Star. — London, England, 1824-02-13 00:00:00

ADELPHI Though FIELDING'S Tort Jones be perhaps, even to this day, the very best novel in the English language, and T. DIBDIN has shewn himself, upon the main, the most skilful of his day in the meek of dressing up a popu lar novel into an amusing draina, we cannot very much c ommend the selection made at this amusing little Theatre for the leading performance of the week. The chief merits of the novel itself are of a nature that defy tr tnsplauting to the scene of theatric action, and the dramatist has not made use of all his accustomed skill in meeting the difficulties he has chosen to brave : while, at the same time, the cast of the characters, on the present occasion, is far from applying to the best a dv.tiltage the assemblage of talent which the company of this minor theatre may very fairly boast. The per formance, however, has brought good attendances, and swith the auxiliaries of the second price, even full houses. DUCHY OF LANCASTER COURT-THIS DAY. The appeal of Mr. Clement against the fine of 5001. imposed on him by the Lord Chief Justice, fur a con tempt of Court, in publishing the proceed ings against the Cato-street Conspirators while the tr i als , were yet pending, came on this day, in the above Court, before Lord Birxt-ev, as Chancellor of the Duchy, and Mr. Justice BAYLEY and Mr. Justice HOLIWYD, as Asses sors. Or. behalf of the Crown, the ATTORNEY and SOLICITOR-GENERAL attended; and Messrs. --SrARLE?T, BROUGHAM, and DENSIAN, for the Appellant. Mr. SCARLET? rose and stated, that the question came into this Court from the Old Bailey, and that in a case of this nature, this Court possessed similar powers to those of the Court of Exchequer, and were therefore competent to set aside the estreat, provided it could be shewn that there was anything irregular appertaining to it. He should be able, he hoped, to establish that it was either a process which the Court of Session had no jurisdiction to issue, or a process which was on the face of it irregular, and in either case to be set aside. This was a fine imposed by Judges, without any trial or re-' golar proceeding, or any of that constitutional examina tion which mostly preceded judgment. Cases of this kind were to be regarded as excep; ions, and not as part of the common law of the land ; and, in that case, the anus probandi will lay on the opposite side of proving the right to the power as thus exercised, either by statute, or by inveterate usage. This was the first case 4 the kind, and it was therefore important that it should be supported by strong and decisive testimony, before it should be suffered to become a precedent—a kind of justification for future exercise of a similar power. He would submit four proposition to the Court, and which, if true, or even if one only of them were conceded, would, he apprehended, establish that the jurisdiction exercised by the Session was one for which it had no authority. The first was, that the . Court of Jail Delivery had no - right to issue it o f attachment. Secondly, that the power of pu nishing for contempt committed out of the view of the Cow, by one who owes no suit to that Court, and bound by no official duty to attend the Court, is nut derived thereby, nor does depend on the power of pu nishing in a summary way. Thirdly, that the order not to publish the trials whilst any were depending, was an order on all the King's subjects, amounting to a law s which the Csa i t h a d no j ur i s di ct i on to ma k e .— Fourthly, that if the order could be considered as an order made in the particular trial, and obedience exacted wit a; an order in the cause, it ought to have been made in writing, and served on the party before he could be punished for a contempt in disobeying it. Mr. Justice BAYLEY, on looking at the estreat, found that it did not appear therefrom that this contempt was net committed in Court, and that therefore the estreat did not give fair scope to the objections raised. He would therefore propose that they should put it into record in the Court of Exchequer. It did not appear from the estreat how the appelant was convicted of this contempt, and for aught they knew legally, it might have been by a Jury. