Star. — London, England, 1801-09-01 00:00:00

I. - . 7 " - . , 4 _ • • IffErifOrJ7l4:4l.lGliST so. This'irsortsinghis hiIs7VIITT, Prince ADOLPH63 t a nd Prince Auousia and Maas., bathed. Al. ter vrards the Riso took his ufnal. walk on the BC planade. • .• • • • • • The Rover. FasttLY attended Divine Service at Weymouth Church, ware they heard a fertnon reached by the. Rev. Mi. Loacousr (late Chap. f a in of the Sr. Froasstio frigate) from the Book of Exodus, chap. sr. *effe lg.—After church their MAJPIITIES and the Pririceffes returned to the L o dge in their carriages. • Princefs Astsitiltodk an'airing on the farads. BRIGHTON, AIIGUST 32. The renith of the Pittner to Brighton will re vive thole *ales of fifhion and gaiety for which this place his been fo much ditliagaifhed. . An alcident happentdpn Thutfhy night,which was nearlylattended by. (Mous conrequences: The Brighton night-coach from London was overttirn ed coming down Reigate-hill, owing to a tridi of hay lying in the told, ftiPpofeci to have fallen out of a cart gping to' LieWdb: Neither the otttfide nor infide pal gingers irire materially hurt ; but the coachman was muctfhruifed, and cut in the forehead. • A Cricket Match was played on the Prince's ground nn Friday, by eleven Gentlemen of Suffer again(' eleven from London. Much &ill was dif plavecLonisoth fides. .The match was won by the Suffer Plajers by four ilickets. • Provitons are very reafonable ; fifh is cheap ; biead is ad. the qiertem loaf more than in Lon don; butter and ems are the defrefi articles we have., • , 'No ; gei teei:atitirt**, made their appeirittie. lath * the different. malt (hops, and,' alter putting down their names, they took awaj, all the Ills. The raft! limps have room to be alarmed, for the above worthy. charaeters contrived to pick up four hundred pounds lath feafon at this place. A very curious defcription of filh, .refembling a IlUidei wag difcovered by a Gentleman, a few mornings Mice, in.the centre of a chalk-Ilona. It it not known in England; but in Italy it is called the Stew-eattr. It works its way into the chalk fione by a , kind of few at its •heatt it is.-defended fiomstll its eneraksby prickly (sales. In Italy it is prized as. a great delicacy, the cane refembling ap oyller,but . e,flaVour, far fuperior. In Smiths Tour mention is made of .the lefjOiat .eithophegti, or Stone-eating Mytilus. The columns of the Tem ple- OfJupiter Sirapis," at Puzzoli, are perforated ty this fpecies.. • • . , SPORTING INTEL' LIGENCA BRIDGNORTH RACES, FRIDAY, AUGUST st. Fifty Pounds for three and four year olds. Mr. Roliinfon's b. C. AlaCs, 4 yrs.-old - a Sir W. W. Wynn'. bd. 1 yriw oht • .3 z 2 Mr. Smith's sc. c. Nautflu44 yrs. old - 33 3 • • , YORK RACIIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28. Fifty Pounds.givett by the City of ,York, added to a Subfcription Furfc, for four year old colts, 811. 71b. fillies Bft. 41b. One Four mile heat. IA Darlington's b. c. Avoid es, by Sir Peter - Mi. Garforth's ch. c. Hyacinthus, by Coriander a Sir H. T. Vane's Rolla, by Overton 3 Mr. Dawfotea b. c. TwiAtr, by Coriander • 4 Duke of tiormisoo's bay fiUy. by Walnut, - • 5 Mr.. Hutabinfon's ch. colt, by:Abba - dr. Mr. Baker's Say colt, Sowerby, by Walnut ' - dr. b: Allg. Lapwing, by Overton dr. Mr:Westwortb's 1R c. Chance, by Lumber - dr. Hyacinthus fell lame, and Rolla ran away with his rider, F. Buckle. Sweepltakese3ogs. each, togs. ft. for three years ' old, Colts 90t. alb. Fillies 71t. ,alb.—The laR mils and three quarters. Lei Darlington) ch. c. Muly Moloch, walked over Mr. G. Crottipton's eb: filly, by Buzzard - pd. ' Mr. Wpm/torte's Antelope, brother to Monmouth pd. Mt. T. Robinfon's b. Lby Ovortin, otit of Fanny pd. • Ma Wilfon's bay Awiftsby llnsoord • .• Pd. MG Merlon's br. c. by Abbalaiulle, data . by Slope pd. Mr. G. Cromptoit's b. e. Delmer, by Buzzard - pd. sartienav, LOCUST 29. The Ladie's' Platet' Foto: years old; 7qll . 