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NOR WOOD.

Yestettlav, the New Church at Norwood, which has
been built by the Parish of Lambeth, with the assistance
of his Majesty's Commissioners fur Building New Chucches,
was consecrated by the Right Rev. Father in God, George
Lord Bishop of Wissebester. This is the fourth church
which has been consecrated in that parish since the issuing
of the commission for the building of new churches. Ilia
Lordship, attended by his Chaplain, the Rev. Douglas
Hodgson, arrived at about 11 o'clock in the morning. He
was received at the door of the church by Mr. Maim,
acting for the Worshipful John Poulter, his Loidship's
Commissary for Surrey ; Mr. Moore, the Registrar; the
Itsv. Dr. D'Oylev, the Rector of Lambeth ; the Rev. Mr.
Gibson, the Minister of the New Church, the Clergy of
the neighbourhood, the Churchwardens, and a large and
respectable assemblage of laymen.
The Lord Bishop having put on his episcopal robes.
proceeded to the communion table, where the Rector pre-
sented to his Lordship a petition, signed by himself, the
Churehwarilens and others, parishioners and inhabitants,
praying his Lordship to consecrate the New Church's
Bur•al ground.
The petition having been nail by the Registrar, the
Bishop declerei his readiness to comply with the prayer
of it. Ilis Lordship then proceeded to the conse-
cration and dedication of the church, walking in
procession down the middle aisle, and returning up
to the communion table, attended by his Chaplain, the
Commissary, the Rector of the Parish, and the Clergy, his
Lordship repeating, alternately with the clergy, the verses
of the 21111 Psalm.
The Commissary then presented to the Bishop the deeds
of conveyance, which his Lordship placed on the commu-
nion table, and turning to the congregation, addressed
them as follows:—" Dearly beloved, forasmuch as devout
and holy men, as well under the law as under the gospel,
moved either by the secret inspiration of the Blessed
Spirit or by the express command of God, by their own
reason and sense of the natural decency of things, have
erected houses for the public worship of God, and separated
them from all profane and common uses, in order to fill
men's minds with greater reverence for his glorious Ma-
jesty, and affect their hearts with more devotion and hu-
mility is his service ; which pious works have been ap-
proved and graciously accepted by our Heavenly Father.
Let us not doubt but he will also graciously approve
this our godly purpose of setting apart this pace in a
solemn manner, to the performance of the several offices
of religious worship; and let us faithfully and devoutly
beg his blessing on this our undertaking."
The Lord Bishop, kneeling down, now Proceeded to read,
in the most impressive and solemn inamier, the beautiful
prayers of consecration in dedicating the building to the
service of Almighty God; Imploring that whoever may be
dedicated to Gal in that his house by baptism, may be de-
' livered from the wrath to come; that they may in their
persons renew, and be enabled by God's grace faithfully to
fulfil, the covenant entered into ; and that all those who
shall participate in any of the ordinances of religion may
do so with stedfastness of faith, seriousness of attention,
and devout affection of mind, and that the benediction of
Heaven may rest upon them.
'1 he Commissary now rend the sentence of consecration,
and the Bishop signing and declaring it, commanded that'
it might be duly registered, together with Petition and
Deeds, in the muniments of the office. The Rev. Mr.
Gibson then proceeded with the morning prayers of the
church, reading the proper Psalms and Lessons appointed
for the occasion. In the Communion service a suitable
prayer was put up to the throne of grace; the Bishop's
Chaplain read the Epistle, taken from the sixth chapter of
the 21 of ('or. and 11th to 17th verse; the Gospel was
out of the 2d chapter of St. John's Gospel, the 13th to
18th verse; the Nicene Creed was read by the Bishop. At
the conclusion of this service an appropriate and most ex-
cellent Sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. D'Oyley, the
Rector of Lambeth, from the 20th chapter of Exodus,
sth verse " Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy."
In the course of the Service, before the Lessons were
read, a sacred anthem was sung by Miss Coodall, and
some young gentlemen from St. l'aul's choir. They were
accompanied by an organ, temporarily erected for this oeca-
ision. Before the sermon, the congregation sung the 100th
'Psalm. _ _ _

