Star.
London, England, 1801-02-23 00:00:00

OLD BA/LE?'.

Thurfday 17 Nit-oilers were tried at tile Old-
Bailey, two of whom were capitally con v iaed, viz.
Wl!Lint Clarke, for healing two heifers, the pro-
perty of Joleph Reynolds.
Wilfurrn Itrenvn, for dealing two cows, the pro-
perty ef W illi.tm Chalklev.
Seven were conviaed of felony, viz.
Janes Wallace, for dealing a quantity of roße,
the property of Jofeph I.ifford ; Brnj. Coverell, for
dealing a copper tea-kettle, the property of James
Griggs ; Eliza/di/ Craig, fnr dealing fix pewter pint
pots, the property of William Dickenfon ; Patrick
Crowley, for dealing. a quantity of wearing apparel,
the property of Rebecca Withers ; Philip Davis,
for dealing a fhirt, the property of John Dibble ;
Jlzilliom Maynard, for healing a laver watch, and
other articles, the property of Jofeph Richards ;
Nathaniel Hooper, for dealing four linen table-clotlis,
the property of Richard Thomas Hopkins.
And eight were acquitted, viz.
EPer Rachel Frank:, Charles Blair,
Charles Pop, George Spencer, George Bowyer, James
Dillon, and Tho sea Davis.
Friday eleven prifoners were tried, two of
whom ure capitally conviacd, viz.
John ele and John Sannders, for dealing out of a
certain lighter, called the Cazenore, lying in the
river Thames, about 6olb. weight of radius, value
81. the property of Thomas Bolt. •
FOur were conviaed of felony, viz.
William Davis for ftcaling, two printed books, the
property of William George ; John Harris, for
dealing two pair of illk llockings, and other arti-
cles, the poverty of Saralrflall ; John Harris, for
dealing a ilk pocket handkerchief, the property of
John Simcock.
Catherine Sheba* for the wilful murder of Eliza-
beth Griffiths, by giving her two wounds in her
neck with a knife, and which wounds were the
caufe of her death.
Griffiths (who cohabited with the deceaf-
ed) raid that lie lodged in the houfe of the prifoner
in Angel-court, Strand, on the r ath of October
la& ; that on coming home between ten and ele-
ven o'clock on that night he found. the d4eafed
below (Lairs in the priloner's apartment; that they
appeared both intoxicated, and' were quarrelling
and pulling one another about : he and Mr. She-
ban having parted them, he went up to his own
room, the deceafed followed prefently after, and
complaining of her face being fcratcbed, he told
her the thould have Raid up (fairs, and then it
would not have happened ; this was all that paired
between them. In a few minutes after, the door
was basil open, the prifoner rutted in; and feiz-
ing the deceafed with her left band, (truck her
two blows on the neck with her right—he did not
obferve any thing in her hand, but faw the blood
flow very fall ; in a few minutes the funk upon the
floor, when he gave the alarm; fome perfons came
in, but the deccafed had expired, and ip the bunk
the prifoner made her efcape :—He admitted he
had been drinking a little, but was by no means
in liquor.
woman who lodged in a room below the Grif-
fiths's, depofed that the prifoner and deceafed had
been drinking together the whole of the day, and
that they were both extremely drunk :—that after
Griffiths (who was far from fober) and his wife went
up him, there was a dreadful noife and difpute
between them, which was very frequently the cafe;
that the prifoner came up to the room of the wit-
nefh and from thence proceeded to that of Grif-
fiths, for the purpoft, as the thought, to put an
end to their noife. In a few minutes after, the
,heard the cry of murder ; (he ran up mad found
;Griffiths coming towards the door with a bundle
under his arm, and the prifoner holding up the de-
ceafed, who was all over blood, which fo frighten-
:ed. her that the fainted away.
Ise fad of Griffiths being in the ad of coming
tt:ward.s the door was corroborated by a patrole,
who thereupon took him into cuftody.—A knife
was found upon the floor all over blood, which
Griffiths Paid belonged to his wife, and was lying
upon the table before the prifoner came into their
moue-
' Another wiMcfs Rated, that the met the prifoner
as the was running down Swan-yard, and afk-
ing her what was the matter, the replied, that the
hoofs was on fire. This witneft afterwards faw
Griffiths, who, the raid, was fo drunk at the time
that he ;dually fell in the paffage.
A Surgeon gave it as his belief, that the de-
ceafed had loft her life in confequence of the
wounds the liadreceived in her neck, though he ac-
knowledged,, he did not examine the wound, nor
compare the knife with it.
Baron Hot. tia m, in fumming up, teemed to
confider that wilful murder, which implied malice,
was out of the quettion; and the queltion for the
Jury would be to confider whether the was guilty
of mantlaughtcr, and to Mid her guilty of-that,
they mutt give credit to the tettimony of Griffiths,
who was the only perfon that was prefent when the
wound was given; and, before they did that, they
would recoiled he was pofitively contradided as
to there not having bctn any words between him
and the deceafed, after they had got into their own
room, and before the prifoner came to them; and
alto the very fulpicious fituation in which he was
found, namely, that inflead of offering any af-
fillance to the unfortunate creature with whom
he cohabited, and whom, according to his account,
he perceived covered with blood, or endeavouring
to. fecure her murderer, he was in the very a& of
abandoning her in that melancholy fituation, by
'quitting the room ; but it was for the Jury to de-
cide, and he had no doubt they would do jultice.
The Jury retired for about half an hour, and
then returned a verdid—Guilty of Alsrellarg‘er.
And, five were acquitted, viz.
Thou Barton, Elias 17otiss, Abraham Davifosi
'Thou Periisfon, and Prier Ensurer.
A fellow who. waited on Thurfday at a public
houfe in the Old-llailey, to give evidence againft
woman who bad rubbed him of fome articles,
Lin which had all been rellored to him, got fu in-
:toxicated before the trial was called, that, on en-
',tering the wander box, he could hardly Rand,
laud when queflioned by the Recorder, refpeding
.what were contents of a bandit which he held

