Star.
London, England, 1805-09-04 00:00:00

:4R TROLOMEW PAIR.

Tbis annual feftival was yeaerday rcfumtd. ••1
heed pans spit. The recent lots in the family rti
our Sovereign, the general mourning, but chic* th
irrefiftible mandate of the Lord Mayor, prohibiting
all plays, interludes, and exhibitions of wild beill%
imparted a fombre afped to the whole fcene. But
it was left fplendid than formerly, it was lefs imonto
ral. Even Chaflity hetlelf might have walked
through the Fair without dread of the all-milts o
riot and intemperance. About twelve o'clock the
Lord Mayor departed from the Mantion Hinfe with.
the Recorder, Aldermen, and Rate equipage, and
proceeding along Cheaplide, Ludgate hill, and the
Old Bailey, flopped at the Cattle of Newgate,,
where the Governor, the t,troafier Newman, for the
firtt time, handed to the Chief Magittrate the invign
rating beverage. His Lordthip received from his
hand a cool tankard, and, a'ter refrelhing himfeif
with a copious draught, repaired to Smithfield, and
proclaimed, in due form, the grand folemnity. The
Heralds or bduilsalmen having thrice announced the
commencement of the civic gala, his Lordibip
vanced to Cloth Fmir, within the Cloitlers of Great

St. Bartholomew, and feleaing the Hotel of the
Hand and Sheers, there appointed the fittings of the
Court of Pia/padre. The Steward and ilomage :
were (worn to adminiller impartial jutlice, and all
perfons owing fuit and fervice to the Superior of the
Fair, were fumrnoned to appear, and pay their fines
and duties. This was the Piedpoudre Court Baron;
bet the Court Leet for the trial of offences within
the PrecinSs of the Fair, was at the Ram, where
the City Marfhalmen and other Officers, with a jury
or Homage, regularly (worn, were deputed to pee-
ferve the peace, and prefent and try all nuifances,
mifdemeanors, and quarrels. It cannot be expeaed
that, in this early fiage of the carnival, we fhould
have to record any proceedings of confequence ; in
fee, both branches of the Court Piedpoudre were en-
gaged in ordinary routine Winds. The peaceful
appearance of the Fair hardly affords a profpea of
much litigation, but fitould any caufe of fufficient
importance be tried, we (hall not fail to report it.—
The booths were as numerous as heretofore fot the
fale of thole articles which generally are ranged tin,
der the denomination of fairings. Ribbons, toys,
and trinkets are as profufely difplayed as the mutt
extravagant damfel can with ; and thole who van
perfuade their fwains and inamoratos to purchafe,
may eerily deck themfelves with every thing necef-
fary for the enfuing year. For the younger' devo-
tees of this jubilee, gingerbread in every form is
fpread in the moll gay and inviting abundance.—
But alas l thefe are 411 the advantages we can enu-
merate. In vain will the expeuftant eye look for the
inimitable performances of the Sieur Flockton ; the
legerdemain of Lane ; the Company of Comedians,
with the incontinent Miranda at their head ; ,he
Fire.eaters, Giants, Dwarfs ; the Lions from Afri a,
and the Tygers from Bengal.. All tilde are forbid-
den to approach. Even thufe emblems of human
life, the Ups and Downs, have no longer a " local
habitation"—•the place they occupied is a perfea
void. But though the blank verfe halts, and the
lions have ceafed to roar, Bartholomew Fair is not
entirely divelled of its enchantments. The young
maids and their fweethearts, the matrons and their
fpoufes, may enjoy a decent fober walk, and fotne-
thing like a rational amufement. No prurient fiddle
calls them to haunts where formerly debauchery tri.
umphed over the ruin of innocence. No apprentices
will now run the rifk of being locked up in the
Compter, or deluded girls of being fent to Bride-
well, or home to their parents difgraced—Hac oral
stemistifijuvalit.—ln faa, Bartholomew Fair is not
what it was—it is lefs noify and turbulent, but it is
more pure and refined—there is lets fun, but lets (*-
dation of youth, lefs dues paid to the Steward of
the Piedpoudre Court, but much gained to the pub-
lic morals. If it could be polfible to have this Fair
Co conduced every year, we are perfuaded that nei-
ther Cynic or Saint could in juftice bretthe a with
, for its abolition.

