Star.
London, England, 1828-04-12 00:00:00

130 W-STR SET.

Yesterday J'anses Hodes* was charged by a Mr. White fur
driving at a furious rate, and assaulting him.
Mr. Whitt st.ted. that as he was riding up Holborn, the prisoner
turned very sharp out of a lane close by, and consideralily injured
is horse. He proceeded to remonstrate with him, when the prisoner
took his cart whip and struck bins several times with considerable
force. He ascertained the prisoner s name, and Issued a 6111111210ns
against him.
Sir It. lissom—Well, prisoner, what do you say to this charge ?
Carman—Why, I deny it altogether. I oias not the man.
Sir It. Llastata—He swears you are the mail ; and, therefore, you
must find bail. A more wanton assault I never heard of..
Carman—l sha'nt find bail. I'll see him d—d fitst.

The prisoner was then locked up.
Maria .l'akua, a young woman most miserably attired, having
neither cap nor bonnet, was charged with hating stolen frosts her
ready-furnished lodgings two flat irons and a quantity of bed feathers.
Mrs. Maclean, the landlady, said, that the prisoner and a young
man, whom she took to be her • husband, came to lodge with her
about two months ago; they were to give Ss. a week for the room
which they hired. A few days ago she missed a quantity of feathers
from the bed in the room, and also two fiat lions. Oessisking the
prisoner what became of the articles, she acknowledged that the
irons were in pawn.
The young woman, bursting into tears, said that distress drove
her to pawn the irons, but •she denied having stolen the feathers.
She bad been induces), under a promise of marriage, to live with a
young man, a lawyer's clerk, to whom she attributed all her nits.
fortunes.

Mr. Mtusuutt—lt may be that this man, and not the unfor-
tunate young woman at the bar. stole the property. The worthy
Magistrate directed that search should be made for ads man, and in
the mean time the prisoner was remanded.

HATTON—GARDEN.
The Directprs and Se y of the London Friendly Institution
were summoned to show cause why they refused to pay Asher
Benjamin a weekly allowance as rick money. The illness of the
complainant was a scraped shin, which he received While, on an ex-
cursion to the country, and by which he was confined to his room
four weeks. The objection to paying was, that the injury was re.
ceived by the complainant whilst at an illegal exhibition. namely, a
prize-fight. Mr. Sergeant Sm.aotr, however, decided, that the com-
plainant was not at the fight by &airs, but by accident, and there-
fore. even if there was any thing improper in being present he was,
nut liable.—The sum demanded was Ordered to be paid.
M A RY—LA—BONNE.
About three o'clock yesterday afternoon, two young men, who
are assistants at the Western Dispensary, in Nutford.place, Rdg.
waroeoad, came to the mice in a great burry, and requested Mr.
Roams to sand officers immediately to the Dispensary, or it would
be demolished; for in consequence of the dead body of an Irish-
man being there, a great number of his countrymen had surrounded
it and were endeavouring to. force dude way into it throegh the
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and windows.
The corpse was that of a labourer, who had been employed among
others in enlarging the building. He was taints suddenly ill on
Thursday night, and although every assistance the institution could
afford was given to him, he died at twelve o'clock. WM° the dr,
ountstance became known by his friends, they apprehended an kn.
proper use would be made of his body, sod assembkdincsovrds tq
prevent it. Among them, Mr. Hewitt, the chief officer, found his
wife and brothers; they were instantly admitted, to remove suvpi-

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don. She remained with the corpse : the others, after having
lapsed It, left the place, and by seven (AIDA hi-tbe eiesting tran•
quillity was restored•

.- • • THAMES POLICE.

A pawnbroker was summoned for refusing to tylver to *On
a shawl, which, she stated, she bad pawned with a gown. The
pawnbroker produced the ticket, and denied that the shawl was
pawned, because it was not mentioned upon the ticket. The com-
plainant solemnly declared that ske had.pawnad the shawl with the
gown. Mr. BALLANTIMR said, he could not render her any service.
It was the business of the per,on pawning to take care that every
thing included in the parcel pawned was distinctly mentioned upon
the duplicate; that not being done here, he was obliged tts dismiss
the complaint.

Collierins Dumplay was charged with receiving a silver watch and
appendages, which had been stolen from 51r. Thompson, a pilot.
it appeared Mr. Thompson was attacked near Shadweli Church
by two men, who knocked him down, and beat him desperately, on
Tuesday evening, and robbed him of his watch and money. In-
formation was given to the Police, and Blaby proceeded to make
inquiries, and in a house kept by the prisoner, found Mr. Thump-
son's watch. He Immediately took her. into custody, and she was
'remanded until Monday.