His Honor : That is not consenting. You decline to consent, in fact. With, regard to the respondent, she appeared and then you afterwards stated in Court that you declined to appear further for her. Mr Williams : I didn't decline, your Honor. Your Honor recollects it was in this way: that she declined requiring me to act for her any longer. I didn't decline to appear for her. Under the circumstances that I then stated, I asked the Court to appoint another solicitor. Has Honor : What I recollect of the matter is this — that you stated in Court that you were no longer her solicitor. Mr Williams : Exactly, your Honor, and no step has been taken to remove mo. lam still the solicitor on record. She intimated to me that she did not require me to take any further part on hev behalf. The Eegistrar : Then you don't appear for her? ,-, - ~ .;■•.'• ' .: Mr. Williams :. L only appear Here for the co-respondent. The jury panel was then called over by the Eegistrar. Mr Thomas Shailer was chosen foreman of the petty jury. Mr Harper opened the. case, and in doing so read the petition and pleadings Bis follows:- — The petition of Henry Samuel Fairbank, of High street, in the city of Christchurch; in the above-named district, Chemist, sheweth : 1. That your petitioner was, on the 30th day of April, 1866, lawfully married to Sarah Selina Hollo way, then a. spinster at the parish church of Lambeth, in the county of Surrey, in Eugland. ';:'' / *: ■; 2. That after his said marriage, your petitioner lived and cohabited with his said wife at Southwark,- in. the county pf Surrey aforesaid, then at Christcnurch aforesaid, and finally in the Stanmore road, near Christ church, in the said district, but your petitioner and his said wife have had no issue of their said marriage. 3. That from the 27th day of April, 1871, to the 16th day of September, 1871, the said Sarah Selina Fairbank has lived and resided in the house of your petitioner situate in the Stanmore road aforesaid, but your, petitioner has' not lived orL cohabited witfi; his. said^ wife since the said 27th day of April, 1871. 4. 