The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-27 00:00:00

" GENERAL RULES.-DAILY DUTY.

"To be up at six o'clock, light kitchen fire, kitchen to
be swept, light drawing-room fire, grate to be thoroughly
cleaned, fire-irons rubbed, drugget and rug to be taken up,
and stair-carpet swept, and everything removed and
thoroughly dusted ; hot water taken up to the bed-rooms,
breakfast to be lair, knives and boots to be cleaned ; break-
fast at eight o'clock, during which time passages, &c., to be
cleaned, and bell-handle rubbed ; breakfast things to be
wished up, kitchen fire made up, step of the door hearth-
stoned, beds to be made, and bed-rooms to be swept and
dusted; slops to be emptied and washhand-stands, &c., to
be thoroughly wiped ; stairs swept down and staircase
dusted ; lamp to be trimmed and cleaned, candlesticks
cleaned, dinner to be prepared ; dinner to be on table by
one o'clock ; during dinner to begin cleaning kitchen,
everything to be washed up and put in its place, yourself to
be cleaned to take out baby ; tea to be ready by five o'clock,
after tea slops to be emptied and beds turned down, baby to
be washed and put to bed, supper at nine o'clock, everything
to be washed up and put away before going to bed.

" DUTY ON SPECIAL DAYS IN EACH WEEK.

" Monday—Two bed-rooms to beswept and ;117iscoured,
walls dusted, and everything to be well dusted, grates and
fireirons to be cleaned.

" Tuesday—Water-closet to be well washed out, all the
washing to be done.
" Wednesday—Clean one bed-room ; passage and stairs
cleaned, scoured, and dusted.

" Thursday—brewing-room to be well swept, with tea-
leaves ; walls dusted ; grate and fireirons well cleaned.
Marble and table covers, and outside of windows, to be well
washed with soap and water ; and everything moved and
well dusted. Ironing to be done. Water-closet cleaned out.
" Friday—Tins, coppers, and all kitchen utensils to be
cleaned ; drawing-room stairs to be cleaned.
" Saturday—Kitchen and back kitchen to be thoroughly
cleaned, passages and water-closet to be scoured, &c."
CLERKENWELL.
BIGAMY.-Mr. Thomas Connor, lately the proprietor of an
extensive fur warehouse in Regent-street, was charged with
bigamy.
Mr. P. Hobler prosecuted, and Mr. Robinson defended the
prisoner.
It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner, a gen-
teelly-dressed man, about forty years of age, began life as is
tutor, and in 1839 married his first and lawful wife, who WAS
the daughter of a highly-respectable tradesman. The mar-
riage took place in St. Andrew's Church, Holborn, and was
duly proved by Major Dixon and by other witnesses. Their
means becoming narrow, the prisoner was obliged to betake
himself to his original occupation as tutor, and engaged in an
establishment at Twickenham, visiting his wife occasionally.
Next door to the house in which the prisoner resided lived
the uncle of the second wife (the prosecutrix), Miss Carr Burt,
a very fine-looking young woman, the daughter of a gentle-
man holding a Government situation at Bridport, in Dorset-
shire. Miss Burt, in the beginning of 1843, came to Twicken-
ham on a visit to her uncle. She had not been long there
when the prisoner met her, and addressed her as a
suitor. The intimacy ended in a marriage, which was
solemnised on the 27th of June, 1843, in Marylebone Church,
he of course representing himself as a bachelor. By this
marriage he became possessed of 2,6001., and about 400/.
worth of plate, Miss Burt's dower. He immediately opened
a furriery establishment is Regent-street, and the first and
lawful wife for a time lost sight of him. Some months after
the second marriage, however, he visited Mrs. Connor, but
never hinted his change of circumstances; and she remained
in ignorance of the matter until a few days ago, when she
accidentally met the prisoner with his second wife leaning on
his arm in Holborn, and the wife, Mrs. Connor, claimed him
as her husband ; he was endeavouring to put off the thing. as
a joke, when a friend of Miss Burt's came up, and henring
what took place communicated with Miss Burt's father, who
could hardly believe that the prisoner had so grossly ino.posed
on his daughter, but having been convinced of the fact,
caused the present prosecution.
The prisoner, who reserved his defence, was committed for
trial.
LAMBETH.

A NEW WAY OF RECOVERING. A DEBT.—Yesterday
James Smith, who described himself as the sweeper of the
crossing from Ludgate-hill to Waithman's corner, Fleet-
street, was brought before Mr. Norton, upon the following
novel charge :—Mr. Thomas Parker, jun., of No. 8, Tivy Cot-
tage, Bishop's-walk, Lambeth, solicitor, deposed that on his
getting up that morning, he saw the prisoner walking up
and down in front of his house with a placard on his shoulder,
and a crowd of people about him, who were throwing stones
at his windows. He requested the prisoner to go about his
business, but he refused, and kept walking up arr.d down the
footway, causing a considerable crowd to assemble. The pla-
card was as follows : "Waiting for 1/. 13s. 6d., for 12 bottles of
wine, or the wine back, from Mr. Thomas Parker, jun. solici-
tor, 8, Ivy Cottage, Bishop's-walk." The witness further said,
that some short time ago he had received from Mr. Sparrow,
wine-merchant, of No. 8 Bridge-street, Blackfriars, half a
dozen of port and half a dozen of sherry, He sulmitted that
Air. Sparrow might have sent several times for the amount of
the wine.
Cross-examined by the prisoner—How long have you had
the wine? Mr. Parker—What has that to do with it? You
are a most impudent fellow.
Prisoner—Very likely. But how long have you had the
wine? Mr. Parker :—How long? why it may be three or
four weeks.
Prisoner—And now often has the' payment been. called
for? Mr. Parker—Why it may be four or five times; but,
your Worship, however often it may be, I'm not to be bullied
into payment in this way.
Mr. NORTON—I must say that it is a most extraordinary
way of collecting debts.
Prisoner—Then, sir, they call me "Jack, the sweeper," and
I have swept Waithman's crossing for many years.. This
morning Mr. Sparrow's porter came to me and asked If I had
any objection to earn a shilling, and I told him not,
as I pick
up but little at the crossing in dry weather. I then ',vent to
Mr. Sparrow, and I was sent with the placard to w: tlk up,
and down before Mr. Parker's house, but I did not know- that
I was doing wrong, as I cannot read or write, and did not
know what was on the placard.
Mr. NORTON observed that the prisoner had been &nit ty of
a nuisance under the Act of Parliament, and convicted_
a penalty of 10s., or in default of payment to ten d; Ay s' im-
prisonment.
After some time the 10s. was paid, and he was di: ;charged.