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GRETNA GREEN MARRIAGE. .
Esaweits is. Bealles.—This was a petition Pre-
tenied before the LORD Cat•eratLOaj in which Ern-
Issa-Pranees.Bernerh fpinfter, an infain, by Robert
„Harcourt Welton, Efq. her node and next friend,
''was Plaintiff. and Elizabeth Bernars, widow, John
.11touis and Charles Berriers. Etc!. were Defendants.
The petition was prefented on behalf of joreph Mat.
;hews, Efq. The fubflance of which, as flitted by Mr.
Graot.serorts, wad,
" 'I hat by an order of the late Lord Chancellor, ao the fir*
of December int, on the Petition of Mr. Robert Harcourt
*Mon, the Otiardian of Emma Frances Berner., it was brier-
g'ire, the prefent Petitioner (bout he committed .6 the Fleet
for his contempt in marrying Emma F. Berners, and that it
IhOuld be referred to Joao Otto, Efq. one of the Mailers of the
Cain, to inquire into the eircUmftatices of the marriage between
the Petitioner and Emma F. Bernem, alit whether the fame was
duly had and fulemnized f Led after the Mailer lhoukl have made
this report, fuch further order thiothl be made as Otoold heyuft.
" That the Matter, by hie report of the Bth Milani, certified.
that he had been attended by the Solicitors for the Plaintiff. and
Defendants, and by the Solicitor for the Petitioner, and in their
pretence, made tiw impfleleadireeted by the order, ald found that
the Petitioner, who then refithol at Ofhourn's Hooch in the Add-
Oh IN the month of June lan, paid 1114 addreffes to the above-
mentionegilLady, Emma P. Senora, who was then in the 18th
year
Semen,
age, and lived with her mother, the Defendant, Elia.
, its Greasitreet, Giolvenoriquare, and that his addrclice
being favoorably received by the Ladf , a treaty of marriage com-
menced, and wan carried no for fume confiderable time, between
the Petitioner and the mother and uncle of the infant smell Sep-
amber bit, when the Petitioner won to Ireland, from whence he
returned is the beginning of November iollowiog, when the treaty
of marriage was received, but Mote difficultie, having °mitered re.
(peaking the terms of the fettibment, in regard to the fortans of
the Petitioner, the Defendant. Elizabeth Renters, an the asth of
November, releired the Petitioner to he Ids frequent in his guilts
i to the young Lady, arid to abfent him fa arm her haute fora fort-
'night or three wait., until the fettlement could be completed : '
but the Mailer found, that the young Lady, in the evening of the
Algth of November, eloped from her mother's houfe, and went I
With the l'etiduner to Scotland, Ike having tome time before, with
Me Petitioner's knowledge, been made a Ward of tine Court of
Chancery; and the Mafia CM tided, that by an affidavit of jofrph
Pailley, of Springibeid near Gretna Green, in Scotland, (worn at
Langtown, in the county of Cumberland, on the 13th of February
in*, he found that the kid joreph Ridley made iamb, that he had,
foe forty year. putt, been fat the habit of performing the ferrite or
ceremony of marriage at Whoa Green and Springfield, in North
Britain, according to the Laws of the Kirk of Scotland, and, agree-
ably to the laws of the Church of England, and that on or about
the 30th of Novengser bit, a Gentlemin, whole name he, the raid
Jofeph Palßey, was by him Informed, wasjureph Matthews, and
a Lady. while name he was in like manner informed was Emma
Frontal horoces, and who Informed him they came diret from
Middietex, applied to him at Springfield, raw Gretna Green, mad
rogue/ id tie be married. And that he did thereupon, in mere-
quence of loch niece, duly perform the ceremony of marriage
accord/of, as he tits Laid Jacob Paine), believed to be the Laws of
the Kirk of tleirelend. and agreeab:y to the Laws of the Church of
England, between the Petitioner and the fald Emma Frances Bee.
nen. And the Halter further certified, that the marrbge, to
manner afordaid, bad been alto certified by a certificate of the
30th of May, tikty, under the hand of the fail joieph Pailley,
and corroborated by an affidavit of John Atonic, of the City 'of
Caddie, coachman, who. in the: capacity. drove the parties from
Cadlik to Gretna Green, and back to Caddie, but whether the
raid marriage is to be ealfidered as duly bad and tokinnised, the
Mailer fohadtted to the judgment of the Court, not finding
ihat the legality or 'Regality of marriages of this defeelption, had
been eitablithed by soy Legal deellion.
