Star.
London, England, 1807-10-30 00:00:00

TifEATARI.I

COMIT CiRnEW.
Afer the admirable performance of the Tragedy
falella. r this Theatre 'aft night, an attempt was
Aide to r Aft the fpirits of the "woebegone" audience
by tt a introduttion of a new Farce, or rather what
t e French would call une petite Contedie, entitled, Too
Friead'y ly Half, the produaii.n of a Gentleman, who,
we understand, wrote it limply as an experiment, in
order to afcertain what might be done to relieve the
public ear from th- inceffant reiteration of found
"rollout fenfe, by calling into action the pecular ta-
lents of two or three leading performers, capable of
keeping attention awake for about an hour, without
the aid of either fiddles, flutes, or hautbois, by the
mere exhibition of prominent charaClers, which were
thus can : _ _

Sir Matthew Meddle
General Vanguard
Colonel Clairville
Bluntway .
Faddlle -
Lady Wrangle

Mr: MCNDEN.
Mr. BLANCHARD.
Mr. BRUNTON.
Mr. WADDY.
Mr. FARLEY
Mrs. MATTOCK&

, .
In this attempt the Author of the piece has not
been altogether unfuccefsful, though it noffeffes little
or no plot, and is in no fituation as we have hinted,
broadly farcical.—A Sir Mattkew Meddle, !attained
by MUPIDEN, in his beft manner, is the central figure
of the groupe : he is renrefenred as an officious difpen.:
fer of benevolences to all who may or may not nand!
in need of his affiltance. Of the path of happinefs and!
' . prokerity, he, in his own opinion, is in poffeffmn of I
thennly true chart ; the confequcnce is, that all who i
- • folhiw his advice are lure to be mined, as.thofe who
- ditiemble with him, and purfue their own, are to
facceed , This charaaer, though well conceited,
is not altogether new to the Stage, but it is
f fketched in a maflerly llyle.— Among thole- viho
are the dopes of hi, not unamiable folly, is an amo.
rolls widow (Wrattsk) who, harraffed by law.fuits,
would gladly fi .d ':‘lace in the arms of a young.
bufband (Golone/ • lairville), the nephew of Sir Mat
thew whom the latter u.ould perfuade to quit the
moirary profeffiori tor the mo-e philofophical enjoy
ments r f rural life.—The relulr is, that the widow is
left to leek revenge for her dif.tppointment in law,
, and the Colonel efcapes further perfecution in the
endearments of a wife of his own chuffing. It i
needlefs to Itate, that the Lady Wrangle of Mrs. Mar-
'PCKS was every thing mar the author could ex
pa. &mica Ain and Faatey alto did ample
I jottice to General Vanguard a man of mere military
jargon. and Fiddle, a coxcomical valet to Clairville
BRUNTON (annoyed the charater of the Colonel
with cafe and 414;4 and Wimpy was not unfu:
cefsrul in delineating the fatincal landlord of a
faill'onable hole). The piece, though it may not
1 nliirnately ,‘ pleafe the million," went off laft night
with coufiderable applaufe.

IRURY•LAMI.

The Drama of the Travellers was pet formed, for
the firft time this feafon, lalt night. The attraftion
of tbe beautiful mufic of this piece was fo powerful,
that the houfe was crowded At an early hour. BRA-
HAM was in fine voice, and Mrs. MOUNTAIN fling
with her ufual fweetnefs and &ill. The audience
had, however, to regret the abfence of Mrs. BLAND,
who was taken fuddenly ill. An apology was made
Fa ber, and her part was, at that very &oft notice,
filled by Mils KELLY. The charader of the Mar-
itistiefi of Merida, which STORACI ufed to perform,
was very well fultained by Mrs. HARLowa.

PROLOGUE
TO THE NEW COMEDY OF ig TIME'S A tiILG TALC"

WI/TTIN BY MR. HENRY MDDONII.

That " Time's a Tell Tale," you will all allow,
A truth each anxious Poet mutt avow.
This hour arriv'd, What fears, what doubts deftroy
The fabric of his vifionary joy!
Startling, he reads alarm in very face,
Which threatens ruin, downfal; and difgrace.
Hope's drooping pinions fcarcely cleave their way;
The buds of pfomife wither and decay;
Whilft all the hafclefs ftrudtures of the mind.
Like dreams diffolv'd--" leave not a wreck behind."
How (hall the Prologue tlan, in fuppliant Strain,
Plead for your fuffrage, or your fa"our gain
Weak the attempt!—of confidence bereft,
At teat one manly, bold appeal is left:
A plea, to you ne'er yet in vain prefered—
The Charter of our Freedom...to be beard I
Theo if ftern Juftice can afford no plea
To mitigate the rigour of decree,
We hand prepaid the fentence to admit,
And boaft at leaft—the ccurage to 'mini!.
In fuppliant verfe we alk no Critic (pare
The facred tafle allotted to his care ;
Ent own the Critic's effice wall apply'd,
A frowning friend, but an unerring guide;
Healthy, tho' bitter—wholefome, tho Interco.
Like Whiter's froft, molt karching when moft cleat.
If, while our Author aims his feeble blow,
To lay the follies and the vices low;
Erects that thro' the calm of focial life,
Sow the rank feeds of bitternefs and ftrife
You fhoutd approve—he'll feel a Poet's fires
'Should you tondenn—refpedtfully retire.

