Star.
London, England, 1801-04-04 00:00:00

RIBTa.

In confequence of the advices received yeller.
day from the LORD DILUTE NANT of the County of
Devon, relative to the ditlitrliances that unfortu-
nately exilt in that •ind adjoining Courities,
oecafioned by the difcontcnts in confequence of
the high prices of prti.iflons, Mr. E %sr was fent
off saes night from the Duke of PORT L D's Office
with difpatches for his Lordfhip, which may be
fuppofed to contain inftruetions how to proceed on
the unhappy occafion.
An alarming and ferious riot enfued at Welling-
ton on Wednesday lafi, in corfequence of the ea-
orbitant price of provitions. The mob compelled
the farmers to fign a paper, the purport of which
was, that the market tlinuld he fupplied with wheat
at ten (billings a buthel, and other articles at a
proportionably reduced price. The price of wheat
previoufly to this was enty-four Millings per
buffiel. Too much praife cannot be paid
.to the
Magiftrate, for his great aCtivity on this alarming
occafion. A very feditious was forward-
ed by him to the Duke of PuRTLAND.
Tuefday evening, after poll, the riot at Ply-
mouth Dock became tit ferious, that Gen. ENO-
LAND ordered to the head of Fore.ll!eet a detach-
nient of the Royal Artillery, with four light nine-
poundcrs and two howitzers, which were loaded
in fight of the mob (who were almolt eounticfs)
with grape and cannifter (hot. The fhipwrights
petitioned the Magifirates to releafe one of their
people, which was complied with, and they went
directly into the yard to wot k.—The mob, in con.
sequence of' the fleady appearance of the Troops
and Volunteers, began about feven o'clock to dill
perfe, and by eight o'clock the streets were clear,
and the troops marched home. Too much praife
cannot be given to General ENGLAND, the Magif-
trates, Troops, and Volunteers, fir their promp-
titude to aft if called upon, and for their patient
forbearance under the many infults of the mob.

The eleCtion of the Mulical Profeffiirchip of
Gmfham College, vacant by the death of Dr.
AYLWARD, took place laft week. The Candidates
were Mr. STEVENS, Organift to the Charter-houfe;
and Mr. Avarow. Each Candidate had fix votes,
but the calling' vote was given by the Lord Mayor
m favour of the former.

On Saturday fe'nnight, about eleven o'clock, a
fire broke out in the dwelling•houfe of JAMLS DA.
rills, a labourer, at Upper Bullingham, which
raged with fuch violence as to confume the whole
olthe premifes in a very Ilion time. The family,
who had retired to reit, were very fortunately
alarmed by the crackling of the timber in the roof
of the houfe, which was covered with thatch, and
the wind being extremely high at the time, it
burnt with filch rapidity as to force them out half
naked, the roof immediately afterwards fell in,
and nearly the whole of the houfehold goods and
their apparel were dearoyed, nothing remaining
except the bare walls. The houfe was the property
of the poor man, who, with his wife and three
(mall children, are reduced by this melancholy
event to a [tate of the utmoil diftrefs.

Tuefday fe'nnight, at midnight, a fire broke out
in the houfe of one Srsysas, a labouring man, at
Terrible Down, a few miles from Lewes, which
burnt fo rapidly when difcovcred, that it WAS
feared the poor man, his wife, and four children,
mull have perifhed in the flames ;—but happily
fome perfons arriving in timc to ailift them in their
efcape from the window, their lives were prefervcd.
The houfe, and every thing it contained, were in
a very fhort time reduced to afhes.—A Lodger in
the houfe, who poffelfed two Bank Notes of five
pounds each, which he kept in a little tin box in
his chamber, to Pave his life, was compelled to
abandon them to the flames. The box was after-
wards recovered from the allies, but the Notes
were confirmed.

On Thurfday evening, as a Porter was carry-
ing a pair of Bags belonging to a Traveller, down
Cannon•flrcet, Manchefler, he was flopped by a
man who demanded them : on a refufal, he put a
pi flol to the breaft of the porter, and threatened him
with inftant death, if he did not deliver the Bags.
On this they were given up, and the robber made
off with them. At the fame inflant another man
threw a quantity of fnuff into the eyes of the Por-
ter, who, making an alarm, the watchman and
an affillant joined in the purfuit, fecured the man
who prefented the pillol, and he was fent to the
New Bayley prifon.
It was Mrs. Kuria, of Garret, who in confe-
quence of the horfe of the chaife taking fright,
was thrown out of a gig lail week, and falling tin-
der the wheel of a waggon, was fo hurt that the
died in an hour.

LaR Wednefday the body of a woman, hanging
by leer petticoats to a willow Rump, was silk°.
vered in the water, near Isfield Lock. On being
taken out, though in a very putrid Rate. fhe was
loon known, and proved to be one Elizabeth
Kempton, a gloverefs, who fome time back work-
ed in Lewes.

On Tucfday night laft, about nine o'clock, the
warehoufc belonging to Mr. PERRY, Irifh Faetnr,
in (!teen-flreet, Cheapfide, was broke into, and a
qualaity of muftis and Ira linens were Roltn, to
the amount of upwards of tool. with which the
thieves got clear away, leaving behind them an
iron crow.

A few evenings face as a Gentleman and his
daughter were travelling in a poll chaife from
Reading to London they were flopped by feveral
footpads, and the gentleman hefitating at giving
his property, one of the villains fired at the chalk,
which frightened the young lady fo much that the
went into fits, and died in a few hours.

Coscarrs Lasso's Jo tca.--Mr. Cozwlss of
T:mple-Bar, hating been given to underhand that
fume other Acid lias been told for Concrete Lemon
Juice, feels it necclrAry to ohfc:•ve, that he is per-
mitted to refer to the highett Authorities in this
kingdom for the purity of that ptcpared bt him-
felf ; and he truils that the precaution of figning
every package with his name and in his own hand
writing, will afford fulficient fecurity againft
I im-
pofition, to thofe who (hall be defimus to make ufe
`« 'this convenient and elegant preparation.