The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-05-31 00:00:00

LADY GALMOY V. LORD GALMOY

The following case, which came before the Prerogative
Court yesterday, may be taken as a tail piece to the " Ex-
traordinary Investigation" which appeared in The Times
about three weeks since :

Sir H. Meredyth said, he appeared for the promovent to
ask an order for au ad interim alimony, pending the cause
for a divorce, which had been instituted by his client, Ellen
Butler, otherwise Burke, commonly called Lady Galmoy, of
Garrendenny Castle, in the Queen's County. His learned
friends around him might smile, and so might he (Sir H.
Meredyth), but the claims of a wife, and that wife a peeress,
should be treated with profound respect. The promovent's
libel alleged that she was married to Garrett Butler, com-
monly called Lord Galmoy, on the 20th December, 1810, by
a clergyman of the established church, named the Rev. J.
Maguire, at Cullenswood, in the county of Dublin, which
was consummated immediately afterwards—facts admitted
by his lordship in his reply. The property of Lcrd Galmoy
had been £l,OOO a year when this suit was instituted—cer-
tainly a small sum for a peer of the realm, but quite enough
for the purpose of his ill-used lady. He alleges, however,
that it is now only £4OO a year; but this was owing to his
own acts, having lately settled £2OO a year on his mother,
and disposed of further sums to discharge incumbrances.
He has also a house and stock of the value of £l,OOO, and
he (Sir Henry) did not think he was asking too much for his
wife—a peeress—when he named £2OO a year.

Dr. Radcliffe.—Does he deny the marrcage?
Sir H. Meredyth.—No, my lord—he admits it, and that
they lived together as man and wife for some time after.
Dr. Radcliffe.—What grounds does he offer for refusing
the allowance asked for ?

Sir Henry.—He says, that having purchased her for the
sum of £5, and having conaidered her, even at that amount,
a dear barga;n. he does not think her worth her support,
(Laughter.) It would be better to hear his own reply. Sir
Henry then called upon the registrar to read the impugnant's
first article, which admitted the marriage, and thus pro-
ceeded :—" Said promovent was first introduced to this re-
spondent by her mother (one Mary Power), as and for and in
the character of a prostitute, to whom this respondent gave
the sum of £5 for said promovent, and also the sum of £2 to
the said Power for the introduction, and said promovent did
live with this respondent as a prostitute for some time after,
and up to the time of the marriage." Sir Henry proceeded
to say, that Lord Galmoy has a freehold property in the
Queen's County worth £l,OOO a year, but encumbered as
stated ; and concluded by humorously pressing the demand
of his client, which was quite little enough to support the
dignity of a peeress._ _ _

Mr. J. Radcliffe, for the impugnant, said that the lady
herself did not claim to be a peeress in the title to this cause,
nor did she require much money to keep her in the company
to which she was accustomed. According to her own show-
ing, she danced jigs_with her own servants to the playing of
a piper, and had no objection to drink whisky. (Laughter.)
Sir H. Meredyth.—But did not Lord Galmoy elevate her
to the peerage ? (Laughter.)

Mr. J. Radcliffe.—She does not pretend to be a peeress.
She describes herself as " Ellen Burke, commonly called
Lady Galmoy." and he was of opinion that the less alimony
such a lady received the better for her own constitution.
Sir H. Meredyth.—What would you give her? You must
give her something.
Mr. J. Radcliffe.—His income is only £lOO a-year. I
suppose a fifth part would be quite sufficient for ber wants.
They were only lately married, and lived but a short time
together.

Sir H. Meredyth.—Yes, but they lived happily till they
got drunk, and fell out about the jigs and the piper. (Laugh-
ter.)

Dr. Radcliffe.--I,,think,,.under all the circumstances, £5O

,year would be sufficient for her support.

