Star.
London, England, 1825-01-13 00:00:00

EDINBURGH, JANUARY 10.

The proprietors of the burnt houses in the Parliament
Square, and down as far as the Royal Bank Close, have
been served with maces to state the value they would
be willing to accept-for their property, and whether, in
the event of the price being objected to, they will sub mit
to the award of a Jury, without more formal pro•
ceedings ? This step is preparatory to the erection of
various new buildings in the Square, the plan of which
w•e believe is settled, or nearly so.
The of of justice employed to pursue the robbers
'of the Siring mail coach, along the western road to,
London, have returned unsuccessful. Murray, there.'
fore, is the only one of the supposed gang, who is in
custody. That person continues to preserve the 'ap-
pearance of good spirits, and is quite indignant at
his confinement.

The railway between Montrose and Brechin, which
was the subject of much discussion some time ago, is
to be c,rmmenced as soon as the necessary arrangements
tan be completed.
Colintrinvion.—We have another combination in
Ayrshire to record, and, in this instance, as in some
others, it has been accompanied with outrage and the
destruction of property: There are a number of coil
works in the neighbourhood of Irvine, and the only
way at present taken of conveying the coals to the
vessels at the harbour is by carts. The carters con-
ceiving their payment for this work too low, insist for
fourpence additional a cart, and in order to compel
their employers to comply with .their wishes, they
have combined and struck work. The combination,
it seems, was not universal. A sew of the carters still
performed the work on the former terms. These per-
sons, of course, became obnoxious to those with whom
they did not join, and, at once to terrify them from
their quiet course, and bereave them of the instru-
ments of their labour, on the night of the 15th ult.
some of those who hid entered into the spirit of the
combination proceeded to their houses, took away six
carts, and broke them to pieces, throwing the frag-
ments into the water of Irvine. A precognition of the
circumstances was taken, and four persons have been
sent to prison to stand trial.

A seizure was made on H,astings beach, by those
active officers the Collector and Comptroller of the
Port, on the 7th inst. of the logger Ann, and her cargo,
consisting of ninety-four bales of tobacco, and sixteen
bags of tea ; these contraband articles welt so well con-
cealed under a platform, as to escape the •igilance of
the Coast Blockade, who examined the lugger before
the Collector and Comptroller.
Railways, Canals, Roads, &c. may in a national
point of view he considered as task for the general in-
dustry, and if we can improve those tools more than
our neighbours, our industry will obtain better wages
than theirs; but it is to be observed, that we are al.]
ready before them in these particulars, and the effect,
of this circumstance is ♦ery simply stated by Mr.
GasENwoon—•r If two men start, one in a state of
lameness, and the other whole, there is no doubt how
the race will end ; and that is the state of the French
and us at this time; there is no danger of our being
overtaken.

When the Opera House at Stockholm was on fire,
the life of the King, who was present, was saved by the
presence of mind of Madame Kayser, an actress. Al-
ready the machinery at the end of the stage was in
flames, without the audience knowing of it ; when Ma-
dame Kayser gradually approached the royal bex,
without interrupting her singing or action. At first
she made signs to the King, who did not understand
her ; she then, seizing a favourable m4.ment, said to
him in a low voice, .4 Lea%e the Theatre, Sire, it is oa
fire." The King instantly quitted the house; when,
after giving him time to escape the crowd, she vocifeT
rated/re! and gaining her box threw herself out of a
window, which not being very high from the ground,
she escaped without injury.
PETITIONS of INSOLVENT DEBTORS, to be beard In
PO RT UG A L-ST It BET. Lincoln's lon-fields, TO-MOR-
ROW, at Nine in the Forenoon.
Thomas Tiplady, Leamington, Warwickshire, footman.
George Cooper. Bath, shoemaker, and late a wajter.
William Meech Dicier' Grove-street, Commercial Road, chand-
ler's shopkeeper, and labourer in the London Docks:
Peter Gardiner, Anthony-streett Georgr's East, baker.
William Schofield Sykes Sidmouth•street, cloth-factor.
Edward Wells, Great Turuer-street, victualler.
Lewis Creswell, lied Lion, City Road, journeyman hatter.
Frederick Pannell, Star-street, Paddington, carpenter.
William Marlow, Balham-place, Streatham, butcher.
Mary Toplis, Ewell, Surrey, shopkeeper.
Samuel Williams, Fitubury passage, labourer.
Thos. Rake, Dorset Cr. scent, New North Road, stable-keeper.
Janes Ilurrell, Old Bretitford, jeweller and millitier.
Henry Water-, Eckinton, Sussex, blacksmith.
Joseph Edwards, Lamyett, Somereetshins, farmer.
John Johnson Hayes, ilialaby, Yorkshire, farmer.

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