Star.
London, England, 1802-09-30 00:00:00

MARGATE, SEPT. 28.

The Duke and Duchefs of Maucturrsa, and
a party of fallionables, went out yefterday morn-
ing on a cniife to the Downs.
'lle ball laft night was attended by about 200
perfons. Among the heft danstrs were Mrs. BR IS-
TOW, two Mils CawN IS, Mlfs ToLsow, Mifs
EMILY, &C. acc.
The town begins to thin. This day the Britith
Queen was laid up for the winter. The Duke of
Wirt failed with a fair whid this morning with 63
paiengers on board.
The carriage of the Counters of Jsktat ran
over a young woman (a fervant), in Hawley-
fquare, yefterday, and. it is feared her life is in

canger. •
e Cricket-match, which was to have taken
place yeaerday, is poftponed.
Two fmall boys who were caught in the fad
yellerday evening of fetting fire to a hay flack
near St. Peter's, have been jolt committed to
prifon. The hay, which was of confiderable
value, is entirely confurned.
Jug at this moment as the carriage of Mr.
Twora ?sow was turning the (harp corner oppefite
Gardner's library, the horfe upon which the pofii
lion wsts fell ; the boy is daitseroufly hurt. The
two liftf; time las, who were in the carriage with
Mr. Tnostrsow, were exceedingly alarmed, they
were taken into Garner's library..
A Prufian brig got on the Sands off this place
yefterday. Several of our boats have gone out to
er relief, and it is fuppofed they will be able lo
get her off. The packet which arrived this morn-
sng brought down but thirteen paffengers, while
that which went our took away nearly one hundred
.—a vatt difproportion. But neither parties could
add or diminith the fallionable circles, which fel.
dnm experience any reduCtion until towards the
middle of Oitober.

Among the arrivals at Briftol Hot-wells are—
Sir STRPHIN LVSNINGTON and family, Sir Wit.-
Lust Imams and family, Sir JOHN SHIPTIRLDI
Rev. Dean HEN/ATT, Countefs LAUNIRDIIIRR,
Colonel and Mrs. REED, Colonel and Mrs. Pao-
)Yll9 and Colonel MACNAMARA.

The venerable Author,. Cumstimaxn, had a.
myrtle:ly a few days ago at Tunbridge, at which
Lady E. Baxrixcx, Sir J. B. Butoass and Lady,
Capt. Dam!, of the Alexander, and Mr. BAR
am, late Sherif of Surrey, among many others,
were piefent.

On Monday was played a grand match of
Cricket in Clapton Marth, between eight Gentle.
men of the London Fields Club, with Meffrs. Pa r-
ums', Emory' and WASt given, againft ele-
ven Gentlemen of Clapton, for soo guineas--
London Fields Club bad nine runs to get, and
three wickets to go down—Sim four in their
favour.

An Engliftman returning from what is now
called a trip to the Continent, that is, landing at
Otitis and returning the next day, was :liked if
the French Ladies were not like a blooming role ?
Yes, Very line, ',bed John furlily, it you truft to
your eye-fight, but if you take the trouble to con-
fab your note, the r‘t:usblanee mites-
The motto on the fru dial of Lincoln's Inn,
which was repaired during the Treafurerthip of
the Es-Idinifter, and which confequendy bears his
initials, will admit of a ludicrous application to his
pre4nt retirement from offiee.the words are
"bi sea &Pi& &ram"
The Clerk's Office. of the Morning Herald was
fobbed
morning broken open by three men, and
fobbed of fomewhat more than3l.—all in had:amyl

Some years ago a fellow was fentenced in Den.
bighihire to be cropt for perjury. When the exe-
cutioner came to fulfil the fintence of the law, he
found that he had undergone that punithment
already, which threw the hangman into a paffion :
" What the deuce," Paid the convia, very coolly,
" am T obliged to furnith you with ears every time
I am fentented to be erupt."

There is now growing in Mr. RICHAIDION%
garden, near St. Attn's church, Liverpool, a jef-
famine tree, 4o feet high, and ;6 in breadth, co-
vering nearly the whole of the fouth and ea R fronts
of the houfe. It was planted in the year 1781,
and isluppofed to be largeß tree of this fps-
ties in the North of England. It bloffonts from
the firß week in June to the commencement of the
hotly lesion. •
A number of Fire Balloons were let off in vari-
ous Patti of Briffol WI week, one of which on
Thurfday evening fell on the rigging of a veld
near the Back, and 'which had like to have been
of ferions conkquence.
Public attention is kept thoroughly alive at the
Royal Circus by pieces that have the utenoti
recommendation, which the wog pleating and
.oterefting incidents joined to finely compofed
music and fuil rate dancing
.can yield. Ms yiv-
;,;,, oflBo2, or Nylon Gadlif, The Balm diva of
Zama aid Zamora, and Tube Backatued Harp, poffe s
thlfe in a molt eminent degree; at the &Ise time
the two Matter Perry's, the celebrated equefirians
from Bath, are really altoniihing, and the two
tvcnings they have performed, have carried ad-
miration and applauk to their utmoß height :
they are engaged only for this and tn.morrow
t'enir lonver, being under the neidlity of im-
medweiy after performing out of town.

