Star.
London, England, 1831-04-15 00:00:00

DRAWING.ROOMS OF THE LAST CENTURY.

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As a contrast to the courtly details which have recently
occupied our pages, it may not be unamusing to our readers
to receive a few extracts from the annals of the Court of
St. James's, for the birth-day of the year 1787. With the
exception of the Princesses, Lady Aldborongh, and Lady
Salisbury, we believe that few of the Noble Ladies comme-
morated in the recital survive to note the changes of times
and fashions. _ ..

" Princess Augusta's petticoat was of white crape, orna-
mented with sapphire blue foil, representing wreaths of
flowers ; with a broad elegant silver fringe on the border of
the coats ; a superb diamond stomacher and sleeve-knots.
Her Royal Highness's head was ornamented with three
large white feathers on the left side ; two wreaths of flow-
ers, in colour corresponding with those of her dress, on
the right ; and behind a plume of Nina feathers, correspond-
ing also in colour, with four large diamond pins in front, on
a riband edged with black.

" Lady Maldon's dress, in point of novelty and elegance,
stood conspicuous. The body and robe were of royal pur-
. ple satin, on a white satin coat, trimmed in festoons of
royal purple, covered with silver spangles, and ornamented
kith spangles in the form of weeping willows, edged with
silver fringe, each festoon supported by a bow of purple
satin, every point of which was ornamented with a rose, that
resembled diamonds ; a broad sash of purple satin, Vordered
with white, and ornamented with silver spangles and fringe,
carelessly disposed on the left aide. Her Ladyship's cap
was decorated with a plume of Argus feathers, and an em-
broidered riband in front, with another plume of coloured
feathers, altogether beautiful. It seemed the pattern cap
of the whole room.

" After the minuets, the country-dances called ' Good
morrow to your night-cap,' and ' the German Spa,' were
danced by the
Duke of Cumberland
Earl of Delawar
Lord Stopford

Princess Augusta
Princess Elisabeth
Counteu of Salisbury,

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when the procession returned. preceded by a band of tunsic, mid a
gig, in which rode their Shiloh. After the gig came the notorious
Wroe, followed by what were called " the temple of the Lord."
Also a number of his friends from Ashton, in company with those
who bad set out from Huddersfield in the fireman. There were carts
containing the baggage of those from Ashton. The cause of their
appearance was, that in consequence of the late exposure at Ashton, it
has been deemed prudent to remove their head-quarters from thence
to Sheikh'.
Luse Coen Mann, Atm B.—The arrival of wheat ibis week is
large, but of other grain only moderate. The best wheats have sold
upon full as good terms, but scarcely any demand for middling de.
scriptioos. Fine barley is ready sale at last week's prices, but all se-
condary sort., as well as the new foreign, is slow sale, and rather
lower. We have no alteration to notice in the value of oats, or
shelling. Dry beans sell full as well. In other grain we note no
alteration.
.MARRIED.—Mr. William Burnley, of Pollard Hall, to Mary
Anne, youngest daughter of Mr. Sigaton, Queen-square—Mr. William
Hancock, to Miss Kettlewell of Middleton—Mr. Robert Potter, archi-
tect, to Mary Ann, youngest daughter of Mr. Nicholas Timm of Shef.
field—Thomas Bowman, Esq. of Corby, to Mary Anu, eldest daughter
of Mr. T. Smith, of Cornhill, London.
DI ED. —Mr. Jibes Stead, of Hunslet, 48—Maurice Logan, M.D.
of Seacroft, 67—At Wetherby, Edward Richardson, Esq. solicitor, 37
—Mr. Joseph Baker, sen. cloth manufacturer, of Burnley. 77—Eliza,
third daughter of Mr. Isaac Taylor, of Barkisland Hall, near Halifax,
20—At Dewsbury, Mr. Charles Hindle, 34.
CHELTENHAM CHRONICLE.

