Star.
London, England, 1825-09-23 00:00:00

kEW GARZANa.

The renCifirtion of the pagoda,—for since thine pal
dosed AO account of its dangerous state—:-is proceed.
imp
rather rapidly ; it is-turrounded with scaffolding;
such circumstance, together with the recent attention
paid to icew Gardens by his Majrsty, and the additions
made to the botanic gardens—not forgetting the
thriving branch from Btmaparte's willows, make this
spot, particularly on Sundays, the scene of wonder.
able attraction, and a good deal of company. J
bad to contend, like Versailles, with all the disadvantages
of a flit suiface, and a swampy and ungrateful $Ol,
It remained for the wealth of a nation to drain shd
fertilize both. . In Kew Gardens now, however, the,
is mull diversity of scenery. The pleasure greigt../
as most 'visitors know, are ornamented with sr:etal
tens; les, Etc. one is in the Gothic, another is in Vi
Arabesque or Turki.h style, and there is a Veneti,,i
temple. But the principal of these is that uhich
now undergoing repair, and which attracts mueo at.
tension from the curious cradle-work scaffoliing by
which it is ; it is a magnificently desigre,l
pagoda, in imitation of a Chinese building. It is 49
feet in diameter at tae base, and 163 feet in beiglit,
and, as may be imagined, is a conspicw us obj,ct is
the surrounding flat country, the view of it not being
intercepted by adjacent hills cr the adjoining 5:i.;11,..
bery. The exotic garden was establislitd in 1760, 4
the Princess Dowager. The pleasure grounds ate
atout 120 acres in extent; t!:ey were begun by a Lite
Prince of Wales, and fin shed und.er the eye of 0:1
Princess Dowager, who took great delight in the 5.p t.

In the reign of FRANCIS I. the rent of $4ll the Ito res
in Parli amounted to little more titan 300,001 trance per annum.
Several cargoes of ship biscuit have already btu'
shipped from Hamburgh to Newfoundland ; and cm,-
tracts have been entered into for the delivery in to
spying of :3,000 tons of lee! and pork, which wiii Le
sent from the Elbe to our plitutations.
An Irishman in the employ of Messrs. Smith ant! Son,
distillers, Whitech.ipel, on Thursday se'onight, drank
!o much ardent spit its, as to cause Iris death the Icri.
lowing day. Ile was addicted to stroag waters, and
when nothing better cou'd be obtained, was in the habit
of drinking the very hes at the distillery.
Home DRALING.—A tradesman at the last Rom.
castle Fair, went there for the purpose
.of put-ch.:3l.v a
horse : he soon found one likely to answer his putvo,e,
which he tried and purchased for 31/. In a shorttin,e
he met a neighbour of his; " Thomas (says he) I base
bought a horse, but as I am not much of a judoe, will
you he so good as to look at him for me ?" " With all
my heart;" so they went to the stable. 44 John, yGir
have not bought this horse, I expect." " But I have,
and paid for him also." " Why (says Thomas) he is
blind !" which was the case. It would have been in
vain to have returned the hove, as the jqckey was not
the most respectable, and had got Me money But an
idea struck him : he went to the jockey and said he had
either paid him 321. or lost a 11. note. The jockey in.
sisted he had only received 311. and after some alterca.
lion, laid down the money, saying, ". Count it, that u
just as you paid it me." John counted it, foundit right,
and then said, " the horse you sold me is blind; you
may fetch him back again ; you have your horse, and
I have my money." So the jockey was outwitted.
WIT BY THR WAYSIDR.—In the neighbourhood of
Hoddam Castle, Dumfriesshire, there is a tower called
Repentance. A pleasant answer of a shepherd's
boy to Sir Richard Steele, founded on the name of
this tower, is related. Sir Richard having observed a
boy lying on the ground, and very attentively reading
his Bible, asked it he could tell him the way to
Heaven ? 14 Yes, Sir," answered the boy, " you most
go by that towtr."
PETITIONS OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS,

To be heard in Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on ilmmay,
September '26, at Nine in the Forenoon.

John NVelcb, CottPre place, Horiefetry.road, Westminster, tailor
James Cogdill, John-street, Harpur.street, New Kent road, chard`
ler's shop-keeper, green grocer, and dealer in coals.
John Taylor, Glossop, Derbyshire, cotton-spinner.
Henry Pulleine Hordon, Northampton-square, Clerkenivell, mer,
chant's clerk.
Edward Harms, Deptford Lower Road, eordwainer.
William Fitch, White Hone-yard, Coleman-street, postmaster.
Joseph. Welch, Queen-street, Golden-square, bookbinder.
Caroline Fades, Gloucester Terrace, Chelsea, schoolmistress.
Anthony Holmes, Devonshire-street, Lisson Grove, an out-pen-
sioner of Chelsea College.
William Anderson, Brunswick Row, Tcth;l-lields, hair-dresser.
Joseph Packer, Bowyer-lane, Camberwell, brewer.
Richard Russell, Herald's Place, N..w Walk, Hotselydowo, jour.
neyman currier.
Joshua Done, County Terrace-street, New Kent Road, teacher
of music.

Thomas'Deakins, Lancaster-street, Burton Crescent, greengrocer
anti chandler's shop-keeper.
John Fyne Spencer-street, St. George's in the East, ditto.
Richard liemrup, Totton-street, Stepney, master-mariner.
Richard Cross, York Place, Camden Town, sand-carter.
Joseph White, Ilo:loway Road, Islington, labourer.
Richard Lloyd, Southampton-street, Camberwell, cheesemonger.
Joseph Reynolds, Catherine-street, Limehouse-Helds, baker.
John blade Steward's Rents, Drury-lane, whitesmith.
Sylvester ROstaing, Vine-street and Little Russell-street, Blooms-
bury, sculptor.
Theophilus O'Halloran, Windmill-street, Lambeth Walk, Lieute-
nant on half-pay £2d Regiment of Foot.
Thomas Blanchard, Webber-street, New Cut, comedian.
George Brown, Tothil-street, Westminster, ciseesemouger.