Star. — London, England, 1831-01-27 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Facts, Opinions, and Public Exertions connected with this great Na tional Question. ( To k continued until a Ph oo k koagke &ewe Porikusent.) On Tuesday a meeting was held at Rochester, of inhabit ants of the North-Division of the Laythe of Aylesford, on the subject of Parliamentary Reform—Samuel Baker, Esq. in the chair. A petition, praying for a reform ; and a resolution, declaring the opinion of the meeting, that the most efficacious mode of preserving the purity of election is the vote by ballot, were unanimously agreed to. Among the speakers on the occasion were Mr. Bentley, Mr. H. Prentis, Mr. C. Larkin, Mr. Schnebbellie, the Rev. Dr. Joynes, and Mr. James Smith. On the 10th inst. a Reform Meeting was held at Nor wich, Mr. Sheriff Wiseman presiding. Sir Thomas Beevor proposed a set of Resolutions, which were seconded by Mr. Mills. M. P. Alderman Marshall moved the adoption of a petition to Parliament founded on the Resolutions, and pray ing, among other alterations, for the system of voting by ballot. The motion was seconded by Mr. R. H. Gurney, and carried. There were about 3000 present. BEERALSTON.—The property of the Earl of Beverly; a hamlet in Devonshire. At the last election no electors were summoned, bet merely the returning officer and his -clerk attended. BRI DPORT. —The hundred and forty voters, mostly poor. When there is no contest, they are paid 101. each for both members, but when the election is contested the price is from 201. to 301. CALVE.—Belongs to the Marquis of Lansdowne. The right of election is limited to 24 or 26 persons. Ev asn•m.—The price is said to be regularly fixed— five pounds for a single vote, ten pounds for a plumper. Gerrow. .--Five electors ; the property of Lord Morpeth. G toucEsvEn.—About 2,000 voters. Mr. Philpotts ob tained his seat by spending about 18,0001. HZDON.—Colonel John Baillie, who formerly represented - this borough, regularly paid 4,0001. The common price for a vote is about 201. LA UN C EATON AND NEW !OAT. —The property of the Duke of Northumberland. They are separated only by a small bridge. At Newport, his Grace's agent, we under stand, is the returning officer and solitary voter. LW:MEESE A L L.—The property of Sir James Sandford Graham. Most of the houses of this borough have fallen into ruin; but a door-way gives the right of voting. LYME Rzuts.—The franchise is monopolized by the corporation and freemen, of whom not more than eight or ten reside in the town. MIDHURST.—A small village. The greater part of the inhabitants do not know who are the members. NEWTON, in the Isle of Wight.—Has not so much as a! remnant of a habitation—the plough goes over the whole ; and the ceremony of an election is conducted by the agents of the proprietors, sent there with furniture and provisions for the occasion. OLD SARUM.—Retains but the vestige of a house. Lord Caledon gave 60,0001. or 70,0001. for the estate on which this imaginary borough stands. RIPON.—This borough belongs to Miss Lawrence. SCARDOROVOII.—The corporation is self-elected, and consists of forty-four members, to whom the right of voting is confined. WzoaLv.—A small hamlet in Herefordshire. The booms are desertei until the period of an election, when servants bring beds and occupy them for a night or two. On the day of election they elect the nominees, and return home. It is publicly announced that the boroughmongers are confederating to maintain their unconstitutional and unlaw ful position. But would not confederacy for such purposes be conspiracy and a high misdemeanor ? Is it not also to be doubted, whether a boroughmonger ought not to be dis qualified from voting ? In fact, is not the Reform of the House of Commons, an affair of privilege with which the other House has no constitutional concern ? IRELAND. DUBLIN, J•L U. THE MARQUIS OF ANGLESEY HOOTED AND PELTED WITH MUD. Y about 3 o'clock, the Marquis of Anglesey, as if to display • his Atom ery, rods, amouspedell by a maser see, upon an amb liall_s the Cud* dog Ihe Qnsys, emir waft OM Queen's Bridge. went along the lass Quay, tame, on waft opposite the Four Courts, his Excellency was loudly baseed by the crowd. The Marquis reined in, and looked with mai siewseil Wigged= at the populace, wbo peesevered in groaning. TiseMesquis thawsallsprd on and was pur sued as far as the Castk, akin OsommilAblay,Kosex-bridge. and Par liamenustreet, by the mob, 'digest only hooted, but even dung mud at his Excellency. We underemnd the guard low to arms, but the Leal lieutenants snivel at the Castle, without sustaining any injury— save to his clothes and feelings, if they are susceptible of pain—pre. vented any further display of military prowess. His Excellency oasis one place obliged to slight, in consequence of his pony being struck on the neck with a stone from the crowd. PROCEZDINGS AGAINST TES Paxas.