Star.
London, England, 1824-02-09 00:00:00

DIYI DEN OS to be made in the COUNTRY.

March 11, It. I'. Jones, Abergavenny, linen-draper, at one, at
the White Lion Inn, Broad-street, Bristol. March 10, W. Symes,
Crewltertie:, Snouriset, linen-draper, at one, at the White Lion
Inn, Broad-street, 11,istul. :Match 1, J. Itycroft, Idle, Yorkshire,
cloth.rnanufacturer, ,at eleven, at the Bull's [lead Inn, Bradford.
Alacch Bur,lent, Staffordshire, draper, at eleven,
at. the Roebuck Inn, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Feb. 27, J. Younge
and J. Deakin, Sheffield, button-manufacturers, at eleven, at the
Angel Inn, Sheffia Id. 'March 1, C. Moss, Cheltruham, fishmonger,
at eleven, at the George Hotel, Chel tnhatn.

cgturiFicATEs.—Fes. Qs.

~C. Irving, Southampton, schoolmaster. G. Rowe, Great Smith-
attest, Chelsea. surgeon. W. It. Ening, late of Liverpool, insur-
ance-broker.. H. Northover, late of Nunny, Somerset, farmer.—
J. Buchanan. Lite of Liverpool, insurance-broker. E. Ingram,
Reading, dress-maker.. W. and J. Sparks, Frome-Selwood, groiers.
J. B. Wergan, Bedininst,r' Somerset, dealer in spirituous liquors.
C. Griffin, Skinner-smet, Snow-hill, mercer. T. Wood, Barbi-
, can, oilman. •

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Lweepinv of my study. By the Compiler of " The
Hundred Wonders o• the Woad." Post. Bvo. Loudon
and Edinburgh. 3824.
The author of this work is one of the most delightful
raconteurs M e ever met with, and we would travel
ss ith him tn the very heat of Affca, undertake to re-
trace the ro .te of Franklin, to the Copper Aline Itiver,J
or e inter at New Georgia, it he would promise but to
maintain such a running fire of good 'anecdotes as he,
has given us in what he calls the S.veepings of his
Study. Sweepings forsooth—they are precious mor-
cense ; in witness whereof we not only would set our
sign and seal, but what is of more value, exemplify by
the following specimens:
" Tally Dorcas.—A Midshipman or the name of
Dorcas, was, at his own particular request, landed at
Boston from the Glasgow frigate, soon after the break •
ing out of the American war, in the year 1776, to serve
as a volunteer in the British troops. In the battles of
Lexington and Bunker's-hill, he received no less than
seventeen gun-shot and other Wounds. Those earliest
inffcted did not in any degree abate his ardour for the
fight. In dealing nut his blows and making good his
way through the American soldiery, the fifth wound
was dealt out to him, and followed by his exclamation
of—" There goes five—Tally !" He was ever after
known among the Americans, who were too brave
themselves not to admire this trait of heroism and
cool intrepidity, as Tally Dorcas.
44 George the Fourth.—llis moist gracious Majesty
George the Fourth—Goo bless him ! when on his pas-
sage to Ireland, steered for Milford Haven, to seek
shelter from the storm. Surrounded by his attendants,
in either uniform, on board the yacht, and smiling with
dignity and grace, he rubbed his hands, and gave the
toast—' Here's the army and navy, and the navy and
army, and may they always pull together.'
" An Hibernian poetaster, well known to the streets
of London, who lived upon his wits, and probably, as
Franklin says, broke for want of stock, had
.got eigh-
teen-pence in debt to one Simpson, who kept an eating-
house in Salisbury-court, a man who verified Shak-
speare's observation, that—
. Fat paunches have lean pates ; and dainty bits
Make rich the ribs, but bauk'rupt quite the wits'—
Being as remarkable for the vacuity of his skull as was
an acquaintance of his, named Price, residing in Fetter-
lane, for profane swearing. In passing up the lane, one
Sunday morning, the poet was summoned into the
front parlour, by a tap at the window. You raga-
muffin,' said Simpson, you owe me eighteen pence for
three dinners, which I'll freely forgive you, if you'll
sport something clever, and off-hand, about my friend
Price and me.' This was the impromptu:
' When once again shall come Noah's gond ;
When nice shall cease to his blood;
And Simpson speak a word of sense;
I'll haste to pay the eightecn-pence.'
" Luck in the Lottery.—A coachman, in the service
of . a Nobleman, was discarded late at night for drun-.
kenmss. In staggering homeward to his wife and fa-
mily of small children, he had to pass a lottery utliee,
which was still open. Having entered, he advanced
boldly to the counter : Stand aside, fellow, with your
paltry adventure of twenty-four sous, while I serve
these Gentlemen,' said the Lady who gave out the
tickets. ' Mine is not to be a paltry adventure, as you
impertinently call it,' retorted the drunken man ; and
on the counter he threw a bright louis d'or, one of
eleven he had just received as his wages. What are
your numbers, and how do you stake them?' inquired
Madame, winking to the Gentlemen at the excellence
of the joke. He would have, he said, a tome sec; but
as to the numbers, he would leave them to her choice.
The billet, containing three numbers jestingly written
down, was delivered accordingly.
Coachey did not find his way home, and vas just
recovered from his drowsy intoxication, when, at a few
asinutes alter nine in the morning, he saw, placed in
from of another lottery office, the board which dis-
played the five fortunate numbers that had started from
the wheel. He had a faint recollection of what had
passed overnight, and drew from his pocket the billet,
which agreed, in its inscribed numbers, with three of
the numbers on the board. He hastened back to the
lucky office, and demanded the five thousand five hun-
dred louis which had fallen to his lot. They were paid
to him puncurally.
44 Latin Plfll.—The Chevalier de Rimini, one of the
candidates for a chair which had become vacant in the
French Academy, no longer entertaining any doubt of
the celebrated Abbe Maury having the preference, wrote
to the President, NI. de Marmorrtel, to say that he gave
up all further pretensions, and concluded iris letter by
tine following pun—Ontiala vineit amor, et nos cedannts
amori (a Maury), to drew how deserving he was of the
honour to which he had aspired.
"Expedition in Ait.—ln the Rue St. Honore, a
society of artists, at the moderate charge of two louis,
undertook to deliver a half-length portrait, in crayons,
of the ordinary size, neatly framed and glazed, fifty
accurately engraved impressions of the same, reduced
to the miniature size, aad tine copper plate. A snuff-
box, having one of tnese engraved protrait,, his own
likeness, on its lid, was not an unusual present among
the French gentlemen. The sitting lasted a few minutes
only, and the whole of the processes were performed in
the space of two hour s."

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Readers, whose Sons ordads e about entering the wide
field of Commercial Enterprise, or who are destined for
the Judicial or .Military Establishments of the East India
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LONDON.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 1824.
TUE FUNDS.

STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols opened this morning at 91, and got up to 91 with a
good deal of business doing.

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Spanish Bonds opened at 24k, k, at which price they remain steady
up to this hour.
Current Prices : Old Spanish 241 I, Colombian 7011 to 71, New
Austrian sk, Chilian 78i, Russian 911, New Prussian 90j, Old
912 k, French Scrip Sk, Mexican Bonds sk, Poyais 31, Mexican
Mines 5 prem.

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