Star.
London, England, 1807-04-06 00:00:00

COMMISSIONERS OF MILITARY INZUIRY.

The Fourth Report was delivered fome weeks ago
to Parliament, and is, we are informed, of very confl-
derable length. It is accompanied likewife by fup-
plements to farmer Reports, one of which relater to
an additional fum found to be due by General De
Laney, and another is explanatory of Mr. Davifon's
coal contracts. It appears from this, that the ufe to
which the certificates were to be applied, was mifre-
prefented by Mr. Davifon to the parties who procured
them ; thefe parties being led to believe that the
public paid only the price charged by the dealers to
Mr. Davifon.
The body of the Fourth Report relates to Barrack-
buildings. The Commiffioners enter much at length
into the theory and pradtice of the building depart-
ment, and apply the touchaone of invelligation to the
buildings in the Ilk of Wight. Thefe buildings, com-
pleted many years fince, are valued by the builder at
200,0001. and upwards ; and although his bill is not
yet madc: up, he appears to have received between
180,0001. and 190,0001. to account. The Commit
fioners have caufed thefe works to be meafured, and
the bill made out by profeffional men, under their
own infpePion ; who, after every allowance, Rate the
Oft colt of thefe buildings at not more than about
it 0,0001. leaving a difference of nearly 'OO,OOOl. be-
tween this valuation and that of the builder But,
what is of infinitely greater confequence, the fame
builder has open accounts, to the amount of no leis
than 1,500,0001. fielding!
With this Report, the inquiries of the Commit-
fioners into the Barrack Department appear to ter-
minate. The event has but too fully juffified the pro-
priety of their feleaion, in making this department
the fiat objea of their fcrutiny. Their firlt Report
procured to the public the reimburfement of 100,0001.
from General De Lancey ; the Second Report, al-
though hitherto little noticed, pointed out a flagrant
abufe in the department of the Architeas ;—who,
although reprefented to the Committee of Finance, in
1797, to be officers on moderate falaries, have been
allowed, betides their falaries, at per cent. commiffion
on the expence of buildings which it was their duty
to controul, the amount of which became enormous.
The Third Report regards chiefly Mr. Davifon,
and is pretty generally known ; but exclufive of the
abufes in coals, the ufe of the public money, and of
public fecutities, added, in no fmall degree, to that
gentleman's profita. But the Fourth Report is of
infinitely greater confequence than any of the others;
for if, in a payment of 180,0001. we have reafon to
confider that above one third was overpaid, how
much ground of fufpicion is there, when we find that
the fame builder has received, 1,500,0001. upon ac-
count of bills not yet fent in ?

MiRK-LANE.

CORN EXCHANGE, APRIL 6.

The fupply of Wheat to-day is confiderable, and the
trade, rot that of fecond and ordinary qualities, are
as. and 3,- per quarter lower and very heavy fale—
the quantities of Barley are again abundant and
cheaper—Maltlikewife—but few White Peas—Beans,
of each defcription, are very dull fate, and rather
lower—there are feveral further arrivals of Oats, and
this article is nearly at our laft prices—Rape Seed is
dearer—fine flour is lower, and feconds full ss. per
lack cheaper.

GENERAL CURRENCY AS UNDII
Wheat, 45s 6os 78s per qr. Grey Peafe 421 46scd
Fine Ditto. Bcs 841 od Beans, (old) 4os 46s od
Rye, 4-:3 461 od Tick Ilitto (old) 34s 40s od
Barley, 34s 4os od Oats, 221 266 3os
Malt, 68$ 74$ Poland ditto Sts 321 od
White Peafc, (Boilers) 74182. Rape Seed, 301 341 ...II
Fine Floor 631 to 665. Seconds sss to 6os.
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, APRIL 4.
_ _ _

Average Price of Corn in England and Wales, from the Returns
ending March 28, 1807.
Wheat. I Rye. Barley. Oats. Beans. Peale..
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d
76 to 48 3 38 3 26 so 43 0 48 7
The average Price of Sugar, computed frem the Returns made in
the week ending April 1, is 365. 4d. per hundred weight.
COUNTRY MARKETS.
PRICES Of GRAIN AT TAM FOLLOWING MARIECTI.
BASINOSIOKZ.—Wheat 729 od to 83s od per Quarter.
Barley 366 od to 39$ od I Beans 456 od to 495 od
Oats 283 od to Sot 6d Bread 1s 90 per gallon
MAIDINHICAD.—Wheat 72s cd to 96s od per O.
Barley 38s od to 4os 6d Beans 46* od to sos od
Oats acs od to 361 od I Peale cos od to cos od
HemLer.—Wheat 63 od to od per QE.
s Barley 331 od to 41$ ed I Beans 39s od to 49s od
Oats 23$ od to 3zt od Peale 48s od to 34s od
Nawauar.—Wheat 63s od to 92$ od per qt:
Barley 34s od to 38s ad I Beans 4311 Od to 48s od
Oats sBs od to 36s od Peafe sos od to 521 od
Ramaisio.—Wheat 78, od to 941 od per Qs.
Barley 341 6d to 37s od I Beans 44s od to 461
Oats 241 od to 366 0d Peale 47s od to 528 of

POLICE.

