The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1863.

Widen—Feb.lG R. Scott and J. Forster. Newcattletipon.Tyne,
iisembliPera—Feb. M. R. C. Bean. Marley Hill. Durham, grocer
13. J. G. Lewiston and J. N. Lawson, Suederland.chemists
—Feb. 17. T. filambard, Manchester, glace deeler—Feb. 18. J.
Lees, Manchester. achoolnvoter— Veb. 21. J. Y. F. JlC9amok
New Broad street, City, silk merchant—Feb. 21. T. B.
Lloyd's Coffeehouse, and St Michaeraelley, ChM, eaderwriter—
Feb. 21. G. Simone lied U. Anions, Kw Oemertkrosa.
watch meentacteren—Feb. 23. T. Dario, merdmet
—Feb. W. malpard, Limo*, melester— 26. G.
Healey, Highbridge, Somersetahire, beekeeper.
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ordered to prepare for no • little room whirl bed been I Mr. Knox (addressing the father of Wallin) said that •
cocu_pied by a man servant when we kept one. I renained be was !lorry he should hare inch • distrusts' affair in
till nett the house on the 26th of March, 1856, ressupying his family, but if he (the magatrate) sent each boys to
the beet rpm room by day and this little room on the back the House of Detention, amongst thieves and pickpockets,
stairs without a fireplace at night. A gentleman came to see and placed them at their early age in such • place, they
us on the 25th, and as I could not remain in the little room would be tainted with • stein they would never get rid of.
by day I went down to dinner. In the evening He would advise their pinata to take them home and
I wag preparing to make tea in the study, our visitor, ?dim punish them themselves in such a way that they would not
White, and some of the children being present, when forget it fora while.
miry husband came rudely up to me and said, " You may Mr. Turnbull asked whether the boy could not be sent to
retire ; I will not lave you in this room." He took hold of • reformatory?
the book of my chair, and shook it rudely. I was Mr. Knox said that when • boy came out of • reforma.
=0 lean the room. The next morning I wrote my tory he was looked upon almost as badly as when he came
a note. He had shaken my chair before that ; out of • prison. If his parents could seed the boy into the
adeaseba had palled it from node. me, so that I fell country for • time and to school, that would be the best
down. On the men of March I left home. I had pre- course to adopt. He could not send the boy to • re-
be :lmelt him, and told him that I could not stay and formatory.—The boys were then given up to their parents.
inked to such insults ...Tajo. He sent me with his MARYLEBONE.
sweat in the dog-cart to Hadley, and then I took the Mr. Charles Batton, a gentleman of fortune, residing at
loin to London, where I stayed with Mr. and Mrs. WY/d, in 28, York-place, Portman-square, appeared before Mr. Mans.
lenillente-inn for two days. Then I went on to my lister's, in field, charged with sending a threatening letter to Colonel
Soesenstaltirs. Sir Wm. Simon died in that year, and! then Balfour, C.B.
west to pa 7 his widow • visit. Afterwards I went back to An extract from the letter wee read, in which the coax.
and in the following August I returned to plainant was spoken of ea a " contemptible blackguard."
Brymer. When I first met my husband he did not shake hands Colonel Balfour then said —lam a colonel in her
with me. I found that every room in the house was occupied, moiety,s service, and have the honour to be • Companion of
and I,.,_....._thnefere_„,slen with my daughters. The next day the Bath. Defendant is related to me by roomier, and the
`r_,_,.. Cooke said he would not allow the& l sad the 'alat letter produced, dated the 31st of last month, is in his hand-
orrnt I slept in the goveruess's room. Mr. Cooke objected writing. (The letter was here read by the magistrate's
to that. The little room being DOW vacant, I intended to clerk, Mr. Tate, but nothing more material or more interest.
go Dine, but my husband ordered the sheets to he takes elf ing to the public was contained in it than that portion
the bed. I did, however, sleep there, without sheets.
which had been read). The colonel continued—l am
I did that for five nights, and then I left the house. My • member of the Oriental Club. The defendant is •
husband was very insulting in his conduct, and summoned member of the same club, and I have ascertained that be
his servants to hen him find fault with me. He said my hes circulated papers affecting my chancier among the mem.
conduct and management were such that be would not ben. He has told
allow them any longer ; and he said in the presence of the club, he would address words to me that would oblige me
servants that he expected me to return to my proper Plan, to quit it. I have never committed such a breach of deco-
which w.". In non I replied, that so (long rum as to compel him to write such a letter to me. Within
ee I no not my proper Inns so
the last few days he has had printed papers about me
and wee not treated as a wife ought to be, circulated at the club. The threats that he has conveyed
I would not return to his room. The following Sunday, to me lam apprehensive may lead to a breach of the peace.
while I was getting ready for church, he went into the little Mr. Macdonald, who appeared for the defendant, said he
room and said I should not haveit any looser. I said I should bad only recently been instructed ; that then was some-
require it one night longer, and then I shrink' leave his house. 1 thing more in the ease than appeared on the surface ; and
On the Ist of September (the next day) I finally left borne. that (y en adjournment was accorded, he would undertake
In '..iimber, 1857, I received • letter proposing that if I , to bring about an amicable arrangement.
would For over one per cent. of my fortune, to be distri- Mr. Sleigh, for the complainant, premed for a decision.
bided as my husband might think fit, provided Mr. Mansfield ordered Mr. Bathos to eater into ins own
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that no one of them received more than 204 recognbance to keep the peace for the next twelve months
• year, he would allow the children to visit ,fa fko sum of I,oow.
me, provided that no attempt was made to bring ' _______ - ___
then is contact with Mr. and Mrs. Richards. I agreed to
those terms, waft:aid the money till the spring of but year.
I saw my children at different times ; but he refused to let
my three daughters cans to me at lady Simone. In the
spring of last year I was residing at the house of Dr. Mayo,
who bad married Lady Simons ; and was taken very ill
therm My husband refused to let them come and see me,
though they had not paid me • visit for three years. [A
' eserespoodenos on this subject was put in and read.)
Cromommined—l first resolved to brio; this suit in the
month of July last. Dr. Mayo was my adviser in the
matter. I had not nes my husband sines September, 1856,
whoa I left the house of my own accord.
The Queen's Advocate—lf there had not been this quarrel
about the children should you ever have brought the pre-
sent suit

