Star.
London, England, 1807-05-18 00:00:00

OLD Bd.LEr.

Friday r 7 priamers were tried, five of whom were
convieted of fel.my. viz.
Henry Long. for Realin a pair of coach hind wheels, the pro-
perty of Henry Turret.

Eleanor Fitirrali, for stealing a filvcr watch, the property aC
Jnhn Collier

;seance, for ftealing a box coat, value 31 the property a
Jacob Ifrael Burnell.

Charles Whitelock , for healing a great coat, walftcoat,and other
art'cles, the property of Lord Sunderland; and
John Dignutu, a young lad about t 6, indicted for the murder
of his matter, Mr. Copland, on the rsth of April tAt, at Isis
haute In Goodman% Fields.

It appeared front the evidence of ktrs. Copland that t!,e &era.
ed was a gunfmith, and the prifoner hie apprentice. r.nd they had
teen frequently in the habit of quarrelling about their work. On
the day me. timed in the indielment, the r,), ft,:r and fervent were
together in the workfhop, and the heard ►ery high words between
them; f mot aft• r, the dt a area came nut with his head fevercly cue.
and bleeding prorufely, when he exclaimed that Dignum had mur-
dered him. The quarrel. he f.rid, originated nn account of fame
work he had order, the prifoner to do, which he f,ad negl•ti9ed;
and when he afked him why it was not drne, be gave form im”or-
tincnt atifwer, which In provoked the matter, that he 'truck him
on the back with the flock of a gun. This fo incenfrd the prifoner,
that !•e Intl:Intl, turned round, and !truck his mutter en the head
with a law ht. in his hand. The dereafed languilhed for re-
vere' days, in th • utmoft torture, and embed. The rifoner. in
the mean time, ran home to his father, and comp' lied of the i I
treatmert of !es matter towards tim. he father brmeelately
accompanied him to a Police Office, and applied for a warrant en
take his maft•r up for the *Mink, but found that the wife of the
deceared bad bee.) there before him, and lodged a charge of Dior•
der apt', ft him; be was, therefore. immediately taken into cur-
tody.— this confeffion of the matter was corrobora•ed by Mrs.
Becton, the rnnther in law of the deceared --,-The friends of the
prifotier proved, that when he came home, he had a revere bruife
r,t, hit hark, and was ill for fume days afterwards.
hi, en. Kahl idge and 'Atmore, forgeons, fworc, that the de-
cearcil died canfeTienee of the wound he received

'the Jury tut,- d the Prif.)sier—Gmi'ty ef Ala! lugker. '
Michael Itiptilit was indicted for malicinuily and Mind lull,
cutting and [tabbing Pat ick Brown, and John Botthilb fur unta w-
fully aiding. abating, and encouraging the raid Biotite.
The proffieuitir, it appeared, had received a wound in the groin,
in a (cut& with Baptifta, a foreign rearrst', on the t ath of Febru-
ary laft. tic had fine( then been confined to an holpitai, and was
Bill In ill that it was nec.frity to carry him in and out of the
Court. Bonniffi is a perfon who keeps a Milting houfe for faiLes
in Wapping, and fupplies them ♦vith flop.>. Ihe filter of the pro.
fecutor, who earths on tLe lime trade, was prefent at the afisir,
and gave her evidence in Inch a manner as to create a belief that
the wound infiidted on her brother proceeded from malice akin:-
thought, and that Bonnifb bad Mitigated Baptiftt to attack herielf
and her brother. She exhihited a gown and petticoat, which wae
cut, the laid, by Baptifta, who aimed a blow at har with a (harp
initrument furniOsed by /tonna. Her evidence was, boa ever,
contrail:led in the molt material points by feveral witnefia, sod
it was proved that the had a grudge at Bounifb.--1 be Jury there-
fore acquitted the priluners.
On Satirday 19 prifoners were tried, is of whom
were conriaed nt lelony, viz.
May White, for (leans from her lodging a theet, the property
of T. coning.

F.l:zabethSly, for Rohn two pewter pots, the property of C.
Agars.
Hannah Simpfon, for Ilealing from her lodging a bed, banter,
and a pair of Iheets. the r roperty of

L. d.purgin, for ltealiuY to in bag; of Retie, the property of A.
Paton.
Mary Leek, for ftealing a watch, value it. the property of G.
Purvis.
Ann Dean, for ftealing two pieces of cotton, the property of S.
Brown.
G. Carr, for Reuling 3cP-. of leaden pipr, afftzed to tie book
of C. Gallant.
Ann Smith, for Resting a handkerchief, the property of Mary
Forrtft.
E. Tye, for Reeling sv. ming apparel, the property of W. Mills.
Cath. Brown, for fluting three pieces of ribbon, the property of
IL Kenyon.
Pile. Whitmore, for ftealing feveral fbirts, the apparel of Ho-
ratio Lewis.

E. Hotihs. R. Guppy, and C O'Shaumffy, for attempting to
Real lead, affixed to certain dwaling.hourcs
Marg. SuWiwi, for Railing, a watch, the property of I. w.
Brown ; and four were acquitted.

