Star.
London, England, 1804-10-16 00:00:00

EDINBURGH, OCTOBER to.

Saturdan upon i complaint at the inlianee of a
lboemaker againft his apprentice, a boy of 16 years
`of age, for repeatedly leaving his fervice, the Sheriff
fentenced the apprentice to one month's confinement
in Briclewell the firft week tc be folitary, and fed
on bread and water.
On Saturday loft, an alarming fire broke out in
the premifes of Mr. Wilfon, at Eafillon but by the
"very praife worthy exertions of the inhabitants, it
was got under without material damage.
ruaGtaY ON TNe lIIWCASTLE Bawl.
OeT. I t.—Yenerday, the High Court of Jultieiary
:nset here, 'within the Exchequer Court Room. (the
ordinary Court Room being under repair) for the;
trial of Rickard Mendbalt, of Howgill. near Annan,
now a prifoner in the gaol of Edinburgh ; who had
bees indicted at the innanee of his Majefty's Advo.
z-mate, (or the crime of forgery, or, at lean, of utter-
Worged notes, while knowing the fame to be
After the indiament had been read, the Prifoner
IlirNot Guilty, and his Connfel declined of-
any preliminary objection to the relevancy of
gYlisaecufation. But, from the terms of the India-
plant, it occurred to the Judges, that a queflion of
flaw might poffibly be agitated in the eourfe of the
cued. Which might omit-lon confiderable embarraff-
.llftantto the Jury, if the cafe were remitted to their
.Wirditi, without a previous difcuffion, and decifion
.ppen .that quellion. The notes, alledged to have
been ftsrged, or counterfeited, were the 5L notes, of
date ad February, Mai, which had been ilued by
the Banking Company at Newcallle upon Tyne,
commonly called the Newcaftle Bank, of which Sir
Matthew White Ridley, Baronet, and others are
:presets : and the Prifuner was particularly aceufed
**awing, upon the 4th day of February laft, or
upon ono-or other of the days of that month, or the
month of January preceding, or the month of March
following, altered, or wended; or called to k uttered, or
winded, to one Thomas Armflrong, a number of the
forged notes, including (even notes, fpecially deferib-
ad by their numbers, one or more notes, or bearing
use or other of there numbers ; he (the prifoner)
40 Women the fame to be forged, fabricated, or
len iinterfeited, in imitation of the promidury notes
iffued as aforefaid, by the laid Banking Company at
Neweafile." The indisftment, however, contained
this additional ftatement. viz. Fur which notes,
and particularly thole numbeied as aforefaid, or one
. or more of them fn uttered or vended to the laid Tho.
ilinultrong, you received, or Itipulated for a valve-
eorsidtration from him." Which llatemcnt induced
;be Judges to fuppofe, that the prefent cafe might
perhaps affoid introduction to a quettion, which had
been agitated a few years ago, hut which had not
Shen undergone a folemn difeurflon, namely, Whe-•
then eoeseiaion of the crime, charged in the indict-
ment, could follow upon a proof that forged notes
had been iffurd by a perfon knowing the fame to be
forged, to another perfon equally aware of their
hastious character, inflead of being palled as ge-
nuine ? Without giving any opinion upon this queftioos
the Judges prefent (Lord Catatc, Lard Cutest., and
Lord bizauowsamx). feverally expreffed unwilling-
nefs to fend the cafe to the Jury, if there was room
for any fuck general qucition, bcture having the (ante
thoroughly difcitifed and folemnly determined, for
which purpofe it occurred to their Lordfhips that the
quaint: might be argued in printed papers, under
the titlenf informations; and that the Counfel fbould
endeavour to afcertain the underflanding and teac-
ake of the Courts of England upon a point of fo
ouch commercial importance, and as to which oar
sale certainly ought to be obferved throughout the
united kingdom.
Upon hearing the foggeflions of the Court, the
Lean Apr:KATE Rated, that the fad which be ex.
Wed to brir.g home to the prifoner, certainly was
that ri Main!: the notes defcribed in the indictment,
not as genuine notes but avowedly as forged, and for
a price bzlow theis appareet value. And his Lord.
flip mon readily acquicfced in the fuggeftion of the
Judges, that the quaint+, to which they had alluded,
ought to be finally decided becaufe this would un-
doubtedly be a proper fubjelt of confideration for
the Leginatilee, ii the I ise flotild appear to he C., far
liefeftive, that pet lons might, with impunity, fell forg-
ed notes by wholefale, and, by the temptation of pro-
fit, (educe (Abets, at the rill: of their neck, to retail
ind cieculate the tame, in defraud of the public.—
His Lordfhip obltrvcd, however, (and the Cools ap..
'roved of the obrervati.ir.) that it would be proper
snustroducc an additional Mion into the inforina-
aims about to be prepared , Iwcaufe it was expected
in the prefent cafe, to prove, that tome of the notes,
which the prifoner was alledged to have fold to Arm-
Itrong, avowedly as forged, and at a price below
ibeir apparat: value, had been afterwards palled by
Arroltrong as being iekuine, and of the full value
iihich thew espreited.
If this additional fad fhno:J he eftelplified, what-
ever might h.: the rate out the get.cral quell ion before
Irtiatdal. that the

