Star.
London, England, 1805-09-14 00:00:00

ipl,mc Its, SEPT. It.

The humours of the evening on the fands were the
antient, honourable, and royal amisrement of Bob Le-
mon, and a pig race. In the former, a dextrous boy
imr'ierfing his head in the tub (for a confiderable
time), forced the fruit againfl the fides, then applied
his teeth to it, and received half a guinea for his re-
ward, as the fuccefsful candidate. The pig race was
cnnduEted with a degree of folemnity fuited to the
important occafion. Two Gentlemen on horfeback
preceded the cart in which the vielim was conveyed ;
while twelve youths, diftingnifhed by ribbands, anxi-
oufly waited its arrival. Sufficient law (in the fport-
ing phrafe) having been given, the affrighted animal
ran for three or four furlongs with great rapidity,
and with half the town at his heels. The lolly coin-
' petitor who thould raife him from the ground by the
tail, and hurl him over his (boulders, was to obtain
the prize. After the fluff effort, the learned quadru-
ped finding efcape impoffible, took folk, and made no
further attempt. Previous to his departure, his body
had been rubbed with faponaceous ingredients, and
tfpecially the curling extremity : fo that not one of
the rivals had addrefs or firefly's for the grand at-
chitvement ; they therefore received a pecuniary
emolument, and abandoned the ground.
A fpecies of divertion, vulgarly called a Smock
Race was projeaed ; bur, to the honour of the place,
no females could be found, however indigent their
fituation, to conceit the proffered reward. As a fub-
future, an Afs Race is propofed, in which that lingo.
lar favourite of the eloquent Burrow is to difplay his
agility.
At night the Theatre was opened for the Mafque-
rade. It was converted into a grand faloon, and was
illuminated with felloons of lamps of various colours.

Mrs. LITCHPULD has been with her family this
fummer at Richmond, where the had a benefit on
Monday night, which was a bumper. The enter-
tainments were, the Honey Moon, and Valentine and
Orton.
At prefent there are no lets than two juvenile
anteii on board the Vefuvius bomb in the Downs.—
One of thofe nautical dramatic phznomenas. (to ufe
the words of the Captain of the Vefuvius) polfelfes all
the fire, energy,beauty,andfymmetry, of Mailer Bar-
TY he is a boy of only fourteen, who eloped lately
from his friends in Dublin, and entered into his Ma-
jelly's The other is quite an lactsnox in
natural voice, talk, and execution. Large parties
of Ladies and Gentlemen are frequently invited on
board the Vefuvius to receive a Thefpian treat from
thofe young Eons of Neptune.
There is at this time in the Governor's garden, at
the once famous, but now neglected Little Fort, at
Cockham Wood, Chatham, an apple tree bearing
very fine apples, and a quantity of bloffom on the
fame branches.

On Saturday fe'nnight one of the fineß elms ever
Peen in any country wasbrought to Monmouth, where
it remained for infpedion till Monday morning. It
required 15 horfes to bring it five miles along a good
road, contained 7 tons 12 feet of timber in its fquared
Rate, and meafured 41 feet long by four feet fquare
at the but, although upwards of 30 feet had been cut
off from the top ►n order to bring it along the road,
fo that the whole meafure of the tree may be com-
puted at nine tons and a half. This remarkable tree
was perfealy found, and in a growing Rate when cut
down—it grew in a meadow near Saint Maughan's
church.

A perfon whore real name is Crockett, but who has
affirmed others, has been taken taken into cuflody at
Middle, in Slhropfhire, by two gentlemen from Wor.
teller, charged with forgery on one of the Banks of
that city.

