Star.
London, England, 1803-07-11 00:00:00

OLD BAILET.

On Friday i 6 prifoners were tried, four of whom
were capitally convieted, viz.
W. Eyres, for being at large before the expiration
of the term for which he was ordered to be tranfport-
ed; Charlotte Wood and Sophia Blundell, for break.
ing into the dwelling-hiufe of A. Anderfon, and
ftealing feven pocket handkerchiefs and other arti-
cles; and Mofes Murphy, for healing a black mare,
the property of J. Eaft.
Seven were convieed of felony, viz.
T. Dutton, for (Icahn; four truffes of hay, the
property of C. Whaley; I% Haggis, for ftealing
flyer watch, the property of J. Murray; Wm. Lowe,
alias Baker, for healing a quantity of filk floekings,
the property of Mars. Lobb and fon; J. Whitaker,
for Rea in fix pair of boot legs, the property of S.
Curtis; Ir. Norman, for !haling 29 fox fkins, and
other articles the property of S. Lange; Sarah Clark,
for sealing 43 yards of linen, the property of Wm.
Oakes; and F. Widgeon, for haling eight yards of
hills linen, the property of Mars. Whitfield and
Wheelwright. And fix were acquitted.
On Saturday eleven prifoners were tried, two of
whom were capitally convieed, viz. Maria Barrell,
alias Adair, and Hannah Maria Tate, for feloninufly
uttering counterfeit money, and having been before
eonvieed of like offences, were deprived of the bene-
fit of clergy.
Two were convieed of felony, viz. Thomas Chap-
man, for healing a pair of breeches, the property of
William Rafter; Elizabeth Wade, for felonioufly
having in her cuflody and poffelGon, certain forged
and counterfeit Bank Notes, knowing them to be
forged, without lawful excufe.
One was convieed of a mifdemeanor, viz. Mary
Jones for uttering a counterfeit fhilling.
And fax were acquitted, among whom W. Hart,
and T. Doyle, were indicted for malicioufly (hooting
at W. Mathews, one of a profs-gang, who attempt-
ed to imprefs them at a pablic•houfe in Winchefter-
fireet. The evidence did not, however, eftablifh the
charge, and the Judge direeed their acquittal. Hart
was difchargeo, but Doyle being impertinent on his
acquittal,was ordered on board the tender.—J. Long-
budge, a letter carrier, was indi&ed for healing a
five pound note out of a letter; but the Jury credit-
ing his defence, that he received it from another let-
ter carrier, named Fox!-v, acquiz!ed him.

The King's Evil, which derived its name from the
faith in a royal piece of raver, was a remedy which
carried medicine into Gothic obecurity. Rcafon and
Phyfic Squiring a more refpeetable footing, deftroy-
ed the belief in charms; and in Charles's reign, the
refpeftable Wifeman gave a method of cure on ra-
tional principles of praftice. In the glands Scrophu-
la generally fixes, and thofe more efpecially about
the neck and throat, obaruding the ablivbent glands,
and thofe appropriated for the faliva, and the fenfe,
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the perfpiration, and other necelfary fecretions, that
as a remedy in 6bitruftions of this kind it is unequal-
led.--*„• For the truth of the aftertion of the cure
of Scrophula, vide Spilibury's Treatife and Cafes of
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the Drops, No. 15, Soliarquare, in bottles, including
the black Ramp, at ss. 63. los. and 11. 21. each.