80VISWAILK.

Edward SIIPURCHIS, man, of Jewish
appearance, with long " Dundreary whiskers," was brought
before Mr. Ccenbe, by Scarinell, a detective officer, charged
with attempting to pick the pockets of a lady on the plat-
form of the Greenwich Railway terminus, Loodoa-bridge.
Mrs. Hannah Horton, an elderly female residing at Dept-
ford, said that the previous night, between d and 9 o'clock,
she was on the platform of the Greenwich Railway, waiting
for •trein to convey her home. While standing there she
felt some one at the pocket of her dress, and on turning
round she saw the prisoner by her side. She immediately
put her hand down mid caught hold of the prisoner's hand as
it was leaving her pocket, and her parse dropped from it.
The prisoner, however, managed to slip away from her, run
up the platform, and crossed over in froot of the engine. She
pursued him, and saw him stopped by one of the porters,
who handed him over to a constable She never could
have believed the prisoner to be a thief, as he looked so
much like a gentleman, but she caught his hand in her
pocket, and that satiated her as to his charade?.
Serjeant Scannell, a detective officer specially employed
by the South-Eastern Railway Company, said he saw the
prisoner enter the station, and being called away he lost
eight of him for a few momenta. On his return one of
the porters gave him into custody for robbing the lady.
The prisoner, in a very confused manner, said he was a
weaver, and lived somewhere in Spitalfields, but would
not say the exact place. He, however, wished his worship
to deal with him at once.

Mrs. Cooke—No. I should never have brought it on my
own account.

' The Queen's Advocate—You are not now seriously afraid
that your husband will be guilty of any personal violence to
you
Mn. Cooke—No. My husband had complained to roe be-
fore 1861 of the veriest trifles, but I was not extravagant.
I don't remember his ever using the word. When
rubbed my face he did not my " Gently,
gently!" and stroke me. He did it in • passion. I had
marks on my face several times, but I cannot remember
whether I had then. I cannot recollect why he rubbed my
face. He was often very angry with me about trifles. I
was envy with him after his ,attacks on me. but I never
was bad•tempered myself. When be forced me down on •
chair he had been very angry with me for some time about
mii:sz. After my mother's death my advances from her
and he was very much incensed with me. He had
I kept muttering "This can't go on." I had received an invi-
tation to spend some time with Mrs. Wyld, and he refused
to let me go. I then wrote to my sister, and
Mr. sad Mn.s Richards fetched me away. My husband
was on bed terms with the Richardses. [A letter was put is
written from Wotton Court by the witness. It was couched
in the most amicable terms.] In 1854 we greatly climatal
about the arrangement of my property. With regard to
Ithe affair in the dog-cart, he struck me violently with the
whip-handle so that the marks remained for some days.
neverspoke till he struck me. I had merely applied to him
for a few shillings in Colchester to get some necessaries for
myself and children. He gave me a small sum and in •
very grudging manner. He did not say that my manage-
ment of the house was' bad, but he said it was not such as
as he liked. I cannot recollect that he gave any reason for
looking up my dreesing-room, but he looked rather ashamed
of himself. Mr. Cooke had once slept in the little room
himself, and one guest bad dose so, but co one else that I
can recollect. At the conference in June, 1855, the whole
of our discomforts and disputes were gorse into. I did not
say a syllable about an act of violence. I only complained
about being banished upftirs. When I finally left my !im-
bued I told him that if he or any of the children ware ill,
sod be wished it, I would come home. [A number of letters
of • friendly character from the petitioner to the respondent
after the separation ware put in.] 1 may have said to my
li husband under provocation that I was very sorry
that I had married him, and would not have dope so
if I had not heard • good character of him from a
Ifriend of mine.

