Star.
London, England, 1831-01-10 00:00:00

PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE.

NORTHAMPTON MERCURY, JAN. 8.
Amami of the Northomptooehlre Savings' Boot, for 1830:
.Bl4llOCe at lost meeting • - 1,563 13 6
Received d Dynamo!, and inmost - - 19,401 0 4
From Bank of Reiland - - - • 3,938 19 7
24,903 13 4
17,721 17 1
6,157 4 1
563 11 1
457 11 1
24,903 93 4

Rapaid to Dapodtors . .
Paid ipo due Bank of England
Inatitution Fund .
In Hand -

At a Meeting of the Proprietors' and Occupiers of Lands in the
County of Northampton, Omega which the projected London and Bir-
mingham Railway is intended to pnes, at Towcester as the 30th Dec.
Sir William Wake, Bart. In thi Clair, it was resolved tmanhoonsly,
Tbat it is the opinion of this meeting that tbs mi 4 Railway will do
great injury to the properties twhich it is to Briseeroy.
ing the privacy and unity of thus, aed curd:Us:a dined
from the homesteads. By dividing into fregments,
closes which we now ossieshmt hs tbrasi:in, sins, sad %fez;
By oixasiolihiji dolt =Ph. seism tbe asps of the bills, and
intercepting tne supply of vans to the wile and grounds below them.
By °cautioning Loge anplionlanfate across the low lands, sod thereby
intercepting the natural draillego of the pros abovelhas. 'AM by re.
gutting in numerous awl so pest a width asps. is addition
to that of the railway itself, as to mkt soy euthorithialthith between
the lands separated by it, punk* Malt sod lossavalsot.
That this Meeting era sot mare et pry sisseisw Usti nil be po.
dated ley Op soy Isliwai Nadal tooossisivill the arab Pik that
will be balisd by it. TIP Ihs same is sot porsidsl (with very
elaigrgi=9B.lllool.l.ll4ll hailelbtlf the&Past of
country k I, plopped to los carried. but by papas
combined tegador In pursuit of *vats gain, sad who are tissrmsbes
mop 0111111 the pis dog irsoN toilet on Asks. That the abeam
of do sepport of the boaarsosis is so sokolobk post that the
spsesisaso k hooslbbibr by the woos at with. of the smoky.
Tiat tits peens whim psprty and coots% me to be audited to
them oWer*,_are sem if emit noblemen and madam, upon whose
places of Widow bop smakb bore been expisided desesiden rod
mamba" sibieh PPP' will be nearly sanitised ; sad ethers of
thew seimErabis row% lass dread the injury that will be dope to
their papestko, pa fed severely the hatdship imposed upon
thew of snoothing dis Pi, or being burdened with the expose

of resistance.
At Abingdon, on tbe evening of Chelsea= Day, St. Helen's church
was crowded, the congregation amounting to at least 2,500. The Rev.
Mr. Bishop had scarcely commenced the sermon, when a message was
brought to Mr. Leman, a baker, who was seated in one of the gal.
leeks, that a stubble rick of his was on fire. Mr. Lanett, and seve-
ral paeans near him, hastily left the church, evidently in a state of
alarm, which almost'instantly diffused itself through the congregation.
Them,
word fire had been hmed and ran through the auditory ; it was
soon vociferated, accompanied by screams of terror, ands general rush
to escape from the flames. The rick which was on fire was entirely
consumed; but owing to the stillness of the night, the fire did not
communicate to any others. A person was apprehended on Tuesday on
su!pickm, and remanded.
NORTHAMPTOW, SATIIIDAY.—Wheat, 05s. to 7114 Ban, 3M.
to 40e.; Oats, 245. to 119 s. ; Beans, 40s. to 445.; White Peso, 44e.
MAZILET HAllololl6/14 TIIZSDAY.--Wbest, 665. to 725.; Bow-
ley, Ms. to 41s. • Oats, 21s. to 275. ; Beane, 40s. to 45s ; Fine Est*
Me. ; Thirds, de. ; ,Malt, 72a. ; Butter, 14d. to 14101. per lb.; Nap,
12 for is.
