Star.
London, England, 1825-12-23 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Densista 21.

There was only one cause lett for trial, for which a
Special Jury was appointed. At the sitting of *the
Court, and the names of the Jury being called over,
only three Sp-tial.Joryrrien answered to their names.
Mr. Serjeant MIDDY declined praying a tales.
Mr. Serjeant Vaeonms prayed a tales; bat before the Jary were
sworn, an understanding took place between the Learned Colonel,
and the Sittings after Michaelmas terminated.

GOLD.—The issue of half sovereigns this week at the
Bank of England has been enorm-us ; many thousands
have got into circulation, and if not withdrawn, will
become a very convenient specie. °Falange.
ECONOMY IN STAYS PRISONS.—It would appear, from
a statement in the Boston Daily Advertiser, that .the
Massachussets state prisons,inCharlestown and Concord,
have made a net profit to the State of 10,055 dollars.
A few days since, the workmen employed at Colonel
CUNNINGHAM'S house, Newton, about two miles IN est
from Perth, turned up, in digging, several skeletons.
One of them was deposited in what seemed to have
been a rude stone coffin, within which was found a co'n,
very much decayed, of Tiberius.
The Brighton Harriers meet on Monday, at Parabola )11.4.
motley, at the Race Course ; Friday, at the Dyke.
The Brookside Harriers on Monday ,at Newmarket Hill; Wed.
nesday, at the Race Course ; Friday, at Telesecenhe Tye.
Mr. Meynell's Hounds on Monday, at %%Minor Park ; Thurs-
day, at Shirley Park; Saturday, at Holly Bush.
Sir G. Sitwell's Hounds on Tuesday, it Ninon; Friday, at
Handsvrorth Bar.
' CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-I:ANiI, Demons U.
There are moderate quantides of most kinds df Grain in ills week,
and a large supply of Flour. Wheat remains very dun, and so few
sales can be made, that the terms of Monday may • be considered
nominal. Nes*, Neaps, Peas, and Oats find scarcely any trade at
preientr Flekr estakered.—Arrivals : English Wheat, 3,450 In.
Harley 4,340 qrs. Oats, 5,400 qrs. Blur, 0,560 rod& Usk Bar-
Icy., 85 qrs. Oats, 11,8041 qrs. Foreign. IV heat, 300 qrs. Darin,
6,500 qrs. Oats, 2,1100 qrs.
SMITHFIELD MARKET, Humana 111.
We have the shortest supply of Cattle, of all descriptions, but
pardeilarly of Sheep, almost ever remembered here ; but the quality
ArAllietel4, said the Wain +Aug well supplied, the pelger
?Mtat Itionderes terms.. The business done has been very inning,
attendance Of giptins thin.—least., WO; Sheep, 2,060;
Vigo; in; Ciiv is, SC' -
Beet, es. Sd. to 50.24. per stone ; Mutton, 4s. sd.to 6s.Td. Veal,
54. M. to 6s. 6d. Pork, is. to 6s.—Hay per load. .23 as. to ,C 4
11s. rid. Clover, £4 to £5 Ts. 414. Straw, Cl 16s. to Ls.

