The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-18 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND OIROIJIT. —Lame, Auoverr 10.
(Before Mr. intros Blackburn.)
LORD V. lIIIIVEISIT. —BRZACIII OF PROWS&
Yr. Blaokburs for the phdatiff ; and Mr. Mauls for the
Measl adt.
tburs, in apathy the ease, said that Maria
Remote Lord, the lady who had lost the comforts of • home,
was a widow, and bad reached the age of forty years or
more ; sad the defendant was only • few years younger.
Wheamaittries first became sequsistod the defendant
wu sad on his wife dyieg be 'apse& the plain-
tiff to be housekeeper and to attend to hie four
children. So attentive was she to the comforts of the
defendant and his family that he believed there was no
wombs like her anywhere, and aantinmally premed her
to marry him. At one period be actually put is the
spurriep" (i.e. the beans), but the lady was Buffering
at the time from ladammatica of the eyes, and with a
degree of natural bathtubs's, declined to go through
the cieremoey until her personal appointees was im-
proved. So violent wee the defendast's atbehmest that he
ma he would marry the plaintiff although she was Vied
with one eye sad could sot ass with the other. The plaintiff
being ordered to the country for the briar of her health,
the &hermit espied • house for her sad her children at
Bothwell Haigh, near Leeds, and went from York ones •
faitnight to see them. After this had oestiseed for Kane
dine he 'midway announced that he had turned another
wolasa in York who had 601. a year.
Mrs. Masks laylsod, sister to the plaintiff, having been
examieed to prove the promise, was caomexararied by Mr.
Mauls—Was three yous older thee the plaintiff. In
February lest an adios was brought against the defendant
by her sister, in the County Court, to remover bet ward
durieg the time she had been in defendant's swim. She
rued for 132 weeks at 3e. per week, end recovered 191.
16s. 4d. She also recovered 1/. per week for the board and
education of the children.
Mr. Mask : Was any claim made then for the km of •
husband ?—No.
Mr. Mauls (after turning to the defendant, who sou sit-
ting behind him, and 'skies him to stand up) : Do you
know this unfortunate man ? (Laughter.) I have heave
him for several yearnDo you know that hie wife died in
1861!—I know the died somehow or other. (laughter.)
Did your slater have a husband ogee!—Yes. Did he hang
himself? (Laughter.)—There was grid and trouble over
that. The doctors said it was the fall that killed him.
(laughter.) He was • boiler-maker, was he not?—He
was. Aod did he ever get into hot water t (Laughter.)—
I cannot tell you that. Now, Mrs. Kosice, I am going to put
rather • debate question to you, which you need not
answer unless you please. How old was Maria Pamela.?
(Laeghter.)—She is forty-eight. And how old is the defen-
dant ; about thirty ?-1 dent know what his age is. Is
he not • man who has just got oat of the foolish heat of
youth? (Loud laughter.)-1 think he looks about thirty-
six. (Laughter.) Are you a judge al ego, Monies—
(laughter)—of the age of young men, I mean ? (Renewed
laughter.) —1 don't know. At the time you were living at
Hamlet. was not your sister aiding as servant to the dr&en.
daat?—Yes. And was not there some joking about tying
up one eye ? Wee it sot ell a
joke ?—I deal think
It was. Do you know what •• joke hi, firs. Matra ?
(Laughter, which was again red again repeated at the bleak
look cc the face of the witness.) I will take it that you
deal os the view. (Buoyed laughter.) Was there any-
thin really the matter in your sister's eye—There was.
Did you see anything wrong in the defeedant's eye
(Laughter.) Was he blind with both eyes at the time he
made this promise? (Renewed laughter.) Have you ever
head of Cupid t (In reply to three questions the witness
did nothing but stare in blank amazement at the counsel
and at the audience. Have you ever beard that Cupid
was blind ? (Laughter.) Did you ever see Cupid; is this
man (pointhig to the defendant) like Cupid ? (Load
lamhter.)
His Lordship—pons vu attached to Vulcan—(laughter)
—so after all there is not so much improbability in this case.
(Renewed laughter.)
Mr. Mule—About those "spurring' lines. Did you
read them, or hear them read!—Hs read them himself.
What were those lino? Were they in verse or in prose?
(Laughter.) Was it • valentine? (Loud laughter.) I am
• bachder, and want you to tell me what "spurring" Hoes
are. (Swarmed laughter.) Al. I see you cannot tall Ins
the contents of the lost document.
Mrs. Armillo Mom, another sister, and the plaintiff was
vex, ill after she beard of the defendant's marriage. She
was almost heartbrokeo.
Crose-eumined—Her sister and the defendast's children
bad resided with her for two years. When the defeedant
sent for the children they were very unwilling te
Mr. Mauls—What about the quarrel in the kitchen!
What about the kettle Mid hot prier ? (Laughter.)—l was
eat when the defendant came for hie children, and
when I got book I found my sister /trying. But
did she not tell you that there had been • battle
royal boleros. • kettle and a hot poker? (Loud langhter.)—
I never beard of it. How cites did he come over to re
his children ?-00cie • fortnight. And did you hear him
joking shoat her ,ne ? Did you hear him ray woutd go
with one eye to the altar—like • Cyclops? (Load laugh-
ter.)—No. You know that be is an Iron mar—that he Cans
an ken heart? (leughter.)
His Lordship—The iron appears to have entered into her
soul. (Loud laughter.)
Maule—Do you know that he is • man who dabbles
la boilers ; that be is • bailer man? (Laughter.)—Yes.
Whatever the state of bee eyes might be, do you know that
she tried to shut up one of his? (Leughtee.)—Abont these
" sparring" lines, de you know what they were like ?—I
saw them. Yoe saw • piece of paper. Did it cestain a
ressipt for her eye? (Laughter.) Did it order the applies
tion of • little opodeldoe (Loud laughter.)—l never heard
it read.
Mr. Slaokbara then summed up his evidence, ooateading
that he had proved the preedesotati waning the jury
aplomb the ridicule his lamed Mead wee Mimetic( to
east es thecae&
Mr. Mauls said heroes with esseiderable emberrestramil
utter the tareast appeal made by his learned freed to
the *, not to be odds& away by say of the remarks
that might be offered to them OM baba! of this infortanshe
defeadeat It was to hies • matter grave end eerie• .
sad lie To be • you's visa pursued ia
this sweeesr by throe ladles non se lei adverted is life,
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