The Express. — 1853-09-10 (London, England)

FRENCH POLICE CASE.  (rr= Ca(iainmsea Aressesper.).  • In England, in cases of cries. con., the female culprit escapes without any other puaishment than the exposure of her frailty. and the seducer, as he is always called, although he is frequently the seduced, is made to pay pecuniary damages to toe tainted husband—the extent of the immorality is measured by the purse. The consequence is that below a certain grade of society actions for crux, coo. in England ere very rare, tor the complaisant in such case is unable to bear the expense of the law proceedings that are requisite, and, from the position of the defendant, nothing is to be expected in the way of pecuniary damages, which the Etiglish law regards as a compensation for the greatest outrage that can be inflicted on the honour and happiness of a husband. The French jurisprudence Is very different. The adulterous wife is not only disgraced but punished, and imprisonment is inflicted opal the male offender, whatever be his position in society. The crime of adultery being regarded se a violation of the laws by which society is regulated, and not sea simple affiir of pounds, shillings, and pence between plaintiff and defendant, the state becomes the prosecutor on the application of the injured husband, and justice is done to him without his being nested upon to pay for it. It is very rarely, indeed, that the tribunal of correction police, before which such eases are brought, gives pecuniary damages to the complainant, but this is sometimes done, and we had an instance of it yesterday, Sept. 8. M. Dillard, a tradesman ins email way of business, forty years of age, appeared against his wife, aged 19, ands man named Loney, aged 30, a porter et thellalle in the morning and a vendor of perfumery in the evening. U. Loney ponessing in his appearance many advantages ever U. Billard, and Madame Billard being little au morale, relations commenced between the lady and M. Loney, which were of a nature justly to excite the susceptibility of M. Dillard. Oa one occasion the husband, meeting his wife and Loney arm in arm took the liberty of remonstrating with the latter, who, availing himself of his physical superiority, took up M. Dillard by the waistband, aod deliberately tossed him to the opposite side of the street, Madame Billard smiling at the prowess of her lover. This public insult filled the masters of the wrongs heaped urn M. Biil.rd, and he sought the interrention of the legal authorities. M. Loney and Madame 11:11nrel acre consequently arrested, and brought up for judgment. The adultery was not denied by the defendants, for the proofs of it were too flagrant; but the wife, wto did not appear to be mach affected by her position, endeavoured to excuse Leraelt on the score of her youth aed ine•Nris ace. The tribunal, however, thought that she was eld enough to know better, and sentenced her to three mouths' imprisonment. As to M. Loney, as he had added physical to moral ill-treatment towards the hueband, lie was sentenced to six months' imprisonment ann 1,0001. damages in favour of M. Billard. Twit workmen, who had remained rather late on Tuesday evening, in executing some changes at the bathing establishment, near the Pont-Neuf, heard the tall et something heavy into the water, and immediately after perceived the body of a inseslie struggling near the bath. Oae of them immediately plunged in, and succeeded in bringing to the bank a gir! of alsout 15 years .of ape. When taken before the commis sry of po,ice, she declared that she was induced to attempt suicide in conieqeene• of being most harshly treated by her stepmother, who had taken her in aeersOn. The commissary ordered the matter to be inspired into.