The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-07 00:00:00

NULLIFICATION OF A I'RINOR'B MARRIAGE.

A case of wine delicacy bas just been submitted
to the Civil Tribunal of &embers. An old lady named
Ponmeyer died in that oily in November last, leaving a con-
siderable fortune, and Baron de Frkderich, Chamberlain to
the Grand Duke of Besse Darmstadt, and hi. Kugler, an
advortate of Strasburg, thinking themselves the neared heirs,
the former by the female aide and the latter by the mole,
were about to proceed to divide the fortune between them,
when some more distant relatives stepped in and disputed
altogetka Baron de Friederklee right to receive anything, on
the ground that be was only related to the deceased through
his mother, • Aldlle. &its, who in 17118 had been married
magma:tat:ally to Prince Frederick Augustus of Ilene; and
that as her marriage was null and void, his birth wee tile-
giurnate. An action having been brought, it was con-
tended that the marriage was void, let, Wenn
the female at the time of making it was under age, end
had not obtained the consent of her mother • 2ndly, that
neither the Laadgrave of Besse, the prince's gther, nor the
Emperor of Germany had given his consent to it, though
that consent was necessary acoording to the Ileadan law ;
3rdly, that the banns had not been duly published ; 4thly,
that it hail not been celebrated in the present,* of witnesses •
3thly., that the register of it had not been duly signed by the
parties • and, fattly, that the protestant ckrgyman who eer
iebreteri it had not power to perform it. The tribunal. site,
bearing lung argnuants on behalf of Baron de Frisdadels,
decided that the marriage was null and void, inasmuch as k
bad been contracted whoa the girl was under age and witiaat
her uuther's consent, had not been duly publialted, sad
above all Lad not been celebrated in the " own pariah" of
the parties—they belonging to Darmatadt, and it having
taken pleas at Greisheim--thorigh the low aid scelesiestkel
regulations were peremptory in requ'riag that a marriage
should ouly take place in the " own parish." The tribunal
therefore declared that Baron Friedench, being illegitimate,
was it,t entitled to any portion of Mole. Peurneyer's propel,'

REFESAL OP A CHURCH-RATE AT BERIIIrt-011
Thursisy, the 29th Judy, a meeting of the vestry a et.
Peter was held to take into °moderation the progelelly of
granting • church-rate. The notice calling the meet*
haring been read, the view was called to the chair. After
the rate had been proposed and opposed, • show of holds
wen taken, when 27 were declared In support of • rate, sad
33 against it. The rate was declared negatived, bat a poll
was demended, which has not taken place, se some Inept-
laxity in calling the meeting has been discovered. and another
onetime will be ocevened at an early day.—Dmiy Reporter.
REPRESENTATION OF LEOMINSTER.—A vacancy
in the repreeastation of this borough being ant at
an early date, by the appointment of Mr. Willoughby as a
member of the Indian Council, the Hon. Captainanbury,
brother of Lord Bateman, and the defeated candidate at the
last general election for the county, has lamed an address
"en liberal conservative prineJpke, and as • general sup-
porter of the present administrative." Be says, amongst
other things, " I trust that It is reserved to the prime
pro limed to dapper, in • meaner seristaMory to the great
majority of the people of that tong vexed quell= of church
rates, from the payment of which lam sincerely desirous
that these who exeselenUmsly object to them Amid be
relieved on fair tams; and I am Prepared to give my support
to • rameure of this asserlydoe."
BOAT ACCIDENT AT CLEVEDON.--THREE LIVES
Loirr.—A fatal hest aseideat her just ocennad at Clevedua.
A gendessaa named Beerram from Wells, Mr. lovingtee,
• wine merchant of Bristol, and three boatmen, VIM out la
a pleasure-boat, when io tacking the Trinelpal sail did not
wort, owing to the newness of the medium, and the beat
capsized. 'lwo of the dolmen went down at oece. The
three survivors dug to the bottom of the boat for wady as
hoar, when Mr. Lark gain was obliged to let go his hold old
sank. Mr. Berryman and his companies were picked op la
exhausted condition by a schooner. .