The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-03-29 00:00:00

BREACH OF FROMM OF MARRIAGE.

Biwa' V. ?Mi.

This ease wad beard an 'hasten minim before Mr.
Justice Rennet,.
Mr. Prideaux, Q.C., end Mr. Bompas were counsel
for the plaintiff; and Mr. COW, 4C., and Mr. Mari*
for defendant.
Mr. Prideaux : The plaintiff was • lady of fifty years
of age, and was the daughter of • widow lady keeping a
lodging-house at Weston-auper-Mare, and the defendant
was a house and insurance agent in the WOO town, and
was seventy years of age. In the month of June. 1869,
the plaintiff went to the defendant to see him respect-
ing the letting of • house belonging to • friend. The
nest morning she reesieed a letter from defendant,
stating that be had been extremely struck by ber
appearanoe, and desired to make her his wife; but he
expected that the lady *bora he married would bring
him I:40 or 1:50 • year. Elbe replied to him that neither
her mother nor herself had any means, and that who-
ever married her would have to maintain her. The
defendant write on the 1401 of June thanking her for
her straightforward and open letter, and saying that he
wadi sorely vexed that she could not comply with his
conditions. He said hie dear, dear wife bad been dead
eighteen months. Ile bad got as comfortable • home
as any in Weston, that he had only • daughter and
grandson residing with him, and he wanted No. 4 to
complete his happiness In this letter he also stated
that he had £2,800 personal property. A correspondence
ensued between the parties, and he submitted to bet
the documents relating to his ploverty. On the lfith
of June he wrote :
My dear R. Baker I promised to enclose postage stamps,
but forgot it. You will forgive IDe. Pont forget me. I must
hear from you twice • week so long as we correspond with
each other. The sooner the correspondence is over and we are
united In marriage the better. Kan up against John Cos,
Esq., this morning, and satisfied with respectability tif anti
mother, and fandiy. . . Think It over—you will be
relicred from the drudgery of a lodging-Mum and made happy
anti comb:viable, and • servant to wait on you. Decide to
marry me. We an hi time and place_ Don't put it off too
long..- Your dmr h
Wn.uais Pamir.

The defendant subsequently wrote,
Dear Mime Dirket,— Sladans—Wia pkwaure I read your kind
letter this morning. I rim happy to intone you I feel welL It
appears that we have been both open nod candid as to our
affairs, and are perfectly mantled. . . I will wait the three
mont/S7ou MM., my not later than the middle r.f October,
for our trarrlage. I should like you to write to me and finally
decide to marry me on or before the middle of October. We
know enough ol each other. although our acquaintance is abort.
Providence ordered that you was to come to rue on Min
Iteatese husinera. I have always believed in God's ordering
and an overruling Pn.vidence, . . I shall not be guided
as to marriage by nay children. I allures to do as I like. I
have peer del well for them. . . I have IGO four
daughtefl in consumption -seventeen, eighteen, twenty-seven,
and thirty yean of age. lam afraid my dear only daughter iv
consumptive- -if so she may die, and then I shall nominate you
to receive her [WO liwuranoe. I Oall have no one on earth
to take care of me, If I tom my daughter, but you. lam con-
fident, my deer, you will has kind an.l affectionate wife to me.
If my daughter survives MA,. my furniture will When. If not
It will very likely be yours. . . . I am, dear Wise II
Bake, very faithfully yours, Wit Palter.
In another letter the defendant wrote that her letter
bad relieved him remewhat, as be was to see het to-
morrow, and they eould embruee each other. The
defendant went on to reler to his ezpressed intention
of settling £l,OOO opon the plaintiff, and saggerted that
the should accompany him to his solicitor, Mr. P.oseiter. of
Taunter), for Lie purpose of making tits settlement.
Mr. ?Meaux proceeded to reed other correspondence.
On the 22nd of Julie defendant addressed the plaintiff
as his "darling dear," and said he could not oonsent
to her having him for throe weeke to go to Pembroke
to see her sister, but ff she went and took bier with Lee
he bad no objection. He complained that they were
driving off their marriage too long. On the 9th of July
he wrote:-- - -

