The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-11 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-FEB. 10.

(Sittiap at NI Prins.—Bien Mr. Baran Mania and
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KILLION ft. WILLINION.-111.11•CZ OP PlOlll/11 OP

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This was an action for breach of promise of marriage. The
declaration stated that the plaintiff and the defendant had
agreed to marry, and that a reasonable time had elapsed, and
the deamdeat had refused to tall his promise. The de-
fendant pleaded, firstly, that he had not entered Into any
agreement to marry the plaintiff ; seoondly, that if he had so
ruched the time agreed upon bad not elapsed ; and, thirdly,
Wit.
the plaintiff was not willing and ready to merry the de-

Yr. Skinner sad Mr. H. T. Cole snared for the plain-
tiff Yr. Merin James and Kr. Wood represented the de-
fendant.

The opening of the leveed eoaneel went to show that
the plaintiff, Miss Laura KUliak, was the daughter of a
jewel a and silversmith, who formerly carried on hie basi-
-1 mar at Knightsbridge. In May Let Mr. Killick went to
nib at the George Roil at Orenwich, which had be-
longed to his father-in-law, and to which be had succeeded.
Towards the and of May the defendant, who then held a
captain's eanuniesion in the Ratilaittery Train, and who
Is
now a lieutesant in the lieth t, Ina introduced to
the plaintiff 's family. Re afterwards commenced
much atientka to Miss Lazne KIM* and inter
obtained bar fitabala consent to their merriege.
nsetnirs went at until about the and of October, when
the daintiest suddenly coned hi Asia, and bad left unno-
ticed nand Wen Urines by Kr. Kailas demanding an
septennial'
fore el hi ands& The patent action was there-
lowebt.

The bereft eddies ass the celled in rapport of the
*Wire as :
Kt. John Kiekt—l as the plaintiff's father, and aerrisd
adr badmen of a jeweller at ightebridge. My father-
is-isw lied the George Hotel. at Oftsawlch, for many yeas.
He he it and I wad to maids there to May. The defendeat
was hietbeed to me by Mr. Mitobell, hb brother offioer,
lama the add telitik the Slat of May the daiendsat
died at the hotel . I think it was proposed after
dinar del my web sad zap inghisre should take a
walk, mil the dollmiset thin. Hs Mooned
with ties mai dad Ms di is. He fotniasatly
ems le the hem dudes the made. week. He
asp=
higher reasiddebis aftradee, ad eadwa
ay Rados. He lit for Waal la the beginning of
Jam He was ion the Royal leilltery Tide. I next
sew is dabadot about the ad dime. whoa he returned.
we sew Ida ad ha peened the sem conduct to-
weling . ftek sop deter with her sister
lam Si Oa elldiele: the sot
that hie st-
amens Isms& Id were so marked that it was
thee I brew what Ms we.. He said his Md.
time were perbelb kamehis, ad that be Intended to
eddy ber. I h lea abeam he ktaaw d my altered dr-
erimftefts. He weplied id be did, and that it made no
amiworn to kiss. On the Ili of July we reamed the
amiewerees. Be add he hal 4001. a-year, ad asked ree
if I misidered the walickat. I said, I had no ob-
=if ha hit INIM he maid support her.
t 1 M
he diced ft map to July, as it was on midis
mouth to him, ad that he led boa wooded ft the
and lost a Misr ft that math. Abed the lith ofCtrlyiel
wet into lefilOop et lea. My dishier Ilea wed on •
Mit to a lady at PordadoeMmee. She westahne AIM by
the isiedeat. I nesellsel the delaideat e le the
Wails at Lw with Badge Bede. My dar
dm ea is maim It dee thee agreed that the swerisere
should lie piss la the Nod week in August. A oomena-
don leak piss with ftspeet M the quantity of bedewed'
who life le be at the wedding. (Laughter.) The delft•
dot wanted *ld. (Laughter) I said that would be tee
many. Madge Bede was to have bra at the wedding.
On the Hi of July Oa diadant rid his regiment
thought of going to Parda. Ha cootimed his
atiftstioate te daughter to the ad of Awed,
He tall de be win Oft te Alembott, and that be wend
mile ft nyisteghtsr chest de absence. After his Men
from Alimeett add ins ma. I had the NOMA I.
Lawisime. lio est weepiest that saythieg was said ea
that Wade .toot his net writing. He efter that mat a
=mat to say he *es amble to come to as llama his Mew
was ill. Aber that he rat to ear he bed baba a bleed
venal in kali& NM amid ad awe lip area. Oa ea Sib
of August ha pve way ansidatjah= la eamornme
whet took plows I wed ft bet add set see
the debnient, I male him a left& (The War ass
predated. ad was to the did eat the weir was dad
sarprieed at the rishadeaffs Beatified his isaglifte, aid !s-
-quired his idiom whether he bleeds' be miry her er
nos.] :The deliftdad them sat this WM le my daughter:
"My dared Laera,—Can you breve me after my ap-
parsed and whet et you flf you as owe for me now
and will comsat to MITI MO as what! haft at present, 4001
per ammo as me as I left cam ided my exchange I will
marry you. earl satimenet, by easseas love and kindness,
to delft email Ss id pile pen bid suffered on my se-
semi Ursa del sea kw err new, will you answer this
Istkr, eal stilt ems *arrow when I can me you*
pm mem* what I cannot well do by
lira Rd to see you earl your father alone,
sash fear Lan, yours
alla=6o. Witdimid"
Theadditei add ea the 23rd
=mei hi• b• hitt& More
wdsN 11111011110 011111101. continued
ft per lis altiallem a bid le ms dingier. It was oz-
onised id lbevedikag awl* die pins a fort az
Hr olidid to the awreftgeis
was
night
pleas at
as it was too war is map. He was Mot
his brother aims. He pared di his spore
thee di is. The lest time be was with us wee on Oil. 16.
tiri ft all the and day. He wrote no a latter
thel he shoed ail, but he never did all. On to
ileet Odder I more him a letter demanding an expla-
ined gilds mid towards my daughter, but I never re-
adied a reply te it. My daughter's health has suffered
emilanthly.

