The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-25 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

your friends to her last Sunday in the park, and u you
are tolerably handsome, and seem to be a very jelly youla,ng
fellow, and in every respect • charming parti for ak,
why mot appoint some place to meet io, just to see if the
penchant is mutual? If I truly interpret the auresiim o
yaw fess when in the sookiag-room of the Oran Hotel in
the Bois do Boulogne, and Indeed whenever we meet, your
lip is silent, yet your eye alone proclaims, ' Darling, d
I
should like to kiss you.' Yon must be slightly dpi
without an
without humbug—Welly fancies she is, although itmaa
is
rather doubtful whether such a very jolly litEe wo
could be seriously smitten even with a trash youthful
duke ; probably it is only • glorious flirting purion
iodise of easy virtue an hider without fur, eta h.appllDoy
without an atom of shame, like any other man.
not imagine from this fast loopier that Melly is • mumiletirable,
line woman ; on the contrary, she is everything
bar the fact of being classed among the ' social evils,'
which foot doa't deter letcrem de la crime from courting
her moiety when they g the chance, for sbe is as fickle am
she is frail. Every effort she makes to disguise her hand-
writing, and to amoral her address, so that it will be eas-
ier to call ; but • letter addressed to ' Nally' (under rover
to her maid, Mini Adams, 17, Staanses'a•Plaas, S.W.).
will surely and safely meth her. All these pretentious are
taken in ease you do not cam to know her, and as the little
woman is proud, she would not like hereafte Tor feel that
she had bumbled herself unneossearily. All rased say
is your note is meet you.' naming time and seed
bat
do sot sign your tame or address. and merely sae what
club I shall reply to. Perhaps the better plan would et
Ice me tome d you the number of my box at the opera. or
I could come to yours if irrefeseed. There is so Othello in
the way, or likely to be any night this weak snag eight
p.m. I shall be free), as never allow anyone to interfere
with my seta, lan so little for any man just now, u I
always get off with the old hue before I get oil with the new;
indered,l em a fast and very loose young female, rip to every
vice wider Use sun exempt humbug, and wail worthy
of your notice, as I hope you will be that of Naar's."
Tha learned civilian deplored the folly of the noble duke
in yielding to these solicitations, but reminded the
hereas courthe
t
that lila grace was at the time barely 92, w
respondent was 35. As for the petitioner, be had actually
hod the audacity to exhibit himself in Westminster with
Mrs. Plunkett with whom he was living in adultery ; and
he had stated in a petition which be bad presented to the
Court of Chancery that when he married the respondent
she was leading an unchaste life.
George Lenient, master of the ceremonies at the Argyll
s, Room proved that the petitioner had been there with Sirs.
Plunkett, and that before her marriage the respondeat had
been there as Louisa lieresford.
Groat-examised by Mr. Ohambers—Never saw •a royal
duke there ; but had seen a duke, though sot the Co.
restmedent, The Argyll Booms were generally frequented
by young persons, but they were sonietimea visited by
*Merle birds." (L bulb-)
Jane Walsh aid Hannah Itobionon, servants of Mrs.
Plunkett, proved the adulterous cohabitation of the peti-
Maur with her.
Be James Wilde, in summing up, °burred that since he
bad had the honour of sitting in that court he had never
karma so extraordinary • display of effrontery as that
whisk bad been shown by tbia petitioner. Living with a
woman in open adultery he bed actually oome down to
Westminster Hall with her while his cue was bring tried,
and asked to be divorosd from his wife on the ground of
bee adultery. When this court was first established there
were many that mid it would do a great deal of harm.
There were many that thought so still ; but
there were others who, knowing the great relief
which it afforded, thought that on the whole
the good preponderated. However, so far all would
be agreed, namely, that the dieclosures that were daily
made there of immorality and grossness of conversation
were is themselves a great public *rd. It was an evil
alike to the court, to the jury, and to the public at large.
They bons, however, with those disclosures, because they were
necoseary. It would not be In accordance with the spirit
of our judicial proceedings that these investigations should
take place otherwise than in public. in order th
had
at there
might be no room left for say suggestion that stops
boa taken to emend vim or to screen immorality. Bu t
it was too much that the court should be obliged to in•
quire into a case which could lead to no result ; because
the petitimer well knew that his own conduct was such thwas at
he could not possibly obtain what be sought. It a
cruel thing that sorb a suit should have been brought at all.
It was true that there might have been some collateral
motive. It might have been a motive of revenge against
his wife ; or, seeing that the co-respondent had committed
himself, tbe motive mUlit have bees a wish to extort
money from him. He (Sir J. Wilde) did not know what
the motive was, for there was no 'widest* upon that point ;
but they could hardly help looting for something beyond
what lay on the purism.
The jury (a special oss) then found that the respondent
bad committed adultery with the cm-respondent and with
the two other gentlemen named; and that the petitioner
had committed adultery with Mrs. Plaukett, but they did
not find that the petitioner bad been guilty of cruelty or
of neglect conducing to adultery.
The court dismissed the petition, aid made no order as
to ooets.
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

