Star.
London, England, 1818-10-24 00:00:00

THE FALL OF THE LEAF..
iss renewal' nom A= assamas us NEW
Ike eke Wyss around us falling,
Dry and withered to tits ground;
- The to thoughtless metals selling,
s sad and solemn sound—
" Sons of Adam, eon in Usu.
.14ighted wheys*, like us, ye
/Near the lecture we are reading.
'TL. alas t the truth we tell.
Vies, mach, too much presuming
On your boasted white and red;
View us, late in beauty blooming.
Number'd now among the dead!
" Griping misers, nightly waking,
See the end of all your care;
Fled on wings of our own making.
We have left our owners bars!
" Sons of honour, fed on praises.
Fluttering high in fancied woit:t;
Ler ! the fickle air, that raises,
Brinp us down to parent earth.
" Learned sophs, in systems jaded,
Who for new ones daily call.
Cease at length, by us persuaded.
Every leaf must have its fall.
Youths, though yet no losses grieve you,
Gay in health and manly grace;
Let no cloudless skies deceive you.
. Summer gives to Autumn plan!
" Venerable sires, grown hoary.
Hither turn a willing eye;
Think, amidst your falling glory.
Autumn tells a Winter nigh.
" Yearly is your course returning,
Messengers of shortest stay,
Thus we preach this truth concerning,
H=av=e AND EAWIII SHALL fan away
" On the Tan of Lire =sums,
Man, let all thy hopes be stayed.
Which alone, for ever vernal,
Bean a leaf that shall not fade!' "

Ir. the garden of A. Morris•::, Esq. rear Norwich,
VI apple has;!)cen picked this week, which measured
14 inches over, and 13 inches round; and weighed
'2l ounces.

Mr.Wiiiiamson, of Chelmsford, gathered last week,
from a tree in his garden, six apples, which averaged
the extraordinary weight of 17k ounces—one weigh-
ed 20k ounces. Mr. Saltmash, gardener of the same
town, has one in his possession, weighing 22 ounces.
Atthe twentieth Meeting of the Herefordshire Agri-
ecaltural Society, on Monday last, an apple was shewn,
which weighed one pound and a quarter, and mea-
sured from the eye reund the stalk, fifteen inches, and
round the middle thirteen inches. It was grown by
a Gentleman at Leominster.

A potatoe shewn in Carlisle, on Thursday, weigh-
ed 41bs. wanting an cttnce.
_ _

At Brertwod fair, last week, there was a large shew
of beists of all kinds, panic ulat ly South Welsh, which
were principally taken off at reduced prices.
At Salisbury Fair, on Monday, dime wa> a large
quantity of French onions for sale, which sold from
1&d, to 18d. per gallon ; English fetched from Is. to
2s. the rope. _

Preston Michaelmas Fair has been better attended
this week, than for several years past. The shew of
cattle was very good, which, in general fetched good
prices There was likewise a moderate display of
horses, a number of which sold well.
The consumption of sheep and lambs in London,
during the last twelve months, amounted in number
to one million, sixty-two thousand, seven hundred.
The number of horned cattle slaughtered, was one
hundred and sixty-ft;ar thousand ; and by the In-
spector's return; it appears that the number of horse
hides produced, at Leadenhall-market, amounted to
twelve thousand nine hundred.
JeRSEY, OCTOBER I2.—Seven vessels sailed last
week with apples for England. Potatoes are also
exported in great quantities.—On Saturday beef and
mutton sold, in our market, from 10d. to Is. per lb.
bread Sid. coarser sort 3d. butter Is. 3d. pork (3d. to
7l—Gin has risen from 2s. 4d. to 2s. Gd. the half-
gallon ; candles Ilid. per lb. soap 9id. For the last
s;:c days the weather has been, and still is, as ....IT as
in Summer.
ConoNfa's bruirsra.—An inquisition was taken
yesterday evening at the Coach and Horses, Hill-
street, Berkeley-square, before Huor: Ltwis, Esq.
Coroner, upon the body of Mts. Ann Rowdcn, aged
64 years. It appeared from tire -evidence cf a medi-
cal Gentleman, who resides in the neighbourhood,
that on Wednesday morning the deceased dropped
down suddenly and expired she was in a weakly
state. The death cf the deceased was attributed to
the following circumstances :—She resided with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Merrick, he
is a master farrier, residing at No. 4, Farm-street,
Berkeley-square ; the deceased was dependent upon
him for support ; lately he had been in great distress,
and could not support his family as formerly ; to
relieve him she applied to tire parish for a little as-
sistance ; the parish officers of St. George, Hanover-
square, offered to receive her into the house, but
would not aUow her any thing out ; she expresLzd
ae aversion to going there. On Wed:ie.:Jay ?Ir.
Merrick, her seri-in-law, was arrested for a debt of
Cl 6, and taken to a lock-up-house. The news so
affected the deceased, that she instantly expired,
leaving her daughter with six children, the eldest of
which is only nine years of age. The Coroner and
Jury said, that a more unfortunate case had not re-
cently come within their knowledge, and they ex-
,pressed an intention of doing something to relieve
tire family. Verdict—Died by the Visitation of GOD.
An Inquest was held at tic Criapin, id Golden-
lane, on the body of J. Wilkins, nine years old, who
was killed by a music cart passing over his body.—
Some witnesses swore that it was passing at an extra-
ordinary rate, and by the horse the deceased was
first knocked down, and afterwards the wheel passed
over him. The poor little fellow leaped up with the
blood gushing out of his eyes, ears, and mouth, but
soon died. The driver of the cart deposed, that he
could' not see the deceased. After mature delibera-
tion, the Jury found a Verdict—Accidental Death.