The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-26
Our Phiiadclpnia Correspondence.

PIfLApEiPHtA, sept. "a lS4o
The Collins Dirorcc Case-1as Butler Dirores Case
The Probable Destiny Of the Dioorcsd Parties.
Our good citizens were greatly surprised on reading
In the papers of this morning that the Judges OF the
Court of Common Pleas had Saturday last decreed
q divorce between Pierce Butler and Frances Anna
Buter not mere separation from bed and board but
. divorce from the bands and bonds OF matrimony the
said parties of being At liberty to marry again
a privilege which will be shortly avsiled OF BY one OF
the PARTIES least 1t Is whispered by those who
ought to know.
Some time ago 1t was stated that q compromise had
been effected based on condition that Mrs Butler
not to oppose decree OF divorce, In considerations
Of which she wast enjoy the society OF her children
Of $500. This story was so generally discredited,
that few days ago OF our enterprsng wspaper
propretors engaged corps Of accomplished reporters
for the purpose serving up the whole particulars OF
the whole fully believing that the decree In ques
tion would be opposed by Mrs Butler, and With her
accustomed spirit The following is . verbatim copy
OF the decree -
And the ninth day in TIE year q our LORD
depons Of the witnesses. taken before him she Of
notion Of George n Dallas: ESQ 70 show s.u.s Why
22d day Of September. ls.9 after solemn dsbe
ration bel. satisfied herewith AID being duly
s 10 I1s % n Sss sS %
Il bond Of matnmony esnrae.ed With tho said Frances
Anne Butler the and that all aud every the d.
Of said marriage shall hepceor,h de-
~ again. in Ike manner a. Il they had S.e3 marrsd
The Butler divorce case establishes important
precedent, and terminates case precisely similar In
character, but not in color which IL pending be-
fore the same court At the time Mr. Butler made his
application for divorce "a ntieman oh color by the
name think, OF Collins, made similar application,
similar grounds, Alleging that his Dinah had desert
I'd bis domicil, aud bad been Travelling about Moya-
mensng fer the space OF two years and upwards with
out his advice consent. - the law requires Judgs
King felt inclined to dispose Of the onhsnd but
Of his associates Judge Kelly who n radical de-
mocrat thoroughly seasoned with free soiism, would
not consent to such hastejusy contending that tho
principle which should govern one case should have
equal weight In the other. Our respectable oolored
brethren and sisters OF Philadelphia have therefore,
watched the proceedings Of the Butler With great
interest taking step for step wid de white foks In
that initiating spirit peculiar to the African race
and that breed ofanimals which many I'LL naturcd peo-
pie believe they so strongly resemble Mr.. Collins
went further and expressed perfect willingness that
Mrs Collins should have exclusive care and manage
meDt Of tho ctildrsn-indeed, he thought he might
survive IL he never them again
With respect to the case q the Buffers IL Ii gene
rally supposed In the higher circles here In Phadsl-
phs that both the parties will again enter into
Pierce Butler, II il said will soon lead the altar
very accomplished lady, who has been acting for
years back as the govsrness Of his children. Mrs.
Fanny Kemble Butler will also soon follow like
pie, but In Asdiaerent direction II IL confidently said
that Theodore sedxwick. Esq-e very accomplished
literary lawyer Of New Nork aud connssted with the
sedgwick family will soon lead Mrs. Butler TO the
bymenoal altar and that. henc-forth she viii spend
her winters In the fashionable circles % New York and
hsr summers In gslloppg horseback over the lovely
Lenox hills q Massachusetts, With occasonal trips to
Niagara Falls this side aud the crater OF Mount We
suyius the other side Of the Atlantic yerything
will yet come right In the end