Star.
London, England, 1802-10-20 00:00:00

MWICWZ ACT.

Mention kn infOrmation was yef.
terday 'heard beforeArd4Otoliditcia, 'Ai. had
.been laid again& a..llr.4lratfield;ii•trOees neat
Shoreditch; which is ofimportauce.totlie.tinding
part of the community.
Mr...KNArr attended* Cooed for the profe-
cution, and afterleatring the which
charged the defendant with having. vended one
ounce of refined liquorice, without a damped label'
being alined to it agreeable to ii-very recent Aid,
of Parliturait,'arid neciffiry procl; de. of its
being pnrchafed at the .defendant's Quip, being
gone through,
Mr. Earouat the SolieitOr,. the *Commit
fieners of the Stim6,lequaintectthe Lord Mayor
that he bad itilliiiScms'froin the Stamp Office, to
declare that the Commiffioners conceived the ar-
ticle laid In the information (although mentioned
in the Schedule of the Ad), was not, in the man-
ner it was fold by the defendant, and the grocers
and confedioners in general.--without a label of
any kind, or any fort of written or printed inftrui-
dons being affixed to it, or bring any way tidver-
tized or held forth in" the Public is a nobim or
remedy for any (pi:6k difeafe whirl 'hu-
man frame is fubjed--intended.lsy; the fpirit of
the Ad to be conttrued into a. clack or other me..;
dicine. Mr. Eftcourt inanced alioftrum whiek
was foiled -upon the public lit the &ape of a Gin-.
gerbread Nut, which Was fold as a defiroyer of
Worms, and Aid that if the perfon. vending fuck
Nutswas to be brought before* Magitrite on an
information under the Aa in queftion, though it .
was not mentioned in'the Schedule, yet he had no
doubt but the Magi trite before whom it was
' heard, would find the fpirit of the ASR to corn-
' prebend' fisch Nut in its -meaning of a medicine ;
and as this was the liril quellion cif the kindwhich
had been tried under the prefent Ad, he was in-
exuded ,by the COMOlitßocers of the Stamps to
take the opinions of the Attorney :end Solicitor-
General, as to fuck a cafe as that under confider.
ation ; and the individual cafe now before the
Lord Mayor thould be the one he would lay be-
.fare them, as one exiiting, and eemfequently pre-
ferable to an imaginary One ; be therefore united
the Lord Mayor would, if his Lorilhip felt any
fort of doubt upon his mind, avail himfelf of the
advantage of die* opinion.
Mr. 'Leary in reply, dated a cafe where the
Toln Losengek, which were equally fimple, and
equally incapable of good or harm, had been
-deemed within the intention of the Ad. •
Mr. ESTCOVILT begged to obferve, that the Tolu
Lozenges were origin ly a Patent-Medicine, and
advertised. as a remedy for coughs, sic. which was
not the cafe with the Liquorice, as it was corn-
, monly fold by every body and to any body, with-
out iu being attributed to poffefs any medicinal
quality, to which, and which only, the Ad was
meant to extend/
Prior however to the Loan M.exon having an
opportnnity of giving his opinion, Mr NaWbtall,
the Lord IVltttor'sk, objected to the infht..l
mition, on the vow* of infonuality,"inafi
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either intetnally orsetternany, as a remedy for any
complaint to whiCh mankind are fubjea. ' The ,
LOAD Maiba thought this objettion fatal, and
confequentlfthe cafe fen to the •grounsl.
The 'office Room was crowded with eonfeetio-
ners, grocers, &c. the whole of thole trades, as
well as the apothecaries and chemilts, being ma-
terially interefted in the determination of' this

