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sent as a suitor, and he " axed" me for mine. I ex-
pressed my surprise, and said I could not think of such
a thing, as there was such a great disparity of age.' He
persisted, however, and at last got my consent. He
said he would have my daughter whether I gave in or
not.
Mr. Justice Crompton—You found him so very warm
that you gave in ?
Witness.—l told him I was quite agreeable. He was
very uneasy for marriage. I said to my daughter,
" Mary, Mr. Hard wishes to marry you. Do you think
you can love him, and make him a good wife ?" She
said, "I can." The defendant got up and held out his
hand to her, and she put her hand in his with a smack.
I said that I considered them as good as married, and
hoped they would be happy. I saw a little wine and
water being made. I took a little drop neat. The de-
fendant asked to have the marriage take place on the
following Monday. I objected because there would not
have been time to draw up the deed of settlement. We
then fixed Thursday next for the marriage to take place.
On the 17th of September, we called at his house, and
while we were there he pulled out a ring, and,
after showing it to me, said, "God bless you Mary ;
keep up your little heart ; here's the ring." She
went up to him and took the ring. He then said that
they would be married on the next Monday. We then
went away. The defendant, instead of marrying my
daughter on the Monday, married somebody else, whom
he called " Cookey Darling." My daughter is under
34, and the defendant 50 or 60. _ _ _

In cross-examination, the witness said that his
daughter had one child by her former husband. After
the defendant told him of his intention to marry his
daughter, he began to sing. He did not exactly sing
"Let us baste to the wedding," or, "The soldier tired
of war's alarms," but something between them.—(A.
great deal of laughter took place during the whole ex-
amination of this witness.)
Other witnesses having been examined as to the
promise and the breach,
Mr. Home addressed the jury for the defence in miti-

gation of damages.
The learned judge summed up, and the jury gave a
verdict for the plaintiff. Damages, 501.

MEETING AT MANCHESTER TO SYMPATHISE

WITH TURKEY.

A public meeting of the inhabitants of Manchester
was held on Wednesday evening at the Corn Exchange,
"to express sympathy with the noble efforts of the
Sultan of Turkey and his subjects in their struggle to
maintain the independence of their country against the
aggressions of Russia." The meeting, so far as the
assemblage of influential men was concerned, can only
be regarded as a failure ; for not one man of standing in
the town was 'present ; but the room was densely

crowded by working men long before the appointed hour

for the commencement. The meeting was further sig-
nalised by some very abrupt proceedings towards two
advocates of the Peace Society's views, who, after ex-
citing the greatest confusion and uproar, which lasted
for a long time, were expelled vi et armis ; and lastly,
it was remarkable for the novel spectacle of Admiral
Sir C. Napier and Mr. Urquhart—two gentlemen sum-
moned from London to support the views of the promot-
ers—contradicting each other point blank, and receiving
a lecture from Dr. Vaughan, who was there for the
same purpose as themselves.
Mr. Absalom Watkin presided.
Mr. GREGORY moved, " That the occupation of the
Danubian provinces by the Emperor of Russia, for the
purpose of enforcing upon Turkey concessions incon-
sistent with her independnce as a nation, is a violation
of the law of nations, against which it is the duty of all
free States to protest, and that this meeting desires to
express its admiration of the dignified conduct of the
Sultan and of the patriotic ardour with which the people
of the Ottoman empire have taken up arms to resist the
invasion of a barbarous and hypocritical enemy."
Mr. THEODORE SCHUNCK (merchant) seconded the
resolution.
Admiral Sir C. NAPIER rose to support it amidst tre-
mendous cheering. Having given a brief exposition of
the Eastern question, he expressed it as his opinion that
if, when Russia first menaced Turkey, we had said to

Russia, "If you cross the Pruth, the Mediterranean
fleet shall go to Constantinople, and the British home
fleet, instead of reviewing at Spithead, will hold a review
in the Baltic," the dispute would soon have been at an
end. (Great cheering.) What would be the conse-
quence to Europe if Russia remained in the Principalities?
Sixty years ago there was a distance of nearly 200 miles
between the frontier of Austria and the frontier of Rus-
sia, now they ran alongside of each other for 500 miles,
and if Rusia remained in possession of the Principalities
that distance would be nearly doubled, and she would
have a Danube frontier of 300 or 400 miles. Let Russia
be once fixed in the Principalities, and, judging by her
cAutious and grasping conduct for years past, was it at
all likely she would stop there ? And if she got to Con-
stantinople, then what a pretty position Europe would
be in. She would have the Baltic to the north, and the
Bosphorus and the Dardanelles to the south, and she
would stretch out her brawny arms and hug all Europe
with her hideous embrace. Lord Aberdeen, the other
day, when he dined at the Mansion-house, after taking
turtle soup and being well entertained there, said, and
said properly, that the policy of the Government was
peace, and he would maintain peace as long as he could
—that he would reluctantly go to war - but if war were
demanded—mark you, plainly demanded—if consistent
with the honour and the interests of this country, he
would go to war. (Cheers.) Now he (Sir C. Napier)
was as fond of peace as any one, and almost too old to
go to war. Nevertheless, if the honour of this country
and the interest of this country demanded it, he was

perfectly ready to come forward arid shed the last drop
of his blood fur the honour and the credit of Britain.
(Tremendous cheering.)
The resolution was then put from the chair, and car-
ried by acclamation.
Mr. WILLIS, a bookseller in the town, who was un-
derstood to support peace principles, rose to address the
meeting, but he could not obtain a hearing, and after
much turbulence had been displayed, lie was carried out
of the room.

Mr. STOREY, a druggist, appealed to the liberal opi-
nions of the people assembled, intending to speak in
favour of peace ; but he, too, was ejected summarily
from the platform, amid the loud cheers of the people
below.

Mr. JOHNSON moved that the avowed policy of Russia
and her insidious encroachments upon all neighbouring
states are at variance with the common interests of other
countries, and ought to be resisted by the united efforts
of all civilised nations.

Mr. D. URQUHART rose to support the motion, and
was received with loud cheers. He expressed the appre-
hension with which he had heard the intelligence that
the Russians, in their retreat, had diverged to the left,
so as to take refuge in the Austrian territory. He dis-
sented from some of the statements made by the gallant
admiral, at some length urged on the meeting the neces-
sity of putting down, not only the system which existed,
fatal to the interests of this country, with reference to
the east, but their ignorance on such subjects.
Dr. VAUGHAN also addressed the meeting. He had
thought the Government laggards, believing that it was
their duty, when the Russians first crossed the Pruth,
to send our fleet into the Black Sea directly ; but he
could not make that a ground for a vote of no confidence
in Ministers. He moved the following resolution :
" That this meeting rejoices in the determination of
the British Government to uphold the independence of
the Ottoman Empire, even, if necessary, by force of
arms."
Mr. P. ROYLE seconded the resolution.

Thanks haring been voted to Sir C. Napier, Mr.
Urquhart, and the chairman, the proceedings termi.
nated.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOV. 12.
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses l2B
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 36
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration lB9
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c. 2
Malformations
Premature Birth and Debility 25
Atrophy 3l
Old Age
Sudden
.5
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 44
Causes not specified
DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES .

349
47

1,192

Population Deaths In.eorre- Deaths

Enumerated.
West Districts
4.27
North Districts 491,396
Central Districts.. 393256
East Districts.. 485,,522
South Districts

eponding week in the
of 1852. Week.
145
.. 199
.. 170
234
274

Totals
2,363 236
Males ........... '
Females ...........

1,022

1,192
617
575

Males....
Females.

........ . 866
......... 748