Star.
London, England, 1802-03-22 00:00:00

DUBLI,V, MeIRCII iB.

Si. Patrick's day was celebrated yefterday with
molt diftinguithed magnificence at the Cagle. The
Knights of the illuftrious order of St. Patrick ap-'
peared on the occafion in their collars and robes,
his Excellency the Earl of HARDWICK& drelled as
fovereir of the order.
At night there was a molt fplendid ball and (up-
per. The affemblage of the nobility and gentry
was numerous. The ball-room was thronged ;
and in accordance with their Excellencies' defire
Irilh manufadure was generally worn.
His Excellency was dreired in a brown coat of
Irifh manufacture, richly embroidered with gold ;
and white ratio embroidered veft.

Her Excellency, a white petticoat decorated
with Myer Cuatbrocks, Inver and green beads, ele-
gantly tied up with cords and taffels—her train
green farfnet richly embroidered with filver—head-
drefs, a green velvet turban, profufely enriched
with diamonds, and white ofirich feathers.
Lady Yost, daughter to their Excellencies, ap-
peared in a white crape petticoat, ichly orna-
mented with green foil lhamrocks, and a white
farfnet train and Myer; head drefs, green farfnet
turban, and white ofirich feathers.

The flipper was a moll fuperb banquet, never
excelled on fuch an occafion.

.Every delicacy the feafon could afford covered
the tables, and every wine that could be procured
were ferved in abundance. The attentions of
their Excellencies to the company were moff p:ea-
linty confpicuous, and diffufed happinefs around
them.

Through the city, the anniverfary feftival of St.
Patrick was obferved with every token of revs
rence due to the occafion: the Shamrock, the na-
tional emblem, was univerfally worn : the fociety
of Friendly Brothers attended divine fervice at the
different parith churches, and afterwards dined to-
gether in honour of the tutelar faint.
Several corps of yeomanry paraded and dined
together yeerday in honour of their guardian faint.

The only novelty on Saturday night at Covent
Garden, was Mr. Bea AA M, as Carlos in The Dunuta,
the Tongs of which charadter he fang delightfully.
K:mo's THEATRE.—The new Opera of Rinaldo
if.* was performed for the fecond time on Sa•
turdAy evening.
The Prince of WALES fat in Mrs. Pits:tea-
BERT'S box.

The Prineefs gf Waxes was again in her box,
and it gave much pleafure to the audience to fee
her look fo well. Her Royal Highnefs was dref-
fed in the Spanith fathion. The body of her gown
was of black velvet, with Vandyke, of pink filk.—
Her head-drefs was a hat, with white feathers, and
a very fine bandeau of diamonds acrofs the front
of her hair. The houfe• was full of the bed com-
pany. The Dnehefs of Goanou was in her box
for the firlt time this feafon.. There were preterit
befides, the Marchionefs of DowN scut ; Countelles
HARRINGTON, JERSEY, and ALDSOILOVGH ; Lady
H•00111LITOINE, Mrs. FITZ H 'ascii.; Earls JR/IMM
and CHOOIONDILEY.

FRACAS AT MAIDSTONR..-.-On the evening the
AiEzes at Maidflone terminated, feveral or the
King's Counfel and Serjeants retired to dinner at
the Star Inn, and indulged themfelves in•the plea
Cures of thetable till towards mode o'clock at night.
At this time Mr. Serjeant BEST quitted the com-
pany in order to call upon his relation Mr. KNAPP,
to arrange their return Co town in the morning.—
As he was walking down the ftreet leading from
the Star to Mr. KNAPP'S lodgings, he was pallid
by two men who appeared to regard him with par-
ticular cireumfpedion—they returned and paired
him a fecond time, and kept their eyes flied on him
till he reached Mr. KNAPP'S door: Mr. Serjeant
Best, on returning to the Inns perceived the lame
two men !landing oppofite Mr. Snares door.—
He had not gone far, when they paffed him a third
time, and one of them acconing him, asked, If
he was Mr. Serjeant BEST?" -Upon his replying',
in the affirmative, the man who had accofted him,
Paid, " then Sir, you are a d—d impertinent (cow-
drel." Mr. Best immediately did that which
every Gentleman would !lave done; he knocked
him down, and not knowing what fort of charac-
ters he might have to deal with, he endeavoured to
reach his lodgings. They purfued him and came
up with him jut as he had got to the door, when
the fame man who had ufed fuch illiberal lan-
guage *faulted and !truck him feveral violent
blows ; a fcuffie then enfued, and the Serjeant's
Clerk having opened the door, the aggreflbr and
his companion were forced into the houfe, when
they turned out to be Mr. S•MUIll. FIRRAND WAD.
DING TON and his Clerk. The latter addreffing the
Serjeant Paid, Sir, you will recoiled I neither (poke
to or &trek you. Itzimediately the Serjeant's
Clerk obferved, that the fame perfon had in the
courfe of the evening left a letter for him. The
letter was brought and opened ; it appeared to
contain a printed addrefs from Mr. WADDINGTON
to the Hor Piaarras of KENT, fetting forth the
Cervices he had endeavoured to render them ; the
facriflces he bad made of his fortune; the in-
jury he had fuflained by the breach of their con.
crafts with him, and the profecuticms he had un.
dergone. On the back was written a note to Ser-
jeant &yr, intimating " that he was a Ccoundrel,
for having (in the exercife of his profeffional duty)
applied the term fraudulent to thole contrails, and
inferring that every man, who either publicly or
privately Rated them as fuch, was a fcoundrel ;
, and adding, that he was to be found at a certain inn
in the town till the nett morning, when he fhould
fet off for Dover, where he was alto to be met
with till a particular day."—Mr. BEST obferved
that Mr. Waddington's conduit rendered it impof-
fible to meet hir. as a man of honour. The parties
then feparated, and the Serjeant has fubmitted the
whole of the affair to the confederation of Mr.
&snag and another legal Friend.
ENGLISH STATS.LOTTERT....-Eighteenth Day.
—No. 29,419, a Prize of tool.—Nos. 28,478, and
49,714, Prizes of soh
A man, named Paine, was yeflerday flogged
at his Majefly'se Dock-gates, Portfmonth, pur.
fnanF to his lenience, for having in his poffeffion
Bores.