Star.
London, England, 1831-06-07 00:00:00

MACCLESFIELD COURIER, JUNE 4.

THE SILK Taus.—At a time whet; the British silk
manufacturer scarcely knows where to sell his goods, or a
British throwstct where to obtain a pound of silk for his
machinery, we present our readers with the imports during
the month of April of foreign manufactured tilts :
5,186 square yds. of silk tulle lace at 106 .. .C 2,693
Foreign silk goods (duty ad valorem) .. 50,410
4,573 pieces of East Indian Bandannas ... 4,801
2,050 pieces of China piece goods, at 120 s. .. 12,300
1,710 silk craped shims; at 10a. ... ... 856

70,959
610 bales of foreign thrown Bilk, at ..100 per
bale .... ... 180,000

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We have not received the import lists for the month of
May, but the first seven days shows the import of foreign
silk goods to be Z2V,000. If Mr. Hobhouse, and his right
hand man, Mr. Wortley, would set about getting protec-
tion for labour, against unequal foreign compaition, they
would do more real service than by meddling with the
hours of labour.

The Population Returns for the township of Macclesfield
have not yet been completed, but the aggregate amount ex-
ceeds 23,000, exclusive of the adjoining townships of Sutton
and Hurdsfield, the returns for which are not made up.
The following will show the comparative increase for the last
thirty years :
1801 8,743 1 1821 - - 17,748
1811 - - - 12,299 1 1831 - - - 23,000
The census for the township of Stockport has been taken,
and the increase over that of 1821 is much less than had been
looked for. The increase in ten years being only 3,723.-1
The returns are, males 12,233; females 13,210 ; total,
26,449. The returns for Heaton Norris give the population
of that township at nearly 13,000.
After a long continuance of dry sod beautiful weather, the
neighbourhood of Knutsfold, Sandbacb, and other places in
those pans of the county, were on Sunday last, visited with
very severe hail and thunder storms. At Sandbash the
elements raged with great violence nearly three-quarters of
an hour, during which hail-st Ones as hard as bullets, and
seven inches in circumference, fell with force aufacient to
break the slates on the roofs of the houses. The cabbage
plants and other produce of the gardens were entirely de-
troyed, and the ground was covered with leaves of trees for
a considerable distance. The electric fluid struck an out-
building belonging to Mr. Lea, of Brindley Green, and
burnt a quantity of corn and potatoes. Five large trees at
Twemlow were also prostrated by its effects; andm
damage was done to the green-houses belonging to co
Ford, R. Wilbraham, Esq. Lady A. Kaye, R. Leyeester,
F.sq. Sir H. hlainwairing, Lien. and Colonel Parker.
On Thursday Nathan Sutton of Brinnington, was fined
at the Stockport Police Court, by Capt. Humphreys. R. N.
for neglecting to furnish a cart and hone, to convey the
baggage of the Tenth Hunan, from Stockport to Man-
cheater.

In order to compete with the railway. the packet boats on
the Irwell are plying for 2s. foe the passage between Li-
verpool and Manchester. What they want in speed, it
seems very evident they allow for in the charge for the
passage.
A " TLIST ALT" LETTLILA TV, respectable silk
manufacturer of this sown, who is solue.gabfil Penceal4

