Star.
London, England, 1804-01-02 00:00:00

POL NE.

Bow-oval v.—On Friday night a Gentleman from
America, was robbed at a boufe of ill fame in Vine-
*net, St. Martin's-lane, of a purfe, containing 96
ininem. He did not mils it till he was leaving the
hook, when he made the robbery known to the land.
lord and landlady of the houfe, who applied to Do-
wildlife, a conftable, belonging to the who
traced oat three girls who were concerned in the rob-
bery, and by great exertions difcovered the purfe
Atoneealed in the cellar of the King's Arms pubiic.
boufe, in the Strand. On Saturday they were exa-
mined before Sir RICHARD FORD at the Public Office,
Dow=flreet, when the three girls were committed for
Anther examination, and the woman who keeps the
Mae ordered to find bail for her good behaviour.
Mansion House —Saturday Edward Davis, the
beadle of Portfolten Ward, complained to the LORD
Marna of his having lined a cart, containing a great
quantity of beef in fo bad a Rate as to be unfit for
Munn food. He found it in Aldgate High-fireet :
at fiat nobody would own it. Upon examination it
proved to be the canal*: of an old cow that had died
difeafed. The fellow, in whofe cnflody it appeued
to be, laid he was direaed to leave it at a boiling•
hook in Whitechapel for dogs-meat. This (tory was
ant credited, bat there being no proof that lie had
offend the meat for tale, he could not be indicted.
But the LORD Maroa ordered the meat to be buried.

GlOiLDlULL.—Saturday yaw Harris, a lighter.
man's apprentice, and three others, were charged by
a watchman with diforderly behaviour in the greet at
a late hour, and alarming the family of Mr. Stock,
themill, on Ludgate-hill, by violently knocking at
his door. The Sitting Alderman, after feverely re-
primanding the offenders, was induced toiciircharge
them in eonfequence of the charaaers they received
from their mailers.
Qiiisau-sgymis.—Saturday Frearis M'Kerrea, a
man, and Harriet Hays, his houfekeeper, were
brought before the Magillrates on fufpiciun of having
Rohn a watch and chain, value gel. It appeared
that Hayes offered it to a pawnkroker, who flopped
her, and kept the watch. It is flippofed to be the
property of a Gentleman gone to licland upon pub-
lic bufineli, in confequence of which the parties arc
held in zuaody till the article (hall be advertifed iu
the Irina papers.
MaeLsoaouorr-sversr.—On Saturday a com-
plaint was lodged againfl upwards of 300 publicans,
for keeping their honks open on the Sabbath day
daring divine fervice. Proper methods were taken
to Prevent this praflice.
WORSUIP•STRIIT•—Sattirby Eiiz,ar.ytb /3IC•
ly in the employ of Mr. Calk, who keeps the Wine.
• stilts at the corner of Wilfithareet, Fin (but y.firirre,
was charged with having rubbed her mailer r .luau
ti y of wine and fpitits, and WAS committed a r trill.
On Saturday a tradefman w is Ch..rj:C.t ilrfore the
blagiflrates on fufpki..a of having chrninii red a vio.
lcnt affault upon a young r•ornan with ri. ittiampt tw
itommit a rape. The party accofcd was adu.it:cd to
Lail,to appear on a future dry toanfwer the complaint.
Ustos Friday 7,:nr• Z:rd Yilt.•
Smells were brought up .us a chmgc or. h in: liolen.
on the istli of Llcct..riber, (g Fiend] ciotins and
othzr articles, out 01 the hut of a Mr. lichee,
French emigrant pried, who lodged in t%c (aloe h
with them in the Lonsi,..l It"ad. it All•r;!c,: 4:.at
the pi ihaner Smith had fold mill oldie CM At a
pawnbroker's :—bar_ the did fo by the direCion of
Booker, who (aid, the had found :hers, and intlited
flue bad a riiht to do •vhat (h: wilt them.—
She was c..mmitted tir trial at the Surrui AlriZ:s,
and Sm di was di:kh.tced.
A runic tlmple ; lad, a f"..rrant in a;:•
sole, wa• el;aigrd with itolirn: a'yitist helsseiou:•
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DUBLIN, DECEMBER

