Star.
London, England, 1826-07-12 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Yesterday a young man of respectable appearance, named Plumb
Leigh, was brought up for a anal examination on a charge of inter-
marrying with Maria Bigham, his firmer wife being still alive.
John Cutteris, the palish clerk of St. George's, Gloucester,
stated, that on the 17th day of Nov. 1823, be was present when
the prisoner was married by banns to Mary Ann Davis. They were
both described as of that parish. The certificate of the marriage
now produced witness examined with the original entry in t►e
IRegistry book of marriages solemnised in that parish, and it is a
true copy.

Miss &gham, the prisoner's second wife, was then examined.—
She stated that in the month of February she became scluainte4
with the prisoner, who represented himself a single man, and on the
17th of April following was married to him by banns in the parish
church of St. James, Garlick Hill, in the City of London. The
certificate of this marriage was also produced, and the parties iden-
tified by the parish clerk.
At the conclusion of the above evidence, the prisoner broke out
into exclamations against the paksis clerks, attributing his present
misfortunes to them. He then, having pieced himself in a theaL
trieal attitude, called alotid for his Maria, and called down ven-
geance on the beads of those that separated them. Poor Maria,
hearing the voice of her deceiver, fainted away, and in this state
was taken out of the office. The prisoner's first wife, who was
also present, was so much affected that she went in a strong
hysterical fit.—The prisoner was then fully committed for trial.
A young man, nanwd listleert y was brought up on a charge of
driving a gig at so furious a rate along the Wandsworth road, as to
kill the horse of a Gentleman who was siding in the same direction.
The ease presented one of the most gross instances of furious driv-
ing that has occurred for a long time, and which was nearly at-
tend with the lees of human lives.

- sir. Bilk, of &ainford-stroet Bbckfriars-road, stated, that on
Sunday, as he was riding along tin:Wandsworth road en horseback,
in a gentle trot, he heard the noise of a vehicle behind coming up at
a rapid rate. He endeavoured to get his horse close up to. the
footpath, idthough there was sulicient room for two carriages to
pass abreast without injury ; .bat before he could do so, one of the
ffrifthe gig which the defendant was driving, and In which
two other individuals, a. man and woman, came in contact
the hinder part of witness's hone, and entered the flesh to a
depth, :leaving about seven inches of the shaft, which was
broken of, sticking in the poor animal's flesh. The violence of the
essacussion thiew Mr, Bilk• ever the head of his horse, which imme-
diately fell to the ground, and soon afterwards expired. Mr. Bilk,
however, fortunately received but slight injury. The defendant

and bit party were oleo Dung out of the ale, and It Was a idtacls
that some of them were not killed. When the defendant was thiewit
from the gig the hdrse continued its career, and before it reachel
the turnpike smashed the gig to atoms, and the horse was ultimately
►illed by running against some palings.
The Magistrate severely reprobated the practice of furious dris.
ing, and sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of an and costs,
under the general turnpike act, informing Mr. Bilk that be had his
remedy altl by au action against the defendant.

THAMES POLICE.
Yesterday a seaman belonging to the Glasgow terser, freed
Shields, was brought before the sitting Magistrate on a charge 'of
having used threats and intimidations to prevent a seaman working
at a lower rate of wages than_ that obtained by a number of and
Who belong to a combination called the Union.
The complainant belonged to a collier caned the Vestal. On the
previous night, when he had left off work, and was walking the
deck, he was suddenly assailed by the awaits and Mules of the cress
of the Glasgow. They called him a scabby sheep, and made use of
a number of siagilar epithets against him. The row soodbocasne
general throughout the whole tier of ships. He understood it wail
because he had not joined the Union. He belonged to the Nord
of Scotland, and he had entered a collier. There• were some otberl
in the tier of vessels who and not belong to the Union, but the
'hooting was chiefly directed against the Vest.). They said, se

came to take the br.ead out of the mouths of honest men. Thli
Union was a combination, in which the greater part of the seamen
belonging to Shields had joined. They threatened to beat his brains
out when be came on shore. The prisoner was one of those who
particularly threatened him.
The prisoner denied that he bad done more than say a word or
two, in a quiet way, to the complainant, on the baseness of his con-
duct in not joining them, and securing themselveiagainst low wages.
Mr. BaLtstrrote said, the Magistrates of that bike were deter-
mined to act with vigour for the protection of this class of men, ar.d
to execute the law with vigour against those who interfered with
what was equally their right to dispneen644llek labour freely. He
then sentenced the prisoner to sits wide imprisonment to hard
labour. His brethren, who belonged to the monbinatiOa at Shields.
would know, when the vessel returnid witlimitisint, why he had
been left behind. The Worthy Mftlierate sdifeemed his hopes the
the Magistrates of Shields, who balmier Abe Act similar powers,
would exercise them in a similar neminew . _ •

