The National Register. — London, England, 1815-02-05 00:00:00

THE NATI, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KINGS BENCH, SATURDIY, FEB. 4. • THE ETNO v. usarttan't• This was an iudichnent against the defendant for not repairing a pub. lie budge °list- a certain canal in the county of Surrey. The defendant hod been convicted, but a point was reserved for the Court on the lowing gaounds :—The defendant was proprietor of the canal ill ques tion, and at the time of passing the Act, under the authority of which the canal was cut, power was gi►rn to cut through roads, &c. as the plan of the work ruielit require. TM canal passed through a turnpike road, and the prow iewrs erected the birder in question ; but it Was DOW contended that they were not buand ru keep it in repair, inasmuch as it was erected for the wrvice of the public, and, therelOre, the repairing it was a task which the public ought to discharge. It was further con tended that the proprietors were nut bound even to have erected the bridge in the first instance, no such provision being made iii the Act. Lord Ellenborough observed, the proprietors, by cutting the road, had destroyed the public way, and were bound to make it good Apalll, although no mention was made in the Act of Parliament of building bridges. In the Acts incorporating the different Water-work Compa nies, power was given to break up the ground for the purpose ()flaying down the pipes—nut a single word was said of making the streets good again, by covering the pipes and restoring a level wry for the ptitilic; yet, lie was inclined to think, if the ravages committed by these Com panies, in the public thrurouglitares of the tnetropolis, were not made pod again, and that in a more suecdy manner than had been the case 1, on some former occasions, many of them would discover, to their cost, ' that though no provision fur that purpose was made in the Act of In corporation, they wire not less liable fur the restoration of that which they had destroyed. The proprietors of the canal were ilk,' bound, having destroyed the public highway, to restore to the public a free passage, by building the bridge.. With r apect to the question of re pairing it, who, be would ask, derived advantage from it ? Did the proprietors of the canal, who received the profits of that canal, or did the public, who having before had a solid and level road to pass over, but now instead of it had got a budge ? Those a hose plans required the erection of a bridge in that !pot were bound to keep it in repair. Thy order of Sessions which called on the defendant, as the represen:a tive of the Company, to repair the bridge was therefore established. CONSISTORY COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS. JOHNSTON, rArsrty CALLED MILLER V. Milt EH. This wise proceeding at the instance of Sophia Johnston, spinster, of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Middlesex, against Charles William Miller, . of the same parish, formerly a performer ..t the Circus, for nullity of wirringe that had taken place between them, on the ground of her minority, and a want of legal copsetit.—All the necessary facts to inv.,. ?ida'e the marriage were proved, and there being no defence on the part of ,Mr. Miller, the inarrifie was pronounced null and void. STONY V. PAMitTALSILY CALLED MONK. This was a eimilae proceeding at the instance of Mr. Charles Monk, of Aylesbury, Bucks, against Miss Mary Page, of Shadarell, fur nit'. lay of marriage, by reason of his minority, and no legal consent. It appeared dint the minor was born on the 10th of June, 1791, and bap. tised at Ilerkliampstead, Hefts, five weeks afterwards. lie continued to reside there with his parents during his youth, was educated at Berkliampereari, and bound apprentice to a tradesman in the town ; et the expiration of his epprenticeship his father established him in business at Aylesbury. In 1810, he became acquainted with Miss Page, whom he °lien met, for the purpose of courtshi at a friend's betise in Shadwell, who, however, declined being present at the mar riage on account of its clandestinity. The licence was procured by and the marriage took place by virtue of it at the Church of St Paul, Shadwell, on the 24th of Julie, 1810, he being then only 19. It was, however, kept secret until June, 1813. when it was discovered by Mr. Nlonk's brother, who informed his mother, and she conimuni - cated it to his father. He expressed-his disapprobation in the strongest term', and declared, that l►l - d he been aware of it, he would nut have advanced his ton in business; and that ill as he then was, be would take a journey of fifty eiVes to set the marriage aside. His health, which was Ibsen very indifferent, declined rapidly, and he died not long afLerwards. Authenticated,cupies of the entries of baptise► and mai d igr, and of the affidavit to obtain the licence were produced, and the family circumstances stated were fully spoken to by the her and tAn brothers of the minor,—The