Star.
London, England, 1831-09-01 00:00:00

SCINTILLA.

ADVAIITAOES OF STIIPIDITY.—When LI
Fontaine was on his death-bed, bis confessor ealunting
to repent, the nurse came in, and begged he would 1,
plague him. " lit is more stupid than wicked, (Advil
ihe), 000 ArarionwT will not have the beau to tlan.,
him."

EctiPsa.—There was an eclipse of the moot,
on Tuesday, but it was not visible in this country. It
Hiodostan as weU as in China, the natives imagine on these
occasions that the devil, under his usual personification of
an enormous serpent, has laid hold of it, and make a mo.,
tremendous noise in order to alarm him, shouting out
" Sheiian Amin chord° 1"—" Satan, let the moon go !"
A curious and instructive document was ordpic.ii
by the House of Commons on Wednesday, on the motion
Mr. Alderman Wood, namely—an account of the •• war-
rants issued by the sheriii•of Surrey on writs of execution
against the person or property from the superior Courts of
Westminster, since 1826, and of the poundage paid therein;
and the number of warrant, in each year distinguishing the
poundage paid, or proceu executed, within the Liberty of
Southwark."

MONTESQUIEWS DEFINITION OF A LORD.--
A great lord is a man who sees the King, and speaks to the
Ministers, who has ancestors, debts, and pensions. If, with
that, he is able to conceal his indolence and imbecility, 11
an air of eagerness and importance, or a feigned attacimant
to pleasure, he believes himself to be one of the liapple3tof
men.

FAT AND LEAN.—An Irishman who had a pi:;
in his possession was observed to adopt the constant pra,:.
tke of tilling it to repletion one day and starving it the next.
On being asked his reason for doing so, he replied, " Och
sure, and isn't it that I like to have baton with a stroke o'
fist and a strike o' lane, equally one after t'other."—Ame-
rims Paper.
A LG ERIN E COOKERY.—The ex-Dey of Algiers
dined one day last week with the President of the Council
in Paris. Hussein was accompanied by a single servant,
who did not quit him during the whole dinner. He wac
dressed in the Eastern style, and wore a richly-ornamented
poniard in his belt. His eyes were concealed by a pair of
gram spectacles. During the day he sent a message to 11.
Perier, to request he would admit his own cook into 11;,
kitchen, to dress his victuals. The President of the Ccu;',.
cil having complied with his request, Hussein's cook, a
little before the hour of dinner, arrived with a pair of lit,.
fowls, of which he cut off the heads and legs, and ttan
plunged them into boiling water. The Dey made his r,pa:t
on those two fowls, served up with boiled rice.
ESSENCE OF COFFEE. —To make this essence,
which is very useful for travelling, take a quart of boiling
water and throw into it eight ounces of ground coffee. Boil
it for a minute or two, then cover it up, and leave it to get
cold. After pouring off carefully the clear coffee, add hale
a pint of water to the grounds, boil it slightly, and leave it
to settle in the same way, after which add it to the first de-
coction. Evaporate the whole over a gentle fire until it it
reduced to eight ounces. Then add half a pound of lump
sugar, and when it is melted put the mixture for an instant
over the fire, and afterwards let it be bottled and well corked.
A table spoonful of this essence will wake a breakfast cop
of coffee. The best way is to use boiling milk with it in-
stead of water.

