The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-30 00:00:00

COUBT OF EXCHIQUEIt. -MAy 29.

Sittings in Banda—Dore the Lord Chief Baron, and
Barons Bramwell and ChADHAIi.)
THE WIRINGS IN THEM AT GUILDHALL.

Another illustration d the inconvenience of the London
sittings in term to counsel and attorneys was furnished
to-day.
The cause of "Alexander v. Woman" having been
called on,
The Lord Chief Baron asked if any counsel, or any at-
imam or any attorney's clerk in the cause were present,
for if not it would be struck out of the list. It was well
known that this was new trial paper day, and the parties
should have been prepared. The court would if possible
take another mei, and at its conclusion " Alexander v.
Warman " would be again called, and if no one appeared it
would be struck out. _

w hichThe argumente in the neat canna were then heard, after

The Lord Chief Baron again asked whether any one ap-
peared in Alexander and Worms.
No reply being given,
BM lordship directed the cue to be struck out.
Mr. Oray here said he had bare requested by Mr.Berjeant
Parry's clerk to state that the learned serjeant and all the
mussel in the cause were at that moment engaged at Guild-
ball, and it was quite impcasible that they could be here.
The Lord Chief Baron, haring consulted the other judges,
directed that the case should stand in the list.

The argument+ heard during the day were not of a nature
to all for a report.

COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL
CAUSES.-MAY 29.

(Before the Judge Ordinarr, Mr. Baron Martin, and Mr.
Justece Willes.)

BOND r. BOND.
Mr. Serjeant Pigott and Dr. ®pinks appeared for the pe-
titioner, Mrs. Charlotte Bond, who sought a dissolution of
her marriage, on the grounds d adultery, cruelty, and
desertion.

Mrs. Bond stated that she woe married to the respondent
in England on the 28th of July, 1840. Hex maiden name
was Marsham. They cohabited at Clifton, in London, on
the continent, and in Ireland for about six years. Her
husband became of intemperate habits and treated her un-
kindly. Her fortune was settled on herself, but he obtained
SOU from her and I,oooi. from her sister. In 1843, while
an • visit at her sister's, who wee the wife of the Rev.
Mr. °aglow, of Claverton, Warwickshire, she remonstrated
with the respondent for his conduct to one of the servanta,
and he kicked her out of bed. The result was that she
miscarried. She had another illness in consequence of his
misconduct. In 1845 while they were living at Grange
Park, near Armb, she had • little girl, who
was canes dead. To nurse this child she engsged
• pang woman named Mary Ann Egan. In con-
sequence of the famine and fever in Ireland, her
husband insisted on her going to Claverton, which she
did, taking Egan with her. After • short time Egan said
she had received • letter from Ireland stating that her
mother was dying, and petitioner gave her leave to go
home. Soon after this the child had an attack of paralysis,
but the respondent would not come over to see it until
petitioner had written to him twice ; and when he did come
she could not induce him to stay with her at Claverton for
more than • day. At length she went back to Ireland. He
left her to travel with her child and the nurse in an open
car across the country from the port at which she landed
to the Grange. When she reached home, and be met her,
he said nothing to her, but he took the child to Egan. He
had previously written to petitioner for • character to
enable Egrur to get another place, and witness wee therefore
much surprised to see Egan still at the Granad in-
sisted that she should go the next morning. Respondent
thereupon got extremely drank, and cried the whole of the
evening about Egan's leaving. At length he became in
such a state that petitioner was obliged to direct the man-
servant to carry him to bed. He never slept in
the house again while petitioner was them. He
often treated witness with great violence. He fre-
quently held the tee-kettle over her head when
it was full of scalding water, and threatened to boil her
brains. He often threatened her with the carving knife ;
and on one occasion she only escaped being stabbed by pull-
ingot table between her and the respondent. He threatened
to use poison, as the French Count de Praslin had done;
and she was so alarmed, that she gave up eating any of the
victuals of the house, for the cook was a sister of Egan's.
She lived six weeks on milk, which her English maid
!staked from the cow. He struck her on two occasions

with such violence on the head, that she still retained maybe
of the blows. At length A. sent for the respondent's bro-
ther, who provided her with fonda, and sent her to her
guardian and trustee, Major Eames. She bad since lived at
BlriEton ; but she had never heard from her husband till
March last, when she received a letter from him calling her
"Dearest Chatty," and paying her to be reconciled to him.
It was signed (our misguided but reformed husband,
STANLEY.

In. Bood wan corroborated to • certain extent by her
Water, Mrs. Oualow, and the adultery wee concluvively
proved bitwo-servants from the Grange.
The Judge Ordinary said that the court were involved in
the same difficulty as that in which they were placed by the
ease reported yeatertlity. The parties' domicile of origin was
Irish, and granting that they had for a time acquired an
English domicile, there was no doubt that the subsequent
residence in Ireland had been sufficient to revive their
original one. Hew then could the court be shown to have
jurisdiction
Mr. Serjeant Pigott—The Irish domicile of origin has not
been proved.
Sir C. Oresawell—Oh, we have no doubt on that point.
The respondent is Bond, of Boedville.
Dr. Kigali submitted that as the court in the recent ease
of " Simonin r. Maim " had assumed jurisdiction over two
foreigners married in England, for the purpose of pronounc-
ing that marriage to be good, it had an equal power over
the present case, there never having been the smallest
distinction in the old oourtsbeiweenorm claim of matrimonial
causes and another.

Sir C. Creswell—'f hat argument might have some force
as an argumeutuns ad hominem ; but the decree in the cue
of " Sillt/001111 r. Malec " would oot of itself conq*l the
court to undertake the adjudication of this petition unless
its jurisdiction could be shown to rest on other grounds.
After some further discussion the case was adjourned.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—MAY 29.
(Bofors ➢ir. Commissioner Holroyd.)
in II GOLDSMITH.
The bankrupt, a miller, of Sutton. near Ely, applied for
bis certifiente. The liabilities are of small amount.

Mr. Lucas supported ; Mr. E. Johnson, for the assignees,
offered no opposition.
His Honour, observing that the only unfavourable feature
in the case was the large trade expenditure, granted a certi-
ficate of the second clam.
IN RE STYLES.-THE " WATERMAN IN WAITING TO HIS
MAJIMTT."

The bankrupt was • coal merchant and lightermen, of
Putney. He was also a well-known endemism on the river,
and was described on the accounts as the " Waterman in
Waiting to her Majesty." This was the certificate meeting.
The bankruptcy occurred four yearn ago, but front
some reason the bankrupt, though only owing 215/., was
unable to pass bis examination for a couriderable time. His
application for certificate had been further delayed by some
law proceedings that were taken against the assignees.
There was no opposition, ands. second-class certificate was
granted.