ALAREIED.—At Market Bosworth. the Rev. N. Pom fret Souk
M. A. to Katherine-Sarah, daughter of the late Rev. W. S. Lee of Rai.
venstooe.
DIED.—At Singleborough, Bucks, John Jones, Gentleman, 62.....
On Sunday morning, 66, the Rev. Benjamin Lloyd Edwards, upwards
of 45 yews minister of the Independent Congregation assembling at
Kings-lane Chapel, in this town ; and during that lengthened
period the ardent and uncompromising friend of civil and religions
libaty.—At Milton, 75, the Rev. Francis Montgomery, Rector of Bar-
lesson.—At Blybro' Hail, near Lincoln, 70, Louisa, relict of the late
John Peter Luard, Esq.
DESTRUCTION OF BL—AZFIRE URN PARISH CHURCH
BY .
BLACK BU , JAN. 6.—About a quarter before twelve
o'clock this morning, an indescribable sensation was spread
through this town, in consequence of its being discovered
that the parish church was on fire. It being Old Christmas
Day, divine service was performed in the church, and about
the period above mentioned, a cracking noise was heard in
the roof, as if proceeding from fire, which led to further
examination, when it was discovered that the roof of
the church was on fire. The congregation immediately
departed, and on the fire-bell being rung, hundreds of people
hurried to the spot and afforded every assistance in their power
to extinguish the flames, but without success.
The fire originally broke out in the east end of the church,
and gradually extended itself along the roof, and the burning
embers fell at intervals into the body of the edifice, so u to
threaten destruction to the whole building ; but the engine
being brought to play upon them as they fell, the galleries
and the chief part of the pews were preserved. The records,
books, cushions, carved work of the pulpit, and every move-
able article, were conveyed away previously to the falling of
the roof, so that the chief damage in the interior arose from
the breaking of the pews in the centre of the church. On
its becoming evident that the fire could not be subdued before
it reached the organ. Mr. Harris, the gentleman who has for
some time presided at it with so much ability, immediately
commenced removing the instrument, and the chief part of it
was consequently saved but as may well be supposed, the
damage it has sustained is very considerable. Whilst these
things were going on, the fire raged with dreadful fury,
and when it reached the tower, and burst forth from the
windows, it presented a spectacle which it is impossible to
describe. The roof of the body of the church, and the in-
terior of the tower, are entirely destroyed ; and this beauti-
ful edifice, which but a few years ago cost this town about
40,0001. now stands a melancholy spectacle of the insta-
bility of the work of man.
Nothing has yet transpired to enable me to trace the ori-
gin of the fire to any satisfactory cause ; but there seems
little reason to doubt that it has proceeded from the flues by
which the church was heated, and which, I am told, have
lately undergone some trifling repairs. It was a most beau-
tiful edifice ; and I should suppose the damage sustained
cannot be less than six or eight thousand pounds. The
lames were not entirely subdued until about seven o'clock
this evening.
DUBLIN MOBI7ISIIIFEGISTER, Jaw. 4.
Yesterday a very numerous and highly respectable meeting of the
law clerks of the city of Dublin, assembled at the Arena, Lowe
Abbey-street, to petition fez a repeal of aw
s Union. The ire is-
rangements and proceedings were admirable, and reflect gent credit
on the gentlemen who formed and conducted Hem. Notwithstaoding
thus naddtode. not lees than four or five thousand in number, was
collected within the building, the most perfect order and unanimity
were preserved. Most see o'clock. Mr. J. C. Keenan was called se
the chair; and Mr. Jame Burke appointed secretary. Mr. Ray
addressed the aseembiy, displaying a beautiful sub of large dimensions,
composed of craw and prom silk, of Irish massfaeturo; be sad—as
a Protestant. and one ii mango principles for plan. I now pretest
our chairman with this WO. MEd ef Pardee and of Polak
concord in Ireland. It sitemblhe at tleserlbe the burst of
enthusiasm of the owed* indidt sowstod out baebUeee. Atteg sus
veral minutes' cheerim ebahvaaailitabod 1111 addressed
the meeting in a very Arab and hussonross esplanades
of the object for which they were a e coodaded by n-
ip:l/tins the friends of $ repeal of the Union to practise and pursue
peace, and declared himself bound by the seek of orange and gross he
wore to observe it.
