Star.
London, England, 1812-05-04 00:00:00

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.p MANCHESTER, MAY I.
41
One night this week the rope-Work belonging to
Mr. P. BoTswELL, of Bolton, was set on Ere by some
incendiaries, and burnt down. Also some. stab:ine,
in Which were eleven valuable horses and three coy
.—but happily the latter seas extinguished, and the
animals saved.
44 A large body of soldiers have arrived this week
in our town—the number in the aggregate not leis
than 5000. Pray HEAVEN that the deluded incendisi•
ries and depredators may return to their senses, and
render any call upon our military &fenders unneces.
miry.— The body of a man was this week found in a
canal near thil town, apparently robbed and mu-
derel , •
44 The BoltOn Rioters' Committee, car rather the
Delegatei, had planned a Secret Meeting, at which
some important matters were to be discussed. The
fact became known to the officers and police, and it
was deemed expedient not to prevent it from taking
place. The consequence was, that lifst ntht the whole
assemblage,consisting of 25 men, were ta ken. together
with all their correspondence. A man has been appre-
hended at Eccles, in attempting to seduce the Local
Militia, by offering five guineas bounty, and 15s. per
week, to all that would be twisted in (the term for
swearing in). Many of the Delegates are going
round the country on the same service."
r. HORSUALL, who was shot from behind a wall
by four ruffians, in the vicinity of Hudder.fiel.l, died
on Thursday night of the wounds he received.
A letter from Liverpool, dated on Thursday. men-
tions, that about five hundred persons had collected
at Ur. GLADrfONE'S ropery, where patent ,ma-
chinery is used, with the intent, it is supposed, of de•
' stroying the same, but dispersed without doing any
material damage. Mr. GLAD6TONII has placed a
' guard in the walks.
The soldier, who failed in his duty when the po-
pulace attacked Mr. Cattrwntonv's at Rawlolds, has
been tried by a Court Martial, and sentenced to re-
ceive three hundred lashes. On Monday last, he was
marched to Rawfolds to receive his sentence ; —but,
owing to Mr. C.'s humane interference, the punish:
ment was mitigated to 25 lashes.
Saturday's Gazette offers his Majesty's pardon and
ra reward of 82000 for the convictims of the persons
who shot Mr. W. HORSEPALL, of Marsden, near Hud-
.dersfield,onTuesday, ofwhich wounds he is since deais
also 8600 reward and a pardon for the person who
fired at Mr. W. TEEYTHAM, of Nottingham, on Mon-
day evening last, as he was knocking at his °wit
dem-, and wounded him in the breast; £lOO for the
person who discharged a gun at Mr. J. RAYNOR* of
Lenthwaite, West Riding, on the 25d of April, the
ball of which went through his hat, and 100 guineas
and a pardon for the discovery of the persons who dis-
charged a gun at Mr. E. WHITEHEAD, Deputy Con-
stable at Huddersfield, as he was going to bed, on
the 15th April.
There has been a meeting at Truro of the Lords
and adventurers, and others concerned in the mines of
Cornwall, for the purpose of making inquiries into
the wants of the miners, and the means of supplying
them with corn, when it was resolved that a general
Committee should be immediately formed, who should
make proper inquiries into the respective parishes
throughout the county : it was directed, at the same
time, that those parishes which had not received suf.
ficient supplies of corn should make applicition to
the Committee. Every thing is tlyanquil in Cornwall
and Devon.

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CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE, MAY 4.
There is• but a middling supply of Wheat from thin
day's arrivals, not much in demand, and th • general sales
are named nearly at lair pricas-TBarley fully maintains the last
quotation, as likewise Malt—Grey Peas and Beans of the two
sorts at little fluctuation—There are not many arrivals of Oats,.
and that trade quoted rather dearer—flour at tate pikes:

CURRENT PILICtS AS UVOtl :
Wheat, 98.. 1265. 138 s. Beans 704 76.
Fine ditto, 140 s. 1455. Tick ditto (ncw) 66. 724.
Rye, 78s. 84s. Ditto (fine Old) 73.. 741.
Barley, 681. 764. Od. Oats, 50s 54.. 57..
Malt, 98.. 105 s. Poland ditto, 58.. 59..
White Peas, (Boilers) 87s. ilits. Potatoe ditto, 60.. 00.. 04.
Grey ditto, 735. 78.. Rape Seel, £7O. £76.
Fine flour, t 05.. I 105...--Sesonds, lOUs. to 1046
SMITHFIELD—My 4. -
Beef fis 2d to 64 4d Veal 7. Od to lie. ea
Mutt= do 4d to 6s 6d I Pork 6. Od to 7s Od
Lamb 7s. 6d. to Bs. 611.
PRICE OF HAY AND s IIIAW IN SMITHFIELD. .

