The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-05 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day).

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before Sir John Stuart.)
EMDEN V. WIGAN.
Mr. Bacon and Mr. Wellington Cooper moved for an in-
junction to restrain Mr. Horace Wigan from representing
at the Royal Olympic Theatre, or elsewhere in London, the
drama called the " Ticket-of-Leave Man," and from in any
way infringing the plaintiff's right of representing the said
piece in London.
The Vice-Chancellor, after hearing both parties, dis_
missed the application with costs, but gave leave to amend,

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the. Judge Ordinary.)
COURT V. COURT.

This was a petition for the dissolution of marriage pre-
sented by the husband.
The petitioner was a servant in a gentleman's family
and it was alleged that during the absence of the petitioner
adultery was Committed in Birmingham.
Evidence was given which fully bore out the allegations
in the petition, and the learned Judge granted a decree

nisi.

HENRY V. HENRY AND REASON.
This was a petition presented by the husband praying for
a dissolution of marriage.
The petitioner was a grocer, carrying on business in
Derbyshire, and the respondent was the daughter of an
innkeeper. The marriage took place in 1852, and until
1860 the parties lived happily together, when the husband
discovered that she was addicted to habits of intemperance.
Tie made efforts to induce her to abstain from drink, but
failing in that he separated from her. In 1864 he
discovered she was carrying on an illicit intimacy
with tho co-respondent, and afterwards it came
to his knowledge that she had been living with
the co-respondent, a marriedlman, for upwards of twelve
months at Birmingham. Mrs. Reason caused her husband
to be taken into custody for desertion, and afterwards the
petitioner commenced the present proceedings.
The learned Judge granted a decree nisi, with costs.
BAXTER V. BAXTER.

In this case the petition for dissolution of marriage was
presented by the wife.

Evidence was given which not only proved the allega-
tions in the petition, but a case of bigamy against the

respondent.
His lordship granted a decree nisi, with costs.
PROCTOR V. PROCTOR AND SMITH.

This was a petition presented by the husband for a dis-
solution of marriage.

The petitioner in this case was the son of a clergyman
in the north of England, about 24 years of age, formerly a
graduate at Cambridge. He, according to the statement of
the learned counsel, had passed his examination with great
credit, and eventually met with the person whom he after-
wards felt it his duty to make his wife. The petitioner
and the respondent (then Susannah Stirling) afterwards
came to London, and were married on the 13th June,lB63,
at St. Pancras. Having no means but whathis father allowed
he was unable to keep his wife—he struggled on to do the
best he could for her, until he was compelled to leave her
at Cambridge. The unhappy marriage afterwards became
known to petitioner's father, and, as the petitioner was
about to be ordained, that, owing to the marriage, became
for the time impossible ; and the fatyer, finding how mat-
ters stood, promised to allow her a certain sum—viz., .C 1 a
week—if she would pledge herself for the future to lead a
moral and proper life. A, dedd of separation was executed
in 1863, but it was to become void in case of adultery being
committed. A watch, however, was kept over the re-
spondent, who went back to Cambridge to reside, and her
conduct there not being what she had promised, the pre-
sent suit was instituted.

The marriage having been proved,
The Rev. W. Proctor said he was incumbent of Dod-
dington, in Northumberland, and father of the petitioner.
He did not become acquainted with the marriage of his son
till October, 1863. In June of that year petitioner had no
means of his own. He paid his college expenses, which
were very moderate, in consequence of his having attained
some scholarships by his examination. In June, 1863, he
had taken Jiis degree, and had just finished his university
education to his (witness's) satisfaction when he became
aware of the!marriage or deed of separation.
In answer to the learned Judge the witness said he first
became aware of the marriage from a letter he received
from Mr. Gunson, stating that his son had married a com-
mon woman in-Cambridge, and one who was still following
her avocation. 'His son had been at home since the day after
marriage, and: remained at home till the following October.
with the exception of a very few days. He (witness) then
wrote to Mr. Gunson for advice, and after that he consulted
his attorney. His son was cognisant of what was going
on, and anxious to be relieved from his position. His son
had never seen his wife since he had made known the fact
of his marriage. He had not been ordained, and was still
a resident at home in Doddington.
At the termination of the evidence,
His lordship postponed his decision.

The Coldstream Murder.

