Star.
London, England, 1803-02-04 00:00:00

RECORDEresi REPbe.

Yelterdat the ltecoanta made his report to hia
Majelly of the following prifoners under fenteoce
of death in Newgate, viz.
Martha Smith, for uttering a counterfeit Wiling, and having
been at the (blurt& SefEons of the Peace convieted of being a
common utterer of fele and counterfeit money.
Charles Cum and Thomas White, (or affaulting J. Eater 0.1
the highway, and caking from him a thillin and a quantity of
halfpence.
John Vickers, for itesllng fevers' half guineas, (even (haling
pieces, and a quantity of flyer, the property of C. Rob.stfoo,
in bis dwelling-houfe. . . . . .

John Malia-rney, for being found at large before the expira-
tion ottle term for which he had been ordered to be tranfported.
Francis Finlay, for forging a Bill of Exchange, pu. porting to
be accepted by James Sykes, for the rum of 421. and uttering
and publithlng the fame as true, to T. Earnflaaw, with latent to
defraud the laid T. Lunthaw and J. Sykes, Efq.
Margaret Radthaw, fur Beall• g three cotton gowns and
other articles, the property of J. Hayland.
Sarah Hat, for Ruling ato Bank note, a 31. Bank note, fit
one pound Bank notes, 13 guineas and two ►alf guineas, the
property of Wm. Smith.
John Cawdell. for Sealing 23 fheep, the property of William
Graves, fen.

Edward Neltan, for aftaulting R. Bartlett on the highway,
and taking front hint a ftccl watch chain, dtc.
A man called Franciffo, for wilfully Bloating at R. Mary an,
in his &vain-haute, with a PIA loaded with gunpowder and
a leaden bullet, with Intent to kill. _ _ _

When Fraud, Finlay was ordered for execution
on 'Wednefday next, the 9th initant.

Abraham Barney, for apprehending whom a re-
ward of Sol. had been offered by the Sheriff of
Middlefes, has been recovered, and the reward
paid. It appears that he was on board a veffel at
Gravefend, and the failnrs entertaining fome fuf-
picions of him in confequence of the notice in the
Public Papers, they queftioned him as to the time
of day, when he drew out a watch of very parti-
cular defcription ; this firengthened their fufpicion,
in confequence of which he was taken into cudody,
and notice fent to the Sheriff.

A fervant to Mr. Keßerton, of the White Norte
Inn, in the Borough, was attempted to be robbed
by a tingle footpad, on Wedaefday morning about
one o'clock, near the nine mile (lone, on the
Bromley road; but being on horfcback, be got
away fife with all his property.
A well-dreffed pickpocket attempted to rob a
lady on Tuefday evening, going into the Box-door
of Drury-lane Theatre. A gentleman who was
along with her, detected him in the attempt, when
the fellow endeavoured to laugh it off, by faying
he only meant a pic-sic joke. The gentleman im-
mediately knocked him down, telling him there
was an impromptts to his pic-sic.
Tuefday evening, about eight o'clock two gen-
tlemen, paffing through Bridge-flreet, Blackfriars,
were furrounded by a gang of huftlers, who en-
deavoured to get poffeffion of their watches,which,
however, they miffed. as the gentlemen were aided
by Tome others who came up, and rcfcued them
from the attack of there mifcreants, who, difap-
pointed in their firft attempt, had charged the
gentlemen with an affault, and wanted to force
them into an hackney-coach. under a pretence of
taking them to Bow-ftreet. One of the gentlemen
received a defperate blow with a flick on his head
from one of the villains.

On Wednefday morning, a fellow knocked at
the door of Mr. Jones, in St. Alban's Brett, pre-
tending he had dropped a letter into the area, and
while the maid fervant was gone to fetch it, he
Role two coats and a waiacoat out of the parlour,
and got clear off.
The fame evening, the coach houfe of Mrs,
Sponger, in Jockey-fields, near Bedford-row, was
robbed of the hammer cloth belonging to thecoach.
Laft Monday, during the public view of the
Rock in trade of Meffrs. Chapman and Edwards,
of New Bond-Rreet, fome fnop-lifters contrived to
Real one lot of printed muffin, containing 35 yards,
and four lots of black mode, in quantity about go
ells, with which they got off unditiovered. The
perfons rape/led were well.dreired women, with
very large muffs, who, it kerns, go in parties of
four, five, and fix ; and, whila one or two are
taking off the attention of the men in charge of
the goods, the others contrive to flip the pilfered
articles into their muffs. At another tale in the
fame flreet has been Rolen about so yards of printed
callico, and other articles ; and the fhopkeepers
there in general have fuffered confiderably by there
depredators.
On March aoth, tBor, Mr. J. NEWNAN, jun. of
Britford, was flopped a few males from home, in
open day, by a fingle highwayman, who robbed
him of a (mall turn of money. The perfon who
committed this daring robery, narrowly efcaped
being taken in Salifbury. On Thurfday laft gown
Pope was apprehended, and committed to hind-
borough-bridewell, for trial, charged with this
robbery.
On Monday the aath ult. came on at Perth, be-
fore the Magittrates and a refpeftable jury, the trial
of 1/roradu Ogilvie, dyer, and Merv, Minerfoo, oc-
cantinal refident in Perth, in an aftion brought
againft them, under the concurrence of the Pro-
curator Fileal, accufing them of having wantonly
broken fixtrfour lamps in the public Rreets. The
trial occupied from eleven o'clock in the forenoon
till one the following morning, when the Jury
returned their versliet, finding the prifoners guilty.
They were adjudged to pay 251. to the Contradors,
and a ;l. to the Procurator Fifcal, in the name of
expences ; to be impriloned two months, and to
find fecurity to keep the peace for three years.

Laft Saturday fe;nnigla as a labouring man, his
wife, and four (mall children were fleeping in a
room, at the fouth end of the town of Youkhal in
Ireland ;—the mother arnfe in the middle of the
night to give her lick child drink, after which,
Ilicking the candle againft the wall, (a very dan.
Igerous pradice, and not uncommon among the
poor) (he dropt afleep. The candle burning to a
(fluff, fell among tome ftraw, which lay fmutber -
ing till the room was enveloped with fmoke, and
faiddenly blazing up, the poor people, heavy with
&cp, and incapable of immediate extrication, were
burned in fo fevere a degree. that notwithflanding
the very humane a/Gliance of Cenral of the reipeß
ahle inhabitants for their recovery. they languilbc
till Monday morning, when the man, woman and
two children died, leaving the other tie children
iA a deplorabk knation.

EIRTIIS. •
OA the 19th ult. at Cottle's Hoyle, Wilt., the 1 J.. 11 of B
liobhoute, Elet. M. P. of a daughscr.
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On Monday night, in Park:ttreet, Sonthwak, tuc Lady
Frederick Perkins, oia fun.
On the such nit. Mrs. rostra 01La 104.
S.me day, at Ochtertere, Lady Mary Murray. a a daughter