The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-10 00:00:00

i:large of B-gainy against a Baronet•

BOW-STREET—(This DAY.)

'o
-day, Sir Culling Eardley, Bart., was placed
bi:E.ore Mr. Flower to answer a charge of bigamy.
T.lie defendant was apprehended on a warrant which
ci targed him with feloniously marrying, on the 12th
of September, 1867, Mary Alleyne, his wife, Emily
Fl orence, being then alive.

i'vlr. Giffard, Q.C., prosecuted, and Mr. M.
Williams appeared for the prisoner.
. Mr. Magee said—l reside at No. 4, Lancaster-
street, Hyde-park. In the year 1859 I was living
in New York, and at the time I had my daughter,
Emily Florence, residing with me. In the course
of that year I became acquainted with the
defendant, Sir Culling Eardley. He ultimately
paid his addresses to my daughter, and was married
to her on the 12th Dec., 1859, at Calvary Church,
in. the episcopal diocese of New York. The mar-
riage was performed in the ordinary way by a person
in. holy orders. I heard the -defendant and my
daughter consent to become husband and wife. I
after wards saw the 'prisoner sign the.register.
Mr. M. Williams—You saw the prisoner sign
something► ?

Witness—The clergyman said it was the register.
As long as I remained in New York the newly-
married pair lived together as husband and wife.
Cross-examined by Mr. M. Williams—l first
became acquainted with the prisoner at the latter
end of November of the year 1859. I knew
him to be domiciled in New York three or four
weeks before the marriage.

Mr. Williams—Can you swear that of your own
knowledge?

Witness—Yes, I can.

Mr. Wrilliarns--You positively swear that you
saw the defendant 21 clear days in New York be-
fore the marriage.

Witness—lVell, I'll not be positive, but I think it
was so.

Mr: Williams—Who was present At the mar-
riage ?

Witness—Cyrus Field and' some of his family.
He is a person of known respectability, "Y think, in
England. Another gentleman, who is at present
in court, was also there.

Mr. Strepham produced the certificate of the
officiating minister in New York of the marriage
properly signed and sealed.

Mr. Moseley said—l was present at the marriage
in New York of the prisoner and' Miss Magee. I
have a sort of recollection about the signing of the
registering ; it is nine years ago. I went into a
room after the ceremony.

Mr. M. Williams—You will not be quite certain
about signing the register ?

Witness—Well it is now nine years ago.
At the conclusion of the evidence,

Mr. Flower said he should send the case foi trial,
and before he admitted the prisoner to bail, aJudge
at Chambers would have to be consulted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

THAMES.

AUDACIOUS SHOP ROBBERY.--William Tolridge,
a well-known thief, was brought up on remand be-
fore Mr. Benson charged with being concerned with
another fellow, not in custody, in stealing six
pieces of linsey and Cobourg cloth for ladies'
dresses, measuring in all 180 yards, from the shop
of Mr. Peter Jones, in Green-street, Stepney.
A few evenings since the prosecutor missed six
pieces of stuff and linsey, and he saw three pieces,
measuring 111 yards, at the station-house in
Arbour-street East, adjoining the court on the
following morning. On the evening of the robbery
Stephen Moore, a police-constable, No. 170 K, was
on duty in Alfred-street, Stepney, and saw the
prisoner and another man each with a load
on his shoulders. They passed him, and ap-
peared much disconcerted. They quickened
their pace and looked behind them directly
they had passed the constable, whose sus-
picions were excited. He walked towards them
and both thieves ran away. Moore pursued them
and called " Stop thief." The fleetest of the two
rogues escaped with his booty. The prisoner threw
his loal from his. shoulders, and ran into the arms
of Mr. Francis Huggins, of No. 23, Bridge-street,
Stepney, who looked in the direction which the
prisoner had come from, and found three pieces of
the stuff which the prisoner\ had thrown away.
The pie3es were identified by Mr. Jones.
James Briden, a detective police sergeant, No.
4 li, stated that the prisoner had been twice con-
victed of larceny in the Thames Police Court, and
sentenced on the first occasion to three months'
imprisonment and hard labour, and on the second
occasion to four months' imprisonment and hard
labour. Subsequently the prisoner was convicted by,
a jury at the Sessions and sentenced to 12 months
imprisonment and hard labour for stealing 15 cwt.
of lead. The prisoner had been convicted at the
Ilford Petty Sessions since then and sentenced to
six months' imprisonment and hard labour.
Mr. Benson—Four convictions agaiest him.
Briden—Yes, air, I know of four. I believe there
are others which I know not of.

Mr. Benson—l have no hesitation in committing
the prisoner for trial.

Police Expenditure and Income for 1868

A statement of the estimated expenses and in-
come of the City Police establishment for the year
1868 has just been printed, from which we learn
that the total estimated expenditure for the year is
£64,583 Os. 9d. This includes salary of Commis-
sioner, £l,OOO ; chief superintendent, £6OO ; sur-
geon, £5OO ; receiver, £350 ; four clerks, £570 ; 688
superint endents,inspectors, sergeants, detectives, and
constables, salaries ranging from £4 18s. 6d. to 21s.
6d. per week, £52,414 17s. This sum also includes
art extra allowance of ss. per week each to 48
plain clothes constables ; also an allowance amount-
ing in all to £376 2s. Bd., to 1 inspector, 12 ser-
geants, and 48 constables, in lieu of clothing. The
688 officers and men are allowed 3s. each per month
for boot money, amounting to £1,238 Bs. There
are also some trifling extra allowances to constables
serving on private premises, and acting as omnibus
timekeepers. The cost of the clothing, helmets,
stocks, armlets, and capes, is £2,298 13s. 9d. ; lan-
terns and oil, £3lO ; necessaries for infirmary,
£436 ; rent of police stations, £2,393 ; rates and
taxes, £675 ; coals, coke, and gas, £1,050 ;
furniture, bedding, &c., for stations, £lOO
repairs, printing, stationery, and miscel-
laneous disbursements, £1,070., Town Clerk's
establishment, £l5O ; payment to Ward. clerks,
£lB3 ; and pensions to watch Men, £32 10s.
The estimated income for the same period amounts •
to £69,947 7s. Bd., showing a surplus of £5,364
6s. 11d. above the estimated, expenditure. The
estimated produce of 6d. in the -pound on the assess-
able rental of the City (£2,109,740) after deducting
6 per cent. for poundage and deficiencies, £49,579
proportion of expenses from City's cash (one-fourth)
£15,340 12s. 4d. ; estimated fines and penalties
imposed by
.magistrates under the . Police Act,
£730 ; payment out of the Bridge House Estates,
for watching London and Blackfriars Bridges,
£668 4s. ; rents from constables lodging at the
station and other houses, £1,078 4s. The last item
in the estimated income is the payment for men on
private service at the Bank of England, the Post-
office, Blackwall Railway, City of London Union,
Times Newspaper Office, omnibus standings, Messrs.
Gooch and Cousens, Inland Revenue Office, Messrs.
Pawson and Co., Messrs. Meyer and Field, Lon-
don and Westminster Bank, Mercantile Marine
Office, Probate Court, and Union Bank, £2,551
7s. 4d.--City Press.

The Duke of Montrose left town on Saturday for
Buchanan House, N. 8., to join the duchess and family. •

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