The ceremony altogether was most gratifying and im-
posing. The inhabitants of that widely-extended and
populous district, who have hitherto been without the means
of attending religious worship according to the rites and
ceremonies of the Established Church, are now supplied
with a temple where they, and their children after them,
may learn the knowledge of God and their duty, hear the
pure doctrines of the Gospel, and obtain the blessings which
are promised unto prayer.
The church-yatd, as well as church, was consecrated;
and after the ceremony was over, the Bishop went to Brix-
tan and consecrated the churcii-yard at that place.

Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ho-
noured Sir Thomas Hislop with their company to a public
breakfast, st Charlton, in Kent.
Yesterday Prince Leopold gave a grand dinner to the
Duke of Brunswick and a numerous party.
Last evening, about half-past six o'clock, Mr. Monier,
who went some time since to South America upon a special
mission, arrived in a carriage and four at the Foreign-
office, in Downing-street.
Mr. Secretary Canning was raid to be better yesterday.
Mr. Secretary Peel gave a grand dinner to the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, and a numerous party, at his
splendid mansion-houses in Privy-gardens. After dinner
the company retired to the saloon, where the Right Hon.
Gentleman's valuable collection of pictures arc hung. The
saloon and the whole of the splendid suite of rooms were
brilliantly illuminated with magnificent or-molu lustres,
candelabra, and girandoles, furnished by Ilancock and
Shepherd.
The Archbishop of Ca.iterbury, with that uniform at-
tention to merit which characterises his Grace in the dis-
position of the church preferment in his patronage, has
conferred on the Rev. J. Lonsdale, B.D. the Prebendal
Stall in the Cathedral Church of Lincoln, vacant by the,
death of the Rev. Dr. Ilislop.
Mr. Etty's picture of " Woman pleading
.fur Me Van-
quished" has been purchased by Mr. Martin for three
hundred guineas. There is something mere than com-
monly gratifying in the circumstance of one artist thus
proving hi: admiration of the works of another.
On Monday last a match at cricket was played on Out-
wood Common, near Bletchinglcy, between the Briston
and Epsom Clubs+, wherein much skill and good play was
exhibited by both !mania. The state of the game was as
follows :—Briston, first innings, 100; second, 61—Epsom,
first innings. 67. In this state the game stood when the
approach of night hindered further progress, leaving
9.1, runs for Epsom to get. known goodness of due
players, with the romantical tied situation of the
ground, added to the fineness ay, a•tractcd nearly
the whole of the surrounding thood to the spoil.

HOME CIRCUIT.

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LIEnTFPIIDSHINE ASSIZES, IlEnTpotu, JflT34
The Assizes commeneed this day, before Lord' Chief Justice
BEST and Mr. Baron (}Macaw.
CIVIL SIDE.
CRI3I. CON.

