Star.
London, England, 1801-03-28 00:00:00

cirr BUSIA L.SS.

Yeflerdav a Court of Common Council was held
n Guildhall. Various Reports from the diffi.rent
Committees occupied the greatefl part of the day
—particularly a Report from the Committee for
improving the Port of London, wherein that Com
mittee had declined employing the R FCORDr a and
other Law Officers, to invelligate their titles to
land, &c. The RECORDER thought it was an in-
fringement of the ancient rights of the City Law
Officers, not to be employed as heretofore. It
was referred back to the Lid Committee to re-
confider.

Mr. Deputy GOODIIEHERE brought forward his
motion to refer it to the Committee of General
Purpoie to inquire how fair it may he proper to
prevent in future the drawing oldie State Lottery
in the Guildhall of this City.
Mr. Cow LE v feconded the motion. He faid the
Lottery was the tiro caufe of great numbers being
brought before the Magillrates for crimes which
frequently ended in public punifhment. Tile Lot-
tery tended to corrupt fervants of every tiefcrip-
Pion ; that during the drawing, which was forty
days, the retail trade of the city was greatly in-
in' red, all the spare money went that way, That
he wifhed, if the Minifter and Parliament would
have a Lottery every year, that they would draw
it in the Old Parliament Houfe, or tome other
place near them, in Wellmintler Hall, and not
let it be drawn in the City to corrupt the citizens,
or their fervants and dependants.
The Motion was carried to go to a Committee
to examine and report.

On Wednefday 'aft Mr. joass brought forward
a motion in the Qy.arterly General Court of Eaft
India Proprietors, for bellowing a prefent of
5,0001. on Sir SIDNEY SMITH, for his gallant fer-
vices at Acre. The motion was oppoled by Ma-
jor MErcitr, as the Company was already lb
loaded with penfions. He admitted the great
merits of Sir SIDNEY, but if the Company were
to agree to the motion, it would fuinifh a prece-
dent for claims to be made in favour of many
other officers.' After fome converfation the fub-
jed of the motion was agreed to be left to the
Court of Directors.
Yefterday, Daniel Brien, One of the feamen
belonging to the INVINCIBLE man of war, lately
loft off Winterton Sands, attended at the Admi-
ralty :—by his ftaternent, hind:elf and four fea-
rite% after being two days and nights on the fore-
malt and fore top-yard, were miraculoufty pre.
ferved by the Captain of the brig Briton, of Sun-
derland, who landed them at Yarmouth. The
poor man has loft his hearing and is much brUifed.
On Wednefday morning Richard Aforeky, alias
Smith,. aged 19, jaws Seamondr, 23 years of
age, Richard Shepherd, alias Hwy?, aged 22, and
Patrick Summers, aged 25, guilty of various rob-
beries, were after hearing divine fervice, brought
out of the gaol of Maid (lone, and put into a coach
and four, ercorted by too dragoons. They arrived
at twelve o'clock at the place of execution, the
bottom of Shooter's Hill, when after fpcnding
&Me time in prayer, they were launched into eter-
nity kith thesr irons on. The bodies of three of
the deceafed were taken away by their friends, and
the other was buried under the gallows.
Yefterday morning, at half after nine o'clock,
the following eight malefaCtors, after attending
chapel, and receiving the Sacrament, at the hands
of the Rev. Mr. MORGAN, the Ordinary, were
executed in the Gaol-yard, Chelmsford, purfuant
to their fentence, viz. Thomas Carter, John Salmon,
Thomas Sargent, Irilbain Gee, Charles Compton, alias
Clark, John Dilhey, Daniel Dennit, and Robert
Yevuell.—They all confefred the fags for which
they fuffered ; and died with refignation and ap-
parent penitence, though but three nights before
Carter, and four other of the convicts, knocked
down one of the turnkeys in their condemned cells,
with an intent to murder him, without the leap
probability of their effeCting an efcape.—The ring-
/rader was in confequence chained down to the
floor, till the morning of his execution.
ENGLISH STATE LOTT( iNTY.THIRD
DAY.—NO. 37,648, a Prize of 5,0001.—N05.
22,078, 6,713, 45,227, and 29,366, Prizes of 501.
No. 37,648, drawn Yefterday a Prize of Five
Thoufand Pounds, was fold on the 20th February
laft, in a whole Ticket, by RICHARDSON, GOOD-
LVCR, and Co. ho have fold in the prefent Lot-
tery, No. 21,277, One Thoufand Pounds, and
No. 7,47 r, Five Hundred Pounds, both in (hares,
and No. 23,802, One Thoufand Pounds, in a
v hole Ticket.—At their Mikes Conlin and Cha-
ring-Crofs, Nos. 26,883 and 12,807, the two laft
Prizes of Thirty Thoutitnd Pounds Ihared, were
alto fold.—Tickets and Shares, warranted un-
drawn, will continue on tale during the remainder
of the Drawing, from Eight till Nine in the morn-
g, and from Two till Eight in the Afternoon.
Contderable bets have been laid in the City
violin thefe few days, that, bdore the Thirty or
Twenty Thoufand Prizes are drawn, LnttLry
TiJets will rile from Sol. to 351. per Ticket.—
Thole in favour of a rile gn on the ftrong
princi-
pie of the riehnets of the Wheel, and the powerful
t. -ce of re:Tnt ra.tap4, as on the 25th day of the
la:t year's Lotter", (this very day twelvemonth),
'Tickets v.ere as 114,11 as 381.—0 n the next day,
421.—on the 2 SLII day, 3::!.--on the Seth day, 7CI.
—on the 32d day, tool., anal within one wed: of
the Clore, at the alloni,liT!, price of Our llundrrd
and Fifty Pupa:, per Ticiaa
CURIOVS CIRCOSISTAI,CE.-4/ is very remark-
We that there is not a tingle Lottery going on in
y part of Europe, except the prefent one now
d.aw in g in Londnn.—Holland formerly retorted
to his fpecics of finance; as did France, and fume
of Principalities of Germany, but war, eontif
and bankruptcy, are no candidates for i
C.it one ; it i., here, and here only, the difpofes of
vour,, and perhaps at no period of time has
the 1% 10 rich in Prizes of Number and
Value ns the having nn lcfs than One oft
o of 2:.,000l. Three of to,oool. Five
f '('woof t befides Five Hundreds,
7'a I- if, • . &c.—Anal all this, at a
Time s.htl. Ilea !...•I,ty i, neatly Two-tiiirds on,