-8-IT-RTING INTELLIGENTE•

EQUITY COUILTI3.—Nov. 24.
(Before the Lords Justices-)
LOW O. storrmiDce.
This was an appeal from the Viee•Chancellor Hindersley
involving • question of some importaue u to eopyright.
Mr, Shooter, Q.C., and Mr. Solsombevg, for the decad-
ent, moved to discharge the iojunction which had been
greeted by the Vice-Chancellor ; Mr. Bally, Q.
and Mr.
Hardy cue as
plaintiff.
The am was argued some days ago.
The Lord JustioeTurner now delivered judgment. The sole
qoution the court bad to determine was whether en alien
(riend coming into one of the yetish colonies and
medic( there during nod at time of pub-
lication in this country of a work composed by
the elite sad published in this country is entitled
to copyright in this cavalry in the work en pub-
lished. The question depended on the statute sth and 6th
Viet., c. 45; and there could be no doubt that hit p
rowl-
slue of that statute eateoded to Canada, end
was *ethic, to limit the meaning of the word
author. It wee quite different neder the statthute
of Anne. A mug plausible argutnent at
upon the statute was that by the Canadian law
ao alien coming into Canada smoked a copyright
under the law there, and that was all he would acquire
but there wu a confusion of ides.n this, for, though no
doubt an alien in a colony was subject to the laws of that ,
eolooy, be chic became temporarily a subject of the crown,
and entitled to the benefit of the laws affecting British
subjects. it was decided in Calvins oue that ati alien
Mud might have *minima, and get within this realm any
personal property, and by the statute the oopyright is per-
-1 soul property. The motion to dissolve the injunetioa
which the Vies.Cbancellor Kindersley had granted moat be
. refused, with cuts.
' The Lord Justice Knight Bruce concurred.

