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London, England, 1818-05-26 00:00:00

CONSISTORY COURT, Ilex

vummso, 111UARDIAR, sodas/ SVLLIILW, Abel,
milled (moues.
This was a suit for a nullity of marriage, by rea.
anti of • false publication of burns, brought by the
Right Honourable John Sullivan. father, and there.
fore guardian. of John Augustus Sullivan, a minor,
against Maria Oldacre, spinster, falsely called Sul-
livan. A libel wu e'en in on the part of Mr.
Sullivan, which pleaded that John Augustus Sulli-
van was born on the 19th of October, 1798; that
Maria Oldacre was born in October 1795; that Mr.
John Augustus Sullivan used, in the latter end of
the year 1815, 10 go to Ritchen's Lodge, to hint
with the Berkeley hounds, whereby be became ac-
quainted with Thorns. Oldacre. the linutintan, and
I.4thec of Maria Oldacre, party in the cause ; that
Air. John Augustus Sullivan was Vrevailed upwn
by the artifices awl misrepresents. of Mr.
and Mrs. Oldacre, to consent to a marriage. and
brume were published in the parish church of St.
()lave, Souffiwark, between John Augustus Sulli.
van and Maria Holmes Oldacre, which name of
Holmes was neither her baptismal name, nor name
of repute, but that it was unduly used for the pur-
pose of fraud, deception, rust concealment, to
prevent the real names, Condition, and situation of
the parties from being known by Mr. John Sulli.
vin, and others interested therein. In conse-
quence of this publication of banns, the marriage
was solemnized on the 15th of JOY, 1816; the,
previous to the marriage, the officiating clergyman
iiaptired of the parties whether they were of ate,
and of the parish of St. °lave —that he was m-
in, by Mrs. Macre that ell was right, other-
due he would not have married the parties.
an allegation was given in, which plead-
,.l that Mrs. Sullivan is the natural daughter of
Mrs. NI iry Amelia Oldacre, formerly Holmes, and
...14 Writ previous to the marriage of slr. and Mrs.
4 )1,1 were. That Mr, J. Sullivan was acquainted
with the. Hammel' that existed between Isis sou and
Chi sere ; tint tro artifices or misrepicsenta-
tiiiii. were used to procure the marriage, but that
it was the voluntary act of Mr. John Augustus
who gave instructions, in his own hand-
wri ion, the clerk of the parish fur the Obli-
gation 1.1 banns, and that the name of Holmes was
not usr.l fOr the purpose of fraud, deception, and
concealment ; au 11w contrary, it was that to
which Nlrs. Sullivan was cousidereJ to he le-
, rnllllrol,vN being the mime of her mother at
tor some of her birth, mitt was adopted for the par.
ytt-t of wenn. tug such doubts as might hare ali-en

with re.ret lo t 1 v .1011.1 or p•Mtratini tr
hunts if the stamp of Whites had Stern omitted.—
That sifter the inarringe,lllr..litlin Snllivnit and h's
fa oily riaifrd ilsrm, and located them with grritt
affection, moil gave them n credit for r,oor. per
alumni mid 100/. to set not with, in soder that
they might be eittaltlishrd some time on the Conti-
nent fur the purpose of proctoring inetructors for
Mrs. Sullivan. The Court proceeded to hear the
critlrtive out these pleas read.
t7otinsrl still he braid on the neat sitting of the
COArt,Ttiday, the 29th instant.

stanaterw-150V3/..
A Dr.PR AVE!) 'AND UNGRATEFUL CHARACTER.
George Levi Perry. a yonag man of respectable Conner.
lions, was yesterday examined tinder the following charge:—
Mr. Yorke Hatton, jeweller, of Lower Thames-street,
•fated, that the Prisoner had horn apprenticed to him some
years since, hut sons after he catered his service ha dis-
covered that he was pursuing • system of plunder upon
his property. This bail increased to so alarming • de-
'gree, that after forgivenness for many thefts, be was at
lellglit, in the year 1814, compelled to send him upon his
Isla! at the 01,1 Bailey. Upon this necasi (((( in the apparent
spirit of contrition and sorrow, be pleaded guilty to the
crime with which Ire was charged, and the witnese, in muse-
quence of the iuterpusitiou of hit friends, as well as the die-
tales of his own humanity, strengthened by the tears and
promises of the primmer, recommended him to the Court,
and be els in edosisrynctive humanely discharged, and the
witness coosented to take him once more into his service.
In this 'iteration, however, he was not lung placed, when de-
prorFaHulss ',were discovered which be had carried on almost
from the moment of his induction. There were not only
friend beim him duplicates of properly pledged, and letters
unto the taking and disposing of other property, hot lie eon-
finked at the same time that he had robbed the witness to a
great amwou•t. He acknowledged that he had frequently
Made false entries in the books for It. and more at a time;
that he had taken watches, rings, pocket-books, buckles,
and various articles of jewellery, together with other monies
from time to time. Just as he had concluded the confession,
herwrver, he suddenly flirted into the street, and finally
eirapert, eluding all possible vigilance until a few weeks
Vince. leforbiatinn was received that he had first made his
way into Wales, and that lie had afterwards gone to Bir-
nstweliam, where he got married and became settler!. He
MN brought from thence by warrant on Iles 10th lost.
The Prisoner, with the conical of all parties, was reteand-
ed till Saturday.

