Star.
London, England, 1831-02-10 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST-LOBS OF FIVE LIVES.

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pow haffpring, which was due to the township of Little Lever.
Its arrival oldie pea the debtors confined there immediately anima
the money, sad procured his liberation. The expenses of seeding
poor man to pelson scald not be less than three pounds.
On Tuesday last, an old man, 76 years of age, was found ,
road bide in Atherton. It appears that the deceased was an n„
the workhouse, and was employed by the parish in repairing
reads. A man 76 years of age compelled to work on the road,
Inclement season of the year !
NANTWICII.—On Saturday last, fifteen poverty stricken ,
Ifffil, with no other means of gaining a subsistence, drew
Of coals through this town, having drawn It during the
Hill coal pits, a distance of nine miles.
LTON DIVERICT OF Till Titans' Umlon.—On Tuesday
!Fillof the committee of the different trades took r
urns ilpaties were appointed to collect subscriptions
WZand others towards the support of the turn-out
Dackinfield, and Stalybridge.
An advance of one shilling per dosen to the weavers of cotton
tics shawls has been agreed upon by the manufacturers of this t
begiven to their hands from Monday last.—Stoekporf Advertiser.
The following seriocomic incident took place in this town o•
day —A poor Irishwoman was telling a respectable neighl
was in the habit of relieving her necessities, or her great distress
the illness and subsequent death of her child : these matters
cribed with the most stoical composure ;at last, applying the a
het apron to her eye., she exclaimed (her utterance being almost
with grief) " Och, ma'am, but that's not all ; my poor pig d
minutes before the child, and they are both now lying dead
house."
An invitation was last week sent to Mr. O'Connell to
cheater, on his way to London. He was, however, prevented
accepting of it, by the shortens of the time between the day .--
he was to appear in court in Dublin, and that fixed for the
Parliament. lie subsequently announced his intention of
for London on Monday last; but just as he was getting on
packet he received a summons, issued in compliance with an 1
made to the Court of King's Bench by the Attorney-General,
O'Connell, and those accused with him, should be called upon
their appearance In Court every day ; and thus is the last seal a
contemptible littleness of the Irish government, that miserable
of Wing treachery and tyranny, which, after having employed
force of statute and proclamation,—all the power that the law -
-and all the power beyond the law which they dared usurp,
design of stifling the voice of a single man, thus meanly shewt
of 'meeting that man in Parliament.
Livaaroot Coax Examtarom, Tuesday, Feb. 2.—Wi
ceived a pretty good supply of wheat and oats from Ireland
but the delivery from our own farmers continues smell. TI,
once at this day's market, either of our own or distant millers,
slender, and although a large supply of Irish Grain has been it
the samples offering were by no means numerous. The trade y
wheat very sparingly at the prices of this day week. Oats
inquired after, and the advance of Id to lid per bushel obtai
the week was fully supported. Choice samples of Malt
found a ready sale at 741 to 75s per qr. beintgdFullts per
Malting barley was full as dear, and for barley,
about the cheapest article on this market, was more I
Beans and peas were rather dearer. Irish and free American
carare,
full as dear; oatmeal sold at an advance of is per load u
of last Tuesday. The holders of flour in bond ap rd,
sell to-day, and some of the best brands were ering at
barrel.

---iiREEPIZLE COEN MAIZE?, FEB. 4.—The market ts.
tended by buyers, but from the reported deficiency of supplies
agricultural districts, the trade is generally holding every ,
grain at higher rates, but the transactions are on so limited r
prices must be stated nominally as on this day se'nnight.
Wheat, Suffolk and Norfolk, New, Red sato 77s
Boston and Wiabech, Do Do 6,-ts 76s Per
Yorkshire Do. Do 65s 72s
Foreign bBs 78s
White. ..... •• • . . 68• 79$
Barley, Suffolk and Norfolk, New 3B. 46s t
Lincolnshire and Yorkshire 32s 40s f
Oats, Potatoe and Poland. ...... ..... ...... 39s 32s
Mealing, English, New
~...... Foreign .. 13d 1441
Beans, English
Foreign
Malt 44.50.
Shelling
Rapeseed ..
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Fax. 4.—The very heavy
week have bad a very depressing effect upon our market. The
gins but swiftly, and prices of last week barely supported.
amount to 10,02 bags, vEs.-3,751 Boweda, 5d to II ; 1,53
5d to 74 ; 491 Sea Islands, lld to 14d; 1.986 Mamboing, ~...
187 Bahia, Id to Std ; 1338 Alabama, lld to Od ; 150 Egyptian,
to 9d; 18 Dernenua, 74; 78 Ilimia, AI to iiid i 997 Petornburo, ~
to Bd. The Imports are: Up1f11,737; New Orleans, Per.
nambuso, 8,989; Bahia, 110. ; Ilaranhain, 2,797:
23 ; West India, 101; anymt. . yotal, 40144 bags.

