The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-13 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

eiliCtlTT.—LzPinPoor,, APRIL 10.
BREACH OF I"RONHSE OF MAHRIAOII.-.-ViLD tl. ATItERTON.
„this Was art action for a breach of promise of marriage.
/W. Mistifia at dreesed the Jury for the plaintiff. The plain-
be stated, was the derikrhter bf Mr. Wild, residing at 26,
Great Homer-street. She is in no Very elevated rank in life,
and her family having been reduced, she is employed in mak-
ing up millinery for their support and her own. She is
of the age of twenty-six years. The defendant is of a pro-
pOrtionate age; being thirty one, Ho was formerly a to-
bacconif,t; but now lives upon his property. About five
years ago, an intimacy eying up between him and the
plaintiff's family, and he was very eoristant in his visits to
the house. Filially, in October last, lie came to the
hater° with that familiarity which the terms of his ac-
quaintante pistified for Mary Ann. He then formally made
a proposal of marriage; and *tas accepted. He called again
the next day, and produced a ring, which h" compared
with the finger of his intended bride, to see whether it would
stilt fer the intended ceremony. He was eoitiou§ that that
ceremony should be hastened, and after an interview with the
plaintiff's mother, it was finally arranged that the marriage
I hould take place on the Ist of November. The Ist of Novem-
ber, the day appointed for the ceremony, strived, but the
plaintiff did not make his appearance. Another and another
day passed, and he did not come, till at length the father of
the plaintiff, no little, as it might be supposed, surprised at
the defendant's conduct, called on him for an explanation. 11 e
said that he had been unwell, and on that account did not keep
his appointment. This was all the explanation lie would
vouchsafe to give. The plaintiff, unwilling to believe that his
purpose was to treat her with such wanton cruelty, wrote him
a letter, giving him an opportunity, if he chose to take advan- I
rage of it, to explain his conduct.-(The Learned Counsel
read the letter from a copy in his brief, having given notice to
the other side to produce it.) What was the reply? It was as
follows :—" I received your letter last evening, and notice its
contents ; and I am sorry you took me in earnest, as I was in
joke all the time. I think it extreme madness for a man out
of health, and who is, and has been so for many years, to have
any ineumbrance. 1 would have come and spoken to you
myself, but I am too unwell, and I do not know that it is
requisite, as these are my sentiments." Such was his letter ; I
and a more business-like production, certainly, he would
be bound to say, the jury had never heard of under such
circumstances. It appeared, however, some time after, as
if he had some remorse for his treatment of this, young
woman, at his request, she met him in his own house in the
company and under the protection of a Mrs. Murrough, a
cousin of her own. She went ; she saw Miss Dutton, his
landlady, who, on her part, treated it all as a joke. She was
then introduced to the defendant, who, with heartless levity, I
' informed her that that lady, Miss Dutton, was, if ever he
should marry, to be his wife ; and she was given to understand j
that his engagement to that effect was of six weeks' standing. '
It was no wonder if, under these circumstances, mocked as
well as wronged, she should feel irritated at the plaintiff's con-
duct, and that she should say to him, in her woman's anger,
" I'll make you pay for this." She did say;so, and no doubt his
Learned Friend would make that good use of the expression
which he knew so well how to make. What, however, was
the reply of the defendant ? "Oh I" said he, "if it is law you
want, I have some of the best men in Liverpool against you."
He had performed his threat, and the talents of Lo timed
Friend arrayed against him were the best evidence that he
had; but ho trusted that, despite this disadvantage under which
the cause 'of his client laboured, they would give such da-
mages to his client as so serious an injury demanded.
Evidence was then brought forward in corroboration of the
Learned Counsel's statement, after which
Mr. ALEXANDi7.II, for the defendant, contended that already
enough appeared to convince them that this was a gross at-
tempt of the plaintiff's father and mother to inveigle into ma-
trimony a weak and silly, half insane man, who was at the time
under the care of the doctor, now of his nurse, and who had to
be watched occasionally, lest he should commit suicide. No
one could believe that the health of the plaintiff was affected in
the way described by the breaking off a courtship which com-
menced in the end of October and was put an end to in the be-
ginning of November. It was evidently a speculation on the part
of the father, whom, unfortunately, this weak man had made
his boon companion. The whole affair bore this aspect. The
account of the courtship given by the mother was highly
ridiculous. And as to the letter, what would they say when
that alleged to have been sent by Mrs. Murrough to the de-
fendant in Miss Wylde's name was proved to be a forgery,
cooked up for the occasion, under the impression, no doubt,
that the original had been destroyed. The second letter,
which he had put into the hands of the witness Murrough, and
which bore the Liverpool post-mark, Nov. 8, the same date
with the copy put in, was in these words :—" Sir,—l under-
stand you were at our house last Saturday week, although I
did not know it until yesterday, when Agnes told me, my mo-
ther having kept it quite secret. She is now at Manchester,
and I shall be quite alone all the week, every day but Wed-
nesday, if you wish to see me, or have anything to say. I
cannot get out, as I am sole housekeeper. You will oblige
me by not showing this to the Misses Dutton." This was
real letter ; but as it would not read so well, not being so
sentimental, as the former, the false one was substituted in its
place. He should call a number of witnesses to prose the state
of mind of the defendant.
At the close of Mr. Alexander's statement his Lordship
said it would be impossible to go for a verdict for the defend-
ant, and suggested that the matter might be arranged.
Mr. ALEXANDER said it would appear, from the evidence,
whether the state of the defendant's mind was such as to
render the agreement.null. At any rate it would be sufficient
to reduce the damages to a minimum.
A number of witnesses were then called—the nurse, the
godmother, and the physician of the defendant, who agreed
in stating that he had been very weak-minded from his birth.
That latterly he had drank a good deal, and been subject to
delirium tremens. The effect of which was that he was now
imbecile.—The Jury returned a verdict for one farthing, and
his Lordship refused to certify, the Jury havingldeclared it was
their intention to give costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

