Star.
London, England, 1804-03-27 00:00:00

then called many miPtitahle witnclu,pJ orhoSt4lbe
Outrage and refiSaimas were friltylirrnre&
Mr. Gm' teplied in an ingenious and e=
fpeechiin the part of the Defendant, WAN'
any witnelfes. -
flit learned Judge, Sir A. THost►soa, foamed
up the evidence in a very able and impartial way,
and the Jury, without heatatiun, found the Dekta•
dant—Guilty.

On Saturday night a man came to the watchman
who Rands as the end of King's• Head-court, Norton
Falgate, and requefted permilEon to Rop for a few
minutes in his box, while he went his rounds• as the
Rranger raid that he bad no lodging to go to. The
watchman granted his requeil. and then went to call
the hour. On his return, however, he found the
man Suing in the watch•bos quite dead. The body
was taken to the Ship public houfe for the Owner's
Inqueil. The deceafed was a fawyer by trade, and
lodged in King's Head court; but being unwell, and
mat of employ, he was not able to pay his lodging,
and confeqttently turned out to the beets that very

WIC.
On Wednefday two men were apprehended by the
Magierttes of Briftol, under the following einem-
itimess—They had taken places in the Mail for Los.
don a Gentleman of this city. who had alto takes
a place. having confiderable property about him.;
lead his forpicions raifed by the ihabby appearance of
the men, and was unwilling to rifle gettusg into their,
company; he accordingly applied to the bfagierate,
and on examination they were found to be two de.'
fetters from the Monmouth and Braes hatii.—
They bad been 8 mg at the Be& Tavern, and had
been noticed fosse We— re lounging about the town.
On Thurfday morning lag, about two o'clock, a'
fire bloke out is a miter at &averted. Cloonan.
Ake, inhabited by an menfrioas labourer named
%our. his wife, and five Mean child:es. The hook
was completely enveloped in flames, before the fa
away were alarmed. The mother, after efeaping
with difienky, retuned. and penetrated three times
ihettlitely through the fire, to Pave her children, in
Aka the fortunately foceeeded ; but. chocking to
Vie. the was herfelf to terribly !earthed in the
attempt % as to fbrvive only a few hours. The poor
Ifilepaausd two of the children, are Co much burnt as
Mineolittle hopes of their recovery.
lha file 11110111li at eleven o'clock, a fire was
sated the hook of Mary Ovary. an infirm old
ousime.i* Berdey-court,Lansbedi Road; the flames
am tibeeke beer! &dimly fries the door anti win-
dew, and prevented the neighbours from going in
10. salmi aline* to the unfostonate inhabitant,
'whole tarty &Teams could be &Mealy beard with'
in. doosirahlogeleloose enold, however. Be green;
imaillebile the were looking at each other
is the resat of anger,. the flooring fell in
and buried** nahappy &Rennin the conflagratios;
the mists arrived Seedy after the alarm, and hay.
pooneed • (palely Of water, focceeded in
this ilanses code* fetlock. Befides
hawk was yillelkoyed• the a
motifs. were greatly drrmeipi.'asd the
911417 Wong* poor people 'my ensBderalde7We
scrident is fain to be oecafioned by the deaths of
Mrs. °very having cam* fire p—ie had been left
alone by • perfon who bed atteaded.ber foe a nem•
her times, and being usable tither to extricate hea
felf. or glee the alankthe Seems commenseated to
foessativisisepand thiamin iffaed from the doorofthe
lower roos, when the wasfittig, which ledto the dif-
cowl of her fituarion. Friday morning. at eight
o'clock. the ruins were removed, and part of the body
was found dreadfully burst, it was conveyed to the
workbook, to await the Coroner's inquifitioe. The
directed wad upwards of yo years of aged
Savorday sight. about ten o'clock, a fire broke
out at the hook of Mr. Avers, Charlotte.fireet.
Bloceriburf. which was occafioned by the carried:.
nefa of the fervent Junin a candle burning in the
bedroom after potties the children to bed. The
eagiese arriving. immediately on the alarm being
glees, and plenty of water at band, the lames were
loon got under.
An alarm of fire took place os Saturday night, at
Mr. &oozes law library, BelLyard. Temple-bar.
The fit. Canines Danes engine arrrivc.l, but the
fire which had broke out the upper part of the
beak, was theft eztinguifhod.
Os the fame night a ire broke oat alto at the
houfe of Mr. Atomism,. who keeps the great cook
(hop, in Drury.lanek at the corner of Clare-court.—
The fire broke out in the two pair of Asks, where the
table linen of the Inure was placed to dry. By
timely exertions the fire was estineuifhed, but not
before all the property of this itaduarious family, in
that floor, was defiroyed.
On the 4th, t ith, and 14th 'ottani tome (mart
Socks of an earthquake, accompanied with fubter.
ramose writes. were felt at Connie. in Perthfhire.—
The firli was flight I the fecond was much snore vio-
lent, and attended with a noife ditlimilar to that
which accompanied fimilar phenomena in that guar.
ter on former occafions. The !all, although leis via.
lent, was not the leall alarming, occurring. as it did.
about two o'clock in the morning, amidit clouds and
thick darknefs, and a very heavy rain.
4. The earthquakes, and its concomitant noires,"
frays a letter from. Connie of the .6th inflant, .4 have
not been heard or felt in this place, but in a folitary
inflance or two, fince the 7th September Ito s —the
great (hock felt almod over the half of Scotland—till
about two weeks ago, when they returned with their
ulual violence, though not fo emended in their ope-
ration. We had a flight flock on Sabbath the 4th
inflate, about four o'clock P. M. and Several fubser.
r anemia noires. Upon Sabbath the it th, about t r
o'clock A. M. we bad another (hock, more violent
and fenfible. and attended with a crackling inter-
rupted found, ddlimilar to any we have ever heard.
" Upon Wednetclsy mottling the lath, about two
o'clock in the morning, another (hock happened,
pretty (mart, but not fo fenfible as the one upon
Sabbath the lith ; but owing to the darknefs of the
night and the heavy rain. it was more alarming.
Upon the Tuefday, the day before the Taft lhoek,
the atmorphere was very troubled and louring; huge
clouds. apparently charged with the elearic
bang over this place. and in the evening the mill
crawled along the fides of the mount/ant. which is
very frequently a fymptom of au approaching con-
cur/on. f intimated this to a friend, and my fears
were raaliaed during the night. They generally
hapjlcu a the %haw oldie moon, or when the is full."