under his arm, lie dammere4 out, g, ',auk tuat
to you, Old Big Wig ?"—I-.le was of comic imme-
diately oid,:ed into La;dody, apd the wumasi was
On Saturday fifteen pi ifoncrs were tried, one of
whom was capitally conviaial, viz.
1/11.0 Tuay, aged tv aye years, for burglarioufly ,
breaking and.entering .be dwelling-houfe of Mat-I
thew Mogio.rcridge, auk; dealing therein a pair of l
men's leather limes, yitlue ss.
Twelve were convicted of felony, viz.
Sarnk liiil,•for dealing a pair of leather !hoes,
the property of Alexander Jofeph Theophilus
Humphreys.—Rwhel Matthews, for dealing four
guineas, and other money, the prosrty of Wil-
liam Cable.—Thumas Pufica, for dealing a pair of
linen (beets, and other articles, the property of
John Irwin.—Gage Peste-V, for dealing a qbantity
of iron, the property of R. Mortimorth—Maikew
Rtarden, for dealing a piece of broad cloth, and
other articles,' the property of A. Mackenzie.—
Heniy Speller, for dealing a quantity of oats, the
property of C. Ilutchins.—F. Ye, for Healing a
trufs of hay, the property of J. Addifon.—y. Wil-
ton, for dealing a coat, the property. of W. Bel-
lamy.—T. Bray, for dealing fix pieces of rib-
the property of A. Harrifon.—J. Leath, for
fleabag 4 pair of boots, the property of J. Hoppe.
Merchant, fox dealing a pewter pint pot, the
property of B. Whitaker.—y. Dell, for dealing
three pieces of oak timber, the property of W.
Goodman.—And two were acquitted.

On Wednefday evening, Allan Norse and Me-
mo 04.ver were brought before the fitting Magif-
trate, at Bow-fireet, on fufpicion of having defraud-
ed a Air. and a farmer from Northampton-
(hire, of 551. by the (tale trick of pretending to find
in the area a diamond croft.—The prifoners pofi-
tively denied the charge ; but the publican, at
whole houfe the tranle'tion took place, declaring
he believed them to be the men who were at has
bona on Wednefday with Mr. H—., the Ma-
giarate thought it his duty to fend the matter be-
fore a Jury, and therefore bound them both over
in the penalty of tool. each, to profecute the pri.
loners for the felony at the prefent Old Bailey Sef-
lions.