Loss so TIME.—The public are much indebted
to the Contradors of the Lottery which will begin
Drawing this Month, for,isy their wife arrangement
of the Scheme, a purchafer of a Ticket or Share may
gain either of the three prizes of 20,0001. three of
io,oool. three of scoot. and numerous other Prizes,
for little more than half the ufual price, as every Tic-
ket drawn within a certain period, will be entitled to
fume benefit from a 20,0001. down to a 201. or a
rol. and all Shares will receive their repedive pro-
portions of fuch Prizes.
Died at Montreal, in the Province of Canada, on
the 15th of June, Otos, BRYCE M'CUMMINO, Efq.
Seignior of Grand Valley, and late a Captain in the
sth Weft India Regiment. He commenced his mi-
litary career in the Allied Army, under the com-
mand of Prince Ferdinand of Brunfwick ; ferved his
King and country faithfully land honourably, forty-
five years, and was aaively engaged in every war in
which Great Britain was involved, during his life.—
He was cool and colleded in the greateft danger;
never aduated by momentary impulfe ; he was a
Ready, alive, enterprifing, good foldier, and lite-
rally a brave man; and, without any oflentatious
difplay of his zeal, was an enthufiaft in his defire to
fupport the charader of the Bt hitt; Army. Endow-
ed with flrength and a rebuff conflitution, he was
patient of hardfhip ; with chearfulnefs encouraged
others to exertion in their duty, and univerfally
gained the efteem and refped of all with whom he
ever ferved. Generous and hofpitable in the field,
his door was thrown open to relieve the wants and
fatigue of his brother Officers, and BRYCE MVUEI-
MING'S hofpitality was proverbial. With a conflitu-
Lion at Taft worn out with fevere fervice (particularly
in the Weft Indies, where he was taken prifoner by
the Caribs, and only efcaped death in cold blood to
fuffer what was worfe, fix months dole confinement
in a contraded dungeon, in a tropical climate) he
retired to Canada to join his children, and pats the
remainder of his days in peace ! But all human hopes
are fallacious, the lots of his wife (whom he furvived
only eleven months), who had forty years been his
faithful companion through all his viciftitudes of fcr.
tune, the misfortunes of his family (in his old age),
whom he had brought up with credit to himfelf in
!hid principles of honour, reditude, and as faithful
and loyal fubjefts, added to his own fervices either
forgot or neglected, bore heavy on him, and his
ftrength was not equal to a fea voyage, which he
only furvived to die on the gth day after his arrival
at Montreal, in the 66th year of his age, fincerely
regretted by his relatives, and all who knew him.—
His remains were concluded to the ferry by a refped
able body of his friends and citizens, and from thence
to the banks of Lake Champlain for interment.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LITCHFIELD RACES, TUESDAY, SEPT. zo.

The King's Plate of wogs. was run for, upon Whit-
tington.Heath, by Horfes, &c. carrying 811. 71b.
each. Three Mile Heats.
Mr Skinner's b. m. Duckling - • 4 I a
Mr Fenwick's b. m Mils Coiner - - a dr
Mr Clifton's b. h. Sir Ulic M.Killigut . • I 2 2
Mr Femmes b. h. Principal - - 3 dr
Odds, after the firlt heat, to to 1 on Sir Ulic ; af-
ter the fecond heat, to to a on Ducklin ; many of the
belt informed were taken in by the first bets.

ABINGDON RACES, TUESDAY, SEPT. ro.
Fifty Pounds for all ages, 4 mile heats.
Mr. Neale 's ch. b. (biz, aged r
Mr. Kellerman's ch. m. Mary, y yrs 2
WEDNESDAY.
Sweepflakes of ggs. each, with Sol. added, for allages.
Two mile heats. (Seven Subfcribers.)
Mr. Ladbroke's ch. c. Dudley, 3 yrs old s r t
Mr. Girdler's ch. in. Capella, s yrs I 2 2,
Mr. Blandy's gr. 1. Mir" Countryman, 3 yrs 4 S 3
Mr. Goddard's b. f. Swindon Lab, 3 yrs z 3 dr
Mr. Sutton's gr. f. &trey, 4 yrs 3 4 dr
Lord Abingdon's b. f. 3 yrs 6 M.

PONTEFRACT RACES, TUESDAY, SEPT. zo.
The MernberePlate of pl. for Maiden 3 and 4 yrolds.
Sir R. Winn's b. c. Mariner, by Precipitate, 3 yrs 6 a
Mr. Richardcon's b. m. Woodbine, 3 yrs old 5 • 3
Hon. L. Saville's eh. f. by Patriot, 3 yrs old 3 5 dr
Mr. Wilfon's br. f. by Sir Peter, 3 yrs (bolted) 2 4
Mr. Flint's b. c. Scampfon, by Screveton, 3 yrs I 3
Mr. Hotham's b. e. Bonnet, by Traveller, 3 yrs a dr
sto z agft Precipitate-7 to 4 agft Sir Peter—eafy.