nog-oreng ET.
Yesterday a long investigation took place before Mr.
Pennte, rivipectiox a rubbery in St. James's Park on Sunday
night, uuder the following eery extraordinary circumstauces :
On Sunday night Mr. Hooper, a gentleman who resides in
Parliament-street., was walking in the Green Park, accom-
panied he his brother; they remaised till the clock struck
ten, and having nu doubt but that the Honor Guards gates
would be shut, sod being informed that if be made haste
the Queen-square gate would be open, be in consequence
took leave of his brother, mid ran with all speed to the
Quetta-spare gate, and on his arrival there, to his great
disappointment, tte found them closed and fast ; while lie
war in conversatiou with the sentinel who was stationed
at ILe gate as to how lie was to get out, a man came up,
craned into conversation, and asked him what be would give
to get opt Mr. Hooper replied he would, not give any
thing. The man asked him if he would give his watch,
whirl, be refused,; the man said he would have it, seized Mr.
Hooper be the collar, and snatched at his watch chain ; a
scuttle emoted; Mr. H. 'milted upuu the trealiael to take
charge of the man, which Mr. Hooper said be refused to do,
sating be bad no power to do it; the man succeeded in
forcing Mr. Hooper watch, Sze from him, and ran of.
Mr. Hooper pursued hits a short distance calling " Stop
thief!" lout being feartlill of proceediug slung the Rird-cage.
walk at that boar of she night. lent there should be others
concerned wits the rubber, be gave up the pursuit, and re.
turned to the sentinel at Queen.riquare-gate, who repealed
that be had too power to lake the qrau into custody, sad
that he knew nothing of him. Mr. Limper having observed
the r•ilobet put something into the sentinel's hand in the
scuttle, suspected be hail got his watch, and challenged bins
with it ; the sentinel denied the charge, and said what the
Mae had Pitt into his hand was a piece of Mr. Hooper's
nerk..eloth, which he had torn off when he _collared him, anti
be gave it to Mr. Hooper. Early yesterday morning Mr.
Hooper attended at the office, and gave the above account
of the trathaction.
About six 'o'clock last evening, the put-boy employed at
the there Jolly Ruicheis public-house, in Hutigerford
Market, went into the shop of Mr. Jarman. watchmaker and
jeweller, in the Strand, with a gold watch without a glass,
and desired to have one put in. Mr. Jarman, after trnnion.
lag the watch, interrogated the boy as to where he got the
watch; the boy replied, from a man who was in their
house. Mr. Jarman suspecting the watch, which is
worth seventy guineas, was stolen, soot it being made by Ed-
monds and West, who reside but a short distance front him,
and having received information that n gentleman bad been
rubbed of a valuable watch of their make, he told the boy he
should nut let him have the watch again, and desired him to
go and stud the man who had given him the watch. The boy
left the shop, and in a short time after a man, who proved
to have been drinking at the Three Jolly Butchers public.
house till he was intoxicated, eutend Mr. Jsrman's shop,
and claimed the watch; out Mr. Jarman asking how be
became possessed of it. he is plied, a gentleman had given
it to him in St. James 'a Park, and produced a gold chats, and
!eats whirli be said were originally attached to the watch.—
This riot being a satisfactory account, Mr. Jarman refused
to deliver up the watch, and pent tor an officer. The mu
became very abusive to Mr. Jarman, and made a great noise
in the slop; this attract' d the attention of those who were
passing the sloop window, and IwQ gentlenteu looked in,
when one of them exclaimed, "That is the man who
rubbed me of my watch" (meaning the intoxicated man),
sad be ri presented his name to be Mr. Hooper, and re-
lated the above circumstance of the roldsery hiss in St.
took

