Star.
London, England, 1807-10-15 00:00:00

BROADSTAIRS, OCTuBER 13.

We had on Fr:day a moll delightful Ball, at
Nuckeß's Library, which atta6led by its celebrity
and popularity fuels a peculiarly fafhionable fele6tion
from Ramfgate and Margate, as to have eftabliihed
its reputation as the refurt of the choicelt company
in the Ifle of Thanet.

It is needlefs to defcribe the decorations of a pro-
menade fo well known, therefore it will be fufficient
t remark, that though we allow we had tome youth
without beauty, yet there were beauties without paint,
in fuch proportion as to afford a moll evincing proof
of the efficacy of the marine air in reaming to its
national luare
That lovely hue which comes and flies
As awe and fbanie alternate rife!
There were upwards of 160 perfons of fafhion
prefent—among whom we noticed
The Duch& of Chmdos—Lord and Lady Teirimouth—.Lord
and Lady and Mifs Henniker—Lord and LadyDungannon—Lady
Bellamont ; Baronets Itobeck ; Counters Bentinck ; t.ord and Lady
Radflock ; Lady l'ulteney ; Sir John and Lady Harrington ; Sir
Hugh and Lady Matti,; Ladies Sullivan, Perry!. and Cootes ;
Mr. and Mrs. Dawkins; Mr. and Mrs. Jackfon ; Colonel and Mrs.
Griffith; Mr. and Mrs Forfyth ; Milfes Shorcs,Waldegrave,fidens,
Sullivans, Cochrane., Stafford!, Carleton!, Golfing., Wombwell!,
Tuckers, Green, Burkett., Balls, Onflows, Halfords and Kellys--.
Meer*. Walpole, Greens, Waldegrave, Weft, Mansfield, &c.

After the fpenclid entertainment in Merchants-
Hall, Bri(ol, r,n Tuefday fe'nnight, the PRINCE
fignifird his with to wilhdraw about eight o'clock.—
The grace cup was then introduced, to which an
old cullomary ceremony is attached. It was firft
given to the Mayor, who prefented it to his Royal
Ilighnefs. The PRINCE then taking off the canopy,
exclaimed i• Profperity to the City of Briftol", to
which the Mayor added, 44 Gorr Cave the Kum, and
profperity to the illuftrious }lnure of Brunfwick,"
and then drank; the PRINCE and company repeating
the fame ceremony, the parties 'landing during the
time the cup pallid them down the table.
The Ball and Supper given at Lewes Barracks,
on Monday fe'nnight, by the Officers of the Royal
Chethire Militia, was attended by all the ekgente: and
fafhionables in the town and neighbourhood. The
ball-room was tatlefully decorated, and the front of
the Mefs houfe, exhibited, in variegated lamps, a
gar beneath the PRINCE'S plume, fupported by the
letters P. Ur. The Guard houfe, and other parts of
the Barracks, were alfo illuminated on the occafion,
which altogether produced a very pretty and pleating
effect. About t5O fat down to a fumptuous topper ;
after which the dancing was refumed, and kept up
with great fpir it till a late hour, when the company
retired, highly delighted with the entertainment they
had received.

His Royal Highnefs the Duke of CUMBERLAND
wAs at Drury lane Theatre, on Tudday evening,
and expreffed much delight at the warbling of the
fair Ropta.

Yellerday Mrs. JORDAN was a good deal better
than (he was on the preceding evening.
THEATRE, COVENT GARDSN.—Lan night a young
lady, of the name of Sruses, who lately performed
the part of Fanny Liberal, in The &boo! for Prejudice,
at the Brighton theatre, with contiderable fuccefs,
appeared in the fame charaeter before a London
audience, and was upon the whole very favourably
received. Her per fon is geAecl and her voice is pleat-
ing, refembling much, in fume of its tones, that of
Mrs. H. SIDD )Ns, whole manner of ailing foe fcems
to have fludied. White (peaking, her frame and I,
features yielded implicit obedience to the fentiments
of her author, and her conception of his text appear-
ed correel ; but her paffive occupancy of the fcene
was inanimate : much allowance, however, fhould be
made for the novelty of her lunation. She was evi-
dently depreffed by diffidence throughout the whole
of her performance of night ; but her exertions,
rotwithftanding, gave favourable promife of future
fuccefs.—MuttnEO's Old, and Lewes's rows; liberal,
FAWCETT'S Ephraim, EMERY'S Torklhireman, FARLEY'S
Chevy Ghace, and Mrs. DAVENPORT'S Mill Liberal,
were very pleafant performances; but Mifs BRUNTON
was rather infipid in Marian, though it mutt be ad-
mitted that (he look'd, as the Play ittelf lays, " like
an angel." In the Farce of The Turnpike Gal:, Mow
DEN was uncommonly humorous in Crack, keeping
the houfe -in a roar; and, in Henry Blunt, INCLEDON
charmed the audience with his fine voice.—The
houfe had to boalt of many names of falhion and
re Creetability.
A ferious accident had nearly happened at the
Greenock theatre on Friday night. Whillt Mifs
Waz.row was performing the charafter of Florimonda,
in the new Pantomine of Valentine and Orion, having
approached too near the candles placed at one of the
wings, her robe caught fire, hut, by the timely affif.
tance of one of the performers, was fortunately cx
tingni(hed without doing her any very material harm.
She fainted upon difcoveting her danger, but in a
thort time sfer was able to go through the telt of her
part, much to the fitistaCtion of the audience, and in
a manner highly creditable to her as an aelrefs.
The Officers of the naval yard and the guard(hip
at Deal, are trying an experiment to weigh the fmall
Hoop which foundered in the Down,( lately mentioned)
laden with fore tor liamigate ; we hope that objefl
may be attained, but it will be attended Ix itli tome
difficulty; her contents compofing fo folid and dead
a weight, may not be Is calf), accompiilhed as itna.
gined. The prefent lituation of the wreck renders it
neceffary for Government to put this plan in execu-
tion for the farm of the (hips in the Downs, as her
topmaft may be ken from the dune at low water,
and, it fuffered to remain fo, might p eve &boar% e
to many velfels patting through.