AN AMERICAN IN N. —There Is a very striking
difference, too perceptible, between an English and an Ame.
HOU) inn; here you must look for no bowing landlord, OT
obsequious waiter, at the door to welcome your arrival ,
beu may alight or not as you please, said in some instants
served as if you, anal not they, were the party obliged.
Neither expect to find any snug parlour or traveler:, or 1
suppose I must now say, commercial roorn,to retire to. The
bar seems the only inhabited aparment about the house; and
there, upon arrival, the company immediately proceed; with.
in it are always to be met with convenience' for washing—
the very first operation—and a comb and a brush attached
together by a string, suspended most likely from the ceiling,
pro Bono public°, and used tutu eeremonie by all comers
and goers—though I took the liberty of eleclfiniog the at.
tor commodation. You would suppose that all the news and
affairs of the Congress had ned acceu to thie place, or,
at any rut, you feel perfect y assured of being in a lod
where that valuable engine, the Press, suffers not the slight.
est embarrassment. Papers, daily and weekly, local, and
from different parts of the Union, arc strewed about in
ehartning profusion ; the merits of all persons and s:I
things are discussed by all present ; the walls are covered
with advertisements of elections, fares of stages and steam-
boats, unctions, sales of land, sales of stock, sales of mer-
chandise, sales of every thing that can be sold; quack.
medicines without end, dc. Btc. Such Is an American inr.
--Amite* Tose. Its New Yorh.

A NIDSHIPSIAN'S DIRECTIONS TO A BROTHER

sun. FOR TIM FIGURES OF A QU•DRILLE.
La Pantalon.—Haul upon the starboard tack,
let the Other craft pass ; then hear up, sod get your bead
ire the other melt, regain your berth on the larboard tack,
back and fill with your partner, boxhaul her, wear round
twee against the sun in company with the opposite craft
and your own, afterwards boxhaul her and bring ha up.
L I.te.—Shoot ahead about two fathoms till you nearly
IMO* Rai on to the other craft under way, then make
Veneto bawd to your berth, side out for a bend, fist to star-
board and then to port, ;make sail and pass the aim craft,
lit yottr head round en the other tack, another side to star-
board, and port, make sail to regain your berth, wear mead,
back and fill and box-haul your partner.
La Poule.—Heave a-head and pass your adversary,
yard-arm and yardarm, regain your berth on the wiser
tack in the same order, take your station in the line, with
your partner, back and till, fall on your beti, and bring up
with your partner ; the then munounes ahead, heaves all
aback, shoots ahead again, and pays off alongside ; you
then make sail in company with her, till nearly stem on
with the whaling, make a stare board, and east her off to
shift for herself; regain your berth by the best means in
yourlower, and let go your anchor.
La Tratisem—Wear round as before against the so!'
twice, box-haul the lady. range alongside her and make sad
in compeny ; when half way across to the other shore, drop
atom with the tide, short sod east off the tow ; now back
and flu as before, and box-haul her and yourself into your

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nth you twits and back astern again ; sow manceuvre any Tilt deal
rid. you like, only tinder easy sail, as it is always a light wind mos
felt (mph?, as they cell it), in this passage; 'sewn as you see first
,red their helm is down, haul round in company with them on Sou
de. the larlinerdNack, and mate all sail with your pattner into alai
tilt! your °an berth and bring ap. peal
life La Finale.—Wear round to starboard, passing under your
re„ partner's awn sight, the catheads Of the craft on your star. the
tan- board bow, then make sail into your own bath, your pular viol
but passing athwart your bows ; now proceed according to the Wei
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,T,„ ahead and back assetn twice in company wish the whole Med
squadron in circular order of sailing. cess
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6179 The First Chamber of the States of "the Grand info
D' Duchy of Baden has unanimously adopted the address of affec
:°°d the becond Chamber to the Maud Duke, to establish an 4,
lin ttnlitnited liberty Of the press. Ban
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Be WIROMMieg fe&IIN and,
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,h,,d TbelOtb ult. at Hampstead, the lady of W. Brooks, full
bit. listi• of a sisoglitler...-The 25th ult. at Cheltenham, the SG
16y lady of I Lowis.lisq. Bengal Civil Jerald', of a son. ibis
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The 31st ult. at All floale Chunk, Mary.la-boone, K. s.,
the Batties,Rsq. of Spricg.prdens to Elizabeth, eldest daughter tion
vat Oahe late W. How, as+ Orilistrywitteet.
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the wife of F. Dtillitilatin, Of HiMbritrfatt4M, Peehbast, in IPan
'the 41st year of her sge.—The 30th ult. Mr. T. Clark, a
the Ringers. fain ;near Newport, kesex.—The 31st ult. Farms
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