The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MAC 1, 1868.

The Gaud male a decree aid ea the grout* al cruelty
sad adultery.

PATIMIDIM
IM) r. PATTINDM gannim.
Yr. Staveley , Q. 0., and Kr. Beetle tee the peti-

Tie petitioner in this Mt was the Rev. G. H. Pattenden,
the head master of the grammar school at Boston. In
1844 his sister died at a school where an aselstant govern-
ess, Miss Waldron, showed her gnat intention daring her
illness. In that year he became attached to this young
lady, and eventually, in 1846, he minted her. At that
time he was 21, and his wife 20. Mr. Pattenden
afterwards took holy orders and occupied situations in
union, schools till at last he obtained the principal-
ship of that at Boston. Ten children were the fruit of
the marriage. Some years ago be had staying with him
two pupils named Kent, with one of whom, as be grew up,
Mrs. Pattenden contracted a remarkable intimacy. Mr.
Pattenden remonstrated with her, but she satisfied
him that her conversation with Kent was of
a religious character. In 1658, however, Kent
died of consumption, and on his death-bed he
wrote a letter to the petitioner excusing himself for the
great error be had committed in alienating the respondent's
affections from him. After that the parties were reconciled,
and matters went on till 1864, when two persons named
Dunn came to the school as teachers. It was alleged
that the respondent usd become unduly attached to one of
them. In January, 1865, the co-respondent, Ash° was
commonly called Charles Louis George Ifotach, but whose
real name was George Herzfeld, came to the school as •
teacher of drawing and modern languages. About this
time one of the children named Gertrude, aged 16,
was taken ill. Hersfeld professed to have some
knowledge of medicine, and saw the child • good
deal. A considerable intimacy thus sprang up be•
tween them. Bernfeld began at last to develop • great
deal of arrogance to the servant* ; and in the November
following the petitioner dismissed him. Bernfeld went
away, and at last obtained a situation at the school of the
ltev. J. Ingle, at Exeter, which he kept for some short
time. After he left, a letter arrived on which Bd. postage
had to be paid. Mr. Ingle, thinking it important, kept it for
some time, and being unable to find where Bernfeld was, he
at last opened it. It proved to be a very warm epistle
from the respondent to Herzfeld. It was communicated
to the ptitttioner, who separated himself from the re-
spondent, and began the suit. Mr. hill stated that he had
obtained an attachment against the respondent for circa-
, lating a series of foul libels against her husband. but as
she was in ill-health the writ had never been enforced.
The respondent (who did not appear) had sent three ducu.
merits to the t,tueen's Proctor, and the learned counsel pro-
fessed hinrselt anxious on the part of the petitioner for
any inquiry that it tuight be thought desirable to institute
iu the puldie interest.
In support of the petitioner's cue servants were called
who proved that they had noticed considerable inti-
macy between the respondents. While the child
Gertrude was ill one of them had seen them lying
on a bed together; but the respondent said they
were only resting themselves. On auuther occasion
however, Mn. Pattenden had gone to assist, as she said,
the servants in their preparations for a FAA's lunch that
was to be given on the speech day ; but, instead of helping
them, she had spent a couple of hours with the co-respond-
ent in his bedroom.

Letters of a penitent character, wliich had been received
from the respondent by the petitioner, were also put in.
Sir J. Wide said he was quite satisfied ; and added
that the wife's letters seemed to show that she had no
sort of ch..rge whatever to make spinet her husband.
There must, therefore, be a decree nisi, with costs.

COURT OF BANKRUPTOY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner HoLoyd.l
IN RE H. R. MAYNARD.

The bankrupt bad kept the Adam and Eve public-house,
Bowling-street, Westminster. He applied for his dis-
charge from debts of 3,11801., against which there was pro-
perty of 1,303/.. held as security.
Mr. Menus, for the cs.sisnees, did not object to the
bankrupt having his ender, but asked that ho should pay
the costs of the adjourned sitting, as there were no assets.
His Honour granted the order on that condition.
(Before Mr. Registrar liszlitt, sitting for Mr. Commis-
sioner Goulharn.)

The learned registrar sat and disposHid of some unop-
posed cases. The cases in which opposition arose, of which
there were several, was adjourned to a future day, the
registrar not yet having received the authority of the
Lord Chancellor to act as deputy-commissioner. Seeing
the great public inconvenience thus occasioned, it is to be
hoped that this state of things will not be suffered to
exist long.

MONEY MARKET.-(77118 DAY.)
ON2 O'CLOCK. I

The Stock Exchange is closed, this being the
day fixed for striking the half-yearly balance at the
Bank of England. We have, consequently, no
beanies to report in stooks and shares.

There is a fair demand for money to-day, and no
transactions are reported in bills below 2 per cent.,
the beak minimum.

The joint traffic return of the Caledonian and
North British Railways shows this week an in-
crease of 1,4461. over last year.