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL observed, that, from the importance of the subject, he was anxious to have it fully argued, and therefore would have no objection to their putting in a plea, and arguing thereon. After some further discussion, it was settled that a plea should be put in by the Counsel for the Appellant, embracing all the facts of the case, and that thereon they would proceed to argue the general question, whether the uoges of Session had power so to fine or not? The • case is to come on a day or two before next Term coutur of vK.ciiuguint, FEBRUARY 12. The Court was occupied most part of the day With motions of course, of no pul;lic interest. Towards the close of the day the following, motion was made : THE KING U. caouctz. Sir WILLIAM OWEN moved to discharge the recog nizances of the defendant in this case. Crouch was a notorious body•snatcher, and having been ordered to find bail for this offence, he ran off from his sureties ; at the Sessions, in consequence of his not appeat ing, the recognizances were estreated into the Exchequer, but in a short time the sureties succeeded in apprehending him, when he was tried and found guilty, and is now undergoin g his sentence in prison. The Le ar ned C ounse l u,erefore moved to discharge the recognizances. 17. 'Caron GA1"..10W." This is a grave subject, Sir William, the only course we can pursue, is to grant your application." Mr. DORRIEN MAGESS gave a grand Ball and Supper nrr Tuesday evening at Hammerwood Lodge, near East Grinstead. The gardens were illuminated, and the plendid suite of apartments were all thrown open for first time for a series of years. The fete was given !n. honour of Mr. NIAGENs son coming of age. An the If the neighbourhood were present Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, upon Mr. Woolridge, poulterer, ick-square, by those sharpers who ling into circulation counterfeit rery elegantly attired entered Mr. ordered a brace of foss is to be sent .2; the price was agreed on, 85.6 d. saying the servant was to bring with him. Soon after Mr. Wool rod change for the sovereign, and id or - Everettr.streer, the Lady met cy, you have been a long time." 6d. change, together with the a sovereign, as he supposed, and rant brought the sovereign, and uely discovered it to be a counter 2, Lansdown-place, to inquire for 'eh person lived there, or could be vas attired as a country lady, with - got, and rather lusty. Nobility and Gentry of oil rile occasion. SOVEREIGNS.—I a triL I; was played off ..verett-street, Brunswil a;-,2 n the habit of send overeigns. A female ve Irooli-idgef shop, and a z•) L ar.sdown-place, No.: ar.d 6e Lady retired, s t:ange for a sovereign ' :age sent his servant ar as b got to the end -1113. exclaiming, " Mel I 3'2 then took the 13s. f 'lvils, gave the servant t •f/creparied ; the ser v: immediat fej:,aod hastened (Awl z:•v female, but no such ali heard off. She wa f!:41) upon her counte SPRING RICE AND O'GRADi; ESQRSt Every exertion is useJ by the Police to arrest.these Gentienten, but to a late hour last night without success. We regret exceed ingly that the principals in this affair had not been arrested with the seconds, to prevent further consequences: there is no Irish Metilber whose life is more valuable than that of Mr. SPRING lace—no Member, since the short period of his being returned to Parlia ment, has rendered more essential services. We understand that this affair was caused by some offensive expressions applied to the Earl of !Jimmies by Mr. O'GRADY, in the hearing of Mr. Rim-- Dub/in Morning Post of Tuesday. We are happy to hear of the termination honourably to both parties of the misunderstanding which unfortunately took place be tween a distinguishe4 Senator and a young Barrister, highly con nected. It is said that our gallant County Representative, Colonel T--, and Captain `Vs r —, agreed on a mutual explanation, which ended in the retractinref.certen expressions disrespectful to the Noble Earl.