first—The face of a country, and the appearance of its
;:ahi,ants, are the first things to attract the attention of
a granger, or of one returning to it after a long absence.
A few years have, in these respects, made vast changes
in It eland. I hay been much struck with the great in-
croase of the population, and, of course, of the lowest
and poorest part of it; but though the paupers have fear-
It_sssly multiplied, there is a remarkable iniprovement.in
the habits, the dwellings, and the dress, of the farmers
tradesmen,of that class, in ,hurt, who are just above
the lowest—the houses (or huts, as even in their present
ipproved condition many of them would be styled in
Logi and) are 1 trger, better built, more securely covered,
more neatly kept within, and furnished with a better as-
sortment or articles for domestic comforts—the pig is not
so often a " parlour boarder"—the children (though the
manufacture of them has sensibly increased) do not so
often stand at the door, or by the road-side, stark-naked
to the gaze of the passenger, with an innocent shame-
lessness that knows not how to blush or to retire. The
women do not so often expose their naked feet, bleeding
and swelling, as they toil along the rugged roads, or
through the new-cut stubble ; both men and women now
use shoes and stockings, except in wet weather, or cn a
journey, when it is deemed both cooler, and more econo-
mical, to transfer them horn the feet to the shoulder ;
where they ate worn, after the fashion of a Highlander's
inexpressibles, on a stout shilelah. Shawls and long-
sleeved cotton gowns have supersede d the coarse sto-
macher, and the stuff garments, which were made to
bind the plump maiden, as if she wore a cuirass from
neck to hip, and which coveted the arm as far as the
e:baw-joint, fitting it as smoothly and stiffly as aKnight's
armour. The males have almost universally abandoned
the sheepskin breeches, as too vile a clothing for the
modern " nether man," and have adopted corduroy, as
a more free and warm covering for active joints, and a
humid climate ; the huge great coat is, indeed, still em-
ployed, for the manifold, but not very consistent pur-
poses of keeping out the heat in summer, the cold in
winter, and the rain, which in Ireland is neither a re-
specter of persons or of seasons ; but under this national
mantle (for the Irish were in all ages prone to use a
large outside covering), I observe oftener than formerly
a well made body coat, with a reasonable share of yel-
low buttons. The truth is, that a taste for comforts is
growing up fast among the people of this country.
What I hive written is to be applied to that class
which is, of course, very numerous in all nations, the
farmers and mechanics ; but the mere peasantry and
the common labourers, are in this country enduring life
with privations which cannot be understood without
v. itnessing them; language cannot speak their condition
more exactly than the evidence taken before the late
Parliamentary Committees; but language (I speak li-
terally) is inadequate to the detail. Misery cannot be
described with exactness, the eye must see, and the ear
must hear; such things as I have witnessed in this land
of wretchedness, could not be believed by those who
would reaJ, or listen to the recital. T. T.

GENERAL MEETING OF AGRICULTURISTS.

Wednesday, a Meeting of Agriculjurists from various
parts of the kingdom, who were brought to London by
the attractions of ti e Smithfield Shew, took place at the
York Howl, Bridge-street, which was very respectably
attended. The object of the meeting was to consider of
the steles necessary to be taken to meet the question
likely to be agitated in the ensuing Session of Parlia-
ment, respecting the alteration of the Corn Laws.
The business of the day was briefly opened by Mr.
Besmtv,from Kent, proposing Mr. Forster, of Bedford-
shire, as Chairman, who, in an impressive and argu-
mentative speech, explained the object of the meeting,
a,.d urged the necessity of being prepared to petition the
I.egisl .tore apa;nst carrying such a measure into effect.
He pointed out the ruin that would accrue, not only to
the landed, but ultimately to the general welfare of the
community, whose interelts, he contended, were inca-
pable of being separated.
The Chairman was folios ed by Mr. HLGRES, also
from Kent, who prefaced the Resolutions he propo:ed
by some 'el), escel!ent observations upon: the necessity
of union amongst all persons c• •nnected with agriculture,
and strongly ricommk tided the formation of Local As-
sociations throughout the kingdom.
Mr. Quivratt, from Suffolk, detailed to the Meeting
the exertions that had been made upon a lormer occa-
si-in in that county, and expressed his belief that, upon
occasion, similar activity would be strewn.

Several Gentlemen from Berkshire, Essex, Sussex, Ox-
ft rdshite, Rutlandshire, Lincolnshire, Huntingdonshire,
and Surrey, made observations upon the proposed plan
of forming Agricultinral Associations; and it seemed
to be the get.eral feeling, that the adoption of such a
treature would be attended with most beneficial affects.
Eesolutions were ti.er. itnanimously agreed to; and the thank& of
th;: Meeting voted to tLe Chairman.

ACTIVIZE AT TIIE MlNT.—There are eight presses
'' Lich on cases of emergency can all be put in action.
has been done at present, and each press coins 40
sovereigns in a rninnte, making 5420 sovereigns hy Ore
wt.°le elght presses in a minute, or equal to 19,‘200 in.
at: Lour. Alluwance Must, hot.sever, he -made for the'
Creaking of dies, &c. which dinrinishes the amount,
of coinage ; and this seek 1,50,0()0 .soucteigns per tay
have been coined. Mr. WALLACE is in constant at
tendance, and is assiduous and indefatigable in urging
014 the work.
Ly the last arrivals from Siam it appears that the:
Si.tra se are intent upon the conquest of the Iria!ayan‘
PliaCipalities of Penh and Salattgore, Iptig betweal.
Mallicce: d
ai...cnibled flti.t of it::00 boats 41 Um port of Lang with
this oisjuct.

