Star.
London, England, 1804-12-05 00:00:00

READING (BERM. NOVEMBER so.

This town, which a few years ago boafled of its
prong home brewed beer, is at this tune in a ;maze
fituation which the metropolis was in IA week, and
from the fame cat& It has in it fcventy licenfed
public houfes, all of which (excepting one the brewer's
leafe of which has jolt expired,) are now in the hands
of the common brewers, who, on Monday the isfrth
infant, advanced the price f their beer eight (kil-
lings per barrel. to die public one penny per quart,
which has occalioned a thong contelt between them
and the manufafturers, mechanics, &c. who have
among themfelves agreed not to drink beer at the ad
vanced price ; many of the public houfes WI week
did not draw a gallon per day, their trade having
gone to the now free huufe, the landlord of which
continues felling at the old price ; and he allures the
perfon from whom he has his bear, that unlefs he con-
tinues to ferve him on the fame terms as heretofore,
be will ere& conveniences and brew his own, although
he is much confined for room. It is to the efforts of
this (mall huufe that we are all looking for a decteafel
in price, and it is generally thought, and molt ear-
nefily wilhed by the inhabitants that the brewers will
experience a defeat, and be obliged to fall back to
the old puke, and which to diem is a very good one,
it being well known drat three not of the four of them
have now by them aboveayear'sconfumption of malt,
bought at from sos. to siSs. per quarter, and good
Kent hops are now at 7td. per lb. new ones only t id.

APTIQS.LIT2D Lovz.—A very curious fcene took , '
place on Saturcloy bet ore the Sitting Alderman at
Guildhall. A sentimental damiel, who had paired
her grand climaBeric, was charged with obtruding
herfelf at various times into a ptivate family, for the
purrofe of tailing an old Gentleman, upwards of 50,
who was laid up with the gout ; and with making a
great dilloth ince about the houte when denied ad-
mittance. Mr. RANDAL Jaccsort attended as Conn-
ie' for the complainants. and fimed, that their object
waste oblige thmLady to give fecurity forher peace-
able deportment in fume, and that the should not
call on the Gentleman any more. This was recom-
mended by the Idagifirate ; but the love-tick fair one
Paid the could not comply with this demand ; —that
the was fo deeply [mitten with her enamorato, :tad
that the attachment between them being fps:pathe-
tic and mutual, tie could not bear the idea of a repa-
ration. There arguments were enforced by a copious
torrent of tears. Bang, however, informed, that if
the perfilled in her refufal to give the required feet-.
rity, the would be committed, the at length complied
with fume degree of relnitance.
That yang Rofiisu is a wonderful Boy there is no
doubt : but time are two other boys now in Lon-
don, who have the fingular merit, inftead of feather-
ing their own.nefis by their aAing, perform their re-
fpettive parts for the foie interell and welfare of the
public at large. There are the two Blue Co. Bur,
who rupointend Fortune's mazy wheel. It is need-
ier' to obferve, that the approJelling rich Lottery
is their grand creme of atioirl wherein they will
draw prices that will induce a roar of applaufe from
all the lucky poircrrors. This play, in tbut, in
which there boys will perform with filch deep con
cern to twenty five thourand of Fortune's votaries,
will be brought out in January. at the theatre of Coo-
pers Hall. -Every aft of it sill be highly interefting,
and which will contain the noble moral of rendering
many individuals not merely happy for a night only,
but thri.tigh the whole of their remaining extflence.