Star.
London, England, 1830-06-19 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

There were twenty-three pugilistic encounters at Wail.;
ford feast last week ; one man was put into the stocks,
and one, who ought to have been, ran away. It is, Ilea
ever, requisite to state that the inhabitants of Wansfold
were not parties in those fights ; they were between thow
who went to the feast, and who were so regaled by then
Wansford friends that they were unable to keep the peace
0, rare " Wansford in England !"—Stamford News.

A woman of this city, in high repute with our epicures
for the peculiar excellence of her mutton pies, lately
deemed herself a widow, for her husband had left hei
seven seven years since, without her hearing any tiding..
of him. Tired, at length, of her solitary state, she took
it for granted that he was no more an inhabitant of this
nether world, and took herself to church with her late
husband's brother. They had not been married long
when, in the evening of Tuesday, the Bth, a atrangei
abruptly entered their dwelling, and asked the brothel
if ho had heard any thing of his brother William lately
He replied, " No, he had been considered a dead man
some time." A discovery was the consequence, and the
bridegroom, ere the honeymoon was past, was sent about
his business, with a quartern loaf to console him for la,
loss.— Cambridge Chronicle.

LONG ENTRY.-At an early period, and in anticipa-
tion of the new Parliament, we purpose giving a list of
our 100 blessed Irish members; against which will be a
variety of columns, embracing the more important ques
tions of the present session, and by referring to the
words for, against, and absent, their constituents may
at one view observe in which manner each member is en-
titled to their votes at the coming election.—Dublin
Evening Packet.
WELLS, JUNE 14.—1 t is now confidently reported
that this city is again to become the arena of a contested
election; and that Mr. Edwards, of Regent-street, Lon-
don, who last contested the borough, and Mr. Harming
Lee, his present coadjutor, will be opposed by two gen-
tlemen of rank and considerable opulence.—Shcrborn.
Journal.

The wheat crops in this and adjoining counties are
throwing out the ear, which exhibits a healthy appear-
ance, and promises a full average. Several stalks fully
shot have been left at our office this week. The oat crops
have improved considerably within the last fortnight, as
has barley. New potatoes have not as yet appeared in
our market, but the close of this month will bring a full
supply. Several meadows in the vicinity have been cut
this week, and are in small cocks.—Droghedu Journal.

Folio E Y .—lnformations for forgery were lodged
about a twelvemonth since against a man named Robert
Dillon Taatl!, who had once been in respectable circum-
stances. The facts of the case, as disclosed in the in-
formations were these :—A Mr. James White, who IVF
in the month of April, 1829, in the Four-courts, Mar-
shalsea, met the prisoner there, who induced hint to di:-
count for him a bill for 21!. which he said had been
passed by Mr. Coleman, an eminent merchant in Dun-
dalk, to an opulent fanner in the county of Meath. Th.-
bill was made payable in Dublin, and when it was pre-
sented for payment it was found to be a forgery. On thi
6th of July, 1829, Mr. Coleman, whose name had been
forged to the bill, attended in the police-office, and upon
his informations being taken, a warrant was issued against
Taafe. Since that time he was not seen in Dublin until
Tuesday last, when he was arrested by peace-officers
Harly and Church, in Castle-street. Upon being brought
to the office he was fully identified, and committed for
trial.--Morning Register.
A letter front Helensburgb, dated Friday last, has been
published, in which it is stated that Miss Campbell, the
charlatan, determined to convince and silence the unbe-
lievers in her miraculous powers, has appointed a day in
which she promises to walk across the Gairloch. It is
not very probable she will make the attempt, but it i:
matter of very little consequence to the public. Thougl.
she should accomplish this feat, she will only rival Mr.
Kent, who, it will be recollected, walked out on the se
a considerable distance to meet his Majesty before he
landed in Leith. We advise her, however, to trust mor,
to the firmness of her cork slippers than to the sufficiency
of her faith. —Scotsman.

Since the memorable summer of 1822, we do not re-
collect a period of more general distress throughout di,
country, and especially in Sligo and its neighbourhood.
than at the present season. There is an alarming searcit%
of provisions in the county, and the price to which po-
tatoes have risen in consequence-2s. yid. per peck. of
four stone !—renders it impossible for the poor to purchase
them ; oatmeal, too, has advanced from 12s. or 14s. to
18s. per cwt ! and this, added to a want of employment.
has reduced numbers of families to the depth of misery.
We yesterday observed hundreds of poor people crowding
about Mr. Baird's bakery and flour-otlice, literally block-
ing up the passage of a wide street, endeavouring to pro-
cure brown meal, at Is. a stone ; and we are aware that
they esteem themselves fortunate if, even of this coarse
food, they can procure a single meal in the day.—Sliy
Journal.

We are sorry to learn that the loss sustained by Mr.
Pike, a tenant of the Earl of Coventry, iu the neigh-
bourhood of Tewkesbury, is estimated at nearly a thou-
sand pounds. So completely is the grass spoiled. that
some individuals have offered premiums to those 1k Lo
will cut it and take it away.—Worcester Journal.

Thousands of acres of meadow land are flooded in t.l‘
neighbourhood of Lincoln; some lordships are drowned
that pay 2s. 6d. an acre for drainage tax. The wea:
lately erected at Bar-gowta drain is stated to be of unfair
height, and is the theme of universal discontent, %%1.0.
is aggravated by the certainty of relief, if the cloughs
were only opened; some considerations connected with the
navigation, or with the new banks of the Witham. cause
the sufferers to be denied that remedy.--Limob.
Mercury.
The exertions making by the respectable inhabitants
of Ennistymon to relieve the very great distress which
prevails in that district at the present season, are highly
creditable to their benevolence. From the high price
and absolute scarcity of potatoes, they found it necessary
to appoint a committee, consisting of some of the wealthy
and charitable of the town and neighbourhood, whose
labours commenced on Saturday by distributing a quan-
tity of meal to over three hundred distressed families.
thus relieving a population of some thousands ; this is to
be continued twice a week until August, when the ap-
pearance of the coming crop will, it is expected, relieve
their present distressed situation.—Clare Sentinel.
HORRIBLE CIRCUMSTANCE.—OR Tuesday there
was an Inquest held on the body of a young lad named
Thomas Smith, who was drowned while bathing at the
wharf near Clontarf. The body was not more than five
hours in the water, and when taken up it presented a most
horrible spectacle. The ears, nose, and almost all the
flesh was eaten off the face by crabs; the eyes, too, were
scraped out. The crabs were all collected round the body,
and it was with difficulty they could be beaten off. The
Jury returned a verdict that the death was caused by
drowning.