The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1869-03-20 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

BREACH OF PROMINII OF MARRIAGE BY A YOUNG LADY.—An ,iction against a lady for breach of promine of marriage was tiled before Mr. Baron Pigott, at the Aylesbury assizes, 03 Saturday. The plaintiff was Mr. Eden and the defendant Mrs. Ormond. 'rho plaintiff, who is a withwer, 60 yea's of age, was formerly a farmer, and is now a land eurveyor and general agent, at Slough, in Buckinghamshire. The defendant is a widow, about 40 years ot age, and the daughter of a clergyman, and it was said that she had. an iecome of about £7OO a year. After the death of her husband, about three years ago, she lodged with a Mrs. Todd, at Wycombe, and latterly at Reading. The first introduction was at the War. grave Regatta, and on that occasion the defendant drove the plaintiff to the station in her carriage, and it was avenged that the plaintiff should visit her at Reading. which he accordingly did. A closer intimacy then sprang up between them, and at the defendant's request the plaintiff took locleings at Reading, and the defendant was introduced to his friends as his future wiM, and they subbetreatly visited Oxford and M. ekey Island together. Up b. October last things went smoothly, but then Mrs. Todd appeared upon the scene, and it was suggested that she had some object to gain by the defendant remaining single. Be that as it may, the result was that, on the I.sth of that month the defendant wrote to the plaintiff, stating that he was quite mistaken in supposing that she ever intended to marry him, and that his station in life was not suitable to hers. The jury returned. a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £3OO. Two PERSONS SENTLECBD TO DEATH AT MANcuEsten.-z-At the Manchester ass;zes, on Friday, Michael James Johnson was charged with having, at Salford, on the 26th of December last, murdered Patrick Igurney. Mr. Torr prosecuted, and Mr. Wilkinson defended the prisoner. On the day in question the prisoner, who was somewhat the worse for drink, persisted in making his way into a public house in Salford. The landlady endeavoured to keep him out. The deceased man went to her assistance, whereupon the prisoner drew a knife and mortally stabbed him. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and strongly recommended him to mercy on account of the provocation which they said he had received. Mr. Justice Brett sentenced the prisoner to be hanged. The prisoner shouted to his mother, who had interceded for mercy in the court, "Don't cry, mother ; keep up your heart; the Lord is good."— Sarah Crawford was charged with the wilful murder of her illegitimate child at Great Lever, near Bolton, on the 28th of December last. The prisoner, who, it appeared, was in groat distress, on the night in question left her lodgings with her child, aged about two years, in her arms. On returning she had not the child, and a few days afterwards she absconded. The child was found in., reservoir near to where the prisoner had lodged. The jury found her guilty, and strongly recommended her to mercy. She was sentenced to death, Mr. Justice Brett stating that the recommendation of the jury would be immediately forwarded to the proper authorities. A young and industrious humorist of the West has written a treaties "on the mule," from which we extract the following points: "The mewl is a larger bird than the guse or the turkey. It has two legs to walk and two more to kick with ; and it wears its wings on the side of its head. It is stubbornly :b ckward about going forward, and in driving him a ; man needs both toresite and hindsite. I once hitched one to a horse-power and he kickt all to pieces—eat up 38 bit., 3 pks., 7 guts., 2 feet, 9 inches of new threshed oats—and left."  A few years since a man well known in New York society—not young, and who could not dance—was sitting at a party, near a young lady, and watching the mazes of a "German." He returned to her, knowing her well, and said : "I wish you would let me put my arm round your waist." Of course sh looked at him in amazement "Oh," said he, "you know I can't dance, but I don't see the difference. All these young men have their arms about the girls' waists, and why should not I have the same privilege, though I sit still?" That man's head is level.