Star.
London, England, 1831-03-21 00:00:00

Stirling 7113-2b420
Edinburgh and Suburbs 138286
Glasgow and Suburbs 147043
Aberdeen 44900

7000 549
0576 1910
26000 1160
Greenock is all alive and shying to reference to the present engrossing
question of Reform. This realizes what we expected from the indcpen.
dent inhabitants of that town. We are informed that there were up-
wards of two thousand names attached to the petition of the inhabitants,
on the first day on which it was laid down for signature. Indeed, sank
was the eagerness to sign it, that, on the evening of Friday, upwards of
four hundred persons marched in a body to the Town Hall, with a piper
at their head, playing " Up and want them a."
GLASGOW, ?davits 14.—1 n the market this morning there was a
good supply of cattle both in regard to number and quality ; and as the
demand was tolerably brisk, it was considered that last week's prices
were more than sustained. Best beef may, in consequence, be quoted
at from 8s fid to 9s per tron stone ; and middling from 71 6d to
Bs. Of sheep there was a middling supply, and sales were made
with considerable celerity. Best black-faced wedders brought front
126 s to 28s a head.
General Weekly A .—Wheat, 72s 4d ; Batley, 42s 9d ; Oats,
lib 13d ; Rye, 46s 8d ; Beans, 39s 4d ; Pease, 42s 611.
MARRIED.—Mr. James Harley, merchant, Glasgow, to Mary,
youngest daughter of Robert Dickle, Esq. Garnet flill.—Mr. John
Brown, to Ann Campbell, youngest daughter of the late Alex.
Campbell,
DIED.—At Garnet Place, Isabella Drysdale, relict of the late Mr.
Charles Oatts, Edinburgh.—At Glasgow, Miss Martha Donald.—At
Paisley, the Rev. Mr. Earthen, in the thirty-third year of his Ministry
in the Middle Church Pariah.—At Duddingston, Mrs. Captain Stew-
art, daughter of the late Rev. Mr. Park, of Old Monkland.—At Clare.
moot Place, Glasgow, the Rev. William Wilson, of Greenock.—At
Alt-Patrick Bank, Mr. Alex. Robertson, aged 64, and at Hostler,
brother, Mr. William Robertson, aged 70.—At Glasgow, Mr.
Rainey, merchant, 62.—At Castle Toward, Caroline, youngest
ter of Kirkman Finlay, Req.—At Bath-street,' Glasgow, Mrs. saes
M'Adam, relict of the late William Cabo, Esq.—At Dumbarton,
aged 102, Niel M'Lean, a nadve of the island of Mull.—He was six-
teen years of age at the period of Charlie's rebellion. He recollected
well his subsequent defeat, and his being driven back to, and pursued
as a fugitive in, these western Wands, The old Highland patriarch
used to tell, " that he minded wed wed, when Charlie skulked in tbe
liseknds, twa-three of his starving followers entered his father's little
house we morning. when his:soother had dished the family's breakfast.
ffth=pakchaps sippet a' the pardtdt his mother had made, and
the plates."

Paisley and Suburbs
Dundee
Leith

POLICE REPORTS.
/111AWSION NOUSIt.
A respectable man, who keeps an oil and colas:whop in WhitechN.tl
was charged with being the father of a child of Sarah Berry, a • di*
looking young woman, who had been lately in service.
declared The defendant that he bad never seen the young woman bt
fors she did him the favour to swear that he had been so well acqua:",j
with ber. _ _

The officers of the parish in which the child was born, said that dt
girl, from the moment she was found to be in the family way, aiwa,
asserted that the defendant was the father.

