The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-30 00:00:00

YORK ASSIZES, MARcti 26.

James Edwards was indicted for having, on the
13th day of December, 1824, at Shrewsbury, in
the county of Silop, feloniously arid unlawfully
termarried with one Mary Payne, his former wife,
Mr.'IJARNES t;otimieted the prosecution.
It appeared that in 1810 the prisoner lived at
Shrewsbury, in the service of a Mr. Price, to whose
illegitimate daughter the prisoner was married in
the course of that year, at the parish of Si. Julian.
In 1824, it was proved he married Mary Payne, at
the parish of St. Chad, in the sane town. To
prove that the prisoner knew that his first wife was
living within seven years, the daughter of the first
wife was called; but thr.re was a tr.lure of proof in
identifying the first wife, and art acquittal was
directed. Verdicr—Not
'ITESDAY, MARCH 27.

Francis Burnett was chat gr.(' with unlawfully and
maliciously setting fire to a stack of corm at Cox-
wold, in the North Riding, the property of George
Cussons.—The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty.
Joseph Barraclough was indicted for feloniously
intermarrying wi, h one Hannah Gartside, his former
wife, Mary Rtrraclough, being still alive.
It was proved, that on the 29th of September,
1819, the prisoner married Mary Crowther, at the
parish church of Radford; and that, o►► the 27th
of February, 1831, he married Hannah Gartside, at
the parish church of Tong. Evidence was also
given to show, that at the period of the latter mar-
riage the first-mentioned wife was alive.
The prisoner met this charge by a very singular
defence. He called a witneas to prove ►hat at the
time he married Mary Crowther (the first wife men-
tinned in the indictment), he had another wife
living; and therefore that Mary Crowther never
was hts lawful wife. Mr. Joseph Lister, the witness
called for this purpose, stated that he had known the
prisoner from ch.ldbood. In 1806 the prtsoner wa.
married to a young woman of the ►tame of Schole-
field, and resided with her for some years at Ghelf.
Witness was not present at the marr;age, but the
parties lived together as man and wife, anti their
children went by the prisoner's name. Phis woman
was alive, to witness's ktio.i,ledge, at the time when
prisoner was married to Mary Crowther.—The Jury
ound the prisoner Guilty.

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS, MARCH 29.

William Royal was indicted for stealing from the
till of his mi.tress, Mrs. DoHand. In the course of
the evidence it appeared, that money having been
repeatedly missing from the shop, suspiei.in at list
tell upon the Royal servant, and his mistress, deter-
mining to have proof positive, marked particularly
a shilling, gave it to a Mt s. H,Arvey, and desired her
to make some purcha-e in the shop, by which the
shilling would be exchanged. The accomplic- did
so ; the shilling was placed in the till as usual, hut
was subsequently abstracted, and found in the pocket
of he prisoner.
MN. Harvey deposed to the mark of the shilling,
and her leaving it in the shop ; she is a married
woman, but did not know the reason why the
money was marked.
Mr. BARRY—Is not your name Mills?—Witness :
No, Sir, not now; it might have been once. I told
you I am married.—(Laughter.)
Mr. BARRY—How many times have you been
married ?—I don't know, Sir.
Mr. BARRY—You don't mean to say so, do you
I really do mean it, Sir.—(Laughter.)
The CHAIRMAN—Let us know how this is ; you
must know how often you have been married
own to twice.
The CHAIRMAN—Perhaps, then, there are some
others of which you have some doubt ?—(Loud
laughter.)—The witness smiled a reply.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The CHAIRMAN said he had little doubt that the
prisoner had for a long time been plundering his
too confiding mistress. He therefore sentenced him
to be transported for seven years.

THE OLD BAILEY.— A correspondent in-
forms us that the Middlesex Magistrates are investigating a
scheme
for lightening the business at the Old Bailey Session.,
by the erection of a third Court at Clerkenwall Hall. At pre-
sent much complaint is made of the loan of time incurred by
preeecutors and witncsbef,