The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-10 00:00:00

vEnsEs. BY A VESTRYNIAN.
That here F. 'nestion Beard Intereet ereees
One thing Ihnows ;it 'II heighten the RAtes
—Punch.

BREACH of PROMISE—DAMMIES .£1•200.

At the M urchester Assizes, the cause of " Marsh o Ken.
worthy " has been heard, and waS au se don Ir breach of
promise.

From the orbiting stalement, it appeared that the
plaintiff. wha is a prep 'seeming young woman, ia 26
3 ears of age, and the defendaot is a gentlemen of
very considerable wealth, res Ming at Ashton-under-
Lyre, and is a magistrate of the county. The plain-
t' If was formerly a barmaid at the" rhatched Home"
Hotel, Manchester, a house much frequ,nted by gen-
tlemen who have business on 'Change. In June,
1860, the defendant comm, need to exhibit very marked
attention to the plaintiff, and shortly afterwards
offered her marraige. She mired for some time fore ins
sideratien, aarl she told her mintress, Mrs. Whitteron,
who maw the defendant upon the matter, and ultimately
the plaintiff accepted him. He pail frequent vinits to
the home, was moat a Millions in hie attention to her,
and had written to her something like 250 letters, all
tif which were preserved. In one of his lettern beep .ke
of having arrived safely at Ashton Villa, a shouting.
box in Scotland, and added

"1 found the old woman all right, and, better than all, •
hue roast fowl, all hot, and a good potato to it, some stewed
mushrooms, and Allsopp together (laughter). I felt that I
was at peace with the whole world, but, I would have been
better eatlstied 113 on could have partaken of it along with
me. I was very sorry when it mine to part 3 esterday. I did
not like 'taring, so I shall make my time here as short as pont-
Me. There ia more attraction at the Thatched ilowelbsu here
Lie concluded his letter by &Acing her to remember
him kindly to all, and said, Accept a kiss, my dearest
Nell, till I get the chance of another on the steps."
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Another, writt-n from Ashton on the 17th October,
was as follows :

"My deer Nelly,--Ilere I let, my head In one hand and
pen in the other, • pain In my 484 fit to crack It, suppose
It to be made of steel Ono, rum end honey, rum and honey,
what has% tlb.o dote ior James? (lonahter.) I arrived at
Ashton all right, but of course little would have move, and
the result ea a matter of course, was, James got drunk
(laughter). If James hai been taken before James Ken-
worthy, J.P he weatid have been fined 51. and costa, or
fourteen dale for being drunk and in, ananle However I
did not get that mark of distinction. I got home all right
In a cab, but no more cold-curing with rum and honey
(renewed laughter). I canm t get down to see you this evem
lug, so I thought I would just let you know I was alive yet.
I cannot remember how I left the Thatclid last night I had
not the slightest idea of when I left. so If I either Add or did
any.hMr, pray Excuse me, Nelly. Oho. Nell, I would do any-
thing for 3ou my love; but do excuse me lf I made a fault
last night, but it was all thtough rum and honey iii did."
In another letter, addressed from Scotland, the de-
fendant said,—
" I was much pleated yen had been home, and spent the
afterneem with your mother. Door Kelly, there is no one
like a mother when they take t., • child. They do adore
Mem %Ilughter). hut still I do not think a hushior.i pen love
U dearly: at least I love you., dearly.. man could and
would make any sacrifice for your love "
The plaintiff wan examined, and stated that the de-
fendant haul told her that his share in a mill at Ashton
was worth £20,000; he had a villa in Scotland, and
that he could put his hands upon 1.7,0b0 at any time.
He also told her that his friends were opposed to the
marriage, but that he had determined to marry her at
all risks. He visited her until the day previous to his
marriage with a governess from Scotland, and she did
not know of the marriage until she saw it in an Ashton
paper.
It was admitted for the defendant that he had be-
hayed in a moat cruel and foolish way, and he was
called into the witness box to give et ideuce as to his
position in life, which he stated WM much less favour.
able than had been represented on the part of the
plaintiff.
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The -fury returned • verdict br the plaintiff—
Damage 1:1,200.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT and LOSS of LIFE
on the NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY.
On Tursday morning a terrib!e and fatal collision
occurred at Brockley Whins station on the North
East. rn Railway, about three miles from South Shields,
between the half•poit ten express train from Sunder.
land to Newcastle. AO a coal train from Gateshead to
Tyne Dock, by which five gentlemen were killed, and
about 20 people iujured.

_
It appears that about twenty minutes to eleven as
the express, c,mposed of four first and second Claes
carriage, and van, and the coal train were about to
pass each other on the up and, down line, about fifty
yards from the *twit)°, the pointstuart altered the
points, and ran the two trwns together. Huth were
runuinz at a rapid epeed at the time, not having to
stop at lirockley \Stains. and the crash WM terrific.
The tender of the coal train was completely broken
up ; the van and two first-dam carriages were thrown
right up on to the top of the pameligera' eugine, and
all three were sma,hed to atom,. The prassengere were
scattered about the line amid the dtP,ris.

Aseistance from the station was at once got, and
workmen from Newcast'e were brought, an well as
medical aid. On clearing away the dada it wan found
that the following were killed :—Frederik You've,
proprietor of the Cattc dramatic company, who per-
forms Mr. Robertson's comedies in the provinces, and
now ila, tog at Sanderland ; Dr. Ogden chemical
manufacturer, Sunderland ; H. T. Rishardson, paper
manufacturer, Wearmouth ; and IL C. Turrbull, cam-
menial traveller, Sunderland. The guard of the
express train, named Taplin, was no crushed sib •ut the
body and legs that he died about five o'clock.
Toe woke:, George Davison, of Newcastle, is very
seriously hurt. The driver and stoker of the coal train
jumped ,-fl and saved themselves. Among the wounded
are blr. Shiretieworth, a tn.% eller for Elizabeth
Lazenby, pickle-maker, London; Mr. Paakini on, tra-
veller for I mas and Jack son, hat luau u f &Aare Fs, Leeds;
Mr. J In Armstrong, timber merchant, Sunderland;
Mr. and Mrs. Young, Hartford Home, Northumber-
land ; Mr. and Mre. sacurfield, Sunderland; Mr. James
Byd• r, corn factor, Sunderland ; Mr. Britton, corn
merchant, Stockton who ban a corophund fracture of
both th'eshe, and other ii.juries; and Mr. John Read,
iroa err lien% Sun& rlarol ; ail of whom are
dangeronsly cot about the brad and shaken internally.
0 titers less injured number about H.
the traffic between Newcastle and Sunderland was
suspended for three hours.

A cable despatch reports • terribl. collision between
two trains on Saturday morning on the Canadian Grand
Trnrk Railway near Brighton. Three anons were killed,
one wee Islay injured, and eighteen, t ore and two engines
were completely destroPwl,

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