1. That the petitioner, in confirquence of the aforefaid order of
the UR of December, slot. WAr committed, and bath ever finer
remained, and now is a practice in his hdejelty's Prifon of the
Nod
• • o That the Laid Plaintiff,the wife of the Petitioner, with as he
Is Informed and believes, in the event of her attaining the age of as
pears , become entitled to a vetted reverfionary it:atria after the
death Oboe soother. the Defendant, Elizabeth Berners, widow, to
die rause the petition elide of her Luc father, cool:Ring of
14,0041. ye, ad. 3 per cent. CoMolidated Bank Annuities, flooding
in the nags of two Truftees ; and the runt of 30:01. due on bond,
Ibbjtia toe ehaltu thereon of tate. but the hid Plaintiff &atm is
not, as the is informed and believes, entitled to any for-
peals or otherwife, five and except the aterefatd rester.
"Men lora on the decesfe of her mother, and which will only
MR ha halo the scent of her attaining the age of at.
" That the Petitioner is poffelfed 01, or entitled to ten feveral
Annuities, for thelives of the granters, and retuned on prank/in
parts of England, which were pun:hafed by him with the
.1 3.5861. and which, after paying for infumnees produces
m of 4161 is. aid- or thereabouts, yearly; and he is alto
of, or entitled to the turn of 1.15•91.65. 4d. Pawed oti two
bond,, and e promiffory Note, and is alto untler the
adon
WIN 0 Joreptt Matthews, his late. father (but fubjed to the
Ornate for life of his anotheriin-law therein), entitled for life, with
leemainder to Ms firit end other ions in rail general, of an eftate in
the county of Dublin, and which, as. be underftands, producer a
rental of 3col. per annum, or thereabouts.
" That the Petitioner is defirons that all doubts rdpeding she
yalklity of the marriage between him and the (aid Emma prances
hie wife, (twilit' he removed, and that inch a fettkment of a corn-
est part of his and the Complainant's fortunes, "iota be made
Complainant, Emma Frances, and the Kee ut her marriage
she
Petitioner, as the Lord Chancellor Nall think proper. ,
' " The Petitioner. therefore, moat humbly prays, That his Lord-
's'? timid be pleated to declare that the marriage which Molt been
bad between hum and she Complainant,, Emma France', was le-
gally fokmolled, or that the hid marriage may be refolemnized in
Groh a manner as his Loriiihip than di-e& and that the Petitioner
[May be at liberty to lay propofala before the Mailer for a fettle.
newt de competent part of his and the fall Emma Frances' ref-
, rake fortunes, on the Complairiatit Emma and the iffue of her
martiase with the Petitioner; and that hie Lordfhip will be pleated
to order that this Petition than Raoul at the head of the paper foe
Friday, and be further pleafed to make latch miter order as to his
Lordthip &mad item meet"
Mr. GIRDLIsrom a then raid, he did not know whe-
ther tltere was any oppofition to this Petition.'' but
I fhould apprehend." Paid he, " that although the
marriage in this cafe may be valid as having been
folemnized according to the forms of the Church of
England, yet as it took place in Scotland, your Lord-
firip would order it to be refolemnized ill England by
banns—Here the Learned Counfel quoted the cafes
of Bathurd, sr Murray, 8 Vef. junr. 7, and Stevens,
v Savage, St. Vet. junr. 154.—ris to the other part
of the Petition, it prayed what his Lordfhip would
naturally order, that it be referred to the Mailer to
confider of propoialt by the hiifband, for a fettlentent '
on the wife, And to report thereon."
Mr. Ttior.isow laid he appeared for Robert Har-
court Welton, Efq. who wat the uncle and guardian
of this young Lady, under the authority of the
Court, and it could not be his with to fuggefl any
thing with refpe& to -theft patties, or any thing
againß the perfon now petitioning his Lordfhip,
further than that he conceived this marriage fhould
be foletnnized again, according t-b the rites and cere-
monies of the Church of England i for that the Coutt
would not be fatisfied with the fort of marriage which
has taken place between thefe parties—The former
objeftion to this matter was, when before Lord E t..
Don, that the reference prayed was not fufficiently
etteulive-•-it fhould be general, and ;ulnae both the
fortunes of the itufband and wilc.
LORD CHANCELLOR—. It think: he refcrred to
the Maher, gen:rally, to inquire mad to report what
part or whe:her the %thole of the f I tone of both,
may nut be fettled on the wife and the ado of the
marriage; for the Mailer may lu reptirt it he be lb
difpoied."