—lmst night, aloe ten o'clock, warrants were issued against the proprietors, printer, and pub. baser of Me /risk Volunteer. Peeee-o. 'twin shady afterwards arrested Mr. Mooney, the printer. at his residence. The Magistrates having left the Head Police.ofEce when Mr. Mooney arrived there, hail could not be taken, and be was conseqaently obliged to remain in cus tody_ all night. DIUILDIN OF WILLIAM! BLOOD, Eso.—The following distressing announcement appeass in a late edition of the Limerick Chronicle of Saturday :—William E. Major, Eat Assistant. Barrister for Clare, is just sawed in town from that county, and communicates the intern. tens cretin, by the murder of William Blood, of Applerale, Hag. near by an armed banditti that attacked his house, early last night. The fatal news was received express in Ennis this day, by the police authorities. A rumour, which we ardently hope is without foundation, prevailed through the town very generally yesterday, that Mr. Morris, agent of Lori Hort had been murdered on Saturday, while collecting rents on the estate of his Lordship. Noss av Buanine...We mentioned, in our paper of Saturday, that a young lady, Miss Elise Can, had been burned (heedfully se Thmeday evening, and that she thee lay in a hopleas state. We regret to state, that this amiable and excellent young lady' lingered in dread. lid agony until four o'clock yesterday morning, when abe expired. COURT OP MNC3 . B BENCH-DUBLIN. - ----- AGLOW ML. o'cosrineu., all MILS, MI. LABILION MI. ansmosta, NZ. MIN 11111,11011118, Si. CLOSET, MIL =Wafts awrei, &Pp ss. MIMI LAMM& The avenues le this Coot were at as early hour yeeterdep crowded to excesei ammegneece of the expected= geoerally en= by the public, that sow mead= would be made in Courts( the prom cutiao of the pinkness whohave been held to bail with Mr. O'Connell, on the charge of having evaded the Marquis of Anglesey's pro&m. two. Nom bat these asserted with the Court were admit W, or these known to he reporters fee the public press. Long, bowrier, before 12 o'clock, the Corn was completdy crowded. Mr. Thames &ale, lir. John Redmond, Mr. John Reynolds, Mr. Thomas Coney, Mr. Edward Dwyer, and Mr. John Lawless. came into court a few minutes before twelve, and after being foe some these accommodated in the Ring's Counsel Bench, they were at length pro vided with seats at tbe side bar. Mr. O'Connell meted the court with his wig ad pews on, toad the moment he was solo some cheering and clapping seek pink which was immediately suppressed by the city sheriff. Nembeee of the lawyers rose and shook bated* with him ; and after laragWng and joking with them for name time, be retired, and did not spin appeal atoll Judge Jebb had delivered his charge to the Jury. Mr. Richard' &nett did not man psalmody forward during the entire do). The oaths of allegiance were taken by some lawyets, and at two o'clock the four J udg es, Bushe, Jebb, Burton, and Vam, took their seats en the beach. Mr. Blackburn., the Ameney.Ososeal, awed the court lumedietely alter deem. He appeared very Rosh Bushed and agitated._ The following gentktnen were then sworn on the city end county grand juries: CITT AVIIIN—AIdoMISB hlon , Sir Thom Whelan, Arthur Perrin, Wm. Dinah Arthur xa. s.muel Wanes, Omega Here, William Sew, Jobs Semple, William Long. Chides Timm Hesry Cooper, Jahn Lloyd, Joeeph Lamprey, Timms Mime, Sparrow. Jam 'Taylor, Gawp Todd', Jamas Whits, David JI eney , Lanes Yen*, Danagh Osbarse, and Jsmb Atkins's°. , • Canvey ltraw.—feeßebert Shaw, Bert. Thomas R. Neetheee. Bullhorns, R. Manias, A. & Homey. Daniel Mackay, Pima Betsallet Maur. Josue& Smith, W. P. Hwy W. Thompson, J. Stubbs, Robert Trial, Inward Crier, Francis Power, Wm. Posio.l R- Hai 11. Illoastomos, R. S. bowsaw Francis Smith, A. Neville,' R. Wan. sal Jen Hess Judge Mb be Abuse himself to the city grand jury, and spoke as fellows s—isothaeat of the city grand jury—it appears has in. fasseadeas that have boss returned to the crown-Milos, that c e rtalo par. mos ass 'barged with a breach of the law, is body violated as set of Pellosomt for tits sappromiso of dangers= assesistions sail ammo bliss is Wand. I have also boss gives to weimend that ft is the ler mothso of the °theses of the crown to sold bib efladiameot egoist these mamas for a breach of the Act of Padiasnat. As this is the first time that any court has been called at to causider this met, or that my Yams have boon given in charge for a deities of it. or that it hay beat brought before a grand jury, it Is aesssr , that 1 (and what I de is with is emanwence of the whole cam) eMuY explain to you this Astor Peolbotoot ; it is mmessary that I she d& sell you trim is our illoilowdoo of the set K Parliamsot. 