The National Register.
London, England, 1817-04-28 00:00:00

CONSTSTORY COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS.

THE HON. ANNA MARI% rrum At RICE, cnmmulify rolled LADY
YISCOrNTL.S KIRKWALL. lizei;lgl THE HON. JOIN

TUN FITZMAURICR, Commonly Cal:cd LORD lISCOUNT KINK'

WA I.L.

This was a question as to the admissibility of a libel offered
on the part of Lady Kirkwall, in a cause of divorce, hist i and
by her ladyship against Lord Kirkwall, by reason of alleged
ailtdiery.

The libel pleaded, that Lord and Lady Kirkwall were mar-
ried by special lieenre in August, 1802, at Ahrergelly, in Den-
bighshire ; that they lived together titina that lime nntil the
year 1809, and Irad two chadren. A separation then took
place, in consequence i•f some unhappy differences which had
arisen between them ; and her ladyship has sine resided in
varions ph.ces at the xve:t end of the town, it:,:trt from his
lordship. The libel earther pleaded, that in the beginning of
' the year 1814, Lend Kirkwall fointed a criminal iitterconrse
with a woman of the name tieTayliir, or Hmikin alto tired in
Indeitopt, in Park Place, Grosvenor•s/piate t and that he, from
that ?AMC, became in the habit of visiting her there for erns&
nal piirpeses. The libiltht 0 eluirg% d %ariotis arts of adultery
to ha% e beet coinmitted by than at those mid Other ;
and fas•ther pleaded, that his lordship, about the sane tillle,
formed a similar connexion with a itt:;Erieti weinan of the name
of Webb. then residing yeith her husband ; that he •fterwards
lived with her in various lodgings, and fli!temitinues. to du so
at leilg,nes in Margaret-street, Cavendish-square; and it
elneLed saiiittiTy between them at all those !dares.
Dr. amnia and Dr. Itornally, in mit:l,4ooo to the admissi•
WHIN' of the libel, objected, that it id toot !dead tin period
wlen the adultery lust came to Lady Kirkwall's knowledee,
ant that she was cognizant or the adultery, and genii:ening
in it, natiticalarly as blot. isgas living in a state of voluntary Ne-
tt:nation from her husband ; and she was nut thettlyre en-
titled to the 'calmly sill. now mitten.
Sw !thy and 11r. laishimzton, in reply to the ohjection,
roniEl,llcd, th at the mere residenee. of Lady 1. irk a a II in Lon.
den, did not necessarily give rise to the ittlercta:e that she a as
cognizaut of the adultery, as a large Luau was tot all places

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the bet adapted for carrying on such as intercourse with
Sir %Valiant Scott stated the facts pleaded, and the nature
of the objection taken ; and expressed his opinion, that the
objection was Hot sustainable either in point °fleet ur in point
of law, and therefore admitted the libel to proof.

Ina suit pending in the Admiralty Court, in which Lord
Cockrane claims head money for the capture of the La Ville
de Verso% ie, in Basque Roads, the Proctor on the opposite
side contends against the Court receiving his Lordship's oath,
by virtue of the law, which declares the testimony of a person
convicted et a conspiracy to defraud, inadmissible..
Abraham Ball, one of the eleven convicts who escaped on
the rith instant from Chelmstind gaol, was brought up by
Golf and Hall, by whom lie was apprehended on the pre-
ceding evening, in the neighbourhood of Ciirnabydnarket.
His identity being ascertained, the officers who had hint in-=
custody were ordered to convey him iu safety to his old lodg-
ing: at Clichubford.

Oil Monday morning, a young man and woman took a boat
at Cat'er's-bridge to cross the Thames; when about the mid.
dle of the river, the latter got up in the boat, and being in a
state of intoxication, clasped the young mast toned the neck,
and precipitated both into the water; the man was saved sy
the boatman, but the woman was drowned.
DREADFUL FIRE.---atorday week a fire took place art
the premises of Mr. Good, Ship builder, at /iridium. It
cummeneed in the tar-room, which co 111111 l manning with a
very extensive mold loft and ropewalk, bulb coveted with
thatch, the whole of which it consumed, together with every
other building in the yard, with Mr. Good's dwelltog-house,
a part only of the furniture being sated. The vessel., on the
stocks, as well as those laying in the harbour, were (with the
greatest difficulty) saved. The whole yard exhibited the
next morning a distressing scene, the timber burning in all
directions tbr the space of four acres.
Thursday morning. about two o'clock, a most alarmieg fire
broke mit at the house of Mr. Henderson, piano-forte manu-
facturer, Newcastle-place, Cferkenwell, and in a short time
communicated to that of Mr. Haynes, silversmith, and Mr.
bricklayer, entirely contouning the three homes,
and spreading itself backward to the great alarm of the inha-
bitants of some of the smaller houses. By the timely arrival
of the engines, however, it was got node' by ten o'clock. We
are happy to iear no lives were lost, though it was with great
difficulty a young female was saved. It is said it was occa-
sioned by a fire being imprudently left iu the grate after the
family had retired to rest.
Friday morning an accident of an extraordinary nature
huppene Ito a young lady, on her proceeding to St. G urge's
Clint eh Hanoverstpiare, in order to be there married. She
Wis accompanied in her carriage by two other ladies and au
Oil. ly gentleman. On arriving opposite the church, the
perch (.1. the carriage broke in !, such a manner, that the hind
wheels were Is It a considerable distance flout the fore wheels,
And the noel), of the carriage fell in between them. The
ladies and the gentleman were taken out of the carriage
without receiving any other injury than that of being much
alarmed. The footman was severely bruised The bride-
groom was in another carriage, and the marriage took place,.
as soon as the lady was reefs% ered from her fright.-