Star.
London, England, 1812-05-19 00:00:00

MARKETS.

RETURN of WHEAT In Mark:lone, including only ttnm the
4th of May to the 9th of May. Total 8,868 quarters.
Average 1295. Std.-Is. lid. higher than last return.
A RETURN OF FLOUR,
Front the ad of May to the Bth of May.
Total 11,798 tacks-Average 109 s. 21t1.
Os. lid. lower than last retort,.
CURKEtfT PIII6ES AS argues:
Wheat, 84$. 112 s. 130 s. Beans 725. 785
Fine ditto, 1354. 1405. 'I ick dam (new) .68s 744.
Rye, 74*. 801. Ditto (hue Old) 75,. 766.
Barley, 535.68, Od. Oats, 47s 50a. 575.
Malt, 88s. 955. . Polar..l ditto, 584. SO,.
White Pease (boilers).Bs 90s Fotatoe ditto Gus.
Grey ditto, 743.114. Rape Seed, £76 £BO.
line Hour, tOSs.llns.--Seconds, 1605 to 105 s.
SMI I HFIFiLD-May 18.
Beef Ss 24 to 6s 0 I Veal 7s 041 to 13,
Mutton Ss 4d- to Gs 4tl J Pork 61 04 to 71
Lamb 7s. Od. to Bs. Od.
Beasts, about 1840-Sheep and Lambs, 12,320.
. . Calves, 110-19.7 s 320.
NEWGATE AND LEADENAA:A. MARKET.
Beef • - 4s 8d to 5s 84 Veal So Oa to 7s
Mutton .59 41 to Ss led Pork 5s 44 to Gs
Lamb 6s. Od. to 7s. 44.
PRICE OF HOPS IN •1 HE BOROUGH MARKET.
Bags. Pockets.
Kent '4l Os to 61 Os Kent .41 Os to 71 Os
Sussex 31 Os to 51 Os Sussex 4r 04 to 61 Os
PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW IN SMITHFIELD.
Hay Si 5s to 61 6s New Clover 61 Gs to '7l Os
New Hay 01 Os to 01 Os &raw 821 10s to 31 3s
COAL-MARKE I', May 18..
Said Prices.
llii 4li. Od. to 53.. od.
15 425. Od. to 444. lid.
1 30s. ad. to Oda. Od.
COUNTRY MARKETS.
• PR ICES Of GRAIN AT TII t FOLLOWING IA ARKIST.
BA SINGSTOKE, May 13-Wheat 13250 d to 1468 Od per Quarter.
Barley 68, od to 74s od Beans 72s ed to 7
151 04-
Oats 5Us 04 to 57i od Pease • ocs ad to OM od
• Bread 2s MI. per gallon.
MAIDEN/IRAN May 13.-Wheat 120 s Od to 142. 04 per Qr.
liarley GOs Od to 735. od I Beans 68s Od to 78s Od
Oats 40s ad to 50s Od Pease 00s ad to 00s 12.1
Bread 3s. ad.
Nini.auar, May 14 -Wheat 105 s Od to 1544 Od per Qr.
Barley (As od to 75s Od 1 Belns 765 Od to 815 01
Oats '516 Od to 623 Od Pease 72s Od to 82s Od
Bread 2s. 104.
HENLEY, May 14.-Wheat 110 s Od to lifts Od per Qr.
:lark), 59s ad to 65s Od-I Beans 6Gs Od to 706 Od
Oats 43s Od to 5.58 ad 1 Pease 613. ad to 7Us Od
Bread 2s. lad.
- DEVIZES, May 14.-Wheat 120 s to 147 s Od per Qr. .
Barley 6.5 s to 784 I
Beans 84s to vas
Oats .54s to Sos Peas 400* to 00s
it fADI74O, May 16.Wlitat 120 s Od to 1491 Od per Qr.
Barley GPs Od to 66s f Beans Bus od to Gus ad
Oats 52, Od to 588 I Peas 09s Od to 755 Od
Bread 1!s ad.
There was a considerable surply of corn at Lewes Market on
Wednelday last, aid sales were heavily effected at the following
prices. Whtax-4'33 to 'a,;34 per load ; Barley, 725. to 745. Oat:,
SS% to COs' per quarter, and Flt.ur, (Ws. to 1108. per sack. The
Beast Mai Let was well stocked with cattle, Lade alteration in
prices; prime beef letchtsl 6s. ptr stone; Intitton ss. 4d. to ss.
Sd. and veal Gs. per stone.

