The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-05-20 00:00:00

MARY•LA•BONNE OFFICE.

CHARGE or 1310;MY.—YesterdayIlr:—.iidiey was au%
brought before Mr. RAWLINSON.
Ttte Magistra:e, addressing the prisoner, said he had had the
deposition of the second wife taken, in order to spare her feelings
tird his years.
Mr. Sedley thanked the Magistrate, and observed he was pen.
niised the professional assistance of Mr. Harmer, whom he did nut
see tli7esCl3t.
31r. Rautt.rwsow said that in the present stage of the case Mr.
Harmer's professional skill would avail but little.
The deposition of Mary Ann Palmer was then read, stating that
towards the termination of the year 1316 she became acquainted
with the prisoner; and that on the sth of December of that year
'lie was married to him by licence at the church of St. Peter's,
Hereford, there being present a gentleman of the name of tint.
11th, and a female of the name of Honor King. The deponent
also saith she lived as his lawful wife with hint since ; rcver, until
a very few days since, being acquainted of his first marriage, or
that his first wife was living. Ehe also described her residence to
be Clarendon-square, Somer's-awn.
the lady then entered into a recognizance to prosecute the pri.
Boner for bigamy.
Mr. Ravrt.tesot here addressed the prisoner, and said the rase
was not yet complete, in consequence of the absence of the hit
wife's mother.
An officer was despatched to Portland-street, italworth, where
the woman lives, with orders to bring her to the office. but shot
lifter the officers departure Mrs. Wilson arrived, and her dep. b:
tion was taken, proving that on the 2d of June 1811, she lived in
I.cigh's place, Blackfrisee-road, and on that day tire prisoner tame
to her house, and went to Lambeth church, where be married her
daughter, and from the church went to a house in Garden-plate,
Lambeth, where they spent the day ; her daughter gave her the
marriage certificate, which unfortunately had been lost c the nest
day they went to Purtstuouth, where he had a situation in a medical
capacity ; they lived together for four years as man and wife.
Mrs. Wilson being bound over, the prisoner was fully committed
to Newgate for trial. The first wife seemed very mach &stressed
in mind.

THAMES OFFICE.
James Love, foreman to • Mrs. Higgs, a dealer in marine
stores, and James Morris, sliipkieper, of the Philip. lying in the
West India Dock. were put to the bar. to amount for the posses-
sion of three hundred weight of rope, and hag a hundred weight of
canvas.
The Magistrate adjudged that the rope should be returned to the
Philip, and convicted Love in the penalty twenty shillings. and
Moms in four pounds, and in default each to be committed to
prison.
UNION-HALL.
lIOQ3E-STEALING.—Ye-terday Robes* Hinton, a youth of
about seventeen years of age, was charged with stealing a
brown mare, the property of John Flack, pt' Lambeth Butts, car-
man.
Prosecutor has recovered his home. which was stolen from a pad-
dock in Brixton IVashway, on the 10th instant, and sold the same
day at Itointord market.
Grossmith, the officer, stated that he had no doubt of being able
to trace the mare to the prisoner, who had been seen riding her on
the Romford-road on the morning in quest i.in.
The prosecutor requested that the prisoner might be remanded
to wre time for the production of evidence.
Remanded until NVednesday.
The prosecutor, who is a poor man. lost a horse on the llth of
August, of which he has not yet heard any tidings. A great
horses have been stolen from the neighbourhood of Brixton Wash-
way, several of which are known to have been wilfully injure!
by the driving of nails into their feet, for the purpose of Mau:,
r.g the knackers to purchase the poor annuals far the slaughter-
house.

Or.n EPHRAIM .HAILDCAITLE, whose wine and rat'
nuts wcre served up, for a certain season, as an agreeable addition
to the choice weekly diessert furnished forth by the Editor of the
Literary (;azetic. has provided another dish, st,asattel to the
palates of thrive whn delight in table chit-chat. The historical
novel. in two volumes, just published, entitled the " The Twenty-
ninth of May or, Joyous doings at the Reatorstion," "elf-
se should think, to suit the public taste, sa no periosd "f "T
history affords a more interesting epoch fot the display of that
original discrimination of character, in which theobservant author
is known to excel.

B IRTHS.
In Bolton-street, of a daughter. the Lady Georgians Orenf4
Wednesday, in Great ('umbetland-street, the body of :Wolin'
Sir R. King, Bart of a daughter.
On Thursday, the wife of Maurice Wslvh, of Bollindesert,
within three milts of Carrick-on-Suit, was safely delivered of three
female children, who, with their mother, are likely to do well.

MARRIED.
On the 9d inst. Captain C. B. Louis, youngest won of the late
Sir T. Louis, Bart. of Cadrell, to Mary, eldest daughter ot the
Rev. R. Matlock, of Coekington

DIED.
theOlnattehsei7rthocoinrsgt.e in
oiiLntasont, ;pot
iiivoce,hAT!miss, 11Barf seyz Dunbsr, sister of
Oa the 9th inst. at Wells, Edward Tuson, Esq.

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