91b.; five years Old 81t. 51b.; fix years old Bft. t 2164 and aged . oR.—Four years old Fillies allowed One FMtr mile . heat. • 1.4. Darlington% b. c. Agobiftes, 4 yrs. old - r ing ls Mr. G. Cro on's Anlfeed, 4 yrs..•kl - 2 • • • . h odds on Ag_oniftes. wetspftakes< . gogs. teach, for three years, oldj Colts Bft. Fillies 7R. 121b.—Two miles.. lA. Darlinocaez,!ruly, Moloch, by Jobe BuU z , Mr. G. Croptpioe ar.b. c. (biz, by Buzzard ,- Sir T. Gakagnei Hat. Lenox, by Delpint - Mr. Wigan% Mir Web* by Buzzard - - 4 * Five to 2 on Sophia. A grand snatch was made on the lat't day of the York Ryes, to be run for on the Saturday befbre the coining Doncafter Meeting, between Sir H. T. VAN I'S COdArktr, againk Mr. lout:SO/A Sir Solemos, 71b. each, four miles, gongs. b. Ten to fes;en on Cadiz/ger. At the elofe of the match there was more money betted than almoft eier known on a like occafion. . Yoax Cociadaa4.p.Daring the Races, a Main of Cocks, between Lord Mexborough (Lifter, feeder,) incl. W. Hunkic.k, Efq. (Harrifon, feeder), for togs.ua Battle, and acsoßs: the Main; confifting of x 8 Main, and Eve bye battles. After Friday's fight, Mr. Hunlock had .won, nine Main' and one Bye, and Lord Mesborongh .five Main and three Byres. LONDON MARKETS. coltrr-ptcHANGE, MONDAY, AUGUST ;t. • &!TURN 'of WHEAT' Mark-lone, including only from the 17th of Auguft to the 12d of Auguft, agreeable to the new AEU. Total--. 16,899 tarter& Average 745. od. an.. 10d. lib Cr than laft zetun. PRICE OP HOPS. Kett' 41 os to SI 011 y t I Kent 41 4s to 61 osi 4 Suffet os to 41 8' sugar 4 1 04 to 51 ss Eft/ 41 Os to 41 104 Farnham 41 OS to SI OS smrniFlELD.Angult 3 t. To Gnk tha !tone of 111 h. Beef 4s od to Ss Od Veal - as 4d to 6. od Mutton -Ss ad to 6s sd Pork - 6s od to is od Lamb. Ss. od. - to' 6s. Stock at Market this morning, Betas 1900, Sheep and Lamb, 950 0 . 34EWGATE and LEADENHAEL, Mgt:ft jt. Pcr Rose of 81b. by the careafe. Beef ' 3s 8d to 45 6d Veal 31 3d to ds od Mutton as Sd to se ad Pork _ 6s od to is 6d Lamb as 8d to Ss 3d. • PRICE'OF LEATHER, per lb. AT LEADENHALL. Butts, so to 361 b - told to std Ditto, 6o to 661 b - - aid to sad Merchants Backs sod to ood Drel36g Hides - 1641 to lid - - Fine Cock Hides - . t7d to 19 CreßB44e4 (or Cutting - 1 7 p to ,9p Flat Ordiwirp - - Is to 16 Calf Skins, yo to 4olb - - z d to 2i - Ditto . -30 to 701 b per dozen, - 224 to 27d Ditto, 7o to 80lb - - 224 to 234 ' Small Stak(Greenland) per lb. as 64 to as 8d Large ditto - - lON to 530 s perdue. Tanned Hare Hides - ip to s6s each Ooat Skin* ' - - cos to oos per dorm Price of Bark par load 01 os to 0! os PRICE OF TALLOW IN LONDON. St. James's market p „cid Town Tallow 38s od to es Clue market 3s sqd Ruffle ditto (ca.) 341 od to 57s Whitechapci market 3s 3d Ruffia ditto (foap) 33s to Os. (per Roue of 81b.) , White Candle Ruffis 34% to 08 Melting Stuff 49s od toos los ad Ditto Rough 32. od to 01. 38 444 Greaves - sos eel to 0 Good Dregs 12s to es Yellow Soap, 725. to oe.—Mottled , Bow—Curd, 841. Candles, its. 0d..--Moulds, tit od. SUDS PER HUNDRED WEIGHT, Augul 3t. Red Clover 304 to Toss Whits ditto 3os to ma per cwt. Trefoil 3s to 494 Turnip ' Its to 28s per bother Rye Grals 18s to 31s per quarter Cinquefoil OM to ....II per ditto Maori- c White 1w to 1p od per boatel Seed. I Brown zos to f4l 6d per ditto Canary Seed • ils to los per ditto . , ItapiSeed 381 to 401 per la& 1 POCH OP HAY AND STRAW, Augult 3t. _ Smithfield. St.james's; • . Whitechapkl. • Q. Hay 6 • to% 6 4 40to 6 0 0l 4 to oto 6 6 o N. do. 3 oto 3 o Straw 14to 3 0 2140 to 3 0 o llt Oro 3 3 0 Clover 2, S6to 6 to —..--.. 