Star.
London, England, 1814-02-18 00:00:00

TO TIE EDI7;OR-OP THE STAR.

The following is an Extract from a History etf
Par-many, published tawards.the heginnirtg of the
last century r. it abundantly shews that the French
are always Trench, and that nought but die dismem-
berinent of Allied and Jeorraine with their immense
popullation can bring them to a state. of quiet compa-
Ole wide the.peace.?f :the world. 'As France now
ii, she has. much too great a population to wield at
Pleasure.
a 1 The French, under the command.ofManhal DE
Leßow, preparing to storm Heidleburg) it was deli-
vered into their bands by the General HEIDESDOKE,
in 1693. The garrison. was no sooner gone out, but
they burnt. oth the-castle and the city, and ctimplet-
•ad what they had begun in their last inrasion of the
Palatinate, to that now the City of Heidlebnrg is
nothing but an inclosure of rtibbish and ruin. They
drove out the greatest part of the inhabitants also, after
aleynhad stripped them naked, sparing neither age
nor sex. They violated the women in the churches,
rook away the sacred vessels, opened the Electors'
*sibs, robbed their embalmed bodies of all their
ornaments, threw their bones about, and took away
the very lead off their coffins. It is said they cut
• og the Elector -Copula 'Louts's head, the Duchess
Of ORLEANS' father, and dragged it,about the streets
liefore they broke the skull to pieces. to short, says
sny Authol-, it is impossible without a deluge of tears
to recount, or without amazipg horror eto hear the
reUtion of all the cruelties the Frenth committed.—
The inhabitants were forced to march out, to the
number of 15,0(X) soull, and in regard it was in the
night, travelling throug,h mud and dirt on the banks
of She Neckar ; some lied by, the way, , others were
left sick in towns and villages, where they perished
with want, for it was impossible for any body to save
the least bit of a rag. But the most doleful spectacle
of all was to see women with child fall into laboor
by the way, and their dead infants left in the roads
to be devaured by dogs. All which I have rehearsed
to the immortal glory, or otherwise, of the French
King. The Capuchins were in hopes that the forces
Of the most Christian KiNg would have spared their
church and their convent, but notwithstanding all
the prayers and importunities of their ghostly Fa.'
thers, their church escaped no better than the-churches
of the Lutherans and Calvinists,. or rather than the
whole city,' which, excepting a few houses, is utterly
. reduced to ashes. Nay, AS if this was not sufficient,
when Marshal DE URGES marched from Heidleburg
ke left two battalions in the Castle, to complete the

destruction of that too :.to Wow up the rock upon
whiehlitsitashuilt, and desolate the whole country,
- which De Lottaus and his hungry barbarous French
4id egept,aally. But a ill-acquired pu.ssessiuns se--
' coutiatte. to the-third generati9n in the ravisher's
yids, so the French g,ing has had the satisfaction
. his life. time what he had taken by violence,
L
' nee. ort of -Lis hands by the Treaty of Peace at
Iyswick, being obliged by_the Bth Article of Peace
itetvmen the Empire aid France, to restore to the
..' Electof Palatinh.of the Rhine all his dominions pos.
Swiped by kiiiii, Whether they. belong to him alcne or
• in. cotnmop with others, howsoever denominated,
"Specially the,Cify and Prefecture of Gemersheim,
!rid the Piefectures and Super-prefectures compre-
,
• itinged therein, • with all the cities, towns, castles,
lib:sea, lands, fiefs, aqd tights, •as they werere.
stared by the'Treaty of Westphalia, signed by all'
•the Plenipotentiaries, October 3(Ythi 1697. By which
the Elettor Palatine is once more in 'tat,: quo, and
poisibly in this juncinre, wherein another war
ir'om Vie same baud is falling upon him, by,4 steady
adherence to the interest of the Empire, in.conjunc.
tion with his faithful Allies, may.have opportiusities
to repair his firmer losses, k mAing reprisals npOn
the dcimineerin7 French, who, beingat their height,*
must have a time to. fall. Pais all thi World knows,
that if cerrnan y. ottro .arrivo at the happiness of king
entirely united among theautiver, 'they are able' of them-
'shier (weiteeitity if their Allies Wit them out with money)
to mat, the French hap within Asir horde:if f not'utterly
:..Mike them." '

