The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1848.

The first thy she saw Semi. Brown was the 19th of June,
the clay of the marriage. She di.l not recollect her husband
telling him that it was not usual to have Alois' persons
witnesses of marriages. She did not recotlect any
thing raid to that effect.—Crosnemonined They came to
our house beiore, and spin after the marriage. They came
in • cab. She (the young lady) appeared gaits emsposeld.
She declined making any chases is her dress. She was alone
with witness five minute*. She made no '.bjection or nom
plaint. Witness went with them in the cab to the church.
rhe lady walked about the church with Mr. Brown alone,
admiring the monuments. 'I hey came back afterwards to
the house with witness, end had coffee and wine, which was
ready for them. They were left alone about half an hour.
The bell was then rung, and the young lady ran up stairs
for her parasol. Witness observed all the lunch was gone,
but did not know who ate it. . .

A witness produced the will of Mr. Field, the father, from
the Prerogative Court, and Sir F. Kelly read extracts from it.
Smith examined by Sir F. Kelly : has been a soli.
citor and banker at Hemel Hempstead for 42 years. He
knew Mr. Field. the father; he had property worth
60,0001. Ili/ father was John Field, well known iu the
63unty, and worth 80,0001. Witness has received the rents of
the real estate, and could say that the property of both the
children is about 2,3001. a year. The personalty is small,
being about 4,0001. No guardian wu appointed by the
will, and so a suit was instituted for that purpose in 1816,
and the matter of appointing a guardian for the two children
was before the Master when this marriage took place.
Witham had then three sons and fire daughters, all grown
up. He was not aware of any of his eons paying his
addresses to Mies Field. Never heard of it until
after the marriage happened. Miss Field told him
since that she had en affection for his son Montague.
Miss Field had not been at his house for a year or two, until
April, 1847. when be desired to see her about the appoint-
ment of a guardian. Brown's house is about ten miles from
witness's. In consequence of a communication she made to
him on the 28th of June, after inquiring as to her senti-
ments, he consulted counsel immediately, the result of which
was that proceedings were taken in the Court of Chancery.,
In consequence of whit took place in Chancery a case was
laid, by order of that court, before the Attorney General.'
Witness had, in all these proceedings, acted ueder the advice
of counsel, or by directions of the Court of Chancery. Wit-
ness, in cross, samination, paid he drew Mr. Field's will,
end received the rents since, which are paid iato the h ,nk of
himself and partner, to the account ot the trustees, with their
consent and by appointment of the court. After Miss Field
told him tf her feelings in regard to Montague, his son, he
asked him about it, and found the feeling was reciprocal.
He did not know that any woman ever paned ea his son's
wife. He left witness's house in consequence of embarrass.
paints. He took the benefit of the Ineolvent Debtors' Act
five years ago ; but witness had paid all his debts since that
time. Ile has not been an inmate of his house since the
young lady had resided there.
Mr. Hall, examined by Sir. F. Kelly, mid he is a medical
man, residing at Berkhampetead 40 yens. Knew the father
and grandfather of Miss Field, and henelt from her birth.
He saw her on the 20th of June at Smith's, and told her the
was in a state of excitement sad irritation —and she was so.
He saw her again on the 26th —she was not much better—
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and several times after that. She was tremulous, nerved.,
agitated, and depressed on the 26th. lie had not sten her
for nine or ten months before that. Her health was always
good, but not of a high character. Except in 1842, after the
death of her father, he never saw her in that state of depres-
sion in which she was lest June.
Mrs. Orme, examined by Sir F. Kelly. said, sue resides in
Kensington ; has t sung ladies under her care. Miss Field
was placed with her in 1842, on the death of her f..ther, by
Mr. John Brown. She used to go to his house in the holi-
days. She left witness for good in 1/315. Mr. Brown's
house was her home.

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Mrs. Roberts, examined by Sir F. K,lly, said, Miss Field
was placed with her after she left Mrs. Orme. She was
with witness two years and three months, and left her
last April. She had not finished her education, fur she
was to be sent to France. She wan the only young lady with
witness. They were most of the time resident at Penzance
—part of it in Bath
Sir F. Kelly said that he bad yet to put in the proceed-
hips in the Court of Ch usury, and also to examine a witness
as to the fact of Samuel Brown having been a butler in a
family in London.
Mr. Rolt then summed up the evidence, and in the mune of
his comment on it, cited several cases which not only jasti•
fled, but made it imperative by analogy on, the house to re-
lease this young lady from a marriage obtained as this had
been.
At haltpest fear o'cleck the Earl of Devon said the fur-
the. proceedings in the bill should Maria adjourned to Thurs-
day neat.