16 zo oto7 7 • N. do. 3 3 'cod o . Average Price . . equally good, and in many infancybette rthan the wheat.. The potatoe crops, though in fome places - they appeared full fining and luxuriant in their growth, in many others they were obfervsd to be thin, and. as if hinted in their growth, by the drynefs and heat of. the weather. Thole that have been taken' up are, however, in general, found to be of a good quality; . The beats and pea crops, on all the more (tiff kinds of foil, teem to be very promifsng. Turnips he remarked, in many infiances to be thin and patchy, though on the ,whole, they may be raid to have a favodrable appearance. Hops have gone on very well, and will probably afford a good and abundant crop in molt of the ditirias where they are cultivated. • Apples in fome of the cyder difiriets are •like wile laid to be a very full crop ; but in other places they have almoik wholly failed. From the continued finenefs of the weather, an unufual quantity of Rnuen has been cut and made in the molt perfect Rate. The (allows and other lands in a.flate of pre paration for wheat, have heed put in the mutt fuitable condition. In the grazing diflritfts there was feldorn a greater abundance of gran at this period—the price of both fat and lean Bock, however, Gill keep high. On Friday lait the lock was ttolen off the door of Hackney Church, during the time of divine fervice ! A few days ago George Johnfbn, near Northal. lerton,irnpraidmtlgloaded his gun with Imall (limes inftead of !hot, to :hoot at fume crows, when The piece burfting, wounded him fu feverely in the left hand as to occafion his death. A chimney-ilveeper's boy going up a chimney,. in William.ftrett Lambeth, On Thurfda); laft, felt from the top into a paved yard, and fradured his fkull. The brain ilfued through the wound, .an 4 the boy has been trepanned, but there arc little hopes of his recovery. _ • r Three Printers have been convieled within theCe few days, in the penalty of fir psnrnds.each, Cur inadvertently printing hand-bills, for the recoveu oF fome flolen 0:Ids, containing the words, 1m their being 'returned, se ao quellioso tall* Otte' Thurfdai laft, another refpite for 18laks rived at Wineliefter, for the three unfortunate f6l - under fentence of death, fof ?tithing — the Portfmouth Mail.—This is the fourth revue.— It is now thought they will have a moft gracious pardon, and be fent abroad to what is called a coh. demned regiment. • On Sunday evening left, JACOB PRIATOII, Efq. was a fecond time eleited Mayor of Yarmouth, for the enfuihg year ; Mr. Ww. Seawall, Chamber lain ; and SirvsL Tossza, and &smuts HUIST, ifqrs. Churchwardens. Sir Edwian CIOITOW is about to lead to the Altar of men Lady STEWAILT, the third daughter tithe Earl of GBLLOWAY. Mils F. Caovros, filler of the Baronet, has pledged her Matrimbnial vows to hirjaut.K ea. Thurfday.feennight a Gentleman. in Edinburgh Bruck a golf b4ll, from the Parliament Cloll over the weathercock of St: Giles Steeple. perfons in Effex, in the haiit of 'fit* , falfe Sm *resed Forefigra i were :ate'' , fined, Pays a Provincial Paper, " for their caret: i fO." PU4IIOIIII TOR SIPTRMIIIIt.—FuII Dreffes.--t. An evening drefs of lilac, or other coloured muffin, the body made quite plain, and trimmed round with lace • the &eves very ( hart, and trimmed rased the gottoni with broad lace. The hair dreffedud ornamented with t bandeau of crape and flowers. +2. Walking drat. A round drefs of cambric =Ain, the body made full, and drawn roundthe bofotn with a frill I full long fleeves. Soma cloak of white muffin, trimmed all roundwith lace. A bonnet of white or buff muffin, trimmed and tied under the chin with white rib bon. _ Bead Dreffes..-1. A bonnet of white chip and pink crape, ornamented with a pink and white lea ther.—a. A borinet made of lilac (ilk, ornament ed with lilac ribbons, and white oftrich feather.- 3. A cap of white lace, made open behind to ad mit the hair, and tied under the chin with a bow of lilac ribbons . ; a fmall lilac bow on the top.