The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-10 00:00:00

rum SUN, LONDON, THUBSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, i 863,

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THE CRAWLEY COURT-MARTIAL.

(PROM OUR OWN REPORTER.)
NINETEENTH DAY.
ALDERSHOT, Thursday.
The proceedings were adjourned this morning till the
17th, to allow time for the prisoner to make his defence.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day).

DIVORCE COURT.
(Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.)
KING V. KING AND DENT.

The Queen's Advocate and Or. Swabey for the petitioner,
Dr. Spinks for the respondent, and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C.,

for the eu•respondent.

The petitioner was Mr. Charles John King, the respon •
dent Fanny Rosins. King, and the co-respondent William
Dent. The petitioner was the son of the Rev. W. M. King,
of Long Critchill, near Salisbury. and a merchant at pre-
sent in business at Shanghai, China. He was married to
the respondent, then Miss Sullivan, iu China in 1856, and be-
fore the ceremony Mr. Dent was acquainted with the family
of the Sullivan., and had inspired an affection in the mind
of the respondent, which afterwards led to her alleged mis-
conduct. Mr. King became acquainted with Mr. Dent when
he and his wife were passing through Macao in 1857. A child
was born in China which did not survive, and Mr. and
Mrs. King returned to England in 1858 and resided at his
father's for some time. It appeared that Mrs. King re-
newed her intimacy with Mr. Dent, with whom she had
interviews, which very much offended Mr. King. In
March, 186(t, Mr. King returned to China, where
he embarked in a fresh business with another
merchant, at Shanghai, where he had since resided, and it
was arranged that Mrs. King should join him in the fol-
lowing October. Mrs. King declined to go to China on
the ground of ill-health, and the inconvenience of carry-
ing a young child on a long voyage. Some letters
were then read from Mrs. King, one of which was
addressed to her mother-in• law, in 1859, in which she
strongly deprecated any interference in her private affairs,
and said in reference to Mr. Dent that she would not dis-
continue the acquaintance of early friends at the
wish of her husband's family, who, she admitted,
with the exception of the interference com-
plained of, had treated her with kindness and affec-
tion. Two other letters were addressed to her husband, in
which she said she could not say that she loved him with
al the affection of her heart. Matters went on till the
family objected to the frequent visits of Mr. Dent unti
1862, when the respondent left her residence in London and
went to Cornwall, since which time the family of King
had never seen her.

The mother of the petitioner was examined at great
length. She proved the marriage, and also mentioned the
beginning of the visits of Mr. Dent. The respondent told
her that, although she had married her son, her strong
attachment was for Mr. Dent, whom she had
known ever since she was thirteen years of age.
Witness remonstrated with her very kindly, and advised
her to join her husband in China ; but she invariably ob •
jetted, either on the.ground of ill-health or the unsettled
weather that would be encountered during the wyage.
Mr. Dent continued his visits, notwithstanding the ob-
jection of the family, and eventually Mrs. King left her
home in 1851, and went to live in Cornwall, since which
time she had never seen her.
Mrs. Elizabeth Malcolm was the next Witness called.

On entering the box, the witness refused to take the oath,
The Judge asked on what ground she objected.
Mrs, Malcolm said she was one of the Scotch Covenanters,
anal from conscientious motives she refused to take an oath.

The Judge said the act provided for such an occurrence
as the present. Witnesses objecting to the oath were to
make a declaration, therefore the witness could avail her-
self of that provision.
The witness then, holding up her hand, made a declara-
tion according to the religion of her country to speak the
truth. S.he then, in answer to questions put to her by
the learned counsel, said she lived with Mrs. King
during the absence of her husband in China at several
places in the metropolis, at all of which Mr. Dent was a
frequent visitor, and at last Mrs. King gave orders that no
person was to be admitted into the house when Mr. Dent
was there.
The case was proceeding when we went to press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

EMBEZZLEMENT—COMMITTAL —Dennis Macarthy, a
a young man, was charged before Mr. Knox with embez-
zling money received on account of his employers, Messrs.
Grindlay and Co., furniture dealers, Howland-street,
Fit z roy -square.

Mr. Bent, of the Abbey Tavern, St. John's-wood, proved
paying the prisoner £6 on account of Messrs. Grindlay and
Co. about the end of October, and taking the prisoner's re•
ceipt for the same.

Mr. Wm. Grindlay said the prisoner had never accounted
for the sum in question, which it was his duty to do.
Prisoner said that he was only casually employed by the
firm. He would acknowledge. he received the money from
Mr. Bent, but was robbed of it.
Mr. Grindley said the prisoner never came near the place
again.

Prisoner said he was made drunk and robbed, and he did
not think he should be believed if he went and said he was
robbed of the money.

Rogers, 87 E, said on going to the prisoner's lodgings
that morning he found him concealed under the bed.

Inspector Garforth said he believed the prisoner had
been convicted.

Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for trial.

THAMES.

ROBBERY IN THE ST. KATHERINE DOCK,—Henry
Briant, a labourer, was brought before Mr. Selfe charged
with stealing 72 cigars, valued at 10s., the property of the
St. Katherine Dock Company, on their premises.
Henry Butcher, a gatekeeper, stated that the prisoner
was leaving the St. Katherine Dock yesterday evening, and
he asked him what he had got in his jacket pocket. The
prisoner replied he did not know, and chat he had not worn
the jacket all day. He put his hand in the prisoner's
jacket pockets and found in them 28 cigars. On stripping
the prisoner he found 48 cigars round his legs in stockings.
There were 24 in each stocking.
Mr. John Passtnore Mumford, superintendent of the St
Katherine Dock Company's own police, said the prisoner
was a permanent labourer, and had been in the employ of
the company between two and three years. The prisoner
was at work in the cigar floor yesterday, and had access to
boxes of cigars deposited there. The cigars produced were
very good ones, and of the value of 103.

Mr. James Bartlett, foreman of the cigar floor in the St.
Katherine Dock, said that the cigars taken from the pri-
soner were exactly similar to others in the warehouse,
where the prisoner had been engaged.
Mr. Selfe—l suppose the prisoner will never be ernplcyed
in the dock again?
Mr. Mumford—Never, sir.

The prisoner said all that was alleged againet him was
true. lie had a wife and four children to maintain. He
was a married man.

Mr. Self() committed the prisoner for trial.

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

Much stronger. Sales, probably 5,000 bales, or
much moie. Imports, 2,75%
0 Previously, 20,774.

Bank of England Return..—This Even'ng.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria
cap. 32, for the We ending on Wednesday, the 9th day
ct Dec., 1863:

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK.

SWEDEN.

The Aflonbladet, of Stockholm, let, says :—" We
lately announced the application made by the Go-
vernment for an extraordinary credit of three
millions of rixdollers (sf. 70c. each) for armaments.
The Diet has just taken the matter into considera-
tion, and solved it. The four States have voted the
credit unanimously, and thus given the fullest ap-
probation to the policy of the Government.