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Dircoimi I ~...,o,t- i i- . . ~ tor .. % .i , 5. ,,,,._, er . : .. - i .i--..eW4 - .-',..V.411w /.:, 'ENTS of ART in. CONSTANTINOPLE. k , struction of Constantinople by fire, which may lie one of the terrible consequences of the present war, would de prive the civilized world of many inestimable monuments of an cient art, and occasion the deep regret of all admirers of Grecian sculpture. The Turks have little respect for architecture : they look, however, with a kind of reverence on the noble talus of Greece, believing them to have been the works of devils or genii ; but the only use they themselves make of such ruins is to pull in pieces the marble edifices, and burn the fragments to make lime. The plaster of their walls made of this lime Is very beautiful ; but who does not lament that, to produce it, perhaps the divine works of Phidias and Praxiteles have been consigned to the furnace. The Seraglio of the Sultan, the Mosque of Santa Sophia, and that of the Sultan Ahmed in the Square of the Hippodromus, are the most remarkable edifices in Constantinople, and these contain many invaluable vestiges of antiquity. At the Hippodronsus, which the Turks call at the present day At-Meidan, there is a superb Obelisk. formed by a single block of granite sixty feet high. It is covered with hieroglyphics, and was transported from Egypt in the reign of Theodosius. In the same square there is also the remnant of a column of bronze, formed by the twisting of three serpents. They originally supported a gold tripod, which the Greeks, after the defeat of Mardottios at Plates, consecrated to Apollo, in the Temple of Delphos. Mahomet the Second struck off the head of one of the serpents with his battle -ate, and the other two were carried away by the servants of the Ambassador from Poland, in the reign of Jain &Meshy. The foundation of Santa Sophia was laid by Constantine the Great. It was con structed upon the designs of two famous architects, Athenias de Calles and bidore de Milks. The paid is wholly of marble, lad all the interior of the dome is covered by otosailues. This wonder ful edifice has been standing 1,200 years. It was dedicated by Constantine to Drente WISDOM His successors rebuilt part of the Temple, or repaired it when it became a prey to the flames. Under the reign of Justinian It acquired that degree of perfection and elegance which made it one of the most beautiful monuments of Europe. That Emperor employed In the works, during twenty years, all the revenues of Egypt, and caused the most precious marbles to be brought from remote parts of his extensive empire to ornament the sacred pile. There are eight columns which came from the Temple of the Sun ; eight others were sent to Justinian by the Magistrates of Ephesus, taken from the Temple of Diana. After the conquest of Constantinople, Mahomet 11. entered on horseback into the Temple at the head of his army, and dedicated it to the Prophet. This was the monster who killed with his own hand the inno cent Irene, and put to death all the family of Notaras, massacred four Comenes and his three sons, and opened the stomachs of 14 slaves, to see which among them had eaten some fruit. The destruction of the above and many other antiquities must be the consequence of burning the Turkish capital. LONDON SESSIONS. 1 11 -', Yesterday these Sessions commenced before the LORD MAYOR and a Bench of Aldermen. The only case of interest was the following: . . . Daniel Dobell, the brother of the celebrated pugilist, was indicted for a desperate assault on a young man named Keye, the son of a jeweller. Mr. Keye.—On the 9th of January I was crossing Smithfield with my father, who was a little behind ; I saw Dobell in Smithfield ; one John Madden was with him, and very tipsy ; I was seeing a man home who was drunk, and lie fell ; Dobell and Madden began to kick him ; I interfered, and Dobell struck me in the mouth, and knocked me down and kicked me, and called my father to as: me ;we had them taken to the watch house ; the moment Debell tend Madden got in, Dobell charged me with having run up against Madden, and taken his watch from his fob ; I was bleeding very much ; the constable said it was a serious charge, and that they must appear before the. Magistrate, and swear to it next day ; Dobell said he would, and could ; I was kept in the watchhouse from Saturday till Monday ; on Monday Dobell attended, but Madden did not ; Dobell did not state what he had stated at the watchhouse, and the con sta!,'.e mentioned it; I was discharged at once, without