Star.
London, England, 1804-04-05 00:00:00

POLICE.

Mauston-Housz.—Yenerday Rekre Lee was charg-
ed by George Bruck, with others, of an intention to
defraud him. He Rated that he had let a houfe in
Weymouth-greet to a perfon calling himfelf Captain
Hughes, who referred him to No. aoo, in Thamer
flreet, for his chat after, and in the intermediate times
took poffieffion of the houfe. On applying in Thames-
lircet he found no inch perfon had lived there ; but
meeting this perfon in the houfe, brought him before
his Loral/it to oblige him to give fome account of
himftlf ; but this fraud not basing taken place in
the City, the prifoner was remanded to a county
Magitfrate. Mr. KiLDEIt, the Marital, told kis
Lorditip complaints had been made by feveral per-
lons who had been defrauded of things fent to No.
aoo, Thames-Rreet, for Captain Hughes.
MMILSOROUGN .—Yeaerday fierkrt and
yeasu Melee were brought before the Sitting
trate at this Office, charged, by the contraaor for
keeping clean the areas, and receiving the antes
from the inhabitants of Mary-la-bonne parifb, with
having tilled their cart with a quantity of dull from
a bottle in Titchfield.flreet, contrary to the Aft of
Parliament, which enaas a penalty of twenty Ihillings
from every perfon who (hall remove any allies from
the laid pariah withrat being direeed fo to do by
the parifh officers. The Contraaor flared, that he
paid no left a fum lag year, than 2,3501. for the pri•
vilege of having the dull and allies in the parifh; that
he had been frequently robbed of his property, by
perfons who had no claim to it, and yefterday morn•
ing flopped the parties going away with a country
cart fall of dull from Titchfield-greet. Merfer, the
owner of the cart, (aid, in extenuation of his treipars,
that he lived at Kenfiagton, and was going with the
allies to manure a piete of ground at that place, after
having them given him by the owner of the houfe in
Titchfield- ft tett. The Magif rates, however,explained
to him and his companion that they had both afted
contrary to the flatute, which they did not appear to
be ignorant of. He, therefore, fined them the mit'
rated penalty often (billings each.
Hayyos Gaansw.r-Yefierday

Clark, a

Horfe dealer, on Saffron•hill, charged his wife with
affaulting and dreadfully cutting him. The profe-
cutor awed, that far the fake of evading his wile's
impetuous temper, he had gone out of his bottle cn
Tuefday evening to take a pint of porter at a neigh-
bouring public houfe. On his entering the door, he
received a violent blow on the head ; when, on his
turning himfelf round, he obfervcd the bl.iw to have
been given by his wife, who had followed him ; the
then !truck at him on the face with an open knife,
which cut him dreadfully on his left cheek. He was
neceffitated to give her in charge to the watchman,
from her violently outrageous conduct. She was
committed for the affault.
Woes's IP•STItt ET.—Yellerday a female was charg
ed as being an accomplice in robbing a Height:Nullity
tradtfman. The Prolecutor had gone to the hook
of a Female Prophet, in Well fquare, Shoreditch, for
the interpretation of an event which had befallen hint,
•nd which had been in part realized by a Dream,—
The bargain was (truck, that the depolit money
Ihould be returned, providing her prediCions did not
happen within • limited time. This modern $j 6il,
who is well known by the ingenious in her protetrwr,
ufed the necethry Imatiatioae, and referred to Sot/
earl Pa.,,lrgre to add to the folemnity of her /;werr.—
Alter a day of ahorit half an hour, the Proiccutnt
departed ; Coon after which he milled his putty, con
- t•iiiing notes and when lie returned to the Pro-
tbeteje, who was ahrelit. The Prifoner was then taken
, as being in :he honk ; but there fusing Tv. evidence
LO her in the robbery. the was cillk.ll..ViLa.

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ECCLESIASTICAL AND ACADEMICAL PROMOTIONS.
The Lord Provoft, Magiltrates, and Council of Edinburgh, have
appointed the Rev. Mr. Thomas Mack night, one of the Minders
of Smith Leith, to be Minikes. of Trinity College Church of that
city, in the room of the Rev. Mc. R. Anderfon; [radiated to the
Old Crandon.
OXFORD, MA ten 31 —The Public Preachers before the Unl-
mirky for cher:inking year, wedded in lent Term, are the Rev.
John Eveldsh, D.). Provost of Oriel College; Septimus Collinkos.
D. D. Provolt of Queen's College, and Lady Margaret's Profeffoe
of Divinity ; Chula BERURP, B. D. Fellow of Corpus CluiftlCol•
tae ; Wok Benjamin Portal, B. D. Fellow of St. John's College;
William Welt Green, M. A. Vice Principe/ of Magdalen Hall
George Richards, M. A. of Oriel College; Richard Michell. M.A.
Fellow of Wadhans College; Frodtham tiod'o, Fellow ot
&denote College; Robert Diekinfoo, M. A. Fellow of <brae,
College; and William Crowe, B. C. L. of New College, and P.
lie Orator of the Univerlity.
The-Public Eumining Matters for the prefent year are the Rem
George Shepherd, M.A. Fellow of UniVerfity Collett, •, Frodkant
Hodfon, M. A. Fellow of Broknefe College ; Rob. Philip Good.
(sough, M. A. Student of Check Chtr.-ch ; John Vinicombe, ft Di
Fellow of Pembroke College • Wm. Nichol. Darnall, M. A. fel:
low of Corpus Mini College; and Henry Kett, B. D. Fellow of
Trinity College. The three appointed In
Lent Term f,,r the co-
king year, are the Rev. Rich. Michell, M. A Fellow of li'vdente
Colige; Wm. Conn, M. A. Student of Cbrift Chan* ; and John
Moulley, M. A. Vice Principal of St. Mary Hall.
On the teth InR. Mr. George Wheatles , of Chrilt Chun-hone
admitted Bachelor of Arts. The fame day, in convocation, Win.
Tennant. Efq. Gentleman Commoner of the fame Houk, wised.
milted to the honorary degree of Matter of Arts. prdentod by
the Rev. James Webber, M. A. Student of the lame bout.
Friday the 16th.Mr.Hagh Hanmer Morgan of tbe fame
was admitted Bachelor of Ans.
Tudday the aotb, Mr. John Burrell Halley, of Wilmette Cc&
lege, was admitted Bachelor of Arts.
Saturday the lath, the lift day of Lent Term, the Rev. joie
George Grilliabook. of Trinity College; Frederick Wm. Nolen.
and John Emeria, of Corpus Chrißi College. Matters of Ares.
were &drain's' Bachelors in Divinity. Mr. Robert khaki. or
Bedew& College, was admitted Bachelor of Arts.
The whole number of Degrees in Lent Term was one curio
Divinity, three Deallorsjo CMI Law, two Dolton In Medicines'
(even Iladtelorsin Divinity, three Bachelorsin Chit Law,eiro
corporated Matter of Arts, nine Matters t `'Arts, Pony (even. Duo
chelors of Arts, Lod Determiners, twenty-four Wawa, and Re
from former years. Matriculadoos firty-one.
On Friday !aft, a dithenfation pared the great fealty enable di
Rev. Chas. John Bird. A. M. chaplain to the Right Hoc. the Gamma
nil of Clanbrakll, Minder of Aldermaltort, Berkihire, and rec-
tor of Dyeedor in Herefordlisire, to hold with the latter the rec-
tory of Mordeiord, in the fame county and dloeek, on the pm:kn-
ot the foe of the late Hun. Edward Foley.