Star.
London, England, 1831-06-07 00:00:00

SCINTILLA.

ON A DANDY.
A dandy is a chap that would
Be a young lady if he could;
But as he can't, does all he can
To show the world he's not a man.

SONNET—RiEU NI A TI3
Thou gnawing pang, that grip'st me like the rack '
Thou ceaseless torture, that delight'st in groans !
Thou hungry vulture, picking bare my bones,
Drinking my heart's blood, with thy fangs so black ;
When wilt thou cease to cramp my shrinking back
When will thy shrieks, that echo like the tones
Of tempests wild, 'mid desart skeletons,
Cease thus to desolate my early track ?
Does not the pallid thinness of my brow,
Does not the sunken dimness of tray eye,
Does not my shivering form, that totters now,
Express my weakness to do aught but die !
Coins then, kind death ! tor who would wish to live,
When life can nothing but its tortures give.

I

AN Accost PAN IMENT.—The most bingalr,
spit in the world is that of the Count de Castel Maria,
of the most opu'cnt Lords of Treviso. This spit tams 13n
different roasts at once, and plays 24 tunes' and whatever it
plays corresponds to a certain degree of cooking, which 1,
perfectly understood by the cook. Thus a leg of mutton, a
rAnglaise, will be excellent at the 12th air, a Jowl ain
Flaswa►de, will be juicy at the 18th and so on. It would
be difficult, perhaps, to carry farther the love of music acci
gosirtnanderie.

An Irishman asked one of the new pclice the m-
an why he wore the white mark round his arm ? is
show that 1 am on duty," replied the policeman.
and it's that you tell me ; by the powers I was thinking 1:
was to let you know your right arm from your fejt.
TUT BILL.—A gentleman, a few days ago,
when he was leaving Long's hotel, had his bill presented to
him by one of the waiters. The gentleman paid it to I
single penny. The waiter stood in expectation of the usug
gratuity, but received nothing. " Sir," said the *aim.
" I hope every thing has been to your mind." " Perfe'rtly
so," replied the gentleman. " I hope, Sir, I hare given
you no offence." " None whatever,' answered the gentle.
man. "Will you be pleased to consider the servants?'—
" No, no, my man ; I am for the bill, the whole bill, and
nothing but the bill !"
A TENDER HUSBAND. "I was invited,"
said Dr. Wolcott, "to sup with Mr. P. a rich planter, and
his wife. During the repast, my friend desired a fenhd:
slave in waiting to mix some toddy ; on which the black
girl, in her peculiar way, asked him if it was to be drinking
for dry or drinking for diunkey ? When our supper was
ended, the night hadjbecome tempestuotri, and our water
being exhausted, Mr. P. sent his wife a short distance from
the house for a fresh supply. The thunder and lightning
being excessive during her absence, I said to him, why do
you not sapd that girl (the slave) for water such a night as
this, instead of your wife ! Oh ! no, replied he, that would
never do; that slave cost me forty pounds.
ILL REQUITED LONE.—The passion of love, so
powerful in its influence over savage beasts, rules with
a feeble and transitory sway over the subjects of our present
enquiry. The male spider approaches the female with the
greatest circumspection, fearful lest the sexual fecEng should
not have banished that thirst for blood which, under ordinary
circumstances, induces them to prey as readily on each other
as on winged insects. It therefore not unfrequently happens
that if a small male approaches a large female whose feelings
unfortunately do not coincide with his own, instead of being
caressed he is eaten.

SAILORS' NOTIONS OF POLTOASIY.—A Lon-
don paper of thk week, contains the following paragraph :
" W. Burch, a rough weather.beaten sailor, has been com-
mitted from the Thames Police Office for Polygamy; he
had three wives living, and was on the' rint of marrying a
fourth when aprehended."—lt is notorious that sailors bate
no very clear ideas on the subject or the criminality attached
to marrying two or three wives. They seem in general to be
entirely unaware of the existence of any kw forbidding them
to follow the Turk in matrimonial affairs. In short, thy
do not see the slightest harm in having a plurality of mar.
We recollect this moment a popular sea song, in
r1.7.* at
Jack is made to say—
I have a wife at Portsmouth Gatos,
Another at Goree,
A copper.colour up the Straits,
And a black at St. Lucia.

