Star.
London, England, 1813-02-23 00:00:00

PRINCE W. HUGHES.

This was an action for slanderous words. The
parties are both concerned in the collection of the
tolls in Covent-garden; and it was proved by several
witnesses, that the defendant had, in the public mar-
ket-place, imputed to the plaintiff that he was ad-
dicted to unnatural propensities. Verdict for the
plaintiff—Damages £5O.

JOHNSON V. BROWN.
This action was brought on a promissory note of
the Brighton Bank, of which the defendants were the
proprietors. The facts of the case were by the Coun-
sel on each side agreed to be the following :—A
quantity of notes were sent to the defendants from
London, that they might re-issue them if they pleased.
The coach was robbed, and the notes in question,
among others. taken out, and came into the posses-
sion of the plaintiff, a shopkeeper, for a bona fie and
valuable consideration, in the way of his business, as
he had no notice that the note was stolen or unfairly
obtained. It was also agreed that the defendants had,
by hand-bills and advertisements in the newspapers,
given all the notice in their power..
On this statement of facts, Lord ELLENBOROUGH
declared he would direct the Jury to find for the
plaintiff ; and the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, at the request
of his clients, tendered a bill of exceptions. The Jury
found for the plaintiff—Damages £lO.
• OLD BAILEY.

Yesterday thirty prisoners were tried, one of whom
' leas capitally convicted, viz. Mars Walker, alias Bond,
alias Smith, for stealing two silk handkerchiefs, the
property of J. Clancy, privately in his shop.
.1 Elizabeth Coleman, an interesting looking young
woman, was convicted of stealing, in the dwelling.
house of her master, Mr. Mitchell, of Limehouse,
shirts, stockings, &c. to the amount of £2O. The pri.
sinner had lived some years in the prosecutor's service,
and her wages had progressively been raised from £4
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'to £l2 a-year. She was about to leave her service,
on refusal again to raise her wages ; and on the even.
1 ing before, she sent two boxes to the next door, which
on being fetched back and searched, the property
, 'stated in the indictment was found. The defence
'was, that her master's sister had given her the pro-
perty ;—but there were no pretensions for such a de-
elaration.
E. Wawa and J. Breeze were indicted for picking
the pock et of J. Tipler, of a book, containing a al
note, and some papers. The prosecutor, a country-
man, stated, that he had been at Covent-garden
Theatre on the evening of the 4th of October ; and,
being a stranger in London, he inquired of a watch-
man the way to Holborn ? and gave him some por-
ter, at the Marquis of Granby, in Charles-street.—
The watchman did not stay, and the prosecutor drop-
`. ped oft to sleep. The prisoners, who are hack-
'!. ney-coa chmen, were observed by the landlord near
the box, and on hearing of the theft, he went to Bow.
street, an d Donaldson, and two of the patrole, went
to a pulalic house in St. Martin's-street, Leicester..
i square, where they secured both the prisoners. On
IStratso; 1 a £1 note was found, bearing the same date as
that ii ,st ; and on the other the pocket-book.—Both
' Guilty, 1
George Grimaldi and T. Eaton were convicted of
picking the pocket of Mr. Nichols. The prosecutor
eras walking in Hyde Park, oil 4 Juuday, whc OW

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of the prisoners Was seen to picic his pocket of a hand-
kerchief, and hand. it to his companion.
The following were also convicted of felony, viz.—
J. Morris, for stealing a Oak of boots; B. Robjent, for
stealing a pair of shoes ; C. Connellan, for stealing
two barrels of pork ; B. Beateley and T. Kemp, for
stealing a violin and a bow ; M. Butler, for stealing a
pair of sheets and divers other articles ; J. Carter, for
stealing a quantity of oil ; Eliza Lee, for stealing a
pair of sheets and other articles ; W. Thonipson, for
stealing a watch T. White, for stealing a great coat;
J. Prior, for stealing forty yards of printed cotton ;
Margaret Neale, for stealing a tin can and four quarts
of milk ; E. Harwood, for stealing a coach-glass ; S.
Hatfield, for stealing 171bs. of beef; and Mary Jones,
for stealing a piece of muslin.
Three were convicted of misdemeanors, viz.—J.
Nightingale, for attempting to break into the pre-
mises of Messrs. Thorp, with intent to steal ;—and
Mary Parker and J. Hart, for uttering counterfeit
money.—And six were acquitted, viz.--G. Gable,
Elizabeth Starling, Elitabeth Northgate, Mary Ann
Chapman, W. Blakeman, alias Mines, and Elizabeth
Williams.

