Star.
London, England, 1820-01-18 00:00:00

SURREY• SESSIONS, JANUARY 17.

FEMALE Swianten.—Sarals Tennant was indicted
for defrauding Mr. J. W. Stony, of goods, consisting
of eatthenware and china, to the amount of £lO.
The facts of the case were clearly proved, and the
Jury pronounced the prisoner Guilty.
The prisoner, who had been indulged with a chair
clinking the trial, on the verdict being pronounced,
uttered the most piercing shrieks.

GUILDHALL.—THE REFITGR FOR THR HOUSELRIN.
—Five individuals, viz. three females and two men,
were brought up yesterday before the Sitting Magi-
strate,- Mr. Alderman THORP, for the purpose of
being passed to their respective parishes, as vagrants.
These poor creatures, it appeared, had accepted the'
humane invitation. of the Committee in the City, and
had, in consequence, been relieved and sheltered for
the night, at Mr. Hicks's rooms, in London-wall,
the greater part of which is in the parish of St. Al-
phage,
London-wall.
As this was the first time the interference of the
Magistrate had been called for, and as many similar
cases were likely to arise from the circumstance of;
so many poor and destitute objects being relieved
and sheltered in this parish, it became necessary to
proceed with due deliberation, in order to ascertain
the most proper and legal methods of disposing, i•
the best manner, of the individuals thus thrown upon
the bounty and benevolence of the Committee.
Mr. Payne, the Magistrate's Clerk., was of opinion,
that as these persons had applied voluntarily to the
Committee, in consequence of their public notice,
and had been no oth&wise relieved than with food
and lodging for the night, they could not be con-
sidered as vagrants, the acceptance of such relief, on
their parts, not being, in his opinion, an act of va-
grancy ; and he conceived, that if these poor crea-
tures were committed to Bridewell for seven days,
which as vagrants they must be before they could
be legally passed, persons in their situations would
be deterred from applying, and the benevolent in-
tentions of the Committee would be defeated. He
remarked also, that to remove a pauper, by pass,
without a clear act of vagrancy, would be illegal
on the part of the Magistrate, and might subject
him to a criminal information. His opinion, there-
fore, was, that these persons, by sleeping within the
parish of St. Alphage, had become casual poor within
the parish, and could only be removed by that parish
in the regular way, by. order of removal.
The Churchwarden of St. Alphage observed, that,
such a rode of proceeding, especially as the cases
might be numerous,' would subject their parish to
great trouble and expense.
Mr. Duncan Campbell, and another Gentleman of
the Committee, agreed that it would be a hardship
that the parish of St. Alphage should be sufferers on
account of the general benevolence of the Public,
and hoped some means might be devised to prevent
such an inconvenience.

Mr. Alderman I.llOltP asked, whether the appli-
cation for such relief was not in fact begging; at
lean sufficiently so to constitute as act of vagrancy ?
Mr. Payne thought not, but wished to hear the
opinion of the City Solicitor, who was accordingly
sent for, and attended in a few minutes.