HATTOIV:GARDEN.

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William Tliunro was re-examined, charged by Thomas Hig-
gins, coal-dealer, of No. 47, Speldhurst-street, Brunswick-
square, with having assaulted John Higgins, his son, aged
seven years, by which his life is placed in imminent danger.
The prosecutor produced the following certificate:—
" I hereby certify that John Higgins, son of Thomas Hig-
gins, coal-dealer, of 47, Speldhurst-street, still lies in a
dangerous condition, having since Sunday night last had
symptoms of an aggravated character, under the most un-
favourable circumstances; and I should consider it imprudent
to state him to be out of danger for at least another fortnight.
" J. BROOKING Surgeon.

" March 11, 1”8. 30, Judd-street, Brunswick-square."
It will be recollected that the prisoner was dancing to a
clarionet-player, in Hadlow-street, Brunswick-square, when
he was laughed at by the injured boy, and some other children,
on which he threw a locksmith's drill at him, the point of
which penetrated his skull and injured the brain, when he was
taken to his father's house apparently dead.
Mr. RouEus inquired of the father whether the boy was in
much pain ?
The father replied that he was in the greatest agony, and
the surgeon informed him that morning that there was not the
least hope of his recovery.

Rertinded for another week.
Bridget O'Connell, a way-worn looking elderly Irish
woman was brought up by police constable 2M, N division,
charged on suspicion of stealing a blanket.
The constable being sworn, stated that on Tuesday night
last he saw the prisoner in Islington, offering the blanket for
sale, when suspecting that she had stolen it, he questioned
her, and the only account that she could give of her possession
of it being that she brought it from Ireland, he took her to the
station-house, where she was locked up.

