Star.
London, England, 1828-11-12 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Some{ DWM*, an oiler, came before Mr. Hama, yesterday, on
summons, to an.w•er to an information, ender Mr. Martin's Act,
laid against him by his master, Mr. Woodwin. veterinary.surgeon,
who stated that be came forward in order to warn servants against
ill using cattle entruged to their care.
John Priest, being sworn, stated that he was a stable-keeper,
and lived in Mr. Woodwin's service. On the previous afterntam,
is the absence of the foreman, the defendant struck a valuable
horse, while ►e was cleaning it with the handle of a broom. Tito
blow was trceedingly violent, and not only eat the animal severely
on the bead, but felled it to the ground. In falling. its hisses were
shockingly lacerated. After the poor beast bad been down, use
defendant repeated his blows, and left it almost insensible fee some
minutes.

The primmer admitted that be bad knocked the b., down,
but denied baying struck it afterwards. He warm artesian whew
he did 111.

Mr. Haus said. that the defence was rather an aggranation of
the offence—more brutal conduct was hardly possible; and, in
order to prevent a repetition of such inhuman treatment of a drab
animal, be should inane a penaky of 404 —which maths defendant
being unable to pay. ►e ass eununitted (or one wool to the lieges
of Correction.

Been PPian, a lighter and Waterman, was brought vpa the
Parish Authorities of St. Martin in the Fields, for hawks ahaaipned
his wife, and left her destitute dsvpport.
The wife stated, that she and her daughter bad bees ebeedeeed
about a fortnight ago by the defendant, and that she had hest
obliged In coesequence to obtain parochial assistant*. Her husband
she described as a cruel and tyrannical man, who during the le
years she had been his wife, had never allowed her MIRO, puts.
Mr. Hatt* said. it was deplorable to see rich sebappbbsse be.
twee* man and wife.

The &leftism, in explanation of his conduct, doweled his help-
mate as a very so-sn yoke fellow, she having always pulled in a con-
trary dinettes to him. I ler eternal cry was, that she would leave
him the bare walk, and then oblige him, in spite of hie tank to
support her. The best part et her threat she had accomplished,
sod by dot proceeding she hoped to pin all she desired. She Mit
him without his consent, and carried off some feather beds, and
between 201. ani ulsis property. As to his danghtm, he had
agreed to pay Is. a week for her maintenance.
Mr. Mau asked if this were the truth?
The wife admitted that it was.

1 The defendant—Oh, she can't deny It. In consequence of her
removing the things, I was seized upon for rent,and the remainder
of my little goods was thus swept away from me, anit'l was left
with only a couple of shins and the clothes I stand up in.
Mr. Haul asked the wife where the furniture was?
She answered, that it was safe.
Mr. HALLS —You had better give it up to your husband, end
return to hint?

The wife replied, that she would not do either.
Mr. Hascs—Then I wig not compel your husbead.to
you. Your conduct has been very culpable, and the law ea=
a husband from the maintenance of a wife who vniuntatily quits
I him. I shall grant no Order, the defendant must be discharged;
and if he can lay his hands upon his property,be will be fully war-
rented In seising it. Wives must be taught that they may not act
in ibis manner towards their husbands.
The path!' officers bowed assent, and all parties then withdrew
the wife in discontent at this very proper decision.
A M RS-POLICE.
Yesterday, James Speer, a mariner, was charged with a sedate(
the most dreadful cruelties to his vibe, all proceeding from jealoary.
Airs. 'Sarah Screen stated, that ever since the prisoner's return from
sea his mind had been poisoned against her, and he continually
beat her. On Sunday last he tied her to the bedpost, and gave tier

Moe eambilinhas talsL & cop.'s end quo the naked hudy.
•eseated• Dearly in &state of nudity. sod took refuge in the hon,e4
a relation. She knelt down before the Magistrate, and in the mG4
rsolemn manner declared upon her oath that she never bad hp,i
of the slightest infidelity towards her husband. Mts. Gri"er
paired that else had examined the body of Mrs. &retro. wh4th was
black and blue, and covered with contused bruises. The detente
~,f the prisoner was, that Ms-wife bad betrayed her faith to a *xi
named Knoell, and upon being intormed of Ibis, he adisiiitrd hev.
log her to get the truth from her. The Magistraara %tarred Ike
prisoner, under the new Act, to pay a fine of 51. to the King. or
be committed to the Moose of Correction (or two moths.....ik
was committal in default.

LA NIBETII-STRERT.
Three ruffianly looking fellows. named Holloway,Snail, eee
Routh, were convicted in the full penalty, under the recent A"
Parliament, of SI. each; and in default of payment were coin •
fur threw no.nths to the !louse of Cos rectitati, for a nsu.e savadt,4l
unprovoked assault un two very r:ipeetable females.
LAY/ EOM *TS EAST I MUSA N.•-• %lr. GueJoo, a merchant in the
City, and Agent to the owners of the !Liuria litst fadiatool
waited on the Magistrates to give an explanation of the coodoet
the Lascars, a report of whose apprehestaion he be.; stare it,
L'apars. Their statement, he said, was most incorrect. and ea ti 4
part of the owners of the tre,hel he wished to rvitut it. Ile acia
their Agent, and had supported, by th-ir direction., the tiony.o":
lancers or the Itobars, at the barracks at 31r. Cole, wow „,,,64
vessel was in readiness to convey them to their native comity;
When the was :hour to sail, they positively refined to 'other',
alleging as their reason, that they had, on their so ty :le to Pat,L,,,a:
been in treated by the Officer. on board. This ohj.,etion epp„eri
reasonable to him, and, in order to remove it, th, y dischtrgeal the
Officers. Tials, however, was nut sufficient, and 'bough they wa,
OE red near 1004. If they would embark for home, tiny rersevered
in their refused, sad secreted themselves until the vend had Lela
The result of their obstinacy was, that the owners would soy, be
put to an expense of over 5001. in transmitting them by another
vessel.
The Magistrates said that the explanation was quite 4211f:cuter.
ft was entirely owing to their own mi.euilduce that they with
placed in their present situation, and as an ex attple to the wham
they would, as hat (Mr. Gordon.' bad suggested, commit six nI the
blears as vagrants, to the House of Correction for (nee d,7,,,,Ema
probably they, as well as the othert‘would be provided for.