The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 14, 1866.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OP DIVORCE.
(Before Sir J. P. Wilde and a Special Jury.)
DALE V. DALE AND ➢LACDONNELL.

This was a suit by Alfred James Dale for a dissolution
of marriage with his wife on the ground of his wife's adul-
tery with the co-respondent, and he claimed damages.
*The defendants merely pleaded denial.
Sergeant Robinson and Dr.- S wa,bey appeared for the,
petitioner ; Mr. Collier for the respondent'; and Dr. Dean
Q.C., and Dr. Spinks for the co-respondent. _ .

From the evidence for the petitioner, it appeared that
he was a surgeon in the army, and that the marriage with
his wife was solemnised in August, 1859. Shortly after
they removed to India, where they cohabited until 1862,
when the respondent returned to England for the benefit
of her health, her husband remaining in India. There
was one child issue of the marriage, which is living.
The co-respondent is the colonel of a rifle regiment,
and represented to be in possession of a very large
income from different sources. The petitioner and his
wife became acquainted with the co-respondent in India
in 1861, and up to this time she and her husband were
living on affectionate terms. The co-respondent renewed
his acquaintance with Mrs. Dale in England, and they left
together for Paris in 1864, and had lived there as man
and wife for the last two years. There was very
little oral evidence to prove the terms on which
they lived, but letters addressed to her sister in
1860 and 1861 fully established the fact. There was no
evidence given as to what the income of the co-respondent
was further than that ho had £4OO a year from his com-
mission. It was alleged in the petition that Mrs. Dale had
£lOO a year settled on her, but of this also no evidence was
given.
There was no evidence for the defence.

Dr. Deane admitted that the adultery was proved, but
addressed the jury in mitigation of damages, contending
there was nothing in the facts of the case or the circum-
stances of the co-respondent to justify large damages.
The learned Judge summed up,
The jury, after some deliberation, found a verdict for
76 51 I the petitioner, and assessed the damages at £4,500.
The Court made a decree nisi with costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-S TREET.

ROBBERY AT A PHOTOGRAPHER'S. —George Robert Wein,
16, formerly in the employ of Messrs. Locke and Whitfield
photographers, No. 178, Regent-street, was charged with
stealing before Mr. Knox some lenses and other property
belonging to his employers of the value of £2O.

Mr. Edward Dillon Lewis, of Great Marlborough:stroet,
appeared for tho prisoner.

Mr. Whitfield said the prisoner was in his employ for
about three months, and left a fortnight ago, and after he
left he missed some lenses and other property of the value
of £2O, and he then gave information to the police.
In answer to Mr. Lewis, the prosecutor said that he had
a good character with the prisoner from Messrs. Gush and
Ferguson.

Henry Dawson, 301 A, said he went yesterday to No. 3,
Great Chesterfield-street, and saw the prisoner. He told
him he had come from Messrs. Locke and Whitfield for the
property of theirs he had taken. After a little hesitation
prisoner said he would get the things and then take them
back to Messrs. Locke -and Whitfiold, and he afterwards
took from a porte-monnaie some duplicates relating to the
missing property.

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In answer to Mr. Knox, the prosecutor said the property
was of the value of £2O.

Some pawnbrokers having given up the property,
Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate at some length,
dwelling on the fact that the prisoner had hitherto borne
an excellent character, and had a widowed mother.
Mr. Whitfield said his object was not so much to punish
the prisoner, but for the sake of example, as he had thirty
persons in his em ploy.

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Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for four mcnths, with
hard labour.

THAMES.

SAVAGE ASSAULT AND INTIMIDATION.—WiIIiam Finn,
aged 26, a lawless ruffian, well known to the police, was
brought before Mr. Paget, charged with violeny assault-
ing Johanna Donahoo in Rose-lane, Ratcliff.
A few nights ago a serious robbery was,committed on a
captain of a ship, who was inveigled into a vile house in
Shadwell, hocussed and robbed of £2O and his watch.
The complainant accompanied the captain who was robt;ed
to the station-housi, and gave information against a womn
who was the principal in the robbery, and who has ab-
sconded. The complainant has since been annoyed and
insulted by a gang connected with the woman who com-
mitted the robbery, and her life has been threatened. The
prisoner met with her last night, and after a deal of foul
language ha made a brutal assault upon her. He knocked
her down and dragged her along the street by the
hair of her head and kicked her. The screams of the young
woman brought Police-constable M'Kay, 275 K, to her aid,
and he took the prisoner into custody. Tho complainant
exhibited bruises on her arms and face. She had been
much injured. A woman of low character named Betsy
Daly, called as a witness, made an attempt to mystify the
case, and Maay said she belonged to an infamous gang
who had been threatening the complainant.
Mr. Paget said he should visit with great severity all
assaults upon, and intimidation of, persons who came for-
ward to assist in the administration of justice or to give
evidence against offenders. If Besty .Daly annoyed or
threatened the complainant ho would punish her severely.
He sentenced the prisoner to two months' hard labour in
the House of Correction. •

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Stoppage of the Birmingham Banking

Company.

BIRcIINGHA3f, Friday Night.

Just now, nearly midnight, it has been determined
that the Birmingham Banking Company will not
open its doors•to-morrow. It had three-fourths of
all the accounts of the greatest of the trading com-
munity of this district. To say that is to give some
idea of the frightful results which must ensue from
this calamity.
At this late hour we cannot enter into details of
the circumstances which have led to this disaster. It
has arisen out of the lavish advances made a few
years since to one individual in particular and to
many engaged in the iron trade. The subjoined let-
ter from the general manager contains the only par-
ticulars of this fearful disaster which we can give at
this moment :
"To THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE BIRMINGHAM BANKING

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