Star.
London, England, 1824-06-03 00:00:00

BEFORE THE RECORDER, IN THE NEW COURT.

This morning, after so many delays, the New Crimiital Contt,
in the Old Bailey, was opened in due form, by the lis:coanxit of
London, Sheriffs, several Aldermen, and City Officers, at nine
o'clock. The Middlesex Jury being sworn in, the prisoners were
arraigned, and the Court proceeded to trial.
Williams Thinks was indicted for stealing (rem the person of Jahn
Morris, a silk h.ndkerchief, his property. The osse was fully proved
against him, and the Jury found him Gifiky.
Cromer, who with his wife, stood indicted for stealin; a
clock and other property, belonging to Thomas Mahon, in the Air,
Sessions, was put to the bar. The property was sy.orn tif be litylrid
the value of 40a. and the witnesses having clearly proved the ca.c
against him, the Jury found him Guilty—Death.
In the evening the London Jury are suninv.o.d to attend at fig.,:
o'clock; according to this arrangement two for 3iiddiesex and tts
for London will be doing business at the same time, which will
shorten the Sessions considerably.

SOCIET Y tOR I'JO MO II NG THE ENLARGE
][ENT AND BUILDING 01' CHURCHES AND citArELS.

Yesterday the Annual Meeting of this Institution was
held at the Freemasons' Tavern, when a numerous and
respectable company attended, among whom we noticed
The Aclibishopa of Canterbury and York, the Bishops of London,
Worcester, and Oxford, Lord Kenyon, Joshua Watt;on Esq. the
Deans of Westminster, Exeter, and Ely, Jadge Fier, skac.—The
Archbishop of Canterbury in the Chair.
Dr. BAaarrr read the Report, which stated, that
during the last year 182 applications had been received
for assistance, some of which are still under the consi-
deration of the Committee, and grants have been made
in sixty-two cases, amounting to 13,753/. and by the aid
of that snm additional accommodation will be obtained
for 17,650 persons. The number of free and unappro-
priated sittings will be 13,088. The whole number of
applications made since the establishment of the Society
is 556; that 516 grants have been made; that in thii ty-
six cases, in consequence of offers of increased accom-
modation, the original sums voted have been increased ;
and that the total of grants amounts to 76.8801. but
that twenty-one grants, amounting to 1,9551. have, 1.
from different causes, been relinquished, and that in tive
instances the works have been completed, without claim-
ing the sums which have bean voted, amounting to
5307. The total amount of grants is 71,39 U.
Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and a subscrip-
tiOn was made by the company, amounting to upwards
of 2,0001.

Accounts from Ltirsir—"—ot tne 114th May, state, that,
the fair continues to prove more and more favouiable,
contrary to all the expectations previously entertained.
Foieigners have resorted to it who h.td never been
seen there before. Among zliece were several merchants
from 'rifles, in Georgia. Large quantities of linen were
required by some Colombians, who attended the fair
in person.
At the ringing match which took place on Hurst Church bells,
on Wednesday last, the prize of six new hats was won by the
youths of Binfield, Berks, beating those of Alortinkr,
WinkfieW, and Reading, in a quarter of an hour's peal of round
ringing. A plentiful dinner was served tip on the occasion, which
was attended by many respectable inhabitants of Ikafteld and its
surrounding neighbourhood.

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Fasatorcrri' Jour 1. Wind N. N. NV. Arrived the Macnet
pail, from L' bon—ailed I7th elt. Francis Freeling packet, from
the ler.literraocan. in s!xteen days from Gibraltar—she ailed from
Coi-fu the 9th April, from Malta the eio, and from Gibraltar the
ritli tilt. and Stisbn, iilrttlNs, from Galipoli in nine w.-Nsks. Sailed
his 31sjesty's brig Nei iirroc, on a cruize.
Pal-mous-a, 1. -- Wind N.W. Arrived the Pomona,
Gears.. from 7..inte in sixty-three days; and George and Ann,
Cann, from Cadiz. The ltedulus, Barrarrots, trim Briber)! to
Newfound:dud. is off this pore, asrnasted, mill ill tow of two pilot.
lusts—she has on board the crew of the Usury, of London, which
W 33 ;:hartir::t•tl at

it:NF ‘2.-I.Vind v-siable.—.Arrived his :Majesty's
ship Bi.ossom. trim Smith America, las; from Ilin Janeiro-411e
from 10) the 19th rch, and i 4 r-imuted to have brought
sore,orsei. ati•rliug it; ',pc:ie. &Med thy .ITNA bomb, for the

ju) tc 4,—Wind N.r.—Cirie down from die River and
tat, !lorry, Cow ART). for Gihr.li; ; nra Alt;on, CmiLums,.
fix (I.;Ll,vc. rrir A the Active:, Nloonr, from St. Vincent's. .
aroot, Juviii.—Arriv-al the 1).:vi.1, Uicv..ttius, from New-
i!.utathani ; r, Fnazi.n, from Charente.
CUSTOM-HOUSE., JUNE 2.

Sirs Pm-rm.:ll IswArns--The 11,1nleo,: tram ne Care of pond

Hope ; Rotterdam, from Rnttei darn ; Donald, from Dominica;
New Pi: a-inx, from Triiiiilad; Amiable Etiza, from llavre ; Astrca,
Alex ittelri..; a:'‘.l Ann, from airlingen,
Oe for Stettin ; tiehmond, for
Mw.r.dtlre ; cliitt.tirnup,h, for Mama ; Nlarthal Botcher, for Rot-
ti riiam ; and P.Fz.the;h, for Jamaica.
Cr.e.viiNt; Ottrw.ti: Marquii of flaitirgs, for Bombay;
:Scorpion, for Bata: is ; 111.:mas, for St. Vincent's; Penelope, for
Tviv.te ; Three Sist?rF, for Rotterdam; Hope, fur Hambutih;
s.,pplio, for (.4trebec ; Prioccst Alexandrina, ft.r the Baltic.

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