The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-29 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE

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hood of Blackheath, her mother being in the receipt of a
passion from the goverumeat, which enabled them to live
in a position of great respectability, hut of course not ot
extravagance or splendour. The deb udant, lie. Dying,
also lived with his parents 3t Greenwich ; and it appeared
that in N vemher, 18.10, the plaintiff and the defendant
were introduced to one another at • party, and he
paid her attentions which teentull ripened into
affection, and resulted is an offer of his hand. At this
period the plaintiff was about 23, and the dates-
sat 24 years old, and there wan no doubt that very soon
after the parties became acquainted that a sincere affection
sprung up between them. At this time the defendant was
employed as an extra clerk in Deptford Dockyard at a
salary of 801. a year. and upon his making an offer of mar-
riage to the plaintiff, her mother on being consuPed very
prudently suggested that such a salary would be inadequate
te the support of • wife, arid that he had better wait until
be obtained some promotion and an increase of salary,.
which it appeared he anticipated be should shortly re-
ceive. The mother of the young lady was also anxious that
his parents should be made acquainted with his intention
to uirrry bee daughter, but the defendant requested that
thi• might not be done, as he said that his father wu very
old and also in • bad state of health, and that if he gut
worse he should be taunted with having been the occasion of
it by caning him upon the subject of his intended marriage.
For thin reason it appeared that the mother of the plaintiff
forbore to make any formal communication to the
friends of the defendant, and the )oung people con-
tinued to correspond with each other in terms of
affee inn down to the month of March, 1852.
About this time it would seem that the mother of the de-
fendant had become acquainted with what was going on,
anti that she was avers* to the match, for it appeared that
upon one occasion, when the young lady went to pay • visit
to her house, she acted io such a manner as to induce the
plaintiff to think that she had been treated rudely ; and on
her informing her mother on her return home what bad
happened, she forbade her going to the defendant's house
again. Very soon niter this, in consequence, as the defend.
ant said in one of his lent rs, of • long convenat'on he had
bad with his mother, he asked the plaintiff to release him
from his promise • and upon her declining to do so, he
absented himself altogether from her mother's house, and
finally broke off the match.
A greet mass of correspondence was put in. It was of
the most common-place description, and on the part of the
defendant mostly consisted of statements with regard to his
duties, and how hard he was worked, there being enough
in them, however, to shrew the nature of the connexion that
existed between the panics. The defendant would seem to
have had plenty of time, notwithstanding his complaints of
hard work, for nearly the whole of the letters appeared to
have been written while he was "on duty" at the dock-
yard.
Mrs. Sarah Eleanor Ricketts, the mother of the plaintiff,
was examined, and she proved the facts as stated by the
leatnod counsel in his opening speech. She said she con-
slatted the defendant was engaged to her daughter two
years ago, and after that period he came to their house
three or four times a week, and every Sunday, and was
received as her daughter's suitor. lien daughter visited at
his father's, and the defendant frequently made presents to
her. The defendant's visits ceased altogether on the 21st
of March. On that day he had asked her daughter to break
off the engagement, and she told him to say what he had to
say to witness, and he then said that he wished the plaintiff
to consider the matter very seriously, and write to him and
break off the engagement. Witness mod him his mucus
fur such a course of proceeding, but he gave her none,
except that he had had a long conversation with his mother.
Cross-examined—Witness was the widow of • naval
*Meer, and she had • pension of 601. a year. The defen-
dant became acquainted with her daughter at a party given
by Mr. Taylor, the attorney in her behalf on the present
occasion. Mr. Taylor was a friend of the family. The
plaintiff had been to school with the defendant's sister',
and they meospused her at the party, and introduced their
brother to her. When the defendant first made her
daughter an offer she told him that she thought the mar-
riage would not be prudent while he was only in the posi-
tion of extra clerk, with a salary of 801. a year. It was
intended for the marriage to take place until he pro-
cured some better appointment. Witness heard from her
daughter that the defendant's mother had behaved rudely
upon one occasion when she visited there by not coming
into the MOM to see her. She did not after this say that
the defendant should not see her daughter again, but she
told her never to enter the Irving's house again. The de-
(indent wished to ember daughter after the 21st of March,
hut be was set allowed to do so. It was after the
disagreement to which she referred that the &fen-
