The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-19 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

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These Sessions commenced this morning, be
fore Mr. Baron Hur.r.ocx, Mr. Justice GASELICE, the Lout) 1
MAYOR, Mr. Alderman SMITH, and the usual Officers.
HORSE-STEALING.-- William Ben yan, an elderly man, was
put to the bar on an indictment; charging him with stealing, o 4
the 9th May, from a meadow near Edmonton, a gelding, of the
value of 51., the property of a farmer named English. The
prisoner, for some time, persisted in a plea of Guilty, but oa-
being remonstrated with by Mr. Sergeant ARABI/4, he retracted. •
The evidence for the prosecution went to prove that on the
night of the 9th of May instant the gelding was stolen from -
Mr. English's meadow, and on the same night two of the
mounted patrol met the prisoner riding the horse, and although
he first gave evasive answers as to the ownership, he afterwards
admitted having stolen it, and pleaded extreme distress in exte-
nuation. The Jury found him Guilty—Death.
BURGLARY.--Samuel Morgan and Jame: Brown were
capitally indicted for a burglary in the house of Mitchell, •
26, Thomas-street, Grosvenor-square, on the night of the 26th
April last. The prosecutor stated he went to bed soon lifter
10 o'clock, and was alarmed in the middle of the night by a
noise in his shop ; he got up and saw the prisoner Morgan in -
the act of hantiirg out to Brown some clothes, &c. ; he gave •
an alarm, and both were secured. 'the Jury found them
Guile's.

NEW COURT.
[BEFORE THE COMMON SERGEANT•
STEALING FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.---JOhn
Foord, a decent looking man, was indicted for stealing an
umbrella from No. 13, Committee-Room, in the House of '
Commons, on Friday last, the property of Mr. Nicholas Broad...
mead. The prosecutor, an attorney, deposed having business ,
in the said Committee-Room, on leaving it he missed his um-
brella from behind the door, and on making enquiry about it,
he discovered his property in the hands of an officer ; the um-
brella now produced is my property—John Lane, a mes-
senger in waiting in the stair-case, said he saw the pri.
goner going towards Mr. Bellamy's apartments ; he.
said he wanted a frank. On questioning him respecting .
the umbrella, the prisoner said he took it out of the Com-
mittee-Room, having lost his own the day before. The
prisoner was consequently detained and given into the custody
of an officer.—The prisoner in his defence addressed the Jury
at some length. Ile admitted taking the property away, bu,t
intended to return back with it before the Committee broke up.
The Jury found him Guilty.

STATE OF lIIS MAJESTY'S QA.01., OF NEWGATE.
Mali. Fen) les,
- 16 1
- 22 27
2 7
8 3!

Prisoners under sentence of death .
Transportation for life - -
14 years -
- 7 years -
Under sentence for felonies, tit. -
Judgments respired - -
Committed under the Bankrupt: Laws
Detained, charged with a felony in Ireland
Insane - . - -
For trial at the ensuing Sessions -

BIGAMY.

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MARY-LA-BONNE OFFICE.-Towards the close
of the business at this office yesterday, Mr. Pepall, the As..
sistant Overseer of St. Pancras, introduced to the notice of i l r.
ItAwmwsoll, a young man of fashionable appearance, charged
with having refused to allow his wife a separate maintenance.
The complainant, an interesting-looking woman, stated, she
had been married to the defendant fourteen years, but he had
lived separate from her for the last ten years, and that having
only at intervals received relief from him, she was obliged to
become chargeable to the parish.
The defendant replied, he had left the woman in conse-
quence of her bad conduct, and having afterwards discovered
her living in open adultery with another man, he certainly
should not contribute to support a woman capable of such base
conduct.

A gentleman here stepped forward, and said, " I have a
charge of bigamy to prefer against this gentleman ;" and im-
mediately retiring, introduced two ladies, the youngest ,of
whom was in such an agitated state as scarcely to be able To
walk. The accused gentleman, on seeing her, became try.
mulous with motion, and covered his face with his hands.
Mr. RAWLINSON observed, he was bound to dispose of one
case first.

