The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-21 00:00:00

THIRD COURT.

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BlGAMY.—Richard Emerson was indicted for inter
marrying with Judith. Deputron, his first wife being stil
alive.

From the evidenca of the second wife it appeared that
the prisoner was the captain of a vessel trading between
London and Sunderland, and that in the latter part of
last year she was married to the prisoner at a church at
Stepney, a'nd after they had been married for some time
certain suspicions arose which led her to imagine that lie
was a Married man. Thesesuspicions continued to increase,
and on one occasion the prisoner was a-voy from home
very late, and she then went to the owner of the pri-
soner's vessel, and she was there told he had gone to
Sunderland. She sold up her home and followed the
prisoner to Sunderland, where ph* found him in a house
laying on the carpet before the fire. It turned out that
the house in which he then was was his o wn, and that
the person she saw was his wife. She then accused the
prisoner of having deceived her, and told him that with-
out she heard from him she would take proceedings
against him. The prisoner gave her some money, but
he ultimately broke his promise to behave like a brother
to her, and she was left destitute.

Witnesses were called, who stated that they were
present at the marriage of the prisoner with the prose-
cutrix, at St. Stephen's-church, Globe-road.
Mr. Brandt having addressed the jury for the prisoner,
A verdict of guilty was returned, with a strong re-
commendation to mercy.

The judge passed upon the prisoner the ntenee of
one month's imprisonment in Newgate.

NEW COURT.

f EBIBIzZLEMENT.—CharIes Lister, clerk, aged 34, was
indicted for embezzling and stealing the sum of 101., the
money of Mr. George W. Pettey and another, his mas-

Mr. Robinson appeared for the prosecution ; the pri-
soner was undefended.

It appeared from the evidence that the pri-
soner had held the situation of clerk in the establish-
Inert of Messrs. Petter and Ga.lpin, printers, and that
on an examination of the b9ok certain deficiencies wore
discovered; the books wore then sent to an accountant,
but the cash and receipt-books could not be found, and
had not since been discovered. On receiving the books
from the accountant varioue deßeiencios were marked,
and the prisoner was then asked to account for the sum.
He did not do so, and other circumstances coming to
the knowledge of the firm, the prieoner was given into
custody.

The trial had not =eluded when our report left.

' General Tom Thumb's box of jewels and presents has
been stolen. It is valued at 20,000 dollars,
THS ACCIDENT T THE SIEGE OPERATIONS.—We are
happy to be enabled to state that the accident which
occurred yesterday, at the springing of the mine on
Chatham lines, to some of the troops belonging to the
60th, 64th, and 70th Regiments, was not so serious as
was at first suppc sad. Nine men are injured, but none
of them severely; and the statement that ore man bad
his thigh broken is an exaggeration, the only injuries
sustained being a severe shaking and some slight bruises.
We were informed at the hospital that the whole of the
men have so far recovered that they will be fit to return
tu their duty in a few dam