The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-17 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Oldham%)
BATLEY I. BATLEY, °Mau, Ago MASTRO&
yr. pries, Q.G. and Dv. Spins kw the pealtiner ; Dr. 1
IFeabey sad Mr. E. P. Wood for the respondents
Ha eity
yr. Jon Theophilus Bayley, • eispr dealer in ,
noon Masan Mang Cole on the rat of May, 1832, and
be
eshabited with her till Judy het. Dung the tetanal '
bonen these two dates they had • number of chiklres,
white was dated on the one side to have been 5, and on
the ether 11. They lived Arst at Loughtoe, nod aterwarde
a RAW-home, Stratford. at Bow. Mrs. Bayley was
Wised to have latterly notrected habit. of intoxication,
Irbil bad lid to two or throe tins. In 1853 Men
remoodiatio• as the 's ',rates promise of
wet
„mourn ; but it was contended that so far from that ,
moans having been kept, she had added matrimonial
Intl to her other offense. Mr. Bayley was of num •
great deal from hems, sad it wee alleged that while '
was any she was muster= of the mast shameful fami-
Nutty with O'BrW, a man emplote by the
ioplaaer to take •
charge of • Bard=
labia be had at • distant,. from the hone.
Ato to Both," it was deposed that one night being
at with her smut, the respondent lent her to him to ask
what time it was; that, afterwards getting into coo-
unties *Ed him, she invited him to her husband's
Moe; that he stayed there till Mr. Beyley man
keerd at the frost door; and that then Faith°. was
on at by the back way. This was repeated
ant gap, but or. the len coession Mr. Bayley
cows to the teek-door. Enthos was hurried auto a coal.
miler, bet Mr. BW_ley chanced to look is there and dis-
covered him. The led to an iclairciawment, sad the peti-
Wan the respondent out of his bowie, moompenied
bmust Use had untrunions to tad lodgings for her.
Ste yawed, burner, to go with her, and remained is the
*vow the green part of the night talking with • man.
For the &heal the adultery wee dined, and it was
urged hy Dr. Wunbey that the widens was of so gross •
chanter es to he' iscredible.
The m4)04401 sister spoke to having often nen her
meek braised about the bead and hips, but so evideme was
rive to show bow she cam by s
eenthrts in question
sunk a servant deposed to havum s the respondent
give her • posh.
Mr. Salter, an innkeeper at Langhtoo, Mated that in
1862 the petitioner had charged him with being somewhat
too familia with his wife. Had given the responds/it a
*loos slap as the face, and ordered witness out of the
home. He admitted, however, that he had been seen by the
went kiwis; the respondent as he was parting from
beer at the door. Be had also oorrespooded with her, and
their letters used to begin " My dear George," and "My
dear Elinor ;” bat vibes and his wife were both on the
met intimate teems with the petitioner and respondent.
A servant named Elisabeth Beaks was called to prove an
ert of adalkey cap the petitioner ; bat she flatly denied
that be bed ben guilty of the @lighten impropriety
towards her. The clerk of the respondent's attorney
dated that Beaks had told him that Mr. Bayley was •
• ; that she had bad a child by him, and that he would
sot give her any money, sod that she would citron bim in
nark every word of which she now denied in the most
positive terms. This clerk also stated that he sub/wooed a
gnat number of witness without Brat taking their evidomos.
He had told Mr. Whitmore, the petitioner's partner, that
it was a west disgraceful ens, and that Mr. Bayley would
ho WHAM for perjury. He bad said that because he had
nee
inlirMa, that his ease was a trumped-up one.
[The trial was not finished when we went to press.]

TRH POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOIV-13TREET.
lITILUNG NIVISPAPIMS.