During the performance at the Liverpool Theatre
ette night lafl tireek,, the audience were thrown into a
areadiul confiernation by the conduft of one of the
performers, who being much intoxicated, (truck the
Prompter with a fword on the back part of his head,
and futlured his fkull. The aggreffor is now in
tufiody.

Monday night, as the Union coach arrived in th:..
:ud of the George Inn, Sunderland, from Durham,
%here it had been repairing, it was found to have
toly three wheels on ; the far hind wheel was found
rest day between Houghton and Herrinuton, fide
Wes from Sunderland ! It was never milled by the
driver.
It is a fad, that a gentleman who formerly figured
amongfi people of the fi, It falhion, and through da-
Pula, was obliged to fell his cotorniffion in a march-
in regiment, is now a pauper on the box, in one of
elr gaols, for debtors.
A clanking Buck, who has for tome time pall
rPorted his figure at Cheltenham, ha. by the puffing
"citation oltwo friend:, been induced to take up his
efidence in the defiant (tone manfion in the city of
loueeller.
It 15 generally furmifed, that in the late walking
liattb, time were Lome very unfair/fps taken.

SPOR77N ThiBLLIGENCt.

NEWMARKET THIRD Op-TOM, OR HOUGHTON
MEETING, rBo7.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30.
Handicap Sweepttakes of nags. each.—D. M.
Mr Lake's Nymphina. 3 yrs old, 7ft 61b. - a
Lord G. H Cavendilh's 'Pagoda,
.c yr old, Bft aolb a
Duke of Graftnn's Barbarian, 3 yrs aid, 7ft t.tib - 3
Mr C. Browne's Woodman, 3 yrs 01.1. Eft 131 b • 4
Three to i agft Nymphina; 7 to 4 agft Pagoda ; and 2to a nit
Barbarian. •

The following having declared forfeit, are to pay only sgs each.
Mr Bradley's Prodigal. 5 yrs old ; Mr Addy's brother to Hamby
I.afs, 4 yrs old ; and Due of Grafton's Mufician, 3 yrs old.
Mr Arthur's Zodiac, Bft beat Mr Fermor's Hippomenes, Bft Sib
Ab M. soogs. la ft—s to 4 agft Zodiac.
Lord Foley's Blowing beat Mr Arthur's Wretch, 81t each.-
Y. C. aoogs—z to i on Blowing.

Lord Sackville's Bullard beat Mr Llnvd's Cardinal, Sit 41b each
—Ab M. bongs h ft-6 to 4on Bullard
Mr Lloyd's Cadinal, Sit slb rec. 7sgs from Mr Payne's Tudor
Bft. Two year old Courfe, 200 gs la ft.
Lord Sackville's Bullard, Bft 71b rec. s lirs from Mr Lake's Tim,
7ft 31b. Two year old Courfe, aoogs k ft.

THE CALEDONIAN HUNT RACES,
Commenced at. Ayr upon the tsith day of OStober,
When his Majesty's Purfe of toogs. granted to the Hunt. by any
Horfe, Mare, or Gelding, carrying raft. the heft of three four-
mile heats, was walked over the courfe by Lord Montgomcric's
Caleb
.C2Liotent, 5 yr. old.
• TUESDAY. OCTOBFR 20.
cogs. given by the Hunt for all ages.
Mr Baillie's Streamer, 4 yrs old
Lord Montgomeriei chefnut filly, 4 yrs old a 2
Ayr Plate, Sol. for all ages.
Mr Hodgfon's Mif. Decoy, 4 yrs okl. a a
Mr Henderfotes Peter., ; Yrs old -
Gold Cup Subfcription.
Fourteen Sobferibers, togs each, two miles, for Horfes bred
and trained in Scotland.
Lord Chillies Juno •
Lord Montgomeries ch.-film illy •
Mr Baird's Young Newbyth 3
The races of this day afforded confiderable (port.
WEDNESDAY.
cogs. given by.the Hunt, for all ages.
Mr BrandlioOt Fbrtuna, 4yn old a a
Lord Montgonicric's chefnut filly, 4 yr. old • 2 2
THURSDAY.
Ayr col. for all ages. Two mile heats.
- - - - - - - -

Mr Hoelgfon*s. -
MifirDecoy - I t
Lord Montgomerie's grey colt, Sir Marks * 3 1
Mr Henderfon% Peters - 2 3
Colonel Blair's chefnut colt - 4 dif.
The three Taft entered at the parting p01t,..-A very Inuit race.

