Star.
London, England, 1831-04-25 00:00:00

TYNE MERCURY, Amur. 19.

Tuesday last being the day appointed for the opening of the Scots.
wood bridge, the morning sea ushered in by peals of bells from the
churches. At twelve o'clock our Chief klagistiate, and J. Hodgson,
1 sq. 51. P. met the committee of inattagcment, the proprietors, and
various other friends of the undertaking. who had been politely invited
to join them at the assembly wools in Westgate-street. After partaking
of refreshments, a little before one a signal was given from the guns of
the castle, when the procession set forward :
The bridge, of which the opening has been thus commemorated, is
630 feet in length ; the distance between the two points of suspension
being 370 feet, with two half arcs of 130 feet each. The roadway
rises in the centre about ei,;ht feet, causing the bridge to assume a curve
line of a graceful effect. The roadway is above 20 11 et, and the earn.
age 17 and half feet. The coffer-dam of the north pier was commenced
in September, 1829, and the foundation stone laid on the 9th Febru.
sty, 1830. The piers are of Noma) architecture, li;;ht in their con.
struction, and by their graceful proportions add materially to the beauty
of the structure. The day was concluded by a gland dinner at the
Assembly Rooms, to which about 100 gentlemen sat down.
The whole number of burgesses of Newcastle, resident and non-resi-
dent, is about 4500, and they are distributed as follows : Residing
within the liberties of Newcastle, or within 7 miles of the Guildhall,
2157 ; at North Shields, 160; at South Shields, 100 ; at Sunderland,
60 ; at lilorpeth, 15 ; at Durham, 17 ; at Blyth and Hartley, 27 ; at
Chester.le.street, 5 ; above bridge and westward, 59. About 1900 of
the 4500 live, not in the neighbourhood, but at a distance. The sons
of resident freemen under age amount to about 1511011 ; the apprentices
serving fur their freedom are 767. It is estimated that there are
within the liberties of the town 2798 houses worth 101. a year or up.
wards, and of these, 404 are occupied by burgesses.
The pitmen of the Tyne and Wear still continue unemployed. We
are sorry fur it, because we feel convinced that if a very speedy adjust-
men: of the differences between them and the coal owners does not
take place, distress and mischief will critic. The pitmen, we repeat,
have hitherto shown themselves a decent, well.mcaning, inoffensive
body of men. They have not been in the habit of deserting their work,
and they have, on that account, a strong claim to attention when they
do, because it is to be presumed that their quitting their employment
arises nut from mere wantonness, not from a disposition to take unfair
advantages of their employers, but from a feeling that they are
iU-
treated. Originally when the differences took place we have no hesita-
tion in stating that they had good grounds for complaint, but when
the coal owners resolved that the boys should henceforth work only 12
hours a-day In the pits, that all the workmen should be paid their wages
in money, having truly and honestly the right secured to them of buy-
ing their goods where they pleased, and that able-bodied hewers should
have work provided for them by which they might earn fourteen shil-
lings a-week at least, their real, substantial grievances were, in our
opinion, at an end.
CURIIMIT PaicEs.—Wheat, Northumberland white, new, per
quarter, 62s to 72 ; Do. red, do. 60s to 70s ; Berwick, red, Ns to 60s
white, b6s to 60s; Scotch, white, 566 to 621; Dantzie, 66s to 725;

Foreign, red, 444 64s to 88s. Rye, Norfolk, 30s to 36e; Foreign,
30s. to Mis ; North COuntry, 30a to 345. Barley, Norfolk. new, 38s
to 445; Berwick, do. 34s to 38s ; Foreign, grinding, 24s to 38s. Malt,
Norfolk, pale, Ms to 70s. Oats, potato., 28s to 31s ; do. comtnen,
22s to 295; Foreign, (in bond,) —a to —a; Foreign, (free,) 24s
to 28s. Beans, 30s to 401; ditto, seed, 4&. Prase, boilers, 40s
to 445; grey, or hog, 38a to 425; seed, 40a. Flour, fine, per sack,
Ws to 325.

