The Sun.
London, England, 1802-05-03 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, MAY 1.

His Majesty's Proclamation of Peace reached this
,place on Thursday morning, on which day novices
were issued by the Mayor for a General Illumina-
tion on Friday evening. The different Corps of
Volunteers were also ordered to assemble on
the Parade at half past • nine o'clock in the
morning, in consequence of which, the Plymouth
(or Prince of Wales's).Y,olunteers, commanded by
Lieutenant-Colonel FIANI;K- Ell, the Plymouth Foot
Association, comitatidearbY'Major JOHN Cu LTA
Major LANGMEAWS VOlunteers, and the Independ-
ent Corps of Rangers, commanded by Capt. Jo,
LIAN, together with two Corps of Volunteers from
Stonehouse, attended accordingly, and soon after
ten o'clock, the Mayor, and principal Magis-
trates, with the Aldermen of the Borough, came on
the Parade, when the popular tunes of " God Save
the King," and " Rule Britannia," were played by
the Bands of the South Deroli Regiment, and
Plymouth Volunteers ; after which the Ailayor and
Corporation, attended by the Town Clerk, proceeded
to the Market Cross, followed by all the before_
mentioned Corps, where His Majesty's Proclama-
tion of Peace was read by the Town Clerk, with the
solemnity due on the occasion ; after which, three
huzzas followed from the Troops, and an immense
crowd of speEtators: The Procession then moved
to Frankfort Gate ; from thence to the 0;d Tree,
and then returned to the Parade ; at each of which
places the Proclamation was read, and similar
clamations succeeded. At the latter place, the
Mayor and Corporation took leave of the Troops,
after the former had, in the most handsome manner,
waited on each of the Commanders of the respedive
Corps, and thanked them for the honour conferred by
the attendance and soldierlike behaviour and condua
of the Troops, during the day.—The Troops fired
three vollies on the Parade, and were then marched,
to the Glacis of the Citadel, where a discharge of
21 rounds from two z z-pounder field-pieces at-
tached to Lieutenant Colonel Hawker's Corps, took
place, after which the different Companies fired
three vollies each, and a feit.de-joje closed the
grand arid beautiful scene. Each Corps was then
ordered to farm a circle, when a Letter from the
Lord Lieutenant of the County was read, together
with the Vote of Thanks of the House ofCommonsl.
for their services : the respeftive Commanding
Officers then returned thanks to etie Troops under
their Commanf!, in neat and appropriate speeches,
for the steadiness and firm attachment they had ma.
nifested to their King And Country, during a period
of unparalleled dangerxridAiftioulty, as well as for
their obedience and, orderilywc.oncluft, during the
periods of being under their immediate command.
Each Corps then received 'orders to return their
Arms to the general dep&t in the Citadel.

In the evening a very grand and general Illumi_
nation took place, and the whole fortunately ter.
minated without any accident occurring,

CORN EXCHANCE,

May 3.

THIS day our Market had a large importation of
English Wheat, with a few foreign arrivals, which
caused a fall of five shillings per quarter since
last Monday ; of Oats we had a full supply, but the
demand being brisk, they keep their prices, and
inferior sorts are very low ; Barley and Malt but.
little variation ; Flour nearly as before.

Wheat 4os a sus a 6os od
Fine do. - 6ts a 6.2 s od
Malt -36 s a 39s a 43s od
Fine ditto -44 s a 45s od
13,irley ios a 34s ad
Rye - - Jos a 36s od
White Pease 29$ a 33s od

Beans - a 32s od
Tick ditto -26 s a 29s 6d
Oats - . a 21$ od
'Van(' (IQ, 22s a 2jS
Rapc Seed p 1 a 3sl per last
Fine Flour 45:z a sos per sack
Second do. 4us a 4;5 per do.

The average Price of Sugar, computed from the
returns made for the week ending the 28th day of
April, 1802, is Thirty.eight Shillings and One
Penny Farthing per hundredweight.
' Some accidents whichyh*eiikit on the lllumina-
don night have since :come tolour. knowledge :—ln
Fenchurelt-street, tw:co hadies.:-:Were run over by a
coach, one of whom had-berleg broken, the other
was much bruised about the body.—At the bottom
of St. Martin's-lane, a well dressed young woman
was thrown under the wheels of a hackney-coach by
the mob, and killed on the spot.
Another unfortunate sufferer is to be added to
the former two who were killed by the Idling of
the ornamented urn from the parapet of the root of
St. Mary's Church in the Strand. A you'ng man,
about eighteen years of age, an apprentice to a
Bookseller in, Holborn,• died last Saturday morn.
ning of a fraCture of the scull, ,received on the
above melancholy occasion.