Star.
London, England, 1801-10-27 00:00:00

HICKS'S HALL, CLERKENWELL.

Yetterday the Seffions commenced at the above
place, before WILLIAM MAINWARINC, Efq. in the
Chair. A great number of traverfes were tried.
The paper of the prefent Seftions contains the
gmatett -entry within our recoiled:ion ; no fewer
than 6t traverfes being entered for trial, and 31
appeals and petitions.
The caufes tried this day were all for affaults,
among which we feled the Ulo.ving
Thomas William Fletcher was indid.cl for affault-
ing John Adze on the Bth of September lath—
From the evidence in this cafe, it appeared, that
the profecutor was the twopenny pottman deliver-
ing the letters within the dittrid of Chancery-lane.
The Defendant was an Attorney living in Quality
Court. On the day Rated in the indittment, the
profecutor delivered a letter at the 'mule of the
defendant, direded for Mrs. Fletcher, which was
carried up (lairs to the defenda-it, who, after he
had broken it open returned it, and refuted to pay
the pottage. The poltman faid, that the reafdn of
rluftng payment muff be indorfed on the back of
the letter according to their official forms, or he
himfelf muff be relponfible to the office. The de-
fendant then enclofed it in a cover with another
dire,lion, but the profecutor could not take it In,
and broke off the cover ; an altercation enfued,
when Fletcher knocked him down. The Jury re-
turned a verdift of Guilty.
Mr. MAINWARING pbferved that the poftman
muff be cordidered as an officer of the public, and
if he were to be affaulted upon every difpute re-
(peeing pottage, his bufinefs would never be done,
and the public mutt be molt material (offerers.—
Upon there confiderations, the Court therefore
fined the defendant to].
Mary Taylor was indi&ed for affaulting Eliza-
beth Wintle. The defendant was wife to a butcher,
and the profecutrix wife to a goldfmith in her
' neighbourhood. On the :ft of June 'aft, the pro-
fecutrix went to the Atop of the defendant for the
purpofe of buying a !boulder of lamb, but as the
taw none to pleafe her, the defendant told her the
could cut one from a quarter which would prove
very excellent. It was cut off but did not pleafe,
which caufed a difpute between them The one
refuted to take it, and the other infilling, as it was
cut off, it mull be paid for. The butcher's wife
carried it to her neighbour's, and threatened to
throw it through the windows, if it ere not taken
in. The golchinith's wife font it back again t up-
on which the defendant beat it about the bead of
the profeeutrix, which was the atfault complained
of. The Jury having found her guilty, the Court
fentenced her to a fine of toL

Williams INA: was indieted for afraulting Wrn.
Neave, on the sth of Auguß lag, on Bethnal
Green. This was a cafe of a molt aggravated na-
ture, being, according to the teftimony of the pro-
fecutor, in which he was alto confirmed by others,
as follows : He Paid, that on the day Rated in the
indiCtment he was crafting Bethnal Green in com-
pany with a young woman, about nine o'clock in
the evening, when the defendan:, who was a pub-
lican in Wapping, in company with tome other
men, overtook them. As he paired them, he took
hold of his female companion in a very indecent
manner, and when he rcmonitrated upon the im-
propriety of Inch behaviour, the defendant Hobbs
gave him a blow, which he returned. The other
men who were in company with Hobbs then alfo
fell upon him and beat him moll unmercifully, fo
much fo that he apprehended his life to be in dan-
ger. He made his efcape; and took refuge in the
Salmon and Ball public houfe, from whence he
was dogged by fume of the company, and again
beat and kicked in an inhuman manner. He once

more efcaped, and got into a chandler's (hop, by
which means he eluded their further vengeance.
Sufannah Farnley, the young woman in cm.
pany with the profecutor, the Landlord of the
Salmon and Ball, and two other witattlis, con-

