The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-12 00:00:00

THE NEW MARRIAGE ACT.

The following notice is now circulating shout the
parish of St. Margaret, Westminster; and a sinti-
lar one is spread in most pari►hes, particularly
within the Bills of Mortality :

" Notice Is hereby given, that+
b, fore .ieics of 111111111ACIR
ern be published in the church, the woe Marriage Ad re.
quires that both parties, the man and the woratt, shall make
affidavit before the Minister of the parish, or one of his Ms.
jesty's Justices of the Peace, slating truly their christias
end surnames, the bosses is which they reside, either as oc-
cupiers or lodge's, the TINS they hale dwelt therein, and
their ACM. . . .. . .

" As the names of the persons whose banns are intended to
bo published are to be aced on the church door, and also fa
the church, before the publication. it will be emissary that
application be made early is the week eith.r to a masistrato
or the Minister of the parish; if to the Minister it is re.
quested that the applicants wilt call at his house (here gte.
tug the address), before leo o'clock is the osorniag, eve►y
day in the we.k, Sunday excepted.
" N.l3.—Unless the marrisge is solemnised widths three
months sifter the publication of banns, Ike banns must be re.
published."

It thus appears that the parties are not absolutely
compelled to go before Police Magistrates or Jos.
tices of the Peace. The Act empowers the Minis.
ter to administer oaths for the swearing or affidavits.
This is, in fact, the mode adopted ; both the par-
tits, or, as the Minister of St. Margaret's calls it,
" the man and the woman," proceeds to the Minis-
ter's residence, sad swear the requisite affidavits be-
fore him.

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Considerable fluctuation have lately occurred in
Bank Sock, probably occasioned by the statements
recently circulated, that the Directors intend to re-
duce the rate of interest on their capitol. The open-
ing price of the stock was 243 ; it then suddenly
declined to 245 ; rose afterwards to 250, and closed
at 247. We understand, however, that considerable
doubts prevail among well-informed persons, whe-
ther the measure will really be adopted by the
Court. It is said that the sums likely to be requir.
ed of the Bank by Government, for the pension-
commutation scheme, agricultural loans, &c., will
be sufficiently extensive to call into operation nearly
the whole of the disposable capital ; and that, though
the interest paid for its use is ut a low rate, there
will be an adequate reserve fund from the gains of
former years, to continue the present di►idend for
some time to come.

As Lieutenant Emos, of Doncaster, and his
sister, Mrs. DENISON. were passing through Bent.
ley in his gig, the horse fell, and the Lieutenant
was thrown out with so much force that he received
a concussion on the brain, which terminated fatally.
The lady seized hold of the side of the gig, and
escaped without injury.
On Tuesday last a man in St. Giles's workhouse,
Cambridge, in a 6t of insanity, jumped out of •
window upwards of 20 feet high, and run a con-
siderable distance before he could be secured. He
fortunately sustained Do injury.
AWFUL VISITATION !—Yesterday sennight, died
suddenly, in the 64th year of his age, Mr.
WILLIAM HUDSON, nearly iiiiity years • respect-
able blacksmith at !longhorn. He was sod-
denly seized at Kipton-Ash fair with a violent spas•
modic attack (to which he laid been frequently
subject), •nd instantly expired before medical as-
sistance could be tendered him. Awful is the re-
fiectiod, that the same carriage which conveyed him
from home at three in the afternoon, to partake of
the festivities of the fair, returned atilt him at 'acts
in the et ening, a corpse:

PoLicit.

MAILSOIOUGH-STRSET.
Res jinni* Soiepon was charged, epos re.examination, at
being a perflarPerfeeisdr in a burglary, at Westwood's, a
jeweller, is Prince's street, Sohu.
The particulars of this ease have already been stated.
Redding, who had bees sera lurking about the premises, bus
bees committed for trial; pod Solomon, upon whom seven
of the gold pins were proved, as to possession and ask to
• man named Alexander, was committed for trial also.
Areen..the ef-deraaf jeweller, was brought op fur re.
examination. His ease is known, es fraadulemtly obtaining
jewellery to a coasiderabk smornit. The mosey was paid,
and presume was a secondary object. Tba Prisoner was
released, sad an officer from tlaion.kall took him tato vas.
Jody upon a similar charge.