Star.
London, England, 1824-11-23 00:00:00

BARKER tt..BARKER.

This was an appeal from the Consistory of Landon, it
a case of nullity tif marriage, by reason of the wife's
adultery. It appeared that the parties were married
when the defendant. Mrs. Barker, was a minor; their

happiness was not disturbed until the Lady became of
age; and entitled to her property, and then she wished
to make her own disposition of it, and to appoint trus-
tees with whom her husband was not on ft iendly terms.
Mr. Barker objected to the arrangement, and tilt pat-
lties separated ; the Lady went to ieside at Teignmotith,
Devon ; and Mr. Barker at Bath ; the►e he shortly a' ter
received intimation of his wile's infidelity, and of her
elopement with a Lieutenant Port% of the Surrey Mili-
tia ; he pursued theparties, and overtook them at King-
ston ; he then commenced his action for trim. con. and
recovered 5001. damages. His next application aas to
the Consistary Court for a divorce, but they rejected his
application on account of the dispute and separation
about the property. Mr. Barker then appealed to this
Court, and the Judge being of opinion that the adul-
tery had been fully proved, pronetniced in favour of
the husband for the divorce.
MAYOR'S COURT, NOV. 22.

THE PERUVIAN GOVE:INNIENT.BOOSONI V. JOSE Dg SAN

MARTIN AND OTHERS.

Mr. BOLLAND, in moving that common bail be
in dissolution of the attachment in this case, stated, that
it was an action brought by Mr. Ilodson against the de-
fendants, lately or now styling themselves the Govern-
ment of Feru. It would be recollected, that some time
ago an affidavit had been put into Court from Mr. Hod-
son, stating, that the abovenamed defendants had in•
curred a debt with him to the amount of £3,000, for the
payment of which he considered them responsible as
the Government of Peru. The Learned Counsel here
proposed to read the affidavit.
Mr. BARNARD, who was for the other side, said, that

he was ready to argue, in the event of the production
of any particular affidavit of debt, but he considered
that the former affidavit had already been disposed of,
by being withdrawn.
Mr. BOLLAND said his object was to put down the
nonsense that was dinned into the ears of the public
upon the subject of the responsibility of the Government
of Peru for debt to an individual. He was perfectly
aware that the thing was got up to tell upon the Stock
Exchange. The use he intended to make of the affidavit
was to shew that the money Mr. Hodson lately claimed
from Messrs. Jose D'Ariva Aguerro, Jose De Torres,
I'. Tagle, and Jose De San Martin, as the Government
of Peru, and-which was attached in the hands of Messrs.
Baring, Messrs. Kinder, and Messrs. Fry and Chapman,
was now claimed from Jose San Martin and the others,
as individuals, and •not-as a Government; The amount
sought was for manufactured goods.—Mr. Bolland then
read the affidavit of the plaintiff, in which he swore t 6
the debt as due him the Government of Peru. He
then submitted to the Court, that no such Government
Itould be recognised,•the highest authority having stated
to that effect, that the defendants could •not be sued as
to Government, and finally, that the.affidavit, or tattler

that which pretended to he an affida•it, was in fact no'
affidavit at all. It had been sworn merely before one
of the clerks in the Mayor's Court, and of course was
not an instrument upon which, if it contained a false
statement, an indictment for perjury could be founded.
The RECORDER desired that he should never again
hear of this mode of sweating affidavits. If he did he
should certainly adopt summary means of preventing
the practice. His Lordship then granted the motion of
Mr. Bolland, by which the attachment becomes wholly
null and void. He did this upon the ground of the in-
sufficiency of the affidavit, stating at the sane time that
if a proper affidavit had been filed he should have given
his opinion of the two other objections, but that
,was
now quite unnecessary.

