Star.
London, England, 1802-06-07 00:00:00

01. D 1:.111.EY.

Friday twenty prifoners were tried, four ofwhom
were capitally conviaed, viz. _ _ _

Step!..." Olasufer, a black man, for knocking down
and robbing Robert Wright, on the t Bth of April,
near Tower-hill, putting him in fear and danger
of his life, and taking from his perfon 3s. his pro-
peiry.
Robert Wright laid, he was a cußom-houfe offi-
cer, and being obliged to be out that night later
than common, he in going home met the prifoner
about eleven o'clock on Tower-hill, who aflted
him in broken Englith to direa him his way to
Saint Catharine's-lane, where he lodged ; that he
ohligiugly offered to thew him the way, and when
they i-,•Gt to Cat's hall, the prifoner knocked him
dov a and fell upon him. He repeatedly called
oot watch and murder ; that the prifoner put one
hand upon his mouth, and with the other he felt
him rifling his pockets; that in the mean time a
woman came up to them with a candle in her hand,
but the watchman coming up, the difappeared ;
the watchman took the prifoner is cuftody, and he
found his pockets turned out, and three Wiling:
in Silver and copper gone, which be was fure he
had in his pocket. His mouth was bleeding, and
his arms were cut with the fall.

' Abel Spittle faid, he was a watchman near
Saint Catharine's, and he having called the hour
at eleven o'clock; heard the cries of murder and
watch, and running to the place from whence the
fouad came, he found the old man lying on his
back and the prifoner upon him; on pulling him
from him the old man defired him to take charge
c.f him, for he had knocked him down and robbed
him. Another watchman coming up ardted
the old man, who feemed much frightened. The
prifoner told him in broken Enghfh that he was
his comrade, and they had been drinking together;
that taking him to the watch houfe he was !'earth.
ed, and one (billing and two pence halfpenny
found upon him in copper, and that the old man
fecrned perfeetly tuber. The prifoner pretending
nut to know Engli(h, an interpreter was fworn to
explain, who told the Court he demanded to be
sried with a Jury of half foreigners, which was
done accordingly. In his defence he laid this old
man haen drinking gin, was very tick and fell
down,..4W he was helping him up. The Jury
luund him guilty—Death.
7 &owe O'Brien, for felonionily all:inking Mary
Hayward on the King's highway, and robbing her
of A linen Lag and 5s.—Guilty—Death.
17uhn Tassett and gams Degraiger, two boys. but
01. °WTendars, for privately Itealing a piece of filk
liandLerchiels from the (hop of Mr. Baker, in the

Strand. Edward Cretan, produced the property
which he faw the prifoners drop. which- tbati as
Well as the prifoners, were poroavely (worn to by
die prorecutor.
Ten were conviaed of felony, viz.
The. Levine, for ll,taling a low ;14, the property
of C. Hanhury.
Tanothv Calla7lan, for tic:ding the handle of a
pump and other articles, thepropet t y ofW. Fr'aicr.
Fri:c1....r.4, for Ilealitig ten moll
tin handkerchief s, the propoly of R. Tit% loth.
Eha.a A'at/2, for ilealiag a great coat, the pi (Ter.
ty of T. Moore.
y. Davie, for fleating a piece of bacon, the pro•
petty of T. Rogers.
"Inn Bowen, for flealing a coat, the property of
G. Howell.
T. Burtay, for flealing a piece of nankeen and
other articles, the pxopcity of Melfis. tloyd and
Clark.
T. Cox and 7 Otvree, for (leafing two window I
curtains, the property of Arch. Kennedy Malcolm.
7. Payne, for fleating a quantity of Lugar, the
property of Mellis. Sills and Co.
And fix were acquitted, via.
J. Shea", J. Yowl, 17. Patten, 7 ilnderfon,
.7.
Bolton, and /17. Prudence.
The fame day the opinion of the Judges was'
delivered by Mr. Juilice Gaose, in the cafe of
Michael Michael, who was convicted in February
Selnon lafi, and it appearing that tl% indiamcnt
was.good, he was t emanded, and will receive judg.
ment with the other pritOnas capitally convi&ed
this Seflion.

