Star.
London, England, 1805-12-04 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

Sia—Permit me, through the chanitel of your
very excellent and extenfively circulated Paper. to
retion my fincereff thanks to the elegant tranflator
of at A Hillorical relation of the Plague at Mar-
feilles in th!year 1720, taken from the French Me-
nofcript of Monaeur BERTIUND, Phyficiaa at MU*
feilles, who attended during the whole time of the
Malady," for having drawn forth fo admirable a
Work from obfeuaty, and given it the publicity it fo
highly meriu. Mite NI/litres has often entertained
the Public with her tranflations from the German :
—in this Tranflatinn from the French fbe has done
much better ; the has added to entertainment a sot
important and nfeful leffon, to which, at a time when
the prevalence of epidemic diforders gives rife to fuck
well-grounded alarms, too much attention cannot be
paid—And if by this public notice of the Work I
fall prove the occaflon of one perfon more reading
it, I Sall think myfelf happy in having fo far fecon-
ded the benevolent purpores which the Tranflator
had in view in giving it to the Public, as Rated in her
moil admirable Introduaion. I am, Sir, &c.
I. • • CON srattr IIIADER.

Wedaefday tame on at St. Andrew's the eleßion
of a Reprefentative in Parliament for the boroughs
of Perth, Dundee, Forfar, St. Andrew's, and Cu-
par, in the room of the late DAVID SCOTT, Efq. The
Candidates were DAVID Score, Efq. fon of the late
Member, and Sir DAVID WEDDERDURIO, Bart. The
Delegates for Perth, St. Andrew's, and Cupar,
voted for Sir DAVID WEDDFAnt'Ittl, who was, of
courfe, declared duly eleaed ; but a proteft was
taken on the part of Mr. Scorr.

The lying le:ter figned KISKERT, turns our, it is
fail, to have been written by that Gentleman! and
was really tranimitted by him to the Captain of the
Flora. After reading the impafition praaifed by
MURAT upon Prince AUERSPERG, we cannot won-
der that KIKKERT mould have been mean enough to
lend himfelf to a fimilar fraud.
" Peened expeas that every Man will 10 his duty."
This was the loft figaal made by the immortal
NELSON. 411 under his command obeyed. We flat-
ter ourfelves all in England will equally obey, in
taking care oldie Widows and ()Ikon: of thole brave
men who fell with him in the glorious ftruggle for
their King, their Country, awl all that it dear Ad valuable
to EngtAilar.

The tranfports which arrived in the Downs on
Sunday, under convoy from Cork, have the sft bat-
talions of the gth, 3oth, and 89th regiments on board,
and the 3d company of the Bth regiment.
The Buffs are arrived in the Downs from Cork to
join the other troops on the Expedition.
Extrad of a letter from Bourdeaux, dated Dec. t.
—d, Twenty-three vete!: are cat ried into Teneriff:,
as prizes to the Rochefort fquadron."'
Laa night, about five minutes before the doors of
Drury-lane Theatre opened, a very lufly man, of the
name of HARRIS, Stunted in the firft circle of the
boxes, on the PILIIIICeS fide, for the purpofe of keep.
ing places for a company, by fame unaccountable
ereumftance, fell into the Pit. Surgical afflitance
was immediately procured ; but the unfortunate man
expired before he could be conveyed into the biufic-
room, his neck being broken, and the back part of
his head much lacerated.

Saturday afternoon the premifes of &fr. Martin,
carpenter, in Whitechapel-road, took &I e by the ne-
gligence of a boy, who [offered a pitchpot to catch the
flames. The (hop being full of timber and fhavings,
the conflagration fpread with the greeted rapidity in
all direeions, but fortunately a fupply of water was
jugendy procured from a large refervoir near the fp-)t,
and by the exertions of feveral perfons the flames were
quickly extiognifhed.

Mr. OAKES, the banker of Bury, laft week paid a
legacy of tool. to a cook maid in the fervice of a
gentleman in that town—her joy was fo exceffive as
to embarrafs her in her bufinefs—evcry thing went
wrong—it was part dinner-time—the viands were
nal raw—the pot would not boil—the fire would not
burn—the pulled an old newfpaper from her pocket,
and thruil it within the bars, forgetting that (he had
wrapped her bank notes in it, and in an inftant they
were confumed. It is ealier to conceive than to dc.
fcribe her feelings on difcovering her lofs—the Ban-
ker, however, had the numbers, and on giving the
neceffary fecurity to the Bank, the property will of
courfe be recovered.

CORN MARKET, MARK-Last, Dec. 4.--The frefh
arrivals of Wheat to-day are very few, but waiting
further arrivals, fcarce any (ales are made, and chore
a trifle lower—Flour about the linifh of Monday's
market, 11E11 five thillitsgs per ♦ck, and to-day's tales
are made fully at that redation—Of Barley a great
fupply, and at further redudtion—Malt is a haling
ankle, 71. per quarter lower than lalt week—White
Peas are dull tale—Grey fearce, and rather dearer-
-Beans fupport their price—there are many arrivals
of Oats. moftly from Line°lulhire, but few good, that
keep their price, others rather cheaper.

mica OF STOCKS. THIS DAY AT ONR O'CLOCK:

OW* for Jai. 61...Roduced 59*-4.boxim 6

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