Star.
London, England, 1825-07-26 00:00:00

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MEETING OF THE SHIPWRIGHTS.

. Yesterday evening, pursuant to public notice, a
Quarterly General Meeting of the Shipwrights took
place at the St. Helena Tea House, Lower Road, Dept.
ford. About six o'clock, Mr. CLARKC took the Chair,
and briefly opened the business for which the Meeting
was convened, by stating that the Secretary would lay
before them a statement of the List quarter's accounts.
Mr. GA3T, the Secretary, then said the accounts of
the last quarter. were of a rather cheerful character,
for after they had expended upwards of 2,6001. they
had still in hand 5401. being upwards of 1001. more
than they had, on the last quarterly meeting. Mr.
Gast then observed, that amongst the subscribers to
his cash account, he would surprise them with a name
which he was sure they were not prepared to expect.—
The individual to whom he alluded, and to whom the
Society were indebted, was no less a:personage than Mr.
Wallace, the Chairman of the Committee of the House of
Commons who were appointed to sit on the Combination
Laws.-(L-au,ghter and cheering). Mr.Gast in continuation
said, that they had received an order from that Gentle-
man for 17/.65. But, however pleasantly he looked upon
that sum, on one side of the cash account, it was mourn-
fully borne down by the other, for it there appeared
that the proceedings of the Committee of the House
of Commons had cost the Shipwrights alone 46/. ls.4d.
So tilat Mr. Wallace's gift still left them deficient—but
as he before observed, even in spite of such gifts, they
had 1001. more than the last quarter—(Great chcerinfr,).
Mr. Gast then glanced at the law as it now stood, aati
strongly enforced the strict necessity of
.a due obsei trance
and obedience to its mandate. As it authorised them
to meet, certainly it equally authogi.:ed them to meet
their employers, he was most willing to do. He
..stretruously c rutioned the men not to interrupt any per-
s.-41 who might be hired or procured to oppose them ;
but let such persons work tiler way, and they would
shortly skew their own as well as their employers mis-
colduct. They should be treated with dignified silence
and reserve, and then (to use a true and humble, but
not an inapt illustration) like the angry fishwoman to
her patient opponent, they would be ready to exclaim
Speak you rascals, or 1 shall burst"—( Applause).
Mr. l'uanr, at some length, followed on the same side, when a
sort of desultory conversation took place respecting a general din-
ner on the 16th of August,which would be the Annual Commemo-
ration of the Society. This met with general approbation.
It is but justice to say, that no body of men snaking every fair
allowance for their numbers, could have behaved themselves better,
or have paid more attention to their respective Speakers. After
giving three times three cheers, tilty quietly separated.

Upward, of sixty persons were drowned within the
lost fortnight, from bathing.

We are informed, that the crops of barley and oats are
much better in Ireland than in England ; and that the
wheat is quite as geod. The h..y harvest is not finished
in 4reland. Thcrc are, however, niaay yiecei of bar-
ley and oats cut. The barley in South Wales a very

good crop, and in many place:. nearly ready to cut.
In the Insolvent Debtors' Court, yesterday, Mr.
Llwellyn Sl'arkinsliaini. late Proprietor of the
Surrey and Sadler's Wells Theatres, was brought up
for judgment, and orderer to be remanded, and confined
within the walls of the priien for the space of four ca-

endar months, from th,.. kte of his pititiun, for Lacing
put his etes!itors to er2ense, by setting up a vexatious
defence to actions trought against him.
It is wobably known to must of our ltcakrs that an
Act of Ntliament has been recently obtained, au-

tilotiing the Magistrates to advance the slim.y of the
Chairman vf the Salford Sessions. Mr. Strjeatit Cttoss

and Mr. Nonnts both became candidat..s for the ap-
pc;intment; and the election which trek place ye,ter-
day se'nnight, terminated iu favour of the latter. Ele-
ven Magistrates voted for Mr. NORRIS and eight for
Mr. Serjeant CROSS.
SINCLAIR, of Covent-Garden Theatre, whi!st recently
performing the part of Apollo, in the burletta of Midas,
on the Liverpool stage, when in the act where he is
supposed to fall front the clouds, was precipita:ed upon
a hard board, instead of the usual blanket sustained by
three or four of the porters, by which he suffeted con-
siderable personal injury. He is, however, by great
care, recovered from the effects of the fall.
During the fights at Warwick on Tuesday, the son
was so intensely hot, and the air so close and oppres-
sive, that hundreds of the spectators, before both of
them were ended, were almost iu a fainting state. The
publicans of Warwick could not supply liquor in the
parish of Bud brook, where •the fights took place, and this
was the carve of much of the disttess that followed.
Neither ale, porter, nor spirits, could be got. A so-
vereign was offered many times for a quart of porter,
and a shilling for a bottle of water. Two pumps rear
the spot wet e soon exhausted, and the water drank by
the populace; and towards the end, water was fetched
in buckets and bottles from the Canal. _ _ _

About twelve o'clock on Tuesday night, a fire broke
out in a cloth-mill, occupied by a Mr. Harding, at
The Hole," near Caine, Wilts. The fire was dis-
covered by a female living in a house opposite. Be-
ing unable to rest, from the extreme heat of the wea-
ther, she got up, and looking towards the mill, per-
ceived a very unusual light. After knocking some
time at the adjoining dwelling-house, to which the
flames had now extended, she succeeded in alarming
the family of Mr. Harding, all of whom n irrowly
escaped. Some idea of the danger may be formed
by the fact, that one of the beds was actually on
tire before its occupier quitted the room, The mill
and house adjoining were reduced to a heap cf ashes,
and a pony was suffocated in the stable.
Txx Wow, FAlRLriletfOrd Wool Fair was held
on Friday, but no business done, except that Mr. Coke
sold his wool at 60s. per tod, to Mr. Waller. The
Duke of Norfolk's Down, half hog, was offered at 565.
and Lord Albemarle's at 4Ss. but not sold : the sel-
lers, in general, knew not what to ask, they had antici-
pated very high prices, but were completely dis.ip.
pointed. The buyers seemed disposed to offer 30s. to
325. per tod for ea c weol, and 425. to 50s. for comb-
ing hog. These prices the sellers were not inclined to
accept, and hot being so pressed for money as in former
years, they will probably be rather difficult to trod
with.—At Bromsgrove Fair, the show of wool was very
small. The buyers were, however, numerous, and the
prices obtained for the little that was sold was from
1.5 d. to 16p. per lb. for long wool, and from 12d. to
15d. for short clothing wool.—At Hertford Wool Fair,
the quantity brought for sale was very considerable, and
a material advance was ob:ained on last year's prices.
Combing fleeces soli at from 18s. to 225. per stone ;
ltyeland at from 20s. to 225. and the only lot of Me-
rino sold fi tched 275. Bd.—At Bedford Fair, chit price
obta ned for long w• ols was from 365. to 395. but few
pthckbes were made.—At Stretton Wool Fair, there
was a brisk demand. Southdown sold at from Vs. to
285.; and Longmynd fleeces, at 235. to 245. per stone.