Star.
London, England, 1814-03-12 00:00:00

GRAND HARMONIC: FESTIVAL.

A Festival was yesterday held at the Freemasons'
,ern, Great Queen-street, for• the benefit of the
idow of the late Soma CoLsroN DOYLE (hue of the
!atres Royal Covent Garden and Bath), which
attended by all the most celebrated vocal perfor.
:rs of the present day, as well as by Upwards of
hundred of the adritirers of harmony and good
imour. The tickets issued upon this occasion, were
:red to six hundred, but these having all been dis-
used of, lohg before the commencement of the feast,
became Vcessary to appease the, clamorous de.
Sands of the candidates, for admission to the Hail, to
issue a still greater number, till at length the scene of
Tations was literally overflowing, and many were
Jitgrained to seek accommodation in rooms pre.
pared specially for their reception.
At half pest four, Mr. MUNDEN, the en. Presid t. at-
Ided by Mr. CHARLES TAYLOR' his. Dignity, entered
room, amidst the loudest acclainntions, of ip.
utse, and having- taken their seats, signal was
[Yen for the commencement of the more sblid, al.
,ough not the mote attractive part of the banquet.
This disposed of, and the cloth removed, Non Nobis,
Donnne, was sung in a style of excellence, which dreW
down the most unequivocal marks of approbation.
The PRI:ALDEN r then proposed the health of—" his
,JFSTY," which was drank with three times three,
mpanied by every demonstration of loyalty and

;'his was followed by Gob rave the !Gip the chorus
atcompiniyd by the whole room.
The next toast was, The PRINCE RIEEENt I" and
was succeeded by " The QUEEN, anlttbe rest of
ROYAL FAMILY."
• • ...;lee—" Glorious Apollo."
Tow—" The Briti4b Nsey."—" Rule &haunt!"
'oast— Ile Army."—Glee,". arms! To arms r
'oast--I.ord Wellington." —(Three times three)--" Blow
blow low," jsr. ,Mr. Itscutasow, with great taste and ad.
varrabis execanals.

oast--" Great Britain end her " Come,
Come all social souls,' by Mesers.TAYLOR and BELL...kr.
'coast—" The King of Prussia," (with three times three).
Song by Mr. Stmet.ant—" Love among the Koses."
Toast—" 'lke Emperor of Austria."
Upon this toast being drank with the vsarrriest-ex-
pressions of Seltiff/Ctiollsthe PRESMOT addressed the
company, and said, he was convinced nothing would
more to the harmony and conviviality of the'
night, than the communication of intelligence, which,
Nhile it dissipated suspicions which had been, by
I* few, entertained of the sincerity of the Emperor
Austria, in the great cause of Europe, gave a con-
zing proof of the approaching fall of that indivi-
Adual who had hitherto excited such feelings of ab-
horrence throughout the civilized world. (Loud and
reiterated plaudits.) The worthy President then read
,paper, stating the reception of dispatches Isom Lord
AtiTLERBAGH, with the gratifying intelligence of the
defeat of the French at Troyes, by Prince SCHWART-
_Ammo, and the end of all discussions respecting an
Armistice, which was heard with the most profound
tention, and hailed with thunders of applause.
The PaIESIDE T then gave the toast,
May we always be happy, and may our enrages know it."
(Applause.)
Among the succeeding toasts which
were 4]e following ; •
• C.palti " The Portuguese Army." • " Pls..
and his Lovely Daughter." " General Blucher and his
Artily." " Monsieur and the White Cockade."' 1" •Maf Hart.
mony and Happutes speedily obtain sovereign tray In every ,
tarter of the Globe." • .
esl tbest. were acklej many others, too. numerous
detail, but all of which partook t f those sentiments
laity, so acceptable to all orders of. Englishmen
the present momentous crisis..
The vocal contributions to the evening's entertain-
merit were of the first order, and were reseivsrl with
most enthusiAstie delight. Among others who
.indly assisted in prompting the harmony of the night
were— 0
Mest,rs. Ineledriti, Sinclair, lireidhursi, Emery, Blanchard,
fill, erraii, Guss, Clarlsek-Havves, Davy, Bel-
Dowton, Dignurn, 1)1:ne, Knight, Loiegrove, Webb; J.'
OM* d. Smith. Gayle, Bennekt, King, Field, &e. ►
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',he Versatility of these Gentlemen's talents affor-
• an inexhaustible fund of ampeement ; and at a
; hoer the party broke up, highly gratified with
&air evening's entertainment. •
Mr. You so enters the lists with the Richard of Dru.
on Monday etiening,' at Coventlarden Theatre.
Mr. Kematx returns to- a second engagement at
• Covent-gardee Theatre. immediately after Easter.
Ants raivairdinerxeleperrienttook pia/teat the West
14 the town, within Itleheriive.chtp ."I:ne,„Lady
not been more than mouths a wife, aud the
limitAut is a man of sixty !

