Star. — 1812-04-04 (London, England)

RAT I—The liquor vaults of a gentleman at Wisbeach, having been much infested with rats, a trap was set, a few nights since, on a shelf, to destroy them. One was taken by the leg, and it is supposed the creature made a spring to get back to his hole ; in consequence of which he and the trap came down together, and struck against the cock of a piece of IR:Bands gin ; the liquor was thus set a running, and the amount of the loss is estimated atifiy pounds! Last week an eel was brought into Edinburgh fishmarket, upwards of five feet long, and weighing 221bs. It was caught in Leith Roads. IxQuesrs.—Last week an inquest was held at Gloucester, on the body of J. Bryant, about 10 years of age, appi entice to'!'. Bronneville, chimney-sweeper, whose death was supposed to have been occasioned by the inhuman treatment of his master. No direct evidence to this effect having been produced before the Coroner, the Jury returned a Verdict—Died by the Visitation of Goo.—Some time after the Jury were dismissed,' however, three Gentlemen from Newent came forward, and detailed such ill treatment on the pats of the master, that Bronneville was again taken into custody, and after a long examination before the Magistrates on Saturday, was committed to the county gaol, upon a charge of wilful murder. John Venn, late of East-Brent, is committed to II; ehesttr-gaol, charged with the murder of E. Comer., On the 20th ult. Ellen Nevison, of How, near Hawkshead, was found murdered in her own hoirse, and 158 guineas in gold taken away. Wednesday last, Win. Snelling, convicted at the late Bury Assizes, of an assault en the person of Louisa Barton, a child of 7 years old, and sentenced to two years imprisonment, and to be set in the pillory on the first market-day, underwent the latter punish-, went; when such was the indignation of the populace, that during the hour of his exhibition, he scarcely experienced a moment's cessation from being pelted with potatoes, turnips, apples, eggs, &c. but fortunately for him, without causing much injury. Monday week last) at midnight, about 40 men, numbers of them armed with pistols and other weapons, entered the shearing mill of Wm. Thompson and Brothers, at Rawden, about seven miles from Leeds. or seven of the men, principally armed, seized the watchman, and held him on the floor.— The commander ordered those who were not engaged in this service n to, go to work," and they proceeded to destroy the shears, of which they broke from SU to 40 pairs, and materially injured the machinery. They then assembled on an adjoining emiuence, and after answering to their numbers, disperpersed.instantly. This proceeding was performed in about 20 minutes ; in the course of which the depro. sdtors d'e'stroyed 36 machines, and injured three pieces of fine woollen cloth. The confluent small-pox have lately made their appearance in the burgh of North Quaensferry, Scotland, where they have proved very fatal, nine out of forty-six who were seized With them having died.— It is gratifying, at the same time, to be able to inform cur Readers, that of upwards of ISO children that had been vaccinated, only two received the infection; and we understand that it is certified by the medical .practitioners who attended them, that the vaccination had never taken the proper effect. These Wes were not fatal.