The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-30 00:00:00

COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL

CAUSES.—Nov. 29.
(13efute the Jude Ordine7, Mr. Baron Watson, sad Mr.
Juno, Hill.)

The petitioner, • brickmaker, aid the keeper of a pebile-
house at Wolverhampton, called the Bassett Arms, and for
a divorce, on the ground of adultery committed by his wile
with the co-respondent, and inspector of the Wolverhampton
police.
The reursident pleaded not guilty, croaky, sad oondonalien.
The ce-reeponeltnt amply deeded the crime auribred to him.
Dr. Waddilove and Mr. Claydon armed for the peti-
tioner; Mr. hereaot PINOtt, end Kr T. Cole, for
the :reepontlent:; Masers. Devises and 'Kemp for the co-
lelLittisse took Firs Y Febniery, 1160, the raker
berg then a widower, of 46 year adage, end the respondent,
• girl of about 19. Both were very rook addicted to drink,
and were very glamorous. A workmen in their employ,
aimed Taylor, rated that one dai after the noes he found
thane rolling on the floor together. Beth were drunk, and they
had fought till they wen site ealienstsd. The learnt
' " puck" the respondent up and rare " rick " op the peti-
tioner, but in dory so the petitioner pulled him down on the
floor, which wee revered with blood, and there was blood
sprinkled also en the weir The co-respondent, who
wee even older thee the hastesed, wee • carried maa,
withair children. Re win a Mend et the husband, end had
been employed by him to take ts the repender an allowance
of ten shillings per week, whit* he had ever to sake her
when she lett him. A server imumil Bops v•
direct evidence of rebury otenniteed ht the
hors ; and two wittier.' sammil Weston, with whom the
respondent had lodged after the separation, deposed to wt.
one visits which the co.respondeat bed paid her there. The
OMNI for thetespondent oonteraded, however, that Boyne
wee unworthy of belief, and that the remainder of the eel-
dance wee inerlicient to raise a presnmptiou of guilt. The
whole oar disclosed a remarkable piotaro of disgustingly
low lib.

ilr. Baron Weise having summed up.
The Jury found the trues for the responded.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—Nov. 29.
(Mare Mr. Camillouir Murphy.)
INF LI 111011“ IAWILIXII.-1112 11171101POLITAX SALOON

The homiest* whom name hie been repeatedly before the
public is reference to the Saloon Omnibus Com-
pany, for further
Mr. cod appeared fee the oMdal liquidator, and for
emend directors of the 6•Joss Company; Mr. Dowse, with
Mr. SUMMIT% supported.
On the present occasion the cam occupied nearly the whole
day. The proseedings in whit* the Insolvent had been sa.
gaged against the company were pat In evidence, and it sp-
Wuta% the costs on both sides had amounted to about
u.. The insolvent had spent of hie own money about
6001., which be declared he did out of "public spirit," end
to crush what he teemed a " swindle." The company had
spout a lame 111161, and were now creditors on the schedule to
about 4001.
Mr.

1110111, eessed an opinion that the
inacilvent hot bon ealneasdi by xprvita" in potting the one-
pony Nibs minis be bid d. Had be only bad ova petition
It MOM bane been etislsN. hat those had been six or *even
diffnvinit sad several tribunth had decided the
router, GM be d not believe that the insolvent bad acted
with bens Men

Mr. Dowse and Mr. Stemmer@ begged tho learned corn-
Warner to bier try whole WM before it wee decided.

Murphy swat to bass tbs cask Hs

only threw out the sugieelion, se, if the mem was mottled,
he did not mean to give a long remand, but H It want on he
might be itcluord to go into the whole meteor, and show the
motive which hed actuated the ineolvmat MB vexations
greemdings.
The roarer wished the case to be thomaghly
InveNi-
gmd, rhe could show what he bed angraith The Mmolverit was examined at sore , and his ex-
amietatime occupied the court to Ile riming.
Kr. Comm irieuertd!rphyrtealre, Yeatisodenoe of moms

tesete, sad saki if all Patiaa'wookt Am lima r *add
arbitrate ammo thus la the shatter.

Mr. Bergood said the Haitian was sew at ea end, as
which ewes cee tad on the other side It had only "Dote-
Heed. _ _

TM ean wen nicotine to Tuna,.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.
cede. the Reecatier.)