Aamvais.—Lord Thomas Cecil, M. P. Hon. John Coventry,
Hon Thomas Coventry, Count Sobollnke, Lieut. General Sir Wm.
Hutchinson, Sir Henry and Lady Mathias, Sir Roger Gresley, Col.
Gillman, elonel Crawford, Colonel Tucker, Major Mackay, Major
Ford, Majdr Grafton, Major Hampton Rev. Hugh Smith, Rev. F. C.
Plumptre, Dr. Sherlook Willis, Captain A. Cuppage, R. N. Captain
Davies, IL N. Capt. Rawlins, Capt. Bennett, Capt. Macpherson, Capt.
Cobb, Capt. Jenner, Captain Broughton.
On Thursday, John Davies, of Pembridge, was committed to Here-
ford county gaol, charged with having, assisted by his wife, assaulted
and beaten Sarah Williams, a servant in his house, in consequence of
which she died on the same evening. The prisoner, who has a large
family, and was very respectable before this unfortunate occurrence, is
also detained on the Coroner's warrant for killing and slaying. On
Saturday, Ann Davies, wife of the above, was committed under the
Coroner's warrant, for killing and slaying Sarah Williams. The evi-
dence on the inquest stated acts of cruelty towards the poor girl equally
revolting aril atrocious.
It Is calculated that upwards of four millions sterling are invested in
the different Gas Companies of the United Kingdom.
A few days since a gentleman residing in this town received a fine
owl from a friend at Wenlock. The bird was shut up, but contrived
to make its escape during the night, and the gentleman was yesterday
informed by letter that the owl had found Its way hack to his friend's
house in Shropshire, a distance of more than sixty miles.
PRIVILEGES TO YEOMANRY Cavaunr.—Effective members are
exempt from serving in the Militia, from the office of parish constable,
from the duty on hair powder, and from the horse tax. Six days' at-
tendance at muster and exercise in each year, in manner in the Act pro-
vided, will entitle persons to be certified by the commanding officer as
ellbottvo, or five successive days. Any member absent, though with
leave, (except in case of sickness certified by a medical practitioner),
and not afterwards making good his full number of days within the
year ending the sth of April, will not be exempt from the horse tax ;
to entitle hitnstlf to which he should claim the same on the annual
...toed tax notice paper left by the assessor. A person providing a
how for a member is equally entitled to exemption front the tax
foe it.
HyDoormosia.—Another melancholy instance of the fatal effects
which have invariably attended this terrible disease has occurred. On
the 12th of February last, 11r Lloyd, who occupied a farm under Sir
R. Price, Bart. M.P. whilst passing through the village of Mansell,
saw a dog attack a boy, whom the animal had thrown down, and was
endeavouring to bite. Mr. Lloyd instantly attempted to rescue the
child, when the dog suddenly bit him in the hand, and ran off. It
afterwards bit a small dog, and a pig, and was pursued and killed near
Kenchester Chapel. The person to whom the pig belonged, instantly
cut off the ear, the part bitten. Although fully apprehensive that he
had been wounded by a rabid dog, Mr. Lloyd, instead of promptly ap-
plying to medical skill, yielded to the foolish and extraordinary vulgar
prejudice which cannot too soon be dispelled, that " dipping" in the
sea would prevent the consequences to be apprehenthd, and pro.
ceeded, with the boy lie had rescued, to undergo the senseless opera-
tion of immersion in salt water • as we have repeatedly stated, a
ducking in the nearest pond would have been just as efficacious,
and no possible benefit could result from either. However, he re-
turned satisfied, and no symptoms appeared to create alarm, till
Wednesday, the 23d ult. forty days after the injury, when his
hand became painful, and all the symptoms of hydrophobia rapidly
followed in succession : medical assistance was procured. and the nature
of the incurable disease became too apparent; the utmost attention and
skill were exerted to alleviate the sufferings of the unfortunate man, but
the terrible malady, with all the horrid accumulation of suffering and
agony incident to the disease, continued its course till the Sunday fol-
lowing, when happily he was rescued from his pitiable state of misery
by death.
The burning cliff at Weymouth has been very lately visited by a
many parties, the fire being frequently to be seen in the evening from
the Esplanade.
DIED—At Sudbrook, Captain Frederick.—ln York place, Anne,
widow of the Rev. John George Hannington, DD. of Hereford, and
Rector of Hampton Bishop, in the same county.—Mr. Benjamin Ma-
son, 29.—Mary, widow of Henry Owen Cunliffe, Esq. of Wycoller-
hall, Lancashire.
MANCHESTER AND SALFORD ADVERTISER.