A large meeting of
_do pomantry was bold this day at Fweghem-
hill, dialect fromDmiliftielmat two miles.= the Newrryy road, fir dr
ostensible purpose editors aseelutione tome= a delft
and the *M of
On Sunday thew yes. a imam sisissesil by a rwpdaidos, by the
Protestant and CallwAte_fibilbknoti_._ ds_IX111" ff 6114211NLA1...a1be
Rev. Mr. Mousy, Psis one Cbasi, at wales several song am we.
mated reminder MN p 1.441 podia to Pia. oleos fees 80-
peal of the Miss, Was wad
A numerous westing d the udTwast trideaellbe town of Rey, tisk
place on Saturday, tor die popes of petition Padlement feu a sera
of the legislative Wen batman Great Britain wed belwatl. Thb rat
meeting took place in the court-house, which was &W ad the dams yes.
pose by Colonel Fitzgerald. Among the Protestant gendanon ware ob-
served Messrs. Chapman, Laphara, Rawson, Biggest, &a- The several

resolutions were proposed and carried amid the chewing of an 'moose
=adagio-4er which three cheers were given for Daniel O'Connell,
and three for a repeal of the Union.--Corlow N. Post.
As a proof of the increasing trade of this port, we need only non-
don. that just as oar paper is gibe; to press there are lying in oar
disks Cu thsv ate called) and along or quays no less than 31 ow-
dientoss, beloding twenty-four large voids and seven wadi ash.—
Consiongbe Joarwal.
bob( the lest dght days, snow km coadened to dill demist loos-
sandy. TM streets of Sligo are this inewases Meanly covered with
V:grof it, thrown op in clearing pumas to the respective doers. The
nod, that used to arrive at dives o'clock, a. et. doss OA reach
town till sewn In the afternoon. Several prints rode is the conntry
are not distingabhabb.—Slege Merrier.

GLASGOW FREE PRESS, Jaw. 5.
Mile spirit has arises to a pitch of enthusiasm in Scotland ; and
the -prima race of &eternal are sot only reusing their country from
the igoshie Tuohy to which Scotland was reduced by Hoary Dea-
dwood the judges and jades of vfol-a, but is settles an ezahlioll '1
obi* Smith Britain mast follow, or be degraded. We have Milo
the week given place to various well drawn resolution in favorer of
pedhisotary reform; and we this day have the saddled= to hoset
a set the royal burgh of Renfrew, a mood from Struomood
to o .tift samba from Peebles. Ti. years ago, we should or mhib
have Itzkespirit of reform la lean& se the Hehrows good
ledoat of I but, besides these reform misting',• ewer et
Wass of may well reader nary Scotsmen
_pea Wilk
. . may follow and Witte, but the Weill eyrie Iff
he while Ireland plays its awn alba paw of hapeedeliMl
Art
stinting
At a stlig of the Bargeon,
_Fenn, dams, aod OWE
loloiritsuts of We r bergh el Rueter, he the too of nessi.
dirdos. the propriet .1 pada!, lestit Houses of Naomi for'
posilememet7 reform sod man eepearee be a recta hi. We ' new
sempilso of Sowed; ea the mein of Aflame Wilms, 114.• of
Domeide, John Hutcheson, lial. el reltee, was woulassistly UMW'
Pressi of the meeting. It was resolved araeoloseady—
i. That the mate of reproriatatiso of* "mob Is the Orosweele
House of Parlament is se
sotoe &MOW is a feet that smost
be dialed, mere passiodarly regar lyds illeasa ; and thee ilb pi-
ma state of the lew as lewd' the laideri of newt Ili the awl.
deed Seethed, aloud, on motor *l4l/01110 use fir
the imilesehie debts of memos, is art sent at the imillitiese ef
Great Heitele,madi ought se imps to be 'aural.