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Henry Bennett WU brought before Hr. Vaughan charged
with stesliog six quires of the Mustroted Times.
William Smith Reser% manager to ileum W. H. Smith
and Soo, aeweagents, 166, Strand, stated—This morning,tat
about half .put 7 o'clock, the prisoner came to our office for
papers. He boughs some Times papers, sad put them
down beside some illustrated Tines, and presently took
them up spin, and with them six quires of the Illustrated
Times.
Frederick William Hollsods, assistant to Waists. Smith—
I was in the shop when the prisoner aims in. He is employed
by Mr. Uffing, of Pa/sgrave-plaos, and is in the habit of
coming daily for papers ordered by him. From informatiom
I had received, I suspected him, sad when he came this
morning I watched him. He wee served with the papers
ordered-56 copies of the Times, four stamped
and 52 "blank," or unstained. He laid them
down beside the Elissirateol Times. sad stooped
down to tie his shoe, after whisk be took up ►ie
owe 56 Timer, sod with them the six quires of the Illus-
trated Tina. He was going away with them when I
stopped him. The six donee illustrated Times are worth
277. He inked on to let him go, sad I told him I could
not do it. I called a policeman sad gave him in charge.
Policeman F 95 took the prisoner in custody. He said
nothiag. When ►e wu searched at the station-house
11. 9a bd. mu found as him.
It was Mated that the prisoner had hitherto borne a good
character. His wages were 12a. a week. He had been
about three or four years in his situation.
The prisoner plaided guilty, and elected to be tried here.
Hr. Vingban said he was very sorry to see a man
who had hitherto borne a good character in such
a position. At the same time he could not help
enopecting, notwithetandiog that good char►cter, that
this was not the first time the prisoner had taken pews
from Messrs. Smith. The mode in which he accomplished
the robbery was exceedingly artful. These oases were difB•
alt to detect, and when they were brought home to the
guilty parties it was the duty of a magistrate to deal with
them severely. He should sentence the prisoner to four
months' imprisonment.
CLERKENWELL.
rezzaranrc TO WADER FOR TEM PORPOB2 OF /STORTING
MONZT.

Raert Thomas. aged 29, who described himself se a
labourer, having no home, was charged before Mr. D'Eyn-
court with writing and delivering two letters threatening to
murder Mr. Thomas Roberts, slate merchant, of 38, Great
Percy-street, Cierkeowell, with incest to extort mossy.
The lettere, which were of • very violent character, hay-
ing been reed.
Mr. D'Eyncourt said to prosecutor—Do you say that you
go io fear of him ?
Complainant—l do. lam not afraid of him as sons, but
Ism afraid that he will use a knit*.
The prisoner—Did you not say last night that you were
set afraid of me?
Inteass—No. I am afraid that you will carry your
threat into execution.
The —Do you not owe me some money for work
that I did for you in trying to get names to bubble corn.
WWitness—l do not owe you one tar thing. I have paid
lento? all that you dii for me.
Toe prisoner having asked the prosecutor the names of
the firms he bad been connected with during the pest three
yews, said be was glad to see that there was a reporter pre-
gent, as the facts would be published, andthen the public
voila andel stand all about the matter. He did not intend
to kill the prosecutor.
Mr. D'Eyncourt—Whether you wrote the letters to ex-
tort money, or intended to carry your threats into execution,
you are liable to ten years' portation.
The prisoner—Oh, that don't matter the slightest to ma.
Mrs. Roberta said that yesterday the prisoner knocked
at har door and handed her the second letter. The pri-
mmer, she was assured, would do her husband some harm.
Mr. Moffett. an architect, of Clapbam-riso, said that the
planer tol him ou Saturday night that he was a butcher,
and that he would be hanged for Mr. Roberts. He carried
a bile sod intended to murder the prosecutor. Witness
mammal with the prisoner, but it was of no avail. The pri-
soner was in a very excited state.
The daughter of the prosecutor said that the prisoner told
her to take care of herself when he came out of prison.
RAM Elfctd. 134 G. said the children of the prommutor
mace to the station, and said they were afraid to stop in
the house, es the prisoner was walking about in front of
the house. He went to the house, and when the prosecutor
mace home be gave the prisoner into custody. When he
told the prisoner the charge, the prisoner said be would ruin
the prosecutor and was determined to do for him.
for h
The prieooer—l said I would ruin him, but would not do
im. _ . _

Yr. D'Erneourt baying cautioned the prisoner, asked him
if he wished to make any defence.
The prisoner said he should reserve bin defence.
r. VEynossirt committed the prisoner to the Oestral
Criminal Court for trial.