being asked for a defence ; I was ill for a fortnight, and limbic to work ; I prepared my bill the week after ; Madden was not to be found. , - Dobell—Did I strike you twice ? Witness—Yes ; and you told me afterwards you never saw such a blow track in the ring. Dobell—Did you hear Madden say, I have lost my watch ? Witness—No, not a word of it. Mr. Keye, the father of the prosecutor, stated, that he was walking with his son, in Smithfield; his son walked or. a little ; heard a noise where he was, and saw him lyitig on the ground, covered with blood; saw Dobell and Madden, and, with the assistance of two persons, he ' took Madden to the watch-house. Dobell afterwards cans to the watch-house, and charged his son with hav ing robbed Madden of his watch ; Dobell said he saw his son steal it ; Madden said also that he had lost a pocket book, with 251. or 261. in it ; all of them were searched, and the pocket-book of Madden was all right ; before the Alderman, Dobell denied that he had accused his son of any robbery; his soh wits dreadfully injured, and was now under the hands of two surgeons; it was believed by the surgeons that he laboured under a concussion of tle brain, in consequence of the assault. The constable of the watch stated that the charge was made before him. The prosecutor's lip was slit in two. Madden end Dobell charged the prosecutor with having robbed Madden of the watch ; Dobell said he was positive he saw the prosecutor draw the watch from Madden's pocket. They afterwards, applied to witness to know whether he could not settle the matter for a 51. note ? The charge before the Magistrate was quite different -from that of robbery. Dobell said that he struck the prosecutor; witness was indignant at the offer of the 51. Dobell—Oh, yes! he was very indignant ! So indig nant that he drank alo and coffee, and ate toast and muf fins, which Madden paid for. The RECORnen—Did you do so? (to the constable.) Constable—Certainly not ; there was nothing of the kind, I solemnly declare; neither I nor any other person ate or drank with them, and there was nothing of the kind. Dobell then stated in defence, that he had been at his brother's, the Dull, in St. John-street, where he saw Madden, very tipsy, twirling his watch about, and de termined to see him home ; as they walked along Smith field, the prosecutor end two others, who appeared very tipsy , shoved up against them, and Madden said he lost his watch, and the watchman was called; a conflict took place, but he (defendant) did not strike a blow ;•an action was commenced against him because Madden could not be found, and he was afterwards prosecuted by this mode of proceeding. • The Jury at once found the prisoner Guilty. The RECORDER said that the blow showed to what class of persons the prisoner belonged, and the Court would punish with proper severity men who used the art they had acquired in boxing upon uuoffendiug indivi duals. The conduct of the, prisoner was most atrocious; for, not content with giving the prosecutor a most tre mendous beating. he had accused hint of' a crime, the commission of which would have affected his life. The Court then sentenced Dobell to be confined four months in the Compter, and to find aureties for his good conduct for one year. Dobell with difficulty restrained himself; he looked towards the Bench most furiatudy, and left the Court unittei ing. • • The RECORDER hoped that Madden would he found, • for the sake Of the public. The Court would take care to visit him with its retributive power. It could prover itself a match for the boxers. .The Solicitortor the prosecution stated that every thing should be done to bring the absent assailant to justice. The interest excited by this case was considerable. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. AYR RACES. Wednesday se'nnight Ay races commenced, and there has rarely or never been seen better sport nor a greater concourse of specta tors. There were no less than four races, all of which afforded some, and most of them great amusement. The first, third, and fourth, were keenly contested, and won not without some hard running. The nobility and gam exceed in numbers those of last meeting, and the convocation bf people from all quarters is im mense. In the course of the morning five steamers arrived, crowd. ed with passengers. Produce Stakes, Fifty Sovs each. Two miles. Colts, Sst. 31b. fillies, Bst. with the usual allowances for those untried. Lord Twoeddale's b. f. by Caleb Quotem Sir D. H. Blair's b. f. by Prime Minister 2 Mr. F. H. Blair's b. f. by Epperston 5 Lord Kelburne's b. c. by Viscount, bolted ; and Sir W. Max well's and Sir D. Monerieffe's colts were drawn. A good race. The Ayr Gold Cup of One Hundred Guineas value, the rest in specie; eighteen subscribers; ten guineas each, p.p. two miles. Sir W. Maxwell's gr. c. Spadassin 1 Mr. Baird's b. f. Queen Elizabeth, by Champignon.... 