The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-10 00:00:00

I'HE Suri, LONDON, FRIDAY EMNING, MARCH 10, 18

LAW INTELLIGENCE— (This Day )

DIVORCE COURT.
(Before the Judge Ordinary and a Common Jury.)
WHITMORE V. WHITMORE AND BRETTELL.

This suit, which commenced yesterday, and had not
concluded when the court rose, was resumed this morning
by the examination of witnesses for the respondent.
_ _ _

Sarah Valiance said she was a servant in Mr. Whitmore's
service. The petitioner behaved very badly to his wife.
She had seen him "lug" her out of bed, and he on ono oc-
casion gave her a black eye. She had heard him threaten
to kick his wife. She never knew anything improper be-
tween Mrs. Whitmore and David Whittaker. She never
knew Mrs. Whitmore sit in Whittaker's lap, or do any other
act of impropriety. She would swear she never said any-
thing detrimental. It must have been a dream if she had
told her anything of the sort.
Sarah Wilks, another domestic servant, said she was in
the service of Mrs. Whitmore in 1861. Petitioner used to
swear at his wife. Respondent was not properly supplied
with food, and the children, except the eldest, was with
her. Mrs. Whitmore left her house whilst she was in her
service. Petitioner had behaved very improperly to her,
but he desisted in consequence of her screaming. It was in
1861, and no one else was in the house but her mistress.
The girls who served in Mr. Whitmore's shop did not sleep
in the house. She told her mistress the same day that Mr.
Whitmore had behaved rudely to her. She could swear
that she never wentto Saxah Harper, one of the shop assis-
tants, and ask her money out of the sill for Mrs. Whitmore.
Sarah Fagg said she was nursemaid to petitioner. She
had seen him act very cruelly towards his wife. In 1861
she met Mrs. Whitmore in the street ; she was crying. Mr.
Whitmore came up and began to swear, and ordered his
wife into his house. Mr. Whitmore always began the
quarrelling ; his wife, on the contrary, always did what
she could to please her husband. Her mistress was a good-
tempered woman, and never quarrelled as much as her
master. She never knew her mistress to go to the Green
Dragon publichouse, or to come home between 12 and one
o'clock in the morning.
David Whittaker, a gamekeeper, said he knew that
Mrs. Whitmore resided at High House. He kept company
with one of her servants. On one occasion he was at the
house and he sat up watching the whole of the night, as
some one came to frighten Mrs. Whitmore. He would
swear solemnly that nothing of an improper nature ever
occurred between him and the respondent. He never went
into Mr. Whitmore's house above once in two months.
He never mistook Mrs. Whitmore for his sweetheart Sarah
Valiance (laughter), or kissed her by mistake (laughter).
He had quarrelled with a man named Dobbin because he
had called him a poacher.
William Davis, a game watcher, said on the occasion of
the quarrel ho happened to be in the company of Whittaker.
They both went into Mr. Whitmore's house together.
Whittaker left before he (witness) did. He was called out
by Dobbin. There was a quarrel, and Mrs. Whitmore
ordered both the men away.
John Connor, a bricklayer's labourer, corroborated the
evidence of the previous witness.
The case will not conclude to-day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Winslow.)
IN RE JOHN LEIGH-THE FAILURE OF A LATE POLICE

MAGISTRATE.

To-day was appointed for judgment in this case, and
the sentence of the Court was that the order of discharge
should be granted, subject to certain conditions, namely,
that the bankrupt's property and person should be charged
until he paid a dividend of ss. in the pound.

POLICE INTELLIGENCES—This Day.

MARLBOROUGII-S TREET.

A DRUNKEN CABM/L.N.—Albert Town, driver of a Hansom
cab, No. 3,343, and badge number 13,786, was charged be-
fore Mr. Knox with being drunk, &c.
Sergeant Edwards, 2-C, said—About a quarter past 11.
last night I saw the prisoner, who was drunk, driving a
Hansom cab at a furiolis rate down Regent-street, the reins
being slack at the time. When the prisoner got near the
corner of Maddox-street he came in collision with a four-
wheel cab, driven by a man named Henry Mills, and in
which there was a lady and gentleman. The driver of the
four-wheel cab was knocked off the box, as was also the
prisoner from his, in consequence of the violence of the
collision. The four-wheel cab was smashed, and the gen-
tleman received sore injuries about thoface from the broken
glass, but the lady escaped uninjured. The driver of the
four-wheel cab, being much injured, was immediately
taken to the Middlesex Hospital, but being anxious to get
home, he was not detained there. The gentleman who
was in the four-wheel cab promised to attend, but he had
not.

