The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-10 00:00:00

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HOME ClRCUlT.—Cnnxeroao, MARCH 9.

The commission fat the °aunty of Essex was ontreed cn
Tuesday, and to-da
ielth courts proceeded to belnese, Mr.
Hewn Morita on the viva aad Mr. Judea
Wightaten tat Crown Court. There ere 30 primes fir
trier, sod nine marere entered en the civil side, bar of
which are special Jury cases.

(Mono Mr. Baron Wirth sad • onamon jury.)
QUOIN W. HOWARD. . .

This wee en sotto; to recover damages fur a breach of pro-
mise of auras'. The ddendant by his pleas dented the
promise, sad also alleged that the plaintiff was a woman of
unchaste sad intemperate habit,, and that he, tberdors,
alined to marry her.
Mr. Havldea, Q.C., and MrPierce were far the plaintiff
8e ''neat Peary end Mr. J. Maria were for the defendant.
The Lana coeuel, in opening the cam to the jury, said
that the plaintiff was the widow of a person in the Coast-
guard aerobe, who had a pension of 151. a year from the
pa Tenement, mad resided at Greet Clacks, In the neighbour-
hood of Hazwicle, and the defendeat was what was celled
a rural dealer, and • puma possessed of some property,
livisg to the elline neig.hhoorbood. They first bemire taco
quanta in July, 186 T, sad the defendant wrote a great many
letters to the plaintiff. Prom the contests of thole letters
the jury wand not entertain any doubt that the defendant
had engaged to marry the 4ilaintiff. The learned counsel
read the letters, which earned a good deal of amenement,
from the tad apelike' and the srtravagant terms he which
the defendant esprersed himself towards the plain-
tiff. The last letter received _ the plaintiff was
on the 12th of October, 1858, end it was to
the following effect: "Mrs. Quinn, 1 beg to inform yon that
last night I heard Lout young Howard, talking of en action
coming off between you to him, and that he had got en-
amels to prove you and that It will come to the bear-
ing of the government, and you are rue to lose your Monne.
He stated that he had enamels from Hanrlch. Madam, ditto
DoTercoort,ead he would expose youths most that any woman
ever was la any eaurt. If you ran clear year points in be-
auty you are saile• If not, you ere In the wrong. However,
you p yourself. Time will tell the truth shoat the warm.
YE 'oars, J. C. Braces." The learned counsel r 'Mho ehould
be able to prove that tLis anonymous letter was in the
headwritlag of the defendant, end he said he believed there
was Dot the allahteet foundation for the plea thee had been
pat epos the record as to the habits and character of the
psi eta.
Joseph Howard, the brother of the defendant, wee called
to prose that the letters referred to by the learned cozened
were in his basdaridas. He .lea a:reseed a belief that the
letter signed "J. C. Symons," was oleo watten by his
tuatara.
la

the witness said that he had lad
Mopeds whit by brother about money matter., and he ors-
sidend Min a most diegracefol character. He had bus mare
unininedi to be tnempostod for 14 years.
Mr. Myshaer, a peseta employed la the Trout sireon•-
cutter, deposed that be was brotharin-law to the OMNI;
end belied trequently seen her end the de'endsat
end the latter exp osed hie tatintlon to marry her. ligni:
fondant told him that he had teen mateseed to fourteen sea
transportation, sad asked him if he .held oldest le hie
=AM( him hi. broths'-in-law, sad he replied that if he end
the pleintiff chore to get married he could not help his debir
so. (h hush.)
Seneaat Parry, In hie address to theism said that
rtes
oe rdto him that even as eke ere stood the jary
hardly be Inclined to give the plehttiff my demons fix box
loss in not meal lags ma who wee rep onented to be a ow
hinted coevict, pattstmlerly when the man of scot a mew
liege would be the loss attar posies. Hs was +r std,
however, teat he should be able ts make ad the plea of the
defendant that the plaintiff was an neelmete woman, sad ad-
dicted to intimapeace habits, and if he did this the dishadant
would be emitted to their verdict.
A men mod Henry Wilson, who desorlbed himself es
carpenter. living at Cambridge, was then celled as a whams
ix the dedierhet, sad he deposed to certain
which be alleged to have taken place between =fdiegland
the plaletiff whit a vie* to support the plea put forward as
es mew. to the sake. He appeared, however, evidently
to haotheee drinking, end he gave his evidence in the mom

misebietory maausall.
Mr. Draw Martin, at the dose tibia examination, salted
Mr. Iliejanat Parry whether he had say °ler 'Maumee, as
he did not &lathe Jrwy would ref upon the evidence et the
ono who hod abeady bees e
Mr. Ilejesat Piety mid tern ware other whassies, bat
Wilma wee the ewe who woo expelled to pre the most
material tardaciay.
A rosealtatioa thentook plate berme the leaned o meal,
sad IS wee weasel teat a setae& should be tarn for the
*WM with &waits, the plea allies( her raehat2
and all lardatka alga bur obarestra aso I) be vaos
ticesily withdrawn.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—WoicraTER, Maim 9.
The eisisti fag this city and county were brought to a
close about three o'clock this afternoon.

CROWN COMlT.—(Before Mr. Julike Crompt4s).
PLATS ILO 88888 .

lohn Griffith., a gold and dim reflarr, was charged with
stealing a quantity of plate and jewellery and 61 14s. in
money. Ile was oleo charged as a receiver, and the fret
charge wu in the end ebendoted.
Mr. flootland conducted the promentice, and Mr. Powell
the deface.
The evidence was very voluminous. It appeared that
during the absence at church of • gentleman nested Amok-
lett, and his servants, at Kidderminster, on the 20th Yob-
ruary, the hews woe broken into and rifled of plate end
money to the value of about 401. The peleonec keeps a beer-
shop in Burninghuo' and was in the habit of selling old
plate, chiefly in bare, to Meagre. Lau sad Sena, of
ham who, a few awe after the robbery at Mr. Attel=rs,
build of bit a sugar built and other articles, which proved
to have been a put of the produce of the robbery. Prisoner
said he bought the thieve of a nun named Barrsclougb, in
Birmingham. Barrackragh left the town about that thaw
Grotty. Twelve months' imprisonment.
Nisi Pries.—(Blare Mr. Baron Channel!.)
MARQUIS Or REATIOLD 11. WATTS.

This was sa action of teetatest to 1110:0117 proration of a
pieced lead at Inkbwrow.
Mr. Whets Q C., and Mr. Devise were cannel for the
plaintiff ; and Mr. Httddlastoe, Q.C., foe the defrd,at.
The Mad Is queries was lying by the side of the road, sad
the plastid alleged that It wu allotted t hint under Ns Is.
&sure Let In 1816, and let to Watts's father at a rent of
19.. ed. a year enhsequeatly teetered la 1844 to 21. Is
that year the Present deaf nest beams tawat, and refused
to pay more rent. For tits defendant, however, IS was shown
that the land was enclosed by old Watts as it lay seat to
other land of his, and that soma thus afterwards the agent
tL the lord of the maser dassndad 19s. Bd. per year as chief
nat. Oa his &nth old Watts devised Oda sod other land to
hid sow, subject to se smarty to his soother.
His Lordship ruled that the payment of the rat for so
;sag n time threaded Ida from saying he was net the
resat, hat he pee defeadast leave to move spa the
qwwwks.