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who passed by the name of Mrs. Fleming, and who
had had three children by Lord Ribblesdale. Her
connection with Lord Ribblesdale had been broken
off about two years before the marriage, dud in the
interval Lord Ribblesdale had' Married: .. Mr. and
Mrs. Hervey cohabited in Park-street, Grosvenor-
square, until September, 1858, and in. that month
Mrs. Hervey left the house,i
and went with Lord
Ribblesdale to the Isle of Wight, where they re-
sided at Cintra Villa, near Shanklin.•
The facts of the marriage and adultery', were
proved, .but their lordships required additional evi-
dence of the identity `of the lady, and also some
explanation with regard to the circumstances of
the marriage, of the cohabitation, and of the sepa-
ration.

Mr. Baron Martin observed that the case was a
very peculiar one, and in his opinion the petitione-
lad not as yet made out the allegations in the pe-

talon.
At a later part of the day witnesses were called
who proved the identity of the lady who had lived
with Lord Ribblesdale since the separation' with
Mrs. Hervey.
The jury found the issue of adultery for the pe-
titioner.
Two letters written by Mrs. Hervey- after her
elopement were read, in which she acknowledged
her guilt, and implored her husband's forgiveness.
The Court then dissolved the marriage. •
WARNER V. WARNER AND MAYO.
Dr. Phillimore, Q.C., .and Mr. Pritchard_ sup-

ported the petition ; Dr. Deane, Q.C., appeared for
the co-respondent.
This was a petition by a husband for a dissolu-
tion of the marriage on the• ground of his wife's
adultery. He was a grocer at Yeovil, and married
the respondent in August 1847, and has had three
children by her. She was a person of intemperate
habits, and he frequently remonstrated with her,
but could not induce her to reform. In October,
1853 she went by the railway from Yeovil to Taun-
ton, and there passed .a night with a •man" in a
house of ill-farce. She returned the same week
to her husband, but he refused to receive her,
-and has not since lived with her. The petitioner
charged adultery with the co-respondent, and with
persons unknown, and also claimed damages from
the co-respondent. The respondent did not answer,
but the co-respondent denied the adultery, and on
that fact issue was joined.
No evidence was given of the identity of the co-
respondent with the person who passed the night
with Mrs. Warner at Taunton, t- nd by the direc-
tion of Mr. Justice Wightman the jury found a
verdict negativing the charge against him, and he
was dismissed from the suit.
Further evidence was then given of the adultery
of the respondent at the date mentioned, including
a letter from her in which she confessed her guilt
and asked for money.
Their Lordships dissolved the marriage,
Dr. Deane applied for the co-respondent's costs.
Their Lordships did not think it right under the
circumstances to grant the application. •

BILLER V. BILLER AND GREEN.
Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Dr. Swabey were counsel
for the petitioner.
Mr. Biller, a clerk in the Post-office, married
Emily Maria, Turner, at St. Paul's Cray, in April,
1843, and during their cohabitation, which con-
tinued until January,lBs6, they had seven children.
In June, 1855, they were living at Lewisham, and
Mr. Biller let part of his house to a Mr. George H.
Green. In the following January, while-Mr:Biller
was absent for the day, Mr. Green and Mrs. Biller
eloped together. She took the name of Bentley,
and has livedtwith Green at different places in the
suburbs of London. These facts were proved by
several witnesses, among whom was a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Biller, about 16 years old, who had
been- taken by Mrs. Biller to live with her and Mr.
Green, and had stayed with them until she was
taken away by Mr. Biller's sister. The fact of
adultery was traversed by the respondent.
Mr. Justice Wightman summed up, and
The jury found a verdict for the petitioner.
The Court dissolved the marriage, and condemned
the co-respondent in costs.

