The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-13 00:00:00

TEE NEW MARRIAGE ACT.

The following is a full affidavit of consent by •
parent, riecessury to be had in order to the celebra-
tion of marriage by license, under the present lase,
The words ma►ked in italics may be left out, and
others substituted in their place, as the cue may
require :
•t I, the undersigned, Josses Wise, at No. 400, Pali-
sail, In the parish of Nt. Jaws, i• the city of wseratiasiee,
Gentleman, brio( sothorised as the father sf John Wait,
who resides with sea the aforesaid house cord strut, du
approve sod consent, and do hereby signify mail give my sp.
probvtio• sod consent, to the marriage of the said John
Wills, to and with J4llll car, of No. 200, is the aforesaid
strut and parish. widow.
" Dated this 9th day of Soplasshor, la the year of our
Lord, 1822. " Janes
4 Signed, is the presence of us, who reap, etively wituessed
t►e above-aamed James Wilk' write his signature
thereto.

" Joh* Doe,
" Richard Roe."

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In case of a mar►iage by banns, the following is a
full affidavit necessary to precede the publication of
bairns. The Act requires that the affidavit shall be
in writing, and sworn before the proper minister of
the church or chapel where the parties wish to have
the banns published, or before one of his Alajesity's
Justices of the Peace, by the parties for whose mar-
riage the banns shall be required ; and that the
affidavit shall be delivered to the minister of the
church or chapel before the publication of the
b

" Joke Stiles, of No. 5, Arthur street, in the parish of
SI. James, in the city of Westinluster, grocer, sod Lucy
Baker, of No. 40, Itedmond-place, in the parish of Saint
Martin, also in the city of Westminster, severally make oath
and say; and, Oral, this deponent, Jokw Miles, fur himself,
smith, that the Christian and immune and place of abode by
which be bath above designated and described himself, are
has true and real Christian and surname and place of abode ;
and be, thiedepoueut. John Sfifes,further esiih, that be bath
resided and dwelt in the boast limited No. 5, aforesaid, in
lite perish aforesaid, in the city aforesaid, as occupier
thereof for the five years last past, and that be, this depo-
sited, is now above the age of twenty one years.
s And she, ibis deponent, Lucy Baker, fur herself with,
that the Christian and surname and place of abode by
which abe bath above desigosied and described herself, are
her true and real Christie. mad e sod place of abode;
and she this deponent, racy Baker, further smith that she
ball) resided and dwelt is the house situated N 0.40, afore-
said, in the parish aforesaid, in the city afutessid, as a lodger
for the last serest days, and that she this depoueat is ruder
II years of age.
s. Sworn by the said Jolt* Stiles and Lucy Baler, at
No. 100, Haymarket in the pariah of St. James, in the
wieralk of September, is the year ewer Lord Ifitt_

" John Stiles"
" Lucy Baker."
t Minister's et /aide', tame.]

BRIGHTON, SEPTLMIgR 10.

The Doke of Cambridge will be here to-morrow
evening, and occupy the house recently vacated by
the Duke of York.
DISTff EASING ACCIDENT.
Mrs. Minshaw, who hes a waasios at Hove, about a mile
west of this place, met wills • very serious misfortune o•
Wednesday last. This amiable Lady had been residing for
• abort time at Worthing, and on the day mentioned, set out
to take an airing with a friend, • Gentleman, in ■
gig. Near to Lancing, the horse became restive and in
the efforts to check and mime him, the rein broke,
The Gentleman iosautly threw himself out of the gig, in the
hope of seizing the animal by the bridle, het he plunged at
the instant, and then dashed of at a furious pace. The alarm
of Mrs. McAleer may be better imagined than expressed—
she sprung from the carriage while the horse was is
his mad , end the shock almost took sway her senses,
Thungh no bone was broken, she was alarmingly shook and
bruised. She was coaveyed to Wortbiag in a post•chalee,
where she is et present confined to her bed, bat strong
hopes are entertained of her eventual recovery. The res_
sway horse and gig, in the end, were stopped, and bulk
without having sustained material injury.