Mr. J. Radcliffe.—Yes, and pay the piper besides.
Sir H. Meredyth.—Oh, my lord ! surely she could not
support the dignity of a peeress on such a sum (great laugh-
ter) ; and it should be borne in mind that Lord Galmoy is
living at present in a state of adultery with another woman!
The usual allowance in such cases as the present is one-
fourth of the husband's income, but we will be satisfied with
£2OO, which is the fifth of his property, subject to the in-
cumbrances he placed upon it himself within the last three
months.

Mr. J. Radcliffe.—`What fortune did she bring him ?
(Laughter.)
Sir H. Meredyth.---Her beauty, sir,—her virtue—her
graces. (Great laughter.) What more could you desire?
Sir, a virtuous woman, her price is above rubies. (Laugh-
ter.)

Court.—l think the eighth part of his income, £5O, ought
to satisfy the lady.
Mr. Mostyn, Lady Galmoy's proctor, observed that Mr.
Radcliffe agreed to give a fifth part, £BO.
The further consideration of the case was postponed for a
short time, and it had not concluded when this report left.

COALS, CINDERS, AND CULL

(From the Mining Journal.)

r In the Journal of the 30th ult., we published some par-
ticulars from the Parliamentary:Returns, recently issued ; we
then stated that the total quantity of coals exported from the
Unitei,Kingdom, from the sth day of January, 1828, to the
sth day of January, 1842, was as follows :-
1828
1829
1830
1831
1832
1833
1834
Of these, in 1828, Denmark took more than any other coun-
try (61,392 tons) ; Germany, the British West Indies, and
the Channel Islands and Man, being the next largest im-
porters. In 1841, and, indeed, ever since 1835, France has
taken more of our coals than any other country. The fol-
lowing are the countries and amounts, exceeding an import
of 100,000 tons :-France, 451,003 tons ; Germany, 173,437 ;
Holland, 173,378; Denmark, 151,146; and Prussia, 116,296.
The British West Indies, the Channel Islands, and Russia,
take about the same quantity respectively. The declared
value of the coals, &c., exported from the United Kingdom,
in 1840, was £576,519 ; in 1841, £675,287. In 1841 the fol-
lowing were the exports of coal, culm, and cinders, and de-
clared value thereof, from the ports specified :-
Newcastle ..... tons 750,585 .... £275,509
Sunderland ............ .. 408,515 106,300
Stockton .............. 169,345 46,387
Liverpool ............... 119,949 64,694
London .................. 30,328 29,686
Borrowstoness
Hull
Of the coals exported in 1841, the duty payable on exportation
in foreign ships was £9346 19s. ; in British ships, £2540
ls. 6d. ; on cinders, in foreign ships, £63 12s. ; in British,
£64 6s. 10d. The duty on export to foreign countries, in
foreign ships, is 10s. 6d. per cent. ad valorem, in British
ships, 4s. VA. per ton. Of the ports shipping coal, &c.,
coastwise, in 1841, the following are the principal :-New-
castle, 2,397,977 ; Stockton, 1,483,618; Sunderland, 937,995 ;
Newport, 506,078 tons. The total quantity so shipped
coastwise from the ports of the United Kingdom, in 1841,
was 7,649,899 tons; in 1810, 7,475,877 tons. Of the exports
to foreign countries, in 1841, 1,039,142 tons were in British
shipping-464,424 in foreign shipping. Of the importing
countries we find that Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Prussia,
the United States, and the Phillipine, import more in foreign
than in British vessels. The United States imported in one
year 15,646 tons in British, and 36,627 tons in foreign ves-
sels. The exports to British possessions, in the same year,
were 338,538 tons in British, and 6190 tons in foreign ship-
ping.

It is rumoured in the court circle, that the Venerable
Archdeacon Wilberforce, M.A., and formerly Fellow of
Oriel College, has been selected by her Majesty to fill the
highly honourable and responsible office of tutor to his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales.

