Star.
London, England, 1825-05-26 00:00:00

rim mANcznattil Pitt atilt

The Members of the Pitt Club lila tOgetber tn't
Thursday list, in the Exchange dining-I;nm, td cele;•
brats the anniversary of thobirth-day of that illustriotit
Statesman. the Right Hos. William Pim The ttild
of May happening this year in the race week, occae
sinned the change of the,day. At- Isallitast .Rye, up;
wards v tonsjsmodind sad'-forty-Olildireen sat down
to 'a most Sumptuous- dinner. OniSails side of the Pre-
'sident's chair were. di4audjags,...inscribed 4' The
Rilotahativiatliftlfillfitorti." and *" His Country's
Safeguard and its Pride," And in the Owe was an air;
pktpraite. transparency.. .•
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Captaitt, S. *P. Ruminants.. R.N. was in the Chair;
supported on biaright-by W. Holton, Esq., of Hultott;
and on his left by Trafford Trafford, Esq. In the intz
mediate vicinity of the Chair were the respected SW
pendiary Magistrate, J. ,Norris, E4q...Thas: Entwistle;
Esq. thO Irev. Dr.. Treior, J. &jerky. Esq. Majot
Eckersley, Major Cole. Sr.c. The Manchester band
played several delightful airs during: the evening.
On proposing the usual toasts of. the Pitt, Club, a writs of loyal
and 'animated speeches were pronounced. Sag ioyal and pa.
triode toasts and sentinienu were afterwards giceneinierepersed
with songs; and harmony and convicting kept up. -ton•late hour:

LONDON
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Yesterday the Adjourned Sessions were held at -Guildhall.
A woman named Hariii the wife of a prisoner con.;
fined in the Fleet Prison, %vat-charged with having
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violtptkassatilted -a person. named Rogers, in the lodge
of the prison: ',le. was proved-that Mr. Rogers went to
the Fleet Priackl,,to make a demand upon Harris, and
was told.he wasin tber lodge, into which be (Rogers)
walked, without-toying the most distant idea,ol quar-
relling the was: however, long id they lodge, when
Mrs: Harris,- who hid• a pint of • porter in her hand, en
..tereS. and-witlivut..:eremony threw, the porter in Ro-
llcts 4'40; Aid.struck him several times. •
• _titr.,siie prisoner it was stated, that the' -prosecutor
and:persons were in the attitude .of fightlitig,
.and. that
' the contention only ceased upon the turnkey.aelling the
parties thiy mist retire from•thatiplace. It., Was also
proved that the- defendant's clothes had, bettslorn, and
that.weeral''bruises' bad made their appeasitice. upon'
her person. ,
'The:Jury found her Guilty,-and she was oidered to
find sureties for her good behaviour. 7. -::•• •

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Ma. Ho_ oaw.,—This unfortunate Gentleman has sucd
ceeded in effecting his escape from this country, and is
now on his way Al America, having embarked' at
HOwth Oil board X pleasure-boat en Tuesday last, id
which he *was conveyed round to a northern port;
where an'American.vessel was lying-to for him, and
which he succeeded in gaining, when she immediately
set sail.—Dutlin•Pere. .
Herrings are,already Making their appearance id She
West Highland lecher Friday a few hundreds,-taken
at Campbelion Were taken to Glasgow, and sold at
65.6 d. a hundred. :They were.tetailedarthe streets at
apennyeach, or three small ones for twopence.
.Thursday ie'nnight. by the escape of a quantity of
hot water, owing to some flaw in the boiler QC the Hare
'steam packet, belonging to the port of Neircastleololue
Ridley, the fireman, was scalded to death::
There'are now travellingiltidi* 42;si elisaaminie
who go to .different• ivhdesnan*.s sitol4;.-41nd dtrvat
shilling's or six-pennywoith of the large tiee.fralfiebree.;,-;
on obtaining them they tender back twopence _for. a
shilling's, and one penny for 'a six-pennyiforth, saying.
that is fur their trouble. There is lihrdlY -a their in
Maidstoneofint what they have been at, in some
stances had them s their objectls Roe:known,
The New Statute, oc.lffop -Fair; was pfaclaimild aC
Hereford odThersday, with an moiling ceremenial.
A person on horseback, bearing the appellation of
Moe, dressed fantastically in a greiiiiilk rnbe, and pro-
digious hat' and feathers, paraded the streets, attended
by six javelin men (L e. six boys with mops suitably de-
Corated). His Majesty seemed to be fullyinapressed.
with a sense of his regal dignity. At the door of the
King's Head be deputed one of his Lords* Waiting to
fetch him a pint of ale, which he quaffed off at a
draught, amidst the applause of assembled hundreds.
These was a good attendance of servants at the fair, and'
the hiring seemed to go on briskly. ,
Tme Por ice MAGIIITIRATie BILt,r7PLIPSIPV of the
Provincial Journals it has been reptes .t 4 that by a
clause in this Bill, no persons convicted of misdemean-
ours are to be subjected to hard.labotii, Animedte
offence be of a fraudulent nature. The:M*ls, 'dot
the import of the clause is siaply. this—The Metropolis
Police Act creates a variety of naisdameanomnpeculiar
to itself,-which are punishable on a summary convic-
tion, by imprisonment in the common jail,er-flonie of
Correction; but it is not added. that the PaiMachto-
victed,.may, in the House of •• be kept to,
'herd labour. By the new Act a 4.i • * 'pnWet
Is given 'to the convicting Magistrates, aliperadthut
,hard labour, where the misdemeanours Met i fran•
.dulent nature.

DIED.
Monday, at Dublin, John 1101111111/2 Rae. ank al his nirlailei
Cisme' at Law. Mr. Kinross had retired frost the Pat Ist
number of years. •
In Iteswil-place, aged at, Lieutenant-OmM aflogi*TritEle
of tho gas. link India Cosiiany's hies.
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"day ta. at the Haab% 16-. hire, Ellsabilik**l 1444
Josepts Birth. SwF ILL .

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