Star.
London, England, 1805-09-28 00:00:00

CHATII/1.11, SEPT. 29.

Parties o the loth, or Prince of Wales's regimentof
Light Dragoons, paffed through this place yeflerday,
and the dA y before, on their march to Rumford.
The Royal Marine Artillery praeice the manage-
ment of launches, fitted with a large carronade on the
bow ; they are likely to become very expert, and to
prove a valuable acquifition to the fervice of their
country.
The sd battalion of the gsd regiment marched
form Hythe Barracks yefterday for Shorricliffe, to or-
cupy the barrackc in which the 78th was quartered.
The MONARCH, of 7+ guns, went into Dock on
Tuefday.
On Wednefday failed the Issocasa sloop of war,
Capt. GARTH, .for the Nore.
Same day arrived the &swami Hoop, from
Lynn in Norfolk, to be coppeted and fitted imme-
diately.
The KCNT, of 7+ guns, late Lord Ka tries flag
fhip, went out of Dock on Wednefday, and had her
mails in yefterday. It is raid fhe is to be fitted with
all polfible difpatch for the flag of Rear-Admiral
THORNBOROUGH.
Yefterday, arrived the MONMOUTH, from Sheer-
nefs, to be docked and repaired, being very leaky.-
Yefterday morning, another party of 200 French
prifoners were landed on the Military Floating
Bridge, and were placed under the efcort of parties
from the Royal Coral Miners, the Royal Denbigh
and Fifefhire Militias, the whole under the com-
mand of Major FOULER, of the Denbigh Militia.
Norman Crofs is the place of their deftination.
This morning 6o Spanifb prifoners are to be landed
at Gillingham, and elcorted by a party of the Royal
Denbigh Militia to Portfmouth. ,
WILLIAM Pion, a fhipwright, ripping topper
from a fhip in dock, had his hands fo feverely lace-
rated, that it is thought he will lofe the ufe of therc.
On Wednefday J. Huck Es, Efq. M.P. for Rochef-
ter, failed down this river for an exeurfion in his
pleafure boat, with a large party of his conftituents.
At Sheernefs they were met, according to appoint-
ment, by J. BAKER, Efq. M. P. for Canterbury, and
a number of the citizens. The two parties partook of
a dinner provided by Mr. HuxzEs, and paged the day
with the greateft conviviality.

A ballot took place at the Bank on Tuefday, on
the queftion refpeeing the dividend of 8.4 per cent.
propofed at the laft General Meeting, when the pro-
pofition was carried.
The following circumnance occurred in the per-
formance of The ItNiah at the late Gloucener Mufic
Meeting. Mr. HUM, the celebrated performer on
the trumpet, having incautioufly left his infirument
in the orcheftra, during the interval between the fe-
cund and third efts, tome intruders wantonly filled
the neck with ant-limns, which entirely defiroyed the
beautiful effea of that fublime air " The Trumpet
AN fwd." excited furprife in the audience, and ex-
treme difirefs in the performer, who did not difcover
the mule of the deice, till he returned to his lodgiT
On Wednefday afternoon an immenfe concourfe
of people were affetnbled on Loudon Bridge and in
boats on the River, to witnefs a trial that was made
of the Lik Preferver, invented, as we underhand,
by Mr. Daum, furgeon, of Wapping.
It is competed of stater proof leather, prepared
to contain air,and iffinflated in half a minute through
a fmall tube, with a cock. which is turned, when
the jacket is fufficiently expanded ; thus prepared, it
fupports the head, arms, and body out of the wa-
ter, the perfon wearing it having it at all times in
his power, by means of the tube and cock, to increafe
or diminifh the quantity of air.
Several perfons, thus equipped, quitted the boats
from off the Old Swan, and floated through the
bridge, and down the River with the greaten cafe
and fafety, without it being requifite to ufe the
finallelt exertion, to fecure their buoyancy, tome
fmoaking their pipes, and others playing the German
flute, which they did with as much convenience as if
on land. Employed in this manner, they proceeded
below the London Docks, neat the inventor, Mr.
DAHILL% refidence, where, SID it landing, he was
greeted by three cheers fromlkhe numerous fpeEta•
tors, who were gratified with the fight of inch a no-
vel, and really ufeful invention. Many Mips hoined
thtir colours on the Occafion, which, combined with
the 6ncnefs of the day, and the great number of
perfons in boats, on board the rack, and on the
quays, rendered it a mon interening fpeEtacle.
We cannot quit this fubjeo without expreffing our
warmeft wishes fur the fuccefs of this valuable inven-
tion. We knit it will meet with every encourage-
ment, fo as to remunerate the Gentleman, who has
been fo laudably employed in the caufe of humanity.
•by inventing this mode of preferving many valuable
which otherwife would inevitably be loft.