Star.
London, England, 1830-09-06 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL INTELLIGENCS.

Since the arrival of the 93d Regiment in Glasgow,
there have been married 4117 privates, four sergeants, and seven nor.
}orals !
Last week, six acres and a half of Talavera wheat, pro-
ducing eleven coombs per acre, were reaped, thrashed, sold, and carted
from the barn door by the purchaser, at the price of 375. a comb. This
great produce was from a farm in the town of Bury.
The illustrious Baron Cuvier, one of the profoundest na-
tural philosophers, and most accurate comparative anatomists of the age,
is now a guest at the palace of the Bishop of Bath and Wells.
The Reading boys have presented their old preceptor, Dr.
Valpy, with a silver tureen and two superb waiters, the former after
the celebrated "Warwick Vase." Baron Bolland penned an appre-
priate inscription.
Doc Fisu.—This voracious pest of our herring rivers is
in great abundance in the Firth at present. On Monday evening two
gentlemen caught 23 dozen and 7 off the Martello Tower, in two hone
and a half. The new herrings must be suffering dreadfully from this
prowler of the deep.—Seotmean.
Warwick races are become an object of interest and impor-
tance to a vast number of the first sporting characters in the country,
who are connected, in some way or other, with their result : four races
on the first ; five races and a match on the second ; and four races on
the third day.
Sir John Gerrard will succeed Lord Anson in his hunt •
and it is expected that the Dunchurch and other covers will be hunted
as formerly.
The Sheffield Courant says, that a Railway between that
town and Manchester is likely to be carried into effect. Mr. Stevenson
has madea very favourable report, and preparations are in progress for
an application to Parliament in the ensuing session.
REDUCTION IN ALE.—The goods effects of the new
Beer Bill are speedily coming into operation in this city, as we find,
from a notice in the window of a tavern, that good ale is selling at three.
pence a quart—just half the old price.--Cormatrp Herald.
POTATOES.—Tuesday last a root of 40 extremely fine
potatoes was dug up in the garden of Mr. Wall, of Allesley, near Co.
'entry.
ILLEGAL G•MING.—The magistrates of the borough
at Doncaster have determined to suppress illegal gaming at the races,
and to enforce the penalty of two hundred pounds against those who vi.
olate the statute by keeping any house for the playing of any proM.
bited game.—Doncaster Gazette.
The directors of the Liverpool and Manchester Railroad
pertormed a journey from Liverpool to Manchester on Saturday after-
noon. There were three locomotive steam engines, with • long train
of carriages, in which were between 200 and 300 ladies and gentlemen.
The distance between Liverpool and Manchester was traversed in two
hours and five minutes; but, in consequence of an accident happening
to the boiler of one of the engines, the journey from Manchester to
Liverpool occupied two hours and forty minutes.
A remarkable change in the usual flowing of the tide took
pl tee in the Severn, at Bristol. on Friday. Instead of high water being
at 53 minutes after twelve, which according to the calculations of the
tide table, was expected to have been the case, the tide flowed only till
ten minutes before twelve, and then began to ebb, causing a ve-
nation of an hour and eight minutes. About threeyears ago an irregu-
larity of the same kind was observed in this port and other places, which
was ultimately traced to an earthquake in the Peninsula. It is not un-
likely that the present variation in the tide has been caused by some dis-
organization remote front our shores..—Bath Journal.
THE KING AND THE BUTTON MANUFACTURERS.—
On Thurday week the Birmingham outton-makers presented to their
Majesties various rats of plain, gilt, and plated buttons, enclosed in mo-
rocco cases, and the royal arms embossed in gold thereon, and at the
same time a petition to his Majesty, complaining of distress, and be-
seeching him to patronise the Metal Button Trade, to induce the fashion-
able world to follow his Majesty's example. His Majesty said he ad.
mired the fashion of gilt and plated buttons, and always wore them him-
self when out of mourning. An answer was sent the next day to the
petition, which intimated, that after the mourning was over his Majesty
would comply with the request of the petitioners. The Queen also ex-
pressed her determination, in a letter transmitted by her Secretary, to
give the button-makers the benefit of her patronage.
The five incendiaries from Kenn, in this county, lately
convicted at our Assiaes, are, we understand, to be bung on Wednesday
next. Both at the trial and since, the culprits bare betrayed the most
hardened indifference, and are appare sly quite unmoved at the pros.
pect-of their approaching fate ath Herald.

MR. ST. JOHN LONG IN CUSTODY, AND BAILED.

Saturday, this individual, for whose apprehension a warrant eau di-
rected to be issued, but which, from some cause, was not executed, the
foreman of the jury, in consequence, on Friday morning, addressed the
following letter to the coroner, Thomas Stirling, Esq. upon the sub-
ject :
" Sir,—The jury not having yet been informal of the warrant for
the apprehension of John St. John Long having been issued, claim
from the corona the immediate issue of that warrant, and beg respect-
hilly to request from the coroner the reason for the which has
taken place. I am, Sir, your's, very
"To T. Stirling, Esq." BEN. ALTAR.*

In the course of the day, the coroner returned an answer to the letter,
in which he stated that the warrant for the apprehension of the person,
who stood committed by their verdict, had been issued, and placed in
the hands of Copes, the beadle, who, upon receiving it, endeavoured to
execute it, but without effect. Mr. Long, on Wednesday evening, ac-
e by Mr. Carlow. his solicitor, who conducted his defence,
' proceeded to Hendon, the residence of Lord Tenterden, for the purpose
of making such affidavits as were necessary to ground an application to
his lordship to have a writ of certiorari issued, and to be directed to the
coroner to bring the proceedings taken at the inquest before his lordship.
Owing to the affidavits not stating Mr. Long to be in custody, his lordship
declined to act. The requisite alteration was made, and a writ of habeas
corpus directed to be issued to bring the body of the defendant up.
Yesterday morning Dr. A. Thompson and one of the jury went to
Bow-street office; stated the case to Mr. HALLS, and wished to know
whether the delay on the part of the coroner was not illegal, sad whether
an application to a judge on the subject ought not to be made? Mr.
Hall would say nothing on the present case, but on one of a like des-
cription he would take that counts. This Dr. Thomson intimated
would now be done. At three o'clock, Saturday afternoon, Mr. Long,
accompanied by some of his friends in a carriage, proceeded to Hendon,
where he surrendered himself w the officer ; the coroner also proceeded
to his lordships' residence with the depoeitions taken at the inquest, as
well as Dr. Alex. Thomson and Mr. Wakley. After the usual routine
had been gone through, the following gentlemen offered themselves as
bail, and were accepted t—Thomas Young Ottley, Esq. of Devonshire-
street ; Hugh Biers, Esq. of Dorset.place ; John Braithwaite, Esq. of
Westbourne.green and John Carlow, Esq. of High.street.
The ATTORZY-GENZAAL, we hear, has been Invited to conduct
the defence, but in consequence of his demand of 300 guineas, with the
brief, his services have been declined.