The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1885-08-08 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

JURIOITS HISTORY.  In the Chancery Division on Tuesday, before Mr. /ustioe Chitty, in the case "Re lillee," Mr. Romer, Q.C.,applied for an injunction to restrain the marriage of a girl 10 years of age, and that the mother might be appointed the guardian of this and three °thee children. In 1870 the Nawab Niziun of Bengal came to this country to prosecute certain claims against the Indian Government, and while here he met • woman in a humble sphere, whom he married according to Mahometan rites, and told her she would be Begum of Bengal. Of this marriage, which Mr. Romer claimed was illegal in English law, six children were born, two of whom died, and the remaining four are two boys and two girls, the later aged respectively 14 and 10 years, and the former nine and seven. In 1880 the British Government undertook, among other matters, in settlement of the Nawab's claims, to pay 10,000 rupees annually to each of the boys, and 20,000 rupees to each girl on her marriage or attaining the age of 21 years. The daughters' portion had now accumulated to £4,000 for each of them. Subsequently the Nawab took a second English wife in the same manner as the first, which led to quarrels with the first wife, and ultimately the Naval) returned to India, taking with him the second English wife and the four children by the first wife. He died in India , in November, 1884, after making a will, by which he appointed Mr. J. L. O'Beirne guardian of the children. The boys were sent to this country to be educated, under the care of Mr. Mowbray Walker. The girls were in India, where the Princess Vaheedoonissa, aged 10, now residing in the harem of her halfbrother, has been contracted to be married to the present Nawab. It was stated in the case that the late Navvab had altogether 76 childree. The English mother of the four children objected to this proposed marriage, which will practically exclude her for ever from any relotion with her child, and being in an independent position now, she desired to resume her maternal control over all the children. She had made 'an affidavit stating if the money payable to the children should be intercepted, the intended marriage would fall through. Pointing out that if the girls were married according to Mahometan law, it meant the sealusion in a harem for the remainder. of their natural life, Mr. Roarer contended that the legal custodian of illegitimate children was the mother. Mr. Macnaghten, Q. 41, nnd Mr. Medd, for the trustees of the award Of the British Government in 1880., the executors of the Newel, Ninert's will, and the present custodian of the children, Mr. Walker, contended that the children having been acknowledged by their father had the Mahometon status of legitimacy. Mr. Justice Chitty, in view of the importance of the case, reserved judgment.  It is announced that a new monster irorelad, which w 1.4 have the name of Humbert I. in to be constructed at the arsenal of Venice. A despaten from Nice announces the suicide there of • Lus-dan Prince,. Alexandre Gagarine, ds consequence of enormous losses at Monaco. Thismdkes the twenty-ninth suicide since the commencement of the year irorn the same cause. This dead body of • woman unknown has been found at Whitefield, railway station, near 13olton, in terribly mangled condition, one portion of the corpse being found at some distance from the other. Some of the clothis she had worn were afterwards found entangled, in the machinery of a locomotive. It was impossible to identify the body, but it is be. hewed to be that of a tramp. A girl only 17 years old, a Paris telegram says., has just been condemned to 20 years' Renal servitude in Ls Vendee for having murdered her father in a most brutal manner. It appears that the girl !reqnently quai relled with the deceased because lie was averse to her going out to service and to her keddng company with a young man whom she wanted to marry. Eventually she beat his brains out with a woodon team used for carrying buckets. The Hungarian Minister of Finance has published his accounts for the quarter ending June 20th. The revenue during the three months amounted to 62,418,270f1., or 1,461,820. more than in the corresponding quarter of liB4. On the other hand, the ' expenditure came to 77,242,20 ft., or 6,41.37.43211. more than in 1834. The expenees in connection with the exhibition account for this difference. An action for breach of promise brought by Margaret J. Fitzgibben, aged 30, against John Watson, about 10, a widower with two children. has 1,-en heard at Cork assizes. The parties carried on bednese near each other in the village of Milford, county Cork, the defendant having three farms in addition to his shop. He buried his wife in March, 1884, and seven months later proposed softieplaintiff, whoa the lacy awarded 8530 damson,