The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-20 00:00:00

TI/144 SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBIIITAPIT 20, 1864.

LLI.Vi INTELLIG:ENCE,—(This

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge-Ordinary and a Common Jury.)
oiror.yg Y. OSBORNE AND MARTELLI.

In this case the petitioner, Charles Stanley Osborne,
prayed for the dissolution of his marriage on the ground of
his wife's adultery. There was no appearance for the co-
respendent,,but the respondent pleaded denial, cruelty, and
desertion.
The respondent was a Frenchwoman, and the petitioner,
who was a young man at the time of his first acquaintance
with her, WAS then a civil engineer. Ho became in-
fatuated with the respondent, and some time after,
in the year 1815, they were married at St. James's
Churo, Piccadilly. Soon after the marriage the
respondent represented to her husband that she
wished to go to Paris to recover some iamily documents.
She accordingly left, and on her return she and her hus•
band went to Scotland, but again she wished to return to
France, to which proposition Mr. Osborne consented. The
practice of going abroad was continued every year
until 1860, when they mutually separated, the petitioner
allowing. her ;£l5O per annum. Circumstances
ultimately came to petitioner's knowledge, which induced
him to institute the present proceedings. Daring her resi-
dence in Paris the respondent lived at apartments in the
Passage Saulniere, where she was visited by the co-respon-
dent, who, it appeared was connected with the French

press.
Mrs. Ann Wynne, sister of the petitioner, and wifo to
Colonel Wynne, of the Royal Engineers, said she saw the
parties in 1848 when they were on a visit to her sister, Mrs.
Scott Russell. They appeared to be on very good terms.
After that the respondent was in the habit of paying visits
to Paris. Petitioner's conduct to his wife was very kind.
She always appeared the master. She used to say " Charley
shall do this" or "Charley shall do that." Petitioner
always did as she wished. (Laughter.) On one occasion
there was a quarrel between them which was so violent that
she feared the police would come into the house. While
she was walking one day in the garden respondent told her
that on one occasion a person in whose house she had
lodged asked her to "see the major" during the absence
of her husband.
Hypolyte Bondenot, a concierge, or porter, said that .he
had care of the house No. 20, Passage Saulneire. He went
there in 1859. The respondent, who represented herself
as a widow, lived there previously, and remained for nine
months afterwards. Sho left in June, 1862. She
occupied part of a front room on the third
story. He knew M. Alexis Martelli, who used to visit
the respondent. The rooms were cn suite, and there was
only one bedroom and one b‘d. The apartments were
rented in the name of the respondent, but Mr. Martilli paid
the rent.
Elizibeth Fennell said she was employed at 20, Broadley-
terrace as charwoman. She recollected Mdme. Charles (the
respondent) coming there with a gentleman in 1862. She
represented the person as her husband, and they resided in
the house for about a fortnight. They occupied the same
apartment, and took their meals together during the whole
time they stayed at the house.
Mr. Wright, a solicitor, was cited to prove the state the
parties lived in prior to their separation. Ile said the only
thing she ever heard her complain of was that her husband
used to keep the dinner waiting for hours. the never
hoard her complain of the desertion of her husband.
Mr. Karslake, for the respondent, said he should put a
totally different complexion on the case. Ho should show
that Mr. Osborne frequently ordered his wife to go to Paris.
That ho positively drove her from his house in London, in
order that ho might live unmolested with a mistress,
The case is. not expected to conclude to-day.

'OLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGII-STREET.

EXTENSIVE SILK ROBBERY.—Robert Henry Bardsley,
assistant in the employ of Messrs. Marshall and Saelgrove,
silk mercers, Oxford .street, was charged with stealing a
large quantity of silk, of the value of £4OO, the property of
his employers.
Mr. Lewis, jun., prosecuted, and Mr. E. Lewis, of Great
Marlborough-street. defended.
It appears that the prisoner took a room at 61, King-
street, Regent• street, where 13.3 was in the habit of leaving
silk on his way to and from the City. Information was then
given to Inspector Draper, and he succeeded in taking the
prisoner into custody and recovering property of the value
of £4OO.
The prisoner, who has only been in Messrs. Marshall and
Snelgrove's employ ten months, was remanded.
' Mr. Marshall asked that the silk might be given up to
him ; but Mr. Knox said he could make no order at present.

GH AT t TIERI pj.ij~ TitY.

MEETING MIS DAY.

The half-yearly ordinary general meeting of Pa company
was held this morning at' the liing's-crora Station—Cclonel
Packe, 1\1.r., the C. put y chairman of the company, presided.

The report. which has already appeared in The Sun, was
taken as read.

