Star.
London, England, 1826-04-14 00:00:00

FAMIONABLE. INTELLIGENCE:

PARTIES.

The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury entertained a select party
at dinner yesterday. at her house in Arlington-street.
Owen Williams, Esq. :11.P. entertained the 11larquis of Ariglesea
arid a distinguished party at dinner, on Wednesday, at his house in
Berkeley-square.
Lord Bexley entertained a distinguished party at dinner, yester-
day, at his house in Great George-street, Westminster.
John Weyland, Esq. had a dinner party yesterday, at his house
in Cork-street.

MOVEMENT& -
The Duchess of Buckingham arrived on Tuesday at her house
in Pall-mall, from her seat, Stowe, Bucks.
The Marquis of Chandus has arrived in town from his seat,
Wottpn, Bucks.
Lord Suffield arrived yesterday at his house in Park-place, from
his seat, Gunton Hall, Norfolk.
'lite Earl of Gosford left town yesterday, for Ireland.
The Earl of Dartmouth has arrived at his house in Berkeley-
square, from Nis seat, Sandwell, Staffordshire.
Lord Braybrooke has arrived in town from his seat, Audlcy End,
Esser.
Viwount De.rburst, ALP. has arrived in town, from his seat in
Worcestershire.
—. Moseley, Esq. arrived yesterday at Fenton's New "Hotel,
Sr. James's street, from a tour; and B. L. Lester, Esq. M.P. from
Pool. Departures :—General Coghlan, and J. Goodwin, E 4. far,
Brighton.
Arrivals at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street I—Admiral and
Lady Hammond, from Norfolk ; the Rev. J. C. Iloldsworth, from
his seat, Suffolk ; R. B. Moor, El. from Bath ; Mr. and Mrs.
White, their seat in Suffolk ; the Rev. Mr. Prettyman, from
a tour; and John Disney, Esq. from his seat in Surrey.
Departures from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street
rain and Mrs. terry, for Brighton; Wm. Sandford, Esq. for
Newmarket; and J. Spencer, Esq. on a tour.

OLD BAILEY, Aran. 13.

