Star.
London, England, 1825-07-27 00:00:00

SUNDERLAND, Jar '23.
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Daring the present week, the proceedings of the
sailors belonging to the Union, now out of employ-
ment at Sunderland, have been unusually disorderly.
Monday and Tuesday they formed themselves into se-
parate groups,
_ and endeavoured to deter such sailors
as were not Union men from continuing in their re-
spective ships. In this, however, they succeeded but
very partially. Wednesday, a pretext was afforded
them for a more general assemblage, by the desertion
of one of their body, who had filled one of the most
confidential situations in the society. The scree s at the
east end of the town began to fill early in the after.
noon, and it was then announced that the individual
alluded to was to be burned in effigy. The inhabitants
in the neighbourhood soon found it necessary to call in
the aid of the civil power, and after a severe struggle,
the constables succeeded in rescuing the effigy from the
fate that awaited it. The contest was, however, by no
means terminated. Tne crowd increased most amaz-
ingly, and with mutual and repeated exhortations of
" down with the constables," drove them before them
till they were forced to take refuge in the Exchange.—
The High-street was jammed full from side to side,
and the huzzas of the multitude, three fourths of whom
were women and children, resounded from one end of
the town to the other. Two Gentlemen were now seen
to issue from the Exchange, and a report ran through
the crowd, that it was to them the constables owed their
safety. -The torrent set in with increased violence in
the direction these Gentlemen had taken, who being
assailed (one of them severely bruised) with brick-bats,
stones, and any other missile that was at hand, sought
safety in the shop of Mr. William Haddock, kin-
monger. Though every precaution was use,' by closing
the shutters, &c. nearly twenty squares of glass m ere
almost immediately demolished in his and the adjoining
house, when the attention of the mub being attracted
by a drunken sailor, i?r by a sailor who appeared to bv
di unk, they dispersed, and the streets in a Lew minutes
were as quiet as usual.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION• HOUSE.

ADULTZRATION 07 Atom—There were some inaccutacies in the
report of what took place at the Justice Room on Saturday, arising
from the sometimes almost inaudible tone of voice in which many
of the observations and assertions were made. As the subject is
one of vital importance, we hasten to correct the errors as well as
to add some further information which Mr. Clarke, the Operator
at Apothecaries Hall, has most readily given, with the view of
producing a great public benefit.
The person whose adulterated flour was seized at Hull, had
previously a quantity of wheat in bond, and was permitted (as is
the custom) by the Commissioners to take it out, and grind it, on
condition of returning 196 lbs. of genuine wheaten flour for every
five bushels of corn. Instead of substituting the pure article, how-
ever, he sent in an adulteration of beans, buck-wheat, and flour of
the very coarsest description. This compound was not under the
King's locks two days, when it was suspected to be bad, and no
time was lost in sending samples to the Commissioners of Customs of
the Port of London. Mr. Clarke was then seat by the Lords of the
Treasury to analyze the compound, and lie found it to be made of
the abovementioned ingredients. lie had, upon several former
occasions, found in bakers. flour an immense quantity of plaster of
Paris, burnt hones, an earthy substance called Derbyshire White
technically, of the most destructive nature. The colour of all those
dreadful ingredients is beautifuL It resembles that of the very
finest nose, and the article is impossible to be detected in its un-
made-up state without a chemical ,process. Hut the compound he
had examined at Hull, it was erroneous to say. contained plaster
of Paris or bones. It was accordingly condemned as had been
already stated, and the party fined.
The Loan Marna said, the public seemed to labour under a
delusion in supposing that alum was the ingredient to be so much
apprehended in bread.
Mr. Clarke said the delusion was most gross. Alum he con-
sidered not at all injurious in the quantities which it is used by the
bakers.—ln the course of the conversation it was stated, that some
persui,s were in the habit, it was believed, of substituting the adul-
terated flour in order to defraud Government, and of throwing it,
when it was too bad for sale, into the sea. In most instances, it was,
however, admitted that they disposed of it on the Centincot;
A poor woman, who keeps a baker's shop in the Borough, called
upon Mr. Clarke, upon seeing the account of what took place at
the Maisim.-11ouse.with samples of flour, which she said she bad
bought at G 8 shillings the sack, a price at which the best flour can
be obtained. She complained that in the baking it turned airing
black, and she lost twenty-two customers by it , she was refused
redress, and was unable to pay for the flour on account of the bad-
ness of it. Upon examination, Mr. Clarke found that the article
was horribly adulterated, and be advised the poor woman not only
not to pay a farthing for the stuff, but to make a complaint before a
Magistrate in the Borough, who would no doubt redress her.
fr. Clarke says the public ought to be most particularly on
their guard, in their use of confectionary at least chromate of
lead, copper, verdigris, iron, rose pink, vermilion, or powder
blue, might be mixed with it.
lie informs us, that the adulteration by beans and peas may
be detected by mixing a little of the article to be put to the test,
with water and a small quantity of ammonia. The beans will
turn brown, and the peas yellow, while the flour mixed with
those ingredients remains white. But ammonia will not detect
adulteration by burnt bones or plaster of Paris, or Derbyshire
White, or calcareous substances. A small quantity of diluted
sulphuric acid (oil of vitriol) will discover adulteration of all those
kinds with the exception of that by plaster of Paris. Alum, he
says, is used by the baker only when the yeast is very bad, and
it is used in very small quantities, merely one pound to eight
bushels of flour, mid can do no harm. If the Informer would seize
the flour instead of the alum, be would do a real public service.
MARY-LA RONNF—

A man named' Passe, under-butler to Earl Manvers, was
brought up under an extraordinary charge. About day-light in the
morning, the Earl and his household were alarmed by an
extraordinary noise, as if burglars were breaking into the lower
part of the house. His Lordship and some of his servants imme-
diately came down stairs well armed, when they found the defend-
ant in a state of apparent derangement, smashing all the china and
glass in his care. He was immediately secured and confined. The
defendant expressed his extreme sorrow for what he had done,
which be could only account for by declaring that be had lgst his
reason during his sleep, and acted under the influence of some ter-
rible impression, which bad left no record in his meinory.---The
charge not being pressed, the prisoner was discharged.
Three females, domestics of Mrs. Eidnay, of Maids Hill
were charged with robbing her. The Lady had missed jewels to
the value of i5OO at various times, and suspecting her servants,
had two of them taken to Bow-street. The evidence, however,
being deemedinsulicient, they were discharged ; but bearing they
had removed their trunks to the residence of the third, whom she
bad occasionally employed, she had them searched, and found such
proofs of their roguery as induced the Magistrates to remand them.