Mr. a ... • The Lady's r*-- is-
. lastastors-es often* .110-
thing at ail at peeings and never will be any thing,
except in one event, that of her arriving at the age
of twenty-five," , .. .. .. .
LORD CHAmcaLLoa--" But the order &sold, ne-
verthelefs, be that the PaTilaner (hall be At libeity
to lai propofals before the Maher; who fhall inquire
into the ciscumitances of the parties, and report to
the Court his opinion what fettlement should be made
on the marriage—l take it to be my duty, fitting here
in judgment, to do for this Lady, (v lit was married
by this Petitioner, notwithflanding the was a ward of
this Court) the fame as I would do for my own
daughter, in cafe flue had undutifully married with-
out my confect; I mull do for this young woman
what a pendent parent would do for a child who had
married against his will (which the has dons by mar.
tying without the leave ..f this Com t, being a ward
of it ; and againll my authority os a Judge)—that
is, to take the bed care that can be taken of her in-
terell .---rt appears in this cafe that a marriage has
been folemnized according to the laws of the Mile of
Scotland, and agreeably to the laws if the Church
of England ; yer. although I perhaps may have but
little doubt of the legality of that mar age, fo fo-
lemnized, yet I have no doubt that, ace.xding to the
rules of this Court, I ought to order that the mar-
t iage thould be refolemnized, according to the laws
of this country, under the tires and ceremonies ache
Church of England,and certainly that would be the
firtt thing which a prudent parent w ttIJ with to dd
for his own child under loch circtim ances ; the 'sea
thing into provide for the lady an 'the ilfoe of the
marriage, in the, bell manner that the fortunes of
the patties will afford—te ithout which propufition
this Court could nut hear of a Petition of this fort:
I underhand that was not fufficiently Rated in that
former petition. The Court will not allow this lady%
fortune to be at the difpolitl of this offender, b t will
yl
dire& that he be at linerty to go before thea fler.
that he may fee what that lot tune is, and to fee alio;
what the fortune of the hi (bind is, and then to con.
fider of a proper fettlement to be made upon the mar-
riage, which is the mole that a prudent parent would
take in giving his confect to the marriage of hiX
daughter, and that I take to be the line of conduel '.
which I thould purfue, fitting here Asa fudge, and in
the place of a parent. But the prayer of this petition
is too narrow ; it runs thus—"'That I fhould declare
that the marriage which Leath been had beteeen the
Petitioner and the Paid Complainant, Emma Frances,
was legally folemnized ; or that the Paid marriage
may be re-folemnized in fuck a manner as I fhall di-
reet ; and that the petitioner may be at liberty to • .
lay propofals before the Mailer fur a fettlement of a
competent part of the Petitioners, and the laid Emma
Frances's relpetliVe fortunes." This, I fay, I think
is too narrowly worded. It should be, that the Maffei
may confider and report apeperfetllemew to be made
on the wife and the iffue of the marriage, which
can only be made by congdeving -the whole of the
fortune of both, and not a eervereepart of it. For •
the Maher may order the whole of the fortune to bf.i
under aria fettlement, and therefore," Let the mar: ,
riage be re-folemnized according to the rites aart•
ceremonies of the Church of England, by Benne .
and let the Petitioner be at liberty to lay propofals
before the Mailer for a proper fettlement to be wadi!'
on the wife out of the fortunes of both."
Mr. THOMPAON—" I believe it Will be neceffary
that your Lortifhip fhuuld grant the Petitioner A
Rule to go out of the Boundaries of the Fleet, other-
wife the marriage ceremony cannot take place."
LORD CHANCELLOR—'t Ido not fee how the Peti-
tioner can have that rule—that depends upon the
order to be given to the Jailor."
Mr. Gienessrmse—" He is not detained for any
debt, he is confined only on this commitment of the
Court."
Mr. TimatOsom—" He has already given feeurity
for the Rules of the fleet. I do not fee any LIM-
' culty he will have in having the marriage performed."
I.6ati Ctimicat Lot —" It has the Rules already.
I apprehend the mania", may he folemnized within
the Roles, for I underhand the Rules ate very ex-
!entire."
Mr. RICHARDS—" There is no church within the
Rules at All, as I underhand, my Lord."
Loan CHANCELLOR—" There can be no difficulty
in his giling to any church, properly accompanied*
for the MAUI put pore of marriage.
