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by Mr. Roper, and in the arguments which he advances be roateade
that all marriages which arc performed in foreign countries, umo,y
to the Wes of that country, are of no avail. In support of this doe.
trine he cites thecae of Loss) Herbert, who married a sicijim
princess, in which caste it was decided that as the marriage had bee;
perfumed according to thegeustom of Sicily, it was therefore valid;
in this case the converse has occurred, and the marriage must 61
of course, not valid. May I put a few questions to the feu-tale ? ,
Mr. Drci—Certainly.
Mr. HITCIICOCX—At tho lime you were married in France du
you go before the Mayor I—No.
Mr. IliTcm coca —Why not do not know.
31r. 141 mo FIELD—It is a valid marriage; for in such eases the
Consul enjoys the same privileges as to Ambassador.
Mr. II t yellCOCK—Pray what age was your husband at the tiT,
of your marriage?-1 do not know ; for he told me he was 14,.'
older than he was.

Mr. II ITCHCOCK—T am credibly Informed that no person cam
contract marriage in Francs if they are under tweity.lire ymr,
of age.
Mr. STIATIP (a County magistrate)—.l do not think the Chia
Napoleon says that the contracting parties must be twery.hee
years of age.
Mr. /I t circoei—Did not you go before the Mayor ofeMst,
edifies, and make oath as to your age ?—No, Sir ; my husband thd
all that W.V4 necessary.
Mr. BITCIfCOCE.--110 you not know that is customary In France
to do so, and that in consequence of your not performing any 0(
the proper ceremonies, your marriage is not valid in any degree?
Mr. WINNFIELD—That is not the law upon which we have to
decide.

Mr. SRATIP—A marriage at the Cape of Oood !tope hag bee%
decided in our courts to he valid.

Mr. Harcircoce—Titoul;;n English colony, but I am prepar,i
to show the case is totally different when the marriage takes plate
out of the dominions of England, for then the law of the country ia
which it takes place Mgt be abided by.
To several guestionefrom Mr. Hitchcock, it appeared from Mrs.
Vndoz's answers that previous to her marriage she and her hushawl
lived with Mr. Hooke; that they married in France, but kept their
situations; that she had M. a year wages, hut, owing to her balsg
left destitut,e. she had nothing to receive when site left her place lost
Saturday ; and that although they had not cohabited for these two
years, she had sent her husband at different times 3M. to enable
him to make purchases of land in Switzerland. On the contrary,
she had never received a shilling from him. She had written to
hint repeatedly, but he returned her letters unanswesed, and denied
himself when she called on him. She added that she was now is
distress, and had received a shilling frost St. fleorge's parish.
Dlr. HITCHCOCK contended that she had not as yet become a
burthen to the parish. It appeared to him, by its being a novel case,
the parish had taken it up for the purpose of publicity.
Mr. DYER observed, that by thi Act of Parliament every man
who refused to support his wife and family, when able so to do, was
I considered as an idle and disorderlyVerson, and was liable to Oe
punished as such.

Mr. HITCHCOCK—That Act only relates to those persons who
are legally married. The parish have taken up this case unneces-
sarily.
31r. WlNarrErn—By no means; he is going to Switzerland,
and will then leave the parish without any remedy.
Mr. fitTcncocK—But she was not entitled to any remedy.
Mr. Grist said she was, by lodging in Elizabeth-street,Fire
fields. Mr Grist then proceeded toqueation the hu,barid, to which
Mr. ff. oh,iected. Mr. Grist observed, that he had a right to put
such questions even if he was a felon in Newgaie, and as his parish
was at Lymington,lie should get the Magistrate's signature, and
pass them both to that place.
From the defendant's answers to Mr. Grist, it appeared that he
was a yearly servant at 44/. per year, and resided in Much 11118 in
"Somerset-streor, and from thence went to Llmlngton, 'berths
stayed some months, and from thence went to Paris.

Mr. HITCHCOCK—We will carry the matter to another Court.
for the marriage took place under particular ritennastance.. If
they were known no person would blame Mr. Vodoz for the w..y
in which he is acting.
A conversstion then took between Mr. Hitchcock and Mr.
Winktield, at the end of which it was agreed to let the matter rett
until Satorday next.