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London, England, 1824-12-01 00:00:00

ARCHES COURT, NOY 29.

SULLIVAN 9. SULLIVAN.
Dr. SWAM stated, at considerable length, the pro-
ceedings in this case, being a suit for adultery com-
menced by John Augustus Sullivan, Esq. son of the
late Right Hon. John Sullivan, against Maria Sullivan,
formerly Oldacre, daughter of the celebrated Thomas
Oldacre, huntsman to the 13erkeley Hunt. The libel
. pleaded ten articles, stating the marriage of the parties
at St. Olave's, Southwark, on the 15th July,lBlo3, when
Mr. S. was a minor, and after which they cohabited
together in the parish of Mary-la-bonne; that proceed-
ings had been instituted by his father to set aside the
marriage, but the validity of it was confirmed in the
Consistory Court, and also on appeal here r the article
then states that the parties agreed to separate, Mr. Sul-
livan paying her 1.0001. as an outfit, and an annuity of
5001. per year. This sum was deposed to have been
regularly paid. There was also a deposition that Mr.
S. at. the request of his father, went to reside on the
Continent till the year 11322, when he returned. During
his residence abroad, be received various anonymous
letters, stating that his wife had contracted an intimacy
with a persoo named Golding, who had visited her at
Cheshunt, in Buckinghamshire, and in Arundel-street,
where he passed for her brother, she sometimes assum-
ing the name of Leeson, at others Sullivan, she calling
him " Henry;" and he her " Maria."
There was various evidence to prove that they lived
together as man and wife, though they had taken every
precaution to conceal themselves. They subsequently
removed to Lortily- row, near Windsor, where the Lady
was delivered of a child, which Mrs. Sullivan has since
acknowledged to be the child of Mr. Golding. The
Learned Advocate then detailed the facts of the adul-
tery at considerable length, and prayed in the usual
terms for a divorce.
Sir Jon Nicttou., after reviewing the evidence in
support of•the identity of the parties, which was alone
the point in dispute, WAS a opinion that it was fully
proved. Mrs. Sullivan and Golding resided at Not-
tingham, near Eltham, for upwards of twelve months,
and at- various other place, and she had been de.
livered of two children.—lt has been also proved; that
Mr. Sullivan 'elided abroad, and did not cohabit with
his wife since the deed of separation. Under the cir-
cumstances of that separation, it could not be considered
a malicious desertion. Even if it were, it was never
stated that it would be a bar todivorce, where adultery
had been 'committed by the wife. On the whole, he
was bound to grant the prayer of the Petition for a
divorce and separation by reason of adultery.
A good deal of other business was transacted. In three suits,
wherein the Jiidge's office was promoted by 4, England against
Hurcombe," " England against Williams," and " England against
Richardson," for brawling in Church, the Judge pronounced the
parties to be guilty; condemned- them in the costs, and sentenced
them to suspension ab ingnestss ecdesia for the space of one month.
(These cases arose out 6f the parochial squabbles in which the
parish of St. Nlary, Newington, was last year involved, about the
election of its officers. The facts were all precisely similar to those
we have already two or three times reported in " the Judge's office
promoted by Palmer against noffeyr and " Palmer against Mimi,"
in this Court.)
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, NOVEMBER 29:
Fraueis Verdier came up to be heard on his
petition. Tsto creditors appeared to oppose in person ;
but the insolvent being seized with a violent epileptic
fit, the case was ordered to stand over for a short time,
till he recovered ; and when it was afterwards called on,
the opposing creditors signified their intention to with-
draw their opposition, and left the Court.. The case
finally stood over to serve notice on the assignees of
Messrs. Marsh, Stracey, and Co. and to complete same
other services.

William !home Mason was opposed by Mr. Pox,
Locrc for Messrs. Raywood and San. It appeared that
the insolvent had been a linen-draper in Holborn, and
becoming embarrassed in the year 1821, he executed 4
deed of composition with his creditors for 9s. in the
pound, to be paid by instalments, in from three to 18
months. Being enabled to continue to carry on his bu-
siness by advances of stock from Mr. Madley, with
whom he lodged his lease as a security ; and receiving
a loan from a friend of £2OO, he continued to pay his
instalments, until Metsrs.Raywood, who declined being
parties to the composition, and insisted on being paid
their full claim, arrested him. Upon their previously
threatening to do so, the insolvent told them, that in
that case they would be paid nothing. He directed his
attorney to plead to the action, and afterwards to bring
a writ of error, which put them to £7O costs. It was
upon this ground, of putting his opposing creditors to
vexatious expense, that his discharge was opposed.
The COURT observed, that this was one of those or-
dinary cases where honest bona fide compositions were
defeated by one creditor holding out for the purpose of
extracting either payment or security for a greater sum
than the other creditors received. Still, however, the
insolveht's conduct, with respect to the legal proceed-
ings, brought him within the operation of one of the
penal clauses of the Act, and rendered it necessary that
the Court should remand him ; but taking into consi-
deration the fact that he had already been in close cus-
tody since May last, and all the other circumstances of
the case, their judgment was, that he should be dis-
charged after being in custody fourteen days longer
from the present date.

In the Case of Janes Jackson, an insolvent, a ques-
tion was raised on Saturday, as to whether the words
.4 shall and may be lawful" in that clause of the
new Act which empowers the Court to send an insolvent
back to the country, on the application of his creditors,
were to receive an imperative or discretionary con-
struction? Mr. Heath arguing in favour of the former ;
and Mr. Cooke of the latter.—The COURT yesterday
pronounced their opinion that the words were impera-
tive; and left them no discretion in such cases.

Letters from Tangiers of the 27th ult. state, that the
evening before, the Governor, in obedience, as he alleged,
to orders received from his Government, had sent an
armed force on board the Forturrato Sardinian vessel,
then at anchor in that port, and taken possession of her.
He at the same time directed the acting Captain, and
the chief part of the crew who were on shore, to be seized
as prisoners of wart in consequence of which the Consul-
General of his Majesty the King of Sardinia caused
the Sardinian flag-staff to be taken down. The Moors
seem at present to have but two decked-boats, of about
SO tons burden each, in the whole empire ; but later
accounts from Tangiers add, that the Government are
endeavouring to purchase some vessels to arm against
the Sardinian trade, and that they intend immediately
to fit out a felucca of about SO tons for that purpose.
The servant maid who last week robbed her mistress,
Mrs. Voss, of Dean-street, Canterbury-square, of lOU.
was on Saturday taken at Bristol, on her way to Ire-
land, and the whole of the property recovered, with the
exception of seven sovereigns.