Star.
London, England, 1802-04-21 00:00:00

CORN MARKBTS.

M•R[•LAVE, APRIL
Every article of Grain was this day particularly
dull. No perfon would buy at the Prices men-
tioned in this Paper of Monday
BR RADo•—•Yelltiday the LOl9 MAYOR, after ex-
am. • g the reports of the Mealweighers, ordered
the price of Bread to continue at tod.the quartern
loaf wheaten, and Bd. the quartern houfehold.

The Hon. Sparicia Puma'. was on Monday
re-eleded for Northampton.
General LAWSON, Major BORTHWICR, Captains
CURREY and Payne, Lieutenants Myna° and
HoLcostss, alfo Mr. Commilfary STACK, and
Lieutenant Commiffary LANE, have arrived at
Portfmouth from Egypt, lall from Malta ; they
are at prefcnt under quarantine.
Yeflerday afternoon died. at his honk in Picca-
dilly, in the 45th year of his age, the Right Hon.
the Earl of GUILDFORD. His Lordlhip *as mar-
ried to a daughter of Mr. Coons the Banker ;
but his infant and only fon dying a few weeks ago,
he is fucceeded in his elate and titles by his Bro.
ther, the Hon. Lieutenant Colonel Fa ANCIS NORTH,
now Earl of GUILDFORD.

The late GeneralADßANa was, for a great many
years, in the fituation of Groom of the Bedcham-
ber to his MaJISTY, and always made it a point to
attend the duty punflua•ly. His Regiment, the
45th, we undcrltand, is to be given to the gallant
General Corms, who is at prefent Colonel Com-
mandant of the 17th font, and which will of courfe
be a nugatory appointment on the reduflion of the
3d additional battalion.
The death of Lord Patratasynww makes a Ira.
cam), in Parli.tment for the City of Winchefter.
The intcrett upon which his Lordihip came in
upon v:tts heretofore in Mr. Pew Tom, whore family
hal been formerly reprefentatives for that city,
daring many fucceffive Parliaments. On Mr.
Perrot.; retiring from pnblic bufinefs, he fold both
his mantionlinufe and his eftate round Winchefter
to Sir HENRY ST. JOHN MILDM•Y, who has the
next nomin4tion.

On Thurfday, upwards of boo French prifoners
failed from Liverpool for France; the remainder,
about 400, failed on Saturday and Sunday.
A worthy Alderman. on hearing his name vo-
ciferated by a Lady, who applied to him for pro-
tedion, neatly replied, in the words of CASAR, in
SHAKEST[Aas's play, " Who is it in the prefi that
calls on me ?"

The Parliament Houfe of Ireland, we are told,
has been p trchafed for forty thoufand pounds—
the cheapelt purchafe of the liad ever made!
In confequ.:nce of the entire difufe of Rays,
whale-bone, which has fold as high as sat per
ton, will not now fetch 601.

We have received feveral letters from anonymous,'
correfpondents refpeaing the Lady and the Shark,
at Surinam: but till we have good authority for
the marvellous Rory therein contained, we mutt
confider the whole as a bits I

It is Paid that Mr. Sli RRIDAN is writing a Farce
upon the new Theatrical Entertainments.
The Mayor and Magi hates of Portfmouth have
adopted a meatnre, which in its nature is truly
laudable and humane. They have ordered hand-
bills to be printed and circulated,affuring every per-
fon keeping a honfe of public entertainment, that
their licence will be inflantly taken away, fhould
' the kali complaint be made by any feamen or ma-
rines of their being robbed in fuch honk, without
they can produce the moll fatisfaktory proof of
not being concerned, or having any knowledge of
the theft committed.
The Duchefs of Yoe' had a Seleft Mufical
Party, a few evenings flue, at her houfe at Bath.
Mrs. BlLL:sort:la Tung feveral favourite airs, ac-
companied on the piano-forte by the celebrated
Mr. Hs MMAL, and on the violia by Mr. Socoman.
About fifty of the firft people of dininftion were
prefent. •
LOILDHAMPOWSENTBITAIIIIItir.--vn Latter
Sunday, Lord. HARIPDEN gave his-annual Dinner
to a large party of the Nobility, and in the even-
ing entertained his vifitors with a radical &aft,
as novel as it was gratifying; the Pfalms for the
day were daunted in the Cathedral ftyle, by a
filed Choir, fucceeded by various pieces, per-
formed on the organ, at intecvals by Meffis.
CHARLIS and SAN U L likratlLFT did Mr. M. COOKE,
who alternately delighted their audience by vari-
ous kinds of excellence: next followed the foblime
compofitions (confifting chiefly of Anthems) of
PURCILL, BLOW, Comas. Kairr, and Game,
which were eaquifitely Tung by Meffrs. }loess,
CAR NARY, ELLIOTT. WILSH, MAfterS PARR as and
SMITH. Of foreign Profeffors the Public can pro-
perly judge, by the great rewards beftowed on
their labours; but, in the prefent inflance, none
but natives were admitted, who, by their united
(kill, juftified the loud plaudits of all prefent, and
left no room to deplore the abfence of Italian per-
formers. We hope to fee this rational plan of
Sacred Mute, (elated from the fira-rate Engin
Compofers, become the prevailing tafte among
the firft circles. How greatly the Noble Vifitors
were gratified, may be conceived, by their defire
to have the fame Entertainment repeated on Sun-
day next; and we hear Lord HAMPDIN intends
to comply with their requeft.
The nun:Ant:lion of the Berfi foes table has pro-
duced a revolution in the arrangement of the hof-
pitable board. The Lady of the houfe, who ufed
to fit at the bred, now fits at the tw ; and the Mat-
ter, who Well to fit at the fast, has now to make
choice between the two keels of the Paid hot* (hoe.
PARISIAII FAIIIIONfterhe turban is greedy on
the decline; out of fifty that were worn a few days
ago, not more than fix are now to be teen. A pro-
fufion of flowers, fometimes in the foim of crowns,
and fometimes of half garlands, is now employed
in the decoration of the head. The veils, placed
• in a flat (nape, are tied with a fingle ribbon, the
ends melting at the top. Nearly two-thirds of
the women of falhion wear their own hair, or
wigs) la Tina. In half dyefs, ftraw hats with
, high crowns, and turned up before, have been
lately introduced. *Their colour, which was at