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worked in the Crimea, in India, and
worked, as he can work, in many a IL
scarcely less laborious field. Mare comes fresh from_
the great success of China in all medical matters,
and Power with the reputation which he gained in
active work confirmed by his labours at the desk of
the commissariat. Conolly, and hosts of old familiar
names and faces, arc guarantees that whatever is to
be done will be done well. It is no harm to say,
notwithstanding, that we hope it may be nothing.
Of the regiments too much can scarcely be said, as
far as I can judge from a very imperfect glimpse,
but I believe they are well lodged and well fed, and
in a few days I shall be able to speak positively on
that and on other matters from actual observation.
The weather is fine for the time of year, though the
thermometer is down to six degrees in the morning

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tween New England end the West, butliet New England
see to it that the conflict does not become irrepressible."
So far the Cideago Tunes. Let it not be said that
England had hand, act, or part in the results which
arising from future and pest mismanagement and
want of moderation and common sense. Let it not
be charged against us that we took a slave Con-
federation out of the dut and made it a nation;
and, whatever the end, let us preserve such an
attitude that to the recriminations and invective
of the man of our blood who at the other side of the
Atlantic may wail over his shattered fortunes we
may reply, "Thou canst not say I did it." As to
the remark which I have so often hoard, that
England shoald at the very first have aided the
North,
will
the tone of the press of the United States, the com-
mercial policy of its Congress, the threats held
wa and
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over us, and their past conduct in our times of diffi-
culty had alienated as far as could be the feelings
of the mother country, and, little disposed her to
reverse the policy on which she has actedfor so many
years. If mediation was spoken of with scorn, an,
offer of help would have been received with insult,
could it have been possible to make it. England,
indeed, has not said she would never recognize the
Southern States, but neither has she acted as she
undoubtedly would in the case of a similar insur-
rection elsewhere, and given the assurance that
when the seal had been set to their long testa-
ment of toil and blood she would admit
them among the nations. But for slavery, can
one' doubt the Confederate States of America
would have been recognized before this year was
out ? When we are taunted with our indifference
to a contest in which the United States is fighting
against a rebellion of slaveholders, we can reply
that the Government distinctly repudiates the
idea of doing anything but conquering the slave-
holders and enabling them to enjoy the protection
of the Constitution, and that we, on the contrary,
have shown the purity of our principles and the
depth of our aversion to slavery by the endurance
of much suffering in our material interests, and by
the departure from fixed modes of action and well-
defined precedent, owing to our dislike to slavery
and our detestation of those who make it the basis
of their rule and the glory of their social system.
The Northern papers know well enough that the
way to avert danger of recognition is for the people
to act energetically, to contribute out of their means
to the war, to furnish troops and money, and to be
successful. If they win victories and conquer their
enemy, European nations will not dream of interfer-
ing, though England may regret to see the United
States added to the number of despotic Powers and
trampling on foot her own principles. But Mr.
Chase has not got a penny. There are 50,000,000
dols. not yet taken of the 7 3-10 loan. There is
suddenly, after much vaunting and boasting, found
to be a lack of sailors. When the soldiers come to
receive the Treasury notes in lieu of the gold to
which they are entitled by law there may not be so
much facility in procuring men. Again, one can
only say that, if the North suffers as much as the
South, and endures it all, it must win. But it has
declared hitherto that the war has not caused it
any great inconvenience or suffering, and there is
haste to approach taxation on the part of a C
_ngress.
The people of Canada are learning a useful piece
to them. Tho annexation party is heard no more,
of knowledge or two frome
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in theirtha
Crownroo room
and stands
to
defend their homes and altars against invasion.
