Star.
London, England, 1801-09-01 00:00:00

MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT.

Since our laft report, every thing has proceeded
in the molt favourable manner for the purpofes of
agriculture. A heavy flower or two in the early
part of the month, came extremely feafonaht: foc
the filling the later forts of grain crops in the more
early diftriets, and for the whole, in ftich as are
rendered more late from their fituatinn. In moft
of the fouthern and midland counties, all the
wheats and the greater part of the oilier forts of
crops are now fecured. In many of the more
northern counties too, the harv4.ft has made a con-
fiderable progrefs ; molt of the wheat crops being
reaped, and a great part got in. The weather
has been fo particularly fine and fuitable, that
the harveft field perhaps feldom, if ever, difplayed
a greater fcene of aCtivity and hurtle. The crops
of almoft every defeription are unnfnally good and
abundant. In a journey of nearly 2:70 miles
through the belt grain dint-kis in the kingdom,
the Reporter fcarcelroblerved a field that could
be ftriftly laid to have a bad crop. In many he
noticed crops of uncommon geodnefs, both in re-
fpeft to the quantity and quality of the grain.—
The oat and barley crops famed in general to be

A great forgery has been lately dircovered itfaut
11. notes of the Plymouth Dank. The perpetr.4_
tors have hitherto eluded the vigilant fearch which
has been made for them.

On Saturday fe'nntght, in the evening about
half pall eight o'clock, as Gilbert Wright, Efq.
and laisdady, of Worceiter, were travelling on the
Woodllock road, they were flopped by two foot-
pads, armed, within about half a mile of Reading,
who robbed them of two guineas and Come favor.
—The robbers demanded their watches, but the
lady and gentleman had none ; upon which one
of them flourilhed his pint)] over the lady's bead
and then both made off with great precipitation.
A perfon; who at tall laid he had lately been; a
waiter at the Mount Coffee-houfe, was examined
at Union Hall on Thurfday, on a charge of at-
tempting to pick a gentleman's pocket, of whicli it
appeared he had been guilty. He was dreffed
high Rile. Trunk breeches and fleeves, high col-
lar, and neckcloth up to his note. He WAS a com-
plete Bond:lir-ea lowzger in appearance, and talked f
his connexions with men of falhion; of the Nobi-
lity he could bring to his character, &c.; but finn-
ing all his jived would'not prevent the Magiitritte
from committing him, he lowered his note, and,
raper than trouble his friends, conk:tut' Lu go as
a toldier!

MANSION-HOUSE.—Yefiertiay two men, of the
names of Shaw and Grey, were brought before the
LORD-MAYOR, on fufpicion of having in thcir pof-
fefEon a gifantity of (Wen gloves, valued at 1131.
A Mr. Roberts, a glover, in Fenchurch-llrect,
Elated, that the prifoner Grey came to his thiip
tome days fince, and offered Come gives for fate
thirty per cent. under the trade price. He agreed
to purchafe them. Accordingly they were ht ought
in a coach on Saturday tall, and the prifoners or-
dered to call on Monday at tuelve o'clock for the
money. In the mean time, fufpcions havinr al ifen
in the mind of Mr. Roberts that thele goods were
difhonefily obtained, he caufed the priiOners to be
taken up. The prifoners were examined apart,
when Grcy laid that he is a Commillion Broker,
and had the goods of Shaw to fell for him. Shaw
faid that he received them of a Mr. Hall, of Bir-
mingham, for a debt due to his brother, who is a
tailor at Saddleworth, in Yorkthire. Upon being
quellioned whether he is not the fame perfon coin
nested come years fince with Brous/JP'', and Ax! r,
tried for robbing the Mail, and by whole evidence
there perfons were convicted ? he acknowledecd
that he is the fame man. The rinves were pro.
duced, and the marks proved to be thofe of a Fer-
fon who is a manufaeturer, retiding at W‘oceffcc.
His Lordfhip ordered them to be remanded for a
further csamination,and confined in feparate apart-
ments in the Poultry-Compter.
A nialman, refiding at Biensford, was fun,-
moned fur not complying with the regula•ions of
the AIC of Parliament reipening Wheat. .1 Maar
(toed that he had purchafed a riiiatitity ni Hour of
this pet fon on the t 7th of Augult, and that he did
not at that time deliver in a Bill of Parcels, th,
AR exprefsly providing that the Mealman flea,'
deliver in a Bid of Parcels, under the penalty
tot. upon failure thereof.

Hi; Lordlhip laid that from there repeated
&eas he had not been enabled to regulate the .-
fire of Bread In latisfattnrily as he cou!J s ills ; al
that if any more complaints came befi,“ brim,
Ihnuld enforce the full penalty. Thi. being
firll eomplaira, he fhould mitigate the tinc to F.
Shillings, which wa► accordingly paid. 1