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tranfaition.
On the part of Ai Defendant, s young woman
of the name of Eleanor Todd slate called, wi?,
Rated, that fhe was is company with the defen-
dant when the affray itappened, and bad hold Of his
arm, that he was rather tipfey, and in palling by
the profecuter and his compel:dots be rather reele.f
againft the woman, but immediately he turned
round and begged her pardon. The prufecutot,
however, gave him a violent blow upen the face;
which was the beginning of the affray. The other
witneffes were again called up. who all agreed;
that he was alone when he behaved indecent to the
woman, and that his companions were at fuch a
dillance as fcarcely to be Peen in the du& of the
evening. They added, that the defendant foort
threatened that he would murder the profecutor;
A verdieb of Gulity being pronounced, the Court
fentenced the Defendant to one year's imprifon-
ment, and to find fureties for his good behaviour
for one year after the expiration of that period.
Cbarlee Remington seas found guilty of a fimilar
trate' affault upon a man of the name of Smith,
'and was fentenced to fuffer the Tame imprifonmenta
and give the fame Security.
Charles Pfancook was iudided for affanhing Mary
Slaughter. The Profecutrix Mated, that the
ed at Hornfey, and that on the sth Auguft the was
in the garden of her houfe, when two men railed
from oat of a place at the bottom of the garden,
which is facred to the Ovoddefs Cloacina, and the
was beat moft unmercifully with a flick; the could
not pofitively (late which of the men ftruck her ;
they afterwards put her in a tub of water. In
coufequence of their 111 treatment the was attended
by a Surgeon. This Lady underwent a erofs-
examination by the Defendant's Counfel ; the ob-
jeet of it was to chfcredit her teftimony, by !hewing
that fhe was ayerfon of an infamous courfe of life,
and that fhe had gone by the name of Poll Robin..
fon, and frequented the Dog and Duck. The
Surgeon who attended Mrs. Slaughter deferibed
the nature and conditionof her woundsand bruifes.
' The Defendant's Corinfel Paid that he fhould
prove that the firft afftult was given by Mrs.
Slaughter, and confequently the Defendant was
Vijuftiffed in what he had done. He then called
Virtu Ayres, who stated hinsfer to be a Sheriff's
•Officer. He laid that he went, in company with
the defendant, in order to arreft a Mr. Dorritt,
wlio lived in the houfe of Mrs. Slaughter ; that
having been a great many times in fearch of him.
and not being able to meet with hint, they bad
recourfe to ftratagem ; and accordingly the de-
fendant (who was the creditor of Donut) and the
Witnefs got over a high wall at the bottom of the
garden, and fecreted themfelves in the place allud-
ed to in the evidence given by Mrs. Slaughter;—
after they had been there fame time, they per.
ceiyed the Lady coming down the garden in com-
pany with Mr. Dorritt, in confequence of which "
they ruffled out, but were Bopped by Mrs.Slaugh.
ter, who fworethey fhoold not take him ; this gave
an opportunity to Mr. Doritt to get within the
houfe, where he faller:raj the doors, and thus creep-
ed. He denied that he (truck Mrs. Slaughter,
and fwore that he was pofitire the defendant did
not, as he faw the whole tranfthion ; he (aid they
feuffied together and f1:11 down; that Mrs. Slaugh-
ter fwore in the mall dreadful manner, and that
he and the defendant afterwards made ;heir efcape
over the will, Mrs. Slaughter throwing Bones at
them, and likewife a baron which flood rn the gar-
den. Another Sheriffs Officer was called, who,
it appears, was waiting the Me of the bufineA on
the other fide of the wall. All that he could !late
was, that he heard Mrs. Slaughter utter the molt
horrid blarphemies, and faw the bafon and the
(tones come over the wall in company with the
Defendant.

The Cliaixsuit laid, this cafe was of a molt
aggravated nature.
The Learned Counfel for the defendant leaned
to think that the profecutrix committed the firit
drank ; if the hai the was fully junified, as the
officer had behaved in a moll fcandalous and un.
warrantable manner in daring to get over the wall
into the premifes of the profecutrix. Such condua
was not to be toler4ted. There was no reafon to
doubt the truth of Mrs. Slaughter's ftatement ;
in f 4 e, it had been confirmed by the evidence of
the furgeon. If the Jury were fatisfied on that head
they would 6nd the defendant guilty. The Jury
immediately pronounced him Guilty.
The Court then fentenced him to be imprifoned
three months in the Houfe of Corm/lion. The
CHAIRMAN obferved, that if the officer had been
indicted for the afrault his Punifliment would have
been much greatee, as his conduct had been cri.
initial in the highell degree.

