Star.
London, England, 1801-03-18 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.

The crew of the ALCMI ,at the capture of the Spann
frigates Santa Firigada, and F 1 Tetvs.will be paid their propor-
tions of the proceeds of thi. holt. :ad carro..s, and alto of the
head-money fur the (Ad Ibipa, on hoar.' the Atemtna imme.
diately on her arrival in port; a, alto the net proceed, of the
following prize►, Ira Courageux, Felicidad, and Bizarto, Bea
Pierre, and la Deus Amis.

The crews of tbc Acme mei CASTOR, NT the rciapture of

the Stour brig, will Le paiii sheer proportions of the fats'Pri
arding theicfeum :a Portfmouth on the ayth
To the cr,:w nf the 1.0 r. n I:;ANT, at the captor: uf Wol.
waert, and the Spar.ith brig El Vincel.), a diftribution of the
net praceeda of (tip and cargo of the former, and head•money
and urdnai.ce hones of the latter, will be made on Friday the
zoth intact, at Pez.tifort-buildings.
The crew of the inde faigable, for the following captares,viz
la Vide:etc, Ic Vengeur, lc Favor', and Pliernix, will be paid
their proportions of the proceeds thereof, and boom/ or head-
money for the Vcrigeur, at Plyeiwutli front this day.
The crews of the otter, Difeovery, and Alecto, and alfd the
Fury and Terror gun brigs, and the Duke of ("arence hired
armed cutter, for the re-capture of the brig Pael!":ow, of Pad-
llow, will he paid their proportions arifici; /torn the net pro-
ceeds of the falvage on Paid brig on their arrival in port.
The crew of the hoop Infpe.n,r, a diftribution of the falvaie
ariting from the recapture of the Johanna niera, will be
made on board the laid hoop at I.6th before the pro:eeda to Ira
To the crew of the Porcupine, for the cat. lure of th, Dutch
(hip Ottetiltuyfen, a dliiibution 0: the net proceeds will be made
on board the l'.reupine to-morrow the t;th iiiflant.

The crew of la Nymphe, for the following recaptures and
capture, viz. ARRA, le Dragon, and Britannia, will be paid
their proportion, of the proeeid, arifing therefrom on hoard the
fail Chip la Nymph, at l'lyntuuth, on Friday the 2cth inttant.
The crew of the Poop Childers, for the capture of the French
brig le Saint Ch::ries, will I,e paid their prop,:rfiow of the pro-
ceeds thereof on hoard the Childers, on Friday the actli init.
The fame day the crew of the floop Sylph, fur the ear are
of the French iioop k Dragon, will hi paid their proport :oils of
the proceeds of the faid capture on bu.ad the Sylph it Plymouth

The PRINCE OF WALES packet fpc'xe Sir HYDE
PARKER'S fleet on Friday morning 1. R, 25 leaves
E. N. E. of Yarmouth. They were Reefing N. E.
direr for the Baltic, and the heavieft iu ins 'hips
were towed by ruhers.
The Fairs-, MALLARD, from Penzance to Lon-

don, is on fhore near Margate.
The Union, —, from London to Montrofe,
which had been taken, is retaken and brought into
Yarmouth. The America, —, from Lifbon to
Rourdeaux, is taken by a Spanilh privateer, and
carried into Corunna.

EAST INDIA HOU S F.--Yellerday a General
Court of Proprietors of EA India Stock affernbled
at the India Houfe purfitant to notice. The Mi-
nutes of the lalt General C tit: is has ing been read,
the Chairman acquainted the Court that the Court
of DireCtors, having considered with the utmofi re-
HEet, a letter they had received from the Right
onourable HENRY DUNDA':, intimating his in-
tention of relinquilhing the fituation as President
of the Board of Commiffioners for the affairs of
India, and the Court feeling the ilrongeft
inclina-
tion to give tome tellimony of the high fenfe they
entertain of the cffential benefit the Company have
derived from the unremitted exertions of that
Right Honourable Gentleman's abilities in that
Ration for upwards of fixteen years, in addition to
the important fervices he rendered to the Company
previous to that period, they have unanimoufly
refolved that he be requefted to accept, during the
exillence of the Company's prefent limitation of
their exclufive trade, of an annuity of 20001. to
be paid to him, his executors, or Aligns. The
faid Refolution of the Court of Directors was then
read in conformity to the 19th feaion of the fixth
chapter of the Company's Bye-Laws. The Court
was very numeroully attended, and various con-
verfations enfucd, highly complimental to the
ability and integrity of the Right Honourable
Gentleman, when the Court unanimoufly confirm-
ed the Refolution of the Court of Direttors, for
granting an annuity of 20,101. to the Right Hon.
HENRY DUN DAS. The Court adjourned to the
25th Mama.
ENGLISH STATE-LOTTERY.—FOURTEENTH Day.
—No. 44,007, a prize of 50001.—Nos. 30,744,
25,877, prizes of tool.—Nos. 4,750, t 0,600,
prizes of 501.
On Monday, as the workmen were unflooring
an old bottle, in Capel-court, Bartholomew-lane,
the fpot on which the New Stock Exchange is to be
erected, thcy dilcovered a fmall boz, contaming up-
wards of two hundred and ninety guineas, half
guineas, half-crowns, and (billings, wrapped in
pieces of rag, and tied in the feet of old aockings,
fuppofed to have been accumulated by an old man
who died about two years ago on the premifes.
and who, for fume years previous to hisdeath, lived
in the moll abjeCt Rate of human wretchednefs,
allowing himfelf barely. fufficient of the coarfeß
food to fupport nature. It is believed he actu-
ally died for want of the fupport he was fo well
enabled to provide himfelf, as he was one morning
found dead in his bead, having gone to it, on tile
evening before, very much enfeebled horn want
of nourifliment.

