Star.
London, England, 1803-01-17 00:00:00

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SURREY SESS:ONS.

THE KING v. NETTLIF/I Lu.---IVilliam Nettle-
field was indicted for alfaulting Thomas Mar, a
watchman, while in the execution of his office.
The profecutor (laced, that he was a watchman
in the parifh nf Putney. On the igth of 1411 Au-
guff, he was Itanding at his box, when the prifoner
came up to loin, and began to ufe every kind cif
abufive language ; the prifi ner. alto attacked him
in a moll violent manner, and (buck bins feveral
revere blows in the face, exclaiming, Now I %yid
give it you, I do not miad the runlet you hold its
your hand, if you offer to ufe it, I will take it
away; I care not a flailing for you, or any one
who takes your part ; you have given me a Lad
charaftet, mid I will be revenged ; I'll provide a
flick for you; that will do your Winer," The
prifoner then left the piofecutor and went away.
Willikni•Gordon; Wwatchman, (Aid, he heard
the priforrtr having worth wi;11 the profecutor,
and came to fee what was the matter. but by the
time he arrived on the fpot, the qu.trrel was ore:-
the next day after, he went with Rhodes, an oge.
cer and the profecutor to tale the Iw-ironer into
cuflody ; they found him at a public honk ; Las
made much refillance. but at lift lit:rendered.
The Rev. Mr. Walker, Milliner of the pan& of
Putney, was palling through the (keen whits' the
prifoner commenced the alrault, he (mind him.vert
abufive, and behaving in a brutal manner;
entered into tome difcourfe with him im the im:
propriety of his conduft, and expreffed? with that
the pari(h was no longer troubled with him, as ht
appeared a very bad man. •
The prifoner had no evidence to fpealc in his be-
half. At the commencement of his trial be plead-
ed guilty; but afterward; thought proper tntdte#
his opinion. In his defence he laid, that in confe-
quence of being once in a Rate of intoxication, tbe
profecutor had given him a bad charatter, and
that when he went to (peak to him quietlr con
cerniug filch behaviour, the profecutor put his me
ket to him, and attempted to ftrike him ; he then
did no more than what he thought necefary iii
his own defence. The ptifoner was foundgmity.
and the Judge fentenced hiM to be confined dur-
ing one year, and to find fecurity for his good be.
hamar for three years.

Soon after five o'clock on Monday morning Lifi.
afire broke oat in a (mall tenement in Bonney's
Court, in High Reed, Birmingham, the refidence
of a poor widow woman,oceafioned by Come ream
taking fire which were kept in the attic dory, but
by the ready alliftance of the neighbours, its pro:
grefs was happily flopped without muds denier..
Wednefday morning. at Taro o'clock, a fire broke
out in the houfe of Mr. Hayes, Patrick-fqeare; mar
Betbnal•green, which was entirely confirmed. - A •
driver of one of the engines oa the occation was
run over, and dreadfully hurt, the carriage having
paled over the whole length of his body ; bat
flight hopes are entertained of his recovery. • .
Tuefday morning the upper part of a baker's '
houfe in Little Compton-greet took fire; bat is
conkquence of immediate afiflance from the ea.
gives, and the attivity of the firemen, it was got
under without any material damage.
Difiwders that proceed either trorn an impure
Rate of the blood, or a rehired Rate of the nerves, •
having, in innumerable inflances, Confided by a.
courfe of Sri tar's Antifcerbutic Drops, too
much cannot be Paid in prat& of that invaluable'
preparation. This unparalleled fuccefs, in the.
molt complicated cafes, has eltahlifited 13 celebrity
throughout the aniverfo ; indeed, where is it potri-
ble to obtain fuck a reflorerof theconßitutionaad
infallible core of the Scurvy, Gout. Rheurnatifas,
Evil, I.eprofy, and a variety of other complaints,
too generally incident to human nature ? Theca
Drops are fold in bottles of ss. and 6d. :es. and
ii. as. each, with a black Ramp atSrerl to each hot-
the, by the following venders in London : F. New-
!very. 45, St. Paul's ; Dicey and Sutton, Bow
Church-yard ; E. Newberg, corner of St. Paul's;
Wray, Birchinlane; Bolton Royal Erchanr;
Evans and Co. Long-lane; Barclay, Flect-nrarket ;
Bacon, Orford-greet; Ward, Holborn ; Bayley.
Cockfput-theet ; Swinney, Pall Mall; WA& oat
Withers, No. 729, Strand; Sharp and Co. EilsopF
gate-fireet ; Clark, NO.-569, and B. S. No.
4, Borough, Southwark ; and at the Difprairy.
No .15, Soho-fqoare.

BIRTH.
On Friday nigh:, Ike Lady d Lieutenant Coked Mat
Cranford, of a fon.