Star.
London, England, 1806-12-30 00:00:00

CIO. BAILLII.

N 0.65, Upper Berketep-Street, Portman.
fquare, December 26, 1626.

BREAD.—There was no Coort of Aldermen held
to•day; the LORD Mavoa after infpating the Returns,
ordered it to remain at prefent Prices.
Out of 130 convitts, lately tranfpnrted to Botany
Bay, 124 are women, young and beautiful—what a
precious cargo of Femak charms!
A perfnn who has lately wi itten a Treatife on Cook.
ery, rays. Green: fhould be bailed ip cold water.

Thole who pay particular attention to the weather,
and maketninutes of its variations, inform us, that we
have had between 40 and 5o days of fucceffive rain,
during which time the wind has blown almoll con-
dandy from the S. W. It is worthy remark that the
heat sof the weather was ezadly the fame the 24th of
June !aft as the 24th of December, on both thole days
the Thesmometer being nearly 60.

Among the intlances of the mildnefs of the prefcnt
•inter, none is perhaps more unufual than the finding
of a robin's neft with two eggs, near Reading. We
hare alfo heard of eamationsiviolets, and prim: ores,
in full bloom in the open air.

Wednefday lift, a Sweepflakes of rigs. each was
run for on Norbrnok Downs, Oslordthire, by Mr.
Hoy s's grey horfe Country Lad, and Mr. Norrow's
Ilioxharn Left, by Critic ; Mr. FAuxosa's Sin et Parer
paid forfeit. The dillance was fix miles, carrying
lA. each, which was won city-by the former.
SPORTING LlAP.—Rosser MOMS, Efq. of
Louth, in Lincolnfhire, being out with the hore-
hounds left week, leaped his horfe over a 4. rail fence
and a drain. The -Company canted the leap to be
matured, and it was found to be eight yards eight
inches. The horfe performed it in a canter, with the
greateil cafe, though the beat was up bill.

In confequence of a bet made between fame off
cers of the South Glonceflg militia, at their mere at
Brighton, refpcfling a tree in the garden of Mr. Wel-
far, of the Royal George, at Shoreham, bearing
plums at this late period of the year, lateral branches
from the tree in quellion, were brought to that place
on Tuefday fall, by Mr. Wellar, with plums in atma
dance on them.

At the Juflices meeting on Tuefday fall at Tre-
g^nl• a man lately married, appealed to get rid of
his wife, on the plea, that the clock had :truck twelve
before the marriage ceremony was performed!
A Marine who revved on board the Haar:oar, and
one of the crew who mutinied, and, after msfacre-
I ing the officers, took poffeffion of the Tercel, was
brought to town lan night from Deal, and lodged in
the Tilt-yard guard•room, for examination touching
the horrid deed.

His Majefly's (hip the THITIS tranfpoet has ar.
rived face at Gibraltar. The other fhips engaged in
the Expedition to Sicily were in the Cut when fbe wai
parted from them by a heavy gale of wind. We ar:
informed that they have bad bad weather ever &ice
they left England.
The Franklin, Smarm, from Virginia for Barba.
dues, is captured and carried into Guadaloupe.
The Brothers, WHITVNAT. from Newfoundland,
is captured and carried into Vigo, with feveral other
reffela.
Three or four collier+ were captured on Sunday
night Lill off the North Foreland, by a large French
lugger privateer.
The John and James, WILKINS, from Demerara
for Liverpool, has been taken, retaken, and tinier!
into Antigua.
The Stranger, Roatasoa, front Philadelphia for
Jamaica, is captured and carried into St. Domingo.
The Fortuna, Coaamarrsow, from L, on, is
put into Dantzic, difmafted.
'rho Nova Moro, Olivia; A, from Lifbon foe Am-
iterdam. is loft near Swanfca.
The Harriet, Cia x, from Demerara, for London,
'bar been on lhore, and unloaded, at Grenada.
The Baltic Merchant,—,from Riga for Lowden,
is on &ore on Gothland, but expetted to be got of
The Rebecca, Baoc ssssss from Sicily for Btiftol,
is captored.
The Two Brothers, —, from Spain for MU,
is loft in Q2iberon Bay.

All rani; are now devoted to holiday pleafuret.
In the ftsida of their fellivity and good cheer, it may
not be amifs to fuggeft, that the jocund rearm is
pregnant alfo with the means, to numerous individu•
ale, of enjoying good cheer, and a continued holiday
fur the remainder of their lives. Will any one pre•
fume to fay, that the prefent verb Psperior Lottery
Scheme does not pofk-fs an ample fund for this pur-
ple, and that too within the fpace of a few smite
attainment ?

At Banoes's Lottery Office, No. 237, Piccadilly,
efiabfilbed near 6o years, is a great variety of Tickets
and Shares for the corning Lottery, that Iseghal
drawing 13th January. The Scheme is univerfiblly
approved of—it contains two prizes of 30,0001. two
of ao,oool. two of to,oool. three of pool. itc. Ste.
No. $7,880, a Prize of to,oool. lafk February, tad
17,739, a Prize of toool. the lad Lottery, Were both
fold in Shares at the above Office, and the Moue,
paid on demand.

COSSET'S RIGISTSR.—Whether it be that this
writer's arguments are weak in themfelves, or that
the sttraaive 'acme of the preterit Lottery oft.
weighs them, certain it is that (ince Mr. C.'s attack
on Lotteries, the rale of Tickets and Shares has much
increafed.—Caarta, No. 8, Charing Crof- in defi-
ance of that authority, Qrongly recommends to the
Public the preterit Scheme—lt is fingularly advan•
tageous to the purchafer, and the boner he becomes
a purchafer the better, for Femme as well as Time
filould be takcn by Ike/ore/v.4.

GLASGOW, DEC. 25.
Since about fir o'clock thismorning it has blown
a tremendous norm from the S.W. accompanied with
heavy rain. A number of chimney tops and car
tve bees blown down, b; which feveral perforn have
been bun. In the High ftreet, above Duke ftreet, a
(lack of chimnies fell down upon a low houfe, drove
in the roof, forced ont the front wall, and danger-
nufty hurt an old woman and child, who were imme •
diately carried to the Infirmary.