1 do this ter year sombraress, in Olio dist you may, whoa jos assn to amaider it, see whether boss Ms have been dose which are to the prams chorged with seem minis diem. The Act of lselssewe, ki she ism& seeds% says this t The Act Is sodded Aa AM he is impsosint of derma asso ciations and assemblies in hind. The esuss sodas says—" Whereas divers statuteshave from time to time been passed la thesuppression of dangerous assodadme sod sossialihe is heihml, but the same have lam, by various dais and disehes, evaded I and whams, in the eats of hi= is expedient that, for the thee to be hereby a power be meted lo the Lord Livestearat, or other dibt (owner as gsmers of Lid, by his or disk possamatios or orbs, to poshibk or perm any assmiatint, assembly, or meeting of pewees a 6litad,Rhii he or they slides dowse to the public passe loOmy, or bosseistent with the dm adminissasiso of the law." —lt ism mess, 46 That It shall and may be !mid he the Lord Liens seal, me odor ohiof governor or of Inked, by his or ion passimehms aeon, to sr empress this meeting of say amedetha, assembly, lady of poem la Ireland, hich he or they shall doom to be d o h ses to bp public pram or safety, or inesselaset with the doe adednistratiso at the law or any ad joined, reamed, or otherwhe esothoted ativedre of the same, or of any part dmosof, ander say same, peewee, sr than whatsoever."— You me that by this section, the Lod Lawman is empowered, by his peodamatim. to do these thip.As is eropmered to prohibit any as- Emil/ or amedmias of the people, which leek his wisdom may consi der injurious, sr haprous to the public pates, oe to the suffident and due admielesoodso of the law—be is likewise empowered to suppress meetings, which tie place, notwidasteadiag the peocismation. The informations will& I have reed, imp is pawns named therein, with a Masi at as act of radioman ht two putleulan. They are chap& hi the thee lesomes. with aseedo and assembling together, contrary to the Lied Lissome 's They are trged with this—that the Lord Lieutenant did so certain Says, issue various roclamadmis if amain dates, and prohibited meetings on °math dap. sod that they, la the but imams, ea a day sub asuent to dm so whisk these several preelsomdeas were issued, ,and whisk dliseat sommillies with catch mass OM Mthibitcd, as mane( to the meal tams is the act of psdisem, and dam the lobe. madam of time psesau who have swum dim, state that east& passe did, an ing the psalmodies, assembie foe dos mosso named in the previous and is Wash me opposition of the proclamation, sad y in bolsi of is ass ef parliament. That is the bet brash of the law at s=e 7 have been committed, but whisk yea will have the t or those persons who have MOM ease bibmades that go to estalt. lash that charge. On that first alleged bonds of the law, I will state to pm what is the commuctlon that the mart gives to the act ef pima. If the Lard Lierawarat, by his pessimatiso, hos 1 the assembly of a number if persona, sad his Y his to prohibit than men a prodemation by a sane sod par the dess ur mination ; if he has faith.. that imembly to most to re enowledge of ad that sons sheid, aotsaw molle sod meeitheisadig that. t sadtogether wib peademedso th fee the purposes pmbibiced ; if they 'movable as such assent. bly and association, so prohibited by the Lord Lieutessat's Prociasoation, they commit a breath of the Law ; they me guilty of as unlawful act ; they mix sobjeet to an lodictiona and to be punished as passes graft of a misdesomose ; to have such term of punishme Miser so them, as the ammo law provides for that guilty ef a mithatsasour. The set of Par. lienesst, as I have mid to yes, by this mess, sot only prohibits sisseip hum akin pins, be it espressos them if they do W pies. It gives a power ales to tan civil magistrates t--key am be called upon in case wash a monde; does take place, and ism call upon the penes se anumble sogsther to disperse, sod if they do oat &pose withb a ass& timow.a time limited by the act of Parlionet...mmiy a qumew of es boor.. the, b sob a case, them is soother bassest the se of parliament. Pa this bomb them is s Roses poolskmost