The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-15 00:00:00

The LORD MAYOR asked the complainant whether
she had any idea of taking Mr. Fitzgerald's bill for 501.,
and the 101. note, as payment for her furniture ? The
Complainant—Never, my Lord.
The Solicitor for Mr. -Smith submitted, that after the
evidence which had been heard, it would be impossible
to look upon Mr. Fitzgerald in any other light than as
the owner of the furniture, and that of course Mr.

Smith was justified in the course he had pursued.
The LORD MAYOR—We cannot shut our eyes to the
fact, that it is quite impossible that the complainant
could have given, for this bill of 501., furniture which
was worth in all probability 1501.
Sir JOHN PIRIE—We consider that that bill was given
for something else.
The LORD MAYOR—Our decision is, that Mr. Smith
must give back the furniture to the complainant.
The Solicitor to Mr. Smith—We shall appeal against
the decision, my Lord.
The LORD MAYOR —Very well. We decide that sh•
mvst have her furniture.

WORSHIP-STREET.
On Monday Mary :Inn Wire wag placed at the bar be-
fore Mr. Bingham. charged with having feloniously in-
termarried with onz! George Allender, her first husband,
Robert Wire, being then and still living.
It appeared that the prisoner was given into custody
at the instigation of the first husband, a tailor, to whom
she was married on the 13th of June, 1819, at the church

of St. Botolph, Aldgate, bat who said that he had lived
separate from her for many years past, and who declared
that he was entire-ly ignorant of the second marriage
until about a twelvemonth ago, since when he had been

using every effort to substantiate the fact, and bring the
prisoner to justice.
Richard Chidley, parish clerk of St. Botolph, pro-
duced the register of that parish, containing an entry of
the first marriage, solemnised on the day above statsd,
but had no recollection of the person of either of the

parties to it.
George Allender, the second husband, a master car-
penter, was then called, and stated that about twelve
years ago he went to lodge in a house occupied by the
prisoner in Albany-street, Commercial-road East,
shortly after which he paid her his addfesses, and made
her an offer of marriage. The prisoner rejected his
offer, and stated that she was already married to a man
named rtobert Wire, who was at that very time lodging
in the same house, in an adjoining room to the wit-•
ness's, and living with another woman who passed
under his name. The witness said, he was certainly
aware that a man and woman of that name did reside
in the house, as the prisoner had toll him, but the state-
ment appeared to him to be so improbable, that he
thought it was nothing but a ruse on her part to get rid
of him, and he therefore pressed his suit with renewed
earnestness, and as an inducement, threatened to quit
the house altogether, unless she consented to accept bins.
In consequence of this, the prisoner, with some reluc-
tance, ultimately acceded to his proposal, and they were
married in the month of June, about eleven years ago,
but he had not the slightest recollection as to what
church it took place at, or in what parish the, church
was situated. The first husband continued for a long
time after the witness's marriage with the prisor er to
reside in the same house, and was well acquainted with
the circumstances of the second marriage, although he
now professed himself to be wholly ignorant of them.
The witness spoke in the highest terms of the prisoner,
whom he described as a truly excellent woman, and with
whom he hal lived in uninterrupted harmony and hap-
piness ever since the fact took place which formed the
ground of the present charge.
Police-constable Day, 74 K, produced a copy of an
entry in the register of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, of the
marriage, in June, 1832, of George Allender to Mary
Anne Wire, which he had compared with the register,
and found to be correct, but had no witnesses present to
prove the identity of the parties, and the clergyman de-
clined to attend, upon the ground that he was entitled to
a longer notice than had been given him.
Mr. Heritage, on behalf of the prisoner, whose family
he stated to be of great respectability, contended that
the legal evidence of the second marriage was too incon-
clusive to justify his client being sent to take her trial
upon it , but said, that if the Magistrate should be of a
contrary opinion, he should be in a condition to prove at
the trial, that not only was the first husband entirely
cognizant of the whole facts of the prisoner's marriage
to Allender, but that the woman with whom Wire co-
habited was actually in the habit of waiting upon the
newly married couple- as an attendant, and that, too,
with the first husband's knowledge and sanction.
Mr. BINGHAM said, though the corroborative testimony
was certainly weak, he felt bound to send the case to a
jury ; but, under the extraordinary circumstances at-
tending the second marriage, he should accept bail for
the prisoner's appearance at the Central Criminal Court.
The bail, one of whom was an offs ter in her Majesty's
service, was immediately put in, and the prisoner left the
, Court with her friends.
THAMES POLICE.
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Michael Sullivan, a well-known associate of thieves,
who was up at this Court in March last, charged, tegAher
with his wife and others, with stealing a number of sove-
reigns from the person of an engineer, but discharged
from failura of the es idence, was on Monday charged with
the following daring robbery :
Mr. W. Wilcox, master of the schooner Velocity, lying
in the St. Katherine Docks, stated that he was procek&
ing about one o'clock on Sunday morning, after lamina
been with a few friends to the hotel where he lodged,'
when, in passing through White Lion-street, White
chapel, he was suddenly knocked down, and his watch,
together with a sovereign and a half-sovereign, were
forcibly taken from him.
A woman, named Lodder, who witnessed the trans-
action, stated that she saw the prisoner and two others
come up to the complainant in White Lion-street. The
prisoner seized complainant's watch, which he passed to
the others, who made off. He then knocked the com-
plainant down, and stooped over him in such an ca.
tude as led her to suppose he was rifling complainant's
pockets.
Police-constable 17 H, in consequence of information
furnished by the last witness, apprehended the prisoner
at two o'clock yesterday morning, at the City of Carlisle
public-house, Rosemary-lane. Sullivan, when charged
with the robbery, denied all knowledge of it. He had on
him 6s. 6(1. in silver, and 9d. in copper.
The prisoner, in his defence, again denied any partici-
pation in the transaction.
Mr. BaoDERIP committed the prisoner for trial.
SOUTHIV ARK.
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On Monday James ,Harrington, late box book-keeper of
the Victoria Theatre, was charged with creating a dis-
turbance at the stage-entrance of the theatre and ob-
structing one of the door-keepers in the execution of his
duty.
Joseph Edgar stated that he was door-keeper at the
stage-entrance of the Victoria Theatre, and that he re-
ceived directions from Mr. Osbaldiston not to admit the
defendant under any pretence into that part of the house.
Thal about 11 o'clock that morning the defendant pre-
senLed himself at the stage-entrance, and wanted to
enter the lobby, and insisted on his right, but witness
refused to permit him, when he said that he would not
go unless he was taken into custody.
The defendant explained that he had been box book-
keeper of the theatre, for which situation he paid Mr.
Osbaldiston at the rate of 10/. per week, and gave
him a sum of money as security, and that at the
period of his engagement it was stipulated that he
was to have a month's notice previous to quitting. He,
however, had been discharged without the necessary
notice; and as he had property in the theatre amounting
to between 20/. and 401., he went there for the pur-
pose of obtaining possession of it, but he was refused
admission, and although he created no disturbance, nor
had he interrupted any person in the execution of his
duty, Mr. Osbaldiston called a policeman, gave him into
custody, and he was- conveyed to the station-house and
locked up in one of the cells. He considered that he
had been most shamefully treated, as his only offence, if
that could be called one, was proceeding to the theatre
to obtain the restoration of his property.
Mr. COTTINGIIA.I% told the defendant that by insist-
ing to enter the theatre was not the way to enforce his
claim; that if he had property there and was refused
the possession of it, he ought to have adopted a different
course—namely, that of applying for a summons against
the party who detained it. The magistrate, addressing
the complainant, said that he was not justified by law in
giving the defendant into custody on such a charge, if
he attempted to force himself into the house; th,n the
complainant might have removed him, and if he met
with resistance in carrying that into effect then he
might have called in the aid of the police; but it was
clear he had no right to give the man in charge, who
had grounds for an action.
The defendant was then discharged, and he was in-
formed he could have a summons against Mr. Osbal-
diston fur detaining his property.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