Mr. Taos} moot—. Your tordthip does not declare
any thing as to du"! validity of the marriage already
had in this cafe. You only order the marriage to be
re.folemni/cd."
Loan Cif a a ciecra-1, I do not declare any thing
on the validity or invalidity of the marriage already
had, but order it to be re-folemnized in the ulual
form diteeted in I;ke cafes by this Court ; although I
may have but little doubt upon that queftion. I be-
titre it has been decided, Mr. RiChard., by the Dele-
gates, that their marriages are legal."
Mr: RICHARDS—" They certainly have been fo
decided, my Lord."
LORD CHANCELLOR...." But till I think it is always
better, in thete cafes, to order a new marriage. At
leatt I think fo, Mr. Richards, and I accordingly fo
dire° in this cafe."
Mr. RICHARDS-.." That is the uniform praElice of
this Court, my Lord."--..Upon which his Lordlhip's
order was pronounced accordingly.

Yefletday a Court of Direr ors was held at the
Eail India Houfe, when Captain LYNCH, of the
Harriet, and Captain Yourto, Of the Lord Eldon,
for Madras and Bengal, and Captain RAMAGI, of
the Lord K,t-rH, for St. Helena and Bengal, were
(worn into die commands of their refpeilive Chips.
Yeflerday a General Court was held at the Ealt
India Houle, when the bufinefs refpeding a fum of
money voted by the Court to the Reprefentative of
(he late hlarquis CORNWALLIS, was refumcd.
The Chaitimin brought forward a Ref..itrion of
the Direflo,s, naming the fpecific fum 0(40,0001.
Mr. R. JACKSeg produced hi, former motion in
confirmation of that Refolution, which was feconded
by Mr. Rock.
Mr. LOWNDIS propofed, that the Direelors fhonld
bz fined an!. for ignoracc< of the B!e•law;, and that
the advertifements, convening General Courts, fh -uld
be printed in large Roman letters.
Mr. Rock gave notice, that at the near General
Conic he lhould propofe a motion on the fubj •ft of
the Di,eelors having given a funs of money • the
Private fecretary of the late Marquis Cosa %wig
without the previous fauttioc qE do 9wl Cont.


' StieZß62* DISPENSARY: ,
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fint OF A LETTER ADDRESSED TO DR: BUXTON,
AND SINCE PUBLISHILD n• TOE li,kwiltil'elis• l'
Sir, Kennington Row, March 6, Sh o'edoek, A.M. 1
I underhand an application has been made to rt.
Friend Mr. Merfon, and I have read your Ittaement.,
in yellerday's Newfpapers. I learn horn it, then,,
that eight months ago, prior to my conneCtiiin'with
kilt,. Dr. Walfhman had Oven Jou encouragement in
the objeCt of your winks. Teat beingihe cafe tbro,
i (hall not difcourage you,now. And as my friend
Dr. Walfhtnatr's charaCter for honour, integrity, and
confillency, on this occafion, is placed beyond the
4/each of cavil or rnifreprefentation, I am fatisfied ;
. and have the &noir to withdraw myfelf from the cons
telf. I loft not a moment in making you acquaint-
td with my intention, and remain, Your's,
ND RALPH BLSGSOROUGH.
AN I RESS TO 'I HE GOVERNORS OF THE
SURREY DISPENSARY,
TRANS' TTEDEY DILATALSMICRSTOOR.BLEGROROVGH,
iII'PORS HS Was /1C41./AINTSD WITH DR. B.'S 11.
1116/IICTICII4.
My Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen,
Being called upon to reCtify a little mißalte be-
tween Dr. Blegbotough and Dr. Buxton, I beg
leave to hate, that they are both cnrre't ; Dr. Bux-
ton had thy approbation to fay 'ere, y thing handl-time
that he ehuld of himfelf, which Mts. Walfhman and
Dr, Bleghtirough did not know, and what Dr. Bleg
botougb Rates, •• that Dr. Buxton had drawn tip the
letter liimfell, and without my fignature," is Aro
veil-. true,though he (Dr. Buxton) had Paid no more
of himfelf than he well defet yes.