Counsel for the wife admitted, that it w..' impossible to offer a,,y ehjection to this evidence, and Sir William► soot bring of opinion that it 43 amply sufficient, pronounced the marriage hull and void. 3ISTE MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE. The second Council of War of the first military division Paris, was engaged on the 314 of January in the inve4tigat affair which lo.a Made considerable noise in that capital, offers two alternatives equally lamentable. Is it possible French Officer, decorated with Orders, - a Captain on full - 1 ,, the prospect of soon coming into the possession of a capit • 10.',,000 flaws, owing to his mother by an emigrant, can mitted so atrocious a clinic as to assassinate a woman of and no tnotive be discovered for such a cowardly attack . thie Officer, after being seduced to a place of ill fame, assal two men. wounded with his own knife, and another mt weapon, for the pm pose of be ing robbed of his watch, sees pieces of cold, and his decorations' Admitting this hypothesis likely that the female, after leading her victim into this snag hale herself perished by the hands of her accomplices, striving to screen the Officer from their fury ? Stich is the to he resolved in the trial of Antoine Sevres de St. Clair, years, a native of Rorgoin, Captain of the Sej company fliers, in the. 31st regiment, in venison at Paris.--The pent he is accused of having murdered was a•prostitute, named Kersemarker, but calling herself Madame Monnet, and 11 the appellation of the Handsome Dutehwoman. On the November last, Monnet, who lived in the Rue Neuve des Champs. Intel brought home with her three men, successively course of the evening. The portereis cannot positively say the two first were gone, when the third entered. He was in plain r holies, wore the decorations of the Legion of Honoi the Lilly : it was proved that this was St. Clair. The at tent' not see hint go out any more than the others. About nine Moimet unshed out of her apartment covered with blood, that of a neighbour, calling for help, and expired in a few nn About the same time St Clair went to the coffeehouse D e e where he was acc u stomed to take his meals. He had , . wound on his thumb, and his clothes were stained with Wool • said that he had been prevailed upon to co home with a 'whose house two men had attempted to rob, and cruelly ill him, that the female attempted to save him from the attaci reibbers, had been thrown on the bed by one of them, who her with a knife, and left her for dead. He added, that he has his escape, leaving his watch and purse in the hands of the' but alter recovering his decorations which he put in Isis Some ene having observed that in such a case he ought te complaint, he went to the Slew . Comminges, Commis,ary of Two men were apprehended, hut they proved their innocence the strongest suspicions having soon arisen against Si . . Chair " himself delivered into the hands of justice. The sitting oft, was occupied with the reading of documents, and the examil of the accused. The witnesses, to the number of 04, were beard the following day. It is believed that the most int part of the proceedings will turn upon a contradiction wi the accused is charged. It is said in the first moments several persons that it was in the privy, and not in Mount merit, that he was attacked. A serious riot took place in Paris, on the 17th through the bigotled folly of a priest, who, adhering rigorous ordinances of the Romish Church, which co , actors and actresses as excoaatnunicated, and forbir being buried in holy ground, refused to perform the rites over a Mademoiselle Raucour, an actress of the T' Fiancois. The enraged multitude, on finding the gates shut against the corpse, indignantly burst them and were proceeding to commit the greatest excesses, the King. healing of the matter, sent his almoner um escort with orders to perform the required service. appeased the people, and prevented perhaps the moss consequences. Chaff les Curry, ostler at the Running Horse Livel bleu, was sentenced to seven monthi solitary confitiem, Cold-Bath-fields, for inhumanly ducking a boy in the yard. A poor sailor, who had made many fruitless attemi. obtain prize-money at Somerset-place, exclaimed it was the first time he had been Stranded. • I - 94 FEI3. 5. MINIIIMIIIIMIIIIIIIIII n sitting at ition at an and which ble that a r pay, with capital of have c mi. the town, Or was milted by murderous seveuteeu hesis, is it ire, should !es, while e problem aged 27 , of grena. son whom i Cornelia known by e 14th . of des Petits ely, in the y whether is dressed onour and Want did ie o'clock rdn into moments. ('Europe, a severe uod. He gill, at 11-treated ick of tie o stabbed had made r robbers, s pocket. o lodge a )f Pollee. nee ; and ir, lie was the Sist imination re to be attesting tli %%Well lie told is apat instant, g to the onsidcrs ids their funeral • Theatre church m open, s, when rider dIT . 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