The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-02-12 00:00:00

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BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
DUREX V. DV.AA.

Th's wn an action for h,-each of promise of marriage I
tried on Mon lay wet k in the liesich. The plain-
tiff and ilelendant were freluenter4 of • chapel, the
plaintifl b ing a Sund..y.schisil teacher. The defendant
hail limn lir about tiller years and it half her acAmited
motor. and many ant fre inent letters had passed be-
tween them. SAire of these letters were real in court,
to tile amusement of the auditory. Sonie ..f the tuts-
sages are worthy of reproduction aa literary comedies.
The ilefenil•nt beau writ, C thus to lii• sars4.theart it
regard to a volume of ledttrs which she had leut him as
sorrleis of style :
I urser felt mueh with regard to thia ii Irto..n
re id lig one of those letters. and it was that that
&Jun"t nook ine write this ; anti I think we linty truly
it to wire Ives. " I inn I. lio common sfreethin. it is
the gentle endearing sympathy of kindred minds,
uoited II strong bonds of esteem who look for happi-
ness in this *oda, but let us look heyund this. Let us
hope that oiir final wish will be &reek,' to another awl
• better world in the hope of part.,kim: of its joys to-
g. Vier." Desre,.t Anne, is nut thia he.mtiful language?
True affection does n..t look to beauty. Solomon says,
"F.:alines is deceitful and beauty is rain."
For outesr.l form of shape and face
Stair either like the ro..e.
But virtue I. the only sour e
From ttlmerres true pleasure flows.

In reply, the young lady, whose ideas of orthography
Are somewhat anilistinet, returns
"beat Ihtuiuel, we have spent some very happy days
together—and I hope we shall many and many more
ceowne r with his favour and Mee, snit his loving kind-
ness is better than lite. We du bot see each other quite
so offen as we used, lint we can think of each other, and
comit tact, oilier to 043 ever of our heavenly father, and
we know he will he our guile through life, for lie has
promised to guide Us end teach us the way wherein we
sliou'd walk, who N 111111114124 of ii to trust in hint, and
be able to go to the throne of grace

There effimual fen out prayer preYallp,
When every other effort fells.
Dear Samuel, that iv very true abet you Paid has re-
gards Polydure and Emmeline. I think a list a pity it
was that he went away to got rich, I think if it had
been your case I could not have let you have guin uu
any account." . . . _

The defoliant, dating from "Pot.street," writes to
lii, 1n4.v,il
:
" When you first gave me • letter I was an anxious to
net its contents that I stamped at the first light to nail
it. Oh, that was like a flood of light bunting ou a dsrk
plaa e.
Addressing her again, from &inmate. lie gives her.
onh throu,:h her, tie British public, • de cription of
his sentiments Fly the seaside. in • fa-laion which comic
writers might vainly strive to imitate :
" I isn't. till too. lear, whist sort of evening I spent
in Re InAote with,dat nun. I rent to hear that splendi I
ionl oil the chit, lint it bad no chlrins for me. Me
thoughts were not there, hut far sway in London. The
nigger' were there as trio 1. I listened to them for •
short time, and ye:alba:al away thinking of you in Isanalon.
Ntilint mole it worse to 111 r, it was such a collo,
Iwamotoi loglit—•nut a hi ple on the broad, deep wean,
and the brightest lowan I Blink I ever ow, shining ita
the clearest a lendour over the wake. reflecting the
shaidow of the veuncls 1.1 the csdaily unit serenely made
their eey Across. I don't mind tolling you, of emarse,
dear A unit. • tear it oi in my ete. I turned and said
to oun self, • I will lawk no
The readins a this n anon won internintol by repeated
peals of Isogliter. The poling Isdy, in her reply, termed
it a "tile epistol," anal adds:—
"It is Sunday evening. lam iii the perlour, writing
to von. dear. As I wall thinking I cast my eyes ah.,ee
an d looked upon ti at likeness of pion. It does riot look
like anti lug in the summerhouse with you, dear. It is
kin. pill out 111, I send you • kiss on a
ea
"et; .4 !live?: 7 nil,that ilunta7le; uniter tuhgel fit
gil.tree )
It wi
willy
ou
•trsii e will t no,, onStia toy, You have never Ii cii
way ell diy on • Sun :ay eine you mile to we, but I
atoll soon see you at rhspel."
I' ens shown that ihiurirug the enzazemeat the parties
continuol in the most sffeetionste terms, sheen kiooiuig
sorb othi r oi, Ines.t n, sod fondling oil the iluormiat
quart, ror on hour at parting. This
611111 d until our evenitig whoa, after tlie usual farewell,
the plaantift CCD up stlirs laughing, hol ling a letter
which defendant hail alit-peal into her Idand. :Me opened
it sod read as follows : _ _

"My dear A ....It is with deep feelings of Peden,. I
oity I write to you to hi lug helore ..our notice a subject
of %mt. isetuirtstice to lei hoth. inasmuch a. it wi I MT. it
our whole life in this worl I. I pray to GA, Who in
rich in mercy. at I grant us the grace that lie knows
will he sufficient for us ; and I must tell you that I
believe there .ire several thing, that will in • great mea-
sure hinder our happiness if we were to walk our earthly
pilgrimage together."
This ini•eralde cant tennituted by declaring the
etigagement at an end. Ott e.rusinr it the poor girl
telt senorless. She recovered oil, to fall into what her
father cvlled • '' melincholy, 4owncast way," aril h.id
vithe heen unvlile to attend to lier avocations, mei hail
reqnired to be watched. Tho defendant was • ware-
houseman. at *salary of f.'9o a year. The jury returned
a verdict for the pluntlfrolamettem £75.

FoUlt Mgii SUPTOCATILD In A SlWni.--Shortly after
eight o'clovk on Fri .ay icorning the neighbourhood of
Searoal.lane, Farringdon-street, was the scene of a
dreadful accident, sit., the iuffocation of four men in
a steer. It seems that it is customary for the men to ,
entrr the sewer at 3 o'clock in the morning for the
purpose of cleansing it, and unless they inake their
appearance by 8 o'clock, they are signalled for, and in
the event of no reply beisg given • search is made.
N. ausser being received this morning when the
u.mal " call" WA* Willie, • man WM •ent down the
opening situated at the torner of Brazier's.bridge,
Seaomil•lane. and having reached the hott he saw
the pour fellows lying doers perfectly motionless ; and
it was with some difficulty Hist be himself girt out alive,
owing to the foul air. Further aasistanoe being obtlinep,
Another entrance was effected, and eventually the bodies
of three men. named respectively Harrigan. P. Rvsn.
and Delaney, were brought liptgilit• orad. and removed
to St It ‘rthol ttttt ew's IfovitAl 1.11, t 12..'clock this day
the hotly of the other unfortswao pan. John Want. had
not helm recovered, and it .1 e .re.l that the f.irce of the
stream has washed biut into ihn Thome. Tho doomed
were ail married own.

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