DOLLING V. wiLneonr.
Mr. Pr ATT opened the pleadings.
Mr. Sergeant SPANKIE detailed the ease as follows. The.plain.
tiff resided in the town of St. Allaan's, and was possessed of pro.
petty ; he was the father of eight children, who were all still
living. His wife was about the Tame age as himself. The
defendant was about sixty, but his wife was not living; he had a
family who were arrived at maturity, and for a considerable period
he kept the Blue Boar Inn at St. Alban's. Both the parties had
been on terms of intimacy. The affair which led to the present
investigation, occurred in the month of Marsh last, and would be
distinctly proved by the evidence.
The marriage of the plaintiffs/id his wife was proved to have
been solemnised in April 1809, at Rtxlbume.
Joseph Parles, examined by Mr. PLATT-1 know the plaintif
and his wife, and also the defendant. In March last, the plaintiff's
wife was at the shop of Smithers, a linendraper in St. Alban's; It
was about nine o'clock in the evening. While she was there, I
perceived the defendant passing. He made a stop. Shortly after,
Mrs. Dulling quitted the shop, when she was accosted by the de-
fendant near the Boot pubile-house across the road. They spoke
to each other and then separated, the defendant to the tight hand,
and plaintiff's wife straight forward. I followed, and saw them
meet near the Pea lien, just at the entrance of the town. They
walked down the London road, and then passed through a gate
into a field of Mr. Goff's. (The witness described what passed,
which, if entitled to credit, would leave no doubt of the criminality
of the parties.) I spoke to the defendant, and told him I knew
hint, and who he was with. The defendant said he would satisfy
me, if I would accompany him. He knew me, and took me to
Kinder's gate, and gave us five shillings each. I went away. Lines
was with me.
Cross-examined.--The night was cold; it was not moonlight; it
was starlight, but rather Lowry. Thy lamps were lightedon the
evening in question. I slid work at h hat manufactory. I have
quitted St. Alban's three months. 1 have since asked money of the
defendant and have roottwed it. Alien ,tit week, age I calla ea
Mr. Wildbere ro• money. He gave as five shillings each and
some drink. I afterwards asked the plaintiff's wife 5w money;
she threatened to send for an officer and send us to gaol. 1 went
away. I diii not then inform the plaintiff. I subsequently saw
him at a public-house, and I understood he knew it. 1 now work
on the road. Previously to that I kept a cart and horse and dug
gravel. Whet I challenged the defendant, and said I knew it was
Mrs. Dolling, he denied it.
Ite-examined.-1 have known her fourteen or fifteen years.
I have no doubt it was her. I called her by her name, and
rook hold of her cloak. She nner spoke ; but I am sure it was
her.

Thomas Lines examined—l have known the plaintiff's wife
seven years. 1 sa* her in Smithey's shop one evening in March
last. The defendant passed. I was with the last witness at the
time. (The witness conlirtned the last man as to what transpired,
as detailed by him.)
Cross-examined.—l work at a hat manufactory. I then worked
at a cotton factory. I called on the defendant, and told him I
had no money, and he gave me some. We also went to Mrs.
Dolling.
Lord
Chief Justice BEST—You went to get money ! A more
scandalous transacaion there never was.
Croat-examination continued-31y father lived In • house be-
longing to the plaintiff. Mrs. Dolling managed his affairs in many
matters, and she put a distress into my father's house once or twice.
William Hurst deposed as follows—l min a shoemaker, and be-
long to the Hertfordshire 31ilitia. I know the plaintiff and the de-
fendant. I know the plaintiff's wife.• I have often seen her and
the defendant in a situation which led me to conclude an improper
connexion existed between them. and that on the plaintiff's own
premises. It was ten years ago. I mentioned it. I could not
then prove it. The plaintiff instituted a proceeding against me in
the Ecclesiastical Coon, and I paid 201. to stay the proceedings. I
saw the plaintiff's wife and the defendant coming from a shed, in
1811, on Lard Verulam's grounds. I did not mention it to any
One, because I got into trouble before for it.

never said that what I have reported was

Mary Willoughby stated she knew the plaintiff and his wife up
to last March. They seemed to live happy together. They have
eight children, the youngest is two years old.

fn cross-examination she said, some time before this transaction
Mrs. Dulling swore her life against the plaintiff and her (witness's)
husband was bound for him.

Mr. ADOLPHIT9 addressed the Jury in an eloquent speech on
the part of the defendant.

The Lonn CHIEF 317STICE, in summing up. animadverted
strongly on the conduct of the plaintiff's two witnesses, Parks and
Lines, and said if such testimony as their's could be credited, no
*nen', life or character would be tree from danger in future. It
was, however, their province to look to the whole of the case, and
pronounce their verdict accordingly.

The Jury, without quitting the boil, found s verdict for the de-
fendant.

"MT 35.

WELDON I. MOSIGAN.