and said he had had a keg conversation with his mother,
and that ia immempesami or that conversation he wished her
daughter *um* le break off the engagement. The de-
fendant's Atha, was very old, and his family consisted of
four sons and is daughters. When the defendant first
made the offer of marriage to her she did not communicate
with his nods t e say of his family. The defendant
wished bee net le esninwicato with his friends, as he said
his father sto• Tea aid sad ishosile. and U he was told of
his intestine IS psi monied they woad always be taunting
him with maim him ill. Mho anslined the defendant
had a rigbk te gfiao Welt.
Mr. Mesabi* osated the witness wisdom she expected
there would be nay happiness for the reed people when
their mothers hal the
The witness that she did act wish to interfere.
Mr. Cbeeshoes. In a wry lweeseens and draw mese be
the defends= sell lest libe the Meet lees wine he
bad ever liesened Mwe hew way= in &eras whale
_the
cares of his preledwel lA. He was not elirriesa at it, for
it was perfectly clear Set new of that emitting and pwdal
affection wild woe ealogetei to win Ike Amsle heart
had ever bees Aft by the deeming ; and be was new Out,
after the present tdeie the pay lady wield lad • math
more adeaetageft• Gad niftrWients viler, end one who
would show her the dilliane hebeen snob Mee as ap-
peared to exist In the bee= of the Milearbat red Ins and
ardent affection. Is whallsd le the jury Mot it sr a
very happy thing tar bath peel. that this math bed been
broken off, for, independeetly of the want of maw of the
defendant to support a wife with saything Moe amalert or
respectability, he would ask the Jim what wanly dime
of happiness theme was be *as when their wellea bed
quarrelled, and the young left weold have been essysiled
eireades bee gamed or the deladnet mast have lewered
the *pen et esenieg elf al wenenion with hie aged
asther. It append to Idea that thin was not the best
prospect of happiases for the jaw, maple end that
it wee ma
st ihrtanate for them that they bed set
J
entered en the ennenlen, =di weld eels, ben
.. 4 missy sad the
The
ems= then referred le the aneyeedewe
that had been put in, and said be bed than= nay
attentively to all the letters so they were bosom he
expend they would be fen= All of en ens WI laya
and ethelion day after day. nay esatelned. Itimewe.
Ih.Zesfigite met—they wen the meet anangimee
Ise the defeniest. Waal et talidag absetdialiZ
own Wme arriessourall is masa dm yowl bike by laki
to her sheet ether people's besinsw sal the ma= of sus
duties at the dockyard. His erteatiom, w to be
particularly attracted to the WOK ef the v ag de.
penmen; kr sms me less then two is three esseiens tie
burden of his loan to the =nag lady samiled is sa
ear-
nest entreaty to low not to Oat too milk ghat ran an
mince pie, fez her the druid mho hemeHOl. • rem ef
laughter in whist; the arnedleidge *hied.)
thing peal= Whale% se* ei bed hew
why them was nething et the Idol. ned the en1y716...rw
Proashinit refry dad lko dad in the whoa ere
was that in me of the WWI at the adwant he said that
he would mot the young lo; be lowan, and being her
a '• Puna% Ahrasek " te eerie hislamb aloe dinner.
(Renewed aghter.) The LE= ewe= sensinded
urging epee the bey that. won sypeeing they ahea be
be
of opinion that am easemditiimal protein ef maw bed
been made end hishen, under the eineastsasee the
'nastiest amount of draw wed& be edging to ant she
justice of the case.
The Chief' Justice Mein anammed up, the ken, after •
short deliberation, retuned a verdict far the plaiatiff—
Damages 261.
Caowa ams.--Butaa Ica JCITICII daces
Elizabeth Casaperry, 62, was indicted for feloniously
attempting to murder William Cemperry, her ea, by east-
in him him into • pond.—Mr. brew prosecuted.
Th. circumstances of the an wen of rather ea aztra-
ordinary character. It append that the peiewae had the
care of • tolliatis at Hawk/mak is w the remised
three end sispeam per wink, Ace bed tee dada= the
boy William, named in the indleinteat, end a payer
child, seven years old, nasal gash; end ft appal=
that her husband was a lunatic, awl unable in say wig to
provide for the support of the I=4 ; and that chola,
gaper was consequently in a state el groat distress. Oa M.
23rd of June it appeared tad the primer and both her
children were found strygling in a deep pond close to the
toll-gate at Hisrldwat, and en theft Wag rescued less
the water, the leg side a salsa= a the Abet that lb
mother had sM him =I his War to the side et the peed
to see a Ash, and that while May went looking at it they al
slipped into the water by asoiloat. Ho afterwards rarest=
the story and mid as Ids sether tea bin le the side of
the water, to drew hint the lek,aeml Setae !eel bell of
him and thew him into the peal, allsernide threw is hie
sister, and Mw Jumped is bensif; end lag es this 'village
the prieense wee eunrettled to lahe het teal yen the pee-
sett shispe. The bey, apes hely new esained, repeated
his stay tithe abeam barbs Ow= hem and bie dear
into the pea ; lied whin the UMW Judi! 11•11doesil
dowdy yen the pant be semi= le his =gam statesent,
that they a dipped assidstally isle the wain.
ullrailusiise Mule, wen tide, pat it to the jury wheeer'
they cold Om, any talking., alma tke teetintany gives by
the boy, end they at woe interned • verbs of Not Gra* '

