Star.
London, England, 1809-06-19 00:00:00

In consequence of the arrangements for organizing
the Local Militia of Kent, all the Cinque Port Vo-
lunteers have been disbanded.

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The Ayr and Fifeshire Regiments of Militia imme-
diately embark for Scotland : the Inverness and the
Berwickshire come from Scotland to relieve them.
We have received a short Letter from a friend in
General CRAWFORD'S Expedition : it is dated yester-
day, from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight; and informs us,
that the wind being favourable, they start, for the
fourth time.—This Expedition consists entirely of
light troops, the 43d, 53d, and 95th Regiments.
The Office Establishment of the Commander-in-
Chief is composed of one Secretary, two Assistant-
Secretaries, and 16 Deputy-Secretaries, or Clerks.—
Besides the Chief Secretaryship, held by Lieutenant-
Colonel GORDON, valued at £2OOO a-year, with incal-
culable patronage and influence, this gentleman enjoys
the Colonelcy of the Royal African Corps, worth,
perhaps, £l5OO more. The pay, allowances, and
perquisites attached to his new appointment of Com-
missary-General, are reckoned by some to be worth
£6500: so that this Officer may be calculated to
receive £lO,OOO annually of the public money.—One
of the Assistant-Secretaries is also an Aid-de-Camp
0 the Commander-in-Chief.

" PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 18.
The wind having got well north, the different
convoys are getting under weigh.
" Three hundred and fifty men of the 2d battalion '1
of the 34th foot, march in here on Tuesday and
Wednesday next, to embark for Portugal, which will
complete the battalion to 1000.
" Lord MuLonAve, the First Lord of the Admi-
ralty, is expected here this evening.
" On Tuesday evening last Major WEMYSS, of the
Royal Marines, gave a ball and supper to an elegant
and select party of friends at his new house near the
Castle. Among the visitors were, Colonel MIL-
LER, Colonel BIDLAXE, Messrs. SIMPSON and their
families. The party kept up the dance till gun firing
in the morning, and parted mutually delighted with
the evening's amusement.
" The Officers' Royal Marine Mess give a ball
and supper on Wednesday next."

CRICKET.—The Grand Match in Lord's ground,
which commenced on Tuesday, between eight of the
Mary-la•bonneCiub, BELDAM, LAMBERT and H. BEST-
LEY, against eleven of all England, was decided on
Friday in favour of the latter by three wickets.
Tuesday last was played, in the Upper Shooting
Fields, Eton College, a grand match of Cricket, for
100 guineas a side, between eleven Gentlemen of the
College, and eleven Gentlemen of the Rickmansworth
Club, which was decided in favour of the former, by
88 runs.

Mr. DOW ES, the Oxfordshire pedestrian, starts on
a match on Saturday the Ist of July, three miles an
hour for a fortnight. Amateurs say it is impossible
for him to win, and some bets are made that he can-
not go five days.

An Inquisition was taken on Friday evening, on
the Stoke road, from Watford, at the King's Head
public house, on the body of Mr. Isaac Headford, a
gentleman of property, who resided near Fordbridge,
Bucks, who was found dead on Thursday morning,
on the footpath t)f the turnpike-road. The body
was found in a shockingly mangled state ; and the
deceased, who was on his return from selling cattle,
it was supposed, had been robbed of cash and nores
to a considerable amount. Verdict—Wilful Murder.

As THOMAS JEFFERY FRENCH and his lady wen.: re-
turning from London, in a single-horse chaise, on Sa-
turday week, within a mile of Peterborough, the }lcy -
(in consequence of some part of the harness breaking)
suddenly took fright, and ran away with the chaise,
which was soon overturned, and Mr. F. in the fall re-
ceived so violent a concussion of the brain, that he
never spoke afterwards, and died on Monday morn-
ing.—Mrs. F. was materially bruised, but not dan-
gerously.—Mr. FRENCH formerly practised the law in
London.

FIRES.—The city of Styria, so celebrated for its
iron manufactories in Upper Austria, was, for the
most part, destroyed by fire in the engagement which
took place in its vicinity between the French and Au-
strians on the Bth ult. The conflagration lasted 18
days.
The fine town of Schwartz, in the valley of the Inn,
and in the neighbourhood of which is the celebrated
silver mine, was burnt down on the 18th ult. during
a conflict between the Tyrolese and Bavarians. The
town consisted of 640 houses, and comprised a popu-
lation of about 5000 souls, 1200 of whom, including
800 :women and children, perished in the flames.
Three men and three women have been apprehend-
ed within the last few days, at Nottingham, on sus-
picion of being concerned in forging and uttering
n)tes upon the Bank of Messrs. PARES and Co. and
fully committed for trial.
CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE.-The fr:Sh supplies
of Wheat arrived this day are rather considerable,
fine samples fully maintain last prices, other qualities
heavy sale—Rye rather dearer—Barley in consider-
able supply, and lower—Malt and White Peas at little
variation—Beans of both descriptions; at last week's
advance—there are not many arrivals of Oats, and
fine samples thereof are quoted rather dearer—prices
of Flour at our last currency.

