Star.
London, England, 1801-08-22 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, AUGUST 20.

On Tuefday evening the PRINCE added to the
gaiety and pleafure of this place, by giving a ball
to the younger branches of fathion—it was called
a Children's Ball.
At nine o'clock exactly the ball was opened with
The Devil among the Tailors, by Lord DURSLEY
and Lady CHARLOTTE BINGHAM ; twenty-four
couple of the molt beautiful of both fetes followed.
The PRINCE took uncommon pains in pairing
them. They danced till eleven, and after taking
Tome refrefhment they retired. The dances were
recommenced by the grown perfons, and continued
till one o'clock, when from one hundred and fifty
to two hundred fat down to (upper. The repail
was feafoned by the elegant converfation of the
Patmcs—every one retired in raptures, delighted
with the attention his Royal Highnefs paid fepa.
rately to each of his guefts.
Among the company were the Duke and Duch-I
efs of MARLBOROUGH, Duke and Duchefs of GaAs-
row, Earl and Countefs of Lucaw, Earl and
Countefs of BEWLEY, Lord Enamels and Lady
E. FITZROY, Lord TN ust.ow, Mifs THURLOW,
Vifcount and Vifcountefs MELBOURNE, Colonels
BLIGH and MONTOOMEILY,MeffELLAM 11, ATH-
COTE, and Titsvon.
Mr. PITT landed on the Steine yefterday, about
one o'clock, from a fifhing boat; the Hon.GEHRGE
VILLIRRS and his Lady accompanied him from
Rottendean, where Mr. VILLIERS has a houfe.—
Saddle horfes being ready, the party rode up die
Eaft Cliff, the molt reclufe part of the town, and
then took a circuitous route over the Downs, and
returned to Rottendean to dinner. Mr. PITT in-
tends paffing four or five days longer with Mr.
and Mrs. VILLIERS.

An Oppofition Mem* giving it the other day
at table as his opinion ISatlotr. PITT went out to
come in again,a gentleman prefent well obferved—
If merely to get in forme men go out
The way, methinks, La itrangely round about

The fpeculations in fome of the Papers refpea-
ing the pending negotiation are ridiculous in the
extreme. The fecrecy which has been fo properly
and fo inviolably obferved on this occafion, leave
no ground whatever but for mere fanciful conjec-
ture. The great SELDOM, in his table talk, has a
remark, which, though fomewhat homely in its
phrafeology, appears to bear rather more appropri-
ately on our prefent lunation. " When a country
wench," fays he, " cannot get her butter to come,
the fays that the witch is in her Awn." We have
been churning for Peace a great while, and it will
not come; Pure the Witch is in it.

The French Government have decreed that in
each chip belonging to the fquadron of Rear-Ad-
miral Liao's, four honorary grenades (hall be dif-
tributed among the cannoneer., two fufils among
the foldiers who were on board, and fis boarding
hatchets among the fix failors who molt particu-
larly fignalad themfelres in the anion. The
Council of War attached to each fhip, are to name
to Admiral Liao., the individuals who heft de-
ferved theft reWards, and after thefe lifts are tranf-
mined to the Minifter of Marine, and approved
of, the propofed prizes will be aligned.
44 Pay a vifit, (obferves a Paris Journalift) to
one of our Divinities of the day, and you will
fancy yourfelf tranfported into the regions of
chaos. You will find the flaircafe of Italian mar-
ble; the antichamber, French; the bed, Egyptian;
the chairs, Grecian; the chimney-piece, Pruifian;
the candelabra, Etrukan; the vales, Japan; the
hangings, Roman ; the Ratues, imitation. of the
antique; and the fortune of the owner, very modern:
in a word, the tout-enferale of the houfe will be
found a complete anachronifm."

The late innallation of the Klan of Eravat♦
mutt have afforded a whimfical fpedacle to the
Tokens, who cannot be fuppofed at prefent unac-
quainted with the French charader. What could
be more ridiculous than to behold the tern Repub-
lican General Mostar, bowing before an empty
throne, doing honour to a phantom of his brother-
in:Lbw's creation, and profirating birnfelf before
the bar portrait of the Jule fucceffor of the once
formidable Porfenna ! The new Sovereign, Louis I.
is of a nature correfponding with the compadncfs
of his dominions. He is only fear lid five jock:
high ; but BONIAPAITI has placed him on an emi-
nence front which he may thew-
4. What is thaw: ate done by /ink me."

The Art of Engraving on Copper, now prat-
tired in fuch perfeaion in this country,was invented
by Towaso Ftztousaao, as the Italians pretend,
about the year 1460. The Dutch and Getman'
claim alto the honour of the invention, and alien
that printing from copper-plates was performed at
Mentz lot the year 1465. The inventiog of etching
was about forty years later than that of engraving.
Working in Mezzotinto was invented by Prince
Rutrato at Brufels, is the year 1649,

NAUTICAL INTELLIGINCIL

MAILS THIS DAY.—Wind E.N. F-
AIIIIIVID_

o Hamburgh,
o Dublin.
x Waterfurd, Auld i 6,
• Donnaghadee, Anglia IS.
O Libon.

TORBAY, AUGUST '9.

Landed here, this day, Mr. PETERS, from tilt
CAMBRIAN, of 4o guns, Capt. LEGGE, with dif.
patches from Admiral Sir ROO5l Charts, /lat.
at the Cape of Good Hope. He left Sir RooLi(
in very good health.