Star.
London, England, 1801-12-30 00:00:00

DVI4IN, DEC. 26.

Yeflerday, Isis Excellency the Earl of HARD.
vicar, and fuite, attended divine fervlce at St.
Werburgh's church, where a feernon, imprellively
fuited to the day, and worthy thediltingnifhed ta-
lents and exemplary piety of the preacher, was de-
livered by the Lord Bifhop of Meath. The' ad
chap. 4t. Luke, v. 14. furnifhed the following text:
ON MTN PEACE,"
We were truly concerned to learn that the ab-
. fcence of her Excellency the Counters of Hatto-
n, mar was =allotted by the indifpolition of one
of her children ; a caufe which we hope will be
fpeedily removed, and renew to the inhabitants of
this city the edifying example of her piety.
The poll-boy conveying the mail from Calle-
town-Delvin was flopped on Sunday evening," the
I sth init. and robbed of the poll bags, which should
have arrived at the General Poft•olfice on the
morning of the t sth inf. from Callletown-Delvin,
Cale-Pollard, and Granard.
The poll boy conveying the mail from Athlone
to Ballinafloe, was (toned on Wednefday the 23d
intl. at fix o'clock in the evening, by four armed
men, who knocked him from'his boric, and robbed
him of the entire mail, containing the bags of
letters which were difpatched from the General
Poll Office on Tuefday lag, for the following poll..
towns, viz..—Cafilebar, Ballina, Weßport, Deal
Caine, Clare, Ballyvary, Swinford, Foxford,
nafine, Ballinrobe, Cagle-Blakeney, Dunmore,'
Eyrecourt, Hollymount, Headford, Killala, Pon.
turnna, Galway, Loughrea, and Gort.

• The operatic campaign commenced La night at
the King's Theatre, with a new Comic Opera, called
.t.' Angiolina ; a new Ballet, entitled L'Efrenve
Re:din-ape; and the grand Ballet of Heigh.
The Performances were but thinly attended, and
no alterations of any moment have taken place in
the arrangement or decorations of the 'Theatre.
The Cole direeion of the concern is now entrua
ed to Mr. Jawst.i., and the management of the
flage is confided to Mr. 'CELLI,.
At Covent Garden Theatre Lift night,Mr.Coox a
appeared in The Stranger, which we by no means
think one of his belt parts. He is not lo fuccefsful
in the gloomy, but foft`and melancholic mifan
thropy of The Stranger, as in characters that difplay
boilicrous paflion or artful malignity. Mrs. LIT CH.
Er L LD performed Mr.r. Hailer with great feeling and
effed. The new pantomime went again off with
eclat, and the tricks of machinery will improve on
repetition.—Some flight difapprobation was ex-
preffed at fomc parts, but the contents greatly
predominated. _ • _ _