Mr. ROGSRS (to the prisoner)—Pray where did you get
the blanket? Prisoner (leaning over the bar)—Sure, den, it
it is my own, masther, and I brought it from Kilkenny.
But where did you get it ? I got it in my own house, or
in my shisthers, and sure that is all the same.—( A laugh.)
If you came from Kilkenny, why were you found at Isling-
ton Prisoner (with an air of surprise)—Why didn't I come
through St. Albans, and that was my way ?
What caused you to come to England ? Sure den, don't
we all come here to get work at this saison o' the year, at
harvest, and what would I have to cover me, if I didn't bring
along wid me my poor ould blanket when I wanted ?
Constable—But she was trying to part with it.
Prisoner (looking with contempt at the policeman)—To be
sure I was ; and wouldn't you do the same, if ye wanted a
pinch o' snuff and some victuals ?—( A laugh.)
Constable—The blanket appears to be nearly new.
Prisoner—And would you have it to be ould, coming all
the way from Kilkenny? Sure, it's myself that's no thief, and
did'nt I bring it to sarve me till Igo back again ? Haven't I
four children in the. 82d regiment, at Staffordshire, who'd
give me a karacther, if they. were here ? But it isn't myself
that wants their assistance, if I can get the harvest-work.
The Clerk said it was nothing uncommon for Irish people
to come from Ireland to get work at the harvest, and bring
blankets to cover them on the road, and afterwards to be
passed to Ireland. Ile had no doubt she Caine honestly by
the blanket.

Prisoner—lt's my own blanket, masther; and there's no.
body in England can claim it besides myself and my shisther
—( Laughter. )
Mr. ROGERS—Give the poor creature her blanket, and let
her go.
Prisoner—Heaven bless you, masther ; may the grass never
grow before your door, and good luck to you.
Like Teague, she put the blanket on her back, shrugged her
shoulders in self.congratulation, and left " the prisince."

Jupiter now appears in the evenings, when the at-
mosphere is clear, remarkably bright and resplendant, and
presents a most attractive and interesting object.
M. Tillers, the French Minister, has returned to
his original avocation cf a newspaper writer. He now gets
5,000 f. (2001.) a month for writing a weekly article in the
Constilutionnel.

THE WHEAT CROP.—Wheat in the Fylde country
is, we understand, looking very well ; it has plenty of roots
and, as far as present appearances go, bids fair for a plentiful
crop. This statement will apply to the breadths sown with
wheat at Cockerham, Thurnham, and generally in this neigh-
bourhood. We are assured that we may confidently contradict
the report that wheat is deficient of roots in this county,
owing to the late severe and long-continued frost. The cold
weather has undoubtedlfchecked its growth; but it is now
putting on a very good aspect, and is very much improved
within the last week or ten days.—Lancaster Gw-rdzan.

MARKET INTELLIGENT-.

(From the London Price Current of Thursday, April 2 2.)
SUGAR.—The British Plantation Market has assumes: a.
very quiet appearance. Previous prices have been supportea
for both brown and yellow descriptions, in some instanetra
however mid. yellow sorts have been sold on rather easier
terms, mid. Demerara for the scale yielding 591., good 61s.
to 61s. 6d., Jamaica fine 645. ; the quantity on show, although
arnsll, has been rather larger this than during the previous
week ; the deliveries are still trivial, and last week CS ere 462
hhds. and trs. less than during the corresponding period of
last year ; the stock is now 1,209 hhds., &c. heavier than it
was in 1837 at this period. The purchases since our last have
been only 800 hhds. and trs. ; the market closed this after-
noon, and will remain so until Wednesday next.
In the Refined Market there has been less business trans-
acted this than in the preceding week, but the supply of goods
being very short former rates have been fully maintained ; the
grocers have taken only small parcels of Lumps, paying 765.
for those rather under, and 775. 6d. passing the standard ; for
exportation the transactions have been confined to a few small
quantities of double crushed at 365., and at which little is to
be had, the quantity ready for immediate delivery being so
small.
:MAURITIUS.—Owing to the cause stated above, the demand
has much abated for both grocery and refining descriptions;
there has been nothing doing by private treaty, and two pub-
lic sales, containing 13,400 bags, went heavily, and about half
was bought in; those sold went at a reduction on previous
rates of Is.
EAST INDlA.—Bengal has participated in the inactivity
which has prevailed in other descriptions admissible for hors*
consumption ; the grocers have purchased cautiously, and
2,657 bags offered at auction were only partly disposed of at a
decline on former rates of Is.
FOBEION.—The market continues very inactive for all de-
scriptions; in Brazil there has been nothing done either by
public sale or private contract, and prices remain as previously
quoted; the demand for Ilavannah has been confined to 1,855
boxes offered at auction, which sold heavily, yellow Is., ord.
and mid. white Is. 6d. to 25., and good Is. under previous
prices.
MoLasszs.—West India has become dull of sale, and since
this day week there has not Been a transaction ; prices remain
as previously quoted, from 275. 6d. to 295. per cwt.
COPFEL—There has been a better disposition evinced ox
the part of the grocers to purchase British Plantation this
week, the stock remaining in their hands being reduced to a
very low ebb having compelled them to come forward
and purchase to supply their immediate wants. Ja-
maica of middling and good clean quality has been
sought after, but there is none at market. Ceylon
has been in good request by the grocers, and prices
have improved 35., sales of good ordinary made at 80s., rather
better 84g., at which rates there are not generally further
sellers. Mocha has maintained its former value, but the de-
mand has been limited, 542 bales have been offered at auction,
out of which 140 were taken in, the remainder sold at 105 s.
to 106 s. for good even yellow, and 87s. to 90s. 6d. for green
clean garbled.
COCOA.—British Plantation has been taken very sparingly
by the grocers, and 222 bogs Trinidad at public sale sold a!,s.
reduction on late rates of several shillings ; fah' and mil
greyish selling at 44s 6d. to 465. 6d. Foreign is in ci.7tear,2
and a cargo of Guayaquil just arrived, consisting of 6,9'
cargos, has been sold, but the particulars have not been allows`
to transpire ; the Government contract for 50 tons has beef
taken, but we have not been able to ascertain the price; $
. .

