Star.
London, England, 1812-09-15 00:00:00

NAVAL PROMOTIONS.

Lieutenants A. Bonedleo and C. H. Watson, to the rank of
Commander.
Captain the Hon Charles Paget; to the Superb.
Captain John Bayly, to rite Alonzo.
Captain J. Brisbane, to cite Danemark.
Captain Come, to the Boxer.
Ccir ain Mating, to the Mulgrave.
Ceram I Tayleri to the Espieglc.
Captain Sir T. Rem, to the Bareeur.
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Captain C. H. Watson, to the Arachne.
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Lieutenant J. Wells. to the Freya.
Lieutenant J. Scott, to the Mariborougby
lieutenant J. Campbell, to the Boxer.
Lieutenant limy, to the Valiant.
L•eutenant J. Davis, to the Fox.
Livineeinn Randolph, to the Impel ueux. •
• Lieutenant P. Maingy, to the Success.
Lieutenant J. Thompson, to the Castilan.
X!leutenatit L Robinson, to the Semiramis.
Lieutenants Dickson anti Dawson, to the Warrior.
Lieutenant R. Saiathill, to the Muros.
Lieutenants Davies, Crane, J.Clarland, W. Haswell, T.Towns.
eed,and C. Moorsom, to the Superb.
Mr. Stead, Master, to the Superb.
• Mr. Scott Brown, Surgeon, to the Superb.
Mr. Thomas Williams, late Surgeon of the Seine, to the Ma.
gicienne.
R. L. Moue, Esq. Clerk of the Rope. yard, succeeds Mr.
Smith, tut Clerk of the Survey; Mr. A. Keddel, Naval Store.
keeper, at Milford, succeeds Mr. Masse, in the Rove-yard.
Captain BRIbIiAVE, formerly of the BELLE Pointe
frigate, is appointed to the Pestencoce, of 74 guns,
about to be launched at Woolwich.
Captain l'Autor, of the Victor:toys, of 74 guns,
has been preiented by the Board of Admiralty with
a gold medal, to be worn with his full uniform, sus-
pended by a ribband from the fourth button-hole, on
the, left side of the lapel, for his gallant conduct in
capturing the Rivoli, of 80 guns, in the Gulph of
Venice.

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The Admiralty ha've fixed the salaries of the Pur-
sers of the smallest class of sloops of war lately call-
ed sun-brigs) at £l5O per annum, and put every de.
scription of stores on board into their charge.
A Court-martial was held a few days since on
board the Cana, in the Baltic, on Mr. insiteAosue,
Purser of his Majesty's ship WOODLARK, for striking
his snperior Officer, which was proved, and be was
sentenced to be bung.
A Court Martial was held on Saturday at Ports-
mouth, on J. Smith, Boatswain of his Majesty's ship
Muros, for absenting himself from that skip without
leave, and returning again in a state of intoxication ;
which charges being proved, he was sentenced to be
dismissed from his office as Boatswain, and to serve
in such capacity on board any cf his Majesty's ships
-as the Commander in Chief may think fit.
LEEDS, SEPTEMBER 12.—Mr. FITZGERALD, though
still labouring under considerable indisposition from
the atrocious outrage committed upon his person by
the four privates in the Carlow Militia, is now con.
valescent. His wife who witnessed the barbarous
scene, has since been confined in child-birth, but she
is in a fair way of recovery.— Several persons have
been apprehended at Huddersfield on various char-
ges of LadeEint, and are now in custody. The wool-
len manufactory of Messrs. RICHARD-LINDSEY, of
Cildstone, Yorkshire, has been attacked by a number
of men, who destroyed 17 pair of •shears and greatly
injured the manufactory.—Last week were committed
-to the Castle, York, J. Salon and C. Calton, charged
upon oath with administering to divers persons an
unlawful oath.
At the Cheshire Summer Assizes, Daniel Garside
was tried and found guilty of being present at, and
consenting to, the administering of an unlawful oath
to one William Cooper. John liollinsworth was ac-
quitted of a similar charge. 7. Schoyeld, for inciting
Wm. Cooper to steal a barrel of gunpowder, was
convicted on the clearest evidence. In this case, as
in that of Hollinsworth, money was collected for the
delCgates—and a further subscription was afterwards
made to fee Counsel to plead for the prisoners at
Lancaster."

