The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-02 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

BIGAMY AND CHARGE OT ATTEMPTING TO POISON.—
Yesterday was appointed for the final :main/Con of Kr.
Henry Pape, a me,tcr bricklayer, and Mary Clarke, for
bigamy. The male prisiner was given into custody on the
17th of last month for administering poison to the female
prisoner, to whom he was married. During the inquiries of
the officer, he ascertained that b,th the pitmen were pre-
vious'y married, but that the former husband and wife were
then living. As soon as the female was sufficiently reco-
ver,d Le apprehended her, and Loth were remanded until
to-day, for the deposiii me against them to be taken. Toe
female prisoner admitted in the presence of the constable
that she was married to a man mimed Clarke, and that he
was living. She also stated that Page administered some
drug to her in some drink in a care•houte near Newington
church.

Mr. Solomon, the prisener'e solicitor, was in attendance to
watch the proceedings on behalf of Page.
. The first witness called was Martha Page, the mother of
the male prisoAer, who stated that she lived at No. 3, Wey-
mouth-street, New Kent road. She was present when her
son was married to Ellen Reran, at Bt. John's Church,
Waterloo-road, in the parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, shout
sixteen years ago. They livid tofrethir for several years,
and then they disagreed in consequence of the misbehaviour
of the wife. She identified the eigneture to the register of
marriages in the church hooka.
Mr. George CI , clerk at the above church, produced
the register, which set forth that 'Henry Page and Ellen
Regan were married there on the 61 of April, 1834.
Ks sish Nash, a widow, said she was pres ant at Lambeth
Church, seven or eight years ago, when the male prisoner
wee married to the female. She signed the register aa a wit-
ness, baring known the female some years.
Edward Powell, sexton of Lambeth church, produced the
register of marriage between the prisoners, dated the 19th
October, 1842.

Hiorite Philo, cleft of All Saints Church, Poplar, pro.
duced • register of marriage between Henry Dison and
Emma Smith, dated the 10th of February, IS4B. He was
not able to say that the prisoners were thee* parties, but
he could swear that they had been married to each other at
that church within the last three pus in his presence.
Witness was pewnprer at the church, and the witnesses to
the marriage bare sine. dled.. .

Pollee Constable, 120 M, said the male prisoner was given
into his custody on the 17th of last month. He was charred
by the hassle prisoner's first husband with bigamy. On
the evening of the same day the female prisoner acknow-
ledged that she married Page at All Saints Church, Poplar,
on the 10th of February, 1848. He went to the latter
church and searched the registry of marriages, and under
that date he found the particular entry described by the leet
witness. The female prisoner had told him she was married
In the same of " Emma Smith," and that Page was married
in the woe of " Henry Dixon.,"
The plovers were then fully emmlakted for trial, and all
the witaesea baud evee to peilleid, at the next lastesa.

TIIs POST-OTTICK REOULA‘7OIIB.--05r Bristol
earrespeadsat writes that aaot►er instance c( the isaomrs-
■ieeee of the recent postal arningentents mouned In that
city yesterday. The usual Midsummer Quarter floesloas
commenced la the awning, and some documenot, requiting
the inspection of the Recorder, arrived by that amines
post which, had it sot been for the arrangements mentioned
sbeco, would have arrived the day before. The Reeorder
maccdiagly bad to look these over whibt the bulimia of the
mart wu being transacted, instead of ►aving, w►ich la all
probability their nature required, Use (or their leisure
perseel.