auction 162 bags Para withdrawn at 40s.
The Government contract for 75,000 gallons Rem has been
taken at 2s. lOid. by Messrs. Ruck, Son, and Fenwick, being
lower than was generally expected.
TALLOW.—The market continues in a very dull state, the
demand for P. Y. Candle for consumption has been extremeli
limited at 50s. 6d., and for delivery in the last three months
the operations have been very trivial, at 455. 6d., at wh'e"
there are generally sellers. The letters from St. Petersburg"
estimate the supply for the season at 156,000 casks, price°
continued high. Town Tallow is still declining.
TEA.—There has been an increased disinclination evince
on the part of the trade to purchase this week at the Pub of
sales, particularly of green descriptions ; the attendance o
buyers has been small, and the biddings for all descriptions
having been very languid, no support being given by capitalists,
notwithstanding the continued advices from Canton reporting
prices high, and that the importation will be short this season,
not exceeding 25 to 30 million pounds.. The decline sinc°r
the commencement of the sales, as compared with Deeernbe
prices, may be stated as thus :—Congaus lid., Hysons 3d.
3.);(1., Orange Pekoe 2d., Pekoe 3d., Twankays lid., ImPeci
rial and Gunpowder 4d., Ning Yong 2d., Souchong and
lid upon all other sorts, with the exception of Canton flu
Fukien Bohea, which have sold lid. under the rates obtainerof late by private contract, but id. a Id. per lb. above thos
of the sales in December last.
PROVISIONS.—There has not been a large im of
Butter from Ireland • we have, however, a continuance
heaviness in the Market,' indeed almost all I qua ities arc unr
saleable, and prices are quite nominal from 755. to 935., per
cwt. for inferior to fine quality. Of Foreign some parcel,!Bs'.
fine have arrived, which find a steady sale at from 965. active.
Lard maintains its former value, but the Market is not ant!'
• clvaneingt
For Bacon a good demand exists, and prices are a heavy,
535. to 545. obtained for very fine quality, and 50i. for 'Wavy.
Middles on the advance, and in demand.
OlLS—Fish Oils continue on the advance, and there has
p?rtation of
again been a very good demand ; sales of Cod made at 381.
to 391., all the Southern has been bought up at 281. to 291.
for middling to good. In Pale Seal no variation has oc-
curred. For Sperm a steady request has prevailed at 821.
Linseed has declined to 265. 6d., but at which the transac-
tions have been very extensive during the last few days.
Rape flat, and rather cheaper. In Olive little has been done,
prices unaltered. In Palm and Cocoa Nut the transactions
have been limited, at late prices.
SPICES.— Pimento is held for fully the rates previously esta-
blished ; and there has been rather more business doing.
Ai.
The,
transactions in Ginger have been again to a limited extent _
former rates ; 100 bags Malabar at auction sold at 299.
295. 6d. for bold quality. In Mace, Cloves, and Cassol!
Lignea there has been little stirring, and quotations arc
altered. For Cinnamon there has been no demand ;_ Pu'oo
sales are fixed for the 30th, the quantity advertised is
,rtes
bales, principally of second quality. Pepper has suppor
at
previous prices, but the demand has been limited, 550 bags. Ad,
auction only partly found buyers, shot Malabar at to 4b",.
TOBACCO. —There has been a good demand ; and 300 ~,
Kentucky have been disposed of at 4id. to did., being 01.7
tail prices.
• ...