2 Sir D. H. Blair's b. 1. by °sauvignon 3 Colonel William Blair's b. f. Mary, by Trissy 4 Mr. W. M. Alexander's bl. f. by Epperston S Won easy. Two year old Stakes of Twenty Sovereigns each, ten forfeit.— Three quarters of a mile. To which the Western Meeting added Fifty Sovereigns. Mr. G. Dawson's b. c. Snooks, by Champignoo... Sir J. Boswell's b. c. by Monreith Sir W. Maxwell's b. c. by Champipon.. ..3 Mr. Dawson's bl. e. by Fitz-Oreille An excalent race ; won by a length. A Plate of Seventy Sot's. for all ages. Two mile heats. Sir W. Maxwell's gr. c. 5pada55in........... . Mr. Armstrong's b. g. Cbar1ey...;........ s 2 Mr. Dawson's Dominic Skelp, Mr. F. H. Blair's b. f. by P.p• proton, and Colonel Bialr's b. 1. Mary, were drawn. A smart race. Match for One Hundred Sovereigns, half forfeit, between Sir W. Maxwell's br. e. ►y Viscount and Lord Keiburne's b. 'c. by ♦iscount. A mile and a half. The former walked over. TUUUDAV, SEPT. 3. A Plate of Seventy Sovereigns for all ages. One mile and i half heats. Mr. G. Dawson's b. f. Queen Elizabetb..... 4 e I Sir John H. Maxwell's bL f. by Epperson. I 3 5 Colonel Blair's b. f. Mary 5 Sir D. H. Blair's b. f._ by Champignon '2 dr . Sir D. H. Blair's Pritise Minister, Mr. Armstrong's Charley, Sir William Maxwell's Spadassin, and Mr. Forbes H. Blair's Ep peraton were drawn. A good race. Hunters' Stakes. Five Guineas each, p. p. to which the Western Meeting added Twenty Guineas, for horses not thoroughbred, that have been regularly hunted, &c. Heats once round and a distance. Gentlemen riders, lest. 71b. Mr. A. Annesley names Wagta il—Sir J. 805we11...... 5 1 1 Mr. S. D. Stirling's ch. in. Maiden Mr. George J. Campbell's b. m. Miss Fanny . . 3 3 3 Captain Patrick Maitland's r. in. Inchyra . .. 4 4dr Mr. John Campbell's b. tn. Merrytbought, by Wools man. Sir James 13oswell's cb. m. Countess, by Kutusoff.. ..... 6 0 0 Sir James Boswell's Countess fell lame in running ; Mr. James Fairlie's Manmadin and 11Ir. Codrington's were drawn. Won easy. 10.1 DAY, Barr. 4. A Plate of Seventy Sovereigns for all ages. Two mile heats. Mr. Armstrong's b. g. Charley ... Mr. G. Dawson's b. g. Dominic Skeip .......... 1 2dr Sir James Boswell's b. c. Shadrach.... ........... 2dr Sir D. H. Blair's b. f. by Champignon Mr. Dawson's Dontinie Skelp fell lame in running, and Sir James Boswell's Shadrach broke down. Sir William Maxwell's Viscount, and Mr. Forbes H. Blait's Epperaton were drawn. Sweepstakes of Fifty Sovereigns each, half forfeit. One mile and a half. Sir D. H. Blair's b. 1. by Prime ifinistrr.. . . Mr. F. H. Blair's filly, by Eppersum, bolted. Sir William Maxwell's Monreitli was drawn. A Handicap Stakes cf Five Sovereigns for all Horses belonging to Gentlemen. Half a mile, p. p. Gentlemen riders. Sir James Boswell's ch. g. (Owner) 124 t. Mr. D. Stirling's ch. m. 12st ..... . .. 2 Lord Kennedy's, Lord Eglinton's %lisle:, Captain Maitlard's r. m. Mr. Crawford's, Mr. Moutgoineries, Mr. Annsslty's gr. g. Mr. Taylor's, Duke of Portland's, Mr. J. 0. Faitlie's b. h. and Mr. Forbes's started, but the Judges placed only the first two. HA VERFORDWEST RACES. Aim. 26. The Tradesmen's Plate of 50. for all ages. three-years-old, 7st . four, ast. 41b. five, Sit. 12th. six, 9-t. 21b. aged, 9st. 511). Heats, two miles. Mr. Lucas's b. in. The Deuce, aged.. Mr. Peel's b. f. Lilliputian , .1 yr• Mr. Saynon's b. h. 31ultunt in Parvo, 5 yrs. TLe Picton Stakes of Z. soy. each, with 30 added, for horses not thorough bred ; three-yeats-old. 95t. 71b. four, lost. 91b. five, list. 61b. six and aged, 12st. T wa mile beats. The winner to _ . _ be sold for 130 sou. if, tc.c. Mr. Hill's ch. vn. by Poulton, aged Mr. Gough's br. g. Philosopher, aged Mr. Bowen Davies's b. c. Mitre, 4 yr. Mr. Parry's b. c. Waverley, 4 yrs 7 4 dr Mr. Williams's b. g. Mynyddyslwyn, 4 yrs 3 5 dr Mr. Ackland's b. m. Isabel, 4 yrs.. 3 0 dr Mr. Coles's b. f. Lydia, by Adventurer, 3 yrs 6 0 dr Hon. Captain Greville's br. g. Sal Volatile, aged. 8 0 dr County Members' Plate of Sof. for all ages ; three-yrs. old, Est. ; four, Bst.; five, 851. 101 b.; six, and aged, 9st. 21b. Two mile heats. Mr. Alike's br. h. Sailor, 6 yrs... ........ Mr. R. Waters's b. c. Smuggler, 4 yrs Mr. Ackland's b. in. Isabel, 4 yrs. IDCOND DAT. A Plate of £5O. for all ages, the gift of Sir IL B. P. Phillips, Bart. Three-year old•, 74. four, sat. 41b. five, fist. 121 b. six and aged, 9st. 21b. Two mile heats. Mr. Allice's br. h. Sailer, 6 yrs. Mr. Lucas's b. m. The Deuce, aged .. Mr. 11. Waters's b. c. Smuggler, 4 yrs, .... Mr. Peel's b. f. Lilliputian, 5 yrs. The Oul'on Stakes of 5 soya, with SOL added ; three-yr olds, 7st. 21b. four, fist. 71b. five, 9st. six and aged, 9st. 51b. Half.. bred horses allowed 121 b. About three and a half miles. Mr. Alice's br. h. Sailor, 6 yrs Mr. Bristow's b. ni. Prude, aged. broke down. A Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, with £4O added. One mile heats. Mr. Alliee's br. b. 5ai10r...... I. Mr. Waters's b. e. Smuggler Mr. Coles's b. f. Lydia... Mr. Lucas's b. m. The Deuce.. • • 4 di. Mr. Gough's b. g. Philosopher . In the secoid heat Lydia and the The Deuce both fell. GREENWICH GRAND REGATTA. The annual contest among the Greenwich young watermen for a Coat and Badge and other prizes, given by the inhabitants of the town, took place on Monday, In Ave heats, by the following six pair of sculls : FIRST HEAT. SECOND HEAL James Wiggins....... Sky Bloc. James Watkins O range . Phillip Brooks ...... Yellow. Thomas Mackey Red. Edward Livett.... .. Pink. I James Meloy Green. As early as eleven o'clock the race commenced from the Royal Hospital Stairs, and each heat extended the entire front of the town. Four heats having been rowed, Wiggins and Livett proved themselves the best men, and they became entitled to row for the first prize. The contest was very interesting between the two, but Livett having arrived at the goal first, he was proclaimed the winner of the Coat and Badge, amid the shouts of an immense multitude of spectators. Wiggins received U. and the others were rewarded with minor sums. A NEW WAY OF GETTINC. BAD DELT.; DIS CRAM:MD.—A respectable individual in this town, who has long been troubled with many customers that conk/ pay, but would not, has lately bit upon an original, aud, we believe, an effectual plan for securing payment. which we record for the benefit of such of our readers as may be similarly situated : He provides his Collector with his dinner, and orders him, if the money is not forthcoming, to open out the curs, and inform his debtor that be has brought his dinner, and must wait till the bill be paid..and that if he hoes not retdro by such an hour, more victuals will be sent to him. The result ha, been an immediate discharge of the long-standing account. —Sit dd Iris. Mr. FIRE IN FLEET-STREE'f.—Tite extent of the conflagration could not be ascertained till yesterday, - and it appears that no leis than six houses are totally destroyed. The back of the horses, Nos. .7 and 8, Crown.court, are also consumed, and the 'bow. No. 7. is rendered totally uninhabitable, in consequence of the injury effected by breaking down the staircase, to play with effeefron .the err. The Mitie public-house, in Chancery-lane, is considers* injured, and two other bowies adjoining are much burnt.. the misery caused by this destructive fire is very great. A number of poor individuals have lost all their property, and are I totally ruined. STATE OF THE COUNTRY. AFFRAY AT NEwTowN.—On Monday evening, a disturbance took place in Newtown, under the following circum stances : a man of thrtiame of George Higgins bad been attending a sale of property belonging to Mr. Buckley, in Hargraves-street, Helm, on Monday afternoon, at which place be bought several articles, and amongst them a cistern, for which be had given about 51. This he had removed to his own premises in Water -street. Newtown, which are situate near the canal. He then went into a public-house along with his brother John Higgins, in order to have some refreshment. They had not been here long before they learnt that some Irish weavers, belonging to Mr. Hyde's factory, bad taken the cistern and thrown it into the water. They imme diately went to the spot, and John said he would give a sovereign to know who had removed the cistern : the rioters replied that he had nothing to do with it—he was only a constable, and they would throw him into the river also. A violent scuffle ensued, andiboth the brothers (one of whom bad armed himself with a chandler's pole, used for carrying candles) resolutely defended themselves for some time. They were, however, severely beaten, and at last effected their escape. In the morning the fellows re sumed their outrages, and George Higgins received a very serious wound on the bead. Information of the disturbance being received at the Police-office, a number of the officers, accompanied by a party of