MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVII, Issue 1836, 28 February 1863, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The Liverpool Mercury gives an account of. a case which has ut late furnished ample ma-. terial for the lovers of gossip iii that town, and which jt says will soon occupy the attention of the Divorce Court. "It appears from what rumour says, that a gentlemen highly connected has for yeais been married to an accomplished and beautiful woman from the ranks of our jthe^i chant princes, but no issue has been the result of their union. Within the last few months, howevev, there appeared every evidence that the lady would not long remain childless. The husband suspecting from some cause that all was not right, made enquiries as to what persons had been visitors during his absence, and was told that no other than a near relative ever saw the mistress during the period he was from home. Feeling, however, still uneasy in mind, he resolved to test his wife's: fidelity, and accordingly took a house in a not very remote wateringplace. Iv a few days after th«y had arrived at this quiet resort for the wealthy, the husband received a letter upon urgent business which required that he should be from home for several days. Every preparation was made tot bis immediate departure, and the ' truthful loving wife' was foremost in attending to the requirements of the journey. The departure had all the appearance of fact about it; but one of the servants was placed in possession of the secret that this was a ruse to test the accuracy of certain suspicions. During the day upon which the gentleman had undertaken his sup* posed journey the lady despatched a missive to a person in Liverpool, who, it is said is her cousin. Under the 'shades of evening ' the husband entered the hoase while his wife and her near relative were in the . drawing-room. By the aid of his servant the husband reached his bed-room unknown to any one else, and at once secreted himself under the bed. At the usual hour of retiring to rest, the servants weie told that they were not again required that night, aud that she (the mistress) would ' let out Mr . ' About midnight the, two participators of crime entered the bed-room, and the husband emerged from his hiding-place when they had retired together. He at once aroused the domestics, proved to them bis wife's infidelity, and turned her and her relation out of doors. These are a fesv of the particulars of what will form a .case for divorce before Sir Cresswell Creswell' in a few weeks. Both parties are said to be highly connected, and no doubt when the matter is brought before the Divorce Court it will create a great sensation iv this town and neighbourhood.

The following was addressed by Mr T. Baaley to the journals of the 27th of November t — " Permit me to inform the public that I bave this day paid to the.bankers, Messrs Haywood, £113 10s. 6d. the proceeds of thvee samples of Queensland cotton weighing 49.llb,presented by the commissioner of that colony, H. M. Marsh, Esq., M. P., to the Lancashire relief fuud, and. bought by Messrs A. and G. Murray, at 45. , 4s. 6d., and 4s. per )b., according to the three qualities. Surely our trade will believe facts, and upon such evidence make efforts to procure all classes of the most beautiful cotton whereit can be abundantly produced— viz., in Australia." A ridiculous story, apropos of garotters, 13 now being told in London. A very timid, man, resident in the suburbs, always carries a loaded stick, and is constantly on the look-out. The other night, as he was walking home, near his house a man pushed rudely against him. • The timid gentleman, with great presence of mind, immediately struck him a severe blow with : the loaded stick, and the man ran off, leaving; his hat behind him. The timid mao, greatly elated, picked up the hat, and read on the lining the. name of one of his intimate friends. Dreadfully shocked, he at once hastened to his friend's house to explain matters. He was received, at the door by his friend's wife, who io a voice inarticulate with sobs, said, " Oh, I'm so glad to see you 1 Poor Edward! — in bed up stairs ! covered with blood ! he's been garrotted ! "