Star.
London, England, 1802-07-01 00:00:00

ELECTION OF PRIDOE-M;ISTER.

The eledion for Bridge Mailer yellerday ended
at Guildhall in favour of Mr. Maattiovr.—Mr.
Duos came forward after the pzill clofed, and
thanked the Livery in behalf of Mr. YIit)WARD,Whn,
he raid, w.ts encouraged front the we:a and re-
Ipeetable lupport he had found on this eleFtion to
hope, that on any vacancy that may happen, he
(hall he more fuccelbful. The numbers at the con-
clution of yellerday's poll were—Galabin, 3078—
Marriott, 2271.—Yeoward, 1893.

The heawiful widow of General Jouaser is
about to be led to the Hymeileal Altar by Gene-
ral MA COON • LU.
Thc Earl and Countefs of YARMOUTH are about
to fct out for Paris, there to remain for a few
weeks.

Mr. Hors, who, at the time of the revolution
in 1795, retired to London, has jolt arrived at
Arniterdam.

Sir JOHN LIME, by the death of his mother, has
come ;nto her jointure of r 2,0001. per :minim.
All the Officers of his Majelty's feveral dock.
yards, have had their falarieb reduced to the Peace
Eftabliatment.

Lord SOMERVILLE, we are concerned to hear,
has received Cuch fcrious injury from his unfortu-
nate accident on Sucday le R, and which we men-
timied in our Paper of TuefdAy, that very faint
hopes were two days ago entertained of his reco-
very.

The quantity of rain which fell between the
24th of May and the 24th of June, is computed to
be equal to 3806 inches.

extcstar.—Tuefday was played a grand match
of Cricket on Hampflead Heath, between eleven
Gentlemen of the Mary-la-bonne Club and nine
Gentlemen of Hamptleasl and Highgate, with two
men given, for soo guineas, which was won by
the latter, by tis runs.

It is faid,that a new arrangementhas taken place
with ref-pelt to the future direElion of Druz y-lane
Theatre. The proprietors have placed the con
trouling power and management in others. A
Board of fi►e Gentlemen have, we undertland,
accepted the trull, which, there is every reafon to
believe, will be conduaed equally to the intereit of
the concern and the fatisfa&ion of the public.
INcLannes, this fummer, riots feveral parts of
the country, with a now arnuftment of the fir a
report, called York,. It confitis of pointed and
whimacal Dialogue, intioduttory to feveral ad•
mirable new Songs, adapted to his manly voice,
by SHIELD, Davv, NIAZZINGHI, and other emi-
nent compofers—which are diainguilbed for as
much melody and effect as the Storm, or any of
;bore favourite fongs, in which he difplays his vo-
cal pre-eminence.

GIRSIRIII and Captain SOWDEN, when above
London, dined on a fowl and ham, and a pye.—
Th:y drank orgeat, Geatssztat knowiiag the dan-
ger of drinking wine in an atmofpbere. where the
fmallell quantity flies to the head. The people
where the travellers attempted lint to land, were
exceilively alarmed at the fight. The throwing
down the remains of the ham to a countryman, a
farmer's fervant, first convinced them that they
were human, and that fome pickings might be
obtained by allifling them.
A Woodcock of extraordinary faze was pre•
Tented to his Majisry on Saturday laft—a rare
circumltanee at this time of the year.

An extraordinary event in natural Hillory.—A
brace of Groufe, which have familiarized for three
years pall, at Geo. Gatrasox's, Efq. Rathfarn-
ham Houle, county of Dublin, lime this feafun
brought out a clutch of young birds.

On Wednefday fe'nnight, at Sunderland, a hu-
man (keleton was found under the foundation of
an old houfe in Stobb-lane ; it is fuppofed the
houfe has Rood upwards of Go years, and was
lately pulled down, and a Ream-mill is now erect-
ing thereon. The bones were entire, meafuring
upwards of fix feet, and are fuppoled to have been
the remains of tome perfon murdered, as there are
mai ks of violence difcoverable on the (kull.
At Binegar fair,Somerfetibire, there was a great
number of fine horfes, which fold at high prices,
as well as colts ; horned cattle and theep likewile
fold dear.—Mr. Willis, of Phillips-Norton, near
Bath, had a boric ftolen from him two years fince,
which was loon after fold in the north of England,
and again offered for fale at the above fair, where
Mr. Willis recovered him.
Friday a man riding a boric to a farrier's to be
(hod, it fell dem with him, rolling over the man
he broke one of his legs. He was immediately
taken to the holpital, with little hopes of recovery.
It is c3nfidzntly mentioned in the !aft accounts
received at Hamburgh from Semlin, that a French
Otlicer has arrived at %Viddin, charged by BONA-
PARTE to make a tenderofthe mediation of France
to PASSWAN OGLOU, for the purpole of adjufting
the differences of that Pacha with the Porte. This
unexpeaed interference of this Firf Conful is, no
doubt, the refult of an application to him on the
part of the Turkil Government.

There is one thing, lays our Correfpondent at
Paris, which occupies the attention of the Fiend]
Government at prefent more than any treaty of
commerce, and I allure you AS af4 that there
hve heeti within the lag eight days three Councils
of State held at Malmaifon, and at which the Mi.
flitter, of Polite and Interior attended. It is cer-
tainly a feriau thing, namely, the nosieellt organ/a.
tiros der Theatre:. About eight out of feventeen play
houfes arc to be flint up. This, it is fuppofed, will
he a laving to Government, as the folic principal
Theatres are a great expence to Government ; by
(butting up fo many of the leffer ones, the great
Theatres will be better attended. The Minißer of
Police received every day twenty-five free tickets
from each Theatre for his fpies, and the Minifler
of the Interior twelve from the four principal
.Theatres. Of this the Managers have complained,
laying, that during the old favernment.-rlu.-1E-
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