Star.
London, England, 1817-12-03 00:00:00

LONDON MARKETS, DECEMBER 2.

wee Ma of awry Mote, tomer and ehalr•maiier of Streetcar
and resident In Sbakipeare's bane, which was bin property, and
her two children.
Joseph Mahican Smith, late grocer, of Stratford, Ma of Mary
Hans, who died December, 17*.5, who was daugb:er of the above
©eo►ge Hartr, and his two children.
William Jean Smith, of Cioutester,late is the Militia of that
comity, and his three children.
George Smith, of Stratford, bricklayer, and bit three children.
Borah Smith, el wet/owl, wife of a bricklayer.
These eleven persons, with the esception. of Mrs.
Smith, of Gloucester, are in a condition of life to
whom pecuniary assistance would be highly accept•
able, and their moral habits justify an expectation
that Such assistance will not uselessly be afforded.--
In considering of the means of calling on the wealthy
and liberal, it hos appeared to the Editor, that the
trite and legitimate property of the family of a man of
genius, is His WORKS. No copy-right now exists in
the Works of Shakspeare ; but it the Public and the
dealrrs in books liberally concur in purchasing and
vending such edittunt, as may be printed for the bene-
fit of the family, there can he na doubt but an an-
nuity of from £3OO to £lOOO per annum may be
thus secured for several generations to the legal re-
presentatives of this great poet.
With this design, therefore, the Editor of the
Noway Magatike undertakes to print an Edition of
Shaltspeare, at such a moderate pa ice as shall be suit.
able to general circulation, and yield, therefore, the
largest profit to the family. He will add to it a se-
lection ot the useful and necessary notes of all the
Commentators, and he will embellish every Act with
a he'd and. tail piece, representing the chief scenes of
the Act. Such an Edition, he conceives, will form
ten volumes, and may he sold at three guineas, on
common paper, and five guineas on large and fine i
paper. He, therefore, invites the communication of
the names and contributions of subscribers; and
though he hopes that the sums transmitted will not,
in general, be restricted to the value of the Edition,
yet he pledges himself, as often as fifty name. are re-
ceived, to distribute, according to the best of his
judgment, the said receipts, reserving only two gui-
neas as the cost price ot. the common Edition, and
three as that of the superior Edition. the said sub-
scriptions may be addressed to Sir Richard Phillips,
at J. Souter's, No. 73, St. Paul's Church-yard, Lon-
don; or tolling per Mr. Reddell, bookseller, Tewkes-
bury ; per Mr. Ward, bookseller, Stratford ; or Mr.
Bissett, Museum, Leamington.
In the Monthly Magazine accounts of receipts and
disbursements shall be faithfully rendered every three
months, and in every year a meeting shall be called
of the subscribers, to audit the accounts, and consider
of means to augment the funds.
It cannot be anticipated that this appeal will be
made in vain. Voltaire raised a splendid sum in
Fiance in favour of a female relative of Corneille,
nearly two centuries after his death ; and Dr. John-
son effected a similar service in favour of some fe-
male relatives of Milton. Are the claims of the fa-
mily of the author of Hamlet, Ilapsrth, and Rieliard,
less interesting and commanding than those of the
'authors of the Cid and of Paradise Lou'

Yesterday a boy, apparently about 14 years of age,
was endeavouring to draw a loaded truck along
Blackfriars-bridge. The poor fellow had made se-
veral ineffectual attempts to ascend this hill, but the
burden exceeded his strength. A coal waggon passing
at the time, he endeavoured to cast a piece of line,
which was attached to the handle of the truck, over
a honk in toe hind part of the waggon ; usfortn-
nately, however, he tailed in his attempt, and the
hook caught his wrist, and penetrated through it; he
was dragged several yards before his situation was
L discovered ?, when he was released, his arm was lace-
rated in a shocking manner, and bled profusely; he
was taken to a surgeon in the neighbourhood, who
applied something to stop the blood, and was from
thence conveyed to an hospital.
A large quantity of contraband spirits were seized,
on Monday last, by the Excise officers near Faver-
sham, who lodged them, but not in safety, for the fol-
lowing night, the warehouse in which they were placed
was broken open and the whole capture carried off.
Tits Ineosuaza—The following is an extract from
oue of the speeches of the late Mr. CURRAti." Life
can present no situation wherein the humble powers
of man are so awfully and divinely excited, at in de-
fence of a fellow creature placed in the circumstances
of my client, thus clouded by a perjured testimony.
If any labours can peculiarly attract the gracious and
approving eye of Heaven, it is when PROVISZNCIC
looks down on a human being assailed by human
turpitude, and struggling with practices against which
the Darn has placed his special canon, when he said
Thou shalt not bear false witness—Thou shalt
do no murder.' "

