Star.
London, England, 1827-06-04 00:00:00

DIX AbrUL ARES.

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About on* o'clock this morning the vicinity of King-
street, St. Girtirge's, was thtown Into great confusion by
the lower part of the premises of Mr. Donaldson's lead
worts appearing in flames. The alarm was promptly
spread throughout the vicinity, and a family occupying
tht second floor over the works were aroused to a
sense of their danger, but the fire rapidly spread in
such a manner, that to get down stairs was impossible,
and the family, consisting of a was, his wife, and two
children, had barely time to escape by 'the window
ledge to an adjoining house. During the short inter-
val of their effecting this object, the flames commu-
nicated to every part of the building, and back
to the
.rear with tremendous fury, and being ac-
companied by dense clouds of smoke had a power-
fully appalling effect. The strong party walls which
separated the premises of Mr. D..naldson's from
the adjoining houses, had the effect of preventing their
being included in the burning ruin, and the flames being
confined in one compact space, appeared to bid defiance
to all efforts to check their progress. The utmost danger
was experi need to the persons occupied in working the
water hose of the engines, from the streams of lead
which rolled rapidly out of the premises. The flames
were partially checked by the falling of the roofs and
walls about two o'clock, and altogether subdued in two
hours after, and nothing now remains of an extensive
factory, but a heap of mouldering rubbi,h.
An ales ming fire broke out about half past twelve
o'clock on Thursday night, in the shop of Mr. ESTILL,
hair-dresser, &c. Haggersgate, Whitby. Mr. U. only
occupying the shop, and the other past of the premises
being empty, the fire had got to a great height before
it was discovered ; but as soon as the afar m was given,
the firemen and engines were quickly on the spot, and
by too o'clock the fire was got completely under, but
not before having destroyed the house in which it
originated.
Wednesday night, Mrs. Knight, of New•street, Mar-
' gate, put her child to beJ, a little boy about three years
of age, and left a candle in the room, by which the cur-
tains f the bed were set on fire, and instantly the
whole room was in a blase, entirely consuming the ler.
nirtne, bed, Sec. and the poor child was so dreadfully
burnt, that it expired about two the next morning.

THE MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANK, Jura 4.

Our supplies of all denominations Grain and Flour were un-
usually small this morning, and at the early pan of the market,
Factors demanded high prices for Wheat, owing to the short
arrival, and the alteration wh•sh has been made in the ge for,
the admission of Wheat; but upon the whole, the improvement
may safely he sail to be Us. per quarter en the prices of this day
week. Marley remains nominally at the same price, hoist new
for making at market. Beans and Peas of both kind were brisk
sale. and rather dearer, as by the old law, and the turn that the
Corn dillies taken, neither of those articles will be admitted entry.
The Oat trade is far lions brisk, still last Monday's prices were
asked for fresh Co. n. In other articles, there is so alteration.

Wheat, Kent & Rum 50s 66s
Suffolk, 50s 64a
Norfolk, 50s 60$
Rye 58s 401
Hrasiey 58s 401
Mak 604 66*

Pegs, Grey. 46s 52s
Beans, Small 50s 54s
Tick 46s 50*
Oats, Potatoe 504 Su
Poland 211. 32s
Feed las 2755

Peas, White 44s 46,
Boilers 418. Sis

Flour, per auk, 454. SOS.
Rapeseed Sus 11s pet last:
LAST WU&
Beaus, qrs.
Foreign Ilesse
Psis

Wheat, English openers 1,415
Do. Foreign IMO
Barley, Bridal' 185
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Fandia Barity sAits
Mak, British 4,372
Oats 1,022

*47
1,220
• 101

iris& Oats
Fonisa Oats 74)41
Heel& Float, subs 5,572

SMITHVIRLD mmutrr, Jove*.

The Beef trade remain, stationary at Ss. to Ss. 4d. jet stone, for
the best young Scots, sad 4s. to 4s. ed. per stone for the coarser
' and inferior meat. Mutton looks rather heavy, prime Downs,
maiden Ewes, &c. not teething more than ss. to Ss. SUL per stone.
Veal remains pretty steady at ss. 44. to 6s. per stone' being the
quotation for the prime young Calves, and St. to Ss. 4(1. that of
the coarser. Lamb appears rather on the decline, the youngest
meat being Ss. 04. to 6s. per stone, and the coarser and larger
4s. 104. to M. 44, per stone. Pork seems iotlined to advance,
dairy fed Porkers reaching M. 4d. to Se. 54. per stone, and the
larger Hogs being Zs. 61. to 41. 4d. per atone. Beasts, 1,719—
Sheep, 29,030--Plgs, 161—Calves, 010.
Beef, per same, 4s. to Se. 44. Mutton, 41. to So. 2d. Veal, Ss.
to 6s. Perk, 4s. to Se. 6d. Lamb, 4‘ 6d. to 6a. Od.—Hay, per
load, £4 to LS 15s. Clover, £4 to .16,105. Straw, Al 166. to Al
LIVERPOOL. Joss it.
Onion Wwee—The import is 17,841 bags, sod the sales amount
to 16,640 bags, at a decline of id. on low Americans, mid itL to id.l
on Brasile ; about 4,000 bags have been taken on speculation
Advice. from New York of the Sth of May, quote prices of Up.
laud at 9 to 10, and Premium of Exchange at-10, which, on 21st
April had been quoted at 84 to 10, and 10 respectively. The Ex
poet of Raw Comm from Great Britain, (luting the week ending
26th May, was 2070 bags ; sad from London, Liverpool, and Hull,
in the shape of wily Calicoes, 4842; and of Twist 4326 ; was not

