Star.
London, England, 1805-10-26 00:00:00

drri' BU.IAtESS.

YeßerdaY a Court of Common Council was het:
at Guildhall, *hich was attended by the Lent.
Mayor, three Aldermen, the Recorder, &c. and a
great many Commoners.
'The Watch Rate was fettled add peed into an
Al, and ordered to be printed. •
A Petition from the Leffeess Builders, &c. el
Hotif?s and Buildings at Temple Bar and Snow hill,
praying tha faneion of the Court to their intended
application to Parliament, to enable them to difpofe
of their interells in the fame by way of lottery, was
read, and referred to the Committee to examine and
report their opinion thereon to the next Court.
The Petition of the inhabitants of the vicinity of
Newgate Market was read, praying for the improve-
ment and enlargement ,thereof, and of the fireets
and avenues leading thereto ; which was referred
to the Committee of City Lands to examine and
repott.
The thanks of the Court were voted to the Rev.
Mr. Wools, Chaplain to the Lord Mayor, for his
fermon, oa Saturday the aBth of September UR.
The Bulk of Lord transom, executed and prefented
to the Court by the Honourable Mrs. DAMIR. is
placed in the Council Chamber, upon a beautiful
marble pedeftal.

Lord MULGRIVIL ha► been pleated to appoint Mr.
JINN RI:ormolu one of his Majeily's Meflengers.
STATI LOTTIRT—No. 3944, being the firft•drawn
Ticket this morning, is entitled to Twenty Thonfand
Pounds.

Sixth day, the Ticket No. 3,944 entitled to 20,0001.
as firft.drawn, was Sold in Two Qjarters, Two
Eighths, and Four Sixteenth Shares, by HOD° ss and
Co. 44, St. Jamees-ftreet, and-149, Oxford-ftreet,
where Tickets and Shares, warranted undrawn, con
tinne on Sale. The firft-drawn Ticket next Tucfday
will be entitled to yoool.
The Ticket No. 17,9ty, drawn this day a prize of
stool. was fold by J. Ileamcosta and Co. at their
Lucky Lottery Offices, No. t 1, Holborn, No. 37,
Cornhill, and No. 38, Haymarket, facing Piccadilly,
where i 6,80 t, entitled to soool. in the prefent Lot-
tery, vat fold in Sixteen Sixteenths ; and in the tail
,year's Lottery, four prizes of zomnol. and one of
to,oool. were fold by them in Shares. Tickets and
Shares are now felling in great variety of Numbers,
warranted 'indrawn, and aU prizes (hared by them
,paid on demand.
Yefterday Mr. Charles Beazeley, a Gentleman of
iefpeaability in Berkeley-arm, Berkeley-fquare.ap-
•peared before the fitting Magifirate, in Marlborough-
Rreet, to anfwer to a charge of a nuifance preferred
againft him.by a Surveyor in the pas ilh of St. George's,
Hanover-fquare. The nuifance complained of was
the building of a dole arched portico at the Defen-
dant's haute, which projefted three feet eight inches
from the level, contrary to the Ad of Parliament.
In fupport of the profecution, the Surveyor and two
other Gentlemen were called, who were of opinion
.that the building in queftion was a dole one, contrary
to the Aft. The Surveyor alfo Rated that the pro-
jeaion was added to a building of fecond rate.
The efldence on the part of the profecution being
gone through, Mr. Aetav, in an ingenious fpeech,
tithasitted to the Magiltrate, . that if any nuifance ra-
ided, before the Defendant could be convifted, it
must be proved in evidence, agreeably to the At of
Parliament, that he was the owner, or the builder of
the projection in queftion. No fuch evidence had been
offered, and the Defendant was therefore intitled to
an acquittal. The Learned Counfel took feveral
other objections, and was about to call witneffes to
prove that the portico was an open one, and not
fuch as was meant to be provided againft by the
Legiflature, when the Magiflrate interfered, and
Rated his opinion, that it was neceffary, before he
could go farther, to prove that the Defendant was
either the owner or the builder, no fuck evidence was
adduced, and therefore the cafe was difcharged.
Coto); efts Ism/ errs.—A few days ago an Inquell
was held on the body of W. Stevens, labourer, aged
83, who was found dead in a field near Chelmsford.
Verdict—Died by the Vifitation of Goo.
On Tuefday fe'nnight a Coroner's • Inqueft was
taken on the body of a deferter from the,Firit regi-
ment of Foot, who called himfelf John Morris. He
was under the care of a corporal's guacd of the tsth
Regiment of Foot, who were conduaing him from
Cirencefter to Winchefter, and when near Maas&
rough he attempted to run away from the party,
when the corporal repeatedly culled to him to flop,
or he mull fire at him, which he did at the diftance of
about fifty yards, when Morris immediately fell, but.
got up again, and was going to run off, when the cor-
poral took hold of him, and afleed how he could
be fo impru,dent as to run a way, when the deferter im-
mediately exclaimed—" The LORD have mercy on
me !" fell to the ground, and loon expired, being Jot
through the thick pail of the thigh. The kroes
verdict—Juftifiable Homicide. Morris tr l
pocket about t 11. in xold;filver, ane two Bank-
notes, near zl. in counterfeit half crowns, °killings and
fixpences, wrapped up with rags betweenwscb piece,
and, when apprehended, was hawking frnetituts.,
A Coroner's Inquell, which fat yetlerday on the
body of an individual,
.gave rile to the tollpwiqg in-
cident :—Mr. Beta ,was.l:l4tsinoned to give.evicknce,
and after the detertninktion, he lisrefented a letter to
the Coroner, requttlings him th• point otiethe way in
which he, as a prgeolto mighebe remunerated 'ft*
his time and trouble. Mt: Beata Rated:that lie had
been employed three or four hours in afctortaiiiing
the canfe of this perfon4a.steceafe,..by opening hit
head, Ste. Ste. and that on fitailar mentions he had
given evidence without ever obtaining any fecompetice.
He fuggeftedohat very frequently the molt imperfed
and crude ftatetnents are mane by incompetent pupils
or apprentices, who are fent by Phylicians and Sur-
geons to give evidence inftead of themfelves ; and
that the well known fad of medical men receiving
no recompense for their trouble, bas induced tbemlo
refute their perfonal attendance wheniver they can.
This is an evil which calls loudly for a remedy, fence
the verdict that a Jury gives in a great multitude of
cafes mull wholly depend-on the competency of the
medical Gentlemen who attend in judicial cafes, for
the purpofe of . either giving evidence, or palling
their indgment •concerniaz the cattle of the death or
injury fultained..i ,And it furely is very reafonable
that on important Medical queltions, the belt profee
fioual advice fhall be obtained.