Tho CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said he ro•
gretted the absence of their chairman, who had met with
an accident. He congratulated the tharcholders in having
to receive an increased dividend. Th 3 ompany was still
going on prosperously, and their income was increasing.
Ho regretted that the Great Eastern Company were, in a
mest unwarrantable manner, invading their territory. They
were going to Plrliimmt for powers o make a line in direct
clmpatit

_ n with the Groat Northern, without off,•ring any
greater advantages, but taking a longer route. The com-
pany wrak' have to opp3se them in Parliament. The
chairman then reviewed the other matters referred to in the
report, and concluded by moving its adoption.
Mr. VALENTINE KNIGHT seconded the adoption of tho
report, but he objected to the acts of the directors. At the
last meeting they found a large deficiency by compensation,
paid in consequence of accidents to travellers through the
negligence of the company's servants, negligence permitted
by the directors that might have been prevented if the direc-
tors had been in the habit of periodically visiting the sta-
tion and keeping a sharp look-out on the servants (laughter).
If the directors wer'nt paid for this, Mr. Knight wanted
to know for what they were paid? At this meeting they
found a great deficiency caused by law and Parliamentary
expenses. Ho complimented the directors for the great wis-
dom they showed in having recommended the advance of
L 30,000 at 31 per cent, interest to the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway so that they might complete their line
from Earl-street to the company's station at Farringdon-
street. He was a shareholder in tho London, Chatham, and
Dover Company. He recommended the directors to secure
their advance well.

Mr. nualiEs also regretted the great amount spent for
law and Parliamentary expenses. He recommended that
the shareholders would have the particulars of these ex-
penses specified in the report. They wore mixed up with
other items, and it was impossible for a proprietor to judge
of the justness of the charges made. In reference to the
advance of £300,000 to the London, Chatham, and Dover,
he did not agree with Mr. Knight that it was a wise act on
the part of the directors. Ile should have given more
weight to Mr. Knight'a opinion of the transaction if he
were not a prcprieter in the London, Chatham, and Dover
Company. (Laughter.)
In answer to these and other remarks, the chairman
stated that there were no other claims for compensation
pending against the company.
All such claims have been
paid. The Parliamentary expenses would be cut down ;
he thought it would be objectionable to specify the particu-
lars of the law costs. lle did not think it was the province
of the direct ire to go to every station to look after the ser •
vants. The directors had their managers and they looked
after them. With respect to the advance to the Lon-
don, Chatham and Dover Company, he thought they
wont& gain thousands by making this advance. A largo
amount of coal, &e., would come over their line from York-
shire and Lancashire down to Dover, there to be chipped.
If the £15,000 a year were altogether lost, tho lots would
be more than trebly compensated by the advantages the
company wculd receive by the traffic.
Mr, MORGAN stated that every liability had been brought
against the half-year, and as long as he had the honour of
being one of the auditors of the company such a course
would always be adopted.
A proprietor objected that the particulars of the law
expenses should be kept hidden.
It was then made known that the directors had made an
arrangement with their solicitor to this effect, lie was to
receive so much a year, no matter how much or how little
business ho would have to transact for the company. Mr.
Leach, the solicitor, said he was not very particular about
the matter. The amount could be stated if the shareholders
very much wanted to know it, but ho did not think it need-
, ful to publish it at the moeting—(no no)—as they could
easily find it out by the book at the office.
After some further discussion the report was adopted.

- --. -.
It was then resolved that the various preference dividends
be declared, also a dividend for the half-year at the rate of
LS 15s. per cent, per annum on the original undivided stock
of the company ;of £3 per cent. for the half-year on tho
B stock of the company, making, with the £3 per cent. paid
for the first half of the year, B per cent. for the whole of
the year, as guaranteed by the A stock ; and of £5 153. per
cent, for the half-year on tho A stack, being the balance
after payment of £3 per cent. to B stock.
The retiring directors, Edmund Denison, Esq., of Don-
caster; J. Astoll, Esq., M.P., of St. Neott's; and John
Barff, Esq., of 'Wakefield, wore re-elected.
It was then resolved that Captain Fitz Morris be elected
as an auditor of the company, in the place of Mr. Amos,
who resigned in his favour.
A PROPRIETOR proposed that the. secretary's salary
should be raised
The CIIAIRMIN was extremely glad that the profession
had been made, seeing how invaluable their secretary's ser-
vices were to the company. The matter, in accordance with
the Act, was in the hands of the shareholders alone. The
directors could not move in the matter.
It was then moved and seconded that the secretary's
salary be raised to £1,600 a year. Tributes were paid by
sevaral of the directors and shareholders to the excellence
of Mr. Oakley's labours, and the motion was ultimately
agreed to.
Mr. OAKLEY returned his thanks, and with a vote of
thanks to the chairman the meeting coded._