eiseedeid ray sesskey • thrtaight
she I wroth dm Woo et dr Soh et October. My attor-
ney wrote to tbe dehmithit ma tbe Mb of November. The
defendant was inboard te I>o daughter at the ordinary.
The house was cot meth by Gaon. The defen-
dant did not tell me he WIN the ms of • der-
ran in Yorkshire. He said be was twenty.
bar age. He told me that his father
wasra Zi a= and that he allowed him 2001. • year. I did
not mit Ma where his father lived. He told me that • pio-
tura be aimed me we. " the old house at home he Ireland."
. did not rwhat his pay was. bum wild
bed albsplbsr 4001. pet aniszo. My daughter did note°
very fregoththy es the WON with the defendant. They west
eltegether about live IR Ilk 01111.11 S. The marriage was al
bang tithed shwa. It was a Mad of " Will-o'-the-wisp."
It wee always w leisEsyke a hrit, but which novae
did take pima. The was sneer bed. I did not press
that from modem of . My daughter was 18 en the
18th of Nevember birth

--Xrs. Boust HAM, dr planar' mother, add that she
hod tabs case et the aireatios of bee daughter, who played
sod draw very wan, awl yes ethsrerbe wall educated. i3hs
didat emanated bar Itseasets seldhaoses 10 the atteatieue of the
Onsrssais~ram thilesehat OM se that his father
vero a Ovate iesaisma.
Mies Mary Kaiak tie piiiirs eider, deposed that the
deitedmid scri wady siaread Is bar sister, and ala
asta was to ?ssa amyl the

—Orees-emenated—ne dey as width I was to appear as a
twideenald wee sewer kid. I west to the theatre with the
dishairat end my deter. Than era wedding in the play
alike we saw at the Haymerbet. There were set eight
leidlemaids is the play. (1.. a.)
Lisat. Witchell said—l ea taerassant in the Royal Mili-
tary Tisin. The defendant wee formate a captain in that
=PIN but be is now in the 68th. He told me be Inteadcd to
marry the plaintiff. He did not ask me to be parent at the
wedding.
Cron-examined—The plaintiff is rather an attractive
young lady. I did not admire her. I decline to say whether
there was a Mn. Witchell of whom I wait afraid. (Laughter.)
Tb• plaintiff area just the sort of person a foolish young mat
would NI in love with.
.

who was in the Royal JI Misty Train
during the time the defendant was in that corm,
knew that the delendent wee engaged to the plaintiff. He
paid her attentions. Ido not recollect anything being said
shoat my going to dm marriage. Captain Wilkins:a mama
asawe day- If I would Ma promat in cam of an t e ea
khad off. Ido not recollect anything kaTag sang
the The *WWI was behind tho by of the
band Whin tkr dallmdang was introduced to hue.
Ifigther 'Adam hiving ban given by another whales as
tie dakodant'a Moon= to marry the plaintiff, the case
demi
Mr. Edwin Jams, In addreidng the jury for the defendant,
odd that the truth was that this fookah young map (ea