The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-27 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 27, 1363,

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.)
DICKSON V. THE EARL OF WILTON AND LORD COMBER-

MERE.
THE VERDICT.

His Lordship occupied nearly three hours this morning
in summing up the evidence in this case.
At its conclusion the jury returned a verdict for the
defendants.

(Sittings at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice Mellor.)
JOHNSON V. YOGWELI,-BREACH OF PROMISE.

This was an action brought for breach of promise of
marriage. The plaintiff was the daughter of a sailmaker
now residing in the Commercial-road, and the defendant a
captain of a trading vessel. An acquaintance between the
plaintiff's father and the defendant familiarly sprung up
many years ago when the defendant was an apprentice at
Durham. On that occasion he was confined to his bed with
typhoid fever, and the family of Mr. Johnson attended
him until his recovery, when he expressed himself under
great obligations to them. He then left to follow his
occupation on board ship, and nothing was heard of him
for many years. During this time Mr. Johnson quitted
Durham and came to London, where, by accident, about 15
years after, he heard that a ship had arrived in dock ac-
companied by a Captain Vogwell, and he naturally became
anxious to ascertain whether it was the young man who had
been an inmate of his house at Durham. He accordingly
went to the docks, and on his finding it was the same, a
warm acquaintance sprung up, and the result was an invi
tation to the plaintiffs house. At the time his visits com-
menced, Miss Mary Austin Johnson was residing with
her parents, and a mutual attachment between her and
Captain Vogwell ensued. After some time the defendant
left the home of the plaintiff to perform a voyage,
and a correspondence began, whicn tended to confirm
the young lady in her belief that the defendant
intended to fulfil his promise of marriage he made her.
The defendant during his absence at sea wrote several
letters to the plaintiff, all breathing the warmest attach-
ment, and regretting she was not by his side sharing his
pleasures and his dangers, but expressed the hope that that
happiness would not long be denied him. The courtship
commenced in 1860, but after the captain had gone to sea
he appeared to grow cool of his attachment, and ultimately
he ceased writing to the young lady altogether. The
learned counsel then read a nlunber of letters from the
defendant, all expressing the warmest attachment to her.
Some he concluded by offering her his " whole heart,"
others with " kisses innumerable," and in one he advised
her not coquette with " Old Briggs" too much, or she
would drive the poor fellow to commit felo de se, and
although he knew she was strongly attached to him (de-
fendant) he did not wish her to involve herself in any way
with any other person. At the conclusion of the reading
of the letters, which were all written in rather a more sen-
sible style than love effusions generally, the learned gentle-
man told the jury in assessing the damages they must take
into consideration the position of the defendant, which was
that of a captain of a merchant vessel, and whatever might
be said on the other side he did not think they would be of
opinion that the fact of the defendant being some ten
or fifteen years older than the plaintiff would be
a great disparity of age. The defendant pleaded that he
never gave the promise, and if he did so, that the plaintiff
was not willing and ready to marry him. It was true the
shock occasioned to the feelings of the young lady by the
treatment of the lefendant had been very severe, but as
the defendant had now married another lady he did not
think he need trouble them with any remarks as to the wil-
lingness of Miss Johnson to perform her part of the con-
tract.

The mother of the plaintiff was then called, and was
about to give her evidence,
When the counsel for the defendant intimated that he had
no objection to a verdict being taken for the plaintiff. He
felt he could not struggla against the correspondence that
had been read, and at the same time he must remark that the
plaintiff was a young lady, of whom nothing but what was
praiseworthy could be uttered, and he could only account
for the state of affairs as one of those circumstances which
frequently spring up in domestic society, and for which
there was no accountinv.

Mr. Justice Mellor said the letters written by defendant
were conclusive, and the only question remaining for the
jury was one of damages.

Mr. Hawkins, who-appeared for the plaintiff, said he
would consent to a verdict for £lOO.

This being agreed to, the jury accordingly returned a
verdict against the defendant for that amount,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

FIRE IN SOUTHWARK—This Day.

This morning, shortly before 4 o'clock, a fire broke out in
the extensive premises occupied by Messrs. Ash and Co„
wholesale ironmongers, &c., Union• street, Borough. The
flames very speedily got firm hold of the woodwork in the
building, and for a considerable time defied all the exertions
of the firemen to extinguish them, notwithstanding their
were present all the engines from the principal stations of
the fire brigade, and also the newly-invented land steam.
engine. A mastery was at l..ngth obtained over the con-
flagration, but not before Messrs Ash's premises were
very nearly consumed, and those adjoining very severely
damaged. Unfortunately one life fell a sacrifice to the
flames—viz., that of a young man named Dickson. The
whole of the inmates had a very narrow escape.