were drank

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SMALL-Mr libsPirA
Thursdv, last ' Covefnnrs and Patmns of the
Smdll-posliospital held their annual meeting at tt4
City of London Tavern, which was numercwisly,ati•
tended ; his Royal Highness the Doke of Yualc in
the Chair.— After the cloth Was removed,
Mr..Htditudits. Secietitty to the institution, rose,
and addressed' the Meiting in a very clear and im-
pressive speech t in the course of which he forcibly
reminded them, of the • benevolent purposes of their
assembly, and adverted to the happy cessation of the
calamity of natural small-pox during the Ott year,
and the, increasing length of the interval since the
expected return of the epidemic, which he ascribed to
the efFeett (amongst other causes) 'of Vaccination,
and its favourable progress. ••
The benefactions were then annonnee ong
which was that nithe President, his Royal *ghtiess
the Duke of' that`
100 guineas (beintbis six-
teenth annual subscriPtioh) and several new Mem-
bers wereinttodticid.
The healths of his MAJESTY, the Pets ck MT,
and the Duke of YORK, were drank with gieat ap-
plausel and were followed by those of the Vice-Presi-
dents and Treasurer, and that of Dr. ADAMS, Phy.
sician to the Institution.
Messrs. Dignum, Taylor, Smith, and several other
proft-ssional gentlemen attended, and greatly contri:
buted to the hilarity of the evening by singing seve-
rs' glees, songs, &c. and the company did not retire
till a late hour.

MERINO socarrr.

Yesterday the Anniversary Dinner of this Society
was given at Freemason's Hall, Great-Queen-street.
The. Right Hon..SirJOIMPH BANK s, K. B. the Pre-
lident.ofttelnstitution, Was tohave taken the Chair
on this occasion., but we lament to state, that this
venerable and *scientific man via: prevented by indis-
position from honouring the company with his pre-
sence. About six o'clock dinner was announced, and
more than seventy persons, of distinguished agricul-
tural celebrity, sat down to a plain and substantial
repast, chiefly consisting of Merino muttmx, of ezqui.
site flavour. At the upper table, the Chair was sup.
ported on the right by
.Lord•SostEnVtot.c, whose ex-
ertions have so greatly contributed to We high cha-
racter of the Institution ; and on the left by Sir J.
SEBRIGHT, and several persons of distinction. After
dinner, -the first Patron of the Merino Society, " The
KING," was enthusiastically greeted with three times
three. The PRINCE REGENT--The Qualm, and the
rest of the Royal Family—The -Merino Society—
The Right Hon. President, SirJ, Baw, K. a—The
Right Hon. Lord Sounavulav Were drank with
universal applause.
The Noble CHAIRMAN called the attention of the
Meeting to the business of the day ; he enumerated,
in a perspicuous manner, the original objects which
they had in view, namely, the growth and-improve-
ment of British manufacture, by fostering the quality
of the fleece, while at-the same time they kept in view
the important consideration of the quantity of animal
food. The. Noble Lord proceeded to deliver the pre-
miums selected by the Judges to the successful can-
didates in the various departments of their patriotic
adjudication. In the performance of this agreeable
duty, his Lordship added to the gift by the impres-
sive and prepossessing manner with which he accom-
panied his presentation of each prise to;he successful
and meritoriiipi posiessor.
The Mceting continued to a late hotir, compliment-
:ing,tfr bvpT Candidates, whose healths were seve-
ralry.draaitith applause, and discussing the respec-
ture merit' of the different premiums of the Society.

Thursday a salmon, weighing &'lb. I log. avoirdu-
pois, was taken at one of the fishing stations in the
Tweed; belonging to the Old Shipping Cohipanr.—
It measured tour feet four inches long, and two feet
five inches girth, and was •sold for five guineas and
an llalf.'• '

At a public-house in Cheltenham, "last Saturday,
a chairman undertook, for a trifling wager, to eat
twenty eggs raw, with their shells, in fifteen minutes,
which he performed in half the time, to thq great
astonishment of a number of spectators.
Friday se'nnight a very numerous and most highly
respectable Meeting was held at the Craven Arms
Inn, in the city of Coventry, far the purpose of form-
ing a Society, whose object should be to put a stop to
the present illegal and pernicious practice of buying
and selling cora and grain in .the different markers in
this country, by measures of different and uncertain
sizes, and for bringing into general use and adoption
the legal or Winchester bushel.

