Star.
London, England, 1826-05-23 00:00:00

WORSHIP STREET.

Sanguel Szallard, a greengrocer, residing in Dorset Crescent, 1101:

ton Town, was brought before the Magistrate yesterday, charged
with bigamy. It appeared that the prisoner was married to his
first wife in 1807, but in 1811 they separated, and his wife signed
a written engagement not to interrupt or molest her husband on any
future occasion. In 1324 the prisoner became acquainted with
Elizabeth Lock, the second wife. She was then is a good situation
in Bedford-row. and had saved about 1001. In money. She was
married to the prisoner in June of that year. but about three months
ago she found the first wife's written undertaking. and she also
discovered that that woman was living. Being at the time
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treated by the prisoner, she left him on the 21st of March, upon an
agreement that he should allow her ss. per week. The first wife,
however, returned to the prisoner's house, and be did not keep his
promise in paying the money.—The prisoner was remanded for a
further examination.

UNION-HALL.
Yesterday, William Jilriel, a seaman belonging to an Indianan
recently arrived from China, was brought before the sitting Magis-
trate, R. J. Omura% Esq. on a charge of having caused a dis-
turbance, while in a state of intraication, at the entrance into St.
George's Church, Southwark. The defendant, who it appeared
is an American, excited no small degree of astonishment in the
office by the answers which he gave to the questions of the Magistrate.
Wanbey, the street-keeper, stated that on Sunday afternoon the
defendant, who was drunk at the time, endeavoured to make way
into St. George's Church during divine service. He tried hard to
accomplish this, and the disturbance that ensued interrupted the
service. After a most vigorous resistance be was at length taken
to the watchhouse.
The Magistrate desired the defendant to account for such be.
haviour?
Jones said, that he bad just come ashore from the Yansittart East
!Tllman and having had rather a rough, tempestuous, and long
passage ante from China, he thought he might indulge in a bit of a
spree when be landed.
Mr. Clausen—But you should have kept away from the church
when you were drunk, and not interrupted the service.
Defendant-1 hope your Honour will excuse me this time.—l
have fought hard for your King and Country as well as for my
own Country.
Mr. Cuanaras--What country do you belong to ; are you net

an Englishman?
Defendant.—" No, your Honour, I am a Yankee; I was bred
and born in Charleston, but I have served in the British Navy as
well as the American."
Mr. Cnaaiseas expressed his surprise at this extraordinary de-
claration, and asked the defendant whether he had been in any en-
gagement while in the British service during the American war?
The defendant, in reply, " I have, Sir, in many a one, and Insight
as hard against my own country when I was in the English service,
as ever 1 did against England when I was serving ander the Ame-
rican flag."
Mr. CUAMIIIRS observed, that he must have very litde love for
either his country or countrymen.
The defendant, with the most perfect sang (raid. said, that he did
not care one straw for what country be fought. The country that
paid hint the best should have his services ; that was always his
motto, he said, and if be got better wages from the Turks, the
Greeks; or even the Burmese, he would quit the English, and vs
over to the one that rewarded his services the best.
Mr. CHAMIITSS then said. that he should fine the defendant five
shillings to the King for being drunk, besides half a crown to the
co:suable for bis trouble in taking bins to the watch-house.
The defendant did not relish the idea of paying 'stoney for his
spree, declaring that he had not a stiver about him, having spent all
since he kft the ship. It was ascertained, however, that the vessel
in which he arrived not having yet gone into dock, be was not
entitled to his wages, therefore he was committed in default of
payment of his fines.

The populous town of Great Koroch, in litlOgary,
has been nearly destroyed by fire.
The Marquis of SALISBURY and Lord BIRRUORD, as
Directors of the Fancy Ball at Covent-garden Theatre,
have paid 50001. to the Committee for the relief of the
Spitalfields Weavers.
ST. Bainz's STRUM—The building forming the
" St. Bride's Avenue," which affords a fine view of the
above elegant structure (the work of the celebrated ar-
chitect, Sir CH RISTOPHIR Want), being at length com-
pleted, the passage was opened for the Ent time on Sun-
day, on which occasion a sermon was preached before
the Loan MAYOR, Sheriffs, &c. for the benefit of the
Charity Schools of the parish.
Saturday, the Tenth Anniversary of the Medical Be-
nevolent Society, founded for the relief of the distressed
memb rs of the profession, was celebrated at the Albion,
Aldersgate-s.reet. His Royal Highness the Duke of
Susses, Patron of the Society, in the Chair, supported
by some of the most eminent Practitioners in Medicine
and Surgery in the metropolis. In the course of the
evening several liberal donations were announced, and
Dew members proposed, and a very swisiactory report
was made of the Society's funds. D')ctors LATHAM,
MArow, CLUTTIHRUCK, BARINOToN, Messrs. TEGART,
Fact), and other Gentlemen, addressed the Meeting
on the best mode of promoting the benevolent object
of the Society.
It is the practice, it seems, for the salesmen of hay/
in Whitechapel hay-market, to give a bonus to any one
who brings a good round order, which bonus is very
modestly added to the purchaser's bill. On Thursday,
a knowing dog took advantage of this practice, to trick
a number of salesmen out of a crown a piece. It is
unnecessary to say, that the disappointment and chagrin
of the carmen and their masters were not small, on
driving home the hay, agreeably to direction, to find
that no Monsieur Tonson lodged there. The same trick,
with similar success, was played off on Friday, at the
Borough hay-market.
During the last week, a French General Officer, who
had served under Buonaparte, visited Lancaster Castle,
and previous to leaving it, he inquired of the turnkey
if he could point out any one of the debtors who was
realty unfortunate and deserving of assi.tance. The
turnkey did so, upon which he inquired the amount of
his debt, which was about 291. This paid into the
bands of the gaoler • and the individual who received
this marked act of benevolence succeeded In compro.
rinsing the affair with his creditors for 6s. Bd. in the
pound, leaving himself a handsome balance on his
quitting the gaol.