The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-25 00:00:00

rilE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 25, lEEE.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF DIVORCE.

(Before Sir J. P. Wilde and a Special Jury.)
GAVARON V. GAVARON AND CARTOUCHE (THE
QUEEN'S PROCTOR INTERVENING).
In this case the husband, who is a lawyer living
in Clifford's-inn, obtained a decree nisi, by reason
of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent. After
the court had pronounced the decree the Queen's
Proctor became informed of certain facts which in-
duced him to plead collusion, adultery, and want of
proper maintenance of his wife.
The Solicitor-General and Dr. Spinks appeared
for the Queen's Proctor, and Mr. Brown for the
peiitioner. The respondent was not represented by
counsel.

The evidence fully proved that for the last eleven
years the petitioner had been living in adultery with
a female, who passed as his wife, at the Queen's
Bench Prison, and elsewhere, and the object of the
intervention by the Queen's Proctor was to prevent
the decree being made absolute.
The pleas of adultery and neglect were clearly
established, but no evidence was given as to the
collusion, and the jury found a verdict accordingly.
Mr. Brown contended that the collusion not
being proved when it had been pleaded was fatal to
the application of the Queen's Proctor.
The learned Judge decided the other way, and
reversed the decree, but made no order as to costs.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
IN RE C. DUBOIS.

they would not give them up (except Reardon) when asked
to do so.

James Connor, called to corroborate Simpson, said that
the parcel fell out of Simpson's pocket, when Finch picked
it up and ran away. Reardon cut the parcel open and;
divided the spoil, witness having his share.
It having been intimated that Reardon had previously
had three months for stealing lead,
Mr. Selfe said he did not think the boys could be
legally charged with stealing after Cannor's evidence,
and after cautioning them as to their future conduct, dis-
charged all but Reardon, whom he remanded.
The Court had not risen 10 minutes, when Sarah Cox,
the mother of one of the boys, was brought into court
charged with assaulting the lad Simpson for giving evi-
dence against her boy.

Simpson deposed that tho instant he left the Court this
woman took hold of him and shook him violently, and
then struck him on the face and on the back, hurting
him very much.

Police-constable 220 B corroborated the boy's testimony
and said that the instant the boy left this woman said,
" You shall suffer for this, you young vagabond," and
struck him violently on the head. He remonstrated with
her, and she followed him down Warwick-street, accom-
panied by a crowd of roughs, all threatening the boy.
Defendant declared that she did not strike the boy, and
only told him he ought not to play on his errands.
Mr. Selfe said she had no business to say a word to the
boy. Whether the parcel was stolen or fell from his
pocket, he had a perfect right to give evidence, and wit-
nesses must be protected from being bullied in this manner.
The accused was then mulcted in the ridiculously small
sum of ss.

Railway Traffic Returns for the Week,

Spain and Chili.

La Patrie publishes the following :
"We are informed that the Madrid Cabinet is
disposed to accept a European mediation in the
Chili question. This news has been received this
day at Paris and at London.

" We moreover learn that a despatch has been
sent by the Spanish Government, via New York,
Aspinwall, and Panama, to Admiral Pareja, in
command of the Spanish squadron before Valpa-
raiso, informing him how matters stand, and order-
ing him not to make any attack upon the ports of
the republic. An armistice might, therefore, be
signed at Santiago for the provisional raising of the
blockade, and the suspension of hostilities."
The same journal says :

" Various chambers of commerce of towns which
have important relations with Chili have sent dele-
gates to Paris to confer with the Government.
These delegates, we are assured, have been told
that the most effective measures will be taken for
the protection of our commerce."
La Patrie also says :—" The Madrid papers pub-
lish a petition addressed to the Emperor by a large
body of merchants, soliciting his Majesty to exer-
cise his high influence to have the difference between
Spain and Chili settled by international arbitra-
ment."

The substance of the above has already appeared
by telegraph.