WEDNESDAY.
Sweepßakes 61 3ogs each, togs ft. for 3 yr old colts.
Sir W. Gerard's bL e. Barouche, by Overton .
Sir R. Winn's ch. c. Sound Judgment, by Buzzard - s
Sweepßakes of togs. each, with togs. added, for
3 yrs old fil.
Sir T. Gafcolgne's Pricipttate, out of Goldenlocks
Ld Strath:norc's grey, by Overton -
Sir E. Smith's grey, by Overton • 3
Sir R. Winn's bay, Hypocrite, filter to Auaioneer - 4
Mr E. L. Hodgfon's bay, by Moorcock - - 5
Two to 1 againft Lord Strathmnre's grey, and g
to 2 againft Sir T. Gafcoigne's chefnut—hall a head.
The Gold Cup, value wogs. a Subfcription of logs.
each, with 2ogs. added, for 3,4, 5, and 6 yrs old,
and aged.—Mares and Geldings to he allowed 31b.
and a winner of the great Subfcription or Sweep-
flakes at York, this year, slb. extra.—Thus
marked t to carry 51b. extra.
}Mr. Aside's b. h. Fergtifon, 5 yrs old
Mr. Dent's b. e Sir Charles, by Selim, 4 yrs old
Two tot and 5 to 2 on Fergufon ; wog eafy.

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Mr. Roster ARBUTHNOT, many years principal
Secretary to the Hon. F. NORTH, Governor of Cey-
lon, being obliged to quit his fitnation on account of
ill health, died on Monday laR, in the Downs, on
his pairage home. His lifter, Mils ARBUTHNOT, was
three days in waiting at Dartford. Apartments
were prepared for him, his wife, and daughter, at
&AIWA Hotel. Mr. Attaurumor, we underftand,
is a confin to our prefent Minifter at Conftantinople.
A few days fince Mr. Williams, proprietor of the
copper-mill, at Wrayibury, Bucks, obferved a cart
Banding near a Paper-mill, in the above neighbour-
hood, at a very unfeafonable hour ; and furpetaing
that paper might he carried off without paying the
duty, he acquainted the Supervifor of Excife with
his fufpicions, who fent fome officers to afcertain the
fad. They taw the cart pars along the road, as if
coming from the Paper-mill, which they immedi ttely
(lopped, when the parties accompanying it made
their efcape. Oa examination, the cart proved to
be loaded with about 8 cwt. of copper, intlead of
paper, Bolen from Mr. Williams's mill ; the owner
of the cart is known, which may lead to a difcovery
of the offenders.

DIVORCIS. —A very humorous piece made its
appearance lately at the Theatre Francois, at Paris.
Its purport is to ridicule the facility with which d'-
vorces are obtained, and the indelicate traffic of get-
ting a hufband or wife by advertifement or agency.—
An elderly man marries a young wife of unimpeach-
able virtue, but of a difpolition in extravagant as to
tire him of wedlock ; he therefore, without having
any thing to impute to her of' moral defea, refolves
to divorce ber ; and the young Lady, who has no-
thing to charge her butband with but a defea very
natural to his years, refolves upon the fame thing ;
but both carry on the defign privately, and determine,
before they feparate, to provide themfelves with other
helpmates.
Early one morning the Gentleman goes to an of-
fice which advertifed to fupply both foxes with part-
ners, and makes his botinefs known to the mailer,
with whom a very humorous fcene enfues. The
matter takes his memorandum book to enter the del-
cription of the old gentleman, and the humour con-
fills in the vanity of the portrait which he draws of
himfelf, contrafted with his real feeblenefs and age r_
for when the defcription is finifhed, an old man of
feventy years appears upon paper to have the a.flivi.
ty and features of a youth of twenty-one. Jule as
the defcription is finifhed, the matter is informed that
a Lady is in waiting for him ; he begs his canister
to withdraw into an inner room, and immediately
the wife herfelf is uthered in. An excellent fcene here
enfues between the mailer, who is a coxcomb, and
the Lady, whole modelly will not permit her to
dwell on her accomplilhments. The memorandum-
book is then put into her hands, and (he immediately
feleas the defcription which the hufband had given
of himfelf, and respells to fee this handfome, aaive,
well proportioned young fellow. ,4 You (hall fee
him this inftant (lays the matter), he is in the horde."
" Heaven be praifed ! ((he exclaims) but what are
nty charms to his ? (give me Come rouge, Monticur).
Can he look upon fuch a creature ? (Could you let
me have Tome patches ?) I (hall fink with cnnfufion.
Is he fo amiable as he defcribes himfelf? 0, Heavens!
If he fhould not like me."
Whiltt the is in this hurry of preparation, the me-
ter opens an inner door, and encourages the old gen-
tleman to come forth, who at firft hangs back ; they
loon, however, burfl upon each other's view. and the
cataftrophe ends in a good laugh, and the determina-
tion of the panics to live together, and give over the
thoughts of a divorce.
M. Layout, the author of this piece, is laid to have
borrowed his plot ; but the merit of fuch ttories is
in the manner of telling them ; and the vivacity of
' the dialogue, which certainly is his own, will relcue
him from the difgrace of plagiaritin.

