The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-31 00:00:00

EVENING, MAY 31, 1861.

EPSOM .?ACES.—(This Day.)

(EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LATEST BETTING,
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LAW INTELLIGENCE—(II:s Day).

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before Sir Cresswell Cresswell, Judge Ordinary.)
PATES V. PATES.

This was a suit instituted by the wife, Martha Pates,
against her husband, William Pates, for a dissolution of
marriage, on the ground of his adultery and desertion.
Dr. Spinks represented the petitioner ; there was no
appearance on the part of the respondent.
From the evidence adduced it appeared that the parties
were married at Flamatead, Herts, in October, 1838, the
respondent then being in business as a tailor and draper.
They cohabited for some years, and three children were the
issue of the marriuge, of whom one is now alive. In 1844,
the respondent forged a bill upon his brother-in-law, and
consequently all his household goods were sold, and the
petitioner went to live with one of her brothers. The
respondent went to Watford in 1846, under pretence of
seeking work, and remained away for nearly two months,
when the petitioner met her husband in London, and by
mutual agreement they corresponded by letter for a few
months. This, however, soon ceased on the part of the
respondent, and intelligence was conveyed to the petitioner
that he had gone to live with a girl named Ellen Palmer,
by whom he admitted having had four children, and with
whom he at present lives at Fishpool-street, Michael-street,
St. Albans. The petitioner, since the desertion, has lived
in the service of a highly respectable family as housekeeper
for fourteen years and a half. The whole facts were fully
proved, and the Judge Ordinary granted a decree nisi with
costs.

BOLTON V. BOLTON AND PAGE.

In this suit the husband sought for a dissolution of mar-
riage on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-
respondent, who did not appear in answer to the suit. Mr.
Dowdeswell and Mr. Shaw represented the petitioner.
The parties were married at Cricklade, Wiltshire, in
1839, and cohabited together, at Westbury, until July,
1846, the petitioner carrying on business as a grocer and
draper. At that time the respondent was found
in the actual commission of adultery, by the
petitioner, with a perssn named Hall, a market
gardener in Westbury. The respondent was sent
home to her mother, at Cricklade, and continued
to live with her until she died, and left the respondent
sufficient to maintain her without her labouring for a liv-
ing. Some time after the respondent went to live with the
co-respondent at Castle Eaton, Wilts, and a female infant
had been registered by them both as their child.
The facts were clearly proved, and Sir Cresswell Cress-
well at once granted the decree nisi with costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH• STREET.

LOOKING AFTER THE PLATE 'BASKET.—Three young
men, named Shirley, Harley, and Donnelly, were charged
as follows :

Sergeant Joy, 9 C, said that, on the previous afternoon,
observing the three prisoners together, and knowing thorn
as the companions of Pye-street thieves, he watched them,
and observed them go down several areas in Clarges-street,
Curzon-street, and believing they were there for the object
of committing a felony, he took them into custody. On
searching them he found on each of them five combs and a
needle case. On asking them what they went down the
areas for, they said, "To sell combs," but he (Joy) had
little doubt that, though that was the pretence, the reality
was that they were on the look out for plate baskets.
The Magistrate said ho had no doubt they were all
workitig together for the purpose of taking any articles of
plate they found lying in their way, but fortunately,
through the vigilance of the officer, they had not succeeded.
He would commit them for a month each as rogues and
vagabonds.