Star.
London, England, 1805-01-28 00:00:00

BATH, YANUART 23.

The following Yeti d' Ffpriii on the late Mufical Fef-
tivities, &c. at the Upper and Lower Rooms, have
been, and Rill continue to be, the caufe of much
mirth here to the votaries of the Beau Mori& :

" Two mufical panic.' to Bladud belotiz,
To delight the Old Rooms and the Upper ;
One gives to the Ladks a (upper—no tong,
The other a (mg and no (upper."
"The Ladies complain
Of the mufical (train
At the Old Rooms, but not at the L'rper
At the New one is found
The fwcct concords of found.
At the Old you but pay for a (upper."
The Ruffian Prince BARIATINSKItY is included in
the of Bath's mots recent departures.
The tenth Slibfcription Concert, at the Upper
Rooms. Taft night, had a ♦ery elegant and fathi"n.
able afremblage ; in number amounting to one thou-
fand and forty perlms.

JANUARY 25.-111 C Cotillion Ball at the Upper
Rooms, la!! night, was not confidered (though fa-
flii ,nahly) very numeroufly attended. Nearly feven
humired individuals notwithdanding, %%ere prefent.
The ttoice., :ii individuals,
lets, commenced about a
quarter before ume..c'elock, and were t6th Great vi-
vacity purfued for two hours and a quarter, when the
lignal was given for the nittlicians to retire, which
mandate, as is the cafe on all fuch occalions, was in-
Ilantly obeyed.

the Upper Rooms la(► night very many of
the ilq,anier rcm:::•cd b Great Pulteney ftreet. where
a fplei:Liid entertainment was liven by Mrs. ISI.Ci.ou co;
...lid where the ellence of refined mirth gave anima',
ticn to the p,,lithed votaries of the beau monde, until
en early hour this morning.
Mrs. FosTs& gave an elegant treat to a very fa•
fhionable and numerous party, the evening preceding,
at her manfion in Catharine-place. Hilatity then,
on this occafion, was, perhaps, never more predomi•,
nant, and the Goddefs of the light fantallic toe pre-
ferred her influence until nearly day break.
The Libraries of BARATT, G 13151115, and Msv•
LER, are generally much viGted in the courfe of the I
day.

Yeflorday morning, at a quarter pa three o'clock,
as W. Lemon, coachman to Mr. Holland, of South-
ampton-place, was returning home atter having
lodged his mailer's carriage in Cumberland-mews,
he difentercd a fire in the houfe of Mr. Barr, a tal-
low chandler and oilman, No. jt, in Adam-lbeer, the
corner of Adam's-mews. He immediately knocked at
Mr. Barr's door, and alarmed the ncighboutho,d, by
a loud cry of tire." In a fhort time Mr. and Mrs.
Barr appeared in the balcony of the firit floor, with
each an infant in their arms. Several of the neigh-
bours, who had beers routld from their beds by the
noile, were now in the flreet, in the front of Mr.
Barr's ihoufe, and havin; procured ladders, they
refilled him and Mrs. Barr, with the two children,
from their perilous flotation. The bottle was by this
time all in a blaze, and a coachman of the name of
Pierce, who refided in the ferond floor, was fortunate
enough, at the imminent rifque of his life, to relcue
his daughter, whom he carried dawn !lairs amidll tire
Imoke. He bad fearcely reached the Il,eet in
falety with her, when recolleaing that his wife re-
mained behind, he cr:laimect, in an agony of grief.
"Oh ! Betfy, Betfy, Betty !" To retro oa4 h,: came
was impofiible, as the flaircafe was completely enve•
loped with the flames ; but he lia6 learcely uttered
the above words, when one of the windows in 41re
two pair of (fairs front room opened, and the unfor-
tunate woman prefented her felt. XVl;liont a moment's
hefitation, file precipitated herlell into the flreet. By
the fall, her thigh was broken, her neck difloeated,
and the inflantly expired in the pretence of her hid--
band and darrOrter, who were eye-svitn,lies of her
melancholy fate. The fire had by this time got pot:
leffion. of every -part of the horde, which prefented no-
thing but one entire blare, and no hope was left that
any of the unfortunate inhabitantv that remained in
it could poflibly elcape. They confifted of Mr.
Adams, a coachman, and his wife, an elderly lady,
and her two grandfens, fine lads, and two young men
fervants out of places, all of whom, to the number of
feven, melancholy to relate, fell via ims to the fury of
the flames. None of the bodies have been yet ditco-
vered, the rtibbifh not having been rum ciently re
moved in the caurfe of the day. The Foot Guards
quartered at Portman-flreet Barracks, and the Mary.
la-bonne Volunteers, attended, and uled every exer-
tion to prevent the fpreading of the fire, and to pro-
tdl the property of the neighbourhood. The report
of this dreadful accident excited much curiotity yet.-
terday in the weft end of the town, and drew great
crowds to the (pot. Among the nubility, who went
to view the ruins, were—
Their Royal Highneffee the Duke and Duchefs of York, Doke
and Ditchers of Athol, Lord Seymour Conway, General and Lady
Charlotte Lennox, Marquis and Marchionels of AKreorn, Lord
and Lady Cbarlemont, Lady Perth, the Duktof 11-aufort, he. &c.
The inhabitants of Portman fquarc were alarmed
yefierday, about four o'clock, by a cry of 4. fire,"
at the houfe of the -Duke of ATMOLL. The fire,
however, • was loon difcovered to be confined to one
of the chimnies,' and wasfoon extingoinsed, widsoot
doing•atiy injury to the peensifes.