The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-29 00:00:00

IMPORTANT DIVORCE CASE.

Lord Penzance, in the Court of Divorce, on Tuesday, gave a
most important judgment in the cause of Yeatman v. Yeat-
man and Rummell, which settled the point whether a
decree for judicial separation, on the ground of desertion,
would be a bar to a petition for a dissolution of a marriage
on the ground of adultery. In this case the facts were
somewhat remarkable. The petitioner, a barrister, sought
for a dissolution of his marriage with the respondent, on the
ground of her adultery with the co-respondent—the Baron
von Rummell. The parties were married in 1852, and
they lived together till 1856 when they went to Germany,
and the petitioner left his wife there under circumstances
which were afterwards held to be legal desertion, and
since that period they had never cohabited together.
After 1858 the petitioner prayed that the marriage might be
declared null and void, on the ground that at the.time of the
marriage Mrs. Yeatman was insane. In 1862 he brought
another petition for a divorce, on the ground of the re-
spondent's adultery with a person in Germany; but the
wife alleged the desertion. As the court was not satis-
fied with the proof of the adultery, the petition failed,
and Mrs. Yeatman was not necessitated to go on with
her plea. In 1868 the petitioner again brought a suit,
and it was tried before a jury, who were not satisfied with
the proof of adultery. As to the present petition, Lord
Penzance was of opinion that the adultery was satisfac-
torily proved; but he thought that the fact of the deser-
tion prevented Mr. Yeatman from obtaining a decree nisi
' for a dissolution of marriage. His lordship also allowed
the wife all her costs.

The annual fete in aid of the Widow and Orphan
Fund of the Great Western and Bristol and Exeter

Railways will take place on Tuesday, July sth, at Beckett
Park, near Shrivenham.

The people of Gibraltar have been in a great state
of alarm through the finding of a letter stating that the
powder magazine of the rock was undermined, and that
the whole place would be blown up. The letter was
placed in the hands of the authorities, and although every
proper step was taken to ensure security, there is
every reason to believe the affair is nothing more than

a hoax.
What looks very much like a trade outrage has
just been perpetrated at Eckington. Whilst a man was
working with a mowing machine in a field belonging to
Mr. Luke Stevenson, the mower came in contact with
some pieces of iron which had evidently been wilfully
fixed in the ground for the purpose of breaking it. It is
surmised that the diabolical act has been committed by.

some discontented people who are opposed to the use Of
machinery for agricultural purposes, and a reward has
been offered for the discovery of the offenders.

At Scarborough a lady of genteel appearance is in
custody charged with having committed bigamy by
marrying a gentleman of independent means residing
there, whilst her husband, a lieutenant in the Royal
Navy, remained alive. The case has been adjourned to
allow time for the prisoner to ol)t professional assist-
ance, and she has been liberated on giving bail to the
extent of £2OO.

A London correspondent of the Irish 'Times 132. s
obtained information, from a source which he says he has
invariably found reliable, that at the meeting of the
Cabinet on Saturday it was formally determined, after
long and earnest discussion, to withdraw the Irish Land
Bill in the event of the Lords adhering to some of the
important amendments which the Opposition have already
carried. The determination is said to have been arrived
at mainly in consequence of an intimation given by the
Government whips in the Upper House that the Conser-
vatives are determined to abide by their decisions.

RED CLOUD.—Rmi Cloud is, after all, to gratify
his numerous admirers by making a speech in the Cooper
Institute. That subterranean assembly-room is already
rich in the associations of distinguished visitors and great
speakers. If the hero of the seven nations talks as elo-
quently in his " brief address " there as he did in Wash-
ington, he need not fear a comparison in point of origi-
nality and natural power with any of the actors who have
preceded him on the same platform. The grant of the
much-desired seventeen horses seems to have sensibly
elevated the spirits of the Chief, and New York will
doubtless remain for the future a green spot in his memory.
We only wish we had a few public men who could speak
eto much to the purpose as he has done—and leave off
when they had nothing more to say.—New York Times.
A. NEW WEST-END CLUB.—On Monday a club,
situated in Regent-street, opposite the Polytechnic Insti-
tution, was opened under the name of " The Corinthian."
The premises are very extensive, and the coffee, reading,
smoking, and other rooms are not only elegantly furnished,
but also admirably adapted to the purposes of the club.
The management of the club will be guided by laws
similar to those by which the " Carlton " is regulated.
We understand that already between five and six hun-
dred members, includingmerchants, clergymen, officers of
both the services, professional as well as private gentle-
men, members of the civil service, &c., have given in their
names for membership.

THE ST. G 0 THARD RAILWAY. It is reported
that the Prusso-Italian-Swiss treaty relative to the St.
Gothard Railway has not yet been signed, and that the
payment of the stipulated subsidy has been put off until
January, 1871. The inclusive term for the acceptation of
the treaty has been fixed for the end of next January,
as the subsidies had not been voted by Italy
and Wurtemburg. Fifty-two millions of francs
are yet wanting to complete the enterprise, and
Prussia seeks to gain time, in order to make up the
amount in Germany, and to influence her Italian allies.
An envoy of the Helvetian Confederation has already
commenced operations for the purpose. He has left
Berlin for Stutgard, and will shortly visit Carlsruhe,
finally repairing to Switzerland to give a report of his
labours.

DALMATIA .—The disquieting rumours which have
prevailed with respect to Dalmatia have not been con-
firmed. The Crivosciens having been released from the
Landwehr are not inclined to renew the revolt; they only
ask that their houses may be restored, according to the
promise which was made to them at the negotiation of
the peace of Ruezlac. In Zuppa the losses occasioned by
the war amount to a million florins.' It is not likely that
the inhabitants will be satisfied with an indemnity of
60,000 florins. Montenegro will not give up its claims,
and i t is to be feared that the differences relating to
Velice Malo-Brado may lead to hostilities.
AUSTRIAN ELE c TlONs.—The result of the elections
in Lower Austria, Styria, and Moravia, has been that the
Catholic party has gained the greatest success and the leaders
of the parliamentary party, such as Kaiserfeld and Strema-
gel, have failed. In Moravia the Czechs have triumphed in
the rural districts, while the liberal and centralist party
expect to gain in the towns. The old centralist party has
gained the day in Vienna, and shared the victory with the
young liberals, who are disposed in favour of a compro-
mise with the Slave and Polish races. The triumph of
the old liberal party is due to the conciliatory character of
their programmes.

CHINESE LABOUR.—The Chinese who aspire to be
cordwainers at North Adams, Massachussetts, will have
no greater difficulty to overcome than the mystery of
" heel" and " tap' and " peg" and " stitch." The de-
monstration of the Crispins, whose strike has compelled
manufacturers to import these cheaper Coolie labourers
was serious at first, but having dwindled to mere threats
will result in nothing else. We are glad to have this ex-
periment tried, but we don'tlike to see crowded New En-
gland made the scene as long as unpopulated and
just as rich districts are groaning for labourers. The
Crispins unwisely stay with strange perverseness in the
crowded towns of Massachusetts, seeking to control
wages by organisation, instead of voluntarily going where
skilled labour dictates its own price ; and as long as they
thus " glut " their own market they must expect em-
ployers to fix their own rates ; and when the workmen
rebel the employers send elsewhere. No organisation,
even though incorporated and with• 100,000 dols., stock
concerns to back it, can hope to upset these unalterable
rules of demand and supply.—New York Tribune.
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THIS EVENING, at 7.30, HIS OWN RIVAL Mr. F.
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ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough.
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