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

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1866.

LAW INTELLIGENCE---This Day,

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Bujore Sir J. P. Wilde and a Common Jury.)
GERRARD V. GERRARD AND BLUNDREL.

Mr. Browne and Mr. Searle appeared for the petitioner,
Mr. Inderwick for the respondent, and Dr. Spinks for the
co-respondent.
The petitioner is a schoolmaster in Staffordshire, and
petitioned the court for a dissolution of marriage with his
wife on the ground of her adultery with the co-respondent,
who is a beorhouse keeper. The respondent denied the
adultery, and the co-respondent, in additional to denial,
further pleaded cruelty on the part of the petitioner. The
petitioner and respondent were married in the middle of
1864, but separated in the beginning of 1865. The adultery
charged was alleged on the 31st of May in the latter year,
at the house of a butcher named Johnson, who lived some
distance from Henley.

Mary Roberts, a married woman and daughter of John-
son, deposed that she was staying at her father's on the
31st of May, 1865, and about 7 o'clock in the morning she
saw Mrs. Gerrard and Mr. Blundrel sitting together on the
sofa in the drawing-room, and later in the day she saw
them in a bed room together.

In the course of cross-examination by Dr. Spinks it was
elicited that they had all been drinking freely together
during the day.

Rebecca Johnson gave some corroborative evidence, and
said that the respondent told her several times that her
husband was very kind to her, but she had no opportuni-
ties of judging of the terms on which they lived, as she
did not visit at their house. Mrs. Gerrard had complained
that she was short of money at the end of May, 1865. When
respondent and co-respondent came to her house on the
morning in question they were both the worse for drink,
and she had heard that they had been out all night drink-
ing together.
Rebecca Johnson, a barmaid at the Roebuck public-
house at Fosbroke, where the co-respondent resided, proved
that ono day in May, 1865, he came to the house accom-
panied by the respondent, and they remained in the bar
parlour for about an hour. She served them with brandy
and water, and now she recollected that it was the 31st of
May, because it was two days after Maypole-day.
Some other witnesses were also called for the petitioner's
case.
The jury found a verdict for the defendants.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

RESISTING THE POLICE AT HER MAZESTTS THEATRE.-

Sergeant M'Huge, 4 A, said he was on duty at her
Majesty's Theatre yesterday evening about six o'clock,
there being a large attendance, and in consequence a large
number of servants present. To prevent confusion a place
was set apart at the theatre, by the Commissioner
of Police, for servants to wait in, but the defendant
refused to go there, and stood at the door. He
told the defendant that if he did not obey the
regulations ho should have to remove him, but he still re-
fused, and on attempting to remove him he resisted a
good deal, and caused all the servants to come out, and in
consequence created great disorder. He then took the
defendant into custody. _ _ _

In answer to Mr. Knox, the sergeant said the defendant
had been drinking. _ _

Police-constable, 559 A, corroborated the sergeant.
The defendant said he was treated very roughly by the
sergeant, thrown down, and his clothes Wer3 torn.
The sergeant denied this, stating that the defendant's
clothes were torn through his resisting being taken into
custody.

Mr. Knox said he did not believe the defendant, and he
should fine him 10s. or 7 days.

THAMES.

A FEMALE SAVAGE.—Catherine Moylan, 22, a married
woman, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with
assaulting Ellen Kay. The parties live in an Irish colony
in Well-street, Poplar, the scene of many a row. The
complainant and the prisoner's mother were quarelling, and
they confined themselves to mutual verbal abuse, but the
prisoner interfered, and with a brick inflicted a severe
wound on the head of the complainant, who had to be
taken to the hospital. She appeared in court very pale,
and with her head bandaged.

Mr. Paget commented in severe terms on the brutality
of the prisoner, and sentenced her to two months' imprison-
ment with hard labour.

HALF SEAS OVER.—THE PUBLICAN AND THE SAILOR.
—Jacob Burnham, a young sun-dried and weatherbeaten
sailor, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with as-
saulting Mr. Edward Marklow, the landlord of the Lebeck's
Head, at 20 minutes past 12 o'clock last night, while in a
s ate of intoxication, and demanded some grog. Mr. Mark-
low refused to supply him with any, and requested him to
leave, as the house was about to be closed. The prisoner
objected, and said ho would not leave without his grog.
Ho made a great disturbance, and it was found necessary
to eject him by force. Mr. Marklow had no sooner done
so than the prisoner seized him by the throat, and said ho
would choke him. He compressed his throat till he was
black in tho face, and then tripped him up on the pave-
ment. Mr. Marklow fell heavily, and was suffering from
the fall.