Elinor Edward: has been committed to Chester
City Jail, accused of murdering her new-horn infant,
!under circumstances of uncommon atrocity.
Johnl honuon' alias John Laurie, a private in the
Aberdeenshire Militia, was indicted before the. Edin.
burgh High Court of Justiciary, on Monday last, for
inizing and uttering notes in imitation of those of the
Scottish Bank. Alter a long and patient hearing of
numerous persons, in evidence against him, the ma.
jority of the Jury, which remained closed all night,
returned a verdict, finding the indictment wt proven
against the prisoner. The Court, on receiving the
_verdict, remarked, that they had not the honour to
be on the Jury, else they should have considered it
their duty to have voted with the minority. After
a suitable adrnonitiun, Laurie was liberated from
the bar.

PEDESTRIANISM. ••••L WARING, a Lancashire man,
started from London, on Thursday, for a wager of
100 guineas, to go to Northampton and return (136
miles), in 34 hours, which is, within two miles, at
the rate of four miles an hour, without stoppages.—
He
went the first 55 miles in I`2 hours, and half the
distance in 144 Alter resting an hour and a half, he
started on his return, and got through the business,
with three minutes to spare, with excessive fatigue.
Five fine young children finding a boat on the
coast of the island of Coll, unloosed it, and getting
in, were hurried from the shore by a squall of- wind,
and all unfortunately drowned.
Thursday a fine boy between eleven and twelve
years of age, son of Mr. Woodward, appraiser and
broker, met his death in consequence of receiving a
wound in his eye at the corner of a house in Little
Marlborough-street. He was playing with other buys,
and whilst climbing up a post he fell on some spikes,
one of which penetrated through the cavity of his eye
into his head. Every precaution was taken, but in-
flammation ensued, and he died oa Saturday night.
A most destructive fire occurred on Tuesday night,
at Mr. KENNARD'S, mercer and draper, in King-
street, Dock, Exeter; but his friends and neighbours
promptly rushed to the spot, and with extraordinary
efforts, extinguished the devouring element, before
the arrival of any fire engines.
A fire broke out on the night of the 26th of July,
at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which destroyed 22
houses. Some thousand pounds worth of dollar notes
were also consumed in the Eames.
At several of the provincial horse fairs, a gang of
jockeys have been very successful in disposing of
horses, fed with pepper and other stimulating spices,
as of a superior quality, at near ten times their value.
In four instances the animals died in the coum of a
fly: weeks after the sale.

MIDDLASEX SESSIONS.
Yesterday these Sessions commenced before Mr-
MAINWARING and a Bench of Justices, the following
is the most interesting case tried :

