Star.
London, England, 1816-07-09 00:00:00

MORE tOLLIERB AND W4Gi;;ONS

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tstcasstut, Juts R.-14 ThtitidaY kitty-Rid Mid;
connected with ir.n ind coal trades, passed through
this town,,snked to a wavcn, loaded with mils, whiat
we understand they intend drawing to Leindott, as a
present :o the PRMCE it WPM r. The following in-
scription was placed upon each side of the waggon I
" Tule End Colliery, Tipton, Staffort!thire:
Take pit 7 on our Children crying for bread,
We would richer work than he forced for to beia
Coo restore Commerce to our Country:"
it We undemand that a waggon drawn in the same
way passed wrong!) Luttetworth the day before, al
did also two more tbrimgh Coventry:"
Btr.3:INC ILA ht....." riii: distress occasioned by irl
many iraiw.voi-ks and. collie:in. having ceased work,
has induced a great number o: men, who are out of
employment, to irii;rt to various improper methods
[of obtaining reiief; and this town and neighbour:
' hand are considerably inconvenienced by *grinpes.of
thete men arid boys pntitioning for asbkt.snee.—.
Wherever there is real Jii:tre:l, it is to the honour t,f
this country that it ili"..e.t3 WWI cornmiseration and
relief, by prop-T persons appointed by lai.v :—va•
gurney cannot, nor v.-ill i! be ptrm;tted It one
parish is unable to ti,ive all the relief ter tired, it
most be agrasted by the adjoining nnez. Birming-
ham has distress of her own to riilieve, without being
called upon by persons of whom th.e inhabitants
know nothin7,. Many of these r,i:orie ate doubtless
objects of citnity, but it is nut impiobable, that
many impoltori; take advalt iv of the circumstance,
and clothe themixlv,s in C.e g.trb of colliers, to
awaken the comp.lssion, cr eiicite the fears of unptoa
I tected females," &c.

We hare the satisfactit:n to !erttn, from the Dublin
Papers, that the rept,rts of cummerciAl hilures ist
thsat. City :ire in general unfounded, or greitly.

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exag ger a te.i.
Thursday, the Lord Bishop of Lrtirtrtn and
CoVHNTItir held his Confirmation at the CittheJrri
Church of the City of Lichfield, when the following
numbers wcte confirmed :

Females 1312
1% 1 ales ................ .............. 1033

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His Lordship arrived on Wednesday evening, and
dined with Sir CtlAaLEs OAKLEY, Bart. at the Palace..
The French General HumßEitY, who served undet
the orders of General Hoen E, and who distinguished
himself in the descent at Bantry Bay, has, according
to report, assembled and armed at New Orleansi
about 1,( 00 men of different nations, with the inten=
tint), it is rinderptood, of irining the principal corps
of rebels in Mexico, who are desirous of makinig hint
their General in Chief.

Some of the German *riteri hare discovered that
the Duke of Wet.tmoroxi; tlt be W uned for losing
the battle of Ligny, where he vists rot present, and
is not to be praised for li,:tining the victor/ of lir,iter/00,
where he was. Is not there a little French spirit
under all this Cf.rnian patr,otism ?
The son of the PlitYcr. RplEsT, wham the French
Papers have found out as a husb.ted for a SArdinilli
Princess, will go ..c-'r to the Continent in
the identical steam.liont,which they also say will sail
from Irarwirl to Fr.l,l!:.iott ! woeld scarcely stir&
prize us, alter the late sretiirivni of 1;1(14 ognOranceo
to read in them, that Utali:e is the name of one of
the English counties.

Holkham Sheep-sheafing commenced on Monday,
the Ist instant. The company began to assemble
about ten o'clock, and having mounted their horses,
proceeded to Lunglands, where the shearers were at
work in Mr. BULLENIS barn, The neatness of the
shearing was, as usual, much admired. Notwithstand•
ing the rainy weather most part of the day, the coin•
pan), did not return to the Hall till three o'clock,
when about 100 Noblemen, Gentlemen, and karmers
sat down to dinner, Mr. Cotte presiding at one table,
and the Duke of BEDFORD at the other.
COVENT-GARLEN THEATRE.—This house boasted
a crowded and splendid audience last night. The
perfot manc,n were Artaxtrxes, tie Murder, and
Blue Lard; which proved i.t such irresistible attrac.

tion, that notwithaanding the unavoidable absence
of the Princess Cnatitorre and Prince LEOPOLD, on
account of the lamented indisposition of the former,
was notified by printed bills posted at all the door's,
the house was filled in every part at an clay hour.
All the pieces were performed in admirable style,
and amidst the warmest plaudits of the elegant and
delighted crowd.
Feat's—A dreadful fire raged at Buckfastleigh, near
Plymouth, on Saturday morning, at thiee o'clock. ft
was with some difficulty that the mail passed through
the crowd. The fire originated, it is said, in a black-
smith's shop, which, with the Valiant Soldier, public.
house, and other dwellings adjoining, were entirely
destroyed.
Between two and three o'clock, yesterday morning,
the shop of a man of the name of Holland, a dealer
in old clothes, No. 10, St. John's-lane, Clerkenwell,
was discovered to be on fire. Several engines soon
arrived, and the fire was prevented from proceeding
further than the shop.
A fire broke out at Lanton Mill, Rozburghshire,
early on Wednesday morning last, which totally
consumed the mill, together with a large quantity of
barley therein. Thy property, we regret to learn,
was not insured.
RODBERY.—Wednesday morning, early, one of
the sentinels on the Royal Bank, Glasgow, discover-
ed same men near a back window of Messrs. KERR.
How, and Co.'s calendar, situated on the south side
of St. Andrew's•square; and, suspecting that they
intended to break into it., be communicated his suspi-
cions to the watchman on the station ; who, on get.
ting assistance, went to the spot, and discovered that
the premises had been eiltered by the window, by
forcing an outside and inside shutter, both fastened
by bolting. The thieves had retired, but left on the
stair about 200 pieces of goods. Fortunately, abut
the same time, the watchmen at Great Hamilton-
street, saw four men carrying two large bundles.--.
They pursued the men through Calton ; who, finding
themselves likely to be taken prisoners, dropped
them in Crossloan-street. They escaped, and the
bundles were taken to the Police Office; when they
were found to consist of 104 pieces of pullicates, a
blanket, and a horse cover. The goods found con-
stitute the whole quantity stolen.