ucLicski, Ilis L-

rivifoner, irtio could.ifrue the notes for no other pur•
pole, and under no other expe&rtion, than that of
their being re irfued in defraud of the public, was, in
the eye of the law, concerned, as art and part, in the
ultimate uttering of thefe notes, and. conliquently,
liable to the puoiihment which this might inter.
Accordingly, informations wtre ordered upon the
relevancy of the indittment t and, the diet of Court
*as adjourned till the tft of November next.

On Wednefday night Captain TIMM, of the
London militia, who was on duty at Woolwich dock
yard, in going his ufual rounds, fell from a wooden
bridge, to the depth of 3o feet. Luckily he fell on
the mud, or the confequences mull have been fatal,
He was with much difficulty extricated by means of
topes, and is now in a fair way of recovery.
On Thurfday morning as Mr. MAJOII, of Gray's-
inn-lane, was coming to town on horfeback, he was
thrown off at Turnham green, when his collar-bone
was broke, and he was otherwife much hurt—hopes
however are entertained of his recovery.
Thognas Page, a Dragoon, at Ipfwich, was, in the
attempt to rob the garden of J. Clark, flint dead.—
The Jury havefound a Terdia of Manflaughter agairdi
Clark.
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At the Seffions for the Borough of Doncatter,
held on Thurfday week, Charles Smith, for regret-
ing in the market, was fined one guinea.
Thurfday lilt a fire broke out in the ropery of Mr.
Boyd, at Teignmotith, which confumed the whole of
the presnifes, and fix other houfec adjoining.
A woman at Market Drayton, Staffordshire, was
found, a few days ago. alma burnt to a cinder, in
confequence of having fallen into Come burning em.
hers juft taken from an oven. Her neighbours,
alarmed by the appearance of an unufual blaze in,
her houfe, burg open the door, when the flames were
found to proceed from the burning body of the un-
fortunate victim.
Two women have been committed to Poremouth
gaol, for concerting the efcape of leveret convicts,
' while at work on the fortifications at Gofport. The
men, at their leifure, took nut the rivets which fatten-
ed the Buckles of their fetters, and put others in,
which were fupplied by there women, made with
(crews at the end,.whieb, at a favourable moment.
took off, and the fetters feU from their legs. Two
men effeEted their efcape by this artful method.
Friday morning a female fervent of Mr. CAR-
DIN ea, of Enfield, by an a& of indifcretion, expofed
the heu i and family to great danger, and (offered
herfelf a molt ferions injury. When the ro(e,
Bruck a light is the tinder-box, and not toeing able
at the moment to find a match, the, thoughtlefs
of the drat, emptied a horn, filled with gunpowder,
into the ignited tinder ; an inftantaneous conflagra-
tion was the confeqoence ; the houfe was Ihaken as
by an earthquake ; and the 'violent collifion of the
air to rellore the equilibrium Ihattered the windows
of the apartment to pieces. The hand of the unfor-
tunate girl was moll dreadfully torn, and it is feared
the mull Puffer amputation above, the wrift.
A dreadful accident happened on Saturday after-
noon in Wellminfter. The fon of a very refpeOable
man, living near Dean's Yard, was literally blown
up by gun-powder. The boy had purchafed a fmall
brafs cannon, which he had been in the habit of con-
cealing when at home, and firing off when at play
