Star.
London, England, 1831-05-23 00:00:00

NORTHAMPTON MERCURY, MAY 21.

The scrutiny demanded by Sir R. H. Gunning commenced on
Monday last, at the County Hall, before the Mayor and Bailiffs, and
the Assessor Mr. Humfrey. Mr. Serjeant Ludlow appeared as counsel
for Sir G. Robinson and Mr. Vernon Smith ; and Mr. Wright on
behalf of Sir R. Gunning. A preliminary objection was taken
by Mr. Sep eant Ludlow, who argued that the right of scrutiny
had been taken away by the 9th George the Fourth. Mr. Wright
in reply contended that the right of scrutiny had not been
taken away, and that it was recognised by the common law
of the land. The question was decided by the assessor, who was
clearly of opinion that the right of scrutiny was still iomcillisin Ills:
Wright then proposed to call witnesses to prove the nos.quellflesien
of a particular voter, but it was objected by Ms. Serjeant tiedievra theit
no notice had been given to the voter in quads, of the isle MAW
pate his vote, and he wee therefore not pottiest. The dila= was
allowed by the assessor, who said that be wadi AGM Alen to the
following day. Serjeant Ludlow then proceeded in die sonitiny of Sir
R. Gunning 's voters, when three were striwk of. Ms. Wright haw.
ing stated that he was taken by surprise,thseeeseeminzigetersei ft oat
till the following day, when the scrutiny ail In Ages.
bability will continue for several days.
On Thursday evening last, as Mr. T. Norris, high constable, yam.
turning home to his residence at Trysull, horn Wolverhampton, his
home suddenly took fright and ran away. On reaching the toll.gate at
Grawley, on the Penn road, he threw Mr. Norris with greet violence
against the corner of tile house. Mr. Norris's head was dreedfally
crushed. and surgical assistance was immediately procured, but in vain.
The sufferer was carried to a house Dear, where in less than a quarter
of an hour he expired. He was a single man and highly respected. It
is not a little remarkable, that the brother of the deceasei, Mr. John
Norris, who held at that time the situation of high constable, in which
he was succeeded by the deceased, about two years ago was thrown
from his gig, not more than 100 yards et= the same place, and killed
upon the spot.
Northampton, Saturday—lViteat, 595. to 745; Barley, 38.. to 4N;
Oats, 26s to 32s ; Beans, 35a. ed. to 425; Peas, 3111 s. to 40e.
Market Harbccough, Tuesday—W:beat, 66a. to 72.; Barley, Ws. to
ass oats, ghs. to 394 ; New Poona 40s ; Fine Flour, 57s ; Thirds,
53e ; Malt, 76. ; Butter, led. to littd. perlb ; Eggs, 21 for la.
DlED.—Samuel Cave, Gent. of Desborough. 76.—Mr. J. E. Al-
len, aged 50, eldest son of the late Mr. Joseph Allen, of Mtgs.—At
Bradwell, near Newport Pagnell, Mr. Richard Earl, 55.—Mr. John
Camp, of this town.
COLCHESTER GAZETTE, MAY 21.

The chairing of W. L. Wellesley. Eaq. M.P. took place on Tuesday
afternoon at three o'clock. The town was well filled, and the windows
of the houses, from where a peep could be obtained at the proosedon,
displayed a strong muster of the beauty and fashion of Esser. Some
of the houses were tastefully decorated, and a few bore devices, and in
the evening were Wuminated. At three o'clock the procession loft the
yard of the Saracen's Head Inn, preceded by two trumpeters and a
band of music. The hoo. member appeared in a chair of superb de-
' vice, having the MINA " Reform" at the back, and returned the mane.
mus salutations which greeted him on all sides. His lady appeased at
the window of her private lodgings, and the procession stopped and
cheered as she waved a banner of the appropriate colours. The pesos-
sloe passed down the High.street, over the bridge, and rationing batik
the same way ; went up Dule.street, and guns back to the Saracen's
Head Inn, where the member was safely sheltered—the arrangements
which had been made to preserve the chair proving completely suc-
cessful.
There are some portions of Mr. Wellealey's address, which do not'
quite please us; and this feeling we are inclined to think, we share with
the majority who were present at its delivery. He asserts that the Rum
of all classes to govern this country are the " aristocracy by birth's.—
but we differ with him most decidedly. And the meson he assigns for
coming to this conclusion is, in our judgment, equally erroneous. lit.
Wellesley thinks that "a country must derive great advantage whose

