Star.
London, England, 1808-12-28 00:00:00

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EXECUTION OP mit. mfrs.

FOR THE MURDER OF CAPTAIN BALDERSTON,
THE PARTHIAN SLOOP OF WAR.

Kitnouth,liteemberts.
This morning, soon after eight o'clock, the y
flag, as a signal for an execution, was hoisted on
the Salvador del Mundo and the Parthian, both •
in Hamoize, and, about half an hour before •
James Smith, late Master'i Mate of the Parthi,a,
brought from the Salv:tdor, in cttstody of the Pro,
Martial, on board the Parthian, in order to
the senttmco of the Court Martial, for the murder
his Captain. The Chaplain of the Salvador atte,E
him on the deck for upwards of half an hour;
as he had madettPlis mind, prior to the comm. •
Of the crin*, as td the consequences attending it,
iPPeged totally callou7 to his' impending fate, z
Met it with the most stoic indicreienon.' At a qua•
past nine, he ascended the scaffold,- Where he did
terrain more than fiya. taijoues, 44,40 the fr„
bow gun fired, bed 61.11IffAimp t. •
en, ,
amidst 10 ascending snioke. By ilrEiWittiderat.'
inattentiori,tif the part of those 1.-Itoseinirrince
o m0t01f40.44. tope. to the windlass, -the cok
tiCfered tatlipe. and the unhappy cularit,k
pitated:- keeit veleeisy, to the water'reir,
((was aginblirawn np, and after }fang the list
kime, the lifeless body was lowered into bon aim
hide, and comreyed to the Rnyallfoliiinilllt s
Wa§ Pqt jat4a. 4hell..igt&vered
his friends for interment in the evening, !;i7,e hadb-e
orms* Mia.ster %of a gun brig, was ittwect 84
Ic'el;eV seaman, hut too fatally addietad aolti,
,;Ha was a good-looking youngman, about Ssyei
;of age, and. near six feet high. His father is a I
tish planter of great respectability, residing at Se
'Cruz, where young Smith was bcrn : he received
education at New York. It has been reported
:he had a 'kik and, family, but the report is t
•neous. • '

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Afte a long and very close examination, tin
taken up on susPiciOn of the cruel murder of jf
WHITE, of Hoo, In Xent; has been discharged.
Coroner's Jnry returned a verdict of" Wilful ibr
by some person unknown." The murderer
fore, yet at large; but diligent search is making.
him.
Ari attempt to break the jail of the city of.
burgh, by the persons confined in the east or
side, was discovered on 'Thursday' morning, by
person' passing, who heard a knocking in the '
and observed, by the light of a lamp immediately
joining, a small opening in the wall. The pri
bad cut a hole in two floors, sufficbnt to admit a
by which they got clOwn to the hall, where
knocked away the stones, bricks, &c. at the back
the grate, where the wall is thinnest, and would
doubtedly have effected their purpose, if they tad
been discovered, They are now properly se ;lived.
On the 12th insvit, as' the son of Ricbard
blacksmith,' of LI Hutton, tiear Manchister,
at work in the snnleltran*lng nails, his infant sist
about two years:. 43'44laths unto the smithy, impel
ceivnd by him.
,Infortilnately good betwixt Wu
and the aniin wf.en suddenly drawing the lead
iroa from the are, it.accideilially struck the child up
the neck, and perforated so far as to cause her ism
date death.'
A farmer, residing in Suley, was convicted in J
penalty of a shilling a truss upon 72 trusses of stn
for being of an inferior quality inside to what th
were outside. Ht was also convicted in the petal
of Is. a truss pion SS" trusses of straw for being chi
of weight.
Bow-sTnery.—On Saturday Dodd Geer
brought before Mr. Run, charged with steabsi
bay gelding, the property of W. Cocibill,
Wormwood Scrubs.—He was comrnittO for trial:

WORSHIP-ST4EET—Yesterdaythetbreehorse
unciervient another examination, when it 'ap.; •
rhat twelve horses have been recovered, whi
stolen by them in the Isle of Ely, and.varioss
parts of the country ; yet, notwithstanding,
letters and private information received, it is sup.
that a number more will be recovered ; six
charges have been made' out against them. •
were committed for further examination:
John Greenaway and George Flea! were charged •
ibreaking open the King and Queen public house,
Air-street, Bethnal-green, and stealing a casi
brandy, and other property. It appeared ihazahy
five o'clock cn Saturday morning, a patrole saw
men coming out of the cellar, who, on his app.
walked off, when he procured assistance 'And /14
zursuit, and in a field found a barrel of braid!.
They lost sight off' the prisoners, but concealed.'"
selves near the spot, having no doubt but the ."
would return for their booty, and in :dot A
ho
the prisoners and another made their ap. '
whom they endeavoured to seize ; when a
ensued, in which. a watchman was violentlY
ted, and one of the robbers made his escape',
prisoners were committed for further examinauel

MARLEORotron-sritarr.—A charge of an a
was yesterday preferred by Miss Ltmisa Man
tam against a Mr. P—n, a gentleman of fornine
The circumstances Vere as follow :—Mr. P. the
Pendant was a very old acquaintanse of the corfirl
'mat, who called at ten o'clock on Monday intbs
pay her t visit, when he was ushered into the ladf
dh.wing-room in Mary-la-bonne New Road,to, a 1
her arrival ; but to his mortification, at twelve o
her arrival Was announced by a thunderingin'a
the dOor, and she alighted from a gentlemans
riot, accompanied by the gentlernan h mself, a g .
Major: Mr. P. having resused to depait,
and received the fair lady and her new gallant.
gentlemen exchanged -angry compliments, and t
lady' was upbraided for her infidelity, which d
Chant
flied, and represented bet.' original paramour as
impostor;„ and no gentleman: A general to,,
sued,-and the object of the bustle Ling
in the ma
of it, sohiehow becance injured in o.ie of her eyes
the rencentrel hilt it appeared 'aligether an" a`
dent; occasioiicd by her violent temper. '?..fr.
akost to-thewatch-hOuse,, ancl.die Major Was
posssion of his prize. 'There not appcaring tf?"'
beet( any wilful ansalt, the business tfa
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