The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-11 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

Two married women attended bulge Mr. Burnham for his
assistance in granting them protection for their property,
under the Divoros and Matrimonial Causes Act, their hus-
bands having deserted them.
The first applicant said she was • professional singer, and
was emaagsd at one of the music halls in the metropolis.
She bad been married to her husband seven years. He was
also a professional singer, and had deserted her more than a
sr They had three children, one of which her husband
and the other two she maintained.
. Burnham asked her on what grounds she wanted pro-
tection ?

She said that since her marriage she had contributed more
to the maintenance of her family than her husband. Before
he left her he had Mused her, and when they parted ha
promised not to interfere with her. She bad now an ex-
cellent engagement, which enabled her to maintain herself
and two children in a respectable manner, and lately her hus-
band had threatened to take her Wary and the clothes which
she had purchased with her own earnings.
Mr. Southern asked whether her husband had contributed
in any way towards her support or the purchase of those
clothes since he left her ?

Applicant replied in the negative. She said she had for a
lceg time forwarded him a pound a week, but he was as well
able to earn hi. livelihood as she wee.

iii:BliruhamlnntediateTygM;t:d the order required.
The seat applicant was the wife of a plasterer, and
she said her husband had deserted her more than two
years. She gained her own livelihood, end had not received
any eseistance from her husband towards her maintenance.
She bad shim acoutaukted property, which she wishcd to be
protruded from her husband.
Kr. Burchanz asked her whether any of the property she
had was In her possession when her husband deserted her?
She replied in the negative. All the property they then
bad waa seized for rent.

Kr. Bit:chain oleo granted her an order for protection.

LOLA MORTIS IN THE WITNESS-1101.-A
ROUGH AND TUMBLE PIORT IN AN AME-
RICAN LAW COURT..

In the Supreme Court of the State of New York,
a suit brought by Mr. Jason, a literary man, upon a matter
of no great public interest, has given occasion to what might
on this side of the Atlantic be reseeded ea an extraordinary
imene—resulting in a "rmgh and tumble," otherwise celled
an " up and down fight," between the plaintiff, Jason, and
Mr. F. Seely, the dd, ant's Ismael, in the presence of Mr.
J. H. Whiting the official arbitrator, to whom, by the de-
cree of the omit, the ere was referred. There being appa-
rently a good deal of " herd swearing " on one ride or the
other, the defendant's counsel thought it necessary to cell
Lola Monter or a witness to damage the plaintiff's general
character. She stated that she had known Mr. Jobeon
in London, and described his conduct and reputation in the
severed terms. In cram-examination she was questioned

unmercifully about her own past career, and persisted in de-
claring that her name 'swag originally Rosanna Gilbert, and
that she was born "in the beautiful town of Limerick."
She said she was 33 years old, and had had two husbands—
the first a Captain James, who took her to India; that in
London she learnt dancing for the stage from a Spaniard
named Emu, and then passed some months in Spain. Being
asked fatly, " How many intrigues have you bad ?" She
led
i.one-:1 resided at the Court of Bavaria two years.
Who did you know there ?
Everybody but vounelf. I knew 411 about several mil-
lions of persons. 1 knew the King of Bavaria—Mr. Wit-
telsbaoher he wee called—that was his family name.
WIN'S you the mistress of the King ?
(hung.) What 1 (Emphatically.) No, sir. You are
• villain, sir. I will take my oath on that book (the Bible),
whichl read every night, I had no intrigues with the old
man. I knew the King, and moulded the mind of the King
to the love of freedom. He took me before the whole court
with his wife, and presented me as his beat friend. I was
on the stage in Bavaria. It is easier to be • men's mistress
than a dancer. Iwu in Bavaria In 1847 and 1848. In
1849 the Revolution occurred, and liberty and I Bed. The
King and Queen supported me while I wee there. I was
engaged in political business. You might call me prime
minister if you please, or, as the King said, I was -.le king.
There was • man of 'trim there ea rime minister. True,
bat be wow only a saw of straw. The memoirs that have
been written about me are lies. I was called Countess of
Landafelt.

Then was much more of this kind, and the court ad-
journed.
On the 18th ult, the proceedings ware resumed, before a
crowd of curious spectators specially admitted by ticket.
Mr. Jobeon, the defendant, caws snood with a rattan cane,
sad sat beside his counsel, Mr. Bellsassabosu, who resumed
Is cross-examination of Lola Xcialsk.a!!dai her whether

her real name was not Betsy Watson. whether-she was not
born at Montrose in 1816, end other math quatlons, which
she contemptuously refused to answer, retaliating on the
learned counsel by asking him whether he had not been
brought before the police court for beating • lady. She was
then asked whether she had not ber-t chambermaid at the
Star Inn, Montrose P and replied, ""on cannot make me
out • chambermaid ; it is not • dishonest thing, either, if I
was : I should have considered myself a far greater woman
if I bad been born • chambermaid than I am to.day."
The examination was abruptly brought to a close by the
following scene between Mr. 8' erly, the defendant's counsel,
and Mr. Jobson, the plaintiff :
Mr. Seely (to opposite counsel)—You will confine her ex-
amination to her knowledge or mew of knowledge of the
character of this fellow; him, here, (pointing to Jobson).
Mr. Jobson (excitedly)—Now, sir, if you call me • fellow
again, clear: nay
shyster, I'll let you see.
Mr. You will ; y another word and I'll drop you
down the stories.

Job;;—Youare a vagabond, sir, and if you come
moss here, I'll chemise you.
Here Mr. Seely jumped to his feet and attempted to strike
Dobson, but the large stove intervening, the blow was either
weakened or fell short of its aim. J.heon started up oft his
Seat, at the same moment raised his cane and struck Seely
a slap over the bead with it. Seely wrenched the weapon out
of dobeon's hand, rushed past the stove caught his opponent
by the head and pommelled him severely for several seecods.
Then the police and bystanders Interfered and aspirated the
combatants. The some, had it net been somewhat tragical,
would have been ludicrous In the extreme. The unfortunate
referee kept running backwards and forwards in a state of
helpless terror. Madams Mentes, who was separated from
that portion of the room in which the conflict occurred by •
farce table, exhibited her customary coolness, but by the
Beadnotzfaher eyes, and an involuntary movement towards
Mr. J 's input, when It was sautes sore Indiction at
the heads of Mr. Seely, it wee evident that she would have
bed no objeotka whatever to furnish herself with • mon*
eentohni from that unfortunate porierentunt. When the
=bad been 'spiraled Jolson wee droned backwards
the door. He Warned to the some of the encounter
immediael, suede threaening_ gestures at hie late opponent,
sad barred •nowt ossisiskt, white seedy spot Its

table, bat ended in nothing more serious than the emptying
of an ink•bottle into the shirt bosom of one of the reporrem
Madame Monte* now began to manifest great excitement,
" Good people 1 men I" she exclaimed, " take care of Mr.
Seely. He is a good and an haunt man. Mr.tolesieltgdo,et
sou& that man; ha is not worth a gentleman's
" I know," sled Mr. Seely, "that he Is not worth mmish,
in the vagabond."
The panting belligerents had again beet separated, end
thus the battle ended.
The lady addressed the persona around her, and cried in a
tone of bitterness, " Oh, Is there no law that can prevent a
woman from being injurcd in her character and in a false
manner r' _ . _

No gave her the required information, probably be.
now law wee not then the praise matter at issue.
The referee (who had fa power* to commit them all to
prison, and is blamed by the New York press for not doing
so) at tut got the court °leered, end protested he would have
no more to do with the oase.