264 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1818. 



for her defence, said, that after 

 her arrival in England, INIr. 

 Wilkins and herself were sepa- 

 rated, and she did not see him for 

 three years. She then saw him 

 in London. Previously to that 

 she was told that he had married 

 a second wife — a Jewess. She 

 was also told, that her marriage 

 in India was not lawful, there 

 being no witnesses present at 

 the ceremony, but the clergyman 

 and the clerk. When ]Mr. Wal- 

 ton paid his addresses to her, she 

 told him of her marriage in India, 

 and remonstrated with him upon 

 the impropriety of persevering. 

 She had his own hand-writing 

 to show that he was well acquainted 

 with her situation. When Mr. 

 Gates, the attorney's clerk, 

 came to her in prison, he told her 

 that no punishment would be 

 inflicted upon her, and that the 

 only object of the prosecution 

 was to bring about a separation. 

 She had never made any secret of 

 her marriage with Mr. Wilkins, 

 and having been informed that it 

 was not valid for want of witnesses, 

 she did not consider it binding. 

 i\Ir. Walton was made acquainted 

 with every circumstance of her 

 situation, and it was only after 

 repeated importunities she con- 

 sented to marry him. 



The Rev. Robert James Carr 

 was examined on behalf of the 

 prisoner, who stated, that Mr. 

 ^yalton had made application to 

 him for a licence. Being con- 

 fined to his house at the time, he 

 requested Mr. Walton to call in a 

 day or two, during which period 

 the Rev. clergyman requested 

 his curate to n'ake inquiries res- 

 pecting the iady. Upon Mr. 

 Walton's second application, the 



witness declined granting alicence, 

 and with the greatest considera- 

 tion of kindness, begged of him 

 to recollect the unhappiness he 

 would give to his mother by 

 marrying this lady. Mr. Walton 

 was determined to obtain a licence 

 elsewhere, which the Rev. witness 

 observed, had he been aware, he 

 would have prevented, by giving 

 information of the circumstances 

 of the objection for his refusal. 



The learned Judge summed up 

 the evidence with much force and 

 perspicuity, and pointing out the 

 facts to the attention of the jury, 

 he left it to their consideration 

 to give a verdict accordingly. 

 The jury, after a short consul- 

 tation, returned a verdict o? guilty, 

 but recommended the prisoner to 

 mercy. 



The learned Judge, in passing 

 sentence, observed to the prisoner, 

 that from the frank and open 

 manner in which she declared her 

 situation to Mr. Walton, as being 

 previously married, and which 

 was partly proved in evidence, 

 the crime with which she was 

 charged was much extenuated, 

 and that she would be visited 

 with the least punishment the 

 law in such cases had provided. 

 The sentence was six months' 

 confinement in the House of 

 Correction at Lewes, and that it 

 should be attended with as gentle 

 treatment as was suitable to her 

 situation. 



SALISBURY ASSIZES, MARCH. 



The two following causes, 

 which were of considerable im- 

 portance, not only on account of 

 their local interest, but on account 

 of their universal operation, were 



tried 



