The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-21 00:00:00

COURT OF DIVORCE.

:Before the Judge Ordinary, Baron Channell, and Justice
Keating.)
WOOD V. WOOD.

This was a suit instituted by the wife for a dissolution of
marriage on the ground of cruelty and desertion.
Mr. Mainsty and Dr. Spinks were for the petitioner, and
Mr. Kemp appeared for the respondent.
The petitioner was the daughter of a licensed victualler,
who carried on business in London, and the respondent was
a distiller, residing in Mile••end-road. The parties were
married is 1848, and cohabited till 1850, when they sepa-
rated in consequence of the ill-usage of the husband.
Mr. Walker, the father of the petitioner, said the re-
spondent was in the constant habit of ill-using his wife.
His conduct was most brutal. His wife left him and re-

turned to him on his promising to act more kindly to her
for the future. His promise he did fulfil, and Mrs. Wood
left him and did not again return. Ho (witness) had had
an interview with a female named Drake in the presence of
respondent after tho final departure of his daughter and
learned the nature of his intimacy with another woman.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Wood, the petitioner, said—l am the
wife of the respondent. Six weeks after our marriage he
began to ill-use me. He began by finding fault with
everything I did. In 1849 he refused to speak to me or to
sleep in the same bed. Some time after he used to act with
great brutality towards me. On one occasion he twisted
my apron string so tightly round my neck that I thought
he would kill me. I sent to my father and told him of the
respondent's conduct. My husband promised my father to
act more kindly towards me, but he did not keep his word.
We used to quarrel about his familiarity with the servant.
My father wished me to leave him. My husband •aid if
the servant left, and we provided ourselves with another,
we could live comfortably. This was the last week in the
year 1849. The servant left, and in a week afterwards my
husband told me I could go as soon as I pleased as the
marks of ill-usage had disappeared. He used to "bump"
me as he called it. He used to tell me to go away every
night for some time, as he wished m 3 to quit him of my
accord, as then he would not have tc allow me anything.
Hecontinued his ill-usage for some time longer. A short
time before our separation ho called me the most opprobrius
names before a person named Kendai. I then sent for my
father, and ho took me away.

Cron-examined—l was not in the habit of remaining out
late without my husband's permission. He said I ought
not to go out without his leave. It was not in consequence
of my mother's interference that my husband acted with
cruelty towards me. It was not necessary for my husband
to be out late at night. He did not follow any other avoca-
tion but a distiller. The servant saw the marks on my
neck after my husband had attempted to strangle me.
Ann Sullivan—ln 1849 I was in the service of Mr. and
Mrs. Wood. Ho used to treat her very unkindly. I have
seen him strike her on four different occasions. The mis-
tress never appeared to please him. Ho throw a candle-
stick at her, which hurt her very much. I remember him
dragging her into the hall. When I went to see
what was the matter, I saw Mrs. Wood's mouth full of
blood. I recollect on one occasion his returning home
early in the morning. Mr. and Mrs. Wood quarrelled,
and on my going upstairs Mrs. Wood showed me
the marks of her apron-string round her throat.
I told Mr. Wood if he continued his ill-usage I would call
in the police. He made no reply, and I left the room.
Mrs. Caroline Newman—My name before marriage was
Baldry. I know Mr. "Wood very well. I used to see him
in Cleveland-street in 1853. I became intimate with him
and became a mother. The child was born in Feb., 1855,
and died in the same year. While it was alive I applied to
Mr. Wood for support. I had to ge to a magistrate before
he did so. Mrs. Drake had charge of the child after its
birth. Mr. Wood on one occasion paid Mrs. Drake £4 for
the support of the child.

Mrs. Drake proved the payment, and also the agreement
on the part of Mr. Wood to pay 10s. a month.
Mr. Kemp, on the part of the respondent, said he could
not struggle against such evidence.
The Judge Ordinary pronounced a decree dissolving the
marriage, with costs against respondent, and giving the
mother charge of-her child until it arrived at the age of 14

SHOREDITCH COUNTY COURT.
(Before Itfr. Decent.)

THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY V. ASUTON.
This was an action to mover the sum of 2s. 6d., the dif-
&ranee of fare in travelling in one of the company's
carriages.

Mr. Ashley appeared for the company, and stated the
case. On the 9th November last defendant took a return
ticket by an express train to Cambridge. On arrriving at
Stratford, on his return, he was asked for his ticket, which
was for a second-class, and he was in a first-class earriago,
but he refused to pay the difference, and complained that
there wore no warm water pipes for his feet, and said that
the carriage he was riding in was not superior to that for
which he had a ticket—the up-train being an ordinary
train. lie was applied to formally and made the same re-
ply, and was then summoned for the amount. The com-
pany had no hot water in such carriages, and on other lines
they were paid for extra.

Defendant did not appear, and his Honour considered
neither of the grounds a sufficient defence, and ordered the
amount claimed to be paid to the company.

BM I'ARTE

Mr Beard applied to the Court for loave to amend the
award of the arbitrator in a case which had been referred.
He said there was an obvious error, which the Court could
rectify.

Mr. Angell, on the other side, objected. The Court had
no power to alter the terms of the award, at all events, not
without notice to all parties.
His Honour said ho had nothing to do with it. The
case was not in court—it had boon referred to arbitration.
Mr. Beard submitted that the ease was still before the
Court, and stood adjourned.
His Honour—No more so than in any similar case in the
superior courts. There would be a rule of court to enter
judgment on the arbitration. At all events, I can do
nothing unless all the parties are before me.
Mr. Beard said he would give notice and move on a
future day.

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

I IlLoNDox, Jan. 21.—Wind this day at noon, South;
fresh gale and squally, with rain at times.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

, y Morning.
A heavy south-westerly gaIeSOUTHAMPTON
blowing,Saturdwith drenching
rain.

Arrived, Jan. 20—Louisa, from Lymington ; Anson, from
Newport ; Triumvirate, from Cowes.
Arrived, Jan. 21—Indus, steamer, from Alexandria ;
Alliance, steamer, from Havre.
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.

Wind S., strong gale.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
Wind, S.W. ; tide, 2j hours' flood ; weather, cloudy.
Arrived—Hermione, from Argiro ; Macedonian, from
Havre ; Emma Jano, from Seville ; Campola, from Shang-
hai ; Surpriso, from Jamaica ; Falonara, from Havannah ;
Arthur White, from Philadelphia; Amphion, from Moul-
mein.

DEAL, Saturday Morning.

Wind W., fresh.
Passed—Water Nymph, from Melbourne for London.
Anchored—Faith, from London from Barbadoes.
At anellor—Her Majesty's steamer Leveret.