Star.
London, England, 1813-05-24 00:00:00

POLICE,

Bow-rrastri.—Saturday a miserable groOpe, con-
sisting of six women', three boys, and a man, the latter 1,
a cripple, were charged with being concerned in a
Little Go, at a house in Shorts'-gardens. The So-
LlciXon of the STAMP-OFFICE observed, that all the
parties appeared to be mere lookers on, except Isabella ,
Laird, alias Jet:Ain:os, and therefore requested they
might be discharged, which was accordingly done;
when Mary Davis stated, that she and her mother
had nearly ruined themselves by trap--fictions with
Laird. On that very morning she went out with two
shillings to purchase articles for breakfast, but was
tempted to venture it with her.- On which the Soli-
citor observed, that he had reason to suspect her be-
ing an old offender, and therefore requested she might
be r..nianded for another examination, which was ac-
cordint.ly done.

L•. Baylis, A pawnbroker in the Hampstead-road,
was convicted of taking, in two instances, Is. fur a
duplicate, from a poor man who bad pawned two
beds. Mr. KINNAIRD observed, that as one of these
informations had been withdrawn, from informality,
at Queen-square Office, he would affix the lowest pe-
nalty, viz. 40s. each, and hoped that this, with other
penalties Mr. B. had lately paid, being to the amount
of £2O, would induce him to keep his charges within
the legal amount. Mr. B.'s Solicitor then observed,
that he should appeal against the decision. Mr. HOL-
LOWAY, who attended for the information, replied,
that if Mr. B. would pay the penalties in which he
hid been convicted, he would give up thirty other
informations he had against him. This, however,
was not acceded to.

In consequence of Bank-notes having been lost at
various times, from letters sent through the Post•office
at Sterling, Mr. PARKIN, jun. di the Post-office, ac-
companied by an Officer from this Office, went to
Brighton last week, to make inquiry of the persons
employed in the different Post-offices in that district.
By their exertions they detected the offender, who
proved to be the daughter of the Postmaster it Stey n-
log, in whose possession stolen notes to the amount of
£l5 were found. She confessed her guilt, and was
committed to • Horsham goal.—She is only twenty
years of age.

Tuesday Susannah Allen was committed to Ipswich
gat 1, by J. G. Spurgeon and Rich ird Lockwood,
she having confessed herself to have been delivered
of a male child, and which she, three hours alter-
wards, threw into the water, called Lowestoft 13!0ad..
Thursday an inquisition was taken by JOHN WAY-
NAN, Gent. at Euston, on the body of Mary Ann
Simper, an infant about two years of age, who had
eaten a quantity of arsenic, which had been made
into sweet cakes to poison rats.
Another inquisition was tak .n by the same Coro-
ner on Tuesday at Wnep, cd, on the body of Sian
Martin, who, in atterni.ti..g !o dive a pail for water
in a very deep pond, fell in, at.d was drowned.
'l'ue'day se'unight Benlimin Salmon, a labouring
man at Mr. Isaac Lengley's, at Peyton-hall, Boxf..r.t,
bad.one of his feet caught in the mrchine, by which
the ancle-bone was her kr, and the foot tot n to pieces.
n'ilday George Oakley, a lad of about 13 years
of ag,., was accidentady killed at Crockieford•Mill,
by ilie over-or/oil (fa loaded cart.
Yesterday s'nnight two boys wantonly and mall-
doisly set tire: to a haystack, containing abont seven
loads of hay, belonging to dir. Lock, of Giiiingliarn,
in consevence of which it was entirely conson;;:d.
Tne two boys a day or two before had been detected
stealing clover from a field near which the stack was
placed, wiiLh they were c rnveying away in a sack ;
when detected the sack was taken away from them,
and the eldest of the two swore he would be reveir:zed
it the sack was not returned. They are in custody.
Monday last the prosecution of the Journeyn.ta
Coopers, for an unlawful combinati..n, came on at the
Exchange, Waterford, bet Ore the Mayor, Itec,,rder,
Alderman Morgan, and A ltiza man Mot re, often
Thomas Walsh, Reimond Murphy, \Valiant CO!
John Flemming, .lo,eph Brown, James Finn, Michael
Finn, and Thomas Quail, were fully convicted, and
sentenced to impri.enment for different periods nut
exceeding six months.
An opinion haviv been taken of Mr. Serjeant
LENS, nn the eligib.iity of JouN to
serve the office of Mayor cl Norwich, owing to 115
non-residence, the Sarjeatt was of opition ti,at he
was not eligible, and that a new election tnioa take
place, because a choice was not given the Ahlermen
by this detective return. The Guildhall will ..here-
fore lapse without the usual feast.
This is an wurritrAvin se.sson—The country is over-
ilocuin: with rain--The Court is overflow/al; with
fashion—'l'ie City is cverfogebs, with friends —"rile
Lottery Offices are orePwin.; with Adventurers, to
partake of the overfoceing riches eoct, in the Wheel of
Fortune, which, with only two more days to draw,
contains four Gland Prizes of 020,000 anal £10,000!
Seven of £2 )00 and R.lOOO ! and several Thousand
others of different values, of J€soo, £3OO, £2OO, &c.
&c. to either of which, above £4O, will be added early
Next Thursday Morning, selO,,JOO.

