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London, England, 1812-08-20 00:00:00

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-CONSISTQRIAL COMMISSARY COURT, EDIT Blllte
HILLARy
The pursuer, Dame Francis Elizabeth Miel'
otherwise Disney Ffyche, instituted the preset
action of divorce against the defender Sir
Ifillarv, of Danbury-place, in the county of liass
but now residing in Scotland. ,The liliel
stated, that ,in February 1809, the:pursuer
lawfelly married to the defender, in the pari,:'•
* church of George, Hanover-square, the
county of Middlesex, and 'after the solenanizatics
of the marriage, 'the
.parties resided together a 5
husband and wife for seYeral years, during whic,li
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time they had one son 'and two daugiater,-; .tl",
notwithstanding the said marriage, the defeud*t
had deserted the pursuer, and withdrawn his :"c
fections from her ; and having."' unforttmately:Oti:
tracted a load of debt, he left England about fat;' ?
!
years ago, and took up his residence in the T"?
Man. From thence he came to Scotlandy'az'
in March, 1811, he was discovered residing in al
hotel in Edinburgh, under the fictitious name °
Hastings, and in cOmpany with a young woman'
calling herself Mrs. Hastings ; and; after residing
in several other places af, husband and-wife, thcf
at last took up their residence in' the sanctuary
Holyrood-louse; , the defe:;qler then assuiningh"
proper name of :Sir :William Hillary, and his 00'
paniou that of Mrs. Wilson.
On these facts, the pursuer brought her aeti°°
of divorce. The' defender, was personally ci ,
-and gave in a defence, not only denying the 'title"
but objecting to the jurisdiction of the Court--"7
The Coimnissaries pronounced an inter/ccutor,Abe
Smile a 8 in the case of Tentth v. Teush, „,-„d,iThnt;
the pursuer to condescend both in fact and in la°'
on the arotind on which she -maintain( d that .tile
Court was competent to entertain her action.
A !.:c.nidescendenee was -accordingly given
,in."
the pursuer, which having been folios-red wit-'5
long answers for the deiendT:r, in whicli he e;,401.
poured to chew that the parties were not aceef.:,
•ble in a Scots Court of JuStice, on acco,:int of
marriage Contract in tngland, the Cou-nissanelj
(6th Sept. I n pronounced an inted.or.utbr neo.4
similar-to that in the case of Tensh, That in -7(!'
spect the pursuer and defender are English, vce,r
marries] in England, and never lived together '3
Scotland as husband and wife, and that it does LI
appear that. the defender hals' taken up-,afixed 9115'
permanentiesidence in this country ; on the col'.;
,trary,. he. liimselk descrilw.s his residence here v'lj".
a einpokary nature, Occasioned by the enniarrzo';
ed 'state of his afFairs,.and meant to be continued
-Only until that embarrassment was removed ; I:" "
that this Csnirt is not competent to entertain LI
.present action, therefore dismiss the same, ID'
decern."
71 this case, Mr. CoMmissary Finottsol,t-dri-
fered.from his brethren, and the judgment ilavti
'b&n carried into the Supreme Court, by
Advocation, which came before Lord
13Allstc, his Lordship pfonounced an intcr:iic.lll:
similar to that in the case of Teush, remittinttl
the CommiSSaries to alter their interlocutor, 4:,'1
sustain their jurisdiction.
The case, accordingly, comeback to the CO
misaries, and a proof na.vink- been led; by I'vkt''"7
the acts of adultery, libelled were clearl%• esvie
Cominissaries found the tefeudf
guilty of adultery,, and ,divorced and deciared
terms of the libel: .

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dye is said to have been discovereri
which will answer all the purposes of indigo, "r;
of -the coloniall articles from the use of wllieb-
have been precluded by our _maritime powts.r•
has been exposed to the severest tests,dipp:o2s.s_
muriatic acid, Stc. the colour wernaining.nuclonl;
ed.Credat Judceus
The. Superior of the Order of La TraPpe, -=mss.
sieur NERIDI, who some months ago was NT);;
tioned in the French Papers, as having been's 1
by order of BUONAPARTE (supposing him to be
spy), arrived at Harwich last week-from GQt-tell'
burgh, and is now in London.

PREFERMENTS.
The Rev. C. Hodgson, M. X. licensed L.) the Cure .012,
rington,in Devon; patrons, the Dean and Chapter of-1'..,,,Lr0
Church, Pxford.—The,Rev. Wm. Paine, M. A: to the re" 17,-.
of Widfoid, Gloucestershire, void by the, rcaagnation. of
Wyatt.-7-The Rev. J. H. W. Williams,n M. A. QAe°,e
the Senior Fellowsof Clare Hall, Carri,arldge 'to the Vkanof
of Litlington, in that county, vacant by the promotio"
the Twentyuaa.n; patrons, the" Master and.FclioN'f,l',.
that Society.—The Rev. S. Siocock, to the Rectory of 02,11,-..
Bello --Tire Rev.. C. HOlbech, M. A. to the Rectory of I%`-'°o(
charilßishop Devonshire; patron, R.- H. Tucklield, Pq:,;
Fulford.-L1 he Rev. Wm. Wilson to the perpetual
H'artlepool, vacated by the resignation of the Rev. H. J•
linviorth.

BATHS.
ant/
On Tuesday the 11th inst. the -Lady of J. T. S.
Esq. of Chapel-House, Craven, Yorkshire, of a Son,
died soon after his birth.
At his house in.QueenAnn-street West, the Lady of
liam Drummond Delaii; Esq. of a Daughter. ilea'
Oa the-11th inst. in George-street, the Lady of -ur•
berton, of a Daughter.
Oa the 15th inst. at Fegstnn,. the Lady of William
Esq-. of Elden-Hall, :3utrolk, o a Da.ughter.

• - . • • MARRIED.
On Tuesday the 11th inst. ••t (11. t Nir r)
d. tang on, .G.
Mrs. Sarah V;*ebb, widow of the late Henrys Webb, -1164.
of Charlotte-street, Bedford-square. verv-
. OW:rues:lay, at St.J4lin's, Hackney, Mr: Beniatatn
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ink, of Hontertoti, to Elizabeth,. tiaugo:AT of Thomas AAl-
hell, Es. of Thoron Bower, Essex. ' •
On the 13th int:E. d
at- St. Ge•trge's, Hanorer-svare,
Palmer Hobbs, Esq: late of Bond-street, to Miss %%tallier''t
Hampton-court Palace, only sister to General. Wallier)
verely wounded at Badajos.
dl is
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s Toe same day, at Broomfield, Essex, Capt. J. IL :•',.tes
of tlz,e. Royal Engineers, to Sarah, eldest daughter of .
Porter, Esq. of_Brootlitield. S 4. to
'M r. David Williatn Dean, of Fore-street, Crippleglcl.
Caroline, eldest daughter of Mr. James Watts., of

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