Star.
London, England, 1824-04-24 00:00:00

LA CHAISE.

" Confeis, Sire, confess! I will pour the oil into your
wounded spirit, taking due cate that the vengeance of
Heaven be satisfied by your Atonement."

LOWS.
" Intelligence was brought to me that the cock of the
English General had prepared a superb dinner, in conse-
quence of what that insolent and vain-glorious people are
in the habit of calling a success. We shall soon see, ex-
claimed I, who is successful: GOD protects France. The
whole army shouted, and, I very believe, at that moment
syc.uld have conquered the world. 1 deferred it :my de-
signs lie in my own breast. Father, I never heard such a
shout in my life: it reminded me of Cherubim and Sera-
phim and Archangels. Theinfantry cried with joy, the
horses capered and neighed,and broke wind right and left,
from an excess of animation. Leopard-skins, bear-skins,
Genoa velvet, Mechlin ruffles, Brussels cravats, feathers,
and fringes and golden bands, up in the air at once; paw-
ings and snortings, threats and adjurations, beginnings
and ends of songs. I was Henry and Cesar, and Alexander
and David, and Charlemagne and Aganieumort—l had
only to give the word ; they would swim across the Chan-
nel, and bring the tyrant of proud Albion back in chains.
All my prudence was requisite to repress their ardour.
" A letter had been intercepted by my scouts, ad-
dressed by the wife of the English General to her hus-
band. She was .at Gorcum ; she informed him that
she would send him a glorious mince pie for his dinner
the following day, in celebration of his victory. Devil '
incarnate,' said I, on reading the dispatch, I will di,
appoint thy malice.' 1 was so enraged, that I went'
within a mile or two of cannon-shot ; and I should hive
tone within half a mile if my dignity bad permitted
me, or if my resentment had lasted. I liberated the
messenger, detaining as hostage his son, who accom•
panied him, and promising that if the mince pie was
secured, I would make him a chevalier on the spot.—
PROVIDENCE favoured our arms. But unfortunately
there mere among my Staff Officers some who had fought
under Tnrenne, and who, I suspect, retained the infection
of hi: eq. They presented the mince pie to me on their
knees, and I ate; it was Fr iday ; I did not remember the
day when I began to eat; but the sharpness of the weather,
the odour of the pie, and something of vengeance spring-
ing up again at the sight of it, made me continue after I
had recollected: and fa- my greater condemnation, I had
inquired that vet y morning of what materials it was com-
posed. GOD set his face against me, and hid from me the
light of his countenarrce: I lost victory after victory, no-
body knows how, for my Generals %vele better than the
enemy's, my soldiers mote numerous, more brave, more
dicciplined. And, extraordinary and awful ! even those
who swore to conquer or (Ile, ran back again like whelps
just Belt, crying, It it thefint duly of a soldier to see his
King in safely. I never heard so many fine sentiments, or
fewer songs. My stomach was out of order by the visit-
ation of the LOUD. I took the sacrament on the Surday."
LA CHAISE.

"The sacrament on a Friday's Bras ! I should have
recommended an enema first, with a de projundis, a
oniserere, and an etuctavit car mum, and lastly a little
oil of ricina, which administered by the holy and taken
by the faithful is almost as efficacious in its way as that.
of Rheims. Penance is to be done : your Majesty must
last : your Majesty must wear sackcloth next your skin,
and carry ashes upon your head before the people."

CHANGE OF TIM SEAT OF COLD DURING FROST,

It is both clearly proved, and philosophically ac-
counted for, that air is %%Palmer close to the earth than
at sonic di.tance above it, and we consequently find
lofty mountains, even in warm climates, constantly
crowned with snow. During a frost, however, things
appear to be reversed. The experiment has been often
made, and we take the most concise account, which is
an observation made one winter in Hampshire. Th.
White placed a thermometer on the top of a hill in
Silborne, and aivither in the valley, towards evening, of
a very cold night. Doting the night, that in the
valley went down to one degice below zero, that is, 33
degrees below the freezing point ! Whereas that on the
hill, 200 fret at least higher, fell only to 17 or 15 de-
glees lower than the ft eezing point. On the following
morning, that in the vale was at 20, while the elevated
thermometer was at '22: so that the difflence of cold
between the two situations was once 18 degrees less
above than below, and through the whole irost con •
tinned 10 or 12. This variation in temperature was
confirmed by the total destruction of the forest ever-
greens in the valley, those on the hill remaining unhurt.
—Mechanic's Magazine.

A letter from Stuyina, dated March 5, announces
flesh atrocities on the part 01 the Turks. " The villa
of Follieri," it says, " has jim been the theatre of a
sanguinary catastrophe. Light y jbur Cheeks have been
inas,acred at that place. A Tut k, returning from his
Clujiit, fell floor his horse, and was wounded by his
dagger, which came out of its sheath. He was carried
to FoLLlEnt's house, where the people followed him,
asking by whom he had been wounded ? fle an-
swered, that it was
.by himself, in consequence of a fall
from his horse. No,' cried the multitude, tilw Greeks
did it.' In vain did he as-ore them to the contrary;
the people, excited by ill-disposed persons, attacked all
the Greeks whom they met in the streets on the 17th
and 18th of February, and massacred eiglity•four.—
Tianquiliiry was partially restored on the 19th."
SAYINGS AND Dorscs.—Snell is the popularity of
thirWork, that the entire Second Edition was yesterday subieribest
off among the London Booksellers. Such success, we believe, is
unexampled since the appearance of the Waverley Novels.
JOHN SALTER, 35, Strand, Goldsmith, Silversmith,
and Sword-cutler to his Royal Highness the Duke of Si.sstx, re-
spectfully returns his most grateful thanks to the Nobility, Gentry,
bis Friends, and the l'ublic, whe have so liberally suppotted hint
during twenty-four years. He takes this opportunity to inform them,
that he has rebuilt the house (lately destroyed by fire), at the corner
of the Adelphi, where he has laid in a new and fashionable Assort-
ment of Goods, such as, be trusts. will, merit the continuance of
their patronage, support, and approbation.
his
Friends, and he is
determined to meet the times, by selling the best articles on the
very lowest terms.

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EVENIATT;TAR.
LONDON.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1824.
THE FUNDS.
STOCK EXCHANGE. TwELvEaCLOCK.

Consols opened this morning at 961 for the Account, and after-
wards wont down to 96k, I, with a heavy Market. In the rarly
part of the morning a considerable sale was made. Consols are
now for Money 96k, and 96j, e, for the Account, with little doing.