Star.
London, England, 1831-08-02 00:00:00

SENTENCiIi OF THE PRITONEHS.

Sentence of death recorded.—William Gibbs, breaking
into the house of Irslter Williams, at Handsworth, on the
_':id of June, and stealing therefrom six bottles of whiskey,
and ttra bottles of wine ; Wilson Scholeßeld, breaking into
the house of John Lloyd, at Tipton, and stealing a silver
watch ; Richard Brotherton, stealing a cart and bridle from
William Brown, of Walsall ; John Neigh, for house-break-
ing. at Burslern ; Wm. Felton, robbing Matthias South.
wick, at Brewood, of money and a watch. [John Hickson,
indicted with Felton, was acquitted.] Robert Carter, and
James Jackson, alias Yates, for house-breaking, at Stoke.
upon. Trent ; Samuel Lote, stealing a gelding from William
Turner, of Dixon's-green; Ralph Hammond, stealing a
mare front Ralph Beardmore, of Kingslow ; Thomas Lin-
ford, stealing a mare from James Foster, of Darlaston ; John
Ranch, stealing a cow from William Allday, of. Bilston ;
Richard Baylis, breaking into the house and stealing money
from Thomas Illoorc, of Amblecoat. [ Arthur Turner and
Benjamin Hughes, committed for this offence, were ad-
mitted evidence.] James Bott, for housebreaking, at
Rassvich ; John Stokes, stealing a mare from A. Walker, of
Darlaston.

Transported for life.—John Williams, stealing a copper
boiler from 'Wm. Fellowes, of Wolverhampton.
Fourteen years' transportation. Charles Garrington,
welding chickens, at Walsall.
Seven yeats.—Wm. West, stealing a pair of shoes, at
Mebane ; Robert Scattergood, stealing a spade, at Bram.
pone; Thomas Hanson, stealing a pair of stockings at
stoke-upon-Trent.
Gramm sr's' Marrxxck—On Tuesday last, an adjourned
quarterly and special general meeting of the guardians of the
roor was held at the public office Moor.street, Mr. S. W.
Suffield in the chair. About thirty guardians were present.
" The provision committee in presenting their report, have
to state that the average number of poor in the house have
been .*3l. and the expense in maintaining them 3s. 20. per
bead per week. There hart. been relieved, during the quar-
ter, 905 tramps ; the expense of which at Bd. per head.
mounts to 181. 17. id.

" The amount of debts owing the3oth of June, 1831. are
as follows : Z. s. d.
Provions ... .. ... .. 684 3 91
Sundries and Repairs ... 149 15 1;
Stationary ... .. .. 73 13 3
Drugs ... .. ... .. 206 5 75

£lll3 17 9!
Prom nine to ten paupers Lave gone out to work during
the above period, whose gains have been £l7 lia.
THE CLOTHING COMMITTEE REPORT.
_ _ _

The clothing Commitfee in presenting their report for the
last quarter. have to state the amount of their debts to be
£l5O I Is. M. The amount of clothing tlelivered :
X e. d.
To the inmpoor ... ... Wl3 101
..
Out .. .. -.• ... 29 12 5
Apprentices .. ... .. 13 13 8
Asylum ... .. . ... b7ll 0
Lnnatic Asylum ... ... .. 1 19 0
Bedd.ng, &c. .. 26 17 8

£197 7 st!
The average rutrber of poor has been 43U, and the ex.!
pcnse of clothing them 2is. per head.
At a Meeting of the Council of the Political Union. en
Tntsday eveniog. three delegate% from a Political Seciety
existing in London. called "Tile National Association of
the Working Classes," presented a letter funs! .ha Com-
mittee of dm, hada', to the Council of the Union, peay
ittg their aid and interfer. nee in procuring. tier tit: class
of pcts.,rs generally oh. which •the Association was coto poste'.
a recognition of their rigkt of franchise, in the Bill now he-
fore the House of Commons. It was sta.tel by then
the Society of which thee were itaembers. was eoniaose,! el
wen subsisting on their labour, or wealth prodecera, who,
ith their familles,resided In lodging+ at a rental of 101. per
ann.= and upwards, but not beteg renters of houses
at that sum. were therefore excluded from :the interded
alteration, nett not recognised as being worthy of rem-
sentetion. They estimated their numbers at about seven
thousand, mid, with others of the saute class as themselves,
but belonging to otitar Political Societies. computed that no
less than twenty thousand may be supposed to be interes.cu
in the application in London alone. The object of the fo-
tetferecce of the Dinningbam Political ('nion in their behalf
was to be directed towards eta aining fur them the same
privilege as was intended to 1): bestowed upon. the I tll.
hook...holder*. or to procure a recoanition of their right to re-
presentation, by the insertion of a clause to that effect in the
preamble of the bill ; and after the lapse of a specified runt-
her of years, by virtue of the some clauee, to have the law
of franchise btatowed upon a limited vomiter, inereatting i.t
extent. as education, prudence, and krewleage made way
among them. The interfetenee re* however objected to by
the Ditmingham Political Council. ea account of its being
an attempt to alter Ca: bill, to which they were pledged in
support. The right to the possession of the electivefranchiee
by the cites of persons. of which the National Aseccia-
- tioa" was composed was fully admitted, but they declines.,
from a disinehrati to to disturb the bill. to make any inter-
position in ttaar behalf.
The'hosinees above reported. Itavieg been diecossed. the
subject of the Reform bill and the factious opposition by
which it is met in the House of Common:, was next intro-
aimed. It was ultimately agreed, atter a very animated
conversation, to adjourn the further consideration to a Special
Meeting of the Couteil to b: ettlied tot Timrsday. Ac-
cordingly. in the evening of that day they again met, when
the following petition wars unanintoualy adopted :
1. That your Petitioners believed that the nation had, a•
the late election, returned to yeur Honourable House, as re-
presentatives of its feelings and interests. a majority of
Alentbers who were convinced of the neeeesity of Parliament-
ary Reform ; and of that Reform, at the least, which had
been proposed by I:is:Majesty's Ministers.
2.—That the confidence which your petitioners therefore
repeat, in your /knowable House, has hitherto induced
them to wait with patience for the issue of its deliberations;
hut they regret to ohaerve, that the nation's determination
to possess, at ltrigth, the rights of which it has been so long
deprived, is set at nought ; and that dtEtrence is paid less
to the will of an LZr bed people, titan to the sordid and filen.
kea ollections of hats-rested individuals.
S—That liter tat:the:era have observed with disgust and
indigorrion, the tac:ioto• anti puerile opposition made to the
eptriors • f a majority of your Honourable House, and to
the den:rl,,lA of an epprorted and insulted people; and with


