Star.
London, England, 1808-09-20 00:00:00

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The following were 21,6 convicted of felony, viz.
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Sarah M'Kensierfor pounds in bank note., the
roperty oil. t i apetelski s airt- (It ;.
Canirsrdi be Stealing rallefwebt three liericikerckiefs. and
Cher articles, the property of
Mary Craig, for stealing a pot sot • k, three one pound bank
so and an umbras, the prelmty of E. Lord.
Ann Gasu..tits, and CatiarteeMawn, for stealing a 11. and a 21.
bank note, the property of J. Rooke.
Alexander M`Quln, for gelling several articles of wearing ap-
parel, the property of T. Lewis.
Mily Spittle was capitally indicted for wilfully,
maliciously, and unlawfully, stabbing and cutting
John Nairn, with intent to murder, maim, and dis-
figure him.
Griffiths, an officer of police, in Lambeth-street,
stated, that on Sunday the 28th of August he appre-
hended the prisoner. On her person he found no
knife or dangerous weapon. As it was requisite to
apprize the prosecutor of the fact of the apprehen-
sion of the prisoner, the witness took a boat, and went
on board the vessel to which the prosecutor belonged.
Gibbs, a jir rneyman stonemason, living at
119, Shadwell, well acquainted with Nairn's person,
described him as about 13 or 14 years of age, and
said he had seen him in St. Catherine's-lane,near the
Tower. Gibbs said he had been in the country, and
he saw the prisoner taken into custody, a scuffle hav-
ing taken place between him and the prisoner in at-
tempting to pass each other. She kept on the left
hand of the pais, •at the distance of three feet ;
Nairn stood with his side towards the witness, and
the prisoner might halve touched him without the
witness perceiving it. He said he did not hear any
blows, but he observed the primmer lift up her hand
and cut Nairn on the cheek with a small knife. The
wound bled much, and the witness instantly pursued
her, and succeeded in getting hold of her, at the dis-
tance of two doors off, when he sent for a constable.
The COMMON SERJEANT observed to the Jury, that
the evidence was defective, as the prosecutor was ab-
sent. The Jury acquitted the prisoner.
The COMMON SERJEANT reprimanded the-prisoner,
for that irrascibility which so much characterized hers,
a continuance of such demeanour would infallibly
send her to the gallows.
Abraham Bentley, a Mahometan, stood indicted for
'feloniously and sacreligiously stealing a surplice, va-
lue 30s. the property of the United parishes of St.
Ann and Agnes, and St. John Zachary, Aldersgate,
on the 4th of September instant.
• It appeared that en that day, (Sunday) after Mrs.
Christgift Bradshaw, the Sexton's wife, had locked
the church, between four and five o'clock in the after-
noon, she was going away, when a neighbour called
to her that there was somebody in the church ; she
turned back, and accordingly found the prisoner ;
on coming out she asked him what he had got ? he
answered, that he had nothing but a few apples and
pears ; however, she was not content with this an-
swer, and on further inspection observed the surplice
round his body, the prisoner then said " that he had
done wrong, and he hoped GOD would forgive him ;"
but when a crowd gathered round him, he exclaimed,
" 0 Goo ! 0 GOD ! Ibe so wicked."

Several witnesses proved that he was often insane,
he had been before this time a very honest man, and
worked at his trade as a tailor, in Spitalfields, but
about 18 months ago he had beard that his friends
who were settled at Gibraltar, were dead, and since
that period be has been constantly melancholy, fre-
quently staid out all night, and when he returned
home boys followed him, throwing things at him.—
One morning when he came home in this way he
thrust his hand in the fire to stir it, using his fingers
as he would a poker.
The Jury retired for an hour, and found the priso-
ner Not Guilty, believing him to b.! insane at the
time he committed the act.

The following were likewise acquitted, viz.
J. Middleton, W. Wroastnan, E. Jacobs, and Han-
nah Job.

Yesterday, abou: two o'clock, a genleman was
found senseless in the street, and conveyel by one of
the beadles of the parish to St. Martin's watch-hous
and from thence to the work-house, where he re-
mained in the same state at a late hour last night.—
He had a gold watch in his pocket, a trifling quan-
tity of silver, and a small memorandum book, the'
leaves of which were filled chiefly with Greek lines,
written with a pencil, and partly effaced ; two or
three lines of Latin, and an algebraical calculation.
The Greek extracts were principally from ancient
medical works. He is a tall man, apparei.tly about
45 years of age, and dressed in a blue coat, with black
breeches.

A house in Webber-street, St. George's-fields, yes-
terday morning, fell down. The woman who occu-
pied it had been warned -of the danger of its falling,
six weeks before, by the landlord, but persisted in re-
maining in it. Luckily she was from home when the
accident happened. _ _

Saturday a contest took place between two hack-
ney coachmen, in driving along the Haymarket, when
one of them, from the plunging of his horses, which
had been unmercifully whipped,- was thrown from the
box, and the wheel passing over his body, broke two
of his ribs. He was immediately conveyed almost
lifeless to the hospital.
Fr'day an inquest was held at the King's Arms,
Shadwell Market, on the body of J. Lloyd, a water- i
man, who, while in a state of high glee, in a public
house, fell doss n and instantly expired. Verdict—Died
by the Visitation of Gon.
A few days since, Henry Gamble, fell from the
main top of a ship, in the West India Docks, which
killed bins on the spot. A Coroner's Inquest return-
ed a verdict of Accidental Death.
EXTRAORDINARY WAGER.-It has been for some
time announced, that the new machine for travelling
without horses, being impelled entirely by steam, was
matched to run twenty-four hours against any horse
in the kiagdom. This bet, so novel in the sporting
orld, will be decided on Wednesday and Thursday
next. The machine is to start at two o'clock on 'Wed-
nesday, on its ground, in the fields near Russel square,
to demonstrate the extent of its speed and continu-
ance. It is calculated that the machine, though weigh-
ing eight tons, will travel 210 miles, at least, within
the time limited. Very large sums are depending on
the issue.