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London, England, 1858-05-12 00:00:00

EVENING,

WEDNESDAY

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

DIVORCE COURT.

Before Lord Campbell, Lora Chief-Baron Pollock, and
Sir E. Cresswell, Judge Ordinary.)

TOURLE V, TOURLE AND RENSHAW -SPECIAL JURY CASE.

This was a petition for divorce for adultery tried by a
sp'cial jury, and in consequence of the parties being
well known in the city v.nd the metropolis great intereet
was felt in the proceedings and the court was densely
crowded.

Mr. Slade, Q.C., Mr. Colerilße, and Mr. Keydon,
appeared for the petitioner ; Dr. Phil;itnore, Dr. Sparks,
and Mr. Caarles Pollock, appeared for the wife ; and
Mr. Sergeant thllantine, and Dr. Deane, appeared for
the co-resp)ndent.

This was a suit instituted for a divorce by the hus-
band against the wife on the ground of adultery com-
mitted by the wife between Ist Sept., 1856, and the 19th
February, 1858, with Mr. Richard Rtn,haw, an officer
in the 23 Dragoon Guarcle. The wife pleaded, let, uct
guilty; 23, that as to any adultery since the 4th Sept.,
1857, the petitioner had deserted her without reason-
able cause; 3d, that the petitioner bad condoned the
adultery.

Mr. Slade, Q.C., in stating the petitioner's case, said
that the object now sought was to dissolve the marriage
that had become hateful to Loth parties, and
not to obtain damages from the paramour. The
petitioner is a solicitor carrying on business in the
City. He was the son of a gentleman who occupied a
considerable position in the county of Sussex up to the
period of his death in 1844, and at one time occupied
the high position of High Sheriff of that county. The
wife was Miss Johnson, the daughter of Mr. William
Johnson, a country gentleman residing at Aldborougb,
in Suffolk. He died in 1839, leaving her, his only child,
a fertune of 2,5001., and under the guardianship of Mr.
Sterry, a gentleman who had married a sister of the pet!.
tioner'e. Mr. Sterry died in 1843, when Misa Johnson
was placed by the Court of CnaeLery under the guar-
dianship of Mrs Sterry. She was placed to school, and
in 1849 she came to reside with Mrs. Starry at Upmin-
ster, in E-sex, where the petitioner became acquainted
with his wife. They were married on 17th December,
1850. She was a lady of great personal attractions, and
they were suitable to each other in age, fortune, and
position, and there was reason to anticipate a long life
of happiness before them. He was 35 years of age and
the wife 21 when married. In the early part of the
married life they lived in Southampton-buildings, where
the petitioner had an office and carried on his business;
but in Dec., 1855, they left tb%t locality, and, as they
had a relative, the widow of General Lacey,' residing at
Woolwich, they selected Abbey Wood as the locality of
their future residence, and they took Ashmeunt Cottage.
They were introduced to the families in the neighbour-
hood, and amongst theta that of Mr. Renshaw, who
lived at West-heath, about half-a-mLe distant, a mer-
chant carrying on business in the city, and who at one
time was chairman of ene of the railways having
its terminus in the metropolis. That gentleman, who
bad been married three times, and whose third wife was
alive, had three sons and two daughters living, one of
whom was married to a Mr. Bramwell. The co-respon-
dent was at this time about 21 years of age ; be was
keeping his terms at C trnbridge, and was at home during
the vcaeations, but since then he had taken to the
military profession and was now a cornet in
the 2d Dragoon Guards. During 1856 an inti-
macy sprung up of the closest description between
the parties, and during Mr. Tourle's absence in town
daily attending to his professional duties. Mr. Ren-
shaw was continually at the house with Mrs. Tourle,
leaving, with the exception of one or two occasions, a
few minutes before Mr. Tourle's retarn in the evening.
The learned counsel then proceeded to detail the familia-
rities that had taken place between the parties, and the
subsequent acts of adultery, which he said he should be
able to prove, but from the number of witnesses to be
examined the Court is expected to occuay the whole of
the day, and probably a portion of to.morrow.

CRIMINAL COUAT.—(This Day.)

OLD COURT.

(Before Mr. Justice Crowder and Mir. Baron Martin.)

UTTERING FORGED NOTES.

George Wombwell, 45, described as a cattle dealer,
was indicted for uttering a forged 51. note, with intent
to defraud the governor and company of the Bank of
England.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sen-
tenced to six years' penal servitude.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This Day.)

