Star.
London, England, 1802-10-15 00:00:00

NEW M4GIST7i4TES.

lobn Spencer, Afq. M.P. fps Wilton, and fon

lobo
of Lord Charles Spencee,Mayor. -
Doitestzs-rza .—Thomas Gould Read; Eiq. Mayor.
11 zaar —M. Alderman towe.
No rr. nu mioZilr. Alderman flornbuekith
C a err eau Et.o....Thum*s Dutton, hfq.
l.txcotu-1 h'rwlt &Mai, Efq.
iftwcits rut-4'hornas Cletatell, Efq.
DirauAsa.=Thomas Chipchafe, Efq.' • •
CoaF—Richard Lane. - • •
ERIN mu aon The Right HOn. Neil *Vicar, Lord Proof
PERTH —Phu Caw, Ffq. Proirist Shenif. and Coroner.
Ruin Race pi... Colonel John Spent of &outlaw, Provo&
'June v.—. Andrew Moodie, Efq. Chief Magiarate.
Inv au It Malkin, Efq. Provoft.
GLAsoow —.Laurence Craigie, Efq. Lord Proved.
BAN!? —George Robinson, of Gavel, Efq. Provo&
Du strut Richardfon, Efq. Provo&
ATa.—George Charles, Efq. Provo%
Ettuss...-Augottite Fitzgerald, of Tureen, Efq. ProTott.
tny—Walter Fergus, Efq. of Strathore, Proved
and Admiral.
Liu LITHO° w—iflies. Learmanth, Efq. Frozoft.

WILTON ....,]

At the Perth County-meeting on the sth inft. it
was refolved to co-operate with the Magi(lrates
and Town Council, hi the ere&ion of a new prifon
and bridewell, and a public building to contain
town and county halls, offices for the fheriff and
town clerks, places for the public records, &c. and
a committee was nominated to draw up a bill to
be brought into Parliament, for railing the necef-
fary fume by areffment on the town and county,
for ere9ing thefe buildings; for the regulation
and maintenance of the bridewell, and other ob-

jets therewith conneaed.
The meeting refolved to co-oper*je with the
other counties in Scotland, in applying to Parha•
ment to procure an' alteration in the late aft, im-
pofing an additional duty upon malt.
They alfo took into confederation a meafure
prefently agitated in the weftern counties of Scot-
land, zelative to the expediency offiianttying.to tht;
kginature for an uniformity of rd weighs
and meafures throughout the united kingdom.
The following ludicrous fcene, it is (aid, *anal-
ly took -place aThort time ago :—A Seafesaa, in
the neighbourhood of Thames-fireet, having been
chofen Churchwarden of an adjoining Parini, was
called upon by the Organift, who had the misfor-
tune to be blind, for the payment of 51. being the
amount of a quarter's falary, and addrelling him-
felt to the Shopman, " I come," fays he, for
a quarter's falary." " You cannot have a gaol
Ciety," replied the Shopman, " it is not our
canons to ferve it by the quart, sir."—" I am forty
for it, indeed," rgoins the Orga. nil', " I have'
always been accufLomed to receive it that way;
and it will put me to much inconvenience to alter
the plan ; and it furely cannot be a great objea
to your Matter."
The Shopman not knowing how to proceed, in-
formed his Mailer, who accufed him of having
made tome blunder, and camehimfelf to right the
bufinefs. 4 Friend," rap the new-made Church.
warden, " what amount of Celery did you fay
you wanted ?"-0 Five Pounds, Sir."—" There,
John," fays the •Seecifrnan, " I told you it would
tura one one of your blunders—nothing can be
more clear ; put up the Gentleman 51bs. of Ce-
lery."
The Shopman having finilhed the job, was very
politely proceeding to place the parcel under the
blind man's ante, who wondering at the circum-
fiance, could not help crying, " What are you
at now, Friend ?" " Why only giving you the
slbs. of Celery," fays the Shopman. " What
the Devil," replies the impatient Orgaift, " is it
all halfpence ?'
On the 34th of Sept. a fcene was exhibited at
the parifh church of St. Etienne, near Elbenf, in
France, that firongly refeinbled thole which have
been often prefented at ungracious fettlements of
Minifters among the Prefbyterians of Scotland.
The former Prieft of St. Etienne is (Lill alive, but
will not take the oaths to the government. Ano-
ther was prefented, and the aath was the day of
his infialment. The whole parifh were paffionate-
ly attached to their former pallor, and the women
affembled in a body to oppofe the entrance of the
new incumbent. He was efcorted by a train of
foldiers. The women threw !tones ; the foldiers
drew their fibres. In fpite of all that could be
done, a crowd filled the church, and made a noife
which entirely interrupted the fervke. The Parfon
attempted to harangue them, but was not heard.
On Sunday ha a melancholy accident occurred
art W' more, near Elham, in Kent : Mr. White-
head, the owner of a lime-kiln, which had been
burning a few days, inadvertently attempted to
walk acrofs the top of the pit, when the. chalk giv.
mg way beneath, he funk down, and in a very
Ihort fpace was literally burned to a nteleton ; his
wife, who had accompanied him, and • who was
the unfortunate fpeeator of the event, ran and
alarmed a neighbouring congregation, but too late
to albrd him any Aflame.
Monday a young girl, not upwards of 17, and
(errant
to an sniff in Little Britain, had the def.
pirate courage to deliver heirfelf of a male child,
and, in expeaation of not being dircovered, bar-
bstottfly tied a firing about its neck and hung it up
in the chimney ! Her zniftrefs fafpeeing, from her
appearance, that fomething extraordinary had oc.
curred, carefully fearched -the houfe, and at
length found the infant where the unhappy mo-
ther had put it. A Coroner's Jury was yesterday
fummoned on the occafion, when, after the anal
forms were gone through, the lenience 64 Still-
born" was unanimoufly pronounced. The unfor-
tunate female, however, was taken into cufindy,
and is treated with all the humanity which her
lituation demands.
On Monday fe'nnigbt a poor man, brewer to
Mr. Guthery, Nag's Head Inn, Gatelhead, New-
cifile, (notwitbnanding he had taken die precau-
tion to lay held of a rope for his fecurity), while
in the all of removing a pump from the copper, '
unfortunately fell into the boiling veal ; end
`though he had arength enough to extricate !dna/
'fell by means of the rope, he Tainted the moment
he got out, was carried home, and died the daffy
It in thesreatea agony.

