The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-04-22 00:00:00

COMM' ,AL4RICRTS 4.VD FAIRS.

Lancoor.-Wlint.loa. to 50s. • Barley, lit. to 191.;
Oats, Ids.; Bean, 215.; Rye. 182. to Os.
NIMARII.-Wheat SU. to 635.; OM ditto, 354. to sth.
New Bye IS.. to 225. ; Barley 42.. to 255.; new do. 14..
to 255.; o.its ISs. to 225.; saw ditto 10s. to 225. ; Beans
nit. to 365. ; new ditto Ids. tons.
Vert .tnew.-Wheat 30s. to 505.; Bailey 14.. to 215.;
Oats 13s. to 10a.; Beane 225.
Prrattoototioo.-When 28.. to 4k; Batley 121. to
las.; at. 10s. to M.
Lam.-Wheat 355. to 505.; Oats 11.. to 164.11340er
13s. to 181 i.; Beasts, 21s.
HOPTON.-Wbest ns. 311.; Oats 121. 4.1.; Beans 21..
3J.; Barley Ilts. Ai.; Blit 13s. • Pea. 26a.
Wa. 425.; Barley 13s. to 1k;
.pats 119. a 14a.
Oamtinems.-111114.1 as. M bis. Sark, wag. t
Oat. I le. up 1k old &to sb. ; Braes 20i. to 224. ; oil
ditto 2114.
Os'

.Wheat 445. Id. ; Barley I9s. Gal.;
Oats Rye 20..
As eiledworoegh mart, on Tuesday the 9th instant,
a considerable quantity of cheese was brought forward,
and although at very low prices, upwards of two-thirds
of the quantity brought in was sold on that day. Best
old 485.; best new 42.. to 45s ; and second milk 38s. p.r
cwt. Although this is a new fair for cheese, i• promi.4
to be the first in that part of the country. The other
busiaess done was hat trifling.

RoISORT AND If cane•.—M r. Samuel Whitehouse,
late of West Bromwich, currier, was robbed and mur-
dered es the night of Wednesday week, the 3d in.t.
on the 'Old leading from the Lightwoods, near the dtli
milestone on the Dales Owen road to Oldbury and
Denney. It appears that the deceased had on that
day been shouting in the Lightwoods, in company
with a brother-in-law, Mr. Joseph Downing, of Row-
ley, and that after dining with him at the house of ti
blacksmith, named Foe, in the Beech lanes, they left
together on horseback, on their return home, about
nine o'clock in the evening; and that within the
space of half an boar, and at the distance of little
more than half a mile from the cottage of Fos, the
deceased was found by a lad returning from Weak
Bromwich, lying across the road quite insensible. On
being taken up he was conveyed to the Beech Trim
public.house, where he lingered in a slate of insensi-
bility until Friday morning, when he died. On ea.'•
mining the body, it was discovered that his death was
occasioned by a dreadful blow ou the back of the
head from some heavy weapon, by which the scull was
shockingly fractured. It was als6 ascertained that
he had been robbed of several bank notes, his watch,
chain, and seals, and a leather shot-pouch. A Jury .
assembled on the day followiog his death, under the
direction of Mr. Hinckiiffe, Coroner for the comity of
Salop, and the investigation was resumed on Wednes-
day and Saturday last, from which latter day it was
again adjourned until to-morrow. The deposition of
Mr. Downing, and of Fox and his son, were rece:aci
by the Cormier; and the elder Foe is detained on
suspicion of being implica.c.l in the dreadful act.
(If It mkt- Adoerti q•r, F)idety.)
Extract of a letter from Wedoesbury, dated Aprll
17, 1822:—•• Our neighbourhood is at this moment
quite in a tumultuops state. On Monday nomminz
the colliers began (shout Wolverhampton and Bilston)
to stop the pits, which were. wcr!sing, and yesterday
morning, Tueeday„ a large body of them tame roncil
and stopped Lord Ilhulley's end Price's pits, in conse-
quence of witich, Mr. Downiu„; has just brought Jp
the Dudley and Wnckley Yeomanry ice order to pro-
tect those who ase gene down thiif morning to do a
little work. Price's pits are at play again to-day, and
understand they (the mob) are stopping all the pits
round Billiton, Iredoesbury, Westlirumwich, Dudley,
&c. so that 1 eat Of opinion that the business will now
be seas decided, and the men at work again. As
they are nut only stopple: the thick cots', pits whits
have been working, but also the thin coal pita, cur'
brooch uses were ob:ij,ed to come as yesterday MOM-
ing and take to their tie.-k, mist thos- whn n.e in th..
least obstinate, are ggggg 'oro:s ti by the mob or
throw.. ico 541414 reservoir."