Star.
London, England, 1805-06-18 00:00:00

WOBURN SNEEP-SNEERING.

On Sunday the company began to alremble at
Woburn Abbey, and at the town and neighbourhood
of Woburn, to be prefent at his Grace the Duke of
BEDFORD'S grand Agricultural Fete, which was to
begin yefterday, and to left four days, as ufual.—
His Grace on Sunday gave a grand dinner, to which
the following were expeded, viz.
Hb Royal Meiners the Duke of Clarence.
tfts Grace die Dike of Manebefter.
tuft—Darnley, Talbot and Egremont.
Lords—Sbeffield, Stitberrille, William Ruffen, Villiers, Lud-
low, and Cawdor.

Sin-m• Harry ireatherftnnt, John Sinehir, John B. Biddle, John
ll'rottefley, Rowkip George Pinot, and Robert Lawiey.
Colonels—Dalrymple and Beaumont.
Mellis.—Colie, Edward Coke, Aaron, Lee Aetenie, Northey,
Culling, Smith, Curwen, iMarllkall, Conyers, Montague Bur-
goyne, Frauds, Morey, Mnrtent, Welters, Lambert, Robot
liyage, Wing, Senensove, and the Rev. Bate Dudley.

Friday, the Counters of LOUDON and Morita gave
a grand Fete at Duddingllon Houfe, near Edin-
burgh, to above three hundred of the nobility and
gentry in and about that city—Among whom
were the

Duke of Etteeleugh, Earl of Errol, Earl of Dalholifiei Earl of
Roden, Lord Etch°, Count Piper, Sir John Stuart. Ban. Sir Wit-
ham Forbes, Sir Alexander Purvey, Sit James ME; Counters of
Errol, Counters Dowager of DalhouGe, Countefs of Whoa fie, Lady
Charlotte Campbell, Lady Elisabeth Rawdon, Lady Helen Hall,
1r iy Stuart, and Lady Pettat Adudril When, and areat num-
ber of the Naval and Military Oentlemen, molt tithe judges, &c.
The Saloon was elegantly fitted up with felloons
of flowers, embellilhed with an emblematical Naval
Pillar. on which were the names of Hogs, Duncan,
Sr. VINCENT, and NErsoir.—The dancing com-
menced at to o'clock, and was continued with great
fpirit till near two on Saturday morning,when the
company letdown to a molt elegant fupperam four difi.
Parent rooms, where they were ferved with a profit-
lion of the belt wines, and a molt fitperbsieffert.—
After (upper the dancing recommenced with re•
doubled fpirit, and was continued till an• hour afrer
fun.rifing. Every thing was concluded with great
order and attention; and the numerous end fplendid
company left die hofpitable rnanfion of their Noble
Hogs with the molt agreeable fenlations. What
added to their pleafure was the remarkable fine warm
evening and a molt beautiful morning ; nor do we
remember ever to have feet; fo many handfome wo-
men, and good dancing. The whole beauty and
falbion of Scotland leaned to be centered at Dud-
dingfien Houfe. There were upwards of one hundred
carriages preterit, but no confufion enfued among
them, owing to the good order refereed by every
perfon prefcnt.

Brigadier-General Hors ii appointed I.ieut.•Go
vernor of IPortfmnuth Carillon, in the room of Ge-
neral Gant, and arrived there on Saturday.

In a few days the Royal Regiment of Horfe
Guards Blue, will be relieved from the town duty by
the ta Regiment of Life Guards, from Wimbledon
Camp. It is thought that the Blues will attend his
Majarrr at Weymouth this feafon. The 9th Light
Dragtxms take the Windfor. duty during the &tomer. It
is (aids that as houfehold troops, thalues will hence.
forth always take their tour of the London duty
along with the Life Guards, who are to have their
!bare of the rummer duty at Windfor and near toWn.

Mr. Plaice Jonesow attended yellerday in Weft-
minfter Hall, for the purpofe of fil:ng a plea to the
indiament againa him in the Court of King's Bench.
It is, we underßand, a fpecial plea, 'and dates, that
ptevious to the Union Ireland was a feparate king-
dom from Great Britain, governed by her own laws;
that he is a fubjed cf Ireland ; that the fads with
which he Rands charged were committed in that
kingdom, where a competent jurifdidion fubfifts to
try fnch offences; and that, therefore, the Court of
King's Bench in England has no jurifdietion.

Died at his houfe at Lyndhurd, on Thurfday the
13th ink MAlTibi Bras, Uri. of the Ward of Aa-
tigus, whole anauming manners, goodnefs of heart,
kind and affeaionate behavour, and modefi humility,
endeared him to all his nun •:roue friends and acquaint.
ance. His death has left his difeonfolate widow and
near relations, in the deepen affiftion. This tribute
to his memory is paid by an old and particular Friend,
who knew his worth, and who has to lament, with
many others, the lofs of fo worthy a charader.

The report which we mentioned a few days fince
of an -attempt having been made at Milan to atlinate
Domaraara, ss in fome degree confirmed by the lag
French Papers, which hint.that Come fpies have been
detethd in thzt city, Whoib objee was to change a
day of joy into a day of mourning.
A letter from Vienna dated May ts, lays, "Count
de STADION. the Auftrian Antbaffilden- at Peter[
burgh, will foun return to this‘Capital to f"rm a part
in the Mitailiry, and Count MLTTER /0 CH, fon of the
Auftrian Minister at Berlin, will proceed to London
to alfume the place of Count de ST•HIt
is now here, and does not return to England."
The Duchefi. of Portland, from the South Seas, is
arrived off Datmuuth ; fhe failed from St. Helena on
She ;nth of Apt il. Five Whalers had failed from that
Wand, bound to England, on the ;ph of April.
. TVNTit and LAST DAT of DR•WIN c.—The Tic-
ket No 8163, as fira drawn on Saturday lag, en-
titled to Two Thonntod Pounds, was fUld at Meffrs.
Hawse. Butts and Co.'s Office, Royal kalcitange,
where No. 27,760, a Prim of Five Tboufand Pounds.
and i 5.134, a Prize of Five Hundred Pounds, both
davnulli fame dart were fold. in Shares.
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