Star.
London, England, 1818-01-07 00:00:00

ign Sugars
feted ; the prices ate unvaried.
The Importation of Sugars in 1817, is about tan
thousand casks less than the preceding year ;—the
stock in London is, however, about three thousand
casks more.

genteel roans girl, ,
him to accompany her to a tavern. CHURCHILL was
struck with her manner of addressing him, and, look-
lag earnestly at her, he saw her face bathed with tears.
He felt for her, and gave her a guinea, bade her go
home and get something to enliven her spirits. The
poor girl, unable to contain her gratitude, dropped
on her knees in the street, imploring blessings on him
who had thus ed a family from starving.-
" I am," said sge,srvthe daughter of a subaltern Of-
ficer, whoseitegiment, being disbanded, he is now'
reduced, with a wife and five children, to the point
of death for *ant ; we were brought to the very lase
extremity, when I, unable any longer to see my pa-1
rents in such a situation, resolved on this method to
procure them sustenance, but your generosity has
saved us." Mr. CHURCHILL desired to be conducted
to this scene of misesy:suld finding the account given
perfectly true, he no only administered present relief,
but set a subscription on foot amongst his numerous
friends, which soon raised a considerable sum of money.
ETYMOLOGICAL AtiIICDOTE.-A dispute once arose
in the way of raillery between the Earl of TesteLE
and the first Lord LYTTLETON, on the comparative
antiquity .of their families. Lord Lvrmeron con-
tended that the name of Grenville was originally
Greenfield ; Lord Tenets insisted that, was deri-
ved from Grande Wilk. 4, Well then, said Lord
LYTTLRTON, " if you will have it SO, my family tun
boast of the higher antiquity ; for Little towns were
certainly antecedent to Great cities; but if you will,
be content with the more humble derivation, I will
give up the point, for greenfrlds were certainly more
ancient than either."

Loeoeverv.--Yesterday morning early, died at
his apartments in St. James's Palace, Mr. ELDRED, in
tf..e 100th- year of his age. He was Page of the Pree
stince to King Gaoaea IL which office he may be
said to have filled during three reigns ; and although
he .filled it very respectably and correct'', being very
attentive to his duty at Court, yet he never received
any promotion. He was much respected and estee-
med by all the attendants at Come He always
possessed a great flow of spirits, which continued till
the last. He ate and drank very heartily ;Ilk fa-
vourite beverage was Putter, and he would often
drink as much as three quarts in a day, and some-
times gin pr gin and water ; he smoked tobacco in-
cessantly. His favourite dinner was a rump steak,
of which he would eat a pound, and this course of
life continued till about a fortnight past, since which
time he has been indisposed. His bodily strength
did not fail him till very lately. His principal exer-
cise, during the last fifty years, has been walking
from St. James's Palace to the neighbourhood of To-
thill-fields, near Lady Dacres's Alms-houses, to re-
ceive the rents of small houses. which he owned,
weekly, and to purchase his own food ; and he would
Walk through several markets, or go to a number of
butcher's shops in the streets, till he could meet with
a rump of beef in a particular state of cutting, to
get a rump steak that would please him. He was a
widower, his wife having been dead a number of
/ears. Mr. ELDRED was extremely obliging and ac-
commodating to every person who had the pleasure
of knowing him, and by whom he will be regretted.
FIRE wT KNOLE Casrte.—Earlyon the morning
of Christmas Day, a fire was discovered by the house-
keeper in the state bed-room, called the Venetian
Chamber, an apartment highly decorated with the
florid Gothic style of architecture. The flames were
then raging along the wainscot on the eastern wall,
she, with great presence of mind, flew to the cham-
ber in which slept the Earl of DELAWARRE, instead
(If Earl WHITWORTH'S, who is confined on a bed of
sickness. Lord DELAWARRE immediately arose, sum-
moned the domestic establishment, and coolly direc-
ted them to take steps, methodically, to counteract
the threatened devastation. By this judicious ar-
rangement that venerable and magnificent pile was
saved from almost inevitable destruction. A plenti-
fill supply of water quickly reduced the flames,
which did not extend beyond the above apartment.
greatly to be regretted is the loss of a part of the
very fine Gobelin tapestry ; also several pictures, par-
ticularly the exquisite portrait of Lady Lune, daugh-
ter of the fourth Earl of Doessr. The hangings of,
the superb state bed, and other articles, were saved.'
The damage to the
.room does not exceed 5001.
W hat a providential circumstance it was that the fa-
mily were then resident there! Had not that been
the case, this building, the work of ages, together with
all the pictures, statues, vases, and other inestimable
antiques, must have fallen a sacrifice to the devour-
ing element. We add, with great pleasure, that the
alarm produced no ill effect on the Noble Lord
WINTWORTO on the contrary, the shock seemed to
have re-animated him, for he has been getting daily
better ever since. The amiable Duchess of DoRSET
conducted herself with the greatest intrepidity. Great
praise is due to Lord DELAWARIE, and to every ser-
vant the household.

