The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-17 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAT.

CONSISTORY COURT.

rermoox O. D TTTTT .

Thiewee a tea far a d.r.,rce leatitated by Mr. Madgwitk
soar Divallea, if II impatead, spice, Katherine Ann
paiiiboa, ►ie wile, by reales of adult. ry.
. . . _ .

he parti•e wire slurried as the 26:b of February, 1866,
Loop NIMMOTI, Wall, Mrs. Davidson being then
stool 20 )sue a ►ge. They eoltabited at Bristol,
is l'ir.r i,d, and tleiaily at Paris, when they
equated is the 'nod t f May la.e. It was alleged that
Mn Davidsoa, .b.le at school at Bnilogne, ►ad formed Ile
attaehateat web a young Frenchman named Bs le La-
ince ; and that the correspondence between them basing
ties clandestinely *entered a few we. ks situ the marriage,
her vadoe, bad undergone a stashod change. BM

cased to behave with affection towards her tre-
ws She became say extravagant In her habits.
While will her hualund at Paris she told him that eke
wished to became • It man catholic, sad she rt fused top
brit with him to Doing halve( compelled to
stars he kit lan be hind, sad it was alleged that Lalusetts
hal vie,tad her is the very sane sight Mil. Direidera's
wrest, Ann Denman, refused to leave them together sot-
uthiteadtag ell the off .rte of h. r mistress to induce her to
do So. Err. astitlll,6 then said that " Emile " bad a head-
uhe Bad scald la doer; in her bed. Lalonsta ass
undressed himself and ga limo the bed. Mrs.
Divi.lion sat by h•le bedside, kilning and unisseing him;
poetises toldind his hand in her's, sad somstlamis laying
her head on the pass elms to his. At length Demount
left the tout is order to write a letter to Mr. Davidson.
She wee shunt Most twenty minutes ; and at ea o'clock
she left thus again for two ho•re. It was alleged that the
clattery had bun committed dairies thew intervals.
Dr. Lashingtos sow gave sentence. Alter adverting te
it, principle of law with respect to cuss of this deecrip-
t se, namely, thet there must be proof of a criminal attach-
bcrrcea the parties, and of an opportunity of isdalg-
• .he ettalassest, the leased judge proceeded to discuss
o.e attempts which had been made to impeesh the tuti-
▪ yr of Ana Daman. Oa the whale, to considered
that the maa facts of that witaus'e testimony
sunned onsheken. There could he no doubt that Mr.
Da.dson had beta koad sad indulgent to his wile to a
fault; and whet had bees hi. return J Ste bed behaved
with ori'deess, addl. realer, and iiiobsdissell. The MOM Of
it was =useable not t s us, it nor • diepeeefal atlases
mat before marriage, awl shamelessly serried oa attu-
ne:di. It was ottiy tea well knows that attachment
all • eIRIO quits stalicient team llustrengset ties shish
the laws of O.d or man mould c nowerase. Mu. Davide:m*B
change if religion he treated r a mere preheat
R. pally rusgsised is e I res of • erscientioas religious
staple; but sites such • sample was put forward by •
▪ order to jestify a pus breach of dal,,
• not b • ta•iellsl that at lust it was sla-
ws Of that there was not the slightest proof.
Is trier to show that Mn. Devidecit's desire to
cheap Mr religion was real, it had been cantended thetas
we. a sun dant et Its church in Weds-strut. Of the
sent et that church he kaiser nothing. It was a plass la
which the sauces of the shuttle of England were performed
by eputoptl with .rity, and to did act tidal he we. sa-
riled to urine that saurus* la a shush of that de
striptios was • demonstrative proof of ea lateatlea
le adopt the Rouen catholic faith. Hs was told that It wee
s plies of nroriety, but lately it scald set he raid that
!sous the muices WIN performod these in the mode sad
maw alleged, bought is cue'sido ttat everybody who
attestisd them was about to abandon the faith sad
the worstip of tho Church of Ragland. Bat, to
show the rreights to which tbie coassal of Mrs. Devi-
ne had been reduced,the learned gentleman (Dr. Swia) had
setsany urged m proof of Krt. Davidson's inten.los toles,*
the church of Eriglaad, that she had once known • lady
re had joined the church of Rome. He (Dr. Lushisgton)
sold set admit that Mrs. Davidson's pretended religious
staples were anything bat an artifice to provers be: an
cipportuity of carrying on the latrines with kin
peranosr. With tespEt to Mn. Davidson's ro-
c dogs on the night of the Mad of May, thou wen
pto:f mithisitt, and more than realest, of criminal Ltda.
tin; sad there was equally ample prod of opportunity,
bnh oat the night in question a don assay subsequent OM-
-4.20' He considuedthat the sdaltery bather non clearly
attaalsced, sad he mast, therefor, pronoun's for the
divorce.

