The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-13 00:00:00

sad these Joys sad meets which were the aids* of brides
eel the tee 00003b1110DS of widewiL Ithe want
$s the eoetrset in a totally different spirit. She
=tto God's alter with different feelings She, for
his wee sad enticing hie Wily, sad fee rub-
=herself to his marital MUSS' and his paralysed w-
est herself up u it were in market overt, and meaty,
sell money oily, was the miserable owideration. Is ether
aFis
ountriet, where men were d thaws wane* were
slaves, it was mid they were y bot*. t and sold is the
market-pleat like other chat sod perhaps with but little
degradation, for it was their common lot ; but in fres aid
happy England, when a woman can marry for affinities If
she will, and upon equal terms, sad with Christian
1 dignity, such • marriage contract as that under their
etheldeesties wee an isdesency, ea outrage, and a
whoa. led he treated they would not for a moment
forget, when they came to look at the circumstances of
the mac, what was the contract which the plaintiff
amiesthered to adores, sad who were the parties. The
WWI soused for the plaintiff had spoken of as affeetioa
eseesived, and a pathos and Wilderness 'springing up on the
pan of the *milt to the defendant, but there was not a
syllshie of it to be found is any of the letter, or hi the viva
woes 'Wow that had been gives, to show there was an
• like it existing, and it was only to be found is the
learned counsel's vivid imagination. The plaintiff's family
were rapeetable people, bet they were not to be pat for-
ward as on an *quality with the &feedlot's Her brother
bad been the defendant's paid secretary. He lived in the
house, and his sisters were kindly treated when they
went there, but was It to be endured that these three
persons were to get a paralytics man up to Les-
iva in a house by himself, get him to pro-
mise marriage. and then ask for large damages, became his
friends interfered to put an end to so unnatural and Wip-
eout contract? The defendant's attorney had oo doubt put a
plea on the mooed affecting the plaintiff's chastity. Now,
he was not going to vindicate the defendant for so doing, or
to 'sperms in the slightest degree the plaintiff's °Wester,
for as he had already slated, when a plea of that hied was
withdrawn in scans is which he was the advocate, he with-
drew it in the fullest sense, and suggested nothing i/ter-
wards. And when he maid there was roe proteges tor Wav-
le( whet the plea conveyed, he hoped it would be takes ss
it ought to he, that it was an absolute denial of umiak*
that had been said, sad an expression of the meet
*beer* regret on the defendant's part of soything that
be had mid respecting it. Noe could hs strue
sealant the othervations that arose that a guide-
mem
el ought not to make a statement of that kiod until he
had eatht himself that he °Geld it ; but having
made the statement in good faith, and under the belief that
be could prove it, the moment he discovered that he could
not prove it be withdrew the charge sad streak It of the
moor& He did act of course mean to my that plaintiff
bad not bees injured by what had bees dose in reference to
the plea, she being a pew of chastity se the &feedlot
believed her to be. But that was not the emotion they had
to try, but whether the defendant broke his promise, sod if
se what he ought to pay for it. That the defeedant
pleaded the plea without say foundation for the charge be
admitted, and that it put the plaintiff for some mouths to
great distress of mind and anxiety unnecessarily was
no doubt perfectly tree, but it was now removed
from their conekleration—it bed been withdrew, aid
ssppootl for, and what a man mold do more then that,
when be found out that be bad node a mistake, he did sot
kaew. In weltudos the loathed counsel urpd that as this
was a mosey settee the damages ought to be trivial in
went, sad whatever they wen she would gel as much,
at loot as she deserved.
The Lord Chief Jostles said this was not a cane whet the
affections of the lay had bees vary muohbethOil Into play,
and they were at liberty to suppose that there bead sot bees
web mental anguish and distress of Mart at the temalea-
ties of an engagement which the had hoped to see completed
marriage.- He much regretted that so cm warrsatable an
imputation had been made epos the plaintiff's character
when the engagement was broken off, and if the defendant
had simply said that as he had made a nth sad foolish
engagement be wished to break it oft, sad be was
willing to commute her for it, he would have stood In a
very different position before the jury. They were war-
ranted in taking the charge that had bees made against the
plaintiff on breaking off the match into their oossideestion
in sewing the damages, Wanes it no doubt gave piqothey
to the bitterws of boding at the deappeinieseet.
Tor a man to break off an engagement becalms he felt
it would only redound to their mutual discomfort and
unhappioess was one thing, but to justify his cos-
duct by radios imputations on the woman, was a meet
grievous aggravation of the injury. There was no evi-
dence, however, that the charge against the lady was
widely circulated. It bad, however, bees withdrawn,
at the last moment, and in unqualified sod handsome terms
be the learned counsel for the defendant, but nevertheless
It had been hanging over the plaintiff's head for fear months,
and it was for them to say whether they did not ethaider
that in Patting forward the charge at the time when be an-
souseed fatuities of breaking off the ugagement, and
keeping it hanging over her lead all this while, she ought
mot to be compensated for it.
The jury retired, and after an Assam of fifty minutes
retuned into court with a mast foe the plaintiff
—damages 2,0004
This was the last day el the tittle.. Thl WADI will sit to-
day (11loaday) st Gandhi&

