Star.
London, England, 1801-11-24 00:00:00

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
Confn 674 I—Reduced 664 f-4 per Cent. 8344.
S ref C. 994 4 too—New Ditto 99{{ Long Aria.l94 -t6.
tachel. Bills, t at 3 prem.
PRICE OF STOCKS VISTERDAY•
Bank Stock tsBl tBB Short Ann. 54
3 per Cent. Red. 66# t per C. Imp.-
3 per Cent. Conf. 171 India Stock 214 213
4 per Cent. 83 - Excheq. Bills t t preen.
5 per Cent.99l Funded Exche. Bills i i pr.
I .5 per C. 1797 98i (Minium at
Long Ann. 191 9-16 Conf. for Arc. 6711
Yißerday Mr. NLWLAND went to the Stock Exchange, to
make known to chorc intereßed in the fundable Exchequer
Bills—that the CILA PITZLLOR of theExcu EAU Lk had extended
period of their being fern in to be exchanged for Stock, to
Saturday next. The Funds recovered xlittle of their depralion
In courcquccce of this notice.

Rumours of new Minillerial arrangements are
afloat, even among thole who hold official %la-
tions. The Ordnance, it is faid, has been offered
to Earl MOIRA, but it is added, he declines fitting
in the Cabinet with the Duke of I' .TLAND. A
new Firft Lord of the Admiralty is alfu talked of:
it will be long, however, before one of equal abi-
lities to Earl Sr. VINCENT can be found to fill the
lunation ; and we are furc, were we going into a
scar 1:1R.C11A cf 0)111111g out of one, the removal of
G. maitora its and experienced a head of the Admi-
ralty, would he confider.:d as a national calamity.
\Ve foicerely hope that a favourable change in his
Lortiliiip's health will reader any change unnecef-
firy. Perhaps, indeed, there i, ItO truth in any of
the rumours we have mentioned.

ht: SI'C:CI: Of t1:1 CH/4.:CF LI OR. of the Excut-
,y t a on the fubjcit of the Civil Lift,
will he found important, not only to thole
who, from tlicisfituation, arc ;metaled in the dif-
charge of the Arrears, but to the Public at lei be.
It will k ken that a communication on tLe fub-
jeft to be xnatltko•rtly alttr the Recefs,

ani duo by a pradeni ftwangetoint of the Col 4-:
nial Property of his Majefty, it is hoped the diffi-
, enhies may be removed without any additional
charge upon his Majefty's fubje&s.
We Rated, fome time fence, that the French Go-
vernment were indebted to this country in the rum
of nearly 2,000,0001. fluting, for the cloathing
and maintenance of prifoners. This demand, his
Majefty's Minifters propofed to forego, provided
the Confulate would agree to cede to this country
the ifland of Tobago. The latter, however, pre-
fer paying the money, which, it is raid, is to be
done by fix inftalments, the firft of which will be
made good fome time in the coining fpring. The
French Government, for this Rnd other purpofes,
is about to raife a Loan at Parisi and to this cir
corn ftance, as well as that of the great floating
debt of the Republic, is now attributed the recent
depreffion experienced by the French Funds.

We are es*ernely forry to learn that her MA-
lN:ries health has not, during the fall few days,
been in the belt Rata. We have the fatisfaftion,
however, to Rate, .that her diforder is not in any
degree dangerous, or likely to be of long duration.
The laft difpatehes received from Sir Home
POPHAM, are dated from Coffire Bay, in the Red
Sea, where his flag was flying on board his Ma-
jetty's (hip the Rossuev, of 5o guns.
Sir Hosts POPHAM and the fquadron under his
command were, in May haft, in the harbour of
Jeddah, in the Red Sea, where he received many
very rich prefents from the Chiefs in the neigh-
bourghood.
The craws belonging to the fquadren under his
command, have enjoyed remarkably good health.
In thf SICRETARX at Walk's report of public
expends, we find a fum granted for the Militia of
Jerfey and Guernfey. This is probably a miltake,
as we believe the Militia of thole Wands ferve
without pay. The charge in another article for
the &af in the Wands is not a miltake, for the efla-
blifhment in that line has, 'luring the prefent, been
at lean double what it was in the American war,
when the French were formidable at.fea, and when
Jerfey was really invaded.

