The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-17 00:00:00

OLD D.llLEY.—Teri Dir.

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John Doran, a notorious thief, wag convictorl el atm&
jag six Sovereigns, the property of Elizabeth -Smith. •
The Sessions are expected to close tu-ukirrow.

MARKETS.

CORN-ExclivscE, Dcc. 17.—A verr large qotan!tty of
Wheat remained over from last week s 4rrivals, in addi-
tion to which. we had a good supply•fresh in this worn-
inr from Essex and Kent, but very little of wh;Of was
of fine quality; in consequence, prime samples oh.t t:ned
lost Aloodayes prices, but all other sorts were offered lull
2s. per quarter lower, without being able to &rot sales at
that abatenheist.—The extremely heavy sale fa; alt has
occasioned h.decline of from 3s. to 4s. per qua rt-xr is flue
Barley ; and the standard and inferior qual:ties are '2q.
per quarter lower.—The Oat Trade was !wavy at last
week's prices.—ln other articles there is no alteration.
Excusn. I e. d.
Small 8eau5......... !!!'t
Tick di!!1.1.
Oats, Potatoc I. '33
Ditto, Fuland 2.1)
Ditto. Feed lli
Flour,per
Rapeseed, per I.nol :ISI. 3.11.
Fotsmos:
Wheat. Amerlean •
Dautzic •
llaltic, Red
Ilambrie Red.

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WlientAt,nt, and Eiiex
30 40
Oki.. . 3E --
Sunni, (New) 3O 42
Old . 112
Norfolk, (Old)
Rye 2B 23
Rarity l6 21
Malt..
White Peas 2426
Rollers ' 28 32
Grey ditto' .23 27 ,
SMITHFILLD MARIEET.—Th4te rim% known a
market so fall of Cattle as this morning's, it extended
half down Skinner•street; the finest Cattle suaintaiu
last week's prices, and the inferior sorts were noasinAi
in rice.

To sink the offal pm' st. of Sibs.
Reef .... Q. 8.1. to &Mi. I CATTLR AT smear?
lia Nton.. 24. 01. to Iti. 64. Heists . • 4,430
Vert .... 34. Ud. to 44. Ott. Cain., . 11110
P):k .... 24. 0.1. to 4i. 01. Sheep and Looms ....18.10t
1.-,ib .... 04. 01. to Os. 01. Pip

m vtarr.—No alteration in tlse'priee of Hay.—
Straw an,' Clover as per last
Hay 31 10s. to It. 4s. 1 I Straw ..I/. Ss. to It. les.
Clowr 41. Us. to W. Os.

AVERAGI TRICK OF CORN IN lINGLitND AND WALES.
Wheat, 51s. 2d.—Rye. 17s. W.—Barley, 2es. 1041.—Olts,
1+:14. 11d.—Beans.
The eerase Price of Brown or Muscovado Reser. Can.
puled trust the Beturrs made in the Week ending tie 1211
day of December, 1621, is *23. 7.411. per cwt.

Exeter fair. on Wednesday, produCed a large
show of remarkably fine cattle, but' the sale 1V713
the dullest ever remembered; not more than one in
twenty were disposed of. and those at prices 'ancottt-
Nouw tett MseeETs.—The Corn Market on S :tor-
day was very fully attended ; the sale was dull, al
prices lower. Flour has fallen ss, a sack. There !vas
a large show of cattle on the Hill, and the market very
heavy, a considerable quantity of stock being driven
hither from Bury Fair.
A fartnzr, who occupies about Seo acres of
land, miles nom Devizes, hrought his first load of
wheat of the present year's growth to our market trt
Thursday last, which he considered as a flair sample
of his whole crop: it was ilisposA of with di flienlty at
15s. per sack! The same person was offered o?'y
15s. per bead for his sale ewes at Marlborough fair !
—(D4 vizor Gazette.)
Mr. POILLI FS, to whom the Public is indebted f.pr
the only History of Pruitx hitherto published, is nom
engJged in preparing a History of Cultivated Vegeta-
bles, Which is to be dedicated by permission to his
jesty. In this Work, the ohjact of the Author we un-
derstand has been to render the knowledge of Plants en-
tertaining useful, not only to Botanists, but to those
who have hitherto deemed it a difficult and uninterest-
ing science. Ile has endeavoured to ascertain of wli it
Countries the Vegetables now cultivated, are natives,
the earliest account of their cultivation, and how fir
they hare improved by attention, or degenerated by
neglect ; also the various uses wide of them by the
Ancients, as well as the Moderns of different Countries.
The Medicinal and Chemical qualities of Vegetables,
being of the greatest importance, will he particularly
attended to, and the accounts given of them, collected
with the utmost care • from the reports of the most
eminent Physicians of every age. 'f he Etymology, Natural
History, Physiology, and Anatomy of the Plants, are
from the remarks of the most ingenious Students of the
Vegetable World, as well as from the author's persoual
observations.

On Sunday evening► last a stack of Wheat, belong.
ing to tlr. Thos. Wetherall, of Fincham, in Norfolk,
was discovered to be on fire, and was very shortly con-
sumed, together with several stacks of straw; a large
stack of corn standing near was preserved by the
timely and indefatigable exertions of the neighbours.
t%' e regret to add that there is reason to suppose that
the fire was the work of sine incendiary.
F►r.e. 401 vi TilAME:i.—About half•past three
o'clock yesterday morning, a most alarming fire broke
out on board a fine West Indianian, about 300 tons
burden, named the Boddington, moored off St. Cs.
therine's stairs. The ship was in the ►mddle of a tier
when the fire broke out, but by the activity of the
sailors they were enabled to move every vessel from
the ship on fire to a place of safety. The floating fire-
engines came forward with great promptitude, and the
firemen commenced playing upon the ship, while some
shipwrights were busily employed in cutting boles
through her sides to facilitate her being scuttled. Not-
withstanding the united exertions of all the men en-
gaged, it was near ten o'clock before her main deck
was under water. As the tide ebbed, the drip heeled
towards the middle of the river, and about twelve
o'clock it was found necessary to cut her main and
wizen masts by the board. The fore-mast and bow-
sprit were sanding about four o'clock. The Wadding-
ton bad been fresh coppered about two months ago,
and had only her ballast, cable, and rigging on board.
The rigging was not stretched, but stowed away be-
tween decks, which greatly lessened the danger to to°
shipping in that part of the river.