We are ao united In love to one another, nothing on earth
will a/perste us You will be soon out of the mhterahte, en-
In mete lodging-house. You mu directed by God to ace me
at my,ille--1 am, my very dearest, I Emptily We soon, We.
Paitre

Mr. Pridennt next read a letter, dated the 15th of
July, in which the defendant said :

Delay is dangerous, owlet-tally an your part. You are not
Wu for £lOO until you are toy lawful site, and my new will
atuated to me. If I drop before you your only friend and
dear Mislead is rune, and you lose all.. Being this betorr
youe soother seriously; go into it an aforesaid. I will wait
your own time. lam honest to you, and cutout rest until
In) sill Is made and attested. I think something wrong Is
working with my fussily with E. Remitter to put Oe my "All.—
My dmemtu. It, yourserer faithfully, W. PELIT.
It WWI afterwards, said the learned counsel, finally
agreed that the marriage should take place on the 15th
of August, and in July plaintiff and defendant went
together to the office of Mr. Reesiter, his solicitor, at
Taunton, for the purpose of giving him instructions to
prepare the settlement, Mr. Rasher suggested that
Mrs. Baker ought to settle something on her daughter,
but the plaintiff said she oould not do so, and defendant
then gave instructions to his attorney to prepare the
settlement He said at that interview, "My see John
doses% wish toe to marry, but I ago Independent and
will do as I please." The learned comma said the day
was subsequently fixed, a carriage ordered, and the
defendant produced to the plaintiff the wedding ring.
which he wanted her to keep but which she declined.
He also produced the licence and suggested that • lady
should write to the Rev. Mr. Hunt. On the 15th of
August, two days before the marriage was to take plea,
a letter was received from Mr. Roesiter by the defendant
in which be said: "Immediately on your wife's death
you become liable for all your wife's debts; you must
satisfy yourself as to whether there are any debts, nor
can I And out whether or not Miss Baker ha. signed
any secret document to secure her own or her mother's
property." The defendant enclosed the letter to the
plaintiff, Bpi submitted certain proposals with • view to
the plaintiff's mother settlinr what property she
possessed upon her, sod that upon that being done he
was willing to settle C5O • year on her for life. Subse-
quently tilers was an interview at which Mr. Roseiter
was present, and the defendant said he was willing to
marry her without making a settlement upon her ; but
Miss Baker said "I cannot do it end turning rotted to
Mr. timelier, said to him "Would you suffer one of
your daughters to marry without • provision?" He
declined to answer beyond saying "I AM Mr. INlt!y's
servant." The defendant went off in a huff, and in •
very short time be married Miss Hammond with her
£5O • year.
The plaintiff, her mother, and • servant were called
in support of her case; and, Mr. Prideaux having '
summed up,
Mr. Cole addressed the jury for defendant, ridiculing
the idea of talking of trifling with the feelings of that
dear young lady who aatopted a gentlemen as her
*Maned litiamnd after three days loquaintasee—
(laughter). It was pretty sharp work, but she was
getting rather old—she wee over half • century—and
there wasn't mash time to lose—(renewed laughter).
The defendant was an old gentleman, who reminded
one very much of old Weller. Poor old Weller
described to his son the number of vidders that came
' to see him, and he said, "Samivel, beware of the
ridden ; they was all vidders except one, end she was
the young lady with the camomile tea, and she was 5.1"
(laughter). The whole matter had the appearance of a
commercial trausaction on the part of the plaintiff, for
when the defendant offered to marry her without
making a settlement upon her she declined his proposi-
tion. and therefore he contended that she had broken
the contract, and was not entitled to seek to recover
damages from defendant.

The jury, after about balfan-boar's deliberation.
returned a verdict for plaintiff—damages £5OO.
Mr Cole asked bia lordship to stay execution, CM the
ground that the damages mere exesedee.
His lordship maid he would stay exsontion for •
fortnight.

THE implied was eonoinded on Thursday on the body
of Louisa Avery, who is alleged to have been thrown
over Westminster.bridge by Charles Nob* a porter,
A verdict of temporary inunity arising from think wu
returned.

