The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-06 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CHARGE or a iinitTirian, of fashionable
, w brought to this ogre, in the custody of an officer,
withTarie:er;7as
having intermarried with a young lady of respectable
connexions, his former wife being still alive.
The prisoner was represented as the relative of a General, and
the case excited considerable interest; but the young lady whom he
was charged with intermarrying with was not present to give evi-
dence.

Her brother however attended, and being sworn, stated that the
priioner a abort time ago formed an acquaintance with his sister, to
whew he represented himself a single maa, and ultimately induced
her to alone with him ; and she had besw Wean( for &length of
time, although even inquiry had been melds efler bee • and it was
not until Tuesday she returned and intimated that the prisoner had
urged her to marry lam, but she had ascertained that be had an-',
other wife living. He hid catered his sister to attend, but she had
D to do so.
efrle ea
prisenir% wife, who was outside the office, was ordered to
be brought in. She is a very isteresdng young woman, and was
massively grieved. She stated that her husband had quitted her
without say cause, with the whole of her property, and she had
beard that he was manded a second time.
Tdinerbutrisenst denied the charge of bigamy, but confessed having
his wife.—He tin remanded for further evidence.

Caanoz or Bwt 'mimeo—Yesterday a respectable looking
younftrasan, who gave his name W. D. Bird, was brought before
Mr. charged by John Smith, grocer, No. 7, Crown-court,
Soho, with the above offence. From Mr. Smith's statement (to
whom the prisoner was tor some time known), it appeared that
about a fortnight ago the prisoner purchased at his shop tea at
different prices, to the amount of over 51. ; he did not, on the pur-
chase, pay for the tea, but in a few days after called, and gave a bill
for 61. In part payment. The bill, which was produced, purported
to be drawn by T. Bird and Co., of Colton, at 15 days, on Thos.
Weston; accepted, and payable, at Messes. Esdalle and Co.'s,
bankers, Lombard-street; It was presented by Mr. Smith for pay-
ment, and the Bank disavowed all knowledge of the parties.
The prisoner said, in his defence, the bill was nevertheless a
good one ; that the drawer was his brether who was a grocer in ,
Colyton ; and the acceptor his uncle, who was gamekeeper to
Squire Blom, of Wootton House, Dorsetshire ; that he was him-
self for a considerable time in the employ of Blesses. Stofllle
and Co., wholesale-groeent, 142, Kingsland-road ; end that he
I lodged at present at 29, Britannia-street, City.mad. The bill was
endorsed by him and his address stated, 92, East-chap. This
difference of address he did not satisfactorily account for; sad on
examining the Diectfoey the house above alluded to maid not be
found In it.

Mr. Ron said the chine was a very serious one, and the se-'
count he gave of himself very suspicions ; that he would for the
present remand him for •wed, and that he hoped the public might
be put in possession of the statement, lest any other bills of his
may obtain currency.

HUNT.—Since the arrival of Hunt on board the Justitia
hulk, at Woolwich, be has been meta to work, along with
the rest of the convicts, in Woolwich Warren. He will
be eonveyed on board the Countess of Harcourt, convict
ship, from Woolwich, about three weeks hence, to New
South Wales, his future destination.
SMALL Pox.—We regret to find by the weekly bills of
mortality of Philadelphia and other cities, that this loath-
sours disease (for which a kind Providence has provided a
sure preventive) continues its ravages ; and that not less
than 35 have fallen tietims to it in Philadelphia in one
week.—livolas Paper.