The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-07 00:00:00

SERIOUS CHAPTER OF.DIFFICTILTIV3.

A very iiidei,teepecti;l:;le-coo kitiga;tutait7 addressing
Mr. Arnold, said, If you please, air, there's been another
man living with my wife in my name. Can he do it?
Mr. Arnold—lt seems by your account be haa. What
do you mean?
Applicant—l want you to give me advice. I came here
some months ago and spoke to Mr. Arnold about
it, and asked him what to do.

Mr. Arnold—l hope he gave you good advice.
Applicant—Yes, he did. This man hes been backwards
and forwards with my wife for some months put. Is that
right?
Mr. Arnold—l should think not.

Applicant—The man's a soldier. She's in deep distress.
She's confined with her second child now, and am I bound
to keep it
Mr. Arnold—That would depend upon whether it is
yours.
Applicant—She's written me a very penitent letter, say-
ing she's very scaly, and wants to come back. AM I to
doit?

Mr. Arnold—lf you like.
Applicant—That's not what I mean. I don't liko it if I
ain't compelled.

Mr. AA-mid—What do you mean
Applicant—Am I bound to take her back'
Mr. Arnold—Certainly not.
Applicant—They lived together in my name. Is that
right
Mr. Arnold—lt is not.
Applicant—She has been running into debt. Am I
bound to pay?
Mr. Arnold—l should think not—that would depend
upon circumstances.
Applicant—What circumstances!
Mr. Arnold—lf you can prove that she has committed
adultery she has forfeited all claims to your support, and
I should consider that you would not be liable to any debts
she bad contracted since that occurred.

Applicant—Then I ain't bound Wiese any more to do
with her?
Mr. Arnold—No.
Applicant—Then I am satisfied.
GREENWICH.
TWO FRASER OF MARRIED UR

On Mr. Trill taking his seat upon the bench, a young
lady, accompanied by two gentlemen well-known residents
in the district of the court, applied to his worship to grant
her a protection order, under the Matrimonial Causes Act,
on account of her husband's desertion of her.

The applicantstaiid that at tieWmlb:Fier marriage in
October, 1861, her husband was a clerk in the War-office,
and they lived together until the 10th May, lt6l. On
the morning of that day her husband left home, as
usual, to go to business., and she expecta his re-
turn home in the evening, but iwitead of returning
home she received • letter from him stating that be
should not be home that night. From that time she bad
neither seen nor heard from him, and although she had
reason to believe be Ins somewhere abroad she did not
know in what part he was to be found.
Mr. Traill said the applicant had sufficiently proved the

desertion, and at once granted the usual order, to be regis•
tared in the district county court within a period of 14
y.
das
The next applicant was a respectably-dressed middle.
aged man, who said he desired the magistrates advise and
assistance. His wife, he added, had run away from her
house, taking with her a sum of money, all he once pos-
sessed, and likewise other property, and he was afraid ahe
would be incurring debts with tradespeople, which he
should be called upon to pay.
Mr. Traill said he was afraid any advice he could
give would be of very little benefit to the applica.nt,who,
however, could not do better, if he knew of bis wife's pre-
sent whereabouts, than caution tradesman against giving
her credit.

The applicant thanked his worship, and left the court
with apparently the same perplexed state of mind in which
he entered it.