—Frceman's.hurnal If Wednesday. COMMON COUNCIL. BILLINGSGATE MARKET. Mr. Alderman 131towN presented a Petition from Mr. Stewart, complaining of his having been removed from a stand in the Market, to which he had been appointed by the officers in the usual manner, and nsoved that the consideration of the Petition should be referred to the Committee of City Lands, &c. and that, till such time a 5 they had reported thereon, and an order of the Court made, Mr. Stewart should be replaced in the occupation of the said stand. A very long discussion then ensued between Mr. S. DIXON, Mr. N. SAUNDERS, Mr. SAVAGE, Mr. JAMES, Mr. R. SMITH, Mr. Deputy OLDHAM, Mr. JONES, and several other Members; and on the question being put, the LORD MAYOR declared the Alderman's motion to hare been agreed to. PRICE OF COALS. The Court proceeded to consider the Report of the Coal and Corn Committee, on the result of their in quiries into the mode of delivering coal ships, and the price of that necessary article, in which they recom mended the present •acancies of Deputy Coal Meters being three) to be filled up, and twelve additional Me ters to be elected, which was introduced by Mr. SOUTH GATE, the Chairman of the Committee, who concluded by moving the Court to agree to the Report. Mr. Deputy ROUTH opposed the Report, and moved a long series of Resolutions, by way of amendment, which finished with declaring that 40 additional Meters should be forthwith appointed. The Report was supported by Mr. HURCOMBE and Mr. S. DIXON, and opposed by Mr. JAMES, Mr. FAVELL, Aldermen WOOD and LUCAS, arid other Members ; and on the shew of hands being taken, the amendment was carried by a considerable majority, and the Committee directed to proceed to the election immediately. The Court, on the motion of Mr. Alderman WooD, agreed to a Petition to Parliament for a reduction on the Duty on Coals brought into the Port of London ; which was ordered to be presented by the Sheriffs in the usual manner. ATTACKS ON AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. lIALESWORTH (SUFFOLK), FEBRUARY O. Some months ago, the farmers hereabout came to the praiseworthy resolution not to use agricultural ma chinery so lung as there were agricultural labourers out of employ; and notices to that effect were stuck upon the church-doors, &c. This promise the labourers are of opinion has not been kept. Although there has been a considerable advance in the price of almost every article of farming produce, I grieve to be com pelled to say, that there are still many agricultural la bourers who cannot get work ; while, on the other baud, I am concerned to have to state that there are many far mers who, notwithstanding remonstrances to the con trary, continue to use machinery. The consequence has been restlessness amongst some of the labourers. Monday last, for instance, a draining plough, stand ing ready for work in a field belonging to Mr. George Robinson, of Chedistone, near Halesworth, was totally destroyed, by being cut to pieces with a saw in all the principal parts of it ; and bundles of matches were left on the top of the remains of such draining plough, to intimate what further mischief might be expected, if the use of agricultural machinery were persevered in. It was on this farm that corn-stacks, &c. were fired some months ago. On Friday last this same Gentleman com menced thrashing with a thrashing machine—a piece of machinery, however powerful and decided may be its me rits, that has excited so many heart-bui rings between the farmers and their labourers. As soon as it became known amongst the labourers that such mai hir.ery was at wai k, and such news flies fast enough, they collected together on the following morning to the number of fifty or sixty, armed with mattocks, axes, bill-hooks, crow-bars, blud geons, Etc. and then proceeded in a body to Mr. Robinson's house, to the terror and alarm of the neighbourhood.— They immediately took the horses from the machine. By this time the churchwarden, overseer, and several respectable inhabitants of Chedistone and elsewhere, arrived at Mr. Robinson's farm, and they remonstrated freely and firmly with all the parties—with Mr. R. as well as with the men. They eventually succeeded in persuading the men to depart in a peaceful manner ; but not till they " loaded up" the machine, set their shoulders to the wheels, and drove it into the road, lead ing to Mr. R.'s house. They did not injure the ma chine ; but they gave intimation that if it should be per mitted to return, its destruction would be the conse quence. The same party of labourers proceeded to the farm of Mr. Thomas Bishop, also a respectable farmer in the same parish, who was performing sonic operation upon trefoil, with a machine