Dragoons, hastened to'the spot : the mob had dispersed previously to their arrival, bat five of the rioters were ultimately seemed. They were brought up at the New Bailey on Tuesday, but George Higgins, owing to the injury he had received, was un. able to appear against them ; they were, therefore, placed in the dock on Wednesday, and again on Thursday. On the latter day Higgins attended, and the facts were fully made out against them ; in consequence, however, of the generous request of Higgins and bis brother, the magistrates contented themselves with merely binding the prisoners over to keep the peace for six months ; mac of them named King (who had been active in the disturbance), in two sureties at 251. each ; and the rest in two sureties at 201. each. Mere wantonness seemed to have prompted the outrages cons. mitted by the prisoners. RIOTS IN NEWTON-LANK.—On Tuesday consider able apprehension was felt in the neighbourhood of Newton-lane, in consequence of a report, that a somber of men were violently taking the work from the looms of some weavers in the employ of Messrs Knight and Co. of Church-street. This firm, it seems. have recently lowered their prices of weaving, by which the weavers' earnings were reduced from eight shillings, to about five and nine pence. Last week the weaver, of Mr. Orrell, High. street, were informed, that unless the other masters raised their prices, be should be under the necessity of reducing his. Iu conse quence of this a meeting of Mr. Orrell's weavers was held,when it was resolved that a deputation should wait upon Mr. Knight. and request him to raise the prices paid to hie weavers; this he refused to do, and it was then determined to take the work out of the looms of his weavers, and convey it to his warehouse. Accord. ingly, on Tuesday a number of men proceeded to the cellar of one of Mr. Knight's s, named Robert Carr, residing in Cropper street, Newtoo.lane, and began to detach the warps from the beams. Carr, who was apprehensive that the work might be in jured by this means, suggested that they should take the beams likewise. They did so, and were proceeding with them towards Mr. Knight's warehouse, when they were met by a party of con stables at Shudehill, and five of them apprehended. These were brought up at the New Bailey on Wednesday morning, when Mr. Shadwell, one of Mr. Knight's partners, attended to prosecute. The names of several witnesses were called, to substantiate the charge, but they did not answer. Mr. Shadwell here stared that the persons he was solicitous of bringing forward, were afraid to appear against the prisoners, as they had been threatened with injury both to their persons and property, if they ventured to give evidence in the case. The Magistrates, however, expressed their determination to investigate the affair, and ordered summonses to be served on the witnesses, to attend on Thursday. On that day, accordingly, Mr. Shadwell again appeared, and Carr and several other witnesses along with him. The prisoners were a second time placed in the dock, and the evidence against them detailed. None of them were identified as the persons who had gone into Carr's cellar, though the property which had been taken away was found upon them by the constables. /dr.Stanfield. who appeared on behalf of the prisoners, admitted the offence, but re lated the particulara we have given above, in mitigation of punish ment. Mr. Shadwell, who expressed his belief that the prisoners were bringing the warps and beams to the warehouse, wished to know if this circumstance could, with justice, be offered in extenu ation of an act of outrage. The Magistrates, who seemed to con sider that the men had acted from a mistaken idea, and not with the intention of making away with any of the property, severally ordered them to bnd two sureties in X 25 each, to answer any charge which might be preferred against them at the Sessions.— Mandaesier and Salford Advertiser. