Star.
London, England, 1824-04-17 00:00:00

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The Duke of Wrtronerott arrived here List night; at half•past
nine o'clock, from London, very much to the regret of the inha-
bitants that Ms Grace's unexpected visit is not for pleasure, but
from indisposition. The Duke was, at the early hour of eight
o'clock this morning, at the Royal or Old Well, to drink the
water. His Grace has taken the house called Suffolk Lodge, where
Dr. Cowtty attended the Duke this morning.
The E.irl and Countess of Iltattscron, accompanied by Lady
ARABELLA VANE. arrived here on Monday; they also drink the
water at the Royal or Old Well.
The person of the Duke of Wriunsrros is very attractive; all
eyes are upon him wherever he goes.
We are now extrcniely gay for the season of the year, and we
are looking forward for a very full and gay summer.
A great many alterations and improvements are making ; among
them is a Promenade to Bay's Hill Lodge, the mansion which was
occupied by the late Kum, and by most of the Royal Family when
they honour us with their presence.

Thursday morning, Mr. Secretary PEEL left London
on a visit to his father, Sir ROBERT PEEL, in Staffordshire.
Monday, the Right Hon. HENRY GOWLEURN and
suite arrived at Dublin Castle, front England.
Tuesday, the LORD MAYOR, Sheriff PERRIN, and
Alderman BERLSEORD, arrived in Dublin from London.
The Freedom of• Bristol was recently most cordially
and hitictsomely voted Le FRANLIIS FRILLING, Esq. the Secretary
to
the General Post-Office, and a.native of Biistol.
Thursday night, the Bth instant, as Lady MISERLY
was returning home front an Assembly at Huntingdon, on driving
down Hinchingbrook-hill, the coachman imprudently endeavouring
to pau General Oxstow's carriage, brought the one he drove so
much upon a• bank, that it was entirely overset, by which accident
her Ladyship was considerably hurt.
The Election of a Secretary to the United Service
Club commences early in June. The candidate most certain of
success, is Captain Joins R. Bnints (nephew of the Chief of the
London Police) of one of the Middlesex Regiments of Militia—a
Gentleman in every respect qualified for the situation, as will
eventually be proved, front the high estimation he is held in by
the numerous class of General and Field Officers composing the
Club, and of the general support he is promised by them.
Messrs. REID and IRvING depart this evening for
Paris, on important financial affairs.
It is said that Lord NORBURY, after a long and severe
illness, has sent in his resignation. The saucyroa-GENERAL is
spoken Of as his successor in the Chief Justiceship of the Common
Pleas, arid Mr. Serjeant Lenoir as the new Solicitor-General. It
is expected that Mr. BLACKBURN will have the vacant Serjeantcy.—
Dublin Freeman's Journal.
Lady COLLIER still, remains seriously indisposed at
Inoirle Cottage, Exeter. Sunday twenty aged and poor men
and as many poor, and aged women, appeared at the I'arish Church
of St. George'S Clist, in full mourning for their late benefactor, Sir
Gamma Cottuni, at the expense of his truly amiable relict.
The Corporation of Dublin has reduced the tate of
interest on the City Debt from Five to Four per Cent. and they
give an assurance that the New Debentures shill not be paid off for
seven icars frOm the 29th September next.
Yesterday sixty blue•coat boys, according to annual
custom, attended Di+ine Service in the morning, at Allhallow's
Church, Lombard-street ; after which,:each bad a bun and a penny.
The Rev. JOSIAH PRATT preached his annual sermon
last evening, at the Church of Saint Lawrence Jury, for the benefit
of the Benevolent Society, Spitalfields, to a numerous congregation,
when upwards of £7O was collected.