The increase in the nEVENUE must be as pleasing
to every lover of his country, as the increase of for-
tune is to every lover of himself. The first has hap-
perted—the second must happen to many in a very
few weeks ; for the one hundred Capitals in the pre-
sent State Lottery, cannot fail to enrich adventurers,
who, by making their purchases now, have a much
greater variety of Numbers to select the Three Prizes
of £50,000 from, than can possibly remain for those
who defer to buy until the approach of the Drawing,
which is fixed for the 4th of March.—ln addition to
the Scheme, and miaow of the full Money paid
by Government, the holders of the First-drawn
Blanks, on the three days of drawing, may receive
Twelve Piper of the choicest Port Wine, for one or
two thousand Years, to be selected by themselves,
and for shares in proportion, free of any Custom or
Excise duty whatever.
A fellow yesterday evening called at the house of
Mr. BRANAM, in Tavistock-place, and being informed
that the family were out, pretended to have some in-
formation to communicate, and desired pen, ink, and
paper for that purpose. The footman suspected him,
but in spite of .his vigilance, the fellow contrived to
steal a silver table spoon, which was not missed till
he was clear off. •
Monday night the work-house of St. Matthew,
Bethnal-green, was broke open and entered by means
of a ladder placed against the bed-room whitlow of
Mr.Tuos. NICHOLS, the Master of the Work-house.
The robbers got clear off with several valuable at
les of plate. •
Four robbers recently formed a project for steal-
ing. a quantity of gunpowder from one of the towers
on the ramparts at Antwerp. In order to frightee
away the sentinel from the ag they disguised diem-
selves in the skins of aninials—one as an ass, another
as a bear, &c. The sentinel, however, seeing these
animals approachs and judging it would be of no use
to call out Qui rive, immediately fired. The robbers
not expecting such a reception, took to flight: they
were promptly pursued, and the Ass was taken.—
Search is making for the others.
A woman of the Commune of Aramor., in France,
on theßth ultimo, killed her child, aged 18 months,
who was asleep in her bed. It appears that the un-
happy woman was a somnambulist, and that it was in
this state she destroyed her chile. She has since be-
come deranged, and it can hardly be desired to have
her senses restored, as they would at the same time
awaken in her the consciousness of her mi fortune.
MANSION HOUSE.-..-A German named Geist:, yes-
terday appeared upon a summons to answer the com-
plaint of Mrs. Gosling, wife to a private in the Foot
Guards, for an assault of the most brutal description
upon herself and infant child.
From the evidence of the complainant, corrobo-
rated by the testimony of two other persons, the fol-
lowing facts appeared —The complainant was a
lodger in the house of Gortz, and a few days ago
was confined by illness to her bed. Her husband
being compelled to be absent on his duty as a soldier,
requested Mrs. Gortz would see that his wife did not
„want. Sunday morning Mrs. Gortz came into com-
plainant's room, and seeing one of the chairs broken,
commenced a volley of abuse. The complainant said
she was too ill to dispute with her, and requested
she would withdraw ; instead of which, however, she
continued her invectives, and called her husband so
assist her. The latter entered the room in a most
..violent passion, instantly began to beat the cow
plainant as she lay in bed, and not content with that
seized the infant, about seven months old, from her
side, and threw it under the fire! The hand and
'arm of the child were dreadfully burned. The com-
plainant fearing something dreadful would ensue,
got to the window, where-by her cries she brought
some neighbours to her assistance, and further vio-
lence was prevented.
The LORD MAYOR having remarked upon the sa-
vage disposition evinced by the defendant, and the
extreme brutality of such an attack, ordered both him
and his wife to find bail.
GUILDHALL.--,L, Hiichman, a belonging to
the waggon office of Messrs. Jol7,teirn Aldersgate-
street, was fined in the mitigated penalty of 14s, for
tit* overcharge of a parcel from the warehouse to
Giltspur-street, of 6d. The man paid the fine, but
the prosecutor immediately returned him one half,
which was his share of the conviction, adding, that
it and not the man, he wa against
appeased. the practice,
SHIP•STREET—areyIor, aged 14, was charged
on suspicion of divers robberies. He was stopped at
Atfield with a pillow, supposed to have been stolen. He
bad been in the Refuge for the Destitute, but deserted,
and joined a gang of fourteen, about his own age,
litho of late have committed several depredations
upon the inhabitants of Kingsland, three, of whom
have already been committed fur stealing fowls.—
tie was reminded.

