Star.
London, England, 1812-09-16 00:00:00

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• Wednesday It 'girl, aktini —teeth years of age, fell
into the street. from a stair window in the Cowgate,
Edinburgh, three itories high, and' fractured her
skull. TM *as tititei up. and tattied to the Infir-
mary, and hopes are entertained of her recovery:.
Monday se'unights Is female child, apprvntly
a1?,04 six.weeks old, was laid down in a stair, first
C4e ibblie the New Vtnn4 High-street, Glasgow.
I. 'WeddiidaY afterno6h, i'''Bby fell driven a staff itf
I Mikhir-borifs 'GI- ow, and last one of his eyes, and
is otherwise much bruised. • 7. ,
Bptween. Saturday. and 4unclay se'nnight, two.
mito, the one a mason and the other a Litmus er, were
!foUnd droWned in Greeticick harbour.
I ''l:borsdaY. a .bor:tell- isito the harbour opposite
North Leith Tolls and -Would have inevitably pbrish-
leds but foe- the humade esettions of Captain Com-
ming% of the filocktoo Packet, who witnessed the ac-
cident from t& opposite side,rand who immediately
leaped into the water, and reached the spot, just in
time tO save the boy from perishing.
At a meeting ct the Perthshire Florist and Vege•
titbledSociety, a thistle of ample dimensions was placed
over the outer-dear of thesociei y-room, as an emblem
of. d, it country, and the cause of their meeting.—
This thistle was 12 feet high, and SO feet in circum-
ference at its greatest horizontal expatisioti, ;Ord wail
}covered with a profusion of blossom.
I DUNBAH) Surruh(ae.a 9.—The herring fish:ng at
Eyenicuth goes ou with. success. From 70 to 80
boats were enxployed, and caught a great quantity
of very large herrings, of excellent quality. The
shoal extends from False Cattle to Berwick, a dis-
tance of fifteen miles. On Saturday, some boats shot
-their nets at the ground, off Berwick, and were lucky;
their temporary success made the other boats follow
their example on Monday, but they were unsuccesstul.
The pi ice to curers, at from Iti). to I7s. per band,
of :32 gallons, nod L. carriers and country people, at
from 2s. 6d. to 2s. 9d. per hundred, of six scor...—
A.lthough the pace to tile fish corers is very high;
yet they %%ill be sufficiently ranuner.,ted, as the de-
mand for herrings is great. The French prisoners,
'Scotlan,l, will consume 12,00 U barrels at least.
• At Falkirk Tryst, Monday se'nnight, there was a
great shew of sheep of different kinds. Three year
old wedders sold from 2i s. to 2Ss. which is Is. to 2s.
above last year's prices. Ewes, I2s. to 16s. What
remained unsold to Tuesday came back to last year's
price. Titesday there was a full skew of cattle.—
Heavy btillocks had but a dull sale, at from 5 to 10
per cent. loss. Small cattle were more in demand,
and came nearer their price. Many remained unsold
on Wednesday. The day was very Unfavourable..
Potatoes are now selling generally in Glasgow
Market at 1-, the peck, Or 42 vunds ; and some hare
been sold so row as 9d. and Rkl.

DIED.

At Eurntsfield link, Edinburgh, the 6•h ing. M:u Catherine
M'Co'l, daughter of the late Lieut. Akiander M'Coli, of the
75th Revisit:lg of Foot.
At Old Aberdeen, on the Slit ultimo, the Rev. Mr. William
M'Ktnzle, of that place:
Monday senni3llt, In the 78th year of his age, Mr. Ald. rman
Powell, of Chester.

FIRE.—A letter from Serampore, dated March 12,
received September 9, gives an account of a fire
which broke out in the printing-office, at the Mission-
house, on Wednesday evening, March 11, and de-
stroyed 2000 . reams of English caper (which were
there worth £5000) founts of types in 11 languaaes, * .