HENRY Gstmsrox, Efq. of Kenfington, one of
the Patrons of the Mendicants Infiitution, West.
mintier, Augufi 12, 18ot, addreffed for publica-
tion to B. 1.). PERKINS, of Leketter.fquare, the
Patentee of the METALLIC Tkacrons, the follow.

ing cure on one of the Paupers relie;ed by 6.4
eltabliihment :

• C 4 a t.--Very Obftinate Cue° nte R nays/cruses—A poor
widow of the name of Perry, ...'a years of age, was for a long
time greatly affilited with the Rhetunatifm in the hip, and ex-
tending down the leg. ilace March laft, De had been able to
hobble about only by the alliltanee of a Itaff.-.I lent her your
Traitors, direeUng her datiebter how te ufethein : after three
applications, the V 129 able to wal4 to town without her 11.itY
and, to ufc her own expretfion, I had made her a thottfaul
pounds better. In leis than a week the wan completely rawer.
ed, and a few days fine, without any fupport, walked into
K,'llt, 40 'rules, ro pick her.
lbs Traitors, fo nteetray in every Family, and among
11G:fel* may be had, genuine, with new and improved dime
aims for ufirg them, for Five Guineas the Set, of B. D. Pte.
Ewes, A. M. the Patentee, lu the bode of the late Jots° Hun.
t: r, Sergeon, I.ricetti r-Iquare; and of Frederic} Smith, Cie.
mitt and Druggift, in the Hay-niarket, London. The posechl;
intuit of the Tracti.rs render' thar conveyance by Coach, or
even by Po*, perfeetiy colveutent. Laura, Ineludng that
amount (poft-paid) duly attended to.
N. B . Ilse purehakrs of the Traders receive gratis, two d:46
home Books, which cow air, as communicated by tie Set B.
to sharadects, shout three thoufand Cures of Goat, Whew
untifin, Suet& Head-ads, Tooth-ech,Spraitts, Inloomardenies,
&c. du. ar.d all analogous Minim of Hodes.
Cab/ ioN.--The famine Traders --
words "PLR ISMS , PATIXT TRACT,

of the printed diredtions is a Receipt ft
the hsndwrit ark Pateatcc.

pci6lie4l asdr:be datditeL

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ra are Ramped *Oa at.
rots,'" and at the bottom
tor the flee places, lewd
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T 0 THE -EDITOR OF' THE SrAR.

tlsPe is los paper fo generally tend len
your's. and none more impartial,`l beg you tritt
be fo good as t 6 give the foll Owing an early in-
fertion, and you *ill extremely oblige a great
number of I'SIC►t♦LI St/BALTCRIIS OF IierAIITI.T.

As the war is now happily entlea„it is to be
hoped, his ROYAL HIGHNESS. the Connpander it
Chief, will not forget a fet of men who have been
enihoJied rlmof finee its commencement, and
who have *nluntetred their fervicfs (the greater.
Itart of them) to any quarter where lovernmeht
Slight have occafmn to fend them. n hi% !torsi
HIGHNESS ()MUM deem it ?mlwoper to gra% aierri
the half-pay of the line, it is eanteitif intreated
that they might be put on the Paine footing at the
Militia, for although thirtypotiiids a-year is not
a great ftim, yet it 1.3 a greet kip to a Pauli infecinE.

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As Li 4 ROYAL t3IOSI .Es. hos etalitently
palled himfelf for his atteiziion to the inteiefis
of the Arrnyin general, anti has difiributed inflict
frith an impartial hand, thi Fencible Subalterhs
havc every thing to hope, from his ROYAL. HIG 11.-
M SS, who, they perfuade thcmfelvcs, will afford
them his prottZbon on the prefent occafion, which.
Neill he rendering them the mutt effential fervicc.
°Raba so, 'Wt.
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DUBLIN. OCTOBER za.