Yeflerday a trial took place, the courfe of evidence
in which governs another which occurred this day.
.Robert Gok and Robert Fox flood trial on two in-
diament., for ha% ink, on the night of the 24th of July
!ail, at Hollypark. crutity of Dublin, by threats and
menaces, forced William Burbridge to deliver up to
th:m certain fire arms, the property of jdfry Foot,
Efq. The other indiament charged them with af•
faulting the habit.ttion of Mr. Foot, contrary to the
astute.

Mr.PlltAt SER:E ANT Rated the cafe for the Crown.
He obferved, that v. hatever the Jury might perceive
in the progrefs of this trial of a treafanable tenden-
cy, that it was incumbent on them to difcharge their
minds of any prejudice which treafonable enormities
might excite, as the charge again( the prifoners was
not of high treafon. However, the crimes alledged
againfk them were made capi,al by two feparate tka.
totes—one the 15th and 16th of the King, commonly
called the White Boy A.'l, which annexes the punifh-
ment of death without benefit of clergy, to any aft
of furrounding bottles, from fun fet to fan rif,., and
by threats or violence compelling the parties within
to forrender fire arms. The next indiament agair.lt
Ott. prifoners is grounded on an ad of the 27th of the
King, which renders it a capital offence to atfault the
habitations or dwellings of his Majefty'e liege fub-
jeets. Crimes of this nature, having obvioutly tree-
fonablz Cr. rebellious purpofes in view, were wifely
taken into confederation by the Legiflature of this
country at a period of public disturbance, and re-
main on the fkatute book (till in full force.
Jofeph a Lonergn, an approver, &pored to the
identity of Fox, -having been one of a gaol; of eight
perfons who compelled him to accompany them to
Mr. Foot's houfe, at Hollypark, on the night laid in
the indiament, where they attacked the houfe, and
received from within four blunderbuffes, a full!, and
a piftol. Having given information before William
Anderfon, of Kilternan, Efq. a hlagiftrate of the
county of Dublin, and a Captain of yeomenry, a ma-
terial
variance occurred between the written infor-
mations and his oral teftimony, which fet the whole
of his depofitions at nought.
Patrick Fitzliarris, another approver, And one of
the fame gang, identified Fox as one, who, in c.,:iceit
with Lonergan, the tall wituefs, were molt anive in
their &Guilt on Mr. root's habitation—the patty af-
terwards retired to theshoufe of one Tool, near the
Gtange, and divided the arms which they extorted;
a fowling piece fell to the (hare of the witnefs—Cole
he could not identify as having taken any waive part
in the plunder at Hollypark ; he law him at Tool's,
with a (word in his hand. The party committed other
depredations of the fame defeription, one.at the honk
of a Mr. Davidh,n, and another at the houfe old Mr.
Fry, at Rockbrook, in the fame vicinity.
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The witnefs became fqueamilh at length, and com-
municated his qualms of confcience to a neighbour of
the name of Richardfon, who took the precaution to
fend to Mr. Anderfon an order to accommodate the
witnefs by taking him into cußody, that he might
relieve his mind by giving information againft the
banditzi, who prelf:d him alio into their fervice.
Mr. Anderf.n lubilantiated the circumflanee of
having taken the u itnefs, and reduced his informs•
tions to writing. He could perceive no deviation
from the written examinations in the witnefb's depo-
Cations this day.
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Mary Meran, for the prifoner l nz, depofed that The
faw him furrounded by a gang of fellows on the nifTht
of the zath July, who, after tome threats againft his
life if he refufea to accompany them, at length threw
iszo into a ditch, ar.d left him there. Witncfs ran off
to Foz's houfe, where a boy, his brother, had been
lying ill. She afterwards faw Fox at home on the
fame night.
The outrage at Hotly Park was depofed by Fitz-
harris to have been committed about the hours of
nine and ten o'clock. •