We have to .iild to the names of those Members of ;
the House of Commons who paired off in favour of
the Catholic 8.11, on the second division, those of
Major-General the Hon. STEPIIENT MAHON, who !
paired off with Mr. BAKlift, on account of severe in-
disposition. Lord H. FrrzGEttm.r. was prevented
from voting, on account of a domestic calamity. Mr.
RoDiocr IVatto paired off also.
Saturday se'anight, Lord FORBES, JORNLATOUCIIE,
and I)nNt,; Bow's DALY, were taken into custody in
Dit!,lin, for nonattendance in their places in the House
of Co:nmon::, upon the call of Tuesday, the 10th inst.
The t. ital number of Country Banks in Scotland,
far wlikh licences to issue Promissory Notes .have
heel: taken out for three years, ending the sth of
toiary, 1813, was 19, including 920 partners.—Note:
There ate also three Banks at Edinburgh ; viz. the
Pauli of Scutlsnd, tie Royal Bank of Scotland, and
Brit:th Linen Company, which are incorporated
by A.t of Pat liament, or by Charter, and which issue
Noes w ithout licence.

nt tuber of persons charged with criminal
offences, who were committed to the different gaols
of the Cities of London and Westminster, and county
of Middlesex, for trial in the year 1812, was, males,
1121 ; females, 542 ; total, 1663 ; of which num.
bet, 998 were convicted.—The number of offenders
committed to the several gaols in Ireland, including
Dublin, in the year 1811, was, males, 8009 ; females,
SW; total, 39U1 of whom, 1198 were convicted.

tINIPIzAsirr lAT.kLZ,IVENCL

OXFORD, MAY N.

The Right Hon. Earl Drlawarr has been pleased to appoint
the Rev. Thornas Beckley, A.B. Fellow of New Coilege, to be
one of his Lordship's Chaplains.
Wednesday sennight, the Rev. John Norcross, A.M. Senior
Fellow of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, was instituted to the very
valuable hying of Franilingham-cunt-Sasted,Sbffelk, on the pre-
sentation of tine Master at Fellows of that Society.
Thursday the following Gentlemen were admitted to degrees :
Bachelors in Divini:y—Rev. Thomas Davies, of Jesus College ;
Rev. George Augustus Lamb, of Magdalen Corege.
Masters of Arts—Rev. Henry r.V3114, of Worcester College,
Grand Compounder; Rev. John Montgomery Traherne, and
Mr John Ktble, of Oriel College.
Bachelors of Arts—Mr. Ch:irles ,lames rtirton of Queen's
Co:lege; Mr. 'Thomas Bides, Worcester Colleg-; Mr. J. Robert
Edwards, and Mr. Robert Bro.:11, of Pembroke College ;
Ar-
thur Brooke,-1•. I. of Magdalen College; Mr. Jonathan Hairy
Christie, of 111!1:sol