The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-15 00:00:00

SYMPATHY with the HUNGARIANS
A most numerous and highly respectable meeting
took place last Thursday, in the Town hall, King-
street, Manchester, the Mayor presiding, at which
resolutions were passed unanimously expressive of
the sympathy of the meeting with the great struggle
now making by the Hungarian people, under their
leader, Kossuth, for their independence. The Rev.
1)r. Vaughan, in moving one of the resolutions, read
the following prayer, offered up by Kossuth on his
knees:— _ _

" Lord God of the warriors of Arparl! Look cllwn
upon thy servant from thy throne of stars—look down
upon thy servant, for the prayer of millions ascends to
heavy n from his lips, magnifying the mysterious power
of thy omnipotence. My God! thy sun is radiant above
me, and beneath me are the bones of my heroic brethren
that are fallen in battle: the heavens are blue above me,
and the earth beneath my feet is rod with the holy
blood of the sons of our ancestors. Send, 0 God! the
genial rays of thy sun, that flowers may spring from
this holy blood, that the bOdies of my brethren may not
perish in lifeless corruption! God of my ancestor.! God
of the nations! open thy ear to the voice of our warriors,
for in it thunders the arm and the spirit of a brave
people, bent upon crushing the iron arm of tyranny. As
a free man I kneel on the fresh graves of my brethren.
Sacrifices like these sanctify thy earth; they purge it
from sin! My God! a, people of slaves must not live on
this sacred soil, nor step on these graves! My
Father! Great Father of my father! Mightiest of the
mighty! Almighty, thou the God of heaven, of earth,
and of the sea! Lo! a nimbus of light rising from these
bodies irradiates the front of my people! God, in thy
mercy, bless their dust! Let the ashes of our heroes
rest in sanctity! Do not abandon us, great God of
battles; but magnify thy power over us! Amen."

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
TIUME CIRCUIT—Croydon. Aug 14.
(Before Mr. Sergeant DOWLING.)
BROWNE V. DELLuW.

This was an action to recover damages for a breach
of promise of marriage. The defendant did not appear,
but suffered judgment to go by default.
Mr. Pearson and Nlr. Hannan were for the plaintiff.
The Learned COUNSEL on opening the case said,
that the plaintiff, Miss Martha Browne, was the daughter
of a respectable tradesman at Wandsworth, and the de-
fendant carried on business in the city of London,- and,
as he was instructed, was a man of considerable property,.
and also, ho believed, filled the office of Common Coun-
cilmen. The plaintiff was 25 years old, and the defend-
ant about 36, and a widower, with two children; and
the present action was brought to recover compensation
in damages froth him for one of the most grievous inju-
ries v;at, could be idle:lid upen a young woman. The
defendant had never ventured to cast the slightest sus-
pieien upon the character of the young lady who was
eow corepelled to appear as plaintiff, end as he had suf.
Fred judgment to go by default, all thet the jury would
have to do was to say what damages she was entitled
to receive for the injury she had undoubtedly sustained.
The Learned Counsel then stated, that the wife of the
defendant having died Sbotit three years ago, he ap-
peared to beanxious to obtain anothcr partner for his own
solace and to take care of his children, and in the spring
of last year, having been previously- for some considerable
time upon intimate terms with the family of the plaintiff,
he made her an offer of marriage, and was received by
her. friends as an accepted suitor, and a day was fixed for
the cek bration of the ceremony of marriage. During this
period the defendant wrote several letters to the plain-
eff, copies of which were read by the Learned Counsel.
(They were of a very common-place description, but
Nearly established the feet of the promise of marriage.)
At length, without any quarrel or cause being assigned,
the defendant appear( d all at once to have relinquished
eis ietention of marrying the plaintiff, and announced
that determination to her in the following letter:—

"November23th, 1848

"Dear Martha,—Whatever may be our future lot in
ire, or whatev4 r may be tbe change in our eircumstai ce.,
of this be assured, in me you will ever find a steadfast
friend,
and one always ready to protect your interest. I
hope I shall not hurt your feelings by informing you
that I do not intend to pay my addresses to you and
Longer. I hope, however, that this will not destroy our
friendship. Give my very kind love to your father and
mother.