The plaintiff, Mr. ihection, iiapaper7maker, in an extensive
way of business, whose mill is situaiLd on a current of water,
called the Loudwater stream, near Rickmansworth. The defend-
ant, Mrs. Morgan, is a lady of considerable fortune, who in 1820
purchased some property in the neighbourhood of the mill, and the
present action was brought on account of her causing to be thrown
into this stream a quantity of stones and rubbish, by which an ob.
Istruction was crested to the power of the water.whecl, by penning
back the water upon the tail of the mill.
A former action, upon the same circumstances, was tried at the
last Assizes in March, when the plaintiff recovered file. damages.
The present action was brought for a continuance of the obstruction
from the time of the declaration in the former cause.

The Iloilo Ciiirr JusTrct interrupted Mr. Rolland, who
led for the plaintiff; by recommending that the matter in contest
should he related to some person who might regulate the right of
,hc parties.

The' Learned Counsel immediately expressed a willingness to
adopt the course which had been proposed, with a view to put an
eod to further litigation ; indeed he was himself. on the part of Mr.
Weetion, instructed to make the overture. He had no wish in
doing so to excite any thing like prejudice. He again would make
the utTer in the truest spirit of conciliation.
Mr. Sergeant TADDY who represented the defendant, said his
Instructions prohibited 'him from adopting the course proposed,
which otherwise, personally, perhaps he should have thought the
better course.

. The cause on the former nisi occupied twelve or fourteen hours,
and is not likely to be much shortened at the present. From the
evidence consisting wholly of local matter, combined with scientific
propositions upon the working of mill machinery, it would be
wholly uninteresting to dctuil.
CROWN SIDE.

'CAUTION AGAINST ITINERANT BOOKXENDERS.
Samnrl 111e7r,plan, a hawker of books, was indicted for stealing
a watch, seal, dc. from the dwelling-house of George Pollard, at
Haldesdon.

It appeared the prisoner had been leaving catalogues of publica-
tions at several houses in the village or Hoddesdon. The prose.
cutor's watch and seal had been hanging in the front room, and
being afterwards missed, a person was sent in pursuit of the pti-
soner, whose appearance had excited suspicion. On being tip-
preached, he threw something in a hedge, which on being searched
for proved to be the watch, tied up in a handkerchief. The prisoner
at hrst alleged his innocence, and expressed a willingness to be
searched, but subsequently acknowledged the theft, and asked to
be set at liberty.

The prisoner being called on for his defence, stated he had
bottglit the watch on the mid for 10s. and having heard some
rumour of a watch being lost, to avoid any suspicion. put the
watch in tile hedge, but denied listing admitted his guilt when
apprehended.
The Jury found the prisoner ow, y.
tranvs, aged 19, was Indicted. for breaking into s granary,
killing a calf with intent to steal the same, and stealing la u sacks,
the property of James Lucas.

Peacock. a servant to the prosecutor, living at Broad Oak End
Farm, in Bromfield, proved that on the 24th of March last, early
in the morning, he bound a calf dead outside the cowhouse door,
covered with a tack. Its throat was cut. The granary door had
been broken open ; two sacks sere missing front the granary.
It further appeared, the prisoner had confessed, the day follow.
ing. that he had broken the door open, and taken away two sacks ;
that he was much intoxicated, and in company with a man of the
name of Shamrock; he killed the call; but being alarmed, left the
call in a mangled state; that he afterwards returned and covered it
with a sack, intending to carry it away, but Mr. Lucas and his
servant came out, and the prisoner made his escape.
The prisoner was found Guilty.

Jamra Wrench win indicted far stealing a bay mare, the property
of William Rasbbrooke.

The prosecutor ',MUNI, he lived as Igiveham in •Rttffull:, and on
the oth of April lost a bay mare. which he bad bred. She um' a
cart mare. Handbills were circulated. In April lie was shown the
mare in Hertford.

Bacon. a constable. stopped the prisoner at Sawbridgeworth fair.
on the 23d April, with the mare; he said he had bought her at
Barfield, hut could not tell of whom. The prisoner was taken into
custody. and the mare was taken to a stable. lie showed the mare
to the prosecutor. The prisoner was offering the mare for sale
when he took him.

