Star.
London, England, 1804-12-07 00:00:00

THEATRE.

OLD 11.41LEr.

• Ye&air eighteen ptifosseri were tried at v.
jald Bailey, three of whom were capitally convictk
ed, viz.— •
, • jabs Whits was indiSed for burglarionfly entering
the dwelling-haute of. Benjamin Bader, in Middle
Station, and ftealing , thereout a coat, a waillcoat,
and other articles, the property of William Curtis'
land ,jnfeph Butler. Benjamin Butler &poled, that
his honfe was broken.,open in the night between the.
7th and Bth of November. He heard Come noife in
the wafh-houfe. whickwas,next to the room he (lept
in 3 he called out, o Who is where ?" but received no
anfwer ; he went to limp again, thinking it Was Come
of his lodgers. He got up in the Morning before day-
light, and went out to his wort, and when he return•
ei to breakfak, difeoveied he hicklieen robbed ; he
went in fearch of the thief to Brentford, where he
found him on that night, With the coat and waiftcnat
on which had been taken out of his houfe, and more
'of the articles in a bundle, which he knew to be his.
Other witneffes were tailed, who fwoie to the cloaths.
And a laterman of Brentford proved he had thazday
fild him a pair of breeches, which Jofeph Butler
(wore to as his property &sten that.night. • The pri-
loner made no defence', and was found Guilty. • • ...
Ann Harris and Hawrsab Palmer, Iwo ladies of to
town, were indiatd for privately dealing in the (hop
of Chriflopher Fifher, haberdafiscr, of Great Newport
aim, 28 yards of lace, value 71.
Mr. Falser fated,. that on the 26th of oSobet,the
' prifoners caine into, his amp, and :Aid to fee Come
lace. Several pieces were Ihewn to them, but they
11111 allOtd to fee Come of a foperinr quality. At
length one piece feemed to catch the fancy of the pd.
lone Harris ; and in prercading to compare it with
the lace on her peliffe, (be threw the 'kilts of her
ginvn and peliffe both over the counter, upon which
(event cards of lace there fro cad; while, in the mean
time, the prifoner's companion was examining other
"'pieces of lice, and diced the price of one, which was
IS '. the yard, andforwhich the offered sac but the
protecutor refufed. Both then went away, without
baying any thing. TMe witnefs had obferved the
prifimer Harris. a little before the went away, very
naive with her hands, as if endeavouring to conceal
fomething in the fore part of her garments, and in
A Board. of Longitude was held yeferday at the five minutes after they left the (hop the lace was mil-
Adm‘rall, at which Sir Jossrli Banes prefided. fed, though no perfon had been in it but the pats.
Accounts from the Coati Rate, that on Sunday lag ners. He immediately went in fcarch of them, but
about fifty different kinds of craft came out of 800- without dwell. In four days afterwards, the Pro-
logs*, harbour. and having arranged themfelves dole fecutor, palling through Long Acre, law both the
ii fhore under their batteries. at twelve o'clock they pct
enter the (hop of Mr. Knight, a linenclra
fii ed a u-le joys ; and in the evening a grand dif- per ;he went to the llsopidonr, and beckoned to
Me-
r.
play off fire-works was Peen. The malts of the veffels Knight, who not underflanding what he meant, r
in the harbour were all dreffad
,with a profufian of quelled him to walk into the back parlour,which he
colours. There demon rations if joy were no doubt did. The prifoners immediately went off, without
made in honour of the Coronation. waiting to tea any gonds, and the profecutor took
Cii-t Bo sty BM—A Court of Common Council immediate means to bring both back, and had them
was held yefterday at Guildhall, at which the Lord conveyed to Bow-I-freer_
Mayor pretided, 17 Ahl. rmen, the Recorder, She- Palmer denied the fire, and allied the prefecutor
tiff', and near zoo Ci•mmont•s being prefent, • if he did not know her father to be many years a
Repot°, were read atl.l agieed to from the refpec reputable houfekeeper in his own neighbourhood ?
live Committees, none i f which were of. any intereft He anfwered he had heard of fuels a Dime, but
to the public, hot one which was from the Committee knewarris not
made the p
no other defence than a declaration
erfon.