LEAMINGUNT MEETING.TON AND WARWICKSHIRE
H-PamAS.
The sport furnished on the supplementary day woe equal
be that provided on either of ire predeoresorr. Variable
weithez, however, accompanied the proceedings, end
the morning was fine, rain fell at ioterrals dorm
rgernoon. The nine races and a match which app
ea the card were run through by 3.30, allowing visitors
from London to leave by the afternoon train and reach
Sawa by 8 o'clock. There sow no special feature in the
swiss to record more than appears io the accompanying
pstulais
return, though in taking leave of the meriting we may coo.
Mr. Merry, the able clerk of the course, on the
sercess attending his efforts.
Tea HOST 001' STAZPLACHABE, value 100 son., by sub-
mgiptioa of 10 son. nab ; wtooers extra ; gentlemen
Wan ; profsasiosals, bib extra. Three miles. 110 subs.)
Mr. A. W. C:ayton.s Glasgow, a y-rs, list 615 (incl. 615 rt.'
OL Joan) 1
Mr. George's Sprite, aged, 11.1 1315 (incl. 61 extra)
(J. Knott)
Captain II andley's Palms Lass, aged. Ita 71b
(Captain Barclay) s
'no following also ran:-Stiletto, (Bey Bonus, hooch.
Northman, and Montpellier.
Bettie': 7 to 4 apt Stiletto, 4 to 1 apt Grey Meows. 5 to
1 apt Mooch, 100 to 15 each apt Pallas Lass sod Glasgow,
and 10 to 1 each apt Ilarehman and Montpellier.
A HANDICAP HURDLE RAON of 3 eue. each, with 30
added ; the wiener to be sold foe 1001. One mile and a
Ulf, over four flights of hurdles.
Mr. Beiham's Acolyte, by Sure (W. of Cash-
(W. White 1
mere, 4 yea. Dot )
lost ND
Mr. Barber's Cutler. aye..
Mr. W. Saundt rs's Jacob, sged, lOst . (J. Knott) 3
Scribbler and Lord of the Manor Alec ran.
Knott)
: 6 to 4 on Cutler, and 4to 1 bet oak
A SELLIUG ROCS of 5 sou. with 30 added, for 2.yr.
old, sad upwards ; weight fog aim with selling allowaocce ;
tbaeoluaztora of a mile.
Yr. 0. J. %lama's Guinan, by Mildew or Neville-WishCarroil ) ,
1
4 Its. eat Sib (501.;
Mr. Salllnger's Sabrina. yrs, aft 41b (50L) (G. Soon'.
Mr. Teo Broeck's Mender. tyre. eat 41b (504 ) )Murray) 3
Its following oleo ran :-/iimrod. &nubile. and Tarlel7..
14111AZAT lialSOlc.tr of 5 sous. each, with 50 added.
Half o-mile.
Lord Westmoreland's Clphos, by Newminster-Saccha-
Ana, cot (louts) I
Lord A.ileabury'x cby St. Alban's-ROSOUnd, ftlb
;Kenyon) I
110. HOdallMell Yennisitoaso,fatligb
The follow log also ran t-Mew Harriette. MlsePTVlallarts,
hirer Spada, -Wonitress, Belmootioe. Meld of Usk, Chicken
ilaserd, Locket Lacy, I tea, and Actor.
Betties ::4 to 1 apt the Rushed colt, 100 to 15 apt
Thu, 7to 1 apt Ulphus. S to 1 eget Maid of Usk, 10 to 1
each apt Mims HanUtfil. Moults:lea, aid Venturesome, and
11 to 1 apt ChiCkelalllZAld.
LIAILTDOTOS HANDICAP of 5 son. each, with 30 added,
liar 3.ypolds pad upwards. Ops mile sad • half.
Mr. Jackson's Ellen& by Batapten -gllermlre, 3 yrs.
Morr s) I
Lord Westmorland's flidewind.3l yrs, 7st 41b (car 7d 61b)
(Loates)
Mr. Y. King's br g, by Yoltlgenr-Jsoneline, 4 yr., 75
t
tLavls) 3
The following also ran : -Signalman. Surety, Cutaway, and
1113
Betting : sto 4 eget Sidswind, 4to 1 apt Eland. sto 1
seek apt Surtsey and the Jaquelioe gelding, and 100 to 12
tett Signalman.
Wzins RAMS of 5 sou. each, 2 ft. Thrseguarters al a
sa3o. Gentlemen riders ; professioula extra.
Ur. O. Payne's The Beadle, by N dwminster -Plush, 4 yrs,
10st Mb (Mr. ligwords)
Mir. Ilatoa's The Abbot, 4 yrs, 9st Sib (Inc. 615
extra)
iMidaehrf )
Mr. Modern:as Molded*, 3 yes. 9st 11.15 ;inc. Sib. sxtla(
(PIM) 2