James Williams, a young man belonging to the superior
class of thieves, was charged with having picked the
pockets of several ladies and gentlemen who attended a
morning concert at the Hanover. square Rooms.
Mr. 011ivier, of Bond-street, said he saw the prisoner
attempt the pockets of a friend, and having watched his
movements closely, he detected him making similar at-
tempts on the pockets of several ladies. As soon as the
concert was over lie seized him, and, with assistance,
conveyed him to the Vine-street station-house.
Police-sergeant Whall, C 16, said the prisoner was one
of the most daring and successful thieves in London.
When brought to the station-house two purses were
found on him, which were afterward, found to have been
stolen from ladies who had visited the concert. The
prisoner had a confederate with him ; but he contrived
to escape in the crowd. The police had succeeded in
finding out the address of one lady who had been robbed,
and it was expected that the address of the second lady
would be also discovered. This witness said he had
reason to believe the prisoner had been at the same
rooms at another concert the previous morning, for the
police had received intelligence of the loss of about
twenty purses at the concerts on Friday and Saturday
week.
Mrs. Hunter, of Maddox-street, said she was at the
Hanover-square Rooms on Saturday week. The purse
now produced was of her own making, and she had it
in her possession when she went to the Hanover-square
Rooms. Sho missed it as she was about to leave the
concert.
A police-constable belonging to the M division said,
he wished to make a statement with reference to the pri-
soner's character. Some time ago the prisoner was appre-
hended for firing off a loaded pistol in the public streets.
He had jewellery worth about 20/. about him and other
property, and the account he gave of himself to Mr.
Cottangham, the Magistrate, was so unsatisfactory, that
he was remanded for further inquiry. It was then as-
certained that he was a notorious thief ; that he had
picked one lady's pocket of 750/., and another in an
omnibus of 121. On these two charges he was sent for
trial, but as neither of the prosecutors appeared he was
discharged. He was again apprehended, charged with
having stolen the gold chain found on his person from a
jeweller's shop in the City, together with other property of
the same sort. As there were others in company with the