Star.
London, England, 1825-07-05 00:00:00

QUEEN-SQUARE.

Yesterday the office was very much crowded, and the most in-
tense interest was excited in the examination of a well-looking
young man, a native of Africa, named Edward Francis, who was
brought before Mr. G RIGOUT, the Alagistrate, charged with having
intermarried with a fine young Indian woman, named Ann Lam-
bert, his former wife bring still living.
It appeared in evidence, that in the month of August, 1815, the
prisoner, who was then in Ireland, married his first wife at St.
Mary's Church, Limerick, according to the Catholic rites, and on
coming to England they were remarried in the Protestant Church.
They continued to live together till about six months back, when,
in consequence of some dispute, his wife left him. Ile then formed
lan acquaintance with the second wife, who was at that time mar-
' tied, but her husband was in a dying state, and she living in the
family of Major Crrece, No. 45, Baker-street, Portman-square,
as an attendant on the Major's Lady, which situation she now fills.
About a week or a fortnight after their acquaintance had com-
menced, her husband died, and in a few days after his funeral, she
and the pri,oner were married at the parish church of Mary-la-
bonne, by b inns, which had been published before her husband's
death. A day or two ago, the first wife r:t tirn?d home to her hus•
band, and, to her astonishment, found that in her absence he had
taken to himself another wife : she therefore caused him to be
ap-
prebended.—The certificates of the marriage of each of the wives
were produced, and the prisoner admitted having intermarried,
I but contended that the first marriage was invalid, inasmuch as it
was solemnised according to the Catholic religion.
The Indian wife declared, that she knew that unless the prisoner
was positive in his opinion that the first marriage was invalid, he
would not have offended the laws of this country. lie had told
her in what way he had been married, and she thought it illegal.
Magistrate—You ought to have asked sonic person respecting it,
that knew more of the laws than you did.
Indian Wife—Ah ! never mind dat; if he be sent over de water,
I will go with him, if it cost me 11)0 guineas. -
The pi i•pmer, in his defence, said it was true he had married
both the women, but he believed at the time the first marriage was
not binding. The prisoner was fully committed to take his trial,
and the Indian wife was bound over to prosecute. •

The accounts received from Ireland are very satis-
factory. The country enjoys tranquillity, nor has the
rejectim of the C itholic Bill disturbed in the slightest
degree the pit'olic repose, while in some parts it has
afforde ! Vie tAtmost del ght.
The Journal de Bruxelles contain; some particulars
respecting the personal apreorance of the King and
Queen of the Puri:, whom we noticed a few days back.
Their Majesties permit themselves to be seen for
mode: ate sum, at the Crown Inn, in the Great Place
of Brussels. 61 The King," says the Journal, 46 has
nothing strange About hint except the manner in which
Ise paints his face ; but the Queen seems to be proud of
a double deformity, which among her tribe is considered
as the neplus ultra of beauty, viz. that from the age of
fifteen, by means of a circular piece of wood brought
into her lower lip, she has succeeded in making it grow
to an astonishing size. Her ears are elongated oat of
All proportion, by means somewhat the same, grace-
fully flowing over the shoulJers; this is the picture cf
a Venus aming the Batieudos. Their Majestic; are
exceedin6ly affable; the King has a pretty voice, and
sings very agreeably a Brazil:an song; and the Queen's
smile ought to give a high gratification to those whom
in her own country she may gratify with such a mark
of favour. Several persons of d stinction have already
pa'd them visits, and the complaisance of the man who
acts as Ciceroni, cannot be too much praised.
The anniversary of the battle of Waterloo was cele
brated with great rejoicings at Hanover. All the bells
were rung, and salutes of artillery fired. The subal-
terns and soldiers who were present.at the battle d ned
in the Riding School attached to the Royal Mews.
A few evenings ago, a man named Kilgray, from
Killala, went uninvited to a house near Palmerstown,
where there was a wedding. He soon got intoxicated,
and being in a state of stupefaction, was sufposed to
be dead by every person who saw him. He was im-
mediately removed in a cart to Killala, a distance of
four miles. After five hours bad elapsed from the
time of his supposed death, he was put into a coffin
by his brother, and interred in the usual manner.—
Toe cause alleged fur this precipitancy, was the con-
duct of the mob, who had made preparations for a
wake in a waste building. The Coroner hiving ar-
rived next morning, caused the corpse to be
when it was discovered that the unfortunate watt /,ad
altered his position during the night, which war tarts
the inference that he was not dead when committed to
the grave.

Acountryman going into the office in Docc,..es' Com-
mons where all the wills are kept, was surprised to see
such a number of large volumes, and inquimi if they
were Bibles? 4. No, Sir," replied one of the, clerks,
" they are Tedantats."


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Pe HLIC SALES.