Mr.BELSHAM's HISTG RrofG AEAT BR

FROM THE REVOI V PION T) TH:I
PEACE OF AMIENS.

With fingular pleaftire we congratnloe otifd;•-•
on the completion of this celebrated work, which, by
the recent addition cf the t tth and 12th roiontes. is
now brought down to the Peace of Amiens, a pet iod
beyond which, according to the intimation of the
Author, it is not his intent ian to ex'end his hifloriral
labours. As a whole, in which light this Hittory is
now, therefore, to be confidered, it may be confidently
recommended as a Work which, however different in
fome points of view, may he ftudied with fatisfac-
Lion, as a fequel to a continuation of the defervedly
admired Hittory of Mr. Hume.
In the earlier period of our National Annals.
Hume has fo fixed his reputation as apparently to bid
defiance to fuccefsful rivalry, and fince his time it
has been the conflant fubjett of national regret, that
almolt equally hopelefs was the profpcd of loch a
Continuation of his Work, fince the period of the
Revolution, as might claim with juftice, and obtain
without helitation, the honour of ranking as its com-
panion.
Te errors and defeEts of SINOLLET,the only name
which can Rand in any degree of competition, have
long been nniverfally felt and acknowledged. He pof-
felled unqueftionable,talents, but his genius was en-
tirely turned to the low and the ludicrous : of the
dignity and beauty of hittoric compofition he had no
conception, and much lefs could he boaß of any por.
tion of its all-pervading and philofophic fpi: it. Other
produaions of the fame nature have had an ephemc.
ral exiftence, have lived their little day, and have
hurried into negleet and oblivion.
In this Rate of our hiftoric attainments, Mr. Bee-
slum feveral years ago publifhed the firft volumes of
his Hittory of Great Britain. The Work was im-
mediately pronounced a phenomenon in that branch
of literature, and it was received with that general
applaufe which incited the author to proceed with
encreafing energy in his undertaking, and after the la-
bour of fourteen years, it now appears before the
Public as a complete work.
In examining critically the intrinfic merit of this
performance, feveral firiking claims to diftinetion are
inftantly obvious. One of the mutt prominent of
them is, that in no place do we meet wi,ll any thing
like the tranfcription of the dull records of the day.
Every page bears the impteflion of refearch and of
original thought. With acute difcrimination, Mr.
BELSHAM developcs the wires and the motives of
aftion, recurring frequently to fources and docu-
ments, which lie beyond the fphere of ordinary in-
velligation.
In our dome& !Dory his arrangement is in a high
degree luminous and exalt. The unfortunate conteft
with the colonies is reviewed, and its progrefs traced
with difcernment and care, and in the narrative of
the late war, by which the prefent reign will be ren-
dered Bill more memorable, the Author feems in a
molt particular manner to have exerted all his powers
to do plaice to the importance of the occaflon.
The affairs of the Continent, as fobfervient to his
primary objetft, he has treated with extraordinary
ability ; and the wars of King WILLIAM and Qeen
Asti P, as well as the events refulting from the won-
derful change which the LA feventeen years have in-
troduced in the condition and politics eif Europe, are
related with a fingular combination of political and
hiltorical talent. The tranfaCtions in India are alto
detailed at confiderable length and with great ability.
In eltimating his general politics as an Hittorian,
it is impollible to avoid noticing his peculiar excel-
lence in the delineation of charader. With a keen-
nefs of penetration, a folidity of judgment, and a
warmth and fidelity of colouring unrivalled, he ar-
ras the fleeting perfonages of his fcene, and trail&
mits to his Reader their intelletual p rtraits. Add
to this, that bis (Lyle throughout polfeffes an anima,
tion, a vigour, and a fluency which can Icarcely he
paralleled, and every part of his Work is pervaded
by the genuine Philofothy of Ilifiory, without which
the molt interefting materials, united to the greatelt
attraftions of (Lyle, cannot•afpire to be ranked in this
higheft department of Literature.
It now remains only to fpeak of Lisp/ tiort. princi/let.
Whatever favours of the appellation of parry, is un-
doubtedly fo far odious. Yet in this nation one wen
diltinCtion has long exitted, and mutt long continue
to eaitt, for its foundation is fixed in the nature of
things. By the very effence of our Conititution, the
confcientious Friends of Privilege and thole of Pre-
rogative can never perfeCtly coalefce ; and the princi-
ples of WHIGG:SM received at the Revolution of 1.6t:8
a pradical fantlion which enfitres them a durabi:ity
co-exittent with that Conftitution itfelf, and lets their
advocates far above the ftigma ufually attached to