Henry Turner, a nhocrnaker, proved that he saw the prisoner
leading a bay mare with a halter, near Dummy. on the 9th of
April; she was very warm. Prisoner told him he bought i•cr at
Barfield ; she was very heavy, and he had trotted here little. La-
venham is 32 mile' from Dunmow.

The prisoner called two witnesses, who proved they saw him go
out in 31anh, when he had money; that he returned with the bar
meri and was without money. The animal war used daily and
publicly on the road ; the prisoner carted hay and straw, and used
the mare for that purpose. He used her till tine fell lame. lle
went to London with hay and straw.
The prosecutor being recalled, stated the animal wu lame when
she was brought back to him, and a great deal weaker.
The Learned DA110:( turned up, and the Jury found the pri.'
soacr

WESTF:RN CIRCUIT.

FIRE ASSlZES,Wmcmcrnia, Arty 14.

CROWN SIDE.

.. • Before Mr. Justice Gast Lot. •
II iZiam Tally was put to the bar, indicted with having felo-
niemEy stolen ou the 13th October. in the pariah of Bedhampton,
a linen sheet, the property of James Martin. . The theft 'was
&Yea by several witnesses, and the prisoner's person kientitled.
Yrisonet was immediately apprehended, but made a singUlar escape
while the officers were carrying him into Portsmouth by leaping
over the bridge into a deep most. lie was afterwards retaken ow
board ship at Spithead, after an interval of tour months. On oc-
casidn of his second appreheintion, prisoner ma:le a desperate resist-
ance, and the officers were compelled to resott to great violence in
order teaser.ure him.—Guilt..
The gfleoner said lie had served his King fer ten yeart. •-• '
The county gaoler stared he had been twelve mouths 11:Trier:mod
on a butter occasion, fur a like oflimce.
His laconsit re, in pronouncing sentence, told the prisoner that
he owed it to the clemency of his prosecutors, who had not put in
the record of his former conviction, that he would escape on the
present occasion with so light a sentence as that which the Court
was slimly° pronounce. Ile would, howeeer, take this opportunity
of warning him against the repetition of similar ads, as if no, his
life would be necessarily forfeited to the offended laws of his coun-
try. The sentence of the Court was, that the prisoner should be
imprisoned in the House of Correction tar 12 calendar months.
The prisoner appeared exceedingly thankful, and said be had
been in all parts of the world, but never in such a place, or ex-
perienced so much mercy before.
Sarah Rosier was indicted for stealing sundry articles of wearing
apparel on the 30th March, in the dwelling-house of her master,
Mr. William Bleatii..af !leathern.
Mrs. Death proved the finding of the articles laid in the indict-
ment, in the prisoner's
Mr. Justice OAsELr.E animadverted on the serious nature of the
prisoner's offence in stealing her master's property, and sentenced
her toll months' imprisonment in the House of Correction.
David Dihden was put to the bar charged with stealing a bay
i gelding of the value of five pounds, the property of William
Taylor, orPodshill.
W. Taylor proved, he lost a bay pony in the beter end of No-
sfeinber IM, which he next raw In the of a amiable.
rimed Short, at Downton fakir, in,April last. e immediately re.
intuited and claimed it as hi property. In consequence of his
claiming the horse, an inquiry was instituted, which terminated
in the gelding being traced to the prisoner, who was in consequence
apprehended in,his own house, at No Man's Land, in the month of