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL Yesterday Sir Prraa Lemma was engaged till nearly six o'clock in a strange proceeding for a London Police Magistrate, the exe cution of a commission issued from the Commissary Court at Edinburgh, to receive riso voce proof of the identity of a person claiming to administer to the estate of the late Alexander Laing, of Edinburgh, plomber, and return the depositions for the guid ance of the Court. Mr. Hindmarsh attended as Solicitor for the claimant, and Mr. Elderton for the respondent. The commission was addressed to the Lord Mayor or any of the Aldermen, and tho Lord Mayor declining to act, Sir Peter Laurie was applied to. It bad been sued oat to avoid the expense of conveying five witnesses to and from Edinburgh, the amount claimed being only 6001. It was explained, that the respondent was the second wife of the deceased, and the claimant the only son of the daughter of the de ceased by his first wife. If the claimant could establish his identity, he was entitled to share the deceased's property with the widow. The claimant is a labouring stone-sawyer, and his father, who was a brass-founder, married the deceased's daughter while she lived as servant at a Mr. Armstrong's factory in the neighbourhood of Shadwell. The witnesses were sworn and purged (that is, called upon to deny they are actuated by malice or interest in the evidence they are about to give), according to the Scotch form. The first, Jane Williams, of St. Bartholomew's Hospital,deposed that she knew Thomas Samson and Janet Laing, the parents of the young man, Thomas Samson, now pointed out to her, and heard from her husband that be was present when they were married at Mary-la-bonne Church. She had some of the wedding-cake. She visited Janet about an hour after she had been delivered of the claimant by Dr. Dunn, of Wapping-wall, since dead. She weaned the child for the mother, who took it to Scotland when it was 11 months old, and the mother dying there, the father brought it back when it was 18 months old. Witness then nursed the child for a week, and had not lost sight of him since. She was positive the claimant was the child born, as she had described, on the sth of August, 24 years ago. As the marriage itself was not disputed, but merely that the claimant was the issue of the marriage, Sir Peter Laurie thought Mrs. Williams's evidence conclusive on that point, and it was need. less to go further. Mr. Hindmarsh, however, called three other witnesses to the fact ; one of whom, Ann Slater, was present at the birth, and had known the claimant from that time to the present, and another was equally positive as to his identity ; he had worked at the same fac tory with claimant's father, and had also courted Jane or J..net Laing, and when she married his rival, he (wine..) partook of the fines (Ss. each) paid to regale all the workmen, upon the marriage, and upon the birth of the son and heir. Mr. French, a ,cletk, proved that be had written a letter for claimant, and signed claimant's name, although claimant c' old write. It was a letter which merely requested a party in Scotland to iequire whether the claimant's relations were then living ? lie wrote it at the claimant's desire. The questions put to, as well as the answers given by the wit nesses, were taken down, and each sheet of the depositions was signed ►y the Commissioner, Sir Peter Laurie, and his clerk. The evidence will be forthwith transmitted to Scotland, under the Alderman's seal. BOW STREET. Yesterday Michael Barry, an Iri.htrum, about So years of Algoma brought before Sir lltcx►an BIRKIIt and Mr. ISlmanci.t., eliasged with intermarrying with EUrn Dreaden, on the 9th of June, 1828, at the antra of St. George the Martyr, Southwark ; hi. wife, whose maiden name was Mary Dudley, to whom h.± was married on the 9th of October, 1823, in St. George's, Illouuubury, being then alive. Morgan, the officer, who had tAten the prituner into custody upon a warrant, produced cories of the registers of both marriages. Ellen Dreaden. a young woman about 2 years of age, said, that early in the year 1628 ►he first became acquainted with the prisoner. He said that he was a bachelor; and haviss& paid, his addresses to her for some time, they were married. lie had treated her in the harshest manner, and finally had deserted her, and gone to live with his lawful wife. The 'Magistrate remanded the prisoner till Friday, and ordered the officer to produce the necessary whnesses of the marriages ma that day. In about an bout after • e prisoner was remanded. Ellen Drea den came again before the -blagistrate, and stated that -she was going along High-street, St. (ibes'.s, a short time before. and she ' saw the wife of the prisoner, and pia or seven wurnem come out of a wine vaults. The ptisoner had previously slot .some person to inform' his is:lfe that be was In custody on a charge of.bigamy, and as soon as the wife saw her (Dre Aden). she eaclaimed—" that i 4 the— who has got my husband locked op at Bow-street ;" and she and her companions fell upon her (Dresden) and beat her severely. The officer Morgan was dispatched with a warrant to apprehend the wife of the prisoner, and be very soon returned with her in his