The young woman said the defendant must have been perfectly con.
minus that he was the father, or he would not have proposed, before tl.,
1 said, wofit....thertoi pronetoPsy tor"; twfeeackt, fworh which, ,Intnhtternionr.in opinion,She
w would tell
against the false man's statement. The parish officers of Whitechapet,
and others were aware of the proposal.
The parish officer denied that the defendant had in his presence made
any proposal of the kind.
An old woman, who declared that she was present when the offer wa,
made, positively swore that the defendant in effect owned that he vie
the father of the child, who resembled him very much in features; there
was a sort of a smirking turn about the baby's chin that greatly rt_
sembled the father ; besides, the father turned up his eyes, for he had
been a Methodist preacher, and so did the child: (loud laughter.)._
The case was dismissed. _ _ _

ClunatuaLz..—The uselessness of the existing checks to fraud in
the coal trade, is manifested almost every day. Two cases were brought
before the coal committee, which were ordered to be prosecuted. in
one of them, five chaidrons had been purchased for use at a city watch.
house, and the appearance of the sacks exciting the suspicions of the
beadle, he collected some of his superiors, who ordered the last waggon
load to be measured, and there was a deficiency of 13 bushels in 32
sacks. In the second cue, a certificate was delivered to the buyer that
five rooms of coal had been laden in a barge, which contained but four
rooms.

TOWVN•BALL. Miles Gray was charged on a re-examination
with stealing a pair of boots and a pair of shoes, the property of John
Reeding, of Vinegar-yard, Tooley.street. There is a second charge fur
a robbery of 20 half-sovereigns and 40s. in silver from John Chippin•
ton, who lodged with the prisoner's mother, at Nayland, in Suffolk,
where he was on a visit, which was also proved. On the first charge
the prisoner was committed for trial at the Southwark Sessions, and a
detainer lodged on the second.
Truism Potacz.—Henry Ifeasstish, a shopkeeper and general
dealer, of No. 45, Broad-street, St. George's-in-the-East, was charged
with sweating Ellis Hutchinson.
Mr. BIODEIIP said, it appeared by the evidence that the defendant's
conduct was most unmanly, and ordered him to find bail to answer the
charge at the Sessions. Subsequently he behaved so bad, and called
the complainant such vile names, that he was called back, and after
being reprimanded by the Magistrates, was ordered to give 24 hour,'
notice of bail.

111nay.Ln-sonwn.—Maurice Walsh, Dennis Noonan, and Thady
Burns, blades of the " triple grass." were placed at the bar, charged,
imprimis, with dipping the chosen leaf of Bard and Chief " too deeply
on Patrick's day ; ' secondly. settling an ould family grudge in an Irish
way in Crawford-street ; and lastly, assaulting divers of the Metropo.
litan Blues, who interfered in preventing " the boys" from doing thing,
in their own way.
Salmon, of the D troop, stated that on the evening of the 17th, in.
formation was received of a desperate Irish row raging in Crawford-
street. He went thither, and the first object he saw was Master Noonan
flourishing. not u kippeen, but a carpenter's hammer, with which he
played the auctioneer desperately, " knocking down" the heads of the
opposite party whenever they presented themselves. Salmon attempted
to arrest the progress of the hammer, but was seized behind of Misthur
Walsh, and brought horizontally with the pavement, in which post.
tion Walsh was determined to keep him, for he knelt upon his breast,
and Denis might have proceeded in hammeringi the skulls of the Roches
until they had no more left to hammer at, had not more policemen
come up.
Walsh and Burns were fined each 20s. or committed for one month ;
and Denis Noonan, in consideration of the carpenter's hammer, was
Sped 4Gs. or two months.

