The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-30 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.—KINOSTON, MeacH 29.
Cruz SlDE.—(Betoce Mr. Justice Wightmen sad • Com-
mon Jury.)
CHURLEY O. WILSON.

This was an action brought by Mary Rosetta Murky, to
recover damages from the defendant, Joseph Wilson, for a
breach of his promise to marry her.
The defendant pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., sad Mr. Hence were for
the plaintiff ; Mr. Lush, and Mr. Raymond wore for
the defendant.
The plaintiff in this action was the daughter of a general
dealer, which tamed out to mean the pnrchasrog of old iron,
rags, and bone., and other articles of a similar description,
who carries on her business at Kennington, the plaintiff
mudding her mother in the shop. The defendant was de•
scribed se • merchant, but it seemed that his oc-
cupation was to travel about with a hone and
cart and purchase small remnant. of cloth from
talon, which were afterwards sent down into the
north of Ragland and worked up again, sad it wee
stated that he carried oa • very extensive business of this
character, and had amassed some property. Both parties
were shout the same age, the defendant being 24 and the
plaintiff about 22, and they were introduced to each other last
August, and within a few days after their first meeting the
defendant made an oder of marriage which was accepted by
the plaintiff, end the defendant afterward, visited the family
upon the terms of a suitor, and It was understood that the
marriage was to take place very shortly. Things went on
vary well until the month of November when, it appeared,
the plaintiff and the defendant had a quarrel, and shortly
afterwards the latter wrote a letter, in which he stated that
upon consideration he had come to the conclusion that they
aid live happily together, as the plaintiff had a hasty
temper, and his own temper was also hasty, and the letter
concluded by stating that u their acquaintance had been so
short, breaking it off would occasion very little trouble on
either side, _ _ _

addraulag the jury for the defendant, said
that although he admitted that the plaintiff was entitled to
the verdict, it appeared to him that a very moderate amount
of damages would meet the justice of the case. There was
no deer° to cut the *lightest imputation upon the character
of the plaintiff, but the fact was that the defendant, although
he had no doubt made a hasty promise of marriage, found,
during his courtship, that the young lady bad a very hasty
temper, and his own being the same, be came to the vety
sensible conclusion that there was not much chance of their
being happy together, and he therefore broke off the engage-
ment, but be submitted that the plaintiff had, in testily, not
sustained any injury, and that a very small amount of tis-
ane' would amply compenaste her for the loss she had sue-
tehird by the defendant not fulfilling the promise he had
made to her.
Mr. Justice Wightman having ht:efly summed up, the
jury returned a verdict for the plalatiff—damages,
The canoe list hitherto has turned out to he an unusually
rotten one, nearly the whele of the common jury cafes
having been either tried, withdrawn, or undefeated. Baron
Martin has concluded the criminal Waimea, and be will as-
sist la trying the remaining common juries to-day (Wednes-
day). It has been arranged that the special jury cams shall
be commenced and taken in their order on Thursday.