custody. Ellen Dresden being sworn, deposed to the assault, and eibt bited marks of violence which bad been inflicted on her person. The Magistrate committed the wife tin sbtic could find bail to answer the charge at the Sessions. LA M BETH—STREET. Yesterday Ai d a Dakota, who was tried at the late Croydon Asdzes on two charges of extensive burglaries, the one in the dwelling-house of Mr. Moulders, of Bermondsey-street, and the ocher on the premises of Mr. Elvin, a batter, In the New Cut, but acquitted for want of sufficient evidence, was brought up for final examination on a charge of being concerned with King, who w a , executed for the offence, in a burglary at the house of Mr. Newton. a timber-merchant, in Philpot-street, Commercial-road. The evidence in support of the charge was as follows : A watchman depo4ed, that on the night of the robbery, (the 21st of April last) he saw the prisoner on his beat, near to the pre mises of Mr. Newton; his appearance at the time excited his sus picion, and he in consequence told the next watchman to have a sharp look-out. The prisoner bad on his head at the time a low crowned hairy cap, and carried a short stick in his hand. After an alarm was given. and the thieves having made a hasty retreat. a cap and stick were found an the premises of Mr. Newton, and these the witness swore to as resembling those he bad seen on the prisoner ; indeed, he said be had but little doubt they were the same. Subsequent to the prisoner's commktment for trial for offences committed in Surrey, and in consequence of some private infor mation which had reached Mr. Newton, that gentleman obtained a search warrant at this Office, and on its execution found in the room of the prisoner's wife some trinkets which had been stolen Irons his house on the night of the robbery. On his wife being questioned as to how she became possessed of the property, she, atter some hesitation, admitted that it wis given to her by her husband. The prisoner, in reply to this part of the charge, said that be had been separated from his wife, and had no connexion or corre spondence with her since October last, and strongly denied having given her the property in question. This was contradicted by Shilswell, the Meer, and another wit ness, who swore that they had seen the prisoner and his wife ta. gether in January and February last. The prisoner was fully committed for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mathew Pearson. a private in the Third Foot Guards, was sum moned for refusing to maintain his wife and two children. The wife, who Is a young woman, and carried an infant at her breast, said that four years ago she became acquainted with the defendant, when he was quartered in Perthshire. She was then servant in the family of Lady Charlotte Drummond, whose son, Col. Berkeley Drummond, belonged to the same battalion of the Guards as the defendant, who was the Colonel's regimental servant. She con sented to Marry him privately, owing to his declaration that three months' imprisonment would be inflicted upon him in the regi ment if the circumstance we, e nude known to Col. Drummond. The ceremony was performed in the Park-lodge, by a person who she " supposed" was a Clergyman, as be was attired in black, but no ring passed; and the only witnesses present were an old couple named Macaulay, the lodge-keepers to Lady Charlotte. The person who acted as Clergyman read prayers, which she was, however, aware were not tbo.e of the English Mar riage Service. Pearson frequently afterwards protested that he would marry her again in England, but he went with the regi ment in Portugal in December, 1826, and he had never afforded - her the slightest relief since. Pearson said that no ceremony of marriage passed on the occa sion, and he considered this woman had no claim upon him. Mr. Roe said he knew that marriages were easily accomplished in Scotland ; but be considered the testimony of the Macauleys most material in the present case, especially as the object of the parish was to decide the validity of the marriage. The worthy Magistrate, therefore, recommended that an application should be made to Lady Charlotte Drummond, to obtain a written state ment from the Macauleys respecting the solemnization of the marriage. THAMES POLICE. An inquiry of a very singular nature took place yesterday.