The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-15 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Feb. 14.—Two o'clock.—Little business
is being transacted, speculators being occupied with
the Emperor's Speech. The tone of the market,
however, is firm, and prices are generally higher.
Threes are 7kc. better, at 69f. 65e., and Credit
Mobilier shares have improved 2f.--50e., the price
being 525 f. Credit Foncier shares have reached
1,535 f., an advance of 10f. Italian Fives, as au
io havefirm.The
receded7c" viz., to 54f. 40c.
close has taken place
eßxacielpwtayns,har
as follows :
41 per Cents 99 55
Do. end month
per Cents. 69 60
Do. and month GO 55
Credit Mobilier
Do. end month
Credit Foncier
Do. end month 1540
BAIL

Bank Shares 3580
Italian Loan 54 35
Do. end month 54 80
Mexican Loan 2l 50
Do. Bonds 142 50
Spanish Threes
Home Debt 32
Deferred
'ATS.

For Account.
Orleans 920
Northern 1205
Lyons and Mediterranean 922 50
Southern — __
Western
rn _,
Eastern 550
Sardinian .
Austrian —
406 25
Lombard 405
North of Spain llB 76
Saragossa l3l 25
Ditto to Barcelolled" —
Boman. 9O

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary and a Common Jury.)
HODGKINSON V. HODOKINSON AND SOYEDIGN.

This was a suit instituted by the husband against the
wife for dissolution of marriage.
From the evidence it appeared that for some time after
the marriage the parties lived happily together, when an op-
portunity occurred of the husband bettering his position by
accepting a situation to go to Monte Video. It was
arranged that the wife should follow in the event of . cir-
cumstances turning out favouratle, but in the meantime
she would reside with her relations near Leeds, who kept
a public house. After the arrival of Mrs. llodgkinson at
the place, the co-respondent by accident became acquainted
with her, and then his visits to the house became very
frequent. He visited the house as often as three times a
day, until at last an intimacy existed between them, that
on coming to the knowledge of the husband led to the
institution of the present suit.
The learned Judge, in summing up the evidence, told
the jury the question for them to consider was the amount
of damage sustained by the petitioner by the loss of his
wife. The co-respondent, it appeared, was a person com-
ing from Canada as the agent of a petent, but as he
had made his appearance in the Bankruptcy Court
ho was not in a very flourishing state as far as
money matters were concerned. However that was not
for them to decide; they would have to estimate the peti-
tioner's loss and give him ample compensation. The cir-
cutnstances of the respondent were not to be taken into
consideration, because sometimes after a verdict a person
might become possessed of property, and then bo in a
position to pay. It was also not to be taken into their
consideration, because where a person could not pay
with his purse he would have to do it by personal punish- '
ment. The wife, it appeared, was in possession of pro-
perty of her own, which brought her in IGs. a week, and
this also must be taken into consideration, because the
husband naturally participated in that income, and there-
fore, to a certain extent, he was a loser on that point also.
The jury, after a short deliberation, found the adultery
proved, and gave a verdict for the petitioner with £5OO
damages against the co-respondent.
The Judge Ordinary also gave the cods of the suit
agaiot filo co-respoladeut.

'EBRUARY 15, 1867.