The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-10 00:00:00

V. RHIND.

The Lord Chancellor was of opinion that the pass-book in
question was not a probative d ocument, and that the appellant
was not bound to prove the double entry of BO in it seripto
rel jurimento, but that he was entitled to prove the errone-
ous double entry of that sum in the passbook pro ut de jure.
Their Lordships reversed the decision of the Court of
session in Scotland, and allowed the appeal with costs, and
remitted the case to the Court of Session to allow the proof
offered by the appellant. Respondents' costs in the Court
of Session to be set off against the appellant's costs.
APPEAL-JUDGMENT.-GLISOOW, BARRIIEAD,!IND NIEL•
STON DISTRICT RAILWAY COMPANY Y. CALEDONIAN
RAILWAY, ET AL. BX PARTE AS TO CERTAIN RE-
SPONDENTS.

The Lord Chancellor was of opinion that the Caledonian
Railway Company were liable to b. rated for poor rates in
respect of their lease for 999 years, from the Barrhead
Railway Company of their line of railway within the Abbey
parish of Paisley. Their lordships reversed the decision of
the Court of Session in Scotland, and allowed the appeal

with costs.
Costs of respondent in the Court of Session, and appel
lards' costs to be arranged.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before Sir C. Cresswell and a Common Jury.)
COOK V. COOK.-EXTRAORDINARY CASE.
This was the petition of the wife, praying for a judicial
separation from her husband on the ground of cruelty, t•

which he pleaded a denial.
Dr. Phillimoro. Q.C., and Mr. Layton were counsel for
the petitioner, and the respondent conducted his own case.
It appeared that the parties were married in July, 1858,
and separated the following June, during which time the
petitioner gave birth to a child. In V)eut a fortnight after
the ill-treatment' commenced, and continued till the peti.,
tiener was compelled to take protection at ber father's.
Mr. Percival stated that he was the father of the peti-

toner, and was an oilman and provision merchant in Valen•
tine-place, Blackfriar's-road. In the autumn of 1857, Mr.
Cook was introduced to him at Margate, and he came
afterwards to his house in town. He said ho was in the
Temple, pluctising as a barrister, and that he was placed
there by his father, who was a very wealthy man, living in
Herefordshire, merely to prevent his leading an idle life.
After some time he stated that he had formed an attach-
ment for his daughter, and on his expressing a desire to
see his father in reference to the subject, he promised to
write to him. Some time afterwards ho brought a person
whom he introduced as his father, and who stated he was
possessed of property in hereford, that he allowed his son
£5 a week, and would, on the marriage, place £5OO to his
credit at the bankers of the witness. When he said he
wished to visit his property, Mr. Cook, senior,
said he was staying with his father, who was
82 years old, in bad health, and could not be disturbed by
visitors. He mentioned that he had plenty of linen and
furniture with which ho would supply his son, and that he
was well known to Messrs. Roberts and Curtis, the bankers,
a statement which proved to be unfounded, as ho subse-
quently ascertained. After the marriage Cook's father said
to him, " What are you going to give them, now they aro
going away ?" He was much surprised, but Mr. Cook
added, " Oh, you ought to make them a present in money."
He was quite surprised, but he borrowed £lO, which he gave
the respondent, About two or three weeks after the mar-
riage Cook, senior, asked him to lend him £lOO, to prevent
his sacrificing some property, and that he would remit it as
soon as he went to the country. He expressed his surprise
at the time, but afterwards advanced it to him. He saw
him subsequently when he called and said he was to
come down to his estate on the Ist of September
for a week's shooting. (Loud laughter.) Since
that time he had neither seen nor heard from him, Imme-
diately after the marriage the respondent went abroad
with his daughter, and on his return in about three months
called on him and wanted him to lend him £io. He refused
to advance a farthing until he was informed where his
father was to be found, or had received the £lOO he had
lent him.
The respondent then cross-examined the witness after
the Old Bailey fashion and created much laughter. The
latter denied tlatt he had invited him to a goose dinner on
the day of tteir acquaintance. (Laughter.) He did not
ask him to his house In town. The reason he did not see
hls father at an earlier period of the acquaintance was, that
the respondent told him he was suffering from the bite and
kick of his horse. (Laughter.) The witness also denied
that he was acquainted with certain disreputable characters
or that he had been engaged in transactions of a doubtful
description.
Mrs. Cooke, the petitioner, was examined, and deposed
to different acts of ill-treatment on the part of the respon-
dent. Shortly after the marriage he abused her and made
use of the most profane language. On one occasion he
pinched her and spat in her face, and when she was far ad-
vanced in pregnancy he struck her on the breast with his
closed fist. She suffered severely in her wrist from the
effects of his violence on one occasion, and her person was
frequently covered with bruises from his blows.
Some corroborative evidence was adduced, but the case
was not concluded when we went to press.
.nd I - --

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)

IN RE BISHOP AND FA.RIIRIDDE.
These bankrupts were described as of Cornhill, East
India merchants, and this was an adjourned examination
meeting.

