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Hus6and and Wif.-We give the follow ing opinion of the chief justice of Upper Can ada, as reported by him in the Kingston Chro- nicle. It was delivered at the Middle Dis trict Assizes, on the trial of Hawley vs. Ham. The Plaintiffs daughter left the defendant, her husband, in consequence of his having beaten her with horsewhip.

 "His lordship stated the law of the case, and said that to maintain an action of this kind, it was necessary to prove that the de- fendant's conduct had been such as to render her departure necessary: that the question now was, how far this had been the case. It was true, it appeared in evidence, that chas- tsement had taken place; but, however un- gallant such conduct might be considered, yet man had right to chastise his wife mode rateiy-and to warrant her leaving her hus- band, the chastisement must be such as to