Weekly News. — 1890-06-19 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

MINISTER SUES FUR DIVORCE.  In the Probate and Divorce Division on Saturday, before Sir James Hannen, the case of Landor v. Landor, Temple, Fox, and Fox was a petition presented 1.,y the husband, now a Congregational minister, for the dissolution of his marriage on the ground of his wife's misconduct with, the co respondents. The respondent did not deny the adultery, but alleged that the petitioner had niisconducted himself and wilfully deserted hen—From the opening statement of counsel it app aced that the parties were married at Cobham, in Surrey, in 1873, the petitioner at that time beings builder. That business he afterwards relit,quiehed to pursue theological studies, mid he was now a Congregational minister. Petitioner said lie married the respondent in 1873. 111 1674 the respondent gave birth to a child, and after that she was taken seriously ill, and Imo to be Xenioved to a lunatic asylum. This was done after consultation with respondent's friends and her medical attendant, who stated that, for the health of the respondent, a separation was necessary. After the reepondent had nearly recovered, title was removed to the house of Isoms friends in the Isle of Wight. Ile made her an allowance of Ll per week. Ile .1.49 her in 18,80, but he did not see her for some length of time after. In 1884 he received some information, and consulted his solicitor, but no proceedings were taken. In 1889, however, lie received an anonymous letter, and then the present suit was instituted. There was not the slightest truth in the allegations the respondent had made against him. In cross. examination he said he had nut cohabited with her since 1874. He only saw her occasionally from that year until 1879, and he had never sp ,ken toiler since 1880. When he left the respondent she was then in care of her father. He believed she kept her father's house sonic years after that. The respondent wiote to him in 1879,and he repiied tuber letter. In July, 1880, lie refused to correspond with the respondent. The co-respondent, he thought, was the respondent's brother-in-law. .  Mrs. Dawes said she resided at Hampton. The respondent had resided in her house, and had given birth to two children there. The first child she believed wan in 184. She (respondent) had told her that George Fox was the father of that child. She (witness) had seen George Fox in the respondent's bedroom after the birth of that child. He had stayed there a couple of hours. She had told George Fox that respondent had said that he wan the father of the child, but he denied it. In 1888 and 1P•89 the r -pGudeut gave. Nil to two tuOre children. . . . . . .  Mr. Beard, the petitioner's solicitor, proved the payment of the allowance to the reepondent, but it was afterwards stopped when certain information had been received. The respondent had told him that she had had five children since she left her husband. She had told him that Harry Fox, the brother of George Fox, was the father of one of her children. He (witness) knew that Mrs. Laudor bad lived in Fox's father's house. . .  Mr. Morton Smith said it was useless to put the respondent into the witness-box. He had no witnesses to call. His explanation of the respondent's conduct was that she had gone wrong through the neglect of her husband.—The co-respondent Temple was called and gave a direct denial to the allegation made against him. His lordship said the present was a very melancholy ease. The petitioner had sworn that in separating from the respondent he had consulted her family, and he had said further that in what he had done he had acted under medical advice to prevent risk to future children from the mother's mental malady. That, he thought, a legitimate cause for separation ; there might Le doubt, as to whether it was good advice, but lie (Sir J. Ilaimen) had no right to say it was bad. Be could not say that the husband's conduct had conduced to the respondent's adultery, and he had is reason to doubt the evidence he had given. He disicii-sod tLe co-respondent Temple Irons the suit with costs, but he would not grant a decree nisi ! until proper provision had been made fur the re, anundent.  The splendid collection of "Camay Miniatures formed by Mr. E. Joseph has been sold at Christie'. to Mr. Wuodroffe, for the large sum of 9,300 guineas. It appears that the real reason why Senhor Silva :Porto, Captain-Major of Bite, committed suicide was his chagrin at not being consulted in regard to Comwiro's expedition. He enveloped himself in a Portuguese flag, and blow himself up in his own house with 14 barrels of powder. Princess Wilhelmina Moutleart of Saxony, says a , Vienna correspondent, who has a pretty castle near I Vienna, and is the last of her family, recently in- ' vited the mayor of an eastern suburb to dinner, and , at dessert gave him 100,000 florins to build a hospital for Millais, the suburb of which he is mayor. A year ago the Princess presented Ottakring, another suburb, with 150,000 florine furs smiler purpose. The Princess Wilhelinina is closely connected with the Italian Royal family, and has announced her intentiop of leaving her jewels to queen Margherita.  "Gossamer and tinowdritt,- the posthumous poems of Charles Mackey, with an introductory memoir by the poet's son, Eric Mackay, is announced as nearly ready by Mr. George Allen. Messrs. Dean and Son announce " liisinnrck Intime," by a fellow student. Illustrated. 'Die book consists of personal and characteristic anecdotes of the private life of the great ex Chancellor. Mr. Elliot Stock announces the tenth volume nt the "Gentlemaci'm Magazine Library" as just ready for publication. It will contain "Architectural Antiquities," and will be the first of too volumes to bo issued on this subieot.