cfrr

. Yellerday a Common Hall took place
Guild-
ball, for the cheat* of a Lord. Mayor for the en-
.
fuing year.
Betwitt two and three o'clock the Lord Mayor,
%.order, Aldermen, and Sheriffs, came upon
'the Wings, when the Hall was proclaimed.
The Recorder, according to the ufual praaice,
informed the Livery that.they had been convened
for the purpole of eacrcifing the important privi-
lege of elating a Lord • Mayor. He knew that
they would ezercfl'e this privilege with their cuf-
tomary difcretion, and although their choice was
limited to a few, (till there was ample room for
their judgment and difcrimination, and he had n"
doubt that their fuffrages would fall where they
were highly merited.
The lift of the feveral Aldermen eligible to the
office was then i cad. Mr. Alderman MACAULAY'S
name was at the top of the lift, but very few bands
were held ap in his favour.
The Sheriffs then declared that the choice of
the Livery had fallen upon Cilium!: PRICE, Efq.
and JOHN PERRIN°, Efq.—( Loud lONA )
The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, &c. then retired
to the Council Room, in order to elect one of the
two Candidates propofed by the Livery.
Having returned, the Recorder announced to
the Livery, that the Lord Mayor and Aldermen
had proceeded to a fcrutiny, and that they had
declared CHARLES Pates, Efq.Lord Mayor of the
City of London'for the enfuing year.—( Loud and
reiterated aManje.)
The infiguia of office, the gold chain, was then
put round Mr. Alderman Pieter's neck, and the
worthy Alderman returned thanks to the Livery
in *early the following terms :.14 Gentlemen, I
feel highly flattered to have been chofen by you in
the firit inftance, and that fatisfaaion I do afire
you is greatly augmented when I find it confirmed
by the particular approbation of my brother ma-
giftrates. I truft that in the high office to which
I have been now called, I (hall experience that
regard and attention which I have always met
with on former occafions. I am fully
that I am required to exert myfelf for the ge-
neral welfare of my' fellow citizens. I have not
regarded the high and important Elation of chief
magiftrate as the objet of private ambition, or
individual honour ; I am aware that I am placed
in it for
.the benefit of the public in general, and
that I am bound to confider only by what means
I can heft promote the interels of the City of
London. My worthy predecelfor is confpicut)us
for great talents and abilities, and although I
cannot hope to equal him, I (hall neverthelcis
enter with confidence on the difcharge of the du-
ties of my office. I can fafely anfwer for the
reaitude of my intentions, and I hope that I (hall
uniformly receive advice from my brother magir
crates, who are certainly molt competent to afford
it. I alfo entertain the molt complete confidence
that I than be favoured with the good will and
affiftance of the Corporation in general, in order
that I may difcharge the high duties of my office
in a manner becoming the firft Magiftrate of the
firft city in the world."
This addrefs was followed by great applaufe.
The Livery next voted their thanks to the late
Sheriffs, Kars. Itivnitis and Coax, for their
conduit while in office.

Mr. RAivt.tas then came forward to fay a few-
words in the name of his colleague and himfelf.
The approbation their condua, while in office,
had juft received, fhould make a kiting and deep
impreffiorl on their minds. They had difcharged
their duty with the belt ability they polreffed,
and they bad the faxisfaaion to Date, that while
they had been in office the prifons had' been pro-
perly c,ndufted. From the time they had been
appointed, they had been folicitous that thole
who fhould fucceed them fhould find none of
the. rights and privileges of the office impaired
by their neglea or mifcondudt. They had, there-
fore, endured circumftances of perfonal inconve
nience and difratisftaion, rather than fuller thole
rights and privileges to be diminifhed while in
their cuftody. The General Eleaion coming on
while they were in office, called for great exer-
tions, particularly the election for the County of
Middlefcx. Upon that occafion they had availed
themfelves of the belt advice the county could
afford.. Their condudt had been entirely regula-
ted by the feveral Alts of Parliament, and the
old laws and prattke refpeaing returns. He had
only a few words to add. Peace had been reltored
to England and to Europe while they ferved in
office. He trufted that the King's Miniliers would
prove that they underftood bow to value and
appreciate the Peace, in order that the country
might long continue to enjoy the bleffings refulting
from it. The LOILD MAYOR then retired, and the
meeting broke up.

-The Underwriters of London have made Mr.
LEIGH LYON, mate of the Otway, A prefent of a
4lver punch-bowl and ladle, value too guineas : it
is elegantly ornamented with vine leaves and
grapes, for his meritorious exertions in faving the
11)tway, when on Ihore in Bootle Bay.—The fol-
' lowing infcription is engraven on the bowl :
" Mr. Lttom LYON, mate of the Otway, having
Paved the (hip when on Ihore in Bootle Bay, on the
111 day of September, 113 or, by his prefence of
mind, (kill and exertions, the Underwriters of Lon-
don ?relent him with this token of their efiimation
of his condo& in fo eminently
.difplaying thofe
charaderifiie qualities of a Britilk Seaman."
The Underwriters of Liverpool foie time fine
made hini a prelcnt of a filvcr tankaid.
Several publicans in Liverpool were lall week
refukd having theirlicenees renewed, on account
of thtir not having kept good order and regularity
in their houfes.
The molt alive and continued exertions have
been ufed ever flute theefire at Liverpool to re-
move the rubbilh from thefcite of the conflagration,
and recover the property which may be buried in
the ruins. We have the happinefs to fay 53 pun-
cheons a pieces rum have been tak:n out of the
firft vault opened, 69 puncheons out of the fecond.
Three more vaults remain unopened, which we are
infornted contain upwards of too puncheons.