Star.
London, England, 1817-01-15 00:00:00

LONDON MARKETS. JANUARY 14.

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ON A CELEBRATED RAG-
COLLECTOR,
Imo DUD LATELY AT EVER-fiGil BRIDGE FROM FAVOUR
IS COLILVATENG TIIE WFLL-KNOWN VERB " BOW"

" !slur* soh farceur
" Quartu:a ant burner:um curru•cula."

Here Haat rest poor honest HwaaT,
Whom whiskey oft made storearous merry.
He lily's! his friend, ye. hal bib
Bat honest was in ail his Se....li%ge.
Content, he travOl'd with hi. hap,
And phis an 1 me Iles gave for rag;
Bont.t hair, add sdva, pictures mended—
but tow, al v.! his day, are ended !
Eq ior's out, his ;lass i. run,
14e. r to he fiird.—Poor HAZILY'S gone,
To telt the folks where he may ledge
What potent at the Bridge,
Which to Eteroity, by stealth,
Can people send in perfect health!
Reader, take warning by Ids ends ,
And drink iss mopre with your friend !

RELIEF OF THE POOR.

Thejlon. Tiitoaas BRAND, in addition to the
ma-
%rtetous charities bestowed at his hospitable mansion,
Kimpton Hoo, and giving employment to all the
surrounding industrious poor, has placed in the hands
of the officiating Minister of the parish of Kimpton
the sum of £7O, to be appropriated as he may judge
best, in comfortable clothing, dc:. for the poor.
Mr. Janvotse, M.P. for Salisbury, arrived at that
cite on Tuesday, and presented £lOO to the MAYOR,
for the benefit of the poor. •
l'ke Rev. W. H. H. HARTLEY, in addition to his
benefaction of a fat ox and 450 quarterns of bread,
on St. Thomas's Day, at Bucklebury, Bucks, order-
ed the disttibution of an ox among the poor, on
Christmas Eve, at Lyegrove-house, Gloucestershire.
Tuesday, Slst December, the Rev. HENRY Gires
gave a dinner in the Town Hall at Hereford, to 250
children belonging to the Sunday School established
by that Gentleman, in the parish of St. Peter and St.
Owen. The entertainment consisted of roast beef
and rice pudding. After &liner various articles of
clothing were distributed to the children, according
to the number of tickets they had obtained by their
attention and their merits, during the last six months.
On Christmas-day J. UILLBAICS, Esq. of White-
field, distributed a fine fat bullock amongst the poor
of Itchy and Uldale.
The Subscription for the Relief of the distressed
Poor of Maidstone, already amounts to upwards of
ut12.00, which, considering the sine of the place, tn.
seater with the losses which it has experienced, affords
an example.Of benevolence highly to the credit of its
inhabitants.
On New Year's Day, Mr. JOSEPH OLIVER, currier,
of Maidstone, with a truly laudable spirit, distributed
to several poor families, 2871b5., of excellent beef,
and '260 gallons ot soot).
Friday seunight, a Concat of Vocal and Instru-
mental Music iris performed at the Town-hall, by
the Gentlemen of the Maidstone Harmonic Society,
fur the benefit of the distressed poor of that town.
Monday, the 30th of December, a numerous and
etipectable Meeting was holden at the Town-hall,
&Wary. when a liberal Subscription was entered
folio, part of which will be expended in the purchase
of codas and meat, to be sold at reduced prices to the

Poor , and the remainder in finding them imployment.
Friday 100 one shilling tickets were distributed to
• several poor families in Winchester, each of which,
• on being presented to the butcher, entitled them to
meat to that amount. The distribution was chiefly
confined to those persons who receive no regular pa-
rochial relief. With each ticket there was likewise
preset,tvii half a gallon of good potatoes.
The subscription at Whitehaven for the relief of the
labouring poor, amounted, on Tuesday List, to up-,
wards of A 719.
• The West Indii Dock Company have subscribed
100 guineas to the Subscription for the Relief of the'
Poor kith Labourers.
A Committee of 50 Gentlemen have-undertaken-
to execute the intentions of the Subscribers for the
Relief of the Poor in the parish of 13loomsbury, ant
have in 'consequence visited at. their own homes the