COUNT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Nov. 2i.
Sittings in Beeoo.—(Sefore Lord Chief Justine Ede, and
Justices Wilke avid Reatiug.)
LLICI ROGEils.
Mrs. Alice Rogan, the wife of lie. Nathaniel Racers. in
June last obtained an order from this court, allowing her
to transfer a large amount of personal property without
the consent of her husband. upon the ground that they
were " living suit by mutual oustint." Subesqueetly,
Mr. &roc Mann. at chambers, stayed proosediage under
this order, and in the course of the present teem this
court granted • rule to show cause why the former order
should not be me aside. This step was Ulna upon
so
affidavit, which stated that the parties were not livig
apart in the usual meaning of the term ; the feats being
that Mrs. Rogers, preferring • country life, lived
at Surbiton, whilst the doctor, preferring • town
life, and being of studious habits, and expending
much time at the British Museum, resided in Barton-
street, Westminster. He, however, frequently tidied Mn.
Rogers, sod slept with her. Mrs. Rogers oasis into pm-
unakpropeity to the amount of 130,0001. on the death of
her mother, and subsequently on her brother's death to
160.0001. more, so that her income was now upwards of
10.0001. a rear. This income was settled upon her.r. She
allowed 4001. a year to Dr. Rosen, who had 00 600/.
a year more of his own property.
Mr. Qualm now showed cause spinet the rule being made
absolute, and rostended that the order authorising Mrs.
Rogers to assivn the property was well founded. He re-
ferred to au affidavit of Mrs. Rogers and Mr. Mallseoe, her
attorney, which stated Me following oircumstanoes. Mrs.
Rogers married her first husband. Henry Bumetead, in
1839, and by him bad four sous and one daughter. He
died in 1d44, and on the let of January, 1836, she mar-
ried Dr. Rogers. On the death of her mother, in
January, 181,2, she inherited, in addition to the
settled property, 5,9541. of uremia estate, which Dr.
Rogers wholly appropriated to his own use. Soma after-
wards " she found that thedoctor
was desirous of ponseasieg
himself of the settled income, which she refund to allow,
and thereupon he tried several modes of annoyance to
frighten her unto giving up her income, and knowing
her dislike to reside with him apart from her children, he
threatened her with • suit for the restitution of coujugal
rights." He afterwards wrote to Mr. Mallenon making for
an allowance of 1,0001. a year, which he thought he was
entitled to. " considering how amply her children are pro 7
Tided for, and that her iacome dies with her." Oa the 20rd
July, 1863, Mr. Malleson wrote to Mrs. Rogers, "1 have
sees Dr. Rogers, who says he will not accept leas than 4001.
a year, payable quarterly. If you will agree to give him this
sum he will bind himself not to molest or annoy you
or the children in any house you may choose
to occupy, provided he has Sheet, to visit you
at seasonable times." In Aaiun, 1868, Dr. Rogers wrote
to his wife, "My dear Alice—The great and unexpected
kindness with which you received me on Saturday and the
happy evening we passed together encourage me to hope
that our little differenoes may yet be adjusted without the
farther interference of the lawyers. I have remind from
Malleson the draft of a deed, which if you hen not seen it
i can show you, but which I oertainly would not sip for
anything like the sum proposed. Hitherto our separation
has been voluntary, temporary, and concealed, and I am
not going to submit to the disgrace of having it made
compulsory, permanent, and public unless you ' gild the
pill' much more handsomely than at present proposed. If
we are not careful the news will travel to Melte., and
will become known to all the religious end benevolent Judi-
tutions with which we are connected." "If you are willing
to give me 1001. gauntly when you receive your divi-
dends, during good behaviour, it will be only about
a tenth of your income, and I should think you would not
like to offer less, or think it too much to secure the quiet
enjoyment of the rest. Indeed I still hope that after con-
sulting your affectionate feelings you will yet resolve to give
a quarter (1,0001. • year) to the husluad of your choice."
As early as the 2nd Jane last, Dr. Rogers had notice that
unless he consented an application would be made to thie
court for permission to Mrs. Rogers to salmi part of her
estate without his consent. The sum sought to be assigned
was 30,0001.. and it was to be settled upon Mrs. Bogards
daughter, who was to be married on the 27th July. _ It wet
not until the 25th July that Dr. Rogers applied to Mr.
Bane Martin for the summons, which was returnable on
the 26th. On tbs morning of that day the settlement was
executed, and the marriage took placenext day. The
learned counsel submitted grounds court that the rule ought
to be discharged upon the that the parties to the
marriage which bed been solemnised on the filth of the
order of this court had not been brought before the court to
show cause ; and further that Dr. and Mrs. Rogers were
in fact living apart within the meaning of the statute.
Mr. Garth, in support of the rule, said it was impossible
for them to bring before the court the parties interested
under the settlement, because they did not in fact knew the
terms of that deed. He also contended that Dr. and Mrs.
Rogers were not living apart in such • manner as the sta-
tute contemplated. He complained that a number of con&
decrial letters had been set out in the affidavit, but this
having been done he most say that there was so suggestion
that it was from any fault on the pert of Dr. Rogers that
the parties did not live together in the usual way. It was
Dr. Rogers who wescontintudly asking for his conjugalrighte,
and who complained in one of hie letters that his wife liked
her children and her money better than her husband. He
submitted that it was not unreisonsble when Mrs. Rogers
had 10,0001. or 12,000/. a year, and lived in great state at
Suroiton. that Dr. Rogers should ask for something more
than 4001. • year.
The Lord Chief Justice said that the court wee authorised
to make the order in question upon an ex parte application,
and upon evidence which should be satisfactory to them.
It was an order that conferred • title, and this order had
been acted on to the extent of affecting 30.0001. Under
these circumstances they would be unwilling to rescind
that order unless there was a legal right vested in some
body to demand that this should be done. Ilia lordship,
after referring to the circumstances, said he conceived that
the parties did live on terms which brought the case
within the statute ; and to say that there was any-
thing like that mutual mind of parsons who lived
on affectionate terms would be great perversion
of language. The affidavita showed, he mud say, that
Dr. Rogers was very prominently acted on by mercenary
motives ; be attempted to obtain more money by threats
that he would avail himself of his marital rights, and he
wrote • letter saying, "Where she is I have • right to be ;
and she can't preen' a return to cohabitation • on which,
is the Ounce of • sstiefutery settlement, I' am deter-
mined." That was—" If you do not give me more money, I
am determined to compel you to return to cohabitation.*
trader the circumstances, the court felt juatified in saying
that the order, on the faith of which the marriage arid the
settlement bad taken place' must stand. The relation
between Dr. Rogers and his wife would certainly not iodine
the court to strain their powers to assist him in his applica-
tion, especially as he had no interest in the money, which
was in the sole control of his wife.
Rule discharged.

