Star.
London, England, 1818-05-30 00:00:00

Certain interrogatories, containing charges against
Dr. Battin, having been rejected, as unappertauning
and irrelevant to the question, and as being extra
interrogate,
Dr. Swaazy opened the case for the consideration
of the Court. The husband was of the age of 17,
and the lady also a minor of the age of 19 years,
when the marriage was solemnized, in presence of
Thomas Oldaker and wife, hut without the know-
ledge of the Right Honourable John Sullivan, father
of the minor. The marriage was, therefore, im-
peached on the ground of minority and undue publi-
cations of banns, together with fraud and clandes-
,! tinity, though admitted to have -been duly solem:
nized informa facie Ecclesie, there was a circum-
stance of false representation in the entry, which, it
was con ended, formed an impediment under the
Marriage Act.
In the winter of 1916, .7o!qr Augustus-Sullivan
was in the habit of hunting with the Berkeley hounds,
whilst at that time residing with his father at Richies
Lodge, Buckinghamshire ; Thomas Oldaker, the
huntsman, residing at Gerrard's Cross, near Ux-
bridge. In the summer of 1816, a close intimacy
arose by young Sullivan being a constant visitor at
the Louse of Oldaker, accompanied most part by
Mr..order, his tutor, and on one occasion by the
two Miss Suilivaths, his sisters. Miss Maria Old-
aker, who was bred a milliner at Uxbridge, then'
living with her father, became the object of his afrec-'
tion, and was permitted on this, as on several occa-
sions, to ;;de out with him in a gig and on harse•
back. Banns, it appeared, had been published in
the parish church of St. Andrew's. Holborn, by a
notice in the hand-writing of Augustus Sullivan, and
subsequently in like. manner at St. Qlave's Church,
where the ceremony was perfofmed. The Clergy
man was particular in hi; inquiries respecting con-
sent of parents at the time, but • was answered by
Mrs. Oldaker that " all wus right." He saw nothing
to induce suspicion that it was otherwise. Maria
Oldaker, by which name alone she had ever gone,.
was induced to assume the name of Maria Holmes
Oldaker, becauie of her being born before the mar-
riage of her father and mother, and her mother's
name being Holmes, it was considered prudent, be-
ing illegitimate, to marry by that name.
A variety of cases were cited to establish the nul-
lity which was sought to be pronounced in this case.

Drs. Lissitttsorox and PHILLIMORI, ijr the Ho-
nourable John Sullivan, laid great stress upon the
evidence of a conspiracy to inveigle a boy of
years of age into a marriage of such disparity.

Doctors STODDAET, JENI4III4, and Dooms, on be-
half of Mrs. Maria Sullivan, contended that here
was no evidenced/Cana (as existed in the cases cited),
to induce the Court to pronounce for nullity in this
instance, the circumstance of the Right Honourable
John Sullivan and his Lady being reconciled to the
marriage prior to the commencement of this suit.—
The courtship having been with the knowledge and
privity of Mr. BUT der, the young Gentleman's tutor,
and the character of Maria Sullivan being altogether
unimpeached, added to the affectionate letters writ-
ten by John Augustus Sullivan to his wife, and to
the family of Oldaker since his being sent abroad;
all tended to shew this was a marrive of alrection,
and not a case of fraud, as falling within the provi-
sions of the Statute upon which the Court would be
justified in pronouncing for the nullity of the mar-
riage, which being had by publication of balm duty
proclaimed, in facie &clerics, was rendered indis-
soluble by the spirit and preamble of the very Act
at Parliament in question.
'rho case stands over to be further argued.

COURT OF QOMMON PLEAS, MAY Et
CLARKE V. WARWICK.

This was an action for the recovery of 821. 10s.
the balance of an account fur repairing two vessels,
tho Isabella and the Barossa. The original amount
was 461. 15s. Gd. but 81. had been advanced during
the progress of the work, and 61.55. 6d. had been
paid into Court, as the whole sum to which the plain-
tiff was entitled, on the ground that the caulking of
the 13arossa had been so imperfectly performed as to
be of no advantage whatever to the vessel, ahe hav-
ing leaked :n various places on the first day of her
leaving dock.
A great number of witnesses were called on the
part of the plaintiff, the principal pan of whoni bad
been employed upon the work in question; from
whose evidence it appeared that the Barossa was built
upon a new construction, having iron pluck on the
sides, instead of the usual number of nuthers or ribs,
and hat all her seams were well caulked in the repair-
ing; that is, filled with oakum and pitch—except the
keel seam, which the .defendant positively ordered
should not undergo this operation.
James Ilollis, one or the workmen, stated that the
defendant came often to his master's dock-yard while
this vessel was tinder repair, and gave express direc-
tions that the blind seam near the keel shUuld not he
canned, notwithstanding the frequent representations
made to him by the plaintiff that it was necessary, in
order to prevent its leaking.
Upon being asked, whether the defendant saw-the
vessel after the repairs 'were finished, and expressed
himself satisfied ?he replied-44 0 yes ? and he gave
us a supper in the evening, .after she was launched,
,when we had the pleasure of drinking Mr. Warwick's
good health."
Mr. Serjeant Bzer.a.—“ That's a supper iirlich I
think my Learned Brothers oa the opposite side will
not be able to digest."—(Laughler.)
Thomas Corailh, a waterman, attended the launch
at the desire of the defendant, who was himself pre-
.acut. l l never saw a v4.4l,l.lauaLled at «a imreoper