Caledonian Hunt, yoL for Hunters.
Earlof Cal:fillies thr'—it gelding, 6 yrs old, walked over.

The company has been more numerous than for many years paft•
Of the nobility and gentry, there were prefent, the Marquis of
Tweedale, the Earl of Eglinton and the Earl of CaffilUs, Lord Bel-
haven, Lord Archibild Hamilton, Lord Montgomerie, Sir Hew
ralrvrnple Hamilton. Sir Andrew Cathcart, Sir John Gifford, Sir
D. H. Blair Mr Macdowall of Garthland, Colonel Campbell of
BI yrhefwood, Majo• General Morro/Irby, Mr. Baird of Newbyth,
Major Cathcart of Gospel', Mr. Ritchie of Bufbie, Mr. Dundas
Macquesn, Mr. Anitruther Thornfon of Charieton, Mr. Hamilton
of Sundrum, Mr. Ofwald of Changue, Mr. Burwell of Auchinleck,
I Colonel Blair of Blair, Colonel Brifbanc of Brifbane, Mr. Stirlin,;
of Stair, Mr Ferguffon of Crofshill, Mr. Hamilton of Pinmore,
with a great many other fathionables from the different parts of
the count/ y.

Lord Muntgornerie's fox hounds have been very aditely and
fuccel‘fully employed by the Members of the Hunt. One day IA
week they threw of at Coilftiolm wood, and killed a brace of foxes•
I They have been twice out fmee, and had excellent fport.

On Tuefday fe'nnight, a fteeple chafe was rnn from
Ballybrophy, in the Q2een's County, for fix miles
acrofs the country, between Mr,. WHITE'S boric Je..
rara, and Mr. WEIR'S bode Cornet, for go nineas
a fide, p. p. Mr. Evaws rode Jerara, Mr. WgEIR his
own boric. At flatting, 5t04 on Mr. WHIT, who
won eafy, though carrying 71b. over his weight. This
race was run in 20 minutes and it feconds.

It has been Rated that a mare, the property of Mr.
HOWARD, of MargaretAreet, was backed to trot 16
I miles within the hour, to carry feather weight ; and
the fame was undertaken yefterday near Slough, not-
withflanding the unfavourable Rate of the weather.
Such, however, was the Rate of the roads, and the
fogginefs of the morning, that it was very much
Agana the performance; and the match was refigned,
after the animal had gone 12 miles in 48 minutes.—
The lofs was 501.
SPORTING EXTRAORDIVARt. On lag
the palrengers in the New Road were gratified in a
moll eminent degree by a fingular Fox Chace, which
for ten minutes afforded uncommon diverfion. Seve.
ral months pall a fine dog fox was feen towards
evening, playing in the nurfery belonging to Mr.
HALL ; and for fome time parts of lambs and poultry
have been found in feveral plantations adjoining his
haunts. On Tuefday lag the gardeners affembled,
about a dozen in number, and beat the nurfery ;
Reyeard, finding himfelf difcovered, made a brut])
along the whole line of the nurfery : being turned,
he was making towards the paling, his ulna' road to
Highgate and Hampltead, when the owner of Our.
ham Cottage unchained his maftiff, who immediately
made Reynard take a fecund turn, which being in the
face of the gardeners was fatal to his liberty, as he
was taken by a gentleman; however he is preferved,
and is now at Durham Cottage. He is remarkably
large, with a beautiful brunt, and fierce !beyond de-
fcription.

The Marquis of Cot ricrac:Ai, his Malay's Mailer
of the Hounds, has given orders that in future two
deers are to be brought in the cart, in cafe of one not
(hewing fport.
On Saturday morning, about ten o'clock, the Duke
of CUMIFRLAND, the Marquis CORNWALLIS, and a
number of Noblemen and Gentlemen, &trembled on
Afoot Heath Race Courfe, for the pupae of enjoying
a day's diver fion of hunting. The deer was flatted
from the cart immediately on the arrival of the Royal
Duke. The Deer ran with great fwiftnefs towards
Bracknell and Berkhamflead, making a double back,
crolTh3g the Heath towards Windfor Great Park,
where he leaped over the paling, and croffed the
Parks towards loglefield Green, taking to the left
down the hill, and croired the Thames. The fporti
men made over Staines Bridge in pnrfnit, and renewed
the chafe through the inclofures, by Staines Moor.
The deer was taken within about a mile of the town
of Staines, after a chafe of upwards of three hours.
However much the Prize of 40,0001. now fo dofe
on its determination, may engrofs the attention of
Fortune's Votaries in general, it ihould not efcape
the notice of Adventurers, that every Purchafer, at
the prefent moment, of aTicket or Share, will poirefs
a chance tikewife of obtaining 'ere the final atm of
the depending New Lottery Plan, feveral other prin-
cipal Prizes well worthy their perfuit, namely, two
of zo,oool. each, one of to,cool. nine of i,oool. dec.

