Star.
London, England, 1826-04-28 00:00:00

ROBBING ORCHARDS.

Mr. Secretary PEEL obtained leave to bring in a BIU for altering
that part of the law which constituted the stealing of apples in an
orchard felony. The Right Hon. Gentleman said, the alteration
which he intended to make would be very brief. Instead of mak.
lag the offence punishable, as in other caws of felony, he intended
to give to Magistrates the power of fining the guilty person, and in
default of payment, to commit until such fine be discharged.
Mr. Secretary PEEL brought in a Bill for the regulation of
Aliens.—Read a first and ordered to be read a second time on
Monday.—The Bank Charter Amendment Bill was read a third
time and passed.
Mr. BROODER brought up the Report of the Irish Church
Rates Bill, which was received, and ordered to be read a third
time on Monday.
On the Order of the Day being moved for the third reading of
the Spring Gun Dill, Sir 0. Cusesrvins opposed it.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, if the Bill passed, there was a just pre-
sumption that the hands of poachers would he more numerous; bet
be begged to observe, that if Gentlemen kept manors fee the pre-
servation of game, they ought to have a physical force capable of
protecting them. With respect, however, to the second clause. he
thought it would have been better, had its operation been confined
to persons who preserved game, and not to those who walled in
the ground. There was a wide difference between the two.
Mr. G. LA MB supported the Bill, Which was opposed by Mr.
Gont.suair.—Pilr. J. SIIITH supported the original Bill; Mr.
Wyse would vote for the Bill if the amendment was not pressed.
Atter a few words from Mr. Goaoror. the House divided on
the third reading of the Bill—For it Se—Against it U.—Majority
1. The Bill is consequently lost.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the
regulation of sales made by the Commissioners of Woods and
Forests.

The other Orders of the Day were then disposed or, and the
House adjoutoed at Two o'CLocu.

• Yesterday Pi ince ESTXRHAZT, the Austrian Ambas-
sador, transacted business at the Foreign Mee.
We understand orders have been given to prepare the
GLOUCISTIO, 74, to convey the Duke of DIIIOIII4IIIIZ and kis noble
companions to the Court it St. Pereliburlhi His Grace is expected
to proceed upon his Embassy in about ten days. The Noble Duke's
heroes, carriages, and redone of servants, are to proceed to Russia
in a transport.
The articles in some of the Morning Papers Irons the
Sfteirteld Iris. respecting the disturbances in Lancashire, appeared in
the Swift last week.
A meeting was held at Liverpool on Monday, when
a Petition to Parliament for the Abolition of Negro Slavery was
agreed upon.
The right of appointment to Swallow-street Chapel
came before the Court of Chancery on Tuesday, when the LORA
Ceatices.c.os intimated, that he could net, as an English Judge,
be hasty is saying what ought to be the mode of election in a
Church of this description. It was a question which depended
entirely upon the usage, and he took it to be the duty of this
Court to take care ,to give the Dissenter from the Established
Chwch all the rights which those who were entrusted with the
management of them contended belonged to them by established
usage. The principle upon which this Court went, was tersecure
to them the enjoymer.t of their rights, whatever they were:
Monday, Air. Mitten, the lead of the -Liverpool
P~licr, was thrown our of hts gig, near Kirkdale, by which accident
kis le! was broken, and himself greatly bruised.
Friday, as Mrs. HOODS, of MOCkbegr4T-hill, WR•
returning from Leacombe Ferry,the horse in her chaise took fright,
the vehicle was upset, and the Lady killed on the
Parer.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

•
FRIDAY, APRIL 28. 1826.
STOCK RXCHANGE, TWRLVE O'CLOCK.
Consols opened this morning at 781 79 for the Account, but
little business has been done. Consols have since improved, and
are now at 79 Bulers.

In the Foreign Market little is doing, owing to its being Settling
Day : they are only making up their Accounts.

