The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-07 00:00:00

00IIRT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Sittings at NW Pries in Midcliessir.—(Before Lord Chief
Justice Erie and s °mom Jury.)

MHZ O. RUD.-111WALCH or MONNE 01. MARIIIAGF-
Tbis wm an action to recover damage% for a breach of
Fowles to
the marry,
of the prowl' and the defes. ndant by his plea simply
denied making
Mr. Hawkins, Mr. T. Salter, and Mr. Green appeared foi
the plaintiff, and Mr. Saryeant Parry and Mr. Kelly for the
defendant.

Hi;.wkine said that the plaintiff was • widow, having
lost her husband some 10 years ago, and at the time now in
question she carried on the buntline of a mourning dower
maker in the neighbourhood of the New North-road.
The defendant was a widower, and he had been ,
terms of intimacy with te plaintiff and hi:
late husband. Shortly after the death of his wife five oi
six years ago be met the plaintiff eta party of five or sic
widows, and paid attention to one or tweet the widows, and
particularly to the plaintiff. Four or five years passel ov,r,
and the first sort of overture that the defendant male to the
plaintiff was asking her to take two rooms in his house
on Skinner-street, Snow hill, where be carried on the
' business of a gold refiner, saying it would be
more convenient to her son, Alfred,who worked in Jerrnyn.
street. The Plaintiff listened to his proposal, and • day or
two afterwards he said be did nut sae why they should not
get married. He also said that be dal not want any long
courtship, sad they agreed to marry, end selected as the
church that of St. Sepulchre, where they toll the bells PO
certain melancholy occaaionf. The defendant spoke of hie
approaching marriage on several occasions, and on
one of these occasions he said that the best of it was that his
family did not object, which fatuities frequently did when
they found a gentleman of 60 breaking out again. (Laugh-
ter.) The jury would better understand the matter when
he told them that the plaintiff had some money in the hands
of Mr. Boyce, and the defendant suggested that
it would be • nice thing if be could get
2001. of it into his business, and when he
found he could not get this, the match was broken off,
and the defendant endeavoured to console the plaintiff by
the liberal offer of • five-ponad note. (Laughter.) He ail
not put this case as one of • broken heart, but still the plain-
tiff had suffered considerable lose, for having given notice to
quit her house she had been obliged to leave it, arid her
business had suffered considerably.
Mrs. Elizabeth Burton, ablind old lady, said—ln January,
1856, I was at the party at the plsintiff's. The defendant
was very polite to all the ladies, and particularly to Mrs,
Eno. In December, 1861, I met Mr. Read accidentally;
and I congratulated him by saying that I understood that
he and a very old friend of mine ware about to be united in
marriage. He said, yes, it was so, and that Mrs. Ernes was
a very old friend of his also. I silted him when it was to
be, and he said "very shortly."
Creeraexamined—l have heard the defendant has left
Soow-hill. The plaintiff still carries on her business. I
should say she is 44 or 45. I should think Mr. Read is
nearer 70 Ikea _ . .

lielexamined7Thisi affair has quite unsettled the plaintiff,
and has been a serious loss to her, for she had moved from
her house and had lost her best bands.
Mrs. Sarah Martin—ln December laid year I heard Mrs.
Burton coogratulate the defendant upon his approaching
•marr•age, which the defendant admitted was about to lake
place, and said his family were agreeable to it.
Mr. Alfred Wm. Bowe. the plaintiff's son, said that the
defendant asked me if I should object to have him for a
father, and I raid "No, I should lake it."
Croes-axamined—l have beard, that my mother had GOOF.

in Mr. 8171.andi,.14 that was get
2001. of this before marriage, and that berg this could
tat be got the marriage was broken off.
Mr. Boyce explained how it was that he did not consent
to advance the 2001., and added that when this was
announced the defendant kissed the plaintirs hand, and said
"My dear girl, this must be done away with, then."
(A laugh.) The plaintiff said, "Thu vvary fine; am I
to be made a tool (or a fool) of, and what will become of
my goods ,they will be turned into the street." The de-
fendant replied, " My dear girl, bring your goods here," and
he seemed much distreseed.

SerkoZParrysubmitted that there was no case for
the jury, inasmuch as it appeared from the evidence of the
plaintiff's son that the promise was conditional upon •Anl.
being obtained, and that this condition bad nut been per.
formed.
His lordship said the question was one for the jury.
Verdict for the plaintiff-damages, 601.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
THWAITZS V. ?SWAIM.