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less that► 9168 bar.
lloomi, itn.”—Prices of brown and middling Sugar have ad-

'anent ato ls. and 600 Mids. B. P. have been dis-posed oL A
few tasks Carolina Rice have been sold with all faults', which forms
no criterian as to prices.-160 casks Sc. Vincent biolosses have
been taken at 28s. 6d. per cwt.
Paaunows—The demand for new Butters being limited, and
stock increasing, prices have given way front 55. to 6s. on some
descriptiuns. Beef on steady demand, and a further advance looked
for. Purk extremely dull, and present prices merely norninall
500 barrels New York Polk lave arrived, some part of which is
now on sale, and SOs. per Sure' asked fur it in bond. Bacon not
so brisk, and prices rather lower.

Exererton or Wituase Ost.sa, /Oa F .--The last awful
penalty of our laws was exseated on this unfortanate man en Mon- 1
day last, on the drop, then for the Are time used, on the west side
el
our comity poi. It is contracted on the same principle as the
drop lo Lowden and Lancaster I a hook is Axed in the cross-beam
and a skew one is atoched to the tad di the' italter,--so that the
climax occupied In tying the rope across the bum is altogether saved.
Per ammo dose past Ms has been very attendee to his religious
ides, and appeared to be quite papered for the" great change" be
Mme destined to undergo. On Monday be received the holy
eenmeassit with the most profound devotion and Christian re-
▪ on to his impending fate. About tea minutes before
twelve &dock, be was brought up, pinioned, to the vast tower
id wood erected in the situation we have before described;
mad after spending a few minutes in prayer, he was con-
ducted to the upper platform or drop, almost inunediately
Wind up, and the platform sinking beneath his feet 'be was
eolleneed from his sufering !—all motion bowleg ceased in about
tiramm mitlintes. His remains were delivered to his friends on the
filoselne ay for interment. The evening preceding his ex-
ecution GUes spent in the greatest quiet, and slept soundly.—
He mentioned in the morning on aw.king, that he had dreamt
of the awful scene which was shortly about to present it-
self, but talked of It with that calmness which indicated the
most happy resignation. While in chapel, and after he had
'peetehen of the sacrament, be was asked by one who was
parnet, if be was happy ? to which he answered, 6 I wish you
woe's happy as lam ; for I feel completely so." His approach to
the plan of execution was steady and brat; and the fortitude be
hod evinced ever Axe his hopeless fate was made known to him,
nom for a moment forsook him.--Berkshire Qtrarsida.
A fashionably attired yt.ung man, apparently about
twenty-one years of age, was picked up dead, on Friday
morning, from the Serpentine River, Hyde Rick. The
body was carried to the Crown, where it now lies for
the Coroner's Inquest. An elegant gold witch and
tsealc woe found upon him, though no piper of any
description that could lead to a discovery of who be was.,

LAW iNTELLIGENct.
COURT OP ICI3MBENCH, ibi* 6
CHARS'S Ol irrirsrstiAcv, %.*
this wis an indictment against the defeitalubla,
'namely, John Rear:den, an Officer in the Army ; John
Clark, a coal merchant; Robert Wilson, Gentleman;
Thomas eooke, E.q. an Attorney, and Wm. Small-
wood, formerly An auctioneer, for conspiring together,l
and With suing out a false and fraudulent commission of
bankruptcy against John Ramsden and John Clear—
There was also a second count, charging them with
issuing out the said Commission.
The Arrontrat Gunanut., in stating the case to the
Jury, said, that understanding the defendants Were
anxious to avail them.elves of the evidence of Mr.

Smallwood, and intimating that he could not bring the
conspiracy home to the defendant (Smallwood), he
would consent to his acquittal, that he might becomes
witness. With respect to Ramsden, he was a prisoner
confined for debts to the amount of 5,0001. and nume
rous detainers were lodged against him I,r that sum.
The indictment bet forth, that in order to rid himself of
these debts, he conspired with the other defendants, to
make himself a bankrupt. The defendant Clark, kept
a coal-shed in Webber street, and took R4msden into

partnership, for the express purpose of enabling him to
become a bankrupt. Mr. Cooke acted as Solicitor to
the said Commission, and was charged with being a
party to the tranaction, as was Wilson, who acted with'
Smallwood, the assignees under this Commission. The
debt, upon which the Commission was sued out, was
suspected to be fictitiops, as well as the trading firm of
Ramsden and Clark, as coal merchants. The Learned
Attorney Genet al, having c included his address, called
a number of witnesses in support of the charge. The
several witnesses underwent a rigid cross-examination,

as to the validity of their testimony. •
The Cosmos' SzaoiANT addressed the Jury in a
powerful speech, on behalf of Mr. Cooke, and par.
ticularly dwelt on the high character he had received
from Mr. Justice Holroyd, who had known him (Mt.
Cooke) for fifty years, and always considered hint a
G. ntlernan of the greatest reputation. Other witnesses
also spoke highly in his favour.
Mr. F. PoLt.occ spoke on behalf of Mr. Rsmsden;
he maintained there was no frsud made out.

