Star.
London, England, 1805-10-17 00:00:00

CAMBRIDGE, OCTOBER 4.

Thurfday being the firll day of Term, the follow.
ing Gentlemen were chofen Officers of the Utsiver-
fay for the year enfuing
Prodon.—.George Barnes, M. A. qt2een's ; and Samuel Chß-
eon, M. it,Sidney.
modtyston —George Barnes, M (Iseeres ; and John Brawn,
M. A. Trinity.
Tazors..—William Webb, M A. Clarehall; and Charles Ruth.
worth, M. A. St. John's.
Senators.— John Henry Benetton!, M. A. Trin.; and Thontas
CaMey, M.A. Jefas.
Mr. Thomas Thonspfon, nf Qieen's College—
Meffirs. William Terrott, Richard- Williams, and
Robert Roberts, of Sr. John's—Mr. Wm. Hanhury,
of Clatehall—and Mr. W. G. Phillips, of Caius
College—were the fame day admitted to the degree
of Matter of Arts; and Mr. C. E. Green, of Em-
manuel, to the degree of Bachelor of Law.
On Saturd ty lalt, the following Gentlemen were
elution for the Caput, for the enfuing year :
The Vice-Chaneellor. _

T:le_Re v. Dr..Gmtton...Nlasdalen

Dr jowett, Trufity.lull—Caw.
Dr. Davy, Mailer of Cilia College-..Phyrie.
'Rev. Mr. Crewe% Clare H.ill—Sen. Non. Reg.
Rev. Ms.Twirdog, Pembroke Hall.—Seo. Reg.

On Mondry laft Sir Jamas PULTIIFY, Bart. the
General of the Eaftern DifiriB, infpeeted the Sud-
bury Volunteers, under the command of Lieutenant
Colonel MACLEAN $, which were drawn up on the
Market Hill, and the General expreffed himfelf much
fatisfied with their military appearance and dif..l-
- The General was afterwards conduced to the
Town Hall, and, in a full alterably of the Corpora-
tion, was prefented with the F►eedom of the Corpo
ration by Sir JOHN HIPPISLRY, Bart. Recorder of
the Borough. 'Fhe General afterwards dined with
the Mayor and Corporation. _ _ _

At the annual eleaion of Chief Offierrs of the C,,r-
poration on the fame clay, B. 0 LivER, Mil. was
fworn in Mayo; ; and WM. Strati-, Efq. Juftice
and Coroner, for the year enfuing.
On Thorfday afternoon, a man was unfortunately
run over by a perfon riding on horfeback, near the
bottom of Denifon-arett, Liverpool, and lalleCon
the fpot.

Between Tnefday and Wednefday lift week, the
wafhing-houfe at Harperden, near Haddington, Was
broke into, and articles to a large amount carried off.
A reward is offered for the perpetrators.

On Saturday night, about half pail eight o'clock,
as Mr. Benjamine Bourne, of Clifford's Inn, was re-
turning from his chambers to his houfe in Surrey,
he was attacked near the Obeliflc, St. George s-
fiel is, by two men, and robbed of 71. with which the
villains got clear off.
On Tuccdav night, about ten o'clock, as a gentle-
man was palling along Picket•llreet, near St. Cle-
ment's Church, in the Strand, he was Wiled by fe•
veral men and women, who robbed him hii pude,
containing ten pounds in notes and calk with which
they efcaped.

Tuefday fe'onight, as Mr. Knapp, a manufalurer
of Manchefice, was on his way to Cheßer, to attend
the fair, lit was onfotunately thrown from his horfe
near Stamford Bridge, and only furvived the acci-
dent a quarter of an hour. The deceafed was found
by two boys. with the horfe (landing over him: He
w•as immediately taken into a bottle, but itt fuch a
Rate cf as to be unable to account how
be came by his n.fsfolthsne, and as there were no
r marks on his body. lave a flight one on his right
fide, the forgenn who attended fuppofed him to have
I fAllen off in a fit, as the mark on his fide could by no
means have occafi,lned his death. Mr. Knapp was*
man of very reputable contwltions, and eery gene:
rally refpthed...

