Star. — 1822-05-14 (London, England)

EXCHEQUER.  Up to Saturday afternoon, the increase of the Revenue, for the first five weeks of the present quarter, compared with the corresponding period of last year, is stated, on good authority, to be nearly 360,0001. !qr. Cormates new Play, " The Law ofJava," was repeated last night, at Covent-Garden Theatre, with infinite edat. it is a piece of sterling merit, and will not fail to be of permanent attraction. His MAJESTY has signified his intention to visit Drury-Lane 'Theatre to-morrow evening, to see the performances of The Siege of Belgrade, and Monsieur Tonson.  Mr. MATHEWS being ill of a cold, his amusing performances did not take place last night. The Abbe SWAIN the celebrated Director of the Deaf and Dumb School at Paris, died on Friday, in his 80th year. MeaviNos or Socurrizs.—Yesterday there were Meetings of the Merchant Seamen's Bible Society—the Religious Tract Society—and that for promoting Christianity among the Jews; all of which were numerously and respectably attended, and very favourable reports were made at each. A Meeting was held at Carlisle on Thursday, for the relief of the distress in Ireland. The subscriptions in the room amounted to 2106. ss. The Committee commenced its sittire instanter; and Messrs..l. Dixon, HEAD, and Howson (Clerk et the Peace), agreed to proceed Immediately to purchase potatoes, and freight two vessels from Annan. Trade is always discovering new channels. We are now importing ice from Norway and exporting potatoes to Ireland. The South-west districts of Staffordshire are still in an unsatisfactory state, the miners generally refusing to work for the reduced wages, and the masters persisting in their determination not to employ them at the old ones. Indeed the *few masters who have hitherto continued to pay the old rate of wages have lately taken the determination of reducing them, a very numerous meeting of the trade having been held at Walsall on Tuesday last, when it was unanimously resolved not to give any other wages than those for which the men refuse to work. In consequence of the disposition which had been manifested to offer violence to persons and property, it was deemed advisable to make more extensive arrangements for preserving the peace of stie district, and four troops of the Yeomanry Cavalry were ordered ou duty in the neighbourhood till their places could be supplied by regulars. They have since been replaced by a detachment of the 73d Regiment of Infantry, another of the Yd, and another of the Scotch Greys. Doting ihe .week the Magistrates, assisted by parties of the Militia Staff and Yeomanry Cavalry, apprehended many of the ringleaders in the late disturbances; and lodged them in the county gaol. Houma AND Multnee.—We find the following brief notice of a horrid and unusual crime in The Bristol Mercury of Saturday:—" A waggon, going from Cirencester to London, laden with broad cloths, and to which a guard bad been attached, was yesterday attacked by a bind of robbers, who murdered both the driver and the guard, arid plundered the waggon. The robbers' have not yet been discovered." New View or Marebtone.—A Lady meeting a girl who had lately left her service, inquired, " Well, Mary, where do you live now r-" Please,....Ma'ant, I *eft live tow,' reeled the girl, “ am saarritd '