Mr. ROBINS, of Warwkk Boum, Regeht.street. •
Freehold and Copyhold.--The Dovrnhain Hall Estate, skteate in
the parishes of Downham and Santon Downham, between Brandon
and Thetford, on the borders of Suffolk and Norfolk, compridur
mansion and detached offices, coach houses, stabling, gardens, or;
chard, pleasure grounds, fish ponds. The Hall, Little Lodge. anti
High Farms; dwelling known as Tallin's House, Mot quarries,
numerous inclosurea of meadow, arable, pasture and wood land, in
the whole 5,660 a. 13r. I7p. also the Impropriate Rectory of the pi.-
rish of Duwuham, held for 900 years, from Lady-d;3+,1664, render-
ing the whole exempt from tithes. The Estate freehold, excepting
46 acres, held at a yearly quit rent of ss. of the manor of Bruen:-
hill, in Croxton ; the Rectory subject to outgoings of £4O to Ennis
don School, to the Curate £lO, and synodal% and procurations at
Ts. 9d. per annum. Land-tax redeemed.—Sold for .c3e,oco.
Manor.—The Manor of Samoa, Norfolk, Including Santos%
Farm, containing dwelling-house, detached agricultural build
meadow and arable land, plantations, warren, and quarries of ILL:
In the whole, 1,569 a. 3r. tip. subject to a modus in lieu of tithes 4;
8 per annum, exempt from land-tax-216,060.
The preceding estate and manor sold by order of the Trustees ci
the Hon. George Cadogan.
Freehold and Copyhold.—An Estate known as Fidcocl:s,situati
in the parish of Easthorpe, between Kelvedon and Colchester, Es-
sex, including farm-house, yard, barns, cow-house, sheds, stabliii:,
lodges, double tenement, g ardens,orchatd, and inclosures of arable,
Meadow, and wood-land ; together, 253 a. '2 r . 54p. the whole free.
except the scite of a cottage and 50 p. held of the uf
Newland., at a quit-rent of 7s. Id. and l la. of the Manor of Felx-
Hall, at a quit rent of l s. 6d. per annum, and customary fines;
tan, .416
The timber, wide: wood, greeting crops, ploughings,
dressings, and manure on the preceding estates to be taken at a A.A.
luation, in addition to the purchases
Next Presentation.—The Next Presentation to the Rectory
Manor of Great Fransham, near Swaffham, Norfolk, ircl;zdiiig
dwelling-house, detached buildings, gardens, paddock, and 62 Acres
of glebe land; the great tithes extending over I,Blk acres. Total
annual value of tithes, quit.rents, house, and glebe land, ,6 ,16 ;
land tax, Rl6 per annum—es,llo.

CLEitICAL IN7'ti.LIGENCE.
itccutstArricAt.
The 18th ult. the Rev. Walter Burton Leach, B.A. of Wan=
College, Oxford, was instituted, by the Eishup of Bath and %Veil.,
to the Rectory of Sutton Montague, void by the resignation of the
Rev. Thos. Oldfield Bartlett, on the presentation of Robert Leach,
Esq. of Sutton Montague ; and on the same day was licensed, by
his Lordship to the Perpetual and Augmented Curacy of Laving-
ton, void by the death of the Rev. William Marsh.
Rev. John William Whittaker, 13. D. and' Fellow of St. Itisn's
College, Cambridge, and Vicar of Illacklotrn, to Mary Haugh:on,
eldest daughter a: W. Feltden, Esq. of Feniscowler, Lancashire.
Rev. Thomas Wright Whittaker, of Syleham, Suffolk. to Anna,
second daughter of the late Itev. Henry Patteson, of Drinkston,
Suffolk.
Rev. Charles Wimberley, Chaplain to the Hon. East India
Company's Service, to Mary, second daughtex of the late Major-
General Charles Irvine.
At Rock Church, the Rev. D. Davies, M.A. to Jane, second
daughter of the late Richard Nott, of \Varsity, Worcestershire.
The Rev.J.Olive,B.A.of Wadharn College,Oxford, to Margaret,
second slaughter of the Rev. Charles Bond, Alargaretting, Essex.
The 11ev. Richard Charles Coxe, M.A. and Fellow of Worcester
College, on Mrs. Eaton's Foundation, to Louisa, daughter of the
Rev. Mr. Maule, Vicar of Dover.
Thursday, the United Associate Congregation, Potter-row, Edin-
burgh, met for the purpose of chusing a Minister, when, after an ex-
cellent sermon by the Rev. Mr. Lothian, they gave an unanimous
Call to the Rev. John Ritchie, Kilmarnock.

In consequence of the high price of cotton, several of
the cotton mills and pots er-loorn factories in the neigh-
bourhood of Glasgow are reduced to two•thtrds and half
tint?. A number of the mills in Renfrewshire are also,
from the same cause, put upon short time.
The staple products of Brazil, and the great sources
of wealth, are coffee, cotton, and sign, which with
gold, precious stones, drugs, dye woods, tallow, and
hides, they export in return for our manufactures, to
the amount, it is said, in the year 1820, of 1,860,0004
and in-1621, of 2230,0001. The annual revenue of
Brazil is stated to be about 2,500,000/. which is nearly
double its amount during the residence of the King. It
arises principally from duties 03 imports and exports,
and the fifth of the pro'cluce of the gold mines. The
whole value of this metal annually produced, is sup-
posed to amount to about one million sterling.