Star.
London, England, 1802-07-27 00:00:00

POLICE, &e.

MANSION Hoost.—Yetterday Alexander Illation
was charged before the LORD Marna with flea'•
ing a quantity of liquor and fugar, the propertyof
Marrs. Halms and Wilfon, diltillers, to whom he
was fervant. From the evidence of Mr: Wilfon,
the pt honer had been fervant in their bottle about
twelve years, and in whom they placed great con.
fidence, having din:barged four or five of their fer-
vant: for this offence, but never ftifpeeting the
prifoner. They had given him great encourage-
ment for the purpofe of making him faithful, but
having reason to !biped him, they fearched him
on going home, and found the spirits and fugar
upon him, which was produced by the conllait:e.
The pi if:tner confeffed his fault, but raid it was his
fiat offence. He was fully committed for trial,
and the parties bound over.
GUlLDHALL.—Yefierday Frailer: Clark was ex-
amined Gn fulpicion of picking a gentleman's poe
ket on Sunday night, at the end of Fleet market,
Holborn. She was committed for farther exa-
mination.

Several women were charged with being difor-
del ly in the firms, Conte of whom, being old of
were committed to Bridewell.
HATTON Gasose.--Yeflerday Sam. re!, of
George-yard, Saffron-hill, was committed to pri-
fon, for having violently affaulted William Coch-
ran, on Saturday night laff, in contiquence of
which he now lies dangeroully ill in the hofpital.

WORSII I 1.-3TIt arr.---Yeflerday two young men
were examined on a charge of having committed
divers robberies in the vicinity of Epping Forel.
They were committed for farther examivatiou.
A woman charged on fufpicion of &alias pew.
ter pots was committed for trial.

Witersci.asst.--Yellerday William Nailer was
charged upon the oaths of William Hughes and
John Lafont, with Healing five dozen of bottles,
the property of Mr. Wright ; he was committed
for tr;al.
yam Holmes was charged upon the oaths of Eli-
zabeth Plummer, and others, with having, eta Sa-
turday night, taken from her pocket a book con•
taiieingfourteen pawnbrokers' duplicates, and Come
other articles; he was committed for trial.

William Morris was committed for reexami-
nation, on a charge of Dealing a quantity of wear-
ing apparel, the property of perfons yet unknown.
Mary Davis was charged with Dealing a purfe,
containing a guinea, Came penny pieces, a hand.
kerchief, and other things, the property of Mary
Fitzgerald ; the was committed for trial.
Mary Daniel, charged with robbing her matter,
Mr. Beaumont, of Rofernary-lane, of money, and
other property ; was committed for trial.
Joint Raulas was committed for re examination,
on a charge of Dealing a hammock, and other
property, belonging to a tailor.

SHA DW L L.—Yeßerday Henry Al elfort and John
Myfat were charged on furpicion of having com-
mitted divers robberies in hliddlefex ; they were
committed for re-examination.

THAMES PoLicr.—Yellerday Marrstr:i
was examined a third time, on tillpicion of endea-
vontingte defraud the reprefentative of one Leary,
by making a will, appointing himfelf executor ;
when the caufe was difniffed.
On Saturday evening a gentleman palling along
the Strand, nearly. oppofite ArundleAreet, whiltt
the cavalcade of Sir Francis Burdett were going
to the Crown and Anchor Tavern, had his pocket
picked of notes to the amount of 421.
Lail week a gentleman, going from Afnford to
Canterbury, dropped a parcel of Bank Notes to
the amnpnt of Sol. Early the next morning dteY
were found by a countryman, who, not ladns able
to 'vat!, rewarded a peribn for informing Sum of
their valise, and immediately let off for the city,
where he pnichafed all kinds of new apparel, and
ditbibuted liberal gifts among his acquaintance;
but the tranfaition coming to the knowledy of
tome gentlemen, they laudably exerted themlaves,
and recovered the property for the owner, with the
exception of Isl.
A perfon coming by water from Yarmouth, to
vote in the intent! of Colonel Wodchonfe, fell over-
board, and urns drowned.
As Mr. Miller, a confiderable farmer, of Bram-
erton, tanvatling for Mars. Coke and Ailley,
his hark fell upon him, which inliantly °miaow.
ell his denth.

On Friday laft as a woman at treettford, with
a child in.her arms, was Ranting acne one of the
hnrfes barnefred to Mr. ',yogis caravan, which
conveys his band to and frons_the hulling's,•the
knrre fell, by which accident one of the poor wonsan's
legs writ broke. efcaped unhurt.
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Affttal accident occurred a few days ago, near
St. ult.tge's Plidd*;:tt child naked going4nto the
inter)inimediattlytOgk; a man who was ftanding
in his looms, taw the ehild take without *ill II"'
tkit_tiot takviag to give any al:Gliwice to him, by