DEATH BY FIGHTING AT—WIMBLEDON.
A fatal occurrence took place on Thursday evening on Wimbledon
Common. Gipsies have long been in the habit of congregating on
Wimbledon Common, on the limits of the two parishes of Wimbledon
and Putney, so as to move quarters when disturbed by the parish lA.
cers. About five o'clock on Thursday evening, a man of the name of
Taylor, who was thus encamped with his wife and nine children (the
youngest at the breast), was quietly at work at his business of basket.
making, when another traveller of the same description came to the
spot, intoxicated and very furious. A scuffle ensued between them,
in which Taylor received a severe knock-down blow, and he died sett
mot-ring.
A Coroner's Inquest was held on the body on Saturday.
The wife of the deceased having expressed a wish to be called upon
to give evidence, she was desired to enter the room, when she stated that
she only wished the prisoner Faulkner to be slightly punished, as she
believed it was a fair fight, but she was not present at it.
The Coroner briefly addressed the Jury, and observed that the ease
had nothing like murder in k ; and it would be for them to consider
what other verdict they should return.
The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of " Man.
slaughter against William Faulkner." The prisoner was then called
into the room and intbrmed of the verdict of the jury, and asked if he
had any thing to say t when he merely replied that he had nothing more
to say than that he was intoxicated at the time, and only fought with the
deceased because he had challenged hint on the previous day. The
prisoner appeared to have suffered more by the combat than the de.
ceased, his face being shockingly contused, his collar bone put out, and
his right arm in a sling.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF FIVE Ltv ES.—
The May Flower, a fishing vessel of about 75 tons, belong-
ing to Colchester, left that port for mackerel with six persons
on board. The wind being fair they proceeded out to sea,
and had reached **out twenty miles on the opposite side of
the Isle of Wight, when suddenly a violent gale from the
south-west sprang up, and before those on board could pull
in their sails, a tremendous gust of wind caught them, and
turned the vessel keel uppermost, when the whole of the
crew were precipitated into the ocean. Brand, one of the
crew, who succeeded in getting on board a boat, was car-
ried out to sea, where he was tossed upon the billows for se-
veral hours, having neither oar Aor sail in the boat. While
he was thus exposed to the raging elements, a brig in the
course of the day hove in sight, and having noticed the boat
put off, and took the unfortunate man on board, who was
exhausted with fatigue ; and to whom every attention was
paid which humanity could; suggest. Brand was landed
on the following day. Out of the five unfortunate men who
thus met a watery grave, three of them were brothers, on
whose labour depended the support of their family.

At Brighton, Lady Susan Hotham, of a daughter.--On the 18th
instant, In Wimpole-street, the lady of J. Green ‘Vilklasou, Rag. of
daughter.
MARRIED.

On the 1&h instant, at Alvmtoke Church, Hants, George Walsh
Hallam, Esq. only son of George Hallam, Esq. of White Barns.
Herts, to Louisa, eldest daughter of Captain Prevost, Royal Miry.—
On the 16th instant, at St. George's, Hanover.square, the Rev. Henry
J. Roper, of Telgamouth, to Diana, daughter of Joseph Wannsby,
Req. of Middle Park, Eltham.
DIED.
At her house in Raker-street, Portman.square, Hai*, daughter of
his F.e.Ueoe the late Governor White.
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CO N-EXCHA-NGE—THIS DAY.

Wheat.new,Kent, Beni 74. 78. Peas, Grey . 361 44$
Old . .—s—s 1 Beans, Small . . 401 421
Suffolk. (White) . 72s 70s ; Tick . Ms 363
Norfolk & Suff. (Red), 66s 724 ; Oats, Potatoe . ills 31s
Rye . . 30s 34s I Poland . 26s 28s
Barley. 384 401 ..Fine 441 4781 Feed • • 224 245
Peas, White . 401 42.1 Flour, per sack, . • 60s 651
Boilers . . 461 48.1 Rapeseed . tff36 £3B Pen"'
•111111VALS.
Wheat, English (qrs.) - 2,070 i Barley, Foreign -
Irish . . . .—.— ' Oats, Ening,
Foreign . . . 11,511 Trish -
Barley, English . . 2,b10 Foreign - .......
Irish . - . --• English Fluor (sacks) 2,9

. 160
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SMITHFIELD—THIS DAY.
CATTLE AT WARIEST :
Beasts, 2,79o—Sheep, 20,530—Pigs, 170—Calves, 120.
Beef ....... 4s Od to 4s 6J I Pork
Os Mutton ... .4s 8d as 2d Lamb .....
Veal.
Hay (per load), .42 10s. to A 4 Os. Clover, A 3 U. to 13 °l'''-'
Straw, Al 13s. to 482 Os.
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COAL-EXCHANGE-THIS DAY.

Best Waßond Coals
Other sons
Ships at Market, 250.....................
Tin WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
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