The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-27 00:00:00

MUER V. NORRIS.

In this cape Mrs. Morris, the wife of • gentleman in
Leicestershire, had procured a decree for the restitution
of her coojugal rights, but in coosequeoce of the obstinate
cession by the re.pondent of every attempt to serve it upon
him, she had brought a suit for divorce, on the ground of
adultery sod desertion.
Dr. Spicks and Mr. Rutherford now moved the court to
order the payment to the petitioner of a sum of money in
lieu of permanent alimony. The co-respondent in with-
drawing himself from her had acted wone than if he had
been guilty of a breach of promise to marry her ' • and in
that case there was no doubt that she would have obtaised
exemplary damages. He suggested that the sum should be
3,01,11(., which, according to the government Whim, would
only purchase for her • very moderate annuity.
Dr. ?Wilmer° (with whom was Mr. Mundell) thought
that 1,001. would be a men reasonable sum.
Sir C. Creswell said he must consider the circumstances
I of the case; and a more heartless desertion of a young
woman he had hardly ever heard of. Not • syllable of
complaint had been made against her ; and it was a cold-
hearted desertion for the purpose of embarking upon a course
of profligacy.
1)r. Phillimore was not in • condition to deny that ; but
he submitted that it was not far Mr. Morris to dower her
for another match.

13i7ECie;;;Twi. not so sure of that.
Dr. Phillimore—At soy rate she brought the rispondeat
DO fortune.

---fii;676iesswell—flbe brought him all that she had to
give.
Dr. Phillimore moat protest against the purchase of a
government annuity, because that was a very dear mods of
investment.

Sir C. Cremwell—The Bank of Deposit is Boos, or you
might buy s cheaper annuity there. (Laughter.) I must
take Unlit* think over the man

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.
(Before the Rocordar.)

Georgie Hart, tailor, was ititiegad for fidosiously
forging and uttering • guarantee for 41., with intent to de-
fraud Jolla J•eob.

Mr. F. H. fowls eoadooled the prosecution.
The preemie, is this Caill is the representative of a loan
society in Ferber', sad the prisoner made as appliiatioa
for • loan of 41., ofarkag as his sexily • dir. Jibes Go -edff,
who lived at Bethaalgreen. The meal inquiries were
and the suretyship of Mr. Goa* was ample& The
prisoner subsequently &needed at the oil" ememposied
by • person whom be repaemated to be Mr. Geodey.
and be signed a goasaates for the repayment of
the mousy, and also a promissory oohs in the name
of Jibes Monday. The gooney was Ikea heeded to the
, sod it was to bays be.. repaid by payments el
rfrliarair r
illi•gs • weep bat aaly aes payment was road" sad
upon inquiries bong mall* el Mr. Goody be repudiated
the transaction altogstber. Upon hie being sow asainiaad,
however, ha admitted Hot be was atquaiated with the
prisoner, and that he hod asked hint to booms his surety
to a loan office, sod be told him he bed no objection, but
that he would rather oat de eri at that particular time, for •
reason he stated.
The prisoner is his Mises said be thought he was not
doing any harm, as be oonsidered that he had Mr. Goodey's
authority fur making is. of his name.
He was found Guilty, sad the Smolder said that, under the
peculiar circumstances of the case, be felt justified in pois-
ing a much more lenient sentence then was usually ia.
Sided for an offence of this lescriptiou. He then sentenced
the prisoner to six months' hard labour.
William Derrell, 43, • miserable looking man, described
as a watchmaker, was indicted for feloniously setting lire
to two stacks of straw, value 3001., the property of Henry
Rydon.
The prosecutor in this cam is a farmer living in the neigh-
bourhood of Stoke Newington, sad as the morning of the
7th of November the stacks in question were
found to be on fire, and they were totally
consumed. The prisoner wee root by a polio,-
man coming in a directioa away from the fire, and he
pat some questions to hire, which he answered in a very
unsatisfactory manner' and at lesOli he admitted that he
had set fire to the stacks, sad bogged that he might
not be hart. There appeared to be no doubt,
from other facts in the use, that the prisoner
was the person who committed the crime,
and the only question was whether he was in such • state
of mind at the time as to be criminally responsible for his
actions.

The brother-in-law of the prisoner mid that for several
years he bad conducted himself in a most extraordinary
manner. He was in the habit of wandering about, sleeping
in sheds and outhouse", and be was also under several very
ex•raordivary delusions.
Mr. Oibooti, the surgeon of Newgate, was examined, and
he mid that the prisoner had been under his charge for
three weeks ; be had watched him carefully, and was of
opinion that he was decidedly of unsound mind, although
he would not go so far se to say that he was incapable of
distinguishing between right and wrong.
The jury upon these facts Acquitted the prisoner on the
ground of insanity, and In was ordered to be detained during
her Majesty's pleasure.