The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-17 00:00:00

TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY.

The market is quiet today. Prices are quoted as under,
via..—Town Tallow, 541 nett cash ; Put.nburg Y.C. on
the spot, 55e. 3d. , October to December, ads.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
THIS DAY.

We have a large suPR;-oriessts. The hot weather
cause, a slow trade, and prices for all kinds are lower;
several remain unsold. Although the number of sheep
is not very large, the demand has so much
decreased, that they cannot all be disposed of, notwith-
standing quotations are rather lower. Trade Is ve.y dull
for calves and lambs. From Germany sod Holland
there are 363 beast% 2,180 sheep, 481 calves, and 70
Pigs; Spain, 20 beast,; North sad Midland counties,
600 besets; and 160 mulch cows from the Home counties.
roe now u! sees. a 4... d. 1 Per *owe Jilts. ad.a 4.
Kota ctn. Herefordo.. 4 8 5 0 Boat Das. a 11t.-44a a 5 0 5 1
BaaPAkoa..botas .... . 4 6 410 But 1431.1g40121
(Won 1 goal* Beata- 34 4 0 Do. do. Morn 484 14
Oahu 3 8 410 Zoos sad ticondquAlts 0 0 0 0
PIP 3 4 4 8 I Do. ow. tlaboro 3 8 4 4
Bea Dna * Ilatt-brido ii 0 0 0 Unite ... . .....
330“46140 al mama 1,24 ; shop sad limb; 12,120 ; calm M. Piiik

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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE

HOME CIRCUIT.—CzoTDow, Mauer II

/Al'ual 1111. 70111011 WISEMAN MID • OM 01011 MST.
irriirrOl v. AMU/&ONO.
This was ea wires to ~sorer damages for the breath ea
grandee of en -Maui.
Me. Leas was for the gust& ; sad Mt. Hawklike was
dires*Ol for the deisadeaa
Mr. Loeb, is epee*, were to the jurg, said that the
plaiatiff is this ewe wee a yeseag girl of eighteen, and the
dereadant was about thirty. They were b..th in a humble
parities of life, bat the defeadast he was instructed wee
is posseesioa of semi or eight hundred pziade, and the
purest acacia wee brought to souped him to make eons
umpensatiss to the plaintiff for the *jury he had done to
bar firehils by breaking • ulcers promise be had given to
marry The defendant, it appeared, lived as • sort co'
ba:iiff with his uncle, who was a farmer, at Brentford, and
the p:4lntiff was employed as • set vent on the estab!ishment.
As 'showy sprees up between them, whir& was not dis-
sented for Wino bolo by the noels, hot when he did so, he
immediately discharged the plaintittand she west toile, with
ler father sad mocker, at klamwell. The defendant, bem-
ires', went there and renewed the promise of =eulogy,
which it appeared he bad before made to the plaintiff, seat
by his desire she was removed to the bunts of as aunt at
Notting.hill, sad alter a short time bad elapsed prepara-
tions Were nude for the wedding, the ring was bought, the
banns were put up, and a By was ordered to take the per-
du to the church, bet while the carriage wee *modish at
ebe door • letter was brought Iron the defendant, addressed
to the plaint-ff's fattier, in the following terms
"Tt.e enclosed is for your inspection. Let it be forwarded
lesedively. Also two sovereigns for expenses you have
bete at." .

The letter contained nothing besides two sovereigns, sad
is st being clear that the defendent did not intend to per-
form hie,promise, the present action was brought spinet,
bin.

