Star.
London, England, 1802-12-28 00:00:00

JJRIII7OP7, DEC. 27..

The Duke of NciavoLa, from Arundel, Maid
Luau, Baron MuacHanssa,Capt.
the Rev. Mr. BLOOMBURGII, the Rev. Mr. Mrs.
and Mifs SIMI!, the two Mifs Mooas, Lord Ro.
SILT MAXIMS, Mrs. FITZWIRIIIRT, the Hon.
Mrs. Bvii.ta, Mr. DAY, the Officers Of the toth
Light Dragoons, and a very large party. of the
'Nobility, dined with the Prince of WaLlis at the
Pavilion, on Chriamas day, and on Sunday.—
His Royal Highnefs never before.,honour!d this
place with his prefence at the feftival of Chrißmas.
The general hilarity which prevailed throughout
the town is this morning fucceeded by the gloom
of regret, as the Prince has lit off for London,
and, it faid, does not return to the Pavilion un-
til the enfuing Spring. The Duke of NotrOut,
Baron MUNCHAUSIN, the Hon. Mrs. BUTLIR,
Mrs. tirta saaarr, Sm. have likewife taken their
departure.

Mr. THOMAS Kam?, the late Member for the
borough of'Lewes, gave his annual donation im
Thurfday laft, to the poor inhabitants of this place,
confiaing of one thoufand quartern loaves.
The Palace's barriers, on Friday, threw off
near the Race Rand. The field was very refpec-
eably attended, and fame very excellent fport en-
rued. A gentleman, of the name of Cotrut, a
(Launch fportfman, and one of the molt conftant
attendants of the hunt, in returning home through
Patcham, his horfe, at a fudden blaze of light
from a biaekfmith's forge, Rarted, and fell. The
rider, though his fpur entangled in the faddle-
doth, and as the horfe rofe, hung dangeroufly
fufpended, with his head towards the ground, we
are happy to Rate received no injury ; as the horfe
attempted not to move, until his mailer was re-
leafed from his perilous fituation. The poor ani-
mal's knees were dreadfully lacerated, and though
valued at one hundred guineas, is fuppofed, will
never be fit for the field again.

The weather here yetierday was unntually tem.
peftuolis throughout the day, and the greater part
of laft night. A brig, in great dills-eft, was ob..
ferved in the 'Offing, about ten o'clock A. M. but
the lea ran too high for any affillance to be afford-
ed them front the Chore. The vela., at length,
atter firing many guns to obtain relief, anchored
in the midft of the breakers, at three P. M. about
half a mile to the weft of the harbour's entrance
of New Shoreham. A boat, containing 14 men,
,was loon after put off, which reached the Chore in
fafety ; but a feconcii with three men only, fol.
lowing the example of the firft, was not fortunate ;
it was prefently overwhelmed, and thole on board
perifited feven others, who remained in the
veffel, were preferved. • The Chip proves to be
French, had left Dunkirk but the day before, with
ammunition and military Flores for Louifiana.

A cutter fmack, from Eat! Bourne, landed
nearly fix lags of herrings at the FA-market, and
more on Saturday afternoon. A laft confifts of
13mo, or to,ooo, allowing fix fcore and twelve
to the hundred. The 6th were left on the beach to
be faked ; but the alteration of the weather, in the
courfe of the night, coming on fo fuddenly, many
thoufands of them were (wept away by the flood,
before they could be removed to a place of fafety.

We are happy to learn that Mr. RICHARDSON,
of Drury-lane Theatre, is quitskrecovered from his
late indifpofition.
Some days ago, we mentioned an elopement of a
Lady of fathion from Illieworth. Our information
we took from another paper: The Lady pointed
at was evidently the beautiful Mifs Karim, fo
long a reigning toall in the fafhioaable circles, and
for whom the fon of a Cornith Baronet cane time
ago put a period to his exiftence. Mifs a psi
who -has lived at Ifleworth with -her mother, the
Hon Mts. !EIFFEL, and who has been the orna-
ment of the firft circles at Richmond, lag week
gave her hand to ROBERT Foors, Efq. of Charl-
ton-place, near Canterbury. The marriage took
place Without any elopement or clandeftine pro-
ceeding.
The following is an extra& of a letter from
nawkeibury, New South Wales, dated Sept. 25.
--4, I am appointed agent on the eftates of Mr.
—, and. have .2o farms under my charge ; but
you are not to fuppofe thefe farms like farms at ,
home ; they confift of from 3o to 6o acres, Tome
more, but not all cleared, with a hut on each. The
principal farm, on which I reticle, has a modern
built genteel houfe upon it,moft agreeably fituated
on the romantic and beautiful banks of the river
Hawiteibury. The whole of this extraordinary
country, with very fes4 exceptions, of a fpot here
an there (at.leaft as far as has been difcovered),
was one van foreft on its being taken poffeifion of '
by our countrymen. It is very thinly peopled : the
few natives that are to be feen are miferable (loth.
ful beings, pc:Ceiling no manner of ingenuity, not
ewing the leaft inclination to acquire knowledgel
of any kind. This place lies near a raft range of
mountains, which have been but partially explored.
—I have no doubt, from their exterior appear-
ance, but they abound with metals of great value.
On any eonfiderable quantity of rain falling, it
defcends from thefe mountains in torrents, and
inundates the whole of the adjacent country, fre-
quently (weeping away men, beafts, houfes, Raßks,
Rock, &c. before it, and *leaving the miferable
fettler as bare as nature formed him. Notwith-
(landing thefe evils, thefe floods, like the over-
flowing of the Nile, have their advantages, by
fertilizing and enriching the land, which produces
abundant eropl..thereafter. I have now, on Mr.
account, near .foo acres of wheat on the
ground, which wa.expea to reap in December.
41 In this dillrift, where cultivation is properly
attended to, we generally average 30 to 40 butbels
per acre ; but this extra produce only applies to
this fituation and a few others. ,Ploughs are M.
dom ufed here,*owing to the (lumps of the trees,
which are cut about three feet above the furface,
and the ground is broken up by the hoe, and the
feed chipped in. Ws have at prefect a peat fear-
city ; wheat is at refellt 205. per buusr+ bet tat