The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-09-29 00:00:00

THE VrAICESMAti._

The whole of the pri.oners are to be bronght dp
again on Monday next, when we will give a more de-
tailed stutemeut of the affair.

MAOLHOROVOII-STOZIT..-.4.:11:R10VA CHARGE •r Bi-
GAMY.-- Yesterday Sarah Skeet, a good-looking Irousoul, 1
was brought up by Baxter, the officer, charged by
James Allen with feloniously intermarrying with hilts,
her former husband being still alive.
It appeared that the prisoner's first husband, about
14 years ago, went out to try his fortune on the wide
oeeea, leaving his frail rib behind him, to whom he
promised to return whether fortune smiled on him or
no ; and, after an exchange of vows to be true to each
other, he sailed of with a fair wiaid. He had not
been absent longer than two years, when his fair one
began to feel his loss, and thought there would bo
little or no harm to replace it by being tied to Mr.
Allen, a farrier, who for some time had been paying
his addresses to her in the personal character of a
widow : and preliminaries bring formed, the happy
pair proceeded to the performance of the marriage
nuptials, and had been living an uninterrupted course
of felicity ever since that time, during which Pro-
vidence had furnished their apartments with some fine
babes. All idea of the former husband's re.uru was
now given up, in consequence of his long abseuat,
until the other day, when he unexpectedly arrived od
his native shore—a little weather-beets to be sdre, but
with plenty of shuts in the locker. Not forgetting
his Sal, he traced her to the residence of her sees)
husband, where he wade his first appearance, to the
no small dissatisfaction of All• o, who felt rather 'cha-
grined at the explanation of the unexpected visitor.
However, the frail rib of Skeet Hew to his arms, em-
braced him. and considered he had superior claims on
her love, and they toddled off together, when Alien
pursued the present proeeeilings. The prisoner was
merely brought to the bar, and, at the request of a
solicitor, she was remanded to a future day.
A NOIHER efIAROZ or Blti.iNlT.—Andrew Spillard,
the old man, charged with intermarrying with Mary
Borges, his former wife being still alive, was further
examined. The parties for the prosecution attended,
but in consesiuencc of the lenient disposition of gwv
proseentrix, she dropped the claw ge of bigamy, and
satisfied herself by swearing the peace against the
prisoner for having threatened her with a knife, for
which lie was ordered to find bail.

irittS tiAaneu.—Yesterday Ann Parsons was
brought up for examination. This was a distrehing
case. Mary Ilarris and Mary Naylor, two modest
well-looking girls, out of place, lodged at the house of
Sirs. Johnson, Churchway, Somers' lown; the pri-
mmer also lodged in the same house. The two former
went every day to a Register-office, in search of situ-
ation., leaving their boxes, which contained all their
wearing apparel, the produce of many years servitude.
in their sleeping-room, in which the prisoner also
slept. On returning home one evening, about a fort-
night ago, they found that both their boxes had boon
forced open, and the contents takes away, having'
them nothing but what they had on their backs. Set•-;
picion falling on the prisoner, she was takes Iwo cis-1
tody by William Read, stn. who, oa searching bee.
handle, found several trifling articles belonging to
the two poor girls, which they proved to haft beesl
In their boxes at the time the robbery took plate; but
none of the principal articles were foiled. Since that
time, hos , tie off er has made strict inquiry
amongst the different pawnbrokers, but to no effect;
and although a small part of the property was found
in the possession of the prisoner, she still strongly de- !
nied having any knowledge of them. From none of
the articles being found pledged, it is supposed she
has them concealed at some friend's and, to afford
the offiters time to make a further inquiry, the pri-
soner was remanded for another week. Thus this two,
pour girls have lost all they had, and have no clothes
to enable them to go into service, nor farther means
even to support themselves. •
Utviora H•ta..—George Archer was yesterday
brought before 'l. Evance, Esq., the Sitting Mails.
trate, for a third and final examination r when Jain
Davies, cattle-driver to Thomas Edwards. of Cyan,
in the county of Denbigh, stated he was employed by
his master, Thomas Edwards, to sell 152 sheep, which
be drove to Harlowbush Fair, in the county of Rona,
and the witness bad them in the fair on the 11th of
September last, when Ilse prisoner, George Archer,
and another man in a gig came to him, and asked the
price of the sheep, and bid money for them ; bet not
agreeing in the price, they both went away, after
which, they both came to the witness again on foot
and examined the sheep, and then they agreed to giro
151. per head for them, making the sum of 114/. and
the witness then sold the sheep to the other Inas in
the presence of the prisoner. In about four hours af-
terwards the prisoner and the other man came to the
witness again In the gig, and brought another man
with them ; the man in the gig jumped out el it and
left the prisoner in it, and the other man save do hill
of exchange produced for 50/. purPorti ng
by "Joseph Church," upon and accepted by "P.
Harley ; payable when due, at Messrs. Hockey's and
Co., bankers, 7, Fenchurch-street." After which he
spoke to the prisoner in the gig, and said, "give se,
or lend me. that bill." The pri.oner then took from
his pocket and gave the man the second bill produced,
for 75/, purporting to be drawn by the prisoner, and
" accepted ; payable at Mr. Camps, Baptist Chambers,
Chancery-lane: Viscount Montague." The man said,
the witness could get money for them immediately in
London, where the bills were made payable, and the
witness then gave him I I/. 2s. 6d. change out of the
two bills ; and the third man drove away the show
and the prisoner and the man who came with
drove away in the gig together. OD Tailldair, Ira
12th of September, the witness went to the. places
where the bills were made payable, sad be could not
get the money for them.
Thomas Edwards, of tyslog, stated; be gni
the last Triunes to sell the sheep In Istotitioi ftsgt
which were his property, and he has saver !poetry',
any money for them.
Richard Lloyd, of
ho had presented the
50/, pqrporting to be ,
and C0.,.a0d made inittii
'the acceptors aid 'was
Person: 'Re aYteriParda
lit whose house the bill
to be payable, respecting

inforsbed the witness he knew nu such person as Vis-
count Montagar, and that the bill was nut worth one
, fink' ni
The prisoner was fully conituittrd to take his trial
at the nest Assiies to be holden for the county of
Essen. on the three several barges of Mr. Haines and
Mr. Darien, and the charge above detailed.

DIED.

On the filth fastest, at Colchester. Mr. Willis. Yore!.
husbasd, aged M.
On Monday, the IMth Instaat, after a few days illness,
Mrs. Curtis, of Asercobly-tow,