,This however does not preclude me from recom-
minding my partner, Dr. Blegborough, to your it
tentlon, particularly as it is his wills to folicit the ho-
min of becoming Phyfician to your excellent Chad-
ty. He has had an Univerfity education. He is a
Member of the Royal College of Phyficians of Lon-
don. He hat been eighteen years in a very extenfive
prallice of Phyfic and Midwifery ; and I hzve wit-
netted 'hia CDIC•4 difeafe, where he has (hewn not
only the reach diligence and humanity, but al-
fo the mull profound Rill in iris profeffirm. And,
had I not had the highell opinion of his abilities as a
Ayfician. joined to his molt rigid foniety, humani-
ty, and diligence, !certainly would not have accrpted
him as aParrner. With thefe molt ample qualifications
I recommend him molt cordially to your novice. and
fbould he be honoured with your approbation, I will
pledge myfelf for a faithful dilcharge of the duties of
the office. Thus I have recommended to your atten-
tion two very able men, and I than pow leave you
to wake yottr eleClims.
Lhave the honour to be, moll refpeelfully,
My Lot di, Ladies, and Gentlemen,
?bur obedient humble Servant,
dlobargh, Mardi 4, ItICD. T. WALSH'S/IL
Da BLF.GBOROUGH'S ADDRESS TO THE GOVERNORS.
My Lords, Ladies,and Gentlemen,
Little remains to be added to the above two Let-
ters, to explain the whole nature of the Wind's which
has lately been the rank of In much agitation among
lon s and which, in my mind, has arifen more from
anadveitenee than culpability on the part of Dr. Box
ton. Had I thought it juflifiable to alter the letter
"of Dr. Walfhman in any particular, I flinuld cer-
tainly have omitted Come of the pi :life of myfelf,
which I am unconfeinus of meriting, particularly
what regards my being a Member of the Royal Col-
lege of Phyficians, which is not requifite to become
the (Ned of your choice, as Dr. Buxton has injudi.
cinufly hated. I have been very particular to dates.
Had Dr. Buxton been fore of Dr. Wallitman's flip/sort,
ashy did not Dr. Hamilton, who is his friend, poll-
pone his refignation till the return of that Gentleman
from Edinburgh, In near at hand ? more cfpecially.
as Dr. Buxton had for Come time done the !runners
of the Difpenfary for him. The indecent hurry with
which Dr. Buxton got his firß letters (printed in
Whitechapel) ready to circulate, before the religna-
tion took place, is one among many other ftrong
proofs to the contrary. Was Dr. Buxton afraid of
any other Candidate ? and why did he not take an
ripportimity of telling me that he thought he had Dr.
WaNhman's fimport ? had he done this, he would
have (pared himfelf a great deal, and me not a little
trouble and expence-
Having difcharged myfelf of my duty in this af-
faAr, it remains for me only to return my molt fincere
thanks for the flippott which was promifed me from
ith quarters ; and though I had little doubt of ulti
mate fuccefs, yet I law that my friends would have
to contend againft the confiderable and refpeltable
;Dwell of Dr. Buxton, the tole objeft of whole life for
many years has been to carry this point.
I truß my having to prefcribe for little fhort of five
hundred patients in a week, in the abfenc.s of sny
friend and partner, Dr. Walfhman, -will fufficiently
apologize for my not having pertbnally waited upon 1
you. On route future occasion, I Shall he proud of !
your fupport, and in the mean time have the honour I
en remain,
With every fentiment of refpeCt and gratitude, 1,
My Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen,
Your moil faithful and humble fervant,
RALPH lILIGIOILOUGH.
icenoington Rom, Ikt,rch to, it 6.

DIIADIUL Tract SHOLEDITCI/.—Pr. GARDIC*R
kegs leave to return hit molt lincere thanks to the
CL:ndemen Volunteers, fur their alertnefs in affem-
bliag at the found of To arms, And the great care
,token by them of the fufferers property ; and the Dr.
Pinks it likewire his ditty thus to acknowledge the
kintlnefs of all his neighbours, who en that melan-
' eholroccafion flew to his Alliance and opened their
b.-I"yes. Hue it fitould he noticed, the Surveyors of
'etc Sun Fire Office are all.° entitled to prnife for their
immediate -attention, two of whom attended At mid-
night, and by their aftive atTiflance the front is already
fervired7—Where the Dr, erm,inues his praffic: as
tstin'th No. 3, kiigh•fireet, Shore.atch, and No. 7.},
Long Acre.
,\t four o'clock on Thurn.lay afternron, a fire
b.oke out at a colour warehoule, in nyot•fireet,
l'.Hmsfoury, occatir.ncd by fome turpentine boiling
':cr. tru.ich raged with great fury for fcme time, and
deftrr ved prentifo,bcfid:ttmaging fcveral
ejoistila