William Hall, a chimney-sweeper, who indicted his
wife last Sessions for assaulting him, was now indicted
by her for a like offence upon the same occasion : on
which, according to her statement, he took her to a room
up stairs, tore her clothes off her back, and ,4 nearly
pinched her to death." He however called, as before,
evidence to prove that his bride had, on the occasion
referred to, attempted to cut and stab him with three
deadly instruments, to wit, a knife, fork, and a pair of
scissors.—The Jury returned a verdicr of Nct Guilty.
John Nathan, a butcher, in Whitechapel, was indicted
for assaulting and obstructing the Stepney Leet Jury,
in the due execution of their duty.
Mr. Law, the Foreman, and Mr. Higgins, and others
of the Jury, deposed, that on entering the defendant's
shop, they found a hook hanging in the meat-scale,
which created an inequality of l4oz. which was in•
creased to 2 ozs. by the falseness of the balance. They
imposed a fine of 20s. on him, which he refused to pay,
and determinedly resisted their endeavours to seize the
scales. The inequality of the scales was also sworn to
by a scaleniaker, and the due constitution of the Jury
was proved; but, in cross-examination, it appeared they
had no authority with them to shew that they were in
reality the Leet Jury ; and that they partook of tavern
dinners, but, the witness said, not extravagant ones, out
of ti.e fines.

Mr. ADOLPHUS, for the defendant, insisted, that the

Jurors, by tea'ting upon the fines, became unduly in-
teres.ed ii,flicting them, and that they had no power
to levy fines instanter, the proper course being to sum-
mon the offending party before the Steward of the Ma-
nor, sitting as their Assessor.
A witress swore he placed the hook in the scale to
weigh some grapes (which the Jury admitted they found
in the scale), and that the Jurymen refined to hear any
explanation.—The July gave a verdict of Guilty of the
obstruction. Fine 40s. to the King.

At the end of OctobiOand in the beginning of!
November, the weather was so ntlld at Tagamok that the theme-
metor of RMUISUR was 16 degrees of heat, or thereabouts.
The ancestor of the Duke of Leeds was a young
man named Osborne, who served his apprenticeship to
Sir William Hewit, who was Lord Mayor of London
in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Sir William lived on
London-bridge, ani his daughter, during Edward
Osborne's apprenticeship, accidentally fell from her
father's window into the Thames. Osborne plunged
after the young Lady, and saved her life at the risk of
his own. This act much added to the favourable
opinion which the master had for the apprentice. and
as soon as the latter had served his time, Sir Wi liam
Hewit said to him, 4.o.borne, you are a deserving
youth, and have faithfully served me for seven years.
I am under considerable obligations to you, you have
saved the life of my only daughter at the peril of your
own. You have therefore the best claim to her; she is
at your service, if yoa choose to accept of her in mar-
riage, and the most considerable part of what I am
possessed of shall hereafter be yours." Osborne gladly
accepted the generous c)irer, soid the eldest von of that
marriage was Hewit Osborne, who was knighted by
the Earl of E-ser, under whom he served in Ireland,
:for his r.rvices in the field. The family soon a'ter be-
.came ennobled. Tnomas Osborne, the lost Duke of
Leeds, was Frouder of the circumstance of his ancestor
ittaving acquired wealth and station by his honesty and
•intrepid sprit, than he was of any of the subsequent
!services of the family, and once related the circtar.-
sta:rca with con:cious pride to Charles 11.

Sir R. Maws [said the pawnbroker was not bound to She up
the watch unless the person stealing was prosecuted.
The prisoner said that an offer had been made by her friends to
advance motley enough to redeem it Within' els weeks, but he re-
fused it.
The prosecutor said he had been offered security, but no money
was shewn to him, and besides this was after she was in custody,
and he did not know he would be justified in accepting the offer.
Sir R. Bum: said he had no alternative but to commit the pri-
soner, as the prosecutor seemed determined to go en, and she was
accordingly fully committed.
Several ?Jacket-gardeners attended, upon summons, to answer
for the offence of plating their waggons In the highway in Covent.
Garden, but the cases were not gone into, notice of appeal to the
Sessions being given on behalf of one defendant, in order to have the
question argued, and the rest having agreed to abide by the deci-
sion whatever it may be,