OLD A4ll Er.

Yellerday eleven prifoners were tried, one of whoni
wa► capitally cnnvieted, viz.

Andrew Magill for Dealing, on the tzth of Septefts-
ber fall, in the parifh of St. George, Hanover filuare,
in the dwcllitg•houfe of Jahn Hatchett, the elder,
and Jnhn Hatchett, the younger, a variety of arti•
des of wearing apparel, a chef, containing certain
papers, 61. in money, and two Bank notes, of the
value of 51. each, the property of the laid John
Hatchets, the elder, and John Hatchett, the younger.
Another count in the indiament Rated the pro-1
petty to be that of Edward Cheatham, Efq.
Mr. GURNEY opened the cafe on the part of the
Profecution. He faid, that the indiament with which
the Jury were now charged, imputed to the prifoner
at the Bar a capital offence, in Dealing property very
much above the value of forty Drillings in a dwelling
houfe. The manner in which the depredation in this
cafe was committed was ingenious and artful ; by
whoa) committed, the Jury would have to fay.—
Whether or not by the prifoner, who was laid to be
a perfon much pradifed in that way. The profecu
tors were the Meifrs. Hatchetts who keep an Hotel
over the White Horfe Cellar, in Piccadilly. Capt.
Cheatham lodged at that Hotel, in an apartment,
No. 53. On the loth of September, the prifoner
came ►o the fame Hotel, and told the chamber maid
he (horrid Ray all night. He was accommodated with
an apartment, No. 45, wherein he Dept, nearly over
that of Captain Cheatham ; from whence, it was
contended, he Role the property enumerated in the
indictment. On the tzth of September, after break-
faft, he went away, and took with him the portman-
teau and the trunk which he brought to the Hotel.
Very (hortly after he was gone, it was difcovered
that Captain Cheatham's portmanteau had been
broken open, and all the articles enumerated in the
indidment taken away. From the manner in which
the prifoner went away, fufpicion fell on him, and
this the more, becaufe on the outfide of the window
where he had flept, Tome bricks were found wrapped
up firß in a piece of brown paper, and then again in
a piece of an old carpet, of which it was fuppofed he
had emptied his portmanteau, and then filled it with
the contents of that of Captain Cheatham. Search
was made after him, and he was traced to the White
Horfe in Fetter-lane, and from thence, with great
diligence and care, to the Portland Arms in Berkley.
(freer, where he was found by that adive and careful
Officer of the Police, Trott, accompanied and aflill-
ed by Mr. Hatchett. Trott found a key of the fireet-
door of the houfe where the prifmer lived ; and, c n
fearching the room of the prifoner, there were dif.
covered a vaR number of duplicates, and, among
them, thole which led to the finding many of the
clothes of Captain Cheatham, which had been taken
out of his portmanteau. And here the Jury would
have to confider whether the prifoner was the perfon
who committed the plunder ; they would find him
poffeffed of the property; that he flept near the
apartment from whence it was taken ; that the pro-
perty was miffing immediately on his leaving the
Hotel ; that bricks were found in the apartment he
occupied ; and that he had pawned Come of the pro.
petty. Then the quellion would be, whether, if he
committed the theft, he committed it in fuch a man•
ner as to be guilty of a capital offence, or not ? Now,
the value was vafily beyond 401. There were two
Bank notes of 51. each in the portmanteau, and the
whole mull have been taken at one time, and there-
fore the whole offance was made nut. He would call
the witneffes ; and, after they should have given their
evidence, he apprehended, the Jury could have no
doubt upon the cafe.
Mr. John Hatchett proved, that his fon is his only
partner of the hotel in Piccadilly, called liatchett's
Hotel,which is in the parifh of St. George, Hanover-
fquare.
Captain Edward Cheatham, of the Royal Navy,
proved that he lodged at the above hotel for Come
time ; flept there on the t tth of September lat. in
No. 53. He had in his portmanteau a writing defk,
containing two 51. and feveral 11. bank notes, fix
guineas in gold, and a great number of letters ; and
there was alfo a variety of articles of wearing appa-
rel. He got up about eight o'clock on the morning
of the t zth. He could not fay exadlly when he had
teen his writing defk laft, but it was recently, and it
was locked. About half pall nine he went up to his
zoom ; he miffed his writing defk, and found that hie
portminteau had been forced open, and the articles
of apparel taken out of it. He law Tome of his pro-
petty afterwards, and knew it.

. .
The prifoner being afked whether he had any (ig
tinn to put to Captain Cheatham, he afked the fol-
lowing :
94 Have ynn feen the trunk finee you loft it ?
A. I have the trunk in my poff!ffion now.
QAnd are you confident it is the •,eryfame trunk?
A. That is a very extraordinary queftion—to be
fare I am !

