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DOCTOR*' COMMONS.DIVORCE.A Divorce Cause, instituted by a young Ladyagainst her Husband, for cruel treatment and auulte^, lately came on to be heard in Doors* Commons.Several depositions were produced and read in evidence, which in substance stated, that the marriage of the parties fwhich took place in June 1794) was considered to be a marriage of -affedion ; that the demeanour of the Plaintiff to her husband was uniformly that of a prudent and virmou.b wife; notwithstanding which, 1 he Defendant treated her with great arrogance and personal violence, accompanied with the most marked indignity ; that he formed a connexion with a Lady of the Cyprian Xio-pS) with whom he for many months carried on a criminal intercourse. Several other circumstances were staied, which went to prove the several allegations contained in the libel.The defence to this suit was contained in a plea of recrimination, charging the Plaintiff withhaving, subsequent to her marriage with the Defendant, committed the crime of adultery ; but the testimony of the Defendant's witnesses gave xio validity to this recriminatory plea.The learned Civilians were heard on both sides, after which the Judge pronounced a sentence of separation a mensa el theref during the natural lives of the parties.
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True Briton
London, Middlesex, GB
Thu, Jan 12, 1797
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