The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-05 00:00:00

Lord. I never see this last voman afore in my life, and spect lodgings. He also knew that there were a gang 0,/
as for the other voman, she was turned away from my fa- thieves going about town who watched gentlemen out of
ther's house cause she stayed out two nights at Bartlemy their houses and immediately afterwards called and asked
Fair. Who'd blieve a voman as would go to sich a place. for the occupant who had just gone out. On being re-
I never gove nobody a farden to gove her. quested to call again they made a pretence that their busi-
The LORD MAYoR then told the parish officers to take ness was urgent, and wished permission to write a note, and
advice as to the course of proceeding they should adopt. on being shown into a parlour for that purpose carried off
For his own part he did not see how any doubt could be a watch, some plate, or other valuables. Nearly all the
entertained upon the subject. houses in Euston-square, where he resided, were robbed in
The girl was again remanded. that manner some time ago.
Mr. Hastings said that one of the men who called at his
house wore a large cloak, under which he had no doubt
concealed the trunk as he left the house. He had lost 121.
in money, but all the papers, excepting the copy of a will,

GUILDHALL.

Yesterday Maurice Friedland was re-examined on sus-
picion of having, with his brother Henry, and their father,
defrauded Mrs. Paur, who keeps a magazine for French
toys at St. Helier's, Jersey, of watches, clocks, &c., to the
amount of 125/.
Mr. Alderman PIRIE remanded the prisoner till Friday.

were safe.
Leonard said he had strong suspicions that the trunk had
been broken open at a notorious flash house, within 50 yards
of St. Clement Danes Church, and after the money had
been taken out the thieves had thrown the trunk and papers
into the court, where his son found it.
Mr. CLARKSON said the police should be directed to look
after the thieves, and ordered the trunk and papers to be
given up to Mr. Hastings.

HATTON-GARDEN.

Yesterday John Wishart, a ferocious-looking fellow, was
brought before Messrs. LAING and ROGERS, charged by
Miss Jane Abbot, a prepossessing young lady, residing at
No. 27, John-street, Clerkenwell, with having feloniously
intermarried with her, the first wife being still living.
Miss Abbot was living with her friends when she acci-
dentally became acquainted with the prisoner at a private
party, when he introduced himself to her as a single man,
and professed great attachment for her. She received the
sanction of her friends, and he continued his addresses, and
ultimately married her at Islington Church on the 3d of
September, 1836. Subsequently to the ceremony he treated
her with apparent attention and kindness, until about three
months had elapsed, when he commenced a series of vulgar
abuse and violence towards her, which not being able to
endure any longer she was advised by her friends to seek
the protection of the Magistrates of this office, who granted
a warrant of assault against him, when it was discovered by
Mr. Dean, a private friend of the prosecutrix, that he had
a wife living at Glasgow, and had married five other wives,
two of whom he had married at the same church. The
prisoner was ordered to find bail, and whilst confined in the
New Prison every effort was made to procure evidence of
his first marriage, but for the want of means it could not
be brought forward ; but Mr. Laing determined pot to
suffer the prisoner to escape with impunity, and ordered
that evidence of some of his marriages should be produced,
as in the absence of evidence of his first marriage it would
form a prima facia case against him ; and after several
examinations he was brought up finally yesterday, and two
distinct cases of bigamy were proved against him.
Whilst the witnesses were giving their evidence the pri-
soner conducted himself with the greatest levity, and laughed.
Mr. LAING told him he seemed to treat the matter
lightly ; and said " The wretch is smiling at his iniquity."
Prisoner (sullenly)—l am sorry, if lam a wretch, that
lam so much like you, lam smiling at the damnable lies
that are told against me.
Mr. LAING—You are a blackguard fellow. I never heard
of a more infamous proceeding.
Prisoner—l am not a fellow ;lam as good a man as
you, any day.
Mr. LAING ordered him to be taken out of the Court,
whilst the evidence was being given. The prisoner acted
with exceeding violence.
A Mr. Petersfield and his wife then proved that, on the
Bth of February, 1833, they were present at St. Mary's
Church, Newington, when the prisoner was married to
Sarah Collins ; and the parish-clerk produced the register,
and identified the prisoner.
Miss Abbot proved her marriage with the prisoner at
Islington Church, on the 3d of September, 1836.
The prisoner was fully committed to take his trial.
Mr. LAING said that, in such an aggravated case, he
would depart from the usual course, and allow Miss Abbot
extra expenses ; saying that the prosecution was creditable
to the parties concerned, and the conduct of the prisoner
should be communicated to the Judges.
The prisoner listened to the proceedings with the utmost
nonchalance, and he was eventually conveyed to Newgate.

LAMBETH- STREET.
Yesterday Elizabeth Ryall, a young female, whose dress,
though wretched and scanty, was yet comparatively clean,
and who had a squalid infant, about six months old, at her
breast, was placed at the bar, before Mr. HARDWICK, on
a charge of deserting a second child belonging to her, by
which it had become chargeable to the hamlet of Mile-end
New Town.
The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said that about ten
months ago her husband, who is a blacksmith, left her with
one child, and in an advanced state of pregnancy with ano-
ther, without a single sixpence, and she ha not since been
able to find any trace of him. By procuring work as a
silk winder, she had been enabled to make out an existence
for herself and children until about two months ago, when
the work got so slack that she could get no more to do, and
the consequence was that she was obliged to part with her
last article, even the miserable bed from under her, to pro-
cure absolute necessities. About six weeks ago, when in
the last extremity of distress, she applied for some relief to
the officers ,of Christ Church, Spitalfields, at the work-
house, and on representing her ease they observed that it
was merely an Irish one, and they had nothing whatever to
do with it, and the master of the workhouse, notwithstan-
ding her entreaties that her case might be inquired into,
hurried her out of the place, and merely told her that she
would be called on. She struggled on as well as she could
until Tuesday week, when, being apprehensive that her
child would starve by her side, she placed her at the work-
house door, but at the same time kept in view until she saw
a policeman come up and take it inside ; and knowing it
would be taken care of, she did, she would admit, leave it
there. The prisoner here referred to some respectable
person who knew her, and could speak to her character.
Mr. HARDWICK observed that nothing could possibly
justify the offence of which the prisoner had been guilty.
Still, if her statement was true, the circumstances might
form some extenuation for her conduct, and go in mitiga-
tion of punishment.
A respectable female said that the prisoner had been
employed by her for several months, and a more sober, ho-
nest, persevering, and industrious person she had never
met w►th, and in fact it was to her (witness), at the time,
a matter of much pain that she was not enabled, from the
falling off in the trade, to continue her in the employment.
On Friday last she (the prisoner) called on her, and then
declared that for 21 nights previous she had not laid on a
bed, and that for 46 hours neither she nor her infant had
tasted a morsel of food.—(The witness here became much
affected, so much so, that for a moment or two she was in-
capable of utterance.) On her recovery the witness ex-
claimed that her heart almost bled when she thought of the
sufferings the unfortunate creature had endured.
Mr. HARDWICK—Did she say anything at the time
about deserting her child, and leaving it at the workhouse
door ? Witness—She did, Sir, and spoke of it with much
regret, saying she knew she was liable to be sent to prison
for it, adding that a prison would be a paradise to her com-
pared with the misery she had endured.
Mr. HARDwIcK considered that under all the circum-
stances the case was one in which immediate relief should
be given by admitting the parties into the workhouse.
Before leaving the office, Mr. Haapwick, with his ac-
customed kindness and liberality in cases of real distress
which are brought under his notice, banded half a sovereign
to Davis, the gaoler, to give to the poor woman, which she
received with the utmost gratitude.