Star.
London, England, 1806-07-14 00:00:00

MdRKZ4NE.

CORN EXCHANGE, JULY 14. . .
• To day the frefb arrivals of Wheat are (bort is
number, Tome few fele& (ample' fetched a trifling
advance, but afterwards the trade was heavy, and
not many buyers in demand—Barley in (holt fupply,
awl the few prime famplesarr; dearer—Malt likewife
very few—White or Grey Peas, the latter at higher
price—and Beans of both forts maintain their prices
—There are feveral further arrivals of Oat's, and this
article fctrcely fupports lift currency—and Flour Is
nearly at fall week's prices.

OINIIAL CURRENCY AS UNDER
What, 38a yes Um per qr. Grey Pare 44148 a ad
lilac Ditto, 881 It od Ream. 4413^1 ad
Rle. 401 441 ' Tick Ditto, 341 411 od
Rariey,33a 381 od Chtl. ats 28a 328
Malt, 67, yss rd Poland ditto 331 34a od
White Peafe,sBa 634 Rape Seed, 00l 00l

?RICE OF rt,,va.
Fine Flour lot to 75s &con& 671 to 7os per rack.

The Memoirs of the Veteran Mr. DUTINS, who
has jull puhlifhed Anecdotes of his long and aitive
life, pro:nice one of the riclielt intePeausl Fulls that
has been prefented to the Public for many years.
The following arc the Augmentations which are
to take place in the pay of the Army
A t.iestcnant•Coloe(t from 1514 r id. a day to 171.
A Major from 34i. Id. toy Si. . .

A Captain pa yd to 101, 64. and ts. more to Captains having
brevet of Major, or aoy foperlor rank.
A Lieutenant from ys. Bd. to 6a 6d. and as more to Lieute-
nants above 7 years flooding.
An Enfign froth 48.84. to so. sd.
Adjutant 8.. to Bs. 6d.
9..tiorter•Mofter so. 84. to 6.. 6d.
&team Majors and Quartcr•Mafttr serjeants xis to *a 6d.
&vivant. t0.64d. to xi. and.
Corporal., after t 4 years ferviee, to. 6d.
Corporals, from y to 14, from is aid. to ts. yd.
Corporals below 7, al 411. •
F 11•3111, after 14 semi ferviee, as. sd.
Privates, 7 to 14, from is to as. ad.
Private, below 7,
The rate of increafe to the Subalterns ofthe Militia
is the fame a, to the Subalterns of the line, except
that there is no additional allowance to Lieutenants
of more than 7 years fervice.
The increafe of the Penfions to Officer.' Widows
is as follows s

Lieutenant-Colonel from 301. to 601
Major, from 401. to sot
Captain and Paymafter, from 361. to 401.
Lieutenant and Surgeon, from 261. to Sol.
Second Lieutenant, Comet and Enllgn, Quarter Matter, Atln.
tent, Affiftant Surgeon, and Veterinary Surgeon, from aol to 261
Chaplain, Deputy Purveyor, and Holo4l Maw, from i6l. to 20L
Phyfician and Purveyor, from 301. to eol.
Commiffarica at scs. per day, from 301. to 401.
Commigaries at 231. per day, from 261. to sot
Commitaries at tot. per day, from 2cl. to 261.
It has been determined, that all the Volunteer
Corps are to be allowed cloathing at the time rate
as formerly, for three years, and not for one, as ori.
ginally (toted by Mr. WINDHAM, in the Houfe of
Commons.

This morning, at five o'clock, a detachment of
between 3 and 400 men froti.the IR Regiment of
Foot Guards fat off to join the body that is going on
the expedition up the Streights.
The Light Brigade, confining of the la battalions
of the 43t1 and gad Regiments, have received orders
to bold themfelves in readinefs for immediate embar-
kation : their dellination is furpolad to be Sicily, to
aft under their late Commander, Sir JOHN Moots,
who brought them to their prefent high Aate of dif.
cipline.
A ferjeant of the Lana:lca:ire Militia loft his life
on Thur fday, at Canter bury, by drinking water, when
he was hot.

The Commillioners of Military Inquiry are at pre-
fent, we underfla nd,engaged with the Medical Depart-
ment of the Army ; they begin with the General
Hofpitals, the immediate department of the Sur-
geon General; and they commence enquiry frinn the
year 1794, when the Brit& army was on the Conti-
nent.

Three of the Commiffloners for Anditing the Public
Accounts, under the new Bill, are underilood to be
Mr. Serjeant Paato, as Chairman; Mr. AN STLY, late
Chairman of the Board of American CommifGoners;
and Mt. 'NAIL, Infpcelor General of the old Board
of Auditor*.

On Tuefday fall, the Court of SelTinn in Scotland,
unanimunfly decided the caufe, concerning the Duke
of Rox BURG H's unentailed freehold property. in fa-
vour of his Grace's two fillers, Lady Essix, and Lady
MARY KIR.

A Court of Common Council was held on Friday
at Guildhall, at which the Lord Mayor, feveral of
the Aldermen, and a great number of Commoners
were prefent.

THOMAS Bistr, Efq. Sheriff Elea. petitioned to be
difeharged from the office of Sheriff; he having paid
into the Chamber the (urn of 6001. and so marks ;
the Court agteed to difcharge Mr. Bisa agreeable to
his petition ; and the Lord Mayor ordered precepts
to be iffued for a Common Hall to be held this
clay for the eleCtion of another in his room.
A motion was made to mule the feaeral Gentle-
men in the Lill of Nomination for Sheriff•on their
paying the ancient fine of vol. and so marks, which
was negatived by a great Majority.
Mifs ASTON, we are lorry to learn, furvived her
unfortunate fitters, who were drowned at Putney, but
a very few days. She fell the viaim of tentr and of
regret.
An occurrence has taken place at Verdun which
does too much honour to the perfon concerned in it,
not to find a place in our paper :
" Mr. Barker, a Lieutenant in the Englifh Navy,
at:d prifoner at Verdun, lodged in apartments over-
looking the Mettle, whcre he had been for fume time
ill of a tertian ague. NVltile he was fufferinp urder
violent fit a few days ago, he perceived a child of
eight or ten years old, wh,,, cart led by the current
from the bathing place to the deep part of the river,
was on the point of being drowned. Mr. Barker,
forgetting his own critical flotation, milted out,
jumped into the river with his clothes on, and was
lucky enough to Pave the child, and retort him to
his parents. After this slating incident, the
difo--
der of the dranger increafed, bus the drength of his
ybcoolicthreziwbalestiFhliematoLniveuerteconainnetitt.:
cen(mlirrtntuioenrkaenelhwies
Captain Wright•)