The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-25 00:00:00

IN 1U WYLD.

This was an application under Lord St, Leonards' Act to
have a sum of money paid to a legatee before attaining

majority.

His Honour expressed an opinion to the effect that in
future he would not, except in administrations, entertain
such applications (by motion) unless a bill was specially
filed for that purpose, and then he would decide on bill and
answer.

His Honour declared that the trustees were entitled to
pay a fifth share to the children, and that they were to pay
costs out of their share.

IN RE THE INCUMBENT OF WHITECHAPEL.

His Honour declared that tho railway company were
bound to pay the expense of pulling down the houses, with
costs.

DIVORCE COURT.
(Before Sir C. Cresswell and a Special Jury.)
IVALKER. V. WALICEOCRAIG AND NICOL.-

This was a suit by the husband, a shipping agent resid-
ing at Liverpool, for a divorce on the ground of his wife's
adultery with both co-respondents and other persons not
known, to which the respondents pleaded simply denial.

Dr. Phillimore, Q.C., Dr. Spinks, and Mr. Lloyd were
counsel for the petitioner; andithe co-respondents were re-
presented by Mr. Edward James, Q.C., Mr. Colridge, Q.C.,
Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Dr. Pritchard. The respondent
did not appear by counsel.
From the statement of Dr. Phillimore, who opened the
case, it appeared that in the summer of 1851 the
petitioner was travelling in different places in the Mediter-
ranean, and that he became acquainted with the respondent,
who was the daughter of Jewish parents living at Leghorn,
and that being smitten with her he proposed marriage and
was accei,ted. They then came in the same vessel to Eng-
land, and were married in June, 1857, at the Scotch
Church, Liverpool. They cohabited at Manchester and
Liverpool until 1858, when the petitioner, who had become
a bankrupt, resolved to go to Corfu in order to improve his
situation, and it was arranged that his wife and family'
should. join him when he was settled there. He accord-
ingly left England, and his wife remained at Liverpool
until the following year, when she sent the children and
furniture by sea, and followed by overland route. How-
ever, before her arrival, Mr. Walker discovered amongst
the furniture letters that aroused his suspicion, and on his
wife's arrival he refused to cohabit with her. He returned to
England, and from information he received he determined
to adopt the present proceedings. The learned counsel
then proceeded to state that Mr. Craig was a medical man,
who attended the petitioner at Seacombe in 1857, and after-
wards visited Mts. Walker at times when he was absent on
business. Having discovered this circumstance, Mr.
Walker wrote to him, and the visits were discontinued. It
was alleged on the other side that these visits
were purely professional, in consequence of Mrs. Walker's
state of health ; but though they were as often as
three and four times a week, and extended over a period of
three months, it appeared that Mr. Craig made no charge
for his services. Shortly after Mr. Craig ceased calling at
Mr. Walker's, Mr. Nicol, who was an acquaintance, and
had a wife and family, became a frequent visitor, and if the
evidence of the petitioner was to be relied on, an immoral
, intimacy almost immediately commenced between him and
Mrs. Walker:

The marriage having been formally proved,
Margaret Jones was called. She stated that she lived in
service at Mr. Walker's, and was engaged by him while he
and his wife were staying at Seacombe, in 1857. She ac-
companied them to Liverpool, and they had two other
female servants, Jane Green and Mary Hamilton. They
lived at Blackbourne-terrace, in Liverpool. Dr. Craig
generally called at the house about 11 o'clock, and Bin
Walker used to be out on business from ten o'clock in the
morning until four in the afternoon. It was usual for Mrs.
Walker to send out the children between ten and eleven
o'clock in the morning. Dr. Craig saw Mr. Walker only
three times after he left Seacombe, and his visits subse-
quently were entirely to Mrs. Walker. Dr. Craig used to
remain an hour, and sometimes much longer, in the room
with Mrs. Walker. She recollected one morning
carrying up coals to the breakfast room, and entering the
room without knocking. Mrs. Walker was seated on the
sofa with her jacket off, and Dr. Craig was also on the sofa.
He was buttoning his boot, and his trousers were unbut-
toned. Mrs. Walker had no stays on, but she had on her
petticoat. Mrs. Walker snatched the coals from her and
desired her to leave the room, some time afterwards Mrs.
Walker came to her in the kitchen and called her a brute for
coming into the room when Dr. Craig was sounding her.
She also threatened to discharge her. Mrs. Walker always
had dessert brought in on mornings when she expected Dr.
Craig. She remembered having overheard a conversation
between Mrs. Walker and her husband in the course of
which he said he had written to Dr. Craig, who did not
I call more than two or three times subsequently. When
Mr. Nicol called, Mrs. Walker, contrary to her usual prac-
tice, used to dress early. She never saw Mr. Walker
angry except on one occasion when he taxed his wife with
receiving visits constantly from Mr. Nicol. Mrs. Walker
used always to let Mr. Nicol out herself, and she remem-
bered on one occasion them going into the dining room
together and her locking the door.
Some evidence confirmatory of the preceding witnesses's
statements was called.
Verdict for the petitioner on all the issues, and decree
nisi pronounced.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SINGULAR CASE.—ASSAULT ON A TAVERN KEEPER
A GENTLEMAN.—Mr. George Evans alias Tracey, of 25,
St. James-street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with
the following assault on Mr. Aucompte, proprietor of the
Round Table, St. Martin's. court :
Mr. Aucompte said this gentleman was in my house lot
night. I was coming out of my coffee-room, and there wero
20 or 30 gentlemen at the bar at the time. The defendant
made use of a most disgusting expression towards me,
ing me an old —. I refused to serve him, and told my
toy
barmaids, in consequence of the disgusting languages
serve him, as I had been subjected to his abuse before.. 0
with his gold
then struck me two or three times, onee
knobbed stick on the arm. The defendant then insisted en
el for a bottle of cham-
having something to drink, and cane
continuing, I sent for
pagne. His disgusting language
constable and gave him in charge•
eAwu
tohmhpitse
stick,, provaendd seeingh eard
call-
use I speak to his girls
Defendant—He is jealous, because
over the bar.
language,ri; and say it would take
gs to put him out of the house.
theC dheafrelnesdaDnitypisOkewMai tre.rAtuoeeMm
Defendant said that what he said was in a jocular way.
213.0imstimehakiejuunsabeuef disgusting
Mr. Aucompte denied this, and said:the defendant's lan'
guage was most disgusting before females.
Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the defendant to find two bail in
£lO each for three months.