Star.
London, England, 1829-09-22 00:00:00

ILITSIMONIAL SQUASILIII.

Margaret 4fifeeslins, apretty-looklug woman, aged 30. was in.
dieted for committing a violent assault upon Alfred Alfredius, her
lawful husband.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS stated the case for the prosecution, and ob.
served that be was sorry to say that the defendant, under the mask
of an agreeable countenance, possessed a most virulent disposition,
and so violent was her temper, that its client absolutely appre-
hended that his life was in danger.
Oh, you d—d thief d said Mrs. A. addressing her husband ; and
It was some time before the " unruly member" could be silenced.
The Learned Counsel said he held some letters in his hand,
which were a kind of accounts current, which he hoped were not
very common documents, for it was a statement of which party
gave the most black eyes. The present letter began thus—
" My dear Devil—You forget that you sent me to finish my
education, but you never paid the shot money (a fee paid on en-
trance into the Cotnpter). Depend upon It I will not forget to
pay you as many black eyes as you gave me. I well know you,
and will reckon with you by and bye, and then I shall see how we
stand. From your wife, ILL LOA RIM"
The next epistle ran thus—
" Devil Dick—When it comes to my tarn to come out you
must look sharp, for I will keep you from the company of the lady
whom you walk with in Hackney-road ; I will put a knife into
you when I come out. This is front your wife, " MARGARET."
Mr. C. Puu.ues, addressing the prosecutor—" Your name is
Alfred Alfredius, Sir?"
.4 No, it is not," said the prisoner," his name is Richard Collins ;
and I am his lawful wife."
The prosecutor explained that he had assumed the former name,
and used it for four years. He then described the treatment he
bad met with from his wife le July last, in Throgmorton.street,
when she threw mud in his face, and beat him with her shoe. Ile
said he separated from her seven years ago.
A ticket porter, of the name of Rosoman, described the conduct
of the defendant to be most violent,—and the officer who appre-
heeded her stated her to have said, ' I'll run a knife Into him, I
don't mind being banged for him. I shall not suffer long."
The prisoner entered into a long defence, which she couched in
very good language, and complained that she was forsaken by her
husband. who, although well off in the world, had only allowed
her 6s. since the 14th of April,when they separated. He had used
her very in, and debarred her from seeing her child. They had
been married 14 years, and she bad borne him five fine children.
The prosecutor was recalled by the Court, when he admitted
that be bad lived with her a year down to the 14th of April.
The Court reprehended him for concealing that fact, as well as
the reluctance he manifested to allow her any maintenance. It
was lamentable to see two persons of such respectable appearance
have so little affection for each other.
The Jury reluctantly found the primmer Guilty, and she was or-
dered to pay a floe of 11. The husband was admonished to main.
min his wife.

Sir Jogs SINcLAiR, in a letter to the Horticultural
Society, announces the important discovery that the
flowers of the potatoe produce most beautiful colours, and
may be of great importance to several branches of our
manufacture, and to our shawl manufacturers in parti-
cular.

DREADFUL ACClDENT.—Saturday morning the Old
Telegraph Ramsgate coach was overiurned, about two miles on
this side of Sittingbourne. The coachman, who has driven the
coach for the last thirty years, was driving at the time of the arcs.
dent at the rate of about seven miles an hour, when the horses sud-
denly took fright at a party of tipsy women in red cloaks. who
were passing, and darted off at a meat furious rate. The driver
lost all command over them, and they had not proceeded far be.
fore they dragged die coach upon the footbparh, and It immediately
turned over. There were at the time of the accident four inside
and ten outside passenger-. Among the latter were a lady and her
two daughters, attended by a female servant. One of the young
ladies was thrown under the coach, which falling upon her crushed
her in so dreadful a manner as to cause her Instant death. The
other passengers escaped with only akw slight bruises. They ac-
knowledged that oo blame whatever was attributable to the coach-
man. The body of the unfortunate young lady was conveyed to a
public-house in Key-street, where a Coroner's Inquest will be
held on it.

PRICE or TALLOW, SOAP Scc.
Town Tallow ... 49. s 04 Yellow Soap ... 78s Od
Yellow Russia 404 04 I Mottled . 84s Od
Wbite ditto .. —s 04 I Curd . --s Od
Soap ditto —s od Graves 161 Od
Melt:ng Stuff ...... 5.3 s 04 Good Dregs 5s 04
Tallow Imported from St. Petersburgh. 7,710 Casks,