tranmet at stated periods considerable business in the city
of Dublin, recently paid a visit to that place, agreeably to
his usual custom, but he had scarcely set foot in his hotel,
when be received, by rather a mysterious mode of delivery,
an alarming epistle, of which the following is a copy :
Sia—l am directed to inform you to quit this country
before to.ntorrow ; or if you do not, you must prepare your
coffin. his
(Signed) TERRY X ALT,
Witnessed by Captain Rock mark.
and David McCleary.
Whether the tending of this note was meant in real earnest
on account of the too free expression of sentiments opposed
to those who concocted it, or as a mere joke upon a harmless
individual, or to evade the present payment of an unsatisfied
account, it appears to have fully answered the object for
which it was intended, for the recipient, by the advice of his
friends, and actuated by a desire to remain in this world
somewhat longer, promptly obeyed the mandate, and the eh.
suing morning found him safely landed at St. George's pier.
head at Liverpool.
TURN-OUT OT COLLIRRS IN Srarronnslitat.—in
consequence of the resolutions passed at a recent meeting of
coal-masters and agents, an extensive turn-out of colliers has
taken place by the authority of the " Union," in this town
and neighbourhood. Bundem, Tunstall, Cidgrove, Norton.
in-the-Moors, end the adjacent villages, and bids fair to he
of long continuance ; for there is evidently no disposition to
concede in either party. We understand that the men de-
mand such prices as will enable them to earn 4s. or 4s. sd.
each, for a day of ten hours. This, considering the nature
of their employment, is not an excessive demand, if—and we
are sorry that this if stands in the way, the state of the coal trade
will admit of an advance of price. But the chief obstacle to pa.
cification is the refusal of the coal proprietors to recognise the
authority of the union, or allow the interference of
its Inspectors in disputes that may hereafter arise between
the employers and the employed. This turn-out of the col.
lien has already had the effect of stopping some of the prin-
cipal manufactories in this neighbourhood ; and as it is
probable that the colliers in the southern part of the Pot.
taint will be stopped next week, the prospect of the trade of
the whole district is any thing but pleasant. We have just
heard that the turn-outs, yesterday morning, in considerable
numbers, waylaid the men who had been employed by Mr.
Kinnersley, at the Cidgrove pits, with a view of preventing
their attendance ; but the 10th Hussars, and the Pottery
and Newcastle Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry, came to theft
assistance, and succeeded in capturing twenty-six of the
malcontents, who were, in the course of the day, committed
to Stafford gaol for trial at the assizes.
Bir. Pearson an eminent surgeon at Milnthorpe, re-
cently put an end to his existence, by swallowing a quantity
of opium and prussic acid, whilst labouring under temporary
derangement.
A private soldier, named Badman, in the 70th regiment,
stationed at Dublin, and his three brothers, have lately come
into possession of a property of 12,0001. a year, and nearly
300,0001. in cash.
MARRIED-111r. Thomas Harding, solicitor, of New.
castle.under-Lyne' to—Clarissa Sarah, daughter of John
Gilbert, Esq. of Foregate-street, Chester.—At Kirkham,
W. H. Hornby, Esq. of Blackburn, to Margaret Susannah,
daughter of the late Edward Birley, Esq.
THE CORNUBIAN, JUNE 3.
Bliwiwo —At no period do we remember so much suc-
cess as at present attends on mining speculations in our
neighbourhood. Besides a number of tin, copper, and lead
mines, now in profitable working within twenty miles of
Plymouth, several others are in a promising state of pro-
gress. Among the latter, a lode of silver lead, recently cut'
in the Barton of Tinnel, near Cargreen, may be presumed to
take the lead in importance, as these is no doubt of its
being a continuation of the famous South Hooe lode,
(worked on the opposite side of the River Tama:), which
made such princely returns to the Beeralston Mining
Company.
A most distressing and melancholy circumstance took
place in the parish of St. Buryan, on Saturday evening last.
A woman having put her four children to bed (the eldest
being about 9 years old), went to a shop at some distance
for a few necessaries against Sunday. During her absence
the fuel in the wood-corner by some means caught fire, and
entirely destroyed the house with the four children in their
beds. The father of the children was at the time at a far-
mer's house at some distance on business.

The following questions and answers occurred in the Py
der poll-booth at Lostwithiel, during the election, on the
polling of an old man of the name of Hick, of St. Beal, by
the advocate of Lord Valletort :
Advocate—Who gave you this property ?
An/seer—What's the difference to you ?
Advocate—Did your grandfather give it you ?
Ammer—No. (Very eargy.)
Advocate—Your grandmother ?
Answer—No : and serve you in your own coin.
Advocate—Which of these gave it you ?—your father,
mother, uncle, brother, sister, cousin, nephew, or niece ?
Answer—Neither wan of e'em, r. Gentleman.
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Advoatte—Then who the D-1 gave It you ?
dimmer—You blockhead ! Why my aunt to be sure :
and you ought to have named her after my uncle. A pretty
lawyer you. (Great laughter followed this.)
The old wag, after these interrogatories, got polled for
for Mr. Pendarves and Sir C. Lemon.

