Star.
London, England, 1808-07-30 00:00:00

MARGATE, JULY 28.

All here is gaiety. Our Theatre opened on Mon-
day last. The public breakfast at Dandelion, yester-
day, was well attended, and the dancing kept up with
spirit for three hours.
We had a most tremendous storm of rain and wind
in the evening, which completely flooded the streets,
and made the loungers at the libraries vainly wish for
a few of the London hackney coaches.
The effects of the dreadful hurricane in the Spring
are still visible in different parts of the town. The
pier, bathing rooms,. and parade suffered most. A
strong. jetty is building up High street, which, when
completed, will contribute greatly to the safety and
convenience of the place.
We have a promenade every evening on the Fort
Cliffs, where the band of the Royal Anglesea nisi?
leers, quartered here, play from seven till nine, when
the company adjourn to the Theatre, Rooms, or Li!
braries.

The dilapidation of the pier, &c. have prevented so
great a concourse of fashionables as in some former
seasons, though we can now boast a respectable col!
lection.

Mr. THORNTON is forthwith to return from Stock!
holm. Mr. PutanzroxT continues as our Minister?
Mr. THORNTON had only a special mission.

Arrived at Peterhead :
Miss White from Ireland • Miss Saunderson from ditto ; Cap.
tain and Mr. Mitchell, Aberdeen ; Miss Mclnnes, ditto ; Miss
M. Mclnnes, ditto ; Dr. and Mrs. Robertson, ditto ; Wllliant
Forbes, Esq. of Echt ; Mrs. Forbes, of ditto; Miss Robertson,
of Foyer= James Booth, Esq. Abet risen; fir Alex. Ramsay.
of Balmain • Lady Ramsay, of ditto ; Mr. Ramsay, of ditto,
Mr. Edward. Ramsay, of ditto ; Mr. Marmaduke Ramsay, of
ditto ; Mr. William. Ramsay, of ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Reeny
Tallyour, of Borrolield ; Miss Russel, of Blackball; Miss Fanny
Russel, of ditto ; Miss Robertson' of Edinburgh ; Mr. William
Harrison, from London ; Mr. Ward, from Old-deer • Mrs.scarr
of Craigc ; Miss Carnegie, of ditto ; Miss Heb Hay Cart.
negie, of ditto; the Right Honourable Lord Ruthven ; the Hon.
J. L. Melville; Mr. and Mrs. Macpherson Grant, of Ballendal•
loch ; the Rev. Mr. Paul, from Aberdeen ; Doctor Forrest, front
ditto ; and Mrs. Renton, from Edinburgh, &c.
The Duchess of Doasfr has sold her house in
Whitehall to Government, and has taken a house in
Grosvenor-place. The principal ciSiect in obtaining
her Grace's house, is to make as Qfficp for the Secret
tart' of State for the Home Department, whic': is at
present on the fourth story or garret of the Treasury'.
Her Grace's house coutains upwards of ozie hlndrea
R td twenty rooms.
Saturday last, James Mellice and William Clarice,
two of the servants of the Honourable Mr. Burrell,
were unfortunately drowned whes) drawing a net in
the river Earn, near Perth.

YALlllledi

FALMOUTH. JULY rr.

Sailed the Princess Mary packet, Captain Patty,
with Mails for the Leeward Islands.—Wind N.W.

PLYMOUTH, JULY IS.

Came in the Et:tarmac, of 24 guns, from St. An-
der°, with dispatches for Government ; we cannot
discover whether she has brought any thing of impor-
tance, but she has had only three days' passage : it
appears that the Spaniards are in high spirits and
doing well.—Sailed the HARLIKILIF sloop of war,
with a fleet of merchantmen under convoy for the
Dowel, among which are the two homeward-bound
West Indiaraen which arrived here three days since
from Jamaica.