Star.
London, England, 1815-07-28 00:00:00

HASTINGS, JUL r 23.

Thursday and Friday evenings a Gentleman ama-
teur in musick immured, and unexpectedly amused,
many of the numerors fashionable visitants of Has-
tings, who were asseMbled at the Marine Library
( previously brilliantly Acuminated for their reception)
with several select pieces of music, which were played
with much execution and scientific knowledge ; and
the voluntary perforruinee was linaled with " Gon
save the King, in a style of superior elegance, ex-
citing a most enlivening and divine effect.
Saturday, in consequence of the agreeable intelli-
gence that BONAPARTE had wetrettdered to Captain
MAITLAND of the BELLeaoNtoN, the beus were set a
ringing, and the inhabitants and visitants of Hastings,
from an idea that the tyrant's ambktinus elms, as the
disturber of Europe, would 'no* be 'frunterated, ex-
pressed their joy and happiness on the importance of
his security.
Sunday rhOrning and evening, the Ittv. WEBSTER
.ilV4ilSTLaat, Rector of Hastings, reached before a
crntodall congregation, at the parish church of Saint
Clement's and All Saints, a charitable sermon full of
pathetic eloquence, from the 17th chapter of Eccle-
siastes, at the 14th verse, viz. " In the day of prospe-
rity be joyful," for the benefit of the widows and or.
phans of those brave fellows who have heroically
fought and fallen, in the recent ever memorable and
glorious battle of Waterloo, which the bounty of
HEAVEN bath thought proper to crown the allied ar-
mies, under the directions and command of the re-
nowned the Duke of Wataallorom and Field Marshal
Prince 2t.ociten, with laurels of success. The contri-
butions, we art• happy to say, At both churches.
amounted to £BO, and subscriptions are opened at
the banking-hatses for the same laudable purpose.

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FROM 44 W A Its AND MEAID." PizOposED To, AND APPROVED
Dr, TIMC LA rE MR. PERCEVA L. BY CAPTAIN FAIR-
DIAN, PUBLIsUED MARCH 11, 1815.—• (See Deka
cation to Mr. VANsITTAR r, P. 22.)

le In concluding this Addres%, Sir, kis sincerely to
be deplored that any room 'Wand remain for an ex-
pression of alloy. But contemplating the event
which has recently transpired, (1) it must be no less
revolting to humanity than reason, that such a dri
velling line of conduct should have been persisted in,
with respect to the most implacable foe that ever
raised an arm against social ceder and civilised so-
ciety. If the Sovereigns of the Continent were dis-
posed to participate in crime, by, conniving at the
murder of their subjects, in suffering such a blood-
stained monster to escape the gallows, thus after the
' tact becoming accessaries to hit guilt t—why did, not
England proudly assert her jest prerogative, and most
peremptorily insist ea his immediate trial; iiio.coN-
bit/Unit EXECUTION ?"
46 In reflecting on the cool assassination of The
noble-minded WRIGHT, it is impossible but to feel
horror, mingled with disgust, that a Britiskenaa of
war should have ever been piloted to so wicked and
ignominious4a purpose, as.to convey the ruthless de-
stroyer of one of its brightest ornaments to a place of
safety. (2) With all the feelings of indignation such
impotence and criminality were calculated to in-
spire, should the malefactor escape that punishment
to which his destiny' Kerns to be tact propelling him
but for the remembrance of hi' atrocities, we might
be more inclined to admire him as a hero, than to con-
demn him as a felon. We live, however, in strange
times, when virtue is persecuted and vice is. rewardesl:
when, instead of sequestrating hii plunder, and con-
signing his body to the gibbet or the gallows—Poten-
tates and princes could guarantee the security of a
rebel, who had waged against their existence an in-
ternecine warfare ; who, with pleasure and exulta-
tion would, even now, to promote the objects of his
own aggrandisement and Arabian, shed every drop
of Royal blood throughout the Universe 1"
4, One comment more, Sir, yet remains to be re-
corded. In the possibility of WAR. (3) against
which every good man will obtest the Auaimerv,
what become: of your Cosigressa or Moon Peace WITII
AMERICA ? (4) In the present state of things, it is
not improbable but that the plains of Europe may
soon again be incarnadined with human gore. Oh
short-sighted, despicable, culpable policy ! that the
fate, ,perliaos, of millions should thus have been ex-
posed to so desperate absurd's° fatal Waage 1 11" (5)
(ti The escape of Bonaparte from Elbe.
(2) His conveyance in an English frigate.
(s) The tistltronenteut °Moots Vila.
(4) The Ratificatioo of the Autentan Treaty arrived on the
lab or March, two days after the date of this Address.
(3) The doubtful way in which victory hues suspended Sin
nearly the terniknation et the Bak se Woods% beet amain
tics aposisophe I

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