Star.
London, England, 1802-02-16 00:00:00

I.ONDOM

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY i 6.
PRICE OF ROCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
per Cent. Con lots, for mooSts It'Ditt° . for ace. 699.
Reduced 711--4 per Cent 50/- CW $ per Cent. tot
1.1 5 per C. tool--Long Ann. not.

PRICE OP STOCKS YISTIRDILT.,
3 per Ccm. Rid. 7ci I Short Ann. 31
3 per C. ConL 63 i i Imp. 3 per Cents. 69-1 I.
4 per Cent. 874 J: Imp. Ann. 127-16
5 per Cent. A,n. aooi I Excheq. Bills Ss. peen,
s pa Cent. 1797 to Englith Tickets 161.135.
Lon; Ann. :c: Conf. for Ace. 654

By a Royal MeMtge to Parliament, delivered
laft night, it appeals the Civil Lift has again be.
come inadequate to fatisfy the increafed demands
which have been lately made upon it.
This morning a Mail arrived from Holland.—
The only articles worthy of notice which it brings
are given in the preceding column.

The Kis° turned out a fine Rag at Try's.hill,
near Chertfey, on Saturday morning ; whic after
affording a good chace, in a circuitous direftion,
through the open country. took foil in Shirewater
pond ; from whence he afterwards broke away in
a bold Rile, and was taken in the inclofures of

The Fifeihire Cavalry have offered to continue
their Cervices as long as his Majefty !hall have oc-
cafion for them.
A New Edition of the Novel of 64 GEORGE
BARNWELL." is rapidly preparing for the prefs ;
and a New Work by the fame Author, will make
its appearance in the courfe of a few days, under
the title of 44 SpL2NDID Mighty."

The Gold Medals given by the Mt awn SEIGNIOR
to our Officers who ferved in Egypt, were laft week
begun to be diaributed. They are very handfome,
and do honour to his munificence. But in the
grateful remembrance of their countrymen will be
the bell monument of their glory and fame.
Lail night, at Drury-Line Theatre, Mi. RAY-
MOND performed the part of Rolla, in the Tragedy
of Pizarro, altogether better than any other actor
Mho has followed Mr. KEMBLE. Mr. CAULFIELD,
on account of the indifpolition of Mr. BARRYMORF,
ranted as well as could be expeCted through Pi-
zarro, and Mrs. YOUNG (late Mifs Bic Gs) was
very interelling in Cora ; but the chief attraCtion
of the evening was Mrs. SinooNs'i Elvira, which
She performed for the &II time this reaton.—Tlie
houfe was completely filled before the riling of the
curtain.

Saturday a Conrt Martial was held on board
the GLADIATOR, in Portfmottth Harbour, to try
Wm. Miller, alias Bower, for murdering the Of-
Seers of his Majefly's fhip HFRIMIONE, or being
aidir.g dr.?. :Ailing therein, and for having aided
and affiacd ir. carrying the Chip to La Guira, and
delivering her up to the enemy. The Court agreed
that the latter charge had been full proved againft
the pritoncr, and adjudged him to he hanged.
BOW-ST :UM-1n crsilecn:ence of a complaint
fi.an a number of rerrea.,ble ir,:,.ibitant.; in the
neighbourhood c,f Flanipa,:ad, at this C.fice, of
their female krvants and datighttt, being de-
frauded of their rw-ney Ly a woman in that neigh-
bcurhone, pretending to tell their fortunes, &c.
and from a r,11:11!)cr of riz.ziculous ftories the had
told them, their minds being much didurbed, and
much mirc::ief iikrly to enfue from (his prophetcfs,
who, as an inc:uccnivnt to belief in her nonfenfe,
muted it to be reported that the dealt in witch-
craft, a woman was employed to go and have
her fortune told ; the did fo a few days fence, and
Rriterday the fortune-teller was brought before Sir
ICHARD FORD, in the cullody cf Sayers, the offi-
cer, who Rated, that he apprehended her in a
!mall honk en the Hamptlead road. He defcribed
her relidence to be of fuch a frightful and difgull-
ing appearance, as he never faw before ; the had
mu the fame room with her two owls, a jackdaw,
and a Guinea pig; there were fuppored to ftrengthen
the idea that the dealt in witchcraft.

The woman who was employed to have her for-
tune told. raid, She went to the prifoner's refidence
on the amp(lead road la(t Monday : when the
entered her hook, the told her the wanted to have
her fortune told. The prifoner replied, the need
not a& her any queftionr,for the knew the was come
to enquire about a fair man. The prifoner pre-
tented her tome cards, and defined her to cut them,
which the accordingly did ; the prifoner, after
looking at the cards for fome time, told her the
would marry the fair man the was come to enquire
after, and in lets than twenty-four hours the would
receive a letter, which would bring her fome good
news. The prifoner then wefented her with cards
ornamented in a very uncommon manner, and de.
fired her to draw fome of them; the drew three ;
two of them contained lions, and the other a
I.lflbe : the prifoner told her thole indicated that
th,_ 'could conquer every thing (he took in hand;
anJ the prifoner further raid, that on the 4th, 6th,
and !4th cf next March, fomething very particu-
lar would happen to her, and if (he did not take
fire zt care, the would be injured very much ; that
the had two fincere friends, and had three very
treat enemies. The witnefs told the woman the
was eng.:ged in a law fuit, and witlied to know if
the priloner could give her any information as to
the event; upon which, pretending to make fome
c &illations, the told her the would be fuccefsful ;
1,,r this (he paid the prifoner one Silting:
The officer produced a pack of playing cards,
.1 number of other cards, ornamented in a very
uncommon and frightful manner, fome of them
ieprefunting the devil, hell, &c.
The M:!giftrate, on examining the playing cards,
Arays cut the feven of diamonds. This, DO
doubt, was fo contrived, to deceive the ignorant,
1,, tell them (he knew what card they would cut.
't'he MAgiarate urged her to tell where the bought
them, but he could not learn from her.
A thect of paper was produced by the officer,
which he found in her room. It contained written
inartiftions for pradifing her deceptions.
She was committed to the Houk of Correction
lal a 2nri varrAnnfi