Star.
London, England, 1801-07-23 00:00:00

OXI'ORD, TUaSDAY, JULY 21.

The Subfcription Cup of One Hundred Guineas
value, and Forty Guineas in fpecie. Four
year olds 7a. 71b. five year olds Bft. 71b. fix
year olds 9[t. and Lged 9(. 41b. One four-
mile heat.
Mr. J. Fines Worthy, 6 yrs. old, walked over.

The fame day the Town Plate of Sol. for four
years old horfes, &c. carrying 711. 71b. five year
olds 811. 41b. fix year olds Bfl. ixlb. and aged
911. 21b. Winners of one plate fince the ift of
January, 1801, carrying 31b. and of two 51b.
extra. Winners of three plates fince the Ift of
January laft nut allowed to (tart. The belt of
three 4-mile heats.

Sir F. Poole's br. filly, Tawney, 4 yrs old. - I 1
Mr. SieWs br. c. St. Vincent, 4 yrs. old. . 4 2
Mr. Frogley'v Ploughboyaged - - n 3
Mr. Pickering's ch. tn. Pigeon,by Afparagus,s yrs old 3 4

FIRE IN UPPER-SLYMOUR-STREET:In the late
dreadful fire, which confumed the houfe and fur-
niture of Lady COGHILL, it is to be lamented that
no water could be obtained either from the works
of the New kiver, or of the Chelfea Company, till
it was too late to prevent the dearuftive ravages.

'We hope this circumftance will roufe the atten-
tion of the Grand Jundion Company to their true
intereft, and that of the public, by affording a fup-
ply of that indifpenfible article to the Metropolis.
It is underifood, that they are able to do this from
their Canal at Paddington in an abundance, that
would for ever render the inhabitants of London
more fecure from a fimilar calamity, and add to
their comforts by a more ample fupply for family
purpofes. We throw out this hint from an ap-
prehenfion, that the Complny are not flifficiently
alert on this fubjett, in which the public are fo
materially interefted ; the eapence of which cannot
be fuch as to create any well founded diffiJence,
for it mull be amply compenfated by the confe-
quent revenue to the concern.
The Ifland of Macalfar, near Amboyna and
Banda, has of late been the particular objeft of
the attention of government, an account of its be-
ing at all times capable of furnifhing an abundance
orprovifions for our (hipping : it lying exaftly in
the outward and homeward-bound track of the
China fhips.

One of the villains who robbed the Dublin Mail-
coach on the 4th of March laft, has been appre-
hended in the He of Wight. He had called in
'the 85th regiment quartered there, and was dif.
covered and arrefted by his officer, in confequence
of a very accurate defcription of his perfon fent
over for that purpofe.
HERTFORD AixszEs.—Tuerday Wm. Cox was
indieted for wilfully and malicioufly fetting fire to a
hovel of wheat, the property of James Hilton, of
Walkern. The fad was clearly made out, and the
previous and ru brequent conduit of the prifoner left
no doubt on the minds of the Court that he had
been aCluated in the commiffion of the aft by the
molt inveterate hatred and malice againft the pro-
fecutor. The Jury pronounced him Guilty ; but
in confideration of the extreme /offerings of his
wife and children, who appeared in Court at the
time, agonising every breall capable of feeling for
diarefs, they ventured to recommend the prifoner
to mercy.

Mr. Juftice GRosS lamented that the crime of
which the prifoner had been found guilty fhould
be fo ftrongly marked with ingratitude and wic-
kednefs, as to render the humane fuggeftions of the
Jury, and thofe of his own heart, fruitlefs and abor-
tive, as there was a duty which he owed to public
jullice paramount to individual feeling, and which
demanded the forfeited life of the prifoner ; a duty
that compelled him inftantly topronounce the dread-
ful fentence the law had armed him with, which
if he negledled, he laid, he (hould confider himfelf
as acceltary to the crime the prifoner had commit-
ted. His Lordlhip then addreffed the prifoner as
to the nature and magnitude of his offence, and to
the extreme depravity and vicionfuels which had
urged him to it : lamented that there flould be
found a human being fo loft, fo inhuman to his
fellow men, as wantonly and malicioufly to dcltroy
the means of fufienance which PRov:DEricS had fo
benignly blcffed us with for our fupport, efpecially
at a time when the community were fuffering un-
der confiderable privations from the effeas of fea-
lons, which the country had not yet recovered—
that it was a crime of the blackeft dye, from the
punifhment of which the prifoner could enter-
tain not the fmalleft hopes; therefore conjured him.
the (hurt time he had to live and breathe in this
world, that he would employ that time in fervent-
ly praying for that mercy in another world, which
the enormity of his offences had prevented him
from receiving in this.
Goodwin Th tirgond and Baldock Plate, for fleal.
ing three quarters of Barley, the property of John
Pryor; William Horton, for (leafing a quantity
of iron, the property of Thomas Pickford ; and
William Wife, William Thorby, and William Br i-
ant, for ftealing a trufs, containing two pieces of
Irifh linen, the property of Thomas Watfon, were
fevcrally found Guilty, and ordered for tranfpor-
tation.

Jofeph Fryar was capitally indicted for break-
ing and entering the dwelling houfe of James Step•
toe, at Rickmanfworth, and Itealing 4os. in (dyer,
a guinea, half-a-guinea, and two feven (billing
pieces in gold, and zos. worth of copper, but being
unable either to prove the burglary, or to identify
more than one of the (billings, the Jury found him
guilty of flealing only to the value of tzd.
The Affizes being ended, the Judges quitted this
place for Chelmsford, leaving Cos for execution,
and reprieving Inward and Skinner.