COURT OF

MOSS MIL musimmowia GOOLBV/LIN.
11l 11l 1. 1 7OLLAZD.
bukrapt wits • tailor of Jenala street. This was •
menu for the choice of sasignies.
Mr. Fraser, who appeared for creditors proviag to the
rout of 1,81101, objected to the appeiatmeat of one of the
saigatesoa the ground of relatioashlp.
Hie Hoarier mod it oas sot la the provisos of the court to
artaumeasor much occuioas. Oas cholas paper coatainied
s bat of indium to the 'motet of 10,0001. odd, and the
ether to the amount only of 1,8001. A moo was not num-
may " meet" to B'l the °Mos of assignee because hie
happened sot to be • trade creditor, or beeinse hi happitasid
to he advanced in pare, sad • relation of the bankrupt,
mad the cosrt had only power to say whether • man
wes talk, not to direct whom the erodltors should shoot*.
la this case the sou of Mr. Beater war also a coasidershie
credits, sad he saw no rea.on if be were 'oriented with
Mr. Matthew., stride creditor, to whom no odes war'
offsred,why the estate would not be faithfully sad vigorously
adminiatered. Is the pftellit CON, whin, the Waif
With the na ptioa of 4001 of stock, coosisied of 8,0004 of
debts ens by superior pumas, °Mein in the Crimea and
ethers, he thought the choke was ea important bashing,
es mach would depend upon the activity of the solicitor
employed by the asognees.
Mr. Biter, jet., and Mr. Matthews sum accordingly
threes us glue.

Ws (Derolyshiro Cornir) are authorised to state
out the emu ar headed " Darbrehire Nightingale Hose,"
with the signature of Parkla Jeffs rk," sad now being
d'steiboted throughout the vasty, has been lined without
the secarrs t.or koowledgir of the Uiends of Mime Florruee
N'fltiegale• We herr also naton to believe that it will be
d spitatiog to Wu F. Nightingale to have he► nese wade
we of is such a sumer fcr the furtherance of this cr other
railer schema.

