The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-08 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COMMON PAR—Dec. 7.
Sittings at NW Prins in Middleser.—(Before Lord Chief
Jumbles Brie and a Special Jury.)
BUSY V. DA cosy& —MACH OP PROM= OP MAIRIAOL
(Owornded from yerterday's Express).
Idre, Eliza Berry, the plaintiff's mother, said— When the
defendant first came to me he said he wee going to marry
my pretty daughter Mary, and he hoped that I should not
be so cross with her. He said that he intended to sot pro-
perly towards her ; that he would have her properly edu-
cated sad taught music ; and that be would male her
Madame Ds Costa. The plaintiff had before this gone to
live st Mrs. Peddees, but had coatinned to wine home to
attend to the bushier during the day. She afterwards weot
aisle to Mrs. Fodder's, and she said that the defendant did
not wish her to attend to the business in future. After
wards she went to live in Devonshire-terrace, end subs&
cower is Riehrsoad-terrsoe. I visited her at both places.
After the return from Paris I was sant for and went. Mr.
Ds Costa said that they had just returned from Paris,
and added, " Mary, my dear, come here and show your
mother your doge, and all the beautiful things that I have
bought you in Parts." She
She
me two nngs, a diamoereud
ring inn d a wedding riog. She put them on ter finger wh
they ought to be, on het left hand. She showed me a
beautiful shawl, some Hoodoo lace, and wreath of orange
blosaoms, which of owneil thought were the wedding
things. I did not ask any further about it. He asked her
to 'how me her locket, and she took alooket set with pearls
and I believe rubies, sad there was a miniature portrait of
Mr. Ds Dont& 10 iR Something was said about the article,
sad Mr. Da Costa said nothing wee too beautiful for the
doling. He took another locket from his watch chain ;fit
contained the plaintiff's miniature portrait which
kissed when be was going to shut it again. After that I
received a letter from the defeadant, but I have destroyed
it, becalms I wan anaoyed by it. I had borrowed a shawl
of my daughter, ad he had written • note to me about
it. I borrowed the shawl to go to wedding. and I
the
did
not return it so soon se I should have done, because
wedding was put off for • fortnight. Mr. Ds Costa said
that I was welcome to retain the shawl, for be would never
let my daughter put on her shoulders anything I had worn'
that my daughter was nothing to me, and be hoped I would
not interfere with them, which I never did after that. I
again saw my daughter at the latter sad of last January.
I thoucht that he wall married to my daughter. He dared
me to Interfere with them, mad I never made any further

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—My daughter Mary had learnt the lace
tosinem, but I swear she never est at "beforeer of the
street making lace. I had been " came the de-
fendant came, and the reason was this. I had opened a
letter which came from the defendant to my daughter and
which commenced, "My own dear darling Mary," ad the
plaintiff came into the shop and snatched the letter
the de-
ouf t of
my hand and would not let me read the other part that
it.
My daughter said the defendant would marry her,
many inch man had married a poor girl. When I
said,
fondant came, he said. " How do you do," mid
" How do you do, air." but we did not shake hands. He
mid be had come to see my Dadtaughr and to tell
me his intentions r. Soon after this
I west to Lord Holland's Pie, 1, my daughter
Mary, another daughter, Charlie Palmer, the grew-
gromes eon, and a friend. I purblin ticket' ford
myself, my daughters, and my fries& Palmer was at the
door when I camedown stairs to go, and wean west together
everybody went together that day. (A laugh.) Ido not
know whether Palmer took are of my daughter ; lam was
closer to him than she was to me. (Laughter.) We went
about 2, and I came away about half-peat 8. MT daughter
was cram because I had purobseed tickets, and she did not
want to go to the fete. I do sot know whether she re-
mined with Palmer all day ; she was not with us, that is
all Ima say. Palmer was not with us. We saw her fre-
quently. I did not see her with anyone. Everybody danced
with everybody—(langhter)—and she spoke to anybody she
liked.
Mr. Haddlastoo —Was she playing at kis in the rise