Star.
London, England, 1829-08-10 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

We have received distressing accounts front different
ruts of Scotland. of the effects of a violent storm on Monday and
Tuesday last. The crops in particular have suffered very severely.
In some districts, bridges and cattle have been swept away. It
would seem to have raged with most fury to the North of
Aberdeen.
The Bank of England have issued a notice relative to
the closing of the bank books, previously to the payment of the
dividends in the several stocks enumerated. which become dugout
the sth of October neat. Reduced annuities will close ou theist
of melt swath ; the four per cents. of 1828, on the 4th ; the three
and half per cents reduced on the 3d ; long annuities on the Stb ;
and bank stock on the 9.3 d September. They will all be open for
transfers between the 13th and •'4th of October.
By way of completing the extraordinary folly of re-
moving the victualling establishment front Portsmouth to Weevil.
a pile of buildings as magnificent almost as any that we are ac-
quainted with, including an extensive bakery, the whole of which.
we are assured. could not have cost Government less than
£1211,000. was knocked down, on Tuesday. by Mr. Houart, the
London auctioneer, for a sum under £B,OOO to Messrs. niche'
and Derrell, of Farehatn. We believe we ate correct in saying that
the old victualling establishment in Portsmouth has not realized,
by the hammer, £15,000, yet more than £lOO,OOO have been ea-
pended in the new buildings at Weevil ; and, before the wharfs
and she canals to the wharfs are completed. half a million of money
will be swallowed. and that decidedly to the inconvenience of tut
public service.—lionspaiire Tckgraph.
The Charleston (South Carolina) Mercury says that
the following comparative statement of the white population of the
pari.hes composing the district of Charleston, as taken in the year.
1819 and IBL9, has be •o furnished for publication by the gentle.
men appointed by the State Legislature to take the census the pre•
sent year :
Parishes. Census 1819.
St. Philip's an•l St. • 13,834
St. James's, Goose Creek 1,059

Cams 1819,
13,177
1,108
535
527
511
392
464
301
189

St. Jolla's, Cailettin 436

&. John%:, Berkley...

St. Steeltrieb.

St. J4ates. , .'Cuter..

Ctiri.r Church..

617

♦l4

St. Andrew', 305

Si. Manus' and Sc. Drnuies. ..

212

Tam! 17,706

17,202

The statement shows a decrease iu ten years which cannot but
be considered very remarkable.
STATE OF TR.% DE-..MANC II ESTI:R.—Me are sorry
to state that the cotton trade during the last three weeks has beet
gradually genius from bad to worse." We do not recolle. t a
period when the complaint, of the manufacturers were so Wed or
so geeleraL l'ower.loom cloth is particularly depressed, and is
generally selling without profit to the manufacturer. Fustian, and
nankeens are equally unprofitable and difficult to move. The de-
mord for yarn for exportation affords the only material exception
to the general stagnation. But the foreign trade generally is much
lees active than It was a few weeks ago. The home trade is almost
at a stand, and we ate sorry to add, there have recently been se
vete* failures among the drapers. This circumstance cn, bow•
ever. occasion no surprise, when the condition of nearly all classes
of the community is taken into consideration.
LEE.Ds, AuttursT B.—STATE OV TKA DF.—AnNi-
*nay a. we have de•ired it, we can perceive no amendment in the
trade or masufactu•es of t►e West Hiding of Yorkshire. Any
alteration within the last month, in the Town of Leeds, ha, been
for the worse, and the complaints are now univertal, both amongst
manufactort re, merchants, and ret.il tradesmen. Since we last
noticed this subject, Odle of the principal manufactories in the
town, that of . Wm. Hirst and Co., has been gradually s:e-
creasing in wukmen, and in a week from this time, this mill, is
which five or six hundred persons were recently employed, will Ise
entirely closed. Ot►er manufacturers are very wisely diminishing
their number of work people ; but none of the mills, *kb the
above exception, ate stAnding still, or likely to do so. From Brad.
ford, Halifax, Huddenfield, and Wakefield, our accounts are of a
gloomy character. Good crops, and a well gathered harvest, would
do muck towards alleviating the prevailing distress, though even
them great national blessings would not remove it. and in their ab
mace the condition of the country would become deplorable.—
Leak Mercury.
Reaping has already been partially commenced in the
seighbourhowl of Fares, where the harvest is generally among ti e
earliest in Scotland.

