Star.
London, England, 1813-09-03 00:00:00

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Her MA,Mrer and the Panicasisas remained in
Windsor Castle this day,uwing to: tiie unfavo6rable
state of the weather.

The Band of the Horse Guards were on duty at
the Lower Lodge until eleven last night.
The PAINCKSS is expected to remain with us ano-
ther week'.

The Marquis of HUNTLEY has left Edinburgh to
enjoy the sports of the field in the ►icinity of Huntley
Lodges North Britain..

The Duke of ATHOL has quitted the Isle of Man
for Blair, in North Britain. His Grace's improve-
ments at his Castle in the former island are said to be
very extensive.
Mr. and Mrs. BUSHBY and family left Great Cum..
berland•place yesterday, for their seat sear Dumfries,
Scotland.

Sir WitAram SCOTT and the Marchioness of Suoo
are now at Stawell Park, near North Leach, in Glou-
cestershire, wherein many improvements are goingoo.
Lord MOUNTJOY gave a grand dinner at his house
in Grafton-street on Wednesday last.
Lord GRIMSTONZ gave a grand dinner on Wednes-
day last at his house in Grosvenor-square. •
Lady HAGOERSTOWE gave an elegant dinner yester-
day at her house in Berkeley-square.

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The generous and humane people of Sheffield pro-
vided no less than 40,000 excellent dinners for the
distressed labourers of that town and neighhnurhol
dating the scarcity, which a plenteous harvest is n
fast removing.
TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE, all those Capital
Prizes, including Two of 820,000 and Two of
810,000, with which the Wheels of the present Lot-
, tery are crammed, and which must be disposed of
by Act of Parliament on the 17th of this month.—
May be viewed with Tickets and Shares of Tickets,
to be had at all the Offices in Town and Country.

FIRE.—An alarming fire broke out at the house of
P. Sykes, Esq. at Harbledon, near Dorchester, Oxon,
on Tuesday last, occasioned by some bed-furniture
taking fire in the servants' bed-room. The house was
in flames before an alarm prevailed, and, from the
lateness of the hour, it was with the greatest diffi-
culty the family escaped. J. Whele, a man servant
who slept in the attic, was so much burnt; that he is
not expected to live. The interior of the house was
destroyed, and the flames communicated to the sta-
bling, barn, and out-houses, the whole of which fell
a prey to the devouring element. The barn contained
a valuable rick of wheat, just housed ; besides, which,
two horses, and several pigs, fell sacrifices to the
flames.

Yesterday se'nnight, as the workmen of Messrs.
Hawks and Co. were trying some new ordnance near
their foundery at New Woolwich, two balls missed
the bank against which they were intended to be
fired, and passed into Gatshead. One of them struck
the house of Mr. Spence, linen-draper, shivering' one
or the windows to pieces, and rebounded into the
street with such violence, as to break the flags ; the
other ball fell at the west end of Pipewell-gate, with-
out doing any damage.
A labourer lately digging near Locharbridge, in
the parish of Tinwald, found, a considerable way be-
low the surface of the earth, the lid of an iron chest,
the lock of which is of a very peculiar construction.
It has five strong bolts running in different directions,
which, by means of a peculiar and ingenious machi-
nery, one key had been made to open. It is impos-
sible so guess at the age of this curious piece of an.
tiquity.
A woman, named Smith was detected in decoyinbr
away a boy, four years old, from the door of his
mother, in the Hampstead read, on Wednesday
evening, under pretence of buying pears. The of-
fender had got the child into the fielfils, towards Mary-
la-bonne Park, and was in the a :." •• i ping him,
when Hart, a constable, whose att.. arrested
by the cries of the boys took the wo Ustody.
The child was restored to its parents, and the woman
was himanded for another examination.

