Star.
London, England, 1831-01-08 00:00:00

DERBYSHIRE.

Monday night about half-past• seven o'clock, the extensive barn, cow.
hovel, outhouses, &c. forming one range of building, in the occupation
of Mr. Blame, of Broad Holm, near Beiper, on the Matlock road,
Derbyshire, were discovered to be on fire in several different places. The
alarm soon spread, and inutdrods of individuals rushed to the
spot, anxious to arrest the progress of the devouring element, if pos-
sible; such, however, was the fury of the flames, that although Mr.
Sautes engine, of Belper, was actively used and supplied with water, in
addition to every other means. all efforts to save the barn and out.
buildings proved abortive ; and it is with pain we add, that five fine
cows, in calves, the property of Mr. Mason, were burnt to death, with.
out the chance of rescue. A bull, fastened up In the hovel, was more
resolute and fortunate ; he tore up the stake to which he was affixed,
and ran out, bellowing most hideously, whilst the moaning sounds which
proceeded from the cows were truly piteous. In addition to this heavyPro
as,
loss, the barn contained the produce of one stack of wheat, which was
entirely consumed, together with the whole range of building. Seven
or eight other stacks of wheat and oats shared a similar fate; and trifling
indeed is the portion of fanning stock saved. The wind fortunately
blew the contrary way, or the dwelling.houae must have fallen a sacri-
fice. A stack of oats, and two or three of hay, are all of this immense
stock that may be considered saved. There is not the slightest doubt
in the mind of any one. but that this diabolical act has been the work
of some fiendish incendiary or incendiaries, as the buildings, as before
stated, were on fire in several places at one and the same time.
On examining the cow-sheos, &e. on Tuesday morning, and remov-
ing the remains of the unoffending animals, such was their
state, that, in two or three instances, the calves dropped from parchedo!
Mr. Mason bears an excellent character amongst the peasantry, and we
are informed never used a thrashing-machine about his farm. The
sane on the night of Slonday was truly appalling, and the exertions
used, on the part of the labourers, deserve the greatest praise, though so
little has been saved. We have not heard whether dlr. Mason was in-
sured or not. No person has yet been apprehended.

THE EXETER ALFRED JAN, 4.
The fishermen of Paul, near Penzance, have been thrown into agita-
tion by the deminds of the lessee of the fish tithe. The poor men hays
not been at all successful, and are many of them in want of bread fbi
their children : and they declare they are wholly unable to pay the*.
mind. They were lately, visited by a solicitor who came to enforce
the propriety of compliance with the demand of the thbe.holden, but
he was roughly handled, and flad to -escape with clothes teen from his
bask. On Friday last, a bailiff came to Mousehole to serve writs re-
lative to the tithe, when he was surrounded by the women s be pulled'
Out a pistol to intimidate them, but it was soon taken from hint and
thrown into the sea, and almost all his clothes torn et The fishermen
have resolved to resist every attempt to enforce more than the usual
sum; they have prepared for battle's and hive posted placards with the
following words :—" It is better die than SUM: No tithes ; we will 'die
first, One and All."
On Tuesday morning, between six and seven, a fire was discovered in
the outhouses of Houghton Farm, in the parish of Highweek, near
Newton, which it entirely destroyed, together with a thrashiug.machlne