Upon the case being stated to him, the CITY SOLI*
CITOA observed, that these poor people -had com-
mitted no offence, they were in distress, and accepted
food and shelter, which had been voluntarily offered
to them, and which they were invited to.apply for:
their only offence was their poverty, and poverty
was no crime : now, an act of vagrancy was in law
a crime, and punishable with seven days' imprison-
ment. If, therefore, the Magistrates -were to com-
mit these individuals, in order to their being passed,
such committal would be considered in law as a
punishment; and as he was most decidedly of opi•
nion no act of vagrancy had been committed, such
committal would be illegal. He agreed, therefore,
most fully with Mr. Payne, that under the circum-
stances, these persons must be considered as casual
poor within the parish of St. Alphage, and could not
be removed, in the ordinary manner, by a vagrant pass.
It was accordingly determined that these indivi-
duals should he relieved by the Parish Officers of St.
Alphage, and then - removed to their respective
parishes, by regular order of removal. It being at
the same time understood that the Committee should
take the circumstances into consideration, and en-
deavour to effect their benevolent purposes is a manner'
least likely to affect the local interests of the parish.
13011-STIMET.-•---ROBEBRIES AT DItIntY;•LANZ
Tnearaa.—Yesterday John Brown, who implicated
another person of the name of John Bright, under-
went an examination, charged with having stolen a
quantity. of lead, and also with injuring part of the
fire-engine. They were committed for re-examination.
A stout fellow, in the dress of, and assuming the
character of a butcher's man, having watched a large
joint of roasting beef into a Gentleman's house, in
Gower-street, on Saturday morning, soon after its
delivery ran down into the kitchen, pretending that
a wrong piece of meat had been sent in, which he
was to take back .to be changed at the shop, which
the servants were foolish enough to let him have, and
with which the impostor, tho' pursued, got clear off.
MA ILIIIOIOUC it.sraerr.--Yesterelay,-- 14:6:worth oval charged
by one of the Constables in attendance at Mary-la-bonne Church,
with disturbing the audience, and assaulting him.—The defen-
dant, who had been sacrificing freely to Berrhus, intruded him-
self into the Church on Sunday evening, and behaved wry eis-
orderly.—The defendant put in bail to the cL.uge.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING. AT TATTERSALL'S YESTERDAY.
The hew* on the Derby add Oilks was Sat, at the same
rate; as was also the Riddleswerth; but there was much betting
on the St. Leger, at Doncaster, as follow,
17 to 1 apt Mr. Tierce's gr. c. 25 to 1 apt Ld Exeter's colt
by Walton, out of Lisette 2to 1 agst Coloael Udney's
20 to 1 apt Tramper colt, by klapbazAttl, out of
22 to 1 agst Moreitb, brother Eleapar.
to Edit° da Puta

Wednesday se'nnight, a vessel, while sailing up the
river Nith, near Dumfries, encoontered rather an un-
common object—being no other than a poor hare.
seated on a moving flotilla of ice, which was every
moment becoming less, by the action of the water ;
and which, together with its involuntary passenger,
appeared to be rapidly hurrying to the Atlantic
Ocean. The seamen on deck having spied this on=
wonted. voyager at some distance, managed the ves-
sel so as to intercept the piece of ice, and fairly suc:
ceeded in rescuing poor puss from a situation intd
which she had, no doubt, been driven by the cruelty
of her enemies on land. But we grieve to record the
sequel. Sailors, though perhaps strangers to those
feelings which are sometimes scouted as sentimental,
are at least noted for their generosity ; and amidst
the perils of an element that, with the exception of
fishes, is fatal to every living thing, certainly even a
quadruped is entitled to protection. But, in the pre-
sent instance, the crew acted the part of geurrnands
rather than of sentimentalists, and thought only of
the delicious dish of soup that might be cooked from
the hearts' bl: od of their trembling captive !
A Gentleman in Staffordshire, who bas been an
excellent bottle companion, being indisposed, was
restricted to one bottle of wine per day. The dis-
ciple of iEsculapius, suspecting that his patient ex-
ceeded his allowance, expressed hi) fears on the sub-
ject, and received the following satisfactory assu-
rance:—" You know, Sir, you allow me a bottle, and
the physician allows sue a bottle,
,which together
make two bottks; and I'll assure you, I strictly con-
fine myself to the quantity you both prescribe."
A Goan CusToslEs.—A Correspondent of a Pre-
vincial Paper, under the signature of " A Scarsdale
Farmer," having written with some asperity on the
subject of ale measures used by innkeepers, " A Pub-
licaa" says, in his reply, " If I am not mistaken, the
Scarsdale Farmer was in my house the other evening.
He entered at the kitchen door, and immediately
scraped his shoes upon a bar that is attached to the
fire-grate; he this surveyed the bar, aid at length
took to the parlour. At these times, Mr. Editor, it
behoves us to be economical, and for this reason, my
servant had made up a substantial fire, which my
guest immediately destroyed with the poker. The
bell rang most furiously—' Did you call, Sir?'—
Bring me half a pint of ale, fall measure.' The order
was executed. The bell again—' Did you ring, Sir?'
—' Bring me a clean pipe, I have tobacco in my
pocket.' Bell again—' Did you call, Sir Bring
me a spitting-box.'—' Directly, Sir.' The bell—
' What do you want, Sir?'—' Bring me the News-
paper.'—' Yes, Sir.' The bell—' What have I to pay?'
Two-pence, Take it out of this one-pound
note ; but be sure you bring me good silver.'—Thus,
Mr. Editor, my coal was destroyed—half a mould
candle wasted—servant's attendance, Scc.—and for
what ? My ale cost me 2s. 4d. per gallon ; I sell it at
2s.Bd. which leaves a profit of one farthing upon the
Scarsdale Farmer's half pint full measure !"
DEELIN, JAN. 14.—Yesterday morning, the body
of one of the-foot patrole belonging to the Finglass
Office, was discovered lifeless on the Royal Canal
bank, near the sixth lock. It appeared he had re-
ceived his death by a ball, which passed directly
throughilis heart. He had separated from two others
of the parole, in pursuit of a man whom they had
apprehended along with a woman, bearing in their
custody a bag of dead fowls, supposed to be stolen,
and who had afterwards escaped. The woman is in
custody, and. has told the man's surname.

