Star.
London, England, 1801-08-27 00:00:00

CORN MARKETS.

At Kendal market, ha Saturday, the average
price of Oats (by the load of 74- Winchefler bt.
fhels) was 4.os.—New Oats 335.—New Wheat 6os.
Oatmeal gs. 4d. per none of 161b.—Indian Meal
25. 4d.
At D meaner, on Wednefday laft, there was a
dull fale of all kinds of grain. Bell Englifh Wheat
fold at its. and tos. per bufhel; middling, los.;
foreign, 7s. 6d.—Rape Seed, 351. per fall, or los.
per quarter.

At Newark market, on Wednefday laft, the bell
new Wheat was fold from 31. los. to 41. per quar-
ter. At that reduced price very little bufinefs was
done. The other kinds of grain fell in proportion.
—Bell Beef and Mutton were fold a 6d. per pound.
The abundant harveft is all got in well in Berk.
(hire ; and in many places, particularly at Sun-
ning•hill, the wheat crops are eftimated at four
quarters to an acre.

The fuperabundani crops of wheat and other
corn arc all got in well in Hertford(hire, and pota-
toes are fo plentiful there that kidney potatoes are
in general fold for one (billing a bulhel, and the
common fort at tenpence a bufhel.
A field of wheat, from a new kind of feed, which
is earlier by a month than the ufual kind, was cut
on the soth at Stewarton, in Scotland.—Nine
grains of this feed were given by a granger to an
inhabitant of that parifh, five years ago, and it fu
increafed, that feed for fifteen acres was laft year
raifed by Mr. A. DCANs, of Peacock Bank, who
fold tothe neighbouring farmers the quantities they
wifhed. The grain is of an uncommon large fize.
A good plan to induce farmers to fell their corn
themfelves, agreeably to ).he good old cuflom,
rather than to confide in porters, according to the
modern praftice, feems to be adopted by the Ma-
gifirates at Newbury, where the time for the mar-
ket is limited to only two hours and a half. This
regulation will probably fupprefs many of the com-
plaints lately made, prevent the evils of foreflalling,
and preclude various inconveniences.

We hear that feveral of the moil refpeCtable
hop-planters of Kent and Suirex are preparing a
plan to maintain more regular prices in the files
of hops, by means of application to Parliament
for a Loan, cn the frequent ufage of the large
manufaituring and foreign trades; in order to
prevent the deftruEtive praetice of deilroying the
hop plantations immediately after every abundant
crop. This will alfo prevent the public from be-
coming the (port of fpeculative men, or of the
confumers of unpleafant fubflitutes for hops, in
their beverage.

The Royal Kentifh Bowmen gave a molt fplen-
did dinner on Saturday, at Beaumont-Lodge, to
the Duchefs of DE VONSH It 6, Lady ?Asti:Quito E,
Lord Cow, Ea, the Hon. M. Sr socso, and a num-
ber of the fii It families is Kent. DloisuM Tung
feveral favourite longs with very great dna.
MELON SOCIETY.—The Anniverfary took place
on Thurfday lad, at the George, Chifwick, when
about three hundred gardeners and nurferymeri at-
tended. Soon after dinner, the fevers! gardeners
produced their melons, many of which were of an
excellent quality. Mr. PHILLIPS, of Richmond,
was the umpire. Mr. WHITMAN, of the Duke of
NORTHUMBERLAND'S, Sion Houk, was allowed to
have produced the fined. Mr. WHITS, of Rich-
mond, had the next. To the former was voted a
fiver cup, and to the latter a filver punch ladle.
Notwithanding thefe decifions, the landlord of the
Pack-Horfe, Turnham-Green, was feemingly the
favourite, as the belt judges prefent not only be-
flowed many encomiums on his Melons, but de-
'vourcd them very greedily, fearful left he thould
offer them by way of competition.
YORK AGRICULTURAL Thurfday
fe'nnight, at a Meeting of the WeR Riding Agri-
cultural Society, held at Ferrybridge, the follow
in g Premiums were adjudged, viz. :
To Jeremiah Colbeck, of &rkitorie-Am, a labourer in finis
bandry, two guineas, for having had born to him nine legiti-
mate children, tight of whom he had brought up to upwards of
(even years of age, without parochial affiftance.
To Edward Barber, a labourer in halbandry, of the part& of
Birkin, two guineas, for having had born to hint eight legiti-
mate children, Si of whom he has brought up to (even years of
age, (the remaining two now living), without having received
any parochial affiltance; and two guineas to John Barton, of
Brotherton, labourer, for having had born to him r t legitimate
children, of whom See are now living, the youngeft eight years
of age, and has not at any time received any relief from any pa-
rUh or townihip.
To Richard Simplon, for having lived at years In one (en-
vie; two guineas; and to Rob. Lee, for having lived 3.6 years
In one ferviee, a guinea and a hall.
To Mary Scott, of Brotherton, for rearing the greatell num-
ber of poultry, two gusneas.
To Mary Coufina, the wife of Robert CouGno, of Willow,
labourer, a guinea and a half, for haring this lesion hoed with
the hand-hoe about eight acres of broad-cad turnips.
To B. W. D. Cook; Efq. three guineas, for mewing the ha
&caring top.
To Sir John Rarnfden, Bart. two guineas. for the brood-
heft ditto, and four guineas for the third belt giatmer-hog.
The Eckpft, sr Harlequin is China, at the Royal
Circus, St. George's Fields, may certainly vie
' with any Rage produftion for the fweetnefs of
its Mufic, which is by Mr. W. WARS admira-
ble dancing by the Mifa ADAMS'S, DENNTS, &c.
and fine reprefentation of the coßume and man-
ners of the vall empire of China ; the laughable
Duet by Mifs FISHER and Mailer BLAcswoss is
defervedly encored ; and the Fire Itiv, or Afters
sod Rgatme, remains an undiminifhed favourite with
every daft.
Among_ the vouchers to the efficag of the MR.
TALLIC TRACTORS in Difeafes of the Human Body
and Horfes, whole communications are introduced
in Mr. Pia Eros's two 101 l Publications alone, are
eight Profeffors in four differentUniverfities, in the
various branches as follow four of Medicine,
three of Natural Philofophy, and one of Natural
alto nineteen regular Phyficians, feven-
teen Surgeons, twenty-fix Clergymen, eleven of
whom are Dodo?' of Divinity, and many other
charaders of equal refpedability. The number of
Cares atteßed by there perfonages amounts to
nearly three thoufand ! This fimple flatement pre-
cludes the peceXty of any obfervations, to prove
how important is the difcovery of Dr. Psalms;
and, at the fame time, how vain are the exertions
of interefted men to prevent its progrcfs.