The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-20 00:00:00

AS;itIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTIII3 RN CIRCUIT—YORK, Dec. 17.
CROWN COURT.

Sarah. Westobl and John Kendrew (out on bail), were
charged, the fax mer with having, on the 9th. of June,
1851, married John Kendrew, her former husband,
Thomas Westob: y, being then alive ; and the latter with
aiding and abetting her.
Mr. Price pit, osecuted, and Mr. Otter defended the
prisoners.

This was a -very curious case. The female prisoner
and her first huu -Lband were married at Stokesley in Oc-
tober, 1843, thie latter pretending to be deaf and dumb.
The parish cl erk described the ceremony as being
solemnised by writing, the clergyman reading the ser-
vice as usual. Me was now able to speak and hear, but
the witness did :not know whether he had been mesme
rised to regain: his faculties. It was stated that the
female prisoner was 16 years old when married, and
that she was fi weed to become the man's wife by her
parents. She •Lw as united to the male prisoner at Sun-
derland, on the 9th of June, 1851, in the name of Sarah
Sherwood, her u Laiden name. To prove the case against
the male prisoner, who is a cattle jobber, it was shown
that he frequent ly went to lodge with Westoby and his
wife when they lodged at Stockton, and that therefore
Kendrew, it wari inferred, knew that they were man and
wife.

Mr. Otter co a tended that the first marriage was ille-
gal, but his ion %ship overruled the objection. He then
contended that the male prisoner did not know the
woman was lega;,lly married, it being her belief that it
was invalid.

The jury found both prisoners guilty, and they were
each sentenced to, be imprisoned for two months.

At the recent We of the Golden Fleece the Emperor
of Austria wore l'he decoration of that order which for-
merly belonged to Charles of Burgundy, and which has
in the centre the magnificent diamond considered to hold
the third place amongst those existing, and which is
worth a million of florins. The decoration, which was
made part of the coronation attire by the Archduke
Maximilian, is preserved in the same room that contains
the coronation robes of Charles the Great and of the
Emperor Napojeon as King of Italy.
[ADVERTISEM ENT.]—Holloway's Ointment and Pills
the most effectual remedies ever known for gout and
rheumatism.—Extract of a letter from Mr. Thomas

Wyborn, druggist, Eton, dated April 26, 1852 :-7‘'lC;
Professor Hollo• way. Sir —A case has lately come un-
der my notice which I think should be publicly known.
It is that of a. poor man, who suffered so dreadfully
from chronic rheumatism, that he lost the use of one side
and endured inc essant pain. He was under different
medical treatmel it, and at Westminster Hospital the
faculty pronounced him incurable. However, this was
not the case, for hy the use of your ointment and pills,
he has been restored to health and strength."—Sold by
all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establish-
ment, 244, Strand, London.
ANOTHER SEIZ CFRE OF COLLEGE PLATE FOR POOR
RATES AT OXFORD..—Some short time since we announced

that a seizure of plate had been made at the lodgings of Dr.
Wellesley, Principal of New Inn Hall, for poor rates due
to the united parishes of the city of Oxford ; the ground of
non-payment being the extra-parochiality of the Hall. On
Wednesday a similar seizure was being made at Pembroke
College, for the sum of 271., being the amount of two rates
owing by the masters and fellows of that society. Almost
immediately after the plate had been seized, the amount
of the rates was paid, with the expense attending the
seizure, &c. This will probably be the last seizure of col-
lege plate for poor rates at Oxford, as it is understood
that a more kindly feeling prevails amongst the Univer-
sity authorities, an .d that they are willing to concede
the point as to the -site of the colleges being extra-paro-
chial, and are desirous of contributing their fair share
for the maintenance) of the poor. A correspondence for
carrying out this most desirable object has com-
menced between the University authorities and the
board of guardians,. and there is every reason to hope
that this long-agitated question will be adjusted in a
manner that will b e satisfactory both to the University-
and city ; but before this can be done, it will be neces-
sary that the present local act for the government of the
eleven united parishes of Oxford must be very materially
altered. The University will, of course, be represented
by members of their own body at the board of guardians,
which will be a desirable alteration in the construction
of that body.
THE TRIALS OF' ANCHORS OF ALL NATIONS.—The
report of the committee appointed to test the anchors of
all nations at Sheerness, will be published in a few days,
when it will be found the opinions of the committee will
place the anchors in order of excellence thus :-1. Trot-
man (improved Porter's). 2. Mitcheson and Sons. 3.
Rodger's (Exhibition prize). 4. Lenox's. 5. Aylen's.
6. Admiralty. 7. American (Isaacs's). Honiball's will
be thrown out. The report will be a very interesting
one. One fact is very significant of ,the manner in which
the Admiralty affairs have been too long conducted, viz.
—the Admiralty anchor stands last b'it one on the list in
the opinion of the judges, whereas we think that the lives
of the nation's brave naval defenders should be pro-
tected by the first and best " hold-fast" science can
offer. Portsmouth, Tinto and Naval Gazette.