THE POLICE COURTS.
MANSION-HOUSE.
James Arnett, Witlimn Sedgeoriek, and Clarks Thorne
were placed at the bar Is custody of Detective Sergeants
Brett and Hayden, charged on rentead before Alderman
Stops, who sat for the Lard Mayor, with • together
to obtain large sums of mosey tram ; the Rey Es and
other insurance companies by mesas of falm and in elect
pretences.
Mr. Dillard, instructed by Moms. Humphries sod Mor-
po, appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Sediment Tindal
Atkisson, for none ; sad Mr. G. Lewis, of the Inn at
Lewis sad Lewis, Ely-place, for Arnett and 8a
The lint vitamin that was recalled was Jossiiirral6ge, the
foreman of the wharf, who stated that he saw the three
prisoners taking stock in the doors 1,3, and 4 • few days
titer the ere.
In reply to Mr. Atkinson, the witness said that Thorne
was the boa-keeper, lied it would be in the wane of his
duties to assist in taking stock.
Ir answer to Mr. Lewis, the 'Mores said be had stated
that 'thorn. ought not to be placed at the bar, and that was
his opinion—indeed, he did not think any of them ought to
be there, because they would not get any of the insurance
mousy. The merchants whose goods were destroyed by the
ere would get all the money.
By Mr. Giffard—He said so at the insurance office when
be gave the informatioo.
After Dome other evidence the prisoners were remanded
till Fnday neat.
HAMMERSMITH.
Mr. Field applied to Mr. Daman, the 'Mktg magistrate,
on behalf of Mr. Home Wigan, of the Olympic Theatre,
for summonses against peewee for parformiag a stage play
at the Bijou Theatre, Victoria-ball, Notting-bill, that was
not duly lioeuesdby the Lord Chamberlain.
Mr. Andrew, **clerk, said the hall was Roomed for
stage plays.
Mr. Field said he understood it wee; but kb application
VSS for performing a stage play, without the same being
liminseid.
Mr. Andrew informed the magistrate that of Monday
last Mr. Dryden, of the Cabinet Theatre, appeared is sup-
port of a summons against Mossn. Bailey and Burgoyne, as
the occupiers of the Victoria-hall, for enacting stme plays, the
building not being Maimed by the Lord Clambedillan ; bat it ,
was proved that the ball woe Boomed by the comity E
tices for theatrical ropressolatkes, it being situated
sated, the limits of the Lord Chamberlain's authority.
summons was cooesquently dismissed with one guinea corks.
Mr. Mimes referred to the Bth and 7th Viet., c. GS,
sea 15, and said the applicant would have to show that it
was a new stage play.
Mr. Field thought it would be coosidered a new play if
performed without the authority of the Lord Chamberlain.
Mr. Daman said it might have been written and played
before the Lord Chamberlain's °film came into operation.
Mr. Field aid the play was called The Oracle. He
beaded up to the beach the programme of the pm.

tornsawes.
Mr. Dayrnan read the words, " • new operetta," and said
the applicant ooaM hare the SOMMolleed.

The police of Manchester apprehended seven
or eight MID on Saturday, who are supposed to have
token part is the late sztmeive jewellery robberies
in Gambill and Marchestor. BedMs drilling sops-
rains, the prisoners bad in their possession 60 crow-
ham end 80 skeleton keys. In robbing Mr. Howard's
shop, is Manchester, a drill had been broken, and the
thieves bicautioludy left the pima broken off behind
them. The other pert et the drill hes now been found is
their possomion. Unfortunately none of the jewellery or
stolen property ban yet been discovered. It is supposed
the robbers Noted on cocomission, delivering their booty to
beparties, who will have got sway long before this
yond the noce of Ciat•Otioo.
WORNNEN'S TRAMS ON THE LONDON, CRAM"
AND Dovam —Mr. Palm, the general semsger of tb•
?tidos, Chatham, end Dover Railway, has notilled that a
workmen's train" wil 00111111110011 runs* on the let of
Mereb, for the use of artiness, meehesies, end daily
labourers, male and female, awe a day I. each direction
between Victoria end Ludgate.hill. The lade for them
Wales will be issued at L. each at the Ludgate, lllsokfriars,
sad Victoria statione, sash ticket being available for six
Jaye from Monday to Saturday inclusive, end ma be used
fare.e journey only in each dfreotion on each day while In
faro Applicants for the Rasta mug dale their nem%
address, aid trade, as veil as those of their employers. end
the name of the/Malice from end to whirl she applicant
way wish to traveL This system, which has less for seem
time adopted on the Metropolitan underground hue, will
no
doubt bedr appreciated at all the stations between
Lodpte.hill and ViotorM—Bailosy New.
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