The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-21 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before Sir J. P. Wilde, and a Special Jury.)
BILL V. HILL.

The Queen's Advocate and Dr Wamby appeared for the
petitioner, and Mr Kerslake, Q,C., and Dr Spinks for the
respondent.
This was a suit instituted by the wife for judicial separa-
tion, on the ground of her husband's desertion for two
without lawful cause ; to which he pleaded denial,
that the desertion was not without reasonable cause, and he
charged the petitioner with adultery.
The Queeiv's Advocate stated the case. The petitioner
was the daughter of the late Lieut.-Colonel Hautrey, who
had been an offfea in the Royal Bengal Artillery, and the
respondent had held the situation of head assistant to the
Military Boerd of the Accometant.Generars-office at Cal-
cutta. The parties were married at Calcutta on the 16th of
January, 1847, and they cohabited until 1857, when the
Them were two children, a
marriage, who were living. The
allegedbfantyher andr issue
ofith desertion
petitioner place.e
died,
leaving a widow, a son, who
was in the Indian army, the petitioner, who was then
only eight years old, and another daughter. When only
16 years of age she became acquainted with a Colonel
Lyster, to whom she was married, and by whom she had
one child; but it turned out that be had a wife living at
the time. He died, and she and her mother returned to
Calcutta, where they formed an intimacy with the respon-
td)en
t
informwho proposed marriage to her. She thought it right
him of what had occurred, and after a day's
deliberation ho consented to marry her notwithstanding.
The melon was not a happy one, fer it appeared that the
respondent was of a jealous and suspicious disposition, and
altercations took place between them which led to much
domestic misery. Some time after the marriage they left
India for England, but differences arising between them on
the voyage she refused to accompany her husband beyond
the Mauritius, and one of the acts of adultery charged was
alleged to have been committed with a Lieutenant Hickey
at this period. She ultimately went to England, and at the
solicitation of the respondent resumed cohabitation with him,
but in 1857 he left her at Folkestone, and went to Germany.
Since then he refused to live with her, and although he
promised to allow her £lOO a year, he did not pay that
amount punctually ; and, since the commencement of these
proceedings, the Court had ordered him to pay her £l6O a
year, pendente lite, as alimony. Some letters from the re-
spondent to his wife were read, in which he repeated his
charge of adultery with Lieutenant Hickey, and also ac-
cused her of misconduct with a gentleman named Jermer,
who, it appeared, had rendered her pecuniary assistance
after the desertion of her husband, and when he was irregu-
lar in his remittances.
M
Evidence of the marriage in Bengal haying been given,
Anna Maria Hill, the petitioner, was called. She
said that after the death of her father she returned with her
mother to England, and they resided at Stoke Newington.
She became acquainted with Colonel Lyster, and she mar-
ried him under the impression that he was a single man.
When he died, she went back with her mother, whose
means were very limited to Calcutta. She never lived
happily with him. She was confined of her second child
on the voyage to England in 1851. On her returning to
Calcutta she lived for fix weeks with her husband. In
1854 he received his pension, and left India. On her re-
turn to England she went to live with her friends, but by
appointment she mot her husband in Greenwich.park, and
they agreed to live together again, In the middle of
August, 1857, they wen; to Folkestone, and her husband
desired her to go to Sandgate with the children, while he
yforhearfworittnhighhimt., but be had altered his
He said he had origi-
nallywen t to
agreedtaon
take
mind. From that period they never lived together. The
letters read by counsel were then put in and identified by
the petitioner as being in the handwriting of her husband.
The learned judge suggested that, as there was no pro-
the scandal of
and, after an hour's
a private ar-
rangement.f
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pofrotinheeedpianrgtisesnaliigvhintgbtoogpentehveernatgedainby,
',which terminated the
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MARKETS---This Day

MARK-LANE.

barley, 27s 10d; oats,
21s 7d; rye, 31s sd; beans, 36s Ild ;
IMPERIAL WEEXLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 42s 61;
and peas, 34s 3d.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 40s 9d ;
barley, 27s 8d; oats, 20s 10d; rye, 31s 7d; beans, 35s 10d;
peas, 33s 7d.
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 79,473 ;
barley, 2,148 ; oats, 4,:;71; rye, 30 ; beans, 3,212 ; peas,
241 quarters.
METROPOLITAN CAT TLE.
There was a large supply of beasts en offer in to-day's
market, chiefly the refuse of Monday. All breeds met a
dull inquiry, at the recent decline in value. The best Scots
crosses sold at 48 8d per 81bs, With sheep we were fairly
supplied, and the demand for them was heavy, at Monday's
depression. The best Downs realised 5s 2d per Sibs. Lambs
were in fair average supply and moderate request, at ful
prices—via., from 5s 8d to 6s Bd per 81b,".. Calves, the show
of which was large, moved off heavily, at 2d per 81bs less
money. The rates were 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs. In pigs
and mulch cows very little was doing, on former terms.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
_ _

s. d. s. d. s, d. s. d
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 I Primecrs-wool d 0.4 6 4 10
Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 Pale, S' thdown d 0.5 0 5 2
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Largo orse. calves 8 8 4 4
Prime Scots, ct-c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 6 4 8
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 10 Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Second quality do. 40 4 4 Small porkers 42 4 6
Lambs....ss 8d to 638 d.
20s to 25s each.
Suckling calves, 14s to 225; and quarter-old store pigs