Mr. Hazel], cab proprietor, of Queen-street, King's-road,
Chelsea, said—My four-wheel cab is smashed to pieces,
and my driver so much injured that ho is unable to attend
the court.

Prisoner—l had a faro in my cab, and he struck my
horse. I lost all command over it, and was thrown from
my box. I was not drunk.

Sergeant Edwards—The prisoner was very drunk.
Soper, 150 C—l saw the prisoner driving down Rbgent-
street at a full gallop, and called to him to stop, but he paid
no attention. The prisoner was drunk.
Mr. Knox—l shall remand the prisoner for a week.
The prisoner's wife subsequently attended, and asked
that bail might be taken for her husband.

Mr. Knox—l will not take bail until I know whether the
injured man is out of danger.

THAMES.

JACK'S CRUISE AT AN END.—John. Howard, a weather
beaten, sun-dried mariner, of diminutive stature, without
hat, jacket, or shoes, and the garments he had on badly
torn, was charged with assaulting John Fenge, 405 K, and
Edward French, 259 K, police constables, in the execution
of their duty.
The prisoner is an homeward bounder lately paid off,
and, with the usual improvidence of sailors, has got rid of
all his wages, and the new "rig out" which he purchased
of the Jews when he came ashore. Last night he was on
a cruise in Ratcliff-highway. He was drinking at several
grog shops, treating loose women, singing, capering, and
indulging in all manner of practical jokes. When all his
money was gone he began to be mischievous, and capsized
every ono before him. The police interfered with
him, and told him to go home, which he refused
to do, and run a muck at the constables. Fenge
attempted to seize him, and he struck him three times on
the face and marked him, and also hit him a violent blow
on tie chest and knocked him backwards. French then
attempted to seize him, and he made a butt at him with his
head, overturned him in an instant, and hurt him very
much. The sailor then made a furious onslaught on other
constables, who were too much for him, and he was
quickly subdued and carried to the station-house. The
worst part of his conduct was that he got the finger of one
policeman in his mouth and tried to bite him, in which,
fortunately, he was unsuccessful.
The prisoner said he was three sheets in the wind last
night, and recollected nothing at all. He was sentenced
to be imprisoned for two months and kept to hard labour,
on which he waved his hand to the girls at the back of the
court, and exclaimed, " There's an end to my cruise."

BURGLARY—ROBBERY—CAUTION TO HOUSEKEEPERS.—
Benjamin Barrett, aged 20, and described as a labourer, of
Thrawl-street, Spitalfields, in which locality there is a
regular thieves' colony, was charged with burglariously
breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mr. Tyson,
stockbroker, of No. 56, Lichfield-road, Bow, and stealing a
hearthrug and tablecover therefrom.

Last night, between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock, Mrs.
Tyson made the house " secure," as she termed it, in the
.usual manner, and locked and barred the doors. Soon
afterwards she fancied she heard the front parlour window
raised, and heard a noise in the parlour. She went into
tho room, and two fellows made their escape. Everything
portable in the front parlour had been disturbed, and an
antimacassar removed from the sofa; a hearthrug,
tablecover, two jugs, and other articles were missing.
Mrs. Tyson had no doubt other things would have been
taken if she had not disturbed the burglars. The front
window was opened. The upper sash had been made fast
to the lower one in the usual manner by a " catch." It
had been shoved back from without by a knife, the win-
dows unfastened and an entrance effected. The " catch"
was described by the police as no protection to windows,
and could be easily shoved back with a knife. John
Shearman, a police-constable, No. 285 K, was on duty
about half-past ten last night in the Mile-end-road, and
saw the prisoner coming from the direction of Tredegar-
square, near Lichfield-street, with a hearthrug on his
shoulder. He asked the prisoner twice where he ob-
tained the hearthrug, to which ho made no reply, but
threw it off his shoulder and ran away. Shearman
picked up the rug and pursued him. The prisoner was
stopped by a police-constable named Tripp. He was
searched, and a tablecover was found in his trousers.
Two common table-knives, much worn, were found con-
cealed upon him. They did not belong to Mr. Tyson.
The police were of opinion they had been used in forcing
back the window " catch."

Mrs. Tyson identified the hoarthrug and tablecover.
They were stolen from her parlour last night.
The prisoner was remanded for a week to make inquiries
about him and his confederate in the robbery.