The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-16 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

WHOLESALE BlGAMY.—Yesterday Wnt.lion
was brought up by Meadows the beadle of Shore-
ditch parish, charged with marrying Sarah Wilkin-
son, his first wife being then and still living.
Sarah Wilkinson, an interesting-looking young
woman, deposed that she married the prisoner at
Islington church about four years ago, and had two
children by him. She subsequently discovered that
his first wife was still living. He had deserted her
for many months, and she had lately discovered that
he had married a third wife. She was eighteen
years of age when she married the prisoner.
Mr. BROUGHTON—What have you to say to this ?
Prisoner—l have got two of them, I own ; but I
have not got any more.
Mr. BROUGHTON—WeII, two of them is sufficient
to send you to Newgate ; but, to give time to find
out the third, I shall remand you until Monday next.
IVm. Brown, a journeyman weaver, was charged
with embezzling upwards of 120 yards of Bros de
Naples silk, the property of his employers, Messrs.
Stone and Brooks.

The worth of the silk was stated to be 201., and
the prisoner had also received 30s. in cash.
The prisoner was remanded for a week.
LAMBETH-STREET.

Mrs. Judith Phillips was charged by Mrs. Maria
Ballantyne with an assault. The parties are of the
Jewish persuasion, and nearly related.
A Mr. Moses stepped forward, and undertook to
state the case. I am, your Vership, a neuter man,
and can say more about it than nobody. It fort-
nitely happens that my back door is close agin Mrs.
Phillips' front premises. Hearing a tremengious
scrummaging, I run out and saw an extraordinary
conquest of people assembled about Mr. Phillips's
yard, and the two ladies kicking up an astonishing
row. So I gets Mrs. Ballantyne to come in at my
back door—but I saw no blow struck.

Mr. WALKER thought the best way to settle
the disputes of the female belligerents was to order
their husbands to come forward, and enter into re-
cognizances for their wives to keep the peace to-
wards each other.

A fellow, named Pearse, who gets his living 'by
selling oysters about the streets, was placed, reeling
drunk, against the bar, charged by a woman with
whom he lived with a series of brutal assaults.

The fellow staggered forward, his features exhi-
biting one bruised mass from the effects of a drunken
squabble that morning, and his head covered with
cuts, and shaven in a dozen different places. He
thrust out his hand to the woman, and said, " Vy,
I own I vas wex'd, and giv'd Bet a wolloping ; for
I'd only yarnt six and sixpence that 'ere day, which
is werry little for a poor man. But I'll give her my
hand afore your Vorship, and part from her as a
man, and then me and my Bet 'll go and have a
dram of gin together." The female, however, re-
fused the proffered reconciliation, and
The MAGISTRATE directed him to be held in his
own recognizances to keep the peace.
He was locked up, not having money to pay the
usual fees; but the key was no sooner turned on him
than the woman began to be loud in her lamenta-
tions for his misfortunes, and actually male applica-
tion for his liberation, upon which, when effected,
they went off together apparently reconciled.