The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-24 00:00:00

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Bow.sTetige.--John Parry, Triton Me was Jr—
!erred from last Wedaesday, being charged with hav-
ing taken no less than three wives to himself, wee
brought up yesterday for further examination. •
The first and third wife were present. each of thews
swore that they were married to the pritoem. The
first said that being a widow, and her name MO;
Bridget Toole, she married the prisoner, Jobe POW,
in 1815, by whom she had a fine boy. about five
old.
John M'Cormuk swore that he tras present at
marriage. -4
The third wife, Mn. Thomas, being a widow Miiiii
swore that her first husband bad been dead two pert%
and that she married the prisoner about eaves wee*
ago, aid was living happy with him, till she sidle•emk,
that be bad more wives thaw one. by the first wife's
coming with her obild one morning. to claim Joins
Parry as her lawful husband.
Mary Jones. and the mother of Mrs. Thomas, swore
that they were present at the third marriage, and Ads
Mary Jones eves lent her a sovereign to buy a
bonnet nod gown for the wedding ; which John Pay 4
stoutly denied, saying that it was he who gave
sovereign. and If the law wow made Mrs. Thomas
to be bis wife, the law ought as well to make MO.
Themes give him back his sovereign. Sheiks' also
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a pension paper of his, which, he said, she ought W
give him. She replied that she would willingly, foe
the sake of the poor child be had by his first wife.
Os polling a tin box out of her poeket,is whisk the
paper was contained, one of the officers desired heig,
to give it to the prisoner.—" No, do you give It Is
him," said she indignantly ; " I will never heed sit
thing to such a deceitful man."
The Magistrate said it was better io give it to the
first wife, as it might be the mesas of genie; ..he
child to the Duke of York's School.
Well, then, said Pavey, is great agitation. Nis
may keep it for the time I have to live."
The first wife then came,-bathed linear% and oho*
hands with him. Pavey. who seemed isithatlolo bili
his mind made sp ler the worst, could no Imager WY
aid shed tears.

Oa being asked what be had to say Is bin
the only excuse besgave was. that his first wits was 01
terrible a woman he could net live with hoe:
She world often threaten to cut.his thsoat, sad awl
liking to live witbuat the comfort of a wife. he
thought he was at liberty to take as many es bo
wished, until be found one to pleas. bits.
Copies Of the registers of both ,the marallija
were produced; but not being autheatlestsdi as Sim
copies,
The Magistrate thought it neeensry that the parish
clerks should be present In beds eases to.verify ekes
However. be thought there was Wittiest evident" to
commit him for trial. sod the parties wews4lo4ol:
prusecate.
Tbe set:esti wife is souliewirle- fans hP
some offence She was satiallesi be Mare the husband
to the other two. •
A speciesen of the prisoner'itove fee his third wife
Is contained In the following letter, which be wrote to
for oa Tbarsday morning:
" Totbil-fields Prison, 211 Aug. 1922.
" Loving Wife,—lt is a with a heart tortes with Grief
I rite those (ow hoes to you, in hopes this will find you
more happier in. your mind than I am. My dear, Hasty
respects for me is your heart, I trust yen will be se LW
as you can as to getting me transported, as it wiif not
be of any benefit to you ; but I hope you will all tomor-
row morning at the prison gates, and inquire for me at
nine o'clock, as I have somethink to say to you of serious
conveyance, therefore, my dear, do not fail to come. As
I hope to live I am truly sorry I have abused so good A
woman, but I hope to ate my girl as sooner you possibly
can. From your ever desconsoler and distress busload,
JNO. PAVEL" *