_ .
Current Prices: Ohl Spanish 8 I, Niezkan 64 e, Colombian
41, ItussiAn 76j 77, Greek 13i 14a, New Scrip prem.

PRICK OF STOCKS AT FOUR O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 2001,4
3 i et Cent. ked. 7814 78
3 per Cent. Cons. 79 78% •
36 per Cent. 853/a
31 per Cent. Red. 851 A 85
4 ver Cent. 95 941,4 Yot
India Stock 2271,4 -
India Bonds. 8 7 prem.
New Annuities 78% .
1...1.(/00 &chem. hills 9 10 prem.
Elul :.n i £2.k) ditto 9 10 prem.
1.:500 ditto 9 10 prem.
C.ons. for Acct. 791/2 78 h 78% 79
4 pet Cent. New Scrip % 1A Y 4 prem.
F011E14;141 FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK
Colombian lids, 6 p C. 41* Alex. Bonds 1895, 841 si I
Do. lids 1824, 401 / 514 40e Ditto Acct. 641 31
. Do. Acc. 40/ 41 40 eI 6 • Peruv. lids. 6p C. 291
Danish lids, 1825,3 pC. 551 Russ. lids, late, S pC. 761 74 ai
Ditto Acct. 5.51 Ditt, Acct. 77
Greek lids 1825, 5 p C. 14 Span. Bonds 5 p Ct. 81 8
Mexican Roods, 5 p C. 55 Span. 5 p. Ct. C. 1823, 51 5
iIItITISH AND FOREIGN SHARKS. TWO O'CLOCK.
SHAUL PAID.
Anglo Mexican 5 pm. 100
.50 25
Pasco Peruvian 100 15 5
Potosi La Pas and Peru. Ass. 50 5 il i
Protector Fire 90 2 14
Provincial Portable Gas 100 8 i
Equitable Loan Bank - 50 1 I
New Corn Exchange JO S 21
FRENCH FUNDS, Pam, Lean. 25.
Five per Cents. . . . 981. 90e.
Three per Cents. . • . 631. ic.
Bank Stuck . . 2015 f.
Renter de Naples . . . 74f. 60e.
Royal Spanish Loan . . 4441.
Hayt4an Loan . . . 765 f.
Exchange on London, One Month 251. 50e.
Three Ditto 251. 30c.

The accounts from Lancashire this morning, though
less alarming than those •f yesterday, are still gloomy.
The distress is so extensive and the number of unem-
ployed persons so great, that all the money subscribed'
for their relief has been quite inadequ ite for the pur-1
pose; and we again urge the necessity of affording
assistance to the suffeliag but misguided thousands,
whom want aad starvation are urging to excesses.—
Never was there a period in which loyalty to the So-
vastatota, or attachment to the Government more
strongly pervaded all classes of society ; and in all the
outrages that have been committed at Blackburn and
its ne ghbotirhood, there is not seen the slightest proof
of disaffection or private malignity. That such out-
rages must be put down, at all hazards, no one will
deny—but an assurance—a hope of prompt relief,
wouhl do much to effect that object. We subjoin such
further accounts of the ;state of the distui bed districts
as have reached ns to-day. The following is an ex-
tract from a private letter, with which we have been
favoured: t. BLACICIURN, AMIE, 27, 1111t).6.
We are quiet here to day, except from the bustle of taking up
pi-Ismer& The rioters have commenced at Bury and Haslingdon :

,the power-looms of two factories near Sunnyskle were broken this
morning before ten o'clock : this you may rely upon. The Craien
soldiers, and the Bolton yeomanry and Militia are called out. lam
confident we shall have no peace soon even here."

ANOTIIIII Lltrrtlt imam WE SAMS MACE, DAVID NIZDIIIIIDAY.

