The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-07 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

..Aug at Nisi Pries at (Bare the Lord
Chief Baron and a Special Jury.)
;;',F.ELL r. ADAMB.—BRFACH OF PROM/8110F MARRIAGE.
Phu wag an action of breach of promise of marriage.
[he defendant plaided that he did not agree to marry the
• Serjeant Sbee and Mr. Charles Pollock were counsel
the plaintiff ; and Mr. Lush, Q.C., Mr. Serjeant Parry,
Ir. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Matthews for the defendant.
From the opening statement of Mr. Serjeent Shee, it
(paved that the plaintiff, Annie Russell, was a yousg
aged 22, the daughter of a gentleman who was for a
o,iderable time in practice as a surgeon, in Dublin. He
oi tweet', years ago, leaving a widow and an only child,
ihelresent plaintiff. The mother was a lady of good con-
irons in Ireland, the daughter of a gentleman who wee
6, of the examiners of the College of Surgeons in
',gbh% and a surgeon on the staff of the Lord Lieutenant,
Waft enjoyed a small pension in consequence of his services
o :Lae capacities. Mrs. Rummell would be the principal
caws in the cue, and he believed an attempt would be
• by the other side to attack and damage her character ;
bolo should be able to show that she was a person of the
Ikrst respectability. Having lost some property, she
Tobliged to add to her income by teaching music, and
'hoed for years been in the habit of attending several
• respectable families for that purpose. The de-
want was a surgeon of eminence, connected with the
oettopedic Hospital, living in Henrietta-street, (~vendishw-
ire, and having also a residence at Hampstead. The
ist.smey between Mime Russell and the defendant arose out
of the young lady having had occasion to take to ha house
fornlvioe a child who was suffering from a defect in the
foe: From August, 1859, she frequently visited the de-
feal.nt for that purpose, and in November, 1860, she com-
ets:sated to her mother that he had promised her mar-
era Afterwards Mrs. Russell maw him, and he
nl;! her that it was his intention to marry her
M;hter, and the marriage was arranged to take
lax in two months. The learned counsel then entered
no the details et the ease, and said it had been suggested
rat the defendant was a married man, but he did not know
hetber he was or not.
. . .

Emily Rummell, the mother of the plaintiff, was then
ati.ined. She said—My father was Mr. Kent, a surgeon,
Dublin. My husband was also a medical man, but has
an dead twenty-three years. At the time of his death
e plaintiff was my only child. I have a government
.OWII on account of my father's services. After my
stud's death I found it neemeary to teas
r.Dic to add to my income. I commenced to do so
:der the patronage of the Hon. and Rev. Baptist
.1, who introduced me to several families. In
..ember, 1860, I went to take charge of the house of
Cromp, who lives at Ramsey. My daughter lived with
r' I believe there was a separation between Mr. Cromp
td his wife. I had the care of the children. My daughter
tasted me in teaching them. One of the children had
towthing the matter with his foot, and I took him to the
I %Ilopedie Hospital. I afterwards received a letter from
Adams, requesting me to call at his house with the
l. I did so. The witness then said that she mpenterlly
tut the child for advice. Afterwards she became and
=tined so for some time, and then her daughter and a ger-
rut used to take the child to Mr. Adams's house twice •
vr.k. On the 18th of October, and again on the Ist of
N3vember, my daughter madea communication to me. On
• had of November I wrote • letter to him, in which I
" I have heard front my daughter to-day your pro-
pall of marriage. I need only my that in my delicate health
of
rely object is the welfare of my dear and ally child.
I dull be glad to see her united to • gentleman, and party.
alarlyto a member of my dear father and her father's
*anion. I need not tell you that my daughter
in no fortune, and that I have to use my own exertions to
imams my income. From my own family and connexions
my daughter is fully entitled to enter the family of an pro-
blond man in England. One of my uncles was
Neale, and another is the Rev. Theophilue Blakeney, Dose
ef
Dow; in Inked. My brother is • motor in the church.
Yy three nephews are rectors." I think I added
'list I had some nephews in her Majesty's service.
Wm maid, " You wiah me to remove to town, but I am
may that my circumstances will not make it convesient for
DB to do so at present." In the letter I also said that I
bald be glad to see him when I was better, and I suggested
that I might obtain some weskit*. from the Medicalßens-
mint Fund. On the 7th December I called on Mr. Adams
and he adverted to the receipt of my letter, and spoke of
the promise he had made to nay daughter. He wialled me
to leave Homey and come and live in the neighbourhood
of London.

[The witness was under examination when our report lett:

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
=nut V. [MLITT AIM DICILINBON.
Mr. Harrison appeared for the petitioner, an assistant
staff in the army. He married the reepoodent in
1850, and had had by her two ehildrenwho both survived.
After serving in the Crimean war, he took his wife with
him to the bake Islands, where she unfortunately acquired
hinted Intemperance. In 1861, while she was living with
her husband at Fernley, she was surprised in bed withJaoob '
Dianne, a private belonging to the hospital corps, whose
wife was servant to the petitioner and respondent. She
was them sent away, and she went first to her relations in
Liverpool, and afterwards to Australia.
Decree Mai.
The only other business was a probate case, involving so
point of public interest