The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-07 00:00:00

W INTELLIGENCE.

CIOIIIIT OF QUEENS MINCE—FM 6.
Mar TIMI Nisi Piles Mingo at Westainater.-o(asters
Lord Mist Jostles Withers and a Spend Jury.)
wootaraso V. OtnaKit.-11MACh or rams&
ereawas an action for breach of promise of maniocs. The
pleaded the usual pleas, that he did sot proalso,
sod that a reasonable nine bed not .lapsed, Jec.
Oderitigs, Q.C., sad Mr. Gifford were erased for
fibs Pontiff; Yr Sodded Ballauttne and Mr. Mandell were
rowel for the &hoodoo'.
Mr. Coleridge, io stating the case to the jury, said the
plaintiff. Miss Emily Woodward, was roe of the daughters
W ere late Mr. John Robert Woodward, • surgen, for-
in good practice at Wordstar. The young lady was
Most 28 years of age, melding with her soother and the
ether ineenhars of the family at Miners, whero her brother
kb sonde at on of the sburchea in that place. The da-
lmatian was for some time, *captain in the army, hotbed sold
sot, and hems about two or three ye an the plaintiffs older.
Ho went to lodia and retuned in 180, and is that year or
in the early part of 1864 be sold hie commissims. A con-
maxim by marriage existed between the families, the plan-
k!. mon. Colonel Woodward, having married the de-
thedaat's enter. Before going to Ladle the plaiatiff sod de.
Issileat were on terms of intimacy, which were renewed on
Ilia return sod they became onsied. He wee a man of good
Mime. position, and character, aid everything seemed to
yeemme every happiness from their 'Mom The plaintiff's
lather, who had sins died, gave bin noised to the
marriage, which it was arranged should take plan
is the autumn of 1963. During the summer of 1863 the
pontiff's father became dangerously ill from as affection
of the heart. He was ill for a omoddemble time, getting
worse every day, and it was duriog the time that the plun-
k/ modevoting herself, as an affectionandaughtse should,
to • sick father that the defendant broke off the marriage,
men the ground that be had misuoderstood his feelings
towards her, that he never loved her, and that, la dun,
the eoposineot must come to an end ; but ha ma afraid
there era. some other sad not so creditable • TIMM fen
the defendant's conduct. He thought, however, that he
Mould be aide to show them that that was not the dens-
dames reason for breekiog off the match. Up to the time
of the defendant's Mealtime his promise and thrown/ the
pante mods his letters were all she could desire. The
merwspowleame was not long between them, but his letters
wore very aided, sod couched in language which was very
ignitable to the pal-eon who wrote them and to the lady
whe received them. The letter' allowed great respect for
the woman he bad loved, although there were expression'
im them that might mime • laugh ; but whether we should
be dinned to give up all the wisdom and happiness we
sow enjoy for "that sweet wise madness we oboe enjoyed,"
w mother matter. He DU not, however, On to rood
those parts to them, but they were inch as he
!drought they would my, if they heard them, they
were well written and creditable so both parties.
The first latter read by the Inroad found commons&
• dear Emily,—What piastre it gives me to be able to
address you thue, and how happy I feel sine our mutual
declaration yesterday. I have not asked your father's leave
to correspond with me, but I have oo doubt he will have
so objection to it, as I shall he absont some time • and
hew daliphted I shall be to receive a letter from you fogad
set tell you. I shall never forget yesterday, and what made
ft doubly pleasant sou that every one seemed an hayieCy
The next letter commenced, " My dearest
would soe by that, that, as was natural. he got warmed in
his attarhnicot towards her ; and it went on to say, I
arrived here last evening. I was delighted to find a letter
from you, and you may be sure I lost no time in rending
it." And after some further observations, he went oe to
soy, " Don't believe that you are out of maul as well as
end sight, for your image is before me doily ;" sod he on.
eluded with, •• your food sod loving William." There
IMO several letters to the same effect during do
swath of May, and whoa he was in Ireland during the
monk of June he wrote her almost every two or three
days, and is one of them to said, " I dreamed about you
• few nights ago. I thought we were travelling together
VOIDDWDIWO ; but I have not • clear Idea where. Oh, Emily,
I am always thiskiag of you, and soon, dear Emily, I hope
Ms reality will come." On the 4th June he wroto—" It is
nab a abort time longer, Emily, before I 'ball see you
spin How happy 1 shall be. Io a subsoment letter he
tones, " I see my sister-in-law in the boat with rca, and
Ora! cannot help dialing that a dearer one than a sister
irks will shortl ybe my mammon." He was then at the
labs of Killarney, and it was not to be expected that the'
beautiful scenery of that district would at all damp the
ardour with which be was addressiag his lady
dove he is a thing which is not bad in its way. It
w not written to be seen by any one hut the plaintiff,
sad of coarse I read it under protest. (Laughter.)
Speaking of her photograph, he mays •My
eon hope is that he (the photographer) may
noosed ir, doing you as much justice as be did me. lam
am you I have sot seen you at the bottom of the lake—
ilmigliar)—auti what is more, I have no intestion of doing
we (Reason laughter.) I wish your real dear face had
Lisa here. Hit had been I have no doubt we should have
esnght some salines last week—(laughter)—for far from
trightsaiog them it would have been more likely they would
hem come up from their ben to see your fair ociontensom
lisonsister.) Shall I put your carte oa the hook, and is if
they will cane up and make your acquaintance!" (Loud
laughter.) This honer cannon in that strain, sad on the
ilth at Anon he wrote to her, saying, " Don't think
Body, dear, yea have ham out of my toad a well es sight.