" RICHARD DELLOW."
sir. Pearson, in concluding, asked the jury, whether this
proceeding of the defendant was not most cruel? He
had succeeded in gaining the affections of the plaintiff.
.ind had obtained her consent and that of her friends to
their union, and then, without assigning the slightest
reason for the proceeding, he had broken the solemn
promise he had made. He said it was unnecessary for
him to remark upon the pai❑ and suffering which such
conduct had caused to the plaintiff, and when be had
proved the facts be would leave the case in the hands of
the jury, feeling assured that they would return a ver-
dict such as would satisfy the justice of the case.
Mr. J. Browne deposed that he carried on the busi-
ness of a basketmaker at Wandsworth, and the plaintiff
was his'daughter. The defendant carried on the same
business on Garlick-hill, and he bad known him for 20
years, and he constantly visited at his house. About
the month of September, 1848, the defendant asked his
permission to marry his daughter, and he gave his son-
.ent, and the wedding-day was fixed for the first
Saturday in April of the present year.
Some evidence was then adduced to show that the
defendant was a man in good circumstances. The letters
were also put in, and this closed the plaintiff's-ease. ,
Mr. Sergeant DoweeNG, addressing the jury, said,
that as the defendant bad admitted the promise, and did
oot appear to offer any explanation fur his conduct, all
that they were culled upon to do was to say by their
verdict what damages they eonsiclerd tho plaintiff was
entitled to for the injury she had sustaftvid. There ap-
peared to be no doubt that the defendarA, after having
promistd to marry the plaintiff, had, without an)
pretence or cause, broken that promise, end by bis last
letter he seemed inclined to substitute a sort of platonic
affection or friendship instead of the warmer and more
*greeable connexion which the plaintiff undoubtedly, had
been led to anticipate. The jury, he said, would consider
all the circumstances of the case, and would give the
plaintiff such damages as they should consider she was
entitled to. _

The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict
for the plaintiff—Damages 1201.

IVORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, Aug. 14.
NISI COURT.— (Before Justice WIGUTMAN.)

BRIERLY V. BELFIELD.

In this case Mr. Cross appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Watson, Q.C., for the defendant.
The action was in debt for goods supplied by the
plaintiff to the defendant's wife as necessaries, to which
the defendant pleaded never indebted.
The defendant, it appeared, was a farmer at Saddle-
worth, in Yorkshire, and was married to his present
wile about fifteen years ago. After living some time
together, dating which defendant's wife bore him a child,
they separated and remained living a part for ten years,
till 1845, when his wile returned to him, and lived with
him about ten months, when they again- separated, in
August, 1846, in constquenee of a quarrel, which
ended in his wife packing up a bundle of clothes and
leaving the defendant's house. The defendant on that
occasion followed her in a very excited state, and struck
her, knocked her down, and kicked her. The defendant's
wife summoned him for this assault before the Mayor of
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obtain her livelihood by spinning. The plaintiff sup•
plied her with furniture to the value of about 71. to fur-
nish her cottage, and it was to recover this amount that
the present action was brought, on the ground that they
were necessaries supplied to her, as she could not live
with him by reason of his conduct to her.
For the defendant it was contended that he was not
liable for the debt, because although they had had a
quarrel, that had been settled, and he had not compelled
his wife to leave the house, nor treated her in such a
manner as to compel her to do so.
His LORDSHIP, in summing up, told the jury that if
they were of opinion that the violence which had been
used towards the defendant's wife was sufficient ground
for her leaving her husband, then that would be suffi-
cient to pledge his credit with the world for necessaries
supplied to her, and the plaintiff would be entitled to
recover his debt. But if they should be of opinion her
leaving her husband was more from caprice and temper
than from fear of his violence, then she had no right to
leave his roof, and his credit would not be pledged to
supply'ber with necessaries.
The jury found a verdict for the defendant..
CROWN COURT—(l3efore Mr. Justice PATTESON).
Denis Mulow, aged 29, was indicted for stabbing John
Peace with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm%
Mr. Sowler appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. At-
kinson for the defence.
It appeared that both the prosecutor and the prisoner
oftupied a respectable station in life, the prosecutor car-
rying on business as a coal agent at Bolton, and the
prisoner being a surveyor at Faraworter, in this county.
On the 15th of June last, the prosecutor and the.prisoner
were drinking together at Bolton, at the Shakspere
public-house, and began there tossing for money, which
ended in the prosecutor winning a shilling, upon which
the prisoner proposed to toss " double or quits." This
the prosecutor refused to do, and left the house; the
prisoner followed him asking him if "he wanted his
shilling." The prosecutor said, he had won it honourably,
and the prisoner replied, " I'll give it thee." The priso-
ner then pulled a knife out of his waistcoat pocket, with
which he attempted to strike the prosecutor in the face.
The preecutor, however, warded off the blow, but in
doing so the blade of the knife entered his wrist. The
prisoner then stabbed him three or four times in the
abdomen, and the prosecutor having at length knocked
the prisoner down and called for assistance, the knife
was taken from the prisoner, and he was given into cus-
tody. The wounds inflicted bled profusely, but were not
dangerous.

. _
Mr. ATKINSON having addressed the jury for the
prisoner,
His LORDSHIP Summed up, and
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Sentence was deferred.

HAVRE COTTON MARKET.—The Havre Cotton
Market on Monday displayed some activity, in consequence
of the presence of several of the manufacturing pur-
chasers. Upwards of 3,000 bales were sold at a rise of
one franc. The sales would have been more extensive
but that sellers were disiticlined to dispose of their
stocks, waiting anxiously for iurther adviees Irom Liver-
pool and the United States.
A cow,cience void of offence is an inestimable
b•eau,e it gives a ph usure which no r:.ti•
corings of malice can destroy; it is proof against ma-
lignity itself, and smiles upon its moat sanguinary
efrorte.—Eliza Cook's journal.