The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-03 00:00:00

THE 0 ODIUM DIVORCE CASE.

The very singular details of the Godrich Divorce Case
were again stated in the Court of Queen's Bench.
This is the case in which, after a jury had found both
Mr. and Mrs. Godrich guilty of adultery, Mrs. Godrich
challenged the evidence, and obtained the con-
viction, at the Central Criminal Court, of two
persons who had sworn against her. She then
preferred a second charge against a Mrs. Williams, a
woman who had been in the service of the house, and
had sworn that she one day discovered Mrs. Godrich and
her medical attendant together. This indictment for
perjury was also heard at the Central Criminal
Court, but the jury disagreed, and the case
was removed to the Court of Queen's Bench.
It was heard to-day. It should be added that
Mr. Godrich also indicted a female witness, who gave
evidence for Mrs. Godrich, for perjury, in proving that he
had committed adultery with Mary Fox; and the jury
found the witness guilty. The issue of this case would
decide an application for alimony made in the Divor,:e
Court
.by Mrs. Godrich. Mrs. Godrich herself was on Wed-
nesday examined in support of the charge. She attributed
the separation from her husband to his drunken
habits. In June, 1867, her husband took every-
thing out of the house she had. They had
private theatricals and readings at her husband's
residence, at which he was always present. She had
written letters of invitation to Mr. Forder, her doctor, to
these readings and theatricals. She never com-
mitted adultery with any man. Mr. Forder was first
introduced to her in 1862, by Mr. Godrich, and visited from
1862 up to 1867. Mr. Forder visited her more frequently in
her husband's absence. She accounted for that because Mr.
Godrich was out a great deal. Went on one occasion un-
willingly with Mr. Forder, because she could not get
another young lady to accompany them. Would not deny
that she might have been with Mr. Forder at Kensington
Gardens when her children were too ill to go with
them. In the autumn of 1865 she was at Brighton.
and Mr. Forder was there also. Her husband requested
Mr. Forder, (who was at Brighton,) to supply her with
money, wine, and newspapers. In the following year Mr.
Forder and her husband took a house at Ramsgate; she
stayed there six weeks, and Mr. Forder also stayed for a
month. Her husband only came to see her at Ramsgate
about once a fortnight. Mr. Forder visited her very rarely.
Witness accounted for Mr. Forder's not visiting her as
often as at Brighton, because Mr. Goodrich's friends had
an idea that her husband wanted to connect their names
improperly with her own. In fact as far back as 1864
gentlemen had refused to take a seat with her at the opera
as her husband's conduct was so palpable that he wished
to implicate her. Witness then went on to deny all the
allegations of intimacy between herself and Mr. Forder.
She spoke of being watched at Ramsgate in 1866 by a
woman sent by her husband or her father-in-law. The
Case is again to-day before the court.

Mr. Ernest Longfellow, a son of the poet, has
rclopted the profession of portrait-Painting in Boston.
It was intended (says the Guardian) by his Grace
the Archbishop of Canterbury not to summon his Convo-
cation for despatch of business until he should be able to
preside in person, which he hoped to be able to do after
Easter; but a letter just received from the Prolocutor
informs us that after all it is now decided that Convoca-
tion shall meet, under commission, for business, on Wednes-
day next, the 9th inst., at eleven o'clock.

The Standard's Roman correspondent denounces
en act of tyranny exercised by the Roman ecclesiastics to-
wards Mr. Chas. Heman—the son of the poetess. He, Bonn
years back, became a 'vent to Rome, but since has again
changed his opinions, and become an Anglican. For this
returning. to Protestantism he has been refused entry to the
catacombs of the Eternal City. As a reeident at Rome, and
writer upon the tombs, he Las, of course, been a chosen
guide to English parties. Now ho is shut out from pur-
suing investigation and accompanying his friends— all be-
cause of his Protestantism.
A local Brewers' AFSCC atiou is being organised In
Sheffield with the special of-j ct of watching the new
Licensing Bill which is to be introduced by the Government
during the next so ss.on of P,rram, nt.
Another case of recklessness amongst coal miners
is reported. William Smith his been fined ten shillings
and costs, in default one mouths's imprisonment, for smoking
in the Inco Four-feet Mine, near Wigan, where safety
lamps only are used.

Among the various country seats advertised for
sale is Bishopstowo, near Torquay, the favourite resi-
dence of the late Bishop of Exeter. It is a villa in the
Italian style, with about ten acres of garden and grounds,
close to the sea at Babbieombe, - ----- '