The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-23 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

(Before Chief Justice Erle, and Justices Willes' and Byles.)
WILTON V. THE ATLANTIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY,

The plaintiff in this case was a passenger on board the
steamship Argo, which was wrecked on the coast of New-
foundland, when the whole of his luggage was lost. On a
former occasion he sued the company for its value, and
succeeded in obtaining a verdict. A rule to set aside that
verdict, or to enter it for the defendants was obtained and
argued last term, and judgment was reserved.
The Court this morning delivered decision, which was
to the effect that the passenger ticket contained the words
not to be liable for luggage, property, or goods, unless a bill
of lading was given, and no bill of lading having been taken
for this property, the plaintiff could not recover. The
Court considered the passenger ticket allowing the passen-
ger 20 cubic feet of luggage did not do away with the ne-
cessity of taking a bill of lading for it. The rule to enter
the verdict for the defendants was, therefore, made absolute.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
HITCHCOCK V. HITCHCOCK.

This was a petition presented by the wife for judicial
separation on the ground of cruelty. The respondent denied
the allegation.
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine and Dr. Swabey appeared for
the petitioner, and Mr. Hawkins and Dr. Spinks for the
respondent.
From the evidence it appeared that the respondent, who
was a widower, married the petitioner, whe was then a bar-
maid at the St. George's public-house, Knightsbridge. The
respondent was a farmer at No rt holt, near Harrow, Middle-
sex, and the marriage took place in 1855. Shortly after they
went to live at the farm-house ; but in consequence of the
dampness the petitioner stated that she became very ill, and
thenceforward she alleged that the ill-treatment commenced.
He refused to allow her any money for household expenses,
and kept her in a position quite unsuitable to her position.
Subsequently to the marriage the respondent formed an

improper acquaintance with a woman named Edwards,
the wife of a carter in his employment. The
principal acts complained of were the use of abu-
sive epithets, striking her with his fists, and the re-
spondent having on one occasion knocked the petitioner
down, and dragged hAr .long two a... by the hair of the
head. The respondent charged the petitioner with adul-
terous intercourse with a man named Pinks. Various other
acts were alleged, one of which was that the petitioner was
in the habit of getting intoxicated by taking brandy secretly
home with her.

Corroborative testimony was adduced in support of some
of the alleged acts of cruelty, but it appeared also that the
petitioner had been guilty of most violent conduct to her
husband, and that on one occasion when engaged in busi-
ness with a farmer at his own house she behaved in such
a manner that he was obliged to turn her out of doors.
The respondent was examined for the defence, and accord-
ing to his statement he was the aggrieved party, his wife
being addicted to drunkenness and violent ebullition of
temper. His wife frequently threw cups and saucers at
him, and on one occasion she favoured him with a basin
filled with boiling water, and threatened to stab him with
a carving knife.

Mrs. Herbert, a nurse, gave evidence that the husband
always treated his wife with kindness. She was in the
habit of going from home, and to a publie.house kept by a
person named Walker.

Mr. 'Walker said—ln 1858 I kept the Plough Inn, at
Northolt. On the 16th of October, 1857, Mrs. Hitchcock
came to my house for eight days, and took her meals there.
She never left the parlour after, but she used to take brandy
in the morning shortly after her arrival, a glass after
breakfast and a glass after luncheon. Every night she
look some brandy mixed with water home with her. It
was a half pint bottle, and was not always full.

Cross-examined--She never paid me for the things she
had. I entered the articles against her in a bo)k. I have
not got it here, but it is in London. I don't think I should
like to swear that there is a number of entries for brandy
supplied in that book. I did not keep the book myself, so I
cannot say what is entered. I used to put it down on a slip
of paper or memorandum book. My son kept the book; he
can tell all about it. I don't know where the memorandum
book is. .

Sergeant Ballantine—When were the articles supplied ?
Witness (looking at a small piece of paper)—ln 1858.
Sergeant Ballantine—When you have done with that
paper let me have it; I should like to see it.—No, I won't;
it's nothing to do with you.

Judge—Let the gentleman have it ; he has a right to see
it. Hand it to the officer.

The witness very unwillingly complied with the learned
judge's order.

Sergeant Ballantine, after looking at the paper, handed
it back to the witness, and said "point out to the jury the
figures, or words on that paper which enables you to swear
the things were supplied in 1858."