William fiteptoe, the father of the *WA said that hie
daughter was eighteen 'ears old, and ta the beginning of
the present year she was la the service of the uncle of the
defendant. After ohs had bees dismissed from the sorties,
the defendant called upon him and asked hie leave to have
hie daughter. Witness said to him, "Thomas, if you like
my daughter you can have her." (A laugh.) The defendant
replied, " Well, I would have her if she had
not got a second shirt to her back. (Laughter.) The de-
hadant then told him that In bad say. d and that he
was entitled to the founh share of 2,0601. under the will
• his graadmother, and that after he was married he should
go into some business. The defendant continued to visit
he daughter after this, sad, tie amount of his objecting to
her living in his ham breams a young mac lodged there,
aka was seat to the bore of ea sent at Notting bill, area
she remained there until the day appointest for the wedding.
The marriage was fixed to take place oe Sunday, the 27th
of May, but the night beton, the defeadast called apes
him and told his that his uncle had found it out, end that
be bad threatened him that if he monied his daughter he
would tura him out of doer, end he therefore said, he did
sot know rightly whether he should be able to some the nut
day or Not (Lathier.)
Mr. Lush—Dal he say anything more ?
Witness—Yes. He said that he should very likely go to
Bradford and get drank, and then he should ant are for
either his made or his sant. (Renewed laughter.) Tht
widens went on to state that on the following morning he
niteived the letter above alluded to, anteater; the two
eavereigas, sad he immediately went to where hie daughter
was staying at Notting-bill, and foetid the fly at the moor,
and ad the bridal party reedy to go to church. He SOW.
miesiested the intelligence to his daughter, and it gave her
arat chock, aad ane had been very " molloncolly "
Mee lam (Alma.)
Oimeramiaei—lle did lot take the trouble to give the
oasis et the delhadaat say iaLriaatiou of what was going
ea. He was ant es have besa present at the marriage, of
amine. They did net went him. (Laughter.) The dep
desdaot was very meek afraid of hie made, and said that he
would tara him out of doors if he got marries, and witness
mid that if he did A. would dad bin a job at gravel digging.
(Hawed laughter.)
Mr. Hawkins made • pry humorous space tc the jury is
behalf of the defendant ia mitigation of demagog, aid be
urged that bat foe the rapidity with which the action had
been brought, the difeadaat would in all probability have
fulfilled his promise. He also said that the &hadn't
would not have acted as ha bed done if he had not bent
afraid that his hods would, is he termed it, have turned
him Neck cad crop "eat id the hew if he had carried at
the marriage.
The jury returaed a verdict for the plaintiff—damp..
&W.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LimpooL, Auc. 15.

NONE 111. BAIRN PLAT:.
BIOAMT.

Thomas Benner, 64, was indicted for hoeing interleaf-
tied with Ana Bond, le October, 1851, his former wife,
Mars Bentley, being still alive.
lire, Cabana; Spencer, mister to the lint wife, proved
&at she bad gone to the Old Chuck I. Maack, Mu on the
20th August, 1844, and there her slater, Mary Lathery. then
• widow, was untried to the primmer. They,lived together
nearly sin years; he amakisg Inkke, she making piss.
(Laughter) They had so featly. Be was married under
the nante of Thomas &Unity, stating that to be his true
desigasitioa—the other being used for the cake of shortness.
Aon Bood, the second wife, was put is the witneembez.
fibs vated she had been married in 1851 to the prisoner.
She knew nothing about getting up the present prosecution.
When the permit affair was over, she would have no °Nu-
des ter and live with him again, if he plumed. She knew,
As believed, a good man when she got one. (Laughter.)
The fact of the tint wife bricg still alive was fully
proved by a police officer ; sad the jury brought in • verdict
of guilty.
Court (to prisoner)—Yes seem to be pretty well off—no
less than three wivss, eh ?
Prisoner—Nay, I hadn't three wine, es I know.
Court—You were described se a widower at the lint sar.
tulle. so yea mut have had one before.
Prisoner—Oh yes, I had.
Court—This Act of Parliament we. passed for the men-
tion of women ; sad the only woman who sould be affected
by you conduct is unwilling to prosecute you. The prose-
entice is ordered by the board of guardius, who have
nothing en earth ti do with it. In consideration of this tie-
euestamet, the Court pass upon you but • mitigated sea-
tease, viz., that you be imprisoned for seven days.
The labium, of the sentence appeared to give great Gads-
dashes to Mrs. Bentley No. 2.

'BRAID OP FINALE COURARE.
His Lordship called up Mrs. Chappell, and ordered bar to
b• rewarded with 61. as as acknowledgment of her courage
led activity is mewls( • burglar.
[George Marodes, who broke into her hnsband's basso In
Manchester, es the 3rd of April, pleaded guilty to an indica.
'meat charging him with the offence on Monday.]