lo yesterday's North British Moil we read—" The
Tees Council of Olasjow resolved yesterday, by a majority
Of ire, tr take ~.r the M•Lellan btoldinge and polite
Pliny ot the plies of 44,6001. as proffered by the wastes.
We milder this, os tbe whole, a ;roper decider. The col-
Mtn of psont‘sgs form a very imperfect satiety, bat Mr.
MIAs grave a good *sample which may be followed•
aod It world base bees matter of deep regret if a work is
Mho had fall's to the jested."
The following are the mootlap of the Literary
or &or be: Societies for the issuing week :—Mosday—
litatletieel, 3.—" Os the LNIII essesined by Onnument is
rung Assuiles," by Mr. Hendriks—" Os the Eff. etc
el Oen crowd.ng sad West of Ventilation en Cholera."
by Mr. Novick; Brioish Architects, 8. Tneoday—lnsti-
trim of Cirri Enjiseen, 8—"Oa the Imptovemeat of
L*.,.7 Lae re..t.mt Stock," by Mr. Clark ; Royal Intl-
ktea, 3—" On Ph jraphy," by Mr. Woos. Weds's-
da7-8 clety of An. TM British Silk Manufacture,
Its Canlitios and Provnts r compared with that of otter
Clowns" by Mr. %Timken:nth ; Geological, 8—" On the
Mines sf tie-•c-Curare roe the Porosities of Strata."
Bahh Thursday—Royal laottitutioa, O.
Lairt." lor Pr Neer Tyadall; Soy sty of Antique:4k 8;
/Ind. B—Assiversuy ; Royal
lastint so, it—. Os moue of the Applioa•Mes of Chemits
tq Uf Winer Porosity," by Mr. Abel. Satuday—Reysl
lutitutice. 3—uos the Noe-Mmallic Element, their Ma-
nehmen and Applitatioo," by Dr. Hofmann ; Linaosa,l-
-
Tito " remain% of a library partly collated &arias
the era of J. 11116 the Fret" are aatioaac•d for solo nor
week. Mang the bo, ha ism sotios Balmors History of
Senana," i.. v.r.e.1r48 ; Edward May's " Epigrams,"
ItT7; allabonore's " Veins and Ades*" 1636 ; " ildfo et Lune.," Polk mid early airtime of imay of his jillge.
'wino ; • ea qv parent and smooly, represented be-
fore teems Wozniak imened,••sly stbsequent to the cele-
brated finer -a st Reutworth in 1576 ; spier of the Stet
°dais' of • liallserPs Helier ;" Pottosham's " Art of
&rash Poetry," seiyisru odium ; mad ountoriso tadl
rellb ous nd Ise sal parse, prided to Wash Isar, way
•.Manion sent.
A letter from Foe, on the frontier of Spain, of theti
12th, enter that fall of snow bed takes pier aerial
the aught, mod ensued the Ford to eras depth.

The usual weekly raeetiag of the board was held
yesterday in the Council Chamber, Ueildhall, Mr. Joist
YWAITIS, the president, in the chair.
The crdinary Baanciel sheet war submitted, and stowed a
total g I balance " of 155,5111.
?leveret reeosnatendstions were brought up from the
building c ,nsmittee. Among others were the subjoined:—
" That an officer be appointed tc r the priralllea of verillll4l
the plans aid ititiemeo.s accomp.nying applications to the
hosrd under the Metropolitan Building Act, and to moist
the superintending architect in his divine, gad that such
officer b. paid an 1 salary of 150 ; and that
dreughtsman be eppointed to assist the superintending
architect In his Otitis*, at an anneal salary of 1001 "
After a conversaii.usl debate of some length, toth propo•
altos. were agreed to.
_

Another recommendation was, that permission to bring
est the fr.nts of two imams in Pratt-street, Camden Town,
ablield not be granted. This sure nee to a I.ng and ani-
mated discussion, several hon. memben 'naiad that if the
application in ,his matter was refund great inj.stice would
be done to the parties, whilst other repritentatives spoke
strongly against revering the deeisios of. competent c ins-
min.*, or contravening the spirit of the net of parliament.
One boo. member (Mr Hall) earnestly advised the based
sot to yield to any paltry jobbing connected with lee.' In-
terest.. Ultimately the question was pat from the
and the recommenoation of the committee earried against •
koatile amendment.

EAMPSTMAD HIATH.
One of the Items in the egged& paper eras to receive •
memorial and resolutions agreed to at • public !meeting of
the inhabituits of 8.. Pancras on the suhjeet at Hampetrad
Heath, and • Istrer from MPS.TS. H. sad F. Chaster, joist
clerks to the VOW', Bt. Mary, Newington, forwardleg copy
of resolution of rtstry, as to the purchase of Hampstead
Has.h,