party denomination.
Mr. Bet slum then is a perfed model of a Whig
of the Old School. The caufe of the Revolution
is the banner under which he fights, and to the teR
of its genuine and unalterable decifions he brings
every ad of Domeftic Policy which incurs his Wei-
vation ; but we perceive that we have already paired
our prefcribed limits. We mull therefore brief-
ly add, that having endeavoured in the above im.
perfed !ketch to give tome faint idea of this excellent
Work, we recommend it molt lirongly to our Rea-
ders, and exprefs our confidma, for we are perfuaded
that our hope is fupertluous, that it will remain as
long as the language in which it is written &all en-
dure, an Mutinous repofitoty of the principles of
genuine patriotifrn, and a noble monument of hillo-
ck genius.

No Bible& is fo delicate as the treatment of the
teeth. The enamel by which they are covered being
fo extremely thin, every tooth powder, con:par:l
of mineml fubtlances, it mutt be obviqns to every
one, will loon rub nff this delicate part of their lab, ic,
on which their colour and prefervation depend. and
which can never again be repaired. That mineral
IW:fiances are more fpeedy in producing their effects
than vegetable, will he granted; but this difeafed
whitenefs, occafioned by them, funn ends in their de-
cay, and the molt vi.,l:nt tooth aches are the coot*.
quence of this rash and dangerous pradice. Bu e E leg
IWtorative Tooth-powder, being computed entirely
of vegetables, it claims a prefereace over every other:
fold at No. 4., Cheapfide, corner Paternotter-row,
London ; and retain, by m(

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PRINTERS.-WO, HIP-STREET, SEPT. 12.

THE KING, on the inji.tmatioa of HILL O. CR•FT.

