Star.
London, England, 1805-07-24 00:00:00

MARX-LAY .E.

CORN EXCH•NGE, JULY 24.
The fupply of Whept to-day is very Ilicrt ; it is
chiefly of WI day's foreign unfold. The weather for
the 'larva rather has the effea of advance, for that
of the fiat quality is extremely fcarce. Having fo
few famples of Barley, or Beans and Peas of each
kind, they are each higher, but prices are almna no-
minal—Malt is dearer—But few fret t Oats come in,
and ibis trade keeps its prefent high price—No Rape
Seed—For fine Flour higher price is aflced, and it
inclines upwards.

GFNERAL CURRENCY AS UNDER.
Wheat. 34, 70s. pf,.. per qr. Grey Parte 425. to 471.
Film Data. 1044. Loos. od. Deans. 46, 524.
Rye. 461. 52A. od. Tick Ditto 411. 491. 0.1
Barley, 404. 461. od. Oats, 26* 311 341.
Malt, 741. Sos. Puland ditto 33a. 37s od.
White Fade, 505.561. od. Rape Seed, oos. ocs.
PRICE OF FLOUR.
Fine Floor Sp. to oos. Seconds Sos. to Esc. per faek.

Ye fterday the LORD MAYOR ordered the price of
bread to be advanced one aflize and a half, or three.
pence in the peck loaf, to take place tl►-morrow, when
the price of the quartern loaf of wheaten will be 1514.
and houfehold 131 d.
Orders were received at Plymonth. on Saturday
lall, for 800 Spanifh prifoners to be embarked as Coon
as cartel tranfports can be procured for Corunna, to
be exchanged.
A Swedilh vefM arrived in the Downs on Mon.
day. She had been detained in a French port by'
the embargo upon Swedith veffrjs for eleven months.
The embargo,,has been taken off within thefe few
days.
The Cori Mercantile Chronicle of Wednefday left
contains the following paragraph :-
4, An order was this day received at the Cullom
Houk of this City, to lay under quarantine, or aridly
to cut off from any communication with the thine. any
Chip or (hips of the Combined Fleet, which may be
captured by any of his Majeffy's (hips of war. in the
event of their being brought into any port in this
dills id, as a diCeafe of a very malignant nature is Rat-
ed to prevail on board them. Thofe inflrudions are
general throughout the kingdom. It would appear
from this precaution, that Goiernment have a (hong
expedation of Lord NELSON'S being able to overtake
the Combined Fleet, or that if they fucceeded in
elcaping him. they will be intercepted, either collec-
tively or difperfed. before they can arrive in a French
or Spanifh port."
Prince WILLIAM of GLOUCYSTIR was fent for ea-
prefs from Liverpool, in confequence of the indifpo-
fition of his Royal Family. The review of the Lan.
caller, Preffon, and Bolton Volunteers, were put off
on that account.
On Monday lafi the Earl of DARTMOUTH.. in the
name of his Majelly, laid the firll (lone of the Free
Church intended to be ereded in Birmingham. His
Lordfhip, as the Reprefentative of the KING, was at-
tended by all the Nobility, Gentry, and Clergy of
tote furrounding country. The hone meafures five
feet wide and three deep, weighing about three tons
twelve cwt.

Major General WHITELOCK, who direfts the re.
cruittng fervice, is arrived at the Army Depot, in
the Ifle of Wight, for the fummer.
The detachment of the 3d Royal Lincoln militia,
on duty at Paul, has been ordered to join the regi-
ment at Beverley this week. The whole of the Sup-
, plemeutary regiment; are ex pefied to be incorporated
immediately with the old hattaliont.
Friday the Second Stafford militia marched nut
of the Barracks inWincolmlee, info <ullers at Hull.
The Royal Second Sorry militia quarteredin thetown,
were removed into Lime-area Barrack., and the Bri-
gade of Royal Gunner Drivers, into the Citadel.
Thurfday the 7th, (or Princefs Royals) regiment
of Dragoon Guards, commanded by Colonel MA non,
were reviewed by his Excellency Earl Morita, com-
mander of the forces in Nortn Britain, on the Sands
of Portobello, near Edinburgh. His Lordibip ex-
preffed himfelf in the fh ongelt terms of approbation
on the general good appearance of the men and
horfes, and more particularly on the very rapid
mode in which this excellent regiment performed
their move-ments.

The anniverfary of the battle of Emfdorf, where
the isth Light Dragoons (then called Elliot's Tay-
lors) gained immortal honour under the Duke of
Brunfwick, was celebrated at I:Vermouth on Satur-',
day, by a dinner given by the Duke of CUMBERLAND
to his regiment. Near go Officers, &c. fat down to
dinner, among whom were the Duke of CA14E111)011,
Lord Donnas, Generals MEADE, FITZLOY, and
SLADE, and all the Staff and ritld Ofbcer; of the
camp.
Some days ago two Officers of a Regiment of In-
fantry, Rationed in the Eadern past of Suffez, met
with their feconds to fight a duel, but the circurnflat.ce
having reached the ears of their Colonel, he interfer-
d in time to prevent it.
A Black Shewman, committed at Leeds for an
afrault, fwore violently before the Magiltrate, and,
claiming the rank of a ge..:letnan, paid fifteen fhtl-
"Hugs aril colts for three oaths.
The C.:man journals cite a very extraordinary ex-
ample of longevity : A man is now living at Poron,
in Poland. id his 138th year ; he was born at
.01ec
zow, in 5667, of obi.; ore parents, and was unmarried
till he was tixty years of age.
On Sunday morning two young women publicly
teßified their furrow for pafi folly by doing penance
at the parifh churel4f Heritmonceus, in Suffix. The
novelty of the fcene; though the morning was wet,
drew together a great number of fpe&ators.
On Monday fe'nnight a fellow of Tuxford fold his
wife is a halter, with a child, to one of his comracifs,
for five fhillings. This infamous transfer was made
in the public market-place, and it is to be regretted
that nobody prefcnt had the courage to transfer the
rope from the wife's neck and lay it on the hulband'
back till he was glad to take her spilt ' for better
and for wor fe.'

A young man, boalling of his health and conflitu-
tional !lamina, very lately, in the haring of Wasvir-
zit; the Player, was afked to wbat he chiefly attri-
buted In great a happinefs ? " To 'What, Sir ?—To
laying in a good foundation to be lure. I make it a
pdihtb Sir, to eat "a great deal every morning"--
•+ 'Then I prefume, Sir, (remarked•Watvtrzsa), you
brcakfatt in a timberyard:).

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