'HE COMMERCIAL-HALL WINE COM-
besides English. The loss cannot be less than £12,0001
PAN, Skineer-stroet, London, beg leave to solicit the:n-
and all the literary labours of the Mialkionaries are ins tention of the Nobility, Gentry, ai:d Publ.c in general, to their
terrupted at once. . very low Priers for tbo choicest Wines, genuine EP irituuua I. 1-*
Monday evening last, about ten o'clock, as Mr. quoit, primeit Bottled Porter. Ale and double Brown Stunt, foe
Ready Money only, which will bb delivered to order, tree of ex-
Barnet, of Kinfare, wps enjoying himself, with a few
Pence, to any purr of Loudon.
of his neighbours, on the finishing of his harvest, a Hutu. ole Purr, of the Vintage of 1806, of the most
.
noise in the street occasioned him to go out when he exquisite flavour . - . AV
found a number of young 'people in the act of over- Half Pipe £65, Quarter Pipe - - *
turning a waggon, standing near his door ; Mr. Bar- ww
Good. Sherry. ver Butt - - 110
Butt £56, Quarter Butt - 29
net, it is said, struck a young man of the name of epee—altfise old ditto, 6 yrs in the Wood, per Butt - Ito
H
Dean, with his stick, who immediately gave Mr. Butt ,ess Quarter Butt - 20
Barnet so violent a blow upon the side of his head,] 'Fine °A Wiis; -
India Madeira, per Pipe e 111
that he immediately fell, and by failing is supposed to I Half Pipe X 391 Quarter Pipe I - - so
Per Doz.
'have dislocated his neck., and caused hit instant death: ;
, Finest Port Wine, warranted. to have been 6 years in the a. el.
Lately, as James Adafnson, cf Postern-gate, near Wood'Bottles,theDozen new in IS to - 50 0
Hull, was fishing in the Humber, he had occasion to •Choice Port,
old Po, 12 to the Dozen, not crusted - 53
0
put his hand under water, when he imagined him-
°Curious old Port, warranted to have been 5 years in Rot-
itlf bitten or stung under the thumb nail by v
a veno-,
:ryd ie'o Into
oorthize Dozen Port new in bottle,-
- 57 0
s - 58 0
mous fish. The wound not being considered of con- Good Sherry, 13 to tile Dozen - 50 o
sequence, was neglected till Friday se'n&ght, %shell °Very fine old ditto warranted to have- been 8 years in
the Butt, 18 to tl:e Dozen
a violent inflammation had taken place in his handl - 54 0
Fine Tent rifle, 'l3 to the Dozen - - £0 n
and arm, for which he was copiously bled, and other.l.Fine old Bronti Madeira, 13 to the dozen . 53 0
wise medically treated as the case seemed to require.lluareisL st old 'e.t India do. ts to the dozen - - sts u
.oFC The inflammation was nor, however, arrested, but sly fine East-ludia Madeira, warranted to be t 2
'proceeded with such rapidity to mortification that the years old, 12 to the dozen -.- S 4 .0
pont man died on Monday. *Pima Sherry, 12 to the dozen. - 76 p
i :Cylearret of the finest quality and flavour, t 2 to the dozen 95 0
At the bull-baiting at Oldbury Wake, on Monday ydfiirnteo rich and attid.dry Lishoti, 13 to the den 48 0'
I the 3let of August List, as William Franks, a boat-; Ditto - - - 46 •
man, of that place, was endeavouring to place a head- l*Fineq wilie Nnila'eln:u.l3l"dili• ' - 50 0
°Ditto k ditto, it do. 5 t 0
cord round the horns of the bull, he was attacked by Pin
Ditto old Rum Shrub, 12 do. - - 46 0
;him and gored, and wounded so badly, that he died Per GaL
.on Tuesday last. A Coroner's Inquest- has since been Fine flavoured Geneva - 10 6 '
taken on the body of the deceased, by Mr. WIIATELY, 'Ditto old strong do. - ..
Ditto very strorg - - - 12 6
who strongly recommended to the Jury, to mark their - - • 13 s
Ditto do. Jamaica Ruts . . 16 6
abhorrence of such cruel pastime, by putting the'full Ditto do. Holland* . . St 6
value of the bull as a deodand on the owners of it. Per Doz.
