Star.
London, England, 1828-11-01 00:00:00

LOIsiDON SESSIONS.

Yesterday the adjourned London Sessions were held
before the RECORDER, and Aldermen Sir Jour; Fax-
RING, ANSLEY, and FARMWIVES.
STEAM VEASES.—TALBOT V. TUCKER.
This was a case which escited considerable public
interest. A number of steam boat proprietors were
present, and also several of the rulers of the Water-
inen's Company, who are interested in bring;ng the
steam boats within their jurisdictioin. The Lord Mayor,
who is himself a rule► of the Watermen's Company, and
who convicted the defendant, came upon the bench after
. the business cif the Court of Common Council had
terminated ; but we believe his Lordship tools no part
in the question. A Gentleman, of the name of Talbot,
some time ago lodged an information against Captain
Tudlter, of The Sons of Commerce steawboat, for
baying 'demanded the sum of 2s. 6d: fare from Graves-
end, instead s flt. Gd. the fare of passengers in Passage-
boats, as regulated by the new Act passed to settle the
water men and lightermen's fares. The defendant was
convicted before the Lord Mayor and another Alder-
man ; and notice of appeal having been givers, Mr.
ALLEY arid Mr. RYLAND appeared for the appellant;
stud Mr. HOLLAND and Sir GREGORY LEWIN for the

respondent.
Mr. Awn( said the word "steam vessel" was never
mentidned in the Act, nor did it contain any words in
'which a vessel of such a description was comprelieSided.
If the Legitlature intended that all vessels were to be
included in the words 44 and other vessels," it would not
' have been necessary, medatis mutandis, that wherries and
'lighter; should have been enumerated.
Sir Gascony Lawns and Mr. &ALAND contended,
in veiy.lone and able speeches. that a specific mention
of the particular vessel was not requisite, and that the
terms cited Bid comprehend steam vessels.
. The Itrzononst stated, that the majotity of the Court
were of opinion that the conviction must be qulshed.
'A similar decision was given on a second app, al, and
of course it is so far settled that steam boats ate not
ithin the jurisdiction of the Court of Aldermen or of
the Watermen's Company.

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LINDSEY SESSIONS. , POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
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. Lydia Hart and Isabella Paine, two eitiernely hand- GUILHALL.
some girls of the Gipsy tribe, took their' trials on a
was charged with leaving his wife
charge of stealing various sums, amounting to 404 ss. chargaergabeler to "the' ap7riatrisaVon;afint.'be beingdable to
and two silk handkerchiefs, the ,property of William maintain her. From the statement Ann's,of the Overseers,
toefd the
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Graves Tomlinson, journeyman ironmonger, of York. pope woman herself, it appeared that be had not et an
work since May, when be remitted a 'little legacr; and this being
Mr. CLASKR, junior, conducted the pOusiscutioc, and
txtpeeeendeedee,ehezbouthfiteeede wteeek; ago stripped Use room of all the
addressed the Jury, explaining• the particulars of the erne and
case. With respect to the prisoner Isabella Paine, these self, leaving his wife to the charity's.: hmerenyeighboutastiseatindtedthehipam:
was not sufficient evidence to warrant a verdict of risbi.—All the prisoner had now
to say for himself was, that be bad
guilty being returned, as site only appeared to hive been not sold, but pledged his furniture.
t Sir Pares
day,Lituutadsaibd, such occurrences currences were now happening
a companion, and not an accomplice, if Lydia Hart: ameoexatrup.le,Hbe should commit the
The prisoners were at York races on the 11th of Auguste was committed.
'prisoner.ntevtuerlardla'tnou; fur wtharyeen
last, di plying their vocation." From some eircum- • sepias Swish. a decent-looking female,
in about her thirty fifth
stances whiclitranspired, they obtained :a key to the weak year, was charged with being a lewd woman.
bide of the prosecutor, and accordingly the 6f entle Tbe'acdng °nigger of Sc. Sepulchre stated, that the prisoner
g
had
recently given birth to her seventh illegitimate child. Five of
Iydia" celled into his mites 's shop to purchase a these children were living, and all chargeable gen some parish yr

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other,stie father being a pauper in his sittptightls year. Having
given birth to a second in St. Sepulchre's workhouse, be
thought it his duty to bring her forward for punishment, to avoid,
it possible, having one or two more saddled on them.
'Om prisoner said she was extremely sorry at what had hap-
retied, but that would not mend it. She, however, would never
be guilty of such imprudence again.
Sir J. Puma and Sir P. LAuate, after consulting together a
few moments, sentenced her to be imprisoned in the !louse of
Correction six weeks, and cautioned her that the puniahatent
would be greatly increased if she did not now take warning.
She burst into a flood of tears upon bearing her doom.
BOW-STREET.

