The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-06 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Corriere Italiano a Milan, of the 25th ult.,
annouwces that an ordonnance has been transmitted
by the Austrian Government to all the lieutenancies
of the parts of the empire which are still in a state
of siege, directing that no journal shall be allowed
to mention, even incidentally, the titles of prohibited
works or pamphlets at present secretly circulating
among the public, notwithstanding the vigilance of
the police. Should they infringe this order, they
will subject themselves to the punishment of being
suppressed.
The Roman Journal, of the 24th ult., quotes the
following, dated Imela, 18th :—" The band of assas-
sins, who, some days ago fired a few shots on the
Pontifical and Austrian troops in pursuit of them,
sought refuge in the woods situate near the Tuscan
frontier, in the direction of San Casciano. Traces of
blood, and clothes pierced with bullets, were disco-
vered on the road. The disclosures made by one of
the assassins led to the arrest of fifteen individuals
within our district, having in their possession a
number of valuable objects and money, for which
they could not satisfactorily account."
An English society had given a splendid ball, in
the Palace Albani, at Romb. The Carnival com-
menced on the 1r2(1. Although the weather was un-
favourable and that generally the affluence is not
great on the first day, yet there was on this occasion an
immense crowd in the streets, and but few carriages.
A race between ten horses closed the day, to the sa-
tisfaction of all.

A letter from Bologna, of the 26th ult., states
that since the creation of military committees in the
Papal States, upwards of 130 banditti have been shot,
and that nevertheless robberies are increasing to a
frightful extent. The bands are mostly composed of
youths of from 17 to 24 years of age, who submit to
death with a most astonishing indifference. The same
letter states that the Austrians have occupied Forte
Urbano, a small fortress situated between Bologna
and Modena, hitherto used by the Papal Government
as a prison.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.

HEA.TFICOTE'S DIVORCE.

The proceedings in this Bill were resumed this after-
noon before the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham,
Lord Strangford, and Lord Lauesbrough.
Mr. TALBOT proceeded with the evidence in support
of the Bill.
Captain Courtney, RN., deposed that on 27th Nov.,
1847, he took the eommand of the Constance at Valpa-
raiso. He found the petitioner, Captain Heathcote, on
board the ship, acting as first lieutenant, where he re-
mained constantly until the 24th of November, 1849,
when he landed in England in company with the witness.
This concluded the evidence in support of the Bill.
. .

Lord BROUGHAM inquired if the petitioner had any
other evidence to produce of the relationship of the
parties; at present they had no other evidence but the
lady's admission that G. F. Law was her brother. He
was said to have been in India from eight years of age.
Mr. TALBOT said they had not such evidence at pre-
sent, but he would take care to have it supplied.
On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Bill was
then read a second time.
M'LEAN'S DIVORCE.
In this case the petitioner was a Lieutenant Cole, in
the 11th Regiment of Native Infantry, E.1.C., suing for a
divorce from his wife, Mary Lewis M`Lean, on the
ground of adultery committed with Captain Christal, of
the same regiment, now deceased.
Mr. TALBOT stated the case. In 1834 the petitioner,
an officer of high standing in the Bombay army, mar-
ried Miss Pelley, daughter of a gentleman in the civil
service of the East India Company, at that time about
eighteen years of age, to whom he had been for some
time attached. For the first two years of their married
life they had lived at Bombay, but in 1836 they removed
to Satter& with the regiment. At this period the health
of Mrs. M'Leen required that she should reside in
England, where her husband accompanied her. After
residing is England two years, they returned to India,
and fixed their residence at Kurrachee, where they re-
mained until 1645, when Mrs. M'Lean, owing to the
entire breaking up of her health, was obliged to
return to England, but owing to his professional
engagements, he was not able to accompany her this time.
She returned by the overland route, but being delayed
by her illness at Cairo, she was overtaken by Captain
Christal, the gentleman with whom the alleged adul-
tery was said to be committed. This gentleman
was a brother officer of the petitioner, and a most inti-
mate friend, both previous and after his marriage, and
meeting with Mrs. M'Lean at Cairo, he escorted her
to England, paying her the utmost attention.
After arriving in England, he visited her
friends at Cheltenham and other places where she was
then staying; and in the latter end of 11146 and the sum-
mer of 1847 he should be able to trace them living in
the same lodgings in Maddox-street, where there
was no doubt but that several acts of adultery
had been commited. In the latter end of that
year both Mrs. M'Lean and Captain Christal
returned to India in the same vessel, and though he
should not be able to offer any evidence of what had
taken place on the passage, yet he should prove
that exactly six months and fourteen days after
she had rejoined her husband a child was born, which
was in every respect a full grown nine months'
child. When tls fact was communicated to her
husband, his state of mind had been almost bordering on
insanity, and a military board was held on him and he
was discharged on the ground of ill-health. Two letters
had been written by Mrs. M'Lean to her husband,
in the first of which she denied the adultery,
but within forty-eight hours after she wrote again,
admitting that she had been unfaithful to him.
An action was brought at Bombay against Cap-
tam Christal, and a verdict obtained against
him with 2001. damages, and subsequently a suit was in-
stituted in the Consistory Court in this country, and a
defininitive sentence of divorce, a meniii et thoro, pro-
nounced.

The Learned Counsel then proceeded to call witnesses.
Mr. W. Ackon proved the serving of the copy of the
bill on Mrs. M'Lean ou the 27th of February, 1851.
Mr. relley, father of Mrs. M'Lean, proved the mar-
riage of the parties at Surat,in 1836.
Colonel Mackintosh deposed to the affectionate terms
on which Mr. and Mrs. M'Lean had lived together. He
had seen them both in England and India up to the
year 1840, and had always considered that a strong at-
tachment existed between them.
Mr. Crauford deposed to joining Mrs. M'Lean at
Cairo on her homeward route. She was then in a very
infirm state of health, and he escorted her as far as
Malta, where she appeared so much recovered that he left
her in charge of Captain Christal who was an intimate
friend of her husband, and professed hie readiness to
escort her the remainder of the journey.