Star.
London, England, 1807-02-07 00:00:00

NEW SHERIFFS.

The following is the Litt of Gentlemen pricked for
by his MAI k STY, on Wednefday, in Council. to fetve
the office of Sheriff fur the editing year :
Bedfordihire—Sir Philip Monnoux, of Sandy, Bart.
Berldhire--William Blanc. of Wingfiel.l Park Efq.
Buekingharnflaire—Jame Backwell Pracd, of Tyningharn, Efq.
Cambridgethire and Huntingdonfhire—William Squire. of Knap•

well, Efq.
Chefhire—Francis Duckingfield Aftlcy, of DuckieTficld, Efq.
Cumberland—John Tomlinfon, of Brifcoe Hill, Efq.
Cornwall—
Derbythire—.Sitwell Sitwell, of Renifhill Ell.
Devonfhire--John Bolted, of Fleet, Efq.
Dorfetfhlre—Arbur Cozens, of Yatrnintler, F.fq.
Effex—Wiiiiarn !siatthew Rakes, of Waithaniftosv, Efq.
Gloucetterihire—Thomas Baygot Delabere. of Southall Efq.
Herefordthire—Richard Salwey, of Brimfield Court. Efq.
Hertforlifhire—George Colwell, of Sac:omb Park, Efq.
Kent —John Shopfbn, of Eairlown.
Lciee(terll ire—William Burlton, of Wyken, Efq.
Lanc..fhire—
Iducointhire—Marnsatleke Nelfon Garyburnt, of Barton, Efq.
Mo.mouthfhire—William Partridge, of Monmouth, Efq.
Norfolk—john Morfc, of Meant Ida. Efq.
Vorthamotoofhirt —Thomas Tryon. of Bulwick, 1 fq.
Northuniberltuti—Sir William Blackett, of Matfen, Bart.
Nottinehainfiiire—john Lartlen, of Braneote Hill!. Efq.
Hutlgt s. of Watley Court, ifq.
Rutlaudikire—William Shield, of Wing, Efq.
Shropthire—William Char:ton. of Atdey Cattle. E'q.
Somerfitthire—Sir John Hawkins. of Kclfon. Bart.
Staffordihi• George firifcoc of Suntmell Hill, Efq.
County nr Southampton—[}avid Larec, of Chia!, Efq.
Suffolk—alum:is Mills, of Great Saxhorn, Efq.
Surrey—Jame. Newforoe, of Wandf worth I.odge, Efq.
SufTex —John Mickletiwaire, of High Ridge. I.lq.
Warwick fhire—Matthew Brackett Wife, of the Priory, War-
Efq.
Wiltfhire—Thames Colley, of Borden-in, Ffq.
Worcefterfhire—Thomas Bland, of Ham Court, Efq.
Yorkfhire--Rkehard Fountayot Wilfon, of Melton, on the Hill

Elq •
Cornwall is appohr et! in the Prince of Wales's Court for the
Duchy of Cornwall.
Lancalbire is al pointy(' by the Charcellor of the Duchy.
S. 'U Ili WAIFS.

Carman heolhiro—joho Morgan. of the Furnace, Carmarthen, Efq.
Pembrokerhire—qohn Colby, of Eynore, Elq.
Cantnganlbirc—Thnmas Smith. of Focl Alt, Efq.
Glamorgaolhirc—Grorge Wynch, of Clementflone, Efq.
Breconfhire—Sackvale Cwynne, Tuymwr, Efq.
Raenorfhirc—Thomas Thomas, of Penkering, Efq.
Neat

MerionethflOv—Richard Henry Kcnrick, of Ucheidren, Efq.
Carnyvonthi,e—Hugh Rowlandt, of Bodaden, Efq.
Anglefea—Paul Pantun, of Plas Gwyn, Efq.
Montgorneryfeire—David Edward Lewes Lloyd, Efq• of Map

dog, Efq.
Dcntaighfbirc—Simon York. of Ertlling, Pfq.
Flintfhirc—Sanee.l Moltyn, of Nantgwcluin, Efq.

