Divorce Suits.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 186, 13 July 1883, Page 3

Divorce Suits.

1 (By Telegraph.; [united press Wellington, July 12. The divorce suit Elwell v. Jfilwell has been disposed of by his Honor the Chief Justice. There was no appearance of the respondent and co-respondent. The Suit was brought by Kichard Miller Elwell, commercial traveller, who sought the dissolution of his marriage with Miriam Melline Violet Eelwell, on the ground of adultery. Mr Stafford having seated the particulars of the action, .called the petitioner, who deposed that he was married to the respondent, Miriam Melline Violet Alexander, described as a widow, at the Parish Church of St. James, Townsville, Queensland, on the 18th of Octrber, 1879. He was then carrying on business as a storekeeper, and for some little time they | lijjed happily together. On one occasion he reprimanded her for conduct anbe - coming- a wife, and she immediately flew into a passion and broke several of j the shop windows. Some time after this | he again found it necessary to speak to her on the impropriety of her conduct, and she chased him down the street with a billet wood, threatening that she would take his life. On the 29th March of the following year she left his home, and went away with a theatrical company, and he did aot see her a^ain until his arrival m Wellington some months ago, when he found her cohabiting with Saul Phillips, pawnbroker, Willis-street, by whom she bad a child. Acting-Delective Campbell proved the service of a copy of the citation, and gave evidence to the effect that when he handed a document to the respon. den she admitted having borne Phillips « a child, which was now about six months old. His honor granted a decree nisi. .- The absurd proposal is made m all seriousness, to request Ais Excellency cauoe a sufficiont sum to be placed upon lbe Estimates, " for the purpose of prosecuting Mr Rusden, the author of a book called ' Tbe History of STew Zealand,' for poblishiog what, m tbe opinion of tbiß Honse, is a gross libel upon tbe character of the preient Native MmiHfff