The trial of Mfs. Bowles, for bigamy, which was
fixed to take place yesterday, is put off till next Ses-
sions, at the request of the Lady.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
M. Lamlnyt was indicted for wilful and corrupt per-
jury, in falsely and maliciously swearing to an affida-
vit, in order to injure and oppress the prosecutor, Cap-
tain Foster, Master of a trading vessel.
Mr. GURNEY stated the case, by which it appeared
that a cOnspiraky prevailed between Ithe defendant
and others to' ruin Captain Foster. Witnesses were
called, who fully proved the case.
Mr. ANDRXWN for the defendant, addressed the
Jury at considerable length. They, however, found
the defendant Guilty.
The Clain immediately sentenced him to be trans.
potted for seven years.
T. Thiakton was indicted for a like offence against
Captain Foster. The same evidence was given as in
the last case, and he was also found Guilty. He vias
likewise sentenced to be transported for seven years.—
They are both seafaring men.
Mary Leta:, alias Jona, alias Smith, &c. &c. who
swindled so many tradesmen at the West•end of the
town, by pretending that she was an upper servant in
the family of Lady Bayley, in Berkeley-square, was
put to the bar, charged with having defrauded Messrs.
Timbrell and Freeman, wax and tallow chandlers, in
Oxford-street, of wax and tallow candles, and also
soap, to the amount of £45. The prosecutor found
out that he was swindled, and traced the property,
or some of it, to the possession of another
. tallow-
chandler, where she had sold it, considerably under
prime cost.
She was found Guilty; but appearing in a bad
state of health, being scarcely able to stand at the
bar, the Court deferred passing sentence.

During the high wind of Wednesday evening, a
stack of chimneys, belonging to Mr. Bunn's Iron.
Mills, at Chertsey, were blown down, which killed
two of the workmen on the spot, and broke the limbs
of two others, while sitting round their furnace fire.
During the high wind last Thursday a stack of
chimnies were blown down at Mrs. Coxßrrr's semi-
nary at Lewisham, when one of the young ladies was
killed on the spot. Others also suffered considerably
by broken limbs and contusions.
Friday afternoon as a man-servant of Mr. Cooper,
maltster, of Datchet, was driving a cart to Windsor,
the horse suddenly became restive, and backed into
the Thames, and both man and horse were drowned.
Friday night, about eight o'clock, Thos. Naylor,
ship-carpenter at Leeds, fell from a vessel there into
the river, and was drowned.

Saturday an Inquest was held at Holbeck, by Mr.
ATIUNSON, Coroner for this Borough, on the bodies
of Mrs. Denton and her infant child, only six days
old, who had unfortunately been burnt to death. It
appeared that Mrs. Denton had been left in her room
on the evening before, seated by the fire with her in-
fant on her lap. A young girl in another part of the
house being alarmed by the smell of fire, ran into the
room, when she found her mistress had fallen into
the fire. Being incapable of relieving her from her
dreadful situation, she snatched up the child, and, ,
wrapping it in her frock, ran to call for assistance ;
but though immediate aid was procured, it was un-
happily
too late—she had ceased to suffer. Nor did
it appear that she had struggled much ; from which ,
it is interred that she must have been seised with a
fit. The infant was so much burnt that it expired the
following day. Verdict, Accidental Death.—Leeds
Mercury.
Saturday se'nnight a child of two years old, be-
longing to Mr. Peter *Court, at Newbury, died in
great agony, in consequence of drinking boiling
water from the spout of a tea-kettle.
A match for 100 gs. a side, three miles, is to be run
over Knavesmire, on Thursday the 4th of March next,
betwixt Abraham Wood, from Lancashire, and Rich.
Ruler, of Stittenham, near Mahon, who lately beat
Isaac Hunsworth, at Langton.—Joseph Beal, the
Yorkshire lad, has been challenged by the Kentish
Butcher, to run either four miles or ten, for .500 or
looogs.—Our Readers will recollect that the Butcher
lately performed the distance of ten miles, over Sun.
bury Common, in 59 minutes and 10 seconds, with
apparent ease.
Thursday se'nnight, a sailor, named Bell, belong-
log to the Close, -Newcastle, was impressed, and
safely lodged in the house of rendezvous. In the
evening, his sister (a young woman under 20) for.
med the resolution of attempting his escape, and for
that purpose went to take a 44 long farewell" of her
brother, who was to be sent off to the tender in the
morning. She was readily admitted to an interview,
and in order to prevent the possibility of escape, bro-
ther and sister were bolted and barred in a room by
themselves, for a few minutes. During that short
space, the parties changed clothes, and on the door
being opened, the young man, apparently snivel.
ling and piping his eye," walked off unmolested in
female attire, while his sister remained to fill the situa.
tion of a British tar. It would be difficult to describe
the rage and disappointment of the gang, on disco-
vering how they had been duped and crowds of
persons went to see the heroine, who received to the
amount of several pounds from the spectators, as a
reward for her intrepidity and affection. She was soon
restored to her liberty by order of the Magistrates.