GORDON O. WHITE.
This was a case of considerable interest, inasmuch as
it relates 40 the law of master and apprentice, and was
wholly new to the Court. The defendant is a respect.
able perfumer, in East Cheap, and the plaintiff is his
apprentice, and souglet to have his indentures cancelled,
his master not having performed his contract in pro-
curing the enrolment of his (plaintiff's) name within the!
first )ear of his apprenticeship. In answer to this, the
defendant put in a plea to the effect that he had done
his duty a, a master, and that his apprentice should not
be discharged ; that he had attended for the puryiose.of
having his apprentice enrolled; and that the Cliainber,
lain of the city of London, upon asking the apprentice
whether he liked his master andbusiness, and whether he
was willing to serve him for the remainder of the time
specified in the indenture? received a negative in answer,
and refused to perform the act of. enrolment. •
Mr. BOLLAND, for the apprentice, stated that this was
a most extrtiordtirory plea. The master Was bound to
enrol his apprentice, who was to obtain certain ptivi•
leges therefrom; and if the enrolment were pi evented,
there was another practice which would have as strong
an effect, and in fact answer all the purposes of enrol-
ment—that of recording the indenture. The Learned!
Counsel then argued upon a demurrer to the plea, and
contmled that the indenture should be cancelled, as
the master had not performed his contract.
Mr. BARNARD tllooght there was sufficient on the face
of the plea to thew that the apprentice ought nct to be
discharged, as he had taken advantage of his own wrong.
The tetu,al to be enrolled had been made by him, and
then he preferred his complaint. The Chamberlain's
ground for refusing to peif,rm the act of enrolment
undoubtedly proceeded from the conduct of tie ap-
pientice, who was unreasonable enough to charge his
master with the consequence of his own acknowledged
let. It was to be hoped that the Com t would not sanc-
tion such conduct on. the part of an apprentice.
Mr. Bot.LA No contended, that even if an apprentice
paid be
.verrnld not be enrolled, it was the duty of the
master to hove the.act performed, or to get the Cham-
berlain to record the. indenture, for it was never meant
by the law that a boy should have his election in such
a case. The master was bound by an oath to protect
his apprentice, and in this instance the protection had
been neg!ected.
The It econnett said this was a new case, and he
should take time to consider before be should decide
upon it. The Clirmirerlain of London had refused to
enrol the plaintiff, but whether he was war ranted in te-
rn ing was a matter of' question. It did hot aprear that
the master would have acted as he ought to have done
it he had applied to have the indenture recorded atter
the relusai to enrol had been given. A writ of mandamus
might have been moved for to coupe! the Chamberlain
to enrol the apptentice.
The RECORDER then said he should deliver 'his judg-
ment the next Court-day. •

Government about to establish a resident Police
Magistrate, with tier ks, • fficers, -Etc. in the Staffordshire
Potteries. The population of that district is estimated
at upwards of seventy thousand; and it is said the rea-
son for adoslting this measure is the great inconvenience
which has arisen from almost the whole of the local
Justices being, in some way or other, concerned in the
manufactures there carried on; so that they have fre-
quently to decide against each other—thereby creating
much jealousy and dissention. The office of this new
police e,tablirtnent is to be at Hanley—a town in the
very heart sf the Potteries ; gad the salary of the Ma-
gistrate 10001. rer annum, with house, &c.
WONDERFUL BALLOON.— The Cornier de la Meuse
announce, an aeronautic scheme, which sink, into insig-
nificance all former attempts. It is planned by a phy•
sician named ROBERTSON, and he intends by means of
it to visit all parts of the-globe. This wonderful ma-
chine, the Columbis of balloons, is to be called the
Minerva, and will be )50 feet in diameter, and capable
of raising 7'2,954 kilograms, or 149.037 French pounds-
It will carry sixty persons, provisions for five or six
months, furniture of all kinds, and scientific instruments.
It will consi,t of a balloon holding 1,767,150 cubic feet
of hydrogen gas, and the vessel altogether will weigh
50:537 pounds. This stupendous aerial edifice is, it
seems, only retarded for want of cash. What a misfor-
tune for the learner world !—Why does not Mr. Ito-
BEirrsost come to London? where money can be found
for any scheme; however preposterous.
EXT It AORDINA RY MuncrEa.—There is a report of a
frightful crime committed not far from Paris, by the
Member of an Order respected in France. This func=
tionary, appointed guardian to a young woman, mis-
managed his trust, and, with the intention of concealing
his conduct, wished the girl to marry his son. She
always refused, from entertaining an attachment to a
young man living at Paris. The guardian saw this re-
fusal with increasing displeasure. As the time ap-
proached when he was to give an account of his guar-
dianship, be came to Paris with his son, and left hii
daughter, of the same age with his ward, in the coun-
try. He returned suddenly, and arrived very late at
home. A single servant saw that his master had rep`
turned. The ward was going to bed, when she heard
a noise under her windows in the garden; she listened,
and heard heavy blows; she was seized with fear, and
went to her companion, and told her she would sleep
with her. Her companion laughed at her for her
cowardice, and offered to change beds with her. The
offer was accepted. The grave for the victim being
prepared, for it was that which the young woman heard,
the assassins entered the chamber where they expected
to find their prey. They were armed with a mask of
soft pitch ; they applied this to the face of the sleeping
person, and when. she had ceased •to live, they carried
her to the garden, where the earth soon received her.
The agitation of father and son was excessive, when
they saw her enter to breakfast whom they believed in
her grave. She caught the alarm, sought for her com-
panion, found her not, left the house, and the Magis-
trates being informed of the matter, the guilty pair
were arrested. The inquiry into this business is now
carrying on With activity.—Constitutitinnd.