Star.
London, England, 1831-01-20 00:00:00

PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH
EMPIRE.

Niessicar- Housa—Tra Seternemen =--
31AYuR was necupitllin the routine of business of the Justice Room,
.eti• of his friends placed before him the Mornine Chronicle and 4.1/orn.
.4.'veriker newspapers, and requested that he would ;read tr.e err.
,icie under the head of Guildhall, containing some °Nervations from Sir
octet Laurie, upon his lordship's conduct in issuingeetin ag
to notice
held in to the
pti•
blie that the Lord Mayor would not permit a mbe
Smithfield on Tuesday last.
Thr Loan MaYos having been assured that he might rely upon the
correctness of the reports, said, that o the attack had been made upon
him by Sir Peter !aerie from the Magistrate's chair, he (the Lord
Mayor) should return the compliment from a corresponding eminence at
the llansion-House. (A laugh.) • lie should, he paid, have felt ex-
ceedingly surprised had the statement made by Sir Peter Laurie come
from the lips of any other Magistrate ; or, indeed, Mom any person
gifted with a moderate proportion of that (infinity gift of Providence,
called common sense ; but falling as the words did fall from the worthy
Knight. every one was aware of Sir Peter's peculiar talent in making
Ms public at variance with his private asseveration must look upon the
emitter as no more than a mere joke. (Laughter.) The worthy Knight
did certainly possess the knack of making an individual appear a very
different soy p
person when absent from what he made him look when
present, and unlike the profesei pal artist, forgot all but the deformities
of the friend whose likeness he took.
The Lord Mayor's friend said, he certainly felt no slight degree of
istoeishment at the statement of Sir Peter Laurie, which appeared to
him to be such a one as one magistrate would not be very likely to make
of another, who acted to the best of his judgment.
The LoaD MAYOR said he could readily excuse it, in consideration
.‘t the strong tendency to misinterpret and misrepresent for which his
worthy brother of the gown was distinguished. In the present instance
the statement of the worthy Knight was contrary to the fact, inasm
as the course adopted by the Lord Mayor had had the concurrence and
approbation, both in public and private. of all the city magistrates, with
the exception of Sir Peter Laurie, whose concurrence and approbation
,:ere certainly confined to his private opinion, and private advice.—
( Liu liter.) He (the Lord Mayor) should, however, be always glad to
lieten to the sentiments of Sir Peter Laurie • but he hoped for the future
the worthy Knight would not subject himself to retorts which would be
calculated, supported as they would be by the authority of his own
brethren, to injure him as an authentic historian.--(Loud laughter.)
llow.arazyr --An old decrepid woman, a native of Ireland. was'
charged before the Sitting Magistrates, Str R. Brawls and Mr. MlN-
env es, with having defrauded several parishes in the metropolis out of
:Inns of money, by falsely representing herself as casual poor, and, in
particular, the parishes of St. Paul, Covent-garden, St. Niartin-in.the.
Fields, St. Giles's, St. Andrew, Holborn, suffered from her peculating
disposition.
It appeared that she had gone by the name of, James, or Wood, as
occasion served, anti that when interrogated by the overseer to whom
she happened to apply for relief, she made out so piteous a case, that her
ape-al to his humanity was sure to be successful. As, however, the
pitcher that is often carried to the well gets cracked at last, so her im.
posiCon became finally exposed, and she was given into custody by the
vestry clerk of St. Paul's, Covent.garden, on whom she once too often
....tempted to impose.
Tin: old creature declared that famine alone had driven her to such
conduct, and that if she were then pardoned she would never be guilty
.t the like again.
rill. Magistrates on this promise, and with a threat ofassing her
to her own native, land," should she ever come before thetaagain, di.- '
sliargsd her.
She hobbled out of the office with great alacrity.
A young countryman from Hertfordshire was brought up by the po.
:ice, who did not seem to know what they were to do with him.
