The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-06-13 00:00:00

Nampobtre.

BOURNEMOUTH.

BIZAOII OF PKOMMI.—in the Bail Court, London,
last week, before Mr. Justice Hannan and a special
jury, was tried the cease( Oheverton v. Masterman, an
action for breach of promise of marriage. The defend-
enk.oleaded a denial of tlie vecitriiAL; that • reasonably
and . special plea that Ire WaintM•ll mother had not
furnished • house for the marriage, IN agreed, The
plaintiff, who wu • young lady about 23 years ot age,
was the daughter of parent's who at the time of the
alleged engagement resided at Petwortb, in Sussex,
and the defendant resided at Bournemouth. In 1866
she was employed in • drapery business at Bourne-
mouth, of which the defendant was at that time the
manager, but of which he was now the proprietor, The
parties became engaged in that year, and the engage-
ment 'motioned, with • very slight intermission, until
1869; and during that time some hundreds of letters
passed between them, the young lady having in the
meantime lived at Southampton, London, and Petworth.
The letters were of the usual loving sod ridiculous
eberacter, and the course of love appeared to run
smooth until October 1669, when, in consequence of
'something whiali Fused between the plaintiff and a
young lady engaged to the defendant's brother, but
which she said she could not communicate to him before
marriage, an estrangement took place between them on
the ground, as the defendant alleged, that it showed •
want of oonfideoae In him on her pert. An action was
then threatened, whereupon the defendant renewed
his promise to marry her within twelve months, the
plaintiff's mother promising to furnish a house for him ;
and then the defendant commenced writing • series of
letters to the plaintiff, leading her to believe that if she
insisted on his performing his promise she would live a
life of wretchedness and misery. She replied in one
of her Letters to him that he WM a mean, cowardly
fellow, with cot one spark of manly conduct about him,
and that the more she thought of him the more she
wee disgusted with him. The result was theta marriage
did not take pleas, and this action was brought. At
the ormeinsion of the pleintiff's case, and pertly in
consequence of a communication from the learned judge,
the learned counsel and the parties conferred, which
resulted in a verdict being taken by consent for the
plaintiff —damaged' £l5O.

f3OUTIIAbIPTON.

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The yachting season has now fairly commenced, the
Lolent already begins to look quite gay, and the list of
visitors at the Castle promises well tor the patrons of
yachting. Sir Brum Chisbeeter, of the Erusinia. h.s
been elected Commodore of the Royal Southern Yacht
Club, vice Karl of Cardigan, deceased.
BITING • Man's LIP 071.—At the police wart, on
Wednesday, • man named Waiter Wren was charged
with mutilating • man named Timothy Murphy, by
kiting his lip off. Prisoner, who bad been previously
quarrelling with the injured man, went stealthily behind
him, seised his head and deliberately bit a large piece
of has upper lip off. Some woman then repeatedly
struck the poor fellow. Prosecutor, who appeared in
oourt with his faoe bound up, was not sufliaiwitly well
to give evidence, and the magistrates remanded the
defendant.