Star.
London, England, 1802-07-28 00:00:00

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Manstow Houss.—Yefterday a man had a
Sion examination, charged by a watchman of
Cateaton•Rreet, with a burglary in the houfe of
Mr. Randall, in the fame ttreet : he Rated, haring
Peen the prifouer coming out of the houfe about
three o'clock in the morning, be fecured him, and
took him to she Poultry Compter : and on being
fearched, plate to the amount of 1501. was found
upon him. He was committed for re•etamination.
GUlLDNALL.—Yeliertlay a woman underwent
an examination, charged by her husband with rob-
bing him of three guineas in the night, with which
the abfconded. She was committed for re-eza.
mination.

A boy about twelve years of age was charged
by his matter on fufpicion of having Rohn -his
watch. The boy acknowledged that he gave the
watch to a perfon of the name of Jones, but could
not tell where he could be found. He was com-
mitted for re.examination.
A man of very genteel addrefs was charged by
Coleman, in Field-lane, Holborn, who
Rated, that the prifoner had hired a horfe and
chaiCe of him feveral weeks fine, which he was
to return in fix days. The ofence not aring
in the fhape of a felony, the Alderman Bilged'
him ; but he was immediately arreiled.
WHITICNAPEL .—Yefierday Thomas Daley and
joins Doran were committed for reexamination,
on a charge of hunting a bullock, with intent to
Real it.

A man was brought to the office on fufpicion of

was committed for re-etaminatioa tin an ettimity
is made at Somerfet Houle, refpeEting the Leaman
whom he perfonated.
A cripple who goes about felling gingerbread
in the public houfes, was charged with ficaling
variety of articles out of feveral houfes where he
vifited. He was committed for re-examination.

Monday evening the honfe of Alderman Per.
ring, in BroacHireet, was broke open and robbed
of linen goods to a large amount, by thieves at
prcfent unknown.
The centre arch of the new Bridge, juft erelled
over the river Colne, at Colcheller, has fallen in, on
account of the centre being (truck too foun from
under it. _ _ _

The Worcefter wherry, belonging to Mr. J.
Bsroms, laden with bacon, cheele, &c. was, on
1‘ ednefday lafl, funk in the river Severn, during
a violent guft of wind. The crew were all fired ;
and the cargo fullained but very little damage.
On Thurfday Taft, as a man on horfeback was
riding down Broad-greet, Briftol, a foot palfenger
Prick the horfe wit's a flick, which occalloned
him to garde, very tinexpeactlly, and the faddle
turning round, the rider fell and was dragged lime
ditlance, receiving fuck violent blows from the
horfe's feet, as have fence occalioncd his death.

Same day. in the Lime Arca, a man fell under
the wheels of a waggon, and was fo much hurt,
that doubts are entertained of his vcovcry.
A gentleman of Bath, a few days back, in
palling through a field near Calverion.down, was
(lopped by two villains difguifed, who aiming at
his brad, (truck him fevercly with a pißol on his
shoulder, and then robbed him of his cath ; and a
few days fince as J. Noble, a hair dreffcr of Bath,
was returning about nine o'clock in the evening
from Briflol, through Newton meads, he was at-
tacked by two foldiers with knapfacics, one of
whom collared him, but he luckily gave him fo
fevers a blow as laid him prollrate with the
grraind ; the other then attacked h;m, and after a
l art fcuille he extricated himielf, and happily got
off without material injury. This affair happened
near the river, and from fome expreffions the vil-
lains flied, it limed as if they intended to throw
him into it.

The following is, perhaps, one of the molt me•
lancholy and fatal effefts of a dreadful fcarlet ma-
lignant fever that ever affeded one family :
About a fortnight ago a fine girl, the daughter of
Mr. George Cook, a refpeflable farmer at tilling,
near York, was feized with ficknefs, and almoft
iuftantly eAt.ired. In a few days after the brother
and litter of thvabove girl were attacked with a
fituilar complaint, died in a very (hurt time, and
were both buried in one grave on Thurfday laft.—
Two other boys, brothers to the above, were alfo
taken ill a few days ago, both of whom died on
Sunday. Another little girl likcwife was taken
dangeroufly ill of the fame complaint, but is hap.
pity recovered. The afieftionate parents have to
lament the lois of five of their children, the Oda
only ten years of age, in the (pace of a fortnight.
The following extraordinary inftance of efcape
from imminent danger occurred at a coal pit near
' :,14tavenonTr s; fen lig! t. A womon,omploy-
ed ai .he bottom ut the pit, in the aft of hooking ttie
bafket, (in order tot is being drawn up to the top)
was caught by the thumb, between the hook at the
end of the rope, and the iron fixed acrofs the top
of the bafket. In this manner fke was fitfpended
by the fide of the bafket; and, without any other
fecurity. except what arofe from the nail of one
of the fingers of the other hand, having (from the
pain, and in the moment of alarm) been involun-
tarily thatch into the bottom of the baiket—floe
was drawn to the top of the pit ! and releafed
from fo perilous and frightful a (tuition, without
receiving any injury I The pit is twenty fathoms
deep.
Friday the fitting Magiflrate at Edinbargli,
fined a hackney coach driver in one guinea, and
ordered him to be imprifoned for eight days, for
being drunk, and behaving improperly to a com-
pany at the Theatre, on the evening of Wednef.
day Taft. That part of the fentence refpefting the
imprifonrnent was afterwards remitted by the
Magiftrate, at the interccffion of the party cum-
plaining.
A very melancholy and diftreffing accident
happened within a little of Jedburgh on Monday
fe'nnight. While Mr. George Scott, furgeon there,
was returning from St. Bofwell's fair in company
with feveral of his acquaintances, his boric came
down with him upon the turnpike. and in conk-
queue of the fall his fkull was fraftured. Medi-
cal affiftance was quickly got, and the operation of
trepanning performed in three different places, but
the wound was unhappily mortal. He lived till
about feven o'clock on the Tuefday morning, when
life departed. Mr. Scott was a young man of a
muff amiable di(polition, and his unfortunate
death 'is much lamented by every perfon acquaint-
ed with him.