Star.
London, England, 1801-09-04 00:00:00

coklf MARKETS.

At Mark•lane this morning the (apply wac not
very great, but the prices, notwithltanding, on the
decline. Of Englint Wheat none at market, and
very few famples of fine foreign. Wheats equal
in quality to what were fold on Wednefday,
brought from ts. to as. lets to-day. Oats con-
tinue in demand.—Price much the fame as before.
Other articles looking down, but little doing.—
Flour dos.

CHELMSFORD; SEPT. 3.—The Qii3artern loaf in
this town fells for is. cqd.—The eck of Flour,
35.9 d. We have obferved with much fatisfacßinn,
that notwithilanding the late advances in the price
of Wheat in Mark-Line, that the flour in this
neighbourhood has been fold without any increafe
of price.
MAIDSTONE.—At our market on Thurfilay laft,
the prices were, Wheat, 31. ios. to 41. 85. ; Bar-
ley, 41. ins. to 21. tos. ; Oats, il. 4S. to. 11. SOS.
Beans, El. ;SS. to al. 17E.; reafe, 21. to 31.
Lviiii.—At our market on Tuefday left, the
prices were as follow ;--New Wheat, 78s. 40 84.5.
per quarter ; coarfe ditto, 6os. to 7os. new Barley,
465. old ditto, 20$. new oats, s is. coarfe ditto, t 6s.
WHITEHAVEK,SETT. 1.-4.JpOn the fame fpot of
ground (at Wath, near this town) which laft year
produced 75 hooks of oats, the fame farmer this
year had. 154 Rooks and 6 (heaves! Something
more than a double crop.

Such is the forwardnefs of the feafon in Under-
fkiddow, that fix of the principal landholders cut
the Taft of their crops fo early as Wednefday
Their prefent harveft, in quality and abundance,
has fehlom, if ever, been equalled.
Saturday lA, at Kendal, the average price of
new oats (by the load of 7i Wincheller bufhels)
was 3as.—the average of new wheat (by the load
of 4i Wincheller) 58s.—The bell wheat flour ss.
per !tone of 161 b.—oat-meal 3s. 3d. Indian meal
21. ad.—beef 7d.—mutton 6141.—lamb sd.—but•
ter tad. for v 6 ounces—and potatoes 6d. for t4lb.
A SINGULAIL CASE.—A liberal minded gentle.
man, in a neighbouring county (probably in confe-
deration of the extreme diftrefs of the poor) has
for fome time part been accumulating a vaft quan-
tity of grain ; which he pojay intended to have full
in any particular cafe of nceetfity, contenting himtelf
with the moderate profit of 150 per cent. Unhappily
however, he had delayed to fulfil iris kflrooknt in-
tentions, till the grain had acquired fuch a difa-
greeable, four tafle, that the delicate palates of the
inhabitants could not rein it. After taking firm-
pies of it to feveral (hops in a neigh'uout ing town,
and offering it for Pale at a very reduced price, with-
out finding a pnrchafer, it was at lift lately
fited in that receptacle for the poor, the work-
houfe ! The molt remarkable eircumllance is, that
this fame gentleman, who has now fupplied the
inhabitants of the poor houte with filch a valuable
article, at a very low pries, was always molt flrenu-
ous in his declamations again) the poor ; alerting
that any thing was good enough fur them, as they
were never rt...eisfild For What they received. This
may be adduced as a proof, that the di/Weibii of a
man's start may not always accord with the/rat/-
menu he utters.

Mr. HEAVISIDE, of Taunton, laft week, gave
public notice, that as he found the farmers west
Rill unwilling to bring their corn to a flir and
open market, at a reafonable price, he would lim-
ply wheat, as far as in his power, at 9s. per bufhel.
At a fair held at the muir in the neighbour-
hood of Dundee, on Tnefday and Wednefday laft
week, the thew of black cattle was uncommonly
fmall, and the prices high; the !lodes being of an
inferior kind met with a dull file.

The pilchard•filheryon the emit of Cornwall has
been unufually profperous, and many thoufands of
hogfheads have been cured at the different ports.
Such immenfe quantities have been inclofed by the
fcynes at St. Ives, that they have lain dead in the
nets ten feet deep, for want of fait to preferve
them, and, of courfe, have been loft.