Jane Shore and Mongrel also ran.
Battier : 2 to I apt Moldavia, 5 to 2 apt Mongrel, and 3
te 1 apt Beadle.
HANDIcAP PLATE of 40 sore. for all age* ; the winner to
he sold for 40f. Five furlongs.
]t r. U. J. Wthonsa Guinan. by Mildew or Neville—Wish,
4 re. sit loth (Carrell, I
Mr. G. W. Little's Pegasus. 4 yrs. 7st Illb (lilbbeid, °-
Mr. T. Hughes's Puritan, 3 yrs, 7st Mlob
otthe !cater (Prior
alon d 3
The following aho ran :—Alope. Ch, wed a=

Diatity. -
Braga, : sto 4 apt Hope, 4to 1 20f:harm, and sto
1 ape apt Papaya and Puritan.
THE Loan:rime REAM 01, 50 Per fez Spr-olda sad
words. Three-quarters of a mils.
Mr. Ileathcotes e Skirmish, by SlMnalabar—lady Wig-
ton, 3 )rs, 6st 71b (G. flame) 1
Mr. Hodgman's Confederate. 4 yrs
Marquis of Butane Ca. slope, 3 yrs. rot Sib .. Marian, 3
Tba following also ran . —Balladeer. Clastass, ASiache, Norma.
sad Bigote.
Bottang : 2 to 1 apt Attaché, 4 to 1 opt Calslogna, 5 to
1 inch apt Skirmish and Confederate, acid 6 to 1 apt

tenons, -
MATCH : 25 son. each. Halt a mile.
Mr. Clift's Saxon Beauty. by Warminster-IMM*. Sat 41b
tO. Malerel I
Mr. Mitchell's Wm& fat 4lb (Frisky) 2
Batting - • 2 to 1 on Inals. Won In a castor by tan

A HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE of 3 KIM eseb, with 30
aided. Two miles.
Mr. liarbris The Cutler, by Idle Boy—Tthr, 6 yrs. lest
(W. White: 1
Mr. Cannon's Folly Hopkins, aged, last nb..;llr. Ellison; 2
Mr. R. Smith's Oscar tied. unknown', f• yrs, lest Sib
(Z. Jones) 3
Ike following also ran :—Montpelier, Express. and Old
Windsor.

BETTMG AT MANCHESTER.—FamAy.
DERBY.
100 tolS on the field •off) I6oto 1 *gat Midsummer c
30 to 1 s,,,st Janitor 60 to 1 Stabber ,tj
Si to 1 Bnbery colt (t*,

SERIOUS EFFECTS OP THE GALES.

In the &uth Wales district the most fearfti
gals that has been ezperiesind for many years, broke out
about six o'clock on Wednesday morning, arid continued
with terrific force till about four o'clock in the al tereoon.
The wind was N. W., and the destruction of property
hag been et
great. At Lougbor the South Wales
Railway wee completely flooded, and a long distance of
the earthwork under the rails was washed away, and the
test& was stopped for about ten hours. A portion of
the telegraph wires was blown away, and all comm
eatioe was stopped. At Donlan some costly roofs were dis-
mantled, and the tops of several sleeks blown down. At
Aberrant Works a portion of the mill root was lifted ot,
and at the Gadlys Wcrks the roof of the f orge was dismantled.
The Aberdare Gas Weeks received considerable damage, and
ems of the outbuildings are • complete wreck. The South
Wales Railway station at Ninth was completely inundated,
and serious damage was done is the town and to the
skipping in the port. The Pride of Wales went ashore,
about ten o'clock, on Aberavon sands, and may be, coo-
eidered • total wreck. She was outward bound with •
eergo of coal, and said to be valued. independent of her
ergo, at 20,0001. A large number of esemla wore driven on
the mods; among them was the White Squall, laden with
silver ore from Chili. A Prussian barque drifted on to North
bar, and the Claudine, • beautiful iron vessel, is lying high
end dry on the beach. The wall at the Pier-bead sustained
a great deal of damage. The bouedsry wall of the Usually
Railway Company. opposite St. lieleiewroed, was torn from
its fonadationa, and the traffic on the Oystermouth line
of railway was stopped till half-past twelve o'clock.
The damage to house property wee very extensive, sad
there were instance of trees tieing carried away bodily
from their roots. Two railway bridges were washedaway
below Port Talbot, and temporary wooden Does were
greeted iu the counts of the day. The damage to the
skipping at Penarik wee not so great as expected. The
steamboat oommuoicatioe between Cardiff and Bristol
was delayed till the evening tide. At Newport tbs gale
raged with much fury, and in the early pert of the magpie/
it was dearerous for warms to traverse public thommb.
fuse, ie eciasequeeee of chimney pots, viatica, sod
slates flying about in all directions. The shipping in the
river suffered very much. The Edward Bernard, • fine
brig, hailing from Southampton, broke from her moorings
opposite the Rim Wharf, and was carried into a meadow on
the other side of the Usk, where she is now lying high and
dry. The tide rose five feet above its ordinary height. A
schooner sstd a couple of smacks also drifted from their
moorings and went ashore, but, fortunately, they were got
MI again ; the brig Amity. is coming op the river, cut out
&couple of sloops, end damaged them considerably. A
bugs vessel, lying at anchor at the mouth of the river, ass
drifted frost her anchors, and is lying high and dry below
Gekkliffe.

ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR INCUSABLES.—The annual I
Inestin,j of subscribers to the above valuable institution took
place y. 'toothy at the Loodon Torero, Alderman Fiero*
presiding. The chairman explained the objects of the
institution, which were to offer an asylum to those destitute
parsons who in addition to their destitution suffered from
sums incurable ailment. The receipts of the year had been
17,0001., the annual subscriptioos had increased by 7004
Theirestate had been sorehead, and the new home built,
!weighed, and paid far, so that for the future earth 'deli.
Meisel subscription would mean another individual receiv-
ing relief. They proposed sow to elect tea recipients,
which would make the whole number enjoying the benefits
et the leatitntion, inmates, 81; out-pensioners, 106. It
wee proposed to raise a fond for the erection of an infirmary,
the object being to gu.rd against the danger of an epidemic
breakieg out among the inmates, sod thus aggravating
Moir previous sufferings. One point remained to be noticed,
and that was the subject of legacies. It was well known
that whilst thousends of poor persons suffered from an in.
enntde dismiss, there were also boodle& of wealthy per-
seas in a similar distressing position. He felt sure that it
was only necessary to briog the cases of the former to the
medics of the latter to ensure their sympathy and remem-
brance. The secretary then proceeded to read the report,
which embodied the above facia, and stated the pecuniary
position et the institution to be as follows :—Reoeipte for
the past year, including belaaoe of 1,645/. from previous
'
year, 22,8234. ; outlay —buildieg, purchase of estate, sup.
rrinueramatea, pennons, &a, 16,8201. ; balance tended
4,0034 Mr. Tontine. M.P., stowed the adoption
of the report, and made an eloquent appeal in behalf of the
imegitntiort. Mr, Beating seconded the motion, ooticiag the
het that the pension was more sought after than the horns.
Be felt mire that if the comforts of the boom were more
gpmerally knows the result would be different. The report
wen thes adopted, thanks were voted to Om chairman, and
Odd Aka we proceeded with.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. 1
1
Nov. 24.
(Before the Sedge Ordinary.)
BILOLDWOOD H. BIIOADWOOD AHD THE DUKE OF ST.
ALBANS.
After ear report left yesterday, a greet lumber of letters
'written to tbe respondent by the petitioner after the ,
separation were then put in and read. They wers crouched
In the most maudlin language, and expressed the greatest 1
possible distress at being separated from his wife. In one
of her replies she told him that she wan niche/ his "en.
muoly twaddle," and informed him that a young sister of
Laura Bell bad made ber appearance in the parks. fibs
added, an • postscript, " The d-- *errant' are imperti.
sent, and I mast get rid of them"
Yr. Hawkins thee addressed the jury for the respondent.
commenting strongly upon the untrustworthiness of the
wilseesee by whom the adultery had been proved. He
could not of course deny the charge against the Doke of Bt.
Albans, because the evidence of the two women had bees
corroborated by his grace's letters ; but he asked the jury 1,
altogether to disbelieve the allegattose against the other
two gentlemen who bad uot beep made oceterpoectseds, and
who were neatly sot there to answer for themselves.
Evidence would be &It to show that it wee the petiticoees
own fault if his wife had gone astray.
The Queen's Advocate read the following letter to aroma
for the eireseestaseee seder which the noble duke had
bosoms acquainted with the reepeedeet " Tuesday,
April 14, lgd.-311y doer Duke,—When in Paris did yes
sot rum* as Esglis• Treviste ' to whom you would like
•le be iatreaucedf You celled AM Missiles el ewe el

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 25, 1865.