The CHI it- fumes trimmed up the evidence with
remarkable precifion. The teltimony of Looergan,
the &It witnefs, he ennfigned to infamy and want of
all credit. He reprobated the charafter of approvers
in general in very Rrong language, laying, he knew
no point of degradation to which the human mind
could be reduced lower than that of the bafenefs by
Which tome approvers are aluated- His Lordfhip
lamented the neeenity of fometimes retorting to them
in order to bring atrocious criminals to pundhment ;
but he obferved, that without thong corroborating
cireurntlances, or the aid of unimpeached tellimony•
Jurors thould not lend an affentin2; ear to any nnfitp.
ported evidence of approvers. The el ara6er of Fits.
hart is, his Lordthip ecnceived, little better than Lo-
nergan, hut he had fupported tome continency be-
tween his written and verbal &politic:nee and there
were betide eirettmliances to be collated from the
contents of Lis evidence, which the Jury might take
into eonfideration rcfpating the plainer Fox alone.
%% ids retpal to Cole, nothing occurred which could
warrant a verdi& of convittion again ft him.
The jury retired tome time, and returned a vet.
di.c.t.s—Grailty of the offsetee laid in the inslinnsents viz.
aflaulting the habitation, againft Fos; and acquitted
Cole, who this day nood trial along with a prifuner,
try name Prim Arrnr, on the White Boy Mt, for
having compelled Peter Fry, of Rock Brook, in the
County if on the night of the z4th July, to
furrender to them certain tile a: rue.

Mr. :ill' f maid-may either of the rrifoners,
bt:t dcpoteJ the r iicurmiance of a banditti coming
about his houfe about twelve or one o'clock on the
night laid in the indiftnient, and by threats and me-
naces compilel him to order his fcreAnt to hand
thranh "a upper sgindbw, a blund:rbuls awl a
tol to ihcm, w ith which they made nit
1 it.harris, in his account, depoild, that it WAS
1.1 y at ms to t!,e prifoner I:)rne,
ssho-ii He recapirtilxed neatly the
t,itia.,:i.y tai :he preceding 41.4 y, ilin infilking he was
iorr.:J into the I:reke of -I.c gang.
r:thari is made his cor.lidant,
depot:A, nt,..irris informed him that he had been
in Tlinmas•ltt..a, accr treinicd by bne I‘l.Mahon.
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twee of death was, hodever, pronounced On Vas by
the Chief Judice, who, notwatianding, give him
hopes of pardon.
The two prifoners on trial were acquitted, but
retained in gaol until they find bail for future good
behaviour. • •
nris Lynch, Florid Ohre( mannatighter for the
alledged murder of her daughter, )4aq:stet Carey,
fenrenced to be burnt in the hand, and chfchared.
yams 11115 amt, for affaulring Jahn Pyrne, with in.
tent to rob him, to be tranfported forTeven years.
yobs Ryan, found guilty of uttering a forgery on the
National Bank, to be hanged. The Chiefju dice made
him a pathetic exh.qtation, in which heentreAted of
him not to abufe anF portion of the (port time be had
to live with vague or idle hopes of mercy in this world.
The Court adjourned to the 17th February, 1804.

It has been remarked, th.at the Thermometer on
Saturday at feven o'clock in the morning,
was two degrees higher than on the 24th of June,
1802.

The following fubjeas are prnpofed for the CH A ll-
caLLoa's prizes at Othrd. for the enfoing year, viz.
For Latin Verfes—" For an EnFlilh Dray
—.4 The utility of Claffical Learning in rubles vieney
to Theological Stuaies."
A letter from Peterfburgh rays, that the School of
the Jefuits ellabliihed there, is jolt now in the moll
tiourithing condition, and is every day to:riving
fcholars. Several Ruffian Noblemen have fent their
children to it. This Incorporaiinn
with the permiffion of his Imperial Welly, a peblic
laboratory, which gives great do isfaaion.
On Tnefday night lad, Mr. White, conftable in
the pariah of St. James's, Clet kenwell, made a feizure
of a private dill to Turnmill.ll seer, of too gallons of
math, half a ton weight of rnolaffes, and tau gallons
of ratified fopilits.
A few days ago, a bullock was flaul;litered at Al-
f ird, and was found to be of the extraordinary weight
of 194.01 b. the %Owl: of which was fold at the rate of
lb. The weight of the loofe fat wes 2501 b.;
bide t77lb. The rump and loin were played for at
wh;:I, by a party of Gentlemen, and prerented by
the c *tuners to the• Alford V‘dunteers.
A and malt (hocking murd:r was coth-
mitred on tlic. t ash of Oaober, at Nottingham-town,
America, on Mr. P. Dougherty. by 'l. Benton, a
labourer, who inclantly confided the deed to the fa
and was in confequence apprehended, 'dui and
ezecuti d.

