The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-11 00:00:00

SMALLWAN V. BNALLWAN ♦ND GOLDING.

Mr. literality Hill for the potit,onsr.
Thu was a ease which merely stood over to clear up the
question of dates. This having been done,
The court made a decree nisi with costs.

DZllle T. DINIS.—TWICE DIVORCED.
The Queen's Advocate and Mr. Staveley Hill, for the peti-
tioser. The respondent, though he had put in au answer,
did not appear.
Jane °etherize Canailly, when • school girl, at • Welsh
watering-place, was enticed away by a person named Her-
row, whom she afterwards divorced for bigamy. On the
30th of hum, 1861, she was married to William Frederick
Denis, the present respondent, as • spinster, and she now
soeot a second divorce, on the pound of the respondent's
ado kay and cruelty.
Mrs. Denis said—l was married to the respondent in Lou.
don, and we afterwards went to Edinburgh. The respon.
dent Was kind to rne for about • week. He then grew cross
with me because I would sot take long walks. From Edin-
burgh we went to Blackpool, where the respondent was
very ill from sciatica. He was so ill-tempered and
exciteable that his medical man advised me to keep all steel
isstruments out of bis way. He used very bad language. In
August we went to Leamington, where be played at billiards
all day, and he stopped out late at night. In one room he
used to fancy that the devil was going round the bed. He
was displeased because my mother would not put him into
• farm. He said that he had married me for a home, sad
that he would go to Australia if my mother would not do
what he lathed. In the next month we went to visit his
awl° at Peterborough; and from thence to his father's home
at Shelford. He was very angry with me. When we were at
at a party he would not take any notice of me. On my resin-
slanting with him he took me by the throat sod struck me
violently on the shoulder. In October 1 returned to
Leamington, where my mother had had an accident. Hs
followed, me on the 11th of November, and stayed with me
two days. The result was very prejudicial to my health. i
mentioned it to him, and he said it was in consequence
his being away from me so long. A short time
after that he insisted on my walking home with him from a
tea party, although I was very unwell. On the way I
remonstrated with him, and he said in a passion that he
wished to kill me. Some men came up, and be them
walked quietly home. That evening, however, he had
a quarrel with my mother. He would not go to
bed after it, but be lay on the floor till five
in the morning. mining and swearing at my mother.
I was with him all the time. On another evening when I
was undressing for bed, he began stropping his razor. I
asked him if he was going to shave. He said, " No, lam
going to cat your throat." I replied that if it would do
him any good he must doll; but he threw down his razor
and said, " No, it, I can't do it." On another OCESSiOR
when he was going to have some soda-water, he
said that there was a lot of little devils running
round the glass. In fact, be seemed as if he was golfer*
from delirium tremens. On Sunday. the 15th of December,
be was sulky, and refused to go to church with me ; and at
dinner he struck at me with a knife, and tried to cut my
band, but he did not succeed. The next day he tried to
straogle me in our bedroom. He came up sod threw
himself on the bed. Then he seized me by my
nightdress and twisted it SO as to send all my blood into my
head. At last I escaped and ran down to my mother's. My
mother sent fora policeman, who took him away. I wan
bodily fear of him, for 1 am sure he meant me some mischief:
He was taken before the magistrate and bound over to keep
the peace. I lava not lived with him since.
The witness was corroborated in all the more material
ponies,' of her evidence ; and a confession of adultery by
the respondent was proved.
Decree nisi with costa.

