The Sun.
London, England, 1802-12-25 00:00:00

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DOCTORS' COMMONS.

O'BRIEN V. O'BRIEN.

This was a suit of nullity of marriage, by. reason
of a former marriage, brought by Elizabeth Terrixt.
It appeared that Mr. O'Brien was married to a lady
of the name of Carter, in Bristol, on the 2d of
April 1793. That they afterwards lived and co.
habited together as man, and wife at divers places
in and near. that city, sometimes going by the name
of Sir Edward O'Brien, and at others by that of
Sir Edward.O'Brien Price, Bart: and that they .had.
threechildren by that marriage. It further appear
ed, that Mr. O'Brien came to London in 1799-, and
was married to a lady of the name of Mrs. Ter-
rift, at Dorking, in Surrey, on the 21st of Odo-
her, in the satire year, his former wife being still
living.
In proof of these fa&s, the registers of the first
and second marriages were produced, authenticated
in the usual way, and the depositions' of two or
three witnesses as to the identity of Mr. O'Brien.
The Learned judge, after hearing the.. Counsel
on the part of Mrs. Territt, (there being no oppo-
sition) was clearly of opinion that the faas of the
case were sufficiently made out, and accordingly
pronounced the second marriage to be null.and void..

PALACE COURT, DEC. 23.

71.7C4:ER V. SPENCER..

This was an Aftion brought. against the De-
fenaapt for the sum of 41. 105. for a quarter's t' rep
due to the Plain:iff for 0e :occupation of two rooms
he rented on the Jower floor 'of the Plaititiff's house,
as an unctee tenant.

The Defendant's Counsel admitted his Client cc-
dupi2d the moths ; that be had .owed` a quarter's
rent,-4.1. La.._ but pleaded,, that he had tendered
21. 1-3 .-to tie Plaintiff, which, with il. •179. he
had paid foi4;:taxes due on the house, was equal to
the. sum of 4:14 ios. due for rent. This pleading
was resisted opt the part of the Plaintiff, and made
it. necessary to go into the Defendant's case.
,The Defendant's son deposed, that his father oc-,
Copied the lower part of the Plaintiff's house ; that
the Plaintiff did reside in the house, .but it WAS in a
garret, where he might have some furniture, but it
could not be muCh,• as he had been ill- the habit of
_taking away articles, from time to time, 'as' fast
as he could.; and whenev.er tax.colle&ors, or
others whoz.wanted money of 'him, called, he was
not to be 'found. The colleaorhaving called se.
venal times in vain, called one day and saw the.
Witness ;- he told him he had a- demand against his
farther for taxes to the amount of 11. t7s. which,. if
he did not pay, he must distrain tfixin liim : in conse-
quence of this, threat, the father, when the collec-
tor called again, paid him the 11. 17s. to save his
goods from being distrained,, and his credit injured.
The tender. of the 21. 13s. and the receipt of the
11. 17c. were proved.
A Commissioner. of Taxes present swore as to
the custom; and the Defendant's case being closed,
The Learned Judgeleft the case to tilt July, who,
under-his direetion, found for the Defendant,' esta-
blishing the payment of taxes by an. under tenant,
umaiet compulsion, to be a good one, and, as such,
liable to be paid. in part of rent to the landlord.

William Goodings was apprehended at Brooke, in
Norfolk, on Sunday last, on suspicion of being con-
cerned in the many robberies lately committed at
Brooke and adjacent Parishes. On his being taken
into custody, he begged permission to go up-stairs
and get his coat, which was consented to, but he,
taking advantage of this indulgence, made his
escape out of the chamber window, and is once
more at liberty to commit depredations upon the
Public. Goodings is near sixfeet high, is by trade
a hurdle-inaker, and has lately been a soldier.
'On Friday se'nnight, about five o'clock in the
evening, a sudden gust of wind carried away all the
four sails belonging to Mr. Ruffle's windmill at
Dalham, in Norfolk, one of which was shattered
to pieces, and some par't of it 'thrown seventy yards
from the mill ; another sail was cart ied about-ibrty
yards, and a third driVen six feet into the earth ;
the fourth sail was forced into the mill, very near
to the person who was attending the -Same ; but
happily neither he, or another man, who was on the
stage outside„receiVed the least injury. -
A man of the name of Plimer, at Chatham, for
the trifling wager of a new hat, drank, on Inekday
night, eighteen large glasses;of brandy. Ile dropped
down while taking the last, arid. remained several
hours in a state of .almost hopeless insensibility, but
ny very strong and stimulating 'applications he at
length recovered.