So far as I have gone, in no place in the Queen's do-
minions is there greater attachment to her person
and authority. The Canadians see with sorrow the
calamities which afflict their neighbours, notwith-
standing all the ill-advised menaces of the Northern
press ; but they felt naturally indignant at being
spoken of as if they were a mere chattel, which
could be taken away by the United States from
Great Britain in order to spite her.. With such
turbulent and dangerous elements at work close to
them they will, no doubt, eagerly assist the autho-
rities in their efforts to secure their borders and
their country by putting the Militia on a proper
footing. The patriotism of the Legislature can be
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be, to
doao thidte rest, and
hemagni-
ficent dependency of the same Crown as that to which
she is herself subject in maintaining her indepen-
dence. At some future day I shall continue my notes
of the hasty little tour I am making here in the depth
of winter in relation to military and other matters;
but I cannot refrain from reverting to the commence-
ment of my letter, and congratulating the
country on the orderly, efficient, and well-regulated
regiments it has sent out here—a handful, to be
sure, but refreshingly efficient. It is most agreeable
to• hear praise instead of grumbling, and to know
that amid no ordinary difficulties the troops have
been landed and conveyed across the snows of Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick
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without any casualty or mishap worth mentioning,
and that the arrangements weretehaetmo egnwr, oeaarntt hdyt
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when we see the cheerfulness, soldierly look, clean-
by the hospitality of the New Brun swickers and the
cheapness of intoxicating liquors. And what vicis-
situdes of service officers and men have seen! Here
is a face yet burned with the suns of India encircled
in fur cap, and peering into the railway carriage
to welcome some well-known friend from China or
Aldershott. There marches a sturdy Guardsman,
one of the few who remain of the men of Alma and
Inkerman, with that
breast. Hereis one
most gracious Queen ! they feel proud in sadness of
their name now—one of " the Prince Consort's Own
Rifle Brigade," who heard that bright, evening
smofaltlhleaodldderß of
egm loerny— o na
his
s a
when our good ship was gliding through the blue
waters of the Dardanelles, the rich chorus of those
manly voices, most of which are silenced for ever
Soldiers, merrily me rch away I
Soldier's glory lives in story,
His laurels are green when his locks are gray,
Then hey for the life of a soldier 1"

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(Feb. 21.)

EXCHEQUER COURT.

Sittings in Nisi Prius after term at Guildhall.—
(Before Mr. Baron Martin and a Common Jury.)
MARSH V. DRIFFIELD-BREACII OF PROMISE
EXTRAORDINARY.

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This was an action for a breach of promise o f
marriage brought by the plaintiff's next friend.
The defendant pleaded about a dozen pleas. He
first denied the promise—then that a reasonable
time for his performing his promise had not yet
elapsed—that the plaintiff was not ready and will-
ing to marry him—then, that she had, after eon-
neetion had taken place bets een them, been un-
chaste to other men, whose names were set forth
in the pleas—that the plaintiff had exonerated him
from his promise—lastly, that a written agreement
under seal existed between them, whereby Fthe de-
fendant undertook to marry the plaintiff at his
mother's death, which set aside the other promise,
and, that his mother was not yet dead, and that the
defendant had paid a sum of money to the plain-
tiff, which she had accepted in satisfaction of her
claim upon him.
Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. DoWdeswell were
counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Hawkins,
,Q,C., and
Mr. Prentice for the defendant.
The learned counsel, in stating the plaintiff's
case, characterised the defendant's conduct as the
most profligate and heartless that had come before
a jury. The plaintiff was the daughter of a Willer
residing at Beacon-house, Great Totham, Essex.
The defendant, who was the son of a clergyman,
was also a farmer in the immediate neighbourhood,
and farming about 170 acres of land. The plaintiff
and defendant became acquainted in 1857, which re-
sulted in courtship and a promise to marry fri Tune,
1868. He was introduced to the plaintiff's parents,
and received as her accepted suitor. About this
time he wrote her as follows :-
4, My dear little Love, my dear little Duck—(laughter)—*
I hope you are alive and kicking—(roars of laughter)—
and looking as well, as fresh, and as pretty as you always
do. I shall be delighted to hear from you, but much more
to see your lovely countenance. (Laughter.) I hope you
will not desert your Charlie."