May last.
A witness, named Goulden,swore, that the prisoner employed
him to catch the pony, at Sloaden, in November, 1822, and drive
it to his own residence, at No Man's Land,.
Another witness proved, that he met prroner with the horse in
his possession, about the time it had been stolen. Witness knew
the horse to be Taylor's, and on his inquiring respecting it, the
prisoner informed him he had just purchased It from Taylor's son.
W. Tutt bought the pony from the prisonca; about Christmas,
two !years ago, for which he paid three pounds seven or eight
shillin Witness sold time horse to a man of 4he name of Need-
ham, from whom it was traced through the hands of several permits
(all of whom identified it as the horse which was Lie subject of the
preemie prosecution) to the possession of Short.
It was also proved that the prisoner had offered a nom of money
to Taylor to compromise the matter, and forego the prosecution.
Thexase for the prosecution having closed,
Mr. af issrxn, jun. for the defence, said, he should sbliet to the
indictment, on the ground that there was no such place named
in it as the law directed, and which was necessary to constitute
it a legal indictment. In the first count, the felony was snood to
have been committed in an extra parochial place, called Sloaden,
which had been formerly surrounded by • fence, but the inclo.
sure being now removed, he maintained that it formed a part of
the New Forrest, and should have been so described in the in.
dictment. The law directed that every fact which was issuable
or triable should be described u done at 'some hamlet or place
in the county, in order, at-ong otherreasons, that v. .lury might
be obtained as near the spot as possible to try the fact. Now,
no such thing was specified or set forth in this indictment, neither
was the place so defined as it should have been, in order to bring
the cause properly before the Court. It would not be sufficient to
describe an act as committed in some field or house in the county,
without a more definite description of the place. Sloaden appeared
to ben portion of an extensive tract of land in the New Forest, of
which it formed a part, but it was not so laid in the indictment,
or said to belong to any particular parish ; and on these grounds,
ha fehit was competent to him to object to the indictment.
Witnesses were examined as to the situation of Sloaden, and the
designation by which it was generally known, and it appeared
that it was a tract of land in the New Forest, consisting of out
200 or 30a acres. Twenty years ago, it was enclosed, hut the
fence had been removed within the last 11 or 10 years. Sloaden
was considered extra parochial, although the boundaries of some
parishes ran near it. There were neither houses nor traces of
habitations, and it was now a wood of 60 or GO years growth.
Mr. Justice OARELEE, previous to charging time Jury, said the
objection formed a very material point In this part of the cm untry,
as there were other places similarly situated. ti ,der such circum-
stances he would now send the ease to the Jury to decide upon the
fact of the felony laid tca the prisoner's charge, reserving the objec-
tion for further consideration, when, if it appeared necessary, it
should be laid before the twelve Judges previous to any ulterior
proceedings against the prisoner in the event of his conviction.
The Jury brought in a verdict of Guilty, and judgment of Death
Was recorded against the prisoner.
BIGAMY.
_ _ _

