Star.
London, England, 1830-09-03 00:00:00

BARTHOLOMEW FAIR

This day, according to ancient usage, the Lard Mayor proceeded to
Smithfield to proclaim Bartholomew Fair. The following b. the pro-
clamation (made in the reign of Queen Ar.ne), which will be read
Cloth-fair, with alteration of names, &c.-- The Right Honourable
Robert Bedingfield, Km. Lord Alayor of the City of London, and le-.
Right Worshipful Brethren, the Aldermen of the said City. straightly
charge and command, on behalf of our :17,overetizn Lady the Queen, tha.
all manner of persons, of whatsoever estate. degree, or condition they be,
having recourse to this Fair, keep the peace of our said Sovereign Lady
the Queen.
" That no manner of persons make env congregation, conventicle", or
affrays, by which the peace may be broicit or disturbed, upon pain in
imptisonment and fine, to be made after the discretion of the Lnitl
Mayor and Alderman. Also, that all sellers of wine or beer sell by
measures ensealed as by gallon, pane, quart, and pint, upon pain
that will fall thereof. And that no person sell any bread but if it
keep the assize, and that it be good and wholesome for man's body,
upon pain that will fall thereof. And that no manner of cook, pye-
baker, nor huckster, sell nor put to sale any winner of victual but
it be good and wholesome for man's body, upon pain that will fall
thereof. And that no manner of person buy nor sell but with true
weights and measures, sealed according to the statute in that behalt
mMet, upon pain that may fall thereof. And that no manner of person
or persons take up him or them, within this Fair, to make any mantic r
of arrest, attachment, summons or execution ; but if it be done by dm
officers a the City ti.ereunto assigned, upon pain that will fall therms.
And that no person or persons whatever, within the limits and bounds
of this Fair, do break the Lad's Day in selling, shewing, or offering to
sale, or in buying or offering to buy, any commodities whateoever. or
in ing any thing that may tend to the breach thereof, upon the pain*
and penalties' contained in several Acts of Parliament, which will be
severely inflicted moon the breakers thereof. And finally, that what
persons never find themselves grieved, injured, or wronged, by any
person in this fair, that they come with their plaints before the stewards
in this fair, assigned to hear and determine pleas, and they will minister
to all parties justice according to the laws of this land and the customs
of this city."
A Pie Pou dre Coutt is kept during the fair for trying all petty suits
brought for differences or offences committed in the fair contrary to the
above proclamation. Bartholomew fair was granted by Henry the Se-
cond to the priory of St. Bartholomew for the sale of cloth, and the
clothiers from all parts of England, as well as the drapers of London,
came regularly to buy and sell their goods. The fair was originally
held in the church-yard, but the increase of houses in Smithfield made
the limits swell to the present extent. Casting a glance at the prepara-
tions making last night, we observed that the old visitors, Richardson,
Woombwell, and Atkins, have taken up extensive positions. The sheep
pens remain unobstructed, the shows being stationed as near the sides of
the quadrangle as the stalls for the sale of toys and sweetmeats will per.
mit. The fair, upon the whole, seems well arranged. The City Officers
have orders to enforce the provisions of the Act of the 3d of George th,
Fourth, for regulating shows and exhibitions.

SAINT BARTHOLOMEW FA' it.—The fitioncsi of the
weather attracted an immense number of persona to the spacious area of
Smithfield this morning to witness the ceremony of proclaiming the
far-famed Fair of St. Bartholomew, at 11 o'clock (one hour earlier than
usual.) The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, in his state carriage, attensitd
by both the Sheriffs, the City Marshal, &c. arrived, and the fair was
immediately proclaimed, ,the bands of the different exhibitions play-
ing " God save the Ring," as his Lordship passed. The exhibitions
are very numerous, and possess their usual variety. The veteran
Richardson occupies a great share of ground, and has his wonted
attractions of ghosts, goblins, gongs, harlequins, &c. there are alsa
Wombweli's and Atkins's extensive menageries; the Learned Pig, the
Wonderful Lady, born without arms, who writes, sews, &c. with her
feet ; Clark's Circus, Giants and Giantesses, a wonderful performing
Elephant; Dwarfs, Serpents, Boa Constrictors, Anacondes, &c. &c.—
There are also the accustomed delicious viands to suit the various appe-
tites—fried sausages (of doubtful manufacture), oysters that open of
themselves, gingerbread nuts, &c. &c. The of iginal Living Skeleton is
absent from the Fair—he being, it is said, exhibiting his anatomy at
Trop, in America, where, it is said, he has lost two pounds weight—it
certainly must be TROY Wtighi.

