Star.
London, England, 1817-10-25 00:00:00

SOU rHWARK.

These Sessions were yesterday held at the Town
H4ll, in the Borough, before.the LORD MAYOR, the .
REC.)I(MR, Sir JOHN EANIER, and other Aldermen.
Caeherine Slump, aged twelve, and Norah Lee, it
child of but eight years fot age, were indicted for
stealing a quantity of tobacco from the warehouse of
Salomon Davis, Esq. High street, Borough.—The
pri4secutor that he carried on an expensive fll3.
nufactory, and was daily subjected to losses of a most
alarming kind. The two prisoners were eneaged by
some et the men in his ssaredouse, and h.►vicgr been
intormedotf the concealment of same b igs of tobacco
by the elder prisoner, he had her Witched, and upin
leaving the premises searched her, when a large
of tobacco was found concealed in her :,pron. Do.r..
ing the search the younger prisoner contrived to escape
to the p-►vy, where she threw down a qu :ntity of tn.
! bacco. This fact, however, could not he es:l4l6ller/.

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The RECORDER, in addressing the J.iTy, lamented
the depravity mani!estcd by such young characters,
encouLigeJ, no doubt, by their parents or fume
perieaced thieves.
The Jury acquitted Norah Lee, but found Cathe.
rine Shaw Guilty.
' COUNTURFEIT NEW Corm.—Mary Reit/7 was iodic-
ted for having unlawfully procure:, with intent to
utter, seven pieces of money to the likeness and simi-
litude of hallo crown, purporting to be coin of the
realm.

Mr. Powell, of the Mint, proved that the seven
halt crowns found upon the prisoner were counter.
frit, and were all made from the same die.
The defence of the prisoner was, that she received
the money froM her husband, and was entirely igno.
rant of its being counterfeit.
The prisoner received an excellent character; and
Toe Itseortnen having summed up the evidence,
the Jury, atter some hebitatiou, found the prisoner'
Nut Guilty. _ _

A few other cases of assault and misdemeanour
were tried, after which the Sessions adjourned.

Sunday last, a little before eight o'clock in the
evening, Mr. GEE, the gaoler of Newcestle.'accerne
partied by the turnkey, procerdid to examine the
cells for the night. On opening the doer of that
which contains she convicts of the last Assizes, he
pt rceived limy Scope (wh. se sentence was death, but
since coinmutedeo transeeeeetion)huheng hp a scut-
tle tull of ashes, which he threw towards Mr. Gec's
eyes, obviously with an intent -to blind him, and to
favour his escape. Luckily, however, Mr. Gee in-
stantly turned it aside, notwithstanding some ..evere
blows received from Scope with a small hand-brush,
and, by the assistarice ul the turnkey, soon succeed, d
in closing the door. A smith being sent ter, the
prisoner was douisle-ironed.
'there are at this time in the. Poor-house of Saint
Margaret's, Rochester. IS persons, whosebnited ages
amount to 1010 year.e which is an average foreach
person, of b. 5 e ears and 6 months. •
The existing d stress or many of the poorer classes
of society uequestionebly cads for great atteselalls
from the parochial overseers, and we trust most of
them feel so. Thsir duties reqi.ire much activity and
humanity in their exicut'on. It may Hie be useless
to mention some of the ACts of Parliament by, which,
for neglect of duty, le.:nalties ire inflicted on were:ens:
The 43d Eliz. cap. 2, enacts, that t veneers b is.g
gligent in their office, shall, tor every defaelt, forte's&
405. for the use of the poor, and shell he committed to
prison until pail. By 17 Geo. II c. 3S, anoverseee or
other parish cfficer, neglecting to nbey'any of the dirt C.
bons of that Att, shall forfeit a sum not exceeding
.C 5, nor less than les. to be applied to the use of the
poor. And by the 53d Glee 111. cap. 65, it us pro.
video% that any Overseer who 51.4;1 disebey the lawful
order of a Magis rate tor the refer of any pOor etre
son, may be consectee in the penalty of 405.; and ill
case of stun-reeteene setell be impricenel for aoy
time rot erceedieg ten days. . .
CHRIST CHetial tiCttooL —Thursday being the
Anniversary of tt e Birth-day of King Edward Of.
the founder of CbriseHospital, a numerous company
of Gentlemen, who wire educated in diet exceeent.
Institution, met to coneeemorate it by a p sac elles.
tee at the London Tavern ; and the tecollect7on of
the years of early lute, and interview with old segued-
' tell .ese, many now raised to respeetal.ility in eeetetr
by their own indueey and merit, and a grateful le.
membranes et the royal and benevolent fJender, must
surely have been pleasing feelings to all cv;.o where
present. About a bundled and silty Geseletnen sat
down to dinner; the appropriate toests were tisank,
and very pertinent addi esses made to the compeey
by HAUSIKE HINNEV, Fere• tett Ch Menet. ; - NNW!
Wooternoftee, Esq. the !'own-clerk ; and the Rev.
Ir. STEPHENS, One of the Grammar Mast, rs ;--the
evening was serest with the accustomed ceNive.lity
and harmony ; and we most cies. eeee nun
' wishes in the favourite toot—'• Christ !
'nay they prosper who love it ; and Goo IIIEIeASS
their number."