THE TRIAL OF DR. HUNTER.
After our report left yesterday,
Mr. Merrick, the hothead, was placed in the' box, but
no questions were pot to him by Sellout Robins 4 on
behalf of the proescutioe.
In ores-exarniution Mr. Merrick rid that the charge of
assault had not yet been disposed of. He went to Dr.
Hester's three days before, but the reason of bils going wee
not that Dr. Willis refused to atteod hie wife any longer
unless the fees wets paid. Dr. Hunter told him that he
could not attend to his ester any leerier unless the fees
were paid, and he said he should require five guineas more
for the next month. Witmer made an Arran/Unseat that
the money should be paid, sad he would have paid it. but
his wife would not allow Dr. Hunter to attend her any
more. Witness was not in good circumstances. He had
been • bankrupt shortly before. and did not pay his ere-
ditory anything. He owed • good deal of money when be
left Brampton and Conduit-street, and after wards took the
cigar shop is Baker-street, where his wife reeved.
Re-examined—When Dr. Hunter told him be must have
his fees he bad not heard mythic" of what he was sup-
pued to have done. It was not until Thursday, the 2nd of
November, that he beard the full statement of what had
occurred between his wife and the prisoner, and It was
after that he went to the house at the prisoner with • horse-
whip.
Berjeant Robinson said that this was the cue fur the pro-
secution.
fierjeent Ballantine said be did not intend to call any
witnesses for the defence.
The learned counsel for the prosecution consequently
proceeded to sum up the evidence that had been adduced in
support of the charge. and Serpent Bellantine dammed
the jury for the defence.
Mr. Justice Byles then proceeded to sum up the case
to the jury. Having explained the formal nature
of the churn., his lordship said that the inquiry was
one of a very peculiar character. It was not pre-
tended that the promontrix was a consenting party,
but the defence was that her story was a wicked
invention from first to last, and he did tot remember a
cue where more fearful stickedneas was imputed by one
party to the other. tin the OM side the prisoner was
cheesed with a most atrocious offence, and on the other
there was • charge of perjury of the most abominable de-
scriptioa. He did not see that apart from this trausaction
there appeared to be the slightest imputation upon the
character of either the prosecutrix or the prisoner, and yet,
ono or the other had undoubtedly been gniltly of a
most fearful crime. The learned judge then reed the evidence
of the prcesentrix, and said that the teamed counsel for the
prisoner had argued that items impassible that the offence
could have been committed under the circumstances
she had represented, and this was a matter for their
oonsideeatioc, and it was their province to decide what
weight ought to be given to this suggestion in behalf of the
. In the course of the speech for the defence it
sad bas suggested that the charge might have been the
result of some mistake, but he did not see how it was
possible to reconcile this with the fact deposed to by the
proesoutrix, that after the occurrence had taken place the
pr.teoner told her ha hoped she would not thick airy more of
west bad happened. His lordship next called the attention of
the jury to the cromexamiostion of the preeseutrlx, and to
her admission that the tosses she did sot scream at the time
the attack was made epos her was, that she did not wish to
make • scene in the house, and that all she desired was to
get out of the house as mu as the could. His lordship
next referred to the letter that had been written by the pro-
ws/atria to the prisoner, and said that it the desire
was to get something to relieve the present& from the
pain she was then enduring, he did not think there was
very much in her alarming the prisoner as " Dear sir," and
certainly the word " dear " was written as shortly as pm-
giblet. This was the story of the promentrix. Was it the
truth or wee it a fabricotion ? The learned judge then read
the evidence of the remaining witnewies, and he emended
by stating that the questious for their consideri6ou were,
whether the prisoner bad committed the crime of raw
under most discreditable circumstances, or whether the
praseoutrix had committed wilful and deliberate perjury ;
and he was sorry to add that other parses connected with
bee must have been guilty of the same offerer. If the evi-
dence satisfied them of the guilt of the prisoner, they ought
to say so by their verdict ; if they believed the cue that
was set up for the prisoner, they ought to acquit if
they were so puzzled and ro such • state of doubt and no-
awaking' upon the point as to be unable to come to a satis-
factory verdict, they ought then to apply the golden rule of
the Meisel law of this country, and also my that the pri-
soner was not guilty.
The jery retired at a quarter to four o'clock to delibe-
rate upon their verdict. They retuned into court at four
o'clock, and found the primmer Not Guilty.
The verdict was received with a loud buret of cheerio',
which was with difficulty repressed.
Serjeant liellanthso thee said that the charge of assault
preferred by Dr. Hunter against the husband and brother
of the prosecutrix had bees removed into this met, and
he applied that it should be postponed to the next
session.
The application was granted.
The defeatism% was then dieriarged ; and wheel he got
into the street, he was loadly sheered by the mom who
wore assembled.

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