Have you the key of it ?
A. Yes • I have the key of it.
Will you have the goodnefs to try to open it,
with that key?

A. I fancy the prifoner alludes to the writing defk.
Prifoner. I mean the writing dell.
A. I have the key of the writing defk.
QWill you have the goodnefs to try to open it
with that key
A. You know it has been changed.
Lord ELLEHBOROUGI4—You mutt not talk to one
'another; it produces great irregularity.
Prifoner—l requefl of the Captain to open the
writing dcfk with that key, in order to afcertain poll.
Lively whether it is the fame clefk ?
A. The lock is changed.
LordEssiNßOßOUGH—Prifuner, be on your guard;
this feems to allude to another ad of mikondud; you
may afk Come queilions by which both may be dit
covered. As you have no Counfel to advife, it be-
comes me to advife you as fuch.
Sarah Bilhqp, the chamber maid at the hotel of
Meirs. Hatched, proved that the prifuner came
there on the loth of September, occupied an apart-
ment, No. 45, almuft diredly over that of Captain
Cheatham, which was 53. She was lure the knew
the prifoner; he came there on the night of the.
loth, and went away on the morning of the lath of
September, having ilept there two nights. When
he• came he had both a portmanteau and a trunk.—
On the 13:h, the day after the prifoner went away,
the fawn on the outride of the window of the vOOlll

I *bete he Bept, eight brick'
s, wrapped tip iii a Feat
of brown paper and a piece of old carpet. Nobody
elk deg* in the room N.). 45', on the tsth of Septet&
b.r, but the prifoner; nor were the tricks in the
window befoVe the prifoner came there. When he
went away, the porter carried his trunk, and he him-
felf the portmanteau, to the corner of Bond.ftreet,
where the prifoner took a coach and drove off.
The Prifoner afked the Witnefs a number of mi-
nute queftions refpcaing the diflances of the rooms,
but nothing whatever to his own advantage, rathet
the contrary. He was again aclmonifhed by Lord
ELLIMBOROUGH not to afk queflions at random, and
to draw forth anfwers which could not ferve
William Moff, porter at Meas. Hatchert's hotel,
laid, he knew the prifoner—that on the morning of
the r nth of Septerhber, he carried the prifoner's trunk;
the prifoner himfelt carrying the portmanteau ; it
was pal} nine o'clock. They went to the corner of
Bond ftreet, where the prifoner took a hackney coach,
into which he put both trunk and portmanteau, and
drove off.

The Prifoner put fome queflions to this Witnefsg
about Whet apartments betides thofe of 45 and 53,
and what property were in them, which the witnei
conld not anfwer.

Jonathan Trott laid, he is an officer of the Police,
belonging to Hatton Garden. That on the 7th of
08ober inflant, he apprehended the prifoner, at a
public houfe in Upper Berkeley-firect. Searched
him ; found on him Come duplicates, and a key of the
fillet door of the houfe in which he lived. After
lurching the prifoner, he went with him, in com-
pany with Mr. Hatchets, to the prifoner's lodgings,
a few doors from the public houfe. The witnefs
opened the door of the houfe with that key. He went
up one pair of (lairs—nobody was there—went up
another pair, there found the writing•defk now pro-
duced, and a number of papers belonging to Captain
Cheatham, which were afterwards delivered up to
that gentleman. Found two pairs of flecking' and
a towel, marked F.. C. in the fame rooms and alto
a book, of the fize of a pocket-book- 1-fe opened
the writing defk with a !mall key, which he found on
:he prifoner, and which was now produced, and
matched the new lock which had been put on the
writing dells. There were a great number of dupli-
cates found—many of which were afterwards deli-
vered to the prifoner's wife, by order of the Magif-
trate'. Their which were kept, he now produced.—
Thefe were of articles pledged at a pawnbroker's in
South.arect, Manchefler-fquare, in the name of John
Williams One of them was a duplicate belonging
w a naval uniform epaulet.

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Thomas Makiuder, the landlord of the houfe in
which thefe things were found by the Police Officer,
proved that the houfe was lett to the prifoner at the
bar; it was taken by the prifoner's wife, and her
mother lived with her.

William Moral), fhopman to the Pawnbroker of
No. 17, South Weer, Manchetler-fquare, produced
satious articles of wearing apparel, fome of which
were pawned by the prifoner in the name of John
Williams, and others by a woman he underflood to
be his wife. On the 22d of September, he pledged a
coat, flirt, and handkerchief, for a guinea and a half.
On the 25,h of September, two pair of breeches, a
pair of pantaloons, wailicoat, and handkerchief, for
23 'linings. OR the 29th of September, three fhirts,
a pair of ftockings, and an handkerchief, and two
ravirs.—Some other articles were pledged by a per.
fon calling herfelf Mary Williams, whom the witnefs
under acted to be the prifoner's wife, and among them
a naval epaulet.
The prifoner Aced the witnefs whether he pofi.
lively recollected his pledging the coat and other u-
tiles which he enumerated ?
He Paid he was not lure of them all ; but he per.
fealy remembered his pledging the pantaloons and
waiftcoat. The razors were pledged twice in the
fame name, as the prifoner always pledged every
thing John Williams; did not know exaetly who
pledged them; he had no doubt; however, it was the
prifoner.

