Star.
London, England, 1828-08-21 00:00:00

THAMES.-POLICE.

Yline'rdti ItMlatrd Hmsoiiappeared to show cause *tor he
Should not be compelled, by the Parochial Officers of St. Anne's,
Lisnebpuse, to contribute to the tr.aintenance ofids wife, who beg
been convicted of bigamy, as fully detailed in our former report.
Mr. BALIANTUIS said, he was clearly of •opinion that the union.
tunate man was liable to the maintenance of hb wife, whatever
might be bbr inkmoralities; and as he was called upon to adjudicate,
he most do is.

Mr. Wooilet intimated the intention of the defend.nt to adapt
the advice of Counsel, and pructs-d against the woman in the
Ecelesiastkal Court.

Mr. 13.imalernta said he would take the case in its regular course.
Messiah Hansen, the wife, an Impudenr-lcsoklng woman, then
gave the necessary evidence of having received some trillinerelief
front the parish.
Mr. Sau.ametitn—Well, Hanson, do you intend to contribute
to Tont wife i maintenance?
Hansinf—After whit has happened, Sir, I can't acknowledge
her as my wife ; she has ruined me by her base conduct, and I
certainly will never contribute to her support.
31r. Liamairttut—Theu I must commit you for one month to
the House of Correction.

The defendant gave notice of appeal, and bad bill ready....lk,
WOOtler immediately served the Magistrate with a citation to sp.
pear u an evidence in the Ecelesia.tical Court, when called upon:

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Yesterday being another d.sy appointed rot the esamination of
George Berrine, alias Thomas Hopernms. • person of colour,ia
custody upon v•ri.,us citarikir of swo.tiong, this ugh.. Arms !gam
crowded ravens'', and the statement to -event other cotwelaterain
were heard against the prisoner. Among the ft 4 was shit ttflir.
Butler, a tailor, residing in Great Ryder tenet, St: gibe
prodeced to the blagistrate-iboot 't oertl kuers of .a Cut reSpoll.
dence from the prisoner, on the subject of clothes, of- which the
' writer wanted large assortments for himself and servants. A dress-
' suit was finished for him ends great expedition, and sent inone,te
the prisoner, who gave his name as John flopkin..on, Bsq. Jew*
Coltege.Cansbridge. " And," said hit. Butler, lookine very Or
nificantly at the prisoner, "if I do not very match miszike, iltst is
hasmy dress suit that be the impudence to wear before me this
momint."
Mr. Fitzpatrick, the Chief Clerk—lf you are Sure of that, the
prisouer must strip them off before he haves the office. Didion
make any other clothes for him besides the one sun ?
Mr. Butler said that be only made the one suit, because before
be executed any of the other ostlers he wrote to Mr. Orchard, and
learned In reply from that Gentleman, that he knew no one ofibe
prisoner's description named Hopkinson ; but 'that he jlld knew
something by repute of a swindler about town named Barrow,
answering the description.
Mr. Fitzpatrick said, that as this was likely to be a very tow
plete case also against the prisoner, it would he necessary to strip
the prisoner of the clothes, to produce-them on the trial.
Mr. Butler then, by the desire of the Magistrate' examined the
suit in which the prisoner was dressed,' width the latter allowed
with great reluctance, and declared that he could positively Swear
to the coat and waistcoat as his property, and the same that he had
suppiled to the prisoner ; the velvet waistcoat he had made wltitlis
own hands. He could not speak so positively to the trousers, Al.
thong! he had no doubt they were the sante.
Mr. Ilvita-If they remotes we cannot strip him of the trousers.
The Flamer was then removed from the bar to a back=
and there stripped of his coat and waistcoat, and had sub
in their stead wow of patched garment, something of the NOM
that enstennongen Wear en working days, and thus, like a hati•
ileditnidaw, he was again placed at the bat, presenting a mostlidir •
cross appearance aintgethdr, to a degree that excited the sipliiht
faculties of all present, she' excepting the prisoner himself.
ahhotightevidentiy sore at the dune could not suppress a soak
on viewing the sodden metainotphose be hatisuidergone. la die.
plight he's Val again remfndeki,

QUEEN-SQUARF,
• wake:Moan belooging to St. MArgartee Pariah, was charged
with robbing kit employers. Messrs. Matted), and Ease, is Varier.
street, Drury-lane. Benjamin Stopford, .a lad, stated, that at
-Ssinday last be had. iii a stick under the prisoner's watch-boa, and
L when be looled for it, it was gone, but he pulled out a turastity-st
leather ; his master saw him pull it out, and took it into Je boom.
A large bundle of leather was here produced, sod hlessis. Ma.
betty's foreman identified a great part of it as belonging to bie
I master. The prisoner worked en the premises teem nine o'clock
in the triornieg until five in the afternoen. The pawner denied
al: knowledge of the kather; and .111 r. Mimeses said there was.,
evidence to prove the watchman hail it is his peeseesiuu, and be
must be discharged.
UNION HALL

Bear, Field ern charged with plersdering a pone woman of woe
apparel; in comieg to town on the Pertained' yin. The peyote,
whew wretched appearance attracted the atteofter era Braworote
patrol, was apprehended tharmorning, between combetwell mod
',Gumless, with r tiundlein his posatulon, eentaioing some wearing
apparel belonging to a female, and a baby, which he•wspeahtstte
have been stolen, detained the prisoner. The *wow was pretend,
beard of, who now Identified the property, lad swore to the pri-
tones person. As the Magistrate was aheot enmenuing the pri-
soner for trial. Hall, the constable, said, that the priunier, he
thought, answered the description given of a man who had stoles
a horse in Kent. Upon this intormation the prisoner was re-
maridekt ; and Han Was directed to make further Inquiries into doe
capital entice.