Star.
London, England, 1826-12-18 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OP THE STAR.

In your Paper of this evening, under the head Mansion-house
report, it is stated, that Mr. Jeffery applied for a summons against
the Secretary to the Provisional Committee of the English and
Bristol Ship Canal Company. " Please to put the boot on, the
right leg," by inserting in your Paper of Monday next, that Mr.
Jeffery was the Secretary to the Provisional Committee, as Mr.
Bosanquet, of Lombard-street, can testify; and that be applied for
a summons against the Clerk of the Ship Canal Company. Any
penalty recovered under the Act must be given to the poor of the
parish in which the offence is committed. More on this subject anon.
el, Cheapsiele, December 16,1826. PETER JEFFERY.

General Quiroga has declared his intention of leaving
this country, and proceeding to Portegal, to fight the
battles of the Constitution.
The East India Company have offered to Govan-
ment the services of their Regiment (consisting of 800
men), under the commaad of Colonel Astell, to do duty
during the absence of the Foot Guards.
A case of fraud was detected on Saturday at the Stock
Market, a person having attempted to obtain the value
of 4000 i. Reduced Annuities on a fictitious receipt, but
did not succeed, it having been ascertained that the stock
was not transferred.

A copy of the Treaty, explanatory of that of Bucha-
rest, lately concluded between Russia and Turkey, has
been received. The substance of this document wegave
some weeks ago. It confirms the at rangements made by
the Treaty of Bucharest, and defines the future fron-
tiers of the two countries. The former acts, relative to
privileges to be enjoyed by Wallachia and Moldavia, are
renewed, and every encouragement and protection are
to be given, reciprocally, to the commerce of the con-
tracting parties.
The wife of a labouring man attended Windsor mar-
ket on Wednesday, decked out in her best, for the pur•
pose of being sold by her husband to another man.
There is, it seems, at present, a partial strike amongst
the stuff weavers in Leeds, arising out of an insignificant
dispute between them and their masters.
41 You should have chosen the Irish Chancery," said
H--- to a rising Barrister, w for they have !vomit
there:' " What do yen think of the Pleas, (reviled
Ire) where they have More?"
Account, skewing the weeks in which the average price of tVkeat
was highest and lowest in each of the years (rum 1815 to 1826.
Highest. s. d. s. d. Lowest.
1815 15th April 70 3 . 54 8 30th Dee.
1816 14th Dec. 103 11 • 53 1 13th January
1817 28th June 112 7 74 0 Sept.
1818 25th April 91 3 • 78 1 ' .22d August
1819 20th February 78 11 . 64 2 • idtli Dec.
1320 sth August 73 9 . 53 11 113 d Dec.
1821 29th Sept. 70 7 • 46 2 29th Dee.
1822 26th January 50 7 58 1 26th October
1823 14th June 62 5 39 11 4th January
1824 14th February 67 7 . 53 11 18th Sept.
1825 21st May GO 8 61 5 51st Dec.
1826 28th January 61 4 . 54 1 28th October.
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DIED.
Wednesday, at Rathmines, of a short illness, the Right Hon:
Lord Cloabrock, of Clonbrock, in the county of Galway.
Saturday, at Terriers House, in Buckinghamshire, after a lost
and painful illness, the Right Hon. Lord Dormer, is the 55th yar
of his age.
The 15th of July, at Tedz.e.Khoust, in Persia, In the 21st yea
of his age, George Ales. Malcolm. He was cot off by a sever
while on his way to the Persian Court, along with the Missies
commanded by Colonel Macdonald, to which he was attached.

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