At the period of the highest commercial prosperity in
Holland, so difficult was it to obtain any advantageous investment for
money, that the payment of any part of the national debt was looked
upon by the public creditors as an evil of the first magnitude. " They
receive it," says Sir William Temple, " with tears, not knowing hew to
disi'of it with such safety and care."
s:E MON TII OF JULY WS will be *celebrated month
in the annals of liberty. On the 26th July, 1381, the Confederates of
the Pays Bas published an edict, by which they renounced obedience to
Philippa 11. On the Ilth of July, 1690, James 11. lost the celebrated
battle of the Boyne and the throne of England. an the 4th at
July, 1778, the declaration of the independance of the United
States of America was announced by the Congress. On the 7th July,
1820, at Madrid, the National Guard, after a long and bloody combat,
triumphed over the Royal Guard, urged on by the Courts to over.
turn the Constitution of the Cortes, sworn by Ferdinand VII. on
the 7th March. On the 14th July, 1789, the Bastile was taken. On
the 27th July, 1830, was the revolution of Paris.—Lo Factor.
The following general memoranda have been givens us
to the different naval stations in England :—" General Memoranda.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having acquainted me
that they have received a communication from the Earl of Aberdeen,
stating that the Goverment of the Bing of the French has officially
notified to his Majesty's Government the adoption of the tricoloured
flag u the national flag of France, the same is hereby notified to the
Captains and Commanders of his Majesty's ships and vessels under my
orders. (Signed, &c.) To the respective Captains, Commanders, &c."

The fact of the number of surgeons and physicians who
volunteered their professional services during the late engagements at
Paris actually exceeding the number of the wounded. great as the
slaughter was, redounds highly to the honour of the sons of Esculapius,
especially as it extorts a tacit acknowledgment of the total absence of
the members of all the other learned professions. We never read of a
single unfeed lawyer coming forward on this Fend occaston—pendenies
life--amidst the thunder of cannon, to tender iris opinion on the legality
or illegality of this great Constitutional question, though the ease was
engrossed, if not in German text or a round law hand, at least in legible
characters of blood, reaching from the Tuileries and Louvre to the Hotel
deVille. None of the gene de robe offered to make the last will and testa.
ment of the wounded and the dying, which, unless the Code Napoleon has
simplified the law, is, in every part of the Continent, a matter of great
intricacy, Lelster,that famous civilian and utriusque juris doctor, having
himself written 30 ponderous quarto volumes, in law (low) Latin,
many of which treated of testamentary niceties; and, as if to personify
the glorious uncertainty of the law, he incurred afterw....-ds the posthu.
mous disgrace of having his own will set aside, and declared illegal,
shortly atter his death before one-tenth part of his works was sold.—
Perhaps the lawyers of Paris were watching for precedents, whilst the
citizens were slain by thousands. But if their absence was discreditable
to the profession, that of the reverend divines was still more so. There
was not one of any sect or denomination, from the mitred and rcd•stock.
inged Archbishops and Cardinals, to the sorriest jesuit, missionary, re-
gimental chaplain, and proselyte-making priest, that ran to his flock to
preach the Gospel of peace and charity, to prevent the effusion of blood.
or administer the consolations of religion to thaw on the brink of eter-
nity. Not one of the secular clergy of Paris, or of the reverend
fathers of Montiuge, and all the boat of cowled monks sod
friars of every colour and cut, aimed and unshaved, bstc.
foot and shod, who, ever since the Restoration, were continually MUM.
ting about the capital in the solemn mummery of proccr.sion—not ore
from the well-powdered Monsieur L'Abbe, item and pritre, to the
filthy Capuchin, or iA Trappe, flew to the death-bed of the faithful
believers, or uareclaimed inhdels, to receive their confession, acid give
them an absolution for all their sins in return, or to prepare them
for the impending awful change by extreme unction,* aid the
viaticum :t nay, not even the Protestant Clergy of Paris was known
to go to the hospitals, to admonish those hastening to that bourn from
whence no traveller returns, to place their trust of salvation in the
RZDEP3IIII4 The Archbishop himself was the first to leave his
flock, to take care of his gold ; but nut choosing to travel as the
Apostles used, this supporter of the law of sacrilege ran away with
the treasure of the church. Surgeons and physicians were then
the only keened professions who attend at all, and gratuitously toe
for in Paris, where corpses may be bought cheaply, as well as legally,
they could not be suspected to attend for the purpose of bagging sub.
jects, at a time when the Ring's lieges were Bucked by wholesale, anti
supposed to be so abundant, that (:rooked-,sore Jolt, :•soilifop, sad
other celebrated London Resurrection men, or mho purveyors to the
faculty, are said to have actually contemplated a trip to Pads, to impart
a large supply, but the fear of the successors of Vidocq, and the Bsi-
made de Suretee kept them at home.