pssedad by the act or psdlimet s so prissoman ter those abode: meths can be awarded by two noels. VMS is a watwsr, moieties Woo this. But la osier to ametitute die lest len* of the law, the eseemblig worths. sosbary ts the Led Liomiesmes prosimasist, its mot mem to ossidstes sob era ism, that the perms so assembled bomb sot ham committed $ bother loads of It, Ms elm of assaabliog la bleach Wises, is the ys to the act et paelimm, may be OM. ease. persons guilty of it my not have been sad spas by shit" magistrates or the civil power to disperse ; Of big aid w i p s : itin tle civil pow, to sepootto, may have disperesd withio dm thee by law. If they meet contrary to the pro dames, k is a l of the Act of Paniment—they ere answesable to the law, as semins orso unlawful assembly, made so by an Amt or Parlimmoit, MO la the ordinary way, se he a odds ' memo, and by wine& to the crime of atolommer. If the einem, met le yes Misty you that these rims did assemble and est waft or assembly prohibited by the Leallakstiensore pahmedwlt mil them be isesseariel to you whether they did afterwade disperse what they were so caned en to do. They sommisted a lourof the law. as suds weeds& prohibited by the ~ai~t{ms, milk win be your duty to Ind bilis of bdietmeot against meetiog mower, to the proMmotion. The snood breach of Os Isn ' t* silit I am %leaped the takers of the Omni arc to send up Mist blklmeest to yes ; perhaps they will be COOOta in the same bilisinest, emplaning of the breach of the law I have mentioned, wlist will be mat up before you is Ws: a conspiracy to commit a Mash of this particular act of paellatneut ; as to that, a conspiracy to Weak car delete so act of parliament, is an unlawful act. The lefermadom go to establish this fact—that a number of persons assembled as a Meeting or Association, foibiddea by ProcLuala• dam did, who called epee to disperse by the Civil Powers, or what they were seam the appekamiost that they would be so called upon, acquiesce or conspire, so se to do the particular act. which they were forbidden by the procisiesdeo to do. lf, for isetameo at one of those meetings or aesseoldies, at Home's hotel, Wheels may, they did apes that they world assemble segetbet st sosior pima, but under another name, but foe the mate aid ilest fed whith they bed agreed se meet at Homes, sad that tild that hi Mee& of the media probitddea is the Lad lalsoomme lithesome to yos to be the feet—.thee, b boo booboo a bomb or ths law in that 4 itstamor, the stet asee, of heft answerod ths lAsti Lieutenant to poldbit a dispense the no of any assosiatim, assembly, or body of perm, or any oilseed, miaowed, or whs. wise condoued meeting of the some or my pan thereof, wader way some, pretest, or device whatsoever." If passes modimelog an aze n u i t2 l , istis pldbited by modulating, apes to meet odor on: thee , but fie the some perms, that is " a shift, es device"—it is a meeting of the same men, ef the some mil may be called aa adjmnameat of the same it is p a sea if the sam e parses, and barons o, it is breath st act of But eisuld appear to yea that the asioodiege or main woe redly given up—that the oloset he whisk owsk meeting was held was Maimed, and that the pssasa it bed weed to dkrawit and tlitoolz e ratr esu bilfl a loom bema m t they but the be Othef es. =swim; tken ihos la ass a Mash Webs an at It they besoilt=s es tieZ i l ungs the sesdog IV= amiss, and he ether papoose mid (tom the messlog hot sod bed se met thersdat, am would not be a breed if Amt of ; but if they had the same object, declared sod Agreed co by domains se to be, thee they would be as guilty as if they held ebeir ter =sader the mem i naniaatiso as that spealW by the and forbade by the peed to be held. This is mostmedat that we gem to she der of Paelfamem, sad we are without a doubt at the made of any of us that ia melt • sees dam has bees s brach of the law. U you by witness be eatielled that is dumped, or any of Ass, wore as such is= sessoday, by the prosimadoo Mat they did itewaWs node a Muse woe am ramble, thin is your duty to hid the Mem themes eislq.