The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-26 00:00:00

DAVIS V. DAVIS.

This was an undefended suit, promoted by the wife for a
dissolution of marriage with her husband, Bernard Davis,
on the ground of his adultery and desertion.
Dr. Spinks was for the petitioner, and stated the case.
The defendant was the son of a jeweller, who had places
of business both in Birmingham and London, and the peti-
tioner was respectably connected. In the August of 1855
the parties were married at Birmingham, where the de-
fendant worked for his father, and they resided there for
two years, during which period the petitioner gave birth to
a daughter. At the expiration of that time, without any ap-
parent cause, the respondent sold his furniture and left his
wife, who with her infant child took refuge at her father's,
where she had lived up to the present, and supported her-
self by teaching music. The respondent displeased his
father and went to Montreal, where he remained a year
and returned to England, but expressed no desire to re-
sume cohabitation with his wife ; and although he was in
a position to maintain her, contributed only £5 to her sup-
Port from the time of the separation. Letters which had
passed between the parties were read, and from which it
would appear that he was the most attached husband, and
she a loving although deserted wife.

The evidence proved the allegation in the petition, and
the Court made a decree nisi with costs against the re-
spondent.

The custody of the child will form the subject of a
motion before the Court, as it could not be embodied in
the decree.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

THAMES.

AUDACIOUS ROBBERY.—Thomas Carey, a young man,
described as a waggoner, was brought up on remand before
Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing 2171 b. of sugar, the
property of John Mather and Co., carriers, Dock-street,
Upper East Smithfield.
On the 25th of last month, Alfred Stedman, a carman in

he service of tho prosecutors, was despatched with a van

to fetch a hogshead of sugar from the West India Dock,
and deliver it at Hoare's-wharf, Wapping, for tranship-
ment to Scotland. The hogshead of sugar was delivered
in a perfectly sound state to Stedman, and its weight was
then 16cwt. 2qrs. 211 b. When it was delivered at Hoare's-
wharf the weight was only 14cwt. 3qrs. A part of the
head of the cask was knocked out, and a piece of tin nailed
over a hole through which sugar was abstracted. The
prisoner was a very long time on his journey from
the dock to the wharf. He ought not to have been
more than one hour. He was arrested by Dunaway, a
detective officer, 11 H, and was convicted at the last Mid-
dlesex Sessions for stealing the sugar. After the convic-
tion he sent for Dunaway, who saw him in prison. Sted-
man made a full confession, and in consequence of his
statement the prisoner Carey was taken into custody.
Stedman was now brought up on a writ of habeas corpus
to give evidence, and he made a full, circumstantial, and
frank avowal of the robbery, and the respective parts he
and Carey took in it. He said he was on his way to the
West India Dock, and met the prisoner in Cable-street
Whitechapel, and communicated his errand to him. The
prisoner said, " Will you lot mo take the sugar out of the
hogshead ?" to which he consented. The prisoner
said he would got some tools, and meet him
on his way from the dock. They met again
opposite Limehouse Church, after he received the hogshead,
of sugar. He drove his horse and van to Bow-common,
where the robbery was effected. They put a sheet over
the hogshead, and Carey got under the sheet, cut a large
hole in the head of the cask, and took the sugar out. The
prisoner filled a bag with the sugar, and then nailed some
tin over the hole he had made. Ho delivered the hogshead
of sugar at Hoare's wharf, stopping on the way at a con-
fectioner,a shop in Itatoliff-highway, where the stolen
sugar was sold. Ho pleaded guilty at the sessions. He
had been in Messrs. Mathers' service twelve months.

Deborah Marshall, confectioner, of No. 17, St. George's-
street, bettor known as Ratcliff-highway, said that she
bought a bag of sugar on the 25th of April of the prisoners
and gave them £2 for it. She gave the money to Carey,
who handed some of it to Stedman. She was in a hurry,
and paid 255. first and 15s. afterwards.

The prisoner made a long defence, admitting his share
In the robbery. Stedman told him not to do (steal) more
than 2 cwt. The woman Marshall, when she received the
sugar, said the weight was only 1 cwt. 3 qrs., and that it
came to £2 3s. She gave him 255., and he gave Stedman
225. out of it. After Stedman went away he drew 18s.
more of Mrs. Marshall.

Dunaway said this was a most unfortunate matter for
the town carmen and carriers, who had been robbed of
loads in transit to a great extent. Carey was privy to
many of those robberies, and had been hanging about the
dock entrances for a long time.
Mr. Partridge committed Carey for trial. Stedman was
sent back to prison, and he will be a witness for the Crown
when Carey is tried.