Some persons had evidently given him drink until his brain was af-
fected, and, although 48 hours had elapsed, his senses had not been
restored to him.
The unfortunate young man appeared in a moat deplorable state, and
v. as incapable of giving utterance to a single sentence.
Ile was committed to the House of Correction, in order that he
might have the advantage of medical assistance.
THAMES POLICE.—Yesterday, John Hancock, an apprentice be-
longing to the Thames West Indianian, was sentenced to two months'
imprisonment, for stealing a quantity of sugar, coffee, preserved ginger,
esectmeate, and other property, from the Mary Ann, lying alongside.
Joseph Billings, a waterman, it Short, the mate, and
Lakentan an apprentice, of the ship Fortitude, a Limerick trader, were
charged with stealing three firkins of butter from chat vessel; and
Thol.tas Pyle, who keeps a chandler's shop in New-street, Horsely-
dowit, was charged as a receiver. William Honeyman, another water.
man, previously implicated, was admitted King's evidence. The charge
of robbery was made out against Billings and Lakernan, who were com-
mitted for stealing ; and Pyle was also committed as the receiver.
Sircet, the mate, against whom there was no evidence, was discharged.
Amongst the paupers brought up by the overseen of Rateliff to be
passed to their legal settlement, was an infirm man, apparently upwards
of 70 years of age, but who had not yet reached his 40th year. His
eau afforded a most lamentable instance of the effects of excessive drink.
ing and the ruin consequent thereon.
The pauper, who was led into the office. and supported by two men,
appeared in a dying state ; his face was of a ghastly paleness, he stared
wildly around, as if uncocscious of what was going forward; and he could
scareely support the weight of his tottering limbs. This man, whose name
is John Bent, was, only five years since, one of the most opulent ship
chandlers and merchants in the metropolis. He kept a large establishment
in Hermitage-street, Wapping ; was the owner of several vessels ; and
had a country residence. He, however, became addicted to drinking
large quantities of ardent spirits, and when in a state of intoxication,
vas in the habit of ill. using his wife, and committing other excesses.
He was frequently brought to this Office for creating a disturbance In
the streets while under the influence of liquor, and for assaulting his
wife, who eventually left her home in disgust. He oould never abstain
from his habits of excessive drinking, and reduced by poverty and
disease, he at length applied for relief to the overseers of the hamlet
of Ratcliff, and was now brought up to be passed, by an order of re-
moval, to his legal settlement, St. John, Wapping.
The Magistrates, Messrs. BALLANTINE and BRODERIP' at once
recognized the pauper, and expressed great commiseration at situ-
ation. He was accommodated with a chair while the clerk read over
his deposition, but he was unable to bend his body, and after the usual
forms had been gone through, he was led out of the office in the same
manner as he had been brought in.
'rows-HALL.— Roger Rider, the driver of one of Wheatly's Brixton
coaches, was summoned by Hall, the street keeper, at the instance of
the Commissioners for the eastern division of the Borough Pavements,
for driving his coach on the foot pavement of Joiner.street, and endan-
gering the life of a gentleman passing. He was fined 108.
•John Marlin, of Kennington cross, was next charged with a similar
offence, and fined in tile like manner.
Quzzie.Stacote.—Henry Limpur. proprietor of a Hounslow stage.
coach, was fined 51. on an information laid against him by Byers, for
carrying one more outside passenger, than allowed in his license. Mrs.
Sarah Mountain, proprietor of a Bath stage-coach, called the " True
Blue," was also fined 51. and costs, for a similar offence.
Thontas Clark, the driver of one of Smith's Richmond coaches, was
also fined 51. for carrying sis extra outside passenger.
WORSDIP•SfREET.AK AWKWARD Tcwarte.—Thoweas Lovell,
a tall, robust-looking man, occupying a house in New.court, St. Luke's
was, on Tuesday, charged with presenting a pistol at the bead of his
landlord, Mr. W. Crow.