% these with so reties as that peaked's amosiodost and MIMI I. of orioles shm j tim es with a chow if ems, but is same pal Jest the of poses, , the the sessiesteks that so gloom be Act Is, ow body, with * shafts of name, Is only " iiiift sad device t" mid if these susdilessa tow gem for that purism, then that is a oraap It l a = duey so list jgr oad a n cy sub circuessoncea, a bill fa thou% as be cesmaitted an unlawful set. A se l ise llu p L i r; Is as agromin or soot to do a thing contrary to law. The beadles a mom log in breach of the prockmaties, or ao agssime to mast sake say shift or device, or to have sub a seestiog as gischdossA, OMNI osier the Doe conotrucdoo and descripden ot a ormspisacy. Thus it you should be ef opium that these Mom have bees deas_by the passes charged Is the bigamists, It will be yemr duty se hid bilis foe a compixoey, as well as he the asmeadimg together in bees& of the preclemadom (The Chid Justice hose whhpseed Ida halm Jebb for a kw swoods.) The Issued Judgs dem matiami— I have, gandansa, merely alonoiaoil bins adverbs. as the very paint drannotancas under which this ma Mel before yew. Ism mesa that your minds are lies hem way borseeloa they lows usesiosii cute doors, and that yes some this be as ohne. should do urea every ebbs semeed with be abobassados of jos. tied—erkk Inewee mod delumbotiee to do your daty—to look esdy to t a b= Ware you, Ned Nor owdos to tbe eight me to the lett, or the Cm, iroy, there h no toess to which It h slaw ealarzl ey. e = a_ eall ride Woo. My Lord, la le so late In the day, that I auld I,ll A tellset peat betouvesbout to the jury mod wkweesareted up do bib; but at the omembilag et the jury is the mob& iNW will be ready to be laid before them. The rood joke dies oulleaL COUNSEL IN EMS PlOiallieitei. Mr. Reaaett hes boa retained by the aw• ant Mr. Men& The report that Mr. Shen is employed by the areas Is the is unfounded. Mr. Pieria mg Mr. Heim sre amesel fat Gradz neU, but hare been retained by the tem is ether ANS. TO nix Atm 89 THE STAR. Sr R—As one of the mist dependent of the London Edi tors, I make your generally read paper the medium of TWO or vu aza questions. You constantly express confidence in the present Minis ters, and eulogise their plan ix mihibus ; but neither they, nor you, have favoured the public with a glimpse of any of those lans ; for I regard the list which you lately published, not as official, but as the offspring of some be nevolent mind. Now I and my friends were unequivocally &peel M. give them credit, both for talents and integrity; ealleee fore we consider it necessary, before we asap eeseplaions of them, to ask them, or any of chair sr pm, et any of their confiding friends —WHY, during dm ds or t weal in which they met the Parliament, no MUM* of public relief, nor even the glimpse of any sessenre, was brought forward ? They are no chickens—they are not men been yesterday —but they are old politicians—men who, for half a gene ration, have been claiming credit with the public; and set ting up their wisdom in opposition to successions of differ ent administrations; and when they came into office the Country was in the agonies of a crisis ! Why then, I ask, did they not in twenty-four or forty-eight hours, or in a week, or a month, propose some remedial measures! Let this be answered—and then their friends will be able to maintain their cause,against their enemies. Of course it required no Solomon to issue a threatening Proclamation—no Solomon, to send forth Special Commis sions—no Solomon, to avoid a foreign war, for which there were not means to pay the costs. But it seems, it did re quire a Solomon to qualify Law according to circumstances, and to avoid a quarrel with the Irish ! One other question, and I have done with these imperti nencies —Why did the new Ministers, having done nothing --adjourn the Parliament for six weeks ? CATO. Bath, Jan. 24. 4 PROGRESS OF INCENDIARY FIRES. FURTHER ACCOUNT OF E DESTRUCTION OF ST. PRTER'S CHURCH, BIRMINGHAM, BY FMK. On Tuesday morning, soon after midnight (about half past 12), this beautiful structure was discovered to be on fire, the flames and smoke being perceived by the watchmen and passing persons to issue from the open arches of the tower. Nearly 20 minutes elapsed before an entrance could be effected into the body of the church, and the supply of water for the engines was very limited. The fin was observed It o run in flames along the roof, and, it appears, passed rapidly along the dry timber work and rafters of the ceiling, near the tower.lt did not appear at first in the ground floor or body of the church, as the glaring light of the blase reflected through the windows, exhibited distinctly the upper pro gress of the flames, and the area of the building at first en tirely safe. It raged with unabating and devouring fury till the entire wood work, altar piece, and pews of the building were one vast body of ignition. The lead on the roof melted, and poured into the common blaze, and the bells soon yielded to the devastating element. The roof fell in, and for a time added