Same few days age a man. named John Mattis,
was, with his wife, held to bail for receiving stain
goods from children of a tender age. The said man
keeps a curiae store-shop, at No. 26,, Soho, well
known to the officers of police, Yesterday be at-
tended at this office to claim • large trunk of brass
work, which bad been found in the loft at No. 24, in
the same street, which he said was his property. A
woman, who resides ass lodger, at No. 24, Crown-
street, said, that on Tuesday last, "be obtaiood leave
front another lodger, who lives at the top of the
house, to hang up some clothes fronting the window
to dry, and while she was this bully employed, she
beard a violent crack. She looked round, and pre-
sently saw the ceiling give way, and, is a momeat
after, a man's leg came through, and there he stock.
She was so mach petrified with what she saw, which
was so unexpected, that 'bewail for a some., unable
to stir, but obtaining resolutios she ran dews stairs.
end when she returned she found the mss goes ; in
the soafosion some people created as alarm of fire,
the engines arrived, and aliValasprrounding neigh-
bourhood was is • state of spinet. Martin% sot wail
found coat-Wed et the top of the adjoining hawk
and Owea-mne sound in the loft. the trunk containing
the brass work produced, which was quits full and
mew. Martin said that he purchased the things of
various persons t that he thonght he recollected bay-
ing a knocker which was among the things at Mr.
Reynold's shop, in Frith-street; spun the whole be
gave such en unsatisfactory account thaX Ow Magis-
trates, Sir R. Hirai', and Mr. Min h oedmesel the
trunk, with its contents, to be dwailme. atqlte same
time cautiosiag Martin bow he acted fog the future.
MARLSOROUGH•II4ISSST.—.Moosiintr. Brawini„ valet
do clashes to a Spaaish Nobleman, was charged
wish driving over a Ow man, the husband of a lass-
dress in the Fulham-road. 00 the 13:h of August.
From the 'cutaway of a person of these= of Maack
and others, the defendant was driving his master's
tilbary, which was altogether a.graed set-out, when
he ran over the poor MAO. MO Met on 14.1(10g 00
notice of tho occident till stopped. Hewn 'serenad-
ed by Jobs Ball's family pretty tbirikly, and he as-
sured theca he was a geukwars,. in broken English,
and every one supposed ha was so until the clamour
made him produce his card Mimi his pocklast. He
turned oat to be a desist is tea, as well as OM Noble-
man's valet. The derail's% acknowledged the
acci-
dent, and after running over the ma. he looked back,
and said to himself, .` dee do scree yes right,
sad will hoot yon to gat eat di way. The ICH
gistrate advised a settlement sag datomiaat paid two
pound..
A porter from Orlifia'o, Gina Mao and Still, Og-

nit . siaTtN_

l.fil-serest. plaided guilty, on to alterlog, bet to
destroying a ticket, and producing a fresh one aod
defraudiag Frani. Whitewick, Esq. Ulseresey, of
eighteeepenee. The parcel was taboo to 4/te *gee
of the Chortley coach, and no blame kneeled to
either of the coach offices. The defandaat was deed
40s. and costs.
Quess4nuaite.—Yestetday morels' an applies-
doe was made to Mr MARILLAND the sitting Ma-
gistrate, by a geotlemaa cennected with the paro-
chial affairs of the parish of Chelsea, to summon a
piste, of a large hand-bill, which bad been circa.
lattd in Chelsea, rellectiag le strong terms upon the
conduct of the Chelsea pad* officers. The hand
bill was
ogee,
aid read. lt appears that the per.
peas la Ace, aid those recently out of office, have
some to se *pee rapture, sad have carried on a war
a words, till at last both parties made an appeal to
the public, by publishing statements on the subject,
replies, isc. One of the bills so published, commie-
iag severs reflections on the " men in once," being
coesidered by them to be "libellous." the abon re-
dness was despatched to this oleo to obtain the as.
Menace of the Justice.
The Magistrate expressed his relestana to In-
terfere in the business, and told the applicant that
Ea die sense of the printer was attached to the bill,
be sight indict, or bring an action against bins for
iht libel.
The Gentleman said he wanted to get at the

timer, sad be had been readiog liara's Justice, air
fonad-that a Jetties of the Peace was empowered to
seamen • printer before him to give spike aatheeer
aa alleged libel.
Tie Magistrate refused to interfere with parochial
disputes, and after repeating his reran &dries the
estimates withdrew.
Yesterday a young lad. is his 13th year, was
brought up um suspicion of stealing a do•key from
the neigkboatbood Wiliam-green. which be had
sold tor be. to William Visblock about nibs days ago.'
sod who was himself takes up ea suspicion of steal-
lag it, aced not being able to produce the boy from
"boas be bad purchased it, .was committed for the
theft.