A gentleman from the offices of Messrs. Wire and Child
appeared for the assignees, and said that the ac-
counts were very unsatisfactory, as the bankrupts had
kept neither day-book, cash-book, nor ledger, merely a
petty cash-book. The bankrupts had only been in business
for nine months, and he believed they now were indebted
to creditors £lO,OOO, and that there would be no assets.
Mr. Leo, the official assignee, said he had got in about
£2OO.

The solicitor continued, that during the short period he
had stated they had drawn out for their personal expenses
£6OO each. The assignees wore willing out of mercy to
allow the bankrupts to pass, but they must decidedly ob-
ject to any allowance being granted.
His Honour—You do not impute that they have con-
cealed any property.
The Solicitor—We cannot say. The affairs are in ouch a
state of confusion, but it is a most disreputable case.
His Honour—But, if you du not make a positive charge,
I am bound to make some allowance.

After some discussion,
His Honour granted allowances of 11 10s. each per week,
up to the day originally appointed for the last examination.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

WHOLESALIABI
ARNLDB Os
.11s0T
MARLBOROUGH
-oSTPItLEtTENnTE. a. BY San-
VANTS.—TWO men, named John Connor and William
Mead, in the employ of Mr. Herbert Jackson, pork .butcher,
&c., Mount-street. Grosvenor-square, were charged before
Mr. Bingham with robbing their employer to a consider-
able extent.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prisoners. The system pursued by the pri-
soners was this :—Every morning the refuse, consisting of
straw, ;&c., on the shop being cleaned up, was put into a
basket kept for the purpose, and the prisoners took this op-
portunity of slipping into it any articles convenient,
such as tongues, hands of pork, sausages, &c.
and then conveying the basket to the stable,
where they had a private store for their master's stock, and
then afterwards disposed of them, and there was very little
doubt that the practice had been going on to a considerable
extent and for a long time.

Inspector Webb, of the C division, on searching the box
of Mead, found a cigar case worth at least £l, a gold
Albert chain, and several other articles, and £2 3s. 6d. in
gold and silver. In Connor's box, a Lank book for £8 re-
cently deposited, gold pin, ring, Albert chain, and £2 ss.
6d. in money were also found.

Mr. Lewis having addrossed the magistrate, Mr. Bing-
ham, on the prisoners' behalf, and begging they might be
mercifully dealt with, owing to their
previous good cha-
racter.

They wore committed for six months with hard labour.
A PAIR OF ARTFUL DODGERS.—Iienry Ricketts and
John Farmer, two lads, who stood in the dock seemingly
the pictures of injured innocence were charged as follows :
Gordon, 236 A, said that on the previous evening about
7 he saw the prisoners pass and repass the shop, 212, Picca-
dilly, Mr. and placing himself in a doorway saw the
prisoner Farmer make two or three tugs at a railway rug,
but in consequence of its being tied he failed in getting it
away. lie then took them into custody, when Farmer gave
a false address. Ile found on them two silk handkerchiefs.
Farmer—Oh, it's where I used to livo.

LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY.--TllO re-
port of the directors, to be presented at the half-yearly
general meeting of proprietors at the London Tavern, on
Tuesday, the 14th instant, states that there is . an increase
in the receipts in the half-year of £4,518 compared with
those for Utz oorresponding six months of the previous
yoar, and that the expenses are in excess of those for the
same period by £lB3. Receipts—July to December, 1858,
118,774 ; ditto 1859, 4.5a.A.a. Expenses—July to De,„
18.58, £18,236; ditto 1859, £11,419. The balance to thi,
credit of TPVE;AItte ItmourN to £34,872 13s. 7e,' . and -
di,dnoting £6,728 3s. 10d. for there after
£28,144 Os. 96. available for _A, i,g,lynd.
i
d remains
rectors re-
commend the declanWo4, eta dividend at the rate of £4 per
cent. per e74,,,tt0, uPou the £1,312,210 cenitonda
t ~,,owpai-Vy„whieh is equivalent to 4s. tuL4,...t°ok al On Thursday next Mr. Locke King will move
tiarease 66, a share op, that naid. nulls for a bill for -the further securing the liberty of religious
• !Wilk
ear. 1 worship.

Gordon said he knew Ricketts as a pickpocket and car-
riage thief, and the other prisoner had been in custody for
robbing a lady. •
Lambert, 68 E, said they were well-known. characters.
Ricketts said it was his poor old mother's "wipe" that
VMS found on him.

r armor said he took nothing, and that was why he was
" took,"

Committed tor three months each.