of City Lands, dating the caufe, of the delay in car- H
rying into execution the eerier of the Court, for ins.- that the was innocent.
pproving and enlarging Smithfield Market; and that . The Jury found them both Guilty, but recommit-
they were proteciiting that bufinefs with all the dif. dcii them to mercy.
patch that a meafure of fuels importance requires.— .Baron GIAHAIS laid, he was always difpored to
Mr. WAITHStAta moved the following amendment, commend a merciful difpofition in a Jury ; but at 1
which was agreed to i the fame time that he applauded that difpofition, he
. Tha the Committsc for toting this City's lands be direct 21 was now at a 14► to know upon what particular
to inquire an
tenon to this Court without delay, what ground, grovind their recommendation was founded towards
wh,ther v.,cant or marmite, may appear molt isle fur the two unfortunate pectoris, againft whom the proofs
,m,rorectelit of Smithfield Market on an Enlarged plan ; and fuch
as our aotwer the exit:dation* of the Publics and do etwitt to were to clear, and who were of that very deicription
the cnimareen: againtt which the Alt of Parliament Wilt peculiarly.
On the ceding ttp of the Ballot (or Clerks of the direeed ; namely, perfons falhionably dreffed,corning
Coal Market, and Court of Requefts, the numbers into the
of their appearthop of a tradance,ednan,u and
ing under the re
usfpec:
fond As followstability 11l hi f 111.
For Clerks to the New Coal.tolikel.'44r. COftit. 171—M.Y. gilance, and taking advantage of his confidence to
Richardfon ago—Mr. Hitchcock at—Mr. Mackin 22--wtr.
D•ihp t tMr. Court s• . plunder his property.
For Clerk of Court of Requeftsw-Mr. Pada is ...Mr. Davis Tilt Foreman of the Jury anfwered—u On ac-
-60-.--Mr. lieovrard 53. count of their youth."
When the Lord Mayor declared Meffrs. Ricoaan- . Harris appeared about tweety-fonr, and Palmer
sow and CURTIS duly • Idled Clerks of the New Coal about twenty ; they received die verdie of convic-
Market ; and Mr. Tir ()NIS'S FASSOII Clerk of the Court don with perfee indifference, and tripped off as cheer.
of Requells. fully from the bar, as if it had been from a feat in
OsWednerd:ty evening the Hon. Al-tillery COM. a theatre. .
Ron, the iet 14 Wires Captain General, held •y. Admit,
.7.lfecetoesel
.7of. Gill, for Reeling from
a General Court at the Ai it Captain
for the elec. tile Newbury waggon a true, containing a piece of
lion of Prefident, Court of Affidavits. and Officers. blue cloth, a piece of corduroy, and a quantity of
for the year enfuing, (being one of the privileges of printed cotton, value fifty pounds, the propetty of 1
this Company, granted to them by Charter and Let- James Dicker.
Thomas Townfhend, the driver, recollefted tbe
?CIS Patent from the King), when the following Gen-
tli.men were dieted. vas. goods being (lowed in the waggon, and Rated, that
Sir W. Curtis, But. Aldetinan, M. P. Prefulent. ash: WAS palling over Hoonfluw heath on. the even.
W Dayton. Efq. Vire-Prefident. ing of the 6th of November, he beard a noire in the'
arl..m. Bart. Alderman, M. P. Tresfuiti. waggon, but cn examining the fastenings I'4 the tilt,
Sit J. W. And
Paul i.e Mrturier, FA. Alderman, Colonel. he concluded that it was merely imagination. On Lis
W. Curtis, Efq. tenant Colonel.
a rentior, k Major. S. W. Hemans, Adjutant. arrival at Smallberry-green, he dikuvered that the
tto.v. A. Hot, Chaplain, T. Lusmoore, Surgeon. fattenings of the tilt were loofe, and the bale in quer-
and za ',Lathers to tit Coats of AlMants. . ton milling. He immediately gave an alarm, and
Yefterday morning the firft Company, Captain conflablcs were placed in di Lrent parts of the COtl•
Aim R•4l. j the third Company, C ptain Jackson, try adjacent, to watch for the thieves. At three
the leventh Company, Captain Motictisa. of the o'clock the nest morning the priforiers were obferv.