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We underhand, by Irtters from BulTorah, that
in confequence of feveral thonfand perfons having
been employed in rep:tiring the wall of that place,
which was nearly wafhed away by the overflowing
of the waters, the whole is now completed and
nrengthened. This wall, which is of conliderable
thicknefs, extends from the t fiver towards the great
defart. The fort at Befromh has had fcveral
ditiorial cannon Mounted on the ramparts.
On the 9th of Att,gurl, the villaße of Orvin, near
Bienne, in the Department of the Upper Rbinc,
was by a fudden conflagration teSuced to antes.
It confined of 58 honks. inhabiied by 65 families,
making up a total popula:ion of 350 fouls. The
lufs in property is Valued at 305,8b0 francs.

The:following fingular circumfiance lately took
place in the town of Zehanick, which was almott
wholly torifunted by a del:rue:live fire. The houfe
of one perfon of the name of Lock war adone left
untouched; and the manner in which his infant
child was preferved is altogether extraordinary :
Early in the morning the man, accompanied by
hit wife, had gone out to work, and had, accord-
ing to the cuftom of the place, left the child flaw
iup n the houfe. On hearing the firft alarm, the
mother, perceiving from the linoke that the town
was on fire in a variety of places, hafiencd to her
houfe to coiled tome moveables, and to place
them beyond the reach of the flames, at the fame
time giving inlirtations to her child to remain till
her return. Though (he ufed every poffible exer-
tion to regain her habitation, the fire had made
fuch progrefs that it was altogether impallble to
approach the place. Next morning the father
entered the city, and was furprifed to perceive thal
his houfe alone was untouched. Full of impa-
tience he battened to fearch after his daughter ; but
what was his joy may be more eafily conceived
than defcribed when he perceived the chid from
one of the windows welcoming his approach. He
ruffled into the hoeife, took the child affeetionately
:n his arms, aid returned thanks to raortazscs
for hcr isiptcolota prdervAtios.

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SPOR77ArG DTTBLL/GttitOt

ECHAM RACER,. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBIit j•
The Ladies' Plate Gl...Fifty Pounds, for three and

four year ol4—'Two MileHcAu.

Mr. Durand's ch. c. Sit-Sidney, 4 yrs. ca, 81t. t 21b. t
Mr. Frogley's br. f. 3 yrs. old, tot. t a lb. - a 20
Mr. Budd's b. b. Dotttrell, 3 yrs. old, yft. 41b. 3 j

M. Sadices Pyrrhus, 3 yrs. old, 71t. 61b.

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lay half part twelve o'clock the courfe wars
crowded, and the road from Staines to Eghant
exhibited a moving pi Kure .of ch:erful counte-
nanccs, brightened up by the expeCtation of amufe-
ment. Thefe Races, which are run in the celet
brated Runnymede, are the fignal for feftivity anclt
recreation throughout the vicinity, and their pro,
pinquity to the Metropolis holds out very tempt-
ing invitation net only to the Storting World, but tr*
loch adventurous youths and mitres who b. Illy dare
to mount the ireissi Hoek, or collea a cloud of dull
in the bumble buvy. The Duke of gy.st Hue, er
arrived about one o'clock, and appeared muds
plealcd with the animating Ilene. His Grace's
horfe Egleam, which, was drawn on Wednefday
after the full heat, is enured for Friday, and re-
port rays, that the. Noble Duke has backed him
very deeply. The Sport today, confidering tkei
was only one Plate run fur, was eery good. Mr.
DURAND, walling always to acquire ellimation in
the eyes of the Fair, entered his Chcfnut Colt, Sir
Sidney, for the Ladies' Plate of Fifty Pounds.
The Colt is awry kny) and covers a deal of ground.
which occafioned the odds to be in his favour at
flatting. The &if heat they ran very equally till
within a mile of the poll, when Sir Sidney made eta
play; and though it appeared that Dourrepufhed
him hard, yet he won it by a length at leaft. After
this heat there was a variety of opinion at the bet-
ting-Poll; and though Sir Sidney is an acknowledg-
ed good four-year-old, yet the ceneral cpininn was
that Dotterel! would win the too fubfequent heats.
Between the firfl and fecond heats the bets bepii
at few to four nobody could name the euinner of the P.atei
at laft Mr. Dance betted to to 6 againll Sir Sid.
ney. and, from his acknowledged powers and /kill
of calculation, his opinion was warmly, and in
fome inflances deeply feconded. At about a quat:
ter before three the horfes named above (farted foi•
the fecond heat. R.° re// having, in the opinion
of the Knowing Ones, laid by the firil heat, male the
play, and flatted at full (peed. When they pilled
the Diflance Poll. great odds were betted he won,
but S;r Sidney mica pulls, and came in vietorious
the fecond time, which caufed Mr. Duttarati to
add " the L:tdies''Plate" to the almoft,innumer-
able trophies which he has acquired on " the hard
run field."