to the rage of the conflagration; and the shell of the lantern tower, and the bare stone walls are all that remains of the Church. The alarm occasioned in so populous a town may be well imagined, and the situation of the building at the top of Dale-end, nearly the highest ele vation, occasioned the illumination of the fire to be seen in all the adjacent parts of the neighbouring counties of Stafford and Worcester, contiguous to Birmingham. The Church was entirely new, 'lnd had been completed not more than five years since, at an expense of 20,0001. part of its cost being defrayed from the Two Million Fond of the Church Commissioners, and part by subscription. The incumbent is the Rev. Mr. Clarke, son of the Ring's Counsel. The cause and exact origin of the fire are in volved in complete mystery, and will probably so remain. It has been supposed that the flues—always the first and easiest suspicion—were the remote cause of accidental ignition. On a full inquiry and examination into this pro bable origin, no ground whatever appears for the suppo sition ; and, on the contrary, much against such a came of the conflagration. Strong suspicions are entertained and ex pressed that it was the work of an incendiary. The church bid been as usual cleaned the previous day, after the services of Sunday,and no fires or light were observed when it was left. The time of night and absence of any apparent accidental cause, have increased the apprehension of the concerted and wilful nature of the destruction of the building. It is a fact, that the Rev. Mr. Moseley, the Rev. Mr. Corbett, and the Rev, Archdeacon Hodson have received threatening letters, and one a few weeks ago, stating that St. Peter's among other of the parish churches, would be destroyed in five weeks. Mr. Clarke, however, is out obnoxious in his political or clerical character, and we believe that no tithes whatever attach to the Church ; indeed, there could be no assign able cause for the selection, by a fanatic or incendiary, of that particular parish Church, further than that it might, perhaps, be entered unobserved more readily than others. The above circumstances have given rise to strong suspi cicala in the minds of the Clergy and many of the inhabit ants; but the fire is otherwise involved in utter mystery. Some individuals, it is reported, were apprehended for pur loining prayer-books, bibles, and 'moveable property, which may have occasioned a rumour that persons were in custody on a charge of wilfully setting fire to the building. The most probable accidental cause may have been the gee. It is intended to establish a watch in the other churches. Wednesday evening a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. T. Martin, at Rendhara, Suffolk, and destroyed a straw stark. On the evening of the 15th inst. a firs was difficesered on the premises of Mr. Wilkerson, of Marleeford, Suffolk, hat owing to the timely efforts of the neighbours, only a pea stack was destroyed. A straw rick was also destroyed on the same premises sheet a month ago. The Ave sea appreleenied at Swindon, on a charge of set ting fire to the corn-rick, were, it is said, sworn in special constables on the morning of the day the fire subsequently occurred ! On Monday evening, about sic o'clock, a stack of straw lackagiai to Mr. Moorcroft, in Chowley, near Barnhill, and sheet 11 miles from this city, was discovered to be on fire By considerable exertions the lames were prevented from iipreeding to other stacks and a building contiguous. We Moe heard that a strange man was seen about - the premises immediately before the fire wee discovered.—Presion Paper. We regret to state, that on Sunday night bet a fire, sup posed to be caused by incendiaries, took place on the farm of Mr. Ben4amin Itobinsea, at Bonalagbokee-Orange, the estate of Miss Harrison. We Imre unable yesterday to ob tain the full particulars of this lamentable event, but we ars ten to understand that two stacks were totally consumed. It wee first discovered by some young men who were re turning from Rises. about tea o'clock.—llull Packet. LITILITURZ. THE LADIES' MUSEUM.—New Series, No. I. 1111011 N AND On the "peeved prindple of better late than never do well—we have. at this late period of the month, perused ibis first number of a new miss a the Lola' stitsuvre—aad we should not do our duty to our Air readers, "as the saying is,"—not to let them know, that for the small sum of eightess-peoce, they eau obtain a miscellany of original and varied literature. accouspanied by engravings, and pe up, "as the 'Wag is," to ass the phrase of &Mises once more, with all the tasteful display of the book-manufactarhig art, which a liberal expenditure in the proprkton could aocompliah. We are no judges of what is the habies..