The Corporation of the City of Dublin have of-
fered a reward of sol. for apprehending the offen-
der who fired the fhot during the illumination, bY
which Mr. Sheriff Carte was ivoundid , in the
hand, and alib 2CI. for each' of the. fill three 4
fenders apprehended, who frock the Lotto Mayol
With done; the fame night.
Monday the LORD hiaroa, iligh Sheriffs and
,Commons of the City of Dublin, waited upon Mr.
Secretary Astor, at the Cattle, and prefented the
Addrefs unanimonily voted to.that gentleman on
Friday lad, at the (tiarterly
The congregation at St. Werbnrgh's Church on
Sunday was uncommonly numerous and elegant
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attraided thither by the expected predication of thi
Mei. Dr. Lirusay, brother to the Coumefs of
HARDWICRF, and private Secretary to the Loan
LISUTINAMT. The auditory were not dilappoint-
id, Donor Limner gave them a molt excellent
difeourfe, delivered in the clofe arrangement and
entre& flyle of a chide and highly cultivated
mind. The teat was taken from the 16th chap.
Ptewris 31ft i.
■ The boar, bead Wit 1701112 of glory, if it be found latb
" way of Heitman*"
Extra& of a letter from Ennikorthy, dated O.
tuber 16 : tt Yeilerday Capt. RICHARDS and Capt.
HILL, with to of the mounted cavalry, went to the
honk of John Byrn, a publican, at Chapel, where
were four outlaws, namely Capt. Hamilton, other'
wife One Handed Jack, Wn. Minchin, other-
wife St. Clare, the noted Wm. Reap, who efcaped
out of Wexford gaol, and another named Byrn,
for each of whom there is, by Proclamation, sot. re.
ward. Captain HILL and three of the men came
SA to the houfe ; the villains rufhed out, firing
en the Yeomen, which was indantly returned ;
they then made a determined Rand in a contigu-
ous road, by which time the remainder of the horfe
who were appointed to (earth other houfes, on
hearing the firing, can& up, when Reilly and Ha-
milton were killed, and Mitichin, (landing,
was cut down by Captain HILL, who clove his
fkull with his (word; Byrn, after firing a few !hots
more, croffing ditches and bogs, at length tureen-
dered. He, witr Byrn, the ale-feller, and one
Doyle, a fufpicious fellow, were fent le Wexford
by Captain Born's troop, who came up a little
after. Hamilton, Reil), and Minchin, were brought
in dead about two o'clock. The Yeomen efcaped
without injury, though the robbers fired a great
number of Ihots.
Yelterday, 7‘swee and W. Nsulfos, appre-
hended by Major Sian, were lodged in Newgate.
There were found in their polfeEffon, at Harald's-
crofs, a number of forged notes.
Thurfday evening lad, the notorious Wm. Tont,
alias Bads, alias Mom*, was apprehended in
Churebilreet, by Richard Haden, one of the
under turnkeys of the New Gaol. This offender
was a principal in a gang which recently commit.
ted many depredations in the neighbourhood of
Dalkey, and other parts of the county of Dublin.,
lie broke out of Philipdowngaol fume years boric,
where he was under fentence of death. He was
sore apprehended at Black.rock, and being left in
suilody with a private of the military, he cut the
man acrofs the belly with a knife, and made his
'Rape.
Stephen Wyss, the only furvivor (except the-ap-
rover) of the 'banditti who perpetrated the rob-
bery and inhuman outrage againft Colonel Do.-
tot., of Johnftown, was put on his trial by Court
Martial in Athlone on Thurfday lag, as a princi-
pal
in that offence : on Saturd.,y the proceedings
terminated, and his fentence, which doubtlefs mutt
De fatal, has been tranfmitted to the Loan LI1V•
h•NT, fi./T his Excellency's approbation.
The approver, Francis Caulfield, for his preva-
rication on his trial, was confidered to have for-
feited his claim to his Majcfty's pardon, and was
on Thurfdajac.-ordingly put on his trial before
rfame Court Martial, upon the fame charges
accomplices %sere arraigned and convitcd of.
At galmainham Settions, on Monday, the 12111
is flaet, Aerld was i.,ilifted for "felonioufly,
in- Roo:: t.' Hoyenslei a forged note of a
guin:a ani a half, purporting to he of the Gover-
nor and Company of the Bank of lo.land. The
pmfecutor, who keeps a publi.• hook on the banks
id the Grand Canal, gave to ti.: prifoner, la per
fret firanger to him) silver for the note s.i.ich he
alterw trait f ,end to Ix: a fs.rgery, and bpd the pri-
(mte taken c:i9ody, selicde 11,vois con-
duit ir. the iranfaetion, together with the corro•
botat;og e eitiel.. z a:1 light boy, would r0f.1,41.7v
f.avt: lid to his cenvOinn, but that
teit.inony ..s of that dell" Ml.' to.
•n•erelle,l ( h Lc), the Liu wifely tl, .
ai.d of (10'!i^ "'l • AC'f43.
Rr Ae tome STTICIAII on Thur.:day :all, Tismo.