Letters from Amsterdam of the 6th instant, mention,
that the passing of the Balkan by the Russian army
created a great rise in the northern stocks at Hamburgh
and Berlin.

We have received the following letter from Paris, by
the Express, dated 7 o'clock in the evening—" The re-
pit of an Ultra-Administration going to take place. has
shaken funds, which has lowered to 78f. 25c. ; but

our „.,,
left off at 79f. 35c. The public are much against this
new change, and particularly dislike Perronnet, who was
against the Charter. Report says he is to be one of the
new Ministry.
L-tters from Toulon, July 30, bring accounts that the
brig Hussard had returned from Algiers, bringing dis-
patches for the Government from the Commander ofitLe
blockading squadron.—lnformation received by the ship
Province, states, that on the arrival of Labretonniere be-
fore Algiers, he sent in a flag of truce, which was well
received by the Dey, to know if he would again enter into
a negociation to terminate the differences. The Dey an-
swered that it would not be a difficult task, and it would
be satisfactory to bun to have it amicably settled. He
also informed the flag of truce. that they need not be limier
any apprehensions for the safety of the French prisoners
as they were so well treated, that he doubted they would
return again. It is stated that according to preliminaries
agreed on, the ship Province was to enter the Bay of Algieis
the day after the departure of the Hussard, on the 27th
ult. when the negociations were to commence immedi-
ately ; but some persons think, wiu are well informed.
that this is only a ruse de guerre on the part of the Dey
to gain time for the winter season to approach, wheu the
French ships cannot remain off Algiers.

CORN-EXCHANGE. MAIII6LANN. Am 10.

Hawing but few country buyers at market this mooting, owing re
the Han, and Foreign supplies continuing to arrive in great abun-
dance, our market was rather dull; still the sales that have been
effected in fine wheat were at the prices of this day se'nniglir.
Barley rather free sale at last Monday's prices. Deans of both
descriptions were ratlitt duU sale, bet not cheaper than last %Twt.
Peas, although very heavy sale, cahoot be said to be cheaper. Oat.,
from the neagnltude of the arrival (upwards of 64,000 quarter.)
were exceedingly dull sale, and Is. lower. In other ',tides there
is no alteration.

Pees, Grey 34s Ms
Beans, Small 54s 34.
Tick 324 &is
•
Oats, Potato, 944'30*
Poland Ms hits
Feed 16. 24.
Flour, per sack, 604. 45•
Rapeseed 24/. sa. per law.
LAST vast.
Irish Oats
Rye, English
Do. Forage
Barley, British Brans. /*UM
Do. 'Foreign Ditto, For.ign
b1.k—..1 Peas. Ervilit4
Malt, English 2,707 Veto Foreign
Eitel& Oats " 6,614 Rogll4l Flour. saris
Foreign Ditto 55,77 S American ditto. bd.
SMITHFIELD MARKET. Aura. 10.
CATTLI AT •
Beasts 2,400 J Sheep and Lambs 26,130 I Pgs 210 1. Calvet Br.l
Beef . . as 03 to 41 6.1 Veal . . 4s 441 to So od
Mutton . 4, Od 4, AM Perk . . 34 10d 42
Lamb . 4s 64 3. 4:1
Hay per bad, L 5 ISt. to £4 10s.veCiover f 3 154. to £f 51.
—Straw £2 Os. to £2 Ss.
COAL MA lIKET—Tmas Dow.
Hair-rase Ouzo—There was a sired supply of Senderkedied
Newcastle Coal at market to-day, through not so groMaa us Friday
bet. Twenty new ships rem, at market,
:making. a tvealctemot
maotb's arrival of fug skips. me Estimate was wee
try merchants, sad Coals Temoralty uremia good sliseimmL.r•
Best Weaned Coals 4411:-• Me. Oak • :
Other ..... S4s, 41d.. 311b0d. wig,. •
Skips at Marko .«.
• • . • 1711• Pi.
• • • •,Ir

Wheat, Kent & Rom 60s 714
Suffolk. 601 711
Norfolk, 500 531
Rye Itis 32s
Barley 201 341
Mak' 50e 301
• Pees, White 321 34s
Seiko* 371 401
IMPOUTATUMM
Wheat, FngUsk "salters 2.6*0
Do. Foreign 27.066
Irish Ditto
2.227
1,250

055

1,966

• • 33.

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