Star.
London, England, 1831-03-23 00:00:00

POLICE REPORT 3.

Bow.srairt —Yesterday, a respectablyedressed young man, named
Thomas WOW, was charged before Mr. blissnuzz with having
feloniously intermarried with Miss Elizabeth Campbell. under the as-
sumed name of Henry Augustus Turnaud, he having been married
at the time to another female. It appeared from the statement of
Miss Campbell, a fashionably line young woman, that she
me: the defendant about seven months ago in one of the Pad.
dington stages, when he introduced himself to her as an Of-
ficer in the Navy, and represented himself as the brother-in-law
of the Countess of Shrewsbury. He subsequently spoke of his
having been engaged in several actions, and said that he had
lately been promoted to the rank of Post Captain. He followed her
home and having introduced himself to her brother, his visits were
permitted, and in a month or two after they were married by license at
St. Leonard's church, Shoreditch. The prisoner lived with her for a
fortnight, sad them withdrew himself Ames the holier of his mother-In-
law, and It was subsequently discovered that he was a married man at
the time of his marrying with Miss Campbell, and that his wife and
children resided at .o. 10, Dorset place, Kennington-road.
Mr. Altarsmuzi. asked the complainant what proof she had of the
former marrise?
Miss Campbell replied that she had herself seen the prisoner's wife
and children; and, moreover, his father had told her that his sou was a
married man before he became acquainted with her.
Mr. 31INSHULL asked in what name the prisoner had married her.
Miss Campbell replied that be married her in the name of Henry
Augustus Tutnaud, and she saw him sign that name in the church book
as soon as the ceremony had taken place.
Mr. Al usnum. remarked that this cue afforded a melancholy proof
of the impropriety of parents suffering their daughters to enter common
stage-coaches, where it was ten to one that they would meet with fellows
like the prisoner, who knew bow to avail themselves of the opportunity
which was thus afforded.

The prisoner's father said that he himself had caused his tion,to be ap-
prehended on this charge, and all he prayed of the magistrate was that
his son might be brought to trial with as little delay as possible. He
then added that his son's defence would give a very different appear-
ance to the case. The fact was, that Miss Campbell bad given him
more encouragement than any young lady ought to have given to a
strange young man, of whom she knew nothing. Miss Campbell had
actually accompanied his son to the theatre on the very first night of
their acquaintance.
Miss Campbell Indignantly denied this, and declared, upon her ho.
Dour, that it was untrue.
The prisoner, who appeared to treat the matter with the greatest in-
difference, and frequently laughed when the young lady was giving her
evidence, was then remanded to give time for the production, of evidet.ce
necessary to estabiish the fact of the first marriage.
Maavhissoux.--Vesterday Captain Angetstein, of the Guards, cep.
CalObefore Mr. HOSKINS and Mr. RIFTITH, to show cause why
broke a walking.stick across the shoulders of Henry Minshul, his
gmom, and then shook him by the collar into fear and bodily terror.
Minshul stated that about the middle of January last he came with
Captain Angerstein from Windsor, in charge of a colt. They stopped
at a gentleman's house near Uxbridge, and while he was in the stable
the Captain entered ; when, finding fault with a few wet hairs beit.,,:r
upon the back of the colt's legs, he seized • stick and, while Mit shut
was kneeling down, struck him violently semi.. the t.ht•uldtrs, by chid%
the stick broke in two. After this be reined Lim by the collar, sheet!'
him violently, paid him his wages, and turned him elf at six o'clt.ch
at night.
The Captain admitted the assault, but pleaded a ju.tification. Whin
he arrived it was raining, and, after sumelimr, he went into the yatei,
where he found his great coat still in the gig, t spotted to the dwell.
coining torrent. He entered the stable, whin he &At d Minshul it he
had put up his great coat, to which Minshull rei.tietl iti the affirmance.
This was • positive falsehood, as was proved by the testimony e f the
Captain's own eyes. He next asked him If the mit', legs were dry ?
This Minsbul asserted was the case. Hut the colt's legs were still wet,
and the same pointed out to Minshul, who, despite of proot to the con.
triu7 being before his eyes, re.assested they were dry ; whereupon Cap.
tale Angerstein seised a piece of dry stick which lay in the stable, and
broke It acmes his head; and so would he serve any man under the
same circumstances.

