Star.
London, England, 1812-08-08 00:00:00

PLYMOVITI, AUGUST O.

Cattle ill the TALBOT sloop of war. from a mite.
and hat detained and brought 41 with her the Ame•
rican ship Rim(lan and Betsey, Irons Cadiz. bound to
Liverpool; in LIANA. 6:tiled his Majesty's ship
ACHATES, on a cruizea—Wind W.
PORTSMOUTH; AUGUST 1.
Atriired his Majesty's ship Pt.cr.aaa from the
Downs ; and the Soma, froth a cruite. The Tv•
maw is 'appointed convoy fur the Downs ; also ar.
rived the Ocean, TRACY# from Quebec j and the
London Packet, from Havannab.
DEAL, AUGUST 7.
ATTi7e4l the Acutt cutter, from off" ineshing
and his Majesty's ship CABMUII, film the N..tth4
ward.—Sailed last evening the Chrurcritss or ELGitt
cutter, with a convoy, for Portsmouth. The Class
stus has a signal flying for tonvoy to the Westwards
The American ship Mary Red line has been de.
tamped and sent in.—,-Wind S. E.
YARMOUTH; AUGUST t
Sailed the REbBREAST, 611" Girona* ktrrn I and
the ALBAN cutter for the Mae, to be taken' Into
Dock. His Majesty's ship Mosovrth has Captured
off the Dogger Bank three small trutth prices; and
his Majesty's ship Honarto has taptured and Beat in
one ditto. The LBTERNT, Captain ttictas, bound
to the Baltic, Kith Messenger and Despatches, bat
captured and sent in here ht Brave French privateer,
16 guns. but only one mounted, and S 2 men, cap.
turgid on the Dogger 13. Inks and commanded by J.
M. H. GRANDIN, master, from Calais, had not made
any captures this cruize, but has been reigning eight,
years, and has been very fortunate.—Remain in the
Roads the Solebay and Sheldrake.—Wind N.

" And whereas by an Order of Police, Issued at the City of
Quebec, on the 29th instant, requiring all such Sul Jects of the
United States of America, as are now in the District of Quebec,
to depart from the City of Quebec on or before the first day of
July next, before twelve o'clock; and irons the Dhartet of Que•
bee on or before the third day of July nest, before twelve
o'clock. And whereas the persons tieing Sul jecta of the United
states, who are now in the City and District of Qt.r.bec, are prin-
cipally persons who have entered this Province in good faith,
in the prosecution of commercial punults—l Lave therefore
tia3ught fit to enlarge, and I do hereby enlarge the period allowed
by the said Order of Police, for the departure of such persons
from the City and District of Quebec, for and during the period
of seven days from the day of the date of this Procl:imatiou.
(Signed) " GLORGL PILLVOiT."
QUEBEC, JUNE 2s.
The following was received :
ived In town this morning, Bow-nevem—Yesterday Joreph Taylor, the owner
by express, from Montrea
and driver of the Ware stage-coach, was brought up
l
"Montreal, BA. N. June 24. Iby a summons, charged with carrying more outside
“We have just received advice, by an express,passengers than are allowed by Act of Parliament.
which left New York on the '2oth inst. informing us Mr. T Istated, tl • the ot t f July last
A _ '.r. _ rol.ope iat on -s o
i .
that war against Great Britain is declared.defendant's ttom
he was travelling by the coach,
44 No pat ticulars s,:hataver are mentioned, but teede. ,At Wi mile', in
Ware to London,. on the outs .
cannot doubt the fact, which can be accounted for Hertfordshire, they had fourteen passengers ott the
upon no ptir.ciple short ofFrench bribery or insanity." outside, including two children After they passed
MONTREAL, JUNE 20.
i Waltham•cross, the defendant, who was driver of the
• ' coach,, took; up two more passengers, and went on
Advices were received on Thursday last by one of with that number to Edmonton. The defendant was
.., the most respectable houses in this city, that on the
sth instant, the British schooner Lord Nelson, on her . cntivicte4 in the penalty of £2O for each passenger 1
more than are allowed by. the Act, making in the
vaage from Prescott to Niagara,.laden entirely with
whole £6O. The defendant gave notice of h s wen.
wallai property, was boarded by the American
armed vessel the Oneida, on Lake Ontario, and taken
Lion to appeal to the Sca lonsIons against the conviction.
, suao-
into Sacket harbour, A man underwentong examination, on where she was dismantled, and :
oion of wilfully setting fire to the
the property on board seized. The pretext set up
for this new and uwarrantable conduct is, that this , Infortna-ion was received at the Office, that a man
n , haycock, at Islington, on Fridiy se rihay-ricks of
night.
vessel's papers were not satisfactory Co the American ' of the na me of Patrick Ragan was at large in Short's
Officer with respect to her destination and toyageaa-
that she had no clearance from any custom.house. It Gardens, who had shot a man some time side., who
is known by us, as well as by the Americans, that had died of the wounds received. In consequence of
there is no law in Canada obliging vessvls to clear .
* this, Salmon was dispatched in pursuit of him ;—he
I took him into custody, and brought him to the office,
out; and, indeed, such law would appear to be super. where he underwent an examinatiliu. Ir appeared
Since the above, has beenof
captured also by an Arne: ; deceased, and others, that 011 the 7th April last, the
rican armed boat, the American schooner Ontario,
. deceased was at the St. George's wisic-vaults, ie
(said to be the property of our good friend the eels.;
braced pa Suffolk street, in the Borough ; the privair was apatriotMr. Porter,) from Niagara to Prescott, i
the door. He took.a blunderbuss horn a patrole,
loaded with flour belonging to British sultjects. She 1 and old the deceased if he au( nipted to cnme art
was carried into Gravelly Point, below Carleton of the house he would shoo- him. Tiv deceased did
Island. This vessel had left the Uoiied States pre-
and the prisoner discharged Vie blunder-
vans to the enactment of the embargo. Toe reason came out,
given
for this second nefatious act, by the boarding buss at Vie deceased, the contetits Id which weft,
Officer was, that he suspected her. lodged in his tr. ck. The wt touted man was takes
to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he died th'. f .hewing
I day, and the prisoner absconded. The deceased
There Is now a remarkably fine Lioness on board el> .ng words w re that tbenaprivnannerig
shot the deceased, .
the Sbeerhulk, in Hamo.ae, Ph mouth-Dock, brought Ihe prisoner did not defy
.ty to him, or that be
over in a sloop of war, from Africa, and
intended as but clenied laa.v silly anybad d or it
s present to the Patna Recur. Vatended to Ica him.