114AaLlionouou-sTaasT.—,r. Petit, a hackney coach-
man, was, yesterday, erdert4 to pay tiOs. and costs,
for charging the sister of Lady Lambe 6s. 6d. from.
Orchard-street, to the Goat and Boots, Chelsea, a
distance of two miles and a half. He refused to pay
the Sue, and was committed to Bridewell for 7 days.
A daring outrage was committed on two Ladies
and a youth, eleven years old, who hired a coach
near Covent Garden Theatre, on Monday night. —.
The coachman stopped half an hour at a watering.
house in Soho, notwithstanding their remonstrances;
and on his arrival in Charlotte-street, Rathhone-
place, he demanded 7s. for his fare, and refused to
let them get out of the coach until he was paid, or to
knock at the door. One of them gave him a one
pound note ; when he took off his plates and drove
off, after setting them down. There was a second
persf.n, who prevented the Ladies knocking until the
coachman bad got of

We feel pleasure in publishing the following Miter,
u transmitted to us, in confirmation of a paragraph
which appeared in our Paper, relative to the cure of
that general and dangerous can:plaint Rupture :
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glra-•-Obewving *ramparts In your Paper reopectbia the mire
et an Hernia, perforated (ol a Lute else) by the Medical Board,
at ("bacteria Mont, Gnat Charlorte-strea, Blackfriars Road, la
justke, tar, to Messrs. COOPER and Cs. I beg to add my per-
sonal testaneuy }Riving been Aimed meetly twasey yeas, and
demised towable by salaam Surgeons, I patiently ben my d-
ewlap, expert* every boar to be my wolf I at Smith applied
to the Medical Board, and have MUM 10 pray for that eat-Olen,
Establetamat, for altboeslt I am nearly In, was perfectly mod
Is a sew Warta, mod new, thank Oeo, enjoy pod health.
I Mink, Mr. Eater, all who know me well anew that I can
lame as idiot moths he this comanntleadou than a public be.
ache—l em, Sir, your obedient Servant, c.ciavat,oism
/Bog and hits, user Lestlon-road, St. Decries
Adele, Ostobers thl7.

Corrox.—The sale at the India House attracted
g*at attention ; there was in unusual attendance of
buyers, and the whole went off with briskness; 401
bags Surats, nearly the whole were disposed of at or
after the sale at a reduction of ld. to lid. per p ,und
from the highest prices of the last sale of similar de.
scriptiona, except those of the superior kind ; of 5812
&Dols, 5575 were disposed of about „tel. per pound
above the prices previously expected ; the lower qua-
lities were taken in by the proprietors with great con-
fidence, about 100. tt.e whole subject to the duty of
ld. per pound, if taken for home consumption.
The purchases by private contract w...c 400 Surats
of the former sale, at 14J. to 153. .being nearly the
prices at which the India sale had established the
market prices ; 600 Bengals, in the house, to
lull 80 Serinams 2s. to 2s. Oid. 68 Demerara awl
Berbice. ordinary, 20d. to 220. a favourite mark 2s.
to 2s. h Id. and a few Carr icous 2111. The last let-
ters from Calcutta state, that the quantity of Cotton
destroyed by the fire was inconsiderable.
Scone.—The public sale of Muscovades last week
rather improved the market ; tl•u holders after it Was
brought forward evinced more confidence, and would ;
submit to no depression to facilitate sales ; it is now'
believed that the prices of Muscovades have declined
to moderate rates, and that an improved demand
may be expected; the wholesale grocers shew a'
great disposition to do business, and as the/ have
kept out of the market for a length of time, it is be-
lieved
their stocks are exceedingly limited, and that
considerable purchases may be looked for to sup's.y
the stock of the county grocers during the winter.
This forenoon the market has been well attended,
' but the buyers have not come forward to purchase as
was expected ; they, however, continue to shew a
disposition to do business, and there is every proba-
bility of the demand increasing ; the sales are, how-
ever, still very limited, and prices without tiny varia-
tion. Since last week there are purchasers for the
Irish markets, they have Airily taken good Sugars ;
one of the reasons that the purchasers did not
come forward this forenoon, is stated to be, that, from
the limited deliveries lately from the warehouse, the
stocks considerably exceed the quantity of Musa).
vades on hand at the same season last year ; the
purchasers, in consequence, anticipate a decline, but
from the firmness of the holders, the deliveries be.
coming a little more extensive, and the advanced sea-
son of the year, no considerable depression is at pre-
sent anticipated ; the holders are asking rather higher
prices fur good Sugars ; the inferior qualities ale
very plentiful, proportionally lower, and very heavy
in sale.

