The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-14 00:00:00

TITI SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1864.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary and a Common Jury.)

COOKE V. COOKE AND ALLEN.

This was a petition presented by the husband, but the
expenses of the witnesses not having been paid they refused
to give evidence, and the petition was dismissed with costs.

LIDDIAT P. LIDDIAT AND HOLLAND.

This was the petition of the husband, who was in the
employ of his father, a builder, at Chalford, near Stroud,
praying for a dissolution of marriage, on the ground of his
wife's adultery with the co-respondent.
It appeared from the evidence that the parties were
married in 1847, and cohabited for some years, but the re-
spondent having contracted habits of intemperance, a sepa-
ration took place about eight years ago, the petitioner mak-
ing her a weekly allowance until he discovered circumstances
that led to his discontinuance of it in 1852. The respon-
dent afterwards admitted to the clergyman of the parish
that she had been leading a dissolute life.
The respondent denied the adultery, and recriminated the
charge, and alleged misconduct on the part of the husband.
The witnesses to prove the petitioner's allegations having
been called,
Jane Minchin was called for the defence. In her cross-
examination by the petitioner's counsel, she said she knew
Mrs. Liddiatt very well, but she had never seen her guilty
of anything she considered criminal. She had never seen her
conduct herself like young lovers do. (Laughter.) She
had seen her at a Christmas party, and then she permitted
persons to kiss her, but she did not consider there was
much in that, although she should not permit such
familiarity herself. (Laughter.) Some people were very
fond of kissing—(laughter)—but she didn't see much in it.
(Laughter.)

Another witness was also called, but his evidence only
tended to stregthen the petitioner's case.

1 The Judge-Ordinary, in summing up, told the jury the
Court invariably looked jealously into the circum-
stances surrounding cases like the present one, be-
cause it was of the highest importance, where it was
alleged peace and happiness had been destroyed by the wife,
to ascertain that the husband had done nothing to contribute
bwards such an end himself. The evidence for the petitioner
appeared satisfactorily to prove that the husband had not
deserted his wife without reasonable cause, because it was
not attempted to be disproved that he had forgiven her un-
fortunate propensity for drink over and over again, and
endeavoured to do all in his power to cure her of it. With
respect to other allegations in the petition he did not think
there could be much question about that.

The Jury, after a short deliberation, found a verdict in
favour of the petitioner, stating that he had not deserted his
wife without reasonable cause, and that she was guilty of
the other allegations in the petition,
Decree nisi, without costs.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Mr Commissioner Fane was the commissioner of the day,
but there were no cases in the list, and it was somewhat
remarkable that there was not even an application for re-
lease from custody, an event which is worth note, for since
the new act came into operation scarcely a court day has
passed over without several being made. This cannot be
occasioned by any arrangement made for the holidays not
provided for by the act of Parliament, which only allows
"Easter Menday and Tuesday," but goes to show that im-
prisonment for debt is less frequent, or that the debtors
intend waiting their release at the monthly Visitation of
the Registrar, or until assignees have been chosen, as the
commissioners, almost as a rule, refuse to grant a release
until that time.

Mr. Registrar Murray disposed of a few cases of judgment
debtor summonses under the Small Debts Act, but which,
were not of the slightest interest.

POLICEINTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

JUVENILE DETECTIVES.--THE HOLE TN THE COAT.—
Charles Cavendish, barber, and John Williams, tailor, wero
charged with stealing from the person of Mrs Sarah
Robbins, at present staying at 511, New Bond-street, a
purse containing the sum of £1 9s 21d.
Mrs Robbins said that on the previous evening, about
6 o'clock, while looking in a shop window in Regent-street,
the prisoners told another man came and placed themselves
close to her, one on each side, and the other behind her.
Directly after a little boy told her that they had taken her
purse, and on putting her hand into her pocket she missed
it. She went with the little boy, and afterwards saw
the two prisoners in custody, the third man having
escaped. A half-crown found on Williams she could swear
to as having had in her purse which was in her dress
pocket.

Mr Knox advised Mrs Robbins not to carry her purse in
her dress pocket for the future—it was a dangerous practice.
George Minny, a boy about 12 years of age, said that
while in Regent-street the previous evening with another
boy, he saw the prisoners and another man try to pick a
lady's pocket, and then not being able to do so, go up to the
prosecutrix and take her purse out of her pocket: lie told
the prosecutrix and the other boy, and the prosecutrix went
with him to a policeman.