Mr. A LLF Y, on the part of the informant, (fated,
t'' at this informasion, which was limilar to one which
na }been lately difpole.i of, was brought againit the
Defendant on the e7th claufe of the 3.)th of the King,
to reenv-r the nenalty of 20. for printing a certain
paper, purporting to be the title-page of a book,
without printing thereon, according to the lb id letter
of the aft, his name and place of abode. On the
former day, he faid he had given up the caufe with-
out fuhteeling the Magiffrates to the trouble of ex
pelting their opinion, as he law the evidence he had
produced was not fufliciently strong to convift the
Defendant. In this cafe, be was inftrufted to fay,
no falling off would he experienced, and, in that
event, there could not be the (mallet} doubt but that
the Defendant mull be convifted. The Learned Cour.-
tel then anticipated the arguments which would be
made tile of by his Learned Friend, M. GURNEY,
(who attended at the oppofite fide,) relative to the
preamble of the Aft, which runs to this -feet—' An
Aft for the more effeetnally fuppreffing focieties elta-
blifhed for (editions and treafonable purpofes, and
for the better preventing treafonable and fedit:ons
praCtices.' He (tippled, he faid, it would be urged,
that from this preamble tie Defendant could not he
liable to conviction, unlefs on the fare of the papers
printed, famething treafonable or feelitious appeared;
but Inch an argument could not for a moment be fop-
ported. He then cited fcveral cafes to rove, that
whatever might he the preamble of the aft, the cn-
claufe mull have its effeft, and recnrred to the
kiiitory of England, when Sir Jnhn Coventry's nofe
was flir by the Officers of the Guards for oppofing
fome vneafure in the Hnufe of Commons, and the fob.
Miquent aft made in confequence of it, the preamble
rf lets forth the realists it was made. Some
lime after this, when a man was tried for almoll ela-
ting off another's arm, it was offered as argument by
tyre Counsel for the Defendant, that the aft could
not extend to the cutting off an arm, as the preamble
had only Rated the flitting of Sir John Coventry's
nofe; but the Court at once over-ruled it.
The Learned Gentleman, after making many other
obfervations, concluded a fpeech of confiderable
length, by Paying, that no perfnn could tell whether
a paper did or did not contain treafon, as evidently
from Layer's cafe, in the reign of George the Firff,
when the commonelt complimentary and other notes
were proved to be overt alts of treafon, every word
that they contained having a dillino, different, and
treafonable meaning. He, therefore, was convinced,
that, on the evidence being heard, the Defendant
would be fiddled with the penalty.
William Abbot was then fworn, and firft era.
mined by Mr. GuRNeY relative to the interelt he
might have in the event of this profecution ; but
he politively denied that he had any indireft interelt,
or any expeflation of a reward. We was then ex-
amined by Mr. ALLEY, and depofed, that be was
a general dealer, living at No. to, Martlet-court,
Bow-ftreet, Covent Garden. He knew the Defen•
dant, who keeps a Stationer's Ihop in Well flreet,
Oxford-road, and applied to him a few days before
the 6th of June lan, to print Come title pages for
klm. On the 6th of June, he received a parcel of
them from him, as the printer, and paid him three
fhiliings for them. On erofs-examination, he kid,
he lived five years in Martlet-court, and has the book
to which this title-page belongv. When he went to
the Defendant, he told him -he had a fet of thole
books, and that the title-pales were defaced; he
therefore begged of him to riot him fome, and de-
fired him to print them as much like the type and
paper of the book as he could. He brought a Pet of
the books with him, and the title-pages in them,
which were written on, but be could not tell how
long before that time they were defaced.; Mr. Eglin,
of Church.ffreet, Soho, had employed him, and be
did not know, at that time, that Mr. E. meant to
lodge informations againft the Defendant. As loon
as he got the titk pages from the Defendant, he gave
them to Mr. Eglin, without making any mask on
them, and he did not fee them until a day or two
after, when he heard that Mr E. meant to inforM ;
and, at that time, he fisned his name at the back of
each. On being afked; whether he cot:',J (wear po.
fitively that thefe were the identical papers he had re-
ceived from the Defendant ? he faid, he believed they
were, but could not be pefitive, as they were out of
his potreffion before he marked them.
The evidence being defeflive in this point, the De-
fendant was of mule acquitted; the Magiftrates, as
on the former day, not having given any opinion
as to the meaning of the flatute.

THE ZING, ON THE INFORMATION OF BELL, M. BAR-
.

FIELD.
This was an information of the fame dais brought
on the fame (latute.
Mr. GURNEY, on the part of the Defendant, put
in as a plea in abatement, that the Defendant was flat,
as Bated in the information, John Barfield, of the
patill of St. Anne, Weaminner ; hot John Barfield,
of the paid]) of St. James's. Wellminner, and, there-
fore, could not be the perfon meant in the iolorma-
tion.
Mr. ALLEY, on the other fide, contended, that
this cafe did not come under the flange of Henry
the VIII. which he believed was the only one on the,
fubjea of mifnomers, and which related to india-
rnents, not to informations.
Mr. GURNEY laid, he did net mean to plead a mi/:
nomee, but a direst plea in abatement ; it was, he faid,
horn motives of rcfpea for the jurifdk'tion, that the
Defendant appeared, The commons having by
chance come into his hands, he came to fav he was
not the perfon delcribed in the information. He
would fuppofe the Defendant had not appeared, the
Court would have granted a warrant againfl John
Bat field of the parilh of St. Anne's, WeElmipiler ;
and what connable could. by virtue of it, arra John
Barfield, of the parith of Sr. James's, Weilmintler.
Under there circumflances, he hoped the plea would
be allowed.
Mr. ALLEY (poke at length in reply ;.but the Ma-
gi ftrates exprefling a doubt as to the point of law, Mr.
ALLY faid he would not prefs it; the plea was,
t'oerefore, allowed to (land, and the Defendant's real
defcription was given, for the purpofe of allowing
the informer an opportunity of lodging a frelb infor-
mation

