The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-07 00:00:00

TI4E FXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1866.

LAW INTELLKIENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.

(Ware Vie Jodie Ordinary.)

111110111111 e. anoallei.
The Quea's Advocate sad Dr. Tristram foe the pen-
tium ; Mr. Serjeant Perry nod Dr. Wasethey for the ro-
undest.
Amain" Hinkle" seed fora divorce on the ground of hie
wife's adultery with some perms setae en, aid the re-
speedgent. who ascend the ohms, pleaded mime trorimi-
ealecry adoptions eeriest the Mauer.
The penteour wee the son of Captain Henry Thomas
t
late of the Indian envies. He was bore on she
%d of 1844 ; he was ea only me, and was south in-
dalged. It was ananged that he should adopt the army as
his profesano, and with that view he was sent to
read with a clergyman at Wootwia. In 1861 he became
acquainted with Sews. Shepherd, the daughter of •
washerweinew, who was living wish her widowed mother, as
ease sister, and a add of tea years, whom Praise sham-
ter was not meetly keown. Oge the 26th of April,
MI. whet the petiiiiiser was then • bid of
11. be meried, by a Ikeda at the rodielnet
aloe, Sena Shepherd, who was 10 years his
enter. The patitimer was at length obliged to
oAdele the Illuthlite to his father. Outset ilitchins
was at first extudeely sad refused to have anything
son to do with him ; bat as tb he Muni sad made him
aa allowann of If. fn. a week. The cohabitation:was a
very misenthis Gee, sad to the 13th of May, 1882, it um to
an and, ia comemsese of an uremia% by which the re-
speedeat agreed to mann an accrues, and to gin up her
butted. The patios', then went abroad with his father,
whom health had suffered. aid it was alleged that he had
WWI Mae oven hie wits. It was also alleged that as the
Mk of July, /863, she was delivered in Frame of en
illegitimate dad ; and it was ea thisetheaterteoce that the
pokiest railed.
lbs. Hilehthe, men of the petitioner, stated that
the marriage bad been disowned in consequence) of her son
eat man home ter hie bedidays. Captain Within' wrote
he his tato; and rendved a only to the effect that be had
left ee emu km. QOM Hitching took him .bread on
the Mb et Mier. INS sad be had Moe lived entirely with
Tarim sembers el Ms brolly.
Orceneamiasti—At the Sew of his marries, he was
within six days of his 17th year. As sees as Captain
Illteleine heard of the affair be gave lannestions to his soil.
MesJINNI. Walker and Grant. to make in-
tor; he Goad sot believe that the marriage
was a Leal OWL The politieur was a lee bey, but witness
could not say bet at the time of his marriage he looked
oldie thee he reedy was. He bad so hair en his face, and
was a seers hey.
Mr. Artier Walker said that Mr. Great had at first
had charge .1 the segodatkon which Dunk
IMAM had mesa with his son; hut after Mr.
Grant's death be had himself taken up the Mee
I* May, 18112, • preponal was made in the petitioner's
herd-wehlieg es to the time on width the separation
should tab. ;Saes. The trot stipulation was that he
alma, gm behalf of Duna HAWED, make her ea
allowease of Z. • wear, but he said he would My give
her Ms. When she bend she could sot get
say more she acquiesced in that amegement. He
alas speed to late name trilbies wet of paws for
her, and if she was proment, to pay the expenses of her
eendeemet as well se be provide for support of her child.
Jibe sweated to these team. Her husband had left her
the mein before end wren hie way to Brussels. The
alloweeme was regularly paid to bar. In 11110 witness
received lettere from be: from Boulogne, and sent
bar remit:tams to the address she had given there.
The payments were regularly made to her till the peti-
tion was filed. Winne' had visited leer at Woolwich in
Hay, 1882, when she was living with her mother, sod a
bbte girl. Oa saiAlkor escanco In saw the elder sister,
Zhu ambled, es the house. Saw BIM Shepherd la July,
1883, end abe did not thee appear to be ecefieed.
Ormexamined.—Wieass's doe bad a clerk named
Udiard. Ts wins's. Ineowledge he was sever employed to
Teta the parties. Had made respondent an offer of Ma.
if sbe would loam bee husband. Would avow that wit-
noses great object was to produe a soparstioe. The peti-
Suer was nlecdeal to be placed woke control. Believed
that be was also to come extent averse to leave his wife.
At the time the separatioe took place they were in poverty,
and the brokers were actually in the house.
[The case was proceeding whoa we west to peel