stlitri em /a the beads et the eihiocreey by birth, sod who so newmiel
*the lib Am motive of—vein easy.* Ineerter Wellieeley
have tobibed these &Winn we mop no to ezlws, bet we e
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, we bolnidrep eseertft that the "arbor-
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cumigre eleweeemiy-st the, Mire et any pient, mesh as of an
witb he *wait eopmellelled eseiou'delveletisse, seek as Great
Os Wednesday, the 11th Inst. a Ire broke out on the premises be-
lie/0s to the MW, at Darling, near Rockford, occupied by Mr.
J. J Brews! • ; the buildings being timber built, some of them co-
vered wish thatch, that, with the exception of a few sacks of flour,
the property contained in them was totally destroyed. It is supposed
thee the accident was occasioned by the dropping of some
ashes Are a tobacco pipe near the piggery, where there were sixteen
fat hop, the whole of which perished in the flames, and their cries
were most distreming.
On Thursday last, Thomas Creed, Henry Page, John Cammel, anti
Samuel Reny, were apprehended on a charge of being concerned in
and pulling down and stealing the hustings erected on the Comhill,
IpswichZduring the county eked" and were bound over to take their
trials at the next sessions.
On the night of Thursday last, as a man named John Cable, a shoe.
maker, was returning home from Chelmsford fair, he was stopped near
the Rising Sun, by three men, and after being handled pretty roughly,
robbed of be. 3d. On Pride he identified one of the men in Chelms-
ford, who, on being apprehended and taken before a magistrate, proved
to be a journeyman blacksmith. The prosecutor stated that he was re-
turning home between twelve and one o'clock, and the prisoner overtook
him and began abusing bhn, and threw him upon his back, demanded
his money, and rifled his pockets. Two other men were standing by
ready to assist, and encouraged by them the prisoner pulled a knife out
of his pocket and swore he would murder hint. Witness was left upon
the grouud, and picked up by some men who happened to pass.
IPSWICH Sr. GEORGE'S YAIS .—MOTe stock WA% brought to this
fait than ever before remembered. In the businevt was dull,
but towards the afternoon many sales woo . Mr. Burch had
more than 2000 hoggets, 1400 of which at mica averaging
from 20s. to 355. and a lot of fat clipped fz' Some business
was done in the sale of short horns and Irish teem, of which there was
a considerable number, at from 3s. to 4a. pet stone. Mr. Hare, of
Weolverstone, had some remarkably fat and line borne broth", taken to
stall between Michaelmas and Christmas, supposed to weigh consider-
ably above 60 stone each. There were not many cows or calves, and
we observed very few horses of any description.
COLCHESTER MARILET MAT 14...G00d supply, but every thing
was cheaper, with a very heavy and dull sale. White wheat, pee quar-
ter, 70s to 745; Red ditto, 60a to 66e ; Barley, 28s to 401; Oats, 26e
to 304 ; Tick Beans, 40s to 44a; Horse Beans, 364 to 38e ; White
Peas, 42r to 45, ; Grey, ditto, 36s to 40s.
MARK/BD.—At the Friends' Meeting-house, Ipswich, Jeremiah
Had, En. of Stoke Cottage, to Mary, second daughter of the late
Thomas Howard, of London.
DIED.—At Walton, 97, Mr. James Chapman—at the Vi
house, Althorne the Rev. Henry Fothergill, aged 69—at Ipswiccaltra,lZl
Mr. Reason Goodwyn—Alias Norton, sister to Walter Nortod, Req.
surgeon, of Newmarket; sod on the Tuesday following, Mrs. Stevens,
mother of Mrs. Norton—at Norwich, 39, John, eldest son of Mr. Stan-
ford, of Ashbocklng Hall-80, Mr. John Pixley, of Gosbeck, 60 years
churchwarden.-65, Mr. Thomas Youngman, of Wattisfield Hall
PLYMOUTH AND DEVONPORT JOURNAL,MAYI9.
Devonshire returns II reformers and 15 anti-reformers—the former
for the county and large towns, and the latter for the rotten and cor-
porate boroughs--one with 20,000 constituents. and the other with 200.
Cornwall returns but nine reformers, of whom two are for the county,
and 31 for its sinks of rotten boroughs. But in the rot counties the
difference in the two Parliaments is but two against reform; Devon-
shire gaining two, and Cornwall losing fear. In fact, out of 68 votes,
only six are returned by real constituencies; it is therefore well it is
DO worse
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Devon port presented a most animated some on Monday afternoon
laat in consequence of the arrival of Mr. Pendarves. the member foe
Cornwall, at 'Elliott's Royal HoteL About 6 o'clock the amateur band
began perambulating the streets preceded by flags, and accompanied by
an immense concourse, whose repeated cheers announced the hearty
welcome with which this staunch friend of Reform was received. After
proceeding through the principal streets they entered the Royal Hotel,
1 where the band struck up " GOD save the King." Mr. Pendarves
than appeared and made a suitable address, in which after congratulating
his hearers on the grand victory achieved in Cornwall in favour of Re-
form, he ezprasa personal obligations for the support he had re-
ceived from this town. The band again struck up the national anthem;
and after three tremendous cheers, Mr. Pendarves retired. He was
subsequently waited upon by a deputation of twenty-four gentlemen,
among whom were Included the churchwardens and overseersof the poor.
Thomas Husband, Esq. acted as the organ of the deputation, and to
his complimentary address, Mr. Pendarves returned a neat andierr
appro-
priate answer. In the evening the Column was illuminated, and
wake were let off from the top until a late hour in the night.
His Britannic Majesty's sloop the Alert, 18, Commander John C.
IFitzgerald, sailed teem this some time ago, and letters from Aria
state that on the 13th ult. off Ilk, she saw a brig of war, and endea-
vouring to overhaul her, she resisted, showed no flag, and after an
action of three or four liours, the brig hauled of to repair damages.
Next morning the brig awe down and engaged apish and by the de-
claradon taken, one of them was sank. Twelve dad bodies have been
washed on shore, and they are stated ro be of a dark brown colour.
The following is a list of ships now in progress of building, and
ordered to be built, in the miens Deck-yards
PoarsnouTn.-Acorn 18, Bastard 10, Electra 18, Hasard 18, In-1
dice 80, Lynx 111, Neptune 120, Royal Frederick 190, Termagant 10.
Pwrasourn..-Daphne 20, Hindostsn 80, Nile 92, Pheasant 18,
Pique 46, Porcupine 20, Redwing IS, St. George 120, Scorpion 10, Sta-
lks 46, Tigris A Valhi= 76.
Cuazitare.-Csator 36, Conway 28, Forester 10, Grin 10, Hornet
6. London 92, Monarch 84, Rover 18, Scout 18, Seagull 6, Spider ft,
Vestal 28, Waterloo 120.
Panaaozs.-Alarm 28, Andromache 28, Cockatrice 6, y
F 1 18,1
Forth 46, Harrier 18, Imagine 28, bleduss 46, Rodney 02, al
William 120, Viper 6.
Wootwicu.-Ambustade 38, Boscawen 80, Chichester 62, Than-
daer 84, Trafalgar 120.
Snzsangss.-Calliope 28. Inconstant 46.
DEPTroam-Worcester