Captain Cheatham then looked on the writing-
delk produced, and proved it to be hi*, and to be the
one which he loft on the 12th of September, out of
Hatchett's Hotel. He had had it for feven years.
There was in it a figure emblematical of Time, an!
Johnfon's Diftionary, and an Almanack. The pan-
taloons he believed to be his, but the buttons were
changed—his were uniform, with anchors, &c. The
llockings he was Cure were his, alfo the !flirt and
towel now produced. There were in the defk two
51. bank notes, and various papers when he IA lock.
ed it up. There were two keys ; the one Captain
Cheatham had always the poffeMon of—the ether
matched the lock which had been recently put on the
defk, and was found on the prifoner.

The prifoner addreffed the Court and Jury, laying,
My Lord, fince I received the favour of this Court
yeherday, to put off my trial until this day, I could
not avail myfelf of that favour, although I had a wit-
nefs to bring forward in my behalf ; for the kindnefs
which the Court intended for me was countera&ed,
by my being afterwards brought back to be arraign.
ed for an alledged crime in the city; fo that I have
not bcen able to obtain either Connie!, or any wit.
mefs who was to have come forward .o prove that
which is the fa& that my wife has, and fo have I,
been in the habit of dealing for years in the purchafe
and fate of fecond hand wearing apparel. Indeed.
all the things Row !worn to have been fo purchafed.
If ever 1 have been guilty ~f crime, my wife never
knew of it. My Lord, I hand in this Court at this
moment, in a mule awful fituation—a fituation that
harrows up my foul. Having lived more than 20
years in Weßminfler, in refpettability as an houfe.
keeper, with a large family, which I have brought
to difgrace, I molt eatnettly intreat your Lordfhip's
indulgence to a man whole pride it would be not to
be thought guilty of that with which he now
hands accufed. I have been three weeks in a cell in
Cold Bath fields prifon, and deprived of the means
of preparing my defence. Lag Friday I was removed
to Newgate. I have anxioutly looked around mein
this multitude of perfons, to fee whether there be any
to whom Lcan trier for my charaCter ; and I have
teen only one, and that is Mr. lfaac Baker, who has
known me for many years; to him therefore, with
his leave, I beg to appeal; and to pray that your
Lordfltip may extend to me that mercy, of which my
prefent lunation hands in need.

Mr. Ifaac Baker laid, he was a vitivaller ; kept a
public houfc ; had known the ptifoocr for fivers!

years ; had fo good an opinion of him, that he was`
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furorded to hear of this charge brought ataintl him.
Lurd E !I R.OU G H ill TTIMe d up the whole of the
evidence to the Jury ; and Rated, that if they were
fati,fied that the ptifnner was the perfon whn took
thefe things, it w is impoffible to fay that the offence
was not a capital offence, becaufe the property was
greatly beyond the value of forty fltillings. As to
the prifoner not having his witnefs ready, it was
hardly to be conceived how any witnefs could alter
the cafe upon this evidence. It was a cafe in which
he was at a lofs to fugge:l a doubt, reafonable or un.
reafonable—it teemed to be as clear a cafe as ever
was laid befute a Jury. Guilty—Death. Aged 46
Prifoner—,, My Lord, betore I quit this Bar, I
take the liberty of alking what is to he done with the
unclaimed property, which is now in the hands of
the Officers of the Police ; I fubmit that it ought to
be reflored to my wife for her ufe."
Lot ELLENII'IicOUGII—" An inquiry [hall be made
into fume of thole claims : call on the next cafe—
Prironer, you appear to me to be your own and Wortl
Countellor." He was then taken from the Bar.

