The Sun.
London, England, 1871-01-19 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

mRs. GIACOMMETTI PRODGERS.—The case of Prodgers
v. Prodgers came before the Judge Ordinary in the
Divorce Court. In the early part .of last year
Mrs. Giacommetti, née Prodgers, established, under
a recent Act of Parliament, that her children
were legitimate, and she took those steps be-
cause, it was alleged, her husband had often said they
were illegitimate, in consequence of his being a Catholic
and she a Protestant. Miss Prodgers was the daughter of
a clergyman in Hertfordshire, and Mr. Giacommetti was
an Austrian, and at one time in the merchant service of
that country. They met each other accidentally in Lon-
don, and, after a very short courtship, they were married,
the lady's brother officiating at the ceremony. Differences
took place whilst on the marriage tour, and Mr. Giacom-
metti stated a short time since, when he sought for a
restitution of conjugal rights, that she had refused to con-
tinue to live with him, and was now living in a separate
residence 'at Balham. His wife's relatives believed
that she was solely in the wrong, and had allowed Mr.
Giacommetti £2OO a year ; but as his wife had £50,000
in the Funds alone, it was asked that she should continue
to live with her husband. The Court at that time ordered
that Mrs. Giacommetti should resume cohabitation in a
fortnight, and it was stated that she had not complied
with the order. She had gone to his residence, turned up
her nose, and then went away without leaving any
message. The Judge Ordinary said if the order of the
Court was not complied with he would order the attach-
ment of her property. The lady was in court, and heard
his lordship's remarks without observation. .

THE UNITED INSURANCE SOCIETY OF ST. PATRICK.—
William Fowles, a poor man, came before Mr. Lushing-
ton, at the Thames Police-court, to complain of the opera-
tions of a burial society, called the United Insurance
Society of St. Patrick. He joined the society eighteen
months ago, and his wife and four children joined at the
same time. All the contributions-Is. per week, or 2d.
each individual—had been regularly paid to the
society's collector, named Daniel Foley, of Wade-
street, Poplar. His wife died a few days ago, and on
applying for the money (X 10) to bury her to which he was
entitled, he was informed that he had forfeited all claim
to the assurance money, on the alleged ground that she
was in bad health when she joined the society. The com-
plainant produced the admission card, which stated that
the poor woman was in good health when she became a
member, and the magistrate then advised the applicant
in the event of his case not being disposed of by arbitra-
tion, to sue the secretary in the County Court.
CAUTION TO ADVERTISERS. —Mrs. Smith, of No. 9,
Marlborough•row, Golden-square, applied to Mr. Benson,
at the Marlborough-sireet Police Court, for advice under
these circumstances :—On the last day of the old year
a respectably dressed female, between 30 and 40 years
of age, called on her, she having advertised for a
situation for one of her daughters. She told
her that her daughter was suited. The stranger
then took a fancy to another daughter, about
10 years of • age, and proposed to adopt her if her
father did not object. Her husband, on being spoken to,
agreed to the proposal, being out of work, and on the fol-
lowing day the female was allowed to take the child away,
on her promising either to call or write within a fortnight,
in order to get the child's register and to have an agree-
ment executed between the father and herself. Nothing
had been heard of the woman or the child since, and as
herself and her husband were in a state of great anxiety,
she wished tc, know what steps she ought to take in the
matter. The magistrate said all he could do was to advise

Mrs. Smith to communicate with the police.

THE ROBBERY AT LORD KILMOREY'S.-At the Middle'
sex sessions George Churchman was indicted for stealing
a large amount of money in notes and gold from Lord
Kilmorey. Two years since the prisoner was in the em-
ployment of the Earl of Kilmorey, who lived at Gordon
House, Isleworth, and in December last he sent his butler
with a cheque for £lOO to get cashed, and the amount was
brought in notes and gold, and before going to dinner
he placed the notes in a writing desk, which was kept
in the library, and the lock was of an excellent con-
struction, and worked with a spring. The next
morning, having occasion for a little money, on opening
the drawer and a box he found that some of the notes
and gold were missing, and there was no appearance that

the lock and spring had been tampered with. The
butler was immediately sent to Richmond to stop the
notes, and communicated the robbery to Scotland•yard•
On the 20th of December the prisoner came to the house ti)
see the servants, and at this visit the money was ab-
stracted, the prisoner leaving at a late hour at night, He
was sentenced to two years' imprisonment with bard
labour.

