The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-05
THE MATRIMONIAL MIDDLE.
First Application Of the Jackson Wife Ab-
duCtiOl Case Decision.
ENGLISH MARRIAGE INDEED A FAILURE.
Sentences In the Tipperary Riots-The Pig
Iron ProductiOn-The Orleans Scandal.
Herbert Vivian-foreign Events.
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[By Dunlap cable to The Times.
LONDON, Aprils.-The practical effect of the
Court Of Appeals in the decision in the Jackson
wife-abduction case had the first illustration
to-day. As the law lately STOOD the wife If cru
ely treated could apply for separation order
at any police court. To-day at the Luton Po-
lice Court. in the case of the wife-beating, the
woman asked for Judicial separation. The
bench refused and in,imated that after the
decision in the Jackson case, the separation or
ders would not be made, IS wife could live
apart from her husband, If she chose.
The applicant asked for maintenance order
for the children and was told that 10 could NOT
be entertained Moreover, after the recent
Jackson decision OF the judges restoring mari
tai rights. tins law became dead letter.
The Times. IN summing up the opinions
gathered from the mass OF COrrc,poudcnce
which has deluged the papers FOR the past lew
weeks. says the decision in the Jackson case
must be- the beginning Of far-eNtendns
change. IL is the latest OF the series OF decisive
enactments which make the English marriage
law medley like nothing ever before heard OF;
what mass Of confusion and coutradlctlohH IL
contains. We don suppose that the VIC IeaN-
ing her husband IN circumstances ahlh 10
those OF the Jackson case could pledge
his credit. though nice question
might arise If she were ready 20 return mt lh
the evcnto Of such desertlon by her husband. the
wife may Undoubtedly pledge his credit she
may obtain under the matrimonial causes act
an order tor the payment Of what Is deemed
Is MARRIAGE TALURE9
He. too. may, in event Of his wifes deserting'
obtain ratification Of her settlement iut ne
cannot pledge her credit. however wealthy she
may be. lie cannot obtain q divorce merely on
the ground OF such descrtlOn. however lneNcus-
auc or prolonged. If there be- a renewal uf the
agitation for enlarged facilities Tor obtalnnk III
yorce and such an agitation would De mis-
fortune
It vii no, be due 10 the arguments Of those
who write pamphlets and articles entitled; Is
Marriage d Failure but to the decision Whlch
has nut into prominence "a curious character OF
our marriage law: It's anomalies mcOnssten-
cles and positive injustice.
The English have always laughed At the ano-
males Of American law OF marriage and divorce
but how aOouhOur own to-day!
THE SENTENCES PRoNoUNCED.
Lord Chief Justice o Brien at Assizes to-day
s,n5enced John Foley TO seven years for having
explosives IN ms possession.
Il Tppcrary Michael Donley. Michael
landers for posting bo,cOtting notices, were
| gentenced 10 twelve months at hard labor
Timothy Moynihan and William heardon 10
ten wears each for mOOnlghtlng.
John Flynn and Edward helleher, seven years
each Tor Ike ohense. ,,
IN passing sentences the Justice SAID Upper
arr Is in a sad and wOeful state.
There prevailed an organized system ot IN
timidation promoted by cruelty and boycotting
and terror Of explosives.
COAL FROM CARDIFF.
Tho North German Lloyd Company have or
| dered seven thousand toni OF coal from tardlu
The Hamburg American Company are also
| getting large quantities OF fuel from there
! Leadlng German steamship companies nave 70
solved to buy English American Goals until the
German coal ring Is broken
THE PI1 IRON PRODUCTION.
Notices were Issued last evening - the men Of
! the North OF England pig iron trade that q re
duction of l2i4 per cent. would be made IN their
| wages The irOn-mas ter, state that the cost OF
the production is five shll.lngs per ton more
! than the market price II the trade j. not ln-
proved. many furnaces Will have to be blown
AREyIsIoNIsr CANDIDATE.
Herbert Vivian. hitherto known chiefly as
champion Of the claims put forth by the House
/ OF Stuart to the throne, appears as keNlslonst
/ candidate for East Bradford. lie issues manl-
! fcsiO declaring he has renowned ms allegiance
! 10 the present Liberal and CONSERVATIVE lac
tlOns. and advocates revision OF the Con-
! stItutiOn and revision OF the taxes
! with view 20 establish them as
! also d general revision Of the statute book and
obliterate traces of s0clalislc legislation. FUR
! ther opinion of Vivian Is that every one must
| be- allowed 20 do whatever he pleases. tht{ ought
| 10 abolish thai curse OF civilization. the cus-
! tom-house lie holds 10 would bee better 10 SEQ
! England free from 1t, oppression than see lt
| made sober, NrtuOua ana tldF D4 .Idud Alvth-
Tancashire cotton mills hear with alarm that
| large number of lnhucnclal cotton manufact-
! urers OF Austria have Just formed union inc
| object of which Is the stimulating demand Tor
! homemade goods 90 the exclusion of the for
! rigu urolucts The demand has caused In
! glish made article, already 20 decline OWING 20
! the effect of the incorrect descriptions or me
goods when distributed by Austrian ,pinners,
| luf with the establishment Of syndicate oi
| manufacturers the demand very pfobau4y VIII
! be- further curtalleu-
cHANCE or BEING MURDERED
What is vour chance Of being murdered dur
ing the vear. Is the question hclne pat 10 Nos
/ COW people by lho 'taiisucian IN eonhecti1n
| with the lottery loans 80 popular III huS'ia. u
! shows that man has lltecn times more chahcc
OF being murdered IN MOSCOW during iue year
| than winning -d0o0 rouble prize n lottery
| loan: a similar chance OF woman beng muir
| dered /. represented ly the figure four.
/ London began ahOl.hlng .moke Yesterday by
! timing Doyle Carte hNe gulncas Tor not burning
| mp smoke ~ the new Onefa house, where ivan
! hoe running ever tOgKy day, j. followed DY col
I umus OF letters IN papers proposing al sorts oi
| remedies. one favored converting coal INTO
| flel gas in the country. conveying 10y pipes to
! i-, i-"n,ion. which is claimed can be done cheaper
than coal Anthracite Is plentiful, but people
| don know how 20 Use IT,
ANEW SCANDAL
| The Orleans scandal Just arisen, is bidding
| fair 20 eclipse the tournouA ailaT bafleau
| the wealth. municipal councillor hat an eN
| mistress arr .sted on the charge of hlachmah
! for saving he forced her 70 submit 10 Two I'M
! lawful operations. This beng slpported IN
court ly her Hlend, was deAlcd hy b"IIcau
The woman i'm Barrcau's apartments searched
| for instruments described by the witness anu
| found them hidden A great sensation was
| produced IN court, and Bareau va, arrested
| last night
| From Vienna comes news Of terrible murder
| committed in ljuda Pesth last night by Martin
! BenIinger an iron worker while The members
| OF ms family were asleep. Az midnight he splt
| his wifes head open Hlth q Ratchet, ani after
wards killed two sons, aged thirteen anu uItes u,
| in the same way. then committed suicide. The
! neculiarity of the deed l. that II j. the third
| crime OF exactly the same nature here during
/ this past weeA.
WILLIAM AND CIPRfyI