Star.
London, England, 1824-01-23 00:00:00

BURNS' BIRTH-DAY.

We are glad to perceive that the Binh-day of Scotia's
immortal bard, Robert Burns, is. to be very generally
celebrated by his countrymen, both athome and abroad.
Nationality may well be excused when it has fur its
ob-
ject to do honour to the memory of one whose fame is
of no country, hut extends wherever worth and genius
are admired. The “ London Burns' Club," which
meets on the 29th inst, we believe, will muster mote
than usually strong on this occasion; and will be ho-
noured with the presence of several of the most distin-
guished poets and men of letters of the day.

The anniversary at the birth-day of the Princess of
Chums, was celebrated on the 19th inst. at _Brunch, as usuaL
Wednesday, Mr. Secretary CANNING transacted bu-
sines, at the Foreign Office.
Tuesday a Board of the Lords of the Treasury was
Iseld at the Treasury Office, Whitehall.
Monday, Mr. MONstoa. the King's Messenger, ar-
' rived at the Foreign Once, powning-street, with dispatches from
the Right HOD. Sir CiLlatod Bator, our Ambassador at St. Peters-
burgh, from which place he came in less than three weeks.
The Duke of YORK arrived yeterday at the Earl Vs-
aut.sx's seas, Gorhambury, Hens,. on a shooting party.
A. C. BOODE, Esq. entertained his Excellency Baron
FACIA. and a distinguished party to dinner, on Wednesday.
C. W. WYNN, Esq. M.P. has issued cards of invita-
tion for a grand dinner party on Thursday nest, at his house, White-
hall-place.
Earl VERULAM has a large party of Noblemen on a
shooting party, at his seat, Gorhambury. Herts.
Lord MoRPETH had a dinner party yesterday, at his
house in Park-street.
Count LrEvErr had a select party to dinner yesterday,
at Ashburnham House.
Lord HENRY Burnam arrived yesterday in St.'
James's-square. from his father's (the Duke of Ptitimann) seat,
Welbeck, Mitts.
The Hon. WILLIAM lAMB left town
.yesterday, for
Earl ViaaLILIK'S seat, GorhaMbnry, Herts.
Viscount and ViSCOUHICSS GRANVILLE arrived yester-
day evening at (hair bonse,fn Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, from
theirmit, Wasrassdbidge, &SAIL
Wednesday, ;11e Caancluoa of the EXCHEQUER aid
Lady Saws Rol6aoss kit town on a visit to the Earl and Co au-
, teas of Vsactru, at their seat, Gorhambury, near St. Allme46

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OLD BAILEY-THIS DAY.

Ames Walsh was pat tb the bar on an indierrncl
charging him with stealing a bag, Ike. the property „f
Messrs.Spraggs and Co. proprietors of ihe Exeter Atli!.
litiry Coach. The facts of the case hare already fully
appeared, and consequently it is only necessary tostate
that he was found Guilty, but judgment was respited.
10111ZaT AT DRUTRT•LAN THEATIM

• Awn Wood was indicted for stealing a qoantity of 4ct,
the property. of R. W. Elliston, Esq. and Caroline furled
was also indicted for receiving the same, knowing it to
have been stolen. The facts of this case have also fully
appeared in the Police reports. Wood was Acquitted,
but Varley was found Guilty, and ordered to be im-
ptisoned fourteen days in Newzate.
Abe Angus was found guilty of stealing a quantity or.
opium, the property -of the London Dock Cou p.L,..
The Jury recommended him to mercy.
The Court sentenced him to one month's imprison-
ment, and to be kept to hard labour, at the same time
expressing a determination to visit the repetition of the
crime with the utmost severity.
Alderman GAttarr hoped that the next person found
guilty of the above offence would be transported, being
convinced that that alone would stop the crime.

Joseph Eden, a boy of 16 years of age, was indicted
for stealing a reticule, a watch, and other articles, on the
15th of November, the property of Eliza Hunter.
It appeared that the prOsecutris was walking aline
ab tut three o'clock on the day mentioned to the intikt-
ment, in Charlotte-street, B!oomsbury, when the pri-
soner came up to her, and snatched her reticule, in
which was her watch, handkerctief, and some other tri-
fling things. The chain of the reticule broke, and the
prisoner ran off with it. He was afterwards apprehended
from the description given by the ptosecutriz, and was
rem:hived by her when she afterwards saw him at the
Police-office. A Gentleman who saw the transaction
also identified the prisoner. The-Jury found him Guild.
Margaret Kelly and Margaret Bryan were iodic ei
for stealing several articles of wearing apparel, the pro-
pet ty of the guardians of the poor of the parish of S.
Mary-la-bonne, on the 20th July last, to the value of 20,
it appeared from the evidence of an accomplice, sip-
potted by other testimony, that at midnight on the d Ly
named in the indictment, the two prisoners, being pau-
pers in Mary-la-bonne Wm khouse, broke into thelautl.
dry pursuant to a previous agreement, carried off seve-
ral gowns, caps, &c. and afterwards escaped over the
wall by means of a ladder which was in 'the yard.
The Jury found both the prisoners Guilty.

