Star.
London, England, 1802-07-06 00:00:00

POLICE, &r.

Get LDII AL I..—YelterdaY a man and woman
underwent an examination, charged by James
Coleman, of Field-lane, Holborn with cruelly
atfaulting him on Sunday morning lall. The pit-
loners were committed to anfwer the complaint
at the next Q_
starter tletlions.
A boy was brought up for re-examination,charg-
ed with wilfully riding a boric over a
..poor wo-
man, upwards of 73 years old, on Friday fe'n-
night, in Long-lane, Smithfield. Having reco-
vered from her bruifes, the attended the exami-
nation. The father of the boy attended alfo who
having recompenfed the poor woman for tie in-
jury, the boy was difcharged.
Wm tr acHa r as. —Yefterday Edgard Richards
was examined, charged by two matter hutches*
with being a bullock hunter, and with (Leafing two
oxen front a drove in Whitechapel-road yefterday
morning. He was committed for trial.
Monza: Attica", of Fleet-Itreet, Bethnal green,
was examined, for having in bis polleflion a quan-
tity of goods, to the amount of above 2001. fof-
peaed to have been Itolen. He was committed
for another hearing.
A journeyman carpenter, who was tried at the
lad Lewes affixes for a robbery, was haft week
committed to Horffiam gaol, for altering a coun-
try hank note.
On Wednefday, R. Wells, of Pickworth, was
fully committed to Stamford
iizTol, for -having
uttered two forged Bank of ad Notes in Fe-
bruary laft.
Wednelday John Fry was committed to Ramp-
fhire county gaol, for wounding the Rev. Richard
Iremonger, at Wherwell. The particulars of this
cafe are nearly as follow t—a warrant had been
procured by the with to apprehend Fry, for lead-
ing a diforderly life, and leaving his wife and fa.
milt' very often in dithers. Being a defperate fel-
low, and having often threatened that he would
knock the fird man down who offered to take him
up, the tithing.man wifhed the churchwarden to
accompany him, and read the warrant to the of-
fender, but bufinefs preventing him, Mr. Ire.
monger went with the> tithing-man and another
perfon to the houfe. 'Fry (icing them coming,l
went into his houfe the back way, and came to
them with his arms acrofs, his hands under his
coat, -tnd a bill hook in the right hand. Mr. Ire-
monger or e-edtd to read the warrant to him, and
when he came to the part, dating that his body
was tobe taken, he exclaimed," What's thy body,"
and immediately (truck hint over the left eye with
his hook, which beat him down. The blow was fo
violent, that a part of the Ikull and hat were bent
quite into the brain. The tithing-man ran away.
and Fry after him. When he came up to him,
the man begged for mercy, when Fry threw away
the hook, and furrendered himfelf. Dr. Layfitra
was fent for immediately, who took the fraactured
pieces from Mr. Iremonger's wound, and trepan-
ned him, but there is very little hope of his fur.
loving.
The felons in Nottingham gaol, under fentence
of tranfpneration, laft week meditated an efcape,
but this ft—tare was fruftrated by the vigilance of
the gaoler. Four of them (awed off their irons,
'preparatory to their attempt, and their plan was
to knock down every perfon that oppofed their
paffage.
1 The counting-houfe of Meffrs.Smiths' Knowles,
and Co. at Sheffield, was broke open lad week,
and robbed of laver and plate to the amount of
' feveral hundred pounds ; the locks were picked
with great dexterity, and fome (kill was exerted
in the choice of booty.
On Saturday evening, as Mr. Mann, butcher,
of Oxburgb, was returning from Swaffham mar
ket, he it as attacked on the heath, by a man
whom he had kindly undertaken to fet forward on
his journey, when the villain &It knocked him
off his houfe with a .(lone, which rendered him
quite infenfible, and then rifled his pockets, from
which he took his watch and money, and got
clear off.
About the clofe of the rebellion in Ireland, three
Gentlemen went to the houfe of another in the
county of Wicklow, with whom they were ac-
quainted, and were molt hofpitably entertained.
They NJ they wereon theirway to attack the rebel
deader Holt, and were invited by their holt to make
his bottle their inn on their return; he adding, that
he bad 2000 guineas to convey to Dublin, and
a ilhed to benefit by their efcort. They did re-
turn, but they murdered him, and took hts money.
One of the three,flimulated by remorfe,has toned
informer, and the others, one of whom is highly
conne&ed, are, probably, ere this in candy. .
Tuefday a fire broke out in a cottage at Prellon
Candover, which was burnt to the ground, toge-
ther with an adjoining cottage. The poor inha-
bitants laved nothing but what they had on.
Early on Saturday morning laft a large and va-
luable rick of hpy, the property of Meas. Tag,
well, of Bradford, in the county of Wilts, was
malicioufly fet on fire, and entirely confumed;
and an anonymous' threatening letter was found
under the door of their work-Chops.
The following account of an inquilition taken
on Sunday lA, at Bury St. Edmund's, may ferve
as a caution to parents and others how careful
, they ought to be in adminiftering quieting potions
to children. One John Grimble, an infant, about
three weeks old, being ill with the thruth, and
very refilefs and unquiet for the fpace of two days,
the mother was advifed by the neighbours to giye
it fomething to quiet it; the accordingly got a
perfon to go and get a poppy head, butt the perfon
who was applied to not having one,he laid he had'
tome poppy fyrup, which would anfwer the fame
purpofe, and let the' perfon who applied for it
lhave a pennyworth, laying, that four or five drops
would be fufficient at one time, but if the child
continued rettlefr, one or two might be added';
this was carried to the mother, and, the, poor
woman, in her dine& and anxiety, unfortunately
exceeded the number, which threw the child into
Co found a fleep as to occalion death in arm hours
afterwards : but the Jury,, after a fhort inquiry
mid mature deliberation, were fo fully convinced
4 die_ tnotber's innocence, that they brought in a
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LONDON MARKETS.

00R24-EXCHANGE, MONDAY, JULY c.

KETUKH o( WHEA/Tio Mark-lane, including only lion.
the 11tt of June to the 26th of Joao.
Total--5674 kb..tatters. Average , Bt. Cd.
3e. 3.l.lugher than laft return.
PRICE OF HOPS.
1 Kent 41 tot to 61 SI? I Rent 31 SA to 61 t/1'
Starcl 41 101 to 51 ad %&:a 51 1)1 to 61 61 • 1,
Eden 41 :oe to 51 114 I Farn. 71 01 to a o. A,

shaniviELD, July s.
• To fink the offal—per acme of Slh.
Beef 45 4d to ss 6d Veal - 4s oil to p 6d
Mutton -4a 84 to p Id Pork - ss od•to ss 8
Lamb Gs od to 75 od.
Stock at Market this morning, Baas 1700,
Sheep and 1.. nibs 8000.
NEWG ATE and LEADENIIA LI., July S.
Pcr (lone of 81b. by the careafe.
Beef s 8d to 4s *O4 Veal 3s 6(1 to p 4tl
, Mutton 4$ 4d to is ad Pork ss oil to p Sd
Lamb ss od t s Gs 4d.
PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW, July S.
Smithfield. St. James's. Whittchapel.
0.14ay 410tO 6 13 3 0•to 7 0 0 4 to oto 7 0 0
Sir.iw t stO 1 0 1 13 otO 1 3 0 1 14 otO a 6 0
Clostr 6 oto 7 7 6 to o to 7 a 0
COALS, July S.
Bra Coals in the Pool, 21. os. od per Cbaldrou.
Deliacrzd 11 95. 64.
Sunderland, 11. Ist. od.
Del;vend al. 4s. cd.