The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-09 00:00:00

CONJUGAL EIGHTS.

This was an action commenced in the Consistory
Court of London, in which the plaintiff, Mrs. Story,
sued her husband for a restitution of conjugal rights,
and succeeded in getting an order for 50/. a year ali-
mony. After some other proceedings Mr. Story re-
ceived a notice on the 2d of September last of a monition
made on the 9th of June, ordering him to receive his
wile, and treat her with conjugal kindness, and also to
pay the arreari of alimony. Nothing more was doue
until the 4th of Nov. instant, when he received a notice
that unless he obeyed the monition served on him, by
taking his wife home, and treating her with conjugal
sfftction, and certifying that he had done so on the next
court day, and clso paying the alimony and costs, an
application would be made to the court on Tuesday, the
9th inst., to pronounce him in contempt.
Mr. Gurney (with him Mr. Ribton) now moved for a
writ of prohibition to stay proceedings in the Consistory
Court, upon the ground that the defendant had had no
notice of the application for a monition, and, therefore,
that it ought to have no effect.
The Court, however, thought that the defendant
should appear in the Consistory Court, and state the
want of notice, and if the judge ordered any proceedings
upon the monition an application could be made to this
court upon the subject.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—Nov. 8.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Phillips.)

IN TEE MATTER OF GEORGE ROLPH- GEITING MONEY
FROM A YOUNG WOMAN.
This insolvent, who bad been a servant in a gentle-
man's family, was opposed by Mr. Ernest Reed for a
young woman named Eliza Hall. _

The parties became acquainted in 1845, when they
both lived in the service of a gentleman named Vona-
bles, in which family the young woman still lives as
lady's-maid, and had come expressly from Wales to op-
' pose, as the insolvent had made some reflections on lier
character in his schedule. According to his account,
Eliza Hall had advanced him at different times 251.
voluntarily, to spend when they were out together at
places of amusement, and he mentioned that they were
to " settle." She had sued him in the County Court,
and obtained judgment, on which he petitioned under
the Protection Act. He swore that the money was ad-
vanced sa gifts.
Tho young woman (Eliza Hall) denied his statement.
The money was lent on his earnest solicitation when ho
was in distress. He told her that if ho had 20/. to de-
posit ho could get a situation. She drew the money out
of the savings' bank, and lent it, and no part of i; had
been returned.

Mr. Commissioner Phillips declared that he had never
witnessed a more heartless and profligate piece of ingra-
titude. The young woman had lent him ;money in hi.;
extremities, and now he alleged that it was given to him
to spend at places of amusement. It was almost in-
credible on the face of it; but, further, the young woman
had come from Wales to remove the reflections on her
moral character. It was a false statement by tho insol-
vent, and on that ground he should dismiss the petition.
If the insolvent suffered in consequence, it would be
what he richly deserved.
Petitiou dismissed.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—Nov. 8.

The November general sessions was commenced this
morning at Clerkenwell, before Mr. Serjeant Adams,
Assistant Judge, and Mr. Williams. There are for
trial 29 prisoners charged with felony, and five who are
charged with misdemeanour.

THE PADDINGTON NUISANCE CASE.
Tho dust contractors, Gore, Tame, Darhe, and Messrs.
Collins, appeared to receive the judgment of the Court.
These defendants, it may be remembered, wore con-
victed in 1850, with another named Stapleton, of a com-
mon ntilanee, in allowing the filth and refuse
of the metropolis to accumulate in vast heaps on
wharves adjoining the Grand Junction Canal at
Paddington. Judgment was not then pronounced,
but since that time the matter has been repeat-
edly before the Court, and on one occasion Mr. Sta-
pleton, one of the defendants not now present, was fined
3001, because he had not fulfilled promises he had made
to the Assistant-Judge to the effect that the accumula-
tion of the refuse of Covent-garden market should not
be continued. The nuisances occasioned by the other
wharves were not then so great as formerly; but the
whole of the other defendants now appeared to receive
judgment at the instance of the parish authorities, by
whom the prosecution was instituted.
The Assistant-Judge particularly cautioned Gent as to
how he conducted his business for the future, and then
sentenced each of the defendants to pay a fine of Is.

ALLEGED ROBBER? OF ANE3IIGRANT.
John Sheen, 26,and John Crimmins, 22, were indicted
for having stolen a bag containing divers sovereigns and
half-sovereigns and other monies, from the person of
Edward Branagan.
The prc4ecuier, it appeared from the evidence, came
to town on the 12th ultimo from Brighton, with the
intention of emigrating. He had in his possession
a pink bag containing 241. in gold, and other money,
and after ho had been to the docks to look after
a vessel, ho fell in with some men, with whom
he drank at several public-houses. He now strongly
denied that he was intoxicated when ho left these
men, and accounted for the vagueness of his reeollec
tion as to what subsequently took place by intimating
that his drink had been drugged ; but, however that
might Le, it was clear he had drank "deep," and
there was strong reason t believe that he was not in
a state of tho strictest sobriety when called into the
witness-box.

The Assistant Judge asked him it ho had not been
drinking.
Mr. Branagan—l am a free agent and a man, and I
hope I may please myself.
Tho Assistant Judge—You appear,
certainly, to have
been pleasing yourielf this morning.
Mr. Branagan—l hope you will allow me to make a
remark. I have lost my money, and I came here for
justice, not for law.
The Assistant Judge—lf you do not take care, sir,
I will have you locked up until to-morrow morning.
I am certain you have boon drinking,
Mr. Branagan said he would admit that he assistant-
judge could easily put his threat into execution, and
repeated his assertion that ho was a free agent.
From the prosecutor's evidence it seemed that he had
an indistinct dreamy sort of recollection of having been
robbed by one of the men, aided by three others, but as
ho had great regard for an oath, he would not—could
not—swear to either of the prisoners.
Further evidence was given, from which it appeared
that at the time in question the prisoners and others
were surrounding the prosecutor in the East India-road,
and that Sheen took from his pocket a red bag, when
they all decamped.
For the defence, Mr. Birnie called Sour or five wit-
nesses to prove an alibi.
The jury returned a verdict of Acquittal.
Tho Assistant Judge cautioned the prisoners how they
appeared there again. As the verdict had been delivered,
he thought it right to say that the witnesses for the de-
fence were all known to bo associates of a man who was
transported not long ago.

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