Star.
London, England, 1801-02-07 00:00:00

COUNTRY NEWS.

A public-houleat Bartlaw, in Cambridgefhire,
was flame nights (nice robbed of property to a
large amount.—The thieves were apyrehended in
confequence of a thoemaker having Been the mark
of the foot of one of them, and examining clofely
the it-Ivrea-lon of the {hoe, declared it to have been
Made by him for a man at Thairted—and on go-
ing to the place part of the property was found.
'Mosta Grim was apprehended at Newraßfe on
Monday fe'nnight, and committed to Durham
gad!. Griffin is ftippofed to belong to a gang, who
kem to have carried on a kind of exchange trade
in flealing horfes between Newcaille, ace. and the
Eel-Riding of Yorkatire.
On the 301 tilt. at Berwick-uponTweed,
Car!, huddler in Coldaream, was convideett
fore the Magillrates there, in the penalty of 20S.
far erpofing to falc, foul, or out of feafon falmon.
The falmon were burnt in the market-place the
fame day as unwholefome food.
BRISTOL, FESIVARY 2.—On Triefday Tall a fin-
Et°temente happened at Chipping Sudbury,'
cefterfhire.—A woman named Hannah Pal-
mer, obfcrving in the Briftol Mercury of the sth
alt. in a Letter figned C. an account of a young
lady, who had been (educed from her friends, and
died fuddenly in London, became very unhappy
in her mind, and wrote to a perfon of this city,
entreating that he :or Mr. C. would come to her, as
the had finnething important to difclofe. They
accordingly tomplied with her requeft, and the in-
formed them that the was in the deepeft diarefs
and 'horror of mind k that her father had died on
the sath of December laft ; and that on the 26th
following flue dragged the body, down the flairs,
placed it on a wheel barrow, and conveyed kin the
night to the garden behind the houfe, where the
dug a grave and buried it with her own hands.—
Information of the tranCadion was immediately
given tolhe proper officers of the town, who fent
to Mr. Joyner of Berkeley, the Coroner. The
body was taken up and examined by two eminent
Surgeons, who depofed, that i; was their opinion
the dcceafed died a natural death.
After a cool, patient, and impartial inveßiga•
tion,.which occupied upwards of ten hours, con-
cluded by the truly refpetlable Coroner, in a man-
ner which does him the greatea honour, as a map
and a Chrillian, the Jury returned a ve;did—that,
the deoeafed died by the vifitation of God : but a
&fellation of the extreme brutality of this unna-
tural an unfeeling daughter fill remained (Irons-
ly impreffEd on their minds.
The circumaances of this extraordinary cafe,
furnifh a frefh inaance of the power of confcienee,
even In the moil depraved minds; for Purely,
though this unhappy woman has been cleared
from any charge of violence to her father wink
Eying, the inhumanity /hewn to his remains has
becnfuch, that the reader will fhudddat the recital.
On Saturday night, between nine and ten
o'clock, Thomas Bennett, the Bath and Wouon-
linderedge carrier, was knocked down on Wick.
war Common, and robbed of twelve pounds and
upwards: fortunately, however, a woman who
was in Bennett's cart, obarval, that the robbers

Were tiro men whom they Caw the fame evening at
the George Inn, Sudbury, at which place they
were taken info.ftody; on Tudday morning, and
I committed by leis Grace the DUKE of BEAUFOKT,
tiiGlincefiyr Cattle. -
Thurfclay lie a gormandizer, named Frankey,
of the parift; of Bitton, m Oloucefterthire eat at
Abe White Horfe, in Keynffiam, ten pounds of
beiled'hullock's liver, a frxpenily loaf, and drank
two quarts of beer, in the courfe of half an hour !
.I..rwes, Fez. a.—Lea Friday his Royal High.
nets the :Panics of WALES'S annual bounty of
Fifty. Pounds to the poor of Brighton, was diftri.
bated in beef and potatoes, under the diredion of
the parifh officers.
On Wednefday loft the poor of Waldton, in
this • county, had diftributed among them a fat
bullock, the gift of Sir JOHN DICKSON DYKE,
Jinn. of Lulhoglione Cattle, Nero, whole ancef:
tors formerly retitled in that .parifh. Seventy-
eight families, confiding of 3to perfons, were re-
lieved by this feafonable donation.
For the more economical confumption of bread
in our Houfe of Correetion, the ptifoners have, by
,an order of the laft Sellions;been abridged of half
their allowance, or one pound, per day ; but as a
fubftitute, on therecommendation of H. •Saittsr,
Erg. each prifoner is allowed a quart of good
Coup a day; which proves more fatisfakftory, and
produces a raving of nearly isol.. per annum to
the country.
The beautiful young °Rich, the property of
Captain Ayr-KIR of Ninichelfea died on Monday,:
in confequence oldie cold weather, notwithfland.:
ing every poffible precaution had been taken to
guard and proted it. On taking out and opening,
its craw, feveral nails and oyfter thefts were found
therein, partly ditfolved. Captain Artssza had-
refufed an hundred goineas for this bird, which in
height meafured about (even feet.
Laft Saturday about forty-poor men, and men
of tillage, camein a body, but peaceably, from
the parifh of barcombe, to a Sitting of Magiftrates
in this town, with a fort of petition, dating their
grievances, and praying an order for their Acef-
Cary allowance of flour from the parifh, at one
Billing per gallon. The Magiftrates paid them
proper attention, and recommended, inftead of
Sour, that meat and other fubftitutes could be
provided for them at reduced prices, which( with
an order on the parifh for the payment of one
Stilling to each man for his lofs of time and atten-
dance, encouraged them to return cheerfully and
well fa tisfied to their refpoftive homes.
Loft Monday one of the robbers concerned in
breaking into the ftore.room of the rich regiment
of foot, Rationed in our barracks, was deteeted
and taken into cuftody, at Gmiftone, in Surrey,
with a part of the Bolen property in his pofieffion.
'He was the next day brought to this town, and
.ozamined before Hamar S H st uy, Efq. by whom be
heads committed for further •