• We add, for the information of our Protestant readers, that them
wane unction is considered a Saaanwnt among Catholics. Petre An.
tiro said, after receiving it, " Me voila bien Luile—preserve MI dos
rates—Now I am well oiled (i. r. greased,) so keep me from the
He was a politician, as well as a wit.
+ The Hate—•Rhen to tathoEct on titer journey to Heaves; heolla
called viaticum; a via—.the way.

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I'ROrIVCIAL I.VTELLIGENCE.
O. Aain& tishel, and Thurles correspondents have fumialred us
with particuiirs of the joy and enthusiasm manifested towards Mr.
Wv e„ and the g.eitlemen who accompanied him in the different towns
at.d villiees through which they passed.—Cionasel Adv.
Toe independent freeholders of Lnughree and its vicinity, who have
ever peen foremost on all potiotic occasions, have invited our respected
members, Sir Burke, and James S. Lambert, Esq. to a public din-
ner, in commemoration of the victory which has just been achieved in
this county, and to testify their high esteem for the individuals in whose
favour the wishes of the people have been ratified. An immense as-
semblage is expected.—Western Argus.
A requisition to Sir S. May, signed by upwards of 80 inhabitants,
for a meeting to congratulate the French on their late successful strug-
gle for liberty, was on Monday morning surreptitiously carried away
from the News.roont by sonfe senseless creature. Another was, how-
ever, almost immediately substituted, and as quickly signed, not only
by those who had put their names to the former, but by many others,
who were disgusted wilt the contemptible trick. We understand that
the requisition was presented on Wednesday, signed by upwards of 100
resretable and influential individuals, and a deputation waited on Sir
Stephen on Thursday, to communicate with him respecting the pro.
posed meeting.—Beljast Guardian.
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.—In Ireland, a four titres greater number
of electors have been disfranchised than all the elective body of France;
and they were disfranchised because they would otherwise have re.
turned to the House of Commons eighty actual representatives of the
people ! New trammels have been forged for the press here ; an attempt
to suppress it wholly in Ireland has been made ; and the horoughreeve
and cunstahle of Manchester are busy in procuring the attendance of the
Duke of Wellington at a public dinner in the Town-hall, in the very
week in which they, with a most insolent assumption of authority, ex-
clude the people of Manchester from the use of that room, for the pur-
pose of expressing in it their sentiments of sympathy with, and admira-
tion for, the French people !—Manchester Advertiser.
THE WEATHER—CIOPS.—Within the last few days the weather
has taken a most unpropitious change for harvest purposes. On Thursday
evening it rained incessantly, and continued with very little intermiaskas
until one o'clock yesterday. We fear it will retard the late harvest, but
we are glad to learn that the early crops are secured. Wheat, which
has already partially suffered in some districts by blight, will be further
injured should the wet weather continue.— Waterford Mail. '
GLASGOW, Auo. 28.--Grain is now beginning to pour in upon u
from all quarters. The arrivals at Port Dundas since Wednesday last
are fifteen vessels, besides four or five in the canal on their way forward,
laden with wheat and oats front Grargemouth, being the produce of
Archangel and the coast of the Baltic. The granaries at the Port are
choke full, and the grain which they contain is said to be immense •
yet, many of the vessels, which, on the average contain nine hundred
bolls, had not yesterday lifted their hatches to break bulk.
THE Moons.—We hear from Braemar that that district is quite gay
with the number of gentlemen enjoying the amusement of shooting.
The first few days were rather unfavourable, with wind and rain, hut
the weather has since become every thing that could be desired. Bad
as the 12th was, Lord Elcho, on his moor of Corndavon, in Glengairn,
shot his 105 brace ; and on two succeeding days, 62 and 80 brace. The
Gairnshiel party take it more cooly, and are satisfied with 30 and 40
brace a day. The gentlemen in Glencalaber are of the same opinion ;
although one day one of the party shot 44 brace, and a young gentle-
man, who never tried grouse before, bagged his 30 brace, and home by
four o'clock. Indeed all seem delighted with their sport. The state of
the birds is described as quite healthy and well grown—hardly a
cheeper to be seen. Coveys averaging from four to eight each, and a
number of old birds.

