Star.
London, England, 1831-06-09 00:00:00

titiinate of the number of moons resent in Abe Cdcket

mnd at the Public Dinner of the Electors at Leicester,
26th May, 1831, taken at four, p. m.
OUBITII.

liketors admitted by dinner tickets ... 2800
Wives and Friends of ditto, who joined them and
partook of the pudding ...
Gentlemen at th. Committee's tables and Clair.
man's bower ..
Ladies at do • .... .. ... •••
Waiters 180—Carpenters 30—Constables 00—.Cel.
lar and larder men 80
Orr,heatra

... 146

... 300
250

Total number of Guests .. 4128
SPECTATORS.
In the ladies Gallery ... ... _. . 820
Ladies in the seats adjoining the rails of two sides
the square ... • • • . .. 580
Space in the front Gallery ... ... .. 180
In the alleys and passages on each side the square 1880
On the Outside of the Square, in the space of 3,82.5
square yards, where all the spectators stood in
a dense mass, allowing five persons to each sq.
yard ... .. .. .. 18,125

Total... 26,513

MIDLAND REPRESENTATIVE, JUNE 4.
Mr. C. A. Thompson of Hounslow has read his Petition
to the Union, describing the public robberies committed
OD him by the changes in the monetary •stem. The
case ought to be widely difused. Thousands have been
equally robbed and ruined ; but they have not Mr. Thomp.
son's energy to expose the eirenmstances. Will the day of
justice precede the day of judgment ?

THE Cunarwcy.—On Thursday evening we were pre.
sent at the Globe Tavern, at one of the most interesting dis-
cussions, on the subject of the Currency, which we remem-
ber ever to have witnessed. It grew out of a petition and
singular statement of Mr. Thompson, made to the Council of
the Union. We shall offer sonic remarks on this all-important
subject next week, and particularly direct the auention of
our readers to the sensible remarks of Mr. Muni; and to the
luminous and powerful exposition of our monetary system,
delivered by Mr. Attwood.

The lovers of antiquity and the connoisseurs of enticed.
ties, have had a treat during the week, by attending the
public sale of the valuable collection of the late Mr. Wm.
Allen. On entering the room, we were struck by the sin-
gular variety presented to our view ; there appeared to be
rareties from all quarters of the globe. The autioneer (Mr.
Lucas) briefly but appropriately, addressed the company
previously to the commencement of the sale, stating, that so
rare and valuable a collection must have cost the late pro-
m icier an immense portion of time, labour, and money. It
would occupy too great a space to enumerate the chief arti-
cles of such a unique collection, but the following are a few
of them, which were divided into lets, to suit the conveni-
ence of the purchasers.--Several very fine mythological busts
on pedestals. An extremely beautiful carved paddle from
New Zealand, and a great variety of war and other imple-
ments, from India and China and the South Sea Islands.—
Numerous beautifully preserved birds, beasts, fishes, and
reptiles. A large collection of fossils, coins, paintings,
books, he. But the articles which seemed most to attract
the company, were,. book of autographs of Buonaparte and
his generals, beautifully bound in Russia and gold ; a chair
wh ch belonged to King Charles the First ; an elegant case
of French medallions, and a case of Roman and other very
curious attic*. The former of these was bought in at the
sum of 251.
Waawicestnas Aust-Revoan as.—Thc anti-Re-
formers of this county have subscribed a neat hole.and-
corner declaration against the bill, in which they describe the
bill as deficient in what they deem the indispensable cha-
racters of a good and rational reform bill, and " conse-
quently, undeserving their confidence and support." They
say, " where) complicated rights and interests are at stake,
extensive changes should be attempted only under a para-
mount necessity, and after the most mature deliberation,
and should be conducted with extreme caution." The total
number of signatures to this declaration—which bears no
date, and evidently has been some months in concoction, for
it refers to resolutions in favour of the bill ;adopted at a late
(before the dissolution) public meeting at Warwick, as those
to which it purports to be a reply—is no more than 232, of
whom there are nine Peers, viz. Lords Howe, Willoughby
is Preis, Warwick, Bradford, Calthorpe, Itedesdale,Digby,
Aybodard, and Butner; of the remainder there are 15
emcee, 2 bankers, 2 attendee, 4 M.D.'s, 5 surgeons, 4
.rwyers, 2 gents, 2 farmers, 3 freeholders, I merchant ; and
the remainder have no occupation or description given !
At our Police Office. on Thursday last, Robert Whl-
=later, of Moland-street, was convicted by the ma-
tes in the mitigated penalty of 251. for an offence
against the 7th sad &it of the. 11/. cap. 52, which enacts,
" That if any matter or maker of malt shad treed or force
together any corn or grain, making into malt, in the cistern
or couch frame, or if any corn or grain, making into malt.
shall be found in any cistern or couch frame, so hard, close,
and compact, as it could not have-bete unless the same had,
by some means or other, been trodden or forced together
therein, every mister or maker of malt, who shall tread or
force together such corn or grain as aforesaid, or in
whose cistern or conch frame such corn or grain shall
be found so hard. close, and compact, as aforesaid,
shall, tor every such offence, forfeit and lose the saes',
of one hundred pounds." Stephen Burnett, an excise,
officer, who surveyed the premises of the defendant, stated
that on the 24th of April last he found a quantity of grabs
in the couch frame, which defendant said had been turned
out that morning from the cistern. Witness suspected that
there was more in quantity than there should be. tie gauged
it, by taking ten dips in different places, and found the
mean depth to be 171 inches, which gave in quantity 4.9
bushels and 3-10ths. With the auistance of the defendant
he then turned it out, and back again into the couch frame ;
and upon gauging it again, in the same manner as before, he
found the mean depth to be 19 inches, giving in quantity 52
bushels and 0 10th., being an increase of three bushels and
3.ldths over the quantity taken by the first gauge, and
B.loths of a bushel in every 20 more than; is allowed by the
Act. This statement was corroborated by another excise
officer, who accompanied the last witness. In his defence,
defendant said that be was ill in bed when the malt was first
put into the couch frame, which was done by his man with-
out his knowledge. The man left his employ on the same
morning, and he had not seen him since. The Magistrates
said, that however this might be, he was responsible for the
acts of his servants I they would, however,linpoes the lowest
fine the law requited to be levied, which was 251.
On Monday night last, about a quarter past eleven o'clock
the inhabitants of the Vauxhall end of the town, were thrown
into the utmost Jane and consternation by a convulsive
shock given to their buildings and furniture, which was
quickly discovered to be occasioned by the explosion of a
barrel of gunpowder. As many erroneous reports had got
abroad respecting it, we felt it our duty to make sonte pm-
titular inquiry respecting the nature and drcumstances at-
tending the accident, and we now present our readies with
, the following_ particulars, which may be depended gm as
authentic. The powder 251 be. in quantity, was stored in
an upper warehouse. situated in Bruton's-walk, Prospect-
row, belonging to Mr. Ash, Druggist, and Drysalter. In
the under warehouse were casks of oil, hupentine, rosin,
pitch, tar, ar.. ac. A number of persons were, of course,
quickly drawn to the spot after the report of the explosion
was heard, all was Men enveloped in smoke and twins, and
some of the oil casks, Ac. in the under warehouse were on
fire, but by the prompt exertions of Mr. Beck. the bead•
borough of Aston, and some assistants to whom too much
praise cannot be given, the fire was ipeedlly extinguished.

