The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-12 00:00:00

ARCHES' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

CLOWES V. CLOWES.
This case has occupied the attention of the Court dur-

ing a very lengthened period, and presented perhaps
the most singular features ever witnessed in any suit in
the Ecclesiastical Courts.

The Queen's Advocate appeared on behalf of Mr.
Clowes, and Dr. Adams for Mrs. Clowes.

A mass of affidavits were read on both sides, for the
purpose of first supporting an application on behalf of
Mrs. Harriet Clowes for a restitution of conjugal rights
by her husband, Mr. Edward Clowes, the son of Mr.
Clowes, the well-known and extensive printer, which ap-
plication was met on the part of the husband with a
charge of adultery against the wife, in consequence of
which he claimed exemption from the discharge of any
conjugal obligations. Such was the aspect under which
the case now came before the Court, but circumstances
superinducing this allegation and counter-allegation
spread over a period of nearly five years. The following
is a brief statement of all the main facts of the case as
stated in the affidavits :

It appeared, that in the early part of the year 1840
Mrs. Clowes, then Miss Harriet Jones, was an inmate of
a boarding school, and an intimacy arose between them,
the result of which was, that Miss Jones declared her-
self to be pregnant by Mr. Clowes, and he, after some
hesitation, eventually consented to marry her. The
husband alleged that she had contracted this marriage
with him under a false impression, she being at the time
about seventeen years of age, and he twenty-five years.
During the time that Mrs. Clowes was residing at Ken-
nington, in the year 1841, she one day, during the tem-
porary absence of Mr. Clowes from home, had the
infant, child of a peasant in South Wales brought to
her, and upon his return she informed him that
during his absence she had been confined of a fine male
infant; showing him at the same time the child, which
she was obliged to have procured under the circum-
stances first stated. They lived together after that event
until the month of February, 1842, when he received
certain information which induced him to suddenly
leave Mrs. Clowes, who although she frequently made in-
quiries at both'the private house and business premises of
her husband's rather, could receive no other information
than that he had gone abroad, and was not likely to re-
turn. For a short time after the departure of her hus-
band, his father paid her a small weekly allowance, which
he soon, however, withdrew. The family of Mr.
Clowes then, through the agency of the police,
tried to gain sufficient legal evidence upon which to
obtain a divorce. A suit was instituted in
the Consistory Court for this purpose the merits of which
rested chiefly upon Mrs. Clowes having got married in
a false name, but the Court decided that the allegation
had not been fully proved, and refused the application.
As soon as this case (which occupied the Court for
nearly two years) was decided, Mrs. Clowes instituted
the present suit for the restoration of conjugal rights
which was met in bar with a counter-allegation, that the
promoter of the suit had been guilty of adultery.
The voluminous affidavits on the part of Mrs. Clowes,
after denying the allegations with respect to procuring
the child by fraud, stated that all those circumstances
upon which her husband had sought to found the charge
of adultery had been forced upon her by the fact of hav-
ing been abandoned by her husband and his family and left
in a state of utter destitution. One case may be men-
tioned. She was compelled to advertise for a situation,
when she was engaged as an attendant in a shop in the
Strand, and upon going to the person who engaged her
to take her in the evening to the premises, instead of
doing so he placed her in a hackney-coach and caused her
to be driven to a house of ill-fame in Gloucester-place.
A mass of documentary evidence was put in to sup-
port the allegation of adultery against Mrs. Clowes,
most of which was unfit for publication. The last affi-
davit stated that Mr. Clowes was quite dependent upon
his father for support, and had not one penny of private
property in his own right.
The Learned ADVOCATE having been heard on the
technical points of the case on each side,
The further consideration of the suit was ordered to be
adjourned.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY

SALMON V. BAILEY.

This was an action for an assault and for the injury
done to the character of the plaintiff, by a false accusa-
tion of an attempt to pass false coin.
Mr. Bailey, the defendant, is a butcher, residing in
Tottenham-court-road ; and Mr. Salmon is a coach-
maker, in the same neighbourhood.
Martha Heed deposed that on Saturday, 28th Sep-
tember, she accompanied Mrs. Salmon to market. That
they entered a public-house together in order to obtain
change of a sovereign. They afterwards went into de:
fendant's shop for the purpose of purchasing meat. Mrs.
Salmon bought meat to the value of 2s. lid. and gave
Mrs. Bailey the sum of two shillings and sixpence.
Having left the shop without her change, she returned to
obtain it, when Mrs. Bailey, who had taken the money,
did not deny that she had neglected to give plaintiff the
change, but asserted that the sixpence was a bad one.
Witness said that it was not a bad sixpence, and that
the coin produced was not that which plaintiff
had given ; she knew that from the fact
that the money which Mrs. Bailey produced
was black, and that given to the plaintiff was
not. Mrs. Bailey referred to her husband, who said that
the money was bad, and, after a great deal of altercation,
turned the plaintiff and the witness out of the shop, and
thrust the former out with such force, that if she had not
been caught by a by stander she would have fallen in
the kennel. He afterwards seized upon her violently,
and shook her in such a manner that she feared she
would lose some money which she-had in her hand, and,
when she persisted in asking for her change, he gave her
in charge for attempting to pass bad money.
The policeman, E 98, deposed to having taken plain-
tiff into custody, and to defendant sending a message to
the station-house to the effect that he did not wish to
press the charge, upon which plaintiff was liberated.
Mr. BALLANTYNE addressed the jury at great length,
setting forth several circumstances in mitigation He said
that it could not be denied that defendant had acted very
hastily, but he thought the jury need not give more than
nominal damages, as there were several circumstances
which seemed to support the charge against plaintiff,
although no one could for an instant suspect her or her
friend, after hearing the whole of the circumstances.
The jury found for plaintiff, with 51. damages.
There were this morning several other cases, but of no
importance.

