Star.
London, England, 1817-07-15 00:00:00

TIIE Min KEY S.

A gene►al reduction in the price of all .11. reee n‘fie? of lift
ha% taken place thr.surilbut the United %%ash a pros-
pect of a still farther reduction.

Latt week a btaelitr conirscted with a poiisc in ti n• on in
Enter to supply it with meat et Std. per puund. to ucl.•er tteif
prime pieces.

EntNEttaCti. Jett 9 —Our market was rcuaerreiy
with grain to-lay, and sales w:1••• txceefilacly heavy. \
declined S. per ; best 545. Oars nearlv mania• ed th
prices, best 37,—current to Sri% Peso and ileael. :
I)l!StrX, Jute 9—Ovr Corn Market was al dn.! :is ti•red, sell
prices of every Mud gave way. No it:fp:dry kw print • Wit at ;
Intel itti WrIS I.4lrable t.. tie Modelle' (ruin -AA. .111. r
quiry for Bark.) for eTport, bu• no rurds:res to t.e. 03.. Low!
'ha;s. to r,03. Uatmral cry licivy, and holder, aut.,. ..11;—
general price eos. per ttvt. 1 tit state .11 rtt the
Itak.ra are c4uted lilt to b..• dose !la Clutir; • en:.
rah, 4CC.11.11k, 2.43 CO :-!3%. _Gs New f• .
are c abur.daiitly, and tell tr..na I to Yid. pas •'.,„

The Kidderminster Carpet Trade is represe:
never to have been so brisk as at the present'.me.
A greater nonitcr of carpets, especially 01 the s..pes
nor kinds, have been made within the last
months than ever were before ii.antifict,2red in the
same period I and considerable trier, are nis bassi
both for America aid the Continent of Euenre.
Mr. CDlileS Annual Sheep-slteasings at Eiolkh tm•
commenced yesterday sc'iiiiight, and continnea the
two following days. T:ie rytmber of Nonleiren,
Farmers, Grakiers, Manufacturers, Wookaplers,
present was greater than on any former year..
Amongst the distinguished guests were the Dos, I
Nortroi.x, Earl of ALBEMARLE, Earl of tiAN;•:r.
Earl of BRADFORD, Lord 'AND/ICH, Loud W. PAN
TINCK, and Lord Nucnr. After the busines, of
each thy, the numerous visitants were supeibiy en.
tertained. In the Statue Gallery Sal rob and the ail.
joining rooms of this hospitable ly lour
hundred persons, at least, pat took daily of t .e ra.
tional festivities of Hulkliana Hall. The Du Ate of
FDFORD was absent in consequence of the Dut:iess'a
confinement. •

ACCID2NT.—A house in Hollywell-street being un-
der repair, a long ladder was placed against it for the
purpose .ot having the front whitewashed. About
twelve o'clock on Saturday a cart driving Pl.,ng the
street, a poor man who was passing ran to h.y tight
of the ladder to Secure it, when the cart urlNr.,*•
nately run against the ladder, and before the r 7141
could get out of the way, it fell upon him And ti st.-
turect his skull and broke both his legs ; he was car-
ried to the Hospital without hopes of recovery.
Thursday, as some labourers in Portsm ,uth Dock-
yard were employed in removing bricks, Ine floor on
which they were placed gave way, whertby ime of dal
men was killed on the spot, and two others stn severeiy
bruised that their lives are despaired ot.
Friday a chimney-sweeper tell from the top of 2
house in the Grassmarket, Edinburgh, and broke his
thigh-bone; another fell from a house in Crosscut's:.
way, and dislocated his neck. The first is likely to
recover, but the other is in a very doubriul state.
The Dublin Evening Pod states, that it is resolved
to re-embody the Catholic Board, and that fts firA
meeting was fixed for Saturday. The same Paper
acknowledges the receipt of letters from Rome, the
contents of which are as disastious al important to
the interests of the Irish Catholics. The manage-
ment of Irish ecclesiastical affairs is, for the fii t time,
transferred from the Propaganda to a Cuunci, com-
posed of politicians. Mr. Parse, the Pritish
and Baron OMPTEDA, the Hanoverian Minister, have
obtained a complete controul. Mr. ll,vins is ly:rig.
ill of a fever in a convent, guarded by two coaAn-
bles and a geadarwe. AU admittance is refused, es.
cept to his medical attendant, who, though a Britisl
subject, is not allowed to address him in any other
language than Italian.

MARRIED.

July S, at Stoke-upon-Trent, Stanford Carroll, Esq lee of the
3d Dragoon Guards, to Louisa Wilmot Heatheme,ekirst li-
ter of u4ir lulu Eiltnsor licathcotv, lint. of Luugtou-hall, bum-
fordshlre.