MARKETS—This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

The supply of fruit and vegetables is seasonably large
and the trade, generally speaking, rules inactive, at the
subjoined currency :

FRUIT.

s. d. s. d.
Pine apples 8 0 to 10 0
Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0
Grapes,per lb 3 0 to 6 0
Foreign do 1 6 to 2 6
Melons
Nectarines, per dz 10 0 to 18 0
Apples, per hf-sv. 3 0 to 4 0
Pears, per do
Oranges, per 100 6 0 to 12 0
Lemons, per 100 9 0 to 12 0
Gooseberries hf sve3 0 to 4 0
Strawberries pr pt 0 4 to 0 6

s. d. s d
Cherries, per lb. 0 4to 1 0
Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0
Filberts, per lb 2 oto 2 6
Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0
Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0
Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0
Figs, per doz. 0 oto 0 0
Peaches.. l5 0 to 30 0
Currants, per 11.8 v 4 6to 5 6
Plums, per do. 0 oto 0 0
reeng,age s, pr do. 0 oto 0 0
Raspberries,prpt 0 oto 0 0

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

IPSWICH MEETING.—FRIDAY.
A Match for £5O. Two miles.
Capt. Fitzgerald's Charybdis, 12st (Owner) 1
Mr. Alderson's Little Tom, list (Mr. Wake) 2
Betting-2 to lon Charybdis, who waited on the non-
favourite to the distance, where he came out, and won by
three lengths.
The Ipswich Nursery Handicap of 10 sovs, 5 ft, with 50
added, for two-yr-olds. Winner extra. Three-quarters
of a mile. 6 subs.
Mr. Mellon's Lifebuoy, 7st 71b (J. Reeves) 1
Baron Rothschild's Jacob Omnium, 7st 11Ib (I'. French) 2
Mr. Fleming's Marpesia filly, 7st 71b
Mr. Poulson's Patti, 7st 21b (Morgan) 4
Betting-11 to 8 on the Marpesia filly, 5 to 2 agst Life-
buoy, 7 to 2 aget Patti.
Wore cleverly by half a length; the favourite beaten off.
The Town Stakes of 25 sove, added to a sweepstakes of 3
sovs each, for all ages ; selling allowances and winning
penalties. Three. quarters of a mile. 7 subs.
Mr. Bryan's Folly, 2 :yrs (£3O), sst 111 b.... (S. Mordan) 1
Mr. John Nightingall's Fits Ruyter, 3 yrs (£3O), ist 71b
(James Nightingall) 2
Mr. Abel's Antonelli, 4 yrs (X 150), 9st 71b (H. Bradley) 3
The following also ran :—Little Alfred, Cantrip, and
Vest colt.
Betting-6 to 4on Folly, 4to 1 agst Antonelli, sto 1
agst Fitz Ruyter, 10 to 1 bar three.
Won by a length. Antonelli, who was claimed by the
owner of the second horse, was a bad third, the Vest colt
was fourth, and the other pair beaten off. The winner
was bought in for 70 guineas.
The Great Suffolk Handicap of 20 sovs each, 10 ft., and 5
if declared, with 100 added. Winners extra. About one
mile and three-quarters. 8 subs, sof whom pay 5 sovs
each.

Mr. Baron's Oberon, 5 yrs, 9st 21b
Mr. Godding's Mountain Maid filly, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b
(T. French) 2
Mr Fleming's Lucretia, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (Hunter) 3
Betting-2 to lon Oberon, sto 2 aget the Mountain
Maid filly.
Oberon made the running to the distance, where the
Mountain Maid filly joined issue, and after a close race the
favourite won by half a length ; Lucretia beaten off.
The County Members' Plate for £5O, for all ages; winners
extra. About half a mile. 10 subs.
Lord Rendlesham's Grisette, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (G. Fordham) 1
blr.Willin's Sanita, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (H. Bradley) 2
Mr. J. Daley's Santhal, 3 yrs, 7st Sib .. (H. Grimshaw) 3
The following also ran :—Zora, Somerville, and Land
of the West.
Betting-6 to 4on Zora, sto 2 agst Grisette, 10 to 1
agst any other.
Won cleverly by three-quarters of a length; two lengths
separated the second and third ; Zora was well up, fourth;
and Land of the West last,
The Playford Stakes of 5 soya each, with 25 added ; for
three-yr-olds and. upwards; maiden allowances. The
winner to be sold for 100 soya. One mile and a half.

5 subs.
General Shirley's Belle of Yorkshire, 3 yrs, Est 51b
(J. Loates) 1
Mr. P. Price's The Malister, 3 yrs, Est 91b (F. Crouch) 2
Mr. C. Booth's Invasion, 3 yrs, Est 101 b.... (T. French) 3
Betting—Even on The Maltster, 6 to 4 agst Invasion, 5
to 2 (at first 7 to 4) agst Belle of Yorkshire, who made all
the running, and won in a canter by three lengths. Inva-
sion was beaten some distance, There was no advance upon
the selling price of the winner.

RES FOR 1863.

Winchester 2l
Nottingham 21
Southampton.. 22
Cambridge .. 23
Knutsford 23
Hartlepool
Goodwood 22