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

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

(Before Chief Justice Erle, and Justices Willes ancßyles.)
WILTON V. THE ATLANTIC STEAM NAVIGATION COIPANY.

The plaintiff in this case was a passenger on bard the
steamship Argo, which was wrecked on the coast f New-
foundland, when the whole of his luggage was lost On a
former occasion he sued the company for its 'mile, and
succeeded in obtaining a verdict. A rule to set asde that
verdict, or to enter it for the defendants was obtailed and
argued last term, and judgment was reserved.
The Court this morning delivered decision, wlich was
to the effect that the passenger ticket contained tie words
not to be liable for luggage, property, or goods, uniss a bill
of lading was given, and no bill of lading having ben taken
for this property, the plaintiff could not meow. The
Court considered the passenger ticket allowing the passen-
ger 20 cubic feet of luggage did not do away wits the ne-
cessity of taking a bill of lading for it. The rule to enter
the verdict for the defendants was, therefore, rcade absolute.

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

This was a petition presented by the wiis for judicial
separation on the ground of cruelty. The respuulent denied
the allegation.

Mr. Sergeant' Ballantine and Dr. Swabcy appeared for
the petitioner, and Mr. Hawkins and Dr. Epinks for the
respondent.

Fro :n the evidence it appeared that the reipondent, who
was a widower, married the petitioner, who vas then a bar-
maid at the St. George's public-house, Knigltsbridge. The
respondent was a farmer at No rlholt, near Herrow, Middle-
sex, and the marriage took place in 1855. Shortly after they
went to live at the farm-house ; but in confequence 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 houselold expenses,
and kept her in a position quite unsuitable her position.
Subsequently to the marriage the respondent formed an
improper acquaintance with a woman named Edwards,
the wife of a carter in his emphyment. The
principal acts complained of were the use of abu-
sive epithets, striking her with his flats, aid the re-
spondent having on one occasion knocked the petitioner
down, and dragged her along the floor by the lair of the
head. The respondent charged the petitioner vith adul-
terous intercourse with a man named Pinks. Various other
aches were alleged, one of which was that the pettioner was
in the habit of getting intoxicated by taking branly secretly
home with her.

Corroborative testimony was adduced in suppat of some
of the alleged acts of cruelty, but it appeared also that the
petitioner had been guilty of most violent condict to her
husband, and that on one occasion when engageti in busi-
ness with a farmer at his own house she behavtd in suck
a manner that he was obliged to turn her out of coors.
The respondent was examined for the defence, aad accord-
ing to his statement he was the aggrieved party, his wife
being addicted to drunkenness and violent ebullition of
him with a basin
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filled with boiling water, and threatened to stab him with
a carving knife. _ _

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

Mr. Walker said—ln 1858 I kept the P,ough Inn, at
Northolt. On the 16th of October, 1857, Mrs. Hitchcock
came to my house for eight days, and took he- meals there.
She never left the parlour after, but she used t) take brandy
in the morning shortly after her arrival, s glass after
breakfast and a glass after luncheon. Every night she
took some brandy mixed with water home vith her. It
was a half pint bottle, and was not always ful
Cross-examined—She never paid me for the things she
had. I entered the articles against her in a book. 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 lonkinv st thr,
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, suppose you are going to ge*
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—ln whose writing are those memo-
randa.
Witness—My own.

Sergeant Ballantine—Where did you copy them from ?
—Witness : From the scrap of paper I told you of.
Where did you get the items from 2—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 2—Yes.
There are other things on the paper besides those copied
from the memorandum book ?—Yes.
Point them out,--I can't. •
What did you copy from the book ?—Nothing at all.
Then there is nothing on the paper you hare 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 fiIIOREDITCH BANK.-DATRES AND
To-da w TROUGITON.
y as appointed for the Commissioner to deliver
judgment in Ws often-adjourned bankruptcy, and precisely
at eleven o'clock the learned Commissioner read his deci-
sion. sion. Re commented very shortly upon the " unwise"
conduct of the bankrupts in advancing such large sums o f
money to Evans and Rowland, when the bank was not in
a position to d) so with justice to its creditors and deposi-
tors. It had lot, however, been imputed to the bankrupts
that they had acted more than negligently, and, therefore,
they would hive an immediate certificate of the second
class.

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

POLICE INTELLIGENOE.—( This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

TintEATENIYG TO STAR A MAX.—Maria White, a
middle-aged woman of very excitable temper, was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with creating a disturbance at the house
of Mr. Thomas Aldred, parasol maker, &c., 126 Oxford-
street, and with using serious threats towards Edward
Shenton: foreman to Mr. Alfred.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, for the
complainant, said the defendant had already been at the
ooutt about 10 times, and the last time she was committed
for six months, in default of biding bail. The defendant
was a woman of a very violent description, and the question
was whether a respectable tradesman should shut up his
shop or the defendant be permitted to continue her
annoyance.
Mr. Edward Shenton said le was foreman to Mr. Aldred,
who was at the present time very ill. The prisoner came
to the house yesterday afternoon very drunk and violent,
and demanded money. He :old her to leave, when she
said she would stick a knife into his heart.

Prisoner—So I will (in a very excited manner).
Complainant said there was a crowd of about 200 persons
round the door, and customers on many occasions had
had to leave owing to her violeacc
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Do you apprehend Violence at her hands ?
Complainant said he did.
.. _

Prisoner—lt's all false. I vas excited at the time or I
should not have gone in. It ismy sister's, and if they had
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 even
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 our ex-
ports to France in the year ending the 31st of March last,
and in the previous year, shows that they rose, so far as
concerned British and Irish produce and manufactures, from
£4,710,659 in the year 1859-60 to £5,493,327 in 1860-61. A
much larger quantity of wool and woollen yarn is in the
list for the latter year, and woollen manufactures rose
from £253,722 to £316,460 ; cottons from £225.747 to
234,487; silks, from £47,037 to £63,706; hardwares and
cutlery, from £94,614 to £135,165. The export of :inseed
oil was doubled, that of spelter rose enormously, and that
of apparel increased from £31,976 to £54,974. But there
was a much greater rise in our export to France of artiles
of foreign and colonial merchandise ; they rose from
£4,920,467 to £8,948,817, the most important increase being
in raw silk, coffee of British possessions (from 352,2441 b. to
4,503,4861 b.), cocoa, rice, hemp, copper, indigo, wpw,:and
flaxseed 1414 liAgondl