The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-28 00:00:00

COURT OF QUEENS BENCH.

After Term Nisi Prin. .fittings at Guildhall.—(Befoe
the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.)
Thia was the last day of the sittings.
CORY AND 01 HERS r. 110(1.r.

This was an action to recover compensation for olamage,
done to the screw steamer the John Fensrick. by the puldlo
steamer Vol:oar, and also for demurrage in consequence of
the collision.

Mr. Di by Seymour, Q.C., for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Brett,
Q.C., and Mr. Cohen, were counsel for the ilefenilant.
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The damage complained of took place in the harbour of
Monte Video, in March last, whilst the dahn Fenwick was
at anchor, and the defence wa4 that the injury was inevi-
table in consequence of the weather and the cr.., de.' state
of the harbour. The case, which Wit% devoid of general in-
terest, occupied the whole of the day.

COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL
CAUSES.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)

AIIAW r. ADAMMT.AND

Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Gates for the peti.
tioner ; Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Searle fur the re-
spondent ; and Dr. Swabey fur the co-respondent.
This was a petition by the husband, pniying fur a dine.
lution of marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with
the co-respondent, and he claimed damages at the handset
a common jury. Both the respondent and co-respondent
appeared and denied the adultery, and the wile
said if she had committed adultery her husband had
condoned and connived at the offence. The parties were
married in 1848, the husband 'wing a picture dealer and
the wife at that time being connected with the POOti
plastiques in Leicester-square. The petitioner and his
brother had a similar entertainment, and they engaged
tho respondent. This afterwards led to a courtship, and
ultimately the petitioner married her, and they lived together
at King•itreet,Covent-garden. During the summer months
Mrs. Adams used to go. to lianusgate, and here it wavilleged
she load made the acqamtance of the co.respolule t, who is s
a commission agent. The suspicions of the husband beiag
aroused, he employed a man named Forester, connected
with a private inquiry ollice, to watch his wife's proceed-
ings. This man upon several occasion.. saw Mr.. Adams
meet a gentleman, with whom she used to go to some
music-hall, and afterwards enter a house of ill-fame.
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The Mother of the petitioner WAs called, and in cross-
examination was asked if he was not aware that when his
sister-iu-law was performing at the •• pow. phistiques" she
received the •isit. of a barrister named Brent, since dead,
with the knowledge of her husband, the money she
received as the fruits of her dishonour Icing banded over
to her husband. The brother, however, stoutly denied
any knowledge of the kind, and said up to the time of tha
affair with Mr. Coulter he had looked upon Mrs. Manisa
a virtuous woman. .

(The cue cue MRS proceeding when our report left.]

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(nus DAY.)

(Before the Recorder.)

•
Ri'4"ra Perk rind Frenei. Adams were coiled upon to
surrender to answer an indictment, which charged Oda
with unlawfully writing and publishing ia
defamatory libel concerning a lady timed lhaolny hbriaaa
Groves.
Serjeant Biallantine was specially retained. with Mr. F.
A. Lewis, to conduct the prosecution. Mr. t.iti.ml. (IX%
(specially retained), and Mr. killY.ll appeared for Peck
and Serjeant Robinson (also specially tetaised) and 311.
Collins appeared for Adams.
The defendant Adams surrendered and pleaded guilt'
to the second count of the indictment, which di .creed tin
defendant with publishing the libel ii• que.naa. Thu
other defendant, Peck, did not answer. :and upon tlis
application of Serjeant Ballantine, his recognis•nces.wl"6
were--himself in 1,000 W., and two sureti,.. 7+lll/. each.
were ordered to lie retreated, idol the It. voider eoltrek
a bench warrant to be issued for his ;Tian-hen- .
Serjeant Ilallantine then asked for pid.toont upon t.. 0
other defendant, at the same time Masai ...Mg that his
ship was aware of the nature of the libel, mei be wos.l
only add that it had been the means of ....1•••••1; the Iwo.,
cut rix a vast amount of anguish and in., 11,1.
point of fact, nearly caused her eleoth floe', Vs dement.
The Recorder said he thought it wotibl be more wit"
factory that both parties should be ls-!••o him brf.we is
pronounced judgment, and lie theiefoie re.pitc.l the
tense upon Adams until the nest but he consent,
to allow him to go out on bail to the ...we aile•unt UP'
which he had now surrendered, namely, Ilium. in I.olk.
and two sureties in 5001. each.
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Rapharl Cirri, .tfolih. to 4,,1ta anti .4 ogt—
the three Italians, who were convicted of hurglarY
Wedniaiday, were brought up (or piknont.
The prisoner Ciocci entered into a lan.: *fa ttaaent, to the
effect that be was the victim of a cons:araey, and that he
was innocent of the charge.
The Recorder said that the assertions of prisoacrr
had not in any way altered his view of the ;ace, rad b•
sentenced Ciucci to be kept in penal sea dale for rya
years, Decolta to be imprisoned and 1,14 to hard labour
fur two years, and Galioni for di months.

THE CASE or THE VENAI IL I,A OM 0,
The sentence upon the young uomaii. Irry Walker.
whose clue created some public interest from the fret of
her having obtained a situation as barman with a pohlii,n
in the London-road, and fora eonsiderilile time peed al
a man, without Any suspicion being entertained A., to her
real sex, was postponed to the next res..ion, in older that
sonic inquiries might he made rl.out her. The object of
the delay is to ascertain whether she has committed any
other offences in the disguise of a man, it'll if it should
turn out that there are no grounds for stippreing this to he
the case, an endeavour will be made by the Ladies' Com-
mittee to do something for the prisoner, and put her in th,
way of obtaining an honest livelihood.