Star.
London, England, 1809-12-26 00:00:00

SONNET TO RESIGAATION.

mend froth Hastert, thou soft-eyed Maid, and while
The thorns of Mis'ry harrow up the soul,
Thy pow'r serene shall Life's rude stores cantroul,
simad cia Griefs shrunk (ace the chasteed smile'
That fowl (*Aids the frenzied tear to flaw,
Unbendi the keeling wrinkled brow of Care ;
Plucks from the bread the darts of fell Despair,
And Mae, into peace the wail of Woe!
! know thee *ell, a modest mein is thine,
trem'lous key, a meek and patient eye ;
Fixing its steady gaze upon the sky,
Whilst o'er thy form Faith's beaming lusires thine !
Tivithely ay precepts Mild we kid the rod,
%Om all worldly Cate, and lift the soul to Goy!
Severn. moat units,.

being Christmas Day, the same was
with becoming solemnity throughout Lon-
Testminster.

. elegant building has been lately completed
west gate of the Tower, for excise-officers,
better accommodation of the mercantile inte-
being contiguous to the Custom-house. The
to the east of the Tower, is nearly coin-
' ishich a grand opening is to be made,
view of Trinity,square.
hill trial, it has been found that the altera-

Court bf Session, in Scotland, into two divi-
gi
, been attended with the test advantage.
answers the intetitir_ ' jt was adoPtgb.
general saitsfaction.business brought
the Courts is deterthined with the greatest ac-
and dispatch.

The last Bath arrivals are-
-I of Guildford, Lord Proby, Lord and Lady Scarborough,
1.. Vanes Lady Somerset, Lady lromhead, Lady Campbell,
Watson; Lady Seaford), Lady C. Lindsay, Hon. idr. S.
Hon. Mt. Litter, Sir H. Clark, Sir I. Hippisley, Sir J.
• 1. Bening, SW Land I.ady Wilbore smith, girl.. Lady,
Whichtotes, General Brissn, Colonel M'Clarey, Cob-
*, (Nutlet Gordon, Colonel G. Langton, Colonel and
Balfour, Lieutenant-Colonel Pillington, Major Fitzgerald,
Palmer, Major and Mrs. Antoci", Rev. Dr. Greenhill.
the Duchess or lifttessvicx. gave a grand dinner
at her bouts in Scorn-gardens. to a nu-

The Duke of gimp:swim( also had a festive party
_7, at his hoilse in Great George-street, cousis-
chiefly of military officers.

The Duke of GRAFTON'S horse Memel, Bst. 71b. is
shed at the nett Newmarket Meeting against Mr.
;F-SPEAR'S Nuncio, 7st. 71b. Ditch-in, for 100

Sir C. TURNER'S Middlethorpe, Bst. 71b. agst. Lcrd
Itu-rrint's Loiterer, 7st. 31b. Ditch-in, 100 gs.
Sir C. TURNER'S Middlethorpe, Bst. 71b. agst. Ge-
! Gaosvnoa's Chryseis, 7st. Dicth-in. 100 gs.
The Duke of RAFTON'S Vandyke agst, Sir C.
10iEWS Middlethorpe. Ditch-in, .100 gs.

Saturday, in the Second Spring Meeting.—Mr.
IKIIRITAR'S Harpocrates, Bst. 71h. agst. the Dnke
GRAFTON'S Pope, 7q. 71h. across the Flat, 200 gs.
A flight of sea-eagles have lately visited the Sussex
near Hastings. The very tincomition appear-
of these birds on the southern coast has excited
great curiosity. They have already made great
--(ion amongst the rabbits in the warren near
vgnal station.

At a Court of Requests lately held at Wragby, a
summoned a poor labourer for a debt of
which the latter paid, and with it 9s. 2d: costs.
A Hindi:* zealot lately attempted to introduce an
' into a mosqe, which so enraged the Mahomme-
, that they assts mated him, with lour of his fol-
wen.
se'smiglit, Mr. Anms, of Banbury, butcher,
id 55 sheep bitten by dogs, so that 10 are dead, and
le other 45 so lacerated, that many of them cannot

The body of the late John Kinglake, Esq. of Salt-
' ore, Somerset, (who was drowned in the night of
10th of October last in the river Parrett), was not
4,(covered till Sunday the 10th inst. when it was
ig on the surface of that river, seven miles from
place where the accident happened. On his per.
were found a gold watch, and bank notes to the
Juin of £9l. The same day a Coroner's Inquest
it on the body. Verdict—Accidental Death.
The report of the loss of the Hussar originatqd in
',tee seamen, who deserted and got on board a smug-
Riving out a report of the Toss of the Hussar, as
indiltement to the smuggler to receive them on
..nd, and which smuggler, on his arrival at Ply-
uth, told the story, Which he believed, of the ship
'brf nrai only the three seamen saved.

know thee is
Si ocelot's
fixing its so
Whilst o'er thy
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Despise sit wed
nks of the Sea
Yesterday
served with
. and West:
A large eley
- the west
the better
t, as being
w Mint, to
ed ; from
A I afford 1 vie
After a hill
on of the Cot
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fully answer
ad gives gall
doze the Cot
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p ody Watson; I
rood, Hon. Mt
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Id Min Whicht
d Bodes, Cblar
fir!. Balfour LI
' Lijoi Palmer, ll
The Duche
csterclay, at
emus party:
The Duke c
p Tsterday, at 1
'.2g chiefly of
' The Duke
!inched at th
!HAJCESPEAR'S
pineas.
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It R•TIIER's I
' Sir C. Tun
cal GROSVE
r The Duke
; aiNER9S Mi
Saturday, i
qAKIRVEAR'
) • GRAFTON':
1 A flight of
f
near H
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iry great cu
e:truction al
signal sta
) a Cour
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• of into a n
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wers.
- s'unday se'l
• zd stiffep
other 45
▪ The body
'ore, Sourer
11'0 of (
• ,(covered ti
tasting on tl
tSe place wh
son were fou,
21no;Int of A
tat on the lac
Tile repor
-''ree seamen
giving
indliceme
!card, and
uutht told
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