The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-10 00:00:00

WiltAiiss:

Yesterday, at the Nottingham arises, the Poo of
Reynolds v. Topham was tried. Mr. SeejeantOlnienandfdr.
Cave were for the plaintiff, and Kr. Digtry Seymour for the
defendant. The plaintiff was the daughter af Mr. Thomas
Re farmerand butcher, Warr}, Nottinghamshire,
anitedsi efendent was the manager of his grandmother's
farm, at the came place. Thomas Reynolds said the plain-
tiff was his daughter, sad was about 17 years of age. The
defendant is the son of Mr. Toplumr,cif Alfretoa. About
two years ago his daughter went to Miss Mahon school,
at Wanop. In Feb., 1866, he cow defeademt to Maatheld
market. He told wham he wanted to have some pirate
conversation with him. Defendant said be thought wirer
wu angry with him for walking oat with his daughter.
Witness replied that he was very angry imbed about it.
Defendant said what he mart was Ismourabli. After
that he mime to witscas's here and was received as Ms
deo/hire's lover. His daughter hear,
became ill. and
defendant used to send Mart every moraine to in=
about her heath. In July, 1867, wirer, in
of a discovery which he made, asked if he =ed to
marry plaintiff, and defendant replied be bad n money.
and nowhere to take her. Wires lied the.,
she could remain with him, and t then
said be should not like his wife to live separate
from him. His daughter afterwards nuns down
stairs, and, at defendent's request, they nere left alone.
Defendant promised to go down and eseeles, but he
never slaked Wirers &Memento met Lim, encl
upon telling &Lot his promise, &deader rid he mast'
refer him to his solicitor. Plaintiff was eralined on the
2.6 th September. Aeon regarded defender's position, le
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drove a four-wheeled niage and smeared like • gentle-
men. His father lived in very good style. Plaintiff wogid
be 18 next July. On one ocean= the plaintiff's mother
said to defendant, " What trouble you have brought upon
us ; I hope you will behave honourably sad marry her."
He replied that he would. Several other winners were
examined to prove that the defender was considered r
the lover of the plaintiff, and evidence was adduced that
the defendant'. grandfather had left him • fortune of
4,0001. or 8,0001. A plena had been put on the record
clergies the promise, and also to the effect that the
plaintiff was a person of inunind "%hurter, but the
evidence offered to prove this utterly broke down. Mr.
Digby Seymour, upon withdrawing it, apologised for having
introduced it at all, remarking that it might have been
put ea without the defendant's knowledge.—His Lordship
in summing up, spoke strongly spinet the radar of the
defendant, stating that the plea on the record defaming
the thsreater of the plaintiff must have been put on by
the defendant's command. He trusted the jury, in award-
ing damps. would take into corideration the nature of
the defence which had been set up.—The jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiff—damages I,ooof.

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