--4. A bonnet of brown willow : two feathers of the fame colour placed in front, to fall on the tight fide. -5. A (*raw hat turned up in front, and or namented with a flower.-6. A fmall round cap of white lace, with pink bows at the fide and on the top.-7. A dole bonnet of white cambric muf lin trimmed, and tied tinder the chin with white ribboa.-8. A white chip hat, ornamented with a wrrath of flowers.. —o. A (*raw lust trimmed round thr edge with white lace. Obicr vat ms.—The favourite colours are brown, yellow and buff ; and in flowers, fcarlet, crimfon, and role colours.—lmperial chips, and flashers and feathers are generally worn. Pasisiam Fasarons.—The two head-dreffes for , full drcfs are of the oblong coiure, adorned with !Aver chefs, and the veil laid flat upon the head, a little pinched before, or a crofs of diamonds, a role, or aigrette, and fometimes a feather. The moll diflinguifbed colour for wan is black, with a rob e of black crape. The white (*toes are flriped arrofi with a large white band appfspie. We fee ;.! robes fpangled with laver, and tunics, with alfo fprinkled with Inver liars or fpangles. 'lle <cfltis form an X upon the back and is tied in a behind ; they are generally white. Jonquil is coming again into fafluon. Ribbons of that co lour may be daily fees, as alfo draperies upon ca potcs of foot colour, Egyptian earth, and acajoul. The barbel blue colour is dying away, and fky blot reviving in its place. The latter is a favourite colour in crape robes--a role upon the head is alto Coining into repute. The fquare (bawls are ores. cefiiv e file, and in the oriental (Lyle. Long waif! , are quite the rage. WOMen of the firfl talk begin inlay homage to this ungriceful fallsion ; and, in a 1113 " times the number of thon waits wiU be ter y flu& Population of the parifhes of St. Nicholas and Old Macbar, comprehending Naw and Old Aber deen. 'deuces. Families. Males. Females. Bt. Nicholas Isp7 5705 7194 10 4 0 3 Old Kuhn. 1313 1841 atOo 5751 3180 8547 11,354 16,154 Total. 5 St. menhir - 17.597? 2 , a08 /Old Mother - 9/021 ' , Of theft there are Employed in agriculture. - - 420 Employed in trade. manufattures, &c. - 23.102 All other strong, - - - 13.986 Total, 27,503 Laft week a number of timber flats were pre pared at Shields, to be laid over keels, moored acrofs the Tyne, as a bridge for the military and cannon in cafe of emergency. Land in the neighbourhood of Paris is now fold at about feven years purchafe. In America, the common rate is twelve years purchafe. ' Port-Wine is juft now fold in Paris at about twenty-twO pence a bottle. Mount Vefuvius has condefeended, as we are told, to become a political barometer for the king dom of Naples. Upon the entry of General MAC DONALD into the capital in 1799, there was an il lumination for three following nights, during which time the volcano emitted a molt brilliant flame. Ever fince the conclufion of peace it has remained perfeetly The name of Mrs. Amity drew a crouded and over-flowir.g audience to • the Royal Amphitheatre yefterday evening, which, in addition to its beau. tiful Speetacle of FAIR ROSAMOND, and a variety of other amufements brought forward for the Sell time, a new Eaftern Ballet of ACtion, called the BASHAW, which was received, as it merited, with loud and reiterated peals of applaufe, and is to be repeated this Night. We prefent the following to our Readers, not only as a mato", but as a great literary curiofity, printed verbatim d literatim from the original MS. A gentleman of Bath, requiring the chat-after of a fervant who had applied for his place, was referred by him to his tall mailer. In a few days the Gen tleman received the following anfwer by poll : TO THI HOW. •-•• 'Birmingham, augult 3. Thomas Handfon Why difmifl on the aCount of Wageas and carved me tow years and tow months AS a Butler and vailat with Soberarity and honafty and attentay and allfo a Clean farvent. for