Cmatmsroan, Fes. 6.—Wednefday fe'zrnight,
about fix o'clock in the evening, fire broke out in
the hemp atop belonging to Mr. James Mumford;
fen. of Great Dunmow, which entirely confumed
'the fame, with a large quantity of hemp, lacking
and looms ;'but we are happy in informing the
public, that by the exertions of the
_gentlemen in
the town, and of every other defcrtption of .per.
ions, who teemed to vie with each ether in their
endeavours to expel fo dreadful a vflitant, the
fame was got under. The wind changing to the
North Well, loon after the fire broke out, prevent-
ed that dreadful conflagration, which mull other.
wife have taken place, as feveral thatched build-
ings neatly adjoined the premifes on fit e,and which
were feverai times in a blaze, but were providenti-
•ally prevented from being deftroyed. The damage
done is eftimated at abont 4001. and was occafion-
ed by a boy inadvertently dropping a candle out
!of a lanthorn, which falling among fame lonic
!hemp, communicated fo rapidly, that notwith-
Mending there was a man in the Cline room with
:the boy, their united endeavours were infufficient
to ertinguith it. The building, nnr 40 yards in
length, was totally confitmed.—The flock and
utinfils were infured only. A Loge quantity of
botling peak, purthafed for the poor, were fin part
confirmed, and the whole rendered unfit far the
charitable purpofes they were intended.
In cottfequence of the number of- burglaries
lately committed in Ipfvrich, u watch of twelve
win has been appointed to patrole the erects dar-
k/ the night. •
alt Friday night fume thieves were den:fled
ftealing potatoes from the wine vaults in the
church-yard here, belonging to Mr. Greenwood.
The men who were let to watch, after having fa-
tisfied themfelves as to the perfons, incaunoufly
(poke, which put the offenders upon their guard,
as on going to their houfes in the morning to ap-
prehend them, it was found that they had ab-
fconded.

On Saturday night the depot of rice, herrings,
potatoes, &c. from whence the poor of the para
of Roswell have been for lonic time pall liberally
fupplied, was broke open, and robbed of a confi-
demble quantity of thofe articles.
EDINBURGH, JANUARY 31.—Pcitr Andtrfars and
Lororblast Love, lately convided before the High
Court of Jufticiary of fhop-breaking, and ordained
to be hanged on the t ith of February next, but
AtlClWardsrefpited during his Majelly's pltafure,
have received a remiffion of their Lintence ; An-
dcrfon, on condition of being tranfported beyond
the teas during life, and Love for fever' years
Katie, JANUARY 31.---Lla night, about eleven
o'clock, am fi hatuated at the ea end of this town,
belonging to Mr. Bruce, a farmer, was di/covered
to be on tire, which loon communicated to the ad-
joining buildings, and, notwithilanding the meft
alive exertions were ufed to check its fery,
twelve dwelling houfes,and two barns, containing
a confider-able quantity of grain, were entirely con-
fumed before it could be got under. A poor,old
man loft his life in attempting to refcue his cow
from the flamers and upwards of twenty families
are reduced to the greateft (Wird:. The inhabi-
tants of Kelfo have already opened a liberal rub-
feription for the relief of the unfortunate fufferers,
and ate anciotifly endeaventring to afcertain how
this dreadful etmilagratiou was tmeaftoatd.