Star.
London, England, 1807-12-10 00:00:00

WErMOUTH, DEC. 7.

The entertainment given by Mrs. Byam, on Tuef-
day left, was molt ftwerb ; it was attended by many
of the Nohility and Gentry of this town and neigh-
bnurhood, and condueed in that liyle of elegance for
which Mrs. B. is fo confpicuous, in contributing to
the gratification and happinefs of her friends.
To add to the hilarity of the fcene, amateurs of
the party gave feveral duets and trios, in a moll char-
ming Ityle ; Mrs. Byam delighted the company, by
playing a beautiful piece on the piano forte, and with
Mrs Bagnall performed a duet to the Imp and piano
forte with rapturous applaufe.
The Hon. T. Well, Mifs Phipps, and Mt. Virtue.
fung feveral duets and glees, much to the gratifica-
tion of the clgnofccnti.
The Party feparated at a very late hour, highly
charmed with the fete.

Notwithilanding we have had feveral departures in
the courfe of the Gall week, much genteel company
remains.
Among our !e'en arrivals are—
Sir George Prefcott, Lady Prefcott. Mrs Johnftone, Mr J.
Stcvenfon, Mr and Mra J. Graham. Mrs Wardell. Mifs Bing,
Captain Macalafter, Mr Crompton, Mr O'Beirne, Mrs R. Snow,
Captain Buchanan, MrH.G. Emery, Mr Mrs and Milk Chamber-
lain, Captain Stilled, Mr Hackett, Mr Beatty, Mrs Colthmil,
two Mi Wes Betliell, Mr White, Captain•Stawell, Mr Capel Curs,
Rev. J. Plunckne:t, Mrs Fortier, Major Gninp, Mr Rodbard,
Mr Morley, Mr Ricbardfon, Mr Roche, Mr and Mrs Mrgr,
Mr Arthur, Hon. Mrs Fane, Mr Gahagan, Mr G. S. Curtis, Mrs
Nevi!, Mrs Taylor, Mr C. Buxton. Mr Braithwaite, &c. &c.
Our Balls are well attended, and the Theatre, on
Saturday evening was the moil crowded fince Mr.
Lee opened it. General Cotton, the Officers of the
Garrilcn, Sir \Vm and Lady Prefcott, &c. occupied
the King's box. Mrs. Byam patronized the perfor-
mances, which were The Forty 7 hiever, and tif Age
To morrow.
The Manager's receipts at this town and Dorchef-.
ter have proved a Golden Egg. Under fuch fakliort
as the Earl of Dorchelter, Earl Digby, Mr. M. Pitta'- -
and Mr. Banks, his endeavours cannot fail of being
, crowned with fuccefs.

Yellerday a Committee of the Privy Council was
held at the Cockpit, Whitehall, for the purpofe of
hearing Petitions of Prize Appeals. The Right Hon.
the Lords prefent were
The Mailer of the Rolls, the Judges of the Admiralty, Sic
William Wynne, Sir E. Nepean, and. Mr G. Role.
Yellerday all the Cabinet Minillers in London
dined with the Earl of Wasrmortt.artu.
Lnfd CASTIAREAGH came to town on Tnefdity,
from Brighton, much recovered in his health. His
Lon dthip is eve/led to return to Brighton this day.

Government, we underlland, is determined not to
fuffer any foreign veirel to land a tingle pairenger in
this country.
A veffel arrived at Yarmouth a day or two ago
frt.m a Dutch port with paffengert, but they were
ordered away immediately, without any of them
being (offered to fet a foot on (hove.
The Whop of LiMCßtcti is arrived in town from
Ireland, brit not pettedly recovered from the wounds
he received laft fummer from the brutal attack of an
armed banditti, near the city of Limerick.
The confcriptinn and the war had occafioned 900
vacancies in the different Lyceums of France, which
Bonavaturs, fince his return, has filled up with new
pupils. The French Journals call this a proof of the
munence of their Emperor.
Yefterday a Court of Direlors was held at the
Egli India Houle, when the undermentioned Offi-
cers were (worn into the command of their retiree-
live chips
Captain 1 iyyrote , of the lord Nelfon.
Captain FIANCILLIN, of the Northumberland.
The C.rri adjourned at Six o'clock, till Wedncf
day neat.
TyTHEs.--Lord Ventry, Sir Wm. Godfrey, Bart.
and about 40 other refpatable charaElers, have en.
tered a ftrong proteft to the refolution paired in the
County Kerry againil tythes; the reafon affigned for
this folemn protelt is expelled in the followingterms:
p r Well knowing the many difficulties oppofed to the formed°s
or eftabilihment, at this critical period, of any fatisfadtory coo•
• mutation for tytbe, or of any fuidticute which will not prefs more
heavily upon the people than the tytheitfelf ; confidering alfodsat
this mode of agitating ibc queftion tends materially to produce
that irritation fo anxioufly to be avoided, and which has adbially.
manifefted itfelf already in a large atria of this county, we thUS
publicly enter our folemn Proteft agalnft that Petition, as not cos•
nulling either the fenfe of the Clergy, of the Lay Impropriatorts
`or of the Landed intereft of this County." _ _

For fame time paft a very extraordinary bird hat
been difcovered in the woods at Bear Grove, near
Hare Hatch, and from its very fingular appearance
many fportfmen in that neighbourhood have been in
pnrfuit of it ; but it has eluded every effort, till lag
week, when a gentleman in chat neighbourhood mot
it. •It proved to be a cock pbeafant, of a very lia•
gular fpecies, his body, in point of fhape and colours
exadly refembled the common pheafant.; it had a
white circle round the bottom of its neck, and what
is very extraordinary, had a tuft OT beard projeding
nut under the beak, very much refembling that
of a Jew, and the head and countenance very
dark. It is .conlidered a very great cnriofity,
and is now in polfeffion of a gentleman in the neigh.
bourhood of Hare Hatch, who intends to proem it
for the infpedioa of the curious.

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