Star.
London, England, 1821-11-03 00:00:00

DUMFRIES, OCTO2ER So.

3

Between twelve and one on Saturday morning, 1
distressing accident occurred near the bottom of Bank.
street, Dumfries s.Jostph Wilson and his wife, dealer,
in fruit, &c. were returning home from Ecclefeclun
Fair, with . Wallace, re9iding in Mal:yell-town
whose cart they had hired on the occasion. The ni,hi
was verydark, and on the parties arriving within a
few paces of the gentle declivity to the White ;and;
by holding too much to the left, the horse and car,
with the three individuals already named, were pre.
cipitated over the parapet into the bed of the Nith.
Of the two men, the carter was taken ur quite/le-4,i;
but the other, Joseph Wilson, lingered till four o'clock
the same morning, when he also expired. prom the
situation she occupied in the cart, Mrs. Wilson was
thrown farther into the river, and although merely
bruised, and above knee-deep in water, she mat able
to remain in an upright posture, and
at leaeth
alarmed by her cries the watchman on &in- in NO.
street. Mrs. Wilson is still in a very feeble state,
though expected to recover.
Sunday, a girl of fourteen years of age, of the
name of Carruthers, was drowned in attempti::?, to
cross the Williams-wath ford, On the aver Amin,
This poor girl had gone from her master's house, in
the parish of Dalton, for the purpose of visiting her
father in Lockerby, and she was cautioned by lAt
mistress not to attempt the ford, and furnished with
money to pay for the boat. This a,lrice she unions.
nately disregarded; and althou:;11 slie met a per
who had crossed the river on horseback, and who
also pointed out the danger she would run in at.
tempting to wade the water, the infatuated gill, nat
believing this statement, waited till he Will out of
sight, when she ventured into the river, and was
speedily carried away.

NEWGATE ao LitADENIIAI.I. MARKETS. Kota.
(By the Carcase.)
Beef ... 2s 4d to 35 4d I Veal .........35 Od to 4$
Mutton..•. 2s 4d to 35 Od Pork ..35 0.1 to 34 sJ

PRICES or HAY AND STRAW iRSTRRIia---
ST. JAMES'S. H orts:coArn.
Hay 31 3s Od to 41 4s Od I Hay... 31 lOs to 41 4s N
Straw 1. is Od to 11 16s Od I Straw 11 its to II 44 WClover 41 Os Od to SI Os Od Caterer 41 Os to SI Ss o 4

11137 RACE.
Kent
Sussex 2l Os to 21 101
lissex
Foreign

PRICE OF Airs.
NEW POCCIFTS.
Kt•llt
SLISM:X
21 les to 34 31
Farnham
SOAP, &e. per MA..
Ditto rough ..... !Sr
Yvllow Soap
Mottled ...
Curd
Palm ...... ........ O.

PRICE OF TALLOW,
Town 'Fallow 4si lid
Yellow Russia 4th Ot!

White ditto
Soap ditto - od
Melting Stuff 19s od

PRICE OF CANDLES--1
Candle!, per doz. roi
allowed for i

:rota Tallow Cbaudlers'
[oulds, 1 is cd ; cd. per dozer»
ready money.

RAW I1I1)ES.
Best Heifers and Steers (per Ordinary ... Os 0,1 to 2t 01l
stone) 25 nd to 35 sd Market Call NOato Os Oa
Middlings Os Od to as 01 Estg. Horse os of to Os 91
Sheepskins, 2s. GAL to 36. 3d.—Lambs, 2s. Od. to 3t. od.

PRICE Ole LEATHER:
Butts, SO to 361hs each 0:4 to 94 polk
Ditto, 56 to 661bs each ‘,041 to 21h
Dressing hides 18d to 194
Fine (7oach Hides 20d to 414
Crop Hides, S 5 to 4olbs for cutting... .... lsd to I9d
Ditto 45 to 501bs 14 to gi

Calf Skins, 50 to 40Iba -401 to iSt
Ditto 50 to 701bs iii to 3M
Ditto 70 to itOlbs 244 to SSA
Small Seals (Greenland) _
Isd to 194
Large ditto —d to —d
Tanned (lone I fides l6d to 191
Spanish Horse hides VOd to 211

Ships at Market.
29k Newcastle
S Sunderland
1 Yne.shire

COAL MARK RT, Nov. 2.
Ships Sold. Price:
20i 541 Od b Oil
4 40s 64 to 4.i
1 59. 6d to Okti