Star.
London, England, 1825-10-14 00:00:00

hRIGHTON, OCTOBER is.
COMBINATION IN SCOAAND
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Yesterday afternoon, the American" Prodigy," as Mr.Courteney • •
Rex THE GLAEHOW
styleth himself, according to previous onIiONCS, performed a flight BOI4ICLE, mt. 10.
and descent at rreland's Gardens On the roof of the house in The operations of the only combination in the west of
Ireland's Gardens there was Much scaffolding raised; and to this Scotland that has gained any tem orark betAfit by
scaffolding a rope was fastened, which extended to the end of the
garden, from which scaffolding F
their exclusive measures, have at le4th reached a
and along which rope Idr.Courteney
made his flight—if " flight" so bungling an affair could be termed. climax. We have more than once expressed an opinion
Long before three o'clock, the surrounding hills and heights, which that the operations of the combined colliers would
command a fine vieW of Ireland's Gardens—the Gardens themselves soon bring the house about their ears. The central
being admirably situate 4 and amneed—i-were crowded; and the government that sit at Westmuir having deemed it
Gardens were also well attended. Besides the tens of thousands of
pedestrians on the surrounding hills and heights, there were great Proper to issue a decree to the various toners within
numbers of persons on horseback and in carriages of all sorts. Five their jurisdiction to make a fresh demand of an addi-
o'clock had approached before there was any signal of the feat clonal 6d. per cart of coals, the operative colliers of
being about to be performed ; the firing of a gen was the signal, the pits on the banks of the Monkland Canal, imme.
announcing that all was ready—and almost immediately afterwards
off went Mr. Cuurteney, with all his machinery, along the rope. diately set about fulfilling theinstructions of the ►gr and
The crowds of spectators were evidently disappointed. committee. Emboldened by success against Mi. Dun-
Mr. Courteney's descent was not only too gradual, but too much lop, the leaders seemed nester to have dre imed to any
of the " slow and sure" character, to produce the effect that (even other opposition to their legislative mandates. For-
whir all the preparations and precautions so obvious to the view)
tunately, however, they had to encounter men of de-
might have been otherwise accomplished. As it was, Mr. Cour-
teney could nos or did not even go to the end of the rope. Previously tided energy and public spirit, the Messrs. Dixon, of
to the commencement of the performance, men were engaged with Calder Iron Works. These Gentlemen set the arrogant
boxes to go amongst the people to collect money—a very prudential orders of the mock committee at defiance, and when
move of Jonathan, " I guess ; ' for had not such a plan been adopted,
the unreasonable demand was made upon them, they
it is questionable whether he would have been much the richer.
warned every collier in their etriploy, who was dissatis-
fied with their present terms, to quit the works instan-
ter. The colliers belonging to three of the coal-works
were so prudent as to withdraw their demands; but the
colliers who work at the coal-pits at the village of Faa-
kine, having been so infatuated as to persevere in en-
deavouring to carry into effect the injunctions issued
at head-quarters, their employers proceeded to eject
every one of them and the'r families from the houses'
they occupied in the village; and, following the exam-
ple of the Duke of Hamilton, they wisely resolved to
replace them by new workmen. Last week present-d
a singular scene at the village. There was a complete
rooting out of the combined, and nothing was to be
seen but the packing up of furniture and the removal
or families, This beautiful and romantic spot truly re-
presented the picture of the deserted village, and many
were the regrets of the poor wives and childr nat
leaving so pleasant a residence, and so good em-
ployer s. The scene was, however, soon changed. The
labourers on the banks of the Monkland Canal and at
the Iron Works seized the opportunity of breaking in
upon the combination, and this deserving and excluded
class immediately volunteered to occupy the places of
the refractory colliers. For their protection a strong
body of men were procured from Glasgow and the
neighbourhood. They are principally men who have
been in the army, seal have served in the Peninsular
campaigns, and are of the most determined bravery
and courage. They went up on Saturday, and have
since been judiciously stationed round the country in
the neighbourhood of the coal-works. They patrole
night and day, and on the least alarm they can all bear
upon one point. They have got one of the houses in
the village converted into a guard-room. They have a
fine assortment of fire-arms; and it was a novel sight
to meet with heroes who had fought at Wa•erloo, or Vit-
toria, or scaled the walls of St. Sebastian and Badajoz,,
quite busy preparing ball cartridges and all the neces-
sary preparations of war for the protection of the peace-
ful workmen. As the coal-pits ate situated close to the
canal, it is apprehended that the colliers might attempt
to cut the banks, and thus deluge the pits with water,
and drown the new workmen. These places are there-
fore particularly well guarded, and if necessary, ar-
rangements are made for bringing the dragoons in a
few minutes from Hamilton. The new workmen and
their families are fast pouring into the village ; and far
more than are wanted can be procured.' There are
about ninety families from the parish of Campsie alone.
There will be about three hundred new miners re-
quired fur the three pits. Early yesterday morning
the new workmen made a successful commencement.
They were accompanied by several regular bred col-
liers, who put things in order fur them, and are to in
struct them in their new profession. Fortunately, al-
though the pits had been closed, the Messrs. Dixons had
such a stock of coal and iron-stone', as placed them be.
yond the power of the combination. These Gentlemen
deserve the greatest praise for their meritorious efforts
to break down a confederacy which is doing infinite
mischief to the best interests of the country. The men
employed at the iron works are quite enthusiastic in
speaking of the kindness of their employers. The dis-
charged colliers were only allowed by the Committee to
work four days in the week—they durst not put out
more coals than what amounted to five shillings a day,
which they generally accomplished in a few hours.--
The iron-works are very brisk at present; about 100,
tons of pig iron are manufactured in a week. From the
number of labourers that passed through Camlachie
yesterday morning, there is no doubt that all the hands
wanted at Faskine have been already procured. We
hear that a modern coal proprietor, whose name is
known to the public, immediately engaged part of the
combined colliers, and sent his carts to Faskine for
their furniture.

