Star.
London, England, 1826-08-07 00:00:00

YORK, A tIOUsT 5.

WENTWORTH AND CO.'s YORK PROPERTY.
Tuesday last, being the day on which the York pro■
petty of Wentworth and Co. was to be sold by the
hammer, Mr. Chapman, the auctioneer, by order of the
Assignees, Messrs. Hotham and Seawall, first offered for
sale the two dwelling-houses and two cottages at flashy,
in the vicinity ; they were put up at 2001. but the highest
bid for them being only 2101. thet were bought in by
tht Assignees for 2451. Mr. Chapman then offered for
sale the extensive freehold house in which the banking
business had been carried on, together with the out•
buildings, and a piece of building ground adjoining.
This lot has been calculated to have cost the bank-
rupts 9,0001. but the w.kole premises were only put
up at 2,000/. This sum was so very trifling, in
comparison with the original cost, that much com-
petition was expected. A rumour, however, had
got abroad, that a Gentleman in York, whose lo-
cality of situation rendered the premises of more
value to himself than to any other person, • had
offered 5,0001. for them payable in the bankrupts' notes,
&c. The rumour would doubtless have us effects and
the only bid which was made for this valuable lot was
3,1501. It consequently was bought in at Six Thou-
SAND GUINZA3, and thus closed the whole business,
without one real sale having been effected. We how-
ever hear, that several unsuccessful attempts were a!:
terwards made to purchase the building ground by-
private contract, separately from the banking-house.
What therefote will be dose with the property at Wake-
field, York, &c we cannot imagine. The times are
certainly against sales of this kind, and yet the divi-
dends must be dreadfully delayed, unless the said pro-
perty be soon again offered for sale by auction for
whatever it may command, without any reservation on
the part of the vendors.

We hear that nearly the whole of the Bar are ;heady
retained by the ditesding party in a iatefesia pas.
MANCHESTER, Avo. 3.—There has been a brisker
market to-cliy. A considerable quantity of calicoes
have been sold, but at a reduced price, some of them
so much as two per cent. which is far worse than doing
nothing. Fustains absolutely are not looked at; it ap-
pears. vain to offer them at any price.
Mn, WAKEFIELD'S TRIAL.-The briefs for the pro-
secution are of enormous size, occupying more than
200 shcets. Very high fees are given with the Counsel
on both sides. The ATTORNEY GENERAL if to have 600,
guineas, and Serjeant Citoss, and his other legal coad-
jutors, about 103 guineas each; Mr. Swum 200
guineas; and Mr. TINDAL and his subs, from 60 to N
guineas each. There are at least seventy witnesses sub-1
panaed, pro and con.
Thomas Thurtell, a brother of John Martell, who
murdered Mr. William Weare, at Elstree, in Hertford-
shire, in the year 1824, was on Saturday discharged
from Newgate. It will be recollected that he was ap-
prehended with John Thurtell, William Probert, and
Hunt, and was examined at Hertford and Elstree, but
there appearing no evidence to implicate him in the
horrid deed, he was discharged, and brought to London
on a charge of having set his house on fire in Watling7
street, and conspired with Snowden and othersto defraud
the County Fire Office of 1,6001. He was convicted in
the Court of King's Bench of the conspiracy, and sen-
tenced to two years imprisonment in Newgate, which'
term expired on Friday.
Yerterday, the servant maid and five children of Mr.
Dicks, of Bell-yard, Temple-bar, were seized with very
Iserious illness, after partaking of a pre for their dinner.
Medical aid was immediately called in, and the dan-
gerous symptoms, after a time, remand. It is suspected
that some deleterious ingredient was (accidentally we
hear) mixed with the flour; to ascertain which a portion
of it was delivered to an eminent chethist, who has,
undertaken to "analyze it.
A gang of thieves infests the neighbourhood. Of
Herne-hill, and commits depredations by day and night.
Dr; Cholmeley lost about forty pounds of plate about
noon ; Mr. Simpson had his house broken open shortly
after; Mr. Salisbury had his plate stolen, by the dining-
, room windows being forced, between 4 and 5 AI as. Two
men were taken in the city with the property in their
possess'on. Mr. Blades had his drawing room entered'
before sun•iise, and various artiOes stolen. By his
spiOted conduct, and a large reivard offered, he re-
gained his property, and took two of the dikes's. Mr.
Jones had his house entered on Thursday about noon,
but the cook seeing a stranger retreat from the pantry,
pursued him, calling out " Stop thief :" he threw away
the plate, which war recovered, and he with two of his
companions were secured. Mr. Blades found his pro-
perty secreted under the arch of a drain, and though he
could have recovered the whole, he let it remain till the
thieves came to fetch it away, when they were secured
Mr. Faultier, the fishmonger, and Mr. Taylor's man-
aervant, were desperately beaten by two of the gang.
A large sum was offered to be paid down by the cam•
panions of these fellows, if the poor and needy fishmonger
would drop the prosecution. his sense of justice ant
its public spirit made him spurn the offer, and the twi.
ellnws are condemnesd to six months' hard lAbonr.—
N:umci ous other robberies on Denmark-hill and at D. 11•
icb, might be enumerated.

DUREllgOtya. 4.
• &twilled week, we rejejeeie-say, the-atcounts front different
of the-large mannfactulieg towns ere rithef eheetiog, and indicate
kreturn of that Proiperity sit meek wasted to see if* wheels of
commerce in motion, and alleviate die distress which has recently
been so deeply felt by the indust rims elves of mar fellow creatures.
' We aie sorry to state that Joseph Laub, dn. in coining front
his house at Lemington, to attend the ball at Newcastle on Thus-
, day evening, 47th stk. met with a seises accident. On entering
the town the horses to his carriage took fright and ran away. Mr.
I Lamb was on the seat behind the carriage, and from a sudden jerk
of the vehicle, occasioned by the wheels striking against a kith stone,
Mr. 'Leah was precipitated upon the pavement. Mr. Lamb was
carried to his house in Charlotte-square, and though severely
wonnded in the head, and in one of his arms, he is now in a fair
way of recovery. The ladles who Were in the carriage fortunately
escaped unhurt. -