The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-29 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Sept. 28.

CLERK ENWELL.---:IMPORTANT BASTARDY
CASE.—THE RIGHT OF THE JEWS TO DIVORCE,
THEMSELVES.—Henry Nathan, a man about 50
years of age, described as a general dealer, and at-
tendant at auction sales, residing at 43, Bowling-
green-lane, Clerkenwell, appeared before Mr..
Corrie to show cause why he should not be ad-
judged the putative father of two children -which
had been given birth to by Elizabeth Isaacs, of 6,
Oldham-place, Clerkenwell.
The case excited a great deal of interest, and the
court was filled by members of the Jewish per-
suasion. _

Mr. Thomas Wakeling, solicitor, appeared for the
complainant, and Mr. Sleigh, barrister, for the

defendant.

Mr. Wakeling opened the case at some length,
and from his statement it appeared that in August,
1844, the complainant was married to a Mr. Morris
Abrahams, and lived with him five years, having
two children by him. The complainant's husband
then left her and went to live with another woman,

and the complainant, some time afterwards, co-
habited with the defendant, who was then living
in Crown-street, Soho. On the 24th of May, 1854,
the complainant. had a child by the defendant, she,
at that time living with the defendant in Great
Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields. On the 20th of
July, 1858, the complainant had ancsther child by
the defendant. They both lived together as man
and wife, when the complainant left him. The de-
fendant promised the complainant he would marry
her if she got a divorce from her husband, and in
December, 1858, the complainant was divorced ac-
cording to the Jewish religion, by the Rabbi and
12 of the Jewish Synagogue, in Leadenhall-street,
and her husband then gave her £4O at the time,
and took his two children with him, and since then
he has married another woman. The defendant
paid for both children, and always treated them as
his own. The whole of the money which the com-
plainant had received when she was divorced had
been spent while she was cohabiting with the de-
fendant, and as he now refused to support the chil-
dren the present summonses were taken out.
Mr. Sleigh said the husband of the complainant
was still alive and in London, and as for the com-
plainant and her husband being divorced according
to the Jewish religion that was not valid, for a
divorce must be according to the law of England.
If the husband or the complainant had married
again they might be indicted and convicted of
bigamy. He then cited the cases of " Queen v.
Wymond," 2 Queen's Bench Reports, and " The
King v. Collam," and contended that, as the com-
plainant was a married woman she could not be
entitled to the benefit of the Bastardy Act, and that
by swearing in her information that she was a single
woman, and that the defendant was the father of
her children, she had committed perjury.
Mr. Wakeling said there could be no moral doubt
that the defendant was the father of the complain-
ant's children, and he ought to support them.
Mr. Corrie said he had got all the cases before
him, and the point seemed to him tc, be—whether
there was access or not on the part of the husband.
Mr. Sleigh said that no person was entitled to
the benefit of the act unless she was a single woman
or a widow.
Mr. Corrie—The difficulty is that both the hus-
band and the complainant both live in this town,
and access might have been had by the husband.
In all the cases before him the husband was beyond
the seas, and in one case at the birth of the child
the husband was transported, and had been so for
some years.
Mr. Sleigh—Another question is whether the
husband might not be prosecuted under the Poor-
law Act. What answer would he have to the com-
plainant ?
Mr. Wakeling—No doubt he would plead the
adultery of his wife, which, if proved, would be
sufficient. He should be able to prove that the
complainant and the defendant lived together as
man and wife, and now the defendant, in the most
heartless manner, refused to pay one farthing to•
wards the support of his children.
Mr. Corrie, in dismissing the summons, said the
mere fact of a man having intercourse with another
• man's wife did not bastardise the issue. Mr. Wake-
ng would have great difficulty in proving the ques-
on of non-access.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL-SEPT. 28.

Tho harvest is still progressing slowly in this part of the
county, and generally throughout the kingdom, owing to
tho unsettled weather. The arrivals are insignificant.
There was a large attendance of both millers and dealers
at this morning's market, with an active consumptive de-
mand for fine wheat, which may be quoted at Id to 2d
per 1001bs advance on the week ; oaty red American in slow
sale at former prices. Flour was difficult to buy, with a
dull sale. Oats in moderate request, at late rates. Beans
more neglected. Oatmeal was at easier rates. Barley and
peas scarce, and brought more money. In Indian corn
there was a brisk business doing at late rates.