Star.
London, England, 1808-11-01 00:00:00

OLD BAILET.

Yesterday 13 prisoners were tried, five of whom
were convicted of felony, viz.
Ann Fouler, for stealing a damask table-cloth, value 15s. the
proper of Isaac Hill.
Mary Hays, for stealing two pewter-pots, the property of
Williarn Flint.
J. Leeke, for stealing a coat, the property of J. Brown.
T. Spencer, for stealing five fowls, value 7s. the property of
W. Hall.
C. Sleaford, for stealing three remnants of cotton, a shawl,
&c. the property of John M‘Dermott.
And eight were acquitted, viz.
J. Field, J. Green, Ann Cline; J. Wiggin, J. Parsons, G. John-
son, and
Mary Hart and Sarah Scallon, who were indicted,
the one for stealing, and the other receiving, a pair
of boots, the property of a fireman named Leeson.
It appeared, that the prosecutor had been out late at
a fire one evening in September, and in coming home
through Covent Garden, he overtook the prisoner
Hart. He asked ber where she was going? and she
replied, she was going home to her apartment ; the
prosecutor asked her to take him with her, telling her
at the same time, he had no money, but that he had
a pair of new boots which he would deposit with her
until he should redeem them in the course of the next
day. To this proposal the prisoner consented, and
the prosecutor slept with her. Next day, when he
went to get his boots they were not to be found, they
having been given to the other prisoner, Scallon, who
had pawned them, and shared the money with Hart.
The prisoners were acquitted by the Jury ; the Re-
corder not thinking the evidence satisfactory.
The same day the Sessions ended, when sentence
of Death was passed on
J. Neighbour, for an unnatural crime ; S. Cummings, for ut-
tering base coin ; G. Spike and 1. H. Whaley, alias Howell, for
returning from transportation ; W. Kentcheller, for stealing a
black gelding ; W. Batteock, for a' burglary in the house of S.
Benjamin ; Catherine Glover, for stealing 51. the property of
Margaret Farman, in her dwelling-house ; and J. Williams, for
breaking and entering the dwelling-house of W. King, and steal-
ing several articles of wearing apparel.
J. Eaton was ordered to be transported for life ; and Solomon
Hyam and Charles Davis, for 14 years.
M. Chambers, J. Finn, F. Moody, G. Scott, J.Class, Elizabeth
Cfieeseman, Sarah Fuller, Sarah Ward, W. East alias Townsend,
Elisabeth Thompson, Elisabeth Connell, J. Darrett' J. Pauplet,
R. Brown, alias Briggs, J. Proctor, alias Wilson ; Aii FOwler
and T. Spencer, for seven years.
Two were ordered to be imprisoned is the House of Correc-
tion for two years; one for 18 months; four for 12 months;
thirteen for six months ; seven in Newgate, for various periods •
' two to be publicly, and six privately whipped; and eighteen
ells-
charged by proclamation.
The Sessions were adjourned to the 30th of No,
ve;mher.

Mommr AGRICULTURAL. REPORT.

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The sowing of the wheat crops has now heal abuse wholly
completed, even is the more northern distributer the islogilten.:
Those which wore put in early are now up, =dim* reitallsohly
well, in many instances nearly coveting Oe ground.
The potatoe crops have likewise now, in a great meeittre,lmen
taken up, and are found in all!tlse northeast &Winer to taia Cdt
uncommonly well, affording a much larger return than those of
last year. They are also se iihroauseeime gresseilt good 40 al
the mote dry and -devoted ground*
On thrashing Olathe grain crops, we ire sorry to find that
to
some cases they do nut produce so well.- as there Imo reason to'
suppose, while standing oo the ground. These is More Ilight
grain
than was expected even during the haring season. Since the
finishing of the ploughing for wheat the farmers bare kept their,
teams at work, as much as possible, in•snaking up the land for
their spring crops, a mode of husbandry which is of the utmost
advantage, and which should never be neglected when it can be
had recourse to with convenience.
The dropping of the season in the preceding, as well as in the
present month, has slforded an unusual quantity of feed for live.
stock, both in the merlons and pasture-lamb ;so much so, that
in some of the counties in the northern part of the island, they
have scarcely a sufficiency of stock to consume it before it be-
conies injured by the frosts.
The turnips, both Sivedish and common, as well as most other
sorts of green cattle crops, in general look uncommonly wellosa69
have in many came risen to a sine that must afford a consairoblmj
more abundant supply of winter and spring food than was at eine
period supposed by those farmers who grow them. The name
has been highly favourable for them in most places.
The beans in most of the more northern counties are but very
indifferent crops. yielding an unusually short produce.