The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-22 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Register Brougham.)
IN RE PARMINTER.

This bankrupt was described as a paymaster in the
Royal Navy, and to-day was appointed for the first meet-
ing. The debts are about £6OO, and the cause of failure
is stated to be " want of employment on active service,
and having to make good certain deficiencies of missing
clothing on board the Dauntless, man-of-war, which
discovery was made three months after the bankrupt
was suspended." Messrs. Lawrence, Plows, and Boyer
are solicitors to petition.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before tho Judge Ordinary.)
JOHNSON V. JOHNSON.

This was the petition of tho wife praying for a divorce
by reason of the adultery and cruelty of her husband, who
is a wire-drawer, living at Manchester. There was no de-
fence by the respondent, who merely appeared, and did not
make any answer to the allegations in the petition.
Mr. Pritchard appeared for the petitioner.

The parties were married at St. John's Church, Man-
chester, in May, 1846, and lived together till 20th May, 1863.
There were several children issue of the marriage, of
whom only two were living, a daughter aged 12, and a
son la years old. The last act of violence alleged was in
May, 1863, since which time the petitioner had ceased to
cohabit with the respondent.
Sarah Davis said that she was a cousin of tho petitioner
and proved the marriage. She remembered the peti-
tioner coming to her place after the Whitsuntide of 1863,
and was in a very distressed state of mind. Her face, legs,
and body were covered with bruises, which were quite dis-
coloured. The petitioner stayed with her afterwards, and
she recollected the respondent saying to his wife in her
presence that he could not blame her for anything that had
taken place, and he admitted having had improper inti-
macy with several females, some of whom were as young
as ten or eleven years old. Some of these intimacies had
been going on for years. _ _ _

Mrs. Johnson, the petitioner, said that she had lived
with her husband at different parts of Manchester, and
that she had reason to complain of his ill-treatment two
or three years after marriage. She then proceeded to de-
tail different acts of violence, commencing in 1850, when
the respondent, without any provocation on her part, seized
her by the throat and nearly strangled her. She became
insensible from the effects of his violence on that occasion,
and some days elapsed before she recovered. In 1862 ho
again struck her and dragged her out of bed by her hair, and
would have continued his violence if her son had not called
in a policeman. The last act of violence to her was in the
Whitsuntide of May, 1863. He had been at the races, and
she was obliged to get out of bed to let him in. When she
opened the door he struck her several times, and at each
blow said "I shill murder thee ; the police shan't interfere
or come after me."

Two policemen were examined, and one of them deposed
to having seen the respondent holding his wife by the
throat, and also to the latter being in the habit of visiting
a female named Philips, with whom the last act of adultery
was charged.
Ruth Johnson, the daughter of the parties, was exa-
mined, and proved to having been with her father in com-
pany with the woman Philips.
The learned Judge said the facts wore fully proved, and
made a decree nisi with costs. He also ordered the daughter
to be kept in the custody of the petitioner until further
order.