AT Kinpton smile on Thursday, before Mr. Justice
Kestioc, Georgic, Belle Bonita was charged with
stabbing Captain Brainrcy, governor of Woking Prison.
Prisoner defended himself, and pleaded cruelty and
insufbaient food. He was senteooed to 20 years'
penal servitude.
IT Old Hill (Staffordshire) two nailer*, while drinking
in • publieboose, spoke of the depression of trade, &rad
Priest said he wished be were dead, and asked Hackett
to cut his throat. Hackett took up • table-knife, and
Inflicted a severe wound in Priest's threat. Hackett is
ln custody. He aye be "only did it for a lark."
Mae. Fawcerr has been lecturing at Brighton on the
electoral disabilities of women, urging that the political
independence of women would have a similsr effect to
their religious freedom —persons of similar polities would marry, and domestic harmony, Mrs. Fawcett believed,
wnrild be rather laOrelasd than litseetted.

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Tea Anew-loniser Tusuitarti 1:A si.s.-x;';"
dee, eluairmna of dm British iodise Suhnicim 7111
graph CesPeoYe h°. 694'ffeelthee to !fie st,
Blares, at Celcutta, coogratalating him that if,ds
twains telegraph' sable beteeen England
ii ..47111
DOW wompleSs sod Impressing • hope that th.mila
people of India will fully appreciate the ve
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thus conferred. He hag alto mot • conarat,-;ir
message to die Honourable Ale:wider ra,,,,p1v,1t,r,
to Captain Halpin. The signals of the c„,6 • ite
reported to be eioellent.
A meeting of ceurchmen and others who ere ia f
of the support of religion" education by th•
I. to be held on the Bth of April, at Bt. J•inees Ittea
. under th• president, of the Earl of Bhafteshery. ‘,"*.
members a bah Rower Parliament bare h
take part in the proosedinga
A ocirrittrYAL MOMS'. on.
a dreadful tree of poisoning has occurred,
and • woman had been drioking together. and
the taco proposed to send for a pint of whiaaT,,
bows, was procured, aod the whisky IMO got, A t
hour happening to go Into the house soon dafin,r.
found all of them dead, nay are suml.,l
been poisoned by an accidental mietshe in
linens bottle tor the whisky.
A parliamentary return gives the details '
expenditure (C 2.145 18s. 44,) incurred in
with the installation of the Prince of
Patrick's Ootbiedrid. The largest items are OW
for
oarpenume work; £llB9, lla. Id. for halo
embroidery, ka, 1.218 Ou. 2d. fo hire of ru
upholstery, ko-; r 197 13.. 64. for oaintion:4:
decorating ; £197 Ils. 84. for musical performanem •
There is go item of 06 7s. sd. for glui„,
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looking glassed, hew I Ilsot:
Du. yg. Bircitsratt OX MARRIAGL-This Ii
lately been lecturing on si delicate sutif,t,
writes in these terms to the Poll Mot,
aet
my address, lately delivered at the Wnriing
College, I did not recommend ths
mother not to burden the houtehold at
children than It can bear. I naldrarted
parents. I stated that this sul-.ject fer:eiv
control of established physoliogioal laws, reho-4.
be known to parents; and that the wife's
happiness require a oonsideration of thote pt
lowa." What does it all moan Is Mrs.
disciple of Malthus
AN IRISH BREACH OF PROHISII CAPIE. A,
county Kildare arise. an action for breach
of marriage was brought by a Ilia Helen Heidi aet-,,
• Mr. Daniel Kennedy. Damage, were Isid r.
Helen Heaty was about 26 yeses of age, am
daughter of a former. The defendant is • io.t
30; years of age. a Winer oleo. Pee several
defend...a bag boo's acinainted with her
rnid her marked attention, and promised to ii.rrf
stead of keeping his promise he betrayed ami
deserted her. When the plaintiff asked lb. deli
to fulfil hie engagemeet he replied that I, resai.,,
take £lOO and marry her. lie offered to Et vt
but Pha refused to accept it. The learned MUM,
some letters from Um plaintiff to the &felinity
was visibly affected when doing 80.
the learned sounsere emotion were •fteresidsi:
what marred when it cisme out in evidence it,.
plaintiff, not being able to write, bed co.s.ime.,
friend of hereto write the letters, and had
them. The jury found • verdict for tht *lv
damages, l'2oo.

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