Star.
London, England, 1801-10-21 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER at.

riucr OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCk:
Conti)le 68134--Reduced 674
per Cat. 86,1.0-New Ann tool tot—Old ditto toil TO2.
Long Ann. sof—Onaniam 233.

PRICE OT STOCKS YESTERDAY :

3 per C. Red. 681 f
3 per C. Cone 691
4 per Cent. 88f gyf
5 per C. Ann. toil tot f I
5 per C. Loy. tot* toot 101
Long Ann. sof

Short Ann. 5+346
India Stock sis azsi
friths per Cent. 99i t
Eicheq.Bills par to is. prem.
Osmium as 241
Conf. for Arc. 7c51 691 1
CTOIBII 17.
/ per Cent. Got. Deb. 97}}}
Deb. loot. i—Ditto sq.
wblin on London zit a

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Duna ti, Ot
3i per Cat. COY. Deb. 1113t-1
6 per Cent. Grand an. '
Conde of Exch.-

In the preceding column we have given Tome
further extraCts from the French journals.
The Marquis CORNWALLIS and Citizen JOSEPH
Botierarre arc both preparing to fet out for
Amiens. The honks of the former fet off yef-
terday for Paris, where it* is probable the Pleni-
potentiaries will fee one another before entering
on their bulinefs at the place of Congrefs. Mr.
MOORE, of Lord HAWK SSIIHRY'S Office, will, it is
Paid, accompany the Marquis as Private Secretary.

Yefterday morning his M*jssrv, accompanied
by the Duke of KENT, Prince ADOLPHUS, Prin.
eeffes SoPHIA and Atm.'s, Lords WALSINGHAN
and CATHCART, Colonel MANNINGHAM, Major
DISBROW, and Mifs TOWNSHEND, took an airing
on horfeback in the Great Park to infpeet the new
improvements. After which the KING and Suite
bunted with the harriers.

The Qossw and elder Pa txcEsses' accompanied
by the Cauntefs of HARCOURT and Lady CATH-
CART, took an airing round by Sunning hill, and
paid a morning vifit to the Honourable Mrs. Has-
COURT, at her feat at St. Leonard's-hill.
The KING comes to town on Monday next from
Windfor, and will refide at the gysztes Houfe
till Thurfday. On that day his MAJESTY will go
in State to the Houfe of Peers, and open the Sef.
lion of Parliament with a Speech from the Throne.
Difpatches were on Monday night, at 12 o'clock,
fent off exprefs to Portfmouth, to be forwarded to
the Mediterranean by the Eats ST. VINCENT Cut-
ter.

We are lorry to (late that Capt. MARKHAM (one
of the Lords of the Admiralty,) is very ill at his
houfe in the Admiralty.
Admiral Biatistr, in confequence of bad
health, is about to return to England from the
EAR Indies.

Laft Wednefday four companies of the Rifle
Regiment, commanded by Colonel MANNINGHAM,
completed their route from Weymouth to Bletch-
ingtrm Barrack.
Saturday laft, one troop of the 18th Light Dra-
goons marched from Bright:On to Lewes, to be Ra-
tioned for further orders.

The Eaft Kent Militia, commanded by Sir Nut.
111010, OH D'Arrit, are on their march from the
Ile f Virzht for Lewes barracks.

Wednefday the volunteers for the navy were
paid uff and difcharged from on board the Expe-
dition Tender, Waterford. It is Paid this veffel,
and others fimilarly employed,. will be ufed in
taking back to France the prifoners who are to
be given up in purfuance of one of the preliminary
articles of peace. At the time the above men were
difcharged, the flags at the boufes of rendezvous
were Ilruck, but the ptefs•gangs have not yet been
difmiffed.

Some idea may be formed of the prefent extent
and population of Dublin from the following cir-
cumftances: there are now in that city 6000 mer-
chants, traders, and fhopkeepers of different deno-
minations; of thefe there are 311 wholefale mer-
chants free of the 6 and ro per Cents. in the Cul-
tom-houfe, as regulated by At of Parliament.
There are 267 principal Grocers and 1 so Bakers.
Friday laft an elegant entertainment was given
at Twickenham, by NATHANIEL WEBB, Efq.
at which all the people of diftinetion in the neigh-
bourhood were prefent. Among the fafhionables
were Lady Vifcountefs Hows, Lady ELIZABETH
COLE, the Hon. Mr. GEORGE PETRE, &C. &C.—
The charms of the treat were heightened by the
exertions of Dion UM and other profeflional fingers.
Lady ELIZABETH Cots, who has great mutical
powers, Tung feveral airs with great tafte, accom-
panied by the profeffiomd fingers.
Mr. BENJAMIN GOLDSP4I9, on Saturday laft,
gave a fuperb entertainment to his numerous fa-
mily and relatives (confining of upwards 8o per-
fons) and a few feleft friends, on account of his
con's entering the age of adolefcence, which, ac-
cording to the Jewifh canon, is the age of thirteen
years and a day in the male fez, and twelve years
and a day in the female fez ; it is ufually termed
the Bar Miy'vah, i. e. a fon of the commandments ;
and, according to the Jexvifh notion, the youth on
that day becomes refponfible for the oblervai.ce of
the ritual and Ceremonial law, and the day is ge•
nerally celebrated with folemnity as well as felli-
vity. A temporary room was erected on the oc-
casion, ornamented with flowers; and the whole
company, exceeding one hundred, fat down to a
very elegant breakfall, confifting of the choiceft
fruit, ices, &c. &c. At three o'clock they parted,
to prepare for a ball and (upper in the evening,
which, if poftible, were more grand than the morn-
ing treat. At twelve o'clock dancing finifhed—
not wishing to give offence to his neighbours on
the Sunday morning—and they retired to a net ol
rooms, where a moll fumptuous nipper was laid
out in a magnificent ftyle, with moll exquifite
wines, fuch as Champagne, Hock, Burgundy,
kc. kc. Mr. tvloestAr and fome private Gentle-
men favoured the company with feveral favourite
fonizs ; and at three o'clock they quitted the man-
-6:.11 of hofpitality, highly delighted with the moo
n rming Lady of the houfe, who with her ufiial
difpofition did every thing to give plcalure
to her company.