On Tuefilay feinniglir, an enquiry was concluded
before THOMAS the Coroner. at Marl.
eliefier, on view of the body of a man killed by fight.
ing Shudehill ; when, after R fitting cif leveret
hours, and a full in veßigation of the faits; the jug
found the fortivor Guiky of Manilauglder.• ' .
GUILDNALL.—Tuefday, above forty poor perfons,
,the greater part of whoat*ere poor journeymen, with '
families, and not hoafe.keepers, appeared before the'
I COMI, in confeqoenee of furnmo.es ;abed for non-1
payment of the .aireirrnents under the Defence As ;
fome were fummoned for a guinea, others for only'
five ibillings.:-.Alderman SMITH, on confidering the
caufes of non-payment pleaded by feveral, mitigated
the aireffilients. in many initances, toohey; but the
coils of fummons and award, in moll cafes, nearly
=Jounced to the other half. 'Marry of there Men,' who
,were Volunteer) either in City Regiments, or in the
R:vcr Fencibles, declared they would give in their
relissiations, tisiheir perform) ferviccs afforded. diem'
110 ezestrioiVin& airalicifilittiz • ' -

sqßiqr sEptolfili

Mary Scveng, a young Irifh girl, was indiaed for
felonioully healing a cotton g,wern, a fheet, pillow-
eafe, fonie caps, and various other articles of wear-
ing apparel, out of the lodgings, which We had rent-
ed from the Profecutriz, Mary' M'Cree. -
In confequence ef the abfence of ilie pawnbroker
with whom the articles were pledged, they could
not be fufficiently traced to her poffeffion. The Psi-
loner was accordingly—Acquitted.
The Pawnbroker loon after arrived, and, making
fome mule for his abfence, recpteiled the indulgence
of the'Coutt, in vacating hirreeognizance ; but the
CHAIRMAN refuted the application, obferving, that
it was his bounden duty to attend, and give teffi-
mony. The negleil of perfons in his fituation was
frequently the cattle of much injullice, and might
have materially altered the prefent cafe ; he, there-
fore, ordered that the recognizance (Mold be efireated.
Wilhelm Cooke. a very young man, was indifted for
ilealing a cruet-(land, two table-fpoons, and other
articles, the property of Harry Digglcs, in Augnfl
[lan, at an early hour in the morning. The robtEtry
' being imm-zdiately dircovered, he was puticed with
a cry. of flop thief, and taken.
OE this offence be was fully convined. The jn3g-
ment of the Court was, that he Would tr.mtp.vrtcd
for feven years.
Sarah Brilhjekl, who had been convia,d before the
Magittrates as a rogue and vagat,ond, and for un-
I 'wired), kecping a game, or httery, called a Ell!cgo,'
where fhe infored aglinft the drawing of certain
tickets isl the fame,' was biought up upon a demur-
rer to the conrietion. _ _ .

Mr. hlossar, fur the flamer' cowencled, that the
cornm:tment in execution was bad, irafronch as it
charg•A two offences again% the prif,mr, the one for
keeping a kilego, the other f imutan,-.e ; whereas,
b# Act of Parlianient, there thould be feparate con-
vietions for each offence. And to fupport
.this, the,
learned Counfel referred to the cafe of nit: S••lo-
mons, who dealt in lottery tickets, and infured un
the fame, without a regiftry.
The Court allowed the Demurrer, and the pri-
toner, after a caution from the Bench not to follow
thofe illicit praelices in future, was difcharged.
I Elisabeth Dunn was indiCted for Sealing a diamond
pin, a fhawl, fume mnflin.caps, and rarions otter
articles, the property of Martha Goodwin. The
night on which the Royal Circus was confirmed by ,
fire,. and in the midft of the homy and confufion on '
that cccafion, the prifoner Ginn" means to .get into
the houfe of the Protecturix. who refilled in the bottle
adjoining the Circus, and while thelaMilfirere bu-
fily employed in removing the furniture, &c. the
contrived to conceal-thefe articles, and got clear off
' with them.