Imroar DUTY ON Suc*a.-The import duty on
Muscovado Sugar will from this time be 30s, in place
of 275. per cwt. the merchants were so convinced of,
this event happening, that, at the Custom-house the
amount paid for sugar duties only, for the week en-
ding on Monday, was 851,797 L sterling. The duty
of 30s. has now commenced ; the-aggregate average
of the Sugar for the four months preceding the ,sth of
January, was 50s. qd. exclusive of duty.
Coerce.--There were no public sales of Coffee
brought forward last week ; the demand by private
contract continued to increase ;—the request was
chiefly after the Foreign descriptions—ordinary St.
Domingo realized 955. fair quality 965. Havannah
935. to 955. 6d. one parcel reported to have realized
96s.—The demand for Coffee yesterday and to-day
has again greatly increased ; St. Domingo is stated
to have realized 975. and 98s. one report mentions
100 s. but we believe the latter premature ; all descrip-
tions of Coffee also in greater request, and an ad-
vance of fully 2s. has taken place on every descrip-
tion of Jamaica, but as there have as yet been no
public sales to confirm this improvement, our quota-
tations are unvaried. .

The Imports of Coffee in 1817, are nearly the same
as in the preceding Taut ;.the stocks are considerably
decreased.

limn PROVISIONS, &c.---Beef and Pork remain
stationary; there have been several rather consider-
able arrivals, but as the stocks were so trivial, the
supplies have as yet produced little effect—Prime
parcels of Bacon have met with rather a better sale.
fhe arrivals of Butter have been extensive; the mar-
ket in consequence has been depressed ; the greater
proportion of the holders however, remain firm, and
are sanguine that high prices will e maintained.
TotAcco.—There has been very little business
doing ; the purchases are confined to small supplies
for home manufacture. _ _

Rict--There is more demand for Rice ; several
parcels of East India, which were disposed of at the
lowest prices mentioned at the East India-house, have
been resold at an advance ; last week 1,800. bags
were brought forward by public sale, the whole went
off freely, advancing as the sale proceeded ordinary
East India, and of bad colour, 20s. 6d. and 21s. ;
good colour 245. and 245. 6d.
0n..-,-There is little alteration in Greenland 01
Sperm continues exceedingly scarce, and we do not
think the supply at market sufficient for a month's
demand ; the holders are sanguine of a farther im-
provement being realized, as two vessels that were
expected are now out of time.—Seed Oils are steady,
with an appearance of some improvement.
NAVAL broaes.—There are arrivals of 1,600 bar-
rels Rough Turpentine ; Spirits are without variation.
There is little doing in Tar, Pitch, or Rosin.
Haws, FLAX, AND TALLow.—The demand for
Hemp has been extensive ; the prices are again higher.
Flax continues in good request.—The demand for
Tallow has given way ; the prices are Is. to 2s. lower.
RUM, BRANDT, AND HOLLANDIL—We quote the
prices of Rum again at a considerable decline; the
depression does not facilitate sales ; few transactions
of any consequence have taken place.—Brandy and
'Geneva have also given way, and are in limited
demand.

SPARRIN,

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the benefit of Sc
privilege from
Latter rs about t
his prowess wl
weresfew, but then
were most cbeser
. Harmer nude a
advantage. Sprit
Stringer, a power
reduced defeat to a ces
1' (an old practitia
and with his youti
hard for the chart
and J. Lancauer.

science in a long a
which would ha
as if Time hAd
the energy about
has so often subcl

and a Baker made
lgth upon him, a
formidable opponent of the
none 04 his science
there was none of h

Stringer, the m;
set to, Stringer,
it was

The Yorkshires=
ight beat might.
a Jew, turned to

as a ncrrel chit
attitude of Johnson and Pernit
Pancha form, and the other

goon got within his opponent's
unmercifully.
Two line young mete of t 1
but they were very awkwarst,g
become a Shaw. Attitude, wt
ful with them:smned to be r
had a notion of hitting, a*
them for boxers.

