Star.
London, England, 1802-03-27 00:00:00

corn:l'R r MVPS.

WHITEN AMC—The following is worthy the at-
tention of the public.—Laft fpring, at Nunnery,
in Cumberland, (the teat of Richard Bambeck,
Efq.) when the potatoes were taken out of holes
in a rand bank, where they had been depofited
during the winter, Mr. B. ordered the (hoots which
had grown from them (and whi;', we believe,
are generally thrown away) to be carefully pre-
ferved in a dry place ; and when his potatoes were
planted, he had thole shoots fet in drills, in the
fame way in which cuttings of potatoes are ufually
fet. In autumn, when they were taken up, he at-
tended in the field, and had two rows of potatiies,
produced from the shoots alone, carefully Liken
up and nicaftired. The produce was, three Win-
chefier bufhels, and a little more than a half.—
He then had two adjoining rows, of equal length
with the others, (which had been planted with cut
potatoes) taken up and meafired in like manner :
and the produce was exaetly three Winchelter
bufhels. The potatoes produced from the (hoots
were found to be of equal quality with the others,
when boiled ; but were rather of a fmaller fize.

Si NG U LAIL' TY.—The oldelt perfon living in the
Chapelry of Netherwaldale, in Cumberland, does
not recoiled a tingle circumflance of a female
belonging to it li tying borne an illegitimate child!
" Fall bind, fife tind•" " If you expea any
fecurity from locking a door, always take the key
out." From a neglca of this rule, a gentleman's
larder, in Workington, was robbed one night 'aft
week of I 51b. of beef, a quantity of fifh, and feve-
ral other edible articles, together with one or two
utenfils convenient for dreffing the vi duals. As
the larder was a detached building in the back-
yard, the fcrvant had taken the precaution oflock-
ing the door, and probably thought there was no
neceffity to remove the key. The plunderer, how-
ever, on retiring, not only locked the door, (as he
fouild it) but alfo took away the key : probably
as a filetit hint of what ought to be done in all
cafes.

CA P.M Inc:F.—The fubjea for the Seatonian
Prize Poem th; s year is, St. Peter's denial of CH It IST.
The Member.' Prize for the Senior Bachelors—
s,:.").2.frnant caul, f-t, cur tryitanty/744 in mini Open. ac
Scientia inren'iri.j;lem fere ianporibus,atgue
aiiw coniineri an! ? And for the Middle Bache
fors—Civito npiiniffundata Lgitui algee klinutir, cp.
(amen Religinnis 1111.:futa. diu perrnan..re XV,
CH F. LMCRORD, MARCH 26.—A rrl'on of the
name of Diaper, a confiderable cattle jobber, was
committed to our Houk r f Corredtion on Friday
Intl. Ile h:!d been cautioned by Major Tyrrell
againtl fwearing ; the Major having been witnefs
to Diaper'L. making ufe of the mutt wicked oaths
and expreffions in the market.
Wright, Neuman, and Pincock, are to be exe-
cuted here this morning, purfuant to their fentelice
at our lag Aai zes. Godwin has received a refpite
during his Majefty's pleafure.

BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 25.—0 n Tuefday
Baron GRAHAM Opened his Commitlion at War-
wick for holding the Lent Al izes at that place,
where upwards of fifty prifoners are to take their

On Monday night Mr. Kirby, the Keeper of
Ner:gate, arrived at Warwick gaol,having in his
eullody a perfon who is to be tried at the pending
Mize for a forgery on the Bank of England.
EIETER, MARCH 24.1111 MEM for the coun-
ty of Devon commenced at the Cattle of this city
on Monday hit, before Sir SovimErt LAWRFNCE,
Kilt. and Sir SIMON La Bzavc, Knt. The follow-
ing perfons have already been tried and found
guilty, viz. Samuel Carpenter, for Reeling two
guineas in the dwo.lling houfe of John Bray ; James
Hughes, Thomas Hook William Blade, and Ro-
bert Boon, for unttering forged Bank of -Eng'and
notes; and Chriflopher Fry, for felony. Several
have been acquitted.

A few days !ince a turkey, Mat had been mif-
fing upwards of five weeks, from the pretnifesof
—Margiffon, Efq. of Broadwater, and fuppofed
to have been Itolen or can ied off by a for, was, by
one of the maid fervants, dilcovered in the wood-
honfe almoll fiat-wed to death, amongll fume furze
fi.ggots, from which it could not efcape. It is
alionilhing it Ihould fo long have furvived, its fitua-
mina being filch as to preclude it every means of
obtaining food or water. When miffed, its weight
was judged tube 16 pounds ; when difcovcred, it
did not weigh five pounds, being reduced alma
to a fkeleton.

A few days (ince an old gardener, of the name
of Laws, after drinking freely at a public-houfe at
Grewel, near the Tunnel, Bafinglioke Canal, in
Hampfhire, proceeded along the bank, with a pig
in a lack, fattened to his back ; after going fome
length of his way, he relied himfelf on the brink,
and two hours afterwards they were both found
drowned, nearly on the furfacc of the water.

On Sunday fait as a fervant girl of Mr. J.Taylor,
of Radborne, in Derbyfhire, was attempting to
lade fame water from a well, which flue had been
repeatedly cautioned not to do, the unfortunately
fell into it, and was drowned.

An elderly Lady, of Tenby, was, on Saturday
fe'nnight fo dreadfully burnt, by her cloaths acci-
dentally taking the, that the died, after languith-
i ig twelve hours in extreme agony.
• The day following, as the fervants of Mr. Wag.
flaff, of Mapperley, were returning from Derby
cheefe fair, in their matter's cart, one of the bodes
unfortunately took fright near Little Cheiler.
Green, when the driver (a youth about 16, who,
very imprudently, was riding the (haft mare) was
thrown under the near wheel; which paging over
him, occafioned his alma inflant death. Fortu-
nately the horfes were almolt immediately flopped,
and no farther injury done.
Tucfday morning, about ten o'clock, three
houfes and tome out-buildings were deftroyed by
fire, near Opcnwood Gate, on the Chefterfield road.
It was fuppofed that Come (parks from wood burn-
ing in one of the kirthen-fire-places reached the
thatched roof, and was the caufe of this calamity.
The flames were fo rapid, that the poor inhabitants
could fare but little of their furniture.