Star.
London, England, 1821-11-20 00:00:00

ANOTITER RECORDER'S REPORT,

Yesterday, the RECORDER made his Report to his
MAJESTY in Council, of the prisoners who were ca-
pitally convicted at the October Sessions, when the
following were ordered for execution on Tuesday,
the 27th Instant :

.ebto Na'ris, for a robbery in a dwelling-house, attended With
violence.

4Mey Stele, for a like offence.
Samuel Hayward, for a burglary at Somers-town.
Jarph SJuth, for uttering a forged £lO note; and
Jalus Jacobs, for a highway robbery at Whitochapel, attended
with violence.

James Fakinwes, William Grady, Edward Hill, Thomas
French, Benjamin Abbott, John Lynn, William Marrs, Ed-
ward J. Franklyn, William Hicks, Ann Turner, and Mazy Amt
Sullivan, also capitally convicted at the same Sessions, were re-
spited during his Majesty's pleasure.

The imprisonment to which Stent, the butcher,
who resided in Pimlico, was sentenced for an attempt

to kill his wife, expired yesterday morning.
HARD DRINKING.—There is now living in Annan
a stone-cutter and painter, in his 57th year, in good
health, although within the last 36 years he has drank,
on a moderate computation, no less than. 2500 gal-
lons of whiskey !
SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—There are now no
fewer than four Ladies SHEFFIELD living, viz. Lady
SHEFFIELD, the widow of Lord SHEFFIELD ; Lady
SHEFFIELD, the widow of Sir JOHN SHEFFIELD, OE
Cookindge, near Leeds, in Yorkshire; Lady Sant:
FIELD, the widow of the late Rev. Sir ROBERT SHEF-
FIELD, Rector of Burton, in Lincolnshire, and who
was a grand-daughter of Alderman KENNETT; and
Lady SHEFFIELD, the Lady of the present Sir R.
SHEFFIELD, of Portland-place, daughter of Mr. Nag..
BOLT, who, for some years, held an appointment in
the East Indies. _ _

WAYS AND MEANS.—A young girl, in the neigh.
bourhood of Glasgow, in the prospect of marriage,
being unable to find money to purchase wedding
clothes, a few days ago actually submitted to the
operation of having five front teeth drawn, for which
she received five guineas, and purchased the neces-
sary articles!
A few days ago, at the baptism of a child near
Annan, who was a twin (the other having died), there
met on the occasion five gossips who had all recently'
been delivered of twins, and two of the said gossips
were themselves twins. _ _

A shocking accident occurred on Saturday last, to
the infant child of George Morgan, of Windsor, who,
being left without proper care, approached too near
the fire, and was burnt to death. The father was
lying in the same room, incapable of assisting the
child, being helpless from a paralytic affection.
A Lady of Southampton has lately been left a
good fortune by a former admirer, whose addresses
she refused forty years ago—a strong proof of sin-
cere love.
A young man, near Lymington, eloped, a few
days since, with a young Lady, who had not attained
her fifteenth year.
GEORGE Gars, Esq. has most liberally made a
deduction of twenty-five per cent. on the rentals of
his estates in the neighbourhood of Canterbury, due
at Michaelmas last.
Lords STEWART and DERRIIVEST returned ten per
cent. to their respective tenants, at their late rent-days
in the county of Durham ; and M. RUSSELL, Esq.
of Brancepeth Castle, made a handsome return to
his tenants, according to the circumstances and
rentals of their farms.

JOHN ORD; Esq. of Weetwood, and Messrs.
BEWICKE and CaAwns', returned ten per cent. to
their respective tenants, on their last rent days.
Lord and Lady CLIFFORD returned their tenants
in the parish of Irnham, &c. twenty per cent on their
rents due at Lady-Day last, at their rent-day on Wed-
nesday se night.
HENRY HOWARD, Esq. of Corby Castle, at his late
rent-day, returned to his tenantry of High and Low
Coniscliff, fifteen and twenty per cent. according to
the quality of their respective farms.
A Mr. GREEN, of Alexandria (in America), has
discovered a machine for breaking ice of the thick-
ness of six inches, at the rate of three or four miles
an hour. The machine promises to he of advantage
in opening a passage for ships frozen, or in clearing
canals.

About 14,000 sheep, the greater part of them fat,
were offered for sale on the market-day at Wakefield,
in Yorkshire, not more than half of which were sold,
and whose prices did not exceed four-pence per pound.
On the night of the Ist instant, the house of Mrs.
JOHNSON, at Everton, was entered by four men, and
robbed of a large sum of money and other property.
The singular circumstances under which the act was
committed are worthy of record. In order to obtain
admittance, they scratched at the door, after the
manner of a dog. It was unsuspectingly opened by
the female servant. They entered ; and declaring
that they did not purpose any violence towards her,
they put her in the pantry ; and while one of them re-
mained below to keep watch, the others went up stairs.
They found Mrs. JOHNSON in bed ; told her not te be
alarmed, no personal injury being meant, her money
only being what they sought. The Lady, with much
presence of mind, on observing their intentions, se-
cured, unperceived, a gold watch, which she had at
hand, under her night-clothes. They handed her to
an arm-chair, and asked for some wine. In going for
it, she contrived to pass the fire-place, and throwing
the watch among the shavings in the grate, preserved
it. They then sat down, and conversed freely with
her for some time. One of them, of genteel dress and
manner, shewed her a number of &Ise keys, and de-
scribed to her their several uses. He remarked, that
a person of her rank, must have a watch ; for which
they searched her bed, but did not offer to search her
person. After robbing the house of money to a large
amount, including a Bank-post•bill of fifty pounds,r
specially endorsed, they politely bade Mrs. Jon warm
good night, and departed. They soon after returned,
saying at the door that they had forgotten something;
but the servant denied them admittance. They were
detected at Birmingham, upon presenting the bill al-
luded to; brought to Liverpool, and fully committed
for trial.

00,000 Money in Shareshy CARROLL.—No.II,4B6,
Drawn at Nine o'Clock This Morning a Prise?' Thirty
Thousand Pounds, was Sold in Shares by CARROLL,
at his Fortunate Offices, 19, Cornhill, and 26, Oxford-
street. It will be recollected that CARROLL also Sold
the xery Last £30,000 Consols ever Drawly.