The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1853.

gouts who were to be invited to the breakfast. She did
not we the ring, but she believed it was ordered.
Mr. floral—Was the trousseau ordered ?

The Chief Juetice—What do you mean by trousseau'
That word applies when a party goes to Store and Mor-
timer's end oraen a set of jewels; when I was married I
had no trousseau. (Laughter.)
Witness—On the llith April the captain came to break-
fast, and he then seemed not to wish to marry the plaintiff;
but witness said that was impossible, and they all said the
same. He said his father would not allow him to marry
her. The plaintiff became very much excited, and it was
a most painful scene. Ultimately the plaintiff and defendant
left together.
Cross-examined—Captain Field did not say, to witness's
knowlege, that if the plaintiff insisted he would tarry out
his contr.ct. She knew Mr. Sanders, who had been in the
habit of writing to the plaintiff befote Captain }lett came.
The plaintiff had accepted Mr. Sanders, but had afterwards
refused him and accepted the captain. Some of the family
had attempted to get Mr. Sanders, who lived at Newport,
a situation on a railway, that be might be near the plain.
tiff. Witness did not think the situation was that of station
Miter. _ _ .

Mr. Alfred White, the plaintiff's brother, also deposed
to what took place at the "scene" on the 13th of July.
The captain always said his father was averse to the match,
but he thought he would come to at last.
Croes.examined—Captain Field had always manifested
strong affection for the plaintiff, and since the loth of Jul,
he had wanted to see her, but witness objected. He had
even wished that the matter should still go on privately,
but that the marriage should be postponed.
Mrs. Dudtn, a sister of the plaintiff, said she had at first
captained to Captain Field the pecuniary situation of the
plaintiff. Her sister (the plaintiff) came to her on the 13th
of July in an almost frantic state, and they went together
to Miss Cornell's, the dressmaker, where they met Captain
Field and Mrs. Beck, his sister. He told witness his fa-
ther objected to the marriage, and he was afraid he could nos
go on, but witness thought it had gone tooter tribe broken off.
He was very much agitated and distressed, and the plaintiff
said, "Pray, Captain Field, do not let us talk any more
about it." Witness was in a great hurry, having an ap-
pointment to take tea, and so she left.
Cross-examined.—Witnets and her husband first suggested
that this action should be brought, but the plaintikt herself
hail always been very reluctant that proceedings should be
commenced. Captain Field said his father would stop his
allowance if he married, and the plaintiff said she was
willing to work or to do anything sooner than he should
be uncomfortable.
Mr. Bruce, the plaintiff's attorney, proved the prepara-
tion of the marriage settlement, which settled the plain-
tiff's property bpna the husband for life, and then to the
wife, with reversion to the children.
Mr. Cooke, a clerk at Messrs. Cocks and Greenwood's,
said the defendant was one of the corps of Gentleman-at-
Arms, and was a captain by courtesy. His commission
was worth about 1,3001., and it brought in about TOL per
annum. Witness had had this commission on his register
for sale, but he could not say for how long.
The Chief Justice—lt was before the present apprehen-
aionof war?

Witness—Oh, yes, before that. (Laughter.)
Mr. Serjt. Wilkins addressed the jury on behalf of the
defendant in mitigation of damages, and submitted
that the injury to the olaintitts feelings was not so
severe as it had been represented ; and, in feet, that the
feeling and the wounded affection seemed to be all on the
other side. He could not help smiling at some portions of
his learned brother's address, for he reminded him of a
certain lion—he lashed himself with his own tail, to get
himself into a state of pathos. (A laugh.) In his opiaion
Capt. Field had acted nobly in disregarding his own feel-
ins and inclination, rather than introduce the plaintiff into
a state of life which would, undrr the circumstances, mot
probably prove one of penury and misery, and be submitted
that a very small amount of damages would satisfy the
merits of this case.
The jury retired to consider their verdict, and remained
away for nearly two hours. They then came into court and
said their verdict was for the plaintiff. Eleven of them
had agreed as to the amount of the damages, hut there
was not the slightest probability of the 12 being unanimous.
Under the circumstances they hoped the parties would

agree as to the amount.
The Chief Justice asked if the verdict of the eleven would
be taken. It might be that some one juryman wished to
give an extravagantly large tuneunt.
A Jurrman—lt is just the other way, my lord.
The Chief Justice—Now, sir, you have prevented the
possibility of arranging the matter. lam afraid you must
again retire.
Mr. Hawkins said he could not consent to take tke
verdict of the eleven.

The jury, therefore, again retired, but in half an hour
they came to and said their verdict wu for 2601.
A Juryman—That is the verdict of the eleven.
The Chief Justice said that would not do ; but he thought
such a modenve verdict ought to be consented to.
Mr. Serjeant Bytes war willing that the jury should be
discharged without a verdict.
Mr. Hawkins declined to consent to that course being
adopted.
The jury were consequently again locked up, but ulti•
mately it wu agreed that the verdict of the eleven should
be taken by consent.
Verdict for the plaintiff, damages 2601.