The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-13 00:00:00

HEPWoRTH r. HEPWORTH.

In the eceleeiestical courts it wee the custom to tax the
wifes caste before the bearing, and to have them paid by
the husbeed before the ease was arxued. Since the establish-
ment of the new tribunal, in which evidence is no longer
confined to affidavits, the court has directed a sum to be
lodged with the registrar or security to be given for it, to
satisfy the costs of the wife's proctor. In the event of that
sum provir.g too large the surplus is returned ; and if the
wife fails and the mosey turns out to be insufficient, it his
been held that no further demand can be made upon the
husband. In the present case there are cross suits. The
husband is a einem at Gloucester, and the wife a public
singer. An order had been made in the registrar's esti.
mate that If r. Hepworth should pay in or give security for
400/. in the wife's action, and :M .in his own. The latter
not being forthcoming, the husband's cause was stayed by
order ; and _ _ _

Dr. Wambey now moved that an attachment do issue
agaiost him for not having complied with the order of
the court as regards the 4001.
1/e. Yhillimaq Q.C., and Dr. Spicks, read the affidavits
of Mr. Hepworth, stating that he had no property what.
ever except his household furniture, and that his income
(which arose solely from his practice) did not exceed 1701.
per mama, out of which he had to maintain two children
and to pay his wife alimony pendent. lib at the rate of 31i/.
a year. Re had already disbursed 021. in costa, and had no
means either of lodging the 1001. or of giving security for It.
The learned counsel insisted on the hardship of imprisoning
• man for a debt which was after all, a purely hypothetical
one, for the costa might not come to so much n 3 4001.
Sir C. Cromwell quite admitted the difficulty of the case.
He bad introduced the present practice sa the nearest
approximatMn he could arrive at to the rule of the eerie-
emetics] courts, aad as an indulgence to respondents. If,
however, it was resisted, it would be a matter for grave con-
sideration whether he should not be obliged to have the
wets taxed as well as could be done, and actually paid be-
fore the trial. He would, however, take time to consider
his decision on the present application.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—Noy. 12
(Before Mr. Commissioner Nichols.)
Di 12 lACHtL LEtlWlr, OTHERWIMI „MADAME RACHEL."
This insolvent, described as an enameller and dealer in
perfumery ■nd cosmetics, 47, New Bood.street, whose case
was before the court some time back, was further heard on
bar application (on bail) to be discharged.
Mr. Macrae opposed for Memos. Burgoyne and Co.,
wholesale chemists ; Mr. Dowse and Mr. Sargood sup-
ported.
In this case a question arose, whether the application
could be entertained, inasmuch as it was alleged that the
insolvent was under age when she petitioned.
Mr. Macrae reminded the learned comrsimioner that he
bad said he would take the opinion of the chief commis-
sioner on the point.

Mr. CotooLeioaer Nichols thought the whole of the
case had better be heard.

The insolvent was thee examined at some length. She said
her name wu Rachel Levison. She had not been called
Moses, but that was the Wane of her mother's first hus-
band. Her name was not Russell, but that was her
mamma's maiden name. She did not know that her mamma
was known in Drury-lane as " Sally Russell.-' She (mewl-
vest) called herself an "enameller." She enamelled ladles'
faces ; that was her profession. and a dealer in
sad cosmetics. She had a place of businessat 1471 r
street, where the profession wee carried on, u " liadarne
RacheL" She stayed with her mamma, end sometimes at
her mamma's country house at Blackheath. She had bear to
Brighton and various places. Has Wool's" at a chop in
Oxfunhstreet, where she pursued her profession. In 1859
she obtained goods of Messrs. Burgoyne, chemists, to
14W. 10e. sd. The goods were all supplied in five months,
and consisted of scents and essential oils for her profession.
A great portion of the goods were spoilt, and were useless.
She had kept hooks in her profesaion. It was a very pecu-
liar profession. She bad been in so much trouble, that she
placed the hooks with a friend, who had gone to Australia.
Mr. Macrae thought the books aught to be produced in
court, as they would no doubt show the fees the Insolvent
had received for enamelling ladies' faces.
The insolvent said, to produce the books would be the
ruin of her profession. The name* of her ladies were
entered. She kept a diary is which she entered the names
of her ladies. She gave a good deal of credit. Could not
say where she had seen it Wt; it might have been de-
stroyed.
Mr. Macrae rid be supposed she ch rged from 5 to
20 guineas for enamelling a lady's face'
The insolvent said, "Oh. yes, aid more than 20 guineas."
Mr. Sergood—''hat ia, for "operating" on a face'
Mr. Dowse—lt depends, no doubt, on the face itself.
Is answer to further questions put by Mr. Macrae, the
insolvent said he could net understand her professiou, and
it was not likely be should do so. She only entered the
names of some of her ladies. If her ladies knew
that she kept books they would withdraw their "patronage"
from her. Her profession was a very lucrative one, and she
was compelled to give hundreds of pounds of credit. She
got her preneratioos for enamelling from abroad. She could
not state what it consisted of, as it would be disokeing her
secret. Some of her ladies were dead. She might Sod
the book at home. She had by her profession to support a
Wire family.
Mr. Macrae submitted that the Insolvent had better Me
Isar &await honks,.

Mr. Dowse admitted an adjournment must take plebe, and
as the insolvent was on bail, it lead better be tee two months.
Mr. Commissioner Nichols arquianced. sad lb, abill waa
adjourned till 17th January.

CMYRAL PALAU& •-•• ONI 1311111.1:10 DAT.
TOILIID6T, Nov. 12.—Adotidokat ce piyamat, 312; ditto by
sows liebels; ; Wel visible; SW