Star.
London, England, 1807-07-21 00:00:00

M4RGATE JULT 19.

This place is now truly delightful, the packets
bring daily upwards of too perfons. Yelterday the
Sea Fencible, had a grand field day at the fort, they
fired feveral rounds with the long guns at a target,
which was placed in the lea. The ball at Kidman's,
on Thulfday, was well attended.
On Friday there was a rand fete at Dandelion
Gardens, at which the military bands of the t3th
'Light Dragoons and the German Legion attended.
The Company promenaded till pall three o'clock,
and then partook of an elegant cold collation, which
was provided for upwards of ,100 perfons. At half
pat, four, the company role and the dancing com-
menced till nine o'clock pt 'night, when they de.
parted highly delighted with the entertainment of
the day. Much praife is due to Mr. LAIkANDON (the
prefent proprietor of the gardens) for his great at.
tention and p•tlitenefs to the Company on that, and
on every other occafion fine bis attendance at the
gardens.
Bettifon's Rooms tall night. had a bumper of the
firl fatbion : the mufical treat was M.l WrIPPIIRT,
who performed a Soto on the grand piano forte with
great talk and uncommon execution.
Tn.motrow the Theatre opens, with the lesanflasst.
Mr. Lovsaeova, from Bath, is announced in the
I3ills fur next week.

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A few days fince,a lady who went with alarge party
to the Dargle, in the county of Wicklow, obferving.
a,child of about five years old. running incautioufly
along one of the fieep walls of that bean, ifol, though
dangerous place, fprung forward to refcue the child
' from deftruftion. when her foot flipped, and fhe fell •
from a precipiece on a look piece
,of (lone, which
firtick her in the head, and oceafioned fo dreadful a
&glut-el that the died the fame evening.
Übe Tit [ET No. t 0,617, drawn this day a Prize
of soool. was fold in Sixteen Sixteervhs by Sir
JAMB. BRAIItCOI4II and Co. at their Lucky Lottery
;Offices, No. rt, Holborn, No. 37; Cornhill, and No.
38, Haymarket, Piccadilly, where likewift No. 467 y,
drawn on,the fame day a Prize of Soot .was fold ill
doe 9.2aeter, thrie, Eighths and fix Sizteenths. Mid
Where rickets and Shares are now felling, warranted
nadrawn, and Prizes paid on demand. Pleafe to ob. •
Carve. that scoot is the histieft Prize yet drawn, and
the third day of drawing in the prelim Lottery will
' be TuerdaY next, the 28th infant.
Pitiaviao.---We are informed that a Patent has
been granted to Mr. J. Barnett, Little Etflcheap,
for an improvement on the Printing Pres, by which
nearly double the quantity of work perforated by the
ufual mode of operation, will be accomplithed in the
fame time by half the number of hands, and half
the ufual labour. This Prefs is of an entirely new
eonftruaion, and the expedition and cafe are ac-
quired by the additional power given, and by means
of a cylinder fupplying the types with ink, by the
motion of the Machinery. The Patentee will in a
Short tirce have one of his Pratt ready fur the in-
fpeaion of perfons concerned in the printing bufiners.
The fourth -number of a Drawing Book of Land
kepis. on a plan never before attempted, is jug pnb-
lifted, by R. Acesestams, Repofitory of Arts, tot ,
Strand. It is drawn and engraved by jofhua Bry.
ant, and will be compriud in eight.numbers, four of
which are now ready tor delivery. at 6s. each, and
the • others will be publiked on the tII of each Cue.
ceeding month. Each number will contain Sic
Plates, with defcripiive letter prefs, fo arranged as
to enable any perfon who has ti tatie for the Fite
Arts, to attain a great proficiency. It will comprife
an epitome of Perfpeaive, and alfo an ablbaril of
Preaical Geometry, in which the leading principles
of thefe Sciences will be clearly explained. It is
not the intention of this weak to undervalue the in-
tim/lions of a mailer, but to fupply the want of oue,
or effentially aid his inaruaions in his abfence.