The Jury accordingly returned a verdict of Acciden- Best Bottled Porter, I° to the dozen - 6 6
t4l Death, and flood the value of the animal to Li 2. *Ditto double Brown Stout, 12 der. - - r 6
Ditto Squash Perry - 21 0
Manceoitouott-staaer.---A Tax-gatherer was :rFiloneet old
Bu Ale
o Ale,warranted 22 months old before bottled 9. 6
brought to this Office on Friday last, at thesuit of- - to 6
the parish, he having neglected to pay the money ac- •VereyncuriortusnCoaaedoirandy, warranted to be 10 years
truing from taxes he had collected, into the hands of •old, per gallon - - 35 •
„ °Ditto curious fine flavoured old ROM 18 6
those appointed by Lis employers. It was stated b 7 Fineold B. Brandy --.
16 o
the defendant, that his family affairs had been so Fine old 13ritshPiollands superior-uto most foreign 20 0 i
'now Articles marked are hat the Company reconunend I
'much deranged of late, as to take his attention from
,as being of a more superior Quality than what is generally sold, 1 his books, Which was the cause of unavoidable errors.
He denied having any intention to act wrong. It ap.,l and of the finest flavour.
'Fine flavoured Vin de Grave, 12 to the Dozen - 601.
`pored that he had made over his property to his se- - - - 655.
°Ditto Barsac ditto
entities, four in number, who were bound •in 45e0 *Old Hock, ditto' - • 120 s.
'each. A distress warrant was issued Piro forma, and 'Ditto Curious, ditto ' - 1265.
the defendant's goods, together with the lease of his ; °Ripe Champagne, ditto •
' ilea.
- - 1 :30s.
house, were to be sold yesterday. The default isle evoyais Martinique
For the convei ienty of those Families who prefer theirW INES
something more than ,C 2700, and the defendant warl in PIN rs, and tot Cotinoisseurs in superior Articles' the Coss-
' PANT have selected the most curious Wines, Ste and offer the`
The coachman of a Lady of fortune was charged
committed to Newgate till such be paid.
• following as the most choice that can be Froduceti.
*fine West India Madeira,l2 Pints to the Dozen - 565.
by Arthur Adreive, with horse-whipping him. The •
Old east India Ditto of the Meat exquisite flavour and gus-
complainant is a collector -
of tolls on the Edgeware- lily, i 2 ditto - . 455.
a the most curious and. :cam qua-
"wild, and he refused to take copper to the amount of *Div° Malmsey Ditto -
455.
8.1. on the ground that they were bad. The coach- *Old East ludia Sherry
Illy, 12 ditto -38 s.
Man had taken them at other gates, and he drove on, [
and the defendant held his horses heads, and ran
•Ditto*Fine old dry Lisbon, 12 ditto .
Calcavella -
' -
28s.
40s.
about 200 yards, when the a-s tuit complained of was el'ort Wine, newly bottled, the.l
the favourite Vintage of 1806, 12 duntoest "eta
PIP" of
'Ditto of the most rare sort, bottled from the isisser-crioUs olds.-
committed. The Magistrate was, of opinion the
halfpence might be refused, if bad. The complain.
ant agreed to settle the matter for a golden guinea, and i
1 yearn.Witte in
in-ltishiesKaringict dl7llll that
has Lin in a belly nearly la)
e rare
Wine
and
iss all the softness and flavour of the
he refused to take a toupd-note and a chilling. 'I he iworthy the attention of the first
latter was tendered . before the Magistrate, but the Commisseurs. 12, ditto
oil: Pd.
jutti,l2 do.. 924:..
toll taker persisted in his refusal, until informed by
the Magistrate, he would get nothing by indictments • •LustiousShrub, front
• Ripe toll flaven-ed Doti. hbekfinßregotwinuti-tuouretd,
'Curious mellow Ale, warranted twoold 'HI."'
after refusing the tender. bottled, but of ;be softest ga years
Voile, 12 ditto. - is. gd.