Scroggins, having secured
the amusement at dark with I
science. It was a bout of t]
there was more hitting in it t!
gins chewed that he was not t
less fighting, and that sparring
ing are very distinct things.
satisfaction, and ScroFFits, it
livered a speech, thankuig th
them of the next day's sport
There were no new matches a

BIRTH.
On the Dula ult. at Caen, In the
rant-Co and Hay, of a Son.:

MAR:

On Monday, January 3, at !dab*
son, &q. of Rotterdam, to Miss ill
of John Dixon, Esq. of Cecil Lodge

DIRD.

Friday, in Hanover-street, in die
John Prince, of the Coldstream Go
At Limerick, of a Typhus Perm,
Professional duties, Mr:Win. Phitll

SYPH!LIS, DEBILITY, II
IMPRESSED with a coasei
arise from the general pia is he
and improved in rbeir p►ofessiotttal
of Thirty Y ear: specimen, Messrs.
with unabated ardour, the eesillestk
are the eonartist-t.te of Mtn Mau*
of the loconsiderste Schad-boy. la
Complaints, they hold out no loam
as all men must be of the existence 4
their welnance, as regularli-e4aeato

of the Royal College of Edinburgh.
Medan, and in every complaint 01 L
then arising frora the Infstvatiun of
long 'Residence to Warm Climates,
cause producing a deficiency ot me
rely as • speedy restoratioo to vigil
plum of oaring &riven* et the lJnn
peeeller means Stetsons of ten
have yielded to their treatment In tb
Several Noblemet, and Gentleman a
have laboured audit i painful ant
received a radical and permanent cu
reference* may be made to them, as
decided seperlority of Miners. Cume
Messrs. Currie and Ce. may be is
Sea with the rem* aerate, and I
107. limos Garde..
Patients be the Country, vying tl
isclosing a reesittance for Advice as
teenager's er net to my part of tie
No. In 7, Hatton Garden.
EVERY MAN HIS OWh
of Dr. BOERPIAAVE's IIIEL
throughout Europe for the Cure of
a Certain Comiplalnt. It is a ardor
victims to the horrid disease, emu
trrato men, who, by se Improper to
mks, nee onfrequestly new those
telrch es mitre appear on the bead,
Ink the elite, noise fa the ears, 4-lifee
Deist OW the be. Imam tatersupd
tared paint d the heed and Mobs (I
deordere) till at herb a gees al del
beim mums, sad a meherhaty de
seertaft, I

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gnomon iniponance, is. it soinises
and as privations to tka osinary ae
sir With each Boa sm a •
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gaiety sad atcrecy. truism the leas
bogiosea. asaaging Gob intik
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Mee fitly es. M. pot Bog.
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glossialar obstruction, poverty of
to &sec It has eseelled yh Wit
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and we Maaper, the meet slan*i
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aemple!ata.. Pries es. _

