The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-16 00:00:00

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other privileges, which produced altogether about 41. a
we, k, in addition to his regular salary.
Mr. Haskell], clerk to the prosecutor, was next called
to ',rove that he paid money over to the prisoner for the
pit rime of settling the demand. of the journeymen.--
Toe wiusrss, however, could not state of what descrip-
tion of coin the money consisted,.
The Recorder said this was a defect in evidence, which
was fatulto the charge. By a late decision of the Judges,
it eas declared necessary that the precise description of
coin alleged to have been embezzled should be proved
upon oath, and unless that were dune, a charge could
not he sustained.

The prisoner w;.s acquitted.
Ile was again tried for embezzlitig Ms. the property
of his employer, which had been paid to hint on account
of the latter.
Upon this charge he was found guilty, and immedi-
ately sentenced so 14 years transportatioir.—lt was stated
that he had embezzled upwards of 8001. of Mr. B.'s
money.
THURSDAY. Dac. 11.—B16Aszy.—Thomas Gibbons
was indicted lor feloniously intermarrying with Mary
Ann Parsons, in the lifetime of his lawful wife Elizabeth
Gilibuirs.
Mary Anti Parsons, of No. 82, Peter-street, Westmin•
ster, deposed, that she was married to the prisoner ou the
19'1i of May last, at the parish church of St. Margaret,
NVestiniuster.
Mary Dittman, or l)aventry,Northamptotishire, proved
the prisfitier's marriage with her first cousin, Elizabeth
Itforgart, then a simile woman, about 4 or 5 years ago.
Site knew that her cousin was still alive, from her having
seen her so last night.
IVilliain Parsons, parish clerk of Daventry, and father
U, the first witness, produced a certificate copy of the
register of the prisoner's first marriage, which took place
on the it(idt of May, 1817.
Robert Duke, a Bow-street officer, apprehended the
prisoner, and told him at the time that it was for bigamy.
The prisoner said, " 1V hat, 'save you got both my wives
here)" Witness answered, " No." '1 he prisoner then
went to his box, and took out the certifica.e Mitts former
marriage, which he delivered to witness.
The prisoner desired that his first wife might he called,
and examined as a witness ; hut the Recorder informed
him that by the rules of law this could not be permitted.
Tile prison..r then said HI his delence, that his first
wire ran away from hint : he had Irequently writteu to
her; but receisiog no answer, he concluded she was
dead, and he married again.
The J ury retttrned a verdict of guilty ; and the Recor-
der sentenced him to transportation fur seven years.
At one o'clock all the cases in the sea; paper were
gone through, and the Recorder dismissed the common
Jury. lie then proceeded to pass sentence on the various
irrisonera who_ had been coot acted. Tne lullowiug 16
culprits were sentenced to death %Van, fur
t ouriterfeiting a power of attorney; Alexander Robertson,
lot counterfeiting the stamps on gold and silver plate;
!own Jorgenson, for re.tirning from iransportaiien ;
Patrick Foley, John Harris, and George William Henry,
William Fry, Martin Bell, William Herpin, James
Gilchrist, Mark Herd, William %Vatts, James Browne,
and Thomas Fuller, for burglaries ; and Elizabeth Fish.
wick and Joint Willis fur stealing property above 40,.
in a dwelling-house. Two prisoners were condemned
to transportation for life ; one to iraissportation tor 14
years ; and 13 to transportation lor 34:%e1l years. There
were likewise 56 condemned to different periods of im-
prisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction,
arying from one week to two y. ars.