WALKING MATCH..-•-A Gentleman of Glafgow
lately undertook, for a confiderable wager, to walk
forty miles in nine hours and a half, which he won
with cafe, between Thurfday evening and Friday
morning lan. He flatted exactly at fix in the even-
ing, and finiffied at fourteen minutes after three in
the morning, beiOg tureen minutes within the time
allowed. The place upon which he walked was
tinder the fhade of the Glafgow rope-work, where
one eighth part of a mile was meafured off: Con-1
fiderable bets-were depending on the occafion.
A wager of 2000 guineas has been laid, p. p.
by a Lincoldbirc Gentleman of great (porting
celebrity in Lord Monson's Hunt, that he rides
from London to Barton water-fide -in 12 hours,
having any number of horfes he chutes : the dif-
tance is 171 mile,. It is conlidered a very (port•
ing bet, as the Gentleman who has made it rides
atleaft is Hone and a half. He is to perform it
within fix months, and is to give four days notice
of the time. We under nand he has fixed upon
March for the performance of it.
A SWINDLER or THE FAIR SIX.A few days
ago an examination took place at one of the Po-
lice Offices of a perfon accufed of fwindling two
young women out of four or five guineas each.—
Under pretence of marrying them, he took them
at different times in hackney coaches, to Furnival's
Inn, where, pretending he was going to his attor-
ney for the marriage fettlement, he borrowed the
above (urns of them to pay the espence ; but never
again appeared, leaving the damfels to figh in the
coach Oh me I how I long to be married l"
Yellerday he was again examined, and feveral
new charges were preferred againft him. One
Lady of eafy virtue need, that (he accidentally
became acquainted with him in the ftreet about
two months ago; that be reprefented himfelf to
her as an officer in the 16th Light Dragoorj,
' polieffed of a good fortune. He called frequent-
ly ut her lodging in Marybonne, where he borrow-
ed, at different times, money to the amount of
eleven pounds two 'billings. One day he took
from her apartments *Silver nutmeg grater; and,
on another occafion, a filver knife and fork. The
firft article the gave him ; but the la( he took
out of her drawers, laying he would return it as
limn as he had got a knife and fork made to the :-
fame pattern, as he willed to make a prefent of
them to his lifter, who was at a boarding-fchonl,
within a few miles of town. He had, previoufly
to the getting poffeffion of the aboyc property,
promifato fettle on herforty pounds a year. At the
tall interview, he called early in the morning, and
took her in a hackney coach to Furnival's Inn, for
the purpofe, as he laid, to get a proper inftrument
drawn up for the fettlement of the annuity. He
then laid the espence would be five ponnds,
which the mutt advance as he was Mort of
call'. He wcnt into the Inn, and loon returned
with a thee of blank paper, pen, and ink, defiring
her to put her name at the bottom. This the
Lady (Netted to; but, on his Paying it was a pre-
lude to the fettlement of the deed, the confented,
and wrote her name. The prifoner again left her
as expedite the bulinefs; but the taw no snore of
him till he was in cuftody.
A perfon with whom the prifoner lodged Come
months ago, Paid he went away without paying
his rent, leaving behind him two trunks, which
lie begged the Magiftrates would older to be
brought before them, as he was well allured they
contained nothing but rubbilb.
A Boot-maker, and (everal other trackfmen,
who bad been defrauded by the prifoner, appear.
cd, and identified his perfOn. He was committed
for reennsination. The pawt was foliose),
an Enfign in the Militia.

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CORN. MARKETS.

This morning the falei at Mark-lane were very
dull, and no alteration frorri Monday's prices.

WAR tt INSTIR S•T &DAY, DEC. 26.—Prices of
Corn in this Market are, per -quarter, Wheat,
from 31. 6s. to 31. ,6s. ; Barley, from 41. i7c. to
al. gs. ; Oats, from i L 55. to 11. gs. ; and Beans,
from 21. 16s. to 31. Bs.

- Lewes, Dec. 28.—At oar Corn• Market on
Saturday lall, Whet was 'lithe! 0.11 of fAle, at
about 2s. per quarter below the former week.;s
prices. In the prices of Oats and Barley tlwre
was little or no alteration.

Amur or BREAD.—Yeflerday the Mailer and
Wardens of the Bakers Company attended the
Loan Maim at the Manfion-Houfe, when on in-
fpeaing the Cornfadors' Returns, it appeared
that 7776 quarters, and feven bufliels of wheat
had been fold, at an average price of 775. sld.
per quarter, being Ss. t lid. advance from the-for-
mer week ; and upon examination of the Bakers'
Returns, it appearing that 9028 lacks of flour had
been fold at an average price of (9s. std. per lick,
being an advance beyond the mice of lag week of
one fhilling and one farthing, his Lcnkltip was
therefore under the uceeffity of ordering the price
of bread to be advanced half an affize, or one far-
thing in the quartern loaf, to take place to-
morrow.

AGRICULTURE.—The Bath and Well of Eng.
'a nd Society for the encouragement ofArts, Manu.
fadarec, and Commerce, held their Anniverfary
Meeting at Bath on the Bth infant, which was at-
tended by a very numerous body of Members from
different parts of the kingdom; among whom were
Lord SOMERVILLE, the Marquis or Lansnoww,
Lord CARRINGTON, Lord SHUSOILNE, Sir ROBERT
SALUSBURY, BENJAMIN HOIIIIO9IIP, VA. M. P.
THOMAS tSTCOURT, Efq. M. P. WM. M. PITT;
Efq. M. P. W. Goes 'Amnon, Efq. M. P. AVM.
DICKIVICX, al. M. P. Colonel Sts•wc swim,
and many other dillinguithed pert-tuts.
Many lots of Neat Cattle, Sheep, and Swine,
both fat and for breeding, being exhibited, as
ufual, for the Prizes, a Committee was appointed
to infpeet and report on their various merits.—
Committees were alio chofen for examining the
different Implements, Machiniry, Fleeces of
Wool, Etc. which were produced for the &anon
of the Society; and among others the following
Premiums and Bounties were voted—
To the Duke of Bedford, for erhibiting the floelt
piece of White Kerfertiere, marinfadured front woo!
of his Graces own dock, a premium of - - $
To Dr. Parry, for the final pieces of Navy-Blue
Broad-Cloth, manufactured from wool of Ida own Bock,