On Saturday nineteen prifoners were tried, two
of ..110/T1 Were capitally convhfled, viz.
jvhe Tromp and yob,: Roberti, for burglarioufly
break:ng the dwelling houfe of Thomas Jones, at
Hamin_rfroith, and dealing a low and nine pigs.
It was politively proved, Ow the place in which
the pigs were, communicated with the dwell-
ing houfe, and that three Servants belonging to the
profecutor Slept in an apartment over it. Thele
perfons were Welshwomen ; they heard the place
broke open in the middle of the night, and beard
the pigs taken away, but were fo frightened that
they made no alarm at the time. The prifoners,
on the morning of the robbery, were fcen with the
pigs in Dyottitreet, St. Giies's. They were af-
terwards feen offering them for fale in Short's-
Gardens, Drury-lane ; and foon after they were
taken into cuftcrdy with the property inthetr
pot-
fe
Twelve were convicted of felony, viz.
James Wright, for Stealing three hank notes,
' value god. the property of Samuel Rowland. The
profecutor rtid, he was a bricklayer and a bailiff'
at Horfhatn, in Sulks. Ha'. ing come to London,
and received the money in qneilion, he was accolt-
ed at Charing Crofs, by a fwineller, who prevailed
' on him to accompany him to a public houfe in
Weflminfter. He pretended t 6 be a man of for-
tune, stilted many queilions about the town of
Horfham, where he exprefied a v. ilh to go and
build honfes. While they were fitting there, the
prifoaer.came in, and asked the way to London
Bridge, where the Shipping was ? obferving that
he expected to Sind a girl there, who had robbed
him ofzool.; that he had just come from Coventry,
where his grand-mother, who lately died, left him
a considerable property, which the had acquired
by keeping the poor of Coventry, the greatelt part
of which he loft by this girl, and by playing at
chalk. He then withed to thew the prolecntor the
nature of the game of chalk ; he began to play
with his accomplices, but the profecutor eeft.fed
to join, and was about to go away, when the man
he first met with Inked him for his aildrefs ; he
pulled ont his pocketbook to give it him, when
his bank notes fell upon the tabig. One of the
parties put them on the top of fevernl thaw notes
that were alfo on the table, when the prifoner
took up the whole, and laid, " I have won them
all ;" and then, by the contrivance of the accom-
plice, who told the jsrofecntor he Should get his
money again, the prifoner made his efcape. In a
few days after one of the notes thus stolen was pre-
fented at the Bank by a linen-draper in Cran-
bourn-alley, and being Stopped it was traced to a
woman refitting at Pentonville, with whom the
prifoncr cohabited, and it was proved by the Pro.
lecutor to be the fame note. the prifoner took away.
The Jury found him Guilty, and the Judge Paid
his fentence Should be transportation. •
Mary Perry, for healing a pair of women's limes,
the property of Thomas Surgy ' • J. Robinfon, for
ftealingrfourreen yards of cloth, the property -of
John Taylor; T. Smith, T. Williams, alias Long,
and J. Mills, allias Pollard, for Stealing four car-
penter's planes and other articles, the property of
John Mailers ; T. Bartlett, for haling a piece of
leather and other articles, the property of J. Ro-
bins; G. Allen, and J. Terry, for stealing a quan-
tity of copper, the property of the Ealt India
Company ; M. Scully, for flealing a hat and two
mackarel, the property of J. •Lutfman ; Mary
Birch, for dealing_ a Mitt and other articles, the
property of John Yarwood ; J. Dixon, for itealiug
281bs. weight of fugar, the property of Me:lls.
Searle and Smith.
And five were acquitted, among whom was
zosavato AT THE FOST•OFFICE

Richard Mereefith,who was tried on an indiftment,
which charged him with Ilealing a letter, contain-
ing feveral Bank of England notes ; and alto with
uttering the fame, knowing them to be Ilolen.
A Clerk, belonging to Mr. John Wallis, of Bod-
min, in Cornwall, Iwore, that on the i oth of April,
he put into the Poll-office of that town a letter di-
reeled to Melia. DaA fon, Brooks, and Co. Bankers
in London, which tontaincd ten Bank of England
notes of Sol. each. He alfo paid the Pottmatter
half a crown for the poltaige, and marked it as a
letter containing money. Phis evidence was cor-
roborated by the Pollniafter of Bodmin, who laid
he had put the letter into the London bag. A
Sorter, belonging to the General Pott-office, laid
that no perfons but theft belonging to the Poft.of-
fice, could have been able to take the letter.—
There Wab a man named Hill, a meffenger in the
Polt-office, who belonged to the franking depart-
ment, and he had an opportitnity of taking the
letter if he chofe, as he had smears to the inland
4rffice.