The recent vete, announced in his Lordfhip's pros
clamation againft the ufual divertifements, had ex-
cited much fadnefs, mourning, and murmiring,
amongft all orders of the mobility, who were forely
aggrieved on hearing that their old and favourite
(yam of annual frolic, fun, and merriment,
" Of midnight ihout and revelry,
" Tipfey dance and jollity,"
was to be deprived of its molt delightful attrallimis,
and changed into a mere tame, fpiritlefs, and midi.
eating mart for toys and gingerbread.
But what was the joy diffufed throughout the def.
ponding multitude yeiterday, when the Lord Mayor
on opening the fair, explained that his veto again*
the wonted entertainments extended no farther than
to-day, after the interment of the illuftrious remains
of that lamented perfoaage, whole death is the pre-
fent caufe of general mourning ; and that the fedi.
vities of St. Bartholomew might be revived in all
their glory, at the fame time with the other public
amufements. a Vivant /n and .cissierirradr. Ail was
joy again. The Fair commenced with a copious
and general diflribution of nuts, of all the different
flavours and compontions announced by their vend-
ers as the favourites of his Majefty, and the diffe-
rent branches of the Royal Family ; with feed cakes,
plum-pudding hot, lollypops, and other delicious
fweetmeats. The gingerbread was gilled over with
copper leaf, in the lughelt fplendour ; the oyllers
were fat, cheap, and exwifite ; and the fautaget,
confidering the prefent high price of cat's meat,
were not only large and delicious, but fold at the
ntoj? reafintablcli prices, and were (wallowed by the
Majefly of the People with the highelt relifh add
avidity. The crowd was as numerous as ever.

The (hip at the top of the ffeeple of Portfmquth
Church has been taken down and repaired. Th!re
having been 'rations reports of her dimenflons, we
give the following as an accurate Ratement :—From
the Rem to the taffrail 3 feet 3# inches ; the width of
the deck tot inches; and the depth of her hull ;44
inches. She is entirely of copper, and has been new
gilt. On the fane of her foremail is the date of her
being firff placed on the ffeeple—t7 to ; the figures
being pierced through the fane. The names S.
Hawkins and j. Norris, Church-warden', with the
date, Auguff 17th, ;805, are now (tamped on the
veffel ; and alto. the names G. Balfour, who new
gilded the (hip, and J. Hifi, who repairc~ the ctmx

Frees the L-01$4:017 GAZETTE, &Fenster 3. '

MIL! RY PROMOTIONS.

