Star.
London, England, 1814-12-26 00:00:00

WINCHESTER, NOVEMBER 26;
Rev. J. Fearon, curate of Winterborne Abbas and Stupieton,
In the couuty of Dorset, has been Instituted to the Vicarage
of Forti.hass, near Dorchester, by the resignation of the Rev,
Teter Miller.

Rev. De. Griffith, of Warminster, is appointed Domestic Chap-
lain to the Most NoNe the Marquis of Math.
• Ibe BishOY of Winchester has preferred the Rev. Mr. Cutler
to the Rectory of Pitney, in Wilts, vacant by the death of Mr.
Lancaster; and the Rev. Mr. Haeiamojad to the Rectory of rian-
Weston, vacant by the death of Mr. Taboorden•
ECC I.II3IASTICAL PROMOTIONS. • 1
Rev. Benjamin Newton, to the Rectory of Wath, in thel
county of Vert; the Rev. H illiant Skey, to the Vicarage of Ut-
fie Bedwin; and the Rev. R. Wilson. to • the vicarege of Great I
liedwio, both in the COunty of Wilts. Patron, the Eari of
Aylesbury.
Rev. C. B. Renville M.A. fellow of Winchester ossilegi, wd
yrs-salted by the Warden and fellows of that society to the
carage of Portemouth, and also to the vicarage of Sydling St.
Nicholas, in he county of Dorset, both void by the cession of
she Rev. Henry Sissmore.
Rev. C. Attord. of faleadon, is inducted to the rectory of West
Quatiasheid, Somerset, on the presentation of Miss Balch, of
St. Au !vies.
The Rev. Thomas Wm. H. Beauchamp, B.A. has been insti-
tuted to the Rectory of Buckenhana with Hassingharn annexed,
in Norfolk, on the presehtation of Sir Thorne/ B. Proctor, Bart.
olf Laugivy-hall.
The Rev. William Bartlett, M.A. vicar of East Stoke, to die
vicarage of Newark-upon Er.ent, on the presentation ol the Lord
Cha•ucellor.'
The Associate Congregation of Auchenleck have ziven a har-
monious call to Mr. Andrew Isaac, preacher of the gospel, to be
their pastor.
The following is the subject for the ntxt Norrisian Prize
Essay, at Cambr.dge he treachery of Judao and the failing•
of the other Ay ',sties, are consistent with the divine mission of
Jesus CHRIST,"
he: Associate Burgher Congregation o' Dander gave an una-
nimous ca.i, on Vs' vine:slay, the 50th utt. to Mr. George Do-
naldson, preachy! i.f the gospel, under the inspection of the
Associate SyinaL
Thu A‘saciate Congregation of Aucbtetmuchty have given a
can to Mr. George Doaaldion, preacher of the Gospel, mule
the insp:ction of the Associate Synod, to be their Mintsonst
The great lising.of.
.Simonhurne, in NorthUmber-
land, of. which 'the litie.Dr. Score was incumbent, is
supivird.to be worth ACSOOO per annum. It formerly
belonged to the Derwentwater family, hut became
ft/00;0
.to. the. Crown, and is now in the patronage'
of Gree.nwich *Hospital, by an Act of Parliament
• passed some years ago. Being vacant, it is to be
divided into four distinct livings, to which Clergymen'
who have served as Chaplains in the Royal Nay',
are in future to be appointed.
Thaxted Church, Essex, has been again seriously
• injured by the stormy weather. On Friday last, the
wind blew down, with great violence,.part of the scaf-
folding, about 7.5 feet out of iOO, which surrounded
the spire, and which had been erected at the expense
of near IE4OO-46 feet of the spire had been taken
down, and the scaffolding took wish it about 30 feet
were, and much injured other parts of the church on
which it fell. The damage snstained•to the scaffold-
ing only is said to be about £3OO. We are happy to
add, no lives were lost.
EXTUADEDINARY INSTANCE OP VEGETATION...mm.IOM
Gibbs, Esq. of Basisey, near Evesham, in Worcester-
shire, who cultivates his own land, and takes a parti-
cular pride in growing corn for the advantage of the
prof., last season had a most extraordinary crop.—
That Gentleman realized 1200 ears of wheat from a
single grain ; one grain produced S 2 stems. Mr. Gibbs
never allows his laud to lie fallow, but constantly ma-
nures it from his own yard. The above is an event
unprecedented in the annals of agriculture, and the
methods adopted by Mr. G. will no doubt excite a
lively interest, as well as imitation, among the growers
of that invaluable Abele.
Depredations still coating§ to be committed in the
neighhouthood of Maidstone. The residence of the
Rev. W. Horn, sen. of Othaekv.wne a few evenings
since entered, and robbed of *ma articles.—Mr.
also his remises en.
8.. Slot a, of Lodtßogtot,l,
wed, and robbed at various istides.

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POLICE.