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

The Lords of the Admiralty have decided on abo-
lishing the office of master rigger at Chatham dock-
yard, recently rendered vacant by the compulsory
retirement of hlr. Degee—the officer who was in
charge of the iron frigate Achilles on the occasion
of her being allowed to got on a bank when in the
act of being undocked—and have directed that the
rating of master rigger shall be borne at Sheerness
only, and that of foreman of riggers at Chatham.
Under this arrangement the salary of the master
rigger at Sheerness is increased to £2OO per annum,
while the new foreman of riggers at Chatham dock-
as heretofore.
yard will receive £l5O, inbtead of £2OO per annum

A notification has been received at Chatham from
the Admiraltythat the paddlewheel steamer Dragon,
6, and the line-otbattle sailing ship Vanguard, 80,
attached to the reserve in the Medway, will shortly
be sold out of the service. The Dragon is a fine
paddlewheel steamer of 1,270 tons and 580 horse
power (nominal), but owing to the outlay required
to place her in a thorough state of repair, as well as
from the circumstance of Paddlewheel steamers nos
being adapted to the present requirements of the
navy, the Admiralty have decided on selling bar.
The dockyard officials are now engaged in preparing
a list of the stores, tve., belonging to each vessel,
which will be forwarded to the Admiralty prior to
the ships being sold as ordered.
Her Majesty's screw corvette Wolverone recently
undocked in Woolwich, yesterday returned to the
dockyard, having terminated a lengthened trial of
h y, Which was in every re-
spect ped
exceedingly
machinery, which
'rho mean rate of
full speed during six runs realized 12i knots per
hour, with 201 b. pressure in the boilers, the engines
performing 64 revolutions per minute.
The War Department steam etoreship Balaclava
yesterday sailed from Woolwich, laden with guns
and war materials for Portsmouth and Plymouth,
among which is the huge cupola gun intended for
tho Royal Sovereign.
Tho freight ship Meg Morrilies arrived at Wool.
ladenhbrings ono private of
his wife and family, and a with returned stores,
2wsi ndka
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the 99th Regiment,
sol-
dier's widow.

The appointment of Lieut. Cyprian A. G. Bridge
to 11.N1.5. Mt gmra has been cancelled, us that ship
is about to be paid off.
The estimated speed of the ironoased ship, a model
and plans for which were submitted to the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty by Lieut. It. 11.
Napier, N.R., is from " 12 to 13" knots, and not
"12 to 18," as stattd in The Sun of Wednesday last.
The following appointments have been made at
Symons) to the Loyal Adelaide
the Admiralty —Captain F. B. P. Seymour (not
; Lieut. It. H. D.
King to be Flag Lieut. to Rear-Admiral King,
Commanding in Chief on tae East India and Cape
of Good Hopo stations; Lieut. H. W. Dowding and
Lieut. Wm. C. J. Blount to the Princess Royal;
Lieut. R. F. Hnmmick to the Cutacoa ; E. Spence,
master, to the Cossack; J. M. Swincy,surgcon, ad-
ditional, to the Duncan, far Bermuda Hospital ; F.
H. Moore, assistant surgeon, to the Plymouth Divi-
sion of the Royal Morino; T. Bishop, assistant sur-
geon, additionnl, to the Victcry, for the Royal Ma-
rines at Fort Elson ; and Dr. J. Campbell, assistant
surgeon, to the Woolwich Pivieion of the Royal
Marines.

structicn at headquarters, Chatham, have under-
gone a lengthened examination by the staff officers
and heads of the various departments at the Royal
Engineer establlsliment, in order to ascertain their
fitness for the ports to which they will be appointed,
as well as their general knowledge on all subjects
connected with practical military engineering. The
examination papers, together with the officers' re-
port on them, have been forwarded to the Deputy-
Adjt.-General for transmission to Field Marshal
the Dake of Cambridge, and on the selection of the
con-commissioned officers being made at Horse
(herds they will at once proceed to join the corps
to which they have been appointed.
A general parade of the officers and men of the
Royal Engineers took place at Brompton•barracks,
Chatham, yesterday, on the occasion of tho promul-
gation of an order from his Royal Highness the
Commander ia-Chief, awarding an annuity of .1:15,
together with a silver medal, to Sergeant Major
Leonard, Royal Engineers, for long service and
exemplary conduct. _ .

The 21 and 10th companies of Royal Engineers,
under the respective commands of Capt. W. A.
Frankland and Capt. E. D. Malcolm, will shortly
proceed from headquarters, Chatham ; the former
for Sir Helena, to relieve the 32d Company ; and
the 10th to relieve the 25th Company at the
Mauritius.

A number of 68-pounder guns, manufactured at
the Lowmoor Iron contract works, have been under
proof for some days past in Woolwich Arsenal, and
have withstood the teat satisfactorily, with ono
exception. One of the gnus gave way at the breech,
and was shattered into fragments. This was
occasioned by a bar of wrought iron, apparently
weighing about 81b or 101 b., which had fallen into
the casting metal, and was found imbedded in ono
of the fragments.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LATEST LONDON BETTING.