Charlotte Coleman, alias Iron,, was put to the bar. indicted with
having, on the 11th October, 1814, at the parish of A Iverstoke, fe-
loniously married one Benjamin Irons, her former husband, George
Coleman, being then alive.
Previous to the commencement of this case, it was stated by some
of the Jurymen who had retired from the Court at the termination
of the hug case, and now returned, that one of their number was so
deaf It was :impossible for him to hear a word of the proceedings.,
lle was accordingly discharged, and a fresh Juror sworn in his,
stead.
_

Mr. )dward Lasers stated the ease to the Jury. The prisoner
intermarried with George Coleman, at Kingston Church, Porten,
in 1810, and four years after, on the 11th of October, 1814, she con.
tracted a second marriage with Benjamin Irons, her former husband
being still Eving.
Mr. Paul —, sworn—Produced a certificate of the baptism
of Charlotte Crewe (the prisoner), at the parish church of Porkies ;
also the certificate of her marriage with George Coleman, on the
18th of April, 1810, in the same parish ; and a third certificate of
her marriage with Ben. Irons, on the Ilth October, 1314, in the
parish of Alventoke, all duly signed and attested.
Mary Wright—Knew the prisoner at the bar two or three years
before 1810: was in the habit of seeing her frequently. Oa the
17th April 11110, she asked her to act as bridemaid on occasion of
her marriage with Geo. Coleman. Prisoner was married next day,
her husband was Lieutenant on board the Alert. Prisoner at the
time was 21 years of age. The clergyman who married them is
now dead. Saw prisoner and her husband together afterwards.
After her marriage did not see her for a considerable time, as she
removed from Portsea. Saw her about the year 1816, when she
said she was then married to Mr. Irons. Witness saw Mr. Cole.
man on the 30th :gay last at Maidstone. She is sure the person
she saw then is the man to whom the prisoner was married in her
presence. At one time, sonic years back, prisoner told witness her
husband (Coleman) had been lost on board the St. George ; this
was before her marriage with Irons.
Cross-examined—Saw Mr. Coleman at an inn in Maidstone; his
brother lives there, and is a surgeon. Coleman described himself
as an acting Lieutenant at the time of his marriage. Has seen pri.
soner in mourning, but not in weeds.
Elizabeth Marsh, sworn—Knows prisoner at the bar these 20
years; knows her intimately about 13 years ; her maiden name was
Crewe. Witness acted as bridemaid on the occasion of her mar.
riage with 31r. Irons in 1814, at Alverstoke church. Returned with
them from the church, and remained in cc.npany with them the
whole evening.
Cross-examined—Does not know Coleman. Has seen prisoner
in widow's mourning before she married Irons, and understood her
to be a widow. Mrs. Coleman told her she was a widow.

Benjamin Irons, examined—Was married to the prisorew at the
bar in 1814. Separated from her about four years ago and has not'
since lived with her. It is only two or three months since he heard'
that her former husband was sr:11 living. Before their marriage she
laid her former husband had been a Lieutenant, and was drowned
at sea. She represented herself as receiving the pension of an offi-
cer's widow. Was married to prisoner at the church of Alveratoke,
on her own suggestion, as being mote private than that of King.
ston, to which she said she had an objection.
Cross-exatnined—Has never lived with prisoner since their sepa-
ration. four years ago. Had separated from her once before, and
lived with her again fora short time, but never since the period of
the second separation. Never solicited her to lies with him mince
that period. There were two deeds of separation only ; he knew
of no other deeds, either executed or prepared. Prisoner did not
tell him the name of her former husband, but she went by the
name of the widow Coleman. Knew there was a ship of the name'
of the St. George los: off the coast of Holland, in 1811.
Edward Gain sworn and examined—Knew Coleman in 1813 ;
he was living in Glocester.street, Portrea at that time. Knows the
prisoner at the bar, she lived in Coleman's house in 1311 , has seen
them together; the last time he saw Coleman was on the 30th Alay,l
at Maidstone, in Kent.
Cross-exaniined—Coleman represented himself as a Lieutenant, II
or Master's Slate in the navy. Had no reason to doubt at that
time that he was in the situation of life he represented himself to
be. He had the appearance of a gentleman, and kept a horse.
Saw Coleman at the Haunch inn, 3laidstone, and understood he
lived with his brother, a surgeon, in that town.
The cane fur the prosecution being clesed—tor the defence
Win. Lower was called and sworn—Lives at Brighton, and is •
baker by trade, Knew George Coleman in 108, who represented
himself's,' brother to a surgeon in Maidstone. Has not seen him
since 1808 ; produces a certificate of the marriage of Geo. Coleman,
which he procured frcm the clerk of the parish, at 3lr. Maker's, in
North street. Mr. Blaker is churchwarden. The parish register
was there at the time. nail he compared the certificate with it.
Mr. E. LAWNS objected to the certificate being received in evi-
dence, as it was not obtained at the church ; but his Lordship
overruled the objection.

Examination resumed.—Witness was himself present at the mar-
riage, and signed the book at the church, which he afterwanis saw
at the churchwarden's house. Knnws Goring Stei)hens ; saw lur
married to Coleman in Brighton. in 11t08, and she is now living
She was of age when married to Coleman.
Jmice OASELEE said there was an end of the case, as the
siPrutevnit"usnimonirrwii"thetliCir?sloat7eroii7 rendered his subt.e-
1, who was not. there-
tore, liable to the :v u coc,rvas attcatlant upon bigamy.