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Balby and Worksop Road Bill was read a third
time and passed.
The following bills were considered and ordered for
third reading :—Carlisle, Langholm, and Hawick Rail-
way; London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway.
POOR-RATES (METROPOLIS) BILL.
Mr. AYRTON moved the second reading of this bill,
the object of which is to equalise the poor-rates of the
metropolis. He did not anticipate that the measure would
receive any strong support from the house, asfew members
resided in those parishes which came there for justice.
There could be no doubt, however, that only an insig-
nificant minority of the rate-payers if the metropolis
were opposed to the measure, and that minority was
made np of the wealth and rank of the West-end, the
occupiers of offices and residences iu the lons of Court
and other extra-parochial districts. He wished the
house, by giving this bill a second reading, to reaffirm
the principle that whenever it was possible the area cf
taxation should be extended, and which was generally
acknowledged by the administrators of the poor laws ;
and, after the bill had been read a second time,
it could be referred to a select committee to see whether
there were any local circumstances connected with the me-
tropolis to justify its exemption from the operation of
that principle. For his own part be was convinced that
only an imaginary distinction could be drawn between
the wealth and rank of the employer in the west, and
the misery and poverty of the employed in the east.
Both districts were areas of taxation and according to
the extent of the areas and not the number of
their poor they ought to be made to contribute to
the general support of the poor in the metro-
polis. The honourable and learned gentleman then
quoted a number of instances showing the glowing in-
consistency in the poor-rates between the East and
%Vest ends, and coamented upon the injustice of the
latter raping the benefit of industry, while the former
had to support the labourer who contributed to tatir
luxuries. The principle wag to increase large houses; in
St George's, Hanover-square, and alter districts
at the west end at the expense of the poorer
parishes, the richer districts rejoicing in the
fact that by so doing they get rid of their
own poor, and reduce the rates by driving them into
poorer districts. Those who could best pay for the re-
lief of the poor were gradually relieving themselves from
the expense, whilst the poor in districts who can least
bear the burthen were having it daily increa•ed. That
was a state of things that ought not to exist. It was
said the chan.Ji pr pesed would be a tax upon property,
but that might be said in respect of every tax. The
old law of 40 days' living gave a settlement, aud,
was that the case now, the rates of St. George's,
Hanover-square, would be greatly increased. When
12 tn..nths' living gave a seiLlement the rates were
double what they now were. That had been altered,
and immediately on the change from 12 more he' living
to five years' residence the rates of St. George's, Ha-
nover-square, immediately fell to one-half. The poor
man on 501. or 601. a-year residing in the poi r dis-
tricts paid as much as the man of 4001. or 5001.
who lived in some more favoured locality. That was
a grievance that was loudly and justly complained
of. Petitions, signed by 60,000 or 70,000 cf the middle
class ratepayers, had been preseeted to the house claim-
ing an equality of this burden. The house ou2ht to attend
totbe appearof the people and eudeavour togive them the
relief they asked. In illustration of the distress existing
in the me ropolis the hon, and learned ge tleman re -
ferred to the deaths from privation. In 1848, including
deaths from neglect, cold, and infants from wantef breast
milk, &c., 222 deaths were registered ; in 1855, they
amounted to 460 ; in 1856, they were 414, and in 1857,
they were 416. The number of the ratepayers and the
amounts paid by them in the returns that had been
made, did not fairly show the berthens complained of.
If the number of poor persons who were summoned for
non-payment of poor-rates were ascertained, it would
be found the burthen was much greater than was ima-
gined. He predicted that such are urn would show
a most startling result, and that they were more
numerous than those who resided in the favoured
parishes, and were relieved at the expense of the former.
He warned the house that it was unwise in them to
resist this measure, and allow 500.000 able-bodied men
to believe they were suffering injustice at the bands of
about 500,000 nobility and g' etry in the favoured
parishes, who were strong enough to laugh at their
complaints and that house, and resist their appeal
for relief. There was a time when the people of
Wales were not heard in that howe. A change
bad taken place in that respect, and be assured
the house that the 500,000 residents in the poorer
districts would sooner or later be heard in this matter.
(Hear, hear.) The only objection he had heard to the
measure was that extending the area o: taxation would
tend to make new tax in the administration of the poor.
(Cheers.) He contended that the bill effectually pro-
vided against that and he asked the house to read the
bi 1. Any defects in the bill could be amended in com-
mittee.