POLICE.,

Ptexvocarrs AT THR Masonsitant.—Yefferday
morning, about one o'clock, Mdjor MORRISON and
Mr. WILKINS% of Red Lion-Iquare. were met and
hulled, in the pafrage on the King's fide of the Opera-
hoofe, as they were going to the Mafquerade, by five
pickpocket.. Major Morrifon received a Wow on his
head, which knocked hislat off, and, while he was
endeavouring to lave it, the villains attempted to.
force his watch nut of his pocket ; they did not foe-
ceed, but broke his gold chain, and made off with
that and the leak Mr. Wilkins alfo received a vio-
lent blow on his temple, which nearly knocked him
down; but he ltruggied with the atlailants for his
watch, and they at length made off. On the com-
pany retiring from the 'upper rooms, feveral fufpeeted
perfons were apprehended; among them was Mackay,
whom Tou acrid recognized as a Very old offender ;
and whom, with a young man who had attempted to
refcue him, lie conduffecr to St. Martin's watch-houfe.
In the forenoon, the watch-bottle keeper having
bulmefs out of doors,Jeft the keys of the cell with his
wife, when lackey took an opportunity to knock her
down, and effected his efcape from the watch honfe ;
but, being (lopped by the gate at the bottom of the
court, which he found a difficulty in opening, he was
taken by a butcher, who happened to be palling at
the time. At twelve o'clock he was taken to Bow-
ftreet, where he underwent an examination.
William Petherick laid he law the prifoner throw
away a watch, as he was palling through the lobby,
in cuflody of fome gentlemen who had feized him ;
and very loon after he law the prifoner throw away
another watch, which was produced.
't Robins, EN. Rated, that at the general bugle
about pickpockets, he difeovered that he hadloff his
watch, and found the prifoner dole to him, and, as
he fuppofed, in the aft of taking his watch ; he en-
deavoured, in vain, to fccure him, and while in this
aft. he fuppofed the prifoner put the watch into his
waificoat pocket.
Captain Samfon, in the F.aft India fervice, Paid,
that he law the pritoner running down hairs, purfued
by feveral people, and obferved him throw or drop
a watch dole to him, which he picked up, having
hold of the prifoner at the fame time.
. J. Embry, of Devonthire-greet, Queen-fquare,
merchant. identified the gold watch, chain, and feats,
, produced by the laft witnefs, and Paid, he miffed
them between twelve and one o'clock at the mafgue-
rade. The prifoner called himfelf James Smith '
but Townfend begged leave to remind him that his
mime was James Mackay, by which name he had
boats consitted in the year 1791, and tranfported,—.
He thetvad9ritred thefaa.-and that he had returned
trom Botany Bay about nine months ago. He gave
-a grand account of fome of his old companions
:here. Darcy Wentworth has made confideraWe
operty, by aiding as a fargeon. Vandercom is in
,olli"trulinefs as a mailer baker, and Arthur Conolly
and his wife are doing well. Hi was ordered to be
Committete for further examination. When he was
-taken to the Brown Bear to, have his irons pat on,
he fat dining the time very compofedly, and fsnoked
his pipe.
The young man who was apprehended in confe-
-pence of his attempting to, sefeue Mackay, under-
• went an eiamination. whets it appeared that his con-
duit proceeded from intoileation, from which he was
riot recovered when at the Office, but he proved from
book and Papers Aar he hid'upon him, that he is
s clerk to a brewhoule laid be had been robbed
fbur er five pounds.—He was difcharged with a
reprimand.
On Sadurday lan, in the afternoon, a man was
:ipprehentled at Colchefier, by two of the Bow (Ireet
..slicers; on fdpicion Of being athoufe _breaker ; ha v.
nig about his perfon an iron crow of i peculiar make,
a double barrelled piaol, loaded and primed, a bottle
pholphorus and matches. He is committed to
Ile Cable :or re-examination.

