The Sun.
London, England, 1826-01-20 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

111,111111 AG): BY PROXY.—A yoong man, named Joseph,
Viving, a carpenter, was charged with refusing to maintain
his alleged wife. A copy of the certificate of the marriage
having heal produced, and the reputed. wife having been sworn
to the fact, die defendant said, that about two years since he
formed an acquaintunee with the woman, and a tiny was
pointed far their marriage at St. Martin's Church. Upon
entering the Church, where he arrived after the intended
bride, he saw her in the company of a young than, named
Williams, whom he knew to be a reputed thief, and he ineon.;
sequence lett the church, and went to a public-house in the
neighbourhood. lie had not been ,seated there above half an
hour, when 'Williams and the female came in. Williams ex.
claimed against him for running away floin Church, and said,
" Never mind, although you lett the Church and the Bride in
the lurch, I have settled the business for you. Here is your
wife ; take her for better for worse; ;she is now your wife, as I
have married her for you in your absence." lie then said,
Alery, put the certificate into my hand,". and, added that he
had signed it for him. The woman, who pretended to he :hiS
wife, robbed him of all his property, and conveyed it to Wil;
hams, who had been transported. At 'the public-house he re.
maintsi in their company, and :suffered himself to be made
tipsy"; he then oak the woman home, :int! shy had since been
0,1,4410-ea as leis wile.—The Magistrate seemed to think that
the marriage bud been legally solemnized. The defendant de-
clared that he had never attended the woman-to the altar ;he
did not consider her his wife, and would make' her no allow.
Om The Magistrate, however, decided tiant he should pay
3i. rid. per week for her support. -

IV011S1111)-STIIEET.
Yesterday air. lex rrr and Dlr. Osnoawy, the sitting
illagismites At this office, were engiigeit in OW investigation
of a case of atrocious cruelty, inflicted on Mary Ann
Starkey, a girl Omit twelve years of age, who bud. been
'Wednesday afternoon by
apprenticed by
,the parish of ~:tint lattliew„ Isetnnai.
green, to troesidaingPeart"Nno,";ilh, e'dritlrVk'llsit.relt..l3lt3erntl'inatgjr't)‘uetnn.'lll9lhne
childr. iiwigasp barno,utg
Do Llt':;i,ju,kfictewonnof the. parimit.offieers who
brought
t 1
rt
bad taken her .by fore : from her master's holm, and the ea-
creme wretchedness a the poor girl's appearance excited the
counniseriuml of. all who saw her. She was unable to walk,
but was brought into the presence of the magistrates in the
arms of a female, and placed 1R a chair near the tire. Some
decent clothes hail been thrawn ever the few rags in which she
watt found. These having been in part removed, her: form
appeared drestlfally emaciated, her shoulders and arms co-
vered with bruises, which she said. had been inflicted by her
I neighbourhood gave eni-
treit'ictr::! tltiteeveetraulelpmersaonnnser in the
nwehich thr Ina been treated.
I,lw details of it, it am unnecessary, to. lay before our readers.
The Alagistrates, after hearing the evidence, cancelled the
bail,
unindentures,ron:,uilith .201.4r1
title;
ittoettdttir
se the and.dcl ivao,nl et
sit miaitrisnii.tvrof mastertph r einicatht tuts
se,,t
tor
oat 0-
sessions.