Tuesday night, the apartments of Mr. Jamison, in
Tottenham Cottrt-road, were forcibly entered by some
persons, with pick-lock keys, who robbed the pre.
rnises of bank-notes and other property, to an im-
mense amount, with which they left the house veith-
out being detected.
Wednesday afternoon, a young man, employed at
a new building for the as-light Company, the corner
of the Curtain-road and Worship-street, in ascending
a ladder with a hod of bricks, missed his step, and
fell from the height of 64 feet to the ground, by which
he dislocated hie shoulder, broke one of his arms, and
was otherwise so much bruised as to be taken to the
Hospital without any signs of life.
Wednesday se'nnight, as Mrs.Goodburn, publican,
at the Windy Nook, on Gateshead Fell, and her daugh-
ter, were riding towards home, th upon one horse,
they met the mail coach from lwcastle at the north
end of Chester-le-street, when, he horse in a flight
turned suddenly round, and bolt mother and daughter
fell to the ground. The place being very narrow, and
the coach going at a quick rate down the hill, could
not be stopped, the wheels unfortunately went over
the mother's bead, and over the daughter's legs. The
Former died in a few minutes; the daughter is in a
fair way of recovery.
SUDDEN LEATIIS IN YoßK.—Monday morning was
found dead in her bed, to which she went the pre-
ceding evening in good health, Mrs. Elizabeth Pe-
nalton. The same afternoon, without any previous
illness, Francis Duffield, a labouring man ; and on
Wednesday mottling was found dead in his bed, the
Rev. John Walker, Minister of St. Dennis, Walm.
gate. Mr. Walker was advanced in years, but retired
to bed in his usual health. What is remarkable, the
above persons were near neighbours to each other, in
Micklegate. Mr. Walker had, oriTuesday evening,
in conversing with his family on the awful events of
the preceding day, feelingly enforced the necessity of
preparation for what must inevitably, and may very
suddenly, as in the recent instances, take place.
Wednesday last, in Ray-street, Clerkenwell, Mr.
Pennock, landlord of the Sun and Punch Bowl pub-
lic house, after leaving the parlour, where he had
been entertaining the company in the most ocular
way, dropped down, and instantly expired. Yester-
day an Inquest was held on the body, at the Red
Lion, in Coppice-row. Verdict—Di:4 by the Visita-
tation of Goa.

''HEATE.

Lvaihm.—i...ast night the Beggar's Opera was per-?
formed, for the purpose of introducing Mr. and Mrs.
CooKE in the characters of Captain Illackheath and
Pol 4; and if, in the representation of these ardnous
parts, they have not gained fresh laurels, at least
their performatives in no way detracted from the fame
they have already gained by their exertions. Miss
KELLY sustained the character of Lucy *kb great
spirit and effect. GATTIE and SMITH' in Peachuin
and Loekitt, were very respectable : the former gen-
tleman infused considerably more spirit into the cha-
racter than we have been accustomed to witness.—
The House was crowded.

COVENT.GARMEN.—This Theatre was lighted up
list night, for the purpose of witnessing the effect of
the alterations and embellishments which have taken
place during the recess. Of these we gaire a minute
description in our Paper of Tuesday ; but no descrip-
tion is capable of giving an adequate idea of the
striking effect upcn the eye of so splendid a display
of varied beauties, disposed with so much correct
judgment, and marked by such superior classic taste.
It is, indeed, impossible to do justice 6y expression to
the elegance displayed throughout the whole of tbe'
-interior ; and we are at a loss which most to admire,
the splendour of the decorations, the exquisite taste
by which they are directed, or the chaste beauty
which so eminently pervades the whole. So admir-
able are the proportions which every where present
'themselves, that the eye reposes upon the general
scene, not only without pain, but with uniform de-
light ; and nothing seems wanting, that the most
chaste, elegant, and classical taste could devise, to
render this splendid edifice at once an ornament and
a credit to the Metropolis of the Empire, and a mo-
nument-of the perfection to which we have arrived in
this species of the Arts. The prawn/um affords a
grand and most striking improvement to the stage;
the wreaths of oak, the red and white rose, the thistle
and the shamrock in gold, the oak foliage, &c. are
disposed throughout with the most refined and happy
taste; and the whole of the multifarious, chaste, ele-
gant, and classical ornaments, are finally carved in
the relief, richly gilt, and displayed on a ground of
light stone colour, the tout ensemble producing a most
enchanting effect.—The interior of the Boxes have
also undergone some very material improvements :
the backs are painted a fine dark crimson, and will
diffuse a beaming hue on the countenances of,the fe-
male part of the audience. There is a new drop cur-
tain, admirably designed and finely executed : this
was also much admired ; and never, perhaps,
..was
more unalloyed delight displayed,than that witnessed
last night, by the whole of the spectators, on this
splendid and gratifying occasion.

Mr. COKE has left Holkham on a tour into Derby-
shire. Shooting, even partridge shooting, never com-
mences with him, in Norfolk, until the last week in
October.