A hackney coachman was yefterday charged, at
Marlborongis fired office, with being an acceffary in
a burglary, committed on Sunday laft, in the honfe
of Mr. Harnmet, a linen draper, near Lambeth
'church, dwing the abfence of himfelf and family.—
It was fworn by two witneffes, that the prifoner
Was waiting with his coach from three o'clock until
five, on Sunday afternoon, near the houfe of Mr.
Hasarnet ; but in defence the prifoner denied the
affertion, and Paid, that his coach was in Piccadilly
the whole of Sunday afternoon. The fiolen property
has not yet been traced, and the prifoner was reman-
ded till Monday next.
Yetlerday Sarah Seem and Elizabeth Jenkins were
fully committed for trial, from the public office,
Hatton Garden, charged upon the oaths of feveral
perfons, with fraudulently converting to their own
ufe a quantity of linen, as has been before flared.
A Jew was held to bail for trial at the enfuing Sef
lions for expofing himfelf indecently to feveral girls
playing in a court in Gray's Inn-lane.
An Inquefl was held, at three o'clock on Tuefday,
at the Grange Inn, in Carey-Rrect, on the body of
Henri)! Hoadley, farmer, of Lins6eld, in Surrey, who
died fuddenly, IA Saturday afternoon, in the Tap
of the Angel Inn, back of St. Clement's, Strand.
The principal epidence, in addition to thole of the
mere faa, was given by Mr. Thomas Hoadley, of
Cheddirgll one, in Kent, elder brother to the deceafed,
who laid, that the deceafed was fubjea to an afthma,
from a child, and would be, at times, for twelve or
fourteen hours, in a Rate of fuffocation ; and that it
( was at firit brought-on by a fright. On being quef
tinned as to the fright, he Paid, his brother having
gone to call his father to dinner, a man called for a
gun to thoot him ; from which time he never enjoyed
a good flare of health. The evidence being clofed,'
the Jury returned a verdia of—Died by the rotation
of bon, through an apoplexy.
An inquilition was taken on Wednefday, at the'
Coach and Horfes, Poland-lheet,beforeAnthonyGell,
Efq.Coroner,on the body of Mrs.Simifon. The telti-
mony adduced on this melancholy occafion, was that
of Surgeons Morris and Simmonds, Mr. Edwards,
the lodger, and the fervant of the Coach and Horfes
public-houfe. It appeared that the accident happen.
ed loon after eleven o'clock on Tuefday night, and
that the fituation of the deceafed was difcovcred by
Mr. Edwards the lodger, who procured the affidance
of the fervent of the Coach and Horfes. It was Tome
time after this before Mrs. Simifcn was found, as the
fume arifing from the fire caufed confiderable confu
Finn. The unfortunate lady on being found appeared
quite dead, and in a Rate too (hocking to particularife.
On the arrival of furgeon Morris, the deceafed was
placed on a mattrafs, and her body was bathed with
a prepared liquid, and afterwards covered with ice.
—A quantity of laudanum was poured down the
throat of the agonifed woman, and the momenta-
rily recovered her faculties, and called for her chil-
dren. By this time the hufband, who was on Winds
in King-llreet, arrived, and a (cent truly ditirefling
followed between the deceafed and her furviving
' offspring. She lingered until eight o'clock, when
death relieved her of her agonies. There was no fire
in the room, and it was fupp•ifed that toe deceafed
' had fallen afleep, and fee herfelf on fire with the can•
dle.—Verdia —Accidental Death.

Yeiterday fe'nnight an iliquifition was taken be-
before the Mayor of Windfor, on the body of Tho-
mas Cabbage, a labourer employed at the Cattle,
who, on the Friday preceding, returning from his
work, between five and fix o'clock, fell down fome
lione Reps leading from the cloifiers to the hundred
Reps, and thereby fraftured his skull ; of which he
languithed for a week, in a Rate of infenfibility, and
then died. A young man was defcending the Reps,
at the time the accident happened, and had nearly,
been thrown dna n, by the deceafed Rriking againft
him as he fall. It is fuppofed that the deceafed tripped
at the top of the Reps, occafioned by the badnefs of
his shoes, the foles being unripped all round, and
fattened in fo loofe a manner, that they came off as
he fell headlong down.
The return of eruptive complaints at this feafon,
when the cold weather prevents the perfpiration from
ailing as a correeive, is fhewn in many habits by
itching, and much irritation under the &in. It is now
afcertamed that the affirm of SPILSBURY'S Patent
Antifcorbutic Drops gives inflant relief, by removing
all obfiruftione in the fecretory veffels, even when
under the aftion of Scrophula. Its good effeits as a
medicine in giving appetite, pleafant to take, and re-
quiring no cetTation of bufinefs or recreation, and its
exillence as a remedy in various complaints for more
than 30 years in repute, are falls that deny deception.
Mr. SPILSBURY is not accountable for any mixture
fold, uulefs the words, " By the King's Patent," are
inferted at length on the bill of direElions. bottle, and
wrapper ; the Ramp alto (the King's duty) is printed
in black ink inflead of red ink. Sold at the Difpen-
fary, Nu. ts, Suho Square, London, in bottles of
Ist. 6d."tos. and tl. as, duty included. Compound
lEffence Bs.