Star.
London, England, 1801-10-17 00:00:00

liiiit, irriniTaing-fa:4l-;i'MFOO
of With ofte.laalter and raiftrefs, .. To the,
fecond Tiro Guineas. To tlie,thirsi chiti-GOirma- 1
The firli premium of Foist. Prima* was ad- '
judged by the Committee to as man who had•lived
forty-nine years. The fecond of Two Guineas to
a man who had lived forty-two years. The third
of One Guinea .to a man who hacf rsvesithirty, fix 1
years in cine place. ,
The lall premiums offered were, Three Guineas 1
to the Bforchliire female fervant who has coati•
nued fbr the greateil length of tins; on, the fame
farm, or with one matter or miftrefv. To the fe-
cond Two Guioeas. To the third, One Guinea. ,
The Committee, to their greet: onifitrnent,,,
after examining the different certifsnams,Zifeavered
a woman to have lived fifty yeammir one farm!
His Grace's health was drank widematlinfiallic
applanfe, and this truly laudable Socials ' eel.
( eilayrn
A perfon Mitering force potatoes, ' then
taken up at Mrs. Fletcher's, Hi . in.Fxix-
ington, had the curiofity to w *glra Roue of
them, when they•foand that ten (taken op-promif-
cuoufly) turned the beamagainft the. r4l6.weight!
Mansion Ho tris..--Yellerdar the.lfifortnations
againit the flub falefman at Bill'
a itte was, agree-
m able to adjournervi• again -bird before .th'e.'
ingjt
LORD MAYOR to be heard. But the einfel againft
there informations pleaded the inadiniffibility- of
the principal witnefs, whom they proved had con-
cealed the truth in the different examinations, and
that he was otherwife of a bad chara&er. The
LORD MAYOR laid he difapproved of the great
number of thefe informations, which were brought
forward before the defendants knew there wasfuch
an A againft their praelice. From the contra-,'
dietions in evidence of the .witnefs alluded to, he'
could not believe him, and therefore quailed all
the other informations which had not been heard.
This witnelk, whole name is I)atterfield, has
brought above forty of thefe informations againft
dealers in &h. .

Bow-Srastr.—On Thurf4ay evening a perfon
calling himfelf Thomas Ogie, but who has gone by
various names, was brought before Mr. Esian, on
.fitfpicion of having been guilty of divers frauds.
Mr. Gordon, belonging to. Lothian's Hotel, Al-
ItermarleArees, identified dm pdfen of die prifo
nee by the name of Balleforil, who, he Paid, came
to bins the beginning tit month, and obtained
:a five-guinea country bank note of him, by pre-
, tending lit had fome' goods to dear at the Cu fietn-
honk, he (Mr. Gordon) underfianding that the
ptifoner had formerly lived fervant to a gentleman
who lodged at that hotel. This tranfikt innihowever,
appeared to be nothing morn than st deb". .
Mr. Wrangharo., itationer aQd pocket-honk..
maker, in Bend.fireet, flared, that on the roth of,
lea month the prifisner came to his (hop, and re-
' precasted himfelf to bd fen witt to Mr. Wentworth,
the Member of Parliament, obtained three valua-
ble pocket.books with inßruments, which he pre-
tended were for his mailer to look at. and that he
would return with them, but, he never did ; the
:witnefs difcovered the who fiery to be an impo-
(Won. Crocker, the confiable, who apprehended
the prifoner. produced, a red morocco pocket-Ispok
with infiruments, which Mr. Wranh.un declared
to be one of thole the ptifoner defrauded him or.
It contained 271. in bank-notes, which the Magic-
trate ordered to be detained.

Mr. Spencer, of the Gamck's head tavern, Bow-
Rreet, Covent garden. kid, that about four years
ago the prifoner Came to his book in the name of
Smith, and Paid that Ise was the landlord of the
George, at York. ran up a bill to the amount of
161. and then abfconded that having lately heard
he was about town, and hail taken in a number of
tradefmen, he ufed every exertion to find him, and
on Thurfday, learninghe was at a houfe in the
neighlsrmrhood of Coventrgarden, he caufed kim
to be taken into cufiody.
Mr. Richardfon, of the Grand Hotel, 'Covent-
garden, Paid, that the prifoner cams to his houfe a
few days ago, in the name of Roberts, and repre-
rented himlelf to be the proprietor of the Swan
Inn. Ferrybridge, Yorklhire.
He was committed for farther examination.

Peace and Opulence are the grand (wecteners of
life. The former molt opportunely occurs at a
jun•4ure when the latter is within the grafp of
every individual who is inclined to facrifice at the
(brine of the blind Goddefs, before the rolls her
wheels of the hint and Englilh Lotteries.—But
where is the molt probable fpot to meet her fruiles?
The anfwer is obvious; becaufe the Get is flub-
born and incontrovertible. She has for the Lift
four Lotteries difpenfed her fupreme favours at
Port's Office, Royal Exchange, facing the Bank
of England, and which the has dillinguifhed by
the title of the " Fortunate Office." It is there
that Capital Prizes to the amount of one hundred
and eighty-feven thoufand pounds, were told, re-
giftered, and paid :—and to this Office the Public
are invited for the purchafc of their Tickets and
Shares, with a profpe& of fuccefs ftiperior to any
other Office in London.

STATI LOTTERIES, I 801.—The IRISH begin•
drawing the 16th of November nest, and the
ENoLosit the 3d of March, tflos.—Note. The
Tickets in both Lotteries will be higher before the
time Of drawing.—The Tickets, Halves, Quarters,
Eight,lp, and Sisteenth Shares, (duly (limped,
purfuant to Aft of Parliament), are fold and
rcgißcred by Mr. NicitoLsois, at his State Lot-
tery Office. No. t 6, Cornhill, London, oppofite
the Bank of England, where all bui.nefs relative to
Lotteries, or the Public Fund.:, is faithfully tranf-
afted.—The following is a Numerical Lilt of the
Capital Price, lately fold and (hared at this Office ;
i':1). 1'499 - 4. too,o No. 231 St - £.10,000
..gr - . 242,:il )5565 . - S,OCC
• w' C - i-r” ss;l2 - 20,000
14.1 7 - - C •Cr z° 20375 - . 3•000
I-021' - 10r00 42700 . tope°
I' D 42 • • 10,000 43928 - - s• 000
19004 - Inpoo 44054 - acroo
1915y6 - - 5 plo 46676 - - 1 nOOO
23339 - bozo 52631 - lopoo
iiefikles ;many of spool. t,ccol. and scot. each.

Money for the Prizes as f,on as drawn. Schemes
gratis.—Orders from the Country (poll paid) duly
amulet! to.