Star.
London, England, 1802-08-19 00:00:00

8R1G1170117, AUGUST 17.

The abfence of the PRINCE js every way felt at
this place ; all the gaiety that prevailed for the
laft fortnight or three weeks is entirely tied. Lut
night we had not our ufual Ball at the Cattle; t!e
recent one on Thurfday, in honour of the Pit excl.%
birth-day, rendering the repetition too quick.—.
Amongil our lait arrivals are the Earl of &Kw.
STIURY, Sir GEORGE PococK, General Gear, Mr.
STEWART, M. P. for Weymouth, and Mi. COLD.
SRI ID. Lady W. RUSSELL fet off for town yet*.
terday. The Earl of YARMOUTH /111:1 Lady
BROWNE arrived hereon Sunday. Mrs. F% r: t
BERT, accompanied by Admiral PAYNW mi.
SMITH, (cc off this morning for Bognor ; they,
however, return here to morrow or on Thurfday.
The PRINCE iS alfo expelled co re enliven tit:: place
by the end of the month.

sailing boats have been in fuch a Rate of requi.
fition fo • thefe two or three days, that the feareher,
for pleafore on the water are obliged to look one
or two days beforehand.

The PRINCE'S Band, notwithflanding the a:).
fence of his Royal Higlinefs, cnntititie t play en
the Steine in the evening, to the great entertain.
ment of the company.

QVCIt has The Maid of the Mill this evenirg,
with St. Patrid's Day. The intense heat of
weather is much againfi the Theatre.
A Gala, at the Grove, is announced for 17nr-r.
day. A balloon of no common ftze, sv:!S
night fet off by fome Gentlemen on the S;cync.
about ten o'clock. It afcended neatly perpendl.
cular to the height of about tin bondred la:.
when it appeared for fume time flationary,
had a molt beautiful etfetlt. A light breeze
length fpringing up, it took a foutit welt Liireaion,
and gradually difappearcd.

The corn every where in the neiglibniithml
looks exceedingly fine, and the fickle has alre,ni
been laid to lome of the wheat, which is veil
r;pened.

DUKE orYoatt's BIRTH-DAY.—Agrandfetewas
given at Oatlands on Monday, by the Duchefs of
Yogic, in honour of the Doss's Birthday ; and it
was one of the moll chearful of the feafon, equally
gladdening the hearts of the Prince and the peafant.
—The dinner, of 24 covers, was one of the belt
and moll elegant that ever came up to table.—
Among the company were, the PRINCE of WALLS,
Duke of CLARENCE, Lady ANN SMITH, Sir km
SHELLY, Mr. FAWKENER, Mr. GI:sr.:wool), a
German Baron, the Gentlemen of the Houfehold,
and Tome of the neighbouring Gentlemen; amongft
whom were Mr. PIPPIN, the High Sheriff for the
county, Mr. RoasoN, and ?4r. PAGE. In the
evening the pleafure.ground was illuminated, and
the tkittle-ground was prepared for the &undies
and neighbours to dance, which they till fir
o'clock in the morning. The Duchefs, Lady Ass,
and the Prince, all danced ; Prince, Princefs, and
(table-boys and houfe-maids altogether, in the trus
ayle of jubilee domeftic merry making. For the
dinner company an elegant fupper was prepared
at the Grotto : the grounds around it were lighted
up. The Duke's Band played the whole time.
The Prince and Duchefs, &c. &c. fang catches
and glees, and kept up the fpirit of the entertain•
ment till near (even in the morning. There was
a fi.pper in a large houfe of a tenant for the ft lends
of the upper fet vants. The whole evening's en.
ter ainment never was furpaiLd tor conviviality
and hnfpitality.
T' e Earl of Eat a mom T arrived at Cockermouth
on Friday morning.

Lord Nat sow, accompanied by Sir WILLIAM
and Lad/ HAMILTON. and Dr. and Mrs. IslaLyn.,
arrived at Carmat then on Sunday, where the pc).
pulace took the honks from his carriage, and drew
it to the King's Arms Inn. Having changed
horfes, his Lordfhip and his party fet off for Glaz•
mount, near Swanfea, where they were to dine on
Monday with Mr. Mows.

On Monday the ad ina. the Lodge of Free
Mafons at Newabbey prefented Lieutenant Col.
JAMaI STEWART, of the 424 Regiment, with a
medal.

Citizen Hours, chef d'efcadron in the tgth re•
giment of dragoons, at a fpecial meeting of the
Academic Society of Sciences in Paris on the Bth
inft. read a memoir on the praelicability of dire
ing balloons at pleafure. He propofes to adept to
them a reverfed parachute, the effea of which µ•ill
be to retard their afcent and horizontal motion.

A letter from Philadelphia, dated July 2, lays—
The fit* book•fair at New York, ellahlithed lately
in imitation of the celebrated fairs of Leipfic and
Franckfort, exceeded all the hopes conceived of its
luccefs. Another fair of the fame kind, which will
commence on the fir* Tutfilay of September every
year, will be etlablilhed at Philadelphia. Another
will take place at New York in the month of Oc-
tober. It appears that our Americans are acquir-
ing a great talk for reading. •
The Ladies of Fathion, in Paris, who wear
their black veils acid's their !boulders, in the m•in-
ner of fcarfs, occafion much confulinn am mg:t
the Enghilt vifitants : —The latter frequently rna
take them for Undertakers!

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Mr. STACK FOL. IC'S filly, 3 years old, 711. finer
to Bennington, is matched againti Mr. BR A NTI4
WAY T'S chefnut !rode, by PoiBo'r, 711. 91h. one
mile over Stockbridge courfe, for toogs p. p. to
'ye run the t tilt of September next. The odds,
we undernand, are 5 to 4 on the filly.
Mr. WHALEY'S brown mare Tuneful, was bought
in on Monday la t, at TATTERSALL'S, for 1,5751.
An Irifhman being alked what he thought
the prefent weather, replied—" By it I'
the molt friendly weather poffible—for no man
looks cool on you!
An Mils Gentleman, lately returned from
France, complained that the Port Wine was very
bad, and coil him not lefs than fix livres (50
the
bottle. " But how did you like the French Wines?'
"Oh ! they were fir" of r much dearer, courfe, the. I
never once tog& the trouble to enquire the price
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