Star.
London, England, 1807-02-19 00:00:00

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Yefterday the Seffions commenced before the R:ght
Hon. the LORD MAYOR, Mr. Juttice HEATH, Mr.
ffi ;o ice LE I3LANC, Mr. EarOD SVTI ON, the Recorder,
&c. &c. when eighteen prifoners were tried, At) of
whom were capitally convicted, viz.
grin and for a burglary in
the dwelling honfe of Michael Mac Ghee, and lieal-
ing 271. 25. 6J in rnrney, his property.
Eleven were convined of felonies, viz.
Robert Brooker o,:v,rn, for (leafing about one cwt. or
rope yarn, the property of John Griffiths. This pro-
perty was what is called marked yarn. The cordage
made for the Navy and for the Eall India Company,
have in each Pond of which any rope is compofed,
a yarn twilled in a particular manner, fo :hat upon
opening up the end of a rope, it can at once he faid
whether it belongs to the Navy or the Eatt India
Company. The rope yarn in queftion was-mantalac-
tured by the profectitor for the Eaft India C. mpany
in the manner which charaetelizes their cordage.
This marled yarn is alfo in the cant dialect called the
Roper' yarn, as its exigence frequently contrit)%tes to
the detation of offender s. In this inttance it malted
that appellation, for the profecutor was, in conic-
quence of its IltuEture, et)::1)led to identify his pro-
perty. It was flolen out of the profecutor's yard.
Margart Ligo, for ftea:ing a pcliffe, value 225. the prur_rty of
11. Thwaits.

J Wright. for healing two watches, a medal, the prorcrty
of W. Fuftace.

Jni,n Brikhtwell, for Reeling it lbs. of foap, the property of
Meffre. Patty and Co.
J. Conine and J. White. fer Reeling a ppanned tea board, and a
tin kettle, the property of J. Adfhcad.
C. Scannall, fur litaling 65Ibs. weight of had, the property of
Me firs. Creed.

J. Brown, for Beating three firecs of copper, value 21. the pro-
petty of Mrffrs. Williams and Co.
W. Wafter, for healing two parcels of iron pins and fret laws,
the property of Mcffrs. Wri,.;ht.

darc;linelaverder, lor Re aling two watches, valut. 39s the pro-
perty of R.. Webffer.

. .
J.. I.lndley, fur ftcaling tMs of brafs, value gs. the property of
G. Penton.

And five were acquitted, amang whom was,
G. Allwood, for felonioufly embezzling one guinea,
the propeity of his mailer, R. Ellifon. It appeared
that the prifoner was ihopman to the profecu or, a
cheefemonger in Chifwell-ttreet, and was fent to re-
ceive 21. 3 f a Mr. Legg, on account of his mailer.
The fum, with the exception of one Inihing, was paid
by Mr. Legg to the priioner, who paid his mailer one
guinea, Dating, that was all he had received of Mr.
Legg. The defence was, that the prifoncr had kept
the guinea for money due to him from his mailer.

OR ATORI O.—HA KDE. fublimecompofition of the
Mciab, IA night, at:ratted a crowded audience, and
the various performers acquitted themfelves greatly
to the fatisfaltion of their hearers : Mrs. I:limn:4s
was in excellent voice, and it would be difficult to
defcribe the exquifite fenfations fhe infpired by the
Rile in which fhe gave the divine air, 1 know that
myßdeemer livrth.

The grand Chorus of Hallelujah I for the lord Cod
Omnipotent reigneth, was rapturoufly encored. Madame
Dt SSk ICS air, How beautiful are the Feet, was given in
her belt manner, and received with great applaufe.
Yellerday a Court of Directors was held at the
Eaft India Houle, when the following Commanders
took leave previous to departing for their retpedive
deftinationF, viz.
Capt. GEORGE WOOO, Charlton, Bombay dire A.—
J. A. CuMBEIti. toe, Surrey, Madras and Bengal.
T. HoD4ON, Ceylon, ditto.
J. SA NDELA ND!, Walpole, ditto.
S. SMITH, Lord Hawkefbur7}
St. Helena and Bengal.
W. BURGER, Airly Calle

Tucfday night was the moo feverely cold, and
tempeauous that has been known for many years
paft ; the Iron was mon inteßfe, and the fall of fnow
heavy in the Northern and EAnern Counties.

During the high wind yeflerday morning a great
part of Richmond Garden•wall was blown down.
Several trees in St. James's Park were likewife blown
down ; and much damage was done to the (hipping
in the Dc-wm, as will appear by our Deal and Dover
letters.

The Good Intention, LUST, from the Baltic, is
totally 101 l on the coall of Jutland.

AA article of intelligence which appeared in this
Paper a te• days ago, has led Come perfons to fop.
pole that (Le meafure of abolifhing the Slave Trade,
which the Prefident of the United States, in his
S,reech at the opening of the Sellion, arongty
urged the Congrefs to adopt, had met with forne op
polition in palling through the Legifla:ive Body.—
Nothiug can he further from the truth than this fop-
petition. The Bill for (freeing the abolition of this
traffic paired the Senate without a divition, cr even a
debate. In the Houle of Reprefentatives, the prin-
ciple of the Biil has been equally unrefilled ; and the
only difference of opinion which had arifen upon it,
when the ha accounts left America •, refpeeled the
cl :ufe which provided for the difpofal of the Slaves
who might be I,:ized and forfeited under the ACt. It
was at lall determined that they fhould be free, and
flnuld be Irritably provided for by the United Slates.
Nothing can more fatisfaftorily prove the laudable
anxiety of the American Government to free them-
(elves from the guilt of the Slave Trade, than this—
that, although the ACI of Confederation, puts it out
of the power of Congrcfs to prevent the importation
of Slaves into America before the t 7th of January,
'flog, yet that Congrefs are now legiflating profpec-
tivsly, (by an 'la which makes it felony to import a
flave alter that day) fo as to prevent any flave voyage
from being begun, which (hall not terminate before
the end of the relent year. Asa proof of the general
opinion entertained of this trade in America, it may
he proper to mention, although the General Congrefs
h:td nu power to make laws on this fubjea, which thould
take effeet hefor e January the 17th, i SoS, yet that every
State in the Union, with one exception, had abolifhed
it more than ten years ago. South Carolina furnifhes
this folitary exception, and even in this State attempts
have been made annually for fome years paft, to
abolifh this trade, which have failed generally by a
tingle vote. The attempt was renewed by the Le-
giflature of that State in December latl, and failed
again only by a Tingle vote. But the quellion on this
occafion related limply to the continuance or dilcon-
tinuance of the Trade for the prefent year; for when
that year than have terminated. the Aft of the Ge-
neral (2r:rigid's will loped-We all provincial legiflation
on the fobjeCt.
• see the American Newtrpers filed at the New York. Coffee)
Houle.