The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1879-11-15 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

CLERICAL DIVORCE SUIT.  In the Divorce Division, on Wednesday, Sir James Hannen had before him the snit of Hickey v. Hiekey. The petition was that of Mrs. Marian Hiekey for the dissolution of the marriage, on the ground of the cruelty and infidelity of the Rev. James Hiekey, who has been curate of a number of places in the North of England.—Mr. A. Gaskell was counsel for the petitioner, and there was no defence.—The case was before the court last November, when Sir James Hannen expressed himself satisfied as to the infidclity, but directed the petition to be amended, by charging cruelty.— Mrs. Hickey said that she was married to the respondent in 1862. In 187 i) the respondent was ordained, and obtained a curacy at St. Lawrence's, near Manchester. He was guilty of various acts of violence, and used to pawn his wife's things, and leave her without anything to eat. He took to drinking very heavily, and frequently suffered from delirium tremens. Before he was ordained he was discharged from a number of situations on account of drunkenness. He was also discharged from his curacy on account of intemperance. At the time he was ordained, "to our great j Dy," they thought he had given up his intemperate habits, and for a time he seemed better. Subsequently he was appointed to a curacy at Ashton-under-Lyne. At this place he locked her out of the house. The next day he threatened to murder her. Owing his violence her father had to fetch her away. He had threatened her with a razor. He was appointed to another curacy, and was discharged from that as well as the one at Ashton-underLyne. Upon one occasion she went to dine at the vicar's and upon returning home with the vicar's son, through the venetian blinds they saw the Rev. Mr. Hickey with the servant girl, who was playing the piano. (Laughter.) Witness saw that her husband had been drinking. He was frightfully violent, and the servant, under his direction ordered her out of the house. He was after wards inhibited by the Bishop.  _ Owen Jones corroborated the cruelty. On one occasion he saw the Rev. James Hickey take hold of his wife by the throat, when they were lodging at his house.  Catherine Jones, wife of the last witness, said that owing to the violent conduct of the respondent she had to ask him to leave her house. Had frequently seen marks of bruises upon Mrs. Hickey. _ _  The learned President, upon this evidence was satisfied as to the cruelty. The other charge had been proved, therefore he pronounced a decree nisi with costs.  The Rev. William Fleetwood, vicar of Swaffham, Bulbeck, near Cambridge, aged 89, and his son William, were committed, at Bottisham Petty Sessions, on Wednesday, for trial, on a charge of assaulting the Rev. Mr. Blip*. The value of a cab horse in Paris which, from accident or ago, is no longer usefnl for harness purposes, is estimated at 681., apportioned as follows: —Skin, 131. 60c.; hair, If. ; blood, 61. 30e. ; nails, 12c. ; shoes, if. 80c. ; viscera, If. 60e. ; tendons, 300. ; intestines, If. ; grease, 4f. 98c. ; bones, 21. 30c.; flesh, 35f. The ultimate destination of the skin is the tan-pit, the tendons are used for glue, the feet for oil, the bones for animal black, the blood for Prussian blue, while the horse-flesh finds its place as a pice de rhistance in the cheap restaurants.