The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-29 00:00:00

The Solicitor-General stated the case for the prosecu-
tion. The Sea King shipped a crew in London for a
voyage to Bombay, and on clearing the Channel she shaped
her course Madeira, and there met the Laurel steamer.
Both ships proceeded to the Desertas Islands, where the
Sea King received her guns and ammunition from the
Laurel, and it was alleged that the defendant endeavoured
to persuade some of the hands to serve on board the Set
King, which was afterwards called the Shenan-
doah, which was to be employed as a Confederate
schooner. The learned gentleman then proceeded to detail
the facts of the case, and called several witnesses who swore
that the defendant advised them to join the Shenandoah
and the Confederate service, which would prove highly
advantageous to them. The men were narrowly cross-
examined by Mr. E. James in order to show that it was
the Confederate captain of the Laurel and not Corbett wile
advised the men to join the ship which was to act against
merchant men, and not to take part in any fighting.
The case will not conclude to-day.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinal y and a Special Jury.)
MILNE T. MILNE.

This was a suit instituted by Ada Caroline Milne for
judicial separation from her husband, on the ground of
cruelty.

The Queen's Advocate, Mr. Karslake, and Dr. Wamby,
appeared for the petitioner, and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and
Dr. Spinks for the respondent.

In opening the case, the Queen's:Advocate said—The par-
ties to this cause were married in the month of March,
1864, and the cohabitation continued about seven months.
The petitioner was a lady of fortune, and, previous to her
marriage, the daughter of a widow named Liebert, resident
in Warwickshire, the respondent being the son of a solici-
tor in Manchester. The parties had formed an attachment
when the petitioner was only 18 years of age ; and the
father of the respondent being averse to the match, he (re-
spondent) went to sea, and remained absent for four or five
years. On his return he again sought out the lady, and
after some time renewed his suit and met with
success, for . the parties were eventually married,
the lady having a fortune of £14,000. The respon-
dent was of an idle disposition, and after the marriage
they went to reside at Folkestone, and from thence they
went to Paris, where the respondent followed his own in-
clinations and desires, without the slightest regard to the
feelings of his wife, who was then in a very delicate state
of health, and required more than ordinary care and
attention. On the lady somewhat recovering her health
they returned to England, and went for some time to
the house of the respondent's father, at Blackpool,
in Lancashire. The conduct of the petitioner became
harsh and careless, and the cruelty was continued in vari-
ous ways, until at length he actually horsewhipped his
wife in the public road, and was guilty of such other acts
that the lady had no alternative but to seek the protection
of the Court, and pray for a dissolution of her marriage.
Evidence having been given to prove the marriage,
Thomas newsman said he was a farmer, living at Black-
pool, and in August, 1864, he and two of his friends were
engaged haymaking in a field near the high road. They
heard the screams of a female, and on leaving the field in
which they were occupied and coming to the road they
saw a phaeton, the door of which was open, and the legs
of a lady were hanging out. They afterwards became
aware that she was trying to get out, in which she
ultimately succeeded, and then the respondent, who was in
the phaeton, drove after her and seizing the carriage whip
lashed her with it very violently. She got over the fencing
out of his reach, and positively refused to enter
.the
vehicle again, upon which the respondent drove away. He
followed the lady to Blackpool, and then identified her as
the person he had seen horsewhipped.
Mr. Milne's maid proved some other acts of violence and
ill-treatment at Blackpool. . _

Mrs. Milne, the petitioner, was then called, and repeated
in evidence the facts spoken to by her counsel in his open-
ing speech. She said she had sufferod very severely in
health from the cruelty and violence of her husband, and
_ _

that after the violent assault she suffered from the hands
of her husband, on the occasion of his horsewhipping her
in the public road, she separated from him, and had not
since cohabited with him.

Mr. Coleridge, for the respondent, said that, owing to

the interference of some mutual friends, he was happy to
say that an arrangement had been come to, which would
render further occupation of the time of the court unne-
cessary, and all further opposition to the prayer of the
petitioner would be withdrawn. He hoped hie lordship
would consent to the case terminating on these grounds.

The Judge Ordinary said he thought it was a judicious
course to pursue, especially when it would prevent the
parties to the suit being brought again in contact, even
for a short time, in that court, which could only be pro-
ductive of painful feelings on both sides. He
also thought that it was exceedingly wise to
prove just enough to boar out the allegations in the
petition without, as in many instances was the case in

that Court, going at length into a variety of matters that
only elaborated whilst strengthening the case. They
heard it as evidence that the respondent had threatened
his wife with violence, and that on one occasion
he had been guilty of the unmanly and cowardly conduct
of seizing the carriage whip and beating his wife in the
public
road. The jury, however, would say what they
thought of the matter.
A verdict that the respondent had treated his wife with
cruelty was unanimously returned, and
The Court gave a decree nisi.

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER.

O'MALLEY IRWIN V. SIR G. GREY-PETITION OP RIGHT.

The Judges, sitting in Error, this morning heard the ar-
guments in this case, which were supported by the peti-
tioner in person.
The court decided against the plaintiff, and affirmed the
judgment in the former trial.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulbourn.)
IN RE HENRI DILAYTON.
This bankrupt, who is the celebrated baritone, was de-
scribed as a vocalist, of 41, Great Ormond-street, Blooms-
bury, and to-day he came up to pass his last examination
and for the order of discharge. The accounts show debts
£555, with a deficiency of £385. The detailed accounts
have already been published, together with the causes of
the failure, and, inthe absence of opposition, it was under-
stood that the order would be granted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE OUTCASTS IN HYDE-PARK —Maria Costin, Sarah
Waring, Louisa Stebbings, and Amelia Triggers, young
women, described as having "no homes," were charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being found in the cleaning
shed of the Magazine Barracks, Hyde-park, supposed for
the purpose of committing a felony.
When the prisoners were searched at the station all the
property found upon them was four combs and two six-
pences.
Colour-servant Garton, of the Grenadier Guards, said
that about one o'clock that morning he went into the clean-
ing shed of the Magazine Barracks, and found the four
prisoners there—three asleep under the table, and one in
the corner of the room. They said they had get into the
room out of the wet.

In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt the sergeant said that some-
times there were articles of clothing in the place, but at
present only gas pipes were deposited there. The pri-
soners must have got in through the windows.
Costin said she had nowhere to go, and was obliged to
get out of the wet.
Park-constable Lippett, No. 31, said he was called to the
barracks, and the 'prisoners given into his custody, and he
took them to the station.

In reply to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the constable said that three
of the prisoners had been about the park for sorao time for
the purpose of prostitution. He had taken Triggers to tho
workhouse twice, and yesterday morning, seeing her under
a tree soaking wet, he asked hei to go to the workhouse,
but she would not.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said that why the prisoners were not in a
workhouse no human being but themselves could tell.
There was no necessity whatever for their being about the
park, especially during such weather as the present. It
was shown that Triggers, when she was admitted, would
not stop. Had they been refused admission he (Mr. Tyr-
whitt) would have interfered, but that did not appear tobe
the case. The prisoners had no right to be where they
were found, but he did not believe they had any intention
of committing a felony, and should therefore discharge
them. If, however, they were brought before him as dis-
orderly prostitutes, they would be committed for a month
each.