In refined goods there was not so much doing last
week; the purchav-s were made at the decline of Is.
to 2s. the chief sales were Lumps for crushing ; the
exporters do not appear so earnest to contract for
spring shipments.—Molasses were in limited request,
at lower prices.
In Foreign Sugars there was little business doing.

Co►►ea.—There was only one public sale of Coffee
brought forward last week ; the quantity too incon-
siderable to establish a market currency ; the whole
Dutch Coffee, which went off very freely.
This forenoon a public sale of Coffee was brought
forward, consisting of 224 casks and 642 bags ;--the
greater proportion Demerara Coffee, which continues
in demand for home consumption, rating in conse-
quence much higher than the other descriptions ; if
the sale can be taken as a criterion &the market, the
prices were fully supported ; the sale went off with
considerable spirit, good middling realized 995. and
100 s. middling 975. 61 fine ordinary, with colour,
945. 6d. a few lots only of Jamaica Coffee in the sale,
good ordinary 88.. the purchases are of course for
the country trade; the shippers, on account of the
season of the year, thew little inclination at present
to buy, they state the prices still too high in propor-
tion to the prices of the Continent.

Intim PROVISIONS.—Prime Provisions are in re-
quest for the West India shipping, and the hold,rs
expect that the present prices will be nearly main-
tained for some time, particularly Beef, which has
been progressively advancing since the commence-,
ment of the curing seasons—The bthittess done in
Bacon is still incoasiderale.—Butter continues in
good request, and the general opinion io the IU4I ket
appears to be, that a high currency will be maintained
during the season.

Tosacco.—The demand for Tobacco has not been
so extensive as preceding weeks ; the holders evince
a greater desire to effect sales.
Faurr.—There is no variation in Currants. The
new Turkey Figs do not appear of a tine quality i•—
we believe no sales have yet been effected. Denia
Raisins, in baskets, have been resold at 6:131.

Rict.—There continues a good demand for Rice
30s. to 36e. is now asked tor good parcels, which
are scarce.

NAVAL Srous--Last week about 100 barrels
American Rough Turpentine were sulJ i them are
Nutter arrivals yesterday. Spirits are heavy. In Tar,
Pitch, and Rosin, there is no ♦ariation.

Oit.s..—The prices of Greenland Oil, from the few
transactions lately, are nearly nominal ; the disputes
between the stealers and spec 11..41018 have destroyed
the trade. Linseed Oil ie a shade lower. In other
descriptions there is no variation in the prices, and
scarcely any business doing.
felarann, BANK, acc.—By public sale, foity casks I
Dutch Madder, 87s. td 945. per c wt.—D./casks Quer.
citron Bark, its. per cwt.
Hum, FLAX, AND TALLOW.—The prices of Tal-1
low are higher since our last ; there is not, however,
so much briskness as towards the close of last week.
Hemp and Flax continue in demand.
Smis.—There is no alteration in the pikes of
Spices—the demand is limited.
Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDs.—The question as
to ,Rums being admitted into France, for the use of
the Allied Army, remains in the same unsettled
state. It has been reported, that they would be ad.
milted for general consumption, on paying a duty :
the only intelligence we can communicate, which we
believe is the only authentic news received, is, that
the Commissaries of the Astray have received)l or..ers
to repair to Paris• tespecting the supplying of the
army with liquids. The prices of Rum ate rather
lower, but no tellers of any consequence will submit
to any serious depression : they await the news from
Pat is..—'l' privy, of Brandy and Gl:neva are
varied.