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The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Rams
den and Clark, for the conspiracy, and acquitted Cook e
and Wilson.

COURT OP COMMON PLEAS, Joao S.
( Before the Loan Cots► James.]
BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
HUTCHINS C. ITULTZ.

The plaintiff in this case is * young Lady of respect-
able connections, named Hutchins, and the defendant a
tailor in Clifford-street, Mr. Thomas Stoltz.
Mr. PLATT said, the present was an action brought
by the plaintiff against the defebilant, to recover acorn-
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pensation for a breach of promise of marriage.
Mr. Sergeant ADAMS stated the case. 'lle plaintiff
whom he represented on the present occasion was a
young Lady, 2S years of age, possessing a small inde-
pendent fortune, who sought to•recover a compensation
from the defendant in consequence of his refusing to
perform a promise of marriage. The Learned Sergeant j
said he would not occupy the Court unnecessarily by
making general observations upon persons who con•
ducted themseltes in the way in whit?: the defendant
had done ;- bet be would proceed, as briefly as possible,
to state the manner in-which the defendant bad coo-
%Meted binseelf towisie•the Lady who new sought,' at
the hands of a Jaryt s Veparation foe the cold-hearted
brutality of which the had been the victim ; and after
laying the facts before the Jury, he thought they would
be of opinion that no damages could be a sufficient com-
pensation for the treatment the Lady had received at the
hands of the defendant. The defendant was,an individual
as celebrated in the world of fashion as Mr. Tattersall
was in the sporting world. He was a tailor, residing
in Clifford-street, who carried on the most extensive
and profitable business of the kind in the metropolis. He
lived in splendour, and kept his town and country house.
He was by birth a German, and in the year 182$, being
a widower, and upon visiting terms with the brothers
of the plaintiff, an introduction took place, when be
became enamoured of the young Lady. He informed
the young Lady's mother of his attachment, and solicited
her leave to pay his addresses to her daughter. She gave
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her' consent, and be became a constant visitor of the
Plaintiff. They corresponded•by letter *hen absent from
leach other, on which occasion their language %hewed
Ithat they entertained much affection for each other ; and,
as was common with lovers, they exchanged portraits.
Towards the latter end of the year 1823, the defendant
went to Germany to visit his parents, and during his
absence he wrote' several letters to the plaintiff, in which
he expressed his continued regard. One of the letters
concluded by stating, " though I shall suffer great pain
at parting from my mother and sisters, I will never
part from you." About this period the plaintiff, who
had prepared dresses necessary for the occasion of her
anticipated marriage with the defendant, became af-
flicted with a dreadful malady, the small-pox, and
she was confined to her bed for some time. Before
she had recovered from the effects of the ravages
of this destroyer of beauty, the defendant paid her a
visit, and pressed to be allowed to see her. An inter-
view was permitted, and probably from her appearance
he concluded that it would be impossiblt she ever would
recover her former charms—though, if he had waited a
little, he would have found the contrary—and he treated
her with the most insulting cruelty. After the de-
fendant had deserted her, without giving any reason
whatever for declining to fulfil that solemn engage-
ment which he had entered into when he promised to
make her his wife, she wrote to him, and called epon
him to fulfil his engagement, or to return her letters,
and lie wrote in reply the following:

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" January 4, 1528.
" Dear Love,—l received your long letter, sad am sorry to Ind
you of so hot a disposition. The time is not yet arrived when it
will be convenient for me to make you and myself happy ; and as I
still hope the opportunity will arrive, I wish to keep the letters for
the love of her who sent them. What yon say in reference to the
young Lady is not true. and if )ou wish to go to the ball, I will
obtain tickets for you, and you will sec the young Lady. &c.
" Yours, itc. " T. STULTZ."
After receiving the above letter, she waited fro
time to time, believing that at last the defendant might
be inclined to make her amends for the disappointment
and pain she had experienced; but she was at last
driven, with much reluctance, into a Court of Justice.
Had she brought her action soon after the defendant
deserted her, he would have pleaded that he was ready
to fulfil his engagement, and defeated the proceedings;
but the defendant having last year married anotner
Lady, there was no occasion for delaying the present
proceedings any longer. The conduct of the delendant
towards the young Lady, after she bad resorted to log*
proceedings, sorpassedla atrocity every thing which