The Sun.
London, England, 1803-10-27 00:00:00

BAKERS WANTED. •
Commissary General's Office,
' Detober zt, t,803.
A Number of 'JOURNEYMEN BAKERS are
I 1 wanted to work' at the King's Bakeries in Essex and
Kent. Such as desire to be so employed in providing Bread
for the Defenders of their Country, may know the Terms
and Conditions on which they may be engaged, byepplying to
Loveland, Master of the Bakers' Company,. No. no,
Aidersgate-street ; 'or to Mr. Clarke, No. %,35, Wapping.

IPRitE STlC#Ellek;

SINGULAR CAUSE,

Tarn) ntroks strciAt.LlFT: '~bEiBVNAI'.
O 1 THE HlGnita,. dAECHirNE, SITTING AT TOL:.
LOUSE, tiErTio IC4 1803,

A YOUNG Peasant of the Department of PAr:,
riege, named La fell despetately in love
with a girl, aged st years, of the cottuntine of
Cassaigne. He saw that there were many obstacles
to his obtaining her in marriage. Her parents were*
rich, and he possessed nothing. He at length de
vised anew mode of marrying her without teem.
sent of her patents ; and what is more ,tvitho.ret h.fr
(own !

He presented himself, accompanied Isy a person
in woman's apparel, 'before the Mayor of. St-
rons. He produced the necessary ?versa, and with
them ,a certificate, of the banns having bccri pub.
lisped in the commune where the girl ies&Lci. His
marriage with Marie J., was c:.-n,'
quince, -established by the civil Milg.l3l:;ite; i fir;
parties then withdrew, taking- with them the
ad of the ;celebration of the Marriage.. Being. pray.
vided with this piece, the, oirdtgroom repaired to
Cassaiime, and presenting himself before her pav
rents, claithe&the girl-es wife. Nothing could
exceed -the surprise of the parents, the girl, and hers
brothers. -She declared that she knew nothing, had..
consented to nothing, and that she was not married.
She went before a Notary to protest., against this
pretended marriage, and gave a power Of attorney
to her brother to proceed at law in her behalf.—Ort.
inquiiy, it was found that the certificate of the
publication of the banns was feted, and that in fad
no such banns had been published. A cotnplaint
was lodged before the Magistrate, and a commis
say.: of Government. Was, ordered to take up the
cause, and aired the prosecutiote. More than two
months were consumed in the inquir}', whether it
Vas Marie that. had figured at the mers;
riage, or whether it, was another per Son. During
this, interval, circumstances furnished La
with opportunitiee of seeing the girl whom lie '
claimed as his wife. The result of these interviews
was, that she quitted her family, and went to live
with him; stating publicly that she was his wife.
The ()Meer who was charged with the pursttanee
of the suit, discovered at length:- where La
lived, and foe nd the young Ledy in biseompeey.
She declared, that being united to him by, the tie
of-Marriage, she had sworn an :etereal love, and
wraild, follow him to the, end of the, world. The
officer, 'however, fulfilled his 'duty. 'Hte,,arrested
La and placed; him 'in prisdn at Toulaos,
Then commenced the usual proceedings
Underwent a first interrogatory ; he asserted that
Slitre. Was no disguise in the matter ; and, that the
girl who had followed him to prison, was the same
that he had married, and the same from whom he
had thi certificate of the 'publication of she banns '
at Cassaignel The young Lady desired aim to be
examined. She declared herself to he his lawful
wife. She retracted the protest made before the
Notary, as well es the power of attorney given to
her !limber.' .She said that these *steps were taken
et the instance of her brother, and to avoid his
fury, at a time when he threatened to kill her. The
certificate; she said, she had from a person 'whom'
she would not name, who took pity on her situation,
and lent an aid to surmount the obstacles which op.
posed her marriage. She said, that though of fell ,
ege, she did not dare to oppose the will of her,
brother ;' that she was obliged to have recourse to
stratagem, and that she availed herself of the, first..
moment of liberty to throw herself into the arias
of her husband. Its consequence of thiedeclaratien,
she was held to bean accomplice, and was pot on.
der confinement. At length,,,after three months,
the young. couple were' brought to the bar, nod the
affair submitted to trial, The _aft of accusation
was read, and the witnesses examined.. The Public
Officer, whose writing and signature had been court.
terfeited, declared the certificate to be a forgery.—
Some persons skilled in ttse comparison of hand.
writing, depnsed to the same- ell'ea. The Mayor of
St. GirOns, And. his Secretary, with the witnesses
present at the marriage, agreed unanimously in sey.
Mg; that the girl et the bar was not .he person who
appeared with the
,accused as his bride,
and svitli'whoM'his marriage had been celebrated.—
The out IA(1Y "rtsisted in her story. She.pointel
deft the Mayor and his Secretary ; ,she described the
furniture tat the char_ iber where the marriage took
place ; she related Some, particular circumstances
end eicpressiOns which 'occurred at the. titne ; she
recognized all the parties: present, and described
them by their several names and occupatioos.
The Commissary of GOvernmeto, lii pnrauing the .
cause, stated that the latter depositions of the girl
were nothing more than so many,. offieions faise.
hoods; calculated to save the man to whom, by a
tardy caprice, she had surrendered her person. It
was evident that his hardy enterprize had toueliesl
her feelings, and induced to.recall her. first de.
ciarations. Bat as the accusation against her. was
founded solely on her own ad, and as she had done
nothing' reprehensible in the eye of the Law,Hlua
prayed that she might be discharged.
With 'respeft to the forgery, it was, he said, in
full proof. it did not appear to have tsess commit.
tech by La as he Inew not
~how to read or
Write. :BLIt he had Made uSe, Of its knowing it to
be forged, and could not escape from the copse..
quendes.' The accused wait-delimit:A with warmth'
and taleet by a young advgcate, An able lawyer.:!
was retained for the young woman; -but her dis.
charge rindited it Unnecessary ter him to plead.
The tribunal pronOuneed La Fer--- Guilt", and
subjected bias to the punishment prescribed by the

TMs cause, b) its singularity, colleaeti an itn.
tense concourse of people, who kit a most lively