New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-05
HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS.

Court Of Common Pieas-DIsdaLe Q. Buckingham.
This was an action brought by Mary Ann Disdale,
the plaintiff, for breach of promise Of marriage
against Ambrose Buckingham, the defendant. The
Mr.. Joseph Brown appeared for the plaintiff and Mr..
Mecaulay, q. c., for the defendant.
II appeared from the evidence that the plaintiff and
the defendant in lsi7, had been felow-servaots at
Sir Joseph Beyleys, in Belgrave square-the plain
tiff as housenaid and the defendant as fcotman-
when, as the Lord Chief Justice said in summing up,
"being highly fed and having little TO DO counting
twas a natural consequence" Ambrose proposed
to Mary Ann, and became her accepted lover. The
interesting fact was made known in the servants
hall and "all the other servants treated them as
an engaged couple. One Of the plaintiffs fellow.
servants stated that in July, ls50, the plaintiff was in
service at Lord Alfordss, at Ashrdge park, near
Berkhamps,ead, when the defendant called to see
her. and observed TO kiss her she entered one
Of the rooms and said he hoped il was the last
" time she would go into service He Also on one
occasion gave her some studs for hsbitsbirt took
her TO Cremorne, and introduced her sister TO the
ladies maids as his sister-in.lsw. In May, ls52 he
told the sister the plaintiff going 10 leave her
place to be married, and that he had got frsrste
business in hotel he having ceased to be footman
and become the proprietor Of the Lansdown Hotel a;
bennington, in consequence Of the death Of his
bsother. In July Of that year the defendant wrote
the following letter TO the plaintiff
"LsAMISsroS July IT, 1854
my PoLLsS tsck the pesur Of riten hopen fad
Won cut we IS thsnk God IL leaves me At this time pea
.y Won thou must have Ded have not wrote 70
you sore have been bssey that my time has been
quit t.eh up when have had any spe time Ii Spt my
nemesry tr ofea think Of you think iha. shall be
L~ndon Next Week hut Don't for sern rant
eerteers for the Hotel should shall send for
In London hope you the Paper al rshl-rhs 10 all
st this time from your sreent A bUCklNGhAM
M A DIspELL Market Weston
The plaintiff becoming tired of this long courtship,
and learning that the defendants position was much
improved, became, naturally enough, as the Lord
Chief Justice said anxious to be doing something,
and wrote TO the defendant in September inquiring
the cause OF his long delay in the marriage and stst
ing her intention Of going to bennington to him
unless he explained himself satisfactorily by letter
The defendant then wrote to her the following letter
in answer
LEASixsrox Sept Is. 1882
MY DsAR POLICY; l send you with match plesQr the
Soveng and II IL void do 90 but rot Won Aals.
e quite u II the frst time v,u have don 90
and with bout Corse this al th. that
say Apey think the Subject I'LL you II Won h.i the
Money thaf menched woad not sxsast you a.
the you ASase OF Maaney Hautn never entered
Head bat prs have SUM Helse yoa would
hel better xseh have not Did HEAVIER thnk Hssney
won heals you witch your Senee unite Of told you ba
this all shall Say the Subject II w So
me word will mach !; my Risness CON s.a
see pat all for the money that have hd
yea are quit welcome and remean your devoted :
"A BUCKINGHAM
m A. Di.den % Queen st Brompsen. London"
Abost this time the defendant IN enc Of he inter