Star.
London, England, 1824-09-07 00:00:00

ANSWEIL BY Sr, LAITRINT.

Whereas dere have appear vone scandaleuse advertisement of,
Signior Florentini, much reflecting on M. St. Laurent's capacite
for hair-dressing ; he defy said Signior Florentini to tell any sone
inconvenience dat do attend his methode, ()demise he shall con-
bider said Florentini as baute-fau, and calumniateur.
ST. LAURENT.
Florentini, who was not so perfect in his English as
the other, replied by his intv•preter
Whereas M. St. Laurent has challenged Signior Florentini to pro-
duce an instance where his (St. Laurent's) method of dressing hair
is inconvenient to the Ladies : He begs to observe, that three rows
of iron pins thrust into the skull, will not fail to cause a constant
itching, a sensation that much distorts the features of the face, and
disables it so that the Lady may lose the use of her face ; besides,
the immense quantity of pomatum anal powder laid on for a genteel
dressing will, after a week or two, breed mites, a circumstance very
disagreeable to Gentlemen whe do not love cheese, and also does
afford a fetid smell not to be endured; from which, and other
objections too tedious to mention, Signior Florentini apprehends his
new method is entirely free, and will admit of no reasonable objec-
tion whatever. FLO RENT' N L

ST. LAURENT RIII'LItS.
Ha ! ha! ha! Dere is no objeshin, den, to Signior Florentini's
way of frizing de hair of fine Lady? I shall tell him vone, two,
three. In the forst place, he no consider dat his stucco's ♦ill be
'crack, and be brake by de frequent jolts to which all Ladies are so
sobject, and dat two hour baking sill spoil de compiekshon, and
hest de eyes. And as to his scandaleuse aspersion, dat my method
breed a de rsik, so odious to Gentlemen who don't love de cheese,
I say 'tis false and malicieuse ; and to niak good vat I say, I do
invite all Gentlemen of qualitie to examine the head of the Countesse
of Arran (rich I had de honour to dress four veeks ago) next
Monday, at twelve o'clock, through Monsieur Closent's microscope,
and see If dere be any mire vate'er.
N. B.—Any Gentleman any smell her Ladyship's he& fen
be please.
The controversy ended in a duel, but no blood was
shed ; but in consequence of the quarrel, the monstrous
'fashion soon ceased, and in a few months the Ladies'
heads recovered their. natural proportion, and became a
piece of themselves.

It may not be generally known, that friendly societies
subscribing for benefit in sickness, or for a provision for
their widows and children, are permitted to invest their
funds in any Savings Banks, or directly with the Com-
missioners for the reduction of the national debt, thereby
receiving the full allowance of 41. Ils. Sd. per Cent.
granted to Savings Banks ; but a certificate must be
furnished, purporting that the society is constituted
agreeably to the 59th of Geo. 111. c. 182.
By an Act lately passed, persons occupying farms of
less value than 1001. per annum, and making a liveli-
hood solely thereby as owner or tenant, are exempt from
the duty in respect of any dog not being a greyhound,
hound, pointer, setting-dog, spaniel, !archer, or terrier,
which has been or shall be bona fide and wholly kept
and used by such occupier, or by any person employed
by him, as a shepherd, on his farm, in the care of sheep.
The 19th ultimo, the Marquis of Douglas and
Clydesdale, accompanied by his tutor, visited the ex-
tensive Coal-works at Redding, on the banks of the
Union Canal, belonging to his hither, the Duke of Ha-
milton, after which he proceeded to the Royal Burgh
of Linlithgow, and viewed the venerable ruins there.
He then rode north to Borrowtounneu, where he was
greeted by a. number of the respectable tenantry on
Kinneil estate, and the inhabitints bf the town, who were
highly gratified with this opportunity of sliming their
respect for the promising heir apparent of the Noble
family of Hamilton. His arrival was announced by the
firing of cannon and the display of flags from the ships
and King's boat at the port; and in the midst of these
rejoicings he arrived at Kinneil House about seven
o'clock P. M. where he remained all night, and next
day, after viewing Carron Iron-works, proceeded to visit
his noble relatives at Dunmore Park.

Jean Bard was lately tried at Rouen, for poisoning
his wife and children. He was .a peasant, and had
dissipated his property. Fired at the just reproaches of
his wife, he resolved to get rid of her, and accordingly
put poison into a soup, which he gave to his wife and
'children. The woman, the oaly person who died from
taking the poison, declared to the last she had been poi-
soned by her husband. Seven of the Jury were of opinion
that he was guilty, and five that he was innocent. The
Judges were of the same opinion as the majority of the
Jury, and Bard was sentenced to be executed !

•
Citiecratttv.—There is a tailor going about the coun-
try pasts of England. His plan is to cure by incanta-
tion, prayer, &c. The fellow is eternally drunk. but
never staggers, and is possessed of one of those phleg-
matic brandy faces which only grows more solemn in
its appearances as his intellects become fuddled. A wo-
man applied to him lately to request him to come to see
her sick husband. She found him in the back parlour
of an inn, booted, spurred, and (although she could not
perceive it)-drunk. He was walking to and fro, with
his hands behind his back, when the poor woman en-
tered the apartment. " Please your Honour, I come to
beg you to see my husband, who is lying very ill." No
answer, but still pacing up and down. " He is very ill,
I assure your Worship. I hope you will come, Sir."—
Not a word! After a long silence—" I hope, Sir, you'll
be so kind as to come and see my poor husband; I will
pay you anything you demand." Still not a word; but.
a few mutterings, and a turn up of the drunken eye-
balls, and still pacing about. The woman approached
the doctor, pulled him by the coat, and in the most we•
nuous terms renewed her entreaties, but still he conti-
nued walking up and down, and muttering some non-
sense to himself. At last she pulled him violently by
the coat, when he turned round, and, in a gruff tone;
cried—" Hould your tongue, d—n you!—l'm busy
curing a man in America: I'll be ready for you by and
bye," and then began pacing and muttering again. This
pacified the poor woman, who waited patiently until the
American was cured.