Charles Williams, a journeyman plasterer, was charged, on Saturday, at

the Hatton Garden Office, by a hackney-cabman, with refusing to pay him his legal fare. The cabman said, that on Friday night he took the prisoner from the Strand to Tottenham Court Road. The prisoner was drunk ; and having detained Lim nearly three lours, loaded him with abuse, and refused to pay him for his time. Williams ex- pressed regret for his conduct, and offered to pay at once the cabman's full demand ; which was 4.s. Sd.

Mr. Laing—" Sir, you shall pay whatever I like, or you shall go to the House of Correction."

Williams—" Your Worship, the man says his demand is nate 4s. Si'. Mr. Laing—" You shall pay him 2s. GI. besides, for his less of thee." Williams—" Please your 'Worship, niv wife had much ado to raise the 5e., and I couldatt for the life of its get ae. ed. to-day. Next week I'll pay him honourably."

Cabman—" Your Worship, I'll take his word for it." flex Laing—" But I won't. Take him to the House of Collection for four- teen days."

When the prisoner was removed, the cabman earnestly interceded for him with the Magistrate ; and Mr. Laing, at the suggcstien of Mr. Sergeant Sellon, at length consented to remit the seat••nce ; and the prisoner was accordingly liberated, on his promise to pay the money next week.

ilierom Holmes, who has been more than MCC examined et this Of- free, on a charge of marrying Miss Sive of Gravesend, his first wife being- then and now alive, was brought up for final examination on Wednesday. The office was excessively crowded. Miss 51cc, who was attended by her mother and several ladies, gave evidence as to her marriage with the prisoner, inGravesend Clitn•ch, on the :Het of ATurch Inst. The licence Wits titkl'll out under the names of Edmund Holmes and Eliza Slue; butt as Miss Slee's sister told her, that in consequence of the names being wrongly inserted in the licence, the marriage would not hold good, they were remarried, on the :11 .April, in the same church, by their tight names. The prisoner soon contrived to obtain about 7;30/. from Miss She!, and.thett deserted her.

The next principal witness was Aliss Helen APLeara of Glasgow, who said-

" I am daughter of the late Reverend Dr. APLean, Minister of Corbels Chnieh, Glasgow, and reside at No. 18"i, Main Street, Glasgow. On the :Id of March I I recollect the prisoner calling at my father's house, in com- pany with :I girl, who appeared to me to be about fifteen years of age, in miler to be married. I was struck with her youthful appearance, and conceived it to lie rather extraordinary that a persuu so young should be married. I inquired her age, and she informed Mt fferenteca. The prisoner was in a military tut- dress."

Mr. Laing—" Have you a perfect recollection of the prisoner ?" Witness—" I have, front various circumstances which created an impression on my mind at the time—the girl's youthlid appearance. The man presented a gold rim,. to my father, which is nut the custom in Scotland, and then stmt for change tiny a In/. note, to make presents to the servants; they were married in the usual way ; and the marriage is recorded is the parish register between therein Holmes and Margaret smith.'"

Mr. Laing—" Was the bride a stranger to you?"

Witness—" Quite so."

Laing—" Were you present at the ceremony?"

Witness—" I was, your Worship." • Mr. Laing—" Have you seen the bride since?"

Witness—" I have not seen her since the marriage, until Friday last, in the same house where the marriage ceremony took place,-18a, Alain Street, Glas- gow. She was brought there to be recognized by me, and I linew her at once." Mr. Laina•—" Look at the prisoner.and say whether you have any reasonable doubt about the matter."

Witoess—" I have not, Sir: he is the man."

Mr. APLean, son to the late Reverend Dr. APLean produced the re- gister of the marriage, and proved the handwriting.

William Seymour, Sergeant-Major of the 9th Lancers' from which regiment Holmes was expelled with ignominy after having been flogged, also gave evidence as to the marriage in Glasgow. Hohnes's first wife is Seymour's sister-in-law.

The prisoner said nothing in his defence, and was fully committed to Newgate for trial.