premium - -
To T. Joyce, Efq. for a piece of White Rerfeymere,
premium, - - - - 3 3
To William Dyke, Efq. for a piece of Navy Cloth,
otinufadurcd from ngUils wool, bounty - - to to
To T. Joyce, Efq. for his care and attention in maim-
farturing.the fetcral Piecesof Cloth and Kerfcytnere for
the repedtiteCandidstra - - -
To R. 'Mink, Efq. for exhibiting his Farm in excel-
lent order, a bounty of - 3 5 '
To J. ade, Efq. for dibbling 13 acres with Wheat, pr. 5 3
To J. Paul Paul, Efq. for ploughing so acres of land
with a tingle psir of oxen, and without a driver S 3
To C. Gordon Cray, Efq. for exhibiting the belt
Bull, and Cow with her offspring, premium - :5 r 5
To G. Weisk Hall, Efq. for the belt pair of working
Oxen, premium - - 5 5
To Mr. Windt, for exhibiting the belt Nott Ram, pr. 5 5
To J. White Parfaits, Efq. for the brit Sleep, Smits
mixture, premium - 5 3
To Dr. Cogan, ford new Dibbling or Dieing Mar
Abe,
(AU tit : foregiiing in Plate, bead% inferiptiun.)
To Mac Hatt. labourer In bufbandry, for bringing
ay _ g out of a child-en born,witheut paruclial aR 3, illance 3
'To Robert Meechaut, for bringing up mall his children 3 3
To Mae Getrifit, and John White, st ditto each - ; $
To Wiliam Forward, for 33 years tankful Certitode in
Indbandry in one ghee - •• 3 3
'fo Stephen Godwin, for 31 years faithful Certitude 3 3
To John Prietor, sy years ditto 3 3
To Jacob Barnett, as years ditto . 3 3
ToIOI.O3CC Parrett, 39 yeses ditto - 3 $
To Ruth Wherrk, 25 years ditto - .3 3
To Solanoab Ward, so years ditto - 3 3
To Johnitull, - a 6 years ditto • . 3 3
To Philadelphia Bateman, for reaping I acres of wheat I a
To Sarah Cook, for reaping 7 acres, t rood ditto 1 2
To John Barnes, for drilliug 67+ acres of land - * a
To Sm. Cray, a omega, for railing Potatoes - I a •
The thanks of the Society were voted to
Lord Sosisaviu.s, for his unremitting atten-
tion to agricultural improvement in general, and
for having exhibited at this Meeting Tome fine-
woolled Sheep and Lambs, as well original Spa-
flint as of the Ryland and South Down admix.
cures.

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Alfo to Mr. B. T , for his communica-
tion of a peculiar mode of grafting the apple-tree.
Captain the Earl of NORTHESR has returned
the command of the Panics, vice Loa Imo, who
is appointed to the BRLLIROPHON ; and Captain
S. OSBORN has taken the command of the RAIIII•
RIES, vice NICHOLLS.

Keels have been laid down in Deptford Dock.
yard for two elegant Yachts.

At a meeting of the Lnyal Ann.an Volunteers
on the t4th of November laft, the corps preccnted
Cartain Suaari with an offer of the continitonce
of their cervices after the termination of tie war.
or fo long as his Majetty (hall find it expedient to
employ them.

lee•boats were employed lately, with much ad-
vantage and fuccefs, on the Grand Canal to Dub.
lin.—Fhefe .worked night and day, during tit!
frog, for feveral miles, in keeping the centre tithe
Canal clear of ohflruißions ; by which mctrs the
paltage boats were able to ply.
Friday a man rias brought to town from Bit•
ininghans, and committed to Newgate, by virtue
of an information; in his bona ware found copper-
plates for engraving notes of the Bank of EngUnd.

Thoongt SestoN, hue driver of a caravan between
Winchefier and Portfmouth, was taken into cur-
tody fonte weeks fince, being charged by Betty
Millard, a young wan who was his only pa&
Fenger, on the ad of November, with having vio-
lently :tanked and 1-writhed her, on the common
in the parith of Romfea Extra; he has undergono
different examinations before the M.agifliates, and
at length on Toefday was fully committed to take
hit.trial on the charge.