Star.
London, England, 1825-11-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

M A NSION-HOUSE.
A Gentleman who holds shares in a Company called the Metro-
politan Fish Company, yesterday applied to the Loan MAvoa, for
the prrpo■e of obtaining the return of the deposits paid to the
hankers ppm his shares.
He stated that there was no pretence whatever for detaining
what remained of the deposits from the Shareholders, as the Com-
pany had drawn its last breath. He had, when the shares reached
a premium, been advised to sell, but as he bad no idea of gambling,
and as he had been told that there was a great probability of suc-
cess, be had locked up his shares, upon which he had paid s£l each,
determined to abide the result of the experiment. The proceedings
of the managers shewed how ill qualified they were to undertake
an extensive business. They appointed Mr. Myers, the fishmon-
ger, to a sort of nominal superinundence, and purchased his busi-
ness, which it is well known was very great. Ile enlarged the
premises at a considerable expense, and operations commenced.
The managers, however, set up two or three other concerns in the
west end of the town, and placed over them persons ignorant of
the trade. The premises selected were wholly unfit for the busi-
ness, and Mr. Myers, the moment he saw them, declared that the
fish could mver keep. The predictions ot failure began to pour in
front all sides, and the business began to flag. After the managers
had wasted a great deal of money in dabbling in fish, Mr. Myers
became rather uneasy, and, as he was still in possession of his shop,
be determined that the Company should come to a perfect under-
standing with him. Ile succeeded, after a goad deal of trouble,
in obtaining 10s. In the pound upon the debt of the Company to
him; and lie was now endeavouring to get back the business he
bad lost. 'Die lea.•t the Directors (of whom Lord George Sey-
mour was one) could do was to make a speedy division of what re-
mained of the deposits amongst the shareholders.
The LORD MAYOR advised a meeting should be called of the
shareholders—that the Directors should be required to lay before
them the state of its funds--surd as the Company was in such an un-
Cot tunate conditiory hat an immediate settlement should take place.

INSOLVENT DEBTOTIS' COURT. Nov A.
William Bell was opposed /)Y Mr. Coots, no h h 11
of a person of the name of Mitchel to 1411(n/11,1,4
given a promissory note for 125/. in I aymen: for „.i
had by his grand-daughter, uh car' ies on an eceii6%e
business in this article in lind-sticet.

It appeared from the evides.ce, thtt the Irhohetet
grand-daughtir persuaded him to accept the bill in
question, when she assured him that dents were °Ain,
to the concern by his Al.ijectv, Prince Leop,,ij,
Lord George Cavendish, sufficient to net it svi,eit
became due.

The Insolvent was pointedly interrogated respettin.,
a legacy of 2001. bequeathed to I is wife in the 7e4r 182 f
hut nothing was elicited to wat ant a cuspicinn the
any part of it was concealei with a view to defraud hi,
creditors.

Mr. Commissioner LAW slid, that as the prnmissory.sinie
drawn subsequently to the contract for the milk Lying been en,
tered into, and as it did not arsear that any extension of credit
was sought for in consequence, the Insolvent was emitted to the
benefit of the Act.—Discharged.

ANCIENT PRICE OF LABOUR.—In the year 13.;q,
25th Edw.lll. wages paid to haymakers were id::
day. A mower of meadows 3d. a-day, or 11.1,,,„
Reapers of corn in the first week of August, 2 t.
second, 3J. per day, and so on till the end of Aug".
without meat, drink, or other allowance, hiding the;
own tools. For threshing a quarter of wt.ear or Ile.
21d. a quarter of barley, beans, peas, and oat., I
master carpenter 3d. a-day, other carpenter, 2",. A
master mason 4d. per day, other masons 3d. ald the',
servants 4d. per day. Tilers 3d. and their h
lid. Thatchers 3d. per day, and their kilns I:C.
Plasterers, and other workers of mud walls anJ char
knaves in like manner, st ithont meat or drink, and elis
from Easter to Michaelmas; and from that bruits,
according to the direction of the Justices.
Few would expect to find a coincidence of exists-
sion between such men as the old Lord Lover, trt‘,,
was remarkable for his insensibility, and !he celebratef
Scottish poet, S;r DAVID LINDSAY, 't% herl Ixbnnrinr
under the ban of Pi inces. When LINDSAY was in e..
grace with James V. he addressed an epistle to the
King, in which ate these lines :
" When thou was young, I bare thee in my arm,
Full tenderly, till thou began to gang ;
And in thy bed oft happit thee full warm,
With lute in hand did sweetly to thee sing."
Lord LOVAT wrote thus to the Duke of CUMBERLAND,
when made prisoner in Scotland. in the hope of ob.
mining his intercession with the KING—" I oton C:11
ried your Rlyal Highness in my arms in the pack,
Kensington and Hampton-can't, to hold you up
fully to your Royal Grandfather, that he might eat•
brace you," &c.

The hounds of John Netherton, Esq. of Bowden, Devon, huineJ
an old fox last week, but did not succeed in killing hint. The kaii:
night, Master Reynard (in propriapersona), paid a visit to Vr. \.'l
poultry-yard, and in return fur the amusement affirded
litely carried off one of the finest geese.