Eight wet: convieted of felonies, viz.
I'. Slater, for Dealing feveral articles of wearing
apparel, the pr. perry of Benj. Hunter
Elizabeth Taylor, for Dealing two necklaces, four
napkins, and other articles, the property of W.Clark.
Mary Tavener, for Dealing a gown, and other
articles of wearing apparel, the property of Elizabeth
Copland.
Thomas Addifon, for Healing feven dozen and fix
pair of boot legs, the property of Hannah Thornton
and S Curtis.
Jofeph Francis, for Dealing a bafket. containing
grapes, old nailo dm. the property of G. Wanger.
Mary 'thorn, for Dealing a great coat, the property
of Francis Hopkins.
Sarah Lion, for flealirg three flat irons, &c. the
goods of J. Bartlett ; and
itlarscret 7 ham:: who was charged with a capital of.
fence, in ftlonioufly Dealing, on the 19th September,
a cnat, a pair of breeches, two gowns, two petti.
coats, two 111:rts, and a cloth waifleoat, the property
of David Morgan, in the dwelling.houfe of Jofeph
Tagg.
This cafe occupied the attention of the Court
a confiderable time, and a variety of evidence was
adduced in fupport of the profecution. The refult‘
however, appeared to be to the following effete :
The profecutor and his wife were lodgers in the
houfe of Mr. Tagg, at No. 16, Old Swan-alley,
Coleman-Dreet ; that on the evening of the day abeve-
mentioned, which was on Saturday, Mrs. Morgan
told Mrs. Tagg that the was going out for Come
time, and had left the key under the mat. She had
alto told the Pt if ncr of the circumflance, who was
her oppnfite neighbour, telling her particularly where
fire had left the key and candle. In tome time after,
Mrs. Tagg was alarmed by the fmell of fire, and the
immediately went up to Mrs. Morgan's apartment,
which was on the fecond florr. She found the key
outfide the mat, intlead of underneath it, as Mrs.
Morgan had informed her, and going into the room
the found a firell of fulphur. She perceived the
bed on fire, and a candle burning near it. There
was a child of Morgan's lying at the foot of the bed,
on chairs ; the child was unhurt : this was about half
pit} ten o'clock. Before eleven Mrs. Mot gan returned
home, and Coon found, in addition to the above Bala;
mity, that the had been robbed ; the keys of her
drawers were taken out, and fame of them were
emptied of different articles. She inftantly, in her
own mind, fuggefled that Mrs. Thomas, the prifoner,
had been the depredator, becaufe the told her where
the key was.
The alarm was fpeedily given, and on the prole.
cuo.r's coming in, an officer was procured; they
went immediately to the prifoner's lodgings oppofite ;
the prifoner was in tl.e apartments, and a mast Dated
to be her hulband was in bed. He made no objec.
tion to the bed being fearched. At length, under the
bed a lack was found, in which were women's wearing
apparel. Mr. Morgan did not claim any of there, but
Paid it was his coat, waittcoat, and breeches that he
wanted. The prifoner was taken to the Compter
that night : on the following day (Sunday) the fame
officer went again with the profecutor and his wife
to the lodgings rf the prif ,ner. They law the
hufband ; the bag remained there, but direficd of its
contents; to the whole of which, Mrs. Morgan laid
the could fo tar as her's and her hufband's pro-
perty. It appeared further, that the prifoner had
been teen, about ten o'clock that evening, by her
landlady. Mrs. Roberts, come in with fomenting
bulky in her apron, and with which the went up
fiairs without faying a word ; and that between ten
and eleven o'clock, the prifunc: pawned the breeches,
coat, and petticoat, for tgs. with Mr. Smith, a pawn-
broker in that neighbourhood. Mr. Smith had no
doubt whatever of the prifoner being the perfon. She
pawned them in a falfe name. Thefe being produced,
were identified by Mr. Morgan, the profecutor. The
articles of women's apparel were duly (worn to by
Mrs. Morgan.
Mr. Rscoanta fummed up the evidence, with re-
fpeCt to the charge of the robbery ; for the circum.
Rance of the file in the apartment was left entirely
out of the cafe. He thought it, admitting the Jury
believed the evidence, a very aggravated charge, as
the prifoner was ths friend and in the confidence of
Mrs. Morgan. With refpea to the value, it would
iepend on the amount which things of the kind could
in fetch a cafe be fairly appreciated at ; and it was
further to be confidered, whether all the property
was Orden at one time. As to effect of charaeter, it
could not weigh againft clear and potitive evidence—
in doubtful cafes it fhould operate.
The Jury deliberated fume time, when they pro.
flounced a vet diEt r.f Guilty of Dealing to the value of
39c. which obviated the capital part of the charge.
Fite prifoner appeared to be a young woman of
the mutt mild, delicate, feminine, and unobtrufive
charaEler. She appeared greatly affected, and covered
her face with a handkerchief the greater part of the
time. She was indulged with a chair, and a fine
child repofeel on her bofom. Her face, looks, and
demeanour outraged every principle f Lavater's
fy Dem, and went in appearance to e,ntradiet every
idea of her capability of that which the was either
direetiy or impliedly charged with. Her diets was
neat, approaching to elegan:e.
David Slttzar wa indiCted for affaulting Jas. Fenn
on the highway, riming him in tear, and taking from
his perten 31. is,. on the a^th of September