The complainant's mother here stepped forward, and said her
daughter had only lived in a gentleman's house to take charge
of some children, and it could be proved her. conduct was not
criminal. The defendant had treated her very ill; he took her
into the country and packed her off upon the top of a coach ill.
the middle of winter.
Mr. Raw LINSON said he had no alternative but to commit
him if he did not make some arrangement, and advised him'to
come to some understanding, which probably might lead to their
again living together.
The defendant exclaimed, " Never : do you think I am so
devoid of every common feeling of honour as to live with a •wo-
man I have found in adultery ? And I, Sir, will pay nothing
but what is really torn from my very vitals."
However, the case was finally settled by a gentleman who ac.,
companied him undertaking that the first wife should be paid
ss. per week for her maintenance.
The two ladies then advanced ; and the second wife took the
situation of the first, to give evidence.
The prisoner gave his name Joshua Sebley. •
The second wife stated, that her maiden name was Palmer,
and she was married on the sth Dec. 1816, to the defendant in
Hereford. She never knew his first wife was alive until within
these few days. There were two persons present at the mtir-
riage, of the names of King and Griffith. She had her certi.
ficate.

Mr. RAwiaarsoar asked who could prove the first marriage,
observing, the first wife could be no evidence.
The mother of the first wife came forward, although her
daughter' made an effort to restrain her • and being sworn,
proved that the defendant married her daughter, whose maiden
name was Wilson, in Lambeth Church, on the 2d of June,
about 13 years since. She was not present at the marriage,-but
was with them the whole of the wedding day. She believed
the Parish Clerk and the Clergyman were still living.
The second wife declared she would prosecute, and request-
ed no time might be lost.
The defendant joined in the request, saying they could-not
prove the second marriage.
•He was then remanded until the other necessary testimony be
procured.

SOVEREIGN REIIEDIES.-For the gout, toast
and water; for bile, exercise ; for corns, easy shoes ; for 011ie
devils, blue ruin; for rheumatism, new flannel and patience;
for the tooth-ache, pluck it out ; for debt, oxalic acid ; and for
love, matrimony. 3
DRUNKENNESS.--An Inquest wns- held.. jest
week at North Driffield, on view of the body. of Chrialopher
Todd, a travelling machine-maker, who, during the previous
five days, had drank to very great excess. He was seized with
spasms in his stomach and kidneys, which terminated his waist.,
'ence.- Verdict_" Died through excessive drinking."

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THE LONI)ON SOI3ELNA-I.S.

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Extractsfrom the Morniii.=Papers,May 19, 1825.
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[TRY PUBLIG LEDGTR.I
Should a Congress be held at Milan this year,
its.:.Proceedings"..will be distinguished
.by. the.
most perfect unanimity--; and the
.arfaiis. of Eu-
rope will -be settled. ih a manner that cannot fail
to give the utmost-iitisfaction to the friends of
social order. Those offensive terms—public'opi-
tion—popUlar rights.:--spirif of the- age, and:such
new fan4led expressions; will not ruffle the tern-
per, nor disturh-the deliberations, of the Asseni-
bly; for effectual care has been taken that Eng-
land shall not play any of her -old .Quixotic
pranks -on the occasion. It is again confidently.
reported, that the affairs of Greece are to consti-
tute the chief topic of deliberation ; and it may
be:asked, what are the Greeks, or-their cause,or
the -Splendid recollectiOns "attached fotheir name,
tola, who are a quiet, plodding and unambiti-
ous people ?' Whether the Greeks conquer their
independence or return under their. former'yoke,
we. shalt- at least retain our excellent Constitu-
tiOnie'ai-ettablished by- law," and We-shall have
the gratification besides of keeping it wholly•to
ourselves, to - the exclusion .oflrists Papists, who,
in the revolutionary jargon of the day, are called
ouir-frish Catholic fellow-subjects. Let tbe.Holy
Alliance dispose of the Greeks in their civil ca-
F‘city, and let Russia dispose of their territory ;
let a_ uniform and paternal rule he established
from,Cadiz to the Pyrennees, and let Russia be
at- the head of this .patriarchal system-call. these
things are of little- Consequence to us, compared
to-the' inestimable benefit- of keeping the wild
Irish out of the pale of the Constitution.

