Star.
London, England, 1830-12-29 00:00:00

A FORM OF PRAYER

ON ACCOUNT OT THE TROUBLED STATE OF CERTAIN PARTS

OF THE UNI : ED suxonom,

To be used immediately before the Litany ; and when the Litany shall
not be read, before the prayer for all conditions of men ; in all cathe-
dral, collegiate, and parochial churches and chapels in England and
Ireland, as soon as the Ministers thereof shall receive the same.

" 0 Gon, our Heavenly Father, who art rich in mercy and grace
towards all who obey Thy will, and hut promised forgiveness and re-
mission of sins to them that truly repent, and unfeignedly believe Thy
holy Gospel, we humbly beseech Thee to look with compassion on
Thy servants, and relieve their affliction. We have sinned, we have
grievously sinned, and transgressed Thy holy laws; ire confess our
iniquity, we lament our unworthiness, and meekly acknowledge,
that by our manifold offences, we have justly provoked Thy
math ; yet deal not with us, 0 Loan, according to the multitude
of our transgressions, but in judgment remember mercy. For
Thy dear Son's sake, 0 Lord, give ear to our prayer, and withdraw
Thy chastening hand from us. To Thee alone we look for deliverance ;
without Thy help and direction the power and wbelom of man are of no
avail. Restore, 0 Lord, to Thy people the quiet enjoyment of the
many and great blessings which we have received from Thy bounty : de-
feat and frustrate the malice of wicked and turbulent men, and turn their
&arts : have pity, 0 Lord, on the simple and ignorant, who have been
led astray, and recall them to a sense of their duty : and to persons of all
ranks and conditions in this country,vouchsafc such a measure of Thy grace
that, our hearts being filled with true faith and devotion,and cleansed from
all evil affections, we may serve Thee with one accord, in duty and loy-
alty to the King, in obedience to the laws of the land, and in brotherly
love towards each other; and that, pressing constantly forward towards
the high prize of our heavenly calling, under the guidance of Thy
Holy Spirit, we may finally attain to life everlasting, through the merits
and mediation of our only Redeemer, Jesus Christ our Lord.—Amen."

" 0 (ion, the Father of our Lord Jesus CHRIST, our only Se.
viour, the Prince of Peace, give us grace seriously to lay to heart
the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions. Take away all
hatred and prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly
union and concord ; that, as there is but one body, and one spirit, and
one hope of our calling, one LORD, one faith, one baptism, one Gun
and Father of us all, so we may henceforth be all of one heart, and of
one soul, united in one holy bond of truth and peace, of faith and Ow.
rity, and may, with one mind, and one mouth, glorify Thee, through
JESUS CHRIST our Loan.—Amen."

FEMALE FASHIONS.
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From the Lady's Magatine (Improved series.)
COURT DRUB.

Toque of light blue velvet, ornamented with gold tissue leaves,
and six ostrich plumes tipped with blue. A diamond chain and clasp
crosses the forehead. Dress of rich satin, shot so as to produce the
tints and refection" of mother-of-pearl. The corsage is made cn gerbe.
and trimmed round the bosom with a waved gold band. Full blonde
sleeves over berret short sleeves. The dress is surrounded at the knees
with the new chryseon, or patent gold fringe, headed with blue silk
end gold. The gold fringe that trimmed the pattern dress
was the chryseon. Before this invention was brought to perfec.
Lion, more than one Insuperable objection existed to the introduction
of gold and silver fringes into ladies' dresses ; for as it is commonly
wrought it soon tarnishes, and soils whatever dress it chafes or touches,
besides Its great weight. In the preparation of the new gold fringe the
metallic basis beneath is entirely excluded, and by an ingenious secret,
which has been secured by patent, the best and purest gold is laid
on cotton threads, and not being corroded by the oxide of the silver basis,
it retains its beautiful lustre for many years, communicates no soil to the
most delicate satin, and a fringe of the utmost magnificence will not weigh
heavier than a silk fringe of the same size. The discoverer of the method
of working the chryseon has likewise found out a preparation that has
the effect of preventing his silver fringe and threads from changing their
colour: this is most desirable, as silver, chute and elegant as it is, can
seldom be introduced into dress, because it begins to turn black in a few
hours after its exposure to the air. We saw a curious contrast between
the present invention and the old method of preparing silver thread :
the inventor of the chryseon, in making various experiments to bring
his work to aerfection, had ordered a blue and silver fringe to be
made up, in the heading of which the fringe-maker had intro-
duced some silver cord, made in the usual manner ; the pattern fringe,
after lying by near twelve months, may now be seen with the heading
miserably tarnished, while the lower part, made from threads of the
new invention, retains its original lustre. The threads of the silver
and chryseon are successfully introduced into needle-work, both in satin-
stitch and worsted work, from which the short-lived lustre of the old
preparation excluded them.

Mr. A. B. RICHMOND.—(From the Leeds Mercury).—
In our paper of the 20th ult. we inserted a paragraph,
abridged from a Scotch paper, stating that a person named
" Richmond," who was designated as " the Glasgow Spy of
the Castlereagh Administration," was "again in the field,
trying to inveigle the radicals into violent measures." We
have since learnt that this paragraph is entirely untrue, and
we consider that the charge is altogether unjust. Mr. Rich-
mond is now residing in London, where he is much respected,
and has not, for some years, taken any part in the question
of Parliamentary reform.
Tu z MAILS.— In consequence of a great fall of snow, and
the heaviness of the roads, most of the mails arrived greatly
behind their time this morning : it was sear eleven o'clock
when the Stroud mail, which ought to arrive by eight at the
Post Office, passed along the Strand ; the wheels, axletrees,
&c. were covered with snow.

The French papers repeat the assurance, that the inde-
pendence of Belgium had been recognised by the five Pow-
ers, parties to the treaty which united it with Holland.
They add, that Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg is to be
called to the throne, and, in order to remove the jealousies
of France, is to marry a daughter of the Citizen King.
Marshal Gerard, the late Minister of War, is said to have
lately complimented Princess Mary on her approaching nup-
title and honours.—Morning Paper.
When the Right Hon. Charles Arbuthnot was named
Chancellor of the Duchy of !Ancestor, the appointment
was said to be wholly unconnected with " personal con-
siderations." We suppose the pension to his Lady, the
fair Mrs. Harriet Arbuthnot, has as little connexion with
such considerations. And, in justice to the Duke of Wel-
lington, it ought to be known that his Grace was no more
than Master-General of the Ordnance at the time when that
pension was granted.—Chronick.