Star.
London, England, 1828-01-28 00:00:00

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Saturday. two grave nistrotily.looking women, stewardesses of a
club calling themselves " The Female Britons Friendly Society,"
were summoned to shew cause why they withheld from Mary
Shenton, a sick member of the society, the usual weekly allowance
of eight shillings.
The claim was resisted on the ground that the funds of the
society were exhausted. The Magistrate, however, would nut
admit the excuse, and an amicable arrangement was effected under
his directions.

A hook, containing the rules and orders of the society, was pro-
duced by the stewardesses, from which we were tempted to extract
the following passage, which precedes the list of rules and regulation.:
" Female Britons' Friendly Society. In the name of Goo be
our proceedings; for this cause we establish ourselves, to aulst one
another in the casualties which may befall us in all our ways, that
we may nut turn ourselves from the ways of righteousness and
eqeity, and that no vain glory be in our undertakings, but whol:y
to be of one mind, and to assist one another as sisters united by this
society, calling ourselves Female Britons,' who have thought fit
to unite ourselves in sisterly love and friendship, and to maintain
and support these our orders, rules, and regulations, for the good
of every member belonging thereto, fur the tuilowing reasons :
'• First—That the institution being so just and equitable iu itself,
that it is justifiable before Goo and sumo."
The Society, it appears, have their meetings at the Plough, in
Beaufort buildings, and although they seem to dispute the supre-
macy of man, they are needy all of them married women, and
sworn to " love, hoitod, add obey."
Thalia Dennis was charged with committing a felony in the benne
of Dr. Jeokins, Ns. 8, Great Castle-street, Regent-street, on the
3d of December last.

The prisoner, it appeared, tie the day in question, saw the porter
of Meurs. Hailing and Co. inquiring in Castle-street for the house
of Dr. Jenkins, where he had to leave sonic goods. The prisoner
immediately offered the porter his services to help him to carry
the goods and show him the house of Dr. Jenkins. Having
delivered the goods at the residence of that Gentleman, the
porter was directed to call on his return home, and take
back to. his employers a Swiss stress, two bodies for dresses,
linen fur sic shirts, and a pattern shirt. 'lle prisoner having accont-
panied the porter to other places where be had to call to deliver
goods, in the neighbourhood of the Regent's Park, suddenly left
him, and, as it afterwards appeared, returned immediately se the
house of Dr. Jenkins, where be obtained the goods for which the
porter was directed to call. A description of the prisoner's person
having been advertised, he was taken into custody on Friday by
Herring, a couductor of patrol. Upon searching the prisoner, 141 b.
of soap were found in his po ion, with the word " Lona" or
" Luna" written upon the paper. "
Sir IL- BIRPill; in remanding the-prisoner for a ,re-examination,.
'observed that be had reason to believe that he was in the habit of
practiiing similar frauds upon the public, and he hoped that publicity
would be given cu the ease, which, in all protiability, would bring
forward persons who bad suffered by his fraudulent practices.
The prisoner was ordered to be brought up again nest Friday.

ARLIJOROUGH-SlittliT.
Saturday, a man named reeky. was charged with assaulting a fe-
male named Harrington, and with having murdered her infant.
The complainant deposed, that on the itBth of Deceniber she
went into Dtury-lane to look after her husband, who was
drinking far one of the public-houses, and among the houses she
entered was one known by the name. of the Compasses. There
she met the prisoner, who said, "Oh I you are one -of the
gang," and he then kicked her several times iu the stomach,
although she was widdn three weeks of her accoucheinent."•--'
She declared sbe bad never seen the man before in ber life.
and was endeavouring to get away from him as speedily as
possible, when be followed her, and abused Ler in a most wands-
Jahns manner, and beat her about the head and face. She was
very ill at the time in consequence of the prisoner's violence. On
the 14th instant she was delivered of the child of which -she was
pregnant when ill treated by the prisoner, but such injuries bad the
Infant received that it presented a most horrid spectacle, and was
quite dead.
The midwife who attended the complainant in her accouche.
ment partly corroborated her testimony.
Mr. Dees commented in. 'strong terms on his brutal conduct,
and ordered him to find bail for his appearance at the Sessions.
QU EEN-SQU A UK

Saturday Mr. Oldfield, of Stafford-place, Pimlico, appeared upon
a warrant to answer the following charge, preferred against bins by
Mrs. Maria Platt. There was a cross warrant against the com-
plainant at the instance of the defendant.
Mrs. Platt stated that she resides next door to the defendant. On
last Thursday his servant swept some dirt on the steps of her
door; she ordered it to be cleared away; the defendant came out
and swore he would " do for witness;" he then went into the
garden, and threw some pieces of brick at her window, and said
he would murder her.