General PAU is s lid to be a negro: he is a white.
He is said to be ferocious and predatory. He is the
most prudent of the revolutionary Generals, and the fa.
vourite of BOLIVAR himself. He is by far the most ta-
lented chief, and in him do the people of Venezuela and
the Carnets repose the greatest confidence.
The accounts from Italy say, that while the weather
here is so hot and dry, the temperature at Naples is
'at 14 Reaumtir, and the atmosphere rainy as in No.
,ember. The rains had so swelled the rivers, that a
man in the environs of Naples was drowned oa the
19th in attempting to cross 'one. Several persons have
been killed by lightning iii the province of Capitanata.
Oa the 14th, several shocks of an earthquake were telt
at different times in the day in Calabria Ultra Seconda ;
a: shock was also felt at Milan on the 240, at twenty
five minutes past one.
Serious disturbances, in which wounds are inflicted
and lives occasionally lost, cominue to take place in
several cities in the south of France, beginning at
Bourdeauz,-and.eitending to Marseilles. • Though the
military have repeatedly been -called out, and even
forced to act, the character of these agitations has
nothing political, but moreclosely, resembles the nature
of the late broils in our Manofacturing districts.
The sale of indigo commenced- at the India House
yesterday morning. The prices were certainly low
when compared with the o.tober . sale, bat when the
general depression` of all, sons of produce h taken into
consideration. they were perhaps as' high .4 toold be
fairly aaticipated. Indigo of a low quality, which was
taxed much above its present value, did not sell, but
that of a good. quality met with a sale at nearly last
sale's prices, and considerable spirit was evinced in
purchasers for-shipping. .
Thursd.ty night the engine-house attached to the
works carrying on at the: new tonaon Bridge was
broken open, artd thelyass work of a new and valtkable
steam-engine stolen. Theibieves must have been me-
chanlcs, from the manner in which the brass was
knocked off the iron-work. -

Monday night Illomai'Russell, of Giangenageesha,
near Coolqutl, having been:; awoke by the barking of
his dogs, jumpe.d out of bed and ran into his haggard.
where he found a robber stooping over, and in the act
of skinning one of his calves. Russell laid hold. on
him, but the rtiffiaii, tui fling round 'with the skinning
knife in his hand, stabbed •ppor Russell in the right
breast, leaving the knife inserted in the wound.! It is
almost unnecessary to say he was killed on. the spot..
-Clonmel Advertiser.

- -
Tye SULTAN A CRANIOLOGIST.—It was expected that
the massacre at 11•1"ssolonghi would have satisfied the
carnivorous and cannibal taste of his Sublime Highness
MAIIMoUD; but no, the amount of Greek heads and
ears, was evidently insufficient, and IBRAHIM PACHA.
was obliged to. have recourse to the doubtful expedient
of trying what-effect-the substituted heads of Albaniaps,
sa ho fell on his Own side, would have upon tht gentle
SULTAN. We apprehend that 16 good and practised a
craniologist as MAHmouD must be will not so easily be
deceived, and that the visage.of a Greek, even in death
and decomposition, is too tam liar to the Ottoman ama-
teur, to suffer him to be imposed upon by Egyptian
knavery. Really it must be a most intellectual and
philosophical study when the -SULTAN receives his bas-
ket of skulls, and examines them eviith name than the
acumen of a GALL or a Sruassiiiis, to determine by the
, organs of veneration and coMbativenesso whether the
' owners were Greeks or Albanians. • •
The celebrated WILItitS vras.always waited• upon at
table by female servants ; imagining that the couversitioka Yeas less
likely to be repeated or conintento upon by ikon than. by men ;
agreeing with the French proverb, "that the female
_mind is like a
mirror, which receives every impression, but retains none."
A man's nature runs, says &scow, either in herbs,
et weeds; therefore let him seasonably water the one, and destroy
the other.

DIED.
On the lith instant, the Hon. Thomas Grey, fifth sou of Earl
Grey ; he was just turned 14 years of age, and possessed most pre-
mising abilities. He had been educated at hippos in Yorkshire ;
but was recently removed to-Leeds, or its neighboorkood. About
eight or ten days since, be was out playing with other youths, aid
bad neglected to wear any hat or covering to the head. The exces.
save heat in consequence seriously and peculiarly affected hint' and
brought en brain fever. Though his Lordship bas a very large
family (fourteen sons and daughters), this is the first death that has
occurred amongst his children.
Sunday week, suddenly, bits. Hildrey, daughter of the late ?Ir.
Fitzgerald, of Hull theatre.

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