Star.
London, England, 1807-10-07 00:00:00

SURREY tUARTER SESSIONS.

KINGSTON, Ocroa 6.—The Seffinns was opened
this day before THostas Evarrce, Efq. Recorder,
Lords Leflie and William Itufrell, Sir Jofeph Maw.
bey. Serjeant Onflow, Colonels Kenfington and
Gaitficell, and twelve more Magiftrates of the county.
• The ulna' routine htifinefs was gone through until
it came to the Treafurer's accounts. Mr. Mauver
then appeared as Counfel int feveral parifhes, the firft
of which that was heard was that of the parifh of St.
Saviour, to which we fltall confine our report, as all
the other parifh accounts turned upon the lame point.
The parifh of St. Saviour chimed 3201. as a reins,.
burfement.(or money paid and advanced by them,
under the Aa of the 43d of his prefent Majefly, which
grants a certain weekly allowance to the wives and
families of men ferving in the Militia ; the procefs is
fimple. A claim is made and certificates produced
before a Magifirate ; he being fatisfied with the legs,
lily of the demand, makes an order on the Church.
wardens and Overfeers of the parifle in which the
parties reticle. who have in their turn an order on the
Treafurer of the county, for the reimburfement of
the advances...l2ol. were claimed.
The 'freafurer of the county Rated, that he, on
looking into the Al, confidered there was an impe-
rative duty impofed on him, that of complying as a
public officer of the county, with the provifions of
the Ad, which were to Rate them fhortly—that if
the account fbould not be delivered to the Treafurer
within the period of fix months after the money had
been ailed, the Treafuret was not only nut liable,
but he was not authorized to pay it.
The Recorder and the Magiftrates delivered their
opinions in concurrence with that of the Treafurer,
he undertaking all the legal claims, and the parifhes
of mule will lofe the reR.

Sir WILLIAM GEARY is to have the command of
the Maidstone Volunteer Riflemen, which will be
increafed to three companies.
Some vile mifcreants on Sunday and Monday ntght,
cruelly mangled and flaughtered four cows and a
horfe, the former the property of Mr. Rhodes in the
Hampflead Road. It was evident the offenders were
aftuated by malicious motives, as the entrails of th•
animals were cut out, but the carcafes were not
moved.

Lan week, the dwelling.honfe of James Howell.
an induflrions and refpeliable hufbandman, at Bromef-
berrow, in Glouceflerfhire, was totally confumed by
fire, arifing from the bad flruaure of the chimney ;
the defirueive element extended to the out-boildings,
the whole of which. with the farming implements,
and produce of the late harveli were burnt, and the
family thereby reduced to poverty. No lives, fortu-
nately, were left, Howell, his wife, and children,
being at Barton Fair when the accident happened.—
Mr. Davis, a lodger, in laming Come valuable wri-
tings in: a diftant part of the koufe, was injured.
As in optics very dUlant nbjed apparen,ly increafe
in magnitude the nearer it is approached, fo fhould
its interea proportionally increafe if of confequence to
thole who contemplate it. Apply this obfervation
to the momentous intereft rf the combined Schemes
which conliitute the new Lottery Plan, and the near
approach of its drawing, on the 20th inR. cannut but
every day more and more engage the attention of the
votaries of Fortune's Wheel.

NOT Two BLANKS TO A Pasts !—On Tuefday.
zoth ORobwr, the New and Improved State Lottery
will commence Drawing, unprecedented rich in
Prizes. The Scheme contains o.te Thoufand and
Eighty-five, from 40,0001. to 251. betides 6000
Prizes of Tickets in the Supplementary Lottery, of
the eflimated value of 201. each ; and thefe being
the only Tickets entitled to a Prize in the Supple.
mentary, it is prefumed they may be much higher.—
Meffrs. W. H. DANISL and Co. will therefore give
the utmoft value for every Supplementary Ticket or
Share, purchafed at their State Lottery Office, No. 3,
Pope's Head Alley, CornhiU, Lond..n, or their
Agents, if brought for tale on or before .he 16th of
November next. Tickets and Shares are felling in
a great variety of numbers, on the towel terms.—
Schemes at large, gratis, and money for prizes paid
on demandl.

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