Star.
London, England, 1814-04-08 00:00:00

GOVERNAIEAT LIFE ANA Ul7l. OFFICE.

Bank-itreet, April 7, 1814.

The following is a short Sc.ile of some of the Rates
upon which Government are now granting Life An
nui ties :

They are payable Half-Yearly at the RANK of PNGLAND,
the sane as the ll vidend,, Lit _t may be received by Power
of Attorney. These Annuities otay be purchased on Single or
L. nt Lives when the ,f 3 per Cetit. Cons, or Reduced Annuities
are at or above .£5O: and u..on the death of any Nomi
nee. or the survivor of any'l'wo Joint Nominees, one-fourth part
of the expired' Annuity (over and above all Arrears) is payable
to the 1'.4*.-,on en irled to such Annuity, or to his or hor Execu
tors. Administrators, or Ass gm, provided it he claimed within
Two Years after such decea..e, but not otherwtse.
When per Cents. are 68 and under 69.

For X 1 00 of Average Rate
£3 per Cent. Stock. for .elOO Money.
A Single L. of 35 receives £4 18 - ,687 3 1
40 5 4 . - 7 11 10
45 5 11 - $ 2 0
50 6 0 - 8 15 t.:
55 6 12 - 9 12 8
60 7 7 - 10 14 7
G 5 8 9 - 12 6 8
70 10 3 - 14 16 4
75Scupwards 12 14 - 14 13 9
- AU the intermediate Ages Avill receive in proportion.
Particulars may be bad (gratis) on application it this Office, or
►r writing t• the a Superintendant," if the Pow age he paid.
S. HIGHAM, Superintendant.

Yesterday being Maunday Thursday, the annual
Royal donations were distributed at Whitehall Cha-
pel. In the morning Dr. CA Rev, the Sub almoner,
and Mr. HANDY, and others, belonging to the
Lord Chamberlain's Office, attended by a party of the
Yeomen of the Guard, distributed to 75 poor women,
and 75 poor men, being as many as the King is years
old, a quantity of salt fish, consisting of salmon, cod,
and herrings, pieces of very fine beef, five loaves of
bread, and some ale to drink the King's health. Mr.
HANBY gave notice, that in future their cases must
be certified by the Minister of the parish, by order of
the Lord Almoner. At three o'clock they assembled
again, the men on one side of the Chapel, and
the women on the other. A very pretty procession
entered, of those engaged in the ceremony, consist-
ing of a party of Yeomen of the Guard, one of them
.carrying a large gold dish on his head, containing
1.50 bags, with 75 silver pennies in each for the poor
people, which was placed under the Royal closet.—
They were followed by the Sub-a:moner in his robes,
with a sash of fine linen over his shoulder, and cros-
sing his waist. He was followed by two boys, tv o
girls, the Secretary, and another Gentleman, with
similar sashes, and all cart) ing large nosegays. The
Church Evening Service was then performed, at the
conclusion of which the silver pennies were distributed
to all, and woollen cloth, linen, shoes, and stockings
to the men, and according to annual custom, a cup
of wine to drink the King's health.
STEAM 'NGINES may now be worked day and
night, upwards of three months, when the Piston is
once packed, and the bearings once primed, with Pa-
tent AeroAsreirtox, without any other applica.
tirin, for less than one third of the experice of work-
in with other articles, and besides saving wear aild
tear, time and labour, which is more that) saving
nine parts in ten.—The Public have still greater ad.
vantages, when the Composti.)n is used to Shipping,
Rigging, Machinery, carriages, &c.
An act, as atrocious as can be conceived, was core-
mitted at Plymouth on Saturday evening, and which
l
spews such early depravity as is shocking to humr-
aity. A boy, scarcely fourteen, was beating some of
bill little brothers and sisters in a most savage moa-
ner, when his mother interfering, and endeavouring
to save them front his brutality, lie suddenly stabbed
Ihr in the alelemen with a knife he had in his hand.
Medical advice was immediately obtained, when,
shocking to relate, the wound was found to be so
large, That the bowels were actually obtruding, and
great fears are entertained of her recovery. She is
the wife of a labourer at the Victualling Office, and
has seven children, besides the young monster who
*committed this patricidal act, who is naturally such a
desperado, that a short time since he stabbed a knife
into his own thigh. He is committed to prison.
A singular circumstance took place last week at
Derby, during the trial of a prisoner. A genteel-look.
lag man was detected picking a Gentleman's pocket
of his pocket-book. He was taken into custody—the
property found upon him—carried before a Justice—
committed— bill found by the Grand Jury—tried—
convicted—and sentenced to tt ansportation—all being
done in the course of two hours !
MANSION HOUSE.—T. Richardson,- a nightman, wasl
yesterday charged before the LAID MAYOR, ‘,V6
sprinkling the streets of the City in a very copious
wiener, with a liquid not quite so refined as Ot o of
Roses, to the great annoyance of the olfactory nerve:,
of the inhabitants. It appeared from the evidence of
several watchmen, whose sense of smelling had been ,
raised on the occasion, that the prisoner, about two
o'clock in the morning of yesterday, was perambula-
ting' the streets in the vicinity of Little Mnortields
with his cart, spreading and giving odour as he went.
This bounty having frequently befere been dispensed
by the 'Saline gentleman, the guardians of the night
took him into custody. The Long MAYOR reproba-
ted the conduct of the prisoner in harsh terms, and
committed him to Btitirwell for ten days.
FIATTON GA IMEN.—Yesterday a man of the name
of George Hancock, was brought to this Office, charged
by Mr. Tonilite landlord of the White Bear public•
house, in Field-lane, with riotous and disordeily con-
duct, the preceding night, at his house, d—ning the
King, the Prince Regent, and all the Rod al Family,
and also the b—y Constitution of the country, and
wishing himself to he Jack Ketch, for the sake of
having the pleasure of hinging the entire of them.—
The company being offended with such language, and
witness finding he persisted in it, he went for a watch-
. man, to whom he gave the prisoner in charge. On
the prisoner being asked what he had to say for him-
self? he pleaded intoxication as an apology, which,
owing to a fracture he received in his head, rerdered
him mad when he drank any spirituous liquors, but
fie had no recollection of his making use of the words
aliedged to be said by him. He stated that he only
gets drunk once a year, knowing the effect the liquor
has on him when he drinks, he takes an oath to ab-
stain from liquor for twelve months, whidi oath he
'very strictly observes, and at the expiration of the
time, he drinks a little,.and so swears Again to drink
no
mare tur twelve months 'to conic. He was then
bound over on his own recognisance to keep the peace
fer 12 months, fuel then discharged.

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