Star.
London, England, 1830-09-04 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Colonel Baillie, who has succeeded Mr. Robert Grant for the lave:-
nese boroughs, in returning thanks for his health being drank, wished
that " his CREATOR might forget him if he ever forgot the obligations
be was under to Provost Robertson and the Gentlemen who acted with
him 1 !"
Tai Caoes.—The crops every where in Dumbarton end Argyll-
shires, are healthy, full, and excellent, and in so great a state of forward.
netts, that a fortnight of favourable weather is required to have them se-
wed in the bath yard.
Rarstswxu. INDUSTRY AND INGENIIITTe•-Tbe °INN
OM a week ago)) as a young lady, Misswas taking a waTkarldM
Hie respectable Keeper's garden, she observed 5..-,t
following instance of
the ingenuity of the spider. This blowing insect, had stretched he
web across the garden-path (about 5 feet In breadth), the reticulated
portion occupying the centre, and one of the principal threads to which
this pert was attached, had a vertical direction. Upon examining in what
manna this was fastened to the ground, it was found that the ingenious
insect, instead of having permanently fixed it to the graveland path, had
coiled it round a stone, a little Larger than its own body, bad raised
this fully 9 inches from the walk, where it was swinging in the air, giv-
lag the necessary degree of tension to the net-work of the web, but not
affording sufficient resistance to the wind to octagon its destruction. Of
couttie, this appeared the more extraordinary, owing to the late wet
weather, and it is remarkable that such an ingenious web could for any
time have stood the weather's inclemency.
An awful instance of the frailness of mortality occurred in this city
last week. On Friday morning, Mr. Thomas Todd, of Coppergate,
sboemaker, had been standing at his door, smoking his pipe, and con-
versing with a neighbour, when he observed that be dwught he would
go in and get his breakfast. He went into the house, seated himself in
a chair at the breakfast table, and almost immediately expired. He was
60 years of age.—York Courant.
A distressing instance of the uncertainty of human life occurred to a
Magistrate of this county, at Riverhead, on Wednesday morning last.
The children of Charles Carter Pettey, Raq. of that place, were eying a
kite on the lawn, and Mr. Pettey went out to see their sport and enjoy
their pleasure, when he turned round suddenly, and instantly fell to
the ground a corpse ! The deceased, who was an able and much.
respected Magistrate, was fifty-one years of age.—Maidbrotte Journal
CRICIZT.—A great treat was afforded to the admirers of this.
noble and manly exercise on the Broom, Eton, on Monday, 30th of
August, between eleven gentleman of the Windsor and Rosa Club,
against eleven gentlemen of the Canoobury Club, Islington, which was
contested with great seal and spirit, as witnessed by a numerous and
respectable assemblage of individuals, who appeared highly delighted by
the science displayed on both sides, till night threw her sable mantle
wound and put an end to the game, leaving the competitors nearly on
equality with regard to the match, vs—Canonbury having 72 runs to
obtain, and nine wickets to go down. Betting rather in favour of Ca-
nenbury. The parties and their friends retired to Mrs. Lillywhite's,
the Swan Inn, Windsor, and partook of a most excellent dinner, wines,
dm of the first quality, nd spent the evening tills late hourArthere good
humour and harmony prevailed throughout. After which the Canon-
bury gentlemen took their departure for London, highly gratified with
the kind and friendly reception they met with from the gentlemen of
the Windsor and Eton Club and their friends.
INTRODUCTION OF THE COTTON MA N UFACT LT RE
INTO IRELAND.—The first water-mill erected in Ireland for spinning
cotton-twist was built in the neighbourhood of Belfast. In the year
1771. at which time there was not a single cotton loom in the whole
north of Ireland, the late Robert Joy conceived the scheme of intro.
during into this then desponding kingdom the cotton manufacture,
which had proved an unfailing source of industry and consequent opu-
lence to the sister country. Having, in conjunction with Thomas
11i Cabe. suggested that the spinning of cotton yarn might, as an intro-
ductory step to the establishment of the manufacture, be at once a fit and
profitable employment for the children in the common wheel ; but the
various machinery in England giving that country so great a superiority,
it was found that no benefit could be gained without the introduction of
it here. A spinning machine was therefore made in Belfast, under the
direction of Mr. N Grimslutw, cotton and linen printer, from; England,
who had some time before settled in this country. And shortly after,
an experienced spinner was brought over by lir. Joy hem Scot:

land, to instruct the children in the poor.bouse. Also, under the
same direction, and at the expense of the gentlemen mentioned,
a carding machine was erected at Mr. Grimshaw's, to go by
water, which was afterwards removed to the poor-house, and wrought
by hand. A Bun was now formed of the original projectors and others,
under the name of Joys, M 'Cabe, and 31‘eracken, who contracted with
the same charitable institution for the employment of a number of its
children, as well as for the use of its vacant 10011111 They also de-
-7= s skilful mechanic to England, who, at personal risk and con.
expense, procured a minute knowledge of the most improved
machinery there, which the proprietors and Inventors wished to have
kept watt from this as well as foreign countries. But so far from coo.
fining their hopes of gain to themselves, these gentlemen encouraged the
public to avail itself of their improvements. They exposed their ins.
chinery to open view, permitted numbers, even from distant parts, to be
taught in their apartments, without any charge for such indulgence, and
rlthe progress of the manufacture of cottons, dimities, and
zelested quilting equally by example and instruction. These ex-
ertions were in time followed, on an enlarged scale, by Mesas. Na.
Ithanid Wilson and Nicholas Grimelaw. To the talents, property,
and adventurous spirit of the former of these gentlemen, and to the
practical knowledge, genius, and industry of the latter, this country
stands very highly indebted. The first mill fa spinning twist by water
in Ireland was built by them, in the year 1781, fam which date the
Irish cotton manufactures were considers' as firmly established. In the
year 1800. only 23 years from the origin of the sot arise by Joy
and IMITAibe, it aped in evidence before Parliament, that the cotton
manufacture that had thus introducted gave employment to 13,600
working.people ; including all manner of persons occupied in va-
rious ways, to 27,000, within a circuit of only ten miles, but coinpra
heading within its bounds the towns of Belfast and Lisburn. In less
than ten years from their first introduction into the cranny, several
thousand looms were employed in the manufacture of mass In the
towns of Belfast, Lisburn, and Hillsborough; at peassat these me
eight very large cotton mills in Belfast and its said
seven others in different neighbouring isms s sad, slam* Musk so
estimate the number of hands sniped is ins mills, it is —'r'
those in and about Belfast glea omploymmt so upward, of 30,110
individuals.—Horde's Northern Tourist.