Same day the Sown. ended, when fentence of
Death was patted nn
J Brown. for fteldirg two watches, the property of J. tteocan.
Mary Barker. fur (leafing Liat.k notes and money, vane L. le.
in the dwelling-:.oufe of john Owen. .

Twenry•tive were o,dered to be tranfported for
(even years; three nbe inrprifoned in the Houfe of
Correction, at Clerkenwell, for two years; fix in the
fame gaol for one year, and eight fur fix months;
ten in Newgate, to various perrodc, two of them to
be publicly and cne privately whipped ; and thirty
difcharged by proclamation.
Adjourned to the 111 of Jill, next.

A book hft by the Clerk of Herr'es and Co. on
Friday tail, was found in lal,n.bArd-fileet, by a jour-
neyman c.upenter, who took it, with its valuable ,
contents, to the banking houfe in St. James's-Ilreet,
the fame afternoon, about fix r.'cl,ck. The firm re-
warded his honetly 1 y har,dfirmely prefenting him
with a bank note for gaol. •

A very melancholy accident happened on Friday
evening laft at Etnn ; its L. J. &taw, f;tn of Sir Jona
SHAW, was with fome Nther boys in a boat u, on the
Thames, owing to Tome mifmanagement, the boat
filled, and in endeavouring to rave himfclf by Repping
on the bank, he unfortunately fell into a deep part of
the river, and was drowned.

FROM SATt7tDAN NlaWrS OAZEITE.

Reef, Court at the Q2een's Palace. the t ith of May, sky. re 1
rent the tin4's tranß Excellent Mildly in Council. 'nig day the
high- Honourable Richard FArtoof Clamart,/ was, 1w his It
ty's command. fworn of his 111ajeity's molt Hollow 10,1‘ Privy
Council, and took his mace at the Nerd accordingly.
At be Curt at the Qliresis Paine the trell of May, 41 y.
prtfrot. the King'a moft excellent hlaj Ry in Council. %Almseas.
hoftillies have taken place tietw•en hi. Msjt By and the mahlime
Poets; it 1= this day ordered by his Ntlialy by and with :he ad-
vice his Privy Cow tit that pin this or refrels he ongin; to any
of his MajeLly's fahj-cis he permiaysi to ester and el ar out kyr
Any of else Teets within the dominhots of the Grand Sictionamtil
Altrthcr order; and hia Maistfly is furthae plrafed to order that a
=general embargo or itaikhe mode of all Elias and vsifelswhatfoever.
-belonging to the Int jctlii eie Grand Signer, now within, or
• which (ball hereafter crone icy°. ar y ntthe ports. har`vsurs, or
roads within any part of his Majefty'a tionsioions, together with
all Futons and eflida oil hoard all fuels Mips and seals: and that
tke commanders of his Majsfl.fa (hips of war and privateers do
detain and being into pot all (hips and yards belongirg to the
fubjedts of the Grand Signor, nr bearing the lima the Ottoman
Empire ; but that the unroll care be taken for the prt Irritation of
all and every part of the cargoes on board any of the raid '(hips or
vefrels, fo that no damage or 'embezzlement whatever be Cur-
tained ; and the commanders of his Ntlajefty.'e (flips of war and
privateers are hereby i,tltrudted to detain sod bring into port every
fuck Stilt and veff:l aecor tingly : And the Right Honourable the
Lord* Commanners of Ids Majefty's Trtafury. the Lords Cons
mill-toners of the Admiral y and the Lord Warden of the Cinque
Ports are to give the nee-airy dirt:ann herein as to tirtm may
tart:lively appertain. (Sigurd) w. PAWICI.NaIt.
FOREIGN OFFICE, DOWNING-STREE I% MAY t 3
The Right Honourable George Canning, his IVlajeßy's Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affsirs, has this day notified to the
Miniftera of Friendly and Neutral Powers rsident at this Court,
that in ennG queoer of the recent hoftile proceedings of the Otto
man Porte, his Maj.- fty has judged it expedient to diredt, that the
blesekade of the Straits of the Dardanelles. and of the port and bar.
tour of Smyrna, already enortituted by Hs Majelty's naval forces,
and that of his alli-s.thould be maintained and enforced in the
ftriEt ft manner, according to the ufages of war acknowledged and
allowed in finiilar cafes.
QUEEN'S PALACE, MAY r 3.
This day Baron Jacobi Kitten. having been reinserted with the
tharadter of Envoy rxtraordinary and Minift-r Plcnipore.,tiary
frotirthe King of PrufGa, had a private audience of his Majtay, to
deliver his new credentials

. Elle Gazette likevrife contains an Order of CouncP, of the r •itit
irtta:l. fur regulating the trade between tbi4 cntnatry and Monte
Video. iv conformity with the trade between Great Britain and his
Majcity's colonies in the Weft Indica•and South America et•
cepting in fuch cafes where wrtirular duties may have been int-
Wel 1.7 the Commander in Cbitf, or Governor for the time be-
ing. Ihe importation of (laves into the [ailment, is a curiae
prohibited:]