The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR AUGUST.

Taffetas glace is the most fashionable material at this
of every dimension, as also stripes,
, are both in favour. Barege is also

on, andeheck,
ide or nary

much worn, of dark colours with white designs, with un-
der skirt of grcs pe Naples to match the colour, and the
barege skirt nearly covered with flounces, either three
deep ones or five placed there own width apart, or one
very deep and two narrow above; taffttas de fil, foulards,
and taffetas Chine are all favourite materials. Evening
dresses of white taffetas d' Italic are made with flounces
of crape edged by a narrow open ;gimp. Very pretty red-
ingotes, suitable for the warm weather, are of muslin,
over lilac. pink, Faille. or green, trimmed with new tulle
called tulle Payan; the corsages fell, and ceinture of ear-
cenet ribbon of the colour of the lining. Lace r.nd crape
dresses have three very deep 11 ' '.ek lace of grad-

)unces of
4 rpvPre

Morning
dresses of coutil de soie or de fil, are with high bodies. full
at the shoulders and waist, plain skirts, & Amadis sleeves
the scarf is the same material. Many dresses are of nan-
kin, or coutil Anglais, of the redingote form, the corsage
descending very low & hollowed out at the hips, on which
are several rows of coloured velvet continued round the
back of the skirt. Dre.ses continue to be richly trimmed
with gimps, Marquise buttons, fringes of every description
devauts de robes of point d' Espagne, fancy meads, &c.
Scarfs of either silk or c tehemire are equally fashionable
with visites, mantelets, and shawls; the latter are mostly
white, almost covered with embroidery in silk in large flow-
ers, the visites increase rather in width, in opposition to
the mantelets, the pelerines of which are very small,
though the width of the frill makes up for it. Little sur-
cots, a kind of visite, are made of pink taffetas, having
merely openings for the sleeves, trimmed with a plisse, of
ribbon. Bonnets of tulle bnuillonne, with crosses, pallie
de rit, lace, Leghorns, and fancy straws are those most
in favour at this moment for travelling- and country wear;
straws are trimmed with dark green, dark blue, or ruby
velvet, and bouquets of field flowers.—London and Paris
Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

DERBY SUMMER ASSIZES

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
TOPLIS V. ALLEN.-(SPECIAL JURY.)
Mr. WhitehurA opened the case. The plaintiff in this

was formerly a wine-merchant, residing- at Nottingham.
The defendant was a surgeon, residing at Belper. He
was a man of education, and possessed considerable ta-
lent, as his letters would show. He was apprenticed to
Mr. Boden, surgeon, of Smalley, who was the medical
attendant of the plaintiff's uncle, at Heanor ; and it was
during the defendant'-s visits to plaintiff's uncle that ai
acquaintance commenced between the parties and an at-
tacbment was formed. He was very much enamoured of
her, and she reciprocated his affection. Subsequently
the plaintiff paid a visit to some friends at Nottingham,

whither the defendant conveyed her, in company with her
mother and sister. It was whilst she remained at Not-
tingham that the correspondence he (the learned counsel)
was about to put in, commenced ; on her returning home
the defendant made a formal offer of marriage; he was
accepted by the plaintiff; and the arrangement met with

the approval of relatives and friends. The time arrived
when the defendant was out of his time, and it was deter-
mined that he should proceed to Edinburgh to pursue his

terms, was carried on between them during the two years

he remained at Edinburgh ; and at the expiration of that
time, Mr. Allen returned to Heanor, where his friends

reside(

Mr. Toplis,

became a constant visitor at the house of.
Subsequently he went to London to walk

during his stay in town showed only increased affection.
After walking the hospitals he returned home to establish
himself as a practitioner, and purchased the business of a
gentleman at Belper, before taking which, he consulted
the feelings and the wishes of the plaintiff. It- would be
seen from his letters, that he succ,:eded at Belper beyond
his most sanguine hopes. After this time his letters be-
cam:: lcss frequent; his affections cooled; his visits were
made at long intervals ; and, on being gently remonstrated
with on this account, his apology was that his business
engagements were so numerous that he had not time to
spare. She was perfectly satisfied with thi4 explanation ;
but was one day annoyed on hearing it bruited in the
village that he had passed through the village with a von..

lady in the gig without calling upon her. He explained
this matter satisfactorily, as she then thought ; but his
visits still became fewer and fewer, and the same business
excuses (which turned out to be pretences) were made by
him to excuse this conduct; and at length he became mar-
ried to a lady of considerable fortune. He (the Learned
Counsel) would show that at the time he was deluding
this affectionate young lady, he was offering his hand to
two other ladies at Belper. When he commenced paying
his addresses to a third lady (to whom he is now married)
he began to represent his business prospects as exceed.
ingly gloomy, and a correspondence took place on this
subject, highly creditable to the heart and head of the
young lady as far as her part of it was concerned ; but
quite the contrary as regards the defendant. He talked
of going abroad, and did everything in his power to pre-
vail on the plaintiff and her mother to relieve him from

his engagement. Miss Toplis remonstrated with him,
advised him to hope for brighter days, and said that she
was willing to await their arrival, or if needs be to become
united to him at once, and she would do her part to make
a small income quite sufficient for all moderate require-

inents.
The correspondence between plaintiff and defendant
was put it. It is very voluminous, and extends over a
period of six years. The letters of the defendant are
couched in terms of ardent affection, and the young lady's
replies are certainly—as both Judge and Counsel admitt-
ed—creditable to her good sense and refined feeling.
The Learned Counsel read copious extracts from these
documents.
The Learned Judge, in addressing the Jury, said, as the
verdict had berry conceded, the only question was as to
the amount of damages.
The Jury consulted for a few minutes and then returned
a verdict for the plaintiff; damage*, 4200.