fe,l:llg3 of a nearly similar character, they contrast the ra-
pidity with which measures of penalty and of spoliation
have been enacted by former Parliaments, with the ex-
traordinary tardiness at present displayed in completing a
wholesome and healing measure of wisdom, justice,and con.
ciliation.

4.—That your petitioners respectfully retulod your honour.
able house, that the state of distress which has so lung op-
pressed the energies of the nation, and filled the country with
anxiety end misery, imperatively demands the immediateat-
tendon of your honourable house, and the adoption of com-
prehensive and Effectual remedies ; but that it is impossible
until the present gnat measure of retorm shall be carried into
effect. that such attention should be given, and such reme-
dies be applied ; and that, therefore, your petitioners feel it
their duty to urge upon your honourable house the absolute
necessity of no longer permitting the bill of reform to be re.
tardtd in its progress, pod the sufferings of an oppressed, but
ipatieni people, prolonged by the obstinate and factious op-
ppousition eby s small and interested minority to the as
knowledged and Expeessed opinions of the great majority of
the members of your honourable house, and of the people of
the united kingdom.
s.—Your petitioners do therefore strenuously urge your
honourable house to take the premises into most serious con.
sideration, and in the passing of the bill before it, to observe
a despatch which is demanded alike by the justice and reason
of the case, and by a due regard to the feelings, the wishes,
and the interests of a mighty nation.
Birmingham, July 28, 1831.
The petition is to be presented by Mr. O'Connell.
Foazrow GLovas.- —The following is copied from an
official return of the number of dozen pair of Foreign
Gloves, imported in 1828, 1829, and 1830, and the amount
of duty received :
Habits. Mtn's. Women's. Duty.
1828..69,.564 27,688 3,025 X 21,653
18'29-45,679 23.635 2,781 13,510
1830...62,923 25,013 3,187 19,468
Quarter } 19,132 10,505 881 6,529
April 5,
It will he observed from this account, that the importation
during the last fifteen months has been very great. A hve
seems to be entertained that some arrangement will be made
for checking smuggling, from which the trade also suffers
much.

FIRE.—An alarming fire broke out on Thursday morn-
ing, at the extensive china manufactory of Messrs. Chem.
Pertain rend Cain Worcester. The entire of the painting
room was gutted, and it was also unroofed • the model
rnom adjoining was likewise injured; and besides this,
damage to some amount was occasioned in the destruction
of en:l=ous valuable models, and sonic beautiful china in
the process of painting.
STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES.—The
erods received
into the Potteries last year, and despatch from them,
amounted to upwards of 106,000 tons : the first price of the
raw materials used in their manufacture was but 56,0001. and
that of the same materials wrought op was 1,300,0001. ex-
hibiting an amount of wealth created, of labour paid, and
profit actually reaped, hardly falling short of one million
and a quarter sterling.
MARRIED.—At Bridguorib, the Rev. W. B. Crotch,
A.M. to Elizabeth, second daughter of Thos. Duppa, Esq.
of Briagnorth.—Mr. John Adams, of Kinnersley, to Emma,
second daughter of W. Palin, Esiq. of Cherringtoo Manor.
DIED.--At Handsworth, Sarah, widow of the late
Lieut.-Colonel A. J. Blaedonnell, of Lochgarry-83, Mr.
G. R. Shaw, an eminent surgeon, of Dudley—ln Shrews.
bury, the Rev. Peter How, Rector of Workington, 72—At
Cheadle, John Higgs, Esq. banker-69, Cottrill Corbett
Req. of lieneyborae, Gloccesterehire—At Croft Cade, the
Rev. James Kevin, 62.
FREEMAN'S JOURNAL, July 29.
LETTER OF DR. DOYLE TO LORD FARNHAM, ON' THE