The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-04 00:00:00

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.

MARCH 2. -
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
coops r. GOODX AND HIAXAON.

This was • petition for • divorce on the ground of adul.
tery, and it was met by pleas of denial, of cruelty, desertion,
conduct conducing to adultery, and unreasonable delay. To
this there was a replication denying all the counter charges
but the edultery„end alleging condonation of that.
Messrs. MeH and Markhame smeared for the peti.
Limier ; Dr. Bpiake for the co-res nt
The petitioner, when be mornr the respondent in 1843,
was • mason, at Brixworth, in Northamptonshire. His wife
wee a dressmaker. The cohabitation lasted a year or two,
and was followed by the birth of • son. The petitioner then
came to town with a view to obtain better employment ; but
the respondent declined to leave Brizweeth till 1848 ; and
in the laterite the petitioner had had a bastard child sworn
to him by Mary Barker. In 1854 the parties returned
to their native village, when the petitioner received the
appointment of parish clerk. Two veers after they became
acquainted with a platelayer mina Hanson, and longest
disttess arose in consequence of the intimacy which
upthin visa and Mrs. Heeds. In November,4
1858,
the reapendlent Eft her husband and went to reside at
Martimmginen, where she was visited by Hanson. She was
mho eherged with an intrigue with a man named Clay while
her Mandl was in London ; and evidence was given to
show that hr conduct was very violent, notwithstanding
the khrteess with which it was said she was treated by her
husband.

Thu the other side, besides the affiliation case evidence
was prodood of an indecent assault upon a girl of Weider
years who was staying with the respoinlent. This girl also
stated that she had seen Goode beat his wife and take oat
his bade to eat her throat. The 'Rotation of violence was
cerrellemated by the sou of the petitioner. It Imo Mated
that dm Geode had applied to a mitrate, bat it did sot
appear that the alleged riddles der beam* the subject of
judicial pro peed in p. The Rev. Mr. Watkins, the in.
curdled of the church, also deposed to haring inv
the aseepiald of the girl's friends, sad ban that
the .hats was unfounded, end to baring eceesquenas
mended Goode in his idealise of dark. Twe witnesses
4E44 'moreover, that the eri bed deeded to then that the
pstihkaar had ever touched bar.
Me deed reserved its decision.

COURT OF BA.NKRUPTCY.—MAsen 2.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.)
at rtaact.
The bankrupt. John Pearce, who was • woolleodraper of
lielborn.hill, but was now brought from Whitecrosa-street
is custody. applied for hi. certificate.
The arenunts by Messrs. Harding. Ball, and Bush, show
debit 6,401%.. upon which • dividend of 4.. 64. in the pound
hes bees paid.
Mr. Mewl opposed for the assignees, and lir. Pooh sup-
ported.
Tbseesendrionor—Thisease is similarto that of Ex parte
Illarawe pi aD. G. KcN. sad D. 0. 5n2) there then
Ma the mole MIL Inkier boding , pledging of goods.
Idbakeijoura the esrliikate for two years from the date
et the lest eundarice, end the bankrupt will be without
=a for six seceiths, thus to be of tate third clam
the intercession of Mr Pooh the Orriernor een
sonted to consider the tree. reethe aka* ordeqnse r
par of the six months* imprisonmet.
Di WWI..
This was an applimtiou for sertilleate by Charles Wad,
who woo a wilier, of Brasted, Keen. There was no opposi-
tion, sad a second class certificate was awarded.
at PADDT.
This was a meeting for choice of assignees in the matter
of R. Pukly. draper. of Bromptoe. The statement of
X...m. Charles Brown and Dubois shows debit. 3001. .
•
besets expected to produce Pile. in the pound. Assignees
were chosen, and the bankruptcy will be superseded.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—MAsca 2.
(Wore Yr. Commissioner Nichols.)
112 ALrtAICIOR JAMMOIII.
The insolent was a clerk is Me Wer-iglietaseksry of
140 f. a year. He was opposed in pima • madam
sewed Woods, and supported by Yr. Henry ply.
The insolvent bad offend to set aside 151. per annum
towards liquidating his dein, but two of the creditor held
out, end bean the insolvency.
Yr. Woods, pivot' ofAilleetone, now sought to oppose
on behalf of himself and mother on the ground that the
imminent bad made • minepreeentation regarding his in-
COMM
Yr. Hoary Dunphy objested to Yr. Woods represent-
ing anybody but himself. la the present case the deb*
which were very moderate, were not incurred utravapially
or improvidently, but were causd by the insolvent bar*
to maintain an invalid wife end three children.
The learned Commissioner said that clerks in public de-
partments, like other porton., must learn to keep their ex-
pentliture within their manna If 15t a year ware est aside
it would meet the justice et the case.
Order accordingly.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME ClRCUlT.—Hzarrosp, MAftew 2.

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CIVIL SIDE. —(Brton Lord Miff Justice Me NW .% Special
Jury.)
LUMEN V. CliitarT AND ANOTIMI.

This was an action Lrought by the plaintiff, who is a
miller, at Hockla den. against the defendants, who are
brewers in the same tieughboarbood, for a nuisance in pollu-
ting the etrvarn working his mill, by pouring into it the
refuse from the brewery.
Mr. Elwin James, C., Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr.
Hansen, were for the
]plaintiff ; Mr. Morin, Q.C., Mr. fter-
joist Itallantine, andr. Morass Lloyd, were counsel for
the defendants.

This was a new tr.el. The same action was tried at a
termer arise. when a verdict was entered for the plaintiff,
leave being given to the ,lefendasta to move for a new trial,
which was granted. The canoe commenced on Friday after-
noon, And was adjourned to this morning, when it was re-
sumed, and wan expected to tut two or three drys.
The Lord Chief Justice, alter the plaintiff and one or two
other witnesses had been examined, expressed an opinion
that the parties should try to come to some term■ in order to
avoid further litigation, and the learned counsel on loth
sides having conferred to,„-ether, the suggestion was adopted,
and a juror was withdrawn.
This concluded the civil business, and Lord Chief Justice
Erie then assisted to try prisoners.

CROWN SIDE.

(Before Mr. Justice Wightmso.)

Wiliam Walker, the prat-office letter•mirrier, at Ches.
hunt, who pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawfully detain.
ing • number of letters that bad been entrusted to him to
deliver, was brought op for judgment, and generated to
twelve months' bard Isi.mr.
Step Amt 1344,r, a NOr boy, ten years old, who had been
admitted to bail, surrendered to lake his trial upon the eo.