At the Mansionhouse, on Saturday, John Harris, keeper of a
public- house in Leadenhall Market, appeared to answer a complaint of the tithe-collector of the Reverend Francis Dawson, Rector of Allhallows, Lombard Street. Harris refused to pay tithes, because, he said, Mr. Dawson was a nonresident pluralist, having three livings besides All- hallows. Besides, there was service only in the morning, when his family could riot conveniently go to church. But the gist of the com- plaint was, that Mr. Dawson let the rectory-house for a tavern, and Mr. Harris could not endure to pay tithes to an opponent in his busi- ness. The collector said, that Mr. Dawson had nothing to do with that. Harris retorted, that his consent was necessary to the granting of the licence, and this "rectory public.house " was open at all hours of the night. Filially, however, Harris agreed to pay the tithes ; the Lord Mayor having assured him that the law was with the Rector.
slay, at Bow Street, James Jiggins, formerly steward and utla. the Garrick Club, was charged with " uttering " two bills of ao. for 301. each, knowing them to be forged. The principal :nag.: ,vas a Mr. Fellinghion ; wisp gave his evidence with extreme sts:•.10 e cc, and refused to be sworn till threatened with committal to Jiggins was ordered to find security to appear for trial at the Sessions.
At the Lambeth Street Office, on Wednesday, John Patterson, a respectably dressed Mulatto, applied for the Magistrates' assistance to recover possession of his wife, who had eloped from him with a Negro "prince." There was a little romance in l'atterson's story.— " About sixteen years ago. he fell in love with his wife, then a slave in Virginia; bought her for ION., and married her. He also purchased her sister fur 50/, and her sister's two children for 20/. each ; and brought them all over to this country. Since that time, he had amassed considerable property as steward on board various vessels; and the family lived together in hat many till a few weas since, when on returning from a voyage, lie found the • Prince' established in his !loose as a lodger. Nothing suspicious occurred, however, till about a week ago; when the wife, sister. and Prince' decamped, taking with them consider alde property; and applicant had since discovered that the ' Prince' was living in a splendidly.furnished house in Baker Street, Portman Square, sporting a carriage, anti having a retinue of servants."
Patterson wished to have a search•warrant, as he was anxious to recover his wife, who he suspected was in Baker Street. The Magis- trates said they could not grant is warrant under the circumstances, but recommended the case to the notice of one of the officers to make in- quiries.
Yesterday, the " Prince" was brought before Mr. Norton, charged .with an assault upon his Negro footmen, Francis Sebastian, who had irritated him by some remark upon his disreputable connexion with Mrs. Patterson. Several tradesmen appeared with complaints that the Prince had swindled them out of goods to a large amount, on the pretence that he was Prince Christophe of Hayti, and very wealthy : but the Magistrate decided that there was no proof of fraud. Patter- son's wife was present, but denied that she had been married to Patter- son, and said, "she had rather be a rich man's mistress than a poor man's darling." The difficulty of proving the marriage was also said to be insuperable. There was no evidence that the '• Prince" had helped , to remove Patterson's goods; and he was discharged, on a promise to give up the articles which be bed obtained from the trarkstileti, nod satisfy his footman. Patterson wished his wife to return to him; but she replied to his offer by cuffing him soundly.
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