Among the documents tranimitted from St. Paneras was
a resolutoon saanotoossly pealed at a pahlie meeting of the
inhabitants, sir lei roe as follows : " That this aseatian dis-
approve. of the c ondoet of the Metropolitan Board of Works
in refusing to eatertaio the subject of the preservation of
Hampstead Heath to the public, sad considers It to be the
duty of shot board to lavestogate the sotjeet, eni ask the
essiotaisc• of publicises:it to prevent toe eselosure of the
heath." Tne p Kers seat from St. Mary, Newington' es-
premed the disepi,rov 4 of the vestry of the plea for imposing
a rate on the metropolis in peers!, with a view of mohair
Ira Hampstead Heath for toe pahlie.
When the reedieg of these various documents by the
Secretary had been Drollest to a ernehisien.
Mr. Buiumnie remarked that he did not see it dimly
amerteiest shot Sir Thomas Wilson did propose to enclose
the heath. (Hear. hoer
Mr. D'lreanoaa would
'imply move, without at pretreat
hidalgos' is say obeervstious os the self set—which was
to he brought bef we the court shortly fa another form—
that these documents be received and entered oa the
mleietse.

Ms. H. L. TAYLOR observed that Users had bees toe
musk said in the menthrial, stn., from Bt. Pawns. Hs had
se obleetion f",r these documents to lie ea the table, or
soder the table, if the bard desired it. (A laugh.) H.
lied no objevioa to receive a part of the ticcusiosta, but not
all. Th. se individuals most loath, when they Were ap-
proaching this board, that they were approaching this board
as their mantra (Hear, hem) He meant the vestry sad
district bleeds. He apprehended that they were not ap-
proaching the board in a respectful maaaer—(hear, besr)—
when bringing with theta a rote of mews. Hs wished
to know whether the based was iodised to Maio a memo-
rial whisk past a stigma upon themselves. (" No r')
Mr. TOMO* observed that the boa. member did sot loess
Is make • distiaetioa between the this of a public seating
sad ties of the district Wards. These were the resolutions
of a public mooting.
Mr. TAYLOR would restore to assert that 11 a public
meeting of the inhabitants were legitimately called, sad the
matter properly explained to them' that they would have
soh to resolations diametrically opposite. There was
another memorial read, sae iron the vestry of 81. Mary,
Newington, which was set only respectful, but in his
(vision very eensible. (A laugh.) It was grow absurdity
for even large parish.. like Maryleboae sail Si. Pancras to
lawns that they had all the wisdom of the metropolis
seatered is therm. (Hear, beer.) • As for the mewing, he
might de/insets It as a holis and-corner mufti. (Oh.) He
doubted whether he was acto.g proi erly in entering soca
this subject in the &moth of Mr. Nicholey and Mr. Wil-
Mans ; bat when the day for the fall dasesteies of this
matter arrived he se.-uld sadertake to—

The PIUISIDItaT—iTe-til-tilit 4'; does miss I beg the
how umber to retrain from entering further into the
question. (Ltaghter, and eries of " Hear Taylor.")
Mr. TarLoa w .14 tell the tahabttaats of Bt. Patten.
tb.t they cool I encroach them in a totwolning manner, and
not in a w.y inesitiag to the bo trd. He begged to nose
that the gat stion be sot sow pat. regarded the seenttela
from at Pseeru.

Mr. CMIPNAIL Siteended the somadmat.
Mr. Howe would. rutty online hit remarks to the quo-
' lion as to .he memorial. Mr. Taylst bed all along been
eonfoueshog a vestry meeting is MagMMa with a pnblie
monies whieh had ben held la enefliket pane. He I.
Lined net the resolution bad bees yoesseded by wistkied
me•—• clin whom he thssabt Ike bawd dies* limn with
some attentioc. He had himosK them mw
that the objectionable immolation ebruirnet be forwarded
the board, but the board wdhld perceive that the memorial
did not embody the disrespectful eapressions. However, he
thought the bo.rd ought not to b. too thin-ekined as re-
garded the peronistas passed is reference to them.
The PIieIDINT would like to suggest is the board a
nurse that might get them out of some (faculty. Probably
from the mature of the observations which had ben made,
other hod members might drain to address the board upon
this question. (Crud cries of " Hear, hoar," particularly
from M D'lffanger and Curie, the norenotatives of
Ilarylsb me and B'. Pancras.) As there wore many mat-
ters of twenty which the board was imperatively stalled
soon to decide at one, be would advin hon. azembese to
allow this sunint to drop IlAtil the noting of motion re-
spetniag Hesoosteed-keetb aim ea kw illoweesite.
Mr. D'lrrnosa woe os ell muds* * par the
greatest detention to say esiduntsu onwsookis hem this
president; but 4' the course sketched out by *oasis were
needed to. the bane wou,sl ip forth without the antidote.
(A laugh.)
Mr. Coatis' likewise earnestly desired to address the
bond.

