Star. — 1826-01-27 (London, England)

LBOROUG H STREET. FOIIIIIN MARRIAG/M—Yesterday was the do appointed by Mr. , Winklield and Mr. Hitchcock for the Seal decision of this la. I portant case, the particulars of which have appeared in our Paper. In the course of the morning Mr. Grist entered the office and gave into. Mr. Dirsit's hands the Act of l'arliament, which was brought forward by Lord Holland in July, 1823, entitled " An Act to render Foreign Marriages valid." Mr. Grist stated that he had not been aware of such an Act until a Gentleman in the office had informed him of the circumstance, and he considered, from the wording of the Act, that it wu totally free from every objection which the defendant's party could urge, as the Act went to render valid retrospectively as weU as for the future, all marriages on the Continent, either in the army or navy, provided they were performed by a Clergyman of the Established Church. Mr. Dr en, ou reading the Act, observed, that Consuls were left out by the term factors; and British factories in a foreign country were stated to possess the same privileges as aq Ambassador's house; and if the house of a Consul was considered as a factory, it went to overthrow all objections. Jun, however, at the close of the office, none of the parties Making their appearance, Mr. Dyer sent over to Mr. Winkbeld, who inaptly attended; when Mr. Winklield stated that there had been a consultation of the different parties at his house, and were then there; when an arrangement was likely to take place, by Mr. Vedas agreeing to give Mrs. Podia a sum of money (we believe about SOL or VOL) but the question as to whether the marriage was valid or not was nut argued; although he was not inclined to give up one tittle of the validity. Mr. Drift replied, that Lord Holland's Act, and which Mr.G.-ist had brought with him, set aside all doubts upon the subject. IV Hemmen, an Irish labourer, was charged with having committed a riot, and with having assaulted a Mrs. Lamb, at her own house in Henry-street, Hampstead-road. Mr. Tkessiger and Mr. Drawn, a solicitor, appeared for the complainant. Mr. Theesiger said that the complainant occupied a house in Henry-street, Hampstead, she was a widow and had resided there fur above 20 years.-She had let out the lower part of her house to a man named Keifer, who carried on the business of a coal-deakr. This person wished to obtain possession of the house, and be had insulted and annoyed Mrs. Lamb because she refused to give it up. She, however, gave Keffer notice to quit, and put in a distress on his goods at Christmas last. On Wednesday Keifer having hired about seven or eight fel. lows of the lowest description, at a shilling a head, went to Mrs. Lamb's house, where they forcibly obtained an entrance, and the amen, under Keffer 's directions, threw the goods belonging to the poor weasels into the street from the windows—china, glasses, and mahogany tables and chairs were all destroyed. They then nailed down the windows, and fastened Mrs. Lamb in her room, where she remained all night without a single article of furniture being left for her use. Mr. Keen, a baker, residing in Henry-street,deposed that on Wednesday evening he beard the cries of " Murder I" and on going into the. street, he saw the prisoner throwing the goods out of the window. at Mrs. Lamb's horse. He endeavoured to enter the place after a mahogany table had been thrown out of the window, but Keifer and his men said that none of Mrs. Lamb's friends should enter the house that night. Miss Lamb stated, that when the men entered the room, ski ran out to procure assistance, and on her return she was pushed down stairs by Keffer, who 'truck her, and his sister in law also assaulted her. Her mother was nailed in the room all night, and she (witness) was compelled to remain in the street all night. Hannan, in his defence, said, he was hired by a nun to do half an hour's work for a shilling, but he said that the goods were taken down very carefully, and were not thrown out-of the window. Ho was ordered to Sad bail, and warrants were Issued for the apprehension of the other men..