Ships at Market
155 Nmcaitle
1 Suatlerland
1 Cinders

.TO THE EDITuR OF THE STAR.

4d
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Stn—Having read your paper this long time
passed, and finding it subject to no party, I beg you
will insert the following statement of facts, on the
present distressed state of the minds of the peo-
ple in many parts of this ccuntry. Every man that
has lived these forty years past, must be fully acquain-
ted with the reasons of the present high prices of the
necessaries of life, particularly provisions, which
bears so heavy on the labouring class of the people,
whether employed in trade or agriculture. A man
that labours the whole week for one guinea or 18s.
if he has a wife and a couple of children, on Saw-
day night his week's earning is hardly sufficient to
pay for the bread they have eat during the week t—
he is not able to afford himself and family a bit of
meat on Sunday, not to speak of clothing, house-
rent, rates, and taxes, wlrch must be paid,. let it
come from where it will. why should bread and
meat be at such a high price, and plenty in the coun-
try ? Becane the farmer can go to a country bank '
and take up as much of their paper (probably at five
rer cent.) as ho may want, instead of having his corn
threshed. and sent to market, to enable him to pay
his rent, and for the labour of his farm. Then the
corn stands in the stack-yard until one-third, if not I
one-half, is destroyed by the vermin. This is still to •
the benefit of the farmer, and great detriment of the
labouring man ; as the other two-thirds or one-half
• of the corn that is left, will sell for four times the sum
it ought: If it was peace to-morrow, and all the
markets in Europe open to the manufactory of Eng-
! land, and the colonial produce in their stores, were it
six times as much as it is, would not lower the price
of provisions, if the country banks exist—they are
the dreadful evil to this country. This will 'Le found
out when it is, probably, tco late to apply a remedy.
Why not establish agents in the country towns to cir-
culate the National Bank Wires ? 1 his would only
lessen vie profits of the Governor, Ccimpany, and
stock.hoiders of the Bank et England, and should
have but little weight in competition with the wel-
-1 fire of the country. But the remedy of this evil will
never be brought under the consideration of Parlia-
ment,hecanse the country bankers are the higlotr order
of the middle class of the people, and, 'generally the
Representatives of , all the old Rotten Boroughs in
England, are partners, it' not sole proprietors, of the
country bank( $f not so, they are patronised and
sueported by. such. bankeri.. Those Representatives
being the people that gained their majorities for the
Minister, the country banks will stand to ,be great
detriment and disquiet of the countrr, and the dis-
turbances the high *pikes' orprovisions occasioned, is
endeavoured to be quelled by the force of Arnin.—
"/ lad merh9d—while the more easy remedy, without
bloodshed, is within the reach of the Minister, if re-
torted to. A Paper of the 7th inst. displays the
-character of one of our Ministers too well to expect any
real good from hint to the country ; but it is to be
hoped there will be some independent men fund in
both Houtes of Parliament, to do the needful for
, country. Let the experiment le,tried in one cant y;
:and let the lot fall to that county by a fair ballot, and
establish ageats Mom the Bank of England (one
stead of every three 4ountry banks Nvili be quite sue-
Went, as (very vill..ge in the kingdom at present has
two if not three banks), the good effects w if 'soon ap-
pear. Tia enumerate the number of esiis the country
banks have already produced would more than fill
your paper, and Gott only kityvs where they may
end ; but wishing well to my country, and unanimity
-amongst all classes to support ;he evils occasioned by
war, 1 remain ydor very obedient servant.
Sib), tot 1812. T. SCOWL