James's Park. An Officer theta arrived„ _ the swan into
custody, and binterlit him Cu this Office. In a abort
lime after he was exa 11111 l ed. Ile gala his smite Wu
Thomas Hayes ; he ass Jun dressed in regimentals, bat be
bad every appearance of hr,u a soldier. He was extremely
impudeut to Mr. Hu int., and made use of the must foul law-
gusto:
Ile was eommitt.il fur further examination ou the mi.
deuce of Mr. Jai inset.

lIARLROROVOH•/TR[IT.
POISONOUS TEA.
Yesterday afternoon, elitist Sir. liyer was tramarting
business its politic roans of this office, ft respectable
dressed man ralllP Op to the bar, soul said he %anted his 'W-
iley, us a subject which was of the ultimo iinportaucc to the
community at large.
11w Worthy itlagistrate haring desired to know the nation
e•f his effinennuirai ion, the epithelial untied a bundle which
contained a tin canister; nod ft pane of whitlow glass, on
a loch was arranged, in eery carious order, neat an hundred
leaves of different deacriptimis, armed on! and dried. Hay-
ing laid the glass before the Magistrate, the gentleman
phr-
ereded to date, that for a length of time lie had dealt with
a rawer in his utighlmatlinnil, who was looked upon
as a reapectahle tradesman, for tea, aurae, fur the
Ise of his family; bit he ithscrvod (sod particularly of
late) that the article had nut that doe Aar our which
ten distiugnialred the gee's* lee. Its vain did he p to a
Irigher prier, the Ira still tasted unph•asant. Himself and
other members of kis family were often in with a pain in
thleir howela, ■od very reecuily his intestines were men con.
/meted, but the ranee was Mier suspected. Having lately
seen in the public Journals an account of the trials in
the Coact of Eitelwquer, and a prose.. by which imitation
Sea could he discosered, he *as determined to ascertain
what stuff he was in the daily habit of using. Accordingly,
yesterday morning, sifter breakfast, he took iht leases out
of She tea-put, suit after washing dot* • Ivan, 9,4"11 Steen.
on a square of ales,, %%brit In lift diem till di) ; lac then 4a-

doiret trio! • utak! ritrit:i) lICC die %I :a. anti ti4e tiara‘
that eau thronTh the leaf They were mod) tarter than the
t" kav", and but the aromatic's( linch 44a might he
growing in the 14• dm; shoot the metropolla The the might
nag depewl on his own isi , he took the a hole 4*f them
to three meshed' gentlemen of treat lwarlice, ahn.hi I"rati
that Ilia! were not Ira, but come common learea, ninth
from their appearance had hetn mixt 41 with a p 444.4 %%%%% 1111
substance ! Determined he macros, as for as in him lay,
any further imlu,cltion on the public, hewer:need the reninio-
der of the tea, which he intended in have analyzed; and the
porpose of his application waa to lay au information agoinat
the cri.cer

The :11wriatrate and Colonel Roarawrn examined the Ira,
and also the 1 , smile of the latter weir. brnwii, aad
tithers were a broose greets, but the most inexpeeiroccd per-
%ell COlll4l see they were not tea.
111 r. Dyer informed the Gentlemen that he merited the
"thanks of the public at large for big laudable Inge, lout
his application wi. out of the regular eildrar: lane-mat'
should lie Brat given at the Excise Otfire, sod 11117 would
march the grocer's premises. 'l' his the ticutlemau promised
to du the first thing iu the morning.

Dewed), the'rnan who stands charred with around-
hig.Jane Bottlers, was to hare been brought up Tor further.
examination 3restrrday, but was again remanded till Thors-
day,in conseques,ce of the mou.attendeuee of some of ttie
witnesses.
Foy,lite oliiCer,brought down the Surgeon's report, which
stated, that ase‘unfurtunate woman was muds worst.
John Paine, alias Jail the liuteher, the pugilist, was
been& tip by Pepper and Wyatt, constables, uu a 'charge
of stealing a basket of linen, from the family ii Hitter
Hon. Mr. Balfour, of Cnizon-street, Mayfair. It appeared
that the linen was *eat up from Mr. B's country seat, sod
wb•lst she vehicle was standing at the dime, the Prisuure awl
another were seen to lake the bundle and fun way.
lufur-
matson was given to Pepper, who took the Prisoner in bed
yesterday ouroing. He was ideattied as the thiet by a rt.
spectable witness.—Rensandeti.