Loyal :.;ourhwar k Regiment, with Sharp Shooters ert driving a cart along Aeon-tire, accompanied by
attached, muttered at their Orderly Room in the a perfon on horfeback. Tricy were detained awhile
Borough, and marched tu Nun Head Mill to fire for by,/ road waggon, when a canftable, il Cle name il
three medals, given by the refpeCtive Captains. On Adams, with two aillitant,, I.:iceit the hot fe drawing
their march through Peckham, Captain Mou amis. the cart,and die pei 13;1 on horieback immediately rode
perceiving hi. Majefty, Adjutant S AAAAA yew halt- off. Tire prifoner Gill nab attempted to cfcape, bet
as the men ia time to talute their beloved Monarch he was overpowered. 011 fcarciiing the cart, the
as he mitred, which he molt gracioufly noticed. His property WAS 1.01111,1 Lllettill, and the prifonera taken
MAJESTY appeared hierly pleated. and in great fpi- into cuitody.
/its. On the turival ut the Companies on the foot The
—Thea produced and (worn to by Mr.
very for the trial of ill, the weather proved fo Dicker. defence Well, that the prif iners had
\
very hazy, as to preclude the poffibility of feting the ' been employed by the pertim en horfeback, in the
target at the diitance of fifty yards. They were um fenugtOing trade, and that he had delivered to them
der the difagreeable neccaity of poftpor.ing the fame the fnii:c as fmuggled goods.—Guilty.
to a future oppratuuity. After going through feveral Tie Learned Judge remarked, trial this was a kind
mono ivies with great precition and fteadincfs, they of robbery by wh ownrr wo•-: too freqtrently dc•
trended. Vi'hile hic
perfonse are 1 iding in a cart, they
adioutticd to an excellent dinner provided by their
Colicers at the Nun. The afternoon was (pent with are not fafrecil ; but it facilitate, the accomplillii
that Food hurarmr and hilarity fo charaftcriftie of the 1 ment of this kind rf theft. manfes like the prcfent,
hlernbeis of that Curds. The evening being fo very .itis a euttomary thi.ig tor a i,:r horfeback to be
foggy, and the path id very intricate, that the (.ar- 1 prefent, as it enables the offenders nidrc Wily to cams
termatter was obliged to procure torches. 1. mit their depre.iations, Ylilc the livrfcman cog ige.
An unfortunate mother, who dropped her infant the driver in c—iverfatirn.
cliiid in Red Lion-'quake, on Sunday 10-, for whole ion 20/.inforr wa. tried hie fie..li.i,;, on the 15th i.
apprehention are'-std ut two guineas was offered by Noveniher, two end.,flid two .o.ankets, and other are
the p trills, was taken into c•iftody yeitcrday morning cle., thc pi rty Cohn 1-i'i be..
The lsla.,;iilr.:•cs committed her, not to priCon, hut to The propel •y wAb in ailutlled I,,,lging, wliiel
the Win 'al, tole, it appeal log the trill porgnat.t ea- was let ote pritoner b- i% ,:r. or ii, is• .i.c.
vets induct.: her to abandon fur hciplefs Labe. The theft was proved,

I •
Left nights Malley Breve performed Presdrici in
Lovers' Vows. a fecond time, at Covent-Garden Thea-
tre, and again enraptured a numerous audience with
his richly coloured delineation of a charafter, which
in Will furnifhes little for the difplay of talents that
are not of a very fuperior order. Having thus far,
in common with moll of our cotemporaries, beettli-
beral in our praifes of this young Gentleman's thea-
trical exertions, conceiving them ;ugly his due, fo do
we claim the right of pointing out Come little eccen-
tricities in his general manner of acing, which re-
quite a timely check, in order that they may not fix
themfelves in his habit, Though he is naturally
graceful, and all his attitudes are fuited to the text
of his author, yet are they liametimes fo fittingly
marked, as to appear more appropriate to baPet than
written fentimenr. We have alfo.to notice, that in
the lower tones of his voice he gives into a kind of
*thine, that rather tires on the ear. Having men-'
tioned thefe trifling defeat, which he may eafily cor.
rea, we cannot help afireffing a with, that in every
other rerpea, Tome of our veterans of the Rage would.
lanced of (steering at what they call his prematule
graces, endeavour to imitate them.