Tho prisoner on being asked what he had to say in d
fence expressed his sorrow for what he had done, and
said he was half seas over last night.
Mr. Paget —You have hurt this man, who very properly
refused to serve you.
The prisoner—Yes, sir; I was three sheets in the wind.
I have only just come home in the Bride from the East
Indies.

Mr. Paget fined the prisoner 405., and in default 14 days'
imprisonment. He paid the fine.

MARKET S.---This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

With both fruit and vegetables the market is well sup-
plied. Most kinds are in moderate request, as follows :
FitulT—Pine apples, 5s to 7s; grapes, 2s Gd to 6s ;
cherries, Os 4d to is Od per lb ; apples, Os Od to Os Od ;
gooseberries, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per half sieve; oranges, 8s
to 14s; lemons, 3s Od to 7s per 100; strawberries, Gd to is
6d ; and raspberries, 3s to 7s per punnet.
VEGETABLES—Summer cabbages, Os 10d to is 6d; cauli-
flowers, is Od to 3s ; horseradish, is to 2s Od per doz heads ;
greens, 2s Gd to 3s Od ; turnips, 2s Gd to 3s 6d ; carrots,
4s 6d to 5s 6d ; turnip radishes, 6d to Os 9d; spring
onions, 9d to is Gd per dozen bunches ; rhubarb, 4d to 8d
per bundle ; asparagus, 2s Od to 5s Od per bundle ; old
onions, Os Od to Os Od per half sieve ; seakale, Os Od to
Os Od; mushrooms, Od to Os Od per punnet ; cucumbers,
4d to 1s 3d each ; cos lettuces, 8d to is 3d per score ; new
potatoes, lid to 3d per lb ; peas, is Od to 1s Gd per half
sieve.

the bill was opposed, and argued that he would
have been unworthy of his position had he not exhi-
bited that indignation. The groans and yells pf
the Opposition surpassed anything he had ever heard
at out-dcor demonstrations, and an American gen-
tleman whom he introduced into the house on one
occasion declared that he had never witnessed such
a scene across the Atlantic. Members came in at
about ten o'clock, having, he presumed, been dining
—(laughter)—and the noise and interruptions
which took place when anything was said by
Mr. Gladstone or others in defence of the working
classes were of so disgraceful a character that he
hoped for the credit of the house they would never
recur. The Marquis of Hartington was howled at
as soon as he rose to reply to a violent speech from
the other side, and he himself, though he seldom
troubled the house on questions not connected with
his own department, spoke under the greatest diffi-
culties he ever experienced, storms of howls and
shouts being kept up throughout. Mr. Mill, though
a man of world-wide reputation, would have been
similarly treated, had not the leaders of the party,
thinking that it would be too great a scandal, given
the order that he was to be allowed to speak with-
out interruption, but being forbidden to use their
voices, and being incapable of appreciating his
arguments, they left the House during his address.
After urging that Lord Dunkellin's amendment was
fatal to the bill, Mr. Layard stated that though
many men of high authority were in favour of a
dissolution, the Government refrained from taking
that course, believing that it would have caused the
country great inconvenience, and might have re-
tarded the cause of Reform. Noticing the criticisms
passed on popular demonstrations, the hon, gentle-
man remarked that a more orderly gathering than
one which he recently beheld he never witnessed, it
being composed mainly of working men. No doubt
a few roughs and idle boys were present, but he
was very sorry to say there was some of these in the
House of Commons. (Cheers.) He concluded by
criticising the opinion on foreign affairs held by the
Conservative leaders, and by urging the working
classes to show their earnest determination to obtain
a measure of Reform.

Both hon. members were much applauded, and
resolutions were afterwards adopted, expressing ap-
proval of the late bill and gratitude to Earl Russell
and Mr. Gladstone for their efforts to secure the
franchise for the wDrking classes.