The witness turned the paper over and over, and then
was about putting his hand in his breast pocket when the
learned sergeant said, " Oh, I suppose you are going to get
your spectacles."

The Judge—He saw very well without them just now
when he spoke to the date.

The witness was unable to comply with the request of the
learned sergeant, and said, " Well, I can't."
Sergeant Ballantiae---In whose writing are those memo-
randa.

Witness—My own.
Sergeant Ballantine—AV nea. .11.1 ..rr 9
—Witness : From the scrap of paper I told you of.
Where did you get the items from ?—From the original
memorandum book.

Where is it ?—.Don't know.
When did you make the copies ?—Last night.
What did you do with the paper you copied from ?—Put
it in the fire.

And that is what you call not knowing where it is ?—Yes.
There are other things on the paper besides those copied
from the memorandum book ?—Yes.
Point them out,ll can't.
What did you copy from the book ?—Nothing at all.
Then there is nothing on the paper you have just been
looking at that you copied from the book ?—Nothing.
A number of other witnesses were called, and each was
submitted to a most searching cross-examination.
[The case was proceeding when we went to press.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.)
IN RE THE SHOREDITCH BANK.—DATRES AND

To-day was appointed for the Commissioner to deliver
judgment it this often-adjourned bankruptcy, and precisely
at eleven o'clock the learned Commissioner read his deci-
sion. He 3ommented very shortly upon the " unwise"
conduct of the bankrupts in advancing such large sums of
money to Evans and Rowland, when the bank was not in
a position to do so with justice to its creditors and deposi-
tors. It had not, however, been imputed to the bankrupts
that they hid acted more than negligently, and, therefore,
they would have an immediate certificate of the second
class.

The Court was by no means crowded, and very little
interest was evinced as to the judgment.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THREATENING TO STAB A MAN.—Maria White, I
middle-aged woman of very excitable temper, was chargd
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with creating a disturbance at the hove
of Mr. Thomas Aldred, parasol maker, &c., 126 Oxfort-
street, and with using serious threats towards Edwa.cl
Shenton, foreman to Mr. Aldred.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, for tie
complainant, said the defendant had already been at he
court about 10 times, and the last time she was commited
for'six months. in default of finding bail. The defendant
was a woman cf a very violent description, and the quesion
was whether a respectable tradesman should shut up Lis
shop or the defendant be permitted to continue ter
annoyance.

Mr. Edward Shenton said he was foreman to Mr. Aldrd,
who was at the present time very ill. The prisoner cane
to the house yesterday afternoon very drunk and violet,
and demanded money. He told her to leave, when tae
said she would stick a knife into his heart.

Prisoner—go I will (in a very excited manner),
Complainant said there was a crowd of about 200 perms
round the door, and customers on many occasions lad
had to leave owing to her violence.
32} 11 Mr. Tyrwhitt—Do you'aprrehend violence at her hams
Complainant said he did.

Prisoner—lt's all false. I was excited at the time a I
should not have gone in. It is my sister's, and if they lad
said, " Maria, go out," I would have gone.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—You must find two bail in £lO each—two
good housekeepers—for three months. You have ven
threatened the complainant in court.

The prisoner left the court still uttering something but
owing to her excitement it was not understood.

TRADE WITH FRANCE.—The return of ou: ex-
ports to France in the year ending the 31st of March list,
and in the previous year, shows that they rose, so fa as
concerned British and Irish produce and manufactures, tom
£4,710,659 in the year 1859-60 to £5,493,327 in 1860-6. A
much larger quantity of wool and woollen yarn is it the
list for the latter year, and woollen manufacturesrose
from £47,037 to £63,706; hardware and
from £253,722 to £316,460 ; cottons from £225,77 to
234,487; silks)
cutlery, from £94,614 to £135,165. The export of liseed
oil was doubled, that of spelter rose enormously, ant that
of apparel increased from £31,976 to £54,974, Butthere
was a much greater rise in our export to France of rtiles
of foreign and colonial merchandise; they rosefrom
£4,920,467 to £8,948,817, the most important increaseaeing
in raw silk, coffee of British possessions (from 352,241 b. to
4,503,4861 b.), cocoa, rice, hemp, copper, indigo, wo,,:andi
flaxseed and linseed.