A young woman has been cnmmitted to Tye!chef.
ter gaol, fur the murder of her illegitimate child` at
Combe St. Nicholas.

On Fridas' fe'nnight 3C a gentleman was riding from
Ayr to Irvine, tWo fellows ttarted from a ditch,
and ordered him to flop ; but their fucklen appear.
ance frighting the boric, he galloped off with his
rider, who was fired at by the robbers, but ekaped
unhurt.
Laft week a boatman and his foe went into A fhoe-
maker's fhnp at Workfop, when the boy ohferving a
gun, took it up, pulled the trigger, and killed his
father.

As the congregation had :Ambled in the parifh-
church at Margate, yeflerday le'nnight, a large por-
tion 9f the tiling was blown by the hurricane on the
llsy lights, driving in upwards of fifty large fquares
of glals ; but though the whole fell into the pews, no
perfon was materially injured.
On Friday night Mr. Wheeler, carpenter, in Wa-
ter lane, Flret-theet, while fitting in a chearful man-
ner with his family, was feized with a paralytic droke,
and indantly expired.

On the 18th inflant Mrs. Eliz. Wright, an infirm
maiden lady, who rc:ided at Snelllon, in Dorfetthire,
about five o'clock in the evening, left Iter bottle with
intent of attending a religions meeting in the neigh-
bourhocd flit unfortunately aided the font way,
and having got into.a wheat field, which lacing very
wet and heavy, the was unable to extricate herfelt.
..nd there pet illazd from the inclemency of the night.
On Thurfday a boy, eleven years of age, was
palling along the New Road, with a bundle, con•
taming a clock, lie was overtaken by another boy,
who, on entering into conversation st, id) him, learned
from whence he came, and where he was going.—
The youth acquainted the boy with his matter's
name, and the name of the Nam whom the clock
was for. This artful deceiver parted company with
his companion near the Adam and Eve, and on the
arrival of the youth at the fpot where the click was
to be delivered. a man accuaed him, calling hi.
matter's name, and ailing him if tl at was the chic:.
he had lent ? the boy replied " yes," and delivered
it to the fuppofed owner, who delired him to inform
his matter that he would call on him the neat day, as
he wanted frame other articles.

An extraordinary robbery was committed on th...
Treafury of the StAtc of New Jerky, on the :1:1of
Oftoiser :--Jastss SALTER, Ell. the Treafuier,heAr•
ittg a noife at the back pair of his honk. went claw:,
(lairs to dikover the CAIII.I, when he WAS compelled
by four armed men, by the threat of immediate &lilt
if he helitated,, to deliver the keys of an iron cheA.
containing the treafti-e. Hiving bound and gagged
him, they gnl pnlf:tinn of upwards of to,oco dol.
Lin, with ‘‘itich they cleaved. It was (time time he.
fare Ntr. SALTER, could al nut •he honk, anJ inueure
a teleale from his deplorable lit uatitm.
The King's Evil, which i veil its name from the
frith in a roy“: peer of tilvcr, ; a f‘Mcdy st Ilik
carried meduioe int.. Giit:iac i.h.ctat it y. Iti.afon n:•.!
itecuiling a more I
ed the 12clicl. in charms; anti in Charles's ttign, she
re(peaable lVifcman };arc a method of cute nn IA•
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