with his companions. On Saturday he bought a
couple of ounces of gun-powder, which he had in
his outer coat pocket, on the right tide. He alto
procured a quantity of faltpetre, which he ditrolved
-in water, and fat down by the kitchen fire, with
pieces of paper, in order to make matches for firing
his cannon. He dipped the paper into the liquid,
and dried the pieces before the fire : he then twilled
them, and put them into his pocket where the powder
was; but, before doing fo, he lighted them at one
end, to afcertain whether the liquid in which he had
dipped his matches was flrong enough. Unluckily
he omitted to extinguilh one of the matches, which
communicated to the others, and the powder cantod
est in his pocket. It blew off the whole fide of his
coat and wailtcoat, burnt his breeches, and dreadfully
fcorched his right fide and the fide of his head, and
knocked him on the Clove. Both eyes are injured ;
the right one is in a molt dreadful Rate. Medical
aid was immediately procured, but the boy was very
bad all Sunday. There was, however, we were
happy to hear, yetterday, a profpat of his firrviving,
provided a fever does not take place. Accidents of
this nature ought to render parents extremely vigilant
with refpeft to the amufements in which their chil-
dren indulge:
On Friday night, between eight and nine o'clock,
as Mifs Fox, daughter of Mr. Fox, who keeps the
Hats on the Uxbridge road, went up [[airs to thin the
windows of a room, containing a variety of plate,and
other valuable articles, a man concealed (prong by
her, and forcing open the window, got down on the
roof of a lower apartment, and from thence endea.
enured to defend into the road. Mifs Fox, with the
greateft prefence of mind, gave an immediate alarm,
and, as the villain was reaching the ground, he was
fcized by one of the domeftics of the houfe; a violent
feu& enfued, and he got look, but was again feized,
and again effetted his efcape ; what led more parti-
cularly to prevent his final feizure, a gentleman's fee-
want was inftantiy laid hold nf, inflead of the real
objea. The gang conned of four—one held their
horfes, at Come distance ; two were near the premifes,
to give the alarm r„ and the fousth made the daring
attempt. During the general confuficm, they aU re-
gained their horfes, whilit one, amid a torrent of hor-
rid exclamations, called out, D--n you, why don't
you fire ?" A pißol was inflantly difcharged, the
ball of which lodged in the face of one of the Per
vents, who fell. The villains rode off with full (peed
towards Uebridge. Surgical a:finance was immedi-
ately fent for, and two turgeons from Ealing attend-
ed, who extrafted the ball : it entered near the left
cu. finer of, his mouth, palled through the cheek, and
I aiged in his neck ; the ball was flattened on one of
it. fides, by firft (hiking Againit tome hard fubflance
(probably ill.: ever .r nr the andthence entering
hischeek, accounts for itsnot palling entirely through,
its velocity having received fuch a check. Had it
varied in its direflion a quarter of an inch, it would
have bccn inflant death. It is the opinion of the
Medical Gentlemen, that the man is not confidered
to be in danger. The only dcfcription of the vil•
lain that can be afeertained is, that lie appeared to
he a Mort man, with a dark coloured coat and white
ttu.ckingo

IGNIVAI MARKETS;