Serjeant Scannell here asked for a remand. as he believed
be should be able to produce several other charges against
him of a similar nature.

Much simiost the prisoner's inclination, Mr. Combs re-
manded him till Tuesday amt.

lIBTROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORKS.

The usual meeting of the board was held yes-
terday, at the office in Spring-gardens; Mr J. Thwarrse in
the chair. Tenders were opened by the. chairman for the
northern outfall reservoir works at Berinng_whieh were as
follow : —Mr. John Jay. 218,4671. • Mr. War,
184,000/. ; Messrs. O. Myers and lion. 194,Ter Mr. T.
Lewen, 191,4001.; Mr. W. Dethick, 177,0001. ; Mfr. Win.
Moron, 164,0001. ; Messrs. &assay and Co., 190,0001. ; Mr.
T. Daiwa, 158,5751.; Messrs. Perry and Jacksisa, 194,363 t;
Messrs. Hill sod Co., 167,9071.; Mr. John Laddle, 169,9001.;
Mr. William Harding, 174,0001.; Mr. G. Fortier. 164,0004;
and Messrs. W. F. Eckersley sad Baylis, 131,0001. After
some discussion the contract was given to Mews. Eckeraley
and Baylis, subject to the usual inquiries as to sureties.
Applications were made from Messrs. Hominy sad Yeah of
Suffolk-grove, Southwark, and Bream Floater), Bunning.
and Co., of Plough-row, Rotherhithe, for lioness for the
irpremises for the storage of petroleum, but as there
were memorials against it, and the premises were not
considered to be suitable, both licenses were refund.
Mr. J. P. Silva applied for the approval by the board of
the construction of a moveable bridge across Morse...-
lane, Toolev- street, to connect the land and waterside
buildings of Gun and Shot and Griffin Wharves, Tooley.
street.. The board, acting as they have done in former
awes, unanimously refused the application. Mr. Basal-
gotta the chief engineer, brought up a report on the par-
bamentary notices received and on plans of projected rail-'
ways, Ac., about to be laid before parliament. The Chair.
man said he thought it was the duty of somebody to ase
that the metropolis was not cut and hacked about too
much by new lines of railway, which were projected to ran
in all directions. He did not know if it was the duty of
this board, but if it war, be thought that some COMMUDi•
cation should be made to the government upon the sub-
ject. Mr. Roche suggested that the engineer should report
on the subject, and having embodied it in the form of a
motion, it was put and agreed to. The other business
having been disposed of, the adjourned.

Re-examined—When I went to C3lchester my husband
was in debt to me, for I had paid the housekeeping bills
myself, and he had not repaid me. The result wail I was
without money all that winter.
Mine Amelia White corroborated the petitioner's evidence.
Her manner to the respondent was always submissive and
Crowdory
-examined—The most provoking thing witness ever
heard Mrs. Cooke may to her husband was, • You ought to
be übamed of yourself."
Miss Frances Isabella Cooke, the second daughter of the
parties, said that• her father bad behaved very unkindly to
her mother. Remembered his going up to her in the draw.
log room in a passion, and without saying a word, striking
her on the nose and making it bleed. Wu with her when he
drove her home from Colchester, and for ten miles
he ill-treated her most shamefully. He struck
her violently with the boodle of his whip.
After this her face was all colours. Recollected his pulling
a chair from under her and pulling her cap off her head.
The witness also corroborated most of the other acts spoken
of by the petitioner.
Cross-examined—Had left bet father's house, but not
without his permission. He told her that she might go
and earn her own living. There now remained at home •
brother and her youngest sister.
The case was still proceeding when the court rose.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—JAN. 30.
(Before Mr. exemiseioner HoLoyd.)
IN 55 T. W. WILLIAMS.

The bankrupt was a currier ead leather seller, of Tenter.
dee, in Kent. This was the sitting for examination and
discharge. The amounts, prepared by Messrs. Johnstone
as Co., show debts of 2,1431., with assets of about 1,2001.
Mr. A. Turas? for the assigoese, did not oppose, and the
order was granted.