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts ..........•••• 750
Sheep and lambs 2,500
Calves
Pigs

TOTAL SUPPLY.
Beasts ............ 1,340!
Cows ............... 140
Sheep and lambs.... 8,900
8201
Calves ....... .....
Pig 5............... ME AT
MARKETS. 320
limited, and the trade is inactive at irregular
quotations.
AND LEA.DENIIILL.—The supplies of mea,
Beef, from 28 lUd to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s 4d
to 4s 6d ; lamb, 5s 4d to 68 4d; 'veal, 3s Gd to 4s Sd ; and
pork, 3s 4d to 4s 6d. per Blbs by the carcase.
SOUTUALL, July 20.—The supply of stock was good,
and the trade ruled heavy at drooping prices. Beef, from
areheo
n: .
......
3s 6d to 4s Sd ; mutton, 32 8d to 5s 2,1 ; lam, 5s 81 to
veal, ',1,t3 Si to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per
Ro:gronn, July 20.—Each kind of stock met a dull in-
quiry, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s
bd to 5s 2d ; lamb, sss 6d to Gs 6d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ;
pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per Blbs ; suckling calves, 15s to
and
21s ; quarter-old store pigs, 208 to 255; and milch cows,
£l4 Os to iIS 108 each.
681b6s,dt;o sink the offal.

4RIC. 2,T S.
HAY
SKETIIFIELT).--Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 103 Od ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw) £l4s to £1 lOs per load.
A fair demand.
CIIMI3ERLAND."-31"1°W hag, Oa to £4 103; clever,
DI Os to lOs Od ; and straw, £1 41 to £1 12s per load.
Supply limited.
Meadow ha
£1 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £l. 4s to 1 lOs per load.
y, £3 Os to £4 lOs; clover,
Trade inactive.
WritinctiArEL

THE MURDER, ON TRE
NORTH LONDON
ItAILIAT ay .

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A rumour was curret:t Yesterday afternoon that the man
Tanner, of
Muller had been arrested at Queenstown, into which port
the ship Victoria had put from ~.''ome cause or other. A
telegram received from. Queenstown last night, however,
gives an entire contradiction to thin stai:ment, for which
there was no foundation whatever. inspecto:
Mr Death, the jeweller ; ....11d the
viler W„,
York, in the New York '
paying his addres.'",
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flaneilitated to the utmost.
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City of Manchester.
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Philadelphia
yesterdaye o p,
Mr Tanner is armed with the necessary warrants for the
despatches from Mr
London, so that any
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probability arrive out
precaution will be
proceedings Adams, the
in American Ara erin
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will
Minister a t.beer
takensoon e sooner
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mVnicuteorr,ioa
'ararensdt. evlefrYtbe
New York Asso-
ciated Press-boat be seen cfr Cape Race, telegrams for the
Canadian stations will be at once forwarded, and then the
chances in favour of the fugitive escaping will be
very
few
indeed. The state of the —ape Race may pro-
s Pursuers.
vent despatches being sent,
landlord of the house
...,.11°.7",) until the vessel
reaches New York, and if the V le'or,la makes a good run
bi)rciesiltegahtfrlolrin the ship Victoria
orthing on the 16th
Steer
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understand
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thei'e r
letter were to the effect that he
.(Muuller) should " never
touch on England's shores again' The letter was by the pilot when he left that vessel.
ad-
dressed to his former fellow-lodger Goodwin, to whom he
bade farewell for ever. lathe course of that officer's search
of the room which Muller had. occupied, Inspector Steer
found a silk sleeve lining, which had been hidden up the
chimney. It was found to have belonged to the sleeve of
a man's coat. The bottom part of it was covered with
large spots of blood, which have since been microscopically
examined and pronounced to be human blood. The lodger
Goodwin handed to Inspector Tanner a photograph of
Muller, similar to the one now in the possession of In-
spector Steer.
Matthews, the cabman, was formerly a jobmaster, and
some time ago became bankrupt, and has not yet obtained
his certificate. At the railwaY station, on Tuesday night,
he lugubriously expressed his fears that his creditors would
seize upon the reward.

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TO THE EDITOJ OF TILE SUN.
SlR,—There were two men seen in the carriage with Mr
Briggs two minutes before he was murdered by a gentleman
who knew the deceased, and shook bawds with him,—l
P. W.

am, sir,
20th July.
[lf the writer of the above communication can really
authenticate the above statement, he ought at once to put
himself into communication with the proper authorities,—
St7N.]