of horse power, and they contented themselves with expressing the hope that Mr. Bishop would abstain from the use of the machine. As Mr. B. was also understood to have behaved with kind ness to the labourers, this forbearance may be accounted for. Ile gave up the use of the machine. The Select Vestry of Chippenham have determined not to relieve a pauper that keeps a dog. Woodcocks are now, and have been all this winter, unusually scarce in Devonshire. In the Court of King's Bench, Dublin, on Saturday last, Mr. O'CormEm, obtained a conditional order for a mandamus against the Corporation of Dublin, on the part of Richard Grace, a Catholic, who required to be admitted to his Freedom of the Corporation, having served seven years' apprenticeship to a Free Printer. CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.—In Doctors' Commons on Tuesday last, Probate (of a will) was actuAly granted to two executors, named J. Thurtell and Joseph Hunt, individuals not at all connected with the parties con cerned in the late infamous murder of Mr. Weare. A gentleman groaning under the pangs cf the gout was asked by a sympathising friend, " Have you ever tried the Eau Medicinalel" "I have tried every kind of Oh (he exclaimed with the true accent of pain) but ,They don't relieve me." Anmi. . . The Depot of the 75th Regiment of Foot is ordered to proceed from Albany to Gosport Barracks. Detachments belonging to the 30th, 41st, and 46th Regiments*, Foot, nbw at Chatham, will embark about the 20th inst. for India. Detachments belonging to the 54th and 89th Regiments of In fantry; and a detachment of the 13th Light Lagoons, will embark about the 20tli lost. on board the William Fairlie, for Madras. A detachment belonging to the Royal Staff Corps, under the command of Ensign WEWMACOTT, will embark on Saturday next, on board the Orpheus, for the Mauritius. The 15th Light Dragoons, stationed at Canterbury, are shortly expected to leave that place for Ireland, and are to be accompanied by the 14th Lancers. The 10th Hussars expect to move in a few days from Dublin, to cantonments in Connaught —head-quarters Ballinrohe. They will be replaced by the 4th Dragoon Guards, at present quartered in Gort, Galway, &c. LONDON VACCINE INSTITUTION. Yesterday the Governors and Members of this Insti tution met at the City of London Tavern, for the pur pose of receiving the annual report. The LORD MAYOR was to have taken the chair, but in consequence of being obliged to preside at the Cou:t of Common Council, the chair was taken by W. D. Con- DELL, Esq. The Chairman said, in addressing the meet ing, that the report would give great satisfaction to the friends of humanity, although prejudice still continued to be the means, unfortunately, of sacrificing the lives of thousands. Dr-WALKER read the report. It stated that the bene fits of vaccination were diffused to the inhabitants of every land, but in this metropolis the joinites of the small pox still lurked amongst the ignorant and preju diced part of the population-774 persons fell victims to the dreadful disease in the course of the last year within the bills of mortality, and the deaths of many are not in cluded in those annual registers of departure from life. The managers coninued to watch the departure of ves sels to foreign nations as well as to all the British Co lonies, and continued to afford supplies of the vaccine ichor for the pr..tecting the Colonies from the small pox. During the last year there had been vaccinated by Dr. Walker 3,236 persons ; by the appointed inocula• tors in the metropolis and its environs, 18,987 ; by the appointed inoculators in the country, 21,664.; from the beginning, by Dr. Walker, 52,116; from the beginning, by the town inoculators, 185,235; from the beginning by the country inoculators, 484,693. Dr. Walker had supplied from the beginning 98,850 applicants. The receipts of the institution since last year's report amounted to 8671. 16 , i. the disbursements to 1,0671. 19s. 3d. ba- lance against the Institution, 2001. 