TILE M4fRK.ET3.

Beef
• Matto&

BMTTHFIELD, August- 7.
Ss 4d to 6s 6d I Veal 7s od to es od
51 4d to 6s 6d Pork 6s Od to Gs ad
Lamb 6s. 6d. to 7s. Od.
PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW IN SMITHFIELD.
Hay 41 os to 61 os New Clover 61 Os to 71 Os
New Hay el Os to 01 0s Straw 21 lOs to 31 es
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKET.
Beef 4s od to Ss 4d Veal 4• sd to 6s 0.1
Mutton 4s 84 to 5s 6d Pork Ss 44 to 6s 8d
1 Lamb Ss. Od. to 6s. 44.
r-. TRICE OF HOPS IN THE BOROUGH MARKET.
Bags. Pockets.
Bent 31 10. to 71 7s Kent 41 Os to 81 es

71R LATESNOCIONG ACCIDENT.

The workmen and others continued digging on the
ruins of the fallen houses in Russell-street) during the
whole of Thursday night and yesterday, in the expec-
tation of finding the bodies of two workmen missing,
and supposed to be under the fallen mass of brick.
work and timber. At about six o'clock in the even-
ing they had gleared away a considerable part of the
ruins, and in the back part of the building, near the
kitchen, they discovered the body of the carpenter,
mutilated in a shocking manner. A short time after
they discovered the body of the other carpenter, in a
similar state ; his hands were dreadfully cut. The
bodies appeared as if they had been endeavouring to
assist each other. They were conveyed on a shutter
to one of the adjoining uninhabited houses, to await
the Coroner's Inquest One of the carpenters was a
single man ; the other a man with a family. Three
in the Hespital are not considered likely to recover.

Scale, shewing the Average Rate which may be
obtained by investing £lOO Sterling in Government
Life Annuities, when the £3 per Cents. are at the
two following prizes :
At .56 and under 57. 60 and under 61.
On a single life of 3:1 - 717 6 £7 12 1
45 - 8 15 2 8 10 3
55 - 10 7 0 10 1 8
65 IS 0 1 12 14 7
75 - 19 7 7 19 1 10
Tables of the Rates for all Ages above 35, adapted
to the prices of Stock between 50 and 60, are deli-
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