Star.
London, England, 1803-10-20 00:00:00

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maNstow-pinum—TuerdAy mans' ir as
Rew, was again 7,rought before the Lord Mayor,
having been apprehended in Newgatedlrett, on Fri.
day jail, on LW-pick:it of being the man who ab-
feoncied from the employ ‘,l Meas. Hall and Brad.
(haw, Mealmer, at Hartford, in Berkihire, from
whom he had er.:hezzled large firms of money.—
Mr. Bradfhaw attended from Berkfuire, and identifi•
ed his perfon.
The prifoner confeffed Ms guilt, and begged Mr.
Bradlhaw to be as favourable as poffible to him. The
LORD MAYOR being obliged to attend a Court of Al.
dermen put off his full commitment till a fnta!e
day.
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An Excifeman and a rung woman were charged
with being Peen coming from a map mantifanory in
Bilhopfgate fired in the al3ht time. It appeared this
Excileman had a key to go to the lhop at any hour
of the night in the cotirfe of his birfincis, but he had
no right to take a mitt refs with him. lle was forgiven
on his promifing never to otiend in like manner again.

UNION HALL.—Tuefday IVs.i,aeT AIWA and Mat-
thew Bacon were put upon their examinations, charg-
ed on fufpicion of healing three oxen, and were cam.
mittcd for re-examination with a view to know wile.
thcr other charges are againft them.
HATTON GARDEN.—A complaint was. exhibited
againit N liable-keeper, in Tlieobaldr.-toarl, for refuf-
ing to receive a fOlilin of the Prince of Walcs's own
regiment of Light to be quartered in his
house, and was fined, without mitigation, in the pe-
nalty of 51. wiih culls.

IVoasuie STaEr.T.—Nfonday afternoon a woman
charged her hufoaad with aft of great brutality,
when he was fur the aft:Ault committed to prifon for
want of bail.

Tncfday PhilipCre% jtin. underwent to eramina-
tion, charged upon the oaths of P'.itip and Mary
Grote, the father and mother of the Prifoner, who
dated their living iu alms-boufe in Nort..n Fal-
gate ; that thcir ton, the PritOner, car..e to thi.ir houfe
on Mon:/ rnort.hig Leff, when he wantonly and in
a hi manner !tabbed his mother in the cheek with
a clafp knife. A gentleman of the faculty, who had
dreffed the wooad of the poor woman, declared that
it would have been mortal had the knife penetrated a
quarter of an inch farther. He was however fully
committed to New Piifon for trial.
Istrottmsvt a Al!.IN.:l* THE COAL T1AL111,..41r.
'Vat.' t t a Barrider, attended on Tuefday even-
ing in Bow.fireer, in fupport of an information pre-
fitted befere Mr. BOND and Sir Wit.t.tais Pat sots s,
art-iinl Mr. Sant, Coal-merchant, in the AJelphi.
'The information dated, that, on the tsith rf Sep-
tember lad, 36 racks of coals were loaded at the
Adelphi Wharf, and f.nt to Mr. Hoby's, Boot-
maker, at the tot. of St. James's-ftreet, Piccadilly ;
that the Packs were mcafured, and that ant of the
36, t 6 were deficient in the fire required by Aa of
Parliament, which. four feet in length and two feet
in breadt. The information contained aaother
connt, that the laid lacks were not marked as the
law direns. Mr. Joars, Solicitor to the parifh of
Govent-garden, on behalf of Mr. Sant, contemied
that as the information aliened the offence to have
been committed in the mil of St. James's, whereas
there was no fuch parith, the real one being that of
:it. James, the complaint mutt neceffarily tall to the
ground; but thh being over-tuled by the Magif-
trates, a man, named Chat let Hutchins, was calicd,
who proved the offence. To impeach the credibility
of this evidence, Mr. J.ine, endeavoured to titer that
he had been twice examintel at the Oflices of War-
fit;;) tittet and Hatton-g.rt!en ; but, failing in this,
he brought forward Mr. Burronci., of Dont; (freer,
who &poled that the ht.r::* of Mr. Hoby was not in
the pariflt of St. James, bi:t in that of Sr. George,
Hanover.fguare. This oh!eelion the Ket;ittrates
confidered fatal to the information, and the com-
plaint was confequentiy
Monday a General Sefrions of the Peace was Feld
at the Guildhall, Canteibi-ry, when Witham Main',
was indiEled for all:inking Ladd, in the [with
of St Andrew, with al; intel:t to commit a rare, aud
heirg found guilty, was fcntenced to be imprifoned
lit months.

As Timm!' Mown, Eiq. of Ilan:burgh, was ra-
mming frcm Canterbury to London. on Saturday
hail, lie fuddenly expired in his carriage. within a
than diflance of Sutton.

We are lorry to Rate a fhocking accident which
happened yeiierday at the cud cf Fulwood's Rents.
When the Volunteers were affembkd in Gray's ton
Gardens, a boy who Rood upon one of the iron gates
at that place to look, being !saltily ordered down,
made a jump. w!ien, unfcrtunately, he happened to
leap en fome long i,ou fpikts, one of which entered
his belly. He died in the greatcd agony before he
could be carried to the hofpital.

On Monday night, a labouring man patting along
Wentworth-fleet, Whitechapcl, was scuffled by a
woman who fnatched his watch from him ; he put,
fued her, and recovered it. She, however, met him
again, and made the fame attempt, and ran away,
When he was attacked by a gai,g of fellows who cut
him in ten diiFe-ent places. Fie was taken up by the
watch, and carried to the Lond:in Infirmary, where
he now lies without any l.cirei (if 'misery.
Sunday fo'nnight, (ac of the butments of the
new iron bridge, ai.rof. the Thames, at Stable.,
gave way, and for f .me time created a coniiJei.
able de'rcc ( f iti(rni. as the moll fcrious conic-
quences wtsrt: apdt•eli.:. '.d. Men were immediate-
ly employed in ilia hones and Tab-
bifh ; and as no pa:t .1 the old bridge had been
demolithed, ent, etimmiflioners gave orders for it to
be re-opened, and the new ore blocked up.—The
above faihire was entirely ow ing to a vault haring
been fare:red to remain near the binment, inflead of
being hlied tip 'oefine the hrieige was opened.
A Sheriff's Odizer wa: haft week employed by a
tradefinan, at Co'cliefler, to :urea a Miiitia Officer
belonging to cit.e of !It•!ln i•.!.1.1e1 in that neighbour-
hood : hit the ft ii inife id of the Enlign, was for
dragging a Licute. an. Col ,-el to durance. Some
grenadiers of en': been:; apprifed of the cir.
cumftance, followed t!,! is l ff, and bringing him
back to the'', yarad:, to 1 /pia in a blanket ;on the
halt tufs, reOcar..l to coat him, and
he in confequei.ee the gi wind, broke two of
his ribs, and wa, y hurt.