_ Yesterday se'nnight the bank of Messrs. SHEATH
and Son, at Spalding, was entered by some villains,
and robbed of nearly 81400. This daring act was
'committed in the middie of the day, while the Agent
was gone home to dinner. The thiet or thieves luckily
Missed examining another drawer, in which about
£SOOO was deposited. The bank is not attached to
any house, but is situated in a street where people
are constantly passing, 'and within about thirty-three
yards of 'the marketplace. When Mr. KNIGHT, the
agent, returned from dinner, he found the door un-
locked. It is presumed the villains had, in the pre-
ceding night, fitted a key or picklock for the purpose.
Three men, bankrr: of another description, or nevi
gator:, as they call themselves, were taken up on
suspicion, but without sufficient evidence to criminate
them, • as. they are again at liberty.

Two females were last week committed to Stafford
gaol, for the murder of their own offspring.
As a great number of persons are rendered very
unhappy by Spasms, Wind in the Stomach, Obstruc-
tions in the Bowels, want of regular Perspiration,
Vomitings and Bilious Complaints, Head-achs, Heart-
burn, Costiveness, Nervous Disorders, Cholic, Gout,
&c. we are authorised to say, that SPSEDIMAN'S PILLS
are in most cases an excellent remedy for these com-
plaints; and especially recommended during the time
of Sea-bathing, and drinking the Sea and Mineral
Waters ; also for those visiting warm climates.—
Prepared by THOMAS SHILLITO4 jun. druggist, Tot-
, tenbam High-cross, Middlesex, by virtue of an as-
signment from H. and J. Beswick, sole proprietors of
the recipe, by the will. of M. Speediman ; and .are
sold by SHAW and EnwAnns, No. 66, St. Paul's
Charcblard, and 14coti an Co. No. 150, Oxford!
,iitseet, in bozes.at 2s, 41.64. lOs fgt. and one guinea,
and may be had of the principal "%Tendert- cif Medicines
in town and country.

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• ENERGETIC PROCkEDINGS,
The House of Representatives yesterday passed,
aftesa warm debate, and unusually late sitting, the
bill to encourage the recrniiing service, by-increased
bounties, Stc, We sincerely coup:4l4:de aur readers
on the determination at length evinced by. the tn:tjo.
rity to adept decisive Measures, and on the zeal which
they display in the prosecution of them. A spirit of
unanimity now pervading_ the republican Links, will
secure perfect harmony in the policy obviously en-
forced by the pewit atpect of our affairs.
' 'A letter frotn the postmaster at Warren to J. John-
son, Esq. postmaster, Pittsburgh, dated Warren,
January 3, says :
" I am ir.formed by the postmaster at Low,. San-
dusky, a party of forty men, conlinanJed by Lieu-
tenants Larwell,- Fisk, and Davis, who were seat by
General Cass to reconnoitre on ti.e river De Trench,
were attacked by the British, 3 kil.ed, 2 made then
escape, and the rest taken prisonc•-s."
ERIE FLEET SANE.--An alarming account was re-
ceived at Pittsburgh, on the sth instant, by a gentle-
man who lett Erie on the 31st of December, on which
day intelligence had been received from Buffalo of
the destruction of that place, and the march of the
British and Indians eight or ten miles up the Lake,
towards the town of Erie, where Commodore Perry's
fleet was posted, 91 miles from Buffalo, speading
terror through the country, &c. A subsequent ru-
mour from Lancaster, mentioned the destruction of
Erie and the fleet. Our apprehensions, however, are
abated, by the following article from the National In-
telligencer of Thursday, -which appears to be the latest
authentic news tram the scene of danger :.

44 WASHINGTON, JANUARY 13.

64 By private letters which have been received from
Erie, dated (tu the 4th instant, we learn that the fears
of the immL•diate approach of the, enemy had in a'
great meatare subsided.
44 Sr the last information received at that place
from petebus sent out to reconnoitres it appears the
enemy do not design to attempt to approach that har-
bour before the ice on the lake becomes hard enough
to bear them. It is the opinion of every person there,
that the fleet is perfectly safe; and in addition to the
obstacles to their proceeding to Presque Isle, the
euemy, if they attempt to destroy the town, accord-
ing to their late incendiary :node of warfare, will
and it defended by a large body of militia, who have
rep tired thither in a spirited manner fur its defence.
Many volunteers were on the point of pi oceeding
from Ohio, but wire turned back, their services being
deemed unnecessary. It is our opinion that both the
town and -fleet are safe."
DEFENCie or ERIN.--.General Medc has ordered out
the first brigade of Pennsylvania mlitia, en masse,
and IWO •men from the second, to march inime.:
diately for Erie, to perform a tour of thirty days;
and Governor Snyder, in a letter to die Secretary at
. War, has suggested the necessity of a further requi-
sition (as the hrst can he held in set vice 30 days•ouly)
for the purpose of protecting that pm of our frontier
against the apprehended attack lion' the etsemy.*—.
His Excellency obrerves, I 'deem it. but necessary
'to express my wish that some me., :ores may be adopt-
ed by the United 6iates' Government, as added to
the efforts there making under the state authority, '
will afford the all important service which- the exi-
gence of the country dentat4s."-
A detachment of about IMO glen have mitred at
Plattsburgh from the French Mills, and all the troops
at Burlington have been ordered thither.
The object of the enemy appears to be to divert the
attention of our forces in that quarter, while they are
transporting their military stores to Kingston. We
-have it from good authority, thnt one hundred yoke
of oxen have gone over the lines for this anti other
purposes.