wait oefice,..sayTtatitea.3.
litoyd Regiment of Horfe Uuards— John ecooper...Gent.,ko bq
Cornet, by purehafe, vies Down, who. retiree ; Oeirge Irish
ard-, Gent to he Cornet, by Ida Terrytjuoied.
eft •Regimcitt of Dragoon Guards—Cornet Frederick, 'Mei Horne;
to be Lieutenant, without porchafe ; Jokpla M. ard,Vientaur
be Cornet, by purchaft, vice iti-citen, pronnimd. .• . •
3d Regiment of Dragootn--Cornet Williant:HentyCoopeetobe
Lieutenant, without purchafe.•
4th Ditto—Captain William Ontlovr, front half pay of the meth
t nray:,nt.s, to be Captain of a. Troop, witheut-parthafe,
vies Gibion,deeeded.
th M•Mahon, Cent. to be. Cornet, hunt-
chafe, vice M•Kay, promoted.
9th Regiment of Light 'Dragoons-.Cornet • Frederick Eblaart,,
!rout the asd.Light +%r goons, to be Lieutenant,' vilthdur pur-
chafe, vice Johnfonauppainteci to the.l.4th Lb* Peapoem• •
aBth itto—toniet lilac hard Brooke, to be lticottuaitte 'flit/out.
pnrehafc; corgi Bill, Gent to be Cornet, vice Binoke.
• sth Regiment of Foot"-Lieutenant jehn Lewis ,White, from bag
pay of the.3sth Foot, to be Lieutanant,vies setwas.'wbo
*changes. • to,••••••i c t.. >< , •
Path Ditto—George Clowes, Cert. to be .11419„44011mt .pne.
chafe, vice Graham, promoted in the 95th Foot.
25th Ditto--Robert O'Hara, Gent. to be Rain. wilhnl!9F4l4;
• • vice Burcham, who realms.
29th Dino—Lieutenant Edmund Lockyer to be Captain of .a
Company, by purchafe.„ vice Ottley,.promoted in the 65th Fog.
25th Ditto—John. Lock, Efq. (Captam iii the , Regiment) to be
Paymafier of the ad Battalion.
35th Ito"-aAffiliant.eluegeon GeorgeC MaeAdtiM,from death:.
for4gootm, tp be:Samoa-
49th.Dttto—Epfain Hoblyn to, be Lieutenant; without.
.pitichafe ;" fames 'Anion. Gent. to. heEnrign,bvice..Hohlyn. • j
46th Die Milo John Canipbell, from Italf P4Y
mint; to he Captain of a Company,'-vice Dougei
cbangee. .S. . . . • • , :;•:t
.57th Ditto-ILieutenant George Wimp* •to be Captain of
Cinipani. by 14111421 c, • vice Szc'ws!rOPPQNo ita the rtf
deghtDiito...Jbfeph Van Konig, dent. vibe-1.691M, Without •
chafe,. vier Morphew,promoted it: theith Foot.
67iltl‘5gintentnI Xopt-r-JolepleEllie,, Gent. prim Eike, wide-
;„. lAA PY7-hatir "lice Wallace, KiwPONti4llr.,4l4llloit-
nilth Ditto—John Smith, • ent. to be rithnut 9gchafe.;
' kriee•Hutehinlbiblueratfeded. •• •
sa. ft Ditto.wEntigli Belches, •from the 69th Foot, tobeLlett=
• rapt, bylgure trigallajohnfoootiliiiretires.
86th foOM the /24.110ect0-he;
Captain of a tonipany,,vdthopt piitchafe, •!ries At*, Ap-
pointed to the ttih FOOL .
924 1/Rio—Captain ArchibaldlWDonttell to be Major,',with4.
Perth*. 'lice Morris, appointed lathe Bth Goyal *Vet: gap
Battalion ; „Enfao William •Eyfe .to be ; kimitenaSt, bf 440. •
chafe, vice Pratt, who retires..
The King's German Legion—Surgeon john Meilen, Rout,
aft Regiment of Dragoons, to be Suitor, 'With' tempo
:arr. rank ; Surgeon C. L. Boman; .the •ad Sift:Moo '4,
the SP4 tn•be Surgeon to the. IR Raginientot:Draimita; Mal
MeViti; ALE Pm-41nm 11.4 PP • Ole 'l*,
Lie"; •Infantiy, tio,be Surgeon to tlittSoigiippiof tfae
vies drander, !appointed to the IR •• • . .
3d• Gairifea . Battalion .Hugh J3eattata;J •1e *lgo, via
Martha, peompted. :it's:, 1.: • • • •
6th 14751 Xcieraft agtar.FPRIP IPIP SagEleeasie.
tke.yth ROTA Veteran Battilloo, tope Coteein pf a Company,
vicefaiW., deeqted.
• • • • GARRISON.
CaptaltiVaugisan Bean, of the 6th Royal Vektan Battalion, to.
be Feet Majur 4 Rag George, vice Balite, deceafed-
ittaionatinepe.
Lieutenant William NeWpOrt VOsite, of the 46th Regiment at
/dot, who Woo iliperfeded •in the Gagetti Of • the i3th'of Agilk
2105, icrebllated.kr his rank. : . • . • • ,•
~ I .. theGAsctte of the lltk June tat.
bed
Wia Regiment. •
Ilk;r:vrer pant, to cr! Oare-Nicei eitC,
• • o ;trent, .
Need Obeite Turner, Gent le be 1040, vett:bent piirebilk
,mbeihma, -'• e •
COMmiffions,fsgned by the Lord Lieutenant of dip
- : • County of Middlefo. • • '
Royal Weßminfter Regiment ;oithliddlefer
Randall Chethatn, Gent. to he Lieutenant. and Fainatari
Gent. vatic Ease. Dated July 6„,*84:4,.. • •
. liVeßern lltiktnent.
. .
John Pori, Efq to heCaptam, WrigN4.Gtent. lb Ps
Lieutenant. Dated tly 24, any:- •
Mercy Miles, Gont..te Snfign. EtatedAngnfli 20o$.
• Sailecti Regmaint. • • •
John Hada, Williams, Gat. to the lialevuenant. Dated 'Await
ts. . . .
Jufeph Jeffetim, Gent. to be ditto. DatedAngtilt e 6, piSns. • •
• • • Fulham VolontLeers.
John Ellis, Efq. to he Captain,' oine Powell, reigned. Dated
July is,
Commiffionsin the i R Regiment of AberdeetiVolon-
Ater:, fignedby the LordLieetenant pf 12intaten-
!hire.
biro George Cordon to be Lieutenant, Nee Emilie; jams
Orant, Gest. to.be Enfign, vice Gordon ; Enke jamas Grant
to be Quarter-Mager, vice Turret, and WiliamPorialdfon,
Gent. 'to be Afilltant Surgion, vice Lige:pm:l4 Dated Au-
suit lit 1805.
Commiffions in the Portfmouth Battalion of Volumr
tett infantry, (Toed by the Lord Lieutenant of
the County of ants.
Motes Heather, Gent. to be Enligu, vice Clincher, resigned, and
William Tollefwg, Onz to be Enbgn, vice Ellis, promoted,
Jilatal•Sept. I, 1825. . . . . .
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