Dr. Twin, Q.C., and Dr. Wambey appeared for the peti-
tioner; Kerslake, Q.C., and Dr.-;ipiuks for the re-
spondent. It was a suit for judicial separation on the
ground of cruelty, brought by Mrs. Minerva Thwaitei,
the wife of a dentist at Bristol. The mar-
riage took place in June, 1849, and the cohabi-
tation lasted till November, 1880. There had been
several children born of the union. The petitioner ad-
mitted that for the first two years her husband's conduct
to her was kind, but that after the birth of her second child
• change took plum in his behaviour. In 1851 they had a
quarrel about her little boy coming into their room, and be
gave her • severe kick as they were in bed together. It made
her very ill. In the summer of 1854 the respondent struck
her • blow on the head for some trifle in reference to
money matters, while she was nursing her son Willie.
In July, 1856, ou her return from a visit to her friends,
he showed her 201. which he had collected for
the purpose of educating hie eldest eon, and
asked her if it was not " a nice heap?' He took
offence at the languid way in which she said it
was, and went out. He did not return till two o'clock in
the morning, and then he was intoxicated. While in that
state he woke the child which was in bed with her, hit her,
pinched her, pulled her out of bed, and threw her
down on the floor. On another occasion he smeared mustard
on her face and dress. He made her submit to the indignity
of having one of her servants placed over her ; and when
she had had • great number of teeth extracted be used
regularly to send her meat which in the state of her gums
she was unable to masticate. .

The ceae wee proeewhog when we went to prima.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLEWLENWELL.
13 CARS Or ATTCMPTED 8171CIDE.

Mary Ann Carla, aged 20, • respectably-attired young
woman, who described herself as an artificial florist, re-
siding at 42, Ranner-street, St. Luke's, and who seemed to
feel her position acutely, was charged before Mr. D'Eyn-
oourt with attempting to commit suicide by throwing her-
self into the New River at Ilighbury.
From the evidence of two respectable young women, of
the name of Sarah Brown and Eliza &zithers, it appeared
that on Wednesday they were taking • walk in the
neighbourhood of Highbury, and on going up the bank by
the side of the Newßiver they saw the defendant, and not
exactly knowing the locality, they asked her the way. The
defendant told them, but in such an incoherent manner,
that the young women had left her but a few mo-
menta, when they thought she intended to commit suicide,
and turned back for the purpose of speaking to her. Before
they could reach her the defendant precipitated herself into
the river. An alarm was immediately given, but before she
could be got out of the water she became insensible, sod
floated towards tho bridge, and had it not been for the timely
assistance rendered she would have lost her life. A police-
constable (files, 484 N) took the unfortunate defendant
to the Islington workhouse, where she received every atten-
tion and kindness.

The defendant, who was in tears, in answer to the ma-
gistrate, said that she did not know what had caused ber
to attempt her life. She was very sorry for what she had
done, and would never again be guilty of such a rash act.
The brother of the defendant said she (defeuilaut) worked
for him. On the evening in question she hail a few words
with a young woman with whom she lived, about the shut•
tiug of a dour, and this she took very much to heart, and
appeared to be in great grief during the remainder of the
day. That was the only thing that he was aware could hare
caused her to commit such an offence, for he did out believe
that she had a young man. He would, if she was discharged,
take her home, and look after her.
Mr. D'Eyncourt hoped that she would see the clergyman
of the district. and take his good adult,,, and, after a fur-
ther caution, allowed her brother to tekethe defendant away.

Lord Derby (remarks the Stautfurd Mercury)
was a visitor at Burghley last week, and was one of a partV
of sportsmen who killed 400 pheasants in oue day's shoot.
log among the preserves.

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On Monday Mr. Hankey will move iu the Holm
of Commas for a select committee to inquire into the
existing state of legislation, and of any existing arrange-
ments, for the protection of life and property against fires
in the metropolis.
It may be remembered that on the 2.2nd of MAy
last a serious riot occurred at Milan, during which a largo
distillery in the suburb of Visrmina was gutted by the
mob. Fifty-five peewee were arrested, who have now been
tried, and upwards of 30 of than have been condemned to
various periods of imprimonment.
FRENCII WHILLERS.—A letter from Honolulu of
the let November says :—" The French whalers have cot
been fortunate this season. The General Taste anchored in
the roadstead on the 6th October, and then proceeded to
New Zealand, passing by Whiti, after a not very profitable
fishing. The Gustave arrived here on the 25:1, without
having taken a innate flab. One of the finest vesicle, the
Caulaincourt, wee totally lost in the night of the 4th Sept.
Dear Cape Franklin. The captain and crew ruirsculoudi
escaped, and arrived bare on board different American !p'
eels on the 24th October. Thar have received every asast-
once from the Preach consul, and measures will be adopted,
for sending them to France. The Caulaiucourt was avow
of 657 tons, belonging to the house of Carina Brothers and
Co., of Havre, and was only partially insured."