2. That the. power of similes Ythe cawaisslidu coarse=
pally to the greet bathed prepristers, who nada en who
over the deceits et Membeel to the Cesumeoe Ifni* of
whereby the great majority of the oashriarnaleters, merceoPediti=
asseiteatering deems, are today pretended- from way shire is die ro.
premotedas, to which, from their wealth rid kroMipoog they an
s.raided. _
And that, lathe burghs being ear* neled le orlf-eketed Teas
Camas, who chew the ?doghouse, who ones above the pewees,
vested in them, from their net beteg woo* wen samdwokizabott
The Candi of this bu
rgh beteg soh hem dais
hawing have been Mws et their having eisupd the same persons to
the ass of Magistrates fee upwards of forty years, to ad& may be
aterilmhble our west of trade sod emeatitei, which, from We doo.
the and local advawges of the heroh.h eardrally *peed, being d-
enoted es the basks of Cyde, de adios below Ghwiew.
We view with satiAe the pre given by his lity's Ili-
assets tit bringing forward the questiets of Rearm. sod glebes It their
sepport. This meetiog ossalmetsty resolve, that toddies be pre-
sewed abed Haws Of Padismeo, embodying the spidt of these
reeshohms, sod praying that they may take late disk losmoilete cow
sifted.. the state of the repretwatios of the countey, seal greet that
exiessieu of the elective hurdles which will awn a NI, fair, and ,
free representation of the people la the Cosimme Homo of Pais.'
asent.
The Megistrates, Coma, end Inhabitants of delimit of Peebles,
have waked to Padden both Bean of Piellesemt Or Bergh and I
Pakoroun 24411211.
OM MOM osishbsun justly thee* it le our testlythat whis on ,
amolottioes la wog or soden to any good cases we soak we
emu& high la every abase width partakes of the ammo of ishbhua
compile& The table subleho, is a fist
_am*. et 'Ili:- The
remises on the civil lira of lloolood, &alga; NW Inlaid, whoa
=with the meseat et won tithed by each, ailed a morass
the advasaisf
Ewe Zewleed.
Pensions. Piologdma...
liaglood, S. 41,8118.0 L 70,000 1
ileediad, 4~0 31,000 411 ' •
Liiiii, . 41111 M. 64,000 8
Thus ilealsod wesams iher4half times as greet a propordies
of itseuvecu: Ispsialsos as dos; eadj• Ireland, where
=liral dem w the do ammo of this spoke
s eight awe awned that of lighted t—Seeisens.
Monday sight, alownight o'dock.ten of the acs employed at the
Gas Cowpony's station la the Old Weed, by mistake, threw a row-
thy of Nopdis as the ire instead at water, fir the purpose of WY-
=it.—great the bilammabie mature of Me sabdtance. a
biling se was iota sedy prodiseed. and time of tb6 ale who
pupate be ass the Ire at the time, were weir samba ; sac
hie nessiend the aeddhot is does deed.
Mr. Bansooot estimates the Onentrawt, Child, sad Used
Tans at 711,080,1100 L awl the whale natal demi 1101 wately
mote than the sown al 1 Soe, namely,
3111.110 rays
this mot mote his lee alien of mew is the twisty WE= we em.
Atteprodesdes lauttruzi =the entail emookos et the
Mowers et the at 1141130,011 L eterileg.
desewh• OM as the tame sod tithes Ando nearly as mach es the
while of do odes of the holosiry of dun who work.
We have hail easels, and now it moos wean to hew Lady SW
losophers. At Ashman% University is ameounead a lam' an" of
lectures on natural philosophy, by Dr. Heron, Ptekesee If MIMI
Philosophy.
Hannneovoit, Dec. 31—Comer.—Barley and Oats aid rmilly_.