Mr. S. ESTCOURT complained that the speech of the
hon. and learned gentleman partook of the character of
a menace. (Hear) hear.) Which generally bad a
tendency to defeat the ohjoct it bad in view. (Hear,
hear.) He (Mr. S. Estcourt) desired that that house
laughed at the complaints of the people, and he chal-
lenge hon. members to state a case where that house as
a body kad sacrificed a principle to save their pocket..
He was anxious the bill should be introduced, from there
appearing to be a prima facie case that the hardships
complained of really existed, in order that the house and
different Boards of GLardians interested might have au
opportunity of reading its provisions. The opponents
of the bill would place the law relative to the (y
the metropolis in the hands of an irresponsible board,
and complained that many of the irregularities c -mplained
of resulted from local mismanagme•.t. He considered
the provisions of the bill would encourage wasteful ex-
penditure in connection with the administration of the
poor, and his main objection to the bill was, that those
who contributed the money for the relief of the poor
would have no share whatever in its expenditure.
(Hear, bear.) With regard to the general eim, unt of
rating in the metropolis, he found that in 1850 the ave•
rage of the rate was ls. 61d. in the pound, whilst the
average throughout E Timid was ls. 7d. 1-10th in the
pound.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

From the London Gazette of Last ight.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 7th day
of May, 1853, present, the Qween's Most Excel-
lent Majesty in Council, Her Majesty having been pleased
to appoint the Most Noble Williem, Duke of Devonshire,
to be Lord Lieutenant and Custos notulorum of the County
of Derby, his grace this day took the oaths appointed to be
taken thereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance and
supremacy.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAT 7.
The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of
Knighthood upon Henry Watson Parker, Esq., late First
Minister and Principal Secretary for New South Wales.
DOWNING-STREET, MAY 11.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Byerley
Thomson, Esq., to be her Majesty's Advocate for the
Island of Ceylon.
Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint John
Holmes, Esq., to be a Member of the Legislative Council
of the Province of Nova Scotia.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 10.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the
Right ll.,nourable Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, G.C.8., to
be Her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni-
potentiary to the Sublime Otteman Porte.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
the lion. Edward Morris Erskine, now Secretary to her
Majesty's Legation at Turin, to I.:e Secretary to her Ma-
jesty's Let,tion at Washington.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
the Hon. Lionel Sackville West, now First Paid Attach*
to her Majesty's Legation at Berlin, to be Secretary to
her Majesty's Legation at Turin.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.

Royal Gloucestershire Regiment of Hussar Yeomanry.
—Major Charles Wm. Miles to be Lieutenant Colonel, vice
Blathwayt, resigned ; Extra Major Godfrey Chas. Morgan
to be Major, vice Miles, promoted ; Joseph Trenerry, Esq.,
late Captain, 7th Hussars, to be Captain and Adjutant,
vice Surrnan resigned.
76th Highland Light Infsntry, or Inverness, Bank,
Elgin, and Nairnshire Regiment of Militia— Wm. Fraser
Tytler, lately Captain H.E.1.C.5., to be Captain.
West York Rifle Regiment of Militia—James Augustus
Goldicut, Gent., to be Ensign, vice F. B. Henderson, pro-
moted.

The following Commission is substituted for that which
appeared in the Gazette on the 1 tth April last.
3rd Regiweut (Light Infantry) of West York Militia—
James Maguire Manjin, Gent., to be Ensign.

BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
James Edwin Hudson Juliffe, chemist, Bristol.
BANKRUPTS.

Henry William Atkinson and Thomas William King,
builders, Sutherland-gardens, Maida-vale, Paddington, to
surrender May 20, at half-past eleven, and June 21, at
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Michael Flood, boot and shoe maker, Liverpool, May 31
and June 16, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court.
Edward Lumsdon and Sons, anchor manufacturers,
South Shields, May 21 and June SO, at twelve, at the
Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court.
William Biggs, the younger, cutler, Stratford, Essex,
May 19, at twelve, and June 19, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy.
Thomas Beilby, farmer, Dowry, Yorkshire, May 21,
and June 11, at one, at the Manchester District Court.
Thomas Rook, contractor, Gibraltar-walk, Bethnal-
green, May 24, at twelve, and June 28, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy.
James Alexander Wills, saddler, Birmingham, May 21,
at ten, and June 11, at half-past eleven, at the Birming-
ham District Court.

John Clarke Morgan, innkeeper, Hereford, May 29 and
June 12 at half-past eleyen, at the Birmingham District
Court.

Samuel John Runchman, corn dealer, Rotherhite, May
23, at eleven, and June 21, at one, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy.
Richard Seaton, draper, Birmingham, May 27 and June
11, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
William Tollitt, livery stable keeper, Uxbridge, May
25, at two, and June 25, at eleven, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy.
William Wheeler, and Richard Wheeler, corn mer-
chants, Broadway, IVorcestershire, May 29, and June 12,
at kalf-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
Mrs. Jessie Larnach, hotel-keeper, Edinburgh.
Currie, M`Larty, and Company, starch manufacturers,
Paisley.
Peter M'lntosh, manufacturer, AEerlcen.
David Braid Paton, draper, Dundee.
Thomas White Harris, grocer, Levan hagow, Lituark
shire.
John Hay Rosa, clothier, Aberdeen.
Peter Cowieson, draper, 1110,ccluff.