Star.
London, England, 1829-09-10 00:00:00

BOW STREET.

Yesterday Michael Barry, an Iri.htrum, about So years of Algoma
brought before Sir lltcx►an BIRKIIt and Mr. ISlmanci.t., eliasged
with intermarrying with EUrn Dreaden, on the 9th of June, 1828,
at the antra of St. George the Martyr, Southwark ; hi. wife,
whose maiden name was Mary Dudley, to whom h.± was married
on the 9th of October, 1823, in St. George's, Illouuubury, being
then alive.

Morgan, the officer, who had tAten the prituner into custody
upon a warrant, produced cories of the registers of both marriages.
Ellen Dreaden. a young woman about 2 years of age, said,
that early in the year 1628 ►he first became acquainted with the
prisoner. He said that he was a bachelor; and haviss& paid, his
addresses to her for some time, they were married. lie had treated
her in the harshest manner, and finally had deserted her, and gone
to live with his lawful wife.

The 'Magistrate remanded the prisoner till Friday, and ordered
the officer to produce the necessary whnesses of the marriages ma
that day.
In about an bout after • e prisoner was remanded. Ellen Drea-
den came again before the -blagistrate, and stated that -she was
going along High-street, St. (ibes'.s, a short time before. and she
' saw the wife of the prisoner, and pia or seven wurnem come out of
a wine vaults. The ptisoner had previously slot .some person to
inform' his is:lfe that be was In custody on a charge of.bigamy, and
as soon as the wife saw her (Dre Aden). she eaclaimed—" that i 4
the— who has got my husband locked op at Bow-street ;" and

she and her companions fell upon her (Dresden) and beat her
severely.
The officer Morgan was dispatched with a warrant to apprehend
the wife of the prisoner, and be very soon returned with her in
his custody.
Ellen Dresden being sworn, deposed to the assault, and eibt
bited marks of violence which bad been inflicted on her person.
The Magistrate committed the wife tin sbtic could find bail to
answer the charge at the Sessions.

LA M BETH—STREET.
Yesterday Aida Dakota, who was tried at the late Croydon
Asdzes on two charges of extensive burglaries, the one in the
dwelling-house of Mr. Moulders, of Bermondsey-street, and the
ocher on the premises of Mr. Elvin, a batter, In the New Cut, but
acquitted for want of sufficient evidence, was brought up for final
examination on a charge of being concerned with King, who wa,
executed for the offence, in a burglary at the house of Mr. Newton.
a timber-merchant, in Philpot-street, Commercial-road.
The evidence in support of the charge was as follows :
A watchman depo4ed, that on the night of the robbery, (the
21st of April last) he saw the prisoner on his beat, near to the pre-
mises of Mr. Newton; his appearance at the time excited his sus-
picion, and he in consequence told the next watchman to have a
sharp look-out. The prisoner bad on his head at the time a low-
crowned hairy cap, and carried a short stick in his hand. After
an alarm was given. and the thieves having made a hasty retreat.
a cap and stick were found an the premises of Mr. Newton, and
these the witness swore to as resembling those he bad seen on
the prisoner ; indeed, he said be had but little doubt they were
the same.

Subsequent to the prisoner's commktment for trial for offences
committed in Surrey, and in consequence of some private infor-
mation which had reached Mr. Newton, that gentleman obtained
a search warrant at this Office, and on its execution found in the
room of the prisoner's wife some trinkets which had been stolen
Irons his house on the night of the robbery.
On his wife being questioned as to how she became possessed of
the property, she, atter some hesitation, admitted that it wis
given to her by her husband.
The prisoner, in reply to this part of the charge, said that be had
been separated from his wife, and had no connexion or corre-
spondence with her since October last, and strongly denied having
given her the property in question.
This was contradicted by Shilswell, the Meer, and another wit-
ness, who swore that they had seen the prisoner and his wife ta.
gether in January and February last.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Mathew Pearson. a private in the Third Foot Guards, was sum-
moned for refusing to maintain his wife and two children. The
wife, who Is a young woman, and carried an infant at her breast,
said that four years ago she became acquainted with the defendant,
when he was quartered in Perthshire. She was then servant in the
family of Lady Charlotte Drummond, whose son, Col. Berkeley
Drummond, belonged to the same battalion of the Guards as the
defendant, who was the Colonel's regimental servant. She con-
sented to Marry him privately, owing to his declaration that three
months' imprisonment would be inflicted upon him in the regi-
ment if the circumstance we, e nude known to Col. Drummond.
The ceremony was performed in the Park-lodge, by a person who
she " supposed" was a Clergyman, as be was attired in black, but
no ring passed; and the only witnesses present were an old
couple named Macaulay, the lodge-keepers to Lady Charlotte.
The person who acted as Clergyman read prayers, which
she was, however, aware were not tbo.e of the English Mar-
riage Service. Pearson frequently afterwards protested that
he would marry her again in England, but he went with the regi-
ment in Portugal in December, 1826, and he had never afforded
-her the slightest relief since.
Pearson said that no ceremony of marriage passed on the occa-
sion, and he considered this woman had no claim upon him.
Mr. Roe said he knew that marriages were easily accomplished
in Scotland ; but be considered the testimony of the Macauleys
most material in the present case, especially as the object of the
parish was to decide the validity of the marriage. The worthy
Magistrate, therefore, recommended that an application should be
made to Lady Charlotte Drummond, to obtain a written state-
ment from the Macauleys respecting the solemnization of the
marriage.