THE LATE BtROLAZT Nitm OXFORD-STREET.
—As stated a short time mime, a daring burglary was com-
mitted on the premises of Messrs. Law, tea-dealers, in New
Oxford-street, when property valued at including an
iron safe, was carried off. In the mare were dock warrants
for tea and mime lames. which of course could sot be die-
posed of without detection. Menem Law offered a reward
for the documents, and recently they received the warrants
and 1001S4 through the post-office, bearing the mark of the
City. The property restored was worth 100/. CLERILENWELL
ALLEGED ARSON IN SPITALTIELDS.—A map BRUTAL ASSAULTS.
named Joshua Nash was brought before the magistrates at I jaws Hiltote, aged 29. a labourer, residing at 11, Wood-
Manchester vesterday, having given himself up to Soper- stmt. Kiagraereaeoeu charged with violently awdtisß
intendant Andertou, on a confession of having set fire to Huy HarrW, of 11, Charles-street, Munster square, at
premises in Spitalfields in 18411. According to his statement Clerkenwell.
he and a Mr. Bateman opened a shop sa drapers in ;
The complainant. who appeared in the witness-loon with
lons, Bacon-street,sil'itallfieldi• They commenced the a very bad black eye, whose forehead was bruised, and who
business with about ~ and insured for 2001. in the San seemed in great distress, said that aloe had known the
Fireoffiee. After that he remained one night and set fire to risooer for three years. and he had brought
the premises, which were burnt down. The fire also de. ter from the country. and sold and pledged all her things.
strived several cottages. They obtained from the fthn-offi
andce and bad then deserted her. Yesterday she went to a house
He
.had_ lately been the.°"mtry, where the prisoner was cohabiting with a low prastitute,
had warn to himself 0, to justice. 10 answer so end ...eked him for her clothes. He gave them to her eu.la
themagistates,SuperintendentAndertororidhehdwritten one heed, sad with the other he struck her • tremeodous
to London, and in answer, Mr. Shaw. superintendent of the blow in theism. bruised her forehead, and blackened one
London Fire Brigade, informed him that the premises of • of her eyes. The blow WAS given with each force that it
firm named Bateman and Nash were burnt down on the 23rd tendered her almost insensible. The prisoner then ran
July. 1551. The cause of the fire was unknown at the time. away. but she followed biro and gave him into cuously.
The prisoner Laying said that his statement was correct, '.Barker (to the prisoner) -Do von wish to ask the wit-
was remanded. I sees any questions, or to say anything in answer to the
A despatch from Washington to Governor An- chew,
drew states the quota of Massathaaetts under the new cell 1 The prisoner—l have nothing to say.
for volunteers at 15.120 men. Active and liberal measures I Mr. Barker (to the complaisant)—Has the prisoner era
ere helot initiated to induce volunteering all over the state. struck you before ?
—Roston (U.K) paper. I The oomniaioant said yea, he twice assaulted her yesterday.
The Commercial Bank of India has established i Re had three times attempted to murder her, and on one
a Munch is San Francisco. occasion he tried to strangle her, and it took three men to

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

remove him from her. She was in the greatest distract
Her friends thought she was married to the prisoner.
The primmer—Did 1 not otter to take you home yesterday !
The oompleieent—line, but you said that you would
rari a knife into me, end oho took fearful oaths that you
*mild murder use.
Mr. Barker End the defendant 31., or in default of m-
enet 21 days' bard labour in the House of Correction.
The prisoner was locked up in default.
SOUTHWARK.
RAILWAY THIEVLe.
Vi:abeth Cambell and Eli.xtbe,th Calloway. fashionably.
Jresaed young women, were brought before Mr. Combat by
Detectivevergeant Holmes, of the H division, charged with
sttemptiog to pick pockets in the booking office of the
North Kent Railway terminus, London-bridge.
Sergeant Holmes, an officer specially employed by the
South Esatern Railway Company, said that about 20minutes
to 7 o'clock on the previous evening he saw the prisoners
niter the main station together. They walked on the plat-
f,rm, and then passed into the booking-office of the North
Kent lice, which was tolerably full of passengers, male
• female. Calloway left her companion and went moor
:he crowd, who were purchasing thew ticket'. She returned
;a a few minutes, and after handing something to Cambell
left her rain. He then watched her carefully, and
sew Calloway deliberately lift up a lady's shawl
sod put her right hand into the lady's dress pocket.
While she woe doing that Cambell went hurriedly np to
her and polled her away, she having evidently seen witness
watching them. Witness then went up to the lady sad
asked her if she had lest anything, and after feeling her
rockets she replied that she had not. He then followed
the primmer', and with the assistance of another officer
secured them. They denied all knowledge of each other, but
Neworoas tickets were found on them of consecative num-
bers, which showed that they were totals together.
°Array here said that she never made any attempt to
pick anybody's pocket. In fact, there were too many
people about. As foe the other prisoner, they were per
feet strangers to each other.
The other prisoner also denied all knowledge of Calloway.
filer. Combo asked if they were known !
^ Sergeant Saunders, of the A division, said he knew them
both as notorious pickpockets. They bad been charged
and convicted at the Worship-street polies-rust for picking
pockets at Horton.
Sergeant Holmes also said he bad known the prisoners
es
companions of thieves ; consequently he wee induced to
watch them se soon as they entered the railway premier.
Mr. Combs had no doubt r to their avocation, and
sentenced each to three mouths' herd labour for frequent.
jig a railway station for the purpose of oottunittmg a
felony.
The prisoners were then removed.