The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-27 00:00:00

THAMES.

THE LAW or BIGAMY.—George Smith, described as a
carman, and aged. 26, of No. 18, Finch-street, Whitechapel,
was brought before Mr. Selfe charged with feloniously in-
termarrying with Mary Ann Brown on the sth of February
last, at Whitechapel parish church, his first wife, Mary
Ann Smith, to whom he was married at St. James's Church,
Shoreditch, in April 1859, being then and now alive. The
first wife passed forward to give evidence against her hus-
band, but Mr. Selfe said, although she could be the very
best witness of her marriage, the law did not permit him
to take her evidence. He asked for the second wife, who
was really no wife in law.
Mariah Harvey, a police constable, No. 174 H, who pro-
duced the certificates of both marriages, said the second
wife, who had been usurping the rights and privileges of
the first, ran away directly the prisoner was taken into
custody.

Catherine Smith, the prisoner's mother, was then put
nto the witness box, and on being sworn, relapsed into a
happy state of forgetfulness, although she was present
when her son was joined in the holy bonds of matrimony,
and signed the registar-book, She said her son was
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I married.

Mr. Selfo—And you were present, and saw him married
:o his first wife.

Witness—l was at the church.

Mr. Selfe—And who was Mr. Cleland ?
Witness—A strange man—a cabman. I believe they
called him out of the street.

Mr. Selfe—A strange thing altogether; now, tell me all
about it. You signed the register-book ?
Witness—l don't know, lam Eure.
Mr. Selfe —Now, let me know the history of this.
Witness (reluctantly)-1 hey were married. Five days
afterwards my son went to sea. I kept his wife six weeks.
She went on such bad games I was obliged to interfere.
Her first husband's child, her daughter, came to me and
said her mother was out all night with a gentleman.
Mr. Selfe—No, he could not have been a gentleman, or
he would not have kept another man's wife out all night.
I cannot punish your son's wife fur adultery. You must
go to Sir Cresswell Cresswell's court for that.
Harvey said he had no further evidence:
Mr. Selfe—Have you been to Whitechapel Church ? The
marriage there is so recent that no doubt the clerk will be
able t) identify the prisoner.

Harvey said the prisoner was only given into his custody
115 morning; and ho had not time to produce the necessary

evidence.

Police •sergeant Egorton, 11 11, hero said he could obtain
the evidence of the sexton and clerk of Whitechapel.
The clerk to Mr. Edwin, a respectable solicitor in New-
ington-causeway, said the prisoner had been charged with
bigamy at the Southwark police-court and dismissed.
Mr. Safe said he must discharge the prisoner again, be-
cause there was no evidence against him. The law sup-
pesed the second wife to be the wronged person, and she
was not here. He had his suspicions of the first wife, who
had been carrying on her games, as they were called.
A DISCOURSE UPON MAGIC.—John Macdonald, a most
notorious thief, was brought up on remand before Mr. Selfe
charged with stealing a silver watch from John Fish, a
sailor.
The prosecutor stated that a few evenings since he was
in a crowd at the corner of Philpot-street, Commercial-
road, east, listening to a man who was discoursing upon
magic and performing magical tricks when ho found his
watch go like magic from his waistcoat pocket. He turned
round, and saw the prisoner on his right hand side with his
watch grasped tightly in, his hand, but not severed from
the chin. His wife seized the prisoner and said this is the
thief.
Mr. Selfe—And did you lose your watch ?
Fish—No, sir. It was secured to a silver chain, and the
prisoner could not cut it. It was draggsd from my pocket.
Mrs. Fish confirmed her husband's statement.

A.POlice-constable said the prisoner was a well-known
and active thief, and belonged to the Keats-street gang in
Spitalfields.
Mr. Selfe—Keate-street again. How many thieves are
there in Keate-street ?

The policeman—l don't know, sir ; plenty.
Mr. Selfe—The Keatc-street gang is inexhaustible.
The prisoner said he was innocent, he never stole the
he would go before a jury.
Selfe—Very well, you are committed for trial.
watch ; ho would not plead new

FATAL SCAFFOLD ACClDENT.—Yesterday a boy
was sent upon a scaffold in Cumberland-street, Pimlico, and
on reaching the top he by some means missed his footing,
and had a fearful fall from the scaffold to the pavement be-
neath. He was immediately conveyed in an unconscious
state to St. George's Hospital, Where, notwithstanding the
prompt attention he received, he expired from the effects of
his dreadful injuries a few hours Afterwards, The body
await§ AA hiquots

This Day,
between 8 and B. E. M. i D. F. C. LS.
0 a.m.
Nairn 3024 39 32 N.V. 3 1 b. 0
Aberdeen
Leith
Berwick 3023 46 41 S.W. 1 2 b. 6
Ardrossan 3023 44 42 S. 2 3 b, 2
Portrush
Shields
Galway 3016 54 52 N. 4 5 c. 2
Scarboreugh 30.20 43 40 N.W. 3 7 0. 4
Liverpool
Valentia
Queenstown 30.15 153 52 N.N.W. 3 7 0. 2
Yarmouth 3021 43 41 N.N.E. 3 6 m. 5
London ....s. 3018 41 40 E. 1 9 i.
Dover 3019 43 41 E. 4 8 o. 3
Portsmouth
Portland
Plymouth .... 30.1) 53 50 N.W. 3 7 0. 2
Penzance .... 3013 57 55 N.N.E. 1 2 b. 1

EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced
to 32 deg at mean eea level; each 10 feet of vertical rise
causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10
deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E.
Expo Sod thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for
evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true—
not magnetic. F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
(1 to 9). I. Initials :—b., blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ;
1., fog. ; h., hail ; 1., lightning ; in., misty (hazy) ; 0.,
overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; a., snow ; t., thunder. A letter
repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb-
ance (1 to 9).