Mary Loma, $ goatterasaly-leoltlag young man, surrear•
dwell to take In tray opts a charge of stealing a cheque lee
VOL, the property of hie mailer.
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The ClWCUiDetall ON under which this charge was preferred
were of a somewhat mealier and compliceied character' and
the nature of the case will be better understood if the fame
ere given In the form of • narrative than If the evidenoe of
the witnesses were given in detail. It appeared that the pri-
soner was employed in a confidnitial capacity by Mr. Wader
Loma, a mercbant, carrying on his briers In
Limpet:rest, City, and that on the 11th of September
Mr. Logan had occasion to go on the °cottager,
leaving the prisoner In charge of his bushier.
It sewed that at this tiros {hill of exchange for 1301.,
which had been paid by Mr. Logan to the firm of
lit.V.Nesel Martin, diamond merchants, in the pours'of
wee running, end would become due on the 23rd of
September, sad before Mr. Logan left ILoodou be made en
srmagemeat with Masers. Blogg and Mattis by which he
was My to goy half the amount of the bill, and he handed
661. to Mews. Blogg and Martin. and gave them fresh
secoperter fee the remainder, and those gentleman under-
took to mod 1301. to Mr. Logan's office the day the bill
became doe, Mord., that it might be taken up in due come.
A clerk in the service of Messrs. Blou sad Martin, named
Harrison, was entrusted with that WMiess, but, It mewed
that by some mistake, teeter; of his radteg MI. to the
offices of Mears. Logan, he only sent 661., and the roar
queues was that the bill was d trod ft was noted
and protested, and returned to Memo and Mart*
who gave a cheque for the mount. Yr, osoa
thus applied to the prisoner for ea exploitable, sad he saller
first that the bill bed never been preempted, but Mr. Stem-
ma told him that tbia could not be the oar se the bill bad
been duly noted and protested, and returned to Messrs. Bleu
sod Mashie, and they had per SSW' prisoner wag they caked
to return the 661. that had been sent to take up the MS, and
ha drew a cheque, which he had no authority to do, upon Mr.
Legan's bankers, the Hank of England, and which be glued
" Welter Logan and Co., per procuration Henry Leo*" and
Mr. Stevenson gave him a receipt to the effect that the 66i.
which had bean paid on account of the bill for 1301. had been
returned. The obelisk was paid Into the Bank of England,
but was returned unpaid, on account of its being impro-
petty drew.. and the prisoner having no authority to
sign • cheque on account of his master. Mr. Stevenson thee
spin applied to the prisoner upon the subject of the 661.,
and suggested that be should draw a cheque for the amount
and semi it to Mr. Logan and get It properly signed, and
the prisoner mid that he would do so. Nothing, however,
to have been done, and on the 19th of October the
a
„,Prof.:lbeprosecutor handed to the prisoner a doges for
301. to pay into the Bank of England, and the prisoner
wrote to the prosecutor and stated that he had duly paid the
cheque Into the Bank of England ea his aimed, and the
charge now made against the prisoner was that he had
stolen this cheque and appropriated it to his owner. Mews.
Blogg and Martin at lest brims pressing upon the subject
of the 664 and at Midi it appeared that the prisoner wrote
to his employer a letter, in which he stated that be
had to WI his attention to a matter of great Importance
te himself, and went on to say that on the day the
11101, bill became doe, Misers. Blogg and Maria
seat 661. to the office, and he mold not understand why that
wan was seat instead of ths whole amount, and thought some
other amassment had been made, and be paid the 661., lase
a amid dedestits, late the Beak of England, to Ms (Mr.
Logue's) meet. On the following day he said that Mr.
Simmes called upon him and told him the bill had not been
paid, end be thew handed him 661. of his own money in
Wes mei gold, and Mr. Stevenson gave him a receipt far the
messy. Mr. Lamm arrived in England shortly dierwards,
cad it was then discovered that the 301. cheque, which the
=rstated he had mid into the Bank of Mislead to Mr.
e credit, had been pretreated at Junes, Loyd sad Co.'s,
where it wee made payable, and the money received Ihr It
ever the counter, and the amount had never been pieced he
Mr. Legates &edit. The primer, upon being gardened
am this subject, then admitted that he bad act paid the SOL
late the Bank of England, sod said that be bad her 41::::
Wan* himself for the 04 is. bad pa to d Mt.