She was found Guilty ; and, after feveral fevers
obfervationb from the CHAIRMAN, upon the eammity
of her crime, in taking advantage of the &firth of
her fellow-creatures, at Inch a moment, lie was fen-

ruined to feven years tranfportation.
game: Hunt, alias Buda-, was cnnvieted ae a rogue
and vagabond, upon the oath of George Di-match:on,
a 13ow-lireet officer, who limed, that, on the night
of the latt anniverfary of the Pt ince of Wales's birtb
day, he was (lationed, with other Police officers, at
Vauxhall, where he perceived the pastier, among
others of bad charalier, in the crowd, and knowing
him to be a noted pickpocket, he apprehended him.
In additinn to TWO xnanths imprifunment and hard
labour, which he had already fatted, the Cnutt fen•
tenced him ro three months further confinement, and
to be continued to hard labnnr,
Sarab &Max, May and• feveral others,
, had been indifted for a riot, and fume of them had
been convicted. A plea in abatement, and-demur-
re`, had been filed by the fief mentioned perinns to
the indifiment, hating, that it was nontentical and
illegal, in as much as the huffisnd, James Robfon,
had been ftyled and titled " Gentleman," whereas,
he was no Gentleman, but a very honell man, a'nd
a malttier ;—contending, that the plea (hold have
been figned by the party, and not by the Clerk of
the Crown. Then followed a. replication and re-

joinder.
Mr. LAWS, at great length, fupported the inclid-
rnent ; and Mr. MORRIS, in attfwer, contended: that
the plea fhould be allowed to be amended ;—when
the Court, after hearing mnch argument upon the
fubjee, allowed the demurrer ; and the indiOrnent
was accordingly. qnallted.
Henry Whitworth was indiOed for a milderpeannur,
in receiving Bolin gnods, knowing them to be Bolen.
The Proiecutor, in this cafe, Mr. Samuel Smith,
was a refpetiablc timber merchant, at Shad Thames,
and the Defendant a reputable mailer carpenter, in
the fame neighbourhwod. The gnods in qiierlion
were a quantity of deals, fnund in the Po&Ilion of
the Defendant, which bad been finial (as was fup-
pored), from the Profecutnr, by one Walton, who
had been his portet; and who,• when apprehended,
and brought before the Magifirates, at Union Hall,
prayed to be fent on board a tender, which, with the
fall , eonfent of the Profecutor, was accordingly,
done. The deals, while in the poretEon of the De.
Pendant, were espied to public obfervation. for a
length of time ;--end there not being any thing of
.guilt to attach upon the Defendant, hewn actor-'
dily Acquitted.
010 eernokl, a hackney coachman: commonly
ca led pet& BreWeer (but not the joe of pugilillic
notoriety ), was indifted,fur an affable upon Jelin Lee,
a brother whip.
As Lee war, palling by the Defendant, at the. Lord
Nelfon public !mole, where they nfually Watered, the
latter, from his cOach box, cut Lee on the cheek with
the lath of la% whip ; bet ;lot• content with 'thal, he
defcended from his box, a•td, without any provoca-
tion, knocked him (Liken; and beat are. abnfed
He was found Guilty—but the Gentlemen on eithcr•
ftde inter fering, .he gave fecttrity for the Profectaor's
expences, and far hit future good hcliabir:irr, and
was then difcharged.
This being the !aft caufe, the Chairman exprefred
his thanks to the fury for their pungoal attendance,
during the• Sittings, and the Seffions ended..

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On Tutdday morning, about nine o'clock, a boat
belonging to Haflinps, with four men, bating put a
pilot onboard a veffel in the road,' was overfet on its
tetutn clok to the there. One man was diowocd,
.the reit-vivre fared by a boat which put off fru% the
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• . BANKRUPTS iN IRFIAND.
Charles john jofeph and John Tracy OVAMy,
of Jamtg reet; bre•ers, to furrerdcr 1-Yel ober y. Irtml, Nov. 7.
Chriftoishcrhco, a Mary's A 'lacy, grocer, Oda:: S, 9, and

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Nov. 7.
Patrick Carroll, of the Coombe'. t fatty of carpentcrarl
timber merchant, Odtuber ig, awl R.w. at.
Robert BATA. of Ufa, colon. weft and twilt deakr,andtrg.
chant, Oft bcr 211 s 6 241 Nov. 21.

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PRICE OF HOPS IN T IV: 13011011GH,
Bags 71 7s to 91 9s I P..ckt.t. SI os to 101 1111
NEW COAL MARKET, Odlotxr as.
Sep at Market. Ships Soli. Pacts.
35 New:aftle Cads . as 41. 3d 581 od
6 Sailerlan! . „ A 43s fid dito 96
1 Stone Coal t 58s od
i Cinders o ors cd