'Mt ARM?.

Return of the effective strength of the Regular and
Militia forces, on the 25th of December, 1812
Regulan serving at home - 62,018
Ditto - abroad a 167,191
Militia - . - - 71,741
General total 300,890
Number of Recruits raised during the year, ending the 24th
of December, 1812, exclusive of Foreign and Colonial Corps,
14,432—0 f thin 1869 are boys, and 2,298 have enlisted for a
limited period.
During the same period the total number of Volunteers from
the Militia was 9,903.
Of foreign and Colonial Recruits, there have been enlisted at
Foreign Depots at home, since Dec. 25, 1812, - 5,240
At the Headquarters of Foreign and Colonial Corps
abroad, since Dec. 25, 1811, - - - • 8,087

Total 11,927
Desertions from the Regular Army at Home, during the year
ending the 24th Dec. 1812 - - - 3,409
The Return of Casualties during the same period,
(including deaths, discharges, and desertions,) is 17,570
The above Return does not include the casualties in the Pen-
insula and in our Foreign Possessions, during the quarter ending
December the 22th, 1812.

COMMISSARIAT. —The following is an estimate of
the sums required for the service of the Commissariat
department in the year 1819 :
For the Pay and Contingencies of the Corn-
missariat - - - - £316,99410 0
For Supplies to the Troops at Home, under
Permanent Regulations or SpecialDirec-
dons of Annual recurrence - - 1,267,500 0 0
For Supplies to the British Troops Abroad,
ditto ditto - - - - - 144,626 11 $
For Supplies to the British Troops Abroad,
of a special or occasional Nature, directed
by the Treasury - - - - 51,915 0 0
For Supplies to the Allies of Great Britain,
ditto ditto - - - . - 275,427 0 0
For Miscellaneous Supplies - - - 100,750 0 0

Total . if 2,256,223 .1 8
Detachments of the Royal Waggon Train embark-
ed at Portsmouth on Ftiday, for the Peninsula.

Wednesday last the Clare Irish Regiment of Mi-
litia marched from Harwich to Portsmouth Barracks.
They are relieved at Harwich by the 2d West-York
Militia.

On Thursday and Friday mornings the first and
second divisions of the Somerset Militia marched
from Leeds, on their route to Ireland. They are to
be replaced by the Stirling Militia. The North Lin-
coln Militia also passed through Leeds, in three divi-
sions, on their route to Hull.

Saturday sennight 100 stontYorkshire lads marched
through Stamford, in high spirits, on their route to
join that fine regiment the 2d West York Militia,
stationed at Colchester Barracks. This regiment has
been one of the most successful in the recruiting ser-
vice for the Militia, having enlisted nearly 400 men
in the course of twelve months.

The 2d battalion of that gallant regiment, the sth,
lately returned from Spain, are now doing duty at
Exeter Barracks: during the three years they were
in the Peninsula, their heroic conduct merited the
highest praise. In September, 1811, their courage
was ti ied to the greatest pitch on the heights of Alba-
don in Spain. The enemy's cavalry, amounting to
ten times the number of the British, charged the height,
and got a temporary possession of the Portuguese ar-
tillery, but were charged by the 2d battalion of the
sth regiment with such determined bravery as forced
them to abandon their once possessed prize. The
Regiment were thanked personally by the Marquis of
WELLINGTON for their very gallant conduct on that
day. The Staff of the above Regiment returned to
England in the 3d December, 1812, and now muster
upwards of 400 men.