inhabitants who were likely to need relief.
A merchant of Cdsk, on Christmas Day last, libe-
rated six poor debtors from the gaol of. that city,
articting those who had the largest families. The
• same Gentleman distributed nearly five tons of beef
$ amoogat the charititAble institutions in Cork.
A considerable number of people are already set
to work at the Harbour, Whitelraven, and in turning
the road from Corkicle to Heneingbam.
The City ComMittee for relieving the distresses of
the poor have resollecd to retail coals this winter at
9d. per bushel, being exactly half the price at which.
they axe sold at the sheds $ and the Committee for'
.the relief of those in Spitalfields have provided abun-•
dance of salt cod-fish, herrings,iind rice, whit!) stigma'
ckailT disposing of considerably under prime cost.
1 he Edinburgh Committee for disteibuting relief
to the labouring classes of that community, have now
on their list above 1600 persons.—Mr. DAVID MILD
has received, to account of the Fund for the Relief'
• of the Labouring Poor, the sots of 40, from one.
who takes the unassuming designation of .4 A Friend
to Humanity.."—Lost week, two benevolent Ladies
in the Cacongate, gave each, a comfortable dinner tp
the paupers to the Charity Workhouse of that pariah.
--The Duke and Duchess of Roxnutton have given
5e9.3 staling, for the beucht of the most indigent of
the inhabitants of Kelso parish.—The Kirk ston
of Fordoun have :nand for the pcor of that width,
by the hands of JAAilla ?icon, Esq. of Davo, the fol.
• lowing donatiOns; via. from Liemenant and Adiu-
.
%ant W. BADINACH, Val Battalion *Lb Regiment Na.
- tive Inlantry, Bengal,_ ten guineas; and a like suns
from his brother Rthaff-,.....AT,BADZNACii; Esq. surgeon,
5942 Regiment ef root, at present in India.

In the parish .of Si. Leonard, Shoreditch, there
have been issue 4 ihmstand six lisaired warrants of
distress agfiasslubtabitants householders, for default
of the last quarter's poor rats!
I'6lli-teen Okspectsbla inhabitant! of Shipping Cam.
den, Gloucesterthire, met at dinner on Christmas,
day. whose united ages amounted to one elsommul sad
Rimaylve. .

_ .
COTTON.-.The East India sale Went off with brisk-
ness ; the prices folly id. per pound higher than was
generally anticipated : above 5'200 bags were brought
forward, consisting of 323 Surats, fair common qua-
lity, averaging 131 the prices being 12id. up to
13td. above 2200 ordinary and middling averaged
124 d. the p.ices being from I lid. to 12}d. damaged I
Sid. to 101 d. Bengals good D. T. 910 bags Ilia. a
12d. aserage 111 d. above 1700 bags good fair qua-
lity 100. a 104 d. damaged 10d. a 101 J. above 1200
bags of the latter were reported to be taken for ex-
portation : the remainder, and all the Surats, were
(or home consumption, and the latter liable, of
course, to the duty of 11 per pound. By private
contract and pubic sale the purchases were limited
to about 900 hags, which would have been more con-
siderable had the holders been willing to accept 231
tied 221 for fair Pernams, Maranhams, and Bahia',
which prices the trade have been ofr-ring freely, but
they decline the offers, anticipating A higher cur-
rency : the sales were 200 Pernams, chiefly for ex-
port, at 231.1. small parcels '23d. a 2311 160 Minas
213 d. a 2211. small parcels 11:titles 22ii. Surinams at
ils. Carridous 21d. And by public sale, 152 Deme.
raras 191.1. a 230. and 136 Bomb nis, the greater
proportion 2s. a 2s. Id. the other pries here
1 a 2s' 50'
1 44 lALY UMW., JANUARY I I .-Therer"has been a
fair demand for Cottonschiring the greater part of
'this week, particularly for Boweds, which contienel
Ito be the principal object of attention with the trade,
and of which there are no fresh arrivals this week.-
Prices remain without material alteration. The sales
are about 4700 bags, consisting of 1650 &eeds at
17d. to Ind. for very inferior to fair, ISId. to 19kd.
for good lair to good, and 2nd. to 200. for prime ;
240 Orleans at IV.%d. to 21d. for middling to good
fair, and 21id. to 220. for good to prime ; 400 Sea
Islands at 2s. Id. to '2s. 3d. for fair to good fair, up
to 2s. sd. for some very fine lots, including a few,
gained at 21 d. 950 Pernams at 23d. to 2s. The re-
mainder small parcels of various descriptions."
SUGAn.-The business done in Muscovadee slave
ur last has been so very limited, that the priieigst
week were nearly nominal ; several parcels of inferidr
brown Sugars in speculators' hands were offered at
prices a shade lower ; no general depression could,
however, be stated.
There was very little business done in Muscovades
this forenoon, only two or three boards were sold ;-
the prices remain nominally the same. A publii
sale of Barbadoes sugars was brought for Ward, con-
sisting of 240 hhds. 76 tierces r• the whole tvent off
freely, but without briskness ; the quality was not so
good as the former sales ; the late prices were, how.
lever, nearly supported-good white 90s. 6d. a 91s.
6d. ordinary 84s. a 88s. yellow 783. a 82.. •
In the Refined market the demand was limited ;
large' Lumps were taken for crushing at 105 s. whole-
sale grocers were purchasers for the home consump-
tion of the country, but the sales were very confined;
little variation could be stated in the currency.
The Refined market is very heavy this forenoon ;
brown Lumps support the late prices ; other descrip-
tions may by purchased a shade lower.-,-Molasses
thirty.6ve shillings and sixpence.
The greater proportion of Foreign Sugars in this.
market are kept back from present sale, in anticipa-
tion of a considerable demand in the spring ; brown
Brasil offer 40s. a 455. white 58.. a 645.

