Star.
London, England, 1825-01-28 00:00:00

BRIGUTON, JANUARY '2
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Ur. and Mrs. Elliott and hinny left tile Marine Parade, on Mon-
siey last, for Pimlico Lodge, Westminster.
The Rev. Dr. Drake is arrived at the Marine Parade.
The lidarquis and Marchioness of Cholmondeley. Lady C. Sey-
mour, and Lord Rocksavage, left on Tt.esday.
Mr. Shewell and family left Crescent Lodge, on Tuesday, for
their residence in Uryanstone-square.
Lady Hyde Parker, Miss Onslow, and the Misses Parker, left
the Grand Parade, on Friday last, for town.
Eastbourne, and most of the watering places on this coast, are
no* very dull and thin of company.

EDINBURGH FOX DIN ER. ' • •
ABRIDGED FROM THE GLASGOW FREE PRESS.
This annual festival was most splendidly celebrated
at E.linburgh ou Monday. nign. About 250 Gentle-
men sit down to dinner, and among them we observed
some of the most distinguished friends of liberal grin•
ciples in Scotland. Mr. Jeffrey, the Chairman, was
supported on his right by the Duke of Hamilton, and
on his left by Sir. A. Maitland Gibson, of Clifton Hall.
Mr. Moncrief, the croupier, W4S supported on his right
by Admiral Fleming, and on' his left by Sir William
Hamilton. Among the company, the most eloquent
Member; of the Scottish 80. might be observed, and
severdl Members of the Legislature.
After the cloth was removed, the first toast was—

" The King," (with all the honours)—" 'The. Duke of York, and
the other Members of the Royal Family."
Mr. JIIFFREY—i have now the honour to propose the
peculiar and appropriate toast of this day, the immortal
memory of that illustrious patriot and distinguished
statesman, to tom lienuirate whose eminent Virtues and
public set vices we are assembled, to strengthen our-
selves for contests which we have yet to sustain in the
cause of liberty, by the recollection of his intrepidity,
and to derive encouragement in the course of this
struggle, by the contemplation of those honours and
remembrances by which all such strugAles, even when
unsuccessful, must ever be rewarded. Here the
Learned Gentleman entered into a warm and elabo-
rate eulogy of the talents of Mr. Fox, and of the
necessity of perpetuating his memory. He was not,
said Mr. Jeffrey, unsuccessful in any seine of the,
word—the man who bestowed on his country the,
blessings of the libel law, and who dissolved the bonds
of the African negro ; and who tended to wash out the
stains of the white trafficker, was not unsuccessful in
his career. But he was not unsuccessful in a wider
sense of the word, if it be true that through the whole
of his career he is to be looked back to as the person
who tended to raise the public against the strong foot
of royal innovation ; and if to him future generations
look up as the guide to steer them amidst their diffi-
culties, without trampling on the one hand on the rights
of the people, or entrenching on the other on the bul-
warks of the Constitution. He has in these views
been eminently successful, and much more so than
those whose acts leave no trace behind them but
vain monuments and tinsel ornaments. Few among
us, he continued, can hope to have any noticeable
share in the large arid brilliant honours that envi-
roned the name of Fox, but each of us in our humble
sphere, may honour ourselves by honouring him—
(Great applause)—by professing this disinterested feeling
of public good, by the concession, that we feel suffi-
ciently paid by privations and toils. I trust I have said
enough to answer the imaginary queries which I pro-
posed to myself in the outset, and more than enough to
satisfy you of that which you came here all satisfied of,
the propriety of dedicating this day to the public pro-
fession of those principles. I have already detained
you too long from the interesting toasts with which we
are to be favoured, and for the sake of which 1 have
risen. I beg leave, therefore, to propose to you—
" The immortal memory of th. Right Hon. Charles James
Fox."—(Tune, Charlie is my darling.)
The CHAIRMAN next gave—
" The People, and their rights, as established at the Revolution
in 1688."

The CLIAIRMAN—I now propose the health of his
Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, the strenuous sup-
porter of those principles which placed his family on
the Throne.—Tune, London March.
" The British Navy, the natural defence of our country."--0 The
British Army."
Mr. MONCRIEF, in a neat speech, proposed—
" A cordial union of all the friends of Freedom in the cause of
Reform."

