Star.
London, England, 1803-12-28 00:00:00

CORV.V,IIZA'ET, HARIC.LAA E, DEC. 281.

The late Gales of Wind prevent the many arrivals
of Corn, fo much expeeled ; and to-day very little
Gelb is come in—laft Prices of Wheat are neatly fup-
ported—Barley and Malt have flow tale—the late
Prices are declined, and they are expeded lower—
Peas of both kinds are is. cheaper; as arc Tick Bears
is. 6d.—We have many cargoes of toreign Oats ar-
rived—this Article is 6d. per quarter lqwcr, and pro-
hibited coming in neutral bottoms—Fine American
Flour, at 355. per barrel, oft Cwt. and 3 (Ls.

ASSIZE OF BREAD—YefierdAy, the LORD MAYOR,
after having infl)eazd the reports of the .Meal-
weighers, ordered the price of bread to be reduced
one affize, or two-pence in the peck-loaf, to com-
mence to-morrow ; when the price of she quartsrn
loaf of wheaten will be cid. and houfehold 7ld.
The Gazette of laft night confirms the account we
gave in yetlerday's Paper, of the dearriaion of tao
of the enemy's gun-boats, by the Seacuzavoa lug-
ger. It is alfo hated that la Bayonnaife French fri-
gate, of 32 guns, and 200 men, has been driven on
(hone in Finitterre Bay, by one of Sir EDWARD ?EL-
LEW's froadron ; and that (he afterwards blew up.
Extra& of a letter from Captain WILLIAMS of the
Aurora, bound to the Coall of Africa, dated at Sea,
on the 13th of December, in lat. 48. long. to.—" 1
write by a brig that is jrift palling, to fay, all is well,
and we have weathered a very heavy gale, which
tailed 68 hours, without damage. The Backhoute,
Kerrie, and Allifon, and the -Flora, South-feaman,
only were in company with the PYLADRS floop."

A letter from an Officer on board the PRINCE or
Wm.'s, dated Beerhaven, (Ireland), Dec. 19, has
the following Nets :—" We arrived here the 14th intl.
with Sir R. CALDER'S flag on board, and found fe•
veral (hips of our fquadron at anchosr. This fqua.
dron i 4 in future to relieve that of Sir EDWARD
NELSEN, off Ferrol. The (hips which are now at
anchor are, the Panics or WALES, of 98 guns,
N 017110141 AAAAA D, MAGNIFICENT, MAJESTIC, and
Tut:unmet of 74 guns each. Thole off Ferrol are,
TONNANT, MALTA, and ST ARTIATE, 0184 guns each,
SEENCIR, of 74 guns, and Arosar, of 64 gusts. I
have not included the GANGES, of 74, in the Ira
fquadron, as her final is out for Ferrol, where the
goes to relieve the SPAITIATE. The Admiralty is
making every arrangement for fupplying thofe two
fquadron in this Bay ; and two (lore (hips, with (pare
malts, yards, and Rorer, are expefted."

The following is the waybill of the in, and =tit&
painger: of one of the Norwich coaches that arrived
on Saturday evening, at the Swan and Two Necks,
Lad•lane :
Hares r 54 Torkies Is
Phi:shots 163 Chines 57
Varuidges 189 Chains of angsges 63
Woodcocks 34 De. Mock Puddings 43
VAL Fowl 7$ &des of Pork a

Snips 549
The Tragedy of 'Richard tk Third, which has al-
drays beena favourite with John Bull, awaited a nu-
merous breed'Of his family 'aft night at Covent Gar-
deo Theatre, but they
.were rather too turbulent to
enjoy its heautles. Coots played the part of Rickard
admirably. He governed hie voice with great !kill,
and yet loft no portion of his wonted fire. Ksmata,
who has been tome days indifpOred,difplayedmarks of
his indifpolition in Richmond, particularly in the latter
fcenes, in thich he was very bowie, and it is a ere-
ditiblei prOof of his teal in the public fervice that he
ventured out Co [non, particularly in fuch weather.
After the Play, the new Pantomime-was performed
for the fecond tinse, and received otitis great ap-
plaide.
. , .
After a Potsey Race on the Lewis"conrre, onTher-
day, feveral military gentlemen, who are fond of
pedeftrian atchievements, ftaried for a tweepftakes
pork which was won eafy by Mr. Ratirctirr, of
the Dortet.
R9VAL Fate IT Gartaais.;:-;-On Sunday evening
lark (Chrifinsas night) at five o'clock, her Royal
klighnefs the Duellers of Yoaa, according to the
cufgs of Pre& and the EaR Countries. where all
the Print:etre, of the Blood Royal make donations to
the poor in comineinoration of the birth of our Sl•
wool, gave ordees that all the children, cloathed
and educated by her It oyal Highnets at Oadanda,
Mould be introduced to her pretence g previous to
which the long room was laid out as a fair, °ma.;
nsented on each fide with booths, containing all forts
of toys. The children. when introduced, were re-1
ceived by their Royal Highneffes the Duke and Do-
chefs of You, and a large part of the Nobility 'of
both Sexes, when the Duchefs coadoeted the whole
of the children. 26 in number, to the feveral booths,
where her Royal hands were employed in fop-
plying the infant poor with their choice of toys. as
prefents; after which her Royal Highnefs prefented
a ears of wine and a piece of cake to each child;
they then retired to the Great Hall, where an ele-
gant dinner was prepared for them, at the head of
which tie was pleated to prelide. His Royal High.
nets the Duke of You was at the other ens!.

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Among the company at table we noticed General
Boss, Mr. and Mrs. HIRST Btrasuar, Mr.
Mr. Peon, &c. &c. with all the neighbouring Nobi-
lity and Gentry.
At (even o'clock the children departed, Sher which
an elegant dinner was given to nearly 40 of the No-
bility and Gentry of the neighbourhood, who did not
break op till near three o'clock in the morning:—
Being Sunday, the ufual fain feline of a ball WAS
difpenfed with.
An ilnmenfe affemblage of reptiles, ideas, and
animals, all in a high Rate of pretervation, was fold
by attrition hill week, at a Broker's warehnufe, sear
the Steelyard. They were the produce of Cayenne
and its vicinity, and nearly fix years were employed
in making the colle&ion. Several of the fnakes were
twenty feet and spreads in length, and there were
Come Germ Waugh the animal bearing the greaten
Similitude to man, nearly fix feet in height. Many
of the fpecitnens of the quadruped (peeves were ab-
&lately unknown to the naturalitis of this country.
This mime cargo, which was captured by one of our
privateers, was addreiTed to the howl. Coa.us, and
u fuofed to have been bought by his defire for the
yank d Plante:, the repohtory of fuch curioities
so Paris. They fetched the fon of 3000 guineas.