Bo MIAT.--Calcetta 84.
H. H. S. Cowes, a resided 42, eighteen-pounder frigate is, after all,
to be stied with teesetty-fear thirty-two pounders of eight feet loop.
We proems, thesis that Marshall's gun carriages, so suddenly re.
lingo iobSil, will new be sestend, without which, the quarters must be
dreadfully otowded i hank es eery much doubt, whether a deck, just
sulkiest to sit tain the esesesiss of an eighteen-pounder, upon the oid
sledge emelage, will bootleg to the still more violent action of a thiaty-
ose_rneftwoen the sins kind et carriage.
The Magisismas,da. which has been stated to have been ordered to
be cut dews at Shosemses Dockyard, is to be reseed at Woolwich.
The plea to Ito aieped lir her upper works dials from that pursued
in the tessehomedes of odor ships of this elms. She is to have DO
poop or formed& The imposed advantage of this new plan is, that
the tafftail Wilds' will bald loan wind than the bulk heads of the
Captain's Witt, heestafere standing at the forepart of the poop.
On Friday, the Reo. W. Provo, A.M. folsollt of this town, Win
1
held to ball he aa asmadt on a poor ragged boy awed
Magee. The name of the &huhu was discovered heat a valuable
silver snuff-box head in his plessesios, which had been presumed to
him as a memorial from are society. He was watched, and
attempted to escape when
PLYMOUTH COON RZTVIN, MAT 17.—Ave.p10.--Wke4l, Mt. 44/.
Barley, Ws. Id. Oats, Ms. M. Currency—what, lias. to 745.-1
Barley, Sas. to Ms. Oats, Ills. to Ms. The supplies of English Oran I
at market egotism very lieaMei, whisk causes tits prices demanded to
be complied with by the dealers, bat the auk is far from bass brisk,
and the parcels diepeesd awe glaseally to needy parehasses. There
was a steady dammed for ass maples of Wheat sad Barley at last
week's quotatioes4 but all beim OW quality wise bed to dispose of at
as. per quarter below the missal lest week.
At AORIED—At Aluminise, RobertVinter, Esq. to Mien Augusta,
eldest daughter of Sewed EMU, Esq. Gosport.
DIED—In Drake-steed, 44, Mrs. Sarah Shee—Near Devises, 81,
Mrs. Taylor, mother of QerW Joseph Needham Taylor, R.N.—At
Wodebouee.place, near Nancy Fender, wile of James Por-
teous, Req.—At Hollylwook, near Killybels, Lieut. Weiss, R.N.