L HeIELD MARKET, AIARCiI 11.
?tail-Q:42 or Bib. TO SINK 11:1E OVkAL.
Beef 6s 6d to 7i 6d I Veal 7i% Od CO Ss
Mutton 7s Od to 84 Oa I Park 7s Od to 8s 6d
• Boasts, 780—Sheep, 2,266—Calves, 100—Pigs, 260.

etuct (iv HAY AND I*RAW IN NMI' still:W.
Meadtw Ha} 41 Os to 51 0/ I Clover 51 Oi to 61 10,
Roweo 01 Os to Of 01.1 Straw 11 12s to 21 Li

NEWGA'rE AND LEADENHALL MARI(E'I*
(By the Carcass)
Beef, per st. 4. 6d to 6, ft! Veal • . it 8d to 7. 84
Mutton - 54 4d to 7s 0.11 Pork • - 7.. 4d to 8, aid

!'eu u w HOl'b IN rt
N LW SAGS. .
Lent 61 15s to 91 Os
Susses 61 6s to SI Os
Es.s HI Os to 91 Os

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VKICES OF HAY AND S CRAW 1 EoTERDA Y.
ST. fAMEII.4. WUITECHAPL..
Hay 81 Os ro 31 O. Oa Hay - 41 4s to 51 Ss
,traw it I's to 11l 2s 01 I Straw .: 11 16s to 21 Os
Clover - 61 bs to 71 7s

RAW 1-111),Es„
Best Heifers and Steers (per Ordinary Vs 4d to 2s Rd
stone) Ss 4d to St 641 Market Calf -14 s each.
Middlings, Ss 01 to Ss fa Eng. Horse 14s Oil to 16s 041
Shearlings, 60d to IV4d-I.amb Skins, ood to 001

PRICE OrLEATHER IN LEADENH.ALL MARKET.
Butts 29d 25d Cali ?Ants 30d 34d
Ditto 2tid 27d I Ditto st4.l 42d
Merchants' Backe 22d 234 d Ditto sstl 42d
Dreseiug Hidet 23d 2544 I Smell Seats sad 30id
Fine Coach Hides 25,1 26d lane ditto, per do:. lt.tos 15th
Crop Hides 'or cult. 231 240 I Tanned Ilorbe Hides 414 254
Ditto 45 to .50 lba 22 id 2344 1 Goat Skins Ils 50tI

PRICE OF TALLOW.
St. James's Market 6s Ad Town Tallow 112 s 641
Clare Market Os 04 Yellow Rusin' 110 s od
Whitechapel Market 6s Sd White ditto • 105 s Od
per stone of slb. Soap ditto 103 s od
Average 6s 6ld I Ditto rough 66. lid
Yellow Soap 112s.—Mottled, 124s—Curd,
Price of Candles per dozes), 16.. 01—Moulds, 17s ed

PRICE OF COALS--COAI. MARKE r, MARCH 11.
Ships at Market Sold Proms.

I Newcastle - .
3 Sunderland •
0 Stone Coal -

1
1
0

-70 t Od to res nd
- 7b. al to ow od
ooi od.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

UVIIIDGE, March to.—Wheat, per load £l6 101 to .C€ 23 Oa.
Barley, per quarter 37s to 445. Oats 2its to 355. Beans .39s
to 455. Yeas 541 10 60s.

Ozroan, March 10.—Price of a bushel of Wheat 9s.
The Quarrorn Loat, 11 id.
BANBUItV, March 10.—Wheat is Ot.l to lOs iSd. Beans Ss nd
to 71. od. Vetches, SS to lOs per barbel. Barley Ail. to Stis.
Oats ins. b Sua. per quarter. Bread is. Id. the half peck.

PRICES OF SOLD AND SILVER.
Portugal Gold in Coin, - ,C 0 oos. 00d. per on.
Foreign Gold in Bars . geo os. od.
New Dollard, • ,C 0 Cs. l Id. per on.
Ntw -..`oulilvens. 45105. 04, Silver in ban per dis Os. COL