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Mr. Dixon, a clerk ar..4 fvtrr,
Dawson and Co. faid, that t.to 1, .'.•: -1;:.,,i
never came 111 hand. But they , I
advice. th.:tilT, that the tort A I
when they were mirtiog, ei.•;,, ..eta L$ ,J
at the
Mi.. .`..;‘‘ift, thz leacry keep-r :1; : 1);.•
try, bid, that the I 2 tti of .11,;',/ .1 in., c.,, ;
to, pinehafe a lixteenth at hi, ofti•.;-, ..rd .:.ey ;,.
ha :iv, lent .role ;
lie could not th21,0::!1.!) t thc nian ; !;•
he teadued.a ;col. hank .rote, and in,:‘;
notes in eilange. act::: of thoi.e 1":”.;11
afterwards found on the Pri:imcr, as
fiateenth of the tiekct, •vh: h NVAS tf)
been the fame. that WAS t i ocw-cd from
The name 'which the man pt' ~n the note was—E..
" Mr. Johnlton, Old ilrentfia J."
A perion who keep:: ;!:Irr'c
Oxford-fired, fv:ore, that on ;LI T 30.1 t,t
the Prifoner came and porch:C.c.!. •T 51.
of goods from him, and offered d 3%.:.
back of which he put down " R. joho'don, rise
mond." He received the change out of the cote.
In fome days after he came to "anotherfilop in Os.
ford.flreet, next door to the lath mentioned, braight
fume lace, and offered a 501. w.te in payment.—
The-perfon who kept this Ihop having heard of
notes being flopped at the B.ick, and underitesid-
ing from his nest door neii.lhhonr, that he had re-
ceived one of the itc len notes, fent for an t.fficcr,
who took the Pi ifoner into untidy. The officer,
on fearching the Prifoner, found upon him zo gui-
neas in gold, and (mall notes to the :irin,unt
1301. It appeared that he had pair:a off ft; of the
Itolen notes in different places, and maily ..1 the
final' notes found upon him were proved to have
been given in change for tome of thelie. notes
When the prifoner was afleeetwhere he gut the 501,
notes? he anfwered, fiom a petfon in ;he Peil-cf-
fice : he afterwards contradided.this itatement,
'and raid he found them near the Manfion haute:
and at laft he told tht Solicitor to the Poll-office.
that he had the notes horn one Hill,.a =Fenger
at the Poft.office. A quantity of goods found is
the pofieffion of the Prifoner were,produced, and
many of them were proved to have been putchafed
from perfons to whom lie had paid away fome of
the flolen notes. The Prlfoner's'lodging was ita
Hackney-road.
Wm. Hill was neat called. Herald he had been
taken up on fulpicion Of Healing the notes. He
pnfitively (wore he never gave any notes to the
Prifoner. On his erols-csamination, he confeffed,
he had known the PriiOner many years. The Fri-
loner was a porter. Being afked if he had leen
him ddrin7, the Litt two month: ? be at Silt a -
fwered in the negative : at lad he laid, be
He equivez:,.ted very much, and on being clefe'a
prated by the Prifoner'sCounfel,he Paid he would
anfwer no queftion at all. The jtidge then 'dz.
fired him to recolleft hirnfelf, and aliked,if he haft
ken the Prifoner within the laft fix weeks? the
wittiefs anfwered he believed he might. The Coun.
fel for the ptofecution in this nage, gave up the
profecution. The Judge then fai4, there was,no
evidence to Mew how the prifoner had mese hi
,the notes, or that he had aolen than ; but thew
was reafon tot-opt:ink that Hill knew more of
than the prifoner. The Jury therefore aeguittS
the prifoner, xvlin was detained en another charge.
All the property found on the prifoner was order-
ed to be given up to tile Profecutor.

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WA NTI•iL),
TN the Free Grammar ZiLimolr'hi the Town and
A • P..trith o: flobon-lt...Moiirt, in the Cou:ioy of lointallet(far
the vloc2 of Hc.,d how y:iralint), a. riertlrtqiiv,
the is sy2ll to torch firoiLes:srki other Eronehes
•of ufefol mid prAlt,.Llterotere. rk Gro.iirm.iipf °poor the 1.41-
:vaiitiet,and a Cl:rr.ymin, will Le proLrrerL The cixecl filar
i.. Ninety PiAines innum. All ntccfrirr enrrAtick onittcf•
titnorialt of cltarreter may he addrettaine ±Salrb fjetdulr.F•lll.
No!l ;tai near Bohan; 9r, tlic key. 'llionoro
The day of-EL:akin "I'Larfday, the. 2:h of July next, tut
ten o'clock io the forenoon. ildier,o, 3:it May, r4S:a.