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YeYesterdayAVM; *dived for sta.at nE a
kohl watch, value £6, the proftcliY ofWilli: ni Bert-
Lim, privately in his dwelling house. The primmer
;winttcr. Mr. Benham's house, in Shoreditch,-whenhe
wail from home, and tilted if Mr. Benham was at
home ? and being told he was not, he requejd to bt
allovqd to wait for him, it,sbe had just met him. and
'had made an appointment With him, about particular
business. Mrs. Benham, deceived by the genteel ap-
pearance of the prisoner, allowed him to sit in the
back parlour, in which the watch was hinging. In
about ten minutes he went away, saying he could
wait no longer, and would have loft a note for Mr.
Be;tham, it it had not been on such particular busi-
ness. About half ah hour after 146 was gone, Mrs.
Benham missed her watch. Bills describing it were
speedily distributed amongst the pawnbrokers ; but
before this had been done the prisoner had sold it for
£6. Iss. to Mr. Cassel, a pawnbroker, assigning as a
reason that he did not pledge it, that he was going to
G braltar, where he intended to stay for some time.—
In about two months after he camitagain with another
gold watch to Mr. Cassel, and said he had said him
A gold watch about two months before, and he wished
to know. if he (Mr. Cassel) had disposed of it. The
watch was produced, and Mr. Cassel sent for a con-
stable, who took him into custody. Neither Mrs.
Benham, nor the servant who let the prisoner in, were
quite ,positive as to his identity, as at the-time the
robbery was committed the person who came to Mr.
Benham's house bad large whiskers, and the prisoner
on his trial had his whiskers cut'off. Mr. Cassel, the
pawnbroker, was, however, positive as to his being
the man who sold him the watch, which Mrs. Ben-
ham's father, deposed was one he had given to her,'
and which was the one she missed after the prisoner
had left her house. Guilty—Death ; but recom-
mended to mercy by the Jury, on account of his
having received a good character from several wit-
nesses • and by
_Mr. Benham, because he had used
no violence, and on account of his youth (23 years
of age).
Cook, aged 15 ; J. roung,l3 ; J. Sandford, 12;
.1. 7h2mpson , 12 ; and R. Thompson, 15, were indicted
for breaking and entering the dwelling house of W.
Robey, and stealing therein 101bs. of cheese.
Jane Robey, wife of the prosecutor, stated, that on
the 10th of January, about nine in the evening, some
one came into her passage, but, on looking, she saw
no one. She fastened the door and window, and
soon after she beard a noise again. When she went
to look at what had caused it, she found her window
opened, and some bread and cheese taken out of it.
A. Cople, a boy, saw Cook, Young, and Thomp-
son at-the ;hop window, and, on hearing of the rob-
bery, he informed Gilmore, the officer. •
Gilmore apprehended them. He asked them what
had been done with the cheese ? Two of them said,
44 1 have it not ; but Fourteempenny Jack
meaning Cook. They also said, that they were all
engaged in it, and that Cook was to give them Is, a
piece for their shares.
William Anderson, ten years old, swore that he
was in company with the prisoners, on the evening of
the 10thof January. Ybong Cook, and Sandiford
opened the window, and the rest received the cheese
and bread, which was taken oat. They then ran
-away from the witness.—Guilty of stealing, but not
of breaking and entering. •
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J. Bland; and Brennan were indicted for stealing
a piece of Russia duck, the property of Captain Hall
The prisoners were on board the Lord Wellington,
(in the London Docks, commanded by the prosecu-
tor) in the capacity of Custom-house officers. On the
19th of January, the Mate found a piece of Russia
dock concealed in a. part of the cabin where it ought
not to have b•zen, and suspecting it had been put there
for the purpose of stealing-, he concealed himself, and
soon after saw Brennan wrapping the cloth round his
body. Blanch then tied up his partner's breeches
with a piece of rope-yarn. A police officer was sent
for, by whom the cloth was found on Brennan.—
Verdict—Guilty..
Ann Thrner was indicted for stealing a watch and
some silver spoons, the property of Sarah Loud), in
her dwelling,house.. The prosecutrix deposed that
the prisoner came to be her servant on the I.;th of
November ; on the 17th of January she went away
without her knowledge, and then the prosecutrix
missed the above at titles. _ _

W.Thisselton, a police officer, who apprehended
the prisoner, got from her some of the duplicates of
the articles. The watch he found at avawnbroker's
in Brentford. The other duplicates she had destroyed.
—Guilty of stealing to the value of 395.
W. Soane: was indicted for stealing thirteen three-
shilling tokens, and an eighteen-penny one, .the pro-
perty of S. Puddicombe.
The prosecutor keeps the King's Arms on Holborn.
hill, and the prisoner was his pot-boy. On the morn-
inf of the 34.1 inst. he missed some money from the
til . He sent to Thisselton, the officer, who took the
prisonor into cuitOciy. He then confessed that he had,
taken abbot iRs. which was concealed with more of
his owit in the cellar; and it was there found, hid
among some coals.—Guilty.
Sarah Stoke: was indicted for stealing two pair of
worsted stockings, an apron, a mug, and a chamber-
pot, the property of M. o.terman ; and IVin. Bonney,
for receiving them, knowing them to have been stolen.
The prosecutor ported that he-missed the articles,
and soon after he saw the mug and chamber-pot
standing at Bunney's door, exposed for sale. Bonney
was.* broker, living about WO yaids from the prose-
cutor. On going into Butsan's shop, h.: saw the
stockings which be had lost. On the Monday follow-
ing witness met. the woman prisoner in hi 3 passage,
and asked her what she wanted ? when she said she
had got leave to go into the yard. He told her he
believed she was the woman who had robbed him
last week, and he called for a light. He detained her,
and sent for 13.unney to see her; but who refuied to
go a step for him. He then went for an officer.
The. Officer who took Stokes into custody swore,
that she confessed to him having stolen the articles
froM distress.' • He understood. that the prosecutor's
iife had told the prisoner, it would be Wetter for her