Sic GEORGE LEEDS, Ban. has given up his Hunting.
donshire pack of fox-hounds, and is getting up a pack
of harriers in their stead.
The Duke of GItAFTON'S horse Antonio is matched
against Lord SAcxvtuat's Eagle, as the second New.
market October Meeting. The Duke 4„,Glt FTON'S
Woeful is matched, at the same meeting, against Mr.
LAKE'S rfladdin, for 300 guineas.
The disputed race for his Majesty's Plate at Ascot,
referred to the Stewards of the Jockey Club, has been
decided in favour of Aspen:.
WALKING MATcn.—Mr. HARROW, a celebrated
walker, undertook yesterday to go on foot, what is
termed heel and toe, meaning fair walking, 11 miles
in two. hours, on the Watford-road. He started at
six o'clock, and did six miles in one hour and three
minutes, having .57 minutes left to perform the other
five miles. The pedestrian accomplished the match
in two minutes withi the given time. The match
was for 30 guineas.
In consequence the patronage given to the
milling-cut by the ux, whisker: have fallen near
one-half in price ; a$ by the new fashion, the whiskers
are close shaven, and the hair of the head cropped
short on the top.
When PENN, the celebrated Quaker, was examined
before the Lord Mayor and Recorder of London, on
a charge Of preaching in the streets, he put some per-
plexing questions to the learned Magistrates. "Take
him to prison," said the Recorder ; if we were to
allow him to ask questions all night, he would be no
wiser to=morrow: That would depend upon thy
answers,'4l returned the placid Quaker.
'The state 9f things on the Continent, and the pre•
sent abundant harvest, leads us to hope that the year
1813 will be distinguished by two falls almost of
equal moment—the fall of BONAPARTE, and ;he fall
tof Bread.
ANOTHER GIIOST.—Mr. PITT'S, it seems, is not the
only ghost called into action at the presehtieventful
period. The following most singular and extraordi-
nary narrative has arrested the attention of the higher
circles ; its verification is not within our cognizance :
" A distinguished foreigner, resident in this coun-
try, and intimately connected with Vienna, has been
privately informed, that during the Armistice, letters,
purporting to be letters from the late QUEEN of
FRANCE, had been secretly transmitted to the EMPE.
noR of AUSTRIA, in which the deceased invokes his
Imperial Majesty most seriously to remember the sa-
cred obligations of affection and consanguinity which
bad existed between them ; and never to forget the
inhuman and unexampled cruelties inflicted on her-
self, and on her family—to be no longer a participa-
tor in murder, pollution, tyranny, and rapine ; the
awful crisis had arrived. His own happiness here
and hereafter depended on his decision. These letters
were short, impressive, and devout, written in a hand-
writing which, when compared with the Qurex's,
was a perfect fee simile. The impression on the wax,
the same she used in correspondence with her family.
To increase the appearance of supernatural agency,
they were deposited during the night in a mysterious
manner, which evaded all inquiry and research. The
Emperor paid a marked but silent attention to their
contents, and gradually became serious, meditative,
and restless ; when he was addressed finally in the
same secret manner, and informed, in the most minute
manner of his own wretchedness and feelings ; that
his remedy was in. his own hands ; that by joining
tine Allids he would rescue Germany and save him-
• self, and in two years regain his original title, and all
his ceded dominions."

ii;dirilor.oiiiii iaA.

•• • .
This day the orgies of St. Bartholomew. the tutelar
Saint of all the sons and daughters of mirth and ineA-T-
-ment in London, commenced with due solemnity:
The L'orso MAYOR, as Sovereign 'of the City, offi:
dated as High Priest on the occasion : he was ft.:-
cempaoied from the Mansion House to Smithfield.l,y
a numerous concourse of loyal subjects, who testified
by grateful acclamation, their high sense of his pa:
ternal care in lowering the price of bread at this sea-
son of general hilarity.
At Neugate the procession halted according to
immemorial custom, and his Lordship, from a cool'
tankard of 66 Whitbread's entire," poured a libation
to the manes of the heroes who died at Vittoria and
the Pyrenees, while the welkin rung with shouts of
" Wellington for ever."
Arrived at the entr ince to Cloth Fair, his Lordship
was met by Garter, King at Arms, who immediately
proclaimed the style and title of St. Bartholomew the
Great. The attendant Heralds, Bonze Dragon and
'Blanche Baton, then broke their staves of office, and
the City Trumpeters poured forth the joyful signal
for the commencement of the carnival.
The war which for a time did fall,
Now trebly tbunder'd on 'he gate—
Charge CHISTC v., charge, on SraNLar, on
Were" the but words of Marmien!"
No description can convey an idea, of the uproa-
: rious concert which now rent the salubrious utmos-
t phere of Smithfield The trumpets of " the lord of
Lorn"—the neighing of horses—the I raying of the
learned Jack-ass—the roar of the Nerncin Linn—lse
shrieks of starved Hyenas, and perturbed Ty gees-.
the chattering of monicies, magpes, and old women
...-the shouts of joy sent forth by a hundred merry-
andrews at once more meeting the honest citizens
of London—the squeaking of penny trumpets and
creaking of halfpenny rattles—with the hissing emit-
ted from ,a thou'and frying-p:in,•, at once in full acti.
vity—Such were the dei,ciulis founds which alter.
nately and simultaneously took ihe a imprisoriod ear,"
and wrapp'd it in any thing but Elysium ! Nor was
the sense of sound alone thus braced and invigorated
—the olefactory nerves were called into action by the
most luscious, it not fragrant exhalations—penny pies,
farthing sausages, all hot! all 11.4.! live oysters, and
dead cabbages—with the stertorous efitivia from an
hundred menageries of birds, beasts, and bipeds, con-
tributed to furnish a nondescript olio to the dumb.
founded nostrils of the amateur; while the nobler fa.
culty of vision was regaled with frointedexhibitions of
every curiosity, human and inhuman, under the sun.
Nor was the sense of touch left ungratifi el—rr brawny
London coalbeaver, with an elbow, like the tore-ham-
mer of a Cyclops, occasionally convinced the striplings
inthe crowd, that whatever might be the proptirtion
of bras: on their foreheads, their ribs were neither
cased in adamant nor clothed in steel.
Of the novelties of the Fair, the following is what
book-worms would call a catalogue raironnei, :
Iniftrimis.—Anne Moore, the fasting worn in of
Tutbury.—N. B. Worthy of imitation in all ;.•rge
families.

