The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-18 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

('filDil DAY.)

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Sating, g Nisi Prius.—Olefore Mr. Baron Martin sad Corn
use Juries.)
ri.Ausu r. toms. UMW:- ACTION •G•orin* •

CLIZOTNAN.

This wits an action toreeoverftil., the amount of a bM of
t lump., accepted by the defendant at two months from
the 24th April, DN. The defendant pleaded there had
I.•e so consideration. Mr. Lloyd was counsel for the
platefiff ; Mr. Day and Mr. Martin represented the de.
dthat,

The plaintiff in this ease is a lamp dealer, of
and the defendant, the Rev. Henry Holmes, is a
ef the Church of England, and recently rector of 817.1rin7.,
Woodworth. In eonsettuenee of the state of **Wings
the deferidant's awe was opened lid. The defendant's
ease was that in trin4 he wan lodging in KMgetnot,
Awes. In April in that year he went to Mr. Clarke's shop
sad perehowl a lampend a timepiece. Heatterwardebought
some ether things to the amount of 881. The lamp and the
for
being
Tb ll/., the i
rth nliTfeisdaat
goods re hot
desociortanc•
'ad IM therefore called on the plaintiff to ink him
the reason. Mr. Clarke said that if he would return
bias the lamp and the time piece, or pay for
them be would return the 1011. The defendant scrotal to
this bat Mr. t 'lArke then told him it had been cancelled or
,hetroyed, an.l that he would never hear anything more
'lout it. MI. Clarke said be would send for the lamp and
the time.i.o.r, and they were packed up reedy for him,
but he had never done so.

l'nowecaniinetl - I was arrested on a caples in this action
on the around that I was about to leave the count . I
was token to Whitecross-street, and thence by esrtjprwi
to the Queen's Bench. I came flan prima to.degr. I
was rector of St. Anne's. I amebae to sag what lam
now. My Wrier; was sequeetrated at the Moe that I
ordered these goods. I MIS living in Zloaretweet on sa
allowsece frees as (Asada knew a Yr. Plan-.
upset, otherwise • . I introduced bin to Mr.
Clarke. Plantagenet baa gone through the Inaolvesit
Court since. I did not receive 15 down of dip candles and
cwt. of soap. There were 44/ worth of ebeadeliess which
I selected in Use Wf. worth of goods. I was amhavenring to
exchange my living for the living of Month Zak" near
Bright.., should have required the chandeliers for •
bowie at • ton where I should have lived.
This e the plaintiff's case.
The plaintiff and his late manager, Mr. Rows, were called
to prove the delivery of the goods to the amount of the bill
Is the course his evidence Mr. Clarke dated that he had
lit COW. he the Plantagenet or Harrison iotroduced to litm
to the defen.lant.

Mr. Berm Martin i• summing up said the tau should
drdurt (rem the &MOM, ddo bill the vi•s aay goods
which they believed the &Indult Ird seeeteaL
The jury fo••d • verdist for w plebililf—dmargek
lls.

BAIL COURT.

Sittings at Nisi Prim Wesinsinstor.— MIN* Mr. Justine
Hill sad Common J ones.)

.01111 r. —BRE %CH Or noxies Or MARRIAGE.
Thy. wax an action for breach of promise of manage.
The defendant pleaded that he did Doi make the promise,
A. .

Mr. flawkies, and Mr. Francis, were counsel for
the plAintitf. Mr. M. l•hamherv: and Mr. D. Kenos were
for the defendant.

