The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-29 00:00:00

MO It CH ETT r.monrH LIT.

Serielint Pam, Dr. fristrani,iiiiiii:i.ush for the peti-
tioner ; Dr. Spinks, Q C., and Mr. Staveley Hill, Q.C., for
the respondent.
The petitioner, a clerk in the Bankruptcy Court, mar-
ried the respondent, a niece of Mr. Justice Patteson, so
lately as June, ISSG. He now sued for a restitution of
his conjugal rights ; and the respondent, who pleaded
adultery and cruelty, prayed fora, judicial separation.
The case, which it is stated is likely to be a painful one,
hal only just begin when we went to press.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Payne, Deputy-Assistant-Judge.)
IRThH-AMERICAN FENIAN.

J(1711/1, Bennett, 29, described u a stoker on board a
steam•vessel, was indicted for assaulting SAmuel. Yco,
Thomas 011ett, Simon Carpenter, and Benjamin Jtiery,
constables of the Metropolitan Police, in the execution of
their duty.

Mr. Cooper prosecuted.
Samuel Yeo, police-oonstablo 137 A R, said, on the night
of the I.lth of May be was on duty in Bear-street, where
be saw a crowd of thieves and prostitutes round a barrow
of oysters, and he told the man with the barrow to move
on. Upon this the prisoner suddenly made his appear.
ance from a public-house, and asked bim what
be had to do with it ; but witness told him
to go away and mind his own business. He
said be was an Mali-American, that be was a Fenian, and
had come over to this country to shoot some of thorn. On
that witness walked away, but the prisoner followed bim,
using threatening language, and then struck him a violent
blow. He then 'kicked him, and became very violent in
his conduct. Some constables came to witness's assist-
ance, but the prisoner struck and kicked at them, and it
was with great difficulty he was gut to the station-house.
He was quite drunk.
Corroborative evidence was given, and the prisoner was
sentenced to four months' imprisonment with hard labour,

POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
'nu 1) BY A PARCELS DELIVERY CARMAN.

John Crowson, a carman io the service of tho London
Parcels Delivery Company, was charged before Sir Thomas
Henry with embezzling six shillings, received on behalf of
his employers.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Roberts, who
stated that it was part of the prisoner's duty to collect
parcel, from the receiving-houses kept by agents of the
company, and convey them to the central depot in Rolls-
buildings. In going his rounds with the cart, he:was
accompanied by a boy named Young, who bad been some
eighteen months in the employ of the company, '
bat hitherto had worked with other carmen, and
had only been two days with the prisoner, when they
agreed to perpetrate the fraud with which the prisoner
was now charged.
After hearing the opening statement, and the evidence
of the boy Young,
Sir Thomas Henry said it was a question for the con-
sideration of the prosecutors whether the boy ought not to
be charged with the prisoner, and both indicted for con-
spiracy. There was nothing to show that the boy was not
the instigator.
Mr. Roberts thought from the way the boy gave his
evidence the inference that he was so seemed the more
probable.
Sir Thomas Henry—To give you time to consider the
question I will remand the prisoner on recognisanoes.