which the child toa his life. On toting dragged
tor, it proved to be the offspring of this onfccling
individual. who now pretends to thew much forro4
and dejeaion.
Thurfdny evening as Mrs. Palmer, mid'xif:!, of
Oxford, wasreturning from Littlemore, I).wfe.
back, fk; complained of a violent p.iin ir. hcr Ilo•
mach, and rcquetted to he taken off the
which was immediately done, but (he cipile.l be-
tore any medical affiftance could he obtaiLzd.
The Coroner's inquest was held at Nowallly
underline-, on Wednelilay lull, over a child whiell
was killed on the Monday preceding, by a cart
palling over its body. The accident was OCC4!.olied
by the imprudence of its father, who cat ried it in
•his arms while riding on his cart.
Lag week an inquifition was taken at Newmar-
ket, on the body of R. Boon, groom to A. HOW-
ARD, Efq. who being fweating one of his ma'ser's
race-hmies, tote horfe fud.lculy fed, and raking
ever him, ditlocated his neck, and killed him on
the fpat.
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Tnefday an inquifition was taken at Hintlefham,
Suffolk, on view of the body of Samuel Parker.
On Saturday afternoon, the deceafed gains; with
two ladies to Ipfwich, in a one-horle chai,fe, the
horfe fudticuly took fright, and going down a
deep hill full speed, ran the chaife againit mother
in the road, in which were two men, by which
means both carriages were overturned, and every
perfon thrown out, when the deceafed received a
violent blew on the head, which .occafioned Lis
death on the Monday foLowing. The others were
much bruised by the fall, but are in no danger.
On Sunday morning the houfe of Mr. Hob-
bottle, in Lexther-lane, Holborn, was broken open,
and property dole's in bank notes and eta to the
amount of t sol.

At the Carter Scffions for Marlborough, on
Mow fay Lilt, a neighbouring firmer u as convhfted
of ite.tling oats from Mr. Wentworth, brewer, and
was fentenced to be impriioneti and publicly whip•
ped.
At the late Qxarter Seffions forLeicefler, John
Parer, printer, of that place, was convieted of
publifhing a fong of a feditious tendency, and fen.
tencedto twelve months imprifonmtnt.

On Monday fe'nnight, a boy abut eight years
of age was killed by a bull belonging to blr. Glof.
fop, in the park, near Sheffield. It is fuppife I
that the boy was playing with the bull, and had
irritated him by plucking the chains which were
paffed between his horns, when the animal threw
him down and trampled him to death.
On Tuefdayaftcrnoon the followin* melancholy
accident happened near Abbotts Mill (tables :
As two men, in the fervice of Mr. „Amf. s Simht.ias,
were removing a calk of liquor, containing about
twelve gallons, from one waggon into another,
jolt as they-had got it to the floats of the waggon
the horfii moved forward and flung one of the u•vn
named John Bounds out of it on his back; the
other man not having fufficient hold of the calk
was obliged to let it drop, which falling on the
head of the before-mentioned John Bounds, beat
in the upper part of his Mall, and ociationed his
immediate death

On Sanday fc'nnight u the I mailer and Li-
verpool coach was goit.g r.i, bridge, oil
its road from Lancalter to Liverpool, about one
o'clock, by fome.means or other, the off honk be
hind gave a (tumble, and the coachman in cudea•
vouring to hold it up, 'me of the fore horfas flew
on the pavement on the fide of the bridge, which
occafioued the coach to run on a hone, and im•
mediately overturned it : the outfide pafren
gers (nine in number) were thrown into the river,
being from the top of the coach to the tin face of
the water, fourteen yards; but fortuktately no lives
were loft, nor did any of them receive any parti
cular injury, except one infide paffenger, who had
his head fradured, but is in a fair way of recovery.
Fortunately, at the moment, the other two coaches
were in fight, faw the accident, and immediately
came to their affiftance.

An unfortunate event took place in the vicinity
of Stmur, in France : as tome young people were
returning from a wedding, one of them, to evince
his raffle joy, fired a pittol into the thatch of a
cottage—it was loon in a blaze, and in a few mi-
nutes the flames fpread with Each fury, that four-
teen barns and fix bottles were reduced to allies.

Four tailors, who were direßed to put two wo.
men on board their (hip, bound from Bonrdeaux to
the colonies, murdered them both a few days ago,
for the fake of their property.
A young man, in the neighbourhood of Rove, in
Picardy, lately adminiftered poifon to his father,
mother, and two fillers. The younger of the two
girls, not more than ten years old, expired imme-
diately, in the greatefk agonies, and though every
necetrary means were reported to, in order to five
the lives of the father, mother, and the other
daughter, no hopes, not the moll remote, are en-
tertained of their recovery. This abominably a&
was perpetrated on the night of the 15th init. The
poitim had been put into tome broth, and a cat and
doge hich had eaten of it,alfodied inllantaneoully.
It is reported that the young man intended to
marry a girl, who was pregnant by him, and that,
to be revenged of his whole amily, who oppoli.:d
the union, he recurred to the above execrable
meafu re.

There are SO claire of taco of MUM' importance to fociety
than thole which devote their time and talents to the preferva-
tion of the health of their fellow creatures. How eminently foe.
sell,ful the late FRANCIS Sauirrritc was in this truly laudable
employment, is completely eclat* by the sapidity of falc which
hit celebrated A nviscoasurte Maori have invariably com-
manded. As a purifier of the blood, reftorer of the conftitu-
riot', and bracer of the fyftent, their tads bate been
attvoilh-
inaa, as may Le fan by the furprifittgcoreS of perfons who were
.afflicted with Scorbutic and Nervous Complaints, Gout, Rim-
nutifm, &c. and therefore the dote Lion of chore Impollors, who
Lfmcans of forged hills and other pretended credentials, have
vended& fporious compofitioa of this truly excellent medicine,
/mull be a &deduction to all perfons who have a competent idea
of /lc atafolutx realty there is .in being careful to purchafe the
genuine Itantely, u well u of preferring penal property
from Infringement. The true Medicine dial:waked by the
King's Patent, du the bottle, bill, and wrapper; and sea fur.
:be/guard. by favour of :hie Majeftfa CPeurdMoners of the
Stanty-Ulbeee they have dLeed a Aunt on euhhottle,Erinted
black,lnk., .librepered twit.felt at Dd.= "1-150
Soho-fejdOt;pisk thr general ealleraig cadges
ia Invisiiisitc-atiorroinivestlitolo.in‘sLootilitty Wald
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