The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

HATTON-GARDEN.---Yestertlay Mr. Roocus, the sitting
Magistrate, was engaged iu investigating a charge of bigamy,
against Mre—ilizabath Wilson, a woman apparently beyond the
middle age, she having intermarried with her. present huaban4
Mr. Peter Wilson a builder, , melding in Lloyd's-row, lalington„
her farmer husband,: Joseph Goff, being still living. The pan
excited considerable interest:
The prisoner, who has been for some time sepprated. front
her former iinsbund, from whom she W;l4 receivinz
was brought up by a constAle on' 'l'huraday, charged by
Wilson, with creating a disturbant4 around his house, .and
threatening to demolish all the windows; but the Magistrate
taking into consideration that they were man And .wire, di--'
.missed the complaint, upon the woman making a solemn .de-
claration that she woldd never go near his house again, and
she was about to gnitthe office, when she was again brought
back, by William Read, jun., the otheeri and placed at the'
bar on a more serious charge, her -husband 'having preferred a.
charge of bigamy against her; but the' first husband, Goff, not
being then present, her examination was postponed till next day,
upon Wilson promising to procure the attenjance of the first hut:
hand, and all the necessary witnesses.
Accordingly, at 12 o'clock yesterday, Mr. Wilson attended,'
bringing with him the prisoner's first hthilatu,l, Goff, who is em-
ployed in the coal trade • and on the aceused- being placed at the
bar, 011ie seemed deeply affected at her serious situation..
Goff, the first husband, stated, that at the. time he first be-
came acquainted-with the prisoner at the bar, she went by the
name of Elizabeth Garrod ; that after he had paid his ad-'
dresies to her for some time, he led her to the 'altar on-the 4th
of February, 1806, and they were married by banns at the
parish church of St. Mary, Lambeth. At this time he was
a private soldier in the 3d Regiment of Foot Guards, and was
obliged to go with the Regiment abroad, and was engaged in
the battle of Burrosa. He remained' alit-Litt& till after the
battle of Waterloo,
_wheg he came home with time regiment, think-
ing to be received by his wife: instead .or discovered
that she had committed a robbery, for,whielt she had been tried
and convicted, anti sentenced to two years' impt;isonment _ 'He
therefore determined never again to live with her; :and upon her
liberation from prison, he went before the parochial officers, who:
carried him before Mr: Fielding (now deceased), -the Ma'gistiate
'at Queen-tignare Office, in whore presenta., hi-arranged with the
parish to allow her a separate maintenance. For ,owe time she
was in the habit of coming every week for tier money' hut;
,all
of a aqd9n, she dropped coming, and be neyer beard of hcr till
WANOII6,I upon by
he Wilson, her second hu4bam,rl, who stated
that she had intermarried With him. (Here the certificate of the
first marriage between the prisoner, Elizabeth Garrod, spinster,
and Joseph Goff, bachelor, was handed in. It was witnessed by.
John Tucker and Ann, his wife. The docttmeut also bore the

signature of Messrs. Galler and Sever, the two individuals who
were at that period parish clerk end sexton of the parish of
Lionheth.

The Magistrate asked Goff if Tucker and his wife, who were
present at his marriage, and whose names appeared on the Certifi-
cate, were living and to be found.
Goff said, that unfortunately both were long since deceased.
Tucker was slain at the battle of Waterloo, and his wife shortly
after /lied from grief.

Mi. Wilson said, thatboth Mr. Caller and Mr. Seager, whose
names were attached to the document, Were yet in existence, and
were now living immediately opposite Lambeth church.
The Magistrate said that it would be essential to complete the
case, that those two persons should be in attendance. ,
Here the prisoner vehemently declared that it was a forged
certificate—that she was never married to any other man than
Peter Wilson.

Mr. Peter Wilson was then sworn, and stated. that the certifi-
cate he then held in his hand was that of the marriage of the pri-
soner at the bar and himself, on the 6th of April, 1818, at the
parish church of. St. Martin-in-the-fields. She then represented
her name to be Elizabeth Garrod, and a single woman. He had
lived with her from that time till the last eight moths, when,
from her ruinous behaviour, and finding she had a husband living,
he left her, but not without a suitable provision. This, however,
she was not contented with, and she was continually disturbing
his peace by collecting a mob of people round his house, and threat-
ening him with the greatest vengeance ; therefore, for his own
protection from her violence, he felt himself hound to prefer the
present charge against her as the only means left of getting rid of
her altogether.

Thomas and Sarah Evans deposed to having been present at
the marriage of Wilson and the prisoner at St. Martin's church.
Sarah Evans is the sister of the prisoner.
The Magistrate, under all the circumstances, committed the
prisoner for further examination till next Wednesday, in order
that the two persons, Galley and Seager, might be brought for-
ward to prove the first marriage, and summonses were issued
requiring their attendance. The prisoner was remanded accord-
ingly.
QUEEN-SQUARE.—JoJn AND MS INFORMATIONS DIS
CARDED.—Mister Johnson, the well-known informer, made his
appearance at this office on Wednesday last, before W. A. A.
WmTx, Esq., the Sitting Magistrate, for the express purpose of
lodging a batch of informations against a host of master bakers,
who travel with horse and cart to serve their customers, for not
having proper scales in the cart, according to the 9th section of
the last Bakers' Act.

After the documents had been handed to the Magistrate for his
inspection, the following dialogue took place :
Mr. WHITE, to the informer—Pray, what is your name ?
Johnson, Sir ; I lay these informations under the 9th section of
the last Bakers' Act. I have a great many more.
Mr. WHITE—Very likely : where do you live?
Johnson—At Pentonville.
Mr. WHlTE—Pentonville! Then, what do you know of these?
(meaning the 'informations.)
Johnsou—Mv man knows all about them ; he was with me
in my cart . _ _

Mr. WHITE—I understand you are a common informer, which
is, in my opinion, a very despisable character; and your oath I
would not believe, I promise you.
Johnson—My man proves the cases, Sir.
Mr. \WHITE—Your man ! what, a person who expects part of
the penalty on conviction ? I shall not take cognizance of the in-
formations.

Johnson—The Act says I am to lay them before the nearest
Magistrate in the district where the party, offends.
Mr. Wittrr—l know that perfectly well; therefore take them,
if you think, proper, to some Magistrate at Chelsea, where you
state the offence to have been committed, for I will not receive
them.

Hereupon the informations were banded back to Mister John-
son, who withdrew, greatly chagrined.

CITY OF LONDON NATIONAL SCHOOL.

On Thursday, after 'a most interesting Examination of the
Children of the' City of London National Schools, before the
Bishops of London and Gloucester, and other Dignitaries of the
Church, the Friends of that invaluable Charity dined together at
the City of London Tavern. The Lord Mayor in the Chair.
Present—The Bishops of London, Durham, Chester, and Glou-
cester ; Drs. Bell, Hollingsworth, Budge, &c. ; Messrs. Hatch,
Strong, Beresford, Black, &c. ; together with a great number of
worthy Citizens, Friends and Subscribers of the Institution, the
f:heritis of London; Alderman Thompson, Mr. Ward, &c. &c.
From the report of the worthy Troasurer, 'Oliver Hatch, Esq., a
gratifying account was given of the increase of the funds, and the
usefulness of the Charity.