For the Lincoln handicap a now favourite was introduced
yesterday in Anglo-Saxon, who was backed at prices ranging
from 20 to 1 down to 10 to 1, which latter price was also
taken each about Benjamin and suburtan. The Liverpool
Steeplechase was talked about, but little betting took place.
Closing prices :

LINCOLN irANnic&r.
10 to 1 agst Suburban (taken)
10 to 1 agat Benjamin (taken)
10 to 1 agat Anglo-Saxon (taken)
15 to 1 agbt Despair (taken)
15 to 1 eget Flying Fish Fish (taken)
16 to 1 agst Bosh (taken)
15 to 1 agat Redcap (taken)
15 to 1 agst Donnybrook (taken)
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECILASR.
9to 1 apt Bantam (taken)
100 to 3 agst Emblematic (taken)
100 to 6 agst Emblem (taken)
20 to 1 agst Serious Case (taken)
20 to 1 net Martha (offered)
20 to 1 apt Jerusalem (offered)
25 to 1 agst Portland (offered)
26 to 1 agst Leading Article (offered—tako 30 to 1)
30 to 1 agat Worcester (taken freely)
40 to 1 apt Bridegroom (wanted)
50 to 1 aget Thomastown (offered)
50 to 1 agat Romeo ((taken and offered)
CO to 1 agst Jealousy (offered)
60 to 1 agat Rockley (offered)
6G to 1 aget Mauchlino (taken)
66 to 1 aget Tolurno (taken)
100 to 8 agat Sinking Fund and Jandalem (taken)

CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Blackdown (takt n)
60 to 1 agst Accident (offend)

YORK SPRING MEETING.
TUESDAY, MAY 10.
Acceptances for the Great Northern handicap of 100 soya
in specie, added to a sweepstakes of 20 soya each, 10 ft,
and only 5 if declared, &o. Two miles, over the Old
Course. 63 subs, 26 declared, and 2 did not name.

Ago at lb Ago at lb
Adventurer .. 6 9 0 The Clown.. 3 6 6
Wlngrave .. 58 12 Double First .. 36 12
Caller On 6 8 11 Goldylocks .. 3 6 11
Limosina 58 6 Lord Zotland .. 3 610
Oldmittster .. 6 8 6 Alabama .. 3 6 10
Blackdown .. 4 7 12 Greenland .. 3 6 10
Fantail .. .. 4 7 6 Greville .. 36 10
Welcome .. 5 7 4 Dr. !took° .. 3 6 19
Watchman .. 5 7 3 Alpheus .. 3 5 10
Donne Canto .. 15 7 3 Whitethorn .. 36 10
Barchottina .. 4 7 2 Bellasias .. 3 5 9
Trust 4 7 0 Cby Van Galen, out
Fontenoy .. 46 12 of Vacuna .. 35 9
Alice .. 46 9 Veterinarian .. 35 9
Esst LancasLiro .. 4 6 9 Lord Cochrane .. 3 6 7
King Charming .. 46 9 Major .. .. 3 6 7
Count Cavour .. 46 9 Naxos .. .. 3 6 7
Farce 4 6 G Gaorilla .. 3 6 7
Lord Glasgow and Captain White did not name.
DONCASTER. Srurwo MEETINCl,—Ponarth, Bantam,
Maritana, Itarcy, Satellite, Shropshlre, Mauchline, Once
More, Southport, Chamado, and Church Militant have
paid forfeit for the Groat North of England Steeplechase;
and Joey Jones, Carisbrook, Dunkold, Tourist, Welcome,
Early Purl, Benjamin, Newchurch, St. Lawrence, Alice,
Miss Emma, Count Cavour, Merry Maid, Starboam, Ma-
hometan, Cherry Hill, Tynomouth, Yamuna, and Wisdom
for the Doncaster Spring handicap.

HORSES STRUCK OUTEN OF THEIR ENGAGE-
MTS.

On tho Gth inst., at 0.35 p.m., Sampson (dead) out of all
engagements.
On the Gth inst., at 9 a.m., King Cotton out of the Lin-
eolnshiro and City Handicaps, Lincoln.
On the Bth inst., at 9 a.m., Crusade out of the Ilurdlo
Race, Lincoln.
On the 12th inst.., at 9 a.m„ Dunkold out of the Itous
Handicap, Chelmsford.
On the 12th icst., after 6 p.m., all Air. F. Fisher's horses
out of their Chelmsford engagements.
On tho 13th inst., at 9 a.m., Kingwood out of the Ruts
Handicap, Chelmsford.
Oa tho 15th inst., at 9 a.m., Donnybrook out of his
Liverpool engagements.