The plaintiff is the daughter of a widow residing in Ber-
mondsey, and wan in the employ of Mews. Convenor,
'hater aalCo., slatioaers, Cannonatreet, and the defendant
x •eter at the General l'ettiffice. In the early part of
the plaintiff and defendant were acquainted, but she
thrii declined the defendant's mildness*, on the ground that
• Land promised a young man named Ad y, who had end
:raid to the Cape of Good Hope, to wait for twelve mooths
11,. result of his undertaking, and that in the event of
trit heeling from him at the end of that time, she
shouhl I.e redeemed from her promises. The time ex.
plod without her hearing from him, and in May, 1859, she
1.1 soot the defendant as a suitor, and he was received as
sail. by her parents. In December, 1859, the defendant
sax laid up with the small.pix, when several endearing
;eased between them. In. January, 1810,
aninged that they should be married on the
l'h of February, aid the defendant caused the
Imm. to he publishol in the pariah church. He
.k. bought the nog, and gave it to his future
chanter in.law to keep till the appointed time for the mar-
riage had arrived. (In the 11th January, the defendant and
plaintiff were invited to a Christmas party at the define.
dint's granillather's, a person of property, residing at
(Islam, where be raid strict attention to her. and
total with a euerstiona eye on every gentleman
eh.. approached her for the pleasure of dancing with her
in the nest quadrille nee waltz- They returned to town ca
the 19th, ethe went to her occupation at Yews. Gram.-
av and ('hater'., sal he to the Post-offke. On the 10th the
4,C-retest's midher, who was ant on intimate terms
with the pleintiff's mother, called and expressed,
in a suspicious manner, her desire to me the sing--
f v the marrow of getting poestisios of it as the plaintiff's
tioeher iraserieril, but It wan not shove to her. On the
followiett Muellay the defendant aheentsd himself from the
plaintiff's residence, and she had to remain at home by her.
self, System' of receiving hi. attentions in taking her to
rhumb, then for a walk and the enjoyment of his company.
ern the iltieday morning she west out for a walk for the
I Aga.. of meeting him on his way to the General
P....tonic. to hi. detain She accordingly met him, and he
ifornoal her that hie feelings had not changed in the last
soth regard to her, but there was an objection on his
erandfatber's pert, from whom he had greet expsetatioes.
she asked whet warn to be dose, and reminded him that on
Om faith of his promise and the publicatiou of the batuaa,ke.,
she had gives souse to leave her situation, and had purchased
tee Derewary domes, kc., fur the wedding. At his request
sio, with her mother, met the defendant in the evening,
wh• n everything appeared to be satisfactorily arranged, and
• ,- I 1 ha determination to marry her, come what
• of it. The defendant's mother, however, called
afire oda on the plaintiff at her mother's house, in
•b.-I, she used strong language, and insisted on the
Scotch being broken off, mad on the following lrzasidres hes
turn...l the young lady'. presents to her son, and
leek those he heel 1111 LI, her. Bheileclieel to return thee&
la ills nest day the pLaintiff's mother had an interview
mit the defendant at the pod-office, when something
•ss s-mi a. d. three being an objectiia to his having
f'.• phonier. mother as his mother in-law, and he mid he
40"114 not merry the plaintiff. Front that tense the plaisc
tire had not seen the deiciolant, wither hail he offered the
raplanedian for hi. creel and abrupt conduct,
th. it aaa aapposal to be partly jeelousy in reference
L•

Mr. M. Chambers Mein addreesed the jury in mitt-
.lurneigr.k.
Ti.. pi.. returned • ?Wad fur the plaintiff
tLanerro, lUor.

SURREY SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

The Jane weeder for the county of Sarney
...ll...mimed th monis( at the Hernias Moues, Nearing
t-a I ....sway, before J. E. Johnson, Ent., chairman. J.
Til"e4 Esq., deputy chairman, sad a tell bench of magim
"41.... Th. c*kodar contains the flames of 43 pri-
P:b.r. for trial, hemdes three men who were tried sad ems-
-11. .4 housebreaking at the last sessiom and who will be
1-.11-d up for judgment. There are 42 for felony and 4 for
The degrees of edimati.ii are as follows :-
11 Can neither read or write ;9 me only read 25 bluPer-
"l‘ ; and oilv 1 can read and write well. There are 4
l`r,eria ..hared with robberies oo the race course at Epsom,
f.e liousebreakieg, and the remainder robberies by an.
`este and street robberies.