This statement was corroborated by other witnesses.
The defendant, on being asked for his defence' said he had, for a
long time, been annoyed by the complainant's family. The dart
was swept on his steps by her servant, in the first instance, and
when he went out to clear it away, Mrs. Platt emptied the coaceuts
of a certain household utensil upon his head, and almost smo-
thered bins.
Mr. Meamorr said he would not decide the case until he heard
the cross charge.
Mr. Oldfield being sworn as complainant, repeated the statement
he made in his defence, which was confirmed by witnesses called
on his behalf.

lir. ?Cilium: said, it appeared from the evidence that Mrs.
Platt was the first aggressor; he should, therefore, distnibs both
warrants.

HSBDOMADARY.

Tuts DAY—Sun rises ;5 minutes past seven; sets 25 minutes
past four. The Moon will shine front sun-set till five in the morn-
ing. King Henry VIII died.
To-monaow—Holiday it the Bank, &c. Accession of King
George IV. 1820. The Moon in apogee.—Conjunction of the
Moon and Saturn at halt-past eight in the evening.—Saturn's long.
is deg. Cancer; rises about 20 minutes past two in the afternoon,
and seta at six in the morning.
Wsuattanor —Holiday at the Bank. Martyrdom of King Charles
I. 1649.

Tnuaawr--Holiday at the Bank. King George IV. Proclaimed.
This is the 15th of the monthShebat, with the Jews, and a fes-
tival. This is the day mentioned in she last chapter of Judges,
when the daughters of Shiloh, clothed in white, went into the fields
, to dance, and the Benjamites being in sad distress for wives pounced
on the damsels, and each tarried at one to his dwellinp Occulta-
tion otthe star 1 Alpha in Cantor by the Moon, at 1 minute 14
seconds pest eleven.
Fiestas, Faa.,l—Fall MOOD at in minutes past one in the morn-
ing. The taking of partridges is prohibited from this day until the
Ist of September, and of pheasants until the Ist of October. Day
Increased one hour 20 minutes.--Day 'breaks half-past 5.-
BavvaDair---Holiday at the Bank. Purification of the Blessed
Virgin, a Catholic Faust in memory of the Virgin making an offer-
ing in the Temple, on the 40th day after her delliery of her only
begotten. It is also called the Feast of Christ's Presentation. It
if the termed, Candlemas, froth reedit* War blessed and distri-
butml•to the ffilthfut on this dayilo Optima thulthey .beiteved Jesus
be the light et the woad. It le a< day of devotion and abstinence
with the Gatti*.

•
CLERICAL lI4TtaiGENCE.
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10rs lieral Highness the Duke of Susses arrived. it the.itoOf
Hotel, on Friday last, about five o'clock,.aecompanied by the Rev,
G. A. Browne, from Cossey Hall, near Norwich, the seat .4 Lord
&afford, where his Royal Highness had been paying a visit for a
few days, and bad bein received with a magnificence and a how
pitality worthy of the Coble host and hasten, and of the Illustrious
Personage whom they were entertaining. His Royal Highness
proceeded at six o'clock to the a, elements of the Rev. J. liftman,
of Trinity College, who had the honour of receiving his Royal
Highness and a large party at dinner. On Saturday morning the
Duke breakfasted at Trinity Lodge, and afterwards lit-acceded with
the Master. &e. to the Senate Hoerr, and witnessed the cervamer
of presenting the Senior Wrangler, ( Mr. Perry, of Tr Idly College
The• Senate House was crowded on this intetesting occasion,.
the Royal visitor was received 'with loud and rritetated cheers.—;
His Royal Highness afterwards dined in Trinity College 1141,wheri
a magnificent entertainment was provided.
At the Congregation on Saturday, Messrs. Athaley and Giesudeo
of Trinity College,and Mr. Hutchins, of Jesus College, were att.
mined Bachelors f Arts.

At an Ordination holden by the Bishop of Lichfield and Caveat
try, at the Cathedral Church at Wells, on the 6th Inst. the following
Gentleareatd this ilaiverlity were ordained—.
Deacons.
Thomas Marlow Barwick, B.A. Queen's College; Oswald Mai::
riott, B.A.St. John's College ; and Thomas Burton Wright, 'BA;
Catharine Hall.