DAVIS' siRAITS FIiHEttY•

The following account of the above Fishery was this
morning received at Lcovu's.—Extract of a letter
from the Agent to LLOYD'S, at Peterhead, dated 10th
October :
The Enterprise, Hoes. from Davis' Straits, arrived here this
evening, and brings the following account (from memory), re-
ports that the result of the fishery, as far as be could learn, was as
follows, viz.-15 ships nearly full, 7or 8 with about 100 tuns of
oil, 10 ships clean, the rest with 1,2, and 3 fish. Captain Hone
left the fishing seventeen days ago, and thinks there is no chance
fur further success.
LONDON SHlP.—Rockwood, Lawson, 6 fish.
Iluw SHlPD.—Alfred,Johnson, 4 fish; Andrew Marvel, Iledon,
110 tuns; Arid, 'Watson, nearly full; Brunswick, Blyth, ditto;
Cato, Kitchiugman, clear ; Cieeru Lee, well fished ; Cornet, New-
ham, ditto ; Ellison, Spence; early, 4 fish; Exmouth, Munro, 10
ditto; Harmony, Sawyer, well fished ; Jane, Maddison, early, 3
fish; Progress Manger, 1 ditto; Swan, Dring, 6 ditto;
Hawkins, I ditto.
PETDRIIZAD Slum—Active, Gray, 7 fish; Alpheus, Duncan,
clean ; Dexterity, Robertson, 3 ; Eclipse, Sutter, 3 ditto ; En-
terprise, Hogg, 5 ditto, arrived; Gleaner, Shand, 2 fish; Hanni-
bal, Birnie, 3 ditto; Hope, Vollum, 3 ditto ; Jean, Tinto, fished;
Resolution, Phillip, 1 fish ; Traveller, Hutchinson, 6 ditto; Union,
Mackie, 3 or 4 fish.
Bzastics Sum—Lively, lost.
LUTH SHlPS.—Baffin, Marr, 10 fish; Homecastle, Wallace, 3
ditto; Success, Thomann lost; William and Ann, rate, 3 fish.
KraxaLny Sates.—Caledonia, Todd, 10 fish; Earl Percy,
Davidson, t ditto; Rambler, Thomas, 2 ditto.
Duenza Snits.— Achilles, Valentine, 7 fish ; Estridge, Deachars,
lost.
MONTIOSE Saar..—Eliza Swan, Brown, clean ; Spencer, Keith,
3 fish.
Asssassar Surrs.—Alexander, Armstrong, 9 fish; Bon Accord,
Parker, 5 ditto ; Dee, Cook, 6 ditto ; Don, Brown, lost ; Hen-
rietta, Small, S fish ; Hercules, Fairburn, 3 ditto; Middleton,
Cargill, clean; Middleton, Reed, nearly full; St. Andrew, New-
ton, 2 fish.