BOW.STRIIRT.—On Saturday morning Ned Ellis, a
notorious pickpocket and hoofer, %;,is btougn. in
cuftody of Gregory, the con-flahle, who attends
Drury Lire Theatre, before Mr. GRAHAM.
The Officer hated, that the Theatre was uncom-
monly crowded on Friday night, and when the en-
tertainment was over the (pace under the colonade
was completely blocked up wi.h the company coming
from different parts of the Theatre—he, in conic-
cptence, went to look if there ,was any pickpockets,
and loon obferved feveral, hufiling a gentleman, and
the prifoner with his arms round his waift. On teeing
the Officer they Tung out for the hackney coach 273,
and immediately made off between the carriages;
the Officer purfued them, and fecured the prifoner
by the collar, and one of his companions by the fleirt
of his coat ; another of the gang immediately tripped
the witnefs. and threw him dcwn under the pole of
a coach. The man whole coat he had hold of made
his efcape. Nothing was foetid upon the prifoner
that was fufpeeted to be fiolen, nor did the Gentle.
than that was hußled attend. A Gentleman had his
pocket picked in the Pit of Drury-lane Theatre, on
the above night, but there was no ground for ful
peeling the prifoner to be the robber. The fellow was
dreffed in the fit ft flyle of fafision.
On his being called upon, by Mr. GRAHAM, to'
give an account of himfelf, his tale was, " that he
was in the carpentering line with his mother, in Ealt
Harding-ftreet ;" but he was too well known in the
Office for this to have any avail, and Mr. GRAHAM
faid, he had a gre.l mind to commit him under the
Police Act. He, however, difcharged him on his
promifing to reform, and not to be found under fimi-
far circumfiances. As the fellow was leaving the
Office be laughed, and laid, he had cameral the beak,
and acknowledged that he deferved to be lagged
(tranfported) for being loch a fool as to be found
near the playhnufe.
A hackney coachman appeared to anfwer a fum
mons of Mr. Herriot, of Hendon. Mr. H. flared,
that on Thurfday he hired the prifoner to take his
wife and children from the Strand to Hendon. After
they had got into his coach, he told him to go to
Hendon. The prifoner peremptorily refufed M go
unlefs he was paid double fare, and alledged as a
reafon the badnefs of the weather, and that his honks
were very young, and they would not be able to pet
up the hill. The prifoner acknowledged the hate-
ment to he correet.
Mr. GRAHAM very properly reprobated the coach-
man's conduit in the firongell terms, in demanding
double fare. As to the badnefs of the weather, he
afked, did coachmen fuppofe that the public were
only to have the life of their coaches in funfhine wea.
ther? And as to the horfes being young, he defied
that the prifoner and coachmen fhould underhand
that they were bound to have horfes and coaches that
Zooid perfeelly anfwer the convenience of the public,
and that their cafe as to weather or imprclper
would never be admittetl as an excufe, he therefire
fined him 205.
7okn Ergan and Michael M'Crea were charged by
Edward Booth and John Kingliam, two of the houfe
patrnle belonging to the office. They hated, that
on Friday night, about half paR nine o'clock, they
found the prifoners under fufpiciouc circumftances,
near Charlion.lane, and they anfweringthe defcrip-
tion of two footpads, who have lately committed di.
vers footpad robberies in the neighbourhood of Lon-
don, they took them into cullody.
They were committed for further examination on
Wednefday.
PUBLIC OFFICE, SHADwELL.—OI Saturday four
men underwent examination, being charged on fufni•
cion of having committed divers felonies on the roads
leading to Edgware, Harrow, Highgate, and Brent-
ford. Two of them were recognized by two Gentle•
men : they were committed for re-examination en
Thurfday next.
Mawsios-Hoost.—Saturrlay, J. Ramfey, a fel.
lowfhip-porter, was charged before the Lord Mayor,
with obtaining money upon falfe pretences. Mr.
Ruflon of the Corn• Meter's Office, hated, that the
prifoner had had from him above 71. at different
times, and had given in bills defcribing himfelf to
have worked with different meters, who proved that
he had not done the work defcribed in the bills. The
prifoner confeffed the charge, and pleaded &firth ;
and Mr. ftufion contented to withdraw the profecu-
lion, upon cordition that the prifoner would enter
on board the Tender ; to which he readily affented.
J. Cartwright, W. Richards, and his wife, were
charged with uttering a counterfeit feven fhilling
piece. Mr. Maguire, grocer, in Fore-fireet, Rated,
that Cartwright, (who is a boy about 13), came into
his flosp on Thurfday evening, to putchafe Come tea''
and fugar, when he t ffereel a counterfeit feven
gril-
piece, which he difcevered, and detained the,
boy, who laid he had it from Mrs. Richards, for
whom he had, at different times, changed eleven, for
which (he gave him a penny, twopence, and three-
pence each. Mr. Hart hated, that while the boy was in
the fhop, he law Richards and his wife walking about
the d6or, and after Mary Richards came in. he heard
her whifper to a woman to bring her hufband and
mother. The conitable faid, that Mary Richas ds told
him the had the (even-Chilling piece from a woman
who lodged at a gingerbread (hop, at London-wall ;
that he went there with the prifoner, but that the
woman denied having given it to her ; upon which
he brought her away ; the perfified, however, in hav-
ing received the counterfeit feven.fhilling piece from
the woman, to whom file laid the had given half-
a-crown for it ; and that if he had fearched her, he
would have found many counterfeits. Cartwtight,
and Mary Richards were fully committed; the huf
band was difcharged.
The following cafe lately came before the Magif-
trates at the New Town Hall, Whitechapel : a man
of the name pf Taylor. of Dunk.ftreet, Mile End,
was charged by the parifh officers with not fupport-
ing his wife. It appeared that they had been mat tied
for Lome time, and had had feveral children ; but the
great difparity of their ages, he being 34, and the 56,
induced him to withdraw his affections, and taking
a young woman into the houfe, compelled his wile
to wait upon her as a fervant, till the was at length
obliged to leave her family, and folicit relief from
the parifh. The prifoner, it appeared, is in decent
circumftances ; but he was committed to the Houle
of Correction, not being able to find any perfon who
would be bail for him.