Star.
London, England, 1826-12-11 00:00:00

QUREN-SQUARE.

On Saturday an application was made to Mr. Mailmen, the
sitting Magistrate, by Mt. Noble, the Churc.hwatden of St. John's
"the Evangelist, on behalf of a young female, under the following
eircuntstances :—Mr. Noble stated, that the young woman was a
Catholic, and bad been Married in Iraand to a person of the Pro-
testant religion, who had deserted her, and was now cohabitinz with
Another woman. The young woman was in the Emily way, and
likely to become chargeable to the parish; and he wished to know
if the husband could not be made to do something for her.
Mr. MA satore--Ilow long have you been marled t
Applicant—Duly six months.
Mr. MAamorr declared it was a most abominable act, hut the
only remedy the parish had was to make the fellow support the
child, as In other cues.
*1 Mr. Noble said, that morally speaking, shy was decidedly his
wife.; the marriage had been solemniiNd in Ireland by a Catholic
Priest.

Mr. Alaaalorr—The marriage is decidedly illegal. It is most
scandalous and elb.graceful on the part of the Roman Catholic
Priests to marry persons, which they do for a paltry fee. when they
know that the marriage is illegal.
Applicant—The marriage is good in Ireland.
Dln ‘.l A satorr expressed his astonishment that the applicant could
place her faith in such Priests, who had so cruelly deceived her;
'bat be could do nothing In' the caw. It was '`ere intimated that
she should be passed to Ireland.

UNION-HALL.
Page and Mary Ayres. were brought upon Saturday from Horse-
modger-lane,tefere 'R. Coaxial*. gsq."ll. 7i7LOa, E-q. aitd
Colonel Garrsmit. Soon after their arrival, the depositions of
Mitchell and his wife previously taken against them, were read over
to them. In chest depositions it will be recollected that Mitchell
declared having tented near Page and Ayres, In the ntighbourhoed
of the murdered man's cottage, and having had repeated propocdi
made by Page to assist him in assassinating the old man, proposah
which he abhorrently rejected. His wife's testimony was to the
same effect.

When Mitchell's evidence had been read over, Page said, laugh.
lug, " Welt, thank Gob, I am as innocent* Man as mry Gentleman
present." The■ turning to Mitchell, be said, " Yon know you
have told falsehoods all through ; your oath is pot to be believed.—
You know you wanted me many time+ to steal horses with you."
Mr. Onastatas then addressing Mitebell, said, " Now on your
solemn oath you swear that all you have stated against the ptisonen
is true, and that you have no malice against them, dor expect at:y
reward or pecuniary advantage to accrue from that which you hare
given in evidence 7"
Alitchell.—" I declare most solemnly that what I have stated is
true, and that I have neither ill-wilt nor malice towards any of the
Irisoners, nor expect any reward for louring forward on the
occasion."

Page then exclaimed, that he thought Mitchell himself was the
murderer and added, " Thank G'on, my mind is easy under the
consciousness of innocence, and, I care not if I were to suffer to.
marrow, knowing in my own heart that lam an innocent man."

Mr. Cnastssa;—There is evidence to prove that Mitchell was
at work at Mr. Pattenden's in Kent, when the murders were per-
petrated.
Both prisoners here reiterated their declarations of innocence,
cbarging.Mitcheil and his wife with having invented all they bid said.
Mr. Cuestaaas then asked the prisoners whether they chow to
give any account of themselves on the night of the i2th and the
morning of the 13th of October last? cautioning them against saying
sorbing which might afterwards be brought against them.
-Page said that be could bring witnesses to prove where he wain'
the night of the murder. He then entered into a long account of
his proceedings from the Sunday before Old Michaelmas Day up to
the period of his apprehension. He said that he and Mary Ayres,
in company with a man called by the nickname of Williain Pig, and
his wife's hmher, called Dumpling George, Robert Bignell and his
wife, had gene from Andover to Weyhill together on the Monday
morning before the fair- where they had stayed till Saturday mom
ing the 14th of October—that be and a man of the name of Murphy
had fought at Weyhill, and that in the fight his Bose bled, which
had occasioned the blood on the flannel jacket found in bit pack
when apprehended. He declared that Dumpling George was pre-
sent all the time, and that it was on a Sunday night at Marlow fair
that Mary lest heard that her grandfather bad been killed. From
thence they ireceeded to Egham, Rhere, on the 4th of November,
Mary left him to go to her mother's to enquire abiat her grand-
father's being killed.
At this stage of the business a pair of pincers were psoduced,
with which it was suposed the murders were committed, and on
which then appeared to be a 'pig produced by blood. Page looked
at them, and said, that if they were his, there could be no bloid upon
them, unless it had been put by the constable wild had taken them.
Mary Ayres then corroborated the statements made by Page in
every particular.
The Magistrates bad originally advised the prisoners to send for
the patois whom they bad named ; and en Pagi replying dial they
haw money, and did not know where to find those perms, as
key were tramper like themselves.
Mr. Commas observed that be should take care and have those
rwitnesses in their behalf, of whom they spoke, bnuodst forward if
they were to be found in England. The Magistrate on the occasion
then directed Mr. Hall. the chief constable, and Pimle, the officer,
to proceed in the direction that they were meet likely to fall to
with the parties whom they wanted. The officers,.after travelling
many hundreds of miles, in the course of which they experienced
many difficulties, at length succeeded in tainting those persons
whose testimony was so important to have in the investiptiOn if
the martlers.—The evidence of those witnesses was in lanai of
the prisoners.

BIRTH.
In-terrace, Mrs; James M. Thompson,

Wedaesday, at
of a daughter.