ELOPEMENT.--A very fingular elopement took
place at Rye, in Suites, on httnclay lad, of which
the I-flowing are •the particulars :—A party' of the
Rrial Staff, quartered in and around the town of
Rye, frequented a boufe kept by a veryrefpeflable
and indultrions victualler, and one of them, a private,
of the name of Duggin, became enamoured with the
landlady, a woman about thirty, and mother of a
family. She had not known her frefh Cukor many
days, when he expreffed the meal ardent love for her,
and by numerous artifices contrived to decoy her
from her hulband on Monday laft. The parties de-
camped during the abfence of the hufband, who was I
informed of the circumflances by his children, and
he traced them to a village five miles ditient from
Rye, where he learned that they had &parted from
thence in a poll chaise for town. The hulband re-
turned home, and he miffed money, &c. to the
amount of about tool.

Mr. Butler, the chief Clerk at Marlborough•ftreet
office, was at Rye, and he offered his affillance to
the ailliSed hnfband in purfoit of the fugitives, when
they were traced to an inn in the Borough, and Lo-
vett was fent to apprehend the foldier on Thothlay
evening. They were yeilerday examined at Marl-
borough-greet office, and it appeared, by the Rate.
ment of the wife, that the was married at St. Cle-
ment Danes on Thurfday, ffichaving refuted to grant
the foldier his define, tmtil that ceremony had taken
place. It alfo appeared that the money, and a quan-
tity of the hufband's apparel, had been taken away
by the wife, and as there was no evidence to impli-
cate the foldier in the robbery, he was releafed from
that charge, and fent to the Savoy as a deferrer.—
The wife appeared fenfibly alFeeled at the imprudent
Rep fhe had taken, and raid fomething had been ad
minißercd to her which rendered her fenftlefs.
The Inifband confented to forego any kind of pro.
fecution for bigamy or the robbery, and the wife was
retlored to him, with whom he is returned home.
GUILDHALL.—YeIerday a man was charged be-
fore the Sitting Alderman, having been deteifted in
Realing two quartern loaves from a baker's balker,
near the Temple. The baker faid he had three others
Role from him a few days ago in the fame way. The
prifoner did not deny the charge. but faid he was a
journeyman baker out of employ, and had a wife
and child in great want. He was committed to
Bridewell for one week.
Yellerday at Marlborough-ereet, an attorney was
held to hail for perjury, in (landing forward as bail
for Major Semple, who was committed from that of-
fice, a few weeks fence. It appeared that the defen-
dant had given an addrefs, which, on inveltigatiwt,
proved to he an uninhabited honk. He held, that
althaugh the houfe was uninhabited, he was there ,o
be heard of, and confequently to be found, fhould
the recognizance become ettreated. The Magiltrate
was of a different opinion, and in a profeffioual man
Re conceived the art to be wilful and corrupt. The
meaning of bail was for the Sheriff to have immedi-
ate accefs to the prrperty of the individual, in cafe
the recognizance became eftreated, and it would he
for a Court of Juflice to decide whether he had fuf-
ficient dominion over the hook to fatisfy the demand
in the wore cafe.

Late on Thurfdav night the honfe of Capt. Uafon,
of the Tower Hamlets Militia, Bethual Green, was
robbed of a large quantity of wearing apparel, and
other goods. A !hill time after, a watchman on the
Whitechapel-road, feeing a MAR carrying a large bag
at an unnival hour, plaited him, when he dropped
the bag, and ran away. Next morning it was taken
to the Public Office, and owned by Captain Macon.
Fortunately, the thieves miffed a large booty, there
being
_cool. in cafh and notes in the !Joule, which was
to be paid away next day to the Comtniffioners of
the Commercial Road.