At Nine o'Clock on Monday Morning next,
the State Lottery commences drawing. The Pi-
got Diamond prize will then be deterniinod by the
Ara Ticket that is draWn out of the wheel, cor-
refponding with a Diamond Lottery number.
The Diamond is eilimated in value at near Thirty
Thoufand Pounds. The T ckets are on falo at
Two Guineas each, by Ricumtosori, GOODLOCIII
and Co. at their Offices, to+, Cornhill, Charing
Crofs, and Norwich, where the two lalt prizes of
Thirty Thoufand Pounds fluted, were fold.

On Monday nest, the fecond of March, the Eng-
lifh State Lottery begins drawing. The Tickets,
Halves,Q2arters, Eighths, and Sixteenth Stamped
Shares are foiling in the greaten Variety of Num-
bers, and lowelt terms, at Mr. c not soti's Office,
No. 16, Cornhill, oppofite the Bank of England ;
where the fchentes at large, containing the parti-
culars of the extraordinary fuccers which has at-
tended the purchafers at this office, are to be had
grati.s. N. B. As Tickets and Shares will out k
lower, Merchants; Clubs, itc. 4c. will EAU money
by an immediate purchafe.
No. a 6, Coax Nal, LONDON:--alfo at Liverpool
and Exeter. Pigot Diamond Tickets are felling,
at Two Guineas each, by Holism's' and Co. The
Prize is valued at 30c0001. and is toile determin-
ed by the Drawing of the prefent Englifh Lottery.
—lt will be the kirftdrawn Ticket of the Num.
tiers from 1 to 11,428, inclutive. The only
Diamonds that ever were ditpofed of by Lottery
were fold by Hotoissv and CO. in the year 1774.
at their old eitablithed State-Lottery 04CO.
HOILNSIY and Co. beg leave to recommend an
early Purchafe, on account of the very trifling
Number they Lave for Sale.
On Monday the 2d of March, the Englifh State
Lottery begins drawing; Mars. J. Joe sou and
I Co. beg leave to inform their numerous Friends,
and the Public, in general, that, from the rich-
, nth of the Scheme, and the demand for Tickets,
in confequence, being fo great, that they can
af-
fert, with confidence, Tickets will not be cheaper,
they, therefore, recommend an early purrhafe.
Tickets, Halves, Quarters, Eighths, and Sixteenths,
are felling in a great variety of Numbers, and at
the loweft Prices, at their old Licenfed State Lot-
tery
Office, No. 3, Pope's-head Alley, Cornhill,
which has been fo highly ditlinguilhed in the late
and former Lotteries, for felling and (baring Ca.
pital Prizes. Tickets are carefully regiftered
the earliell acenu tof their fuccefs; and Money
for the Prizes paid on demand.
" Strew the way over with Flowers," fays an ex- I
cellent old Song.—lmagination furnifhes ten thou-'
land delightfurfeenes, and a Lottery is the moil
fruitful foil for their produce. Hope fits fruiting on
the brow of every adventurer—gayeft profpeets
rife to his mental eye—a ten—a twenty—a thirty
thoufandpound prize is contemplated with far more
rapture from the idea of its potfeffion, than many
enjoy from its &dual expenditure. A Lottery
cannot be Riled " a bafelefs fabric of a vifion,"
fince numerous individuals necelfarily mutt ob.!
min its prizes, proportionate to the fpirit of ad- !
venture. There is alfo an intrinfic valise in the
pleafure of expedation—in being entitled by ei
the tenure of a ticket or a (hare to a confidera-
ble fortune. A rich man may add to his afau.
ence ; an individual, in a middling life, it may
elevate to grcatnefs, whilft the humblefi of the
community may, from its happy aufpices, be in anl
inftant /natched from laborous toil, to a Rate of
cafe and independence--children born to no here-
ditary fortune, may be amply provided for from a
prefcnt by their parents (according to circum.
(lances) of tickets or (bares. In (tort, for a very
comparatively trifling Tint, are individuals yearly
crowned with competence and wealth from the
I.otteries Corragepia, whole Bream of treafures.
/lbws through POPS'S Office, No. la, the corner
of the Royal exchange, direEtly facing the Bank of
En nd, having absolutely fold and regiftered in
the ft Lowry more than half et its capital prises..