SELF-HANGING.
Thaws: Vence was put to the bar, charged with basting acts+
ted and violently beaten William Crocker,au officer of the pcilice,
lin the execution of his duty.
William Crochet stated, that at a late hour of the night, as
mentioned in the Indictment, as he was going his rounds in cints•
pany with' another pat:role, he perceived a man hanging from a
lamp-iron. 1 his was in the neighbourhood of Camden Town.
The novelty of the sight brought him to the spl, andjuit ache
had approached it, the rope or bandage, by which • lb/ person wait
tied up, gave way, and he fell to the ground, when the witness
tame up and instantly seized him ; upon which he assailed the
prosecutor with fury, struck him, knocked him down, and, but
for the intervention of another p.itrole, he must have been in the
most imminent danger. He was secured, and it then appealed
that he had concerned voluntarily to be liangedi under the follow- •
ing circumstances :—lt seems that there was another man in his !
company, and it turned out that the two together hadbein gam-
bling, first for their money, and at length tor their clothes ; but
the defendant having los. both money and clothes, then staked
his life and agreed, that if he should' lose that, his opponent
should have the plea:tire of hanging him. He lost, and accor-
(Hugh! submitted to be hanged, and his adversary having tied
him up to a lamp-post, left hint to his fate ; but the noose not
having been fixed in a workman-hte manner, it gave way, and
the defendant was procipitat'el to the cart', and, by the interven-
tion of the prosecutor and the other officer, saved from an I'6.
timely death.
For this assault he was now Indicted; and after the case was
fully proved against him, he pleaded ton tumult tk waits, and call-
ed witnesses to prove the prosecutor bad struck him three time*
before he retaliated, adding, that the officer had not shewn his
staff of office before he struck him, and insisting that he had a
right to hang himself, as he lost the wager, and would be must.
tiered unfair if he had not fully performed the bet,
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, after the Chairman
most humanely bad observed upon the folty and obstinacy of the
1 Traverser, is accusing the officer for an act of imperative duty,
In preventing the impious act of intended suicide.
Here the wife of the traverser personally addressed the Ili nth,
s:acing, that by this prosecution she was ruined in her little shop
bushiest, and her four young children were deprived of the means
. of subsistence, which had cost her no feu a sum than XlB, and
i left her unable to defray further cerences, in case the sentence
i should require it, adding, that except some such irregular fits or.'
i (relics, her husband was laborious, and attentive to all his duties.
The Bench became unanimous in the merciful judgment of
granting the female pleader the full liberation of her beloved
husband.

Two young men *ere yesterday committed from
the Public Office, Hatton-garden, to the House of
Correction, in default of paying a fine of 20s. each,
in which they were convicted for bullock-hunting.

On Tuesday last the Lottery began and finished Drawing at
Coopers' Hail, in Basingball-street' when the following Capital
Prizes were Sold in 72 Sibt;ts. at BISH's truly fortunate Offices,
4, Cornbill, and 9, Charing Cross:

• £4,000
• 0
.• •3.0
200
▪ 2(0

8,821 B - 1Ci6,000 974 B
3,1180 B • 3,000 60tt
2,736 A • - 500 2,736 B .
3,002 • • 300 9,689 ••
2,508 - • - 300 411 .
4,863 A • - 200 4,863 B •
2,760 - - • 200 itc. &c. ..,
The Holders of the SUAREs may receive their money on de-
taand, at either of the Con: ract or's Offices as above, or Ex CILANCIL
them for Tickets or Shares in the NEW LOTFERY, to be
Drawn the 20th of Nt it Month, the Scheme of which contains
Two Prizes of £20,000 (instead of 0C16,000), more Prizes, and
the LOWEST PILIZLS of the last may be EICHANGLD for '1 ickets
and Shares in the New, u under :
Sixteenth 2s. 6d. I Quarter
Eighth - - 4s. 6d. I Half

7.. Od.
- lUs. Od.

THE MARKETS.
CORN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, SEPT. 1 4

CURSXST •alCi3 AA UNDKR :
Wheat, 80s. 100 s. 14ba. Beans 9.35. 100 s.
Fine ditto, 1525. 1588. Tick ditto, 925. Hs.
Rye, 624. 70s. Oats, 575. 60s. 645.
Barley, 545. 625. Od. I'uland ditto, 655. Os.
Malts VOs. 975. Potatoe ditto, 695. 70s.
White Peas (boilers) 765. 821. Rape Seed X5ll. ,C 64.
Grey ditto, 748. 80s.
Fine Flour I 15s. 120s.—Seconds, 110 n. to 1151.