Thos. Thompson, a companion of th© last witness, said
that seeing the prisoners and the other man trying to pick
a lady's pocket, he said to the last witness, "Let's watch
them, mate," and they did so, and saw them go up and
pick the prosecuttix's pocket. Williams was the one who
picked the pocket, and there was a hole in the left hand
pocket of his coat. He told his mate that he would keep
his eye on the prisoners, while he went with the proseca-
trix and spoke to a policeman, and shortly after the police-
man came back with the prisoners.

Fish, 331 A, said the first boy pointed out the prisoners,
and he went atter them, when they set to running. They
were stopped by a gentleman, and he took them with assist-
ance into custody. There was a hole in the left hand
pocket of Williams's cost.
Thomas Cole, 220 C, also said there was a hole in the left
hand pocket of Williams's coat.
Barns, the gaoler, examined Williams's coat, but could
find no hole in the left hand pocket, but it subsequently
turned out that Cavendish was wearing two coats, and that
the underneath one was the one worn last night by Williams
with whom he had exchanged one of his coats.]
Mr Knox remanded the prisoners.

Railway and Public Companies in Parlia-

went,

Yesterday, in the committee on the new metro-
politan railways, the case for the London and
Blackwall Railway was opened by Mr. Hope Scott,
Q.C. ; the object being to empower that company
to make four extensions of their existing system—
the first, a line of two miles from their main line
at the East of Limehouse station, passing between
the Thames and the western ends of the Victoria
Docks, thence southward, eastward, and north-
ward parallel with the Thames to Manchester-road,
with three connecting branches—one to the bsnk
of the river at Johnson-street, the second to the Ad-
miralty works at the Isle of Dogs, and the third
to connect the company's extension to Bow at
Stepney with their main line at Limehouse, the
works to be completed within five years. The other
general objects contemplated are the widening of
the company's main line, to accommodate the in-
creasing treffle on its south side near the Stepney
station, the enlargement towards Mark-lane of their
present terminus at Fenchurch-street. Additional
lands are also to be taken at the eastward of the
Limehouse station, arrangements to be made with
the East and West India Dock Company with re-
spect to the construction and management of open-
ing bridges to carry the first railway over their
cuts, and to construct tramways from the other ex-
tensions to any private premises at the river side
with the consent of the owners and road authori-
ties. For these purposes they propose to raise
£250,000 as new ordinary or preference capital, and
£BO,OOO by mortgage. The second and third ex-
tensions are to terminate at the high water mark on
the northern shore of the Thames, one opposite
Greenwich Hospital and the other three quarters of
a mile lower down the river, the limits of deviation
extending about 100 and 180 yards into the river.
Mr. Pownall, the surveyor, and other witnesses
were examined by Mr. Johnson and Mr. L, Webb

n favour of the bill, and which is opposed by the
Hon. Mr. Liddell and Mr. Round for the East and
West India Docks. The committtee on the com-
peting lines of the London and South Western Corn•
pany in North Devon and Somerset Railway parsed
the preamble of both bills, subject to certain
arrangements inter se, which will form subject-
matter for consideration upon clauses. Mr. Baxter,
of the firm of Baxter, Rose, Norton, was examined
at great length by Mr. V. Harcourt, on the general
merits of the Proposed Great Eastern Northern
Junctions Railway. In the event of the bill
being granted the
company, by means of
better gradients than existed upon other
lines, combined with more economical working
arrangements, would be able to carry coals at the
rate of a farthing per ton per mile. Mr. Hankey,
the banker, was also examined for the bill. Traffic
and engineering evidence for the promoters con-
tinued to occupy the committees on the Lancashire
Union Railways, Glasgow City Union Railway, and
on the Dublin Railway. After taking evidence for
the opposition, the committee of the House of Lords
passed the North Eastern Company's proposed ex-
tensions between Doncaster and York. In the
committee on metropolitan subways, Mr. Simpson,
hydraulic engineer, was under examination all day
by Mr. Phinn, Q.C., relative to the features and
alleged injurious effects of the proposed new sys-
tem. The committee of which Mr. Gaskell is chair-
man concluded its inquiry on the Belfast Improve-
ment Bill, deciding that they could not grant the
preamble, but suggesting that all the parties should
come to an understanding with the view of bringing
in a public bill for the purpose. The Belfast Water
Bill is withdrawn,

MARKETS--This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

Our market was seasonably well stocked with produce.
Fruit commanded a steady sale, and last week's quotations
were fully supported. There was a fair business doing in
vegetables, and prices ruled firm,