Bow-sraarr.—Saturday J. Bade, a forernan in the
employment of Messrs. Smith and Co. salesmen, in
Huunduditch, was charged with stealing.a variety of
nyamants frOm his master's premises. Some of the
tirticles alleged to have been stolen, were found in ttie
possession of the prisoner's nephew, and others at the
prisoner's house.. He was remanded,
The Clerk of the Waterman's Company appeared
to enforce a penalty of 20s. agaiiist a waterman,
named Dodd, in the employment
.of Mr. Thatcher,
for obstructing the way to the Black Lion-stairs, at
the bottom of Charles-court, in the Strand. Mr. Bus-
NIE expressed his surprise that the IVaterman's Com-
pany had not power to enforce their own penalties ;
and, although the 'Act specified that a Magistrate
should enforce the penalty, ignorant of the meats of
the • case, he declared that, from the injustice
of such
.a proceeding, he would not enforce the
penalty. He also remarked, that the Black Lion-
stairs ware not public, but private property
MANSION House.----Saturday J. Abraham was
charged with defrauding the landlord of the New-
Exchange Coffee-house of selti, by means of a false
check. The prisoner, it appeared, had gone several
days running to the Coffee-house to dine, and seemed
to keep most respectable society. On Thursday last,
however, on going to pay his bill, he said he had not
enough of cash, but proposed giving a check on his
banker, observing it would be an accommodation to
him at that late hour to give him change. The land-
lord agreed to meet his wishes. The prisoner then
drew a check on Ramsbottom and Co. for £l5, with
which he paid his bill, and received the difference.
It turned out, however, that the prisoner was totally
unknown at the banking house. It was also alleged,
that a similar fraudulent check for a had been
changed by the prisoner at the Three Tuns. in the
Borough. He was remanded.
J. 2 ribble and W. Sparir were charged with rob-
bery. They went into the shop of Mr. Smith, a
cutler, in Lombard-street, on last Lord Mayor's day,
when they asked to see some knives. The shopman
shelved them a variety of valuable knives, and while
one of the prisoners was engaged in purchasing an
eighteen-penny knife, the other contrived to secrete
some of the parcels, containing knives, seisms, &c.
with which he ran off. A few days since, by the vi-
gilance of C. Mathews, the officer, Tribble wad taken;
and, since his apprehension. Sparks, upon suspicion of
being his companion. Tribble was fully commit.'
ted ; but the witness not being satisfied as to the per-
son of Sparks, he was discharged on this accounl, but
remanded, on suspicion of having stolen severargold
rings, one of which was found upon him, and others
were traced by Matthews to a woman, the companion
of the prisoner.
GL ILDHALL.—Saturday N. thker, a lad not more
than fourteen years of age, was charged with embez-
zling various sums of money, which had been en-
trusted
to him by his masters, Messrs. Hessey and
Taylor, booksellers, in Fleet-street, to receive, and
with stealing several valuable hooks. The prisoner,
it appeared, had got connected with a set of g imblers
in the Fleet Prison, with whom he lost his ill.got
wealth, and otherwise led a dissolute life. His father,
a respectable man, attended, and, in consideration of
his character, the young criminal was only sent to
Bridewell, there to be kept to hard labour.
Friday. a respectable tradesman produced a basket
of an odd sort ofposhey, which he had received by the
Hastings coach, as
.a Christmas present. It consisted
o' lbw old crosarkfuar roe:, and a dead eat, which he was
requested to accept as «a small token of regard from
a particular friend 1" The object of his application
to the Magistrate was, to obtain back the amount of
carriage paid for this delectable fare. He was advised
to apply to the coach owners.
QUEEN•SQUARE.—Saturday J. G. Griffiths, Esq.
of Chissel, near Royston, charged Ronda Hawn:, a
young girl, of an interesting, and very respectable :ie.
pearance, with being concerned in robbing him. Mr.
Griffiths stated, that he was an half pay military offi-
cer ; and that, on Friday, he received some money
from his agent, Mr. Robinson, of Pall-Mall, when he
proceeded to a chop-house, near Charing Cross, and
while taking his dinner, a person, dressed, like a
countryman, entered, and sat in the same box with
him. Being wonderfully agreeable, after dinner, the
44 Lincolnshire Farmer," for so he stiffed himself, in•
sicced on Mr. Griffiths taking wine with him at
the Salopian, which haviqg done, they agreed to go
to the play together. They accordingly set out for
that purpose : but on coming to St. Martin's-lane,'
the Farmer discovered that they were teo soon, and
proposed that they should take some brandy and
water at the first public house, which turned out to
be the Mitre. In the parlour of this house they
, found Rosetta Mansons' waiting for the stranger,
whom she called her husband. Presently the stranger
left the room, and on returning brought another man
with him ; and these two had not been long in the
room before they pretended to quarrel and fight.—
Mr. G. interfered; for the purpose of protecting his
friend, and drove the obtruder out of the room.
—During the scuffie he felt something against his side
pocket, where he kept his pocket-book, but thought
nothing about it.- The farmer then hastily left the
parlour. This excited suspicion, and Mr. Griffiths
discovered that he had been robbed of his pocket-
book, containing £B6. The female was also aboet
to leave, but he secured her. The prisoner said, that
till within the last six weeks she had lived with her
friends, at Broston, in Norfolk, who were known to
the Magistrates, on their names being mentioned ;
but that having quarrelled with them, she came to
town to her sister, who was married to a respectable
man of the name of Cooper. The 44 Lincolnshire
farmer" soon afterwards got acquainted with her, and
visited her at Mrs. Cooper' and promised marriage,
and she was about to be married to him: He said
his name was Brown, and that he lived in Smith-
field; and that was all she knew about him. On Fri-
day she went to the Mitre by appointment to meet
him. Mr. Griffiths added, that the sister; after the
girl was in custody, came to him and promised to make
up the money lost in a few days, provided he would
not proceed further in the business. He declined
acquiescing, however, without the approbation of the
Magistrate. From the description of the two men,
as given by Mr. G. one of the officers said he knew
the parties and their haunts, and he was sent in search
of them. The Officer added, that they had long
' been bn the Mwo practising similar modes of robbing
the unwary.