Star.
London, England, 1801-08-26 00:00:00

DUBLIN, AUGUST 22.

A feat is now ereaing in Werburgh's Church
for the accommodation of their Excellencies the
Earl and Countefs f.f HARDWICKE, as, at their in-
(lanes, the Cagle Chapel is about to be rebuilt in
a file more fuited to Vice-regal fplendour, and on
a fcale more accommodating to the public.
Wednefday, General Sir WM. MxAnows, now
Commander in Chief of the forces in this kingdom,
arrived at Waterford, accompanied by his Aides-
de-Camp. We underfand he on Thurfday pur-
poled proceeding to t)uncannon Fort, New Ge-
neva, and the adjacent line of coati.
On Thurfday morning lag, the Poll-boy con-
veying the Mail from Drogheda to Slane, was
flopped by a (Ingle footpad, armed with a knife
and cafe of palls, who robbed him of the Northern
bye-letters for Slane, Trim, and Navan, and the
Slane bag of letters difpatched from the General
Poll-Office on the 18th infant.

Thurfday, a-dreadful fire broke out in the ware-
houfe of Mefirs. Cahill and Andrews, grocers, in
Church-flteet, near Hammond-lane. It burned
with great fury for a long time, notwithflanding
the affillance of almoil all the engines of this city,
but at length was happily got under. The She-
tiffs, Peace Officers, and a military guard attend-
ed. The fire, it is Paid, was occalioned by a pun-
cheon of flrong (picks being accidentally fet on
fire through either the carelelTnefs or mifmanage-
ment of thofe who attended the warehoufe.

Yefterday a Court of Diredors of the EaR In-
dia Company was held at the India Houle, which
adjourned to this day.
The birth of the young Prince Royal of PRUSSIA
is particularly remarkable, becaufe he is the firft
fon of a King whom Praia has had for 70 years.
The prefent King was bbrn when FREDERICK
WILLIAM was but Prince Royal, and FREDERICK
WILLIAM was the nephew of the Greast FREDERICK.
One of the two non commiffioned officers, be-
longing tothe Regimentof the Hies, lately taken up
at Liverpool for forgery, took his trial at Lancaf-
ter, and was acquitted : the other was not profecuted.
We arc on all oceafions happy to do juftice to
the charaEler of the enemy, whenever the oppor-
tunity of doing fo prefents itfelf. At the laft attack
off Boulogne, we are informed from an authority
that is indifputable, that the French Commodore
addreffed the firft boat's crew that approached his
(hips in the following words, which were fpoken in
pretty good Englifh: " Let me advife you, my
brave Engliihmen, to keep your diflance. You
can do nothing here, and it is only ufelefsly flied-
ding the blood of brave men to make any attempt
here."
It is evident that the French Officer alluded to
the chains which moored his (hips to the (bore ;
and it was therefore generous and brave in him to
offer his advice, though it was not in the charther
of our gallant feam:a to accept it. How different
this conduct with the difgußing letters of Admiral
Limo:: and the Port Admiral of Boulogne !
Sir Henry Brown Hayes, who Rood convieed
fine the Spring Affixes, at Cork, of forcibly
running away with Mifs PIKE, a Quaker Lady of
great fortune, has received fentence of death, to
be executed on the 7th of September.

The Marquis of Assacoari continues in a mend-
ing way ; h►s appetite is very good ; light meat
and grapes arc his daily diet, with tea, and a
Tingle glafs of wine. Three months will probably
elapfe before the Marquis can leave his bed. The
bone of the left leg near the ancle was entirely
broken ; it doubled upon the calf when the acci-
dent happened.—Notwithltanding the dreadful af-
fliftion under which the Noble Lord labours, he
does not betray either impatience or unealinefs.
The Marchionefs waits on her Lord with much
zeal and unremitting attention, as do the Marquis's
lovely daughters,the Ladies CATHARIN and HAl-
mar HAMILTON•—Among the vifitors lafi week
were the Duke of Cu Es Ls mu, Duchefs of DE-
vonsitits, Lady ELizserra FORSTIR, Lord and
Lady BEssosouou, &c.