The complainant stated that he went on Saturday evening last, ac-
companied by a friend of his, to demand his rent from the prisoner.
Wishing to get rid of him, he told him that if he would move-away his
goods he would forgive him the rent, or otherwise he would send in a
broker. -The prisoner, running to a shelf in the room, snatched up a
pistol, and said that if any broker, officer, or man,dared to touch him or
his goods, be should have the contents of that pistol in him. Witness,
being very much alarmed, instantly shrunk back, and left the house.
The pistol was produced in the office, but it appeared that it bad not
been loaded.
Complainant—l consider my life in imminent danger from this man,
theretore i trust your Worship will cell upon him to find good bail.
Prisoner—He told me that he would break open the door. I never
meant any harm.
Mr.. BaoUGHTON—He would then be liable to as action for trespass,
but you are not to shoot him.
The prisoner was held to bail.

Tuesday evening, the ion of Mr. Serie, the miniature
painter, of George-street, Hampstead-road, was run over, in
the New-road, by a heavily loaded cart, the wheel of which
pissing over his leg, fractured both the bones, just above the
ancle, in so shocking a manner, that immediate amputation
was deemed indispensable.
Tuesday evening, a shocking accident occurred to a boy
about eight' years old, opposite Leadenhall-market. He was
crossing the road, when he was knocked down, and one of the
fore-wheels Of a waggon, which was heavily laden, passed •
over 'thn upper part of his body. The shoulders were in a
dreadful state, being ahhost crushed to pieces.
A few days ago, a gunner of the Artillery, at Woolwich,
stabtred a corporal of 'the same !orpe with a bayonet. It tip-
piers ithat'the corp Oral had charge of the barrack room in
tte gunner was quartered; and in endeavouring to get
him &lied; being Pn a state of intO:iiCation, the gunner drew
his bayonet and inflicted the wound.

FELIX FARLEY'S BRISTOL JOURNAL, JAIL 15.
At a numerous and respectable meeting of the inhabitants of the
parish of Frampton Cotterell, in the county of Gloucester, convened
by public notice, read in the parish church the two preceding Sun-
days, to take into consideration the subject of Tithes,
following r
tion was unanimously agreed to :
" That it is the opinion of this meeting, founded on the authority of
the New Testament, and well authenticated History, that the great
Founder of the Christian Religion never attempted to obtain the
payment of tithes for himself, nor directed the payment of them to his
Disciples, am to the Ministers of his Gospel in succeeding ages, sod
that no sorb system existed in the church for the first eight hundred
years of the Christian Dispensation. That when first in
thetrooorduced it was
from benevolent motives, chiefly for the relief fret
p, sod also
for the assistance of such ministers as had not otherwise a sufficient
subsistence, and the payment was made voluntarily, and not required
b force. That among other corruptions of the Church, the payment
of tithes became enforced by law, not for the purposes forr which they
were originally intended, but for the whole use of the Clergy, and be-
came frequently employed for purposes of luxury and personal aurae.
discount. That tithes bare ever proved a fruitful source of conten-
tion betwixt minister and people, injurious to the cause of religion,
aviculture, and agricultural labour, and also prejudicial to the inte-
rests of the Established Church ; are unequally paid by_the laity, and
more unequally shared by the clergy. iUt as the New Testarnent
directs that those who preach the gospel shall live by the gospel, we
wish to see the minister of religion respectably provided for, not by
having it in his power to distress his parishioners by the exaction of
tithes, but from some other source more equally borne by the com-
munity, to receive a fair remuneration for the duties he performs."