-but we bare no doubt the four brilliant. pourtrayed in the two faiden.plates to this Number, are quite attired Name UAW. We think we could inspires them a little—but old Imehelors have mange fancies. " The Cottap Ohl" is an excellent engraving by linden, of a picture by Howard. The subject is in a high degree pleasing. The letter.press contains both prose and poetry. which might pew the most fastidioua. Their* tale, "The foundling of UverpooL" is well told, although the Floe, if we may use the ex pression to what is net a drama, possesses no great novelty. " The Exile's Return" is a tale of more novelty, and the perusal of It im presses the mind with a peasuasioss of its veracity, which, if a fiction, Is se mill merit. We disapprove of finding an article on the " Slave question" in such a Miscellany as the present. We shall not interfere with its doctrines, with which, however, we do not quite agree ; but we must express to the Proprietors our " wonder how the devil it came there"--and to the Author (W. Nlinot, jun.), that he was much better employed in composing his interesting fragment of " Ella," than la posing on such an unceptivating subject—" Strikes Hopes," by Henry Plunkett, are stanzas of much merit. Mrs. Hunan's " Child's first Love reomeStanzas by the Rev.C. Wolf ; and •An Hour w th Thee," byWm. Robertson Hayward, have likewise great beauty, although not original to this publication. The author of the last llama poem, we re. copies m a proficient in the musical art, for we heard yesterday even ing his air of " I'm thane, e'en for ever," warbled from that first of all mudea instruments, the lips of a pretty girl, with infinite pleasure. But not to wander from the work before us—it contains, besides the mis cellaneous matter already mantissa, a review of well selected valuable new works, a review of new Music, and an account of the Drama—the Parlour Chit-chat of the month—end births, marriages, sod deaths. LORD MAYOR'S ENTRRTAINMENT. Yesterday evening the Lord Mayor gave a second grand entertain. meat at the Mansion-house. Dinner was laid in the -hall, and shortly after six o'clock nearly eight hundred lad6s and gen. denies sat down to a repast, which exhibited all the ahnediant luxu riousness for which the hospitality of the ClCit has Log bus distin guished, and which, It appears, the aaassiisbit do. Lays at the commencement, will winks no daft the present Mayoralty. Among the ether Bole old diedosaiolood mum at table, were recognized Prince Talloyesmi, who of at die right hand of the Lord Mayor, the Mars sod Non Isterbasy, the Bishop of Lauda the Master of the bib s the Tise.Cipmcellor, Air. Baron Vaughan, Mr. Albion Illompoto, Mr. Alderman Waith. man, J. Hume, liaq. the ANA d thoVity. tea As. After the usual toasts of "The led " The Royal Family," the Lour MoTon pospoott " The of Prince Tallrfrand," and expressed his pkomos so be able to outipossioto his illustrious guest and his Imo so the osseality sod pad Ihding which now ;He rald between lheereemid Xerfiral ' Priam Tor.t.cragire wall thanks in /m* and pre a tout needy is the Missing words 5..." dentkmea, I have to propose to you, as a soot, The WO. Unita at two groat Nations, which, regenerated sad gosoniad by the moo rineiple. have the rare happiness of 4 , Feting to Rumps the apsdeds of Liberty protected by law and guaranteed by the peal vhf of disk sovereigns, who, being beds sensible of all the sie oaks all their of to maintain it.'" This i rritt dives was received with much approbation, and the toast drank with lend "phrase. The evening was agent with much goad humour and festivity up to ten o'clock, when the ladies retired to the bad-roan. and danclug hav ing commenced with much spirit, it was continued to a late hour et the earning. ELECTION FOR CITY CHAMBERLAIN. CLOSE OF TIM cottraar. Yesterday the Hall was very much crowded. At the close of the poll the numbeee were inbred as folios: For Sir Jesse Maw . - - - 3,406 For Aliens= Waltham, . - - 1,9111 ikMrJ. J. Shaw - . —1,419 Sir Jans= q w SEEBB keened to address the Livery, but was wholly unable is Amin a brook& mesh was the make and cootusion which pre vailed. He thumbed his Maids kr *air seemissa, and hoped, if the poll were kept span, that they wouM plan hies still higher en the poll. =s it hi r. Althemes WEITIEMES S ham lIIEWSIII, sod was received with loud Aeolis& He again Ms opponent had as had a beetles. The Worthy A =ekes the Hall at great length as the object of the agar Mow it had bete turd Ber ing the Eludes, sad the dawdle of 'dad* by of lbw who had bees hls friends. He seigmaded the ptes at the Election as most foul sad rank, est he was sow casSim that the ballot was the only protection the people mold have le snaintain their liberties. (Cheers.) He still felt essvisted that if des Livery I did their duty he should be placed at the bead of the pill. Mr. Dit.i.on stated that he had to reed a letter film Sir Francis Bar dew, addressed to Mr. Waidunises Contesittee..