Star.
London, England, 1828-08-30 00:00:00

RI A HY-LA-DONNE.

J. There was charged with assaulting a young doe of Pomona.
While sitting at her stall, in Titchforld.street, the defendant asked
her if her name was not Ann Foley ? and on her replykar in the
negative, he called her a lying humeri said she lived-with Mu dee
years before (thu complainant is under IS), and had nabbed him ;
be then aimed a blow at her with a bludgeon, which, but for her
bonnet, would have knocked her down ; and in fact she. was. only
saved from falling by a Gentleman who was passing, and caught
her in his arms. The fellow persisted in his statement of her hay-
ing. lived wis► and robbed hinsohough the girl antlered she bad
lived eight or nine years with her parents at No. 6, Cluteelbetreet,
Giusemis asked the .prisoner what be was?
when he replied, in a very pert manner-e." Wimp girl a man, like
yoorself."—This insolent answer met meritedcontmnpt ; and after
detailing a number of respectable families, In which be had lived,
be was committed, but afterwards liberated en bail.

HATTON GARDEN.
A man named Marge* was charged with having committed a
most outrageous assault upon his wife. It appeared that the pri-
soner bad concealed a poker in the bed before his wife retired to
rest; but she having discovered it. refused to•emer t►e bed until it
was removed, wiieb having been dolma eke wept go bed, and the
prisons: immediately bean to kick and pinch her; and upon her
calling for assistance be jUnipod mot of bed, /dud the poker, and
struck her a violent blow on the side ;of the losati; beg AM, at the
time, was in her arena The Surgeon's certificate stated that the
poor woman wag in a very precarious state, and the primmer was
remanded.

LA}IBETiI sT :Er.
Mr. asembers, 4 miller, am' surtiltsctirki to show Can.. 1„:
refused to maintain an illegitimate "tale child whirls hail
sworn to him by a young woman, about eighteen years of age. Jrl.
Chambers stated in his defence that he had paid to ?4r. try, of A.
Mile-end-road, the uncle of the young woman, the sum of An Qr.
two. the understanding that he should never again he troublell C.r
the support of the child. Mr. Chambers then produced 51r. Fry •
receipt fur the money.
Mr. Weare said it wee a great hardship that be should taw bi
'called upon to 'maintain the child. The payment of the sem ii
Mr.k Fry did not exempt him from hts liability to the parish officer,.
A respectable, middle•aped woman here stated, that her son e
mere youth. and not out of his apprenticeship, had been inveigled
into a match with the girl, and it could not be expected th4t lee
would undertake to support the child. The husband, who is /phi
a stripling, was asked if be . knew that his strife had had the chila
before he married her? He replied he knew it three days before
the ceremony took place. An order, for the payment of 3s. per
week, was then made against Mr. Chambers.

iH AM RS POLICE.
A Mrs. Daniels, a Lady somewhat advanced in years, charged
Mts. Davis with smutting her. The complainant slid she al;
walking o'ltl has daughter, with her right side to the wall, 10,4
she. met the defendant, who interrupted their progress, and wish 4
to force ti.em away from the wall. Whereupon, said the tom:
plainant. I said to her„" Ma'am, every person as wa'.lls Lood4
streets. knows bow to walk, and I sin sere you must be a vreib
ignorant woman not to know the rule of walking." With that,
Sir, the abused nw, and slapped my bee. The complaittaat'l
daughter corroborated 'her Idamma's testimony, and said that the
' defendant. in addition twilspping her tnether% face, lets the Rink
of her nails on the place Where she had •givat the blow. The de.
Pendant said that she was walking along the street, keeping close
the wall, when the ceinplatnanteame against her, and said, Ceni
Madam, go entside on the curb—you have no right to the wall."
Some Words arose, and she then walked away, merely sayiags
Wall, sake the wall, with year buttons behind and before;*
alluding in bee dress, which was ornamented with a profusion at
buttons, The Magistrates said that their ill-bred contention was i
disgrace to both partki, and Abe case was one of the most rids:
cutout descriptickis that had ever been brought before him. FOr tie
contemptible assault he should fine the defendant 2s. dd. to tM
King, therefore the complainant would be deprived of heS

Monday and Tuesday 47 women were sent from
Newgate t• the Harmosy•tronspott ship at Woolwich,
from whence they will sail for New South Wales im-
mediately.

The history of James Hawkins, who was a few days
ago sent to Botany Hay for lite, is one of the most sin-
gular we have 'lately heard of. He had beets one of
the best fighters in the kingdom, and was well known
'in the pugilistic ring, in which, it was said, he was able
for any of what are technically called "the HAIR weights,"
with the exception of Curtis. His spirit was etce.sively
bold, And he was so remarkable for that feeling which
we cell "honour amongst thieves," that his associates,
from whom his habits of robbing compelled bins to a
pante, would have done every thing in their power to
save him from an ignominious punishment. Six or
seven years ago he was transroted fur picking pockets
at oncof the theatres. Some of his old " pals were
in New South Wales before he reached that place, and
connected themselves with the notorious bu,h-rangers,
who were then -constantly engaged in robbing and
murdering. They endeavoured, well knowing his in-
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treproity and strength, to prevail upon him to join
them, but he resisted the temptation, and applied all
his ingenuity to effect an escape back to England. He
succeeded, but he was not long in England when be
was apprehended for another robbery, convicted, and
sentenced to be transported for life. He again contrived
to liberate himself; he stowed himself in the hold of a
vessel which was about to sail for England, and he re.
mained in the spot with a few pieces of biscuit, and
four or five pounds of salt junk in his pockets. Soon
after his arrival in this country he went on a pugilistic
speculation to Weyhill fair,' under another name; bat
while engaged in giving lessons to a young dandy, he
slipped his hand accidentally into his pupil's pocket,
and left him without a shilling. He was apprehended
and tried for having broken prison; he pleaded guilty,
and was again transported for life. On his way to the
hulks he contrived to loosen his irons, and get out of
the van at two o'clock in the morning, when it was very
dark' and raining heavily. Mr.Wontner, the Governor,
u.ed every exertion to secure him, and succeeded, atter
having gone to a good deal of expense. It is said that
Hawkins never would join in any cruel plan of robbery,
and 'ha he resisted all attempts to enlist him in a gait
of hou-e-breakers. His conduct has been exceedingly
orderly arid quiet, and he was '27 years of aAe on the
day of his last conviction.