Star.
London, England, 1822-09-05 00:00:00

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procession, drawn in a carriage and horse% a Royal
salute was again fired from the Castle, and the trail
proceeded along the principal streets to the site of the'
intended building, in Westgate-street, in the front of
which a neat temForary screen was erected, taste-
fully ornamen r.ed, and surmounted by the Royal Arras:
The area within was surrounded by seats tot• the dif-
ferent Masonic Lodges in attendance; also for the
Members of the Literary and Philosophical Society,
the whole of whom, including the Ladies who at-
tended on the occasion, and whose elegant appear..
ante- added splendo►rr to the scene, could not have
been less than four thousand.

The south-east corner stone was suspended by a
tackle, and a chamber prepared for the reception of
the coins of the reign of his Majesty- Gamma
consisting of a sovereign, a silver crown, half-crown,
shilling, sixpence, fourpenny, threepenny, twopenny;
and penny pieces, and a copper farthing ; also a Re-
port of the Literary and Philosophical Society, being
their twenty. ni nth, all of which were placed in a massive
glass cylinder, thirteen inches in length and three
inches in diameter, beautifully cut, and the arms of
his Royal Highness engraved thereon, with the fol-
lowing inscription:
" Deposited by his Royal Highness Augustus Frederick, Duke
of Sussex, Sept. 2, 1822."—The stopper was cut to suit with the
cylinder, and engraved at the end—" Presented by Jos. Price,
Proprietor of the Durham and British Sheet Glass Worksi
Gateshead, 1822."

The whole completed, with a cap to correspond,
and which was fixed thereon, was deposited by his
Koval Highness.

Sir MATTHEW W. RIDLEY then said—" As acting
for the Provincial Grand Master, Sir John Switiburne,
I beg leave to approach your Royal Highness with
the congratulations, not only of the Mas Inc Body,
but also of the inhabitants of this town at large. We
hail this, Sir, as an auspicious day, on which your
Royal Highness has been pleised to hotiour us with
your presence on this occasion." The Hon. Gentle-
man concluded by wishing the Noble Duke the enjoy.;
ment of all earthly happiness.
His Royal Highness said in reply--" I take this
opportunity of expressing the pleasure I feel in meet-
ing the inhabitants of Newcastle and the Masonic
Body, and I am equally gratified by the attendance
of so many ladies on this occasion. I assure you that
the pleasure I have, in performing this ceremony as a
citizen of this ancient town is to me an additional
gratification—(Loud cheers).—When it is recollected
that I am the first member of the Royal Family
who have visited this place in time of peace, it affords
a sensation in which I heartily participate with the
company here present."
The Assembly then broke up, 'the Lodges of Free;
Masons retiring in the same order in which they ad..
vanced. They proceeded to &other &mime's;
and thence to the Assembly Rooms, where they sat
down to an elegant dinner, at which the Duke of
Sussex was present, together with a very numerous
and highly respectable company of Gentlemen of the
town and neighbourhood.

DR. HERSCHEL.

!MOH THE PERCY

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Dr. Herschel, the celebrated astronomer,was originally brought
up to his father's profession, that of a musician, and accompanied
a German regiment to England as one of the band, performing
en the hautboy. While acting in this humble capacity in the nort
of England, a new organ was built for the Parish Church of Hali-
fax, by Snetzler,which was opened with an Oratorio by the well
known Joah Bates. Mr. Herschel and six other persons became
candidates for the organist's situation. A day was fixed on which
each was to perform in rotation ; when Mr. Wainwright, of Man-
chester, played, his fing.r was so rapid that old Snetzler, the
organ builder, ran about the Church exclaiming, " He run over
de key like one cat ; he will not give my pipes time to speak."
During Mr. Wainwright's performance, Dr. Miller, the friend of
Herschel, inquired of him what chance he had of following him ?
"I don't know," said Herschel, "but I am sure fingers will
not do." When it came to his turn, Herschel ascended the orgad
loft, and produced so uncommon a richness, such a volume of
slow harmony, as astonished all present ; and, after this extem-
poraneous effusion, finished with the old hundredth Psaltu,which
he played betier than his opponent. " Aye, aye," cries old Snetz=
ler, " 'tish is very goot, very goot intect ; I will luf tis man, he
gives my pipes room for to speak." Herschel being asked by
what means he produced so astonishing an effect, replEd, " I told
you fingers would not do;" and, producing two pieces of lead
front his waistcoat pocket, said, "one of these I laid on the lowest
key of the organ, and the other upon the octave above ; and thus,
by accommodating the harmony, I produced the effect of four
hands instead of two." This superiority of skill obtained Herschel
the situation ; but be had other and higher objects in view to
suffer him long to retain It.

General Eozzo di BORGO, the Russian Ambassador
at the Court of France, is to leave Paris on the 27th
'inst. for the Congress of Vienna, accompanied by his
Secretary of Legation, the Chevalier de POGENPOLL.
About six o'clock on Tuesday evening, a fire broke
out in the extensive premises of Messrs. Luntley and
Milner, wholesale druggists, Bread-street-hill. The
circumstances under which it originated were these:
—One of the warehousemen had descended into the
cellar with a portable lamp, a spark from which
lodging upcn a mass of camphor of the finest qua-
lity, and' consequently of a highly inflammable na-
ture, it immediately burst into a tremendous blaze,
and communicated to a quantity of oils that were a
short distance from the camphor. The man called
loudly for a supply of water, and remained in the eel+.
lar for a considerable time, endeavouring to smother
the flames, and prevent their ascent to the warehouse
and laboratory : the tire, however, spread in a few
minutes to the factory and counting-house. By this
time newitrds of a dozen engines had arrived, and
by the exertions of the firemen and neighbours, many
of the papers in the counting-house were saved, but
a considerable quantity of valuable documents were
consumed. The laboratory was fortunately saved.
Great alarm was excited, in the neighbourhood, in
consequence of a report that a quantity of gunpowder
was on the premises, and for a moment the energies
of the firemen were paralysed, bqt the ready contra-
, diction of the parties themselves *stored confidence.