Lord Coot-raises Mafquerade, on the Isith
inft. was in the acenitomed talk of the owner of
Powdetham-Caflle. Lord CouItTENAY appeared
in fcveral beautiful and appropriate drelTes during
the evening : his lovely Sillers endeavoured in vain
to difguife themfelves; their beauty and fweetnefs
of manners betrayed them through the thin con-
cealment of an Aimed appearance. MA of the
fafhion and rank of the county were prefent. As
ufual, in a large alremblage of people, there was
much of the folemn (hew of domino dulncfs ; per-
haps the prevailing inaElivity might be traced to
the intenfe heat of the weather—a caufe which,
however, was attended by a rich compenfation in
the bewitching difplay of difencumbered beauty—
for molt of the many lovely women who graced
this fate withdrew their mafics at an early period
of the evening. The entertainment in tale, rich-
nefs, and hotpitality, has been rarely equalled.
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The amufements of Peckham Fair doled on
Monday. The finenefs of the weather drew toge-
ther an uncommon concourfe of fpeftators of all
defcriptions ; and the roads, towards the evening,
were abfolutely lined with people, which made it
very difficult to pals along. The dull was railed
in clouds, infomuch that objets could not be dif-
covered at a fbort diftance. During the feftivity
which prevailed at the fair on Monday afternoon,
a prefs-gang found means to affemble there, for
the purpofe of impreffing three men, and as they
came in two coaches, remained undifrovered for
fome time, until they laid violent hands on their
objets. The alarm being inftantly given, the
fcenes of merriment gave way to thofe of a very
ferious afpea. A general battle took place, which
created an uproar for half an hour, when the gang
were glad to retreat, after being very feverely
beaten. We hear that a number of perfons were
hurt, louse badly, as the mob laid about them
without difcrimination. A poor woman, who
could not avoid the throng, is much bruited and
cut; and the various exhibitions were under the
neccdity of furpending their entertainments till the
tumult bad cubfided.

CORN MARKETS.

There was a very large fupply of every kind of
Grain at Mark-Lane this morning, and the bra-
eft market which we have w•itnelfcd for fome time.
A number of Country Dealers were in the Market,
and made very confiderahle purchafes, which had
the effect to raife the prices of Whear from 2s. to
3s. per quarter. Oats the fame as laft Monday.
Other articles doing but little. Flour 70S.
BREAD.—.-The LORD MAYOR yefterday ordered
the Bread to be lowered, mug. Asst LES, which will
reduce the Quartern Loaf to is. 2441. to commence
and take place to-mort ow.

When the Mailer and Wardens of the Bakers'
Company waited on his Lordfhip refpeCting the re-
gulation of the Affize of Bread, they earneftly re-
quefte I it might be only lowered fiversfurrhing, in
the Qprtern Loaf ; they (fated that the Bakers
are confiderable lofers by the late reduCtions, and
that the debt is at prefcnt 14191. His Lordship
refufed to comply with their requeft. He faid that
the Markets throughout the Kingdom had expe-
rienced a confiderable reduction with regard to
Wheat, and were Rill decreafing in price. He had
examined the Returns with the molt accurate at-
tention, and was juilified, as well from them, as
from the vaft arrivals and fupply of Foreign
Wheat, to order the Price of Bread to be confider-
ably reduced.
CANTERBURY, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22.

We are happy to announce a farther reduttion
in the price of Flour, and the Return from Ask-
sor's Mill to the Mayor this week, will enable
him to fet the Affize for the QLsartern Loaf under
One Shilling.

Wbcat - 7ot co Sot Hog Peafe - 44 to 4S
New Wheat - —to Boiling Peas —to
Barley - 36 to 46 Hay, per ton 41 or to 41 104
Oats 24 tts 40 Sainfain, do. 41 zos to 51 Sr
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New ditto - 28 to 3o Clover, do. losto 41 los
Beans - so to sa Straw, do. 31 os to of os
Tick Bouts - —to Rough Meal 6os to 65s al
MA LT—Brown 881--Second 89s—Pale 9os.