The letter concluded with sending her lots of
kisses. In the autumn of 1858, after his introduc-
tion to the family, he seduced the plaintiff, and in
the May of 1859 he communicated it to Mr. Cope-
land, the plaintiff's brother-in-law, and promised
that he would immediately make her his wife. The
his promise,
was provided, but he did not keep
day was named for their marriage, and
.us• (Laughter.) She
alleging that he was too nervo •
'which
was afterwards confined in London of a child,
was now living. The parties appeared to keep on
intimate terms, and in December, 1860, he said he
could not marry her till after his mother's death,
but afterwards wished it to take place immediately,
and arrangements were made for the marriage
taking place in London, because he did not like to „
be married in his own neighbourhood. The license
everything
was procured, and he came to London, and saw her
the night before the day appointed at her sister's'.
He left, and promised to be early to breakfast the
following morning, and then be married. The
morning came, but not the bridegroom, who again
excused himself on the ground of nervousness. She
afterwards received from the defendant the follow-
ing letter, which, it is almost needless to say, created
roars of laughter :
"Dec. 21. Green Dragon Hotel, Bishopsgate-
street Within, London.
"My dearest, dearest Loo,—Heap., if you like, 10,000
curses on my head. I had a fearful night, and never closed
my eyes. My life is to me truly and really a hell upon
earth. I am again in this fearful, nervous, excitable
state. I thought I should have cut my throat last night,
1)o pity me, Loo, and pray for me. I do, indeed,
love you and your heavenly babe, though not lawfully
begot. Ido indeed truly love it. Kiss it for its father's
' sake. Now do, pray, my dear girl, wait till my mother's
death. The poor old lady won't, in all probability, live
very long. You have my word and honour and every surety
of my marrying you then. I swear to act by the agreement
which you have. I dare not see your dear face, the dear
little chicky, or your poor old mother. lam like a hunted
devil this morning. I imagined ray poor old mother last
night saying to me next Christmas-day, " Charles, are you
I" married ' I could not have said, "No," if we had been,
and then all must have come out. Thank God, I gave you
the SS, so that it will cost you nothing. £4 4s. will do for
your next Christmas quarter, and with the rest pay your
fares, have a fly from Witham, and buy dear chicky, and
get self a hat. Now, pray dear Loo, do not write blowing
me up. 1 thought I would try (so help my God it's true)
if I had the moral courage, to marry you, in the face of
what I have last promised my dear mother, you, and Mrs.
Copland. I can't do it, dear Loo. Cheer up, my old girl;
you have plenty of good sense and nerve. Nothing on
earth prevents my having you now but my mother and the
losing of £3,000 or £4,000. Take care of my carpet bag
and the things in it, great coat, and blue rug for me, and I
will either send for them at Beacon House or call for them
when better. Now, do not form a wrong opinion of me.
One day I will have you ; God, I believe, has ordained it,
but not yet. Firit kiss chicky, and your old mother, and
a thousand for yourself.—Believe me one day your future
husband, and devoted and attached
"0.l J. D. RIT:meLDe d."
(Renew Mr. Baron Martin—ls there not a postscript ?
(Laughter.)
Mr. Huddleston—Yes, my lo
laughter,)
" P.S.—I am afraid it is the mind, Levey, my dear old.
mother." (Laughter.)
After this it appears that the parties occasionally
met, and it was again arranged that they should
be married in 1861. Again everything was pre-
pared and ready, but again to be disappointed.
The defendant was staying in plaintiff's father's
house, and the following morning left, having fixed
the wedding day; he made an excuse that he must
wmenotthheorniwe'asand
go home to receive some money for some cattle, and,
called,
at en
da
deposed
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to
-
he accordinglye plaintiff's
the present action had been brought, and the
learned counsel urged that
ting off the marriage. Under these circumstances
it was a case for exem-
plary damages.
Th
the main facts in the case. She believed o
the defen-
dant had £3,000 in the funds. He made a will
providing for the plaintiff and her child.
In cross-examination she said—My daughter is
in her 21st year. Ido not know that she is a high
spirited girl, She was at one time an apprentice at
Maldon, and came home once a week. About Au-
gust, 1859, she left the Haunch of Venison, Temple.
bar, where she had been barmaid about six weeks.