quelion.
Burglaries are become extremely frequent in the
vicinity of the Metropolis, and in none more fre-
quent than in :he villages of Peckham, Camber-
well, Newington, and Deptford. Scarcely a night
panes, but either an nuthoufe, a garden giound, or
a houfe is robbed. • '
The number of robberiei and other crimes by
night has fo increafed int9wn, and excited fo much
apprehenflon for perfoital fafety during the' ap- '
proaching winter, that it is in contemplation to
form parochial affociations ;if the inhabitants,. to'
affin the prefent police ii prefervint the peace oft,
the city. •
- A Gentleman was limed on Thurfday ink just
at dufk, on Hampftead-heath, and robbed, by a tall
well dreffed man, having the appearance of beings
between 4.0 and so years of age, of his watch and.
money. -
Two gentlemen having oCcafion to gofrom town
to Highgate and back again on Friday evening,
obferved in their way there a number of lamps cunt :
on their return they had the'curinfity to count the
nnmberoflamps from the 4-mile none On Highgate
Hill to 'Holloway Turnpike, and found there were
62, out of which 27 had burnt out. This was be-
fore half pan ten at night, and no wind ftirring
whatever. -
Baturday night, as a man with his organ on his
back, was coming from Triampnead to town, he
was flopped by two fellows, wiha cut his pockets,
and took about five fhillinge from him : and about
an hour afterwards a lady and gentleman were
flopped near the fame place, and robbed of-near
ten pounds in money. -
Friday evening, about five o'Clock, as John Fox-
ley was coming -from Stoney-Stratford to Denf-
kanger, he was met by two men near Pulley, who
demanded his money; and robbed him of. about
eight pounds in cafh and notes, and a metal
watch : they ifterwards made off into an adjoin-

