The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-22 00:00:00

CONTENTS.

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LD.CFI ANCILLOR. ZAMA. BISHOP. LoRDS.
Westbury Fortescne London poll g I i ton
ARCHBISHOP. . teller) bouts Ltanos cr
Armagh Harrowby Brougham and Mostyn
Drag. Shafts-awry Vent Portman
Somerset Wicklow Quaffs 'teller) Skye and Sele
MAI:QC-IS. vISPoCNTIL Churchill Seymour
Westminster Falmouth Dartrey Somerhill
RARLS. kinder Ds Manley Stratheden
Chichester BISHOP. De Tabley Sunridge
Clarendon Gloucester and Usury Taunton
Effingham Bristol Foley Wensleydale.
NOT-CONTENTS.
Dna. RARIS. VISCOUS!. LORDS.
Buckingham & Doncaster Hutchinson Mam'
Chandos laweshorough (teller,. F..gerton
RIARQUISYS. Malesegnis? )(omen
Bath Nelson LORDS. Bedessiale
Salislutryttellee, Yowls. Chelmsford Sllcheeter
SABLE. Cburston Templemore
Amherst VISCOUS?. Colehmter Wyntord.
Carnation Ilawarden Denniru

RATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.-(THIS DAY.)

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DA Y. )

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE,
Mime the Judge Ordinary.)
WILLIS V. COWAN (FALAILY CALLED WELLS) •XD
Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Dr. Spinks for the petitwe ;
Dr. Wambey for the respondent Cottam.
The case was tried, by consent, before eight special
aolv.
the petition was one for nullity of marriage OD the prat
of undue publication of boons. The respondent,
Henry Wells, who was a very young nmu of r
comiezioos in Loudon, had become acquainted with Itgret,„
COU.Sto, who was described as ' unfortunate," Led aft,:
a time he became entangled in an engagement with her. !,
the first instance he sent her down to her fries!, "I
country, in order to dissociate her from her old acquietano
After some months she returned to town, and ot, t__
14th of November, 1861, he married her at Horton
suppressing his name '• George," by which he hul
been koowo. The petitioner on hearing of the cont.,. I
commenced the present suit, though not with the cnt-r.r.
recce of his son. _

The following letter from the female respondent to I .t
Wells caused much amusement

Sept. 2?., !.
I read with considerable pain your letter... 1!
leave me my course is clear. I become an entree% :a
least shall win a name I shall not blush to own. I
that that also is • dark life. It will be bright clout, b..r
me. Let me paint you a picture. You marry me. !
time 'envois obscurity. At last your tither, by d.t.
great perseverance, finds you, and has an intvete, s.,
you, in which he upbraids you for your conduct. At 14.
same time he only thinks it is one of those r,T,
unfmueot imprudent connexions which are so In. if
He you, unless you renounce at outs and for „j
things connected with me, you are peonilme, He
you off with ',shilling. There is a struggle between r
and love ; and meanwhile I enter the room, not obitr,.L4
your father there, and after yen:tieing him em about to
withdraw, when I am struck with the words he
I eagerly long for your answer; but when it r'
it strikes a death blow. "Is there oo alternative's'
stk. " None," replies your father ; " and you know.: a
well enough to be aware I mean what I say." He
to your pride, and after a short though severe struggle v. 2
say. "Be it so." I utter an exclamation which can,.
both to look round. You say, " Heavens ! she has he
—to which your father replies, " So much the better—it
save needless explanations." I am broken•bearteil, and
out, " Heavens ! he wishes me sway!"lturntoyouas.~c
" Fuswell, I will not stay to wrong you." I go,
knows whither. You implore me to stay.
you did sot mean it, and that you love nie still. T )!..--
Your father holds you hack, and I am gone „far %I t.,
grasp of Fate can sever." Pause ere it be too late. laceira
not yourself. Deceive not me.—Yours still sod ever
every charge SLLUz-
A number of letters from the young man were also
They were couched in similarly romantic terms. He spec
of himself as a fatalist, but be said that be intende,.
give up novel reading, and betake himself to the steer
of man. He asked her to accompany him to
Spain, and hinted that, when there, his life
depend upon her skill as a pistol•shot. This letter ...xi
mimed much merriment.

The petitioner end his sou were both examined; the
latter swearing that thom;li Ilartha Cott= Lad at trn
objected to the omission of his first Christian name, eta tad
at last given her consent to the publication of the Lance .1
the manner is which that was does.
Wamlwy strongly insisted on the absence nf any roan
evidence in supporta the petition, except 'list of the ions'
man who was to benefit by it; and be called on the jury :a
protect women from the danger to which they might k
jectad if marriages were liahle to be est aside on the un...p.
ported testimony of husbands who bad grown tired of est
wives.

Sir J. P. Wilde summed up : and
The jury found for the petitioner.
Sir Jr. P. Wilde then pronounced the marriage null Lai
void.

[AT r LET AND LET,TORTIN.

