Star.
London, England, 1825-09-28 00:00:00

FirENCH MANUFACTURERS.

It has been publicly stated that at least 1,900 mechanics and
tr.anufacturers have emigrated to France, where they are said to
have completely fixed themselves; and the steam engine•manafactory
in Paris has been mentioned as an establishment filled with English•
men, who were thus laying the foundation of the ruin of their own
country in one of its most important branches of industry. We
now find that in this establishment there is not a single English
workman, and the same incorrectness in the statements which have
been published in the London papers as to other establishments
abroad, has been clearly pointed out to us. That there have been
many attempts to establish manufactories in France with English
workmen, we do not deny; but they have nearly all failed, from
the unwillingness of the workmen to remain, except at wages at
least double in amount of those which they received in Eng-
land—an advantage which appeared to them scarcely sufficient
to counterbalance the inconvenience of their situation—shut out

from their friends and connexions, and cut off as it were from so-
ciety; and the inability of the masters to pay suck wages—the
period of credit for goods beings° long, that only a colossal fortune
could support the expenditure. So feeble is the spirit of enter
prise in France, that there appears to be no prospect of our manu.
facrures being injured to any extent by the competition, although
we know vety well that it has become quite the fashion to talk of
danger from the increasing resources of that country. From the
same cause also it is impossible tbat any consiaerable number of our
artisans can attain profitable employment there. Our spirited
and enterprising manufacturers have little to fear from the
French, and that little can only stimulate to farther enter.
prise.—Macclesfse/d Herald.

Wednesday the good people of Birmingham were
entertained with the theatrical vagaries of an amateur
Richard. This aspiring candidate commenced, " Now
his the winter of hour discontent," &c. He tumbled
over his spurs—almost killed King Henry in right
earnest—and dropped on the stage his humps, of which
he made foot-balls. His performance produced shouts ofl
uproarious laughter, and his death was encored.
We understand that when &LISTON was lately re-
commended to extend his trip to France, and visit Bur-
gundy and Champagne, for the sake of his health; he
replied that, for the sake of his health, he had seen too
many drawings of Burgundy and Champagne already.
A city law has been passed in Charleston against
riding or driving by places of public worship on the
Sabbath, at any gait faster than a walk. White men
and free negroes are to be fined five or ten dollars, and
slaves to be whipped not more than twenty lashes.
The Bayadere French corvette from Toulon has sailed
to make a cruize in the Mediterranean, for the instruc-
tion of thirty pupils of the Angouleme, that they may
have an opportunity of adding practice to theory. The
French corvette arrived at Genoa on the 10:h, whence
it will sail to visit the other coasts of Italy.
Some years since a stag was hunted from Whin6eld
Park, Westmorland, until by fatigue or accident the
whole pack were thrown out, except two foxhounds,
bred by Lord Thaner, who continued the chase during
the greatest part of the day. The stag returned to the
park, from whence he had been driven, and as his last
effort leaped the wall, and died as soon as he had ac-
compl6hed it. One of the bounds ran to the wall, but
being unable to get over it, laid down and almost im-
Mediatikly espired : the other hound was found dead
about half u. mile from the park. They were supposed
to have ran not less than 120 miles. _ _ _

Tuesday, a Gentleman lost his pocket-book, between
Castleford and Pontefract, containing sundry notes to
the amount of 1,5001. It was cried in the neighbouring
towns, and found by a man named Ingham, of Castle-
ford, who received a reward of 204
Of all Napoleon's relations, his brother Lucien proved
himself the most determined opposer of his views and
plans. One day, while they were disputing warmly on
some subject, Lucien drew out his watch, and dashing
it violently on the ground, addressed to his brother
these remarkable words:—'r You will destroy yourself
as I have destroyed that watch ; and the time will come
when your family and friends will not know where to
shelter their heads."—Rapp's Memoirs.
Yesterday, at the London adjourned 'Sessions, Mdry.
Corcoran was indicted for exposing her infant child, in,
the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn. The prisoner at
first'pleaded Not Gully, and afterwarads pleaded Guilts
but the prosecutors did not press 'fin any sentence, an
consequence of the prisoner riot having intended to in-
jure the child, but merely left it at the house of the
officer of the parish—she supposing that to be the proper
node of obtaining parish assistance for it. It was
evi-
dent that the woman, who was an ignorant Irish woman,
-had acted under a mistaken notion.

Jain Weffinp, a respectable /oohing middle aged nun, was in.
•dictd for an indecent assault on Mr. Thomas Sasreags. Several
;:+witaessoo to &master wets called, and the Jury returned a verdict
of Ni Gan Yeassint, a middle aged man, was indicted for
a similar Whom on •boy named Edward Johnson, oo the evenilli
tat the Sitti of AaMast last. CMliy.—The ItIVORDZA, after having
espatiatetf ow the hierlbk.entamity of Ms offence, sentenced him to

11: -INSOLVENT DSBTORe.coptr, SEPT. 27N
Mith;idel noildiftwim, opposed by Mr. Pa ...LLOCK, on
behalf of three eieditOis, named °Met, Vowles, and
Reynolds, and by a Mr. James naives, who appeared
in person: It appeared that the Insolvent had obtained
a considerable quantity of flour from the opposing
creditors, upon his representing to them that be would
speedily be in posiesoon of a large estate in Gloucester.
shire; it was, at least, worth 14,0001. barring incum-
brances. Mr. Brougham and Mr. Denman had taken
the case in their hands, and had agreed to put him in
possession of it, provided they were handsomely remu-
nerated far their trouble. He had been offered 30004
for it. and an annuity of 1001. per annum, but he de-
I ennui the offer, and relied upon his title to the estate.
The prisoner's master, a Mr. Perry, of Islington, repre.
sented the Insolvent as the Fortunate Youth," and
also informed the creditors that there was but little
doubt of the Insolvent's success in obtaining possession
of his estate. The Common Serjeant, who was on the
Bench, was examined, and he stated that he had not the
slightest recollection of having been applied to by the
Insolvent, or of undertaking to conduct his business in
the manner he had represented.
The Cuzir Commission's, after hearing Counsel on both sides,
aaimadvetted on the Insolvent's conduct, and sentenced him to
eighteen months' imprisonment, for contracting debts by false
representations.