The Express.
London, England, 1856-09-16 00:00:00

A LAD? CARRIED HOME AGAINST HER WILL

Some gossip has been occasioned at Reading, u we
leers from the Berkshire Cheonicle, by the forcible csrrying
off ref • lady trim the hoed of Miss Smart, No. 9, Siuth
dapton-place, where she had been lodging. The lady wee
Mrs. Cherry, wife of tka rector of Surglificld, eb nit foot
miles from Reading, and the verde who serried her off,
aided by hie legal adviser and other as:ideate, was her
hushaad.
It ennead that some mon•he ago Mrs. Cherry left her
bushels-re. house at Burghtirld, and returned to Reading,
la which tows she had for road years resided during her
first husband's lifetime, and after hie decease maul her
see-rad marine, two or three yeeri ago. It is understood
that domestic differences led tr this, ou her part, voluntary
separation. Mr. Cherry had made repeated eff wts to induce
her to return to his hoed, but in rata Os Sunda idea-
ieg, the 81st on. of these of ate was made in a
sass., so palsies a to Cline great incitement In St.
Gillett Church. The reverend gentleman attended
divine suiviee, sitting a few yards from the pew which
the lady end her friends usually occupy. At its eontles?on
he proceeded to the pew-door, and on Kra. Cherry's egret.
' he took hold of her, and compelled her to accompany him
into the vestry. The visas (Mr. Chalons+) sad other g,
denten hastened thither, sad Mr. Cherry made as excited
appeal to his brother clergymao, se a (deed, to use his in-
to promote a re.anion. Thieves declined, end the
lady retired alone tato the viesrage, her husband, after
some hesitation, mirk" to gn t owe. 8o 'mitten good
until Monday moroiag last. About 9 o'clock Mr. Cherry
prcoseded, with his solicitor (Mr. F R. Slcombe), Super-
intendent Peck, of the borough polite, and two constables
in plain clothes, fats 8 rathemptor-dreet. The two latter
were placed at the rear of the horde No. 9, to prevent an
escape that way, the rev. gentleman stood with his protease
et some little distance, out of sight ; hie brougham was
drawn tip near at band, and behind that was a cart, with a
stoat lad se driver, it Is presumed to envoy the luggage.
All being la readiness, the pintenienal gestlemen and
the superintendent went up the Item and itaxked at the
door. They were strait:id, and the door wee closed. Pee-
gently owe of Mem reopened it, and sigoalledti Mr. Cheery,
who rashed into the house, followed (Freely by hie wiener.
All this could not be dose In so populous a thoroughfare .
without attractirg some epectatln. They heeled • great
bustle and coafusioa in the house, and load rerserniag. The
gardener CM, to the doer and boohooed to toe emeamen.
who instead, done cep to the outer gate. la the midst of
the sereenting the lady wee seen to emerge into the parage,
without beset or 'howl; on one side of her was the ear-
ldom, ea *ember tlagesistsaiest Pea, and behind Mr.
Ckmn, eseledem sad thee they mammal bee, sot without
eeesfiswkis Nees, e ertielle 111111.111 M. down the reps'
At this peist the lady out la a distressed meaner, Is
theta SO MI to femme?" bet Me was hargial through the
from girds+ into the 'engage. Mr. Chem liellewed bar
ie. Mr Peck mounted on the hos, the fgein drive up
the kill towards Whitley, sad they poreseded le Bergh-
MI Rectory.