The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-07-07 00:00:00

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COURT OF RELEGATES, SERJEANTS' INN, CHAN-
CERY-LANE, Jul.? 6. •

NULLITY OF MARRIAGE.
SMITU V. HEWSON.

This case, which is of considerable importance to
the public, came on for a further hearing before Mr.
Justice BAILEY, Baron WOOD, and several Learned
!Civilians. It f an appeal against the decree of the
Ecclesiastical Court, discharging the Plaintiff from
his' matrimonial contract with Eleaner Ilewson,
his wife, on the_ground, that they were married by
lieence.(she being a minor), without the consent of
, her parepts, contrary to the spirit and meaning of
the Marriage Act. It appeared that the Plaintiff, a
yotwg man, visited at the house of Mr. Ilewson, of
Croydon, where he was received, in some degree, as
1 the admirer of Miss liewson, a young Lady of ami-
able manners and accomplishments. Her father ex-
pressed, on one occasion, that he could have no ob-
jection to the Pltlititiff as a son-in-law provided his
father would make some settlement in life for him.
..to
did not appear that any direct consent was given
to the young man's marriage, notwithstanding which
they obtained a licence, and were clandestinely mar-
ried at St. George's, Hanover-square. In consequeno
of some disagreement, the Plaintiff afterwards pro-
ceeded
to obtain a decree of nullity of marriage, on
the ground that this ma -r;age had not been solem-
nized according to the Marriage Act. The Plain- j
tiff had a decree in hislavour, was discharged from 1
the marriage, and, in the present instance, the Court
of Delegates were called on to set aside the judgment
of the Ecclesiastical Court. ,
_ _ !

Mr. IIo'Atol) and Mr. BROUGHAM arged, that
the marriage had not been performed according to the
provisions of the Marriage Act, and that it could Only
be considered a nullity.
Mr. LEACH and Dr. SUABET contended in support
' of the Appellant's case, that the witnesses had proved
the consent of the father to the marriage, inasmuch
as he received the young man into his house as the
admirer of his daughter. The young Lady was de-
scribed to be a person who had great cause of cdm-
plaint, and it was urged, under'all the circumstances,
that their Lordships ought sot to suffer a ceremony so
sacred as that of marriage to be set aside, when there
was a relsoilable presumption that the consent of pa-
rents bad been obtained.

The Court, after some consideration, expressed
through the medium of Mr. Justice BAILEY, that
they wished to have time to deliberat.t on a case of so
much importance ; and it would be, perhaps, next
Term before they gave judgment.

OLD DAILEY, Jonr-6;

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personpn e k
John Mitchell and Jos. Davis,
rePuWut Plc
ets, were indicted for stealing privily fro
of Mr. Lyons Russel, a pocket-book, containing
; five Bank-notes, of H. each. It appeared, by the
evidence of Lock, and another of the Bow-street
patrole, that they had been watching the Prisoners,
whom they knew to be thieves, and they saw them
steal the book unknown to the Prosecutor, and the
same was found upon one of them. The Jury found
the Prisoners Guilty, and the RECOUDER immediately
sentenced both to transportation for life.
Sam. Sherman, alias Brown, was indicted for
• bigamy, in intermarrying with a woman, named B.
Brown, his former wife being alive. It was proved
that the Prisoner's former wife was alive, and also that
the second marriage had taken place.—Guilty.
ITimothy Groom was indicted for a burglary, in the
'house of Austin Cook, on the 21st. of Mav, and
I stealing therein a quantity of apparel, &c. The
l'ri-
soner was stopped with the property 14 a watchman,
Inear the house which bad been robbed. Guilty of
stealing, but tint capitally.
George William Morris was indicted for
feloni-
ously uttering a forged older for the payment of 251.
with intent to defraud Hobert Rew. The Prosecutor
Is a stable-keeper iu Whitechapel, and in June,
1809, the Prisoner called upon hint respecting the
purchase of a horse, and in a dealing transaction the
Prisoner paid the forged draft to the Prosecutor's
1 man, which he said, he had received in- pay meet ler
a horse he had sold to a Mr. Burst. The Prisoner
gave his residence at Lamb's farm, KingFland-road,
but the Prosecutor never could hear of him. On
the forged order being produced, the Prosecutor
could tint swear to it, and the man to whom it had
been paid is dead. The Prisoner was consequently
acquitted.
I Hannah Grant was indicted for stealing notes and
rsioney, to the value of 291.iti a dwelling-house, the
I property of John Davis. It appeared, by the state-
! ment of Davis, who is a mariner, that the Prisoner
1 picked lam up on thq 24th of June, at eleven o'clock
iat night, and he accompanied her to a brothel in
ICharles-street, Drtfry-lane, where they went to bed.,
The Prosecutor put his jacket, which contained his
money,
sunder the pillow; but when he awoke in the
morning, it was gone, as well awitis companion. In-
formation was given at Bow-street, and an officer
i apprehended the Prisoner at Westminster, who found
all the money excepting 41. The Prosecutor identi-
fied a 10i. note, and the Prisoner was found Guilty,.
but not capitally, as the Prosecutor had the care of
his money and not the dwelling-house.

POLICE.

ATTON-C: A It DENi.

Yesterday a very shbby appearing old tritow ts.l6
brought up by th.. Beadle belonging to High (ff.'.
born, charged with having exposed• hinw.lf in a
shareful and beastly manner in some of the striarog
at the Welt-end of the town. Sev.:ral pe;soas ap-
peared against him ; when 1.10 char4c being co:Tu.
rated, the Prisoner %%as committed for a naisde.
mea 'war.

lt.7l!ictin Creenimay, a journeyman baker out f,f
place, underwent esami:iation, cliarg.-d with stealing
several loaves of brcitil out of a baker's basket, la
Nichol.-square, :Vile' gate-street, he being deter:A
with the property. Not being able to make any
kind of defence, he was fully committ-d for trial.
A decent looking middle-aged woman was brought
up, and underwent examination, being charged with
going on Saturday evening itit.3 a haberdasher's shop
in Holborn, where she purchased a trilling article,
for which she paid, but found an opportunity of
stealing two pieces of sarsuet ribbon ; was dete;:ted
with the same, and which sbe dropped. •The fact
being out, she was fully committed for trial.