One of the parish patrols being a neighbour sf tie
boy. who is committed to prison, isterested himself
la institatiag ea inquiry. sod soon di red that a
young lad had offered ea ass for sale to several per-
sons la the neighhoorisood, and at length was for•
tunas" estusgla 'to meet him.
Tito boy at she bar said. "My name is James
Looks. sad my permits live at 51. Leader's•street. Ural-
hapagreen. 0a • Senility afteraoon, a short time
back; smother boy, named Smith. enticed me to go into
Eke %Me and take a donkey, which be said belonged
to his Uncle c we sold t►e doskey ler 54.. and we wen
to divide the money when we reached our bless, baton
miss my father at tie door. who was very cross whit
wo, I told Smith t would, give bhp half chi "Ts.

with a mew, eta moolt me hese, sad 1 hare been there
ever einem'
Hobert Ohembers mid the frefeeeso bad offered him
tho &eke, for els elrillisp, na &today afternoon,
tie sth of this tomb, *l.l mining over Stamford'
bridge,
The Mitilitrate asked the, boy if he had divided the
mosey with Smith ? Her towered with the greatest
ladiffereese that be had Bert : he said there was asother
M come to hi etanskeed-(measiog Smith), sad be
admitted i had sold the donkey.
The M whom the beast Weer is aimed
Haselab g: be is lame and gets his living by selling
green aid frets is Kensingtoa and the neighbour-
hood.
The welity Magistrate (Mr. Markland) desired ail
the partiekto appear to morrow, sad to bring up the
ass tad thg other persons to whom the poi had of-
fered it fir sale.—Remanded smell tomorrow,
HATTLIVAkattif.-Fo 66666 111. Tii HALIrMARIC
erns
P s.—Yesterday Themes Leidstiek Retinae',
a silvertaith, melding at No. 9, Frauds court, Herbs-
[erste'''. Clerkessell, was brought up is the cus-
tody of John Lisebrick, the officer, for esamioatios,4
charged by Mr. Sykes, Solicitor to the Stamp Office.
with felosiomsly forging and placing the King's mark
on several artieles of plate, with hoist to defraud the
revises. The ease ezeitedla considerable degree of
rimy, and many Cleetlesses of the trade were pre-
sent, The following are the particulars of the affair.
On Monday last, a large chest of plate was entered at
the Castowhosse for exportatioa I it was from a most
respectable gold sod silversmith, and °assigned td &m-
-elba at Calais. Ou the plate being *seared at the
Caste's-home, it was discovered that many of the
articles had the Hall-mark forged es them : titacon-
**gunge was that the whole chose of plate was seised
on. An inquiry was made at the silversmith'• who
consigned them, when, without hesitation, he informed
Mt. Mills, Impostor of the Marks and Stamps at Hold-
tho' Hall., of the prisoser's name and address from
Wilma be bought the Metiers which bore the forged
&amps, sal is cosseqtrae• he was apprehended oo
Thursday,
This day he underwent an examination, when John
Litsbeiek, the officer, deposed, that on searching the
prlsoser, he foetid three silver hoc le labels and chaise
oo his perms, and is his lodgings he found four dies,
from which the labels appeared to have bees struck,
also the punch, with which they appeared to have bees
marked.

Tim articles being prod need, the clerk and shops's':
of the silversmith identified them as having been
bought from the prisoner oa the 20th inst. and entered
as such I. the day book.
George Smith, engraver to the Goldsmith's Coo-
patsy, having inspected the stamps on the four labels
with a micresope, declared them to be forged.
°tory* Mills, inspector of Marks, in Goldsmiths'
Hall, steam, that all the stamps were counterfeit,
and corroborated the statement of the officer. as to the
tioding the punch at the prisoner's lodgings.
The prisoner decliaed making any defence, and hr
was fully committed to Newgate for trial.
Law a aTn-ellt BIT.-4 mother and daughter were
re-ozonised. charged with being surreptitiously pos-
sessed of a male child, two years old. -
The eireamst as leading to a partial develope
mend of this mysittions ease have already been mad•
pubili. It has also bee■ stated that a poor man
*sled Reynolds. residing at No. 11, Winter-square.
Qbaihass., in coompoesce of having read in manse of
the London newspapers an accoamt of the examisatioii