The euriofity of our fair countrywomen fans to
be gaining in afcendancy over their fear.; a much
greater proportion of them being laft night feen in
the Pit, than has ventured there fince Matter BITTY
firft made his appearance) and the deers, and even
the green boat., were thronged with ladies of tank
and fathion, The honfe lad night once more over•
flowed a feW minutes after the doors WCTC thrown
open.--both the lower 'and firft tier of botes were
taken in the names of Ladies of the turf fafhion.--
Among the moil enthufiattlic admirers and a pplanders
of the Youwo Rosctus, we_ perceived the Marchio
mit Taormina. Counters MourrEonc nine, Lady
HAMILTON, Mr.. CRISPIOIII, &C.
his
Duke of Ktir, with a large party, occupied
his 'royal Highoefes private hoer •
Youwo Ro.ctu s is engaged ft* twelve nights and
a benefit, at Di ury.Lane 'll”atre. He then per
forms for the remainder of this realm and the whole
; of nat, at Cavant..Garden.

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called aim for her defend; lriiliecreedill Partre
which (fie Paid had been written for MN by Ousts*
'Man: She could not read; but it had been Lead ever
to her; and the withed it to go to the Jury.. The pee
per was of courfe given to the Clerk of the Arraigns.
Mr. Baron Gasitast (topped the reading at the
fira Cadence, which contained an. acknowledgment
of •the offence. The Learned Judge obthrvede that
it was much to be lamented.the meaner in which pri-
foners were frequently deluded... Perfons totalir
norant of. the la*. inveigled them. and under • the
pretence of affording them aid, did them the great-
en injury.—Guilty. • :_.'- • •
gaints.Haavitiftr,. Clarks Ifawiins% and Irdfixo .64
were ipMed for (italic% a game cock, the propee7
of Ifaac Ryder. It appeared'. from the evil e,
that the prifuners had been-, in tbe• pratice ',Wag
game cpcks to the. young Gentlemen of an academy
at..Kenfington ; 14 live cocks and a dead ens, were
found there. With rcfpi.ft to the cock mentioned in
the indiarnent, it was in the cullody cf a perfon
who lived near Sloane lireert and. who taw all the
three prifoners on the morning of the 6th, abitnt the
door of his houfe, and. in a pa6ge leading to his
premifes ; the cock was miffed in al* forenogn.
On
the fame day the prironers were taken ivy) cullody
by two Bow-greet Officers wiih• this cock is their
puffeiliein.--Guilty., • •
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70/9sh 4ort was indiffed, but rot capitally, for at-
faulting Anne Ray, upon the highway, between
Newington.and Newington Green. at clever o'cicck
in the morning, on the 26th of November, putting
her in bodily fear, and by violent threats demanding
her money, wi.h intent to rob.
The Profecutrix proved hex having met the pri-
foner on the morning abuve-mentioned: his fiat ac-
coiling her, by enquiring the hour of the day, and
immediately afterward: laying to her "Your money
or your. life :" the was not quite pofitive as to the
latter expreffion, but the ooderltood it fo at the
time. The Profecuttix affeeted not to be alarmed,
though lit reality moth terrified, and Paid the was
not to be frightened rout of her money. The prifoner
deGred her tint to attempt refillance, as he could
loon call help, and immediately applied a whiffle to
his mouth, as if he had a gang within hearing.--
Witntfs Paid, the too could call for affillance t upon
which prifoner went away, and witneft followed him
at tome di(lance, which lie perceived, and anted her
if (be followed him ? Witnefs anfwertd. the would
purfue Ilia) until the had him feized He then croffed
into a field, and witnefs lemma' aloud to a young
man named William King, fervent to the Rev. Mr.
Gat-coigne. refident there, who cattle to her affiftance,
purfued the prifuner, overtook him in the narrow
place called Cut-throat-lane, and brought him back.