" In my letter of yesterday, I described to you the destruction of
the whole of the power-looms in this town and neighbourhood. I
omitted, however, to mention mane circumstances connected with
this melancholy affair; but I will now give you more particulars:
" The factory belonging to Mr. John Houghton, of Park-place,
is situated within one hundred yards of the Leeds and Liverpool
Canal ; and over the Canal, st this place, is a stops bridge. The
people placed themselves in great numbers upon the bridge, and
began to huzza. The soldiers received orders to drive the people
from the bridge : then began the contest. The Officer gave orders
to drive them from the bridge, but in this tkey failed ; the people
repulsed the military with heroic courage; for three times the
bridge was taken and re-taken, but ultimately the people ►riumphed,
and succeeded in taking the place as it were by storm. While the
rioters were in the factory carrying on the work of destruction, a
soldier or two fired through the window, and wounded one man in
the head; the ball entered at the back of his neck and came out of
his mouth, taking along with it two teeth and the roof of his mouth.

"Though the wounded man fell in the factory, in the midst of
the assailants. yet it in no way intimidated them; for they kept
hewing away until the w►ole lemns were destroyed.

"Then were seen .the rioters carrying away the bleeding man
from the premises, unmolested, and all well pleased with their ap-
parent victory.
" About Ave o'clock this morning, the trumpet sounded to arms
•man express had arrived that the whole country we( mareking to-
wards Low- Moor Factory, with an intention of demolishing the
power looms of Messrs. Garnett and Marital,. Low Moor is
about half a mile from Clithero, and about ten miles and a half
from Backiura--at this place, perhaps, from twelve to fifteen
thousand people are employed at spinning and weaving cotton.
The number of looms employed are said to be Ave hundred. A
rumour prevailed, very generally, about nine o'clock this morning,
that the Low Moor looms had been *tacked at three o'clock, a. X.
and the whole bad been destroyed, with the loss et some byes ; but,
up to this hour, Ave o'clock, rat. nothing authentic has transpired.
However, it is true that thousands have surrounded Others, with
a determination to complete the work of destruction.
44 Wherever we turn our eyes, our ears are assailed with fresh
accounts of large bodies of men preparing to attack, and with ethers
having done the work of destruction. At Darwin, a small village
four miles south Of Blackburn, the rioters broke the whole 1001331
belonging to a Mr. Curr ; from there thermarched a few miles fur-
-1 they, and likewlie demolished the whole of Mr. Thompson 's. at
Heap Aspter, completing t►e above in what the mob called their
' best style,' they bent their course seven or tight miles further, to
two places, called Hel6 shore and Ramabottom, bit up to this hour
we have no Intelligence.

" Half-past Five o'Clock : 100 of the Rine Corps have marched
into the town ; they are much fatigued, ►aving marched from Malt-
cheater since this morning.—They have not been in the town more
than half at hour, when they have received orders to march for

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wards to Preston, an egress haying arrived from that place that 1
another party had attacked • &Witmer% large Factory.'
" Seven o'clock.—The town is all in a ferment; the soldiers are
in the streets under arms, and the streets filled with people ; four or
five expresses from different towns have arrived for assistance, hut
the military are undecided which place to go to. Almost all classes
are on the brink of rain; and how can it be otherwise, when, literally
speaking, three-fourths of the population are out of employ? In this
town, the unemployed are relived a little by the subscriptions raised
for their relief within the town ; but the poor creatures for miles
round are almost hungred to death. And well they may, for they
have nothing to live upon, except what is doled out to them in the.
shape of Parish Relief, and that is very little; for the Overseers
declare, that it is impossible t• collect Rates at present: Business
is almost at a stand ; nothing In prospect, consequently nothing but
the horrors of starvation stare us all in the face. The Riot Act has
just been read againAlut the people dispersed quietly to their homes.
The horses are so fatigued with their day's labour, that the riders
have returned to Lew. Moor, in-sueh conveyances as they could
procure in the town. Five have this moment passed my window
filled with soldiers, and the rain pouring down pretty freely.
" We are all waiting with great anxiety, expecting every moment
something important from individuals who have been near the spot,
the two hostile parties wait with breathless suspence for the first
attack. But the probability is, that the rain will cause the poor
creatures to disperse, and thus end the day.
•. Niue o'Clatex—l have j.ast heard that the woollen power-looms,
at g Heltshore,' near Haslington, have all been destroyed. Twenty
prisoners are said to be the result of this &air.