3s. 3d. The receipts of the institution since its formation in 1806 amounted to 11,830/. the disbursement to 11,9171. .ss. 3d. Dr.Wa LKER stated, that the Prussian Minister of State, Count Hertsberg, had observed, that in times when, from causes without example, the numbers of the hu man race were diminished, the consideration of greatest importance was, that the more general the adoption of vaccine inccuiation became, the more practicable would it be to keep up the complement of the neces sary armies. Dr. Huhn laid before the Minister of the Interior of Russia, Count Kotschuby, a plan whereby, through a more general extension of vaccination, the ravages of the small pox in Russia might be ex terminated, and be the means of preserving half a mil lion of men to combat the enemy. A fifteenth of the population of Russia, amounting to 2,200,000, were susceptible of the small-pox : the mortality of one-fifth of those from the small-pox, amounted to 440,000. If the loss of a child in Russia be estimated as it was at 25 roubles, the State lost by the disease 11,000,000 of roubles; vaccination assured this sum to the State, or 440,000 effective men. Dr. Walker read extracts from several medical men in other countries, descriptive of the never-failing efficacy of vaccination, who stated, that for many years they were in the habit of testing the efficacy of the vaccine virus, by exposing their patients to the variolous matter, and in no case was the small-pox communicated to the constitution. The Report was unanimously approved, and adopted. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the thanks to Dr. Wal ker, complimented the venerable Doctor upon his per. severance, zeal, and skill, and observed that the system had immensely benefitted by his exertions. • Thanks were then •oted to the President, Vice-Pre sidents, and Managers of the Institution, and the Meet ing separated. Saturday night last, as three men and two girls were walking in the streets of Worcester, the men began to quarrel, when two of them eized the third, and with a knife cut him across the, throat, chest, and arms. He was taken to the Infirmary, and the other men and women are in custody. Sunday night, between eight and nine o'clock, a fire broke out in Mr. Dunlop's cotton-spinning mill, in Bar rowfield-road, near Glasgow, where the house in which the steam-boilers are place,' had taken file. The house itself was burned down; but the judicious exertions of the firemen succeeded in preventing the flames from spreading farther. A German book manufacturer read the words " Beg gar's Opera," under a motto of a chapter, and having, of course, never heard of Gay's famous play, he or she translated them Beggar's Werke, i. e. Beg,gar's Works. This is almost as ridiculous as the blunder of the French translator of the " Ileart of Mid Lothian," by whom " a buxom woman" was transformed into " une femme taint couleur de huis."—Literary Museum. On the arrival of the 93d Highlanders at Demerara, a good joke is told of Blackee, that " King George de Fourt was in such rage and so great hurry to punish dem for deir rebellious conduct, dat he send his sogers off widout de breeches!" A GOOD STORY.—Among the first settlers of Bruns wick (Maine) was Daniel Malcolm, a man of undaunted courage, and an inveterate enemy of the Indians, ti ho gave him the name of Sungurnumby, i. e. very strong man. Early in the spring, he ventured alone into the forest for the purpose of splitting rails from the spruce, not apprehensive of the Indians so early in the season. While engaged in his work, and having opened a log with small wedges about half its length, he was stir ' prised by Indians, who crept up and secured his musket, standing by his side. 44 Sungurnumby," said the chief, " now me got you.; long me want you; yo❑ long time speak Indian, long time worry him; me have got yon now; look up stream to Canada." " Well," said Mal colm, with true sangfroid, " y ou have me, but just help me open this log before I They all, five in num- , ber, agreed. Malcolm prepared a large wooden wedge, carefully drove it, took out his small wedges and told the Indians to put in their fingers to the pal tially clefted wood, and help pull it open ; they did ; he then suddenly struck out his blunt wedge, and the elastic wood instantly closed fast on their fingers, and he se cured them. —Baslo3 Parer. NAVAL INTRi.LIGEN6I Captain A. D. Y. Abautimort having been appointed to the Ran WING., 18, from the Jsseisa, at Portsmouth, on Wednesday, the crew of the latter ship made him a present of a magnilictrit sword and belt, as a mark of esteem for their late Commander. The sword is richly mounted, and the belt superbly embroidered. The following additional Officers have just. been appointed to his Majesty's ship Itmaitttias and Coast Blockade Service !