Star.
London, England, 1801-01-24 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JAN. 23.

This being the firft day of Hilary Term the
Court met, but no buliners of importance came
before it. During the (hurt time it fat it was
principally occupied' in juftifying bail.

Thurfday evening a perfon of very genteel 11113.
pearance, the maniac we mentioned yefierday, who
lays his name is Palmer Hiatt, was taken into
cullody at the Queen'atonfe, %Oleic he had feve-
ral times before Fein troubleforne, coming under
pretence of having bufinefs with the Kilo and
Pausessscs. At one time he left a letter, to which
Lc, on Thurfday, came to d:mand an anfwer. ••••
BA It lt, one of the porters, very properly, cleared
him to wait, and lent for Sayers, one of the Bow.
ftreet officers, and took him into milady. Yefler-
day he was examined before Mr. KING and Mr.
FORD, at Whitehall ; and from the incoherent man-
ner he anfwered, there cannot be a doubt of his
being in a Rate of infanity. He is a man of a very
refpeetable family, and formerly refided at Wal-
ton upon Thames, where he polliffed confiderabla
property ; but he is fuppofed to have fquandered
st away. He was committed to Totliill-Fields'
kidawcll, to be taken particular care of.

OLD BAILET.

Yelierday twenty-one prifbners were tried, fix-
cu of o hom were conviaed of felony, viz.
Rdert Hoare, a journeyman taylor, for ilealing
Intall remnant of fcarlet cloth of the value of
le thilling, the property of Meffrs. Pierce,
id Co. army clothiers. The prifoner' while at
xrk for the profecutors, was teen by a boy, who
Co worked in the fhop, taking the bit of cloth in
teition, and putting it in his pocket. The boy
we information of this circumftance to the
erk, who immediately fent for the prifoner, and
ieftioned him about it; he took the cloth out of
i pocket, Rave it to the Clerk, android he hoped
more nouce would be taken of it ;. the Clerk
plied that notice fhould be taken of it, and de-
ed the prifoner to go into the fhop and (lay there;
however went away, and did not return any
ore. He had worked for the profecutors off and
for three or four years.
The defence fet up by Mr. ALLEY, the prifo-
r's Counfel, and which he endeavoured to draw
im the crofs-examination of the witneffes, was,
at this bit of cloth was no more than cabbage,
'rich the prifoner had a right to take becaufe
ch cuttings were ufually taken by journeymen
.their perquillte. The witneffes faid fuch a cuf-
m was obferved by journeymen who worked for
after Taylors, but never by thofe who worked
r Army Clothiers ; at leaft it was not the cult=
the houfe of the profecutors.
The RECORDER in his charge obferved, that the
ifoner, from the length of time he had worked
r the profecutors, mull have known their cur-
m s.—Goilly.
John Broth for ftealing a yard of blue cloth,
e goods of Meffrs. Pearce and Co.
The profecutors, it appeared, were army tay-
rs. The Prifoner worked for them on the day
tted in the indiament. He was deteaed in le-
tting the property in queftion.
his defence he appealed circumftantially to
compafflonate feelings of the Court and jury,
Ring a cafe of extreme diftrefs as his inducement
aia as the indiament charged him.
Several witneffes depofed very favourably to his
aratiter.—The Jury were conttrained to convia
in—but he was ftrongly recommended to mercy.
itus Barris, for ftealing a pair of fheets, the Fo-
rty of William Markwell.
Sufannak Pligsarar, for ftealing four pair ofold
r-rings, and other articles, the property of John
Mot.
John Harris for haling a pewter pint pot, the
•operty of John Pillar.
Jobs Misfire, for ftealing three pewter quirt,
*s, the property of jamealannaford.
itaiantin Perin., for haling a peck of litifeed,
e property of Meffrs. Shepley and Co.
yobs Robinfon, for ftealing two counterpanes,
leAro:Lerty of William Wykes.
Green, for [haling a cheefe, the property
Geor/rFryer.
Sigma gnu, for (leafing a linen thin, the pro-
:rty of illiam Young.
Richard Lander, for dealing 41b. weight of to-
ICCO, the property of his Ma jefty
Rriffsair• Penal, for ftealing a rope, the property
'Gilbert Fox. _ _

Sarah Cain, for healing eight earthen-ware
[ales, and other articles, the property of John
eppel.
Durk, for haling a cloak, the property of
rah Green.
Tboauu Hagbat, for Realing a barometer, the
.operty of John Colombo.
Charier lioaskax, for (leafing a thin, and other
rides, the property of John Hampton.
Aud five were acquitted, viz.
jars Pearfea, Rebeeca Leaver, jibs friSsam,'
gaga Slles, and jama Dean.
The fame day Tentente was patted, when Tho-
afi Coffee, William Crofs, James Riley, Robert
utts, Jofeph Roberts, Andrew Branning, James
rooldridge, John Chriflopher, Thomas Pevitt,
feph Kemp, and John Robinfon, feverally re-
iced judgment of death.
William Price, Philip Raby, Elizabeth Keefe,
hn Williams, George Shirley, Jane Ewen, John
iernick, Jofeph Herod, John Hannam, Jofeph
rry, Martin Bryant, George Low, Philip Good-
ough, Elizabeth Gibbs, Elizabeth Giles, Jo.
310 13ra,l.ley, Benjamin Bolton, Jofeph Malone,
ary Scott, Ann Green, Mac Rigus, Samuel
roodlaml, William Brown, Sufannih Williams,
Mon Jones, Richard Lander, and Thos. Hughes,
we ordered to be tranfported beyond the teas, for
e term of fevcn years.
Seventeen were ordered to be imprifoned in
rwgate, 17 were ordered to be imprifoned in
e Houfe of Covredion At Clcrkenwell, to were
dered to be publicly whipped, and three were
dered to be privately whipped.
The &Mons being ended, the fame were ad-
orned until Wednefday, the t Bth of February.
Three of the prifoners who were ordered to be j
Iblicly whipped, are to receive their punifhrnent
the following places : George Mell, to be pub-
ly whipped ion yards in Billiter-lane ; Richard
tin, too yards in Q2cen-fireet, Cheapfide ; and
Powell, too yards near New-Crane, Shad-
The cafe of Benjamin Pooley, for haling a
tier out of the Poß.office, is left for the opinion
the Judges.

Thurfday a labourer, convieted laR Sefflons for
tiering flour from a wharf at glieenhithe, Upper
barnes-ftreet, was publicly whipped near the fpot
here he committed the offence.
Same day John Nelfon, the Water-Bailiff's firft
ifillant, brought before the Right Honourable
e Loan MAYOR, at the nudion-Honfe, (David
ckett, and Jofeph Lawrence), two Mermen,
limn he detc4ted in fifbing with an unlawful drag
a, at Bhckwall Point. His I.ordlhip, after
wing the parties, and upon the fad being clear.
proved, ordered the net to be burnt I but on
count of their numerous families, and after
retell reprimanding them, be very humanely
rgavc the fine, upon their faithfully prsmaifing
rier to tranfgrefs the laws in future.

LONbON MARKET&

CORN-FXCHAUGE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11.

Higher prices are made for Whert than at the early part of
the week—Very fine Barleys are advancing in price.--Oats
sae rather on the decline in price, and are heavy in rale.—
Peak and Brans arc nearly the fame prices as annexed.