WtiEN NrWifMiuu.tl Alen Of ittiu4atKirc 4rt4
froakility deviato Erna the vslerel.flitetn by the
fe-
edion or a lira.nch, the faMtibin 'of long tooth:ad
uccefs is the heft crit,:rion of fupertoritf.
Eight year: have I davo;i:d Illy predict to the eaclufi ve szer.
mutt of THREE; DISORDERS, and the racceesful refill: of
my plan gives me additional ardour to oppofe ea fares as
able the ravages of tht4enaiplatius %shish ere th: Mort ininigt*
ant in the catalogue of human infirmitii.s.
After initiation Mtn ef.ll7.hra,,Ct as •an Ar:ny Sorgeap, T
formed a will 1/4111 early period of Praelice rtfcus ury i 3
aU ri trn the looratice of Imedricated Mn., or the equally chia-
;Vino* preci?itailey of peneral Praelidoners.
Tht.TlißtlE DISOiLDh.R.S, to the cure of which I have de-
voted my attention, comprize evi:Cy (pocks of V EN2REAL
INFECTION, whether of a meat or long durattan
i! kind, DEI;11.1 ry, w:u.tler arifing from the hanitt'
SChtYIN,ly 4, or t:•e inilulgenceot mature sgc, and lattly that de-
rangement of the:sib:in in Women which 6 called 3AIU.Cii:-
NESS or S'l-EitI6ITY.
Numronis duCtics are the fault of ignorance or Italie In fiat
treatment of a Single flonorrhea,anil it not unfrequently hay
pens that the feeds of Lilt are potional by the ntlifertrion or an
unguarded hour. Sy a inperior method fuck cootrUnt' re
raiily cured, end even where others knee fafied, i trait stiaz
may Rya:fume to zlfer a radical roeltablitlunint
revr,liowever, are ritc,esfes of. Colflpiic4ted Mimi% In Os
thforder compared with the ealaniitous tituatiene of Men.wit.
from indulgence ina SOLITAR I V ICE, ortiic preYalniit C• me •
ties of a faihionatile Lire, acquire that Rate of Dr!iiliry whits
i; the unernidable ce of fuels pernicious
Where the iieharipy fufferer Lroods over his milia c-rc
I'o4- conceal. :As misfortuoc, it may be fcww, c
hint to know, that akitnunh it be en cf doubt or uuces -
fanny nit': other PraeHilener+, the reilinv.l of aide E I
F.NCLLS by the progrelsoliZenovicien i, the i.eq.,-te-
meta of my experience. if the rites of ilacchos or lien lily
begun to reduce manly vigour, meal: ancinty will be prey,-
by, an early corint...radion of :his languid 'lam, sail Os ••••
cafes no great (Uric ulties will occur.
But where this Deficiency has for years ex
Ceveranec is ir.dif uthu. y reviatL to revive , •
of Lite, and to rear imate the Conftitull,si.
MARRIED WOMEN, who have lose -
In their expediations of a Famity, may lie :1:401....1, O. ..
initances lush defetts arc cut able by ti,lcheal
The 3ECRICY which is fo .I!etltiat toner ulti,if +• E„
the (19,ilificati,,as wtlich I 1139 L prefemi•d to Ilan:, .h,
Bab, of my Brit..tit-ion:, and In cainc:il :I: re with fueli thi• i
matios if given, that Mr biay
(or by letters inekning a (mall noti) at his lit ufe. No. 29,
del-itreet, Strand, nom Tonplo-Bar.
I!:ere is en ad.ilcional entrabce in Waist- itrect
and the name ir on both the doors.
R Merril,r, of rite C.oval C'lleae rf on•

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for . Curt by JOHN 1,A:•..
(of C.arnaby-ftra.z) atthc :41" Alt P!ti IC I ics. :40
Carry-o.rect ; an. pa')lil,l by LEV! t. S., NT
tein:rv-plAce, L4t.bet!'). No t. Carry-ft nr... •
S: Ax-Orris. T gnple-Bar ; tn which Ofrwe
anus for tbe Est r Da are requcitc•lsto be addreCva.