The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-16 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGiNCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
*Wage at Nut Prior.—(Bajore ilia Land Chief Baron and
Common Juries.)
CURAID C. DAM —BREACH or PROWBFB or MARRIAGE

This was an action to recover damages for breach of pro-
mise.

The defendant pleaded that he did not promise, that the
trß was not ready and willing to marry the defendant,
Qat he did not commit the broach, that a reasonable time
W sat elapsed for the performance of the promise, and
that the plaintiff had exonerated him.
Mr. fierjeant Shee and Mr. P. O'Brien were counsel for
npisiatiff ; Mr. Digby Seymour represented the de.
fonda

The plaintiff, who is 19 rears of age, ii the daughter of a
dealer in foreign birds at flirmingham, and the defendant,
22, is a grooar, carrying on bueixw at Doncaster. The
p/aintiffand her enters were in the habit of attending the
serious towns in the Midland countieswith birds for sale, and
in Nov..mber last she woo Doncaster with • stock at 'An 's
suction rooms. There she attracted the attention of the
defendant, who was so much smitten with her that he ad-
dressed her the following offer of marriage :
" Dear ![edam,-1 hope you will excuse my asking you
this bold question. The remora is, that whilst I wee this
aftersoon adadrag you and your birds I was struck
with you so Mal that I make it my business to
eller =ow band and beast, if provided you are
sot I aa a young tradesman, 22
years criamisfrefrfortuno, sad just about beginning ho-
ofer should saga your approbation, I
liranne. iiplo to
Imam a sole from you as early as parable.
Don't think that
heart lam not. I hope you will act Elbow this to anyone.
Address roe a Roe. W.D.
Rasa Inn."

The plaintiff consulted her friend Mrs. Bradford, and re-
ceiving from her a good character of the defendant, she
wrote a reply expressing a wish to make his acqnaintaace.
They then met, and a few days after the defendant wrote,
" My dearest Jane, you have this afternoon delighted my
heart so much that I have to thank you for accepting
my offer. Don't think, my dear Jane, for one moment
that I intend deceiving you. I love you with all my heart.
You say you have no fortune. Gold is not what I want.
I want you, my little heart." He wrote several other let-
ten expressing his devotion for her, speaking of her as
his "deprar little pet," and saying he hoped soon to take a
nice house for his dear little wife. In another letter he
said—" I am to let you know when we are to be married.
My dear girl, I will give you plenty of time."
The defendant visited the plaintiff at her father's house
and repeated his offer to her mother, and was accepted.
The wedding was Axed for Whit-Monday and the drawee
mode, but on the 24th of March the defendant wrote a
letter breaking off the match. Be rid " I am iq far
the way I have slighted you. I lays sot the tad
thing for slighting you. The reason in a young lady paid
my attentions to before lam you hue appeared, or it
likely to appear—a great and &graceful organs on my
part ; and for that reason I shall he obliged to aancel our
engagement." The plaintiff had„ in consequence of this
abrupt termination to the affair, suffered much in her
health.
Mr. D. Seymour having addressed the jury in mitigation
of damages, observing there wee no imputation on the
plaintiff,
The Lord Chief Baron summed up.
The jury found • verdict for the plaintiff—damages, 401.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(More Mr. Comminiaser Holroyd.)
IN RR ISAAC BOYD. —TOTAL lIIIIERAL OP CERTIFICATE.
The bankrupt wee a silk manufacturer of Spital•equars.
The bankruptcy occurred in 1861, the liabilities being
11,6871., and &mete about 2,4001. The bankrupt
paned kis examination, but it appearing that he had,
within three months of his bankruptcy, obtained goods as
fain pretence. and pledged them, the court directed a
=tion under the penal section of the Hankrapt Law
Ifiatioll Act. The bankrupt was convicted, cad NW
tamed to twelve months' imprisonment, but he obtained a
pardon at the and of six months. He now applied fat his
curb loan.

Apnileman from the office of Meseta. Crowder mkt
Maynard opposed, and stated the above circumstasces.
His Honour said that as the bankrupt had been ooevicted
of a criminal offence, he could not be absolved from his
civil liabilities by that court. The certificate must be
wholly refused.

(Before Mr. Commissioner GooHawn.)
TYt PLOYSTEAD AIID WOOLWICH 00/111010:11V Pull
wATra oompAirr (wawa*
This mu has been frequently before the court, two peti-
tions haring been presented for a winding-up order. His
Honour wu occupied again all der yesterday in heating
arguments, the only question bolsi on which of the two
petitions the order should be maide.
There was • formidable array of counsel and attornies,
the different parties, including Mr. Begley,
Dads. Mr. Jewel, Mr.l.baklater, Mr. lawrance, Mr.
C. E. Lewis, Mr. Flux, end Mr. Hughes.
Hie He. decided en making the order on both the
petitions, leuthig the Mina liquidator, Mr. Pennell, to
deeMe w shalt bare the emsdnet of the proceedings