Tear image is ever before me, and 1 feel so happy after my
seism and I look forward to uninterrupted happier'
win you." He also says, " I am anxious for your real
tense. What • lot we have to talk about, dearest, and
what a pleasant time I have to look forward to," and it hi
~hided, " Believe me your ever affectionate William."
Be write to her Apia os August the 19tb, 2'3rd, sad 23th—
the Isnot being the last on. be wrote beim • the one of the
Ilth September. breaking off the eopiemeat he had made.
The letter of the 2.3 th of August was as follows :
nroouth. August 23.—My dearest Emily,—As ex-
I received your letter on Monday zooming,
'erza not at all sniffled with the account of year
iodide health. The doctor seem to say be is DO won%
skill I should like to bear of their bens able to my
that the wont is passed, and that he is decidedly on the
=III anertheilem trust that danger is over,
it is more the weakens mused by hie
ifeedful suffring, sod that as soon as be gain a little
strength he will get right again. I hope your intended
vet to the amide, although postponed for a short
time, will ultimately take place, and it will give me the
greatest pleasure to be one the party. lem sure a short
dill to some watering piece, door Emily, would do you all
the pod in the woad. After the great fatigue end anxiety
yen have undergone lately, I hope we shell very very son
most sow to talk over and arrange some plane, and I do
net doubt bat that Fred. will give us the pleasure of his
=y deo. Poor Emily, 1 sin sure you do wain some
now—Sangliter)—but after all the trouble you
bon had there may be some sweets in store.
1•1111 is ooly hope they will tiny noon come. We have
bend sodium of Elim's proposed visit to Belmont.
Is she going with yes' Do net say anything about
wain, weskit letters. lam sure it is very good of you to
win such long letters as you do, as I am sure after the
easing and watching you have done you must feel anything
the disposed for letter writing.—Give my kind be. to all and
Wien me, Emily dearest, your ever affectionate Wm.'s*
The next letter to which be bad to call their attention,
sod which wee the next is order, was that of September 9,
sail it was in the following terms :—" Sept. 9th.—My dear
iii My mother received your letter this morning, and
I will mom it myself, although I bad hoped to be spared
the palatal necessity of writing to you direct se
• Ilblibes that for some time past has given me
pen IIDtSIDDIND. for I may say some time, about my
away IF judgment in having been so my hasty In
=to you on our very short acquaintance, sad
111 well knew whether it was real love I this
troll ler you, or only general atom and admiration. I foal
OM 'marriage is much too serious a thing to be sphered upon
lOWA, and that I am much, yes, very much, to be blamed
sot having thought more seriously about it before, but I
mat wy that I we. so excited on my Morn horse
alter so km an absence, sod was so pleased with the mem
tint everywhere met with, that I hardly knew what I wee
Meek and acted most thoughtlessly, and, I must confess,
most wrongfully. In doing as I did I fool I am very
morph to limo for allowing it to go on so lons with-
on saying something; but immediately I returned from
band, I explained everything to my mother, and asked
• lIMIVIOS, and we felt that nothing could possibly be dome
Mat your poor father was in such a dangerous state of
Ma& That amounta for my late coolneis to you, and I
1111111 esly my that I have twice written to the colonel and
mgr Maw, mod minutely describing my feelinp to them,
eel begging them to communicate them to your family. as
Illiminibt it would be a much more delinte way of breaking
Ihe' to you than by doing what 1 am obliged to
eta sow, via., write to you direst. My mother also wrote to
the colonel oa the subject, and hoped that be would have
be year mother en the manta of her letter. I have often
=xi said that I fancy I never should marry, and eves
the subject in one of my letters home from=
es I always felt that I was trot suited for •
In. And I have also considered about what I nava lid
bikes, about mosey 'natters, and find that with what I
have hitherto only fooled sufficient to enable me to Hue
somiludahly as a bachelor, I could not possibly maintain a
weed no establishment in • manner that I should like to
Se MO for her mike and my own. The advice from my
Ski has loses to weft • lints and me, hot I feel on ma.
isnotioaddsration that I am not likely to change the feeling
sr sesldmint which I have here acknowledged to you, and
Mot older these circumstances, however much I am to be
161.01 far my very batty and thoughtless conduct, it is
beam for the future happiness of both of us to consider
Mis most important step, even now late as it Is, than to
mon ear acquaintance with the feelings I now have en the
• ashjost. I ism ray no more, except that with the feelings I
eon have I don't think it likely I shall ever marry, and I
lisps yea will forgive me for the anxiety I may have coned
yes, sad I sincerely trust that at some future day we may
met again with feelt of esteem and fritiodstip.—Believe.
sa yours, very sineseely, " W. D. Crasa."
TM Lord Chid hullos—What is the date of that Mtn?
Rs. Oshoidgo—lbo Bth Srptosobsr, Aiwa days snot lin
Mkt 61 Ibe 266 Aigiet. Ksolosed is that letter MI6&
.soothe. of religious poetry--(lnines)—which lie impala
vitaraat to altos the pain that the Into: would one' Mks
• Wesdosed ; sad than was oho text of Scripture from IL:
Join Tha was but a penconalstien to this you'd lam
Miss he bad broke. off the Now, they would not
has bum hint, either la that coast or any whore Am, soy