[Ni*
After the rejection of the Roman Ca.tholir,Re
by the House Lordt, it is probable
that the two measures. connected with it in the
Commons will he dropt; and thus the whole
arrangement, from which so much was expected
at an early. part. of the Session, wilt be put an
ettd-to, at least till a future year: 'Without pre-
uming to impeach the arguments of Lord Liver-
pool and the Bishop of Chester, we may be al-
lowed to lament that. the two Houses of -Parlia-
ment -ire placed in positions so adverse to. each
oilier. The idea of a dissolution in August is
eagerly -caught at by many persons; the more
so on acco.unt of an allusion made by the
Lord Chancellor to the dissolution which follow-
ed the'rejection of Mr. Fox's India Bill. This
topic, however, it should be observed, was only
introduced into the Noble and Learned Lo'rd's
wrgurnenct in the way of illustration, and-cannot
fairly
.be taken as any intimation "ef a settled' re-
st(lation on the part Of Government.. With Much
that has been said of •the pernicious influence of
the ,fPr-if.s.ts.ia many. parts of..lreland we, fully
agree ; but iv remains to be considered whether
the rejection of the proposed Bill really tends to
diminish that liffluence.• 'We 'kat; 'not. The
Psiest conliiiu” in the same close connection
with the peasant ; he has. the same rueani• of
working on his credulity ; and he will he actu-
ated by a fresh motive of animosity againSt
the Protf-stant Government. 'We speak not now
of the higher ranks of the Catholic Clergy, but
of the more violent and unenliehtened individuals
of that body, who dwell in remote parts of the
country, and partake of the ignorance and bi-
gotry of their flocks. These men, it was part of
the proposed arrangement, to have placed on
more respectable. footing.. It might,
.haye been
htiped,,that with the change in their situation
they..wo44 have adopted More .etilightetiett
and would have gradually communicated
i:sttiilarimprovement to Ole. mass of their
fol-
lowers. - Certainly no permanetit good is to be
,expeCted for Ireland but from the diffusion of
knowledge among the people;

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EBRITIsti PRESS..I
As we had predicted -the failure of the Catho.
.lio•Bill in the House of- Lords, we can hardly
be atipposeti either to be much surprised" at such
a restilt, or fa' be unacquainted with the causes
•which were likely to lead to its rejection.. That
it svililtrengthen the feeling of public discontent
fn rteltYil -11,4 have tio diitibt.; there are enough
fierions'active and on the-alert there, tis else-
tO keep alive a spirit of- civil commotion,
wiiime,y;q. any " new. fuel can. be. brought to feed
tbflarne. •We :
the lament deeply; and have • always
I)arnented, the disabilities to which-the Catholici
~atetstabjected• but. we stiliedan se we think
•-tfro-ii-ere;fsufficiently loyal, and- infffciently *en-
. lightened, to . make it both impOlitic and unjust
•toseaclucle them.erom-thosi pliCea of trust and
pt4i'fitatider the State, ter which the•talent, and
..jerk, and wealat, such at least as possess
these, qualifications, fairly and in reason en-
title them. And it- is - because we believe
them to be thus loyal and enlightened, that we
'feel convinced' the objeertTOf *their boneuialile
being' for' "a „still fftrther• time withheld,
Make them fOrg€, ottthaTa'dcbunt, their
• dtrtY.,lW good subjects,or forfeit- "th 4 Character'
conficlenCe: in their 1
- ittrilty,%and- brought so -tuna ?. countenarice:' to
their cause. ',The present coritluct of the'CatlioliU
• itY a -neigh'bouring' was
• titl9l-Titi calculated, at tliis -cifsi; to remove
:h whether well- or-ill- grotinded,' pre-
'6.. generitity throtigheut' tfi'e'ltingribm,
and wfikh'necessarily-ociasiOnS Strong
apprefien
-fo'tife of intrensing- a power
: itis•ith they-not only feel to be c'aii'ab,re.'of'perior-
sioo but which, as far as they are Capably Of.see;'
Ike rrixe, ca [cal a t
to excite•
-a-degree. of terror, schich tria-k6S"'the
gotioidus-friends of the.Fistahlishmgnt regard it as
tintdect,TiVe!_tspom-tliem: ;rather; to il'rei•rgr the
• ,IY:tr.ii.gti‘s-trfa'il tfr-rettinvolthe barriers. _o:cao-
not be perS'ilitecied ,k 1;
thosrAlarrnts_ts4
fiat u winces, or._ 0.-In'tige:
AZ the fse tkltik4t-diatiittistit,ir 4tieevitrc
4141t4Athkrive I fe:Ve,ittal:ifil
wOuld#loEfilitaititt•tattliyan. pier ylM•' c-r'''f44nV
to an antagonist and hostile Church; and that
although the professions of the Catholic Priest-
hood may be tolerant while they are weak, their