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London, England, 1809-05-22 00:00:00

CQURT or COM 310 N PL-EAS, SATTILDAT, MAT 2s.

The ease of Collins v. Phillips, late Sheriff' Of
Middlesen, far a return of molls bona ea tothe goods
in Kensington Palace, posseased by the Duke of
Sussex, so to which a fed: ferias was directed to
the 14te,gherittb. "V:l4 expected. to have. come on
yesterday. The pluitititt having been u: able,
however, to serve his Royal Highness with a sob-
piano, the trial stands over till next Sittings.
A poor woman, a laundresak who had been
ionised by a waggon jamming her against the wall.
is 'sorrow alley In St. John-street, recovered float
the proprietor of the waggon, 301. for tfwinjury
she bad sustained.

OLD BAILEY-M.r

•IGAMY.

Joh* Cafe was tried for feloniously Marrying
Sally Pilot, his former wife Martha Vaux being
then alive. It appeared that the Prisoner, in con-
ceittieriee of lame misunderstanding, was separated
from his former wife by regular articles for that
purpose, and in the year 1806. became acquainted
with the prosecutria, about alter a short court-
ship, he married.

tile existence of the first wife, and the teepee
tire marrigges with each, were proud I the sister
of AlarthaYaux, and the re•zisters of the parishes
iii Otieb the marriages were celebrated. it was
endeavoured tft be proved, that the prosecutvix was
acquainted with the existence of the former wife at

tit; time she was married, and that she was con-

•equently a participator in the crime.
In opposition to this the protecutrix Wll4 called,
who appeared beatiing. on the arias of her friend..
She WII4 an interesting ',nun.. woman, about 21
years of ar,e, and appeared to be ext►emely
• fected.

The iinbatance of her evidence was as follow,:
that site Itecoine acquwinted with the Prisoner in
the year Imiti. who informed her that he had
been divorced in the tumid way front his wife.
From this idotement, and from other ciresmstaircee,.
she was inilacril to comply with his solicitation,
sum marry, him. (The oink.* here burst miss
tears, a►►rl. was some minute* before she was aide
articulate).. Havinz recovered, she proceeded
to state, that it wee not from hrr inclination the
present pinveeution promoted, but that she
was entrapp►d into it by the Thoel.inations of boo
Mends, aho mid her that site' wee ('wl►le to a eh
vela pimishineat if she comp waded the &Wry ;

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and. bi,an artful Onitsse, having told her that the
Justice of Peace ass Waiting for hot' at the Police
Office, she was induced to no theta .and make
her depirdtion. 4She here eviu evinced the
strongest titlarks of affliction, and retired, urco.ii-
.posiied by several luchrs, who attended is witnesses
forllie prosecution.)
r For the prisoner several persons of great reqpee-
tahilite attended, who spoke in the highest terms
rof itit (parader. It was Aso proved, that he was
oreusiOnalry deranged. so moth as to require the
applicatiow of ai strait wilistcart.
The &eta cif the two-marriages, however, having
hero elvaoly substantiated, and the Counsel for tt.e
Primer, Mr. t: RN EV, fleeing tacitly admitted the
charge, the &try returned a verdict ef—t.pritiy.
Tile LI:MU:ELI JUDnE Anil there wei e many cit.-
eunistanees iu this case which went tw extenuate
the crime of the IliNsoiser, who should have every
he lit of tfiose (avow üble features. which would
certainly operate in suitlatiou of his punish-
' went.

The Prigoarr Rasa man of very genteel ap-
penratice, shout forty years of age ; and dur-
ing the whole of his trial evinced strong marks
of agitation.
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