Bram tarostiat, June 2.—The duty on foreign wheat
stands at 13s. Bd. per quarter, is expected to advance, and
hitcher prices are in consequence asd, but were not oh.
mined at this days market; the fineness of 'the weather,
which at all seasons of the year has its influence on the
corn trade, together with the liberality of the supplies both
of English and Foreign, and a disposition in some of the
holders of Fords' to press sales, cheek any present rise,
quotations therefore remain the same as last week, and a
limited business only was done. The malting season is
nearly at an end, and HO, is doing in the article of barley,
but as the law now enables the Imitator to water the floor
every night instead of twelve days, be will be able to work
later than heretofore. As the demand for malt Ii pretty good
—end as the best quality of barley is scarce, it is probable
that the whole of It will be wanted. Man money is asked
foe oats and Walla, the supply of each, if good qualities, is
rather shoat, and such are expected to reach higher prices.
There is a very fair demand made for flour at the present
rates.
Wheat, per 82 lbs.—English, 8s 6d to 91 4d; Irish, 7s
to Ils; Poesfp, 7s 61 to es 4d. Barley, pet qr.—Engllab,
444 to 411 s; Irish, 40s to 421 ; Foreign, 40s to 44a GAM.
lags es lid to 4s per 49 Die. Oats, per SO lbs.—Englisb,
old to 4s ; Irish and Foreign, es ed to 4s. Malt, fs to
Ogee per bushel. Bouts and Peas, pet 196 lbs.-01d, Ws
; new, Ns to 17, ed ; rue, taro Ns. Pleas, per

80 lbs.—Fine 641 to 46; seconds, 611 to 525. American
ditto, 35. to 36s per barrel.
WoLvaniumwrox—Whest, lls to Its Id. Bah,.
fills to 48s, Winchester. Oats, 22s to 325, eight
Beans, new, 17s 6d to 18s, 10 scores; do. old, 203 to 21%
MARRIED.—Mr. J. W. ehowell, of New.atrixt. ;,)
Eliza, daughter of Owen Johnson, Eaq. of Cameen.l.lll.-
At Aldborough, John, eldest son of the Rev. J. Wilw,
Ann, second daughter of the late Mr. Illarmaduke
merchant, of Borougbbridge.
DIED.-77, Lydia, relict of IL Amphlttt, Faq. Oro:. -
wich.—W. Beetlestone, Esq. of Wolverhampton.

C 1 ICKETINO.
Thet grand match between the gentlemen of the Norwich
and Mary.la.bonne Clubs, was resumed at Lord's Ground
in the presence of many spectators of rank and reapectabiliiy:
It will be recollected that the Norwich gained in their fr.i
innings 113; and the day's play terminated with the llday_
la-bonne scoring 111 in the first innings with only tiv.
wickets down. The remaining wickets were nut Insert,
until 34 more had been added to the list, making the fir..,
Innings of the Mary.la-bonne 145, and being 141 more than
that of their opponents. At this period of the game the
odds, which were, in the first instance, in favour of Nur
with gentlemen, took • different turn, and Gto 4 were
freely betted on Mary-la.bonne. The second innings of tit
Norwich gentlemen proved a good one, they bored I is.
' which left the opposite side 112 to go in against. Mud!
interest was consequently excited, and the termination of ti.e
game looked fur with great anxiety. At the chase of the
day's play, the Alary-la-botne had only scored 41, leavirg
them 64 to get with three wickets, and the odds consequently
in favour of Norwich on Tuesday night were 7 and Bto I.
IThe wickets were pitched again yesterday morning about
eleven o'clock.