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Thomas Edward Howells and Thotuas Pumpbrey, of Worcef-
ter, wholefale glovers, &quit 31, t Bos. •
William Prance. Miles Hammett, John Allen, John Ivory, and
Ifaish art, of Plymouth, Woolltaplers, felbuodgers, oil leather-
dreffers, and glue-makers, Aogult to • tIo5.
Benjamin Shepheard,WillLsos Dore, Mites Hammett, and John
Saunders, of Plymouth, hump and Ras manufseurers,
silos.
Thomas Blinkhorn, Job° Thacker, John Singleton, and William
/Angleton of Moon, Lancalhirs, cotton fyinnerr, Augutt 27; 211045.
Mac (Angleton,
and Francis Faftwer, of Bath, wino and fpirit hoer-
cbants,Augua as, 11805.
George Darby,
.14/kph Jennings, and john Jennings, of Great
Warwer-Rrett, Coldbath-elds, annatto manufaCturers, Auguß 28,
280 s.
John }lined and George Strode, of Warminßer, Wiltthirc,
eluthiers, A ogutt ty, 18os.
Anna Sladeu, Mary Ana Wood, and lolua Wwwl,Kentilb Town,
Culinary for young ladies, Jan. t t, 18os.
Thomas Harrifon, Henry Cooke, William Milburn, Leaden-
%attract, Rationers, Auguft 31,1805.
BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.

°dialer a 6. Duid Rolnitfor; at Bllkaggate Without, London,
tailor, dealer and damp, at ten, at Guildhall.
Sept. 14. William Stone, formerly of Higli.ftrect. Southwark, but
late of Norwood Common, Surrey, hop-merchant, at ten, at
Guildhall, London.
etiober sq. Jama Hitchcock, of Oxford.ftreet, Middlefez
clause 41caler, (stein's'', dealer and chaplets at ten,at
BANKRUPTCY SUPBRSEUED.
Robert Salter, of Taunton, Snmeifetigre, Ironmonger.