Item. 'lle Ghost of Mr. Pitt, ail alive and on horse-
back, as it appea: eu to•Mr.Chapman in the London-
road.

A correct representation of the Sword which King
Jot left bebnui him a; Vittoria.—N.B. His sceptre. is
also bespoke for King Fmdinand.
, - The Saab, de Algirerhn! of Jourdva—viz. a pancake
ladle covered with a dish-clout.

The Sledge in which Bonaparte and the Executioner,
Caulaincouit, ran away horn the Cossacks. Under
repair—to be used again in their return to Paris
from Silesia. asl•
An exact representation, in the person of a British
Sailor, of one of the Torpedia.-s, by means of which
the Lords of the Admiralty (Goy bless them) are to
destroy the American NAvy.-11 glorious prospect.
Our .old friends, Richardrcn, Sceiviets, and Gyegell,
have each pitched their teets, and the Dunstalle boards
have been ransacked for the best performers. Old
Sean fir: also, like an ever.green, with Mr. Merryman
by Ifs side, invites the passmg stranger to an eques.
trian exhibition—while Polito has laid under contri-
bution the wilds of Africa, and the Arabian deserts,
to amuse the young folks with a sight of whatever is
curious in the animal creation. Among the dii nano.
rum gentian, we have to notice the " King and Master
of all Conjurors"—" the Emperor of the Posture-
, makers"—" Prince of the Fire-caters"—Wellington
Dumplings"—" Austrian Mediation Nuts," in the
form of musket balls—" Vittoria Fritterlings"—and
46 Pancakes from the Pyrenees," eke out the enter-
tainment.
The due administration of Justice has been, as
usual, amply provided for this season.
.Chef•Justioes
Natrign, the City Marshal, has taken his seat at the
Ram Inn, for the chastisement of rogues of an inccrt:
rigible and felonious description ; while the more
venial cases of trim. con. rape, seduction, bigamy,
and so forth, will be tried in the ancient Court of
Pied Poudre, which has been " beautified" and en-
larged, fur the better accommodation of its nume-
rous visitants. We shall faithfully report these cases
as they occur—nothing, in our opinion, tending so •
much to the pure administration-of j as the•
publication of the proceedings of tribunals di
high respectability.
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A few days ago the wife of Edward Eawards, of
Cavendish-street, Liverpool, was brought to bed of
her 17th son. What makes it the more remarkable
is, that she had 17 boys cut of 18 children, and is
now about 50 years of age.

Saturday se'nnight, one of the coach horses, be.
longing to Mr. Henshate, of the Red Lion Inn,
Loughborough, was maimed in a very extraordinai y
manner, viz, by an incision of several inches deep
having been made in the lower part of th, off shoul-
der, as if a knife had been forced therein. And what
is still more extraordinary, a few weeks back two
other coach horses, tt.e property of Mr. Hardy, of
Nottingham, that were standing in one of Mr. Hea.
shaw•'s stables, were maimed in their off shoulders,
exactly at the same spot, except only as to the depth
of the wounds. Notwithstanding considerable pains
have been taken to discover by what means those in.
juries have been inflicted, the matter is still enveloped
in mystery. One of the horses, which WAS worth about
£4O, it is feared will never be fit to work any more;
1 the other two, though unserviceable at musty us
likely IQ be restored.