Tuesday afternoon, an inquiry took place beforeJ h
the Coroner for Kent. and a respectable jury, at the A bie t.
Woolwich, into the circumstances connected with the melancholy deaths
of five fine lads, named Robert Johnson, aged 12 ; Alexander
Jones, aged 12 and a half years Georgei Smith, aged I?:
M'George, aged 10, and Alexander M'Grorge (blethers)
which took place in the following distressing manner :
Cain Connor, a boy about 19 years of age, stated that .
number of other boys, about thirty, were sliding on the it.
near the Artillery Barracks, on Sunday afternoon. Many persons
standing on the banks. At about two o'clock, William Belli
Iloesley, residing in the town, came with the intention of ak:
6'003 the appearance of the ice they were afraid to venture u .
in order to prove its strength they flung a quantity of hal pontie
it, to create a scramble among the boys that were eliding. 7"
anent the halfpence were thrown the whole of them coilecW ir
possess themselves of the money, when the ice suddenly -
seventeen were precipitated into the water. Witness
them, and went down twice, but succeeded in saving himself
named Dickson, who clung fast bold of his l A third a'
himself by getting upon Dickson's back. The deceased
21`George, upon seeing the situation of his brother Arilliant,
voured to preserve him, but both perished. Witness in scrawl'
cured threeprzee, which had been thrown amongst them by e
Moseley. The last that were thrown by Moseley, Bell warned
to do it, as he was sure they would all be drowned ; but he per
doing so, and the Ice gave way. Witness, after being taken
pond in almost a dying state. was carried home to his parents
bed. He recollected seeing the five dee:ascii boys struggling
in ibe water.
By a Juror.—Bloseley procured change for three shillings
amongst the boys. He was sure that had the boys not '
body, the lives of the sufferers would have been spared.
Several of the Jury here expressed themselves with great
as to the improvident conduct of Hell and laoseley, anti
desired to procure their attendance.
George Kelly and James M'ltar. two other boys who narrowly
escaped a watery pave, also gave evidence in corroboration of the
above, adding that the two 111'Georgee and Jones were taken out dead
the same night, but the bodies of Smith and Johnson were not found till
the following morning.
Henry Seraheld, a private in the Sappers anti Miners, stated, at about
three o'clock on Sunday afternoon, he was in ormed of the lamentable
occurrence ; he ran home and procuted a large piece of hood. a clothes
prop, some lines, and a pitchfork, and having returned to the pond, he
made a son of raft of the board, and pushed himself off; to the danger
of his life, to the struggling sufferers. He with great difficulty suc-
ceeded in getting three of the lads out alive, and in taking out the bo-
dies of the two brothers (M'Georgc and Jones). Wimess had been a
soldier for many years. and seen many heartrending scenes, but he
never before had witnessed such distress as prevailed amongst die pi-
rents of the unhappy children.
The bodies of the deceased children were then identified by tliet
afflicted parents.
There being no further evidence to call, the two young men, Bell
and Moseley, were called into the room, and severely lectured by the
Coroner and Jury, and seemed much affected by the occurrence.
The Jury, after consulting about a quarter of an hour, retutned
verdict, " That the deceased persons were accidentilly drowned."

At the Thames Police-office yestirday, John Kincaid,
agaed 18 years, was charged with stealing coals from the
craft on the River Thames. The prisoner belongs to a law-
less gang of fellows, who rob the coal barges and small ves-
sels along shore, and has been repeatedly convicted at
this office. Mr. Ballantine ordered his Loat to be burnt, and
sentenced the prisoner to three months' imprisonment and
hard labour.
HIGH WAT.

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Per Quarter,
601bs.
per bushel.
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Per Quarter.
Per Stone.
Per ti3lbs.
Per Load.
Per Last.
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The trade be.
The sales
1,594 Orleans,
se, Id to 8d;
Egyptian, Sd
mnainbuco,
I, 7,1168; Pee-
-1 ; Demerara,
LIVES.
t Caner, Req.
crumble Inn,
aneholy deaths
ender Edward
12; William
ten), aged 12,
t himself and a
mice in a pond
tpersons were
ll and James
if slatting, but
ltg: it, and
a halfpence upon
ling. The Ina-
tW in a body to
gave way, and
I was amongst
maelf and a led
ird also rescued
wed Alexander
rilllant entice.
scrambling pro.
in by Bell tad
warned bim not
he persisted in
taken out of the
rents and put to
ling with others
Minot to throw
fomud into a
rent indignation
I the beadle was
who narrowly
tboration of the
taken out dead
!re not found till
,stated, at about
' the lamentable
booed, a clothes
to the pond, he
if, to the danger
et difficulty suc-
king out the bo.
ness had been a
; scenes, but he
amongst the Pi-
ratified by titer
oung men, Bell
lectured by the
mutvence.
hour, retutned
Irowned."
John Kincaid,
*als from the
longs to a las.-
nnal small