.—The ptifocer made no tefdiatue, but denied the
charge. It did not appear that he had ufed any vi-
olence, nor carried about him any weapon; and the
only fulpicious thing found upon him was a black
filk handkerchief with holes in it, which the Police-
officers, who had fcarchcd him, Paid, was of the
kind which perfons who with to conceal their faces,
when comm.tting robberies, generally ufe.
The prifoner in his'defence admitted the truth of
all that had been (tared, but Paid that he did not a&
hir for her Muney, hut only laid " that the need not"
be afraid, that he did not elk her for her wing.
He called no *dilates.
Mr. Juftice Creosol (hated to the Jury that the of-
fence was not capital. fuppofing the evidence to be
good, as he only threatened to rob her. It was an
offence againft the tlatute, that exprefsly prohibited
pitting a perfon in bodily fear, with intent to rob
them, and was therefore a fimple felony. This As-
tute implied a certain degree of violence tiled on the
part cf the affailant ; whether Inch violence as was
comprehended under that alt, was ufed by the pri-
funer at the bar, retrained with them to determine.
The Jory, after forte deliberation, found him guilty.
William Porter, for [leafing a live cock fowl-. value
,s. the property of J. Vs'artutby ; T. Bird, fot (teal-
tog a nut's of hay, value 2s. the property of H.
White ; and S. Finch, for receiving the fame, know-
ing it to have been (linen ; C. Dean, for flealing44
pounds of =won :lad pork, value 305. the property
of W. Sims; D. Halliday, fur Reeling various arts-
c.T...s of earthern ware, the property of W. North.
And five wets accraiue I. •
The trial of -- Tennant, for burglary in the
houfe of Me. Shaw, attorney, of Bridge4Areet, 13:ack-
friars, was, by affidavit of that Gentleman, Rating
the neceffity of a prevh-ais examination of Come perfon
concerned with the prifoner, deferred till neat feffions.

Yefierday a Coroner's lowa was held at the
Brown Bear public boufe. in WorlliipAlrect, upon
the body of a woman between fifty sad fiat, years
of age, who died in the area on Monday afternoon
laft, in an apopleflic fit. The Jury retained a radii%
that the—Did y tie P-01,69,1 of Goa.
At a late hour on the evening of the nth, or very
early on the morning of the 26th uh. the bottle of
Mr. Watling./ TODD, of Beverley. (a very infirm
old man) was entered by lime perfon or perfow, who,
after breaking the locks of his ferntoire, in the rating
room; took atom a ptivate drawer, in which were
depofited his papers. force Government fecurittes to
a corifiderat4 amount. with which they gut oCE un-
difcovercd. The robbers bad obtained entracte at
the back part of the 114ufe, to which they had seeds
by fame building; being recently taken down, and
with a ladder had made their way through a dark
window on tha lecond llocr, by removing the bricks
and mot tar, and had retired by die (keret door. It
WAS obfeivcd, in the moiling, that they had been in
every ro,-,m unoccupied ; the b.,xes were eaarnined
the dell( broke open, and a great many papers firm-
ed upon the floor.
Sir Jot's Incas., M. 1). F. R. S. at Paris, and
Knight of the Royal Order of S,sei.l.:n, finding the
inhabitants of this e •untry at this feafon of the year
particul lily with Coughs, Colds, :ind
Asth-
matic Comp' found out a method i f concen-
trating that ve:ttable Extr.El o' ca :led Ho-
ney, and brinv••;:. into a im..11 eon pa,. a very large
pillion of its ex:cllent virtues. Si; John Bal.
fam of ,r.ey is thei..Lee recommended as the moa
fate, innocent, i,rd ethetual rerreay fir Coughs,
C rd;, and .1 iThmas. Coddren d ;he m•-ii
deli-
a:e tray rise it with the Brea ail tate y. It is to he
;lad of Meiiis Shaw and Edwards, No. 65, Sc.
Church yard. oho Lave it,re.hafetl of the Ho.
outablc 1.1.1 v HILL', executor all the property in
Sir Jon. M•dici:,es, price 3'. 6d. If their
cams ate ntit C:: Lump, tt is a comic:kit.