At the Jedburgh Circuit Court on Wednesday, before
Lord Ardmillan and Lord Jerviswoode, Alexander Thom-
son, lately residing in Church-lane, Coldstream, was placed
at the bar charged with the murder of his wife in his own
house on the 4th or sth December last. The prisoner had
given himself into custody on the morning of the sth De-
cember, to the sheriff-officer at Coldstream, who on re-
pairing to the house found the deceased Margaret Dickson
or Thomson barbarously murdered, 11 of her ribs being
fractured and her body showing many frightful injuries.
The panel pleaded " Not Guilty," and a special defence
was put in to the effect that he was insane at the
time the act was committed. The medical witnesses called
for the defence were allowed to sit in court to hear the
evidence. It was proved that the prisoner was usually
a person of very quiet and inoffensive temper, and that
he and his wife usually lived happily together, but that
he took to great fits of drinking, which gave rise to
acts of violence bordering on, if not producing,
insanity. Sometimes he had been chained to the
bed to prevent him getting out of the house to
satisfy his craving for drink, and altogether he ap-
peared to have been a pitiable victim of that propensity.
On the night in question there had evidently been a great
conflict, and the woman, who was spoken of as a very quiet
person, would appear to have used either poker or tongs
in her defence. She had, however, been overpowered by
the husband's fury, and the medical witnesses who exa-
mined the body expressed their opinion that several of the
wounds separately were sufficient to cause death. The
evidence of the murder was quite conclusive, and the con-
test of evidence related rather to the question of the pri-
soner's responsibility as a sane person for the act. The
local medical witnesses deposed that several times he had
suffered from delirium tremens, and on one occasion, at least,
had showed symptoms of acute mania. On the !tight before
the murder Dr. Turnbull had advised restraint, on account
of old symptoms reappearing, but Mrs. Thomson expressed
confidence in being able to manage him. The doctor, not
quite satisfied, had applied for the use of leg-irons, but the
constable declined to lend them. The professional wit-
nesses examined for the defence thought the prisoner's
violence was attributable to an attack of acute mania,
followed by a gradual return in the morning to con-
sciousness.

After hearing counsel and the Judge's charge, the jury
returned the following verdict :—" Not Guilty, in respect
that at the timo of his committing the act ho was tempo-
rarily- insane."

MR. HENRY RIJSSFiL.—The Musical World says:
"We are given, on good authority, to understand
that among the candidates named for the knighthood
which, it is said, is intended to be conferred on a member
of the Inimical profession, is Mr. Henry Russell, and that
his chances of receiving the honour are among the best.
On the ground of the numerous popular and national melo-
dies, hearth-songs and heart-songs, with which that com-
poser has endowed the people of this country, the l
choice is
one plainly justified by special and distinct claims, no
like
than by a name of widespread popularity. Men who,
Dibdin, have helped by their songs to awaken and keep
alive
sentiments, conferhearts of
athe
emphatic recognition." We may add that the composer of
in
the
people wholesome and patriotic
national benefit which deserves an
such world-wide melodies as " Cheer, Boys, Cheer," "A
Life on the Ocean Wave," " Afloat," "Woodman
Spare that Tree," "The Ivy Green," "There's a Good
Time Coming, Boys," " The Maniac," "The Gambler's
Wife," " The Ship on Fire," " The Newfoundland Dog,"
Far, far upon the Sea," " To the West," " The Old Arm
Chair," and, we believe, 600 other popular airs, is entitled
to some national mark of honour ; and we are sure the
people, who have been so greatly charmed, and not unfre-
quently so beneficially moved,
by Mr. Russell's composi-
tions, would rejoice that honour was done to a man whose
compositions and whose singing have delighted the inha-
bitants of all parts of the world where our native tongue
is spoken.

IVEDGwooD's ScHom DAYS. —ln the same
school
as young Josiah were many of his future
contemporaries, as the Mayers of Newcastle, the Henshalls,
the Taylors of Burslem, the Booths, the Daniels, and
others. Sprightly and yet grave, the little Josiah was a
general favourite. Among his companions, he was dis-
tinguished for uncommon vivacity and humour. They
were attached to him by his warm and generous temper ;
and his reputed sagacity marked him out as a leaderin their
boyish sports. It is handed down that he thus early be-
trayed his extraordinary eye for construction by his use of
the scissors. Borrowing a pair from his sister or the other
girls, and with paper torn from a copybook, or brought by
the lads for the purpose, he would cut out the most cur
prising things ; as an army at combat, a fleet at sea, a house
and garden, or a whole pot-work, and the shapes of the
twhaer em
wholeade lengthin i t.
ofThese
the
sloping cuttings when
desks,wettedt othe
we re s
exquisite
delight of the scholars, but often to the great wrath of the
severe pedagogue.—Meteyara's Life of Wedgwood.
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