The Comet, says a correspondent, which is now but
faintly visible to the naked eye, was observed yesterday morning,
at Poplar, to be about midway between a and i in I)raco, near to s
telescopic star; to rhe north of a small star, marked w in Jamicssn's
Celestial Atlas, Dee. 66 des. North, Right ascension I*.
40m.; it passed the meridian at 6h.sum. a. as. Its coarse being
nearly due north, it will pass the meridian (below the Pole) abort
6 h. 14 vn. r.x. this evening, with an altitndeof nearly 28 degrees.
The Duke of Buccutostau left Wotton, Bucks, on
Wednesday, for his seat, Stowe. The Duchess is at Aviation, Man:'.
Lord and Lady MORPETH arrived yesterday at their
Mate in Park-street, Grosvenor-square, from Viscount Gsouvu.t.t's
asst, Wherstead ledge, Suffolk.
Countess SPENCER arrived yesterday at her house in
Sr. James's-place, from her seat, Althorpe, Noitbampton:
Mr. Sourntrx, the Poet Laureate, has been on a visit
to his relatives and friendt; in Taunton (luring the last week.
Lord 'ALFORD. has arrived at his house in Grosvenor-
place, from his Seat, Akherton Lancashire.
Mr.• and Lady. GEortotstilbaßniaLl. have assisted at
the St. George's Rotel, Albemarle-street, front a toe. •
SI us. GIOROB DYNO's PARTY.--Yesterday, at Wrot-
ham Park, the Y.ady of Mr. Brno, one of the Members for Mid-
dlesex, gave a magnificent entertainment to all die Foreign Minis.
ten, except the Prince Potarmac. he party wee also attended by
all the fashionables for several mPes around.
The Cheltenham Chronicle, received yesterday, gave
a circumstantial account of the
finding of the body of
Mr. Pittner, of Bristol, buried in a park between Clif-
ton and that city ; but as the Bristol Papers were silent
on a subject on which they Were as likely to be well
informed as the Cheltenham Editor, we did not insert
the article, which we learn. by the Bristol Papers, re-
ceived this morning, is not true, no tidings whatever
having been heard of the unfortunate Gentleman.
His Majesty's discovery ships HECLA and Puns Went
recommissioned at Deptford yesterday by Captaini
PARRY and HOPPNRR. The latter Officer was the Fait
Lieutenant on board of Capt. Lyon's ship on-the recent
voyage.—Such is the confidence felt in the intrepidity;
judgment, and conduct of the distinguished Officer in
command of the expedition, and in the attention paid
by the different Naval Departments to the comfort of
the men, that no sooner were the ships commissioned
than one-third of the crew belonging to the FURY on the
former voyage, again volunteered for the HECLA, the
ship bearing Capt. PARRY'S pendant.z—Capt. Lion at
the same tine commissioned his Majesty's ship GRIPER,
which ship is destined for Repulse Bay, whence Capt.
LYON proceeds overland to the back of that Bay, to sur-
vey the coast thence to the 04 Cape Turnagain" of Capt.
FRANKLIN'S recent discoveries. Capt.FRANKLIN proceeds
by the way of New York to Fort Enterprize, with a
view to survey the coast on the American Continent to
the Westward, connecting, if possible, the survey between
Fort Enterprize and Icy Cape.
• The Louisiana Advertiser of November 22, contains
the following singular story:—" We hate been informed
through several sources, and have reason to rely, to a
certain extent, upon the correctness of the information,
that about the 21st of October, a sudden change. of the
weather was experienced at ampico and the vicinity,
the mercury of the thermometer falling 40 degrees
during eight hours—the consequence of which was, that
300 persons died in one night in that city and the adja-
cent country. One of our United States vessels was in
port at the time, and oar informant adds that she lost at
the same time 111 persons, including several officers:
Wednesday being the anniversary of the death of
Louis XVI. no Papers were published in Paris, and we
are therefore without any later intelligence than that
which we communicated (exclusively) yesterday. On
turning to the Journal des Debats of Monday, we find
the following notice of the dreams of Our contemporary:
PARIS. Jammu: talk—The English Courier:of the 15th contains 4
private letter from Paris, which it assures its is the production of a
person of distinction moving in the diplomatic circles, and perfectly
au fait of the political intrigues of the eighteen months just passed.
It goes almost the length of presenting thiss letter as a document of
the highest importance.
In truth, for some time past this poor Courier his been playing 3
very unfortunate pine. After having announced, in pompous and
solemn terms, the retreat of the French army on the Ebro, at the
very instant it arrived befofe Cadiz—after having repeated, even to
loathintt. and in defiance of all evidence, that France was employed
with a view to conquest, with maritime armaments, it gives us nowt
in ato le not less emphatic, a series of absurd arguments and fetus-
' cated facts, and all this in relation to facts which no one has an ill.
terest in concealing, and which no one is unacquainted with. This
letter sliews so complete an ignorance as to affairs, that we have not
amen it necessary *to fill our columns with it. The flesrier's al
politlean of the saloons may not, for anything he displays, hay''
plastid the anti-chamber.

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