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London, England, 1804-04-04 00:00:00

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MiltitaltriOdn-STRIFT.--Yefterdat a girl,ttoout
t* years of age, was charged by her father with de:
tiding her home, And iirmdint the *roes as *tom.
men proilitute. appeared that fhe had been in the
frequent praetice of this crime, and that betel time
(he had been abfent a week, leaving her mother on a
lick bed. The Magliltate, after a pathetic admonition,
andon her prornife of reformation, recommended her
father to t ske her home t but affured her, that if (he
ever tranfgreffed again, the rigour of the law &told
be exerted againit her.
Four prnilitutes, 'who nightly patrole Lelceller•
fqnare and its environs, were charged as diforderly,
hut it being their aril offence, they were difcharged
with an admonition. Upwards of too of this clefs
have been brought to this office within the left month,
at the inflame of the inhabitanls.
%Voisin r•svas sr.—Yetterday a woman was com-
mitted for re-examination, charged by a Mrs. Solo.
mons, with whom the lodged, on forpicien of rob-
bing her of fundry articles, betides money, to a large
amount.
A dealer in old iron was etonalltra in the penalty
of 51. for having in his polleffinn a large quantity of
lead, pewter, folder, and iron, fufpeded to have been

(holed.
THANE! Orr:cit.—Yam-day a lighterman
examined, on a charge of healing a quantity of mut:
fin, lhAwls, filk, and other articUs. The goods hi
ereßion were lightered by a merchant, on Tower.
hill, one day laft week, in charge,of the prifoner, sod
not an iving in due time, a futpicion mote, "kenos
examining the bores, five in number, three of them
appeared to have been plundered, and lifted up with
old mats and bricks. The ',droner was committed for

re-examination.
--•-• jean was convifted, under the Blindfold
Act, in the penalty of 51. for having in his poffeffion
a quantity of raw coffee and leaf tobacco P.-and a
journeyman to a tobacco manufafturer was likewife
coswided in the mitigated penalty of you- for having
in his poffctliow a qnantity of tobacco, which was fup-
pored to belong to his employer.
A woman was e secured as Troyes, is Champaign!,
tall month, for having poifoned her two daughters re
law. She was the eighth perfon who had committed
the fame crime, and fuffered for it, in the fame town,
within twelve months.
At the Warwick Affixes, William Thorpe was in•
died on Lord Ect.swaoantrc tr's Aft, for maliciouf-
ly cutting and wounding Charles Bunten, a watch-
man ; and after a trial which lulled feveral hours, be
was found guilty—Dowb.
O, Thurfday tall, James Longley, and.
Mills, both aged 30, and James Ricketts. aged 51,
were executed at Pennenien Heath, near Maidflone,
being conviEled of robbery. Tney have all left wives
and children.
An inquifition was taken lall week at the Infirmary,
Shrewfbory. on the body of John Griffiths. After
an examination of leveral witneffes, which ladled (even
hours, the Jury returned a verdict of wilful murder
againft W. Kerr*, who it appeared had Houck the de-
crated on the head with a hick on Saint day the 26th
of February, which occafioned his death. Harris is
committed for trial.
Friday, George Mkt, hndedealer in the Gralimarket,
Edinburgh, is committed to the tolbooth, by war.
rant of the Shetiff, charged with the crime of forgery,
nr tittering 51. notes oldie Bank of England, knowing
diem to be forged.
A few days ago, as Mr. P. Smith, of Ealing, was
exercifing his horfe at a leaping bar, being on ford,
with the hi idle in his hand, the animal, immediately
after making the leap. kicked him with fuch violence
as to caufe the moil ferious confequences to be ap
pre! ended. ,
The quantity of Grain which Rats and Mice &
limy is almoii incred,ble. From the calculations lately
laid before the Public by Sir James Wright, Ban. It
appears too eviJent, that .4 the damage done by there'
wide-waiting devourers of Corn, amounts to no leis
than Soo,ooo brads annually, which is far more than
fotlicient for feed to low the caning year's crop 1"
The celebrated Dr. &ace, Profeffor of Chemiltry in
the Uniect Sty of Edinburgh, and Phyfician to his
Majeßy for Scotland, lot innately invented a Powder,
the efficacy of which, in anfwering the end required,
is not to be equalled in Europe—it is warranted in
fallible: the application is Pimple. the expence trifling,
And the rife° certain : what renders it 11111 more va-
luable, is the Gfety attending its ufe, as the Vermin
neither eat, drink, nor vomit after taking it, nor will
Cats eat of it, atria,: (Laving with hunger.—This
celebrated Rat Powder is fold in Packets, price as. 6d.
each, with printed direftions, (by appointmennt niche
Proprietor) by Meas. Shaw and Edwards, No. 66,
St. Paul's Churchlard ; Howard and Evans' Long-
Lane, Wed Smithfield; Ward, Holborn; Bolton,
Royal Exchange: Conde% Minories ; Barron, 158.
Strand ; Clark. bqrough ; Cochran, Greenwich ;,and
one or more Venders in every town in Great Britain.