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—NOZWICH, JULY 27.
The somaissisas of miss for this city sad for the musty
of Nadia Iwo ssissed yesierday.

-Ilivesa T ions Caw dam.
WILD, e. WRIGHT.

Mr. Palmer sad Mr. C. for the plaintiff ;
sad Mr. O'KeThey @Ed Mr. wea the deleadost.
Mr. Palmer dated As am This, be sold, wee ea maks
to recover the ameba deem= the bMe of ezdrem ao-
l=ett fehrhed. The ylishf, Mr. W. Wdu,
h ea wastkager Ira bed valuer • lad the de-
helmet is ea allebey, lerebeemb. Irreiss.
The Mat ha deem by bit as the deheint ea
the LIM al Nereabblllo, *be SW, payable ate maths
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of be sem he SW, payable Owe irothe fhb deb.
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THE EXPRESS THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 1852.

as the year of the railway mania—the defendant
in commute with a Mr. Henry B. Sheridan, contemplated
the making of a line from Fakenham and Lynn. This lino
would doubtless have liven a great convenience to the public
had it been constructed, but it did not meet with much
favour as it did not promise to be a very profitable one.
When the line was projected, it became necessary to employ
surveyors and to have calculations made as to the value of
the land required for the railway ; and Mr. Wright and
Mr. Sheridan applied to Mr. Wilde to mpg., surveyors
and to take the necessary steps for depositing the phew
before the 30th of November. in order to enable thu pro-
moters to go to parliament for a bill. In doing this Mr.
Wilde incurred considerable expense, and be applied to the
projectors for 1001. Unfortunately, although they could
originate railway schemes, they could not induce the
public to take shares, and they were unable to pay
him his demand. On the 12th of November Mr. Wright
paid him 201. on account, and on the same day
that gentleman accepted a bill of exchange for 301.
payable two months after date. Mr. Wilde continued to
• discharge the work entrusted to him, and when he had
deposited the plans he asked Mr. Wright and Mr. Sheridan
, to fulfil the promise they had made him of paying the re-
I mining 301. of his charge. The bill of exchange already
mentioned was accordingly given to him by Mr. Wright for
261., and Mr. Sheridan gave him another bill for a like
sum, making, with the previous bill and money paid, the
sam 0(1001. Mr. Wright subsequently paid Mr. Wilde
161. more, which he placed to the account of one of the
bills. It appeared that the plaintiff had written the words
" payable at Ilankey's and Co. " on one of the bills after it
had been accepted by the defendant, but he (the learned
counsel) should prove that it was dam with defendant's
consent.

