MR BIGGAR’S BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1104, 12 May 1883, Page 3

MR BIGGAR’S BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.

Ti.e action for breach of promise against Mr fiigwr, M.P., throws some light upon the doings of the Irish party, or such of them ss were recently in exile in Paris, It is well, known, says the Argus correspondent, that Mr Forster’s Coercion Act kept certain members of the Parnellite band outside the jurisdiction of the Queen’s Court. Mr P. Egan, Mr Biggar, Mr O’Kpllj, and others were among the patriotic crew. Mr Biggar having, as he confessed, nothing to do, easily got into trouble. He risited a Miss Hyland, and ten days afterwards, it we are to believe the lady, they became engaged. The member for Cavan made the lady some singular presents, including sevejal pairs of stockings and a pair of boots ; they visited the churches together, and pray«-d and loved ! So much Mr Biggar admitted, but he urged that his promise was conditional upon his being able to remove a certain obstacle—to wit, a couple of natural children of his by different mothers. Mr Biggar was anxious to settle these youngsters and could not; moreover he pleaded that his medical man had warned him not to marry. It came out in the course of the evidence that Miss Hyland had been prompted to sue Mr Biggar by Mr Egan, who had quarrelled with the member for Cavan ; and taken all the circumstances into consideration, the jury awarded the lady £4OO only. Adding to this the costs of the snit, Mr Biggar W'll drop a cool thousand over this business, and be will doubtless now be of opinion that he had much better have remained in Ireland, and let Mr Forster put him in prison. Later i itelligence states that Mr Biggnr’s application fir a new trial was refused, and that he had to pay in all some £ISOO,