PRICER or BUTTES AND Bwcow, April 14.—Northumberland
Bacon, 52s to Ws, Ham, BON per cwt. Butter, 65. to Ws, per firkin.
Cumberland Bacon, Ns to 51s ; Hams, 68a to 595, per cwt ; Butter,
55s to 58, per firkin.
ifillißlED.—Mr. 0. Ewan, merchant, to Mary Ann, eldest
daughter of Mr. J. Moffatt, of North Shield—At the Friends' meeting-
house, Whitby, Mr. J. Simpson, of York, to Jane, daughter of the
late Mr. J. Sanders

DIED.—At Lamesley, Julia, daughter of the Rev. John Collison,
23—At Alston, Miss Harper, only daughter of the Rev. J. Harper, 19
—At Hexham, Mary, wife of Nicholas Ruddock, Esq. solicitor,
aged 46.
FELIX FARLEY'S BRISTOL JOURNAL.

Yesterday about sixty gentlemen, friends and supporters of Mr. R.
Protheroe, jun. assembled at the Montague Tavern, for the express
purpose of presenting him with a piece of plate, as a testimonial of
their esteem.
We never witnessed a greater interest excited br our Spring gaol
delivery than was created on Monday last, by the trial of Walker and
Haslam, for the extensive burglary on the premises of Mr. John Abra-
ham, Welsh Back. The only fact adduced against Hallam was
grounded on the deposition of Amos, a smith (since deceased) who
stated that he had made keys by order of Hashun, and that with such
the locks must have been opened. As this deposition could not be cor.
roborated by otal testimony, the prisoner was very properly acquitted.
Walker will, it is very generally believed, suffer the extreme penalty
of the law.

.
e understand it is the intention of the Bristol General Steam Pac-
ket Company to establish a first class steamer, of nearly 300 tons bur-
then, and 100 horse power, to ply between this city and, Tenby; for the
conveyance of passengers troods, and live stuck.
A singular discovery Oftiridden treasure was made a few days ago
at %Felton. Some alterations were making about the fire-places, prior
to a son of the deceased entering upon the premises; and a bricklayer
knocking above the chimnev.placc, a few loose guineas fell down. A
further search was institutea, and two or three bags were found, con-
taining 565 guineas.
JIHISTOL LEATHER MARTET.-Heavy Crops, per lb. 17d to 19d.
Light and Middling, 13d 15d. Buffaloes, 13d to 15d. Middlings,
LA to 17d. Butts. 170 to 11:41. Close Butts, (strong) 19d to 20d.
Best Smilers' Hides, 174 to tod. Common ditto. 14d to 15d. Shoe
ditto, 1511 to 160. Welch Hides. 150 to IGd. Bull do, 13d to 15d.
Shaved Hides, 17d to 21d. English and Welch Horse Hides, 15th to
17d. German do, 174 to 180. Spanish do, 19d to 20d. Shaved do,
without butts, each 12s to 13s Gd. Bellies, 9d to 114 per lb. Shoul-1
tiers, 124 to 13d. Best Pattern Skins, 22d to 24d. Common do, 20d1
to 22d. Heavy Skins, lad to 18d. Irish do, 1441 to 15d. Welch
Skips, 17d to 19d. Light do, 140 to 15d. Kips, 151 to 1110. Foreign
do, 170 to 200. Small Seals, 214 to 220. Basills, Tal to ILL-Raw
Goons-Dry Buenos Ayres Hides, 7d to 100. Salted do, 40 to
sd. Salted Irish Veal Skins, none. Salted Irish Calf Skins, 3d.
Pried do. :w to Gd. Dried Petershurgh Kips' none. Light Salted
Irish Hides, Id to 410. Heavy Ox and Cow do, sd. Dry Spanish
Horse 1114., 8s to 93 each. Bark, 61. to 91. 10s. per ton.
Al R 111 ED.- Mr. Goolden, solicitor, to Miss Underwood, of
Lower Easton.-At Grittleton, the Nev. Horatio Neilson, to Eliza
Anne, daughter of Henry Borne, Esq. of Clifton.-Mr. William
Stock Arthur, to Sarah Ann, daughter of Mr. glory Wilkins, puke-
street.

DlED.—Mary Ann, wife of Mr. C. Morgan, Cider-house Passage.
—ln James's. fitt, Mr. Thomas Davey.--:At Westbury-upon-
Trym, Mrs. Mary Brown, relict of the late Walter Brown, Esq.—
Richmond-terrace, Clifton, Airs. Kempe, widow of the late John
Tabor 'Coupe, Esq.-4ili, Mr. John Buckland.