The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-23 00:00:00

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COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
Nov. RA.
(Before the Judge Ordioaty.)
DS STIRS r. DI STEM.

The petitioner was •young lady;liott reepeetability.
She had been • Miae Milky, and had kept the bones of her
brother, the of • beak in the North of England.
She unfortunately acquainted with a Florian named
Otto De Stern, the eorrespoading clerk of • commercial
house, and consented to • elands tine marriage with him,
which was solemnised at Newcastle in Much, 1856. A week
afterwards he asked ber to write to her brothers for money
with which to commence business. They refused, and Ms
conduct to her instantly changed. He treated her in • Teri
harsh tyrannical manner, used coarse language to her, and
repeatedly struck or snooped ber. Besides this, he had
married her while under medical treatment for an infamous
disorder. The cohabitation mood after • few miserable
months' duration. Since then he had come to London and
commenced business as • shipping scent ; and it was proved
diet he had been living with • married woman named Louise
Francis. He had taken apartments for himself or her in
Bedford-street, under pretence of being about to marry her.
He had engaged two bedrooms, but only one was occupied
sad when taxed by the landlady with his conduct, he said
that he was going to be divorced as soon as be could, sad
then he would marry Frame.
Dr. Bpinks appeared for the petitioner.
The court made • decree niu, with coats.
Dr. Spiolui said that it bad been agreed that the court
should order the respondent to pay the petitioner tho iram
of 30i. • year.
Mr. Pritchard, for the respondent, assented.
The court made the order, and directed that the annuity
should be secured, by • warrant of attorney, to Mr. Ridley,
the petitioner's brother.

DIMMARIST V. DESIIARZST.
This petition was dismissed for uomproeecution.
MORRIS V. MOHO.III, CURL
The petitioner was the wife of the Rev. Thome Whitta-
ker Morris, the incumbent of St. Peter's, Ashton-under.
Line and she asked for • judicial reparation, on the
pound of her husband's adultery with a young woman
named Bertha Lee, the daughter of • schoolmaster, and a
member of his congregation.
The marriage took place in 1846, and was followed by the
birth of two children. The cohabitation lasted till the be-
it:llof the present year, when it was severed by the
which seated on the discovery of her husband's
delinquency. Evidence was given to show that the
paramours Lad been traced by the clerk of the petitioner's
attorney on the 15th January to the Crown Inn, Worcester,
where they had spent two nights as icon and wife. It was
stated that the reverend gentletuan's °deuce was under the
cognisance of his bishop.
Dr. Spinks and Mr. Aspioall appeared for the petitioner.
The court mode • decree alai with wet&

COURT OF ARCHES.—Nov. 22.
Paton tbs Bight Ron. 8. Lushingke.)

BILILMIWAITI O. ROOK (DILN or CHICIIISTEO—OTTICI or

JUDGE PROMOTID.

The ertflimewts in this part beard case, which involve the
sight of control of the Dean of Chichester and the sub-dean
to that portion of the close of Chichester Cathedral in which
the late Duke of Richmond is buried, and also the spiritual
superintendsoos of the inhabitants of the cathedral close,
was resumed yesterday. The case, it may be remembered,
arose out of the burial of the duke having takes' place by
the enthocity of the dean without permission of the sub-
due.

—Dr. Twin and Dr. Tristram appeared as advocates for
tb• enb-deen ; Dr. Phillimore, Dr. Swaby, and Mr. Winter,
of the ocannson law bar, for the dam.
la reply to the judge,
Dr. said his construction was that the beat's rights
extended not only to the cathedral yard bet to the cathe-
dral itself, sad that he made no distinction between oat
put of the cathedishyard and another.
Dr. Tristram followed on the same side, quoting a variety
of entries in the register, showing that the pariah of Sub
Dowry aed parish of Si. Peter's were synonymous, and used
indiscriminately.
At the conclusion of the learned gentleman's address the
coati tees,

t COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Nov. 22.
(Wore Mr. Oommirsionsr Gou'burn.)
mt es DODDINGTON.
the iniffint woo described u a commission agent, of
Yelbowneeria This wee the 'mutilation meeting, bat
the. ssosdli had not ben filed. It was stated that this
wee oven to the Moen of the bankrupt.
An 4juninsent sine die was ordered, with protection for
thus months. The debts are said to be trilling—about
4001 _ . _

(Before Mr. Commissioner ifolroyd.)
II RI ITEIR. _ _

The bankrupt, a lace-warehouseman, of Bread-street,
applied for his certificate. The debts were 1,41 KW. ; the
bankrupt had come to the court on his own petition, but
the assets bad not realised 1501.

—Mr. Cues or-1;1;d on tha grou• ad.
Mr. Treherne, for the bankrupt, contended that it was
not tieorrary under the new act tbat mete of 1501. should
be realised.

Hu Honour held that thim did not apply to proceedhip
on under the old act.

Mr.freherneinctithefirie;ls of the bankrupt would pay
over to the official assignee the difference between the
amount realised and 1501., so that the case wight proceed.
Mr. Lucas then opposed, on the ground that the bank-
rupt had vexatiowily defended an action, and had given a
preference to one of Ilia crethtore.
After hearing the evidence,
His Honour said the came did not bear the seriou com-
plexion which was sought to be put upon it, but the beak-
rapt was not altogether free from blame. He had goes as
tending too long, commencing with nothing : his expenses
bad been large, and them bad been a previous insolvency.
The certificate (2nd elms) must be suspended for aix
months from that date ; bat the bankrupt would have pro-
tection, on condition of paying the extra costa which had
osea incurred by the creditor In the action brought against
him.

IN RI L
The bankrupt was a stock and share broker, of Cornbill.
Ilr. Tucker applied for an extension of the time of sur
midst, the bankrupt being abroad, and not baring had no-
tice of the adjudication.
His Honour maid the proper warm would be fur him to
petition to be allowed to sarrender when he returned.
The debts are mad to he about 30,0001.