CORN-EXCHANGE, MONDAY, OCTOBER lg.
The teeth arrivals of Wheat to-day are not numerons, and the
buyers having a demand for that or fine quality, tales in general
are 20, pct quarter dearer. Barley and Malt are in wort (apply,
and dearer. Peale and Beans rather higher. We have large arri-
vals of Oats, good (amides nearly fuppurt laft pric.s, other quali-
ties an G
cheaper. Retie full is. pee lack adcwiee.
ENEKALCURRENCY AS UNDER
Wheat, 57a 70n-78a per qr. GrLy Peafe 425. to cos.
Fine Ditto, 80s. 82s. Od. BC1•11, 41s 462. od.
Rye, 405. IP. od- Tick Ditto 345. 415. od
Bider, 371.421. od. Oats, 235. 255. 275.
Malt, 70.805. od. Poland-ditto..lB. %stand.
White Peale, 56a 611 od. Rape Seed, 421. to 451. paha&
PRICE OF FLOUR.
Fine Flour 682. to 725. Seconds 645. to 68s. per fact.
R,ETURN of WHEAT in Mark-lane, Including only from the
tft ol Oitober to the 6th of OCto'scr..-Total 11096 Quarters,
Avenge 725 a...ca. 7d. higher than bit return.
A RETURN OF FLOUR,
From the 29th of September to the sth of Otftober.
Total- i 8,800 lacks-Avenge 68s. Lod.- -
is. 30. higher than tall return.
INSPECTOR'S RETURN AT UXBRIDGE, OCTOBER, tt.
Wheat per load 141 ias to 211 Os
Barley per quarter 11 ilis to 11 18s
Oats per ditto ll 44 to tt los
Beans per ditto ol as to al 6a
Peale per ditto al is to 11 7.
FROM Tie LONDON OAZETTI. SATO ID AY, OC2 0 SLR 53.
Avenge Price of Corn in England and V, An, from the return
ending the 6th of Odober, 1804.
Wheat. 1. Rye. Barley. Oats. Beans.
s. 1. ad. ad. s. d. 5. d. s• 51.
65 to 313 7 14 8 25 7 40 0 41 as
The average Price of Sugar,
to, is com
53sputed from the Returns Made
ID the week ending Clanber . 71 per hundred weight.
PRICE OF MOPS.
BADS. IPOCEITII.
Kent - 31 nos to 41 41 Rent - 31 18s to 41 45
I
Sulk: - 31 nos to 31 185 Stine - 31 t6s to 41 69
MI . 31 tot to 41 04 Farnham 61 os to 71 co
Old Duty 175,c00L
PRICE OF HOPS IN THE BOROUGH.
Balla 31 155 to 41 1011 I Pockets 41 411 to 51 os
PRICE OF SEEDS.
Red Clover .405 to 1055 per cwt.
White ditto bos to toys do.
Trefoil Os to 325 do.
Carraway 9os to 94s do.
Coriander, 9s to Is' do.
Turnip 16s to sos per bullet.
White Mallard Seed, Ils to tos od do.
Brown ditto, in to ado do.
Canary, 75 od to 8: cd du.
Rye Grab as. od to 2.1 s od per quarter.
PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW.
Smithfield. St. James's. Whitechaprl.
Haypuload 4 oto o 0 2 17 otO 4 6 0 3 to to 4 10 o
Straw 1 15 to a 0 1 1 Cto t 13 0 1 to to I 16 o
Clover 3 5 to 4 to 4 10 to 5 10 0
SMITHFIELD, Wotan' 13.
To fink the offal--per (tont of Sib.
Beef 4s od to 55 ad Veal ss od to fis cod
I
Mutton 4s od to sa cd Pork 35 8d to 45 84
Lamb 45 cd to 55 od.
HEAD or cast LE 7111/1 DAT.
Wafts about a2OO-Sheep Ind Lambs 18,0 o.
• NEWGATE and LEA DENHALL,OdIober 15,
Per (lone of 81b. by the carcafe.
Beef 36 od to 4s ad Veal 4s od to ss od
MMuttonl 3a od to 45 od Pork 35 8d to 45 8d
Lamb 35 4tl to 45 4d.
PRICE OF TALLOW IN LONDON.
St. James's market 4s 6d Town Tallow 75$ od to os
Clare Market 4s 6.1 Ruffle ditto (can.) 7is od to 73,
Whitechapel Market Rulßa ditto (Imp) 69t0 od to os
(per float of 81b.) 45 slid Melted Stull sys od to 6ct
---.-- Ditto rough 41s od to Os
13s sad Greaves 143 cd,
Average Price 4s 6d Good Drees tt6lo OD
Yellow Soap, 815. to cat... Mottled, 905.-Curd, 945.
Price of Candles per dozen, las. od.-Moulds, 13s. od.
RAW HIDES.

