Star.
London, England, 1814-08-09 00:00:00

gErFAIR.

Notwithstansling the positive injunctions ilsned
from the pate of Abe Sceretary of State, to suppress
this Ineery scene, it continued yesterday in all its I
pristine vigour.. &liar *nig WB5, as usual, indul-,
gent to us votarfes, and afforded them an ample
portimity rr,• it gratification.. of their respective
tastes, and although there were a new heavy showers,
these only gave zest to, enjoyment, and rendered the
pleasures of the lestival the sweeter. • •
Frequent attempts were midi during the day by
the Park-keepers and others to pccsuade the suttkrs
to ithinthefitheir camp, but these were. strenuously
opposed, and the whole 'Fair, sina vote, proclaimed
their intention to maintain' what they were pleased to
term their riglit, at any Misled. They had taken
and paid for the ground on the supposition that tt.e
fair Would continue to the 12ih, and no persuasion
should induce them to act under a different feeling.
In vain did the Park-keepers urge their intentions to'
knock their booths abriut their ears, and to eject them
vie et arinit. Tlois threat-only seemed like oil on ,fire
to increase the flame, and• to excise more firmly the
feeling ef opposition.. It was, however, proposed by
the hosts of the more respietable Hsieh to prepare a
petition to -the Secretary of State, in which they should
communicate their grievances, and such a petition
was accordingly drawn up, signed by several of these
pet sons, and dispatched to the Secretary. In it they
set forth their confident belief at the time they took
their ground that the Fair was to continue till the lath
of August, and the fict of their having laid in an ex-
tensive stock of :aide-and Ad: for the supply of the
public appetite during that interval, which not alone
cost a- considerable sum in collection, belt, it they,.,
were deprived of the opportunity of selling, would'
be attended with the most ruinous consequences to
themselves and families. This task performed,-they
proceeded to the exercise of their several callings, in
the confident hope that Lord Sidmouth would not
fail to admit the justice of their claim for an extension
of the Lair to the period anticipated;
It was curious to observe neZrly all the ale-house
signs.in London brought withiOthe square formed by
the bacchanalian corps. There is about •fiity Lord
Wellingtons in the field, ten Marquisses of Granby, a
dozen Dukes of Marlbro', Nelsons' innemetable; with
horses, dogs, cats, and non descript animals -beyond
calculation. A person front Dublin displays the saga
of the Ring's end, and gives the following notice : •
" Pickled salmon and good salt beef sold bere,fiwh every day."
Among the booths of a more rational descriptioi
there was one with the following labels displayed :.
" Spirit of opr beloved Nelson, listen while the Nation &clangs
every man has done his duty." Another,
" By the mercy of Yeovil:an cz, the ;Lid ship Albion, of er a
prosperous voyage, has reached-in safeky. !he haven of peace."
Although there were a few flying showers, as we
have already stated, the humours of the scene conti-
nued with all imaginable fervour. . The. ordinary
frolics to which the place -itself. gave-birth were Ze-
newect' with variations, and good' was;, for the
a:oust:part, predominant throughout

Rotten', Aeousr 5..-A'noelancholy•cirenmstance
occurred Lear Fordingbridge„:sery:teeedily,i which
has brought on the death of two rben: &feast had.
been given to tbcf parishioners in, honour of prate, at
which strong• beer was liberally plied. Two mot at
the close of the evening fell out, and foug4artnost
saaguin.irrhattle of long continuance, during which
they inflicter:ion each other such severe bruises, that
one died on the ensuing night, ind.the other on

Tuesday last.- • •
Cuatsratuacit, At:nusr s.—During the thunder-
storm which occurred on the evening of Thursday,.
the 28th July, five cows (four of them the property
of Mr. Tuck) were struck dead by lightning,. in a
field near this place, as they lay together. The same
storm did also much other damage, particularly to
the cow crops. Harvest will commence around this
place ina few days. Many fields of barley and oats
already fit for the scythe.
SOUTHAMPTON, At n. 6.—The blessings of peace
now begin to be felt ; meat is sold every market-day,
from sd. to Bd. per lb. and excellent butter at 11d.
French vessels are continually arriving with fresh sup.
plies of cattle and provisions. Three vessels, laying
near the Quay, were robbed on Sunday night last ; a
circumstance almost unprecedented in this pot t. TJae
robbers got clear off.
Waesruso.— A grand match took place the 19th
ult. at Tregoney, when the best play was exhibited
that has been seen there for many years past.—
The first prize of Two Guineas was won by Gilbert
White, of Probus ; the second, One Guinea, by John-
Harris, of St. Just; and the third, Half-a-Gninea,
by Gregory Spear, of Cuby. Two of the best players
on the list, whose lot it fell to wrestle together, were
detected in an agreement to yield to each other, and
to share the prize without winning it fairly. They
• were immediately stripped of their jackets, and ex-
pelled the ground amidst the hisses and groans of the
company. The other players exhibited great skill,
and shewed much spirit, bottom, and fair play, and
highly gratified the numerous spectators present.
Wednesday, according to annual custom, the silver
arrow was shot for at the Butts, at Harrow on tha
Hill, by. twelve young Gentlemen educated at that
School, which was won by Master LUMLET. They
were near four hours contending for the prize, owing
to the eqUality of three of the young Gentlemen, who
get nine each, ten being the winning number.
We ascertain from an accurate source, that on the
sth July, 1813, the Spanish dollar was 6s: 9d. per oz.
The Spanish stamped dollar in circulation at ss. 6d.
was in value ss. 104 d. ; the 3s. tokens were' of the
value of Ss. 2.1.1. Bar gold was RS. os. per or.. and a
guinea at the current price of gold was worth Rl. 7s.
At the same time the exchange on Hamburgh
w.is 26, 6, and en Amsterdam. 9, 5. At this pe-
riod the amount of Bank Notes in circulation was
r 813,314,8170. From July, 1813, to the end of April
last, *there was very little alteration in the prices oil
Bullion. On the prospect of a permanent peace, al-
tiough the Amount of Bank notes in circulation had
loCti:abed to te29,54,900, the price of lit lion
,ljwered', and foreign eachanges advanced in the same
opnrtion in oho favour ; and on the sth inst. the
Apanisfi dollar, valued at 6r. 11J. a few weeks bel re,
i vas a .nly, worth 5s ; the stamped dollar of ss. 6d.
'as only 4s. ;a•S s. token was only worth 2,.5;J.
11 ar gold worth only RI. 4s. per ounce. A guinea
value 41. 2s. Meanwhile, the Ea-
c lave on,ll..mburgh was 33, and that on Amster-
d• tm lb!, 19. GoLd and silea are likely soon to fall.