The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-06 00:00:00

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HtILTSZ OF LORDS.
APPEALS.
TILVIIITON W. TILVOLTOX.

Th• argussaits in this case were wisnwai TM obJeot of
Abe appeal is to est mills s Pulpiest al the Chart di &hike
in &wilco& by which the raspondent. Things lawgissetly
hes bees donlared to bs the lawful wife of Willies Marin
Ycilossoon.

Mr. Bolt, who was °peeing the case when the home
adjourned on Friday last, resumed his argument. The
point whioh be bad reached was a consideratioe of the °or-
respoodenes betimes the parties and other evideem in the
raw. -Reiser* to the allegation of the reepondeet, that
she was the daughter of Thew Lumararth, Seq., of
Smedley Park, Lanotabire, a gentleman of ancient family
and of large property, he adduced the proof of now
Glover and finial Kershaw and ethers, who deposed
that, although there was a place called Smedley,
at Cheatham, near Manchester, yet there was no
Smalley Park, and that Mr. Losgwarth, though a men of
some meths, was act what be was represented by the re-
soundest. Other proofs were examined by the learned
counsel to show the status of the respondent's family, the
object being to prove that the importance had been
overrated by her. Amongst other Warp, it was shown
that one of her brothers war a tailor. The leder
tin from this evidence wars that the facts rendered
it lass probable that the appellant knowing this could have
entertained Mintier; of marrrieg the respondeet. Ad-
verting to the period which elapsed between the fiat
meeting of the parties on board the steamer and their
second meeting in the Crimea, and daring which time a
long correspoodence ensued between them, and drawing
attention to the letters, their object end chweer, be
argued that the first part of that correspond-
ence did not contain any promise of thy marriage,
yet it was alleged that they contained an
honourable intercommunication which might be construed
into courtship leading to marriage. The first letter written
by the respondent which opened the oorrespoed-
Hines had been lost, and the answer of the ap-
pellant, dated Melte, March 22, 1853, was the
first adverted to, and contained nothing particular, it
being chiefly one of introduction of a friend of his. The
next was also from the appellant, and the main point in it
was allusion to their meeting on board the steamer, when
he liked her coaversatiou so much that he wanted
to know her better. The lady's font letter was
dated from Naples, June 22, 1853, and contained
references to the friend to whom the appellant had intro-
duced her, and his opinion of her, and inquires when be
would leave Malta. In the next letter from the appellant
he addraned her es " My dear Thew," sod that was fol-
lowed by a reply on the 20th of August ; this and several
subsequent ones showing increasing familiarity and almost
confidence. She uses the expression, "If be wee going
shooting in Albaais, perhaps she might have bees so kind
as to offer herself ea bis escort, been very polite, and given
him a pert of her plaidie, if he bad been very good as she
was!" In subsequent letters she makes allusious to
• supposition of hers that he is engaged,
and intimates that she does not believe that be
was very maceptible of the tender melee. To this
he replied that he had no such engagement, that he does
not understand the word " love" in her seem of it—that is,
"sentiment," and that he is rely ,fiaire to an "arm chair
at the United Service Club." The object of the production
and dwelling on these points by the learned counsel was to
make out that part of his ow in which he relied on the fact
that the lady was anxious to obtain a promise of marriage
from the appellant, end that he systematically repudiated
any notate of marriage with the respondent, or, indeed,
with anyooe else.
[The ease wag proceeding when our report left.]

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

Sittings in Banco. —(Bekte Justice. Crompton, Blackburn.
Mellor, and Shen )

DAVI r. WELL/S..