tit) confess, • 7
In her defence, the female prisoner said, that she
was sorry distrrbs had caused hes to do it.
Bunney said, that the woman (at least he believed
it to be the woman at the bar) brought the thing to
him, and she having repeatedly assured him that they

were ,her owe, he at last bought the* of Wri and
openly exposed them for sale.
A chairwoman, who worked for Bunney, proved,
that the woman, when she,brought theni to him, re-
presented the things as her owu. Verdict Stokes,
Guilty ; and &putty, Not Guilty.
The following were els° convicted of felony, viz.
J. Dibbit for stealing, six brushes, 'the property of W.
Kent ; J. Fadlkner, Tor stealing a r -aity of brushes

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and bristles, the property of W. Kent; W. Wright,
for stealing three-quarters of a pound of butter, the
property of G. Wood. '
The following were acquitted, viz. T. Bryant,
W. Hill, and J. Savage.

HA TTON- GA RI/EN. —S muse° OF DEAL BODIES.
Thomas Light, William Arnett, and Spelling, in
whose custody the seven dead bodies were found,
were yesterday brought up and discharged !
John Standish, the watchman, who was charred
with rebbingJemima Flower of a bundle, containing
a piece of beef, some bread, two five shilling papers
of halfpence, and some other articles, on Satan day.
night last, on the Hampstead•road, was brought up
for examination. The prosecutrix not appearing, the
prisoner, after receiving a suitable reprimand from
the Magistrate, was discharged.
MA ILLW)I101:151H-bTREET.—Ihotnas Moorhouse, a groom
out of employ, was yesterday charged with stealing
;from the coachman w Lady Palk, £2B in bank notes.
The prosecutor resided over his stables, and the pri-
.soner being -out of employ, the former took him in
and admitted him to part of his bed. They had gone
out to a hop or dance in a neighbouring mews toge-
ther, and the prisoner left the prosecutor there, and
.said he had engaged himself to another party. On
the prosecutor's return home his box had been broltt
open and the property stolen. The prisoner also re-
turned soon after his friend, and affected much sur-
prize and condolement at his loss. Information was(
given at this Office, and it was ascertained •that the
prisoner had given a fictitious account of himself,
from the time he left his friend at the hop till he re-
turned to go to bed. ' He was remanded for re-exami-
nation, and after having been locked up he confessed
'that he had committed the robbery, and gave infor.
mation where the property was concealed in the
stable, and-the whole of which was recovered with the
`exception of R 5.
Bow-STREET.—Yesterday M. Miler and Mary Jen.
stings, alias Large, were charged with keeping a pri-
vate Lottery', or Little 'Goe. Elizabeth Wilson
stated, that on the Bth instant she went to No. 15,
in Short's-gardens, Drury-lane, where she saw Jen-
nings, alias Large, in the parlour, and insured with
.her Nos. 1600 and 1400, for half-a-guinea eacht. if
they were the first or last drawn ticket, in a private
Lottery, or-Little Goe, for which she paid her 2s.
On the same day, at No. 26, in Short's-gardens, she
insured with Miller N 05.1500 and 1800, for 10s. 6d.
each, provided they were the first drawn in the,
Little Goe, for which $e paid is. Salmon. produced
several papers with numbers and figures on them,
which he found on the prisoners, which left no doubt,
Of. the busiuess they were transacting. They were
convicted as, rogues and vagabonds, under the
of George if. and detained till the Sessions.a.-4aa
Dag was also brought to the Office, by-Sainaon,
charged with taking illegal insurance in the'State
Lottery. Elizabeth Wilson stated, that on the morn-
ins of the 18th of January,' being , the first day of
drawing in the State Lottery, she went to a house ip
6t. Martin's Church-yard, and insured a number
with the prisoner, to return one guinea provided it
'was drawn on the first day of drawing. In defence,
an artificial flowetamaker in Poland-street, said, that
the piisoner was in his house the sahole of that day,
from half-past seven o'clock ice the morning, and he
was particular to the time;it being the Queen's birth-
day, and the prisoner being employed in hi; house
at the time to make mourning, his mother a'aen lying
dead in his house ; however, there still remaining
some doubt, and it being very likely that the withess
would be correct,- as it was the morning of the first
day of drawing of the Lottery, she was sentenced to
one month's imprisonment.
Maanhoar-nouse—Cohen and Garrhorn, two Jews,
who were on Tuesday charged with stabbing another
Jew, named Levi, were yesterday again brought up,
but having agreed to settle their quarrel with the
complainant, the
-Lord Mayor dismissed the parties.
Wm. Bans, shopman to Mrs. Cottell, pawnbroker,
in the tanongh, was also committed for re-examina-
tion, charged by his employer with having embezzled
several aitrcies.