— Three men, named Cusack, John Raft, and Janes Roll, were charged with stealing a large quantity of silks upon the river. It appeared that Messrs. Redhead and Spires, the brokers, pur chased seven bales of India handkerchiefs under a mercantile order, which were duly examined at the East India Company's warehouses, packed and sealed, and delivered at the wharf of Messrs. Toppen and Co. Ughtermen, Galley-quay, Thames -street, who were instructed to transmit them to the London Dock, and ship them on board a Dutch vessel, called the Underlain, bound to Ostend. The prisoners, James and John Holt, received the seven bales, to convey them on board the Underivin, and, in the evening of the same day, reported that they bad been safely de posited in the London Deck. On the neat day, the prisoner Cusack borrowed a boat belonging to the Underivin to bring from the lighter the bales of goods intended to be shipped on board her, and in a short time after he delivered seven bales, which were packed in the Undcrivin's hold, beneath some cases of indigo.— Upon the arrival of the Underivin at Ostend, the bales were landed and opened at the Custom-house, and two of them were found to contain nothing but rubbish, amongst which was a piece of canvas, with Mr. Toppin's name upon it. Some of the witnesses proved that the seven bales contained silk only when they were landed upon the Galley Quay ; and Mr. Toppin's clerk proved that they were put into the charge of the prisoners In precisely the same state they arrived. The prisoners declared that they knew nothing whatever of the robbery. They were remanded. UNION-HALL. .7ohn Tries, a youth who was recently tried at the Old Bailey for a felony, was again fully committed to take his trial, charged with obtaining some iron by means of a forged order,' purporting to be in the hand-writing of an ironmonger named Keaniand, with whom he bad lived some years. The prisoner is connected with a gang Who have succeeded in a similar manner in obtaining iron at different dealers warehouses. There are some of the parties in custody, and others are expared to be apprehended. A curious marriage took place at St. Chad's Church, Shrewsbury, on Tuesday. The bridegroom is a manufacturer of matches; the bride lithe sister to a chimney-sweep, who, with his wife, violently opposed the " perpetration of the nuptial cere mony, while the lover and his intended (in company with their friends) were walking in procession to the place appointed. On the other band, the mother of the sweep and of the bride stre nuously beaded a noisy party, who insisted that the ceremony should be performed. On their arrival at the church porch the Clergyman expostulated with the hostile party, but the sable opponent rallied his troops and disdained to retreat.— After the ceremony was over, a general skirmish commenced. accompanied by sharp firing of oaths, and of threats u to bele bnucing the.booes of the lovers at night. The beadle *as at length sent to protect the new-married pair through the streets. This battle of Brimstone versus Soot reminds us of a simile— ------ - So,. when a chimney-sweep and barber fight, The barber beats the chiruney-sweeper white; The chimney-sweeper lilts his ponderous sack, And, full of vengeance, beats the barber black : In comes the brick-dust man with grime o'erspread, And beats the barber and the sweeper reds White, red; and black, in various cloud: are ton, . Till, in the dint they raise, the combatants are lost ! —Shrewsbury Chronicle. Since the change of the moon on Saturday the *ti ther hue become more favourable, and the "Friskily; al Me hireest are now rapidly proceeding. We rejoice to State that the damage which the 'crops Mae sustained in this nelghrionthodd Is'inconsider able. and that every prospect now exists of the'hartest being very soon completed.—Sheillehl Colorant. In the evening of Thurmlay rze . nntglit, :is a yowl , : man named Poring, a farmer lo the neighbourhood of Aintinstm, was about to return home from shooting, the trigger of his gun caught in a bramble, and the charge lodging in his heart, bedieti instantly. MARRIED. St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden, Lieutenant Robert ilurdo, of the lion. the F.,:ot India Company's service, tr Sarah Ann, wily daughter of the late Henry Ihibert Whitcombe. IN. a! the Hon. Company's civil service at Bombay. At Verreville, ou the to eurramt. Archibald Glen, &q. met , ti.nt.. Glasgow, to. Christina Robertson, eldest d.ughter Joim iirskies, Sup of. Verntville. • ' l)1Ell.. At Hull, da Mutts lay Simnel Martin, Esq. solicitor, aged 67 At WhW e l Park; near North Shields, on Tuesday sennigbt. e wife of onto, Wright; Req. At lipwey, Dorkt, aged 15, Ludo nary, eldest dauilver of o.;ll.tanset C. 11. G N•Air ATER it' Li* bON:Bßlbillt TO 'llOlO OW. 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