Star.
London, England, 1825-08-18 00:00:00

ST HELENA SILK.

The Honourable Company's ship Farquttars-n ar-
rived at St. Helena, from England, the 96th of February
last, bringing Captain Minn, in charge,4, some silk
worms; eighty were landed, with a small quantity of
eggs; happily the ship arrived on the very' evening the
last stock of mulberry leaves were expended. The
worms and eggs were removed onshore, and the insects
ate most voraciously of the island leaves ; since, they
have gone on in an incredibly progres,ive im;)rove-
ment—spun their cocoons, and laid eggs to the amount
of eight thousand—not more than six were b.,d, which
may be attributed to the first moth being a female, and
which had come into existence three or four days be-
fore a male made his appearance. They had been ex-
ceedingly oviparous since, and while tilt( Andromache
was there, many hundreds of eggs were again hatched.
The climate of the island being generally from 74 de-
grees to 82 degrees of Fahrenheit in the vallies, seems
exactly adapted to the rearing of this valuable insect.
Captain Pillon, in unison with Lieutenant Daniel
O'Connor, of the St. Helena Artillery, Honourable
East India Company's service, are indefatigable, having
spared no pains in the care and treatment of them. The
mulberry-tree grows all over the island, and lately
many hundreds have been planted from slips, which
arc in a promising condition ; the island produces two
sorts, China and English, one of which is an evergreen.
It is calculated, from the worms expected from the
eggs already hatched, that in the course of a few
months, should :he mulberry leaves not fail, for so pro-
lific an insect, as much silk will be prodticed as will bel
worth at least fifty thousand pounds sterling. This in-
troduction of the silk worm will, no doubt, enhance the
value of landed property there, give employment to an
overgrown population,- from which much benefit must
be derived, and the situation of the farmers greatly alle-
viated, as their state at present is distressing, from the
onfortourableness of the lasr two or three years' seasons.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

•
OULLPHALL.
Boat,.a purpersisa -shoemaker, deployed by Mr. Bow.:
tell, of Snow-hiU, was convicted under the statute 15 Geo. H. e. B,'
to pay the sem of 50s. the value of certain materials for making
shuts, witits whit* he 'tad absconded, and in default of payment he
was committed to Btisiewell for fourteen days, and. ordered to be
whipped. The wife of the prisoner was also charged with a similar
offence, but being in the last stage of pregnancy, she was discharged.
Alderman Lucas gave directions that the latter part of the former,
prisoner's sentence should he remkted, if his health should be found.
to render the infliction of it improper. Ile appeared in aMI ►ed
condition, and dreadfully 'moat►d:

• ateiteis • . .
linett giving me y saying he does not be• ikste I im a Ita:k.••
broker ? I say that I am a steak-broker, add a reipr..ctable mail.
Sir It. Bis;au mid it wai not much to the credit of a respectable
' man to be found in the 'streets at two in die morning talking to
.hose Women.
The defendant said they were dot hime women that be was
talking to. lie was speaking to a Rid& Lady.
Taylor, the watchman, said it wai one of the French Litho whir
Vied in bluckinghatn.street.
• Sir R. Braure.—Oti, it was one of the
w:,4 it?
The defendant was then infornied by Mr. Minium that he wai
wrong in his estimate of the extent of pole!. 'possessed by watch-
men, and as he seemed stilt inclined to doubt upon the subject, it
was the duty of the Magistrates to convince him by making him give
bail to keep the pence.
The defendant was then held to bail " to keep the pestle towards
all his 3lajesty's subjects."
MA RY.LA-BONNE.
Yesterday a number of Paddington coach-driVen appeared epo
Informations exhibited by Wheeler, the Inspector to the Societe
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, for furiously driving.
Wheeler proved the cases clearly. and eke conduct of the coaciamei
was el the usual disgraceful character. Mr. Burgess, for the de.
Pendants, took three objections; the first was, that according to the
words of the Act, the passengers only could to any information ;
second, that the title or general description of the Act was t.at given
in the irformations; and third, that the " 60th Gee. III." and
" ith Geo.IV ." were in figures, instead of, as the Act directed, beiag
written in words.—Mr. Houton, the Magistrate, overruled the
first; but said, the two last were fatal, and dinnissed :he infor;:l4-
tinns.—Wheelcr declared he would draw up (crab intormatiu.
The present informations were not drawn up by him, bat by
of Mx. Burgess's " fraternity."
QUEEN-SQUARE.

Itrum=

J. Baxter, a bell-hanger, in the employ of Messrs. Morris and
Adams, furnishing iramongers, in Parliament-street, was (11.11. td
with leaving his work in an unfinished state. It appeared he had
been deputed to make alterations in the mansion of Captain Cater,
near DartforJ. He was committed to 14 days hard labour to the
House of Correction.
The prisoner was again charged with robbing his furnisbel
lodgings in New-street, Golden-square, of various articles of tur-
nittur, and was remanded till the expiration of his imprisonment
u above.