An action of importance to the commercial world came on for trial at
the Lancaster Assizes. It appears that it is the insolent custom in cases
of bankruptcy, far the postmaster to detain all letters directed to bank-
rupts, for the purpose of delivering them to the assignees. The letters
of a merchant of the name of Merelles, an unfortunate bankrupt, were
lately detained by the postmaster of Liverpool, who refused to deliver
them to Mr. M. on his personal application. Under these circumstances
an action against the postmaster was brought by the bankrupt. It came
on for trial at Lancaster, when's verdict was taken for the plaintiff, his
lordship reserving the point of law for the consideration of the Judges.
An action has also been brought against Sir Francis Feeling, in the
Court of King'i Bench, the order for detaining the letters having origi.
nated from him. It appears that he received a fee of four guineas for
the detention. The act of parliament expressly declares, that any Per-
son wilfully, wittingly, or knowingly detaining, or allowing to be de-
tained, letters, shall pay a fine of 20L for each letter to be rendered in-
capable of ever again holding any appointment in the Post-office.
The late reduction of wages, on the part of the large wheel pro-
prietors, by which those who are using machines of a more moderate
size are shut out, the common benefits arising from the use of the same
markets must inevitably bring misery upon thousands of people, who
have heretofore, by their industrious exertions, lived in comfort ; be-
cause the small wheel proprietors must, by some expedient which ne.
eessity will drive them to, place themselves in fair competition with
their opponents. This can only be done either by employing women,
and grown-up piecers, or by the men who are now spinning submitting
to such a further reduction as must take away many of their
comforts, and so contract their powers of consuming our produce and
manufactures, as to inflict a national evil of no trifling magnitude. and
perpetuate that mournful state of things of which we have so long com-
plained. For as surely as the Manchester spinners succeed in effecting
this most impolitic and mischievous purpose, so surely will it be put
in operation through the whole spinning district, and thus the flood-
gates of desolation will be thrown open, without the shadow of benefit
to those parties who have been the author of it, and it will leave behind
it the eternal source of mortification which the sight of any of those suf-
ferers, when they come in contact with us, must produce.
The journeymen mule spinners have, for a series of years, been
amongst the best provided for of all our labouring population, and
might have continued so. if that liberality of sentiment and feeling had
existed, which every man, having servants, is in duty bound to exer-
cise towards them • for they alone have the power, as has been abund-
antly shewn, of either conferring comfort and happiness, or taking
it away.
During Mr. Hunt's late dinner at Manchester, several gentlemen ad-
dressed the company in the course of the evening, and all expressed an
opinion in opposition to Mr. Hunt, on the propriety of accepting the
present measure of reform.
After a disconnexion of three years, the Manchester and Liverpool
Theatres have again been united in one circuit. This was a•• con-
summation devoutly to be wished," asunder no other arrangement was
the former establishment so likely to be made a profitable speculation;
that it has not been so during the disjunction, we are afraid Mr. Be-
verly, the late lessee, has too much reason to know. Under the new,
(or rather the old,) management, the theatre opened on Monday
evening, with Sheridan's inimitable comedy of the ' School for Scan-
dal.' After the lapse of three years, but few of the former company
remain, but these were greeted by the most gratifying mark. of recog-
nition and old acquaintanceship, as they severally made their appear.
ance in the course of the performances.
MARRIED.—At Bowdon, Mr. George Roylanee, of Calveley, to
Mrs. Bebbington—At Recleseld, Mr. Hetbert Boyer, of Barton-
upon•lrwell, to Isabel, eldest daughter of Hall Overend, Rtq. of
Mower.
DlED.—Margaret Shepherd, 25, daughter of the late Mr. Joseph
Shepherd, of Middleton—Mr. John Davies, of Salford—At Chester,
65, Mr. Alderman Newell—Mr. James Williamson, 67, of Foster's-
wood, Pendleton.
THE WESTERN TIMES.

Esnoaawcat.—Three hundred and sixty persons principally labourers
and mechanics, among whom were many entire families, sailed from
Bridgwater last week, in two vessels, the Friends and Euphrosyne as
emigrants for Canada. Nearly 100 of the above were sent out, we un•
dersuutd. at the expense of the Marquis of Bath, who had liberally
supplied them with provisions foe the voyage ; the rest wet', for the
most part, but ill found in requisites, and it is expected will regret.