On Friday lall, came on at York Caine, before
Mr. Jullice CH AM RR F., and a moll refpeiaable Jury,
the trial of Captain William Henry Itlitehin, of
the Greenland Ihip John, of Hull ; charged
with the murder of John Sykes and William Bur-
nock, two men belonging to the Nonfuch man
of war, who were wounded by the crew of the
Blenheim, Greenland (hip, in July 170, (at that
time commanded by Captain Mitchinfon) whilit
attempting to imprets them, in the Humber, upon
their return from Greenland; and who afterwards
died of their wounds.—After a full and impartial
hearing and inveftigation, which tatted upwards
of ten hours ; the jury, without retiring, or a
moment's hefitation, (after the learned Judge had
twinned up the evidence, and concluded liis re-
marks thereon,) pronounced a verdict of Acquit.
tal ; to the entire tatisfaetion and approbation both
of the Judge and a very crowded court.—The
Judge ordered Captain Mitchiniiin to be immedi-
ately diteharged in court.—The preffure of all
ranks of people we; fo peat both in the court, the
callle yarJ, and the fit ects, to congratulate the
Captain on his acquittal, that it WAS with dilEculty
his fiicnds could get him conveyed to the inn,
which was at lag eitaled, amidit die applaufes of
an immenfe number of fpcilators.
Captain Mitchinfon armed at Hull on Satur-
day night, and returned the command of the (hip
John, for Greenland.
Anticipating; the arrival of Captain Mitchinfon
from Yen k ou Saturday noon, a number of tailors
affembled, and met the Ilage.coach at the entrance
of HuU, from wlii,:h they took the horfes, and
drew it through the principal Erects in triumph.
The Captain, however, had (topped at Beverley,
and did not reach Hull till the evening.

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HIG:1 COURT OF
.17.". EDIN3URCH,
ti. 171.11

Thurclay came on the trial of Ra•Atl Fergrfron,
• r pieces of white thread lace,
nt picccs of cut edgings, and two pieties of
.Ici: lace, to the vahle of uceartls of col. from a
berdather's chop on the North Midge ; and for
.ing habit and repute a thief. The pritimer
I , r
c t -(1 N uiltv The Coun:l for the Crown
I •
rellriEted the libel to all arbitrary punifliment. It
appcircd from the evidence, that the prifoner came
into the fhop, on the .rh July, a little after eight
o'clock in the morning, and boaglit a yard and a •
tall of lace, fome ribbon, and flamiLl. In the
forenoon of that day, it appeared feveral pieces of
lace were milling from a box that bad been lhcwn
to the prifoncr. It being fulpteted that fric had
flolen them, a defcription of her perfon teas given
ez the Council Chamber, from which it was flip-
poftd Raebel Ferry'on was the thief; fcarch was
made after her, but The could not be found ; no-
tice was fent to Glafgow, and the was apprehended
there, and brought into Edinburgh, and on being
fearched, f,‘ine pieces of lace were found concealed
in her Rucking. Thee pieces of lace were proved.
to be the fame that had been flolen. It was alfo
proved that the prifoner had been drummed
through the city of Edinburgh for theft in 1787,
and 'rad been levcral times-before the Magifizates
(ince for theft, and committed to the Houfe of Cor-
&c. and that the was contidered as habit
and repute a thief. In her declaration emitted be-
fore one of the Nlagiarates nF Edinburgh, the ac-
knowledged that the had !Wen the lace, and burnt
part of it, that the reit was found upon her ; which
the walled the had burnt alfn. _ _

Mr. OSWALD addreffed the Jury in an elegant
and concifi fivech for the Crown, as did Mr. Du rr
with great ability for the -prifoner. The Loan
Jusricr. CLERK funtrned up the evidence with
great candour.
The Jury returned their verdi& yefterday, una-
niinoufly finding it prod that the prifoner did Real
the different pieces of white thread lace as libelled :
and alfo by a great majority, finding it proved, that
the prifoner was habit and repute a common thief.
The Court pronounced fentence, unanimoufly
ordaining the prifoner to be tranfported beyond
feas for feven years. The Lord Jußice Clerk gave
.her a fuitable admonition.

The Court next proceeded to the cafe of DaWel
Apter, aceufed of murdering Ann Blackie, at Bon-
nyriggs, in the parifh of Cockpen, in Jtme
by filing a loaded gun at her. The Counfel for
the prifbner pled that he was infant, and to deter
mine that point, the Court proceeded to hear the
opinion of medical Gentlemen.
Dr. Monet and Mr. Ruffen, furgeon, who had
vifited the prifoner in jail, were both of opinion,
that from the weakncfs of intelled, the prifoner
.was incapable of condufting his own defence, or of
inftru&ing others to do fo.
Some other medical nentlemeu were alto to have
been examined, but being abfent from town, the
Court delayed further procedure till Tucfday.
We formerly mentioned that their Lordlhips,
force time ago, after having information given is
upon the quellion whether the point of the prifoner's
infauity fnouhl be tried by a Jury or by the Court ?
were of oi.inion, that the Court was competent to
try that point.
The Gentlemen of the Jury who fat on the trial
of Rachel Fergufon on Wednefday received feven
guineas and a half for their attendance. They
dined at Hunter's Tavern, at :heir own expence,
and gave the whole money they received for chari-
table purpolos, vise five guineas for the lick and
deditutt poor, and two guineas and a half to the
Houle of Indullry ; a laudable example in theft
times of diftrefs.