Star.
London, England, 1802-09-08 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, SEPT &MAU 6.

Mr. Cowcaawow, and (even more Gentlemen,
engiged the Bonaparte packet, and failed for
Dieppe laft night.
There was a *public breakfaft this day, at ths
Promenade Grove ; but as the Panics is abfent,
the company was not fo fplendid or numerous as
is ufual in this charming place.
The promenade on the Steyne, yefterday even-
ing, prefented a ludicrous affemblage of peers and
pick-pockets, counteffes and cook maids, baronets
and bar-wenches, ecclefiaftics and shepherds, lac-
quies, milliners, grooms, and demi-reps, beyond
all precedent or calculation. This heterogeneous
mafs, elbowed and jollied each other, without re-
Sard to fez, age or quality; it was a (pecks of
abbath faturnalia, when every thing had the pri-
vilege to be rude with impunity.
Lady Araseca has arrived.
There will be a rural gala on Thurfday next,
under the patronage of the PROM/ of Wm.'s,
' called A Day at Brighton.
The Proprietor of the Gardens will give a filver
cup, of fifteen pounds value, to be run for by po-
nies, on the race hill. The diverfion will be pre-
ceded by a public breakfaft.
The Porss had their benefit on Saturday even-
ing, and made their &vizi for this feafon, to a
Brighton audience. The play was 7Le Voice of
Nature.

A melancholy event occurred in this neighbour-
hood left Friday.—As Mr. OTTO, junior, of the
Royal Crefeent ; Mr. CouLsos ; Mr. Su stoma),
junior; and a young Gentleman, of the name of
EDWARDS, nephew of BRYAN EDWARDS, Efq.
went on a party to (hoot, near Hand Crofs, young
Mr. EDWARDS was unfortunately (hot. The acci-
dent happened while the parties were eagerly croff
ing a gate, to get into a field where the dogs were
letting. The (hot broke two of the ribs on his
right fide, and perforated the aorta, which eaufed
his immediate death. The body was taken to the
inn, at Hand Crofs, where the Coroner fat, with
a Jury, on the enftsing day, and brought in their
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s.

This is a day of reft to the votaries of pleafure,
and, in fail, reft is required by all deteriptions in
this town. Our Jubilee engages us from morning
till night, and from night till morning.
Tetlerday morning the main battle of Cocking,
between Lord DIRBY and Mr. Cayss, of Chorley,
far zoo guineas,, was finithed, m the Cockpit,
when Lord DIRBY carried the game by a con&
derable number.

The Weather proving extrenoely wet, there was
itot a very great thew on the race ground yeller-
day. The race was confidered as a dead bufinefs.
Mr. CLirron's Lancafter, that walked over the
courfe on Friday, carried the race with the greate
cafe; he could have diftanced all the others half a
mile, if there had been oectfion for it, although
he was confiderably heavier than any of the other
horfes. Our races have not been what we could
have walled, confidering it is our Jubilee. It is
not, however, oar regular time for races, as we
are furrounded by thofe of York, Doncafter,
Richmond, and various other places; and this
has prevented us making fuch a good thew of
horfes at the Guild as we do at our common races.
The Guild, likewife, happens at a bad time for
the Cocking, as the cocks are now moulting, which
makes them extremely wea'.
We are lorry' to fay, the infamous gang of Lon-
don pick pockets have been too fuccefsful in their
depredations : a gentleman, on Friday, loft his
pocket book, containing notes to the amount of
901. and a lady a gold watch.
Laft night was acted at the Theate, Folly as it
Thee. Tom Tick was very refpedtably fuftained.—
In the fponging bottle, when he was fitting very
melancholy, fume of the fcenery fell nearly on
his head, it did not difcompnfe him. The audience
expreffcd fame difapprobation. The tat fpeech
made to him by the Badilj; was—" What makes
you fo caft down, Mr. Tick P" to which Mr. Cril
put in an extempore reply, of—" Well enough I
may be call down, when the houfe is tumbling
about my ears," which was fo well delivered as
to turn the difapprobation into burns of laughter
for a conaderable time. The Entertainment was
The Agreeable Su:prize. •

The following are the receipts of the houfe dnr-
ing• laft week c—Monday 861. Tuefday 2201.-
Wednefday 851. Thurfday 2351. Friday 601. The
nights of the thort receipts there were balls at the
Halls, it which there were from 800 to ►oc.o per.
Cons. On Friday, the fhortea, there was not only
a ball, but it poured with rain the whole evening.
On Tnefday and Thurfday nights the prefliire was
fo extremely great at opening the doors, that
numbers were carried in without being able to
pay; but to.their honour be it fpoken, numbers
have fine fent their money, to the amount of be-
tween ten and twenty pounds.