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mreniv•chtii—t.o3.tyherreleaiveiidlen; ce.odf
lieinljuioirr.yffa:;gitt:eun'd a verdlet for the pleiniff.
tint. Pica—Before Mr. Baron elate
Till ColiroSlTluN or Joules.—Throughout this circuit
the composition of the common jury lift seams to be con-
ducted on the principles of 'electing the meet uneducated
and incompetent persons to be found in the respective
counties, with the requisite property qualifications. A
stranger unacquainted with the wisdom of our modern jury
laws, and judging only from the looks Bad acts of the
"worthy and upright dozens" before him would inevita-
bly conchute that the sheriff was under an obligation to
leave out of the box every man who had any external pre.
tensions to education or intel:igence. But this is not
so ; he really is not under any such obligation
legal or moral ; but the system of special juries,
under which all the squires, banker., merchants, and other
gentlemen of that class are set apart by the wisdom of
modern legislation for the trial of disputes with regard to
the breach of hudoandry covenants between landlords and
tenants, and other mettles of similar importance, leaves the
sheriff no choice in the selection of his mitertals. If he
were to place gentlemen on the common jury lists, who
have preteasions to be on the special.jury panels, he would
give mortal offence to the aristocracy of his fiiiliwick, and
excite an amount of ire, wrath, and indignation, of
which no Pedlington could form any adequate concep-
tion, and the result is, that all tho superior and educated
gentlemen of the country are a^t apart as the •• crime de la
crime," to try such important questions as whether John
?Ickes removed a load of straw from off his farm without
bringing back an equivalent amount of manure, or did not
plant Big Patch field with 1211 s. of red clever seed to the
acre, or did not keep sows of the true Somerset breed ; but
the utterly unimportant questions as to whether he should
be hanged, embowelled, and burned for treason, transported
for felony, or imprisoned for misdemeanour, are left to the
adjudication of personage.* such as those whose proceedings
we are now to detail.—The first case in the list was an action
for goods sold and delivered, to which there was no defence
At the close of the ease, his lordship briefly stated the facts,
and directed the jury to find for the plaintiff. They con-
sulted and hesitated for some time, till at length his lordship
told them again the plaintiff's case was proved, and the de-
fendant did not appear to offer any resistance, and therefore
they ought to find for the plaintiff, when they, with some
reluctance, returned a verdict accordingly.—The second case
was on a promissory note. There was no defence, and they
were again told to find for the plaintiff; however, they
hesitated, and when at length they were pressed for a
decision, the foreman turned round and crested some merri-
ment in court by Paying, "The jury gives it in he must
pay 231. 2s. 4d." This happened to be the amount claimed.
The next ease, was an action of ejectment. Ile counsel for
the plaintiff, Mr. Whateley and Mr. Phipeon having closed
their came, Mr. Berjeast Talfourd, who had watched the ease
for the defendants, admitted that the plaintiff's case was fully
made out, and that be had no answer to it. Ii is lordship
thereupon summed up, telling them to find for the
plaintiff; they deliberated for a quarter of an hour, and
then, on being told if they had any difficulty they might re-
tire, end hearing the officer sworn to "them s ,felt' guard and
keep without meat, drink, or fire " (fur the term as they
probably thought of their natural lives), the foreman
Came to their rescue by Baying, "The jury agrees that it
should he left to three referees, because we knows nothing
about it."—Baron Platt.—Oentlemen, you have no powir
to refer it. You must decide it yourselves. They again
deliberated for a few minutes, and at last resoled the
difficulty, the foreman enunciating as the re'ult of their
cogitations, "The party, my lord, recovers his property."
This was accepted as a verdict for the plaintiff, and they
were allowed to retire from the biz to make room for
twelve others.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—WELT-s, At'o. 7.
WOUNDING VIIIH ST3hES. Four men, Gantt 4 Phil-
lips, IVtUiams, Matthews, end Brown, were arraigned f.r
ntolicionsly wounding by throwing a stone at Charles Wil-
ton. 'file tour prisoners on the 7th of July went to the
house of a farmer at Street and demand. d alms, refusing to
leave the place till they had been relieved. The maid see.
vent called the prosecutor, who was working in the barn,
and who went round and end, &soured to persuade the pri-
soner§ to leave. He t. ek hold of the arm of one of them,
on which they all seized him and flung him upon the lawn,
and when assistance arrived, and they had been beaten off,
the three first prisoners kept flinging large stones until
the prosecutor f 11, dangerously wounded in the head. The
judge told the jury that they could hardly fail to believe
that such stones must have been thrown with the intent
laid in the Indictment, and that it mattered not who threw
the stone, if the prisoners were joined in a common design.
Brown was found Guilty of assault only, and sentenced to
nine months' imprisonment. The oth, n were convicted of
the felony. and senteneed to ten years' transportation.