—Stirgoons —T. WILLIAmsus and ALEXASDRIA BARR, vice Mitts', and Lieutenaut , —Roasner Tay LOS, 11. F. Pitmcv., Gamma Moa us, D. T. NIGHTINGALE, EDWARD JV LL, JOHN II ALL (b), Cit %ALES TURNKR (c), I'. C. Ds NALL, JOHN llocamerow, WILI SAM WILSI.N, NIEL CLARK, JOHN SHIRRFP, W. H. BAKES. JAMES M'NAMARS, W. H. WOODHAM, CHARLES W. POVNTRR, CHARLES HALL, 11. P. HARDYMAN, 11. M. ?dosTYN, 11.011ERT TURNBULL, P. V. Cooks, EDWARD Die.av, ; JOHN HARDING, and R. C. Baum,. The Essex frigate, fitted as a convict ship, sailed yesterday from Plymouth for Dublin, hi company with the DWARF cutter, Lieu tenant GOULD. Orders were received at Plymouth Dock-yard last week, for each of the Quartermen who were lately reduced, and continued in em ploy, to be allowed an apprentice. Arrived at Port Gldrgow, the Cecilh,l-IrenuaB, from Demerara; sailed thence the 21q of Dacember. Oa the i6th ult. in ht. 44.38. long. 25. 28. spoke the brig Dwarf, of 1-full, from Ncwcastk to New York. The John, DUNPAR, from Cork for Liverpool, was totally lost near Holyhead on the Oth instant : four men, two women, and five children (passengers) with two of the crew, were drowned ; the master, mate, and four seamen saved. About SOO mks of butter and a few sacks of flour, have been s: wed. FALMOUTI. FEBRUAEr variable.—Sailed the Regent p:tckct, CoLtivs; and Pert!n•hire, SANC.4TER, for St. Michael's; In ditetry, for Poiambi:co; George, I)%vis., t.;r Lisbon ; Fanny, GUILD. for Seville; Pr.yleria, Pm., for Cadiz; Riga, itoem., for Tobago; and the following are gettirg under vet igh—Syren, Sux- MP.RS, for °port(); and Esrl Selkirk, WALKER, t. Gibr . atar• .Ir. rived the Comet, Al'lonE; and Yamac.:w, CLAIIK, from New York; and Providence, from Lishon._ PORTSMOUTH ; FEDItVARY 12.—Wi:.1 S. W.—Arrivcd from Lon don the following outward bound vessels ; viz. The Mary, M'Cr.unr ; Henry Davison, BARCLAY ; and Salacia, HEARN ; for Jamaica; Marianne, GARDNER ; and Thames, MEak, for the South Seas ; Active, I,t7zor ; and Na , saa, Titintaymg, tor Charente. The Skelton, DIXON ; from V...n Dleinan's Land, passed by, all well— sailed sth September. and on the '2Bth encountered a heavy gale, which washed away hop joly•baat and some of the deck latnber ; in lit. 54. S. long. 55. W. fell in rich two large fields of ice; spoke the brig Reliance, of Rye, from Mayo, hound to Rio, in lat. 7,5. 28. S. long. 45. W. on the 7th November ; and on the I I th. 'poke the Isaac, of Lynn, in bar ll 15. S. lung. 41W. WI the 20th Neeember, arrived at Rio, and sailed from thence the tith December. Off the port, the Oscar, .I.ssitcsou from Demerara. DEAL, FF.BREARY W.S.W.—The Probity sc:looner, from London, remains. None of the outward-bound which sailed yesterday have put bark. DUBLIN ; Frs. 9.—We regret to state, that in the heavy gale of the 6th instant, the Minerva, Captain linro.gr, which had gone down to Dunleat y tar the purpose of assisting the sloop Providence, Cap tain Evans, which had sunk, and the sloop Union, which was like wise endeavouring to assist the Providence, both drifted on the pier, where the Minerva shortly became a total wreck, a small part of her rigging, together with her anchors, being the only articles saved. The Captain, finding every effort unavailing, thought it most prudent to heave the vessel off to her anchors, when the sloop Union, that was likewise endeavouring to raise the Providence, and was also making sail to get off, in a heavy squall, drove on board tile Minerva, and parted her from her ground tacklings ; they drifted against the pier and sunk. It was an appalling sight to behold two vessels sinking close to the pier, and one of them, the Union, en veloped in flames. CUSTOM-HOUSE, FEBRUARY 11 SHIPS ENTERED INWARDS—The Indumie, from Lisbon; Henri Wellesley, from the South Seas; Sir H. Stanhope, from St. Michael's. Erfreaso Goma aus—Loonore, and George, for Rouen; Nelson, for Pernambuco; Quebec packet, for Quebec; Jager, for Bremen; Dispatch for Newfoundland ; Pyramus, for the Cape of Good Hope ; Bastion, for Rotterdam ; and A da, fur Cape Coast Castle. CLEARING OUTWARD i—The l tette, for Buenos Ayres ; Crisis, for