Star.
London, England, 1813-10-26 00:00:00

Bow-sTantr.—.Yesterday Ann Smith and Serraxnahl
Fitzgerdd were charged with stopping and robbing
Mr. Hann, of Great Marlborough-street, of his gold'
watch, chain, &c. as he was returning home through
Oxford-street, last Friday night about twelve o'clock;
Fitzgerald held him while Smith snatched the watch,
&c. and ran off with them : he struggled some time
with Fitzgerald, but at length she made-her escape.
On Saturday miming they offered the watch, &c. to
pledge with Mr. Wise, in Drury-lane, who stopped
them and the property. Yesterday the prosecutor
identified the prisoners and his property, and they
were committed for trial.

HATTON-CIARDEN.—COALS.—CIuirks Smith appeared I
on a charge of delivering coals in sacks short of mea-
sure. John Bicrs said, that he saw Mr. Smith's wag-
gon delivering coals at Dennis Mahony's, in May-
nard-street, St. Giles's : there were 33 sacks in the
waggon; one of them was measured in the presence
of the buyer, and contained only two bushels and an
half, instead of three bushels,. as required by the Act
of Parliament. Out of the 53 sacks is the waggon,
witness took only three, to satisfy the ends of justice.
These three, when measured in the Office, were from
four to six inches short of the length required by the
Act. .Mahony, the buyer, had the entire 33 sacks
,measured, and that their deficiencies amounted to
seven whole sacks in the 33.—Smith was fined in the
mitigated penalty of 20s. a sack and costs, which he
paid, and the sacks were then publicly cut to pieces
in the Office.

At the Westminster Sessions, yesterday, William
Sheering and his wife were indicted for keeping a dis-
orderly-house, in Queen-street, Edgware-road. The
facts usually adduced on such occasions were proved ;
but, although it appeared that the defendants were the
proprietors of the house, it did not turn out that the
persons guilty of the irregularities were connected with
them in any other way than as lodgers. They were
consequently acquitted.
Sunday morning, about five o'clock, as a news-
vender was going for the Sunday Papers, he was ac-
costed by two ruffians in St. Clement's Church-yard,
Strand, who knocked him down, and then rifled his
pockets of 46'7 in notes, and some silver. He had
previously changed a selo note at one of the Offices,
and it is supposed they way-laid him. He endea-
voured to obtain assistance; but his efforts were in-
effectual.
Tuesday last, at Mill Prison, Plymouth, a French
prisoner persisting to violate a known rule of the pri-
son, against the warnings of the sentinel, the latter
fired and shot hien dead. Coroner's verdict—Justifi-
able Homicide.

MAx v. HEDGEHOG.W. Moore, of Loughborough,
bricklayer, a few days ago, laid a wager of three shil-
lings that he could, with his hands fixed behind him,
worry to death a hedgehog with his face. He com-
menced his extraordinary undertaking by prostrating
himself-on the ground, and attacking the exterior of
his prickly antagonist with his nose. In a few mi.
nutes his• face was covered with blood, and be ap-
peared to have little chance of success ; however, at
length having pressed the little animal till it had pro-
truded its head, he snatched at it, and bit it off, there-
by winning the wager, to the great amusement of the
brutal spectators.

AVERAGE PRICE of CORN IN ENGLAND and WALES,
from the returns ending thc 16th of (Maher, I s 13.
Wheat. Rye. Barley. Oats. Beans. Pease.
.s. 4. I
d. a. d. Is. I
91 4158 11 52 •
2 I 33 8 64 10 66 7
The average Price of Sugar, computed from the returns made.
in the week ending the 20th of October, is 595. 5,;(1. per cwt.
RETIORN or WHEAT IN MARIE-LANE, from October 11, to Oct.
16, 'Total 9,677 qrs.—Average 895.1014.-os. 1 I d. higher
than last return.
RETURN or FLOOR from October 9, to Oct. 15.—Total 18,080
sacks.—Average64e 3fd. lower than last returiL
SMITHFIELD MARKET, OCTOBER 25.
Pea STONE OF 81b. TO SINE THE OFFAL.
Beef 4s 64 to 5s Be. Veal 6$ Od to 7s 04
Mutton Ss 04 to 6s 4d, Perk 6s Od to 7s ad
Beasts, about 3290—Sheep and Lambs, 16500.•
Calves, 140—Pigs, 260.
PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW IN SMITHFIELD.
Meadow Hay 31 Os to 51 53 Clover Silos to 71 Ss
Rowen 01 Os to 01 Os Straw 11 lOs to 11 its
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKET.
Beef,per stone, 4s Od to 5s Od. Veal 4. 44 to Os Oa
Mutton • 4s Od to 5s Bd. Pork 75 Od to Os Od
PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW.
ST. JAMES'S. WHITICHAPEL.
Hay 31. Os. to 51. Os. Od. Hay 41. 4s. to SI. Ss
itraw IL 13s. to 21. 2s. Od. Clover 61. Os. to 71. Os
Straw IL 14s? :o al. Os
PRICE OF HOPS IN THE BOROUGH- MARKET.
Bags. Pockets.
Kent 51 Os to 91 Os Kent 71 Os to 111 lls
Sussex 51 Os to 6110$ Sussex 61 Os to 91 9s
Essex 71 os to 101 Os Farnham 111 Os to 181 Os
PRICE OF LEATHER IN LEADENHALL MARKET.
liras 244 27d Calf Skins 394 38d
Ditto 27d 284 Ditto . 40d 45d
Merchants' Backs 294 944 Ditto 40d 44d
Dressing Hides 21d 2444 Small Seals 324 344
Fine Coach Hides 21141 2314 Large ditto, per doz. &20s 160.
Crop lidvs for cult. 22fd 25d Tanned Horse Hides 224 25$
Ditto 45 to 50 lbs 2144 2zd Goat Skins lls 50$
PRICE OF TALLOW.
St. James's Market fos 744 Town Tallow 93s Od
Care Market St 7144 Yellow Russia 93s Od
Whitt...chapel Market 5s 5d White ditto 90s Od
per smite of 81b. ------ Soap ditto 89s ed
Yellow Soap 102s—Mottled, 114s—Curd, 118s—Palen 00s.
Price of Candles per dozee, les. 64—Moulds, His Od