Star.
London, England, 1825-01-04 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

DICIAMT.—Thonas Thenspion, remanded from Wednesday last,
was charged with having married Mary Stevens, his former wife
being then alive.
Mr. Harmer attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Humphries
for the prisoner.
W. Drinkwater, a cloth-manufacturer, at Salford, near Manches-
ter, stated that be knew the prisoner, Ma be was also present at his
marriage to Mice Wiggous (who was alive last Monday) on the
16th of January, 1815, at Christ's Church, Manchester. He acted
as father to the young woman on that occasion, and gave her away.
Mary Stevens deposed; that she resided at 30, James-street, Lam-
beth-marsh, and that site was married to the prisoner on the 15th
of December, 1819, at St. Bride's, in the city of London.
Alargaret Whitehead lives at the same house as Stevens, and on
this day fortnight was at Manchester, where she saw the clerk
make a copy of the register, which she now produced.
Daniel Harris, one of the Union Hall officers, proved having
taken the prisoner into custody in the City.
The prisoner, ashen called on to answer the charge, denied it al-
together, and begged that be might be again remanded for a few
days, in order that two or three friends might be enabled to see
him on some private affairs.
The Magistrate said his friends would have equal facility in see-
ing him at Newgatq. and be could not, therefore, defer his commit-
ment.—The prisoner was accordingly committed for trial.
William Evans, a youth, was charged with felony.—John Do-
novan, a youth, residing as servant at the George public-house,
East Harding.street, deposed that on Saturday night he had ocea-
lion to go to his drawer in his bed-room, when he missed 21s. in
silver, money he bad received as Christmas bo;es. He recollected
that on Friday morning the prisoner came into his room to call
him up, saying that his (witness's) master told him to &tin); on
mentioning this to his master, he denied having given him any
order of that kind; suspicion, therefore, fell upon the prisoner, and
he was taken into custody. .
Thomas Garland said, that he accused the prisoner of the theft,
which be denied at first, but subsequently acknowledged it, saying
that be took it because ie wanted to spend it or. the Sunday.—
Daniel Knight stated, that on Sunday the prisontr gave him 11a.
and Bs. in sixpences, which he said he got in Christman boxes, and
he did not wish his master to know anything of it.—The prisouet
making no defence, was fully committed fur trial.

BOW.STit EET.
Mathias Fagan was brought before Sir It. BiRNIE charged with
robbing Mizabeth Peart, who keeps a aboe shop, in Charlton-street,
Somers' Town.

Mrs. Part had several times missed shoes from her shop. with-
out being able to discover any circumstances which could load to
the detection of the offender. At kngthllle suspected theyrisoner,
who was in the constant habit of,visiting a female lodging in the
house, and more particularly every Sunday; when Mrs. P. was
absent at Church. She therefore determined to remain at home on
the Sunday after Christmas Day, in order to discover if the opinion
she had formed was correct ; this indeed proved to be the fact ;
she had not been at home many minutes beyond the usual time for
the commencement of the Church Service, when she heard the pri-
soner trying the door of the shop; she was unable to apprehend
him then, but on the next day, having obtained the assistance of an
officer of police, he was taken into custody. On searching his
lodging, a number of bouts and shoes were found, which the prose-
cutrix immediately recognized to be her own property.
Sir R. ikasna committed the prisoner.for trial.
Yesterday, a young man, with all the appearances of health and
activity about him, wearing the undress of a private soldier, applied
to Sir It. Blame for an order upon the parish of St. Martin for relief.
" For-relief 7. said the Magistrate. Why, the parish funds
are for the lame, the blind, the aged—and not for such as you, who
seem young and healthy."
The soldier said he knew that, and would not apply, but that he
Was driven to it under circumstances of great hardship. His father
was once a tradesman in St. Martin's-lane, but failed and died, and
be (applicant) being turned loose upon the world at nine years of
age, was picked up by a recruiting-party and enlisted for a drum-
mer. When old enough, be was removed to the ranks. Ile bad
served sixteen years in various countries and climates; had very
narrowly escaped the bullet and the bayonet in the Peninsula, and
the cholera wrings in the East Indies; and all at once he was dis-

chatge4—not for any iniscoLduct—not for any disability—but be-
cause he happened to be about an inch too short, or rather an inch
under the present standard height, for he thought be was not at all
too short to do a good soldier's duty. He was much attached to
the army, and of course unwilling to leave it, and he begged the
Colonel to let bim remain in the Regiment; but he was told it
could not be—he was too short, and must be discharged. He had
journeyed to London, where he had not a friend to apply to for a
shilling, and as be could not bring his mind.to disgrace his soldier's
jacket by begging in the streets, be was under the necessity of seek-
ing parish relief until he could procure employment of some kind.
He was willing to do anything he was set about, but he had never
learnt a trade. - •

The applicant produced a certificate of discharge from the Sikh
Regiment of Foot, in which the cause w*s stated to be that he was
under the standard height. He also produced a certificate of
good character.
Sir IL Bassin said the applicant's case was indeed a hard one,
and he wished he could do something better for him than sending
him to the workhouse.

Soldier.—l will do anything, Sir. I mean to politico the Duke
of Yeat to let me enter the army again, and he is suck a good man,
that lam sure ►e will do it if he can ; but in the meantime, I can't
starve, your Honour
Sir it. Buds.—l will take care you shall net, my honest fellow;
and here Is an order for the workbouse,where you must remain till
something better can be done for you.
The soldier expressed himself very thankful to the worthy Ma.
gistrate for his kindness.