The subjoined notification has been issued by
the Ban!: et England :
Notice is hereb► given that in order to prepare the
dividends due on the sth July, 1363, the balances of the
several accounts in the following funds will be struck on
the night of Tuesday, the 2nd Jane, 1963, viz. :-3/. per
oent. Clusoiidated Annuities ; New 5!. per cent. Annui-
ties ; New 3/. 10.. per oent. Annuities, 1331; New 21. I.os.
per amt. Annuities ; Annuities for Terms of Years; India
per cent. Stock. On Wednesday, the 3rd June, the
above-named funds will be transferrable without the
dividend due ou the sth July next.
East India Stook.—Shut, Friday, 12th Jane, 1363;
open, Monday, Gth July, 1363.
May 1. 1343.

The numbers are published of 2,794 bonds,
amounting to 75,3001., of the Ismail Pecha loan of
3,387,300 i., which were drawn on the 23rd April,
and are to be paid off skpar on the 7th July.
Advil:tea from Melbourne report the shipment of
734,0001. in gold to England. Including the Amount
previously advised, the total on the way is no less
than 1,609,0001. The steamer Great Britain left
I Melbourne for Liverpool on the 15th of March,
I and has doubtless a considerable portion of the
above amount on board.

The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed
Wednesday, the 6th May, a special settling-day in
the scrip of the Six perCent.,Debenture Stoc:: of the
Metropolitan District Railway Company, which is
to be marked in the official list. The committee
have also ordered the New Five per Cent. Deben-
ture Stock of the Great Western Railway Company
to be officially quoted. The committee will meet
specially on Wednesday, the 6th May, to consider
an application to mark the New Three per Cent.
Bonds (1867) of the Spanish government.
The Great Western Railway tratlic return shows
this week a decrease of 4761., compared with the
corresponding period of 1867 ; the Great Northern,
an increase of 1:6041. • the Great Eastern, a de-
crease of 2,9011. ; the London anti South Western,
a decrease of 6771. ; the London, Chatham, and
Dover, including the Metropolitan Extension and
branches, a decrease of 1,4401. ; the Metropolitan
Extension, separately, an increase of 81. ; the North
Eastern, an increase of 6,1161. ; the Lancashire and
Yorkshire, an increase of 1,037/. ; and the Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, a decrease of
1,3771.
The adjourned meeting of tho shareholders of
the European Bank (Limited) was held yesterday,
when a long discussion took place with reference
to the great losses of the undertaking, and the
question whether the directors could be made
legally responsible for them was fully discussed.
No resolution, however, was arrived at upon this
point. The liquidators' report, which has already
been printedand circulated, was adopted, and it
was announced that the creditors have agreed to
the proposals already put forward for a settlement
of their claims. Under this arrangement, which
has also received the sanction of the Court of
Chancery, a further dividend of Is. 6d. in the
pound was paid to the creditors yesterday.
At the meeting of the Bahia Gas Company
(Limited), held yesterday, a dividend at the rate of 3
per cent, per annum was declared upon the ordi-
nary shares.

meeting washeld yesterhy of the Fairbairn En-
gineering Company (Limited), when a dividend was
declared at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum.
The "Italian Irrigation Bondholders' Protection
Association," of 110, Cannon-street, have yesterday
issued a circular, in which they express their regret
that their " efforts to come to tenus with the com-
mittee in Crosby-square, and the representatives
of the company, with a view to taking the Canal
Cavour out of bankruptcy, !rive not been attended
with success." The committee add :—" Under
these circumstances, your committee feel that the
best course to be pursued is to await the course of
events in Italy ; and the General Agency (Limited)
will continue, under our supervision, to protect
your interests in bankruptcy.'

_ .
At the meeting yesterday of the Paraguassu
Steam Tramroad Company (Limited) the directors'
report was adopted.
We have received a copy of the second annual
report of the "Colonial and Foreign Banks Gua-
rantee Fund." We extract as follows :

The trustees, in presenting the second annual report and
statement of receipts and expenditure to the 31st March.
1868, have the pleasure to state that during the year 291
new policies have been granted, making, with 318 granted
during the previoaa year, the total number of policies
Mined to date, 609. The subscriptions on the 2111 new
policies amount to 8,7871. 10s., making, with 9,5211. 11s.
previously subscribed, the total subscriptions at date
18,3091. ss. The reserve fund at the same time amounts
to 8,057/. ss. Bd.

Creditors of the Southampton Imperial Hotel
Company (Limited) are required to send the par-
ticulars of their claims to Mr. Edmund Pullein,
the official liquidator, by the 23rd of May, the
10th of June having been appointed by the Muter
of the Rolls for adjudicating upon them.
Subjoined is Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and
Co.'s report of yesterday's hide sales :

At the eighth series of hide sales for the year there was
a good general demand, and for all descriptions fair to full
prices were realised. East India.—Ox and Cow.—The
small quantity offered was well competed fur both by the
home trade and exporters, and full pr oes to an advance of
id. per lb. were realised. 55247 hides offered all sold.
East India.—Buffalo sold freely, and full rates were ob-
tained. Leather.—East Indian sold well. Australian was
strongly competed for, realizing an advance of d. to
per lb. Salted Hides.—Aarian were in good request ;
all offered bringing !all prices. Cape realised late rates ;
also Gibraltar and Lisbon. Tangiers were in fair request,
bet prices may be quoted id. to id. per lb. lower. Dry
and Dr salted Hide—Cape —Cape were well competed for.
Tangiers were in steady request? and measly sold ; but
prime generally were rather smear. Bark.—Mimosa was
all bought in.