Star.
London, England, 1808-08-05 00:00:00

THE WHIST TABLE.

At a table In Margate was plat, d Mistreat Cridi,
Her partner a butcher by trade;
She brandlsb'd the cards in her brawny red dat ;
She enfoced with her voice all the mandates of Whist§
Though she scarce knew a Club from a Spade.
The aorpulent Lady, when nine was the score,
Vidn the trick by a fortunate Trump ;—.
u What are Stein ?" she exclaim'd, With a mascara tote...
The sly butcher replied, aihe triewl her all o'er,
" Mee end fat, Ma'am, if crtfsta: laic Ralaefkm
SOS *nom'

There hate been some private theatricals at "Vroz:
ton, the seat of the Earl of GUILDFORD. In the Tra.
gedy of Romeo and Jelidi his Lordship performed the
part of Old Catulet ; Master and Miss Sr. LEDGER, the
hero and heroine; Mr. Ktmet.c, Friar Lasiettee ; ana
Mrs: Kastax.e, the Nurse.
The Assize Ball ht Hertford, on Monday, ts-as at•
tended by 250 of the first rank .and fashion-in the
county ; among the distinguished tvere the Marquis •
and Marchioness of SALtsnuni, Lord and Lady
COWPERi and the beatitiful Misses TOWNSHENDS. The
dancing began at ten, and continued till three o'clock
next Morning. •

Leath Races elided on Saturday, when Mr. Hen.
dersoes brown mare, -Country Lai:, walked over the
course for the purse for the beaten horses. There
was afterwards a match between two gentlemen's
horses, and also a hack race, neither of which-afforded
any sport. -

Arrivals at i'eterheid, in Aberdeenshire

Sir lames Swart, Bart. Lady Stuart, Miss Blaeket, Mr. Bro-
d r, Mr. Alex. Reid, Mr. Leslie of Denlugas, Mr. Garnett from
London, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon from the East-Indies, Colonel
Burnet, Licut.-Colonel Scott, Miss Moorman and Miss Cruick-
shank, from Aberdeen, Mr. Gordon from Rathen, and Mho
Gordon.

The last arrivals at Bath are
Sir 'Hugh and Lady Inglis, Colonel Biddulph, Majnrs Ditcher,
Bright, and Erskine ; Reverends Dr. Drake, Mr. and Mrs. Leigh,.
and Mr. Andrc-vs ; Captains Read and Ctstana Mr. and Mrs.
Walter, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Donne, Mr. and
Mrs.A.Youn g. Mr: and Mrs. Bui-g ess, Mr. and Mrs. Chaprnan, Mks
and Mrs. M. viu, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney, Mr. and Mrs. Moore,
Messrs. Pettingali, Fitzgerald, Vernon, Gardner, Owen, Madan,
Woodhouse, Markby, and Wright.

Tuesday se'nnight the repairs of the steeplz of St.
Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, were finished, on which
occasion a grand entertainment was given on a plat-
form which suernotmted t4e ball of the epee 1 In this
tremendoui situation about a' dozen persons sat cont.
fortably down to dinner, with3iit any other protection
from the extremity of this aerial platform than a rope
rove throtigh a perpendicular at each angle--it WAS
.sickening to the view. Upon the centre of the table
an English ensign was displayed, and the arpiriug
group kept it vp until nearly dark ; some had the pru-
dence to descend at in earlier hour, while the rittrited
few who remained amused themselves with retehu on
their descent, which they effected in perfect safety.
In the afternoon of Saturday, a person of some
eminence in Folkstone, as a civil engineer, was
apprehended in Canterbury, on a charge of uttering
a forged bill of exchange for 7701. and committed by
the Mayor to Westgate gaol; for farther examination
on Thursday. The signature and indorsement of
the bill purported to be that of Mr. G. I. P. Lauer,
of Weimer, and it had been negociated through the
Union Bank, at Canterbury, in the street of which
place Mt. Darn, after having discovered the trans.
action, accidentally met the prisoner, and took him
into custody.
Wednesday, as a gentleman was going tip the side
of the ship Mary, lying off St. Catharine's, he slipt
into the water and was drowned.
Wednesday evening, between five and six, as Mr.
&mum., a surgeon and apothecary of Gre,a.Queen.
street, Lincoln's-inn.fields, was walking along the
Strand, near' Norfolk-street, he observed n fellow
picking a gentleman's pocket. Mr. S. not only ac.
quainted the gentleman, but collared the pickpocket.
He had several companions at hand, who first spoke
decently in his behalf, then hustled Mr. S. and lat-
terly accused him of being the thief. The gentleman
in whose behalf the Doctor had volunteered, sup-
ported him, until a lady, who was in his company,
tainted. Mr. S. was then overpowered by numbers,
and the villains escaped.
Last week, a Lad of Ship was detected in the act
of coursing a rocket-handkerchief, at the entrance of
a snuff-..input Parliament-street, Dublin. On search-
ing him, no fewer than fifteen handkerchiefs were
found on his person.
A Chinainart who assumed the name of John Stuart,
in honour of a master whom he had served in Can-
ton, was yesterday charged at Shadwell public office,
with cefrauding several persons in the neghbcur ics( d
cf the offize, of several sums of money, and a salver
watch, leaving with the° parties packets of piper
sealed up, and stated by him to contain val .able
vouchers, from which he was to derive considerable
stuns of money, when he would amply repay them.
On breaking open the packets, they. were found to
contain notions but old newspapers and iceaezy Did..
He was coranutted for re-examination.

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