Star.
London, England, 1827-09-05 00:00:00

IRISH REAPERS.

Last week a detachment of the Irish legion at present
quartered on Scotland, made a descent upon a farm in
the parish of Linton, near Edinburgh, and on being re-
fused employment by the farmer, they very coolly—.
like the good.natured brownies of yore—took his rural
affairs under their own gratis superintendence. The
reapers, it appears, had called at the farm in question
upon a Saturday, and the good man of the house
having some trifling out-door work to perform, he
charitably employed the greater part of them that day,
and also indulged them with bed and board over the
Sunday. oa,Monday morning they were dismissed
with breakfast, 'the farmer having no further occasion
for their sea vices. The poor fellows, however, felt too
comfortable under the roof of their kind employer, to
take leave without expressing their reluctance to depart.
" Och," said the seeming patriarch of the tribe, " just
/aye us alone, master, and we'll cut your crops." The
farmer assured them he had but onefseid ready for the
sickle, and that his own servants were as yet sufficient for
the task. " Ah ! master," continued the importunate Pat-
'ander, " be airy now, and just give us our wait, and
we'll reip the crop as it ripens." The farmer, however,
decidedly ordered them away, and betook him to the
business of his farm. The Irishmen also departed, but
not, it would seem, to seek a new master ; for about
mid-day the astounded husbandman lilted up his ryes
and beheld the whole of them " kemping like deevils"
among his corn, and lo! the half of the " one ripe field"
was already in stooks! The farmer tried to be angry,
but the oddity of the scene before him, and sympathy'
for the destitute actors, overcame his rising wrath; he
gave them mait for another season; and up to this day,
we believe, these honest Hibernians continue their gra-
tuitous operations in .Linton, with seemingly as little
anxiety about fee or reward, as the brownie 'dept Aitken
DI um.—Scotaman.

Last week Mrs. PRITCHARD, the landlady of the Nag's I
Head Inn, Roas, died, in consequence of fright, occasioned by the
sting of a wasp.
Wednesday evening, a cow, the property of James
Vaughan, a tenant of General Fitzgerald, residing near Moy Castle,
within a mile and a half of Lattincit, brought forth four calves!
The cow and calves are quite healthy.—Limeriek
Friday as an hostler employed in one of the stables
in Leith-street, Edinburgh, was descending from the
hay loft, be fell against one of the horses, and the
frightened animal gave him a violent kick, which killed
him on the spot.
Yesterday three old houses, situated in Dean's-yard,
St. Giles's, which had been condemned, suddenly tum-
bled to the ground, with a crash that appalled the
neighbourhood. Not a single individual received any
injury, the inhabitants having vacated possession
on Saturday.
Last evening an Inquest was held before THOMAS
SHELTON, Esq. at St. Thomas's Hospital, on view of the
body of Alexander Brackenridge. By the evidence of
Mr. John Penn, engineer, of Greenwich, who saw the
accident which caused the man's death, it appeared that
the deceased was employed on the new invented steam
engine for the purpose of discharging bullets; about
three o'clock on Friday last he was working the pump to
fill the generators—that by some means the two pistons
b.came disjointed, which was the cause of steam get-
ting into the machine; this made the valve rebound,
and part of the engine flew with immense force agaiast
the eye of the deceased. He was immediately conveyed
to the Hospital, where he lived but a short time. Ver-
dict—Accidental Death.

Sunday night last a very audacious robbery was
committed upon the person of Richard Mansell, a ser•
vant, we believe, of Mr. Hardman's, who resides at
Pendleton. The young man, it appeared, had spent
thiafternoon with two grenadiers of the 56th Regiment
of Foot, now stationed in the Salford barracks, with
whom be remained at the Bull's Head until eight
o'clock, when, being desirous of returning home, he
asked them if they would bear him company. The
soldiers, whose names are Patrick Leary and John.
Jones, consented, and they set out across the fields.!
When they had proceeded about a mile and a half,l
Mansell said that he had occasion to call at a house,
that lay on the road side, and was upon the point of
turning up a lane which led to it, when both soldiers
laid hold of him, and said he should not leave their
company, since they had enlisted him, and were deter-1
mined to take him to the sergeant. Mansell knowing
this to be a falsehood, struggled violently to regain his
liberty. but to no purpose; they flung hint down, took
his watch from his fob, and ran off, but were afterwards
taken into custody, and cartied before the sitting,Ma•
gistrate at the New Bailey Court House; when evidence
being adduced sufficient to satisfy the mind of the Ma-
gistrate that the case ought to go before a Jury, they
were folly committed to. Lancaster to take their trial.
their at the Assizes.--Bollon Express.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, Sari. 5. "
The supplies (1,4)0 qrs. of Wheat, 40 qrs. or Barley, 70 qrs. of
Oats. and 5,200 .ac►s of Flour,) since Monday being unusually small.
our market was expected to bare been brisk ; but Ibis being Wed
ricsday, when tio country buyers attend, and ample stocks of. the
different sorts of Grain remaining on band, little or no kind of bud.
mat was done, and prices mus: be nominally quoted at on Mouttj.