Mr. W. Wilde, the plaintiff, deposed—l am an auctioneer
and estate agent in thus city. The defendant is an attorney.
I knew him in 1815. The acceptance of this bill ie drawn by
him. I received it from him, I believe, when it was drawn,
and at the same time I received 201. in money. "At Ilan-
key's and C 0.," on this bill is in my handwriting. The
bill was in my possession when I wrote the words. I saw
the plaintiff in London, and told him ho had not made it
payable at any banker's and he said I might do so, and
be would provide it. When I arrived at Norwich, I wrote
the words, payable at liankcy's and Co." The letters
produced are in defendant's handwriting. I returned
some railway scrip to the defendant. I also received 15/.
from the defendant which 1 have put to the credit of the

Crave-examined—This was not my scheme as well as Mr.
Wright's. I undertook the concern on the understanding
that I wag to be paid as in other concerns if the scheme suc-
ceeded, but, if it did not, I was to be paid my expenses out
of pocket. The letter produced is in my handwriting, and,
after reading it, I am still of opinion that it was not my
scheme. I will not swear, but my impression is that there
was no arrangement that I should look to the deposits in
the undertaking for all payments out of pocket. I consi-
dered myself as a joint promoter of this work only as far
as my own work was concerned ; but I was to be paid all
money out of pocket.
Mr. O'Malley ohjected that one of the bills was invalid,
inasmuch es an alteration had been made after it was
accepted.
The Judge overruled the objection, saying that it was •
question for the consideration of the jury, and by their
decision he would be guided.
Mr. O'Malley then submitted that the arrangement was
that the plaintiff was to transact the country work, and
the defendant and Mr. Sheridan the town work, that they
were both to be paid out of the deposits which the public
might contribute. That therefore the defendant wee not
responsible to Mr. Wilde for any money, nor was he called
upon to accept any bill to him, that he was under no re-
sponsibility to pay him any money, and that t).• money
and bills had been voluntarily advanced or lent to ltr.
Wilde. He then called the following witnesses :
Mr. C. Wright, the defendant, stated-1 was applied to
respecting the Lynn and Fakenham proposed railway in
September, 1846. Mr. Wilde applied to me to get up a
committee of management in London to carry on the
scheme. I considered Mr. Wilde as the promoter, and he
told me that he had taken the survey of the line. At that
time there were no terms as to payment. Afterwards, he
said that the only chance was to get the consent of the
, Lynn and Derebam directors, and he undertook to obtain
their consent to the project. Ile afterwards said that he
had obtained their consent on the understanding that they
were not to be personally liable. The agreement subs.-
gamily made was, that he and I were to be paid our
'spume out of the deposits; sad the committee were not
'to be held answerable. In November, Mr. Wilde applied
to me for some assistance to complete the plans ; and in
consequence of that application, I advanced him 201. in
money and 301. by bill, and afterwards another bill for'
261. That money was advanced to him by way of loan.'
He was to repay me that mosey when he made the
whole of his charges, and was paid out of the deposits. I
did not receive any money from Mr. Wilde, nor have I
ever received a farthing, although I have expended above
2001. He never made any claim to me for money before
this. I kept no banker's account, and I never gave him
authority to make the addition to the second bill " payable
at ilankey's and Co." I did not receive a note which in
any way alluded to the alteration till a week before the bill
boom* dm, and I did not know that the alteration hail
been mile in it till this action was commenced.
Ice erommannaation. Mr. Wright said he had ceased to
practise as an atteary he Ow years and declined to an-
swer my widows epos the subject which might tend to
minding bwitaine.
Mr. H. D. illmnifien, manager of as eminence office, gave
evideme wiswatary of that of Mr. Wright.
Mr. Pgars limbs replied.
Hie twahhip mash my the eriesee, leaving it to the
jury to deal& whether the plaid, was entitled to recover,
who le would depsed ups whether they were of opinion
that the bile gni nosey NM given to hire in the Manlier
he alleged. If they IMO et 'Waist that the money was
advanced as a leer, this they pet Awl Ow the defendant.
They would have Se Menai% We. whether the bill was
altered by Mr. Wilde, or whether he was authorised to
make the alteration, or whether be hod sada it believing
that he was authorised. He resayithath the evidence, and
ash that as the plaintiff end einhohent wastradictod each
other in their evidence is sad rift, must consider
low Ow the written 'views either of their
aledemenle.
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The jury, after • few Rousate esodisration, returned •
verdict tor the pleistii—demogee 621. Is. 9d., the amount
sought to he rammed. liariediag bitterest.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Dmuum, JULY 27.
cams Over.—Brsoss LORD CHIRP hen= Caape•,.
Ills isodiship took his seat at 9 o'clock this monists, and
mosodod with the criminal business.
Daztamoyort Poss-orrica Itosaaants.