Mr. G. L. MASON, of Lindertis, proposed the healt►
of
.11r. Jeffrey, which was received with enthusiastic
applause.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed what he conceived to
be the sum and substance of all the objects they desired:
" Civil and Religious liberty all over the world."
Mr. MONCRIIiF rose—Mr. Chairman, I beg to pro-
pose the health of a distingt►ish:d Nobleman, the steady
friend of Mr. Fox, and the firm supporter of his princi-
ples, and whom, 1 believe, I may with safety, and with-
out disparagement distinguish as the greatest livitig
statesman of England—l mean Eat' Grey : and with
his name I desire to connect the Whigs of Eng-
land, generally.
The Earl of ItossLYN said—lt is interesting to me to
submit to you a toast which for tunately requires no corn.
mendatioo from me, and which needs none to make it
acceptable to you. I mean to propcse to you the Whigs
of Scotland, and I have no more to do than to express
my n i,hes for your own success, and for the prosperity
of the common cause in which we are engaged. The
Noble Earl concluded by proposing the health of—
" The Duke of Hamilton and the Whigs of Scotland."
The Duke of flAximron returned thank.

The healths of the Dukes of Leinster and Argyle,
Lord Archibald Hamilton, and several ratters, were
successively drank,
Mr. JEFFREY left the chair and the room about half
past eleven ec.ock, followed by the whole company.

Captain Nam of the Nestor packet-ship,wreckeJ on
Long Island the 24th ultimo, on a voyage from Liver-
pool to New York, has been very unformate; having
had, on the 23d of April last, the misfortune to lose
the Amity, on a similar voyage, on Sandy Hook.
The brig Leslie, OGtLBY, has been chartered by the
Brazilian Mining Association, to carry out miners, with
a complete stock of implements used in mating, for
Brazil. She sailed yesterday' from the River for Fal-
mouth, to take on board Lhe various superintendents'
and workmen, who have been engaged in Corilwall
tor that purpose.
There was killed on the 9th of January, by a musket-
ball, near Templeberg, a large eagle, which held a
heron in his talons, and fell doxn with a great noise, in
the meadow between the Prest and the Spree. It was
seven feet two inches Rhine measure, across the tips of
the wings, and appears to have been a very old bird.
Its presence in this pat t of the country is remarkable.
An elopement took place from Sloane-square, on
Wednescl.ty morning. The parties area Mr. B—, a
gay young clerk of five-and-twenty, and a Miss F—,
who resided the next house to the young swain, aged
twenty, and, as it is reported, will become possessed ol
an independency w hen of age, in addition to personal
charms. The parties were traced to Sun-street, Bramp-
ton, where a hackney-coach set them down at a pastry-
cook's, and it was ascertained they had taken a post-
chaise to lloun,low, and thence to Windsor, where
they hired a single horse chaise, and were overtaken
refreshing themselves at an inn at Egliam, by the
Lady's brother, and she reluctantly returned to Charl-
ton's at Hounslow, the George Inn, the same evening,
with her brother.

DRURV.LANE TR4ArRE.. f,-.•;1(N7,

•
KEAN. •
•
The performances of last night were without any
interest; but before their close, the appearance of Mr.
KEAN to-night, in the character of Othello, was an-
nounced, and the announcement was immediately fol-
lowed by an uproar Which cannot but be considered as
ominous. The two galleries set up a shout of appro•
bation, and gave sever al cheers,sith cries of " KEAN for
ever !" while the pit appeared somewhat divided; but,
on the whole, to have a majority of dissents. The noise
and confusion continued so long, that it was a consider-
able time before the little afterpiece Which closed the
performances of the night, could be commencel

MASONIC, FESTIVAL.

Yesterday being. the birthday of his' Royal Highness
the Duke of *Susses, the same was ,celebrated by the
Masonic Fraternity, of which. his Royal Highness is M.
W. Grand Master, at freemasons Hall, Great. Queen-
street, on which occasion nearly two hundred end_ fifty
of his brethren partook of an excellent ditiner.
The Chair was taken by Colonel T. Wildman, Pro-
iincial Grand Master.for Nottinghamshire.
His Royal. HIGHNESS was on the tight f the Chair-
man, and his Grace the Duke of Leinster, M.W. Grand
Master for Ireland, on the left.
On the cloth being removed, Non Nubia Domine was
sung by the Musical Brethren, and :lie usual toasts drank.
The CHAIRMAN; 111 proposing the health of his Royal
Highness the Duke of Sussex, observed, it would, he
knew, be received with enthusiasm; and more parti-
cularly as the Brethren were assembled to commemorate
the Birth-day of his Royal Ilighness.—(The toast was
drank with three times three, and enthusiastic approba-
tion.) The applause having subsided, and silence
being restored,
His ROYAL HIGHNESS rose, and observed, it was
with feelings of the warmest gratitude he acknowledged
the kind and warm manner in which his health had
been drank, and though, generally, when a man arrives
at a certain period of life, an additional year is not
always a subject of congratulation; yet, when he saw
such an assemblage of rank, talent, and respectability,
as that by which he was now surrounded, it conveyed a
feeling of satisfaction to his mind to find that, by the
flight of time, he had not lost, but gained, friends. His.
Royal Highness concluded by drinking the health of
the Brethren assembled. -

