Star.
London, England, 1802-11-04 00:00:00

CANALS.

The Kean* sad Iva* is proceedinelisith alert-
nets. Great hopes are now formed of this Under-
taking. The new Shares bear a premium.
The Were, avd Bins Shares of :401.
had fallen to nothing. A plan for the completion
of it is inagitation. The Shares have rifen to 401.

The Cbehner are, we believe, worth fcarcely 51.
a Share.

The Stroodheato requires good management.
The laft Dividend was 61. a Share; the price about
2251.

Of the Cybran the delays are Rill heavy; the
Shares fell at 281. originally col.
The Dividend of the Oxford is i 11. Shares 2751.
a riling concern.
The Grand 7wvsion fluauates as ufual. The
Shares of tool. have been as high as 2 tol. and is
low as 651.; they are now at rsolv Want of wa-
ter is the prefect complaint. Its extenfion to the
Thames will be liable to much difcuffion, but it
mutt finally take place.
The London Canal, from the New Docks to the
Paddington Branch,will be chaned to a Rail Road.
The enormous expence of the former would fwal-
low up reafonable expatation.
On Wel India Dock, the premium is 381.
In the Coventry, Shares have fallen from 4001.
to 3501. The competition between that and the
Warrvki have leffened the profits of both. The
former, an +old eilablithed concern, will not fub-
mit to be under-worked by the latter. They will
loon come to a better underftanding. In the mean
time the public are benefited by the low rates
levied by each. Coventry, Taft dividend, 81.
The Surrey Rail Road does not bear a premium,
but it will loon raife its head.

The &Ongliole Canal is improving; 'but until
it forms a jun&ion with fome more profitable
Branch, it is not likely to fucceed to any parties
but the public.

The Shroebire ought to Ise more produBive.
The Peak Forfl bears a premium of tol.
The Afiton a difcount of aol.
The Elliot?: the fame. It is a tedious work,
but will fucceed.

The Mommtpire does pot yet rife as it was ex-
pelled. Lail dividend 21. 12s. 6d.

The Duke of Yoke has jail launched an elegant
tram/ft chariot, painted yellow, and lined with
green cloth. The hammer cloth and ornaments
are in the nfual

The Marquis of SALMORY left Arlington•fireet
yefterday afternoon for his feat at Hatfield.

Sir CHALLIS RICK Ban. and family arrived
yefterday at their honk, Grafton-ftreet.
The prefent Firft Lord of the Admiralty, who
during, the late minute infpeEtion of the Dock.
yards introduced new regulations, which will no
doubt be of great benefit to the public, is now em-
ployed in revifing the feveral ftatetes refpeEting
Naval Prizes, and will probably in the courfe of
the nut feftion of Parliament propofe Tome mea-
Cure for refcuing the Britilh Tars from the rapa-
cious arts of pretended agents, to whom they have
too long been faffered to fall an eafy prey, and for
preventing fuch perfons from obtaining letters of
attorney.

Orders have been received at Chatham from the
Admiralty, to fend detachments of Royal Marines
immediately to Woolwich and Deptford.
There are at prefent in the Englith Navy above
120 (hips of war, which have been taken from the
French, (o that almoß one fifth of our naval force
has been furnithed us by France.

A large part of are let to work as la-
bourers at C'ha Dock-yard. The privates have
one (billing per day betides their ufual pay ; that
of the ferjeants, &c. is alto advanced.
On Saturday laft, the two troops of the 4th or
Queen's own regiment of dragoons, marched from
Leeds, where they have been quarteresifome time,
for Canterbury ; and the fame day two troops of
the iSth light.dr.ignons marched into Leeds, and
took poffeffion of their quarters.

M. BOVRGIS, private Secretary to BONAPARTE,
has been difgraced for having engaged in Stock-
jobbing. His name is alfo to be erafed from the
lift of Counfellors of State,by which he experiences
an additional lofs of upwards of roool. per ann.—
'This is a meafure highly creditable to the Film.
CossuL.

On Friday the 29th nit. died at Paris, in the
69th year of his age, CHAIM'S ALIXAMDItt de
CALOIIIII, after an Hindi: of 12 days, which he
bore with the refignation of a Chriftian, and the
courage of a Philofopher. His complaint was an
inflammation on the lungs. During the Revolu-
tion he facrificed his whole fortune to his principles
of loyalty, and the duty he owed his King. By
this event die public have loft a friend whole abili-
ties, talents, and exertions, flood unrivalled.; in
whom the wifdom of the Statefman was united
Iwith the moil unbounded philanthropy, and
adorned with all thole amiable virtues which give
a charm to friendflrip, and embellith focial life.
An enthufiallic admirer of the Sciences, and a
Patron of the liberal Arts, his hand was ever
extended to raife merit from obfcurity, and bring
forward genius to olifervation. His name will
never be forgotten by the world while worth and
talents continue to be admired ; and his virtues
will live in the veneration anti calm of his friends
ill memory (ball be no more.

A letter from Conftantinople. dated Sept. to,
lays, •• Erma', Ex.Amlsafilidor from the
Sublime Porte at Paris, arrived in this city on the
6th init. Immediately on his return from his
minion he waited upon all the Members of the
Divan, by whom be was molt graciouay received.
He has fine retired to his country feat, but it ib
well known that be is foon to be entrußed with an
important charge, in which his knourled and his
.tapaliste-arill enable him to render a utialkr-