The corporate holy bad submitted to the citizens, through the me-
dical of the churchwardens, a plan for an extension of the police. In
many, if not in most of the parishes, vestry-meetings have been held to
take the subject into considentioe ; and thoug
very fewh the general opi
nionn is
that the present system requires improvement, of bhs
are inclined to incur such an expense as would augment the watch-rate
from 45481. to 7590. per annum, and it has been suggested that an
levening patrol, from dusk till the setting of the regular watch, would
effect a desirable improvement at a trifling comparative expense. If
the inhabitants had concurred in the adoption of the new plan, the
Corporation would bear all the expense of carrying the bill through
Parliament, and of providing a station-house. It is proposed to di-
vide the city into five districts, with five superintendents, 12 serjeants,
and 138 constables, instead of baying, as at present, 15 constables and
115 watchmen.
The parish of Blaryport has indignantly resolved," That this meet-
ing cannot withhold its great disapprobation at the attempt; which
will be subversive of the dearest privileges we haveas Englishmen, by
bringing to our common hearths a class of men, unknown in the most
trying days of our country—men who have no common interests with
ourselves, removed from the influence of our best local authoriti es,
and, by experience elsewhere, wholly inefficient to the care
of of our pro-
perties, the preservation of our lives, or the prevention crime.—
And that It must appear eminently absurd, to petition the Houses of
Parliament for a reduction of the national expenditure, whilst we go
forth, and apply to be further burthened with an addition of one hun-
dred per cont. to our local taxation."
St. Leonard's recommends the employment of a Pura, under the
superintendence of the present Parochial Authorities, to act front dusk
till the setting of the Watch, and that more efficient Watchmen be ap-
pointed by the different Parishes throughout the City at increased
wages, which plan above suggested, aided by the appointment of a
resident paid Magistrate, would remedy de evils so geuerally com-
plained of at a very small additional expense ; and this Meeting
manly recommends such 'curators to the consideration of thee
Mayor and Aldermen.
The London and Birmingham Railway Company have increased
their capital from to millions. They intend forming a quadruple
line of road all the way.
An immense entire coal. weighing upwards of two tons, was sent
down, by the Stockton and Darlington Railway, to bliddiesborougb,
from the Black Boy Colliery, on the nth ult. to be shipped for the
London market ; and 'which, when broken, was calculated to snake
two London chaldrons.
The contemplated improvement of the Western Entrance into this
city through RedclUf-street, will be essentially beneficial in its results.
On an average the street is not above 25 feet wide, whereas by the pro.
posed plan it will be extended to 50 feet ; and as in very few cases will
it be required to remove houses opposite to each other, the new pre-
mises wiU in most instances be erected 25 feet in the rear of the present
houses. The Vestry of St. Mary Mall intend to enlarge the entrance
into Guinea-street, and that by the removal of the projection en the
eastern side of Redeliff-bill the carriage way can be widened ten or
twelve feet if necessary. The removal of the houses on the north side
of Radcliff Church will throw open that beautiful building.
A General Meeting of subscribers to the Bristol and Gloucestenhire
Railway, was held on Tuesday at the White Lion, Robert Bright,
Esq. In the Chair.
Six hundred and thirty-one boa license have been granted in the
Gloucester Collection under the late Act.
DIED.--Aged 75, C. Winces, Esq. brother of J. Winter, Esq. of
Court House, Bishop's Lydeard.—At Taunton, 41, •
I. Downing, Esq.
late Shoe in the WI Regiment of Foot.—Aed 48, I. S. Tidmers,
ling. of Bath.—At Marlborough, J. Halcombe, Esq. tbe eminent coach
proprietor.
BIRMINGHAM JOURNAL, JAN. 15.
Twenty-six thousand nine hundred and eighty-nine pounds was paid
last year by depositon to the Savings Bank, and 14,2191. repaid. The
balance, Nov. 20, was 58,3311. The depositors are 3,098, besides 41
societies.
The Spring Session of the Birmingham School of Medicine com-
menced on Monday, January 17, with Lectures from six Profanes.
Pupils entering to any of the Courses will have the privilege of at-
tending, gratuitously, Mr. Hodpon's Clinical Lectures on Surgery, at
the General Hospital.
A Birmingham Flour and Bread Company has been established.