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Yesterday 16 prisoners. were tried, sit of whom
Were convicted of felony, viz. T. Lewis and J. Gibbs,
for stealing, 47 printed pamphlets; W. NeWsotn, for
stealing.9lbs. of copper barrels ;W. Harris, for steal-
is g a quantity of lancy.trimmeigs; Dwyer, for'
stealing 4 pocket-books and a dictionary; and E.
Dyke, for stealing four pieces of sheet lead.
J. Croome, a venerable looking ()id 'man, and his
wife, were indicted for stealing in the dw •lling.house
of Mrs. Penn,.a Clergyman's widow,• 58 guineas, a
quantity of silver money, and articles of plate. The
prosecutrix seated, that the female prisoner was her
sister, and lived opposite to her, in Bunhiii.row, and
at times had the care of her house darint, her tempo-
rary absence. The articles were deposited in a trunk
under her bed, and no person knew of such a dep,asit
but the prisoners and A Mr. Brown, who lived in the
same house as the latter. The prosecutrix had not
seen the property since last Oct •ber, but she had ob-
served the box was not broken open asearly as April.
On May-day the robbery was discovered, and the pri-
soners were suspected; and on a tearch.warrent be-
ing procured, a bag, containing ten guineas was found
in the house of the prisoners, together with a half-
crown and a rule ; the two last of which articles the
prosecutrix swore to as her property, which had been
taken from her trunk. She also identified one of the
•
guineas.
Several persons gave the prisoners a good charac-
ter; and, after some consultation, the Jury acquitted
them, on the ground that the prosecutrix might be
mistaken in her identifying the property.—The ten
guineas were ordered to.be returned- to the prisoners
• after their acquittal.

G. H. Frafteir was indicted for forging an accep-
tance to a bill-of exchange, far 4150, and thereby de-
fratung Messrs. Haley and Co. Lightermen. The
prisoner gave his addri.,s as being in a firm with his
father, at 51, Great Hermitage street, Wapping, and
he purchased a sloop, called the Stephen, for £1.50,
for which he gave the bill in question, which had
been accepted previously to the drawer having signed
it. Mr. BARRY called witnesses to prove that G. H.
Francis was a living partner in the firm, and under
these circumstances the Jury acquitted the prisoner.
nomw Arhby was -ids° indicted for forging a bill
of exchange fur £l2O, in the' name of blwith and.
Bell, and thereby defrauding Messrs. Story and Co;
ropemakers, near Poole,• Dorsershire. The prosecu-
tors are the same,who prosecuted the man convicteu
nn a similar indictment at the last Sessions. A (pan-
thy of goods was purchased, as in the other instance,
and a bill was left for acceptance in Upper Thames-
street, where the prisoner officiated, and (!•te accept.
ance was proved to be of Lis hand-writing. Smirk,
one of the firm, from the King's Bcuch prison, swore
himse:f a partner with Bell, who was gone to Lisbon,
and that the prisoner war arthorized to accept their
bills, as a confidential clerk. The Jury, after retiring
half an hour,-acquitted the prisoner ; but he was or-
dered to be detained for fraud.

The following were also acquitted , viz.—R. Fair-
weatber,J. Jackson, J. Langt4,l..f. Lee,and J Moody.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

Yesterday M. Ede/d/, late footman to a gentleman,
was indicted for sending threatemng letters to his late
master, to cairn money, under pretence of charging
him with v....natural habits. The prisoner in conse-
qnence of his riotous conduct at a late Levee at Carl..
ton House, *as discharged by his master, who de-
ducted from his wages some articles of his dress, which
had been destroyed by his improper conduct. Ina few
days after the prosecutor received a letter from hint,
demanding money in ambiguous terms, and on this
being unnwiced, another Utter, in which he threat-
ened to charge him with unnatural propensities, on
his refusal to advancelim a sum of money. The. pro-
secutor then applied to the police, and the prisoner
was secured by the Foys.—Guilty.
Mr. MALNwAnt,.:(;, after animaLiveriing on the atro-
cious conduct of the prisoner, sentenced him to semi'
•
years transportation.

An i mpor tan t Didoverv, Eighteen Tears. Eitataied
in thejrit City in the World—Con set/m:1111y it becomes
a duty incumbent ori the proprietor, to give it if pos-
sible, an universdl publicity, which he is nos... endea-
vouring to acconish, at :n expense tittle short of
Three. Thousand Pounds a Year, by houtly inform-
ing and hourly proving to Mankind of all descrip-
tions, that those who are tortured with the Gout,
Rheumatic Gout, Rheumatism, Pleurisy, Bead-
ache, Bilious Sick Head-ach,..., Asthmatic, Consump.
Live and Bilious complaints, Tooth-ache, Face-ache,
or Ear-ache, may be cured in a reasonable time by
the use of the GursrviaN MEDICIN ES ; and by ap-
plying to the Inventor, B. GLTST, Chymist, No. 9,
Great Surrey sticet; Black-fetus-bridge, between the
hours of nine and twelve any morning, (Sunday es-
eepted,) may be perfectlf relieved before they le.tve
him, which is such an earnest of cure a•; no empiric
cr regular practitioner, except those that practice
with :he same preparations, did ever dare to promise,
because not being able to succeed, they would prove
themselves impostors, and the lame ducks
quack so loud as to be distinctly 'heard at an im-
mense distance, justly pronouncing them pretendlrs
only.to medical knov..ledge. The truth of which may
be seen Uo examining the Sratt newspaper, which
will lead to conviction the most obstinate sceptic.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MOKROW.
Morning
.. 34 mining's Jter 9
Afternoon. .....