I.aNDOIIr M.4RKE7I.

CnRN-FXCHANGE, MONDAY, MARCH 2/.

We had hut a Ibort fupply of all Grain at this day's market.
Pine ,Pleat fupported Monday's prices.—ln Rye, no alteration.
Halley goes off britkcl than on Wedncfday, but no dearer.—
In Oats, Peafe, Beans, or other articles, little or uu alteration.

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CURRENT PRICE• OF GRAIN.
Vaeat 2006 to 16os od Grey Pear.: 6cs to 74s od
fine x 761 to 178 c od ShortSmallOats366to44s od
Dar.izic wheat ts9c to 63s oil Fine ditto 475 to 491 od
Rye 7os to loos od Polands ditto 39s to 43s Cal
Barley 45$ to 89s od Fine 48$ to yds od
Norfolk Barley ess to 885 od Small Beans 6os to 62$ od
Malt 76s to 95s od Fine 711 to 003 od
White Pare 98s to t 1,23 od lick ditto 52s to 561 od

PRICE OF FLOUR this Morning.
Fine;i2p. to t3os.--Meal, 120 S. Mc Pollard, 245. Bran, IV,
A Retina of the PR ICESof FLOUR, from the z4th of Mar, h

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to the 2,-..th of March inclulive.
Total 7,710 tacks.—Average t 295. ?id.
84. 8 141.40wcr than latt. return.
COIIN INsrrcreit's RI,. I YIN PROM U111100(4, MAP,OII 26.
Whegt per 10. 411 os to 461 151 Oats per qr. 11 6s to 21 545
Barley per qr. 31 ios to 41 8s Rye of os to of cg
Peale per qr. 31 8s to 31 161 Enos 31 6s to 3/ 141
PRICE OF HOPS in the BOROUGH.
New Bags sal os to t4l 141 I New Pockets 531 os to 201 04