Star.
London, England, 1813-07-12 00:00:00

SPOKEN BY ONE ET THE PUPILS.

-bur Friends —Relations, Patrons, here we view,
And for indulgence confidently sue.
Vain as we know our talent to impart
A treat to Judgment, we assail—the Heart;
Which, kindly beating, seems to tell us, here
We need not apprehend the critic sneer!,
Upon this spot our intellect takes root,
To yield, we hope, a profitable fruit—
From whose first-huddings Buie you will trate,
But in whose ripening charms, perhaps, a grace
May, to the keener observation, chew
The Statraman's prud:nce, or the Warrior's glow;
The art to guide the Vessel of the State,
Or save a Nation Irons a 'f yrant's hate I
Some future PITT or Fox may here appear,
Or WILLINOTON, the suffering world to cheer—.
Sore 1%4w-rot; catch a spark of heavenly fire,
Or modern MILTON first attune his lyre !

When foreign plains ensanguin'd torrents bear,
And man his fellow-creature will not spare;
When lives, in myr:ads, seem decreed to fall,
At an usurper's unrelen, ing call,
Hail to those subjects of our happier clime,
Who aim the human passions to sublime!
Their strife alone—who better shall extend
The course of knowledge to its nobler: end?
Whose bosoms with a rival ardour swell
To patronize—or LANCASTER, or Beet;
Diffusing Wisdom's calm, benignant ray;
And, for the poor, asserting mental sway,
The consumnution of their wish to prove,
Learning's great scheme is universal love !

The chilly mists of Ignorance dispell'd,
Its noxious vapours and toroados quell%
The sun cf science bursts upon the sight,
Softens our hearts, and yields us pure del est--
Causes the tide of Sympathy to Sow;
And teaches ua to feel for others' woe!

If at our youthful frol:cks you can smile,
We shall be amply gratified the while;
And promise to grow wiser—if we can,
When we attain that proud distinction—Man :
Ere wl,ich may War's unhallcw'd clangor cea•c;
And Knowledge germinate the seeds of Peace!

Yesterday his Royal Flightless the PRINCE RrptNt.
accompanied by the Elul of I'm:mot:7lr and Lord
LovsruEit, rode to Hampton Court. His Royal
Highness paid a visit to the Duke of CLARENCE, at
Bushey, and we are happy iu stating that the latter
gets better daily. •
The PuiNcsss of WALES rode through several parts
of Londoner Monday night to view the illuminations,
in a plain carriage, with servants out of livery. On
Saturday E,:twcen four and five o'clock, her Royal
Highness rode through the Parks and along Westmin-
ster•bridge, in an open carriage, attended by a Lady.

The PRINCE REcinNr dined with the Earl of Lutes
DALE and a select party, on Friday.
The Duke of YORK dined yesterday with Mr. CAN.
Num, at Glocester Lodge. Must of the Cabinet Mi.
lusters attended on the occasion.

The Earl of Liverpool gave a grand dinner on
Thursd.iy last, At Fife House.
Sir HENRY PEYTON gave a grand dinner yesterday
at his house in Hamilton Place.

Lord SYDNEY gave a splendid " At Home" at his
house in Grosvenor.square, on Thursday night. The
house was brilliantly ligt,ted up, and the floor of the
ball-room chalked with devices emblematic of the late
glorious victory. The Duke of DmroNsittllE opened
th...! dancing with Miss ToWNSiILND, one of his Lord-
ship's amiable daughters.

Lord CASTLEREAGII gave a sumptuous entertain-
ment on Saturday to his Royal Highness the PRINCE
REGENT, the Dukes of YORK and CANIERIDGE, &c.
Sir WILLIAM Garutow, (Attorney General) gave
a grand dinner yesterday, to a large party of his
iends, t his house at Chelsea.
A FRIEND IN NEED !—ThlitSti.ty last, a poor cot-
tager, who lives on the borders of Norword, and has
a wife with eight small children, was seized on for
rent; and, whilst the woman was on her knees im-
ploring the mercy of the Sheriff's officers, a Gentle-
man came riding along, and perceivint, her distress,
enquired into the cause, and immediately discharged
the demand, by giving an order for the payment of
the money,. at a Banker's, in Lombard-street. The
sum amounted to £l5. 10s. 4d.
GENERO'iITV IN AN ENEMY.—A few weeks since a
mackerel boat belonging to Dover, the property of
an industrious Fisherman of the name of H:11, whilst
fishing on the French coast, in consequence (.t some t
unforeseen-accident lost all the nets, and of cour.e
returned home without them. About ten days since, !
another bc':^.t from Dover !:eing out also fishing near
the French sl.cne, fell in w ilh a French fishint,, boat
belonging to Cila is, the crew of a hich informqd our
people thcy hid picked up a cornyletc set of;
English nets, turd it they coial.l tind out the owner et I
them, rec,:n:sted they would inform him, that if he I
came into Calais Roads they would be restored to
him. In conse,,aence of this, Hill proceeded in his •
boat wala his trey.- kr Calais, on Monday se'nnight, :
and came to anchor in the Road next day. A boat
soon afttr came oil from the shore and desired him to
proceed to Gravelines, where on his arrival the nets
iestored to him in perfect order, and without
any expence attending the recovery of them.
Monday last, the annual water frolic took place at
Yarmouth. The largest shew of boats known for
many years, and the fineness of weather, co:lected
some thousandi of spectators, to see the rowing match
for a silver cup in the evening, between Mr. Green's
boat and Mr. Houghton's, which, after a well con-
tested match, was won by the former.

By a late Act, the certificates for killing Game will
be liable to additional duties : all of one guinea are
increased to XI. ss. ; and all of Circe guineas, to 43.
13s. 6d. '1 here k also an addition to the duties on
Dogs ; greyhounds will now be 20s. annually ; spa-
niels, pointers, &c. 2s. 6d. in addition to the former
duty, and on other dogs Is. additional ; 40s. addi-
tional are also added to the composition for a pack
of hounds.

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