Star.
London, England, 1802-11-27 00:00:00

ibminj,D,TPlß IMPOSTOR.

The .celebrated Hatfield, among the various
theatres of his addrefs, figured once in Dublin.
In the admihiltration of the Duke of Rtif LAND
he lodged at the molt eminent Hotel then in that
city, profefling to be a relative of his Grace, and,
to thofe who had no opportunity of difproving his
affertions, affected to have accompanied the Vice.
roy in his travels on the Continent, every part of
which he talked of and defcribed with the confidence
of intimate and pertonal knowledge. He drefred
remarkably well, had all the appearance of a
man of fafhion, and on going cut every day lie we,
accuftoTed to furnifh his pockets with a lam•
quantity of halfpence, which he dia.: ibuted to thebeggars with cilentatious liberality. Having, at
length, involved himfelf confiderably in debt, he
was arretted, but had the addrefs to extricate him.
felf from prifon by appealing to the gencrofitv of
the puke himfelf ; and on being enlarged, he con.
plied torenew his debts with the fame creditors,
and .to borrow. feveral fums of money, propor.
.toned to the aretunftances or confidence Favour.
'mg his demands, among which was a tinall fum
from the owner of the Hotel where he lodged.
Titus fupplied, lie changed the fcene of his impof:.
lions and extravagance, and repaired the lira op.
tiortunity that offered to Scotland. it is recolieCte4
. that his perfon then, with the advantage of more
youth, correfponded with the defcription now
given of him, and lie was attended by a fervant.
man of more than common appearance and ad.
drefs, and who, in a fubordinate charaefer, was
probably the accomplice of his deceptions.

The Earl and Countefs GALLOWAY, the Hon.
Colonel STEWART, and the two Ladies STEWART,
are on a vifit at Lady NORTHWICKIS, Northa•ick.
park, Worcefferfhire. Sir JoH m and Lady DASH.
WOOD, have been on a vifit at the fame place, with
GOvernor and Mrs. HASTINGS.

Lord GWYDIIt left town yetlerday for the Earl
of Essex's feat in Lincolnthire.

Lord NORTHWICK and Mr. STUART WORTLEY,
fecond fon to the late Earl of BUTE, arrived lately
from London•at Calais, on their tour to Paris.
DAVID MONTAGUE ERSKINE, Efq. eldea fon of
•
the Hon. T. ERSKINE, was yeaerday .a:ied to the
'degree of Barrifters at Law, by the Hon. Society
of Litlcoln't Inn
Sir Giotto' Lturp, l)art. according to the
lateft accounts received from the Ealt Indies, was
left in poffeffion of Prince of Wales's Ifland, as
Lieut.-Governor.

His Majeily's 39th Regiment of root is now at
fea, coming to Europe from Surinam'; *as is 'alto
the sth 'Battalion of the both Regiment, hound
for Halifai, where the head-quaiters of that well:.
appointed 'Corps are already eflablifhed.
A poney, only four years old, apd not exceeding
twelve hands high, the priiperty of a horre dealer
at St. Pancras, was engaged to trot on Monday
morning lift five miles in twenty minutes, which
was performed on the liatfield Road one minute
and a half within the time.

CUMBERLAND HUNT'..-The fecond meeting at
Egremont commenced on Monday. The day was
extremely favourable for the diverficn.

At Lanca fter, laft Wednefday fe'nnight, one of
the halbert: was fiolen from the Mayor's door I
A milk-maid, at Helket-New-Market, in Cam.
*land; 'in her daily walks to and from the covi-
pafture, (between Whitfuntide and Martinmas)
has traverfed a thoufand miles.
The following fad affords a fingular inftance of
the gradual rife in the value of property in the weft
of Scotland. In 1753, an eftate in that quarter was
fold for 13001. ; in 1786, for 84001. ; and in 1802,
for 14,0001.

At Berwick Guild, on Monday fe'rmight, a
motion was brought forward, of which notice was
given on a fanner day, far reducing the falaries
of thole in the fervice of the Corporation. There
were two clanks in the motion :—The firft was to
take 301. a year from the Vicar for preaching on
the Sunday afternoon ! The other for reducing
the falaries of the teachers in the Corporation's
academy zol. a year each—making fome of their
incomes, if it had paired, only 351. yearly ! Bui;
to the honour of the Gentlemen prefent, not one
of them fupported the motion.
So great has been the mBrtality in Berwick, and
the vicinage, within the laft fix months, that it is
faid there have died nearly isoo perfons—a num-
ber amounting, according to the late cenfus, to
nearly a feventh part of the inhabitants.
This morning about nine o'clock, Captain
and Codling, conviaed at the laft Admiralty Sef:
lions of felorioully finking the brig Adventure off
Brighton, on Sunday morning the Bth of Aura
laft, with intent to defraud the Underwriters, was
taken from Newgate, put into a cart, and convey-
ed to Execution Dock, where he was executed pm-
fuant to his fentence. The melancholy proceftion
was attended by the Sheriffs, a great number of
conftables, and an immenfe croud of people. The
unhappy viaim to the offended laws of has coun-
t .y was a tall good looking handfome mar, in the
prime of life.
TREASONABLE CONSPIRACY.—The Privy Coun•
cil did not fit yefterday. At Union Hall, the un-
dermentioned perfons, in cuftody on fufpicion of
being concerned in the plot, were difcharged upon
their recognizance to appear in the Court i)f King's
Bench next Term, and not to depart the CoPrt
without leave, &c. Terence Gainer, Araliam
Solomon Chalon, Lawrence Sheridan, Alichael 0' i%
George trade, Charles 111‘Carty, and Igmes Price.
Yefterday William Buntin and Elizabeth Bun"
tin, his wife, the perfons in cuftody on folpicitin
of having been guilty of the wilful murder of
Mr. STEEL, were brought up for re-examinatiop
at Bow-ftreet, when it appearing, from the en-
quirks made, that the account the prifoners gave
of themfelves was correa, they were difehargea,
and three guineas ordered to be given them, as a
recompence for the inconvenience they had luffLq-
ed, and a travelling pats to Liverpool, in which
the circumftance of their apprehenfion and di:-
charge was Rated, in order to prevent them 31'y
farther interruption on the road. After which
lime gentlemen prefent made a fuhfeription for
the prifoneri amounting to nearly FL.