Star.
London, England, 1801-04-14 00:00:00

COURT M.IRTML.

MlTl:lay a Comt-Mattl..l was held nn board
je Ihip GLADIATOR, iu Portfmontl. bar.
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By rl;.-, Al. Henry .131.1 e, 7dn
Pdr.:il.., and j,..5n bzlonging to the Acirtve
annnvmousittters, entleAvour-
i::t to make mutinons affemblies, and for uttering
tlelitioni and mutinous worts. Evidence having
he,:n examined on the part oldie profecution, and
iLc prifoners heard in their defence, the Court.
after a mature and deliberate confideration, paid
the following fentence :—King, to receive soo
lathes; Bt. than) and Fore% each; and Byrne,
;o, from Blip to Ihip ; Scott and Parith, 3 dozen
each, on board their fhip. Mirth was acquitted.
Pattoy;m, belonging to the fame !hip, was
:I'l4 tried for deferticat, and being found guilty, he
was fentenced to receive 5o Lams.

The following. is an abarta of a Report of the
At.ite of the fleipitals under the care of the LORD
NIA lOR and City of London, for the tail year :
Ch-ift's Hufpital has put out to apprenticcihips 163 Children.
Boned - - d
1-lea at prefent in its charge, in London and at
lizrtford - - -.- 1,075
Ha :t.-ar.ted prientati,m‘ to - - lac*
wbo are now about to bc admitted.
St. liarrholomew's has, during hit year, re-
lieved or cured - - - 9,002 P.,tients.
Has hur'ed - - - 371
Has at pr.:, tit in its rbare - - 676
tit. Thom., .' has relieved or cured -• 7.161
!las raw um -:sr cure - . 569
Beieetv..ll tiss. during lalt year, maintained
and furri..3 with phylic - - 1,989 Perron&
11:thivb-m had remaining in it, on the jilt
Dceemivr, 1799 - - 243 Patients.
Ilan reekiviil in 2800 - - 235 _

Ha. (wed and ditcharscd - - as
lial, buriAl - - - 29
Retain. under cure - - 266

The new London Midge is about to he carried
into immediate execution : it is to cot:fitt of no
more than three arches, the centre of which is to
be capacious enough to admit vefiels of 200 tons
hurthen to fail under: this bridge is to be of call
iron, erected on a Hone bale : the call work is elli-
mated at y 3,0001. the other plan of two bridges,
in order that there might be an alternate draw-
bridge in each with an anchorage pool between
them, was eftimated at t zoo,oool. but this was not
approved of by the Committee.
A gentleman went to Honey-lane-market laft
week, and after purchafing a large firloin of beef,
and other articles, applied, as is cßftomary, for a
bAker.wonsin to convey it home. Upon the way
thither it teems that the gentleman, fuppofing her
to walk too near him, with fume degree of-emo-
tion defied her to bet ter ifijancr. This fhe fo ef-
fatually. complied with, that, under favour of a
narrow alley, the had totally abkonded a few mi-
nutes after.

On the tft of April, a Gentleman of Winchefler
going down the Strand, London, had his pocket
pecked of two pocket•boolcs, with his name on
them, which he had taken care should not contair.
any thing of value ; and on Monday latt they were
fent to him by the coach, with the following letter :
Strand, April az 'Sot.

4, Sir—We beg leave to return fou.the inclofed
books, being of no fervice to us, the contents not
anfwering our expetßations ; but being an honeft
looking countryman, we thought we would make
you an April fool—begging you will ercufe, Sir.
yat r humble fervants, Moses and Asloo.''
On the evening of Saturday ha, the ath April,
a little pail ten o'clock, Thomas Ofwald, one of
the Muticians of the Firft or Royal Regiment of
Edinburgh Volunteers, Blue, was attacked on the
Edinburgh road, to the wedward of the Meadow
Gate, by three perfons,' Who endeavoured to rob
him, but bring difappointed of their objelt, they
not only knocked him down, and cruelly bruifcd
him ; but alto moil brutally Rabbed him in the
lower parts of the body with a tharp pointed flick,
which broke, and part of it, about four inches in
length, remained in one of the wounds given him,
which were fo fituated, as nearly to prove mortal,
and the lacerations fo dangerous, that his recovery
is flill doubtful.

On Friday noon a poor woman's honk in the
place called the Spiv: Hands, in the parifh of St.
Mary, Whitechapcl, was broke open whilft fhe
went out on an errand, and, before fhe returned,
every article of wearing-apparel and bed-cloth .:s
werelen ; fulpeded to have been done by a gang
of buys who loiter about the fields, watching for
an oppruttinii y to phinder.
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The Sheri:f's Jury at Shrew!bury, on Wedr.ef.
day, foitni a vtrdi. of Sol. againit a man who,
havin r,:cri wed notice to quit an orchard and gar-
den which he held from Mr. Comsat., deflroyed
malt of the fruit-trees.

A woman engaged in the late riots at Chorley,
has bcen feint:need to liven years tranfportation:
fOur others arc ordered to be iznprifoned two and
fix months in folitary cells.
Cowes'. is Ltstox CoxwtLL, of
Temple-Bar, having been given to underlland that
fome other Acid has 14._en fold for Concrete Lemon
ft.:ls it um:A.:try to obferve, that he is per.
milted to refer to thc h:gbeft Antliorities in this
kingdom for the purity of that peepared by him-
tell; and lie trod% that the precaution of figning
-,ery with his name and in his own hand
afford fotEcient fccurity againa im-
p. fa ion, to thole who than he delirons to main. are
of this conveniect and elegant preparation.
Rit,a/a7ai, .lo.• New Grand Speetaele performiir
at rh.: 1:o) 41 Cirri's, St. Geta-ge's Fields, freaks
. r•:4,.,ty to the Icelings, and fixes the attention of
.14c A .I,..ience throughout, from the depth of the
11144 ar.e.l the Oriking eliaraacrs which compofe h,
tii of ush;. 11 11, • rt•• formers fupport with the ut
ni..11 ohi!it). t' -.4 s, in I{ inadsfic:, is admirably
: ,et •t attonithing charader of whom all
I it d) s..:h the highelt admiration.—Nfifs
1:1 in ,fartfia, is charming and pathetic, and
meets o id. the Iltongett applaufe.—Mrs. !tor r to,
;11 C:'•,, is really fafeinating r the Dnett of
gee. 114 I: es- and 'dr. To ens is highly relilbed,
ard the i'.l. CA of Mils L. Moor is fuck as to
receive tLe lui,lteit plaudits at ovary ay.