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Hay 51 Os to 61 6s New Clover 61 Os to 'I 7s •
New Hay 01 Os to 01 Os Straw 56 los to 11 5s
Thursday the State Lottery fintshed drawing : .he
following Capital Prizes were sold in. 64 Shares by
_
RICHARDSON, GOODLIJCK, and Co. • .
No. 5,518 a Prize of Xto,ooo No. 10,600 a Prise 0[ 2300 :
11,518 - 5,008 2,740 . goo
11,453 - 5,000 j 1 3,258 - 200
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2,404 2(10
Tickets and Shares for the State Lottery, to be drawn
the 4th of June, are now on Sale at the Offices (1
RICHARDSON, GnoroLuce, and Co. corner of Ba..k-
, buildings, Cornhill ; and facing the King's Me i.% s,
Charing-cross.
Escsrs /ROM FRANCE.—Yesterday arrived in town
from Portsmouth, Lieutenant Jackson, of the Royal
Navy, having escaped from Fran& on the Vtit felt.
•This officer was captured on board the Junoii, Tarty
in the year 1810, and carried into Brest.. Whilst on
his march to Verdun, he made his escape and Bed to
Caen ; ftom. thence he went to Granvilleovheee, with
fellow.prisoner, a midshichnan, they seized a eta
and Pushed instantly to sea. Not having the goad
fortune to fall in with any of our cruizers, they were
Aoarded by some fishing boats and carried back to
',Nonce. Lieutenant Jackson was then imprisoned in
the citadel of Verdun, from whence he• made his
escape, but was retaken two days afterwads. Again
did 'he endeavour to escape, but owing to one of his
comrades breaking his leg by a fall, the whoib party
were' seized. Lieutenant Jackson was now safely
~escorted to the fi.rwess of Bitche, situate one •day's
journey from the Rhine. Here he remained many
months a close prisoner; but his daring spirit and in-
genuity never forsaking him, he found me !its to trot.
verse France in a variety of directions,and At length attar
more arrided in safety at Caen. Here, after remain.
log some time in'conceahnent, he made his way down
Witte coast, where finding an empty fishing-boat, h."'
-onee more, -without the assistance qf any one human
being, launchbd into the ocean, on Saturday sc'nnight,
utter which, by his skill and the aid of arms Pitovs-
Mows, he arrived tiff the obwers on Monday, whets he.
was picked up by the Mutiny; and conveyed to Pons,
mouth that very night. •
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. LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF KING'S BEN'CII.•MAY
TIIE KING V. JOHN RUDMERE.
Mr. Serjeant LE Ns prayed the judgment of the
Court on the defenant in this case, who was, at the
late Exeter Assizes, convicted before Mr. Justice
Chambre of an assault on the person of Mr. Charles
Pugh.—lt appeared, from the Judge's notes, that
the parties had formerly, had some disagreements, in
the course of which the present plaintiff threshed the
defendant. In the month of July last, Whilst the de-
fendant was superintending his labourers, employed
in making flay, in one of his fields, the prosecutor.
accompanied by some friends, passed through the
'field in their way to a river, where they were going
on a -fishing party. The defendant asked by what
right the prosecutor passed through his field ? Some
words arose, and the defendant, who had a hay-fork
• in iris hand, shook it at the prosecutor : this was the
assault cc mplained of.
APer Mr. Serjeant PELL had been heard in miti-