Top of barley down Id. Avow as last day to a small tesellis,llll
quarters sold. Oats mod at lest market's top. Average up di Sr
quarters told. Whist is up 21. on the top, and dews el on the awl.,
Pease are down L. M. al the average, 8 quarters sold; and boos we
up led on the averse, Id th=s sold.
Wheat. . Oats. Pease. Beaus.
First— -.Ns 04 Ms Od 3O. Od 4oa 04 cis OA
Second... illos Od 326 Od Ms • Od 37s Od 386 Od'
Third. ..42s Od Ns Od 214 04 Ws Od ids Od
MARAIiD.—At Hane-suest, on the 28th alt. by the Rev. G.
Ewing, Mr. W. Miler, manufacturer, Hill-street, to
..Tonet, youngest
daughter of A. Norris, Esq. ironmonger, Glasgow.
DI AID.—At Hutehesentown, on Saturday the 3d inst. R. &hes,
meet. Esq. aged 72.
DUMFRIES AND GALI—TOVAT COURIER, .Itar. 4.
p
Marmaduke Mama. Esq. has plead is the bonds of •
twenty guineas for the poor of Dumfries; tee guineas he
Terregles ; ten guineas for the poor of Kirkgenew ; In
the poor of Lot:Mutton • mad hes besides set apart thirty guinea
to be expended in providing work, no matter how easy. fee such la.
bounces as are eat of employment In the parish where hie
/saw lies. His brother, W. C. Maxwel. Itaq. los smut tottre
poor of Dumfries ; 101. to the poor of Maxwelitown ,• al. to** poor
of Ihubwell, galas moreover gime lastruetions that the rent of every
eats is the pariah of Carlavereek sheikh* Mooed oeshalf for the
pest sad mummy's.
Qtr orbits Is that Mr. Jr/tray will be retuned ire the lett le-
stasis, wed that le all probabliity Ids etudes will be feud good in the
std. terele and St. Andrews have doomed la his famer4Mil Diodes
has tadilierailll btf AllaniliSOOP
On Ileeday; tire WU Deceediarel. mestiog ads bereaved sad'
other hdahltaiste If lerwsraer, monied by W. Black, Esq. sea Irel•
siding reogiwase, was held id the Coen.hease, fee the porpnerive=
dosing !?.lament '• far a Weds le the mode of e
dyeable** Ofemosis Howse If Parlameot In the
bfwest et fleidesd, sod hr the exisodes dthe dad*
—Mr. Mask took the chair, when the haulm wilillemi Mfg
paowl 1..
Thelma the aides. abases which have lon prosibed 'IB. VW
&dim If esambies et the Home of Cowmen, the IWO *of the
magen &Ortolan 4spiteed of that bit ,semi tel repress/0k to
whisk. by •tbe esedltudis, they are swildid."
" tk W. illembora far Ssedisi bow no yrepordeb I. amoher, to
the Ail, she hmaililline, a the wow of ks -popidisise, sod them
Maws, few as Wyss% being rosnisd by a vary lasi Member of
voters, .most be said, cant lo mow, to he the Repteesehethes of its
labiliewts."
0 That the corrupt sweet el esif.eleadso, which bee se hog Nit:
tinned le the Maghtracy awl Ono& of she Smash Earghailimlbut
out the great mateetty of the Derwiesm boa having a vela ha 1101111-
ministration of their own slabs.'
so That these grknoces, which are so wedges. roods* les=
Ste sad atteeshe reform la the liepeontedes If the Umbel
and loudly demand, for We people of Scotland suede/Ay, a Vat on,
twin of the eludes franiefee, as berme le the somber of their
Itspresentatiers, for the resident Bergnses and licombekten is ilbs,
1 Royal Bush% a vest Is the Wales dtheir Petitionary Erman- '
satins, and of their ewe Magistracy."
MA HMI/M.—At Amos, George Pool, Esq. wr Jewel. day et
. Benjamin Nicobar, Esq. At Manse of Widobill, Gunge, des
Hugh Douglas. Locherhy. Dumfriesshire. to deo, third daughter of
the Rev. John Primrose, of Grange.