—(Qliewa.) The letter was then reed. It was dated kiss Brighton, nod famed that he (Sir F. Bergen) was greatly surpri s ed that Air. flume should withheld his sup port bus Mr. Waldman and give ft to Mr. Aldermen Shaw. After sending is the dlilladties and dangers which Mr. Waltham had ex primed is his political caner, Sir Francis Burdett esgmesses a hope that Mr. Waltham: would succeed, as he amaideved thee sedate, use more prejudicial than the constant example of neregoised Anew in Wt. half of the public good. Sir F. Burdett medalist hie mote by giving ML sounds the tapiocas of the election.—(Lesd Chews.) Mr. WASTRELS)! again stepped forward, aid after addressing • few words to the Livery is explanation of his conduct during the amino, stated that as the Liveyerryy had not come forward as they had promised, neither be... his eessasiuee should attend at the hustings tansonort.— The Hall was dies chars& PIRACY. The &nowise singular case of piracy has bees obtakeed from .an " 4 " 604 ( Vainer, sod will, Int doubt. prom imereedag a oar readers : —le the year Captain James Clark Smith, master and owner of • British schemer, Caledonia, then at Vas Dismaa's Lend, leas char tared by an individual, who styled himself Captain Iteintisea, far a voyage is the Maslen islands, for the pa boding specie and silver which had bees buried ander ground by bins, es the island of Pima, in the latitude of 1821. aerth, and - leashode 14146. east of London. Robsoses stated, that he was making • voyage from South America to China in his owa ship, in the year ink and struck es the south psis of the above island, and I. a bay es the N.W. side, he buried 1/11,000 Spanish dollars sad a quantity of mkt', afte• which, be said, he struggled herd to get his ship to the Sandwich I Islands, but the ibusdend, sad himself and crew were with ddficulty 'laved by the beam When the vowel arrived within 160 miles of Pizau Island, lieberneo anfeseed to the captain that be had beta in the pa triot service of South America, sad finding he mold net paid far his services, be us away with the brig Notelet+, of L.iruepeo with upwards of 100.000 Spanish dollen es board. Copt Smith took no notice of what he mid, istesiling to cause his arrest the tint owe:unity, mud on the 2 2 / 1 of February, be anchored of Pisan, and west &awe fee pavilions, sad on his mans to bin ship, Itobeetess and three mem sus, salves of the island of Guam, a boat he bad taken vs hosed during his Maumee, lathed him and Lis servant bead sad foot, and took them sane and left them la a weed, where they remained till messing, and in the tltiorion Robertson plendued the thip, and wrist of is the boat to sae The Goiersor S Ousa despatched • ship .f his own, eammasded by Gouda Pother% its mask of the pirates, with whea l they Inhearatatly came up, sad Rehabs. was ...fled almost se demb, in mem to eaten a esshosion, but nem would be give, dads wading as opportenity, be leaped ever the reed and was roed. Hosteler, tree Spanish ca leaped (*Waal possessioa of all kor t ersaies paper., together with the stolen pigmy belong ing so Captain Smith, which were essveyed to the Gosonse of Guam, who was se mead at the result of his Captaites shim thet he detained the whole of Captaia Smith's property, consist big of We etheesee, money, watclissolothee, Be. Captain it sub =°Naiad a ageism Deo Jose Mediaille, the goverser, Itmediney Saner Mariam Ricafent. 'oversee of Hanilhs, wheelie be was einemeed to pay aB been, meets, and damages lamina by illesis Smith I bet although the esesesse was VIVA two years ago 14:1=1 • has had ae settimasst, mad he is mew commas( whit the Easternmost he the reeleeattee of his peepetty, end has applied to Ea MI6 Severeness le aisles him is hie ebjest. Deavn ov Loan Ruins. —The nobleman left lie se& donee at Hyde-park-eorser, Sesday evening last, and never retained. Grids eircsoilaness Wined a belief that kin Lordship came to am aetioady end; and at three e t ebtelt yesterday attorneys hie body was bend in die Serpentine.