~..... ...---
Hides (per (one) 3$ 8d to as ad I Horfe Skins tos od to 171
MiddHog 35 4d to 3s 6d Heavy Calf Ica 6d each
Ordinary 31 od to 3. ad Sheep Skins Os cd to to
Lantb Skins, 35 od to as od I Pelts as 6d to pBd
PRICE OF LFATHER, per lb. AT LEADENHALL.
8U•t6,50 to 5616 each sad to aad
Ditto, 6o to 4 tlb aid to 16.1
Merehaa,'. darks —d to 234
Drefang Hides tad to 234
Fine Coach Hides 23.0 to aaci
Crop Hide. (or Cutting said to 234
Flat Ordinary sad to slid
Calf Skins, 3o to aolb per dozen 31d to 364
Ditto • so to 701 b 334 to 364
Ditto 7o to Solb 30.1 to 324
Small 9eal. (Greenhnd) per lb. 3s 64 to 3. 84
Large ditto zoos to tics prr doz.
Goat Skins ...s to —s ditto.
Tanned Horfc Hides 101 tO 341 tith
COAL 1 XCHANGE. °debar is.
Belt Co:1,, in tie.. Pool. per Chaldrun 541. 64.
Ddivered to Honfekeepert at 665. 6d.
Sundt.ilind, per chaldron 48s. oti.
Dtlivered to Houfateepers at iflos. 01.
Skit COAL METERS OFFICT,Odlober 13.1804.
October 8. Monday, 58 Cargoes fold in the Paul from 466.64.
to sas. 6d. per Chaldron.
October in. Wednefday, 39 ditto, 475.3 d. to 555.04.
October 12. Friday, 27 ditto. 475. od. to 345. 9d.
COUNTRY MARKIiTS.
PRIORS OP GRAIN Al' flit YOLLOWI%O NI
Hastmotroat...—Wheat 68. cd to lloil od per Quarter.
Barley 34s od to 385 od) Beans ma cd to 435 od
Oats 235 Od to 335 cd Peal: ocs cd to 01 Gd
MAIDWANFAO.WIICat 44 cd to 901 Oa Per Qr.
Oct
Barley 3(8 od to 405 cd I PONS 406 od to 436
Oats 28. cd to 341 od Peak 4as al to 46s 04
Newsy its —Wheat 58s od ti 966 od per Q.
Barley 36s od to aos od rearm aaa od to 321 Od
Oats aas od to 3os Cd Peale aos 04 to 491 cd
HtNLET.—Wheat 56. od to 906 od per Qr.
_ _ .

Barley cd to eos od I Beans- ets .od to 47. al
Oat/ 2.,, Od to 391 od Peak 145 cd to acts cd
Reantoo.—Wheat 63s od to 94s od par O.
Barley 346 od to 391 od I Beans eos od to Os od
Ow s3s od to 331 Od Pak 485 od t. ens od
HADOINOToN, OCT. It.

Wheat. Barley.
Mr* I cd se.. al
Second 3u od I 23. od
Third uss od 201 al
lUrley about Is.
All the other kinds of

Oats. Peafe. Beane.
I its od tps 6.1
spa od I ins od (el
fps td cos od OCI od
I. 6d. per boll cheaper.
f grain nearly as daft week.

MARRIED.
Monday fennight Mr. W. Gordon, writer In Dumfries, to 111 i/.
Cron/it, daughter of Jas. Croft4e, Efq. merchant there.
At CATI 3 'Akan. In Dumbartombire, on the 3d init. Captain
Gabriel Hamilton Dundia, younger of Dutklingtiown, to Mils I fa.
hello Berton daughtcr of Janus Ocnniftoun, of Col•
groin, Efq.
At Cambornethan.hotifc, on !he 9th Otquber, Robt. Lockhart,
Efq. jun. of C.oll,lUil, to hlift F.EIZA Ann Newman, 3d daughter
of Richard N. tianwa”, .11.ornbury Park, (Aunt tact (hire .
On the 27th !, ban, Stockton, John IS. nfon, I f.i.
of Adlaby, in the count) of York. to Mils lirenettcf, dddt Saul S•
to of Thomas 13r,wil, r. I CI bre of the Northumberland milt
On Saturday, at tin (*lmre.% Mary-le4trancl. by the kzv.
0. Lowrance, Fraork I....brier I Nod, 1-(q. nephew to Lod II .1,
to Mlfi Caroline Haunwuod, daughter of Sir I
round, Bart.

Thuifday fentittlit,st Waltham /Obey, the Rev. Toln Weld,
Fellow of Wave:ler College, to NWs tioibard, tiaughte. in Lw of
toe Recorder of the city ..f Loud. .n.