Star.
London, England, 1809-08-10 00:00:00

EDINI3URGH RACES, AUGUST R.

Saturday, our races ended 'with two hack races,
which afforded some sport to a vast number pedestrian
spectators. There was no race for the beaten horse
purse.
Arrived at Macgregor's Hotel, Prince's-street :
Robert Peel, Esq. M. P. William Peel, Esq. - Dawson,
Esq. the Rev. G. Jenkins of Oxford, Mr. and Mrs. Barnard, Mr.
and Mrs. Campbell, Misses Meredith and Ayton, Colonels Be-
thune and Fulton, C. Taylor Clarke, Esq. and T. Wright, Esq.
Arrivals at the London Hotel :

The Right Hon. Lord and Lady Lovaine, and Lady Mary;
J. H. Dunlop, Esq. and Mrs. Dunlop ; J. Kirsopp, Esq. and Mrs.
Kirsopp; Miss Gibson ; and Captain White, Ist Dragoon Guards.

TRANSLATION OF A FRENCH EPIGRAM.
COLAs is of a fever dead,
An Epitaph you wish supplied;
But, what of him can more be said,
Than COLAs livid, and COLAS died!
The Copenhagen prize-money has lately been pay-
ing. The Captains shares amount to 7361. 17s. 6d.
which falls far shot of their expecation. Many of
them were offered upwards of 10001. a share, previous
to the distribution being known.
The arrangements for the establishment of a King's
Dock-yard at Milford, are understood to be complete,
and that two line-of-battle ships, a frigate, &c. are to
be proceeded upon immediately. The capacious and
very secure anchorage of Milford-Haven must make
that place at all times of material importance, in a
naval pent of view.
The New Chapel at Cheltenham was opened yes-
terday se'nnight, and service performed to a very
crowded and respectable congregation. The Rev.
ROWLAND HILL preached the Sermon, and a col-
lection was made for the benefit of the Institution.
Among the fashionables at Worthing are—
Dowager Duchess of Manchester, Lord Frederick Montague,
Sir Henry Tempest, Hon. Mr. Ryder, Viscount and Viscountess
Dudley and Ward, Lady Mary Shepherd, Lady Briscoe, Sir John
and Lady Callander, Mr. P. Antrobus' Mr. Atlee, MTS. Richard-
son, Mr. and Mrs. Murdock, Mrs. and Miss Day, Colonel Chil-
ders, Mr. P. Bulkely, Mr. C. Long, Mr. H. Bosanquet, Mr.
Downie, Mrs. Vaillant, Mr. Free, Mr. and Mrs. D. Robertson.
Arrivals at Fraserburgh last week :
Miss Milne, Boynclie ; Mr. Brodie and Mr. Jamieson, New
Deer; Mr. Gordor, Bog of Artamford ; Rev. Mr. Thom, Aber-
deen ; Rev. Mr. Simpson, Strichen ; Mr. James Collie, jun. Cri-
mond ; Mr. and Mrs. Dawson, Aberdeen ; Rev. Mr. Robert
Shepherd, Daviot ; Mr. Robert Shepherd, Balvain ; Rev. Mr.
Wm. Donald, Peterhead; Rev. Mr. Win. Gall, Crimond ; En-
sign Donald, Inverury ; Mr. Alexander Clerk, Mr. Robert Gray,
writer, and Mr. Adam Gray, messenger, Peterhead; Mr. James
Barnet, Oldmeldrum ; Mr. James Mackie, merchant, and Mr.
Patrick Henderson, Peterhead; Miss Jean Gordon, and Miss
Rose, Boyndie ; Miss Fraser, and Miss Sally Fraser, Tyrie ; Miss
Boyd, Crirnond; Wm. Anderson, Esq. Sheffield; Mr. P amsay,
Cortachy ; Mr. Gammack, Aberdeen; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas,
Till whiny.
The alliance between Church and State has been
dissolved in France, where it was thought most firm.
The EMPEROR, in his late address to the Clergy, tells
them very plainly, that they have nothing to do with
the State, but to pray for it !
In the front of a tailor's shop, in Wales, is a board
with this dignifi3d inscription—" SOLOMON HUGHES,
M. B. M. D. M. A." which the owner interprets,
Breeches Maier and Drum Major to the dlagicsra
Milita.
SINGULAR FUNERAL.—On my return from my jour-
ney (says a traveller), when I arrived near to Haer-
lem, on York Island, I met the funeral of Tom PAINE
on the road, it was going on to East Chester for in-
terment. The followers were two Negroes, the next
a carriage, with six drunken Irishmen in it, then a
riding chair, with two men in it, one of them Was
asleep, and then an Irish Quaker on horseback:

Z. S.