Star.
London, England, 1802-08-11 00:00:00

COUNTRr NEWS.

EDINBURGH, AUGUST j.—From every part of
the country we ate infUrtned that a more lustiti•
ant crop never covered the ground, and if We are
Melted with warm weather and 1-mllll4lc, the bar
veil promiles to be molt abundant. Ycilei day and
this day have been very favourable, and are like-
ly to repair any injury occafioned by the rains.
A volent (torn of rain and thunder came on in
the neighbourhood of K.:Ili) on Saturday lan.
The flalhes were very fit:Tient, and the peals Ire
mendoufly loud. It broke upon the Ednam
highway, at a diflance not more than two feet
from the porter's lodge at Sydenham. An intel-
ligent correfpondent, who, with many others, had
been driven into the lodge for flicker, defcribes
the roaring of the thunder, which fuccecded the
falling of the thunder-bolt, as louder than the
firing of a battery of cannon:" and as producing
Inch an effect upon his mind, that it required a
Ruing, though m unentary, effot t of recolleCtion,
to convince him that he had not fallen a facritiee
to the war of clement. The Rot rn did not lad
longer than half an hour ; nor have we heard of
its having done any fcrious damage.
For fome days pail feveral cart loads of I& of j
Mann fr.:lh herrings have been brought to Dum-
flies market, wki. h fold at one a halfpenny, and
two for three halt pence.
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'Neat), afternoon, arrived here in two poll-
chaifes, from Dumfries, fix convia,, in chains, on
their way to Botany Bay.
Thurflty night, there was a great deal of
lightning here. The ilallses were very vivid and
beautiful.

Thurf.lay. as a chimneyfweeper was fweeping a
chimney in the Grafs Market, part of the chimney
and a can gave way, and fell into the (tree, with
the poor man, who was carried to the Infirmary
fo feverely hurt, that he died loon after.

RFADING, AVGUST 9.—On Welnefday lafl the
dwellingh life of John Flirter, of 114 wthotn•hill in
the parith of IVatfield (a poor labouring man) was
broken open, by pufhing in a pannel of the wall,
while the man and hk wife were at work, and fe-
veral articles of wearing apparel flolen and car-
ried inf. The fame day the dwelling houfe of
Walter Holloway of Hazlewood Green, in the pa.
tith of Binfield, and near the above, was alio bro.
Ice.n open by pufhing in a pannel of ihe wall, and
m.tny articles of wearing apparel, filver fpoons, a
gold ring, &c. to a confiderable amount floign
therefrom, and carried off, undoubtedly by the
fame villain, who it is fuppofed had committed
fome other robbery previous to that at John Flit-
ter's, as a bafket was found neer W. Holloway's
houfe, containing two thirtsbelonging to John Flit-
ter, and a pair of good (beets, marked and num-
bered, a large Bible, and Chamberlain's Hillary
of London and Southwark. A perfon of fulpi, i.
ous appearance was met the fame day between
the houses of Flitter and Holloway with a bafket
of the above defeription, and afterwards met by
leveral perfons with a large bundle only, and fol-
lowed towards this town, where it is lance dife.)-
vered he pawned feveral of the above mentioned
articles, and made his efcape ; but he has fence
(by the exertions of Melfrs. Davis and Parker of
this town) been taken at Newbury, and fafely
lodged in our gaol.

From tit LONDON GAZETTE, Aunt to.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
WAR-OFTICI, AUGUST 7.
6th Regiment of D uarter-Mafter James Nugent to
be Adjutant, with the Ran of Cornet, vice Lugard, who
religns.
. _ .

9th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Veterinary Surgeon George
Landers, from the 24th Light Dragoons, to be Veterinary
Surgeon, vice Ferguffon, fuperfeded.
14th Ditto—Hofpital-Mate John Hopkins Radford to be Al-
fißant-Surgeon, vice Riviere, who refigns.
17th Ditto—Thomas Turner, Gent. to be Cornet, by purckafe,
vice Barclay, promoted.
20th Ditto—Enfign Lorenzo O'Toole, from the 48th Foot, to
be Cornet, by purchafe, vice Rofe, promoted.
24th Ditto—Captain Henry Monckton to be Major, by pur-
chafe, vice Johnfon, promoted in the 28th Foot ; Lieutenant
Denis Bodkin to be Captain, vice Monckton.
au, Ditto—Cornet John Mac/sett to be Lieutenant, by put,.
chafe,vice Honyman, promoted.

9th Regiment of Foot—Enlign George Taylor, from the 16th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purehafc, vice Myers, who re-
tires; Entign John Medlin, from the 58th Foot, to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchafe, vice Croft' promoted.
Isth Ditto-.. Major James Robinfon to be Lintenant.Colonel,
by purchafe, vice Madden, who retires; ctiartetylvtaiter
Jahn Bolt, from the Half-pay of the late sd battalion, to be
Quarter-Mafter, vice Patterfon, who exchanges.
16th Ditto—Lieutenant John Galway, from the Half-pay of
the seth Foot, to be LiClitalia/t,ll/CC 1.41C00, who exchanges,
receiving the difference.

68th Ditto:—Major William Jobnfon, from the asth Light
Dragoons, to be Lieutenant Colos;c1, by purchafe, vice
Chambers, who retires.