MARRIED.

At Sera* pore, in Bengal, on that 11th sC October !a t, the Rev.
E. Pritchett, to Mimi Parkbouse.

• IDIED.
At 'Edinburgh, on the Sib insta4t. Sir loOn Dalrymple lily,
of Park Mee, Bart. • - • . .
On the 14th Instant, at his hectic in lidi4s6Jorsqnate, Dublin,
aged Its., the Rer. Wm: Digby, Dean. cif Clonfert.
Oa dui rd harsh, cm board the Hon Company's ship earnatle,
al her return to Europe, Marian, the wlft.of Edward'ilo-
awe *tun, of Gaut Surrey-street. lu the Cat year of bee age. 4
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BRMSH PAT/IT
Kg„ 111, LONDON WALL, opposite
- Hospitr*
€I4IEAP, DURABLE, AND '
per Cwt.
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Olive Green 74.. White
Dark ditto 6..4. Stone Colosr
Invisible ditto 5435. Chocolate
Prepared Oil •fer the above, •
qnslities, Si.
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• per Cwt.
Zest 'Wh.Le:.d Sts. 1 Linseedl,,_
1
Second ditto 414.1 Boiled Oil
'THE above !'aints are ground Oil, and are
ticalarly prepared. for the. painting of Pa,t Pilaw:
and Plaster Fints, trim and ~food &lading, TPes, Slateeogi
Weather Boardirp, of every description, and for s•adrpurpaka
. they ate snizeivallod, as they poastes great durabihty, are a pas
and preventive for the Wurm and Dry Rot, and will stand lag*
hottest climates. In addition to tlfese advantagt s, they ate eel
ornamental, and will cover a outface considerably r.t:ir dos
any other Paints, and more than twice as great as Coal Tar, awe
which, and all preparations from Tar, they have a most drcalad
' saperio: ity ; viz.—first, in adhering so closely to any sarrace,gla
' ti.: power of the MU has no effect on them ;--recondiy, they Ns
very easy of application, acing used with the sante Bros'oes ad
in the saute manner, as other Paints.
G. Upton and Co. imist respectfully offer their ilintiks to the
Nobility, Conti, and the Public in gene al, for the very vast
patronage vi,:th wkichthey have been honoured ; and tLy aisa
it:form Merchants, Ship Ownen, , Captains, and Dole% in Cs.
I lours, that they have large quantities of Stone Orbits, areal
Ochres, Mineral Blacks, Reds, &c.'aa well as all articles in the
Colour Trade, prepared for use, of very superior qualities.
N. B. These Paints dry very soon,- not being prepared wak
Fish Oil.

MR. SPILSBURY, from his success -in Scrupaih.
bus Cases, may be consulted any morning hi:tweeds
hours of Eleven and hive, at his Dispensary, Nu. 15 See,.
square, London. Patients wii.hing to consult him at their osisk
Louses, on diseases of the joints, scorbutic and erudtive cobs
plaints, previous to making use of the Patent Annum-Wine Ding,
will have a decided opinion as to the probability of. sue‘mase,
Terms of attendance may he known at the Dispensary, N.
Soho-square. As there are nunaerous counterfeits, pliasetoith
for Spilsbury's Patent Antiscorhutic Drops, with the King'sihey
printed in black Ink, itt .boults of ss. rd. doubly bottles luo
arger Li 2s. duty included. Compound Emits* es.
Dispensary, No. 15, Sohn-square. London.

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opposite Moorgate tud of let% •
°spiral.
D IMPENETRABLE. PAIN rs. , -
per Cwt. p, r cset,
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- - 565. Lead Coloor us,
'oloar 565. Black Sit.
lie 561. Red . ik
whirls possesses greet preseitai
ss. per Calton.
per Gall. per OalL
Oil ss. 6d. I Turps:nine Ts. $l.
Dii do. 01.