Star.
London, England, 1822-01-26 00:00:00

MARRIED.

Thursday, at Mary-la-Ivolt. Church, Captain Charles King,
of the 16th Lancers, to Charlotte, third daughter of Thomas
Oliver, Egg. of Devon.lsire-place.

DIED.

At Inverkeithing, on the 13th inst. Mr). Erskine Gray, wife
of the Rev. Ebenezer Brown.

Dec. 12, at liarbadocs, aged Z 9, after an illness of three days,
Lieutenant-C*lml John Piper, C.B. of the 4th or King's Own
Regiment:
At Louth, on the 12th inst. William Morris, rat-catcher, aged
71 years. A few days since he went out to destroy vermin,
and, as usual, took a box containing some poisonous article,
which he used in his vocation, in bi. pocket, in which also he
incautiously put a small fruit pie. The latter he took out and
ate upon the road, but the lid of his box not bring sufficiently
secure, a part of the poison had, without his knowing it, fallen
out upon the surface of the pie: Me lical aid was resorted to as
soon as the accident was discovered, but the poor fellow's suf-
ferings terminated in death after ten days of excruciating agony.
At Tewkesbury, aged 96, Mr. John Dick, formerly a re-
spectable linen-draper of that borough. Mr. Dick was a native
of Scotland, and perfectly recollected seeing the march of the
rebel army to the fatal plains of Preston Pans, in 1745, whilst
be was pursuint, the more peaceful occupation of following the
plough : he subsequently travelled through England with the
manufactures of his native country, and nearly half a century
ago settled at Tewkesbury, where he has ever since maintained
the character of a worthy and honest man.
_ Early on tke morning of Saturday last, at Pollokahaws, near
Glasgow, a man of the name of Alexander Richmond, aged
about 74, after one day's illness. He belonged originally to Ayr-
shire, and was bred a shoemaker. For a considerable period he
perambulated that county, alternately teaching vocal music and
working at his trade. lie kept a singing school at Mauchline
while Robert Burns occupied the farm of Atomic], near that
town. It was to him the celebrated Bard was indebted for most
of his scientific knowledge of vocal music, and the grateful pu-
pil has immortalised the master in a distich which runs—
" L—n remember singing &muck,
Wi' hale breeks, sax Pence. and a bannock !"
He was an auxiliary precentor in the tent at Mauchline on the
sacramental occasion, which gave rise to the poem of the' Holy
Fair.' Being a favourite with the poet, they spent many merry
evenings together. He was intelligent—of a social humorous
disposition—able, and always ready to oblige the company with
a good sing, comic or plaintive, as the occasion required. He
possessed a fund of amusing anecdotes, which, in his better days,
he detailed with considerable animation, and a good now of lan-
guage ; and when his collorisl powers were stimulated, and his
wit brightened by the genuine ' pith o' mau't,' set and kept the
table in a roar. His facetious character, the nature of his call-
ing, and his perambulations, made him the centre of an ex-
tended circle of acquaintance, and he was more or less intimate
with Daddy Auld,' Holy Willie," Jock Hornbook a' the
Clachan; Racer Jess,' and, indeed, with almost all the eccen-
tric characters that Burns has made known for the atnuttement,'
if not improvement of mankind. He resided a considerable
time in the town of Kilmaurs, where be had a considerable trade
in making shoes for exportation; but the calamitous contest
with the American colonies, in a great measure annihilated that,
branch of business, and he, and many others in the same line,
were reduced to indigence. He was afterwards employed in
the large cotton works at Catrine. About twenty years ago he
went to Pollokshaws, where he resumed the shoe-making.—
Being of a shrewd, forward, and at the same time of a hu-
mane and obliging disposition, he soon obtained so excellent a
business, u enabled him, with comparatively little labour on
his own part, to live comfortably for a long time by the profits
of the journeymen he employed. His trade bad declined con-
siderably prior to 141$. The lad two or three years of the WI
man's life were mostly passed under all the somplicawd tatistriesl
attendant upon tenuity Bpd Rout y.

THE m 41101%
BIEWCIATE lite LEADEN H ALL MARKETS, JAS. SS.
(fly the Carne.)
Beef Ss od to 31 4d I Veal ss Od to 50
Mutton.. ed to 5s ed Pork ed to es ed

PRICES or HAY AND STRAW YESTERDAY.
IT. .1411111 dell• WHITICCUATEL.
Hay 51 5s Od to 41 as ea Hsy... 31 10s to 41 Os 04
&raw 11 7s Od to 21 Os ad Straw 11 ss to 11 16s Od
Clover 5110 s Od to 41 10s Od Clover 41 Os to 51 Os Oa

PRICE OF HOPS.
strif BAGS. NSW TOCIMII.
Kent
Sussex 2l 4s to 21 is I Sussex ...... 21 Os to 21 Ins
Essex
Foreign ... 01 Os to 01 Os Farnham 7l Os to 101 os

PRICE or TALLOW,
Town Tallow 4111414
Yellow Russia ... 504 Od
White ditto
Soap ditto
Melting Stuff 3B. Od

SOAP, &e. per 112th.
Ditto tough 25.
YeUpw Soap
Mottled ...

Curd

Paint Os

PRICE OF CANDLES—From Tallow Chandlers' Hall.
Candles, per doz. 9s 6d—Bloulds, 11. Od; 6d. per dozen
allowed for ready money.

PRICE OF LEATHER.
Butts, 50 to 561bs each °id to 22d per lb.
Ditto, 56 to GGlbs each 22d to 24d
Dressing hides l7d to 18d
Fine Coach Hides 18d to 191
Crop Ilides, 35 to 401bs fir cutting. ..... l7I to IBi
Ditto 45 to 50114 - lBll to 201
Calf Skins, 30 to 401bs 22d to 27d
Ditto .50 to 701bs 28d to 344
Ditto 70 to •tOlhs ~..26d to 28d
Small Seals (Greenland) 18d to 204
Large ditto isd to 18d
Tanned Horse hides l6d to It• 4
Spanish Horse Hides lad to 22d

RAW HIDES.
Best Heifers and Steers (per Ordinary... 2s od to 2$ 2d
stone) os sd to 33 Ott I Market Calf 103 Od to Os Od
Middlings ...23 4.1 to 2s ed Eng. Hone Os Od tO Os Od

Ships at Market.
40i Newcastle
5 Sunderland