Fine Flour fold at Assor's Mill, at the rate of
31. 155. per fack.

HULL, AUGUST 24.

At Chefter market, on Saturday fe'nnight, the
average price of Wheat (Winchefter meafure),
was Inn e
_frilling, and eleven pence.—At Nantwich, the
fame day, Wheat las. lid.; Oats 4s. aid.—At
Northampton, Wheat from.tts. 3d. to 17s. ; and
Barley from 3s. 3d. to Bs. gd. per bufhel.—And
at Oakhampton, in Devonfhire, Wheat fell from
a guinea to nine fhillings a bufhel, Winchefler
meafure.

Since our laft, the following quantity of grain
has been imported into this town, viz.-5809 qrs.
Wheat ; 1777 qrs. Oats R 138 qrs. Peafe ; 19 qrs.
Rye ; 20 qrs. Beans ; 24 tierces and to half-tierces
Rice.

Oats are now at only 205. per quarter, and yet
6d. a feed for horfes is demanded by the (fable-
keeper, the fame as when they were fold at 455.
Wheat fell on Thurfday at Uxbridge market
ten pounds a load.
On Saturday laft in Chepflow market, new
Wheat fell from 245. to :6s. 6d. per babel ; and
a further reduflion is expelled next market.
From all parts of the United States there are
accounts of the luxuriant abundance of the harvelt.
In a variety of diflrifts the produce is rich beyond
almoft any former example.
On the 19th and aoth inflant, Mr. Joma
of Margate, common carrier, employed his cara-
van folely for the purpore of fetching Bread from
Canterbury to Margate, and felling the fame
amongft the inhabitants there, at the reduced price
of 31d. per quartern loaf ; for which bread he had
a quick ate, and not only well paid himfelf for his
trouble, but gained the efteem of the people in ge-
neral (except the bakers) at Margate; as the laid
bread coil him only I3d. per quartern loaf at Can-
terbury, fold by him at Margate for 15d. and at
the fame time the price of the quartern loaf at
Margate was :Std.—This tranfaaion of Mr.
Say Ell'S had a very good effea, and to whom
thanks are due ; for on the following day, the
bakers of Margate fell the price of bread from
atd. to 14d. per quartern loaf.

The Innkeepers on fome of the Roads have be-
gun to lower their polling-charges to thirteen
pence per mile; and their advertifements are wor-
thy the notice of a Public, the moll abufed and
ill treated of which there is any example. They
alien, what is well known to be true, that the
Innkeepers give money to the Poll-boys for bring-
ing travellers to their houfes ; and well may they
afford it, while travellers are left to be pillaged at
their pleafure. Here however is a limple fad—
while the Poftmaller pretends that he cannot
drive under eighteen pence a mile, he is giving
half-a•cruwn or five fliillings to the chive,. that
brings him his plunder. The morals of the whole
kingdom have been overfet by the cries of " free
commerce," and the Secret Convention that feems
to be let up from one end of the kingdom to the
other, to connive at reciprocal frauds and extor-
tions.

From Corn to Meat, and Butter and Sugar, the
corruption of principle extends through every
branch of confumption, and no man is contented
with an }melt profit, or knows to fet any bounds
to his avarice. With thefe prices, whenever Peace
(hall arrive, it is a demonftrable impoffibility for
this country to hold the foreign market.
There can be no competition with the labour
of other countries ; and even our internal com-
merce, confumption, and revenue, will hereafter
feel its effeets. Middling families and contraaed
incomes will fly wherever they can have fome of
the comforts oflife. If Come ftop, fome powerful
ftop, is not put to the prefent horrid fyftem, the
' nation will be undone. It is of no confequence
which has the greateft (hare in its corruption, th&
Landed-Interell, the Manufaßnring•lntereft, or
the Feeding-Intereft. Free Commerceis the cry
of all of them, and the confequence is ealily fore-
fem.