gation,
Mr. Serjeant Laws stated, that all the prnsecutnr
sought, in bringing the defendant before their Lord-
ships, was security for the future.
Lord ELLENBOROVeII observed, be thought the jus-
tice of this case would-he fully answered by a noini.
nal fine being imposed on the defendant, and his be-
ing called on to enter into his own recognizance to
keep the peace : in a moment of in itationte had lif-
ted up the fork, prudence befriended him, and he
put it down again, and no harm had been done.—
The Court fined the defendant One Shilling, and or-
dered bitn to enter into recognizenCe for *6O to keep
the peace for two years.
HUNT V. nAwktss.
the
The plaintiff in this case was a tide-waiter, and
defendant landlord of a public-house in Thames-
street, where a Lottery club was held, of which the
plaintiff was a member. In the Lottery drawn in
. June last, the club got prizes, for which they shared
9s.'each person i they agreed, however, not to draw
the mouey, but to subscribe a certain sum each in ad-
- ditira to it, for the purchase of other shares. This was
dote, and in the following Lottery, in October, they
were fortunate enough to obtain a 16th of one of the
• Capital prizes, the share of which amounted to £5l
each personf The defendant received the cash, and.
_ said the shares to the different members, but refused
- en pay the plaintiff, alledging as a reason that he bad
• neglected to pay up his subscription, and had also
, scratched his name out of the books,saying, he would
nd longer be a member. From the evidence, how-1
ever, the contrary appeared to be the fact t the plain-
tiff loving paid all his subscription to the defendant's
wife in July, the Lottery not drawing till October ;
and that, instead of having scratched his name out
of the Lottery club, he had only scratched it out of
an ale score, which had been run up at a time when
he was not present by some of the members. One of
the articles of the club was, that whenever they got
a prize they were to spend *1 each in a supper, and
to leave *1 in hand towards another subscription.—
The Jury, therefore, deducted two pounds from the
full amount, and found a verdict for the plaintiff for
£49 and costs.

BOXERS.—The anxiously looked for bolting match
betwixt Maltby, one of the champions at Thtssletoni
gap, and Cope of provincial fame, will take place to.
morrow. The spot will not be fixed on until this
evening.
To -distinguish the good three-shilling Bank-tokens
from the spurious, observe that they have all a range
of pyramidal points round the edge, which have dots
between them. In the genuine pieces these dots are
found only on the head side, while the counterfeits
have them indiscriminately on both sides.
Monday-the Circuit Court of Justiciary was opened
at Glasgow, by the Hon. Lords Mranowaaee and
Woommumate. The Court proceeded to the trial
of Thomas &neat t, accused of housebreaking and
theft; of which he was convicted, and sentenced to
be hanged at Glasgow on Wednesday, the 3d June.
Mr. Fowler, jun. of Cockermouth, was last week
attacked on his return from Louth fair, by three ruf.
fies, litho knocked him down, robbed him of hi:
watch and money, and after beating him most warner-
stripped him nearly naked. .
Last week three soldiers attempted to steal some
faggots from a stack belonging to a man of the name
of Jones, who keeps the turnpike at Hythe, on the
Ashford.road ; the family had just retired to bed, but
hearing a noise, and suspecting the cause from their
having received a similar visit the night before, the
Maw, his wife, and son, put on their great coats, and
went out, when a scuffle ensued ; Jones and his son
were knocked down by the soldiers, when the woman
attacked one of them, and falling with him into a
ditch, broke her leg ; the man endeavoured to get off,
List she held him firm with one hind, and supported
• her broken leg with the other, till be was secured and
• takes. into custody by the Staff Corps Guard ;
other two escaped.
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Thursday, the wife of Mr. Drinkveater,' -a respect.
table tanner, of Bugsworth, in Derbyshire, who oc-
casionally acts as a midwife, was gilled up at mid-
" eight, to attend a woman who was named to her.—
On opening the door, she was beset by a numbi.v of
.ruffians in disguise, and with their faces disfivred,
they presented pistols and demanded 4l0f) of kn..—
Seeing resistance in vain, she opened to .Item all the
drawers and cupboards, from which they took about
£2O in cash, ten cheeses, twenty pair of sheets, blan-
kets, and all her clothes. At this time a fellow stood
over the husband, as lie lay in bed, threatening him
with instant death if he stirred. He the more wil-
lingly obeyed this injunction, as by that he saved a
case containing £2OO in money, and the title deeds
of his freehold, which were tinder the bed on which he
lay. I'h robbers collected a booty of about one
hundred and fifty pounds.
Tuesday night, while the Feversharn coach was
stepping at the door of the Globe Inn, at Chatham,
to chnnge horses, alt the passengers alighted to take,
some refreshment, when a person seeing the coach-
door open, whilst the ostler was looking after the
horses, stepped into the coach and stole a paper par-
cel, with which he was making off; but being obser-
ved and suspected by the ostler, a cry of stop thief
was raised, the man Was secured by the watchmen,
sad the property recoverech