Mr. M. Chambers. Q.C., and Dr. Spinks for the prti.
Honer ; Dr. Deane. Q C., for the co-respondent.
This was the netition of Captain James Ley for • divorce
from his wife, Mrs. Lacy Gratiana Palmer lay. no nament
ed her adultery with Mr. Lee.Jortin, from whom be clamted
damages to the extent of 10,0 t 3/.
The petitiooer was the son of the late clerk of the Hove
of Commons and Lady Frances Ley. They were mama!
in 1853, and lived very happily together till the elopement
of the respondent on the 9th of February last. They re-
sided with Lady Frames in Richmond gardens, .and at
Devilish. The omreapandent was formerly a scembrr
of the firm of Pemberton and Lee, the smi•
neat solicitors, but be had some years ago
left the Wainer. He had a hones in Cursosafreet, Cod
was described as a person of ample means. Letters were
written by both the respondents conteiolog an ample me.
fusion. In aggravation of the damages, ft was urged that
the petitioner had settled • sum of 5,000 f. on the respon-
dent over which it. Lad a power of appointment, sod is
there were no children the wart had oo power to aster the
settlement.

The jury, after about a quarter of au hour's deliberation,
found a verdict for the hushavd,with 5,0001. damage..
Decree aid, with costa.

THE POLK'S COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

W01.191111P-STREET.
ISLIVDIAT ASSAULT.
J,Jin Sullivan, an Irish bricklayer, was charged, with the
followiog sunsuit:
Mrs. Caroline Claridge, residing at Ham•tsrrsee, tamale-
welt, Mkt—Yesterday afternoon 1 was passing along the
13hamlewell, in company with a lady, when
suddenly some person behind us almost jumped upon me,
held me tight, polled m♦ head back, and kissed me. 1
struggled sod got sway from him, bet not before 1 bad
scratched his foes in endeavouring to keep it from mina.
The prisoner is the person who so miscondomed himself,
and, naturally isdignant at it, I pre him into custody.
Some persons commended me for so doing, and others
laughed.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Coleridge, sister.iu•law of cum.
pl►ioant, confirmed this statement, addisg—Yee, she cer-
tainly gave bin, a good clawing, and very rightly it semi
him.

The fellow, at mention of the ?net, pointed to his cheek,
which bore nedenothle evideoce of the punishment he Ind
in that wise received, and which he appeared to consider
payment in full: . . .

Hr. Cooke—Do you wish to ask any quotients, or say
an pr—l'm very sorry. I did do it, but I couldn't
help it. I'll 'WM' do it ag :di. I was entirely in liquor.
Yr. Cooke (severely)— couldn't help it! 19 hat do
you mean ly that!
The fellow bore commenced bowling oat a variety of ex.
0n..., amen which, •• 1 woo drunk ; sore, 1 was drunk;
Myer more—nicer more." were most intelligible.
Ilir. Cooke—You have committed a most impudent
and it is fortunate fur you that the complainaat tee not re-
ceived soy injury from it. or I would hare punished yen
tee mar. You must pay 10a, or go to prison for sorsa days
with hard labour.

Priereet;—Oh, thank you, air ; thank you! (bur M
could not raise the amount required, and went ad to pram
in the van).

SOUTHWARK.
MYR:LUNG tlt TOR WRONG CARRtAGL
Edward Bands and d !fret/ :avail+, respectable-looking
man, ware placed at the lar charged with travelling is
Snit clew carriage on the North Kent Railway from it 001.
wick with third class tickets sod refusing to pay the differ
apes in the fare.

George Wetter., a ticket collector I. the employ of the
South Eastern Railway °owl:arty. mid that be muted is
collecting the tickets of the 9 o'clock train from *rood as
the New Cross station. In one of the Stat class earnary
he saw the primmers crom:hvil up is a corner appirent:l
asleep. Wiliam roused them up, and naked Item for
their tickets, but being unable to oblate say mar
factory answer from them be got into the carnage
sad proceeded to the London-bridge terminus by the trum.
On their arrival there they were again asked for t belt tickets.
when they at Drat mid they had nom, bat when Mr. Dem.
the station-master, nude his appearases, they reetwered
their wakefulness at one., and each of them produced &
third class ticket from Woolwich. Witness then demanded
the difference of their fares, and on their refusal to pay or
' give their proper names and IddfISSOI, he gave them ego
custody.
The Magistrate asked the defeadaata what they bad to
' say for themselves?
They replied that they bad bees to Woolwich to see .eme
old friends, and uofortueately drank too mach. They were.
however, esseible enough to take their tickets ; and as for
being in a drat-class carriage, they knew nothing about It.
as the door was opened by one a the guards. MA ill the,
jumped, sod in the ease and comfort soon fell aides,.
The Magistrate told them that as they had esperieeced
each ease and comfort, purely they might not to bare re'
famed to pay the extra fare demanded of them.
Thee replied that, unfortamtely far them, they were
Ghana oat, for, after paying for their third-clam tickets
they had not soother farthing.
The Magistrate observed that the company must be Pro'
Meted agaiust such persons, therefore he should doe mull of
them 10s. and the extra fare, or seem days' imprisonment.
The money was paid.

THANES.
THE BURIAL or INRABTR.
C'harlotte Harrrp aliu Donahue, of No. 2, Cottu.dreet,
Stepney. was brought before Mr. Paget charged with haring
on her own oenfeasion disposed of a dead body.
The particulars wore given in the Ermaa on the occasion
of lb. inquest.
Mr. Paget asked if the child had ever breathed. era
Atkins replied in the negative. There was no doubt it
stillborn. The body was buried in a boa in surdas a few
days ago. The landlord of the premises became acquainted
with it, and directed its removal.
Mr. Paget—Wu there any eoucealmeat of the birth of
the child ?

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Attlee ',plied, note whetever. It wee • six rneetbs'
child tad bore deed. The prisoner was • 'item is the cop
totberday, sad what she did was to oblige the mower. TM
box, will the child is it, was to In pat into the meal. 1,6