Star.
London, England, 1808-09-24 00:00:00

QUEEN-SQUARE.—Yesterday Thomas Alder, a dealer
in coals, who advertises to sell the best Newcastle, at
a re, uced price, appeared to answer to two complaints
ar,aiiist him—First, for having sacks of a lesser size
than is required by law; and, secondly, that they
were deficient in measure. To each of these corn-
plaints the defendant pleaded guilky. His sacks were
ordered to be destroyed, and himself fined in the mi-
tigated penalty, on the former charge 20s. and on the
latter 10s.

MANSION Hotsr.—Yesterday an infPimation was
tried before the Lenn MAYOR and Mr. Alderman
&not, by which Mr. Donovan, of Ludgate Hill,
sought to recover the penalty under the Act of Par-
liament, from Mr. Jones, coal merchant, Blackfriars,
for delivering to him ten chnldron of coals, the tickets
accompanying which, did not bear the coal meter's
signature.
This Act was passed in the Ittli of the King, for
the purpose of protecting the public within twenty-
five miles of London, against the frauds used by
venders of coals in the delivery of that necessary com-
modity, and to each failure in complying with the
enactments of the statute, a penalty of not less than
201. was attached.

The fact, as laid in the information, was made out
by the evidence of Mr. Donovan, and one of the head
coal meters, to whom, suspecting that he had received
short measure, Mr. D. immediately shewed the tickets
which accompanied the coals
Mr. Jones, in his defence, contended that the uni •
versal practice had been not to have the signature of
the coal meter to the vender's ticket. .

The Magistrates, however, were of opinion, that
the Act of t'arliament was imperAtive in this respect,
and that the practice contended for, however univer-
sal it might have been, was both contrary to law,
and fraught with the means of imposture against the
public. The neglect of the Defendant, however,
seeming to be unintentional, they mitigated the pe-
nalty to 101. which was paid.

BENEFIT SOCIETIES.
Mrs. Perkins, widow of a person who had been
member of a benefit society, by which, in the event of
a member's death, 101. a year was provided •to his
widow, charged the Stewards of the society with a
breach of the articles, and also of the Act of Parlia-
ment, in denying her the annuity, since the period of
her husband's death. It appeared, that, on theright
of Mrs. P.'s claiming her annuity for the two first
months after her husband's death, the members had
come to a determination of dissolving the society, and
had offered her 101. in satisfaction of her claim, which
she had refused, they having then funds to the amount
of 301. odds. The prosecutrix, at this time, agreed to
accept of 151. which was refused her ; and, the mem-
bers, after setting aside 101. for her claim, divided
the remainder of the fund among themselves, and de-
clared the society at an end. The widow then charged
the stewards of the society before the LORD MAI OR,
who, in their turn, offered her the 131. she had de-
manded. This, on better consideration and advice,
she refused to accept of, and now claimed complete
fulfilment of the articles of the club, so far as the
funds would admit.

The leading members being unwilling, or unable,
to come to any settlement, other than had been offered,
while the Magistrates were of opinion that the com-
plainant was entitled to the full relief contained in
the articles, the Magistrates ordered that an order
should issue for payment of the 101. a yeir.to the
complainant, within eight days, if she should-not de-
dare herself satisfied in the =an time.

BY HIS MAJESTY'S ROYAL LETTERS PATEhT.
LEAKE's Genuine PILLS, so justly famous for
-A-4 their iuperinr efficacy in curing every degree and symptom
of the Venereal Disease, the Scurvy, &c. without conlinentent ur
restraint of diet, in an easy, expeditious, safe, and secret man-
ner. One small tasteless Pill is a dose, Its operation impercep-
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In 15 days they generally cure those cruel Disorders ; and
where they fail in that time of perfectly restoring health, the pa-
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It is an excellency peculiar to these Pilh, to make directly to
the compiaining part, and enter into contest with the offending
matter, which they speedily dislodge and expel. They are decla-
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in bort, the Patentee has this extraordivary obligatial to them,
that whatever he promised himself from them, they were sure ro
fulfil and exceed, as though impatient of immortal and universal
fame. These Pills are most worthy a place in the cabinets of
Masters and Captains of Ships; the more io, for that they will
keep good in all climates any length of time, and that they have
now borne tae test of near 60 years, with increasing Credit to
themselves, and honour to their author, insomuch that during the
last eight years they LW.: radically cured upwards of 40,000 per-
sons, many of whom had been discharged from Hospitals where
salivation had been frequently repeated, and all ocher methods
made use of without effect.

VALUAIij..E BUILDDIIG GROUND.
To be LET upon THREE LP.rEi, by Mena. DRIVER,

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Prepared and Sold by the Sole Proprietor, TROM i 46 TAYLOR, At (areaways Collie Howse, Change-Alley, on Ftiday the 141
Member of the RoyalColluge of Surgeons in London, at his houst. I of October, ma, at Twelve o'Clock, in iliirteri Lots,
No. 9, New Bridge-street; where he will give advice, without a ' SEVERAL very valaable Parcels Of WOOD
Fee, to persons taking these Pills, and will answer Patients Let- ' '
kJ GROUND and other LAND, consisting+ of Thirteen Lots of
ters, if post-paid, on the same terms, observing in all eases the exceedingly good Building Grceind, most desirably situate upon
'most inviolable secrecy, no patient's name or case having bt en Beaulieu Hill, in the Vicinity of Norwood, containing aboat 170
mentioned, but at their own particular request, by the Proprietor, Acres, most part of which is 'distort itnpenetrably edvered with
during the course of more than 40 years, that be has had the con- Young Oak, and peculiarly formed by nature for rural Villa,
ducting of an extensive sale of the above medicine, and the prat- being delightfully situate on a bold eminence, tomtbanding the
tice arising therefrom. most picturesque and extensive views over the Cottuty of Serrel
They are also sold, by his appointment, at the Perfumer's, No, and the Metr.,polis, and may with very little' trouble be former
35, St. Albans-street, Pall-mall; the Toy-shop, No. 103, Ox- into beautiful Paddocks . -
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ford-street; Mr. Disboroughl, No. 7, Fish-street-Hill, nearly Maybe viewed, by applying to George Han, gn.Beanitei Hill,
opposite the Monument ; and by one Person in every considerable and
printed particulars may be had of Meal rs. Foister, Ceekc,
town in England, &c, in Boxes of only 2s. 90. each, seal d up,
with ftill and plain directions, whereby persons of either sex may Surveyors
Frere, Lincoln's-inn ;at Garraway's ; and of Meant Driver,
Surveyors and Land Aleuts, Kent Road, London:. •
cure themselvss with ease and secrecy. _
N. B. Every Box sold in Gnat Britain is sealed up with a stamp, ,
LONDON; Printed and Pubthhed bg LEVEL KENT, of Can-
on which, by favourof the Commissioners, is printed at the Stamp
terbury Place, Lambeth, at the &r.al-Orrtel, No. I, Casty
Office " T. Tay'lr, No. g, New Bridge-street," to imitate which i
is felony, and'
all other are counterfeit. I street. Fublis.h. ed also at the Sraa-Or tic a, Temple But.