Mr. &anima urged t►at there was 10 OVltitlity of the
acetate cf u odes referring to lismostsad being tikes up
to-day, so thst the estsweata of Mr. Taylor would ramais
asastswer-d fee a work.

- -
lir. DI/FANOII prOteitii agates% the words valid by the
bon mistier, to apeaking of tea ratepayers, when he said
that it addresshest tint board they &boatel liars that tbsy
were adder/wing their wasten.

The PARRIDIIINT seals tapered as the board the toes►
say for ii.pplor ttu diensslos for Use present.
Kr. D'lrrowohh—Then will the bee. member (Mr.
Taylor) wi. hirer the word." twist the table" to ',firma
to the strovinal.

Mr. HL. TAYLOR-1 Mu Mt the lure ebjeetioa.
(" Hen." .0 a lesib)
D'f»atoaa—O,l7 ON word awes. (Load aka of
"OW." "spoke," 134 "lbw." amid w►ich As ken. awa•
be: essamod ku seat.)

IRELAND,

THE FORGERY CASE.

DUBLIN, FRIDAY.
This day Mr. Knighting was brought up before
the magistrates of the bead polios-ccMca under a writ
of habeas corpus. New evidences was offered, but the
magistrates, Mears. Magee end Porter, refused to
take it, there being suMcient in the oases already re-
oeived to warrant the bench in comenittiag him; sad
he was accordingly fully committed to abide his trial
at the next commission.

Boom of the Calcutta sod Bombay papers brought
by Ike lest mail state distisetly that coders Imes harm mat
oat to Islas for the Won of Hyderabad, la tits Dee.
sea, es semi so tits Cads ansagsamats are complete. The
date of Use despatch of this Covet of Dinetora, with all its
detail', is gives by the Calcutta Cato., tad quoted, with
somptanee, by the Doweitele TIM!. Tbo circumstantiality
of the story w.ll probably obtain for it general wisdoms is
lathe; bat ws ( Times) are ambled to state, apes tbe best
possiW• sathority, that so swab despatch has ever emanated
ham tics Court of Dinsters, sad that than is so troth is
tbo satire story. It is aloe stated with mush mildew's in
tM Hasabay men that the prslisabsory Maps have already
Um taken towards tba absorption of Baroda. V. are
authorised to state that ao melt a 5....,. has aver Um or-
dered, or sees sontamplalitd, and that this story is as distil-
tate of Inadation am ths other.

As audacious robbery was committed to days ago
is flpsis. A plats. of P. Assoiptios, gimsrallr ascribed
to Marino, or et law to 000 of Isis boat pipits, was tam
from t►. borb situ of dm daub of lloadirame, ems
Vittoria.

It is supposed by the Paris journals that by Ay.
1 there will sot riMaia • fordo soldier es W Realfia
OMWry.

BOARD or TRADE. WRITIIIALL, MAT 111.---Th•
light Bea. the Lords of the Committee of Prirvy Ceased
be Trek awl Pleatetleas haw 'waved, Omagh the 11e-
wrodary of kits for remiss Affair., a copy of a denLattilt
hem fat Najrsty's Cowie' at Naples, eneladm
rind douses, @standing the peried et per.
le export whew, Indian ewe, barley, eats, hew,'
std limbs beet the Neapolitan dominions until the 16th
fuse went, the *twirl dialog being redwood caw half, and
the period allowed forte import of lIIIIIIISSOMI
TI MM tad biassita, lewd the 31st ley next, the impart
duties apse thaw being likewise redswid to esti half of
their Item% aseas4—Osman.