GISNISICAL CLIRACNCY AS !INDIA :
Wheat, 58s. 755. 851. Beans 58s. 641.0 d.
Fine litt.o, 88s. 906. Tick ditto 435. 545. 04.
Rya, 455. 50s. Oats, 244.285. 325.
Barley, 335. 395. Od. Poland ditto, 355. 386.0 d.
Malt 686.755. Potatoe ditto to ags Od.
White Peas (boilers), 110 s 120 s Rape Seed, 501. to 541.
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Grey ditto, 'Cis. 5Ss.
Fine Flour, 70s. 75s.—Seconds, 655. 70s.
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, June 17.
Average Price of Corn in England and Wales, from the returns
Wheat. Rye. Barley. Oats. Beats. Pease.
ending
the 10th of May, 1809.
a. d. I s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Is. d.
I I
88 6 60 8 44 8 Si t 8 p 9 8 157 9
The average Price of Sugar, computed from the returns made
the week ending the 14th day of ,I)ns, is,l $5,. ed. ?sr ewt.

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FALMOUTH, JUNE IC
Sailed the Windsor Castle packet, with Mails for
America ; and Fr cis FreLng p .cket with Maio
for Jamaica.—Wind N.W.
PLYMOUTH D PLYMOUTH-DOCK.
Arrived since my last, the RAVEN sloop of war
from a cruize ; RANGER revenue cutter, from the
River ; and two American vessels, names unknown
at present, with flour and cotton, &c. for a market.
Others are daily expected with cargoes of flour,.tim.
ber, &c. Sailed the LYRA sloop of war for Roche-
fort and Isle of Bas ; ORESTES and HYAENA sloops,
with a convoy fdr Cork ; GOLDFINCH, Captain Um.
NER, for the coast of Spain ; Portuguese brig Galgo,
with brandy, for the Brazils ; Agnes, TitomPsow ;
Neptune, Manus, and Venus, BOND, with assorted
cargoes of British goods, for Martinique ; Crown,
HOLLAND, for St. Thomas's ; RAVEN sloo_p, for
Rochefort and Isle of Bas; and the SNAPPER schoon-
er, for L'Orient.
The LYRA and RAVV4 have each got a Captain
on board, going out to act pro ten fort, in the room
of the commanders of the VALLIANT and HERO, Wl.O
are ordered home to attend Lord GAMBIER'S Court
Martial.
The REsisTANcE, of $6 gun:, is under orders for
Palermo, and will sail to-morrow.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE is.
The COMET sloop, Capt. MIDDLE, was in sight of
Newfoundland on the 16th ult. with a part of her
convoy from this port. She was dismasted in a gale.
Sunday last, the Milbank cartel sailed for Morlaiz,
with 72 French prisoners on board, whom the com-
passion and liberality of our Government have sent
home, without expecting any British prisoners in re-
turn for them : they are men who have been sick,
and are, in consequence, in a bad state of health.—
There are upwards of 9009 prisoners of war now here,
Colonel WASHINGTON MORTON, a gentleman of very
considerable influence in America, arrived here from
London, in six hours, on Sunday, and sailed in her
with dispatches of great importance, from Mr. PINcE.
NET, the American Minister, to Gene: al ARMSTRONG

at Paris.
Sailed the BLOSSOM sloop of war ; FREDERICK..
STEIN with a convoy to the Mediterranean ; INFLEX.
IBLE for Halifax ; BONNE. CITOYENNE with a convoy
to New Brunswick ; ENDYMION, with the Henry Ad.
dington, for Madeira ; ROSAMOND with dispatches for
Spain ; Mose to the westward ; and DEXTEROUS gun-
brig on a cruize. Wind E. N. E.
DOVER, JUNE'is.
The wind blew very hard yesterday from the S.W.
Most of the outward bound which passed by here on
Friday, put back and went again into the Downs.
The brigs Betsey, Captain PEARSON, and the Mow-
bray, • Captain NICHOLSON, of and from Sunderland,
bound to the Westward with coals, were obliged to
cut from their anchors under Dungeness, to prevent
a ship driving on board them, and run for this har-
bour ; the former succeeded in getting safe in, but
the latter was driven by the violence of the sea behind
the North Pier Head ; the wind fortunately moder-
ated during the night, and she was hove safe in early
this morning without sustaining any particular da-
mage.—Arrived the Fly sloop of war from a cruize.
—The outward-bound are again coming nut of the
Downs, the wind being now N. N. W. and a fine
breeze.

DEAL, JUNE 16.
Arrived the ILLustmous, of 71 guns, from Ply-
mouth.
JUNE 18.—Arrived from the River and sailed Sari.
Christina, Charlton and Northumberland Indiamen,
for India—Arrived his Majesty's ship TRIBUNE,
from the westward ; and the Bonetta, Cocx, from
Antigua.—Wind W. N. W.

Remain in the Downs—Agincourt, Venerable, Powerful, San
Domingo, Illustrious, Monmou►h, Clyde, ()Trey, Challenger,
Crocus, Trompeuse, Tribune, Badger, Hound, Beagle.
HARWICH, JUNE 18.

Sailed yesterday the Lord Duncan packet, Captain
HAMILTON, with Mails and passengers for Gotten-
burgh ; and the Auckland, Capt. DEANE, with Mails
and passengers for Heligoland. Arrived this after-
noon a Danish brig, prize to the LEVERtT sloop of
war, Capt. CRISPIN.