The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-25 00:00:00

11PCormack lived there. She had seen the defendant there

and had heard her call him Dowde,

He came regularly to

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have his dinner there. She recollects going to the house one

morning earlier than usual

She found the door locked, and

looked through the key-hole of the parlour to see if the fire
was lighted. She then saw the defendant getting out of the
bed in his night-shirt. Mrs. M'Cormack came to the door
and told her to call up in half-an-hour. On another occasion

they sent her for some rum, and when f. he came back she found

Mrs. M'Cormack and the defendant on the bed together. She
had often seen her sitting on his knee. Cross-examined : This

was before the plaintiff came home. Mr. Brett then addressed
the jury on behalf of the defendant, arguing that there was no
evidence beyond that of the little girl, who peeped through the
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key-hole, to prove the offence, will lie was quite sure that no

jury would ever find a verdict on such evidence, as she might
be mistaken in what she said she saw on the occasion in guns-
don to which she had alluded._ He then argued that it would
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be a blessing to the plaintiff to find a verdict in his favour, that
he might not, on such slight pretences, get rid of his wife, with

whom he might hereafter live happily; but which could not be
the case if they found a verdict for the defendant, as

then they must be for ever separated. What the jury should,
in mercy do, would be to find a veidict for the defendant, and
that would be to tell the plaintiff, that if he really did wish

to get rid of his wife, he must get better ev;denre than that of

a child about thirteen years old. Be concluded by saying,
that if this action was declared to be in favour of the plaintiff;
there would be no end to such actions in that court. The
Assessor summed up the evidence, and pointed out the law
the jury had to consider. The jury, after consulting for about
five minutes, returned a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages
£5O. The court•then adjourned.

The Mayor of Cork has devoted the entire of his salary
to the local charities of the city, and placed its distribu-
tion in the hands of a committee of gentlemen who have
with judgment and impaitiality disposed of the entire
amount, with the exception of £23 reserved for income
tax.

THE rCIIOLERA IN MADEIRA.—We are requested 'to
state, on the best authority, that the Board of Health at
Funchal have officially certified the entire cessation of
the terrible epidemic which has recently ravaged the
island of Madeira. It is desirable that this fact should
be publicly known, as at this season of the year many
British subjects are in the habit of repairing to Madeira
for the benefit of their health.
S A FEMALE HORSE mataut.—A woman named Ann
Harris, was, last week, charged before the Llanelli, magis-
trates, with stealing a mire, the property of Mr. Morgan,
of Drawrdre, Llanelly, pvidence was given, shown3g that
the mare was in a field, on the prosecutor's farm, on the
night of the Ist instant, that she was missed the next
morning, and that, on that day, she was sold by the
prisoner at Abergwilly fair, to Mr. Lewis Thomas, of
Bryngwynmawr, who occupies the farm adjoining that of
mrecr.ognisoerdganby
the prosecutor. Mr. Thomas did not discover whose mare
Ms some
eThoofm his
he had purchased, until his return home when the
at once gave
information to the police, which led to the apprehension of
baneltagling.watos
the prisoner at ?mill, of which place she is a native. She
servants as
was fully committed for trial.