CURIOUS CANINE EVIDENCE.—A case of some import'
tance to farmers has come before Mr. M. Fortescue and A
jury at the Holsworthy County Court. The plaintiff, fl
farmer, named Charles Sandrey, sued another fariPer,
named Thomas Chaplin, to recover damages sustained by
defendant's dog killing certain sheep belonging to him'
The evidence for the plaintiff was to the effect that on the
morning of the 11th May the defendant's dog was seen in
the plaintiff's field, where rather later two ewes and one
lamb were found -killed, two other sheep so bitten that
they had to be killed, and a lamb injured so that it died
two days after. Messengers were sent to the house of de"
fendant, who said he did not think his dog had killed the
sheep, but if plaintiff and his men were satisfied that the
dog had done so, it should be killed. The dog was se"
cordingly killed, and in its stomach some mutton, a Pc4",
Lion of a lamb's kidney, and wool were found. A kidney
of one of the lambs was gone. The sheep were worth 400.
each, and the lambs 20s. each. For the defence witnesses
stated that the dog was in the house all night, and tulti
some hours after the sheep had been worried. The weetc;
it was thought. was that of a dead lamb belonghig,x
defendant. The jury returned a verdict for plaint'
damages RS 15s.

•
THE HAMBURG TRADE.—The screw stenillq
Gipsy Queen, Captain Nash, belonging to the W,.es,.
Hartlepool Steam Navigation Company, arrived yesl'e",;
day from the Elbe, after having been frozen 1,
at Gluckstadt since before Christmas. Her out-
at
ward cargo was destined for Hamburg, but ci.op;
sequent upon obstruction offered by the ice on lt.
arrival out, she was obliged to discharge at Glucksa(
There being no prospect of reaching Hamburg, her while
car to was forwarded thence for shipment, but NO/ t
loading the vessel became frozen up. She remained fAs,,
until Saturday, when Captain Nash, accompanied Wage,
New York steamer, determined to attempt a Postbet
out, although there were huge masses of floating ice in
river as far as Cuxhaven. Six other steamers
n.". 0
mained Gluckstadt rather than risk the vol
which, however, proved successful. Besides a vauu
general cargo, the Gipsy Queen brought about 10 1. h
sengers, chiefly emigrants for America : also two
En^ 11I-
captains and part of the crews of vessels frozen up at l 3
for
burg and other places, and not likely to be release(' 0' 0
some time. The Hamburg trade must be carried on 0
Gluckstadt, from which place to Hamburg the river
frozen completely up.

BIRTHS.
On the 16th inst., at 3, Porchester-square, the wife c".
F. Clements, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 16th inst., zyt 29, Highbury-grove, the wife of lir'
John Sugden, of a aon.
MARRIAGES.
On the 14th inst., at St. George's, Hanoversquare,loo
ward Meyricke, Esq., of Dinham Lodge, 1-'lll-''rik
Salop, to Evelyn Maria, only child of James
son, Esq., of Hartlepool, county of Durham.
On the 14th inst., at Esher, Surrey, the Rev. Care/4.,
1
Lock, youngest son of the late Captain C. Look, -1-11.00-
to Mary Rachel, daughter of the late Captain Sir
Oliver, R.N., and Lady Oliver, of Millfield, By

DEATHS. lter"
On the 17th inst., at Victoria-park, Manchester, 1,„
third son of Edmund Potter, Esq., M.P.. aged 3°'
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n the 17th indt at Sprincr-grove, Isleworth,
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THE SUN Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct°
Savoy, in the County of Middlesex.
Thursday, January 19, 1871.