After she came home, Mr. Pell came down, by the
defendant's invitation, to have a day's shooting. He
slept on the couch, and I know nothing could have
happened. The defendant did not come the next
day for her, and Mr. Pell left. (Several letters were
put into the witness's hands, but she was unable to
say they were in her daughters handwriting.) I
never saw anything wrong in my daughter's con-
duct- I don't know that she was fond of Mr. Pell.
Mr. Hawkins—I suppose Mr. Pell had not a Mrs.
Pell to look after him ?
witness—No. No more has others. (Laughter.)
I don't know that my daughter
Heston. She has worked atwas a dressmaker at
sister-ia-law, in the old li. dressmaking with her
Rent-road. I never asked
my daughter where, when,
tell with the defenden, or how she became ae-
tell their parents ant. Children don't always
everything, (Laughter.) My
daughter never said
of her child. the defendant was not the father
Witnesses were called to prove that the defendant
always behavedaffectionately Mrs. Dickinson,
to the plaintiff.
She stated thatson
residing in Pimlico, was called.
plaintiff was after the action was brought the
staying with her. The defendant called
and saw the plaintiff. He if going
on her she was going
on with the action. She said, " Yes." He said,
" Then lam a ruined man." He afterwards said
to her, " Louisa, will you make it up?" She said,
" No." He asked, " Not on any conditions ?" She
said, " What conditions ?" He replied, "Why, I'll
marry you." (Loud laughter.) She said, " I don't
want any more of your promises. I want action.
I have had enough of your promises already."
(Laughter.) He replied, " I will marry you next
week, and here's Mrs. Dickinson as a witness.
Mr. Baron Martin—l wish he had. (Laughter.)
Witness—He said he would marry her the next
day if he thought he could get a license. Witness
said she thought he could, as she knew a friend of
hers who had been married at a day's notice.
(Laughter.) He asked the plaintiff to go and dine
with him, and afterwards go to the theatre, but she
declined.
At this stage of the proceedings,
Mr. Hawkins said the parties had come
arrangemen •
t There would be a to an
Verdict for the
plain
. tiff for £2OO damages.
1 Verdict by consent for plaintiff—damages £2OO.

Firm and clean and straight as of yore under all
his load of greatcoat, furs, and boots, struts the
soldier of the 47th, mindful of De Lacy Evans,
"little Inkerman," and of the greater in which it
was eclipsed. Will he be as trim and neat, I
wonder, if they take away his white facings P Of
the old " fours," the second brigade of the division,
which with the light divided the " general" fight-
ing, the 41st and 47th, though, perhaps, no
better, always looked better than the 49th, be-
cause of their facings. And the influence of
facings, indeed, goes much further than that in
general society. The hotel in which I live—a very
attentive host s doing his best to complete the re-
semblance by extensive dilapidation—is as like a
barracks as can be. The " St. Lawrence Hall" is
in a military occupation. The obstacles in way of
"alterations" are bestridden by Guardsmen, Rifle-
men, and Engineers, on their way to breakfast and
dinner, as if they were getting through breaches,
orderlies and soldier servants, who
to limit the suffrage immensely.
To appreciate this boon properly, pray be
with the quaint quarto full of orders, and military
In the hall
Raebpuunbalaicnacne of
s e n soldiers,
ators, "tobacco
o orderlies
idlers smoking as much as you like, but, I am glad
to say, not chewing—nor, as a New York paper
thd emore
In the
now and then do a little of what is called *, • flirting
with the passing demoiselles de •
sertnee, tubs outside
in the passage, doors of rooms open—a la caserne—
militazy chests in perspective,•
passagespc expec-
torant:'arepsar
Hart on the tables. Here •
and short pipes and
is a Staff which has been
picked as a brand from the burning—at all events, it
has been well tried •in fire and in war. The General
himself, urbane, courteous, shrewd, firm, has no
Mouravieff to fear--nor
worse, no hunger to dread
from any,
beleaguering foe on this side of the