Star.
London, England, 1807-10-14 00:00:00

Innic.lll. B, OCTOBtR io.

arrivals, in vvelfequence of the fine weather,
are increaling daily ; and it is generally imagined ibis
+avow ne waiving place will be crowned with a pod
Aftti feafon and winter.

On 17,iday rvening was a fele& milk party at the
Rev. Z), Bt-AM". Many of the profellion and ama
.curs were prefent. Among the evening's mimic.
ments we nartictilaity n •tired Vintll's Concerto in
G, on the I.iino torte, which can be feldom excelled
and but rarely egnailed by a fink rate performer.—
Mefrrs. CusistiNs, A suLev, arid ASHLEY, jun. added
very c...niiderahly to their acquired reputation.

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The I.tte 11 an ivals a: e•—•
Lord and Lady; Hawke and Family ; Mr. Brooke and Family ;
Mr P6rtal Rev. H Drove, Mrs. Wrasall, Mrs Noyes, Scc.

OCTOBItR I 2.—Notwithainding the general gloom
tha. has pervaded this place dui iog the feafon, by the
abfence (.1 the Royal Family, there has been a (prink
ling of fAi.,n, and the frjyarrade not entirely dcferted.
The flags r f dillrefs, technically termed I.)dging bilis,
have manife:led during the leafon a fad falling off;
they are however general, and long faces are made
at the knock of the door el every Tax Colleelor
During the fine weather for fume days pill, that ce-
lebrate-id and inaefa:ig able artiti, Mr. Braithwaite,
has been very fueccisful with the Alliance of his
Diving Bell, in bringing up many articles of value
from the wreck of the Abergavenny Eat Indiaman.

Notwithflanding the abundance of fifh of every
fort with which the Wellern coat abounds, and
which are In plentifully fupplied to the Weymouth
market, Hill the fpirit of extortion fo much prevails,
that, rather than fupply the inhabitants and very few
vifitants that remain, with fith at'a reafonable and
moderate price, boat loads are nightly thrown into
the fea, to keep up the price of that nutritive and
ufeful article.

There has been a shameful praeice prevalent'here,
by a certain clafs of perfons, on the arrival of colliers,
to monopolize their cargoes ; but the Mayor and Cor-
poration, aided by a number of Genliemen, formed
into a cmmittee, in 'he moll laudable manner, have
adopted a plan f a the c ovreience I Ilrangets and
the pior, by ptirchafing large quantities of coals, and
retailing them at prim= colt
The Theatrical corps; tinder the management c•f*
HticHtf., are very telpettat,l:: ; yet, during the lea-
fon, there has been a begguily account f empty
boxes." Banes, the comedian, premiers lair to be
coon transplanted to the Metropolitan boards.
The Chips ar indent 141 Portland Roads, Are the
Pluto floop !f war. %%it!' the Tigrefs and Liberty
gun brigs. A large fleet ef coatters went up Channel
this unoruing under convoy of it frigate. A packet
failed this day for Guernfey.

Yeaerday, the LORD NIATAL was under the need:
I'll of railing the price of Bread ha!f an Ala.:, or a
penny in the Peck Loaf, to take place to morrow,
when the o,23artern Loaf, wheaten, will be fold for
tad. and houlehold 911

On Friday the 9th of Oetnber, died at Chefier, in
the 76th year of his age, JOHN FORD, late of Old
Bond-fluet ;.Member of the RoyAl College of Phy-
ficianr,andrellow of the Linnzan Society ; in whole
eharan er unfullied worth, well known profeifional
and a deep fence of religion were eminently
united.

On Monday a Couit Martial was held on board the
Mac,rnanime harbour duty Ihip at Sheernefs, for the
taial of Lieutenant Hill Warten, of his Majefly's
(loop of war, the Hyacinth, for drunkennefs, and be-
having unlike ant fficer, &c. when, the charges being
in part proved, he was fentenced to be difmifTzd the
Chip.
Box LOBBY Dirruartancr.—On Monday night,
while a Mr. Dearfley, who is faid to be a Gentleman
of high fpirit and fortune, was converting viz a-viss,
with a Lady in the box lobby of Dime), Lane Thea-
tre, the Rev. Sir Robert Peale, Knt. retiring the
fame way from the box which he had jut' occupied,
paired, inadvertently, between Mr. Dearfley and
the lady, the former of whom caught fire at the
circtimilance, ccnceiving it to be an intentional infult;
and which he inftantly relented in terms to terfe as
to produce a warm altercation, which was quickly
productive of a blow from the knob headed !tick of
Mr. Drarfley upon the head of the Reverend Knight,
that knocked him down ; a crowd was intlantly 1-
lcdted, and Sir Robert, ddirous to avoid publicity
as well as tumult, propofed to his atTailant to ad-
j Atm to, forne neighbouring coffee houfe or tavern.
Mr. Deal Cley agreed : the patties adjourned together
for the purpofe ; but, on the way through the theet,
a new altercdtion arofe, and Sir Robert fr,tuid
himfelf again flruck and levelled with the kencel.—
This gave a new direction to the quirrel, and the
cafe was referred to Bowilreet, where both parties
attended yetterdap, and Sir Robert gave his exami-
cation, and was bound over to profccute.