richard Lewis Modyn Williams Bulkeley sued
for a divorce on account of his wife's adultery with Lieut.•
Colonel Henry Armitage, of the Coldstream Guards.
The marriage of the parties took place in 1857, the
petitioner being • son of Sir Rickard Bulkeley, and the re-
spondent, Mary Emily Baring, a daughter of Sir Henry
Bingham Baring, M.P. He ru 32 years of age, and she
26. so that there was no disparity of any kind between
them. They cohabited at Hertford-street, Mayfair, at
Windsor, and other places ; and at the time of the separa-
tion they were residing at a cottage on ase estate of Sir R.
Bulkeley, called Bryn.
Captain Buford said—l was formerly in the Horse Guards
Blue. I am acquainted with the parties. I was present
at their marriage, which took place at the chapel of the
British embassy, in Paris, on the lath of May, 1857.
Jane Snowdon—lain now cook in the service of Mr.Greso,
of Hattbfield-hove, near Petersfield. I was in that of the
petitioner in 1862. I know Colonel Armitafte. He used
to come with Mrs. Armitage to the petitioners. In August,
1862, I left town to go with the family to Bryn. Soon
afterwards Colonel and Mrs. Armitage came in their yacht.
They generally bad their meals at my master's, but they
slept on board. After they bad been in the neighbour-
hood for some time, Mrs. Armitage left in con-
sequence of the illness of a relative. I recollect Colonel
Baring, the brother, of the respondent, shortly
afterwards comieg to Bryn. Colonel Armitage sable-
quently can.° to stay in the house altogether. Oa
the 23rd of September there was a party at Baron Hill
I (Sir R. Bulkeley's), on the occasion of sir Richard's birth-
day. All the party at Bryn went to dine at the house. At
midnight my master left to go to the Duke of Beanfort's ;
but Colo Baring, the respondent and co-respondent
returned to Bryn. 1 had been up at the house and did not
get back till after the party hat reached Bryn. As I was
going up stairs Mrs. Bulkeley spoke to me at her room
door. For certain reasons I resolved to watch her that
night. Colonel Armitage slept io a room adjoining my
mistress's, there being only a small passage between, the
two apamienta. At 'X minutes to two I saw Colonel
Armitage leave his room and go into the respon-
dent's, He returned to his own room at about four.
The next five or six nights I also watched, and I saw the
same thing occur again. The last two or three times the
lady's maid Fratiklin was with me. Oa the sth night the
nursemaid also watched.

By the Judge Ordinary—The butler had asked me to
watch, and I bad been previously told something about my
mistress. _ _

The nurse corroborated the evidence of this witness
and stated that the taut time the respondents were watched
Wall on a Sunday. Witness afterwards told Lady Rulkeley,
who had an interview with the respondent on the following
Wednesday. The respondent and Colonel Armitage both
left Bryn the same day, sod the establishment at Bun was
broken op.
Sir J. P. Wilde was perfectly satisfied with the evidence,
and pronounced &decree nisi with costa.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Nov. 11.
(Before lir. Commissioner liolroyd.)

The bankrupt was as envelope manufacturer of Oahliuse,
Wood-street. The liabilities are considerable upwards, of
14,0001. ; a dividend of 2e. in the pound hair been paid.
This was the sitting for order of discharge.
Mr. LIIIIVIII6OII opposed fur the assignees. The bankrupt
had dealt aztenaively is accommodation bills, the amount
being upwards of 13,0001. in the twelve months preceding
the bankruptcy. He bad iuduced young men and lade in
his employ to accept bills for him, and bad paid some of
them 2s. tied. for accepting each bill. Bills of this character
to the amount of 1,1516. bad been accepted by a travelling
hawker. A boy of 15 bad accepted for 150/. or 200/., and
others of his *tryouts for like amounts. When the
bills became due he met them by manufacturieg
others of the like character. The bills bad been discounted
by the Imperial and other banks, on the represeetatiors
that they were good trade hula ; and the baukrupt admitted
that he bad carried on this system for two years and a half.
At the close, being refused discount in two quarters, the
bankrupt admitted that that threw him over completely,
and his stoppage soon followed. He had pledged goods
worth 5001. or 61101. with 31r. Harrison, a pawnbroker, some
of them only • few days before the bankruptcy. With
Mr. Steer, soother pawnbroker, be had pledged goods of
the value of 7:131., paying at the rate of 66 per cent. per an.
cum for the demons. He had opened accounts with three
banks, for the sake of getting his fictitious bills dismianted,
having in the first instance begun by offering good trade
bilk for discount. Upon them facts. which appeared is
evidence, Mr. Lowrance milted for an order to prosecute the
bankrupt. _ _

Mr. ti E. Lewin, for the bankrupt, mild be would abstain
from discussing the farts. otherwise it would be tantamount
to tryiog the bankrupt trios.
His Honour sell be should not order a prosecution as the
cue now stood— at all events not until the assignees had
taken counsel's opinion as to a prosecution.
Mr. Lowrance asked for an adjournment of the order of
discharge, for the purpose of taking the opinion of counsel.
An adjournment was ordered.

A FATAL PRACTICAL JOKR.—The COMDOT for
Drogheda held an inquest no Thursday, in reference to the
death, under mysterious cirennistaaces, of Mr. John
dolt. The deceased, it appeared, went to drink withlsome
(needs in a public-house in Drogheda, and, having become
very sick when he left, he stated that some of the party
mined croon oil or oil of jslap with his pooch. He died
shortly afterwards, and his stomach was sent to Dr. Hodges,
for analysis, but that gentleman failed to discover any tts
of poison. The verdict of the jury, however, was that
death was caused by poison, that deceased believed the
driak was pooicsous, but that they were unable to discover
by whom it had bees administered.

An orphanage hue been opened at an asylum for
fallen females at Ditthingbarn, suffolk. The Bishop of
Orford was present at an inaugural aervicia, and in a proces-
sion which was formed were the Be.. E. A. Hillysed, rector
of St. Lawreoce, Norwich. He.. G. J. Oriseley (sacristan
of the English Order of St. Benedict at Norwich), &c.
license was also need. These proceedings bare excited
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