Quantity of Copper Ore sold, 2291 tons. Average Pro.
due*, B—Amount of Sale, 11,7621. 15s. 6d. Average
Standard, 981. 17s,
Copper Ores for Sale of Rednals, June 91h.
Binner Downs, 774—Forre3r Consols, 324—Marazion
Mines, 300--Doleoath, 2`2s—Wheal Elizabeth, 180—
'Wheal Jewell, 170—Wheal To4us, 166—Wheal Mary,
138—Wheal Boller, 105—Wheal Harmony, 69—Wheal
Trannaek, 66 United Hills, o—lvey's Ore, 47—Total
2618 Tons.

--;lairitO, Joys I.—Wheat, p 7.; Barley, 12s 3d; Oab,
10s Od.

HELSTON, VAT 28.—Wheat, (average) 26s 6d; Bar-
ley, 12s.
PADIZAWCZ, MAY 19.—Wheat, 295; Barley, 14, Od ;
Oats, 9s. _
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MARRlED.—Elisabeth Love Biddy, daughter of W.
Baldy, Esq. muter repo-maker of Plymouth dock-yard, to
T. Wattle, Esq. of Bicton.—At Seaton, Thomas Cann,
Eaq. surgeon, to Henrietta Mary, only daughter of Wm.
Had, Eaq.
DIED.—At Pilton, near Barnstaple, Capt. Richard Pel.
lowe, R.N. formerly of Penryn. Captain P. was First
Lieutenant of the Nymph, in the action with and capture of
the Cleopatra, French frigate—Mr. W. Walker, aged 91,
eldest son of the late Mr. Walker, of Exeter—Jane lit. Au.
byn, widow and relict of Francis St. Aubyn, Esq. late of
Devonport—At Bithney, Miss Mary Wallis, sister of the
late C. Willis, Esq. of Trevarrow, 81—At Penzance, John
Luke, Eq. aged 73.
SINGULAR RENCONTRE.—(From Correspon-
dent.)—On Wednesday last, whilst Field. Marshal de Hour.
moat, Comte de Crotty, and a party of friends, were visiting
the Arsenal of Woolwich, they were met by the ei-decant
Queen of Holland, Hortense Besuharnois, Louis Buena.
paste's wife, and daughter of the Empress Josephine. The
gentlemen of both parties saluted each other; and their re.
spective post-boys, without any order, and by mere chance,
conducted them all to dinner at the same tavern.

TYPHUS Fey ta.—At an Inquest holden at the
London Hospital last evening, before Mr. Baker,
on the remains of a child accidentally burnt, the
rumoured appearance of contagious disease in that
hospital, as well as the Eastern districts of the
metropolis, was incidentally brought into discus-
sion, and naturally excited amongst the Jurors and
those present a feeling of powerful interest. It
will be seen, by the admission of a medical gen
tkman belonging to the Institution, that the re-
pert has not been wholly unfounded, though, as in'
sat cases of the same description, the evil has
been considerably exaggerated. After Mr. Thomas
Clarke, a medical student belonging to the beer
tal, had concluded his testimony in the case or
which the Jury were empanelled to enquire into,
the Coroner asked him if the state of the typhus
fever in the hospital was as bad as had been repre-
sented in the newspapers? Mr. Clarke replied,
that it was by no meansto, though there were at
the same time in the hospital a good many patients
labouring under typhus fever, but the violence of
the dimes' was considerably abated, and the deaths
from it, at present, were much decreased to what
they had been. A Juror inquired if he was aware
bow many typhus-fever patients there were at pre/-
nest in the hospital ? Mr. Clarke replied that he
was not, but that on that day three were taken in
libouring under the disease.