The National Register.
London, England, 1818-01-05 00:00:00

Saa.l.llllB.

The brewers, with thcit usual rapacity, have deter-
ruine.l upon a rise of 51. per barrel on porter, and have
distributed notices around to the publicans to that effect.
In consequence of this notice, the latter have raised
the pot of porter to 6d. This certainly is a great hard-
ship upon the working classes, after the blessings of an
abondant supply of all sorts of grain, with which Pro-
vidence has blessed the land, and in the enjoyment of
pence too.
A Letter from Frankfort dated December 20, says—
" Very large quantities of hops have been bought up
within these few days for English account, so that the
price rose from 50 to 100 drains per cwt. On this sud-
den rise, speculators immediately set off for Bohemia and
other hop countries." This rise will of course affect all
other markets, and has probably afforded one of the
pretences to our brewers for raising the price of porter,
and taxing one of the chief necessaries of life to the
labouring classes of the metropolis. We look upon it
merely as a pretence ; for hops, it is well known, do
not bear such a proportion to other articles entering
into the composition of London Porter as to warrant
this increase of price. Porter is now ss dear as it was
botl.tre the Chancellor of the Exchequer took off the
heavy war duty.

A letter from Venice, dated December 10, says—
•' The wore rarely our city, surrounded by water, and
Wit of matsive stone, is visited by fires, the more ter-
ror do they excite when they really happen. This was
the case on the night of the lith instant, in which the
great Palace Corner, situated in S. Maurizio, on the
Great Canal, whether by accident or design, was on a
sudden involved in flames. The fire was dreadful, and
could not be entirely checked till the fdlowing morn-
ing, when three quarters of that fine building were re-
duced to ashes. As it had lately been purchased by
the Government, and the Provincial Delegation had
been removcd to it, with all its archives, bureaux, &e
the nurit important papers, original contracts, title-
detsls of houses and estates, and inumerable other do-
eaments cf. value, were destroyed either by the fire or
the wat;:v."

RUSMAN rLerr.—Porbranntli, Jan. 3. The Rus-
sian squadron, under Rear Admiral Von Muller (five
sail of the line awl three frigates), will be re.,:dy to pro-
reel to-oraTor: ; thc., radtler or the Truss Swa-
lerly, 74, (the only ship remaining under refit), was sent
cif from the 'lock yard this afternoon. Admiral Muller,
and the officers of his squadron, have been entertained
this week by Vlinintl Sir Edw. Thornbrough, Capt.
Alexander, of his Majesty's ship Velmur, and Mat-
thias March, Esq. Russian Vice Consul, at elegant and
snuiptlonis dinners, provided for the occasion; to which
all the Captains of tlic British navy ut the port were
invited The Russian Vice Consul gave his entertain-
trent at the George hotel, when the Russian Consul-
peneral (who had arrived from London on a visit to
the squadron) was present. When the squadron has
been given up to the Spanish authorities, the officers
and crews will be conveyed back to Russia in trans-
p eTecially provided for the purpose. The United
1
. :if 'raffle ship, Franklin. Commodore Stea-

_ caotain Ballard, sailed from Spithead (where she
aa,...0r2,i on Monday) on Wednesday, for the Mediterra-
shim. tine carries 86 :;6-pounders, on two decks;
hos iic. ~:)(I),•Uila is a fine handsome ship.
_

. Os We:tocsin), the Ist inst. died, in St. Thomas's
Hospitrl, Jolla Hooper, one of the State prisoners tried
with This' lewomi, Preston and Watson, tin. high trea-
son : his rem ;ins will be interred by the side of Cash-
man, according to his request, on Sunday the 1 ith inst
h Stepney Church-yarl : he has been in a declining
State of health ever

A stag's Lora, of un elornimis size, was found abous
ten day, ngo, h sem;.• workmen employed in dccpenint
Cr., river Ditvant Littally Gre.tt Marsh, in %'aleg
13 fezi below the sui.ltee.
.It i% in high preservation,
an: 13 supra •I to have lam there several hundred
year.

BENTLEY'S DURABLE SATIN PAPER-
H ANG I NGS, which may be renovated by washin7. nre presented
o the notice of lie riddle. in great va:iety of new designs, and Bor.
th•rs to mere:Total. without any admire in prier.—Apai vomits hung
with ill:, paper, even if the damp. will retain the beauty of
their appear:met. Mr many years, aid: they may at all times b.:,•leansed
from dirt and gres. c, by the mere applicaion of sponge an waer,
when 0:e colours R ill appear tptally brilliant us at first. roa.;
Neoratr.l....it:i this Paper at the shortest notice. Sold by T. Bewley,
at his rlaca Sir the now 31tiallie autl Apti-ce:ras:ve faint, Not V.,
:'t:•:ct, (.IML: Cardrp.

AVERAGE PRICES Ole COHN PER QUARTER,
vs; EN LILAND ANT) WALES FOR 711 E WEEK EVOING DEC. It
Whe:lt Rye I Barley Oats I Beans I Pease
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113 9 40 0 46 1 113 5 51 7 51 11