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NEWOATE xii..fiAbliENN A LI. M utlciirS7.7l
(By the Carcase.)
Beef .. ... ml to 4s ad Veal es ed to es el
Mutton is ed to 4s 4kl I Pork 45 841 t. lki

PRICES or MAT Am, STRAW YESTERDAY.
IT. JAMES'S. IVIIIITOCNIi MIL
Hay SI Ss Od to 51 Os Od Nay... 41 es to 41 Ss Od
Strawll 4s ed to 11 lfs'ed Straw 11 Ss to 11 lits Od
Clover o 1 Os Od t• 01 Os ed Clover 51 les to 411 les ed

PRICY

WNW BAGS.
Kent 3l. 3s to 41 •s
Sussex.— 21 161 to 51 •r
Essex
Foreign

F HOPS.
NEW !OCR ZVI.
Kent
Sussex
F.uex ..., 3l Os to 41 Os •

Fornlialn ... 51 5. to 61 6it

PRICE OF CANDLeS--From Tallew Chart‘llers.
Candles, per dos. lls fel—Moulds, 12$ 6d; id. poi doom
allowed for roody-money.

COAL MARIAT, Jososnv I'7.
Ships at Market. Ships Sold. Price.
64 Nev castle 7* Zits Od to 474 Od
2 Sunderland 0 00s ed so 00s Od
BIRTHS.
An. 1, at Allerton Park, the Right Hon. Lady Stourton, of
a daughter.
At Fowls Castle, Montgomeryshire, Lady Louisa Clive, of
a daughter.
Thursday se'nnight, at Marbury Hall, the Lady of John Smith
Barry, Esq. High Sheriff of Chester, of a son.

MARRIED. '
January 7, RolieffMuter, Esq. Captain in the 7th Royal Fa-
rinser*, to Fanny, eldest daughter of John (Mel, Esq. of Leath-
hill, county of Wain.

DIED.
On Sunday *vetting, Jaatvary 16th, in Moorasbury-aquare,
Mrs. Lyon, widow of the late Joseph Lyon, Esq..
The 6th ultimo, at Catsclough, Cheshire, aged 11, Catharine,
the wife of the Rev. Edmund Lally, A.M. Vicar of Whitegate,
in that County, and Rector of Claptoa and Croydon, Cambridge-
shire, a Lady beloved and respected by all her acqvaintance as
a pattern of religious and moral excellence, u the best of wires,
of parents, and of -friend*, and as a sympathizing and hberJ
benefactress to the poor.
Dec. ii, at Pollokshaws N.B. Andrew Risser, aged 103 !
Sunday se'nuight, at Dumfries, Mr. June. Reid, late writer
in Edinburgh.
Jan. 19, at Dumfries, Mr. William MiNaught, aged 103
Jan. 13, by a fall from his horse on the preceding day, Mr.
John Little, jun. of Drum, in Kirkbean, N.B.
Wednesday se'nnight, aged 66, Mr. Thomas Ayre, trizny
years Kecper of the Castle at Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Jan.l, at Glasgow, Mr. John Wallace, Teacher in the Olt
Grammar School, aged 6i. _

Saturday se'nnight, a poor man, residing near the We Mills.,
on the Parkgate Road, near Exeter. After having been engaged
in,preparing a fire, he seated himself in his. chair, in order to.
garter his stockings, and instantly expired, . _

FIG/I:WATER at LONDON BRIDOII TO-;dOR KO*:
Mt ruing - - 39 minutes after 4
Afternoon "- . f 8 --4

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