The following curious case of pauperism was yesterday beard
before Sir R. Huous and Mr. Miasmas..
Mr. Rawlings. the acting overseer of St. Martin's in the Fields,
brought forward a middle aged female pauper, who, with her tour
children, have been residing in die workhouse scone time, In order
to compel her to swear to her settlement.
The book having been tendered to the woman, she declined,
from motives of corflicience,,to take the oath; but said that she was
ready to declare all she knew as fully and as truly as if she bad
been sworn.
Mr. hitusnuxt. cautioned her, saying that unless she conformed
I. the law, her four poor children and herself would he turned out
of the workhouse and lel t to starve.
The woman replied that she could not help it. The same ALL.
mum' PROVIDICNC6 which hid protected her and her children
hitherto would prov.ct them still.
Mr. Rawlings explained that this woman was not the wife of the
father of her children, although she alleged the contrary. The
fact wasp that the real wile of the man whom she called her bus.
band via* then and had been att.inntate of.&. Martin's pour-house
for the last twenty years.
Mr. Wynn Lt.—Then you mean to impute to him the crime of
bigamy ?.
The woman said he was as innocent of any offence as she her.
self was.

Sir litmus!, BIANIE—That may be, my good woman; for per-
haps you had a husband living when your marriage with this man
took place.
The woman solemnly assured the Magistrate that such was not
the fact. About three years after her marriage, which was so-
leninized at Christ Church, AlJgate, she learned that her husband
had previously been married to another woman who was then alive.
That wife, however, having been tried, convicted, and sentenced to
be hanged at the Old Banc), was a wife no longer in the eye of the
law, the punishment of death having, as she (the pauper) had un-
derstousl from several Gentlemen connected with the legal proles.
'ion, rendered all human engagements null and void. That being
the case, she (the pauper) was the real wife, although the woman
with whom her husband first contracted marriage was still living.
bar Iticuaan thesis—You are a sensible, well-spoken woman,
but you brave clearly been labouring under a delusion. Nothing
dissoives a marriage while the lives of those exist by whom it was
contracted.

Atter considerable hesitation, the pauper u length consented to
be sworn, considering, as she said, that her children had no right
to tidier from any act of hers.
The deposition, which mentioned her as a single woman, and
her children as. bastards, was then read over to her, but she posi-
tively refused ectsign it, unless the circumstance of her marriage
were added to it. 1.0

Mr. Rawlings—l cannot consent to that, knowing as Ido that
the marriage of which you speak is a mere nullity.
Mr. Mtssuutt—lf you have evidence to support your assertion,
you should indict the man tor bigamy.
Mr. Rawlings--Tice parish would willingly do so, Sir; but con-
sidering that the mat) is advanctd in years, they have adopted .the
present procediog as the milder course.
Mr. Musirto.t.—.Yes ; but if what this poor woman bas asserted
be the fact, you pinp.li the innocent and screen the guilty. I think,
at all events, in cenimon j; , , that the fact of her marriage
should be announced nit the lace of the deposition. It is quite cleat
tbat she was deceived, in imagining that because the first wife re-
ceived suite:meal death the husband could marry again:
The pauper said; that her husband was soured before he mar•
tied her that path was the iaw.
Sir R. Bra suggested, that provided the woman signed her
depnsitionditylrich herself and her children would be transferred
to their bpi &Aliment, Mr. Rawlings should, either orally or by
letter, signify rts the parish of St. Luke, Bethnal.ereen, to which
they belutigt.d, the fact cipher having been married to the father
of her children, although that marriage was void in law.
Mr. Minium; said, he thought that by acting thus the object
which the woman bad in 'Ater would be fully answered.
The pauper,bowever, resolutely refused to sign, as she said, her
own disgrace; and although repeatedly admonished that the con.
sequence of her refusal would be the means of separating her from
her children, or sending them all upon the town at this inclement
season without food or shelter, be left the office without altering
her detet situation.