Sierra Leone; Eliza, for Rotterdam ; and Juno, for St. John's. Alumni—At St. Domingo, the Thomas Dempsey, Chalmers, from Liverpool. At Genoa, tlarlegoin, Fenton, front Liverpool. At Alicant, Juno, Storr ; Clernentina, Tozer ; and Torn and Mary, Bonifield, from London. At Gibraltar, Margaret, Henderson, from the Mauritius ; Sir David 3lilne, frond the Clyde ; atid the m.tei ice, Duval, from Jersey. At Itivadeo, Williams, Henderson, from Dundee. Wednesday evening, as Mr. 11. Harrowhy, the cocker, was returning from Moulsey Hurst, with a fritmd,:they werelovets. turned at the bridge, between Twickenham and Brentford, in making way for some persons coming at a quick rase behind them, and which set their horse refractory. The consequence was, that both Mr. 11. and his friend, Mr. Frampton, were taken up speech less, from violent contusion; on the head; the latter remained in a Mate of stu?or yesterday, and is not expected to recover. 'Hie con cussion was so greet th.:t the dig was broken from the shafts, .nd the horse ran away with them. ASSASSINATION.— Monday night last, about half past ten o'clock, as JOHN JONES was returning home, accompanied by his son, a boy about fourteen, frora attending a Friendly Society, of which he was a Mem ber, he was attacked, in Vauxhall-road, opposite the end of Maguire -street, Liverpool, by three men. They were armed with bludgeons ; and, as soon as JONES came up, they struck the unfortunate man several blows on the head with these deadly weapons, and he fell almost instantly. The savages, having accomplished their diabolical purpose, immediately fled; but, the shrieks of the boy having attracted the watzhman and others persons to the spot, the villains were pursued, and one of them was fortunately secured. He was committed to Bridewell, to await the Coroner's Inquest. Meanwhile, the unfortunate man was conveyed home, and, after lingering in great agony, expired nest day at noon. The deceased was a sawyer, and had continued at his work, notwithstanding the bulk of the trade have, for some time past, been standing out for wages; and his conduct had, it is supposed, excited the hostility of the other men. The man who was taken in endeavour ing to make his escape is also, we are informed, a sawyer. The bludgeon with which he was armed is a piece of square mahogany, so formed as to be firmly grasped by the hand, and to strike with great force. Now that the Lottery system is drawing to a conclu sion, it must be a subject of proud exultation for Mr. Siv that he took the la-t Contract, and by gar nihing his Scheme with SEVEN P 20,000 Prizes, has succeeded in rivetting the attention of the Public, in a most unusual degree. NEXT Tnuasnay, February 19, a ill be the First Day of Dra•A ing, and a memorable Jay it will probably prove to many, for the Two First Prizes are each to have 00,000 Sterling extra; and all that are drawn Blanks will be put in the Wheel and drawn again, so that if they miss the Two First, they will still have a chance for net: other Prizes of Twenty Thousand Pounds. The house of Mts. Patterson, of Eaglefield Grove, was broken into on Tucs,iay ni hr, by three ruffians %dm locked the two servants inzo a room, while they ransacked the house of sou►e valuable liven, and a small quantity of pla:e, also :t dial, ►rith which they got off: CORNEXCIIANGE, MARK-LANE, FEB. 13. The quantities of Corn this week hive iacrea cd considerably. Wheat 8,600, Barley 8,400, Oats 18,200, lri4l Oats 1,300 quarters, Flour 9,54;0 sacks. 'rhe dullness is the Wheat trade continues, • l and the prices have given way fail 2s. pt.r quarter from the quota tions of Monday last. Barley continues at much the same price as quoted, but the sale today is heavy. !faits are Is. per quarter cheaper, in Peas there is but liqle doing. Oats are now plentiful, and the buyers still hold off from making purchases, so that they are from ls. to 2s. per quarter lower than on h ..londay. Flour re mains unaltered. SNIaIIFIELD MA lIKET, FEBRUARY 13. The market this morning was ratlit r short in Cattle, but all • articles of gocd quality obtained last Nlontlay's prices. The trade was heavy, and only Cattle el the best description were in demand. Beef, per stone of Fih.. 3s. 4d. to 4s. 4d. Mutton, 3s. 6d. to is. tid. Veal, ss. Od. to 6s. bd. Pork, le. Od. to ss. Od. A i