James Fenn, a tailor, lives at Edgware. He had
been collecting money due to him on the 27th of
September lalt,and on his way home called in at the
Green Man public houfe at the Hale, where he law
the prifoner and a number of others. There he Cia Ak
in hisscompany part of two or three pots of beer, and
he had alfo drank a little before, in the courfe of the
day. He left the Green Man about eight at night,
And in a foot path in a field, on his way to Edgware,
the prifoner came behind him, and knocked him
down. He did not fee the prifoner when he was
knocked down, but he was pofitive that he was the
perfon who knocked him down. The prii• ner then
held his arms.,while another man who was in com-
pany with him picked his pocket. The prifoner im-
mediately ran back ►he way he came, and he law no
more of the other man. It was only a fiat light
night, but he was lure the prifoner was the man.—
He acknowledged he was what he called a little frefh
at the time, but not drunk. He went home to
Edg ware, and gave information to a Magitirate of
the prifoner, as he knew both his name and perfon.
Next morning he went with a Bow fireet patrole in
coca of the pril.ner, and meeting• him in the fame
field where he was robbed, the Officer took him into
cirandy. When fearched, there was only half a
crown and tome halfpence found upon him. He had
heard rf a reward being given on the convidion of
a prifoner.
Francis Lowten, a Bow-ftreet patrole, who lives at
Edgware, went with the profecutor on the Monday
after the robbery, and took the prifoner into cuttody.
When they met the prifoner, the latter faid he had
come to (peak to the profecutor, as he heard that he
had charged him with robbing him. But he did not
overhear the profecutor reply, " I thought fo laft
night, Davie, but I don't now."
The prifoner in his own defence faid, that when
he left the Green Man, he had gone to his father's
hnufe, where he Raid till about nine o'clock, and
then went to his own lodging. Early next morning
when going to his work, a perfon told him that Fenn
had fworn a robbery againti him, on which he im-
mediately let out for Edgware to talk to Fenn, and
was met by him and the officer, who took him into
cuftody.
Hadnett, landlord of the Green Man, a witnefs for
the prifoner, faid, that on the night of the robbery,
the profecutor and the prifoner wete both at his
r houfe. Fenn was then rather forward in liquor. He
had known the prifoner fix or feven years, and never
heard any thing againft his charadter.
James Lake, another witnefs for the prifoner, was
prefent when he was taken into cuflody. The pri
furter faid, 44 Mr. Fenn, I hear you have been rob-
bed, and that you fufpeet me." Fenn laid, " Yes, 1
do."—" Can you (wear to me ?"—" I don't know
that I can."—This was all he overheat d.

T. Wedges, a farmer, had known the prifoner
fourteen or fifteen years—he was in his employment
when taken into cuilody. He knew Fenn to be a
drunken fellow.

Mr. Jullice THOM PSON fummed up the evidence,
and oblerved, that the charge depended entirely on
the recolleOinn of the profecutor ; and if there was
any reafon to doubt the feundnefs of that recolleelion
from various circumflances that appeared in the
evidence, they would give the prifoner the benefit of
fuck doubts. _ _

The Jury, without hetitation, brought in the pri-
foner—Not Guilty.

Two men under fentence of tranfportation have
efcaped from the Retribution hulk, at Woolwich.

Monday evening, a boat belonging to the Prircefs
Royal, Captain RICHARDS, lying in Carmarthen
river, upfet while five men in her were attempting to
clear the buoy-rope of the kedge anchor ; three of
the poor fellows were drowned, hut the other two
were faved by clinging to the cable.
_ .

A large corn flack at Metheringham, near Lincoln,
the property of Mr. ROBERT WILSON, was entirely
confumed by fire on Sunday fe'nnight. The accident
was occafioned by a train of•firaw and combuflible
materials being fet fire to when the oven was heated
in the kitchen, which communicated to the flack.
BOX ING.—A very obflinate pitched battle was
fought on Wednefday, at Ileazely, near Blackwater,
for 5o guineas, between flowers, the fighting coach-
man, and Jonas, an athletic man, fix feet in
height, a chair maker. The parties had a difpute
at a country fair, which led in this combat. The
contelt commenced in favour of the coachman, who
in the firll few rounds convinced his adverfary that
his notion of boxing was not theoretical, for he kept
flopping and advancing until he got to a good hit-
ting length, when he rallied furioufly, and put in
fome tremendous blows. He, however, was often
flopped by Jonas, on whom the hits did not teem to
make much impreffion. The coachman had been
hit fo much in about the 9th, loth, and t ith rounds,
that after half an hour had expired, it required a
very crood judge to tell who had the bell of the bat•
tle. good
did not fall off, but his adverfary im-
proved in hitting, and at the expiration of an hour,
the word " enough" would have been gratifying to
each, but they continued to fight till by nature it
was fufpended for so minutes, neither being able to
come again at the end of the soth round. After
waiting the above time, the combat was renewed,
and the combatants Raid half an hour longer, when
the coachman refigned the comet} to his adverfary,
after having won nine fucceffive battles. The time
occupied was two hours within 5 minutes.

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