Star.
London, England, 1802-04-07 00:00:00

COUiv7l2r NEWS.

OXFORD, A vILIL 3.—On Sunday night laft fome
villains broke open the Chop belonging to Mr. Tit-
tenon, butcher, in our market, and Role there-
from a flitch of bacon and a bladder of lard, with
which they got off undifcovered.
Yeflerday fe'nnight was committed to our city
prifon, by RICIIAID Winos, Efq. Mayor, John
Mullen and his wife, and another woman, who
calls herfelf Wright, for uttering bare money.—
Upon fearching them a quantity of bare half-gui-
neas and (billings were found upon them.

RIADING, APRIL s.—ln confequence of the ar-
rival of the joyful news of the Definitive Treaty of
Peace being figned, on Tuefday left the 7th light
dragoons, under theeomtnand of Major TAYLOR,
and our volunteers, with their field pieces, under
the command of Major Amos:Ley, paraded in the
Porbury at twelve o'clock • after the Volunteers
had marched into the market place and fainted
our worthy Chief Magiftrate, they joined the 7th
again in the Forbury, from whence, on account of
the fevere indifpofition, which afterwards termi
nated in the death of Mrs. BLANDY, they marched
to Coley Lane, on the Bath Road, where the corps
fired three excellent vollies and three flux de joye
alternately, the cannon alto firing thirty rountls
at intervals. A very numerous company of fpeth.
tors attended, who exprefted their joy on the occa-
fion, by joining in three cheers with the military.
The Wargrave Rangers had a very full meet-
ing on Monday left, to celebrate the Definitive
Treaty ; they fired feveral excellent vollies in the
different adjacent villages, and afterwards dined
at Bear Place, wheremany loyal wafts were drank,
and !flitch conviviality prevailed.
On Thurfday Lift the 7th Light Dragoons, that
have been quartered in this town for fome time
part, marched out, to make room for the Berklhire
Militia • and between two and three o'clock the
fame day the whole regiment,.confitting of eight
companies, that have been quartered at Henley,
Maidenhead, Marlow, and Wycombe, were wel-
comed in here by the ringing ofbells, and the accla-
mations of thoufands of theinhabitants, who went
out to meet them.

On Thurfday tan, the new canal from this town
to join the Thames, was opened, and a barge
freighted from Londod, belonging to the Naviga-
tion Company, on board of which was a great
number of refpeetable inhabitants of the town,
failed up it. There was a blue flag and a laurel
bough boated at the matt head, and the men were
decorated with blue ribbons ; the failed to her
moorings amida a grand difcharge of cannon that
were fixed at her head, and the acclamations of
numberlefs fpeaators, who lined the (bores. Af-
terwards the Navigation Company dined together
in their office, where the day was fpent with the
utmoft feftivity and hilarity.
On Monday laR Edward Painter, who was ca-
-1 pitally conviaed at the laft Affizes for this county,
for (leafing two heifers at Mortimer, was executed
purfuant to his fentencc. No man could have con-
cluded himfelf with a greater degree of penitence
and contrition than he exhibited from the time of
his conviCtion to his execution. He has left ten
poor unfortunate children, for whom he earneftly
entreated with his lall breath, the bleffings and
protellion of the fpeaators !