NEGLIGENCE OF CARMEN Axp WAGGONERS.-All
Inquisition was held yesterday on the body of J.
Triggs, in Hackney. On Wednesday morning,
about half-past eight o'clock, the deceased, who was
a farmer, was driving his chaise-cart leisurely afoot;
Grove-street, when a coal-waggon,,, heavily lgadecil
and-drawn by four horses, but unaccompanied by any
driver, was passing along the road in an opposite
rection. The deceased drew as near to the edge .of
the road as possible, but the two carriages came in
contact, and from- the shock Mr. Triggs was thrown
between the wheels of the waggon, on his back, the
hinder wheel of whictr passed over his chest: Jordan,
a carman, who was near the spot, ran to his assist-
ance, to whom the deceased declared that his breast
bone was,crushed to pieces—looking round, he saw
the waggoner running about 30 yards in the rear of
the waggon. The deceased was taken home upon a
plank, and died in four hours from the injury. The
driver, with hit companion, had stopped at a'public-
house, where they remained about five minutes, and
had a pint of porter. The horses started of their own,
accord. As soon as Ilk men knew the waggon was
gone on, they followed it,and called out to the horses,
but too late to prevent the mischief. Grove-street is
a place but little frequented by carriages. The Rcv.
Mr. lsionnts was informed by his servUnt what had
occurred, and had the precaution to take a copy of the
owners names, appearing on the front of the'waggnn,
which was ascertained to be the property of Wippell
and Judson, coal-merchants, Red Lion Wharf, Wap-
ping. The Coroner left it to the Jury to consider
whether it was a case of manslaughter or of accident.
To render the act criminal, it most be of such a na-
ture that fatal mischief will be the probable result.
The wagon and horses are a forfeiture to the Crown,
lint on assessing the value, the Jury might exercise a'
• discretion as to the degree of culpability if they Wert'
df opinion crime did exist.—The Jurrfound it verdict
of Accident, but l4id a deddand on the waggon and
horses, to the value of kit/ .

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GENERAL ORDERS.

Head-guarters, Adjutant-Cent-ill's Glace, Merxem,
.Februari 6, 1814.

Circumstances hating occurred since the commenc-ment fif
the last operations which render it indisperisail; to 4lesist front
the enterprise against Antwerp, the Comnsanler of the Tortes
cannot omit this opportunity of expressing his entire approba-
tion of the conduct of the troops, and of returning his thanks tts
the Generals, the °Seers, and men, on the occasion.
It must have been evident to all, that the Comnuntling 0414
cer of Artillery, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir OfOROIL Woo°, aid of
Engineeers, Lieutenant-Colonel- iissY ru, with all the °Seers aNI
men of their respective corps, deserve the highest praise. There
never was any occasion when better arrangements for the Teri,
execution of the service, or greater exertions hide course of IC
*ere made by those distinguished corps. The want of sect. -w
can only be attributed to the want of time and of greater means.
The army will return into c.unonnients, and the followins
arrangements will be made for withdrawing the troops, after the
removal of the artillery and stores, and in concert With the fr,..4,
scan troops on the left, &c. kr. (Signed).
M
. • A. ACDONALD, D. A. O.

The following Letter has been published for the
information of the Metchants trading to the Island
of Madeira :

" Admiralty Office, Feb. ,
Sta—Having laid before my Lords Commissioners
Admiralty your letter of yesterday's date, I have
ships commands to acquaint you, that they have been
to direct the Captain of his Majesty's ship Dennsie
convoy instructions to vessels bouu4 to Madeira ; at•.d
West India convoy appointed to call front Cork in the
of March, will be ordered to call for such vessels as
the above Island ready to accompany it.
" I am, Sir, your very humble s►rvant,
(Signed) 6' JOHN Clti
" To Thomas Iltordorit, Esq. Broad-
, streavisasi Koff Broad-street."

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