Most Reverend Father in God, our right trusty and right
entirely beloved councillor, we greet you well.—Whereas in
some districts in England and Scotland many of the working
classes have suffered, and continue to suffer, severe distress;
and whereas many of our subjects have entered into volun-
tary subscriptions for their relief, and have at the same time
humbly prayed us to issue our royal letters directed to the
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Lord Archbishop
of York, authorising them to promote contributions within
their several provinces for the same benevolent purpose.
We, taking the premises into our royal consideration, and
being always ready to give the best encouragement and coun-
tenance to such humane and charitable undertakings, are
graciously pleased to condescend to their request ; and we
do hereby direct these our letters be communicated by you to
the several suffragan bishops within your province, expressly
requiring them to take care that publication be made hereof
on such Sunday in the present or in the ensuing month, and
in such places within their respective dioceses, as the said
bishops shall appoint ; and that upon this occasion the mi-
nisters in each parish do effectually excite the parishioners to
a liberal contribution, which shall be collected the week fol-
lowing at their respective dwellings by the churchwardens or
overseers of the poor in each parish ; and the ministers of
several parishes are to cause the sum so collected to be paid
immediately into the hands of the Bank of England, to be
accounted for by them, and applied to the carrying on and
promoting the above-mentioned good designs. And so we
bid you very heartily farewell.
Given at our Court at Saint James, the 11th day
of May, 1842, in the fifth year of our reign.
By her Majesty's command,
J. R. G. GRAIIAM.
To the Most Reverend Father in God, our

right trusty and Right entirely Beloved
Councillor, William Lord Archbishop of
Canterbury, Primate of all England and
Metropolitan.

London House, May 20, 1842.
Reverend Brother,—ln obedience to the commands of her
Majesty, I require you to read from the desk in your church
or chapel the Queen's Letter, a copy of which I have caused
to be transmitted to you, on such Sunday before the Ist day
of July next as you may judge most convenient, immediately
after the morning or evening prayers.
You are also desired to cause the Queen's Letter to be
read in like manner in every place of worship belonging to
the established church in your parish (if there be any besides
the parish church), and to communicate this letter to the
mister or minsters thereof.

The accompanying statement will supply authentic inform-
ation in regard to the distress which prevails in the places
therein mentioned, and which, unhappily, tends to many
other populous districts similarly circumstanced.

I trust, therefore, that you will feel it your duty, as a mi-
nister of Christ, to give full effect to her Majesty's gracious
intentions by earnest exhortation from the pulpit, and to
make known and enforce, as widely and strongly as possible,
the claims of the sufferers on the charity of their Christian
brethren.

The amount collected is to be paid, within three weeks
after the collection, into the Bank of England, or its branches
in the country ; or by postoffice orders addressed to and
made payable to the cashiers of the Bank of England, Lon-
don.—From your affectionate brother, C. J. LONDON.

THE STATEMENT.

STOCKPORT.

Stockport, in Cheshire, is one of the principal seats of the
cotton manufacture, and a large portion of its population is
dependent on that manufacture for support.
During the last three years many failures among the mill-
owners have occurred, but distress among the working peo-
ple did not assume a very aggravated form until within the
last eight months ; since that time a large number of the
manufacturing workmen, accustomed to constant industry,
have been reduced by the stoppage of mills to want of em-
ployment, and to a dependence on legal or voluntary alms.
Their privations have been borne, by a population not ac-
customed to such dependence, with fortitude and resignation,
and the virtues which they have exhibited under such severe
trials, not less than the sufferings which they have endured,
and are still enduring, entitle them to the sympathy and con-
sideration of their fellow countrymen.
Mr. Waddington, the secretary of the relief fund in Stock-
port, states in the official report upon the distress in that
town, that the great majority of the distressed families have
no visible means of support; that for some weeks they had
subsisted by credit; that when that had failed, their next
resource was to sell their furniture, their wearing apparel,
their bed and bedding, and in many instances women had
been compelled even to part with their marriage ring; and
that their dwellings were found literally stripped of every
article of comfort. He subsequently proceeds to state, in
reference to the district of which he acted as visitor, •` The
greater proportion of the inhabitants of that district were in
as lamentable a state of destitution as it is possible to
imagine ; I am convinced that the relief fund has been the
cause of saving hundreds in the borough from a premature
grave."