The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-24 00:00:00

MAJORITY—NOES, all.

ARCHES' CO URT.—FRID AY.
(Before Sir HERBERT JENNER FIIST.)

THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE PROMOTED BY MADAN V.
KARR.-JUDGMENT.

John Season
Yesterday the Learned Judge gave his decision,
which took no less than six hours. The Rev. George
Madan, holding a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester
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Berkeley, in the same dioce4e. The articles given in
were originally twenty-seven 'in number, and contained
charges the most gross and disgraceful which could be
brought against a minister in holy orders. The sub-
stance of the charges, as set forth in the heading to the
articles, was for profane cursing and swearing, for lewd
and indecent conduct and conversation, and having per-
rci;ted lewd and indecent conduct in his household; for
adultery, fornication, and incontinence, and for acts of
drunkenness and demeanour generally unbecoming a
clergyman, and likely to bring great scandal on the
Church. The Learned Judge then went through the
evidenca as to the alleged adultery with Mrs. Gaisford
(which was the same as that given in the " case of
Gaisford Karr," and which has been very recently
published), and declared that upon this part of the case
the Court was of opinion the charge of actual criminality
between Mr. Karr and Mrs. Gaisford was not made out
so as to enable it to pronounce that gentleman guilty of
adultery. The Court then proceeded to consider the
latter part of the case relative to the connexion said to
have subsisted between Mr. Karr and his housekeeper,
Sarah Knight, formerly Sarah Barrow; and the charges
of profane swearing and habitual intoxication. The
Court was of opinion that in the latter part of the case
the proof had completely failed. The Learned Judge
could not altogether divest his mind of the impression
made upon it with re.
:pest to the conduct of Sarah Bar-
row, and the language she was stated to have used on
many occasions, that gross conduct had been going on
during the time of Mr. Karr 's incumbency of the vicar-
age of Berkeley; neither could ho (the Learned Judge)
divest himself of the strong impression of imprudence, to
say the least, in the conduct of Mr. Karr with respect to
Mrs. Gaisford. It therefore pronounced that the pro-
moter had failed in establishing the guilt of Mr. Karr
with respect to Mrs. Gaisford, and also with respect to
opinion
the latter part of the charges; but still it was of
ho was not altogether cleared from the serious monition
of the Court to take care that his household was con-
ducted in a more remregular manner in future. It ad-
herefore, to be more careful for the
future, and, undor tho oirourn stnneos, would make no
order as to costs, but leave them
party.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
WESTMINSTER.
Captain Wood, of 17, Regent-street, St. James's, was
summoned to show cause why an order should not be
made upon him for the maintenance of a bastard child,
of which Lydia Wheeler alleged he was the father.
Mr. Hill, a solicitor, attended for the complainant;
and Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, for the defence.
Complainant, a dark, common-looking person, stated
that she was a dress-maker, living at 46, Belgrave-mews,
and first became acquainted with the defendant in June,
1849. She met him accidentally in the streets, and their
intimacy commenced by his speaking to her. She met
him a great many times, and he visited her at her lodg-
ings in Davies-street, Berkeley-square, where her sister
was living with her, before any improper intimacy oc-
curred between them.
Mr. Hill—What did he do to you on the occasion of
these visits ?—Nothing but what is very common in such
cases.
Mr. Hill—What was that ? Mr. Clarkson, perhaps,
will not allow me to ask you whether he kissed you rthe
learned barrister having just before objected to a leading
question].—Complainant—Certainly.. He kissed me ;
and that is very common on such occasions.
Mr. Clarkson—Oh, is it I
Complainant—Of course it is. The intimacy which
gave rise to the present proceedings took place on the
12th of August, 1849, up to which time ho had never
made any improper overtures to her. On that
evening he took her for a walk, after having met her
accidentally. He said he Was going to see a friend,
and she offered to wait; but he said,;" Oh ! no, come
along?' He then entered a house, having hold of
her arm, which he would not suffer her to leave,
and the intimacy then took place. Ile afterwards ac-
companied her home, and in the presence of her sister
said he was going into the country, and he would write
to her, and send her some money, and the letter should
he signed ' G. W.," but she never received it. He asked
her how she was getting on, and upon being told that
she and her sister bad to work very hard, commiserated
her, end inquired whether she owed any rent. Upon
being informed that they were two weeks in arrears,
amounting to 15., he gave her a sovereign, and told her
sister not to fear; that he would see that she (com-
plainant) was provided for; but ehe never heard
from or saw him again until she called upon him. She