A RBROATII.—A most important decision has just been pronounced
by the Sheriff of Forfarshire, so far as regards the inhabitants of Ar-
broath. For a considerable time back, a demand has been made by the
clergyman of the parish for tiend on all dried fish, imported into Ar-
broath ; and, on account of the exaction, many of the North Country
fishermen, who were in the practice of frequenting the port, went to
other quarters to dispose of their dried fish, rather than come to Ar-i
broath with them. An individual of the town at last resisted the cler-
gyman's demand ; and the latter raised an action against the former for
the tithe, on a large importation made by him. The sheriff has found
no tiend exigible on dried fish imported into Arbroath, and has found
the clergyman liable In all expenses.—Dundee Advertiser.
EXCURSION ON THE RAILWAY..--The excursion on the Railway
on Saturday last was more interesting than any exhibition that has
hitherto been made, on account of the additional number of engines
and carriages employed oil the occasion ; it was, in fact, the rehearsal
of what is to be exhibited on the 15th of September, when this [peat
national work Is to be open to the public. The tickets for seats in the
carriages had in the early part of the week been entirely distributed,
and the numerous applications to participate in the pleasures of the ex.
cursion were unprecedented. Lord and Lady &leave, and a party from
Eaton, were in the train ; as also were Lord and Lady Elgin, T.Leigh,esq.
31. P. and several gentlemen from the Birmingham and the Sheffield rail-
ways, all of whom expressed their gratification at the performance.—
At four o'clock four carriages left the station in Crown-street, and pro-
ceeded through the small tunnel to the open cutting at Edge-hill, where
the Phenix locomotive engine was attached. The number of persons in
this train was about 100. Three other carriages, containing about 75,
were then attached to the Rocket, which with the Phenix moved off
towards Spekelands, where they waited until three other carriages, con-
taining about 60, were attached to the Arrow. This being accom-
plished, the signal for starting was given, and the three engines moved
off in majestic style. After crossing B'avertree.lane, where a vast con-
course of persons had assembled to witness the sight, the white flag
was hoisted, and the speed was increased to upwards of twenty-Jour
mites an hour At this rate they proceeded until reaching the
bottom of the inclined plane; the Phoenix with her train ascended
in six minutes, being at the rate of fifteen miles an honer. The
Rocket and Arrow, being of smaller dimensions, ascended
respectively at 11 and I.i miles an hour. No assistant engine was used
on this occasion, which is a striking proof of the capability which these
engines possess of ascending such elevation with a light load. The in-
clined plane being surmounted, the engines again darted forward, fre-
quently moving at the rate of 30 miles an hour, and the Phenix reached
the Kenyon cutting in 47 minutes, giving the average rate at near 21
miles an hour. The Rocket and Arrow arrived about three minutes
atterwards.—After taking in a fresh supply of water, and stopping at
the Sankey viaduct, where the party (consisting of 240) alighted to view
that stupendous erection, the trains were started en the return, and after
&short but most agreeable journey, arrived in Liverpool about 7 o'clock.
—The whole experiment went off without the slightest interruption,
and several of the Directors who attended, and took an active part in the
arrangement, expressed their conviction of the ease and simplicity with
which the experiment was conducted, and the success with which it was
attended.—Lirerpool Times.