MACA DA MIZATION.—London is the groat thea-
tre for the display of every spsdss of useful, elegant, and
ingenious talent, and the Bari* are beyond cespare the
most indulgent, confiding pawls is the world t witness the
dretater, the Bohemian minimise tate psr, &c.
why, then, does not the newly 11111/1811 Isar lel Gams
artist come ben at once, nand of sennt to pick up
a few florins at Cassel. I man N. who has,
happily for himself and asaikissi is gawk dimmed a
me ld of so atrik lima esinher as torsion erasable
sounds. This se (net kvaeas Is
calls by a word elorrarndlos r frenewst took wash
of his discovery. The hemp@ stain bops lama
poor to afford a tens aullelenly Eiselikeltts ohs paryanabst
by as seadits amiss of sedges the mow is
which Mew sod Deressthssas, it sad Class, ems
seiN=o =seta we. at length was boas*
1 Let this gent sow cuss is as
saw wimps& be (amid ad say s.teieh binedt. sedges.
dily eso, hy his swaths tams, Ine by anew egyllindon ut
his saiamw. sight ceevas lea emits otesishos ism&
died. who now pass dolt dew, downy lee ilmeaselias sod
deeppmesly for poarssews. is the mess wok st breaking
mess se the tads. Ulawasery es be sonmsed hoot
two lists, why eat km lbssillidos of monism a metal
as irate with ow= of wallas' granite ? Let 11. Back.
stein but reduce his valmlls an to a few simple rules—let
him harmonise our herd working labourers, and make our
public ways melodious. wet a inteful nation will not fail to
reward him in a meager ossensesurate to the importance of
his services.

BIRTHS.
The 6th inst. the lady of the Hon. 0. Talbot, of a
daughter.—The 6th lost. bin. F. ti. Francit, of a son.—
Tne 6th inst. the lady of J. Nelson, Esq. of a son.—The
4th inst. the wife of Lieutenant J. Thomsoo, of a son.—
The 4th inst. the lady of T. o.oardiuer, Esq. of &daughter.
—The :id inst. the lady of G. Dickson, Req. of a son.—
The 6th inst. the wife of W. Hutchins, Keg. of a dsughtet
The 3d inst. Mrs. W. Hicks, of a daughter.

MARRIED,
I lOri Saturday, the 4th inst. at Brighten, by the Rev. R.
Andersoo, Charles itawlineen, Esq. of Deughty.aucet.—
to Louisa, daughter of the late Martin Bernell, fisq. of
Great Comes-street.—Thursday. the 2d hot, at St. Bride*,
Mr. G. Ritchie, of Gracechurch.sueet, to Anne, second
daughter of the late Mr. J. Reynolds.

DIED.
Saturday, the 4tb inst. in Alfred-place, Captain Isaac
Richardson, late of the Hon. Company's Indian Nary,
aged 71, leaving a widow and six children to lament his
irreparable loss.—The sth inst. at her residence, Oteenwict.
Mrs. Mary Millington, aged 70.—Yesterday, at his house
in Srelbeck-street, Robert Fullerton, Esq. late Goternor 4.f
Prince of Wales's Island. Singapore, and Maim:ca.—The
sth inst. at Newington-green, Mrs. Parker, widow of Lc:
Mr. Reginald Parker, of Doctors'-commons, in her 75 h
vesr.—The 4th inst. Mrs. Gilbert, of Holborn-Lill, in ihe
.72d year of her age.

SMITHFIELD HAY-MARKET—THIS DAY.
Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay, .t 101. to LI
15e Useful ditto, £3 Os. to £3 ISs. Fine Upland Meadow
and Rye Grass Hay, £3 13s to £4 4s. Clover titv,
ft os. to £5 10s. Oat Straw. £1 Ss to XI 14s. Wheat
Straw, £1 14s. to it Ills. per load.

CUMBERLAND HAY-MARKET—THIS DAV.
Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay, XS 51. to
10s. Useful ditto, st 2 101. to ifo. Fine l•Pian
Meadow and Rye Grua Hay, £4 .516 to £410.. Vie_
Hay, £3 10s. to £5 10s. Oat 3traw,Cl 12s. to Xi to
Wheat Straw, £1 16s. to Cfs 2a. par load.

NEWGATE AND LBADENHALL—THIS DAY.
There was again only • abort supply at Mew markrts
this morning, and prices were high.
By the Caresse.—Per stone of Bfts.
Beef . - 5. 04 54 10d 4s sd
Mutton - - 3$ isd sis 4d 4s 6d
Veal . - Ss tOd 4s lOd Ss 04
Pork . .Se 84 4. 4d 4s 8,1
Lamb - - Ss nd Ss ad 69 Od
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Lownox : hinted and roblisbed by Joey Meese. attire
bra. OrrlcE, No. I. Picket:l3lov, Tempts Dar.