Much beauty and billion were (ported on the
Race-Ground. The,Duke of QvastiSISSRRY with
a coach and fit; Mr. DaaLcir, with a pair of
b6utiful ehrimets ; though from the novelty of the
exhibition, Lora CAMELTORD attracted moll at-
tention by driving a cur'-ide an/ three.
A very fericns accident had nearly occurred at
the lafl heat : three horfes came in nearly together,
and, from the irk.: that all the horfes had 'parlvi„
re.etA perfon:'; broke in 'upon the Courfe, and
Fyn hist bting laft, ran againit a Sporting min,
4r. Hybr, and .threw Limdown very vh;lently
fcrtunately do inj.ity was fußained on either fide,
though we hope this (Lament will, in future, pre+
vent that inadvertent eagern:fs, which may pru..
bably be attended with the moll fatalconfcquences•

Mrs. Bit tamorow's Ptiff-Major has launched a
report, that the Winter Theatres intend railing I 6
prices of admifhon to reimburfe themfelves the tx-
pence of her engagl-:ment. The remedy for tl,:a
will require no great felt-denial on the part (tithe
genuine admirers of the drama, as they will have
only to flay at home and read S • .
CURIOSITY.—The following are din
Rules of a Society of Singers in Mix :-a—
Articles oEn grcanan by a Frindly Society
Made !or ringing of pfalms in the
Church of which no Perfon
Are omitted to ring unkla they do enter in
This Article and do according as the Article
Doth mention ii not they ball be Etcluied
From this Article to Avoid any difpute the
))falms that ire to be rung are to be
Agreed upon the Sunday Before after Sermon _
The Forfit money to be half (pent at
Chriftmas tt Witfontide and the other half
To keep the Books in good repair
Some of our bell country feeder: are very anxious
to know the nature of the diet of Ration, and
whether it was upon it the late Eledor of Cologne
was fattener/ to 27 alone !
A great quantity of partridges have for the tall
'three days filled the mail coaches coming tip to
town. From their bloodlcle appearance it fhcvld
(rem, that the /hare, had dillanced the eltotaVe bar-
rel..., or, in other words, that theposrber: have heat
before-hand with the/port/men.

Mr. Barclay of Ivry has made a wager for ssoo
guineas with Mr. Fletcher of Bailin(hoe, that he
thall walk 90 miles in a 11. hours, to be decided
Come time in the month of November. Mr. Barclay
formerly undertook to walk the fame diflar.ce in
the fame given time, fora wager of aOOO guineas
w:th Mr. Fletcher, which he lug, on account of his
having ovcr-Lttiguedliimfelf at letting out.

A ci-devant flioemaker in Stra(burgh lately ret op
for a prophet, and announced that the world in one
month would be at an end. Several heads of fa-
milies and others gave him fuch full credit, as to
leave off labour, and to difpofe of their propertr
to fuch as chore to accept of the earth& Ind's.—
Many of them put on their beft cloaths, an! pre-
pared themfelecsby alternate feaßing and praying,
for the coming day ! The impoßor has been fent
before the Corralional Police. A fimilar tit cum.
Rance lately took place at Brakenheim, in the Du.
chy of Wurtemburg, where a Pried and a woman
deluded a number of petition% to follow them to the
Holy Land, where the femali was to prod-
new MtSSIAH. They had already lit out or

hopeful march, and others were preparing
low, when the eyes of the deluded were °polo
the cam ice of the lady, who banifhed their (
tal hopes by eloping wish the money whit
/a.td collated for the jemmy.

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