Donald-Meredith, aged 17, and Joseph Zamiro, aged
50, were put to the bar, on an indictment charging the
former with stealing divers bill and receipt stamps,
value 575. the property of Thomas Shirley and James,
Smith, and the latter with receiving the same, well-
knowing them to have been stolen. •
The evidence was conclusive against the prisoners ;
and the Jury, after consulting a few minutes, returned
a.verdict of Guilty against both the prisoners, and at
tlte same time strongly recommended Zamiro to mercy,
OR account of the excellent character he had received.
• James Knox and George Stephenson West, were in-
dicted for conspiring to defraud William Davison of
divers sums of money, amounting to 5001.—Not Guilty.
The whole of the prisoners having been tried, those
who were convicted were yesterday brought up before
the RECORDER, to receive their sentences. At the com-
diencement of the Session, there were 389 prisoners
for trial.
The following 36 persons who were convicted of
capital offences received sentence of death, viz.
John Edward Oakley, alias Edwards, William Wilson, .WiWam
Brown, John M'Nicboll. Joseph Long, Jebn Heaton, Samuel
Ir-
wins, John 11/41'buyre, and William Josses, for burglary. Catharine
Clark alias Pitt, John Chick, Peter Need and W. Leech, for high-
way robbery ; James Armitage, for horse stealing; Thomas Gur-
ney, John Smith and Thomas Shaw, for sheep-stealing; Henry
Brockity and Dennis Kelly, for returning from transportatiofi : and
Claus- Haickam, George Heyborn, George Frederick Stanley,
Thomas Kingston, Mary M'Caetby, Martha Plumb, Thomas Job.
bins, James Fraser, James Roberts, Emma Farrow. Thomas
Eians, John Sullivan, Sarah Forward. William Gibbs, Thomas
White, James Hockley and Archibald Michie, for stealing swain
dwelling-houses from the value of fifty pounds to forty shillings.
Martha Plumb, who is a very handsome young wo-
man, was a Lady's maid in the service of Mr. Tickel,
the brewer, at Clapton, and was committed for stealing
a watch and other trinkets, the property of her mistress.
Catharine Clark is a notorious character. She was in
custody Elate few years ago for throwing a man out of
the window of a house in Drury-lane. When her name
was called, she advanced boldly up to the front of the
dock, whilst the other females, who were in the same
unfortunate situation, shrunk back from shame. She
cast a contemptuous glance around the Court, and then
retired among the other prisoners.
The lLccoaDan, in addressing them, lamented that
in the short space of six wet ks from the termination of
the-last Session, a spirit of wickedness and daring de-
fiance of the laws of the country had manifested itself,
and been the occasion of 36 of his Majesty's subjects
being charged and convicted of capital offences. He
entreated them to prepare themselves for that awful
change, and not hope for mercy, lest they should unex-
pectedly be ordered for execution. He then, in the
usual manner, sentenced them to be executed.
The following were ordered to be transported for
life, viz.:
Robert Barton, Aaron Painter (two boys), James Ferris, John
• George eluuns, George Lindsey, Lawrence M'Carthy and Dennis
M.Carthy (the two last were convicted of the manslaughter of
Daniel Sullivan, at Bromley).
The following were ordered to be transported for
'fourteen, years, viz.:
William Adams, Robert Hughes, and Charles Thorne. The
last prisoner bad stolen a large quantity of linen drapery goods from
hie master, with which be intended to commence business.
The following eighty-five persons were ordered to be
troosported,for seven years :
• -ae Jbenes4cloore. Richard Dart, James Paine, otherwise Brown,
Jabs Savage, Abraham Bates, William litiggs, Charles Morris,
Henry Kaye. Thomas. Perkhaa, Joseph Nightingale, Edward Craw-
. ley, Henry Adams, William Golding, James Alalanty, John Henry
Smith. John Own. Eleanor Nicholls, George Scott Benjamin
Pearse, James Shaw Frederick Mills, atiChard Wiz, Sarah Bart-
ley, John Brown, Christopher Cook, John Geary., John Maynard
Henry Robins, Charles Stirling. Thomas Waller, Sarah Whitehead.
Sophia Corcoran, Michael denion, George Hay, John White,
Thomas Ward, John Pratt. Nathaniel Nutter, James Hutchins,
George Bayley, John Williams. William Brown, Thomas Talbot,
William Castegao. George Porte:, Tliamas Hickman. Joseph Hub-
bard, Elizabeth Wood Lloyd, Maria Fay, William Thomas, jun.
Francis Rowe, Samuel Russell, William Harris, Charles Powell,
David Jenkins, Robert Johnson, otherwise Lord, Thomas Mason,
Jeerer Hitchcock, Israel Dunning, Samuel Heat a, WM. Brown,
John Cowky, Thomas Foster Elizabeth Nicholls, Thos. Rawlings,
'lJohn Prichard, Catharine Foster,
Elizabeth Dynan, Eleanor
Shea, Derma Kelly, James 131 and, John Barrett, Joseph Dunn,
• Charles Dunn, Joseph Triphena, George Williams, Thos. Honey,
Wm. Thompson. Ann Fitahenry, Thomas Britton, Wm. Rowland,
Jas. Williams, Eittil.tl Wilson, Wm. Bayley, and John Wm. Price.
Joseph Nightingale is the same person who was ex•
amined no 'Saturday before the LORD MAYOR (side
STAR of Monday). lle was Wed at an early part of
the morning, upon the same evidence as was laid befute
the Loan MAYOR, and of course convicted. He is a
stout good-looking man. Jahn Heiuy Smith is a
person of very gattlemanly appearance. He went into
a linen diaper's shop, and requested to be'allowed to
wait for a Lady. lie put the two dresses into his hat,
where they vele found by the owner.
Giles Sussex, an old man, who was convicted for embezzlement,
was ordered to be imprisoned Mt year in the House of Correction.
Eighty-one prianne.re were ordered to be imprisoned in the
House of Correction, and to be kept to bard labour, for different
panicle, from six month* to one month. Two were ordered to be
, whipped and also to be imprisoned three months. Seven were
ordered to be imprisoned fourteen and eight days in Nes/gate.
Seven were ordered to be whipped and discharged, and two were
Seed one shilling.
The sentences of Catherine Mary Briseett, George Reynolds,
and Mary Sullivan, were Lopata.— *Vise Seasions were then ad-
journed mud May il. •