Wit. Fo►ger, who had yesterday pleaded imiliito the
charge of the poet-office robbery at Darlisgton, wee sea-
t/seed to 10 years' transportation.
A PIAUDULINT BANKRUPT TRANSPORTID. _
. . .

Jansiari,sl,;;;;ciLie7;itit i;;;;; at West Rain-
Ns, be being a bankrupt, feloniously removed, concealed,
tl=ileweed part of his penmal estate, of the value of
101.4m0l upwards.
The Rea. A. 1/41•11, with whom was Mr. Greenwell,
=ll for the prosecution, and Mr. Overend for the
TIN Idea A. LIMA Mated the ease. Ile appeared for
Ye Mimes la the ere the prisoner being a bankrupt,
andasserdlag to 12 & 13 Vie. eap. 106, am. 251, it was an
clime he an adjudged bankrupt to ream, conceal, or em-
I bade estate to the ram sflel. and upwards, ,
rat et and
w
= 17""am-bis emilite."l elliTarb:Mile was liable to
th
ellwillimant. The aims against the pri-
mmer wee, thst after due dna, bele& a bankrupt,
babel Namaland mmeleds rams! kis personal pro.
perry to the vain d 101. and weals, with the intent to
defraud lie maim and ed dee smog certain books,
imeinikesa mess relating to his mak he the nom w-
agtail wily think `
this telsidelly beore
I= the proof of mater, awlS peeve
Whom Om OM as was a fadeadessemita
the arm dada be was charged; he was
le be • halal% sod baying, in the awe of his =li r
lam bases the Ossemindemr of Bealtrugley at Newcastle,
ilseielleang ow ease gads than these *lab he bad given
up le the 1.1111111.111 tint sot, lebieb woe geode lying
im Ms asp, Al area • paths Wgale. lie would
these rhea test three mob am Ms bra aseamtion
beim taglanadener at Newmark, bee was be was
esemined three dome, • amber 'trait= 1/410 hoed ean-
waled in • cupboard Ma • is bis bed-
rem, which ccesteted ef the hal ail& be meal ce
being emegmed dash bagerandiprosery goods
am waned be kept ln• seamy dada. lan in had- shown
bow they were masealed, its be for the jury to say
whether It ma Naha awl gads were put into the
plate when they WWII illseensa with any other intent
than to defraud his mellesee. Dears the goods found
were a bundle of inane, bills, and air p.m, relating
to the estate, also cenesand. Pea were the facts of the
case whisk he would have to In, before &tea and which
he would masa himself briefly to prove. He could not
tell what &Ana would be set up, but be theWt if they
proved these/ma they meld knee me doubt flat the W-
ows wasandged a bankrupt, and elets that did conceal
blames( ble eats, sa that he
=2lt wirre ether Walesa to land Ye mato .
Very Issigained evidence INS 0,0 fa the gemessal:
In proof X the statements ma by the Imola amnia
Mr. Chemed then Mamma the kim ea behalf of the
pease,. Ile sal the qualm helm enearea was, whether
the Imalketep!lnsaixer cabroesea aTeled ea
sheet zipart of his
preperl~ with
it bees shown la the preesentlen that he had done
sot The harmed isuidelano they penasedel te argue that
the assealnient bed Ma mode try the peamer's wife,
whims te
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at the
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be wee very that ho led bra sr he dim wriares
earritioa for the eater et whir he had bees lona
frailty. No set of remesablo Rea could have Mall to
say other orisirior Ns we Noble to be trumpseled he
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