Star.
London, England, 1807-03-10 00:00:00

PO f:E, &c.

Information having been given at Dow-ftrcet drat a ftrot;. g fur-
picion was entertained that a gang of coiner, occupied a boufe in
Smith Rivet, Weßmioner, Sayers and Taunton laid a plan for
afcertalning the fadt on Friday, and engaged an Excite Officer to
accompany them. They fent a biker's boy, with two quartern
loaves, to knock at the floor, when it was opened by a woman.'
and the Officers ruthed in. Sayer' felted the woman, and a flan
who was in the parlour, named Brady. Taunton sad the Excite
Officer ran into the kitchen, where they -found an eighteen gallon
(till at work, with all the implements, and a man in attendance ;
they took him into cultody, but Coffered him to remain till the
procefs of diftilling wa. complete, after which the Excite Officer
ideal the liquor, &c. and the Police Officer took the man
before Mr. Reed, who convicted him in the penalty of 301 which
not being prepared to pay, he was committed to the Haute of
•Corredion for fix months.

On Saturday a hackney- coachman was Charged before Mr. Gra •
ham, by Mrs St. Leger, of Covent Garden Theatre, with exatft-
ing more than his fare—which being proved, be was fined twenty
!killings. After this was decided, Mrs St. Leger stated the hired
the coach on Saturday night, to take her from the Theatre to
Norton titext, Mary-la-Bonne. On his way he !topped at a
public houfe in St. Giles's, to drink; and frequently (topped the
coach to stir her, in an impudent manner, "if the knew where the
was—aod if the had changed her mind to go to any other place
than where the at firtt defired him to drive ?" At length he drove
her to- a public lioufc, the corner of Caftle.ftreet, in Newman.
ftreet, when the remonftrated,and defired him to drive her home,
but he (wore fume horrid oaths, and refuted to do it—forced her
out of the coach and demanded as. fcr his fare. Mrs St. Leger
toldisim the could not pay him unlefs he would drive her home,
having nothing lefs than a aol. note in her pocket, which he refuted
to do, and held her by the arm for tome time. At length the went
into a public kook, to endeavour to grt change to procure her re-
leak, but the landlord not being able fo to do, the related the dr-
cumnancee and he lent her ss.
Mr. Graham lamented he had not known the aggravated cafe '
before, or he would have fined him in the full penalty of 31. for
exatfting more than his fare. The Magittrate, however, fined him
sl. more for inlibehaviour.

Istvirrs —Saturday Inquefts were held at the lign of the
London Hofpital, in Whitechapel,on James Runce' a labourer in
Mr. Liptrap's diftillery, at Mile End, who flipped into a caldron
of boiling RulE—On W. Duffell, who, In endeavouring to Rep a
team of holes which had ran away in Ilford• lane, was thrown
down and run over.—And on S. Blake, who fell on his breaft, in
Blihopfgate-fttet, and thereby injured his lungs. The above died
in the London Hofpital; and in each cafe a verdiet of Accidental
Death was recorded. .

An Inquifition was alfo taken yefterday at the Red Lion,
Charles-ft:ea, Berkeley fquare, on the body of a porter, in the &e-
-vice of Lord Willoughby de Broke. The deceafed, after eating a
very hearty dinner on Friday, was feized with a violent fit of
coughing, the confequence of which was, the burning of a blood
veffel. Yerdit—Died by thp vifitatlon of Gon.
Another Inquifition was on at a public houfe in Oxford-itreet
on the body of a young lady, of the name of Tartar, who met her
death by a contufion, in filling out of a chaife, in the lidgeware-
road, on Friday, occafioned by the herfe taking fright, and Ratting
acrofs the road. Verditt—Accidental Death.
As two Police Officers were on their return from Hertford
Affixes, on Saturday, they fell into the company of a ,man who
confeffed Ma& to base been of a party who had murdered
Dolor Bailey, about twelve years fince, near Long Sutton, Lin-
colothire, and gave them diredions where to find his eructates
1 he man was committed to prifon for reexamination on 1 hurfday
next.
About twelve years ago, the body of a female, who bad been
barbaroufly murdered, was found in a well in Durham Place,
Brighton. Great exertions at that time were made to difcover the
inhuman perpetrators of the crime, all of which terminated in
difepppointment. Though fo many years have elapfed fince that
period, we are now informed that an individual of the. Somerset
Feneiblcs, who were quartered at Brighton when the murder was
committed, has made a full confelfion of his guilt to the Mayor
of Norwich, acknowledging himfelf to have committed the above-
mentioned murder. The Mayor, we hear, has committed him
to prifon, fo that the full particulars of the dreadful affair, will,
therefore, in all probability, he very fhortly difclofed
MODDZas —A few daya azo,tat Whittlefea, George Burnham,
a lad of about thirteen years of age, was mitt inhumanely murder.
ed by a young villain about fifteen or freemen years old, of the
name of Richard Falkner. The hardened wretch struck the poor
fatter with a large piece of wood, made fquare at one end, on the
left fide of the face, which he Wd open, in tranverfe line, down
by the vole, completely dividing the lowerjaw. He kerns to have
previ, ufly formed a daign of hanging the poor fellow, as he had
taltened a piece of cord, in a fituation adapted for fuch a purpofe, at
the end of a barn. Not quarrel ex fed between the parties, and no
motive can be affigned for this deed, but Come offence takcn by the
wretch at the poor boy's mother, in fending hint away when play-
ing near her door.
A few days fince while -- Bears was liming in a public
houfe at Stanforth, near Thorne, Yorkflaire, two men whom he
had offended, threw him down, jumped on him, broke feversl of
his ribs, and Cu injured him that he died in a few hours.