ANECDOTE OF WoLsEy.—A singular anecc!virs'
is related in connection with the neighbourhood of Esnek;
When Wolsey was on his road from Cawood Castle, to ta
as
his trial, he was "so weak and spirit broken, that be was
obliged to rest eighteen days at Sheffield Park, rhere he
most humanely treated by its owner, the Earl of Shirlsbur,),,
lie was there informed that Sir William Kingston, the
stable of the Tower, was coming to conduct him to Long- v 6
On hearing the name of ' Kingston,' Wolsey was over.eoree
by grief and consternation ; for his mind, weakened by hati*,
and calamity, and imbued with a portion of the superstitiel
spirit of the age, instantly saw in the name the fulfilment et.
prophecy that he should end his days near Kingston ;on or
account he never would pass through the town of Kingst°
that lay between London and his residence at Esher." There•
amidst delightful and picturesque scenery, stands a memorial
(a square tower) of the ambitious minister, the powerful
.13'--
vourite—the selfish ecclesiastic—and the victim to tyranny
and
yet a tyranny that he had himself assisted both to forte
.ari
exercise. Alas ! how troubled were the times which the sight,
of this structure recalls to our memory I How painful is the
contrast with the scenes of peaceful nature around it ; with the
refreshing quiet of the wood, and the repose of the water,
whereon the nothingness of human glory may be shown in one
simple but sublime problem.—Mirror.
BERLIN, MARCH 2G.—The most certain sign thaS,
the negotiations at Rome have failed is the expected return 0'
Dr. Bunsen, some persons of whose establishment have alreadY
arrived. All endeavours to come to an arrangement were de
feated by the Pope's persisting in his demand that the Arch-
bishop should return to his diocese, and the changes to b°
made afterwards left to his Holiness—a demand which the
state will never grant.

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BIRTHS.
On the 7th inst.., at the Vicarage, Cawthorn, near BarnslaY'
York, the lady of the Rev. A. M. Parkinson, of a daughter. , j„,
On the 10th inst., in Gloucester-terrace, Regent's-park, the 13 I
of D. B. Chapman, Esq., of a son. h-
On the Bth inst., Mrs. John Coysgarne Sim, of Alecklenhurg
square, of a son. ,
On the 11th inst., the lady of M. Wigram, Esq., nt. a

MARRIED.
On the 10th inst., at Len isham Church, George Matson, E! j,
of Perry-vale, near Sydenham. Kent, to Charlotte, daughter of
M. Bird, Esq., of Dartmouth Lodge, in the same place. ~
At St. Mary's, Lambeth, Jr.A Thomas Griffiths, of St. Gll_e:
Cripplegate, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of J. Samways, q
Silver-street, Falcon-square.

DIED.
On the 6th inst., in Park street, Grosvenor-square,
Charles
Julian, son of the Hon. W. Fraser, aged five weeks and four daYg
On the 10th inst., at Searles, Jana Elizabeth, sister of Sir T.
M. Wilson, Bart., aged 37.
On the Bth inst., John Woodward, Esq., of Summer-hill, near
Kidderminster.
On the I Ith inst., in lace Hammersmith, Sant
Brandenburg') p
Fred. Green, solicitor, third son of Mr. Green,' of Green's Hotel,
Lincoln's Inn-fields, aged 33.
On the Bth ult., at Heading, Thomas Simmons, Esq., of Stoken-
church, Oxon, aged 77.
On the 10th inst., at Charing-cross, aged 19 months, Augusta
Susan, youngest daughter of H. Herbert, Esq.
On the 10th inst., Joseph Chitty, jun., Esq., special spleader, of
Middle Temple.

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