Correa-There was only one public sale of Coffee
brought forward last week, consisting of 159 casks
British Rlantation ; the whole went off freely, box
without briskness ; the prices were without the least
alteration, except a few lots of Dutch Coffee, which
went off exceedingly high, middling 90s. 6J. there is
z.great scarcity of the latter description ; pod or-
dinary Jamaica went off steadily 735. 6d. ordinary
middling at 83..
Innis Peovisioas, &c.-There has been an in-
creased demand both for India and Mess Beef ; from
the request for Pork, the holders anticipate a farther
advance in the prices. Bicon unvaried. The salesl
of Butter continue limited to small parcels ; the hol-
ders.however, look fora revival in the demand on
account of an apparent request for the low qualities.
A public sale was brought forward last week,
consisting of various descriptions : Belfast prime
qualities sold 84s. a 88s. 550 firkins Carlow, Ist qua-
lity, 836. 6d. a 935. 2.1. at 80s. 6d. a 811. 6d.
Tobacco.-There is little variation in the prices
or. in the demand for Tobacco ; the holders :thew
much firmness, and the high prices prevent business
being done to any extent ; the purchases continue
confined to the immediate wants of the trade for home
consumption.
Itiotoo.-We lately mentioned that Indigo of the
list sale by the East Irictia Company bore a premium
'of 3d. per Found ; the demand
.is considerably in-
creasing, and 4d. a 6d. advance on the late sale
prices currently realized.
. Huse, FLAX, AIM Tntz,cw.-The prices of Fo-
' reign and other Tallow s area shade higher. Hemp
nil/ be purchased lower than list meek. In Flax
there is no alteration. The late letter. from Peters-
burgh mention that the Exchange is advancing.
PUBLIC SALI of Fa tar.-Turkey Figs Pull-2760'
Drums 86s. a 105 s. 1630 chests 775. a 821. 1200
cheats Turkey Trigs fiat 725. a 85s. 200 Drums 83s.
100 Drums Sultana Raisins 1206. a 180 s. 230 Drums
Carebona 725. a 755. 50 half 'chests Imperial French
Plums 120 a. a 1251.15 chests 81s. Valectia Almonds
taken in at ilfB ; Faro soft shell 955. a 961. lunch
shell 84s. a 865.. At another public sale. 4789 bas-
kets Deoia Raisins, after the first lots had been taken
in at 475. a 48s. the whole were withdrawn. To-day
2952 whole and half boxes Valencia Raisins sixty-five
shillings to sixty-six shilling::
Naval. &roam-The late arrivals of Rough Tur.
peetiae have been sold at cur quotations. Spirits a
shade higher; Tar at a small improvement. In Pitch,
Rosin, &c. there is no vatiation., •
Ori.s. -Greenland Oil mey be stated at a small
improvement ; Seal and Linseed also a shade higher.
A public sale took place this forenoon, consisting of
585 casks, containing 239 tuns Sperm. went of at
*63. a £63.45. SW casks, containing 78 tuns head-
matter, chiefly at 470. a 410. 51.
Rush BRANDY, AND HOLLAND{.-The business
done in Rums since our last has been %Weed ;_the
prices are Doe penny per gallon lower. Geneva on.
varied ;mural parcels of Brandy have been pur-
chased at a decline of Id. to 2d. par Oka.