A miferable old man died lately in an obfcure lane
in the Liberty, Dublin, who, for a great number of
years had been the vielim of difeate, and the moll
deplorable poverty. On taking off an old wig, which
he conftantly wore under his night cap doting his
illnefs, fume papers were found fewed up in the caul,
which, on infpation, proved to be bank notes to the
amount of 9751. and in various parts of his tattered
apparel, 71 half guineas were found fewed up. It
was a fortunate circumftance that his only fon, a
private in the marines, arrived fisom Plymouth but
four hours before his death, to vitit him, and into
whole hand the property fell.
LONGiotTY.—Tite 411 owing is a lift of the per.
fons who have died in Great Britain, at very extra-
ordinary ages, during the year 1806.
At the age of too.--Ann Dixon, of Fenwicalc•Hall ; Margaret
Barrow, of Holler; Mr. Hornidge, of Gloucefter ; J. Bell, of
Moorhoufe; Mrs. Bettie, of Throftleneft; Mary Gregory, of
liriftol; Mrs. Crifp of Loddon, Norfolk; Mary Evans, of Of.
weary ; Samuel Griffiths, of Kennarth; and Andrew Fraf/r, of
the Ifle of Sky.
At the age of rot.—Margaret Sherwin, of Kirkby; T. Willy,
of Bueklan d, St. Mary; Margaret Tate, of South Shield.; j
Moore, of Newcaftle; Mrs. Galcy, of Norwich ; and Alin. Ham-
mond, of Horudean.
At the age of lO2.—Mrs. Chafe, of Polman ; and Ann John,
of Llandulog.
Aged to3.—Sarah Fitter, of Knutsford ; Mary Lazell, of Col.
ciefter; Mrs. Hunt, of I.imeriek ; G. Thomas, of Capri Cries;
and J. Turner, of Hoenthorpe.
Ag d toe —Maria Twill, of Birmingham; John Potts, of Ed-
Ingham; and S. Miley, of Colcihill.
Aged tr.t —Eliza. Spencer, of Fareham ; Mrs. Lawrence, of
Lincoln; put Carnack, of Whitehall, Scotland; Mary Biggs, of
Thornbuty4 and R. Sheriffs, of Udoey,
Aged to6—Ann Griffiths, of Hereford; J. Hunter, of Eat; and.
J. Shortall, in Ireland.
Aged to7.—J. Benbow, of Northwood; Sufan Payman, of
Great Glenhamt J. Freeman, of Reading, America; J Stubbings,
of Beetles; W. Marchant, of Liverpool; ai.cl Sarah Parris, of
Jamaica.
Aged t t t.—Ann Strounre, of Elthant.
Aged sta.—Mary Farmer, of Sunderland.
Aged tt3.—Mrs Roope, of Thurfton. •
Aged 114, J. Blakeney, of Skibbreen —l2O. Sarah O'Leary, of
Ireland—z2s, Mr. Creek, of Thurlow.—l 3 t, J. Tucker, of haw
Ferry; and 534, Catharine Lopes, Jamaica.
Of the above 48 perfons, )9 were males, and ap females—Only
Sateen are recorded as petrol)* who had been married, though it
i 4 probable many more had been fo ; and ten of them are ann.
timed as having enjoyed all their faculties to the lift.