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.)
IN RE HENRY CATON, BUTCHER, HATFIELD.
_ _

The insolvent applied for his interim order, but was
opposed by Mr. Bagley, on the part of several creditors,
and on the ground that the case was out of the jurisdic-
tion of the Court, the insolvent having been a trader,
and the debts upwards of 300/. The schedule, however,
exhibited only debts to the amount of 284/. The insol-
vent had, it appeared, compounded with his creditors in
1843, and the composition had been paid up, in full of all
claims. But afterwards it appeared that, through igno-
rance, the insolvent had entered many of those persons
on his present schedule. He was therefore ordered to
amend and exhibit it to his creditors, before coming up
for his final order.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
There was a very fair demand for Cotton at LiYet.
pool yesterday, at firm prices. Sales about 6,000 bale
viz., 200 Bahia, at 5,-}d. to ; 300 Maranham, at 44:,
to .sld. ; 50 Fermin, at sid.; 200 Egyptian, at sid•
6d.; and the rest American, at 34d. to 54d. per lb:"
Shares were without alteration. Bristol and Gloucester,
37; Caledonian, 4 ; Churnet Valley, 2i; Eastern Cour
ties, 13i ; Ditto, Perpetual, No. 2,20 s. ; Grand Jane'
tion, New, Quarter, 15k; Kendal and indermere, 4;
Lancaster and Preston, 45; London and Birmingham, 918'
Manchester and Birmingham, 49-; Midland Counties,ll/7)
North Union, 139; Shrewsbury and Grand Junction, 51;
South-Eastern, New, Ili; Lyons and Avignon, 21. 11+;
Faris and Lyons, 3 1-20; Paris and Rouen, 39 ; -Par"
and Strasburg, 21. 6s. 6d.
We have no arrivals in the City to-day, if we exeePl
accounts by a transient, foreign vessel, to Septenlbel
15, from Rio de Janiero. At that period trade wee,
little more animated, but it appears the imports were WI
in excess. This might arise, however, from the desire°
parties to get in their goods before the advanced dull
came into operation, and which would, of course, leave $
better margin for profit. The exchange had been eP
to 25i.
The particulars relative to the new emission of the
French loan have given decided satisfaction in tile
City, as the arrangement is considered the most ft;'
vourable that could possibly have been made, the instal
ments being spread over a period of twenty month'
The bare rumour that these were all to be made good°
three months had excited much uneasiness from the de;
rangement which such a plan would have caused in the
Money Market. As it is, the amounts payable will ,
but 10,000,000 francs each time, and no doubt a lel
proportion, whoever may obtain the contract, will
allotted in the French metropolis, as well as in the oth°t
Continental cities.
The Funds opened rather flatly this morning, nod
withstanding the advance in the French Funds,
money being in rather more request, stock was o'ffer,:;,
more freely. Consols have ranged from par to 1001 i't
Money, and from 100* to 1001 for Account. Excieck,libee
Bills have been down to 635. and 61s. premium.
New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have realised 1011 '
10211 ; and the Three per Cents., 99i to
ite
Spanish Bonds have given way this morning, the t,
per Cents. being marked 24i and the Three per Ceno
There is nothing of importance from Spain,
the advices of the dreedful hurricane at Cuba lead tow
apprehension of a greatly diminished revenue this year
from that source. Portuguese Converted Stock has Deeo
55+, and rather dull. Mexican Bonds are quieter at 351
Colombian at 14, and Brazilian at 88. Dutch Two-SO 9
a-Half per Cents. are 62i and Russian Bonds are
In Shares business continues to be limited, and pri
ara still rather heavy.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ORB Q.IILOCIE•
(From the Official List)
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities to%
3 per Cent. Coniols. Anns
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 1025 161% 10Ple
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 1 0-ail
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860. l2 3-164 i
Consols for Account ....,..«....«..........«....« looU3ti ,1,
Exchequer Bills. I%cl. 134(1
1,0004 ••••••••••••••••••••••••• ... .......”.•• 63 61 pm.
5001......,••••••••"•••••••• •••••••••••• 61 63 pm.