BREAD COMMITTEE.--.The Committee of the House
of Commons appointed to consider the " Vlossances
granted to bakers by 58 Geo. 111. in those plkes where
an assize of bread is set;" have made their report. It
consists merely of the testimony of five or six bakers,
and the upshot is not a little surprising. It appears that
salt is cheaper than it used to be—that candles (the
baker's trade being mostly carried on at night) are much
cheaper—that the bread consumed by the baker and his
family costs him far less than before—that the window
tax has been reduced one-half—that butcher's meat and
all expenses of housekeeping are less ; and yet when the
bakers, of whom high priced and low priced are inter.
rogated by the Committee, have the question put to
them, whether, with these numerous reductions, some
small diminution:of the baker's profits might not be con-
sistent with jvtice to him and to the Public? they say
that the thing would be impossible ; fur they do not
make one farthing of their business more than when
taxes and prices were at the highest level. This applies
to the country bakers, where there is still an assize. In
London there has arisen, it is said, an increased compe-
tition since the removal of the assize, and a consider-
able jumbling of prices. The high bakers (those who
call themselves " respectable), charging 10d. for the
same loaf, stated publicly to be of the same flour, which
the low bakers contrive to sell, and with a sufficient
profit, at Bd. Tiic.:atter persons assure the Committee
that the high bakers all hang together and drive a bad
business, notwithstanding their is respectability," from
giving long credits, and having a restricted trade.

Mr. Cheveley, of Boyton Hall, Roxwell, who lost a
horse on Sunday night last, dispatched persons in va-
rious directions,. and among others Mr. William Har-
rington, constable of Brick Chignell, who came to Lon-
don, where he recovered the animal; and at the same
time discovered a system which is now carried on in
very remote parts of the capital, which, if not put a stop
to, the greatest encouragement will thereby be given to the
continuation of this species of theft, which it has always
been the most difficult to provide against, and will
continue so to be, as long as such receptacles as those
called boiling-houses are allowed to afford so ready and
so apparently safe a market, by the almost instantaneous
destruction of the animals. In three of these boiling-
, houses, established in the neighbourhood of White-
Ichapel-road, according to the confession of the owners,
no less than two hundred horses are killed in a
week. It was in a condemned cell belonging to one
of these receptacles, kept by a man named Mat-
thews, that Mr. Cheveley's mare was found ; and not-
withstanding she is sound, without blemish, not over
aged, and upon a full estimation worth froml2/. to 141.
she had been purchased at two pounds, and had been
condemned to die within an hour of the discovery.—
It is in such places, we have reason to fear, a most un-
warrantable carnage of the lost animals has been carried
on; where the horse worth 501. and that of 20s. value,
have shared the same fate; even mares heavy with foal,
were seen to have been butchered by the hand of such
abettors in the crime of horse.stealing. Mr. Cheveley's
mare, when discovered, was said to belong to one Sparks,
who proves to be Matthews's foreman, and he very in-
geniously accounts for her coming iuto Ins possession in
the following manner: " William Mingay, Esq. a
Frenchman, of Chigwell-row, being about to leave Eng-
land for France, desired John Brown, his servant, to
take the mare to a boiling-house, and see her killed with
his own eyes !I !" Harrington visited four boiling
houses in the vicinity of Smithfield, where he saw fifty
horses, several of them dead, and others xaiting only
for the stroke of the executioner. It appears that the
horses are killed as they naive, their entrails taken out,
and the bodies made as dry as possible, to preserve them
until a market for the flesh can be found. Mr. Chcireley
was allowed to take his mare without the least op posi:ion.
On Wednesday night a horse was stolen front tile Rev.
E. Latter, Rector of Great Warley. A man who formerly
lived sery ant with Mr.Cheveley has been apprehended on
strong suspicion of being the person who stole the mare.

COURT OF CHANCERY-THIS DAY.

IN THE MATTER OF DE TASTET.

The parties attended his Lordship in his private
room this day, and after some conversation, his Lord-
ship was pleased to signify that he would devote Tues.
Jay next to the further bearing of the ca ~c, ►t tLe
parties would attend him.
His Lordship also gave judgment in several causec
of no interest but to the parties concerned. The SJlicitors
in them received the orders, but Counsel did not attend.
Monday, the 3d of May, is fired for the commence.
ment of the bearing of Bankrupt Petitions.