fear of aneay defeption he is a man of five feet fore Hinches High fpear mead Black eys and Greay Heair a flaffordfluer man and Cauld Shave and Dref, Hair Well anof to pleafe me do not take my Word hut I mould Have you make troo of him and I donte clout but what he will Cute you veary well Pleafe to excufe me for not Wrighting to you before but I Was out on a vifet to u Pleafe to excufe my bad weighting for my pens hare bad and 1 ham to haft your humble Servant William Chataington Efqr Upon the fellow being interrogated as to the au thenticity of the letter, he for a long time declared it was his old makes very own hand, but upon examining tome other papers about him, the fimili tuck was too throng to doubt this charalter being the writing and compokion of the man himfelt, which he afterwards confeffed, laying, as that he had long been out of place, he had taken thole means of obtaining one. COALS, Await ir. Deft Coals in the Pool, ii. 3s. 6d. per-Chaidroo. Delivered Sunderland, Delivered lis. od.. 11. Ills. Bd. 21. 71. od. At Warrninifer, on Saturday 1411, the prices of corn, per quarter, were as follows :—wheat 84s. to 98s. ; barley 38s. to 58$. ; oats 335. to 375.; leans sBs. to 645. At Newbury Market, on Tburfday, New Wheat fold from 785. to toss. At the prefent,period, the price of Bread is fcarce alike in any two places.— A Morning Paper fays, Bread of the he) Wheaten Flour, was publicly cried at Croydon, on Friday laft, for One Shilling the QLsartern Loaf. At Melton Fair, on Friday laft, there was the largeß thew of beats ever remembered, upwards of 4.,0p0 ; fat ones fetched high prices, but fibres, owing to the prefent drought, were without pur chafers aimofi at any prices. There was but a fmall Thew of theep, which maintained the high prices latterly given. The fhew of horfes vas alfo (mall. At Bradford Leigh Fair, on Monday fe'nnight, the cheefe exhibited for Pale was remarkably fine, and fold at the following prices —Belt, 475. to 331. per cwt. ; Half Coward, 345. to 3Rs. per ditto ; and many tons were taken home unfold. There was the molt plentiful and bell (hew of honks at Horncaille Fair lan week ever remem bered, which went off readily at extraordinary high prices. The (hew of both lean and fat beats was very (mall, and, owing to the high prices, few were fold. At Ipfwich Fair, lark week, there appeared about the fame quantity of lambs as the two pre ceding years, being eftimated at not lefs than Bo,ooo.—Mr. Sri I LLITO'S polled wethers, of Ick worth, gained the prc-eminence, being nearly fat, and reached as high as 27s.—Mr. Paw y's polled lambs, of Lidgate, were alfo in high condition, and fetched 335. and his Norfolks 525. ; the latter acknowledged '.o be the bell c.f their breed in the fair; the polled lambs graduated, from 195. to 235.; the heath ditto, from 14s. to 175.—The polled lambs, of various crolfes, were eagerly fought for, and molly fold the fiat day, but not a tenth part of the horned flock were then difpofed of. MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. Since our laft report, every thing has proceeded in the molt favourable manner for the purpofes of agriculture. A heavy flower or two in the early part of the month, came extremely feafonaht: foc the filling the later forts of grain crops in the more early diftriets, and for the whole, in ftich as are rendered more late from their fituatinn. In moft of the fouthern and midland counties, all the wheats and the greater part of the oilier forts of crops are now fecured. In many of the more northern counties too, the harv4.ft has made a con fiderable progrefs ; molt of the wheat crops being reaped, and a great part got in. The weather has been fo particularly fine and fuitable, that the harveft field perhaps feldom, if ever, difplayed a greater fcene of aCtivity and hurtle. The crops of almoft every defeription are unnfnally good and abundant. In a journey of nearly 2:70 miles through the belt grain dint-kis in the kingdom, the Reporter fcarcelroblerved a field that could be ftriftly laid to have a bad crop. In many he noticed crops of uncommon geodnefs, both in re fpeft to the quantity and quality of the grain.