Ditto 5ma11.."......".••••• 62 60 jun.
Ditto
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ...«„«.....« 88
Columbian Bonds
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. awe.
Ditto for the Account
Ditto-Deferred .......
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted SSW

Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent ll9'
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840...........„ 243
Ditto for the Account 24% Si
Ditto Passive Bonds
Ditto Three per Cent. ..... ....................
Ditto for the Account
Dutch 2% per Cents. ..... ........... ....... ....
Ditto for the Account, 62
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates s6_
Dutch 5 per Cent 5....................„.... ....... ....., 99 %...
PRICES OF SHARES 1 HIS DAY AT ONE O,CLOCfr
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. 114
Birmingham and Gloucester lOO ........102
Bristol and Exeter
Bristol and Gloucester
Churnet Valley
.... ..... to .."
Direct Northern. 2% 2% ...... to -
Eastern Counties ........-...... ..... 2.5
Great Southern and Western} 5
9 ..«..... to ---
(Ireland)
Lancaster and Carlisle lO ........ 13% ...... to •""
London and Birmingham. lOO 2,3 ......... to
Ditto % Shares
London and Greenwich ....... ...•• 12% •••••• 9% ••••ta t 0
London and South Western 41% ...... 7436 ... .. to 5
London and Croydon
Ditto Guaranteed 5 per Cent 2 ......... 2%
London and York 2% 2Y
Midland „ ".-
...... ..... ........ ..... 100 .........105%
Sheffield:and Lincoln
South Devon ....... .....
...... to -",
South Eastern and Dover ..... .... 32%
Ditto New . ............... ............ 4
York and North Midland ........ 50
Ditto Scarboro' Branch
Ditto Selby Scrip ......... ........ 20
Boulogne and Amiens -
Orleans and Vierzon
Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux 1
Paris and Lyons 2 9 ti.
..... to ....
Paris and Orleans
300 i ... to Zil
Parisand R0uen........................ 20

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
London and Westminster
HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, Nov.B.
Bills. Mond-
Austrian 5 per Cents. -
Bank Shares 1635 ---
Anglo-Russian Loan - mg
Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certificate IOSX --
Inscription, Ist series — 105%
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th
Series 99 ---•
Ditto in Certificates 99% ---
New 4 per Cent. (1840) 9l 91S
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. .........
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent. B6X i:6
Spanish, New 5 per Cents. lB% -*"
Polish Bonds --0
New Tickets ... _
....
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Beaux, Nov. 7.
Bills. Money
St. Schuld Sch., 3M per cent. ......... —... 100 X 89%
Prussian English Bonds, 1830, 4 per cent. --
Exchange on London
,I. 6 22%
Prussian State Gazette. Nov. lit.
billl
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, NOV. 1 I. 1 ..v- -,„ /
had a flat market, without much variation in prices ii),
Burnley and Accrington, 2,; Cambridge and Linc°„p,
2i. 11-16 ; Churnet Valley, 3 ; Lancaster and Pres'ij
431; Manchester and Birmingham, 491 ; Sheffiekl4
Lincoln, li ; Sheffield and Manchester, 96? ; "
Yorkshire, 81.

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock_ ex dlv. !Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Qd

Ditto under £l,OOO
South Sea Stock
Ditto Old Annuities
Ditto New Annuities
Ex. Bills, 1,0001. 154 d
Ditto 5001. .........
Ditto
Bank Stock for Acct ,„,111
Consols for Act tw'
I India Stock for Acct ""-
FOREIG N

3 per Cent. Red 99%
3 per Cent. Cons.
3% per Cent. Red
New 3U per Cent lO2
New 5 per Cent.
Long Annuities to expire
Jan. 1860 l2 1-16
Oct. 1859 II%
Jan. 1860 l24i
Indian Stock

Austrian, 5 per Cent
Belgian, 5 per Cent
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent —
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent
Chllian, 6 per Cent
Colombian, 6 per Cent 13%
Danish, 3 per Cent ....... 89M
Greek, 18.1.5, 5 per Cent
Mexican, 5 per Cent . ......
Neapolitan Bonds,s per Ct —
Prussian Bonds, 4 per Cent —
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Ct —
Portuguese Bonds, S per Ct

FUNDS.
Russian, 5 per Cent
Ditto, Metallic...—. .....
Spanish, 5 per Cent., 1840 ,
Ditto, 1841
Ditto, 1842
Ditto, 1841
Ditto, 1844
Ditto, 3 per Cent
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Ct •
French, 5 per Cent.,. —t, •
French, 3 per Cent...."
Exchange ........
Dutch, 234 per Cent .....•••• g9l
Ditto,:s per Cent .....