Star.
London, England, 1816-07-15 00:00:00

01.1) BAII.EY.

Saturday Rohertrowntend was indicted on the oath
of Anthony Blackburn, for having forged and ut-
tered as true, a certain promissory note tor the pay.
ment of ‘725, with intent to defraud Fortunatus
Crisp. Mr. ALLEY, for the prosecution, made att ap-.
plkation to the Court for the postponement of the
trial until the next Sessions, upon an affidavit of the
absence of a material witness. The request was
agreed to.
Thomas Collett, Dennis Rotrion, and James Quin, three
Irish labourers, who could scantly speak a word of
English, were capitally indicted for coining shadings.
The prisoners were all discovered in the act of co-
lowing blank pieces iu a house in Moor-yard, Cripple.
gate. In their defence they said (through the medium
of an interpreter) that they went to the market in
Qiieen-street, Cheapside, to get employment r there
they met a man who tittered them work, they accepted
it, and went to the apartment, where they were ap-
prehended, when he set them to work, and went out
for the purpose or getting them dinner. Several per.
sons gave the prisoners a good character. Other
witnesses proved that there was such a market as the
one alluded to by the plisotiers. An officer stated
to the Court, that he had, within an lour, taken the
person into custody who was suspected to be the man
who hired the prisoners to work at coining. 'the Jury
fotind them Guilty.
Benjamin Bbrubn, a boy, 13 years old, was capitally
convicted of stealing a £5 note, the property GI Any
Martin, servant to Captain Searle, Upper 11:rkeley.
street. He Was recommended to mercy on account
of his youth.
John Hardy was capitally convicted of stealing a
mare, value £3O, the property of James Paynor, of
Peckelton, in Leicestershire. _

John Atwood Egerton was capitally convicted of an
unnatural crime; and James Magrah for as►auit•
ing Mary Fossey on the King's.bighway, and taking
from her person a cloak, her prvetty.

Tameerrs.—A Most tremendous storm of thun-
der and lightning, accompanied with heavy rain, was
lately experienced in Laacashire, and the adjoining
counties. The electric fluid struck a public h:,use,
near Tockholes, which it greatly damaged, and killed
the landlord. The same day the town and neigh-
bourhood of Stafford were visited by one of the
heaviest hail storms,, accompanied wits vivid light.
Ling, and loud peals of thunder, in the recollection of
the oldest inhabitants. Some of the hail-stones were
the size of marbles, and fell with such force as to al.
most annihilate vegetation in the suburbs of the town;
The Vinery of H. Boons, Esq. of Clayton, eustaincd
considerable damage. It is remarkable, that in one
gar ken on the Marsh every thing was crushed as it
the roller had been passed over it ; whilst a gar.len,
within a few yards of it, was not in the slightest de-
gree injured. At Hatfield, J. Rontledge was struck
by the lightning, but it is hoped he will recover. His
horse was killed by the same stroke. The rain
poured down in torrents for the space of nearly two
hours.

Wednesday last, as a poor woman, of the name of
Coman, in Sutton Division, Wymondham, was sit-
ting in her cottage, with an infant at her breast, she
was struck with lightning on her neck, and killed in-
stantaneously ; the infant, however, escaped death,
but was very seriously injured, its clothes being lite-
rally burnt from its back ; a second child was also
much hurt.

it is incredible tl:e number of persons that fall vic-
tims to disorders, produced by consulting illiterate
pretenders—the latent, seed of a dreadful disease is
suffered to lurk in the system, and too often shorten
life ; these circumstances induced Dr. Comm, and
three Surgeonsof thirty years experience, to establish
a Medical Board at Charlotte-House, Great Char
lotte•street, opposite the Rev. Rowland Hill's Cha-
pel, Blatkfriars' Road. The Medical Board claims
•the attention of those who have been improperly
treated, and particularly those afflicted with Stric.
tures, Fistulas, Cancers, Scrofulas, Nervous Debili-
ties, arising from warm climates, juvenile indiscre-
tions, bre. Eruptions on the bead, face, and body,
sore eyes, ulcerated throat, mouth, and nose, pains'
in the head and limbs, frequently mistaken for rheu-
matism ; nodes on the shin bones, &c. are symptoms
which appear years after, and often en bitter the
matrimonial state. Messrs. COOPER and Co. are
consulted daily by all ranks of people from eight in
the morning until nine at night ; or by letter, inclo-
sing a tee (tor no others are answered) stating their
case, when medicine and advice are seat to all parts
of the kingdom. The piles and fistula cured. with-
out burning or cutting ; and idvice gratis, on Tues-
day, Thursday, and- Sunday ,mornings, till twelve
o'clock. A side-door, and private rooms for temates.
Tsvo nninent Physician: hare lately joined the Board ; and
Afrlcal Gentlemen who • attend with their Patimis for
4thices .are iireeent .durisis consuhaticui.