Star.
London, England, 1816-08-27 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH, AUGUST 2s.

• Vorwithstanclinithrritimbers of persons who h'ave
gone abroad this season, Weymouth is nearly full.
All the hauses.on. the Esplanade are occupied, and
Ce public dance . take place three times a week
itisteJti or twice zs hitherto, and the Thatte is open
Witays, Fridiy, and Saturdays.
Oging the want of wind, e Jersey packet which
was expected on Sunday, is not arrived.
Suurday an old seafaring Gentleman dropped
iliddenily down dead, without spewing any previous
signs of illness. •
• The %%either has been very close and cloudy here
for some days, but with very little rain. The harvest
it tenni ktbly fine in all the adjacent parts of the
country, and the .present hot weather, which seems
likely to last, will be very tavourable to getting it
in. Tle reapers are every where at wotk cutting
the corn.

Wednesday last Mr. Joux KENISON; EEC* Boat-
man at Southampton. seized 107 ;Asks of spirits on
board a fishing hub William and Frank, WILLIAM
CANTELL motel, and safely lodged the same in the
Excise warehouse.
Thursday List, a respectable Meeting took place at
the Guildhall, Plymouth, pursuant to a requisition
by the MAYoil, in order to determine on the pro-
piety of raising a subscription for the relief of the
Manufacturing and labouring classes, at the present
distressing crisis. After certain pipers, addressed to
the MAYOR by the Duke of CAMBRIDGE and the Lon-
don Association, had been read, and some pertinent
observations by Dr. HAWKER, the ter. Mr. Mows,
Mr. Hamm, and Mr. Soutatr, a Committee was
appointed to correspond with the London Assotid-
tion, and collect information on the spit. with the
view. of ascertaining the ':taut of distress, both ge-
neral and local, preparatory to opening books for con-
tributions..

It is calculated that during the late war the than-
cello must have been called upon to.aifix the Great
Seal to no less than 40,000 Centwanifiu of Baairsifters!
Extract of a letter, received by a Gentleman .at
Cliff, near Selby, on the 19th instant, Irom his bru.
Wier, who lives at lialtimuie, in America, dated the
45.1 of May, 1816:
"Yell seem totals:plain of being npprssed With tales; I will
eve you a small account of ours, m a free country as they plinse
to call it: My house-rent is ,C 67 les.; cavern licence, £l3 ss. bd.;
furniture tax, AK; watch (gold) 9s ; dogs, Os.; water, ae4 10s. ,
10ar, We are taxed fur every thing we posaess. I give jou a
Itiashient of bitr markets:—Wheal, ills.; Oats, es. 641.; Barley,
per bushel; beans we have none : PotatOes, gaper bushel;
Beef, as. ad. per pound; veali Is. Sd ; Mutton, 9d.; Pork, lOd.;
Baum, ad.; Butter, Ss. 641. per lb ; eggi, Is. 6d. per doien
lad everything in proponkm. You can now form polar opinion
41 both countries."
A Coroner's Inquest was Lehi list week at Chel-
tenham, en the ashes' of Mrs. MARY LAPATER, a
Lady aged 6.5, Who' 'fad lk;ed several years under
embarrassed circumstances, in a very hilmble habit*.
lion in Grove-street, when it appeared that the de-
ceased, riot keeping any domestic, must have met
her death by her cloaths catching fire, and from ex.
treme infirthity. being unable to eltinguislr it. Her
body could n.‘t be recognised as any thing human—
it appeared a mass of black earth—an unconsumed
foot was the only vestige left.—Verdict—Accidental
Dead.

rise.—A most destructive fire has taken place id
Stockport. It had its origin in the corn ruillb belong.
ing to Mr. PRIM MARSHAL, which were considered
the most complete establishments in this country,
a•id were situated in the centre of his cuttonlyo:ks.
The mill was discovered to be on tire at 9 v. sr. on
Friday se'nnight; and in two hours not only the mill
but the factory adjoining were destroyed.
Sauday se'nnight, about halt-past twelve, a fire
broke out in the bakehouse of Mr. J. Gaoßoe, Aber.
!In. When first tliscovered, it had a most alarm-
'ng ngl aPpearance. On the door being burst open, the
whole shop was in a blaze, and burning with the ut.
Most fury towards the ceiling, so that there app.: arcd
little hope of saving the tenement from destruction.
troll's the hour, however, at which it happened, the
emu powerful assistance was t-t hand, and the pro.
Pets di the devouring element was arrested. TM
IroF and interior of the bakehouse were, however,
Pihrely destroyed& the proprietor only saving bib
desk and books.