AMUSING BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIX, Issue 4931, 14 June 1873, Page 1 (Supplement)

AMUSING BREACH OF PRO MISE CASE.

T.v thcHul (Vint tin ..is, of Pull v IXuiuc line up 1 >ul( DC Mi ) iiNtn t* ','u iin «nnl .1 i omnioii |iny II was .111 action loi bleach <it liiiiiiihi 1 el man ici'^o 'I'll « tlotcmlaiiL pit uU<l tho usual pleas Mi Cole, (I V , unl Mi Thomas weie counsel for the plaintiff ; Mi Sergeant Ballantme and Mr. Murphy were counsel for the defendant. The patties became acquainted several years ago. The ])laintiH was a diessmalver and the daughter of ,i mabtci liuili'.i. The dctemlaiit waa loimeily agrocei's assistant, but now the proj pnetor of the establishment in Xew-sti eet, ! C'oment Gaulen, which he had fuuneily managed The parties hist met in 1SG3. The defendant visited her at her fathei 's house, and a \ oliumnous con cspondence took place between them, extending o\er seveial yeais Tlic fust read was described as the coolest of the whole, and that each subsequent letter increased in warmth of affection. It commenced, "Dear Nelly," and asked hei to excuse him for not commencing in the usual 01 tliodox fashion ; but it concluded thus : " May the pillow of poacc kiss thy cheek— (bughtei) — and the pleasure of imagination attend thy dreams. «- (Loud laughter ) — Witii kindest love," &c. A letter dated Fibinaiy. 1S6S. was referred to as showing that matteis were getting waime- — I'lio ottener I bee you the more I want von — (Laughter.) — Oh, how 1 long tor \oiu lompam, and hear your own deal, sweet \ou-e — (Renewed laughter.)—! cant 'tnte mine, because I liave to serve other mtmiKi-> (it society " (meaiung, the learned counsel observed, the grocer's shop). " Witli tond(st love," &e. Another letter states, " You luue been so kind as to give me one of the lu-^t in the flowers of affection ' — , ( Ltughtei.) Another, dated March ,'il •- ''My dearest Xelly — (iive me your lo\el\ lips and joui daihng heart as a frcsli as-^ui- i ■uioe of your love, my precious angel (IJoais of iiughter.) Your fond, affectionate and losing John.'' Another contained the following : — " To the one I love, to the om I h\e tor, to the one I would die for— it icinnied (IleiH'wed laugliter.) Evei yoiu afiectionaie and dear John." The "next h'ttei lead commenced, "My own daihng — Do not think that you will tire me in w l lting. 1 f \ (ju v ei e to get a big box of pent., ten do/en bottles of ink, and a thousand <{uu ci ot papei, you would not write tome hiom than 1 should be delighted to read." (Koai-, ot laughtei.) The last letter read commenced, " M\ daihng, fond, devofed, and affectionate Xcll\ — 1 sink happily to rest because tomorrow is Wednesday, and to-morrow -\\ ill bung you Sleep on, fair lady, and dioam those dx earns of universal happiness \o , tht\ aic not univeisal — they are but like the Sabbath, that too quickly pass aw.ij ' --Mi Ju>tu e Quain : Do you think it necessai > to u ad any moie of these amatory utteramc-i ' I — Mi Ballantnie : We say the pioinisi was brokeu off in August, 1S(5O. — Mr ( 'ole said he did not read them to pm\e the piomibc The detuiee was, that they wuo not to inaiiv until they were in good tiicuinslance»., and that the plaintill \olunt.uil> bioke it ofl . but that ho should meet with i tlie positne statement of the plamtilt that she was leady to A\ait until the defendant was in good circumstances, and the best e\ lduicu that lie was not ready and w llhng anJ able to many was, that he had recently man led the daughter of his master, of w horn lie managed the business. — The plamtifl was called. She positively denied that she had i< leased the defendant from his piomisc to m.u i \ her , -die was always read\ and w llling to m.nij him. — At tlie conclusion ot the plaintill s une, the hoaring was ad|ouun d