The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-30 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS, MONDAY, At:G. 29.

These SCISIOTIII commenced this day, by adjournment, at the
Sessions House, Honternoniter-lane, bafoes J. ScatvEst, Esq.
Chairman, and several other County Alagistrates.
The Grand and Traverse Juries having been sworn, the follow.
ing prisonen were placed at the bar.

BIOASIY.
Jahn Simpson H unt, as elderly-looking meson, wag indicted for
unlawtulty intermarrying with Amelia `Feed, his tint wife be-
ing alive.
111 r. BRAMWEL L. on behalf of the prosecution, baying detailed
the nature of the indictment and the facts of the case, the following
witnsssea were examined :

clerk to 111CFSTI. Spence and Desborough,
produced an attested copy of the marriage registry between the Fri.
none' and Sarah Alackellow, in the pariah church of St. Martin 1, in.
try, London. He also produced the registry of a marriage so-
lemnized between the prisoner and Amelia ll'uod, at Saint Mary,
Newington.
Mrs. Millwood stated that she was present at the marline of
the prisoner and Sarah Afackellow, ■bout 'wren years since, at the
church of St. Martin Vintry. London ; the prisoner afterwards lived
with his wife about three years.
Amelia Wood stated that she was married to the prisoner in the
year 1821, at the parish church of Newington. by whom she has
one child. The prisoner, alter the marriage, by witness's request,
went by the name 6f Simpson.
The prisoner made r o defence.
The Jury without hesitation returned a verdict of Gritty, and he
was sentenced to one year's hard labour in the House of Correction
at Brixton. _ _

Wnr. Bridg,r and James Harrow, two boys, under twelve
yeas of age, were sentenced to seven years' transportation tor steal.
tag a tinie-piece from the house of .Mr. Reginald Graham, of
Herne-bill

The great utility in cartes of hone stealing, of sending
handbills through the I'ost Office, has lately been main-
fested in the apprehension of several criminals through,
this means. Handbills sent unsealed, and addressed to
postmasters, magistrates, or other public officers arc per-
mitted to go free of postage.—Corawall
On Saturday morning last, a death took place under
circumstances peculiarly affecting. A band of shearers,
male and female, amounting to about 30 in number, had
come from the island of Rum to the Lothians, to get
employment at harvest work. They were, we believe, all
,of one family or tribe, and were conducted to Edinburgh
by a venerable old man, the progenitor of moat of then,.
If. took his followers to the house of a eonntryman of the
name of Macdonald, in Theater's-close. They were hos-
pitably received, and permitted to repose on the floor of
his house, each wrapped in a plaid or blanket. The fa-
tigues of a long journey soon threw these simple people
into a profound sleep, but thee were suddenly aroused
by the groans of their ancient 'leader. They taunt' him
in the agonies of death ! The attendance of a medical
gentleman was procured. but in a few minutes the old
man was no more. When the first paroxysm of sorrow
bud subsided, the poor people deliberated as to his inter-
ment. when it was found out that they had only fire shil-
lings among them.. A coffin, however, was supplied by
public charity.---/nvrrac:a C, uricr.