The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-14 00:00:00

COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL

OAIITSES.—Nov. 13.
(Before the Judge Ordiaary, Mr. Justice Wigkhome, sad
Mr. JosUee
MUDD= AND MUDD= V. 1111 Arrourr-olumaau—

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(PATRICK AND PATRICK MID TO R

This morning Miu Shedden applied to the court to allow
lir. Benin:tore, Q.C., to examine for her two Scotch wit-
nesses, who were in attend►nce to produce documentary
widows, bet who could sot longer stay in Loudon.
Mr. Robertson, deputy.keeper of the records of Sootland,
stated that be must return to-morrow to Edinburgh to
attend the election of a Scottish poor. He should also feel
it his duty to take book the papers which be had brought
with ►im.

The eTanrt said that aaT evidence which he might lay
before them mutt remain till the end et the trial.
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Mr. Robertson observed that he had a duty to perform to
the Court of Seuion, of which be was an officer, sod it
would be inconsistent with that duty to Mare the ckevaseit
behind him.

The court desired the warrant of the Lord Oreiary
authorising the witness to attend with the documents to be
read I and it appearing both that Mr. Robertson had been
mewed with a vulvas* duces tecum, and that the warrant
nesmily directed him to bring the papers back after the trial,
the court ordered them to be banded in.
Mr. Robertson said be would comply provided that the
registrar would give him a receipt for the ducwnents, and
as amderisking to return them.
The Judge Ordinary observed that the Scotch Court
should have every satisfaction that this court meant to deal
fitwith the records. (A laugh.)
paper, werethen put in. Three of them condi-
tuted Mie original act of factory of Mr. Willien
Patrick to the estate of Mr. William Shedden. A fourth
was a letter from Mr. John Shedders and Mr. Gavin Ralston
to Mr. Hugh Crawfurd, of Greenock, merchant, authorisiag
him to apply far the appointment of factor loco tutoris. The
witness also gave in a number of certified copies of docu-
ments in his ones.

EireTeressweli directed the registrar to give to witness a
bare receipt for the original documents, observing that this
court would feel hound, if necessary, to vindicate its right
to retain them till the end of the trial.
r. Robertson said the receipt would no doubt be suffi-
cient to exonerate him.

Mr. Petrick Graham W.S., put in certain ledgers and
other books, which had been the property of the late Mr.
M'Farlans, W. 8., who had roconded, on the death of Mr.
Scott, as factor to the widow of Mr. Sheddes, who, on her
husband's death, had married a Mr. Vincent.
Mir Shedden then trimmed her lengthy &admen, he the
course of which the read the documentary condense already
taken to prove the marriage of her grandmother and to
show the means by which her father bad been kepi la Igno-
rance of hie rights, and had been defeetakln the pneent
lit*Lion. In conclusion, she eloquently expressed her
sere of the imperfect manner in which she had opened her
ease. As her father had mice written to Mr. William
Patrick, she felt that the grave meet soon close over both
that gentleman (tbe defendant) sad herself—over hint, from
the length of seen which had already been vouchsafed to
him ; over her, because she was conscious that what she
dad goy* through in prosecuting the petitioner's claims
mead not but have its effect upon her frame. Endowed
with • vigorous oonstitntioe, she had so far borne up
the consuming anxiety and distress, the enormous
spirt
aical and mental labour which during the last four
jean the teak had entailed upon her ; but she felt that
there could be no holier, as man blamed work on which to