The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-12 00:00:00

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Yoae, MARCII 10.

Mr. Justice Crompton took hie me on the bench in the
Crown Court at twelve o'clock, to proceed with the county
calendar, but now of the mom were of public interest.
Cron. Stns.—(Botaro Mr. Baron Martin.)
•n•rra V. LOPODOT7OII.—MtP-ACH or PROXISE OP

Mr. Knowles, Q.C., and Mr. Cleaeby, were for the plain-
tiff; Mr. Jones appeared for the defendant.
Mr. Mosby opened the pleading.. Hannah Adams was
the plaintiff, and Joseph Lungbottom the defendant. The
declaration stated that the defendant promised to marry
the plehatiff, and that be had bream his premise.
The dehatlant pleaded that he never male the premise
•
r. Knowles stated the case. This woo an action in which
the paled! sought to recover compered= for • breach of
contact al marriage. The Nary wan a too common one—the
history of two young people, the man being shove the woman
in grid condition. meeting together, getting attached,
treated by both families as partite herrifter to be married,
end, that, after some yams of this sort of damper, the man
hashing at the match, on account of some caprice, which
WWI art condescended to explain, but artainly not on se-
cart et say ndoeunduet on the put of the pldntiff. The
=lll • young women, 24 years of ago, liven with her
-at Mickleton, near Lona...ter, who ells some par-
don Is he household of Sir Charles Wood. There was •
Sy chine children, and the plaintiff. being the oldest,
endnavoured to improve the marines of her family by follow-
ing the occurtion of a ebriewasker. The defendant is the
son of a man who has been • esoossafal twilway contractor,
and who is now • Solitary owner, the calling
of the defendant being to sr he at the pits of his father in
the direction of the grand badness of the adhere.
The dekrent is ahead the sew age es the pkintlff and
they all agleam, about throe Yews sge. The defendant
alalred the rend wares, ealdreesed her, sad, from that
tisar the realremedthesapprent, wee lathe constant
brit et rifting hr et her lase • hones, end ,he wea-
-1 sioneffy visited at his lowa Ilhe wee known to the female
assaltara of the dettadents for ly non of whore objected
to the sairsiage. Letters pared between the parties, and
though the contents related chiedy to hmlly matter., they
were reed to show the relation that exited between the
' plaintiff end the defendant; and in one of them was In ex-
pos recognition of a promise of marriage. Inn letter dated
the fed of January, 1 the defendant wrote a letter to the
pleintll, In which be addressed her as "My ever dearest,
odaring and urged her to get out of doors
on sesenst of her health. He added that she
win the Nay girl he ever loved, and that be longed to see
" those lenny, bonny lips again." When he read her tut
attar, fa which abs wondered whether they raid ever meet
n, "die made him tremble," and he mid "she tenet not
alt thee pt Into her tsomy heed," and not meet it again.
At kr, dor the *Mat health, ma the defeeamo, I
A
Ids faidonors• aesoereglwasagia bar not at Ms. (Laughter.)
He meld " he bad • Bibb ki of MOWS to hi rirwhen he row
her spin," saleanelaled by Vtif ber molds "karat,
dareet, teasert_ derihger and rt hard yours
ever, weer effietterleeff " On the lilt of May, yok the
dehadent addreard tho.plidallf thus "My=wdearea,
ever, bed of
desnot, atereat lisneah." .) In
the body the litter wars wash prangs, as dine Oh,
my pet, it le herd to part host ay dearest joy ;"
hme a ob to haw those bny It
Lae seemed • t jwelvemonth since I
_get _ .hnek,b pa ; "
third
letter headdreeeed the *Wit as " dearest ; hank ever
deemed darting joy ;" and odd, " I long to see my deor, dear
wife which will he before keg." (Laughter.)
thewedasrsocompanied the dehettant to London,on atn.'l
of at his mem; end an their return hur he still
r Iffy amid, degree! Hannah." Soon
enema& he mod to vWt hr altogether, upon which her
brotherW ma Inleniew with bin. end he then said "He
had met • word Its my her," sad promised to go and
ACO the plaintiff on the Mesrag Sunday, lie, however,
never did go, end had newer been there clam.
Mr. Jona edeltemed the jury in ntitigatkin of damages,
and Mr. Baron Martin kits, erred up, the jury found a
verdict for the plaintiff—dinerps 2601.