PARKER V. PARKER AND M'LLOYD.
'Mr. Sergeant Pigott and Dr. Spinks appeared
for the petitioner ; Dr. Swabey for the respondent.
The co-respondent did not appear.
The petitioner, Mr. George Parker, alleged that
his wife, Elizabeth Louisa Parker, had committed
adultery with Robert M'Lloyd. The respondent
did not deny the adultery, but pleaded that the
prisoner had instigated and connived at it.
The affirmative of the issue being upon the
te-
spondent, the case was opened by Dr. Swabey, who
stated that the marriage took place in 1849, and
they cohabited at various lodgings in the neighbour-
hood of Islington, until the summer of 1856. ;It
appeared from the evidence of the only witness
called for the respondent, a Mrs. Robinson, who let
lodgings in a house at Islington, that in March,
1855, Mr. and Mrs. Parker lodged with her ; that
at the beginning of 1856 they went to live with his
family at Queen's-road, Regent's-park; that dif-
ferences broke out between Mrs. Parker and the
members of his family, in consequence of which
they separated, Mr. Parker remaining with his
family, and Mrs. Parker going back to lodge with
Mrs. Robinson ; that she bad an allowance of 108.
a week from her husband, who occasionally went
to see her ; that'in 1858 Mrs Parker brought a Mr.
M'Lloyd to the house assigning as a reason that
her husband did not give her a sufficient allowance,
and that she and Mr. M'Lloyd lived together in
the house as man and wife for three or four months.
This being the only evidence given in support of
the respondent's pleas, the Court directed to find
a verdict upon them for the petitioner.
Witnesses were then called to prove the allega-
tions in the petition. It appeared that Mrs. Parker
was the daughter of a bricklayer at Cambridge,
named Smith, and that in 1849 Mr. Parker, who
was then a young man employed in the Emigration
office, went to pay a visit of a month to a friend
who was an undergraduate at the University, and
there he became acquainted with her. She was
known as "Lizzie Smith," and he married her
his visit was over without the knowledge of his
parents. She was then 18 years of age, and was
not able to write her own name. They came to
London and lived happily together for several
years. Mr. Parker's family were much dis-
pleased at his marriage, but ultimately became
reconciled to it, and in the spring of 1856
allowed him and his wife to live with them in the
Queen's•road. An aunt of Mr. Parker, Mrs. Tus-
tine, stated that Mrs. Parker there gave way to
habits of intoxication, and that her behaviour to
her husband and the other members of the family
was extremely violent and discreditable. They
remonstrated witd her, but without effect,
last, one Sunday morning in June, 1856, she packed
Her
husband her things and said she would go away. l
husband and his mother told her to consideri
n her
well
what she was about to do, but she persisted and at
intention. She asked her husband if he would
allow her 10s. a-week, and he said that he would,
and she then got into a cab and went away. She
had been brought up as a milliner, and she now
carries on that business. . _

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evidence Proved had been given
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This was the
was accordingly dissolved.
last day of the present sittings of

ROYAL F. REE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-INN-ROAD.—The
number of patients relieved at this hospital, during the week
ending July 9, was 2,417, of which 703 were new cases.
THE CITY COAL DUES.—On Friday a numerous
deputation waited on the Home Secretary, Sir G. C. Lewis,
on the subject of the dues on coal imported into the port of
London. The deputation was introduced by the Hon. G.
Byng, supported by a great number of the members for the
metropolitan boroughs. • Mr. Byng stated that the objeit of
the deputation was to ascertainwhat course the Goveinment
would pursue in the event of the Board of Works making
an application to them to have the 9d. per ton that would
revert to the Corporation of London in 1862 transferred to
them. Sir G. C. Lewis said the question divided itself into
two objections ; the first, that the radius of 20 miles was too
large, and went beyond the metropolitan area
second was as to the 4d. which the City claimed asthis
ncorpora-
tion property. He saw no practical result frpoi
de-
putation, because the Board of Works bad made all
ey
cation to him for the transfer-of the 9d. duty ;
and•
If th
did their appeal must be considered on its merits and with
,
regard to the 4d. duty, it was corporation property,; and tne
upon
which he would not express an
opinion. n eluswer to
question from one of the deputation, the House Secretary
said the scheme of allowing a drawback to lll9,nufakturers
was impracticable. The deputation then witkdrew.
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BEE SWARMING.--A very singular cir cumstance
occurred on Tuesday morning. A man nax nod
seeing a swarm of bees at the top of St. Sidwe Ts, Exeter,
plucked a bough, and, strange as it may appear, stood in
the road and endeavoured to attract them to it. They flew
towards him, but instead of pitching on the 1 eafy bough,
they clustered, inches deep, on the man's head., , face, neck,
and hands. Many people, seeing this, beau! ne alarmed,
but the man, knowing well the habits of bees , stood per-
fectly still and composed, and directed some of the by-
tanders to procure a hive, saying that if this were done
the bees would doubtless be attracted into it. A hive was
obtained, and the result was as anticipated. TI to bees for-
sook the man for the hive, and they were rests )red to Mr.
Elworthy, the owner. It is a remarkable fact du tt although
the bees stuck to the man for a quarter of an , hour or 20
ihirattes.they did him no injury. -Rad'he reeved; t''become
agitated, he would have been severely stung, and in all
probability death would have ensued.—Exeter Flying -Pelt