Mr. HosKiws expressed himself very sorry to hear Captain Anger.
stein say that he would strike any man under such circumstances. It
was dearly a violation of the law.
The Captain apologised ; he aeksowlvdged he should not use such
language_ before the magistrate.
Mr. HOSKINS considered the nw in the "tent a Datil I'
has a right to discharge a servanaffeaas
he did not obey hislawful cow.
minds, but is not at liberty to strike him.
The Captain put it to the magistrate if getting the lie direct from
a servant were not in itself a sufficient provocation. In addition tq this,
the stick was not an ordinary walking stick, but a dry rotten thing,
which could not possibly do the man an injury.
dlinshul replied that, instead of being a dry rotten one, it was &stick
the Captain pulled out of a hedge on their route that mottling; arid so
violent was Captain Angerstein, that when the stick broke he said he
ought to have used his fists with the scoundrel—as the stick nrglit
break, but the fists would not.
Mr. Hositssrecommended the Captain to make dfinshul some nos.
ienable compensation for the injury he had done him.
The Captain positively refused r he considered in doing an he unii
be doing an injustice to every gentleman in England, by holding out a
bonus to other servants to be insolent to their masters.

The Captain would listen to no compromise, and was ordered to ti
bail; but, at length, was suffered to depart upon his tan recogn,zauc,
Uxiox Hats..—Yesterday, John Shirley, one of those fellows emu
hawk lemons and oranges about the environs, was brought before the
Sitting Magistrate charged with stealing 18 silver forks, several spcons,
and also a silver fish slice, the property of H. English Esq. of Dui-
wichscommon.
It appeared that a dinner party was given on the preceding day by
Mr. English, and the table having been laid in the path ur which opeued
into a lawn in front of the house, the prisoner in sneaking aboqt the
neighbourhood observed from the road side the preparations for the Lan-
quet within. Seeing the coast clear, be left the net of oranges and lemons
without the palings, and having got over he was soon in the parlour.
where he gathered the whole of the plate, consisting of the articles above
mentioned together, and while in the act of concealing them in a pair
of huge pockets which he wore, one of the large spoons happened to
drop on the floor. The noise it made excited the surprise of the but-
ler, who was busy in the pantry, and on entering the loom lb ascertain
the cause, he at once discovered the havoc that had been made amongst
the plate while he was absent. He went to the window, and saw the
prisoner scampering across the fields in the direction of town, followed
by a policeman, who stopped him: in the pursuit, the prisoner dropped
a doyen of spoons, and when be was taken into custody the remainder of
the plate was found in his possession. He was fully committed.

MA RCII OF INTELLECT.—A petition has been presented
to the House of Commons against the trick system by the
carmen of the metropolis, who consider it injurious t.) their
interests !

By a singular clerical error, the substitution of a, d, for an
r, the House of Commons were actually called upon, in u
petition last week to " deform the Constitution."
The timber question is personally interesting to the Hon.
House, where there are so many wooden members.
Campbell, the poet, who is no longer Editor of the New
Monthly Magazine, has announced a new periodical, to he
called " The Metropolitan."
A PUZZLER.—Why is Mr. Justice Park like Hercules
when he resolved to leave Omphale ?—Because he is about
to resign the gown!
Tti E PUN INFACUSAILZ.—TheOdOTO Hook's last is ab.
solutely beyond the bounds of endurability. On reading the
Regent of Belgium's proclamation, in which he sets the
Conference cf London at defiance, Theodore observed " that,
both by name and nature he was a surly joker." (Fiu:iet
Cbokier!)

One hundred-and-one epigrams are written by Captain
Morris on Mr. Pitt's coming down to the Wise in that state
in which " gentlemen wish to be who love their bottle," on
which a Tory wit observed that " he Wild vadsreake to
write a thousand-and-one if Mr. Fox should ever he detected
in the opposite predicament 1"