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is in possoweon of, aa k
be controls himself with what heel
bating convinced him, that la all
sad lymph (the case, of eabllnt est
elheatious a rowdy, was never aim
hold by S. Leigh, la, trand ai
Medicines in k.urepe and Among
duty included.
Of whom easy be W. tie As
Deeps, an absolute ewe foe the 14
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41111 THE REVENUE. q
LONDON MARKETS, JANUARY 6. •
piKEBE, FAVE." ~_• „. • . . ---
'•-i • ABSTRACT Or MK HST ?ROD= 010 TM 1117TINVE • The assembly
• • •ed it, for t]
• .......-- COTTON.—The sales of Conde are a shade higher;
• :'-' ye • Ix THII TRAM AND QUARTII6II -1111311 D. 51`11 . JAN.
the purchases exceed 1000 bags, viz.--500 Perm- entitled to the
When gnve Religion, sista persuasive chum, "f i. . 11117 AICO 1818. buccal& lid. to 2s. 1 id. the greater proportron to the
by. Turner :the
Paints the dread scenes of Nature's pan* lan Y"1" 114DiD 5111 j WIS. "Dip 5111"". latter - 100 at 2s. 1. 30 Maranhams `2s. to 25.14(1.
adtantuge for
When awful Judgement lifts her nogeful pp, i., 1817. i ISIS. 11117. ISIS.
70 Deineraras 25. to 2s. Id. and SOO StiratS were sold
To death or glory umpire of the way!
- E. .C. ' .e. .e. in the house at 14-ed. to 15d. being an advance of id. The sets4° wee
The followin
head Customs ..,, 4,979,15 6,889,975 1,317,341 2,458,628 to jel. per pound on the late sale prices. g 1
Fact tratabßag limb wakes its weighty Mad; Excise '"! 17,871.998 16,370,854 4,484,4 . 4,695,074
The East, India sale, on the 9th inssant, consists of Spring and I
&amp ssoee,;:to 6,511,4-21 1,461,5e4 1,586,03 2 about '
Bengals, 5000 Surats, and 200 bags science and ad
• - The soul, though pure, await Is anxious dread, Post-Office 1,426 1,338,000 330,000 319,000 ..
41. To pet the Synod of in Judge and God! Assessed Taxes
with Harmer (
Land-Taxes 2 1,127,929 1,163,320 368,132 353,604 The Imports of Cotton into London, Liverpool, and he re.titKed
Fair Maid, 'MU thine to list In silent thought, Misc ellaneous 241,199 492,872 361085 T 5-5,318 and Glasgow, in 1817, were 470,354 bags, in 1816,
On ev'ry word thy heart attentive hung— Unappropriated wont of it, an,
' Deep on thy soul engrav'd each Pent brought Bar Duties 374,006 1,062,073 574,006 6,200 570,863. he will fight ha
SucLita.—he briskness in the Sugar market conti-
Sounds sweet an manna down the Teacher's now!
Total Consolidated I rued all last week, and, towards the close, strong and Richmond at
lie poignant sense of inward guilt could move Fund .., ‘37,773,30119,782,044 10,5%6,851711,914,373 fine Sugars became so scarce, that a further improve- 11. first-rate sci
___. a_ 1,..--.0-- s
kilful
. Thy gentle heart with terror or dismay ; ment of Is. was obtained, making'
the advance dur- s Patties.
Anatial Duties to
• That breast, where conscious Virtue loves to me, • pay off Bills ing the week Ss. per cwt. on good descriptions ; the mood seemed
Could ill a momentary psis display ! Customs -L....—. 2,393,201 2,871,50, 870,iiillt 558,993 inferior brown realized rather better prices, but no there was not t
,Excise 534,124 t 58,131 337,097 36,441 material improvement right hand, ha
the ring.
• Ito—Heav'nly pleasures, with irradiate glare, Pensions, &c.
Burst on thy view in one unclouded blaze: baker had ling
Too great the shock for virgin frame to Dear! Total Ann. Duties 2,931,3411 16,6161 1,211,040 395,454 ness, hut the prices cannot be stated at any variation; Cropley' and
Permanent and Au- 1
the formidable
Tuo bright the scene for mortal kis to gaze ! I I
nual Dunes 40,704,670142,911 ,680111,767,79212,300,807 84s. A public sale of 199 hhds. 28 tierces Barba-
Mardi, 1817. c.
does was brought forward, the whole went off freely; Sam, lost non.
- ,
WAR TAXES. the yellow Sugars sold at prices fully in proportion although there
'
. 008,361 asst to the advance in the market ; the white sold rather dehverY•
ANICDOTE OF TILE POET CI4":IICHILL.---CIWROUILL• ..Coaanca 1,
led a very expensive life: he was, nevertheless, very Excise 4,462,074 3,097,112 "°,659 769,117 low in proportion. Oliver and 5
Property .....
humane, and the cry of distress never reached his ear There was a good demand for refined Sugars last
week ; brown Lumps advanced 2s. per cwt. other pa
hy Spring, set
in vain. As he was returning home about twe o'clock Total Wu Taxes .16,656,024 4,363,77 2,073,389 1,187,906 anticited. 1
one morning, he was accosted in thn Strand by a . . _ descriptions were also higher.--Molasses were in best, but right
genteel young girl,. who, ina tremulous voice, asked Total Net Revenue 57,360,69447,277,4' 13,831,181 13,667,010 steady demand. Gidgeon, a
---- ramotm,.. 1 f T UM( ........
• In Foreign Sugars very little business has been ef- tribe, and it \'`
. . .attitude of Jot