ing wood.
On Saturday morning; about four o'clock, Mr.
Burdoit, coming to town fsom Epping, with poul-
try and other goods, was aceofted, near Loughton,
by five villains, all of whom were dreffed as la-
bouring men. They demanded his money, and
having no perfon with him, be lave them his
watch and what money he had about him, with
which the villains made their efcape.
On FridaYmorning left, about eleven o'clock,
a Lady, with a child in her hand, walking along
-the fields from Church-flreet, Stoke Newington,
to Newington Green, was flopped by a man in a
failor's drefs, who, prefedting a piftol to her breaft,
robbed her of about twenty-five fhillings, and then
Made off over the hedge towards the Palatine
Houfes. A Gentleman at a fhort diltance off law
the tranfaition, but not furpeaing the robbery (till
explained by the Lady, whom he lhortly overtook),
the villain Unfortunately made his efcape.
On Sunday night, a young man of the name of
Stewart, of Union-ftreet,'Blackfriars, returning
from Brompton to town, was Robbed and robbed
by two footpads, who alfo beat him unmercifully
with their bludgeons.
A houfe in Bennet's-row, Blackfriars, was broke
open fome nights fence,. and robbed of a large
quantity of wearing apparel.
On Sunday night, the 26th ult. or very early
on Mondiy morning, a nfanufaaurer's houfe in
the Shuttle-row, Penh, was broken into, when
fixteen guinea notes were abaraaed from a chill
of drawers.
A gentleman named Brown, on Sunday fe'n-
night, died fuddenly in Loweftoft church, while
attending divine fervice.
Mrs. Harold, of Rilbygate•ftreet, Bury, advan-
eed in years, but in apparent health, on Sunday
'fe'anight, fuddenly dropped down and expired.
On Thurfday afternoon, George Stringer, an.
apprentice to Mr. Walker, mill-wrights to New-,
gate-greet. Neweaftle, being fent for to repair a
pump, in Mr. Wilfon's yard, in High-friar-ftreet,
in the faille town, the receptacle of which had not
'been opened for fome time, he found it. neceffary
'to 'defcend into the well, to difcover the defe& of
.the pump; for which purpofe, he let himfelf down
by a rope, but had fcarce entered, when he cried.
out, 6, there is in the well ;" and before af-
fiftance could be afforded, unfortunately, from the
effeas of fuffocation, fell to the bottom r and all
figns of animation were boa before he could be re-
covered. The 'Coroner's inqueft hi on the body
in the evening, and brought in their verdict—Died
in eonfequence of fuffocation.
'On Saturday 'the death warrant fired by his
Majefty for the execution of the mutineer Patric&
KomediA bite of the ALIIAXASSE, of 18 guns, con-
demnedlo be hung, at a Court-Martial, held fait
Wednefday fe'nnight on board theCs MTA us, 0174
guns, arrived at Plymouth, and at eight o'clock
the yellow flag was hoifted at the fore-top of the
Csuviva, Rear-Admiral Deceits, as- a nal for
anexecution,"and repeated on board the Hui AR,
Capt. WILKINSON, in the harbour, when a boat
manned and armed from each fhip rowed along-
fide the flat fhip, when theprifoner, dread neatly
in a.blue jacket and white trowfas,attended by the
Provo& Marshal, with drawn fword, and by the
Rev. Father FLYR. a Catholic 'clergyman, went
into a boat, and the whole line of boats rowed in
proceffion along fide the HVSLAR: the prifoner,
the Clergyman, Provolt Marfhal, and two feainen
from each boat then went on board. The prifoner
appeared agitated, but,
-penitent, and retired into
the cabin, where Father FLY'S adminiftered the
Sacrament according to the Roma communion.
The prifoner then wengo the (Larboard genic,
way, and the Provoft having pinioned his
arms and placed the wound his neck, the fatal
bow-gun fired, when% was run up to the (tar-
board yard and lannehed into eternity. After
-- - the Ufual tate( one hour, his corpfe waa
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Hort Davis, 01' rieatfea, Southampton, rtieteltatit, thip.o*
dealer and chapman
go, at ten, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Aech r
Ely place, Holborn, London. e uni
James Lawrence, of Eltham, Kent, baker, dealer and charn„,
AClatsnrneber7,23A 3r°. 'GeoratidgcN"Eanlar%ast,
Lincoln s-Inn, London.
ii°l2lll::,:lielcul:cnt
at
John Pucka, of Weymouth, Dorfetibire, merchant, dtlerv4
chapman, October 23, Nov. s, and jo, at eleven, a Gbildi, .;i,
London. Attornies, Meirrs. Blandf..rd and Sweet, ft:.."
• Bccieh-Walk, Inner Teniple. London. :,i
Nickolas Ifdell, late of Hambledon, Southampton, fergedh Ltd
apothecary, dealer and chapman, No/. 4,3, and 3o,nt eleven,
at the White Past, Whaehriter. Attorney , Mr. John li • tri• i
Todd, Andover.
Samuel Robinfon, of Merlotti, Torkfhire, felfor-linitli, Nov c,
6, and 30, at eleven, at the King's Head Inn, in ShLffecski .1.
Attornies, Edward Sykes, Efq. New.inn, Londoa i en Nit
'Charles Brookfield, Sheffield.
William Loggia add Robert Slater, of News.ite-R-ert.lcatim,
linen-drapers and partners, Nov. 4, it eleven, Nov..!, ai.d ;,,
at ten, at GailditEjl. Attornies, Mars. E. and 'F. llaare;,
Angel-court, Thrort, nortors.ftreet.
John Taylor, of Manchelter. merchant, Nov. 8,9, at the C4'orm
bin, Wuddersffeld, ant Nov 3C, at the Osilecit's Head 1!:i
Huddersfield, at ten. Attornies, Mr.'Stablcs, Huddtrsfahl:
or Meffrs. Allen aud Eaky, Furnivara...lnn, London.
bl %/MENDS.
Nov. s. Samuel Howard, of Brae ford, Wilts, carPen'-er, dealer
Ftrett , Covent-Garden,
.and chapman, at eleven, at the enriii.opLer Inn andl Avcru,
in Bath. ~ ..
Nov. 2. John Hanford, of Alford, Lincolpfhire, innkeeper, at
Nov. 4.
.at
DathenWielhßitrieenH,artlateTaavensjame, Kls.n
GMuiliddldhaefiT,Lvointunall. er, Healer and c.hip
Nov: 4. Emanuel Parquet, of Somers Town, Midelleici, (hr.
tiller, dealer and chapanan' at eleven, at Guildhad.
Nov. 4. Thomas Bilhop, of Birmingham, bookfeUer, it deem,
at the Stork Tavern, Birmingham.
Nov. 5. George Britton, late of Briftol, grocer, at eleven, at
the London Ina and Talbot Tavern, Briftol.
Nov. S. William Bailey, late ot Malmibury, N.'ilts, vidutrur,
• rnakfter, dealer and chapman, at eleven, at the Rem Inn

Clrencefter.
Nov. 6. Henry Frafer, of Nightin:all-lane, Middldea, grocer,
at ten, at Guildhall.
Nov. 6. Richard Davies, late of Park-lane, Middlefcx,
at one, at Guildhall.
Nov. 6. John Dancafter, tare of New Alrcsford, Southampton,
grace!, at eleven, at the G.../arga inn, NewAlro+ord.
Nev. & Evan Humphreys, of Tcnipie-dreetnriftol, vidmilbz
and thinner, at.elevai, at the Rummer Tavern, Brift.ot