Star.
London, England, 1818-06-11 00:00:00

JERSEY, JUNE• G.

A brig belottping to this Ogee has just returned
from Cork, where she went with a cargo of 2500
capitals of potatoes, the potatoes cost Sd. the capital
here a capital weighs 42 lbs.; the Captain says That
he disposed of the cargo to the people in small quan-
tities, on board his vessel, for one shilling the weight
of 21 lbs. (the way they are sold ia Cork). The brig
made a good market, what they bought
. for Sd. here,
they sold for 2s. ready money whole were
cleared away in two days. The Captain represents
the poor people there as being in the greatest dis-
tress, and that when he came away potatoes still rose
to a much gt eater price. In acme of his report,
a large brig belonging to this place is now taking
in here 5000 capitals of potatoes ; and two cutters,
which between them will take 5000 capitals mote;
in the whole 420,0001b5. for Cork and Waterford. It
would not have been believed tormerly that potatoes
would have been sent from Jersey to Ireland, it
would have been looked on as tantamount to sanding
coals to Newcastle. The crops, notwithstanding the
long continuance of uncommon hot weather, pro-
mise well, from the wind being so long at the E. and
N. E. ; the pear-sees have suffered much, but the
apple blossoms, which have been very abundant, have
sustained no injury ; the hay harvest commenced last
week. The grapes pro.nise well.
To-day's market was high as usual. Beef, mutton;
and lamb, at le. the lb. and veal from Bd. to 10d. ;
mackerel 6d. a couple ; new potatoes Bd.is quart ;
green peas (shelled) Ss. 6d. the quart ; a great quan-
tity of live fowls arrived yesterday from France ;
young ducks (for fatting) four livres the couple, and
chickens the same; eggs Sd. to Q. the dozen; the
best butter to-clay 10Id. per lb. The French seem
alarmed at the long continuance of the dry weather,
they fear a drought, and bread is rising in price.

Twelve hundred persons have emigratal this sea-
son from Guernsey for America, mostly to the United
'States of these one thousand are natives of Guernsey
—a great number, when it is considered that the
whole of the population of that islanJ is not reckoned
higher than 19000.

Frctn the present favourable date of the weather,
the agriculturalists predict that the coming harvest
will be earlier by dire, or four weeks than it was last
year, and more productive.
The following Instructions relating to the Employ-
ment, Ratings, &c. of youn„,,- Gentlemen serving as
Petty Officers on board his Majesty's ships and yes.
sels on the Peace Establishment, have been issued by
the Lords of the Admiralty, dated the 4th May :

I.* The Commanders of his Majesty's ships and vessels are to
enter the established numLer of Mates, Midshipmen, and first
class boys, on the first commissioninrof Muir respective ships
or vessels, as heretofore; but, when any sacancy for a Mlds
shipman shall afterwards arise, it is to be filled up Ly a Cyliege
MAshiprnan, if there be one on boats' rlitible Cr that rating,
and not already borne on the establishment ; if no such College
Midshipman should be on board, the tfaptain or Commander is
at liberty to fill up the vacancy by his own sel:ction.
9. No person is to be m•ed as Master's Mate of a ship of the
fifth rstc or upwards, who shall not have passed the usual exa-
mination of seamanship fer a l ieUtenant.

3. No young Centknan is to be admitted or readmitted
ir.to the woke until the approval of the Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty shall be tint obtained, on a statement by the
Captain or Commander, of his age, family, and education, and if
it be a I....admission, of the MSC of his former discharge; but
if the readmisslon take place abroad, the approval of the Corn-
mander-imChief on the station will be sufficient, but the c:.se
must ho reported forthwith to this oXce.
• 4. No 31ast.r's Mate. Midshipman. or boy of the int class,
is to be discharged or disrated, if on a home station, without :a
order from the bards Commissioners of the Admiralty ; or, if
on a foreign station. without an order from the Commander-10.
Chief, who is to report the case. and the cause of the discharge
or 9 disrating far their Lordships' consideration.

L. A cerrain number of supernumerary Midihipmen will be
appointed to the several ships and vessels by their Lordships,
under the denomination of " Admiralty Dadshipmen," and no
person is cm. ally account to be borne as such, except by thuii
Lordship; special authority.

6. iV&-u 7.1 ship or vessel is ordered to be paid of, the Crps:_in
or Commander is to report to the Commander In Chief the
names gf such yottng gentlemen serving on board as may have
been educated at the Royal Naval College. or may have passed
their examination far Lieutenant. prior to the Ist s.f JanuarF.
1917, and may be desirous of continuing in the se: lice a::e1 t.r.-
able to procure ratings In the established complement eif any 'hi?.
such young gentlemen will be appointed " College" or "
ratty Midshipmen," as the case may be, Win other respects eligfale.
7. A return is to be made quarterly, and traturni..:;ed to this
Office through the Commander In Chief, of the Master's Mates,
.Midsi.iprnen, first class boys, College and Admirsity 3lidship-
ri.en, serving on board the respective ships and feuds, dis-
tinguishiug &Leh of the three first classes as ma.: have p used
their examination, or either of them ; and particular care is to
be takes that it these returns, the discharge, entry, or :my altera-
tions in the ratings of persons in either of the said classes, 'laze
th_ date of the preceding returru, be reported and aetirmud
8. The respective Captains and Commanders are to by ve:y
particular in attendinz to the instructions relating to the rating
of the several claws, so that on no account whaitsoev. r shall anv
young Gentleman be serving on board under any other razi.ig
than that Of Master's Mate, Midshipman, or first Limo lLy.