— The oat and barley crops famed in general to be A great forgery has been lately dircovered itfaut 11. notes of the Plymouth Dank. The perpetr.4_ tors have hitherto eluded the vigilant fearch which has been made for them. On Saturday fe'nntght, in the evening about half pall eight o'clock, as Gilbert Wright, Efq. and laisdady, of Worceiter, were travelling on the Woodllock road, they were flopped by two foot pads, armed, within about half a mile of Reading, who robbed them of two guineas and Come favor. —The robbers demanded their watches, but the lady and gentleman had none ; upon which one of them flourilhed his pint)] over the lady's bead and then both made off with great precipitation. A perfon; who at tall laid he had lately been; a waiter at the Mount Coffee-houfe, was examined at Union Hall on Thurfday, on a charge of at tempting to pick a gentleman's pock e t, o f whicli it appeared he had been guilty. He was dreffed high Rile. Trunk breeches and fleeves, high col lar, and neckcloth up to his note. He WAS a com plete Bond : lir-ea lowzger in appearance, and talked f his connexions with men of falhion; of the Nobi lity he could bring to his character, &c.; but finn ing all his jived would'not prevent the Magiitritte from committing him, he lowered his note, and, raper than trouble his friends, conk:tut' Lu go as a toldier! MANSION-HOUSE.—Yefiertiay two men, of the names of Shaw and Grey, were brought before the LORD-MAYOR, on fufpicion of having in thcir pof fefEon a gifantity of (Wen gloves, valued at 1131. A Mr. Roberts, a glover, in Fenchurch-llrect, Elated, that the prifoner Grey came to his thiip tome days fince, and offered Come gives for fate thirty per cent. under the trade price. He agreed to purchafe them. Accordingly they were ht ought in a coach on Saturday tall, and the prifoners or dered to call on Monday at tuelve o'clock for the money. In the mean time, fufpcions havinr al ifen in the mind of Mr. Roberts that thele goods we re difhonefily obtained, he caufed the priiOners to be taken up. The prifoners were examined apart, when Grcy laid that he is a Commillion Broker, and had the goods of Shaw to fell for him. Shaw faid that he received them of a Mr. Hall, of Bir mingham, for a debt due to his brother, who is a tailor at Saddleworth, in Yorkthire. Upon being quellioned whether he is not the fame perfon coin nested come years fince with Brous/JP'', and Ax! r, tried for robbing the Mail, and by whole evidence there perfons were convicted ? he acknowledecd that he is the fame man. The rinves were pro. duced, and the marks proved to be thofe of a Fer fon who is a manufaeturer, retiding at W‘o ce ff cc . His Lordfhip ordered them to be remanded for a further csamination,and confined in feparate apart ments in the Poultry-Compter. A nialman, refiding at Biensford, was fun , - moned fur not complying with the regula•ions of the AIC of Parliament reipening Wheat. .1 Maar (toed that he had purchafed a riiiatitity ni Hour of this pet fon on the t 7th of Augult, and that he did not at that time deliver in a Bill of Parcels, th, AR exprefsly providing that the Mealman flea,' deliver in a Bid of Parcels, under the penalty tot. upon failure thereof. Hi; Lordlhip laid that from there repeated &eas he had not been enabled to regulate the .- fire of Bread In latisfattnrily as he cou!J s ills ; al that if any more complaints came befi , “ brim, Ihnuld enforce the full penalty. Thi. being firll eomplaira, he fhould mitigate the tinc to F. Shillings, which wa► accordingly paid. 1 the j A 141 J r of , ty HI '"7lt,