29th Ditto—Enfign Algernon Langton to be Lieutenant, by
purehak, vice Burtktt, promoted; John Jebb, Grin. to be
Enfign' vice Langton.
36th Dittet-a-Captain George Monkland, from the 9th Welt
India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Morgan, who ex-
changes.
43d Ditto—Enfign James O'Donnell to be Lieutenant, without
purchafe, vice De Yonge, promoted.
Sid Ditto—Cornet John Kerwin, from the :Bth Light Dragoons,
to Enfign, by purchafe, vice Miller, who retina.
6a4 Ditto—Enfign Robert Henry Diek,from the 7tth Foot, to
be Lieutenant, by purchafe. vice Macleod, promoted in the
3d Writ India Regiment ; Matthew Yelverton, Gent, to be
Enfign, by punt:ale, vice Bradley, promoted.
77th Ditto—George Wright, Gent. to be Enfign, by purchafe,
vice M'Quarrie, promoted in the soth Foot.
9th Welt India Regiment.—Captain John Drigue Morgan, from
the 36th Foot, to be Captain, vice Monkland, who exchanges.
tit Devonlliire Regiment of Gentlemen and Yeo.
manry Cavalry.
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Major John Worth to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Sir Stafford
Northcote.
Lord Gimes to be Major, vice Worth.
Weft Kent Gentlemen and Yoemanry Cavalry.
Tomes Chapman, Gera. to be Comet,vice Monfort!, who raps.
Pembrokefhire Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cavalry.
Lieutenant-Colonel joibua Roach to be Captain of a Troop,
vice Jordan, who refign
MEMORANDUM.

The Exchange between Captain Cornelius Cuyler, of the 33d
Regiment, and Captain Thomas Huggins, of the 64thIRcgiment
of Foot, as fisted in the Gazette of the 12th June Lift, has not
taken place.
Lieutenant William Metcalf; of the tyth Foot, who was fu-
perfeded in the Gazette of the 24th ultimo, is rcinitatcd in his
Rank.

'rhr muirrenpritinneel Offireva sr. futkerretlerl. VIZ.

Denbarfoil ro:c1,1!;.
Captain Jarncs Binning think .oirnt
liulilln Alexander atvidion, b;:int; mithc.,c I are
CADNANCh-OFFICE. AUCUtT 3.
Royal Reg.rrwnt I%f Ai title! v.
Captain-1 lei:tenant •1b .111411 Due. moan to bv
kob, rt Lawfici. 1. Dare,: JO!,
Firtt i I.ifebore to be Cart: in Linw:an.t,
vice Dowi.ni..n. Daiid as a!rove.
SVCOnli Francis 13e.,!. ;field to be rira
ice Lefe::ti,e D.ti.4 as above.

BANKRUVIVY surrß
11.3 m Batman the youotcr, of o,p:flaw:tor:v
cunt fa . York:ite,
...tor.

BANKRUPTCL S ENLARGI..!).
Sept. t 6. \Valiant Cochran, Now ..r Lute or nurr.: them, deakr and Chapman, at fie J,ll, t ta't
M., Nl:MC:leiter.
liC1)1. tb. Rubor,. 'William F.f.ton pp,tu ife
Sir Bobo.: Murray Bru.wl 4.'1A2. fat ,uf
St. Mary la Bonne, backer. at r,•• •, at Guilt...all.
BANEIt 11 Is.
Richard Welton, of Shepron Son:erfetaiire,
liyti r_
merchant, dealer a1..1 fun cud, r S at. e,
23. at u'ev n, at the 8.,.!! n.l, is Sheptnn-Min.t.
Mr. I "Mi., 3haptno•7.l.t.i.:;: cr Mr. Warty, N uv. Inn.
John Kai 'ridt tbc elder, of Bierningluam, benow.e,„;,„.
dealer and charnan, Au7ult 27. ut four, AuL;idl
/4. at cl-v re .ur the in Birmingham. At °role;
Bourne., in DuCley ; or Mr. Mole, liirmilt;ham,
John 1 kale, of Betkieston, SomerfetGuire, barn-, deal r and
clunpman, Ausuft 33, at eleven, and S pt. 14, t lit
the Lamb bin, B.th. .Ittornic, Mr. Thorn.ot Skurny,
or Meffra. Batten and Artifice, B rich Walks.'le
Herr y Crofocru hte of the wilt of tfri,!ge,Ntrut
&Act and clua:unian, Augtift 16, 23, and Sept 21.:u tn, the t luildhall, Cmterhury. Attorneys, :Mr. I. Z. ilinn.aur,
Cali' erbury ;or Mr. Barn-s, Citiord'u,-Inn, Lon,:o.u.
Al Nitwit i c Mendes, lat.: of the Puvem,,t, 4irti ItlJ,! 071., don, merch.ur.t, Efurmic:.broker, dea'er .old Au,!.
17. 21, and Sept. 21, at tun, at Guildhall. Attorrity, Nlr,
Kurron, Manfell-ltrect, Goodman's-fields,
Widiunt Seuly the younger, late of Rcttrndon, Firer, fur.ntr,
du a:t r and ehapruan, Aufr,R 25. 26, and Sept. ti, at e!.r;:•:,
at Vie Three Cups Inn, CA.:heifer. Attornit‘, Mr. 14„.
rence, Mahlon, Effex; or Mtfrrs. Tyrrell and Franck, R.,
mu mbrancer's-Officc, 1.01.d0n.
Wibiatu Compton Holder, of R. 4, lierefordfltire,niontg:6-
vtner, de-21,r iund chaprn.m. Aug At 19, 2. u, and Sept. 21,
rt
t. st, at foe Ohl Ikarinn, Glaucuiler. Attornieru, Nir. Sznund
Taylor, Gray's Inn-frplare, London; or Williatu Huiltr, at
kudford, nr•dr Glnuccacr.

. DIVIDENDS.
Autult t 3. ('li rks hlokc, of Buciactibury, London, nrchart,
et on ,at (.u.1(lblil.
Augult at. Ana.tl DuLlu, of Soho-fquare, bookfdler, at ttn,
at Guildkall.