Star.
London, England, 1808-04-16 00:00:00

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TO THE EDITOR OF nag suit,
Stn-It is a little remarkable that the " IMPROMrry
on a late Senatorial Sermon by a new-made Bishop,"
inserted in your Paper of yesterday, should so much
resemble another Imraossrrty, which I had written
sone years ago, on a Sermon by the lime Reverend
Dignitary on a similar occasion, It is not likely that
the writer of the lines, (inserted in the STAR) had
ever seen the tetrastic which is now transmitted, as it
never, to my knowledge, had appeared in pint :
ON A CERTAIN DIGNITARY BEING APPOINTED TO PREACH
BEFORE A CERTAIN ASSEMBLY.
well-exuargh, we all must own,
That Grodetwogh should preach;
For ladoseosh, It is well known,
Are those he has to teach!
Bs tingstokc, Apra 1, 11105.

SATIS •onßQvt.

The following is the Inscription which is placed
epon the Tomb, lately erected by order of the Com-
" Mulder of the Forces is Ireland, in the Church-yard
e Old Merrion, near Dublin, to the memory of the
unhappy sufferers who perished in the tremendous
tempest last November :
Sacred
To the Memory of the Soldiers
belonging to his Majesty s 18th Regiment of Foot,
And a few belonging to other Corps,
Who, actuated
By a desire of more extensive service,
Nobly volunteered from the South Mayo,
And different Regiments of Irish Militia,
Into the Line,
And who were unfortunately shipwrecked
On this coast,
In the Prince of Wales Packet,
And perished
On the night of the 19th Ncvember, 1807.
This tribute to their memory
Has bern placed on their Tomb by order of
Central the Earl of Harrington,
Commander of the Forces in Ireland.
Hoc PARK.—Yesterday the fineness of the weather
invited a considerable number of fashionables to this
favourite lounge. The fair have not yet, however,
thrown of the fear of colds from the dampness of the
round, and the majority were consequently immersed
in carriages. Of these there was a great skew, from
the humble chaise and pair, to the dashing barouche
and four in hand. The Ride also boasted of many
visitors---among whom we noticed several of the most
renowned sporting characters.
Tits CliAsE.—The Earl of DERBY turned out a
fine Stag, on Thursday .morning. The day being
very fine, and being his Lordship's last hunt this sea-
son, a numerous field of Sportsmen assembled by half
past ten, at Walton Heath, where the Stag was
turned out, and went off in fine style, across Box-
bill, and by Dorking. He then made for the Sussex
road, towards Brighton, after which he headed back,
and was taken three miles on the other side of Hor-
sham, after a hard run of five hours and a half. Only
seven gentlemen were in, several of the horses being
knocked up ; one of them dropped down dead, and
two others are not likely to survive. It was allowed
to be one of the greatest day's sport of the season.—
Ws Lordship took a chaise and four from Horsham
to town.
The following circumstance occurred at the Hun-
tingdon Assizes :—An action was tried for the reco-
yry of the sum of 331. for the price of three heifers.
Tile sale took place at a public house, and the Land-
lady was brought up to prove the contract ; and who
stated the Court, that previous to the bargain being
struck, theta: was a good deal of botheration. Mr. Ser-
_leant Sellon, on cross-examining one of the witnesses
for the Defendant, said to him, 4, you have heard what
Mrs. Bird has said about this contract, and that she
says that there was a good deal of/mil/era:ion before it
was concluded ; Twill thank you to inform the Court
what is the meaning of the word botheration ?" "Why,
Sir (says he) it is something like what is passing be-
tween you and me."
Lord SELsEA has left Grosvenor-street, for West
Dean, Midhurst, Kent.

The Hon. LAWRENCE DUNDAS has been chosen an
Alderman of York, in the room of TfIOMAS HARTLEY,
Esq. deceased.
Viscount WEYstotrrn, the eldest son of the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of BATH, is dangerously ill
with the measles.

The Earl and Cotintess of FORTMCe have left
town, on a visit to Lord,and Lady KING, at their seat
at Oak.ham, in' Surrey.
The Earl and COuntess of SPENCER have left town
for Wimbledon, for the holidays. _ .

The Right Hon. JOHN FOSTER is gone on a visit to
• the Duke and Duchess of BEDFORD, at Woburn Ab-
bey, for the Easter holidays.

The Earl and Countess of DERBY arrived, on
Thursday evening, at their house, in Grosvenor-
square, from their seat, at the Oakes, for the season.
The Duchess of MONTROSE had a very indifferent
night, and was considered last night much the same
as on the preceding day.

The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND is nearly reco-
vered from his indisposition.
The Earl of RADNOR left town on Thursday, for
his serf, Longford Castle.

The person who has undertaken to walk to Wind-
sor, and drink at every public house on the road,
seems to have no relish for dry wagers !
There art now living At Doctor-line, in Saddle-
'worth, Yorkshire, three brothers, who have married
four sisters !

An official account was lately presented tei Parlia-
ment from the Inspector4eneral of Imports and Ex-
ports. of applications made to the Commissioners of
...he Customs, for permiision to re-land goods which
sad been shipped at the port of London, for ex-
portation to the Continent of Europe, in the months
of September and. October, 1807, with the reasons
assigned for such applications. It contains a list of
no .ess than sixty-five ships, the laders of which had
':as abandoned their intended voyages, and asked
,eare to re-land cargoes of British manufactures and
pre•cbce, which had been actually shipped by them
for exportation, because the rigid execution cif the
Decrees of '''ranee made it impossible fur them to ob-
tam admittance into tie ports of the Continent.
There was the greatest chew of sheep at Grantham
Fair on Monday ever known. The computed number
was upwards of 50,000 ; -38,000 of which were tolled
and stII. Lamb hoggeu 'Made as much as 455. a head.