At a meeting held on Friday, the 31st of Deemither, which was at-
tended exclusively by licensed victuallers, it was unanimously agreed to
establish a public brewery, for the sale of porter and ale, to be ealhd
the " Licensed Victuallers' Brewery Company." The sharehohlers being
principally victuallers, will affirrd an immediate, extensive, and per
consumption of the produce of the brewery, dines it of all these
contingencies to which most other joint stock companies are liable., and
renders its success certain and inevitable. Independent of these con.
siderations, the licensed victuallers, to whom the proposed undertaking
more particularly suggests itself, must be sensible that the recent enact.
menu, with reference to the beer erode, coupled with the extraordinary
efforts which are making, by the existing large brewery companies, im-
periously demand the union, and zealous co-operation of the licensed
victuallers, and dictate not only the expediency, but the absolute news-
sity of the proposed undertaking. The company is founded upon the
principle of mutual assurance, and is, therefore, almost exempt from
risk. The capital proposed to be raised is 15,000 L ta shares of 51 sadt,i
which, upon the result of a cautious and careful calculation, has bees
proved to be amply sufficient.
Not less than upwards of 260 retail breweries have been opened hal
this town, since the passing of the New Beer Act.
Out of the eeventy-nine references of cases to the soder the
Assessed Tax Acts, from decisions of the Omosele SiMpthrtsfol
were declared to be erroneous—as great a parades having doubtlels
that the remed was
been submitted to under an imprudon y worse tho
the disease.
The Birmingham Joint Stock Banking Company opened their eIP
tablishment, in the Market-place, Wolverhampton, on Monday, the
3d instant.
On Thursday evening last, the sth Anniversary Meeting of the
Mt.mbers and Friends of the above Institution, took place in the The-
atre of the Philosophical Institution, Cannon-street. The attendance
was extremely numerous.
The First Anniversary of the Birmingham Political Union, will be
celebrated on Tuesday, the 25th inst. by public dinners, at the Globe
Tavern in Temple-street, and at the various other Taverns where the
Members and Friends of the Union are in the habit of assembling.
'I be Chaitaun and Scattily will preside at the Globe, end other
Members of the Council will preside at the other Taverns. When it
is considered tbst the Union now numbers upwards of 8000 members,
it will at once be evident that no single room could con.-'n the non-
, her of persons who might be desirous of dining together.
MARRIED.—At Dymock, Gloucestershire, Philip Howe, sots of
Edward Daniel, Esq. of Blarley Hall, Ledbury, to Hagen, the eldest
daughter of Thos. Hawkins, Esq. of the Green House. Dtmock.-41te
Rev. Wm. Pm to Miss Alargaretta Crips, one of the 'daughters of Jo.
Ups, Esq. ALP. for Cirenceater.—At Eccleshall, Wm. Bluefield, Esq.
(Fellow of the koyal College of Surgeons), of Stone, to Mary Eliza.
bath, only child of R. Beech, Esq. of ‘1 cotton.
DlED.—Jane, the wife of the Rey. F. Smith, Rector of Ore*don,
Warwickshire.—At Napleton, aged $5, John Gale, Esq. •
DERBYSHIRE COURIER, JAN. 19.
The Duke of Devonshire has caused to be distributed to the peer
,of six villages of Manor, Plisley. Beaky, Baslow, Ashford, and Emir
don, 155 pair of blankets and 700 yuds of flannel.
Ten or eleien of the factories in Glossop Dale continue at a stand,
as the owners are not willing to comply with the domande of *di
worlunth, though several masters in the neigbbourbood: me ONO
the rice find upon. On Tuesdap iaoscteemards of two hundred
Glossop turn outs met together and pt on the Chapel
med,with the intention Of going to New Mills, the labouring classes
having invited thein, and promised to give chats a dialer and
barrels of ale ; but having a band of music with them their
arrested by the nugistracy and soldiery before they got rrufteSil gge.
The band was taken into custody, and two men who appeared ig
- to be