The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-04 00:00:00

ORME r. ORME.

Dr. Anxemin objected to the libel which had been given in on
the part of Mrs. Or.ile t it was a suit instituted by that lady for a
restitution of conjugal tights, and charged. that Mr. Orme, ever
since his arrival in Enema!, in 1821. had withdrawn himself, with.
out lawful cause, from his wife, and refused her conjugal rights,
and that although she resided in the same house with him, the
was denied acerse to his person and hell. The beamed Counsel
contended, that in this case the Court had no jurisdiction. It was
not the ease of a husband sending his wife from his house or with-
drawing himself from the house; but they were dwelling antler
the same roof. The ('hurt bad no power to regulate the dietary
or other matter of a family. If they had, and were to listen to such
complaints as theta•, the table would be covered with them front all
quarters. It was a novel attempt to introduce matter within the
jurisdiction of the Court, which hod never before been introduced
into it. There was ro precedent for such a case, and the absence of
all precedent was, he contended, ciinclusive to show that no jutis-
diction existed.
Dr. ADIIAMM followed on the same side. In causes foe the re-
atitution M• conjugal rights, the final assignation of the Court was,
"tit take her home. and treat her with conjugal affection," by which
it appeared that the husband's absenting himself from home was
the gist of the charge. In this else, however, the husband and
wife were living under the same roof. The parties hail had • long
cohabl:ation. They were married twenty years ago, and hail right
child-en. They resided for ninny years in the East Indies. In'
1811 sheearne to England, leaving her husband behind her. He
was then seven years by himalf, and !Mt :n England in MI.
hat had arisen m that interval the Court did not know, and he
(Dr. Addams) denied the power of the l'ourt to demander' Mr.
Orme his reasons fo• his separating himself• from his wife.
Dr. Loam twnvow contended, on behalf of 3lrs. (hoe, that the
Court had jurisdictina. In the case of Gill, where he was
ordered to take his wife home, and treat her w.th conjugal affection,
he took her home, and locked her up, refusing her access to his bed
—the Court said it must be shown that he had treated her in • man-
ner befitting his wife, and the Court rifused to dismiss him from
the suit, until he complied with the order of the Court.
Sir C. Horn xson said, the Court had been extremely guarded
in drawing the line of its own jurisdiction, and after giving the
subject all the consideration to which he bad thought it entitled, he
was of opinion that the libel might to he rejected.

TITHES I'NDER THE 3711. tf HENRI' the EIGHTH

ST. BOTOI.rit. iILI)GATE.

Yesterday the General Tithe Committee was hell, when a Re-
port to be made to the %%wry on their late arduous prieeediags wa•
read and agreed to.
The Rennet states, amongst other things. that the improprie ;on
wa. Granted by Kind James the First to individual, for the stun of
4101. It afterwards passed into the hands of the Rev. Sir Thomas
Kynaston, the ancestor of the present impmpriator, for the of
11,41 W. (a pretty goal pro:dor the industry of the claimants in
taxing the inhabitants; ; that he (Sir T. Kjnaston) afterwards
offereu to sell the same to the pariah, tre,eether with the right of ad-
voeson, for a perpetual innuity of :AM guineas; that prior to the
year 1000, the tithes of both division, of the parish in London and
Middlesex continued at about the annual sum of 5001.; that they
were aftirwarela increased to about 1,0001. until the present impro.•
plater cruse into poesewion in the year 11104, when they were In-
creased to 1,1500/. per annum, and they now amount to between
4.01101. and 5,11001. per annum, although he had redeemed the land-
tax upon the same at a valuat nit of 3301. per annum ; that the said
improprisior, calculating upon the large sums he was recently re•
airing of the parishioners, had heavily mortgaged the same, and
the ronimittee felt it their duty to endeavour to stem the torrent
which was thus overwhelming them, by an application to Pitt.
da rent.
. . . . .

It appeared to the meeting to he deafly evident, that where ar-
ranpvrnente already exist between the clergy and improprialors and
their respective paridtioners, as to the present amount paid for
tithe, it is necessary, to prevent future disastrous results and
litiga-
tion, that the future payment for tithes shall be put upon a lair
and equitable footing through the medium of Parliament. St. 80.
tolph, Aldgate, i. a° circumstanced as to require that some provi-
sion should he made for the officiating ministers. inasmuch as the
present large amount paid by the pariahioners is certainly swall.nreti
up by the lay lmprnpnator.