His How. HIGHNESS proposed the health of his
Grace the Duke of Leinster, M. W. Grand M aster of
behold. His GRACE returned thanks.
Hi, ROYAL HIGHNESS prop° ed the health of the
Ladies, which WAS drank with unequivocal marks of
approbation, and due Masonic honours.
His RoyA L HtcraNESS then gave the health of Colonel
Wildman, the Chairman, with best thanks for his kind-
ness on the present emergency—Loud applause.
COL W/LIMAN. ill a neat and appropriate speech, returnefithanis.
• His Royal Highness soon afterwatd• left the Hall, amidst the ac.
elansatiturs of the Brethren.

.
There are rumpur'w from the German Paperi that the
Emperor of Btiastaii seriously iudisposed,• bat theie
seenis nothing authentic.
An English traveller has brought to town, from
Boulogne, the keg of the vessel in which BONAPARTE
was personally to lave embarked with the flotilla in-•
tended for the invasion of England. •
Lettefs have been received f.wm Port-au-Pi ince,
dated Dec. 4, which state that a fresh alarm had broken
out there en the subject of the claims of France, anti:
it was much feared that an order would he issued to
send away all French vessels, and many Flinch mer-1
chants who had settled there. Tr)

New BrerrswiCk Papers to the 17th ult. haie been
received. They contain, as usual, in the winter seakon,
frequent and alarming accounts of conflagrations:--the
wooden houses; and the necessity of large fires, corn-
bining to produce these serious effects. On the 12th
of December, i baker's house -was burned down, and
had not the efforts of the inhabitants been great, the
fire would have spread rapidly. The alarm was great,
and the first account of its extent was announced at
the doors of the places Of worship; the rush of the
people was excessive, and attended with serious effects;
but no lives appear to have been lost.
Gibraltar Papers to the 7th inst. have been received.
The Governor has commenced very impoitant mea-
sures—the regulating of the garrison as to wine and
spirits, which a few years ago produced so great a sen-
sation, and was productive of such serious conse-
quences:—Proclamation by his Excellency the E.irl of
CHATHAM, K.B. one of his Majesty's Most Honour-
able Privy Council, General of his Majesty's forces,
Colonel of the 4th or King's own Regiment of Foot,
Governor and Cemmander-in-Chief of the garrison and
territory of Gibraltar, &c. The regulations of the gat-
rison, established in 1815, 1816, and 1819, relative to
sine and spirits, are to cease on the 10th of January,
1825, when certain provisions and regulations are to
be strictly enforced. • These ate of great length : the
following are abstracts :-
Ist and r2cl contain details as to exports, permits, &c.
Ed. The duty paid by tavern keepers on spirits reduced from four-
teen reals per gaUon to six reals.
4th to 10th details as to import regulations, as to smuggling, ne-
cessary permits, &c.
11th. Ale distilleries, whether public or private, prohibited.

12th and 13th, details as to the import of wine, seizures, pe-
nalties &c.

Given at Gibraltar, Ist January, 18Q5.
By command, CHATHAM, Governor.
S. R. Chapman, Civil Secretary.

In Dublin, a Theatrical Fund has been projected, for
the relief of those who have worn out their best days in
the service of the Irish Public.

JitALOusr—Yesterday morning, the neighbourhood
of Pa►ker's-place, Drury•lane, was thrown into some
confusion, by a man of decent appearance Cushing °tit
of a house, covered with blood, who, after running a
few paces, fell to the earth insensible. He was pur-
sued by a woman of decent exterior, who hurled a flat
iron at his head, and was proceeding to further despe-
rate measures, when some persons who had followed
seized and carried her into the house, where the *man
was also taken. His name is Conad; he is an engraver
by trade; and, it appears, with liis wife, occupied
apartments in the house; but having allele been' very
ii regular in his conduct, and inattentive to his home,
his wife became jealous, and on his return home yes-
terday morning, attacked him with a case-knife, and
stabbed him. in the face, neck, left breast, and in the
groin* slightly ; be escaped her fury and instant de-
struction by rushing nut as described. On being taken
into the house, medical aid was procured, and he was
pet to bed in a dreadful suite. Mrs. Conad left the
house, but returned, and is now extremely .attentive 16'
her unfortunate husband.