Star.
London, England, 1801-09-25 00:00:00

CORN MAIVET.

Mark-Lane was very well fupplied this morn-
ing, and a number of country buyers being at
market, the Wheat trade was brisk, and many
heavy purchafei made. Prices on the whole, ra-
ther looking up. Oats dull—fine Barleys and
Malt much in demand—other articles doing little.
Flour Bos.

At the Falkirk Tryll lall week there was a great
thew of Battle, which fold at high prices, owing to
the great plenty of hay; fodder, and after grafi.

At .Woolpit Fair, in Suffolk, laft weck, there
was a very large thew of lilts, And fhort horned
beafts, but the Drovers a (king ftill more advanced
prices, the principal Graziers declined buying, and
very little bufinefs was done.

In a field pollefred by Mr. John Johnftone, (hip-
mailer in Rothefay, there is juR now a promifing
fecond crop of potatoes nearly ripe ; a very abun-
dant crop of potatoes was raifed from the fame
ground by Mr. Johnlione, about three months
ago.

Mr. John Griffiths, the landlord of the Bird-
cage tavern, in Wertgate-fireet, Bath, has made
an experiment of planting a fmall fpot of garden
ground near that city, with hops ; and it has this
fealbn produced an abundant crop equal in quality
to the finefl Farnham's. The fuccefs of the expe-
riment may perhaps induce others to follow the ex-
ample upon an enlarged kale, and thereby mate-
rially benefit the neighbouring country.

• On Thurfday laft, the Juftices of Peace of the
underward of Lanai Mire, fined no Ids than nine
Butchers in the Calton, Anderfton, and Gm bals of
Glafgow, for putting webs over their meat, fome
of them forking it, and otherwife making it ap-
pear to the purchafers better than it really was.
Seven of them were fined in al. each, one of them
in 3L and one of them in 51. this laft having given
the fuperintendant of the markets, when examin.
ing his meat, infulting and abufive language ; and
all of them were ordered to prifon till -payment.

The example of the Magiarates of Leiceiler,
who expofe the names of thofe Bakers who de-
fraud their cuflomers with light bread, ought to
be refolutely followed in the Metropolis. Shame
will often prevent people from committing bad
anions when principles of virtue are totally extin-
guifhed.

The ikeleton of a very tall man was found five
feet under the furface of the bank of Cowbit-wafh,
a few days ago, by fome bankers who were repair-
ing it near Peahill. Near the fame place, a brafs
meafuring-chain was found, 22 yard long;the links
of which are about 16 inches in length.
The Rev. T. BowEN, twentylix years pee Curate
of the parifh of Llannhynnis, in the county of
Brecon, went laR week to the Bifhop of St. DAVID'S
to folicit a continuance, in hishumble office, the liv-
ing being vacant; when he was, to his great atio-
ninunent, prefented to the rectory by his Lordfhip•

A hair-dreffer at Bourdeaux lately threw him-
felf into the river there, becaufe, lays the ratifian
Journalifl, he fufpeeted his wife was not isniika.—
Fortunately for the navigation of the Thames, our
London hatbands are not fu hafty.
The public muff be now fully convinced that
the cheapnefs of bread does not depend on the plen-
tifulnefs of a harveft ; in fad the corn-mai-bit are
become entirely Change-alley: where nothing prevails
but the moll iniquitous fcenes of gembkf ; and
every art is exerted to raife the price of this indif-
penfable neceffary of life. How long fuch plans
of bare-faced villany are to be tolerated lis4r EN
only knows

Some weeks (ince an advertifc ment appeared in the
papers, for (even wives; and on Friday fe'nnight the
following advertifement appeared in the Dorchefter
Journal :—" As feven ladies of relpellability, good
education, engaging manners, of ferious turn, &c.
with to enter into the matrimonial Rate, and whole
charaters acquiefce to thofe advertifedfor by given
gentlemen—the ladies, all of joint Rock, with for
an advertifement appointing fume place to meet
them, within the county of Dorfet: if in the neigh•
bourhood of Lydlinch, the more convenient."

In the advertifement of a recruiting party for
Light Dragoons, are the following molt perfuafive
and encouraging arguments You will be
mounted on the final horfes in the world, with fu-
perb clothing and the riche(' accoutrements ; your
pay and privileges are equal to two guineas a week;
you are every where rOvaed; yourfuriety is carried;
you are admired by the fair, which, together with
the chance of getting faVavi to a buxom widow, or
bnifitag with a rid, ‘-rft, renders the fituation
truly enviable and deferable. Young men out of
employmeut, or otherwife uncomfortable—' There
is a tide in the affairs of mcn, which taken at the
flood, leads on to fortune ;' nick it, and inflantly
apply, &c."
A letter received by the let& arrivals from
America, from a petfon who had emigrated
from this country, contains the molt deplorable
piCture of the fituation of our emigrant country.
men that can be imagined. The writer of this
letter lays, that veff:ls are daily arriving full of
paffengers • one, chip from Greenock had landed
at Philadelphia at the date of this letter, no
fewer than 700 of thefe infatuated people; pro.
vifions were extravagantly dear, and no work of
any kind to be had. This fiatement coming from
one who (peaks from experience, may contribute
to open the eyes of the deluded, millers, and dif.
contented ; fur of all countries no one perhaps
is let s calculated for a pour mechanic than Ame-
rica.

_
Yefterday a very melancholy accident happened
at Dover.—As three lads were bathing in a
by the Pier Head. they got upon the bar, and the
tide coming up. one of them was walled into the
pond; one of the others went in with a view of
raving his compaiii..n. when he nnfortunatcly funk
to the bottom and was drowned. This accident
happened between ten and twelve. A. M. Thc
boy was under water twenty-five minutes. Every
afiiitauce was aftcrwards given, but to so dia.

SPORTING INTELLAaNCE.

)NORTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23. • ,
The Town Purfe of Fifty Pounds, free fur any
boric, share, or gelding. Four year olds car-.
• r)ing 71t. 81b. hve year olds B{t. ;}lb. fir year
olds Bft. talb. and aged 9R. Four mile
Mr. Fi(ber's b. g.l.ciccfter, 5 yrs old, aft. 416.
Mr. Craven's C. f. 4y Walnut, 4 yue old, sit. lab.