The Militia, the maisltring of the Confrutica,
have beep of very effential fervice to their coun-
try ; they were called out and embodied at a very
critical period, volunteered their fervices for Ire-
land, for the Sea fervice, the Artillery, and the
Army ; fought our battles by fea, and in Holland,
Spain, Portugal, Malta, and Egypt; proteaed our
Country at borne : in Mort, this brave body of
men have done more this war for their Country
than all the prec)Jing ones.—Much praife is due
both to officers and men. •
MALTA.—ARonifhing is the verfatility of our
brother Journalifts.—After having extolled the
laft Adzniniltration for refuting to give MALTA to
Ruffia ; after having expatiated with great juftice
on the immenfe advantages of that Ifland to this
country ; after having expreffed a decided opinion
that we Mould never cede it: they now find out
that it is of little value; that it is a barren rock,
expenfive to fupport !—We maintain, for our bull.
nefs is to (late faits, that it would be more valua-
ble to this country than Gibraltar; that, inde-
pendant of its impregnable fortifications, and ince.
hauflable ammunitions, of its five harbours equal-
ly fafe and capacious, of its command over the
pafrage to the Levant, it contains near 150,000
inhabitants, who would encourage the induftry,
and employ the manufaaures of this country.
Sunday two excellent Sermons were preached
at Orange-ltreet, Leiceller-fields : in the Morning,
by the Rev. roam Towass ND, of Rotherhithe ; and
in the Evening, by the Rev. JOHN FOWLFR, of
Shcernefs, for the benefit of the Deaf and Dumb
Children at the Afylum, Bermondfcy ; when we
are glad to hcar a colleaion was made, amount-
ng to t6l 4s.
Laft week the Chief Magiftrate of Leith fen-
tenced the town drummer and one of the town
officers to be imprifoned, for polling up play-bills
in differeut parts of the town on Sunday.

In a public company, a few evenings fince, at
the Bull Inn, Nuneaton, a taylor betted a farmer
half a crown that he would give him the 4rft flap
of the face. The parties accordingly feting to,
the taylor loft the wager, which fo exafperated
him, that he aEfually feiied hold of the farmer's
left car with his teeth, and complete:). fevered it
from his head.

Friday two Gardeners, formerly in parrserfhip
in a pie:e of ground at Hackney, having had a dill
pute About A :natter of right in the ground, cne
of them tired at the other at nearly Go yards dif-
tame : the contents of the piece perforated the hat
of the man, part of his clothes, and grazed his
boots, as he was in a declining pofture plucking
dp roots.
On Friday tall an alarming fire broke out in a
houfc at Dalkeith, which did confiderable damage
before it was estinguithed, notwithftanding the
ezcrtions of the Magifirates, Lord DAUEL IT WS
regiment of militia, and a number of the town's
people, who attended with the engines, on the firft
alarm —lt was occdioned by a gentleman reading
in bed with candle light, a praustice which has pro-
duced many melancholy accidents : he was much
fcorched. Happily no lives were loft, but unfor-
tunately a great deal of property bclonting to
perfons in bufinef.; was dettsoyed, moll of which
was not infured. •

The cilia of conf;ience has been Qrongly mani-
fetidd within theft :_w days in the North of Ire-
land, where t.% enty years ago Mr. Dawfon, father
of the prefent Member fcr the county of Monaghan,
vas mardered. Every means that could be de-
vifcd were ineffdlually tticd to bring to difcovery
the perpetrators of the horrid deed; but one of
them, goaded by remorse. has now made full eon-
legion of the an and mot es. It is Rated that a
confiderable reward had been given by atterfon of
Come confequence nel: A rice, v ho, wt his ac-
cumplicer, is io eattody.