Star.
London, England, 1815-07-18 00:00:00

YORK.

At tie Assizes for the City and County pf York,
no less than on! hundred and seve,ity-eight causes
were entered for trial. On the Criminal Side five
prisoners received sentence of death, viz. George
White, Mark Brammah, Benjamin Hotniblower,
Joseph Dilworth, and John Haggard, the three. for-
mer for having violated the persons of female chil-
dren under ten years of age, and the two latter for
burglary and sheep.stealing.; White, Bramtnah,.and
Hotniblower are left for execution.'
_ _ _ OXFORD, JULY 15. _

On Monday last, Jawei Bannirter, who was found
guilty at our Assizes, on his own confession, of the
murder of his wife, at Shillingford, was executed on
a platform erected over the glteway of the county.
gang, .He acknowledged the justice of his sentence,
and ceiricedtfie most sincere repentence fur the a ime
he had conikiited.. He was most earnestly and re.
Oatedly pressed, 61 the Chaplain who attended him,
to acksiosyledge if the commission of any.other crimes
affcted.lus' mind. He declared that it did not ; and
that he attribUted the cause of the one for which he
was about to suffer, to Sabbath-breaking and chinking,
which produced the ruin of his micd. Alter the
body had hung the
_usual time, it was removed by
permission of the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church
to the Anatomical Theatre.

TO THE EDITOR OF .THE STAR.

sra—A wiry erroneous and unfounded report or what passed
in Mains°Nein Debtor's Court rraper.ing in, rase having sound
its way into your respectable Paper, I am sure you will 4t, me
the justice to contradict it, and to state, through the same ami-
ne", that I was regatirly discharged.-1 am, Mr, Ltc.
(Signed) TATLON.

Bow -wrnstT.—Dueliing.-.Y esterday mnrniag Tiw:.
Fdlowe.r.and ltti Wham Lobbare, Esqr. were brought tc
the Odic@ by Lavender and Adkins, who charged
them with a breach ot the peace, having in ennw•
quince of private information which they received on
Saturdaytithat Ore prisquers were about to fight a
duel, 4iscnvpted them in the evening of that day in a
field, near. Chalk Farm, in the act cf preparing to
fight a duel, arid being armed with two brace of pis.
tots.--They were ordered to find bail, themsclv. s iu
£5OO each, and two sureties in 4250 each.

. Yesterday Jutish Bell and John Hurst underwent an
exan,itiatiop„ charged with breaking open and rob-
bing the Prince of Wale's Coffee-house,. in Leicester-
place, .ativat tabo..niontlis ago, and stealing
notes to tie amount of a'550,,a quantity of silver, and
several articles .of. value, which the pi isoner Hunt
knew well where to find, as he had lived for some
time as it-waiter In the house.—They were committed
for further exatnination.
Saturday.a.fire broke out in Messrs. SwErt and
Thames vandlenianufactory in Piyinottd,, which 4
was itr alb,* time entirely consumLd. Two lit.usts
behind and 'three opposite were much dal aged.
kyortuttately no lives-were lost.
:The Annual General Meeting of the Norwich Union
Ph* and LitOnsurance Societies was held at the Office
•Yesi'erday Week,• and was numeicwsly and respectaLly
attended, Alderman STAHLIIM DAY in the Chair.—
It was shewn by the reports of the Auditors and Di-
r rectors, that in the 'Fire Society aC22,400 hatl been
krepaid in ViViderids to members of seven years stand
ing ; that the receipt of ptemium was now aC40,000
per annum, forming a septennial capital of 0230,000
to meet•the disbursements of the saute period; and
that after defraying every demand, the re-payments
could still be maintained at ,C. 50 per cent. It was no-
ticed, as a remarkable fact, that altho' this S.,ciety had
been established neatly 19 tears, and had extended itself
toeyery county in the kingdom, there had never been a
single loss sustained to the amount of £3OOO, a pi oot
of care its the selection and distribution of risks, is Inch
probably could not be exceeded by any other insu-
rance Institution. iron' the statement of the life
concerns, it appeared that the capital Was already up-
wards of re 100,000.; that the deaths had been much
below the estimated mortality; and that a bonus
could be allowed to .the existing members, which it
was determined should be calculated by the Actuary,
and declared at the next General Meeting. Tie
members present (amongst whom was i deputation
from the Committee for the Birmingham district),
were highly gratified at the continued prosperity of
the Societies; and several Resolutions were passed,
or winch see advertitemeat.. Nersvieh Mercury,
July 11.