" P.B. The estimated damage done to three of the factories is
supposed to be !CHOW ; of the others, no idea can be formed
at present."
" Haslingtoo, April 2S.
" I have had great difficulty in getting on the road in consequence
of the rioting in this par: of the country. I passed at least thirty
thousand men, all armed with pikes, yesterday, on my way
hither: they had completely destroyed the two mills at Ac-
crington, and all the powe r-ntlUs at Blackburn. Report says that
only two lives were bit, but I should think more. A 'troop of sol-
diers have just arrived from Manchester. The Craven Legion and
a troop of Dragoons are already an duty. It is impossible to describe
the situation of things, in consequence of these disturbances. People
will neither part with money nor do business."

" Coln*, April W.
Monday morning about forty or fifty thousand poor weavers
a.semb(Td at Henfield-moor, and from thence proceeded to Accring-
ton, and destroyed a considerable number of power-leoms there,
and in the different villages agound, as well as at Blackburn and its
neighbourhood; and Cram thence to. Clithero, where they are is
contact with the military. I suppose the number of destroyed looms
must be from five to six hundred pairs. Yesterday a waggon pro-
ceeding through this plate, laden with power-looms for Messrs.
Garnett and Horsfall, of Addingham, was stopped by the mob
who broke the whole of the looms to pieces. From this you may
;form some idea of our situation: nothing can he anticipated but
bloodshed. The poor here are actually starving."

Cape Town Paperehave arrived to the 9th February,
but their contents are unimportant. A letter from Al-
bany states, that there is a complete stagnation through
out all the eastern diitricts, that the wheat crops have
entirely failed, and that for cattle and sheep there is
little or no demand, owing to the rapid increase of
stock. It appears that his MAIRSTY'S order for este-
bli.hing in the Colony a Coonsel to advise and assist in
the administration of tasks, :has given universal, sa-
• 1)_
t isfAsion.
. ,ar—rwaswas..—

German Avers team 22d reached us this forenoon,
but they do not contain.* single article of any interest
to an English Reader.
• ,

Dutch Papers to the 27th inst. have reached us. The
distinguished individuals who are to occupy a prominent
place in the approaching pageant at Moscow have al-
ready begun to take their departure from St. Peters.
burgh. A conspiracy formed at Warsaw, for assassi-
nating the Grand Duke CONSTANTINE, is said to have
been divulged by one of the conspirators, who threw
hintself at the feet of the intended Royal victim, and
confessed the guilty purpose.
The Asterdens Courant, of the 261 h April, alluding
to Missolonghi, says, N Besidei these accounts com-
municated in'the Allgereeitse Zeitung, of the 20th April,
we understand that accounts were received here at
Amsterdam, yesterday, 24th April) that Missolonghi is
not yet taken."

The French Papers of Tuesday and Wednesday have
reached us. The Chambers are engaged in discussing
the Indemnity Law Bill and the Budget. They make
no allusion to the recent disturbances. but contain some
accounts from Greece, which we subjoin.
The Nloniteur contains a list of thirty Bi•lrnps and
Archbishops, who have already adhered to the act sub-
scribed by the Prelates in Paris, declaring their total
independence and that of the Crown, in civil matters,
of the authority of the See of Rome.

M. OUVRARD has published a Protest ag iinct the
liquidation of the Minister of War, with respect to
his contracts, which he thinks as irregular in fours as
unjust in substance. He claims 16,202,000 francs fur
the articles furnished by him, and regularly proved,
and the Minister declares him debtor for 2,155,000.
Differ ence 18,357,000 francs.. The following are extracts :