Star.
London, England, 1803-01-21 00:00:00

GR4ND
.7UNC77O2V C.IIVAL

We have before mentioned the fluauations of
this celebrated undertaking. The (hares, on the
aril paffing of the Ad, rote to 901. premium. They
gradually declined, till they fell to 351. difcount.
They role again rapidly, and mounted to t tol.
premium. Again they began to ebb, and are now
at about zcl. premium. Whether this is thCinilli-
MM. we are no more able to inform our Readers,
than the Brokers on the Stock Exchange can ping-
notlicate the fate of their more defperate and lefs
public fpirited employers.
Canal Stock, like that of the National Debt, is
depreffed by new loans ; and Canal Surveyors and
workmen are as liable to make expenfive jobs and
t. benefit themfelves at the coil cf. the Proprietors,
as Secretaries of State. and inferior public Officers.
; A new loan of above zoo,cool. has been greedily
fubicribed by the proprietors. The Btifworth
1 Tunnel, the Wolverton AqueduCt, the New Re-
fervoirs, the pipes to fupply the neighbourhood of
Paddington sc ith water, and other expencec, re-
quire fupplies to nearly that amonnt. That Canal
has already, in its unfinifbed flat?, coil upwards
of 900,c001. ; yielding at prefent a revenue of lefs
than 3c,0c01. a year, out of which !mit he de-
dueled the expences.—What the produce will be
alter its completion, different fpeculators calculate
.differently. One advantage is certain, the great
acceflicn to the public revenue 1: om the [lamps
on the daily transfers of (hares.

ARMY CONTRA( rs.—A regiment non• lying
in a cee lain quartcr is charged by the Contraetor
61d. for every loaf of four pounds ; out of this
Cum the men have fixpence stopped, Government
paying the halfpenny.
The fame fort of bread is fold in the neighbour-
ing tcwn for four-pence halfpenny the quartern
loaf.

The quartern loaf weighs five ounces more than
that the foldier is lurnillsed with by the Contrador,
and can be bought for twopence leis.
The flour is called middlings their bread is
made of, and is bought of the miller as under :
Belt, per quarter at a Cwt. - c. 1 8 0
Louie per di:to • 0

•
The produce of a quarter of middlings made
into bread is t 36 four•pound loaves,
Which, at bid. each, is - - 3 1.3
Th.: average price of the middlings - a j
Paid by the Contrator to the Baker for
mall ,g and carriage to the regiment is 0 8 0

13
.0

By which example it will be ken, that in the in-
(lance alluded to, the ContraElor clears above one
pottoci on every quarter baked ! Is this a folitary
cafe ? Shonld firth things be ?

A Coprt of Common Council was held yellerday
in the Grand Council Chamber, at Guildhall, at
which were prefent eight Aldermen and about 200
Commoners.

_ .....
The procccding3 of the laft Court were read
and confirmed. _ _ _

.......
The Loan MAYOR informed the Court he felt
much in dcclaring the vacancy of Under Marital
of this City, by the death of that worthy and va-
luable Officer, Mr. WM. CANNER, whom he could
not fpeak in too high terms of, and appointed
Thurfehv next for the eleaion of another.
Ti. Court confirmed tiie eleainn of Mr. Haa-
n-say to be Governor of Chrifi Hofpital, iu the
room of Mr. Gams, deceafed.
The Grand Junaion Canal Company petitioned
the Court for their fanetion to their cutting a Ca-
nal, and making a railway, from their Canal at
Paddington, through Whitechapel Mount, to
communicate with the Docks at Wapping, which
was read, and referred to the Committee fur let-
ting, the City lands, to examine and report their
opinion thereon.
No other bufinefs was done, as it was obferved
(by Gentlemen leaving) there was not a fufficient
number prefent to conffitute a Court.
Yelierday the remains of Mr. WILLIAM Cain.
*sa, late one of the City Marffials, were interred
at the bin ying ground in Wood.fireer, with mili-
tary honours. About fifty Gentlemen of the Crip.
plegate Affociation, of which Mr. CARNAR was a
member, attended the funeral in their regimentals.
Mr. Hot.nswoarw, the prefent Martha!, and Mr.
NEWM•N, Chief Clerk at the Manfion.houfe, like-
wife attended.

Mr. Pavraw, who was for (erne years refident
Clergyman at Whitftable, would (lop in the mid-
d'e of his diicourfe, if any perfon held tip a lemon
to him, and immediately adjourn to a neighbour.
ing alehonfe.
The text from which Sraaut preached the firft
Sunday after hi: marriage was truly Slmstsdraw—
"We have toiled all night, and caught no fills."
The following very extraordinary Anagram
occurs in the words R‘irolistiose rrantaVi ; for after
taking out the word Veto, In fatal to the Royal
Finnic of Bourbon, the remaining letters exailly
form this verified prccliaion:—Ust Coast kfurrral
Tie following fentiment, found among MACK.
Li m's pipers, proves that his popular Comedy of
the Nam of d r World was not aimed at perfons,
though the Cadre is fo poignant that each cries,
s that was levelled at me:'—" Morality, patriotifm,
anJ the gond of one's country, are fine
founding words ; and Courtier, Place, Penfion,
and Minttler, equally unpopular; but I believe
the world is as full of morality, patriotifm, virtue,
and homily, as ever.
td. that Is oet will per;
" tie that is in will inn."

A f,ceikysi farmer of York'hire, who had a
nd to be witty at the espence of ltrormini, lately
rece•ved a rein( which was taken with as much
gOod humour as it was riven :--A lady had been
eak;,.g with him over her farm, and (hewing him
he, (beep and other flock; nn their return. juQ
asder we:centering the haute, the lady exclaimed,
Deli; me; you have not fern my ea ti, Sir."-
- N. , 1,13'0m (raid the farmer). I never (Pw higher
than 7(.nr The lady, °fermi*. set herrelf
rxher co .fifes! at this unerpetted fall(, but loon
ret..letting heiftif, obferved, " that (he &add
roar fcc' a *pi/again without tliiithins *of his I"