WESTMINSTER COURT 'OF REQUESTS,
OCTOBER 15.
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EDWARDS V. BRADY.—This was the suit of a regular
bred cockney prize•shoemaker, against Brady, an
Emeralder, all the way from Cork, to recover 11.195. l 1 d.
a reduced debt, said to be due to Edwards for the im-
provement of the Irishman, who denied having been
improved at all; issue was therefore joined, and Ed-
wards was put to the proof.
For the better understanding of this matter, it must
be observed, that in this overgrown London of our's
there are many of these crack shoemakers, that keep a
sort of academy for the improvement of grown Gen-
tlemen who arrive from the country to mend or make
their fortunes, but whe are yet too botchy in their bu-
siness for the spick and span beaus and belles of the
metropolis, and for this they are charged from one
geinea to five, as the case may be.
Edwards stated, that when Brady arrived from the
Green Isle, he was sick a botch as never was seen no-
wheres ; and taking pity upon his poverty, he agreed
with him for four guineas to have the run of his garret
for three months, out of which he had turned so many
shoe-perior snobs ; here Brady took his seat for three
months, and, if Edwards was to be believed, went forth
upon the town a better man than his master for hand-
ling a wax end. Here Edwards made an end; and
poor Brady began his story by assuring the Commis-
sioners upon his soal, that Edwards was no true man ;
that he had indeed turned him out of his garret, but no
better workman than he went in ; that the statement he
had made was a vamped up matter ; that he was only
vexed because he had left his quarters, and had refused
to pay him his further exorbitant claim, which he pro-
tested was not due to him at all at all, as he had al-
ready paid him two sovereigns and two shillings. To
induce the Commissioners to believe his story, he added, that when
be took home the first pair of shoes he made, upon his own hands.
he got,—what think ye,—not paid for them, nor another pair to
make, no—be got the bag.
The Commissioners being of opinion that something was due,
gave Edwards ,El of his claim ; which decision, as is very often the
case, satisfied neither party.

Letters from Zsnte, to September, state that Jussur
PACHA, Governor of Patios, was killed in a sortie,
and that the Turkish army occupied at the siege of
Missolonghi is nearly dispersed. It appears that the
expedition of CANARIS against Alexandria has not been
without some success, as one of the frigates was burnt.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—Sunday, a very alarming
accident took place in the parish of Cults, near Perth
About one o'clock, a loud and alarming explosion was
heard upon Lime-bill, accompanied by a sudden ascent
of a dark cloud of smoke. A rush of the neighbouring
inhabitants immediately took place to the spot, when it
was ascertained that a house at present inhabited by a
labourer of the name of Inglis, had been completely
unroofed, the window glass forced out, and thrown to
a distance, and all the doors shattered to pieces. The
first Am of attention and sympathy was, (.1 course,
Mrs. Inglis herself, with her three young children, who
were found in the open air, and, with the exception of
the mother, altogether uninjured. Her case, was, how-
ever, well calculated to excite sympathy. In her
anxiety to rescue her children from a danger, which, in
fact, was over ere she could comprehend its nein. e,
she had rushed into the open air with the two youngest
in her arms, whilst the oldest boy had effected his
escape through a shattered window; after accvmplish-
ing this convulsive effort, she had sunk down exhausted
and almost lifeless upon the green Lod, whilst some
parts of her dress were in flames. The unfortunate
mother was conveyed to an adjoining house, where she
lies at present under the medical advice of Dr. Scott,
Cupar ; and though dreadfully scorched, is likely to
do well. The explosion was owing to a shovel being
cast " ben the house" by Mrs. Inglis, which, alightin ,
upon the hearth-stone, struck fire, by which an open
cask, containing upwards of 20 pounds of gunpowder,
was immediately ignited.

The Allrwin Zeitung, of the 7th instant, received
this morning, contains favourable news from Greece, corroborating
the reports of LIRA HU& Pacum's retreat to Navarino, the insur-
rection in Candia, and the repulse of RIDSCIFIIN Pacna, who, in
the last assault on Alissolonghi, is said to have lost between three
and four thousand men.
Tint STOLEN CHILD.—In consequence of the letter
received by Weller (the unfortunate man who had his
child stolen frnm the arms of a girl in the Borough
Road) from Mr. Dodds, the landlord of the Woolpack
Tavern, Chatham, in which it stated that a woman
had entered his house with an infant, and which Mr.
Dodds strongly suspected was the stolen child, Weller,
accompanied by an officer of the Union Hall Police Of-
fice, proceeded to Chatham ; but on their arrival, and to
the wretched father's inexpressible grief, it turned out
not to be the object of their search, and he returned
'home at a late hour on Wednesday night to his broken.
hearted wife, who was anxiously awaiting his arrival;
but on her being informed of her husband's ill suc-
cess, she fainted away, and remains so alarmingly ill,
that it is supposed, if the child is not speedily found,
death will put an end to her sufferings.
In the Court of Requests, Castle-street, a linen-
draper, named Brooks, of Parliament-street, was sum-
moned before the Commissioners.--The complainant
had been induced to purchase some calico that was
ticketed in defendant's window at only Is. per yard ;
but when it was cut, the shopman demanded one
halfpenny per yard more, which complainant re-
fusing, he seized part of the purchase-money and the
calico, and refused to give up either. The halfpenny,
it seems, had been inserted in a small pencil-mark in
the tail of the g; which practice the Commissioners
condemned as unfair dealing, and ordered the linen
draper to pay all expenses. •