Average Price of Corn in England and Wales from the returns

ending the sth of September 1812.
Wheat. Rye. ilia-ley. Cate. Beans. Nate.
a. 4. Is.d. I s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
149 188 11 17871 59 9 180 5 75 0
'I he average Price of Sugar, computed from the returus made
L the week ending the 9th day of Sept. is 475. 611 per ew:.
SMITHFIELD, September 14.
Beef A ed to 6* Od Veal 6s ed to 7s 84
Mutton 5s Od to 6s 241 Pork Gs ed to 7s Od
Lamb 6s. 6d. to 7s. 6d.
Beasts, about 5220—Sheep and Lautbs, 18,240.
Calves, 180—figs, 280.
PIIUCZOF.HAY AND telltAW 1141 SMITHFIELD.

Hay 41 Os to St New Clover 61 0. to 71 7.
New Hay 11 les to 51 es ikraw 21 fis to ta 156

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALI. MARKET.

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Beef ts Od to ss al Veal .4e lid to 6s 41
Mottos 4s ill to 5s ad Prot his Od to 76 44
Lamb 4s• Bd. to 61. Od.
PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW.
Sr:JAMeil. Worrecuitver..
Hay 31. 96. to 61. Ir. Od. Hay 41. RSA to 61. Ss
Straw M. 16s. to 91. Ss. Od. Clover 71. Os. to 81. lts
Straw 21. 16s. to St ts
PRICE OF HOPS IN THE BOROUGH MARKET.
Bags., Pockets.
51 511 to 81 6s Kent 61 Os to 61 ts
41 Os to 71 Oi Sussex 51 101 to SI 101
31 101 to 71 Os Farnham 101 Os to 131 06
RAW HIDES.
lest Heifers and Steers (per I Ordinary Is. 10d. to 2s. Od
stone) Ss. sd. to as. Od. Market Calf 17s. bd. each
Middlings fa 4d. to 2s. 64. English Hopis Its. to 15s. od
Lamb Skins 2s. Od. to Ss. Od. Shearlings is. 641. to 2s. 6'.
PRICE OF LEATHER IN LEADENHALL MARKET.
Butts 04d 95d Calf Skins 2nd sad
Ditto 20d 27d Ditto 88d 454
Merchants' Backs 934 954 Ditto sad sed
Dressing Hides 194 204 Small Seals 34d 314
Fine Coach Hides 204 224 Large ditto, per der. 120 s lanai
Crop Hides fur tett. 184 204 d Tanned Horse Hides Ivd 2244
Ditto 211 234 Goat Skins 34s 621
PRICE OF TALLOW.
St. James's Market 5s 04 Town 'fallow 86. 04
Clare Market Ss 1d Y elluw %%sit sis Od
Whitechapel Market 4s 1144 Whitt ditto 00s od I
per stone of Sib. ---- Soap ditto 0U cd
15s Otd Melting *tuff 67s ud ;
Average Ss 04 Ditto rough 43s Oil to 45.
Graves 2Cs Od. Good Dregs 95 0d
Yellow Soap Sus-Mottled, 104s--eurd, 108s-Palm 965.
Prize of Candles per doeeo, Its. Od-Moulds, 14$ Od.
COAL-MARKET, Sept 14.
Ships at Market Sold Prises.
44 Newcastle 39 445. 04. to 524. sd.
4 Sundetiand 3 445. Id. to 445. ed.
3 Culm 2• 48s. od.
Uzsatoos, Serr.lo.-Wheat per load, 1697 Os. to £4O 109.
Barley, Or qr. 695. od. to 71s [Beans 906.0 d. to *9Bs. od
-• Oats • •410 s. Od. to Oft Pees " 7as. od. to aos. od
walmaia, Sas?. 10.-Wheat has fallen to is.. the bushel of
IS quarts in this market to-day.
CARLISLE, SRPT. 19-There wen in our market on Saturday
not less titan 180 carts, laden with potatoes, which were sold at
a very reasonable rue, and was a great relief to the poor.
We lave this day the pleasure to assere our Readers, upon the
most indubitable authority, that it is the opinion of the most cx• •
tensive dealers, that a fall of about 30 per cent. may be expected
in the price of Flour, Wheat, and most other Grain, previous to .%
dicesktrallon'of the present moat&

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