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df people on Snow-hill, throwing brick bats indif-
criminately at every perfon, .1 A number of fruit
women fiirrounded her, caching her to a furious
rage; falling on a pile of bricks, fife broke her
arm. Her hulband, who is a reined:Ale mid. •
accidently coming by, took her home in a coach,
from the infults of the mob.
Several robberibs have lately been committed in
the kids between town and Hampflead. A gen-
tleman and lady walking to Hampßead to 4inner,
two or three days ago, were flopped by a fellow,
and• robbed by him, though shoe were feverai
people palling at no very confiderable diflance.
Thurfday fe'nnight between to and i t o'clock,'
Mr. Terry, of Snuthfea Common,-when within go
yards of his own bottle, was knocked down by two
footpads, and robbed of two al. notes and ifs. in
Giver.
Mr. Northcote, the artili, was on Wednefday
k'nnight, between nine and ten o'clock in the
morning, attacked by a 'ruffian on Primrore-hill,'
and robbed of his purfe,and a very trainable gold
watch.
Friday night a gentleman going along Oxford
area, was befet near the Pantheon, by about half
a dozen of fellows, who bullied and robbed him of
a leather purfe, which very fortunately contained
no more than Bs. 6d.
Between ten and eleven o'clock on Saturday
night, a gentleman was attacked by two footpads
in Chifwell-ftreet, one of whom Wilted on his Rop
ping, which he refuted ; he was then flruck In vio-
lent a blow on his left eye, by the other, with an
iron weapon, tha;it is feared he will lofe the fight:
and had it not been for a Mr. Wood, of Toiler.
lane, who was accidentally palling, he would, in
all probability, have been murdered.
Tuefday night a mailer butcher of Saffron.hill,
Hatton Garden, coming over Tower-hill, was ac-
coiled by a man in a Tailor's drefs, who demanded
his money, which he delivered, to the amount of
ten &Wings, being the whole he had about him.—
With that rum the villain ran off, and efcaped.
OnWednefday fe'nnight, in the evening, a young
man of decent appearance went into the fhop of
Mr. Vale, in Fleet-flreet, and aficed to look at
fome gold pins ; after felefling the two molt va-
luable, he begged to know the loweft price, ad-
ding, he Should purchafe but one now ; whili he
appeared to be making his choice, he very delibe-
rately walked off with both, limning the door
after him, fo that before the perfons in the Mop
could come round the counter,he was out of fight.
Thurfday morning, between the hours of nine
and ten o'clock, tome villains broke into the houfe
of Thos. Tumber, a poor man, at Wingharn, in
Kent ; they took from a chef} 21. tas. 6d. in cath,
Tome shirts, &Ws, and a napkin • likewife a quan.
tity of pickled pork, with which they got off un-
difcovered.
Friday night fome villains entered the public-
houfe at Black Robin's Corner, near Barham, and
carried off a quantity of provifions, liquors, &c.
They had the audacity to take cart belonging to
a perfon in the neighbourhood, with which they
removed the Rolen goods,and got off undifcovered.
P'riday evening lA, about nine o'clock, as a
gentleman of Bath was returning from Hallatrow,
he was flopped by a footpad on the road between
the Globe at Newton and the Turnpike, who
feizing the bridle and demanding his money, the
latter drew a piltol and placed it dote to the fel-
low's ear, but it only /lathed in the pan : this
frightened the both, which fringing forward, fell
on his knees, by which accident the Gentleman
was nearly difmounted. At this critical moment
two other fellows made their appearance, tittering
horrid imprecations and threatening defirnetion,
one of whom aimed. a blow with a bludgeon at
the Gentleman, which was received on the back
part of his right hand, and aearly feparated the
tendons of his fingers ; another blow was aimed
at his bead, which fortunately muted him, but
Rriking his horfe (which by this time had reco-
vered his legs), the animal let off at full fpeed,
and the Gentleman thus narrowly efcaped with
his life.

Soon after, the fame fellows flopped a Briftol
port chaife, near the Globe, but on finding three
failors infide, who were preparing th give them a
warm reception, they made off. The fame even-
ing, about fix o'clock, as Mr. Lewis, pig-dealer,
of Brifol, was going on foot to Wells Market, he
was flopped between Whitechurch and Pensford,
by two fellows, who after knocking him down,
dragged him into a lane, beat him in a mole un•
human manner, and robbed 'him of nearly twenty
guineas.
Monday evening the Coroner's Inqueft was held
at the Middlefex Hofpital, on the body of Mr.
Gordon's Clerk, who was fo wantonly and inhu-
manly nabbed in five different parts of the body,
in Compton-ftreet,Clerkenwell ; but the Jury hav-
ing no proof, verdit—Wilful murder againft a
perfon or perfons unknown.