Star.
London, England, 1822-01-30 00:00:00

TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
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A SHORT NOTE OF FEMALE REQUISITES.
Amiable Elegant Lively
Affetlonate Easy Liberal
Agreeable Engaging Lovely
Artless. Even-tempered Modest
Affable Entertaining Marckrul
Accomplished Faithful Neat
Beautiful Fond Open
Benign Good Obedient
Benevolent Graceful Obliging
Chute Generous Prudent
Charming Governable Nike
Candid Geed-humoured Pleasing
Cheerful Handsome Pourable
Complaisant Hurune Religious
Careful Harmless Sotiable
Charitable Healthy Submissive
Clean Intelligent Sprightly
Civil Interesting Sensible
Coy Indusrriou Temp-rate
Constant Ingenuous .True
Dutiful Just Unreserved
Dignified Kind •Virtuons.
AN OLD BAElir.r.:?.
Gloucester Place, January 16, 1g22.

A beautiful birth-day bouquet, gathere I from
borders of the garden of a Lady residi:tg in V,'
wick was presented, on Thursday last, to a Ger,
man of that Borough, it con.isted of double
single white primroses,. polyanthus, red ed..c2.1 cc
slip, aconite, snow-drops, double and single ,
the buds, lady's mantle, purple and double v
stocks, common and alpine wall-flowers, ro•oe-lt..1
sweetwilliam, oriental poppy, mignionette, Near,
tan Daphne, dark Christmas rose-buds, sweet seer
coltsfoot, lauristinus, single hollynak, straw-Colo:
carnation, and a branch of hawthorn, ~vitit
new leaves, ripe and green fruit, and Roy crs ni
and in bud upon it.
Extract of a letter from Mr. WALLACK, da
New Brunswick, December 18, in the United Stan
to a friend resident at Boston:—
"I am not now permitted to exert myself much—l or!:
my back. The coach was upset with great violence se
Urunswick-bridge; the driver having been thrown from 'a;
about a minute previous, and the horses being at full E.
down the kill leading to the bridge, which is extremt.:,
I was on the outside, and, with a sudden ~hock, was pitsle
on the right, and the stage, then on its side' went courtly
me. It is a miracle that I escaped with life. [thought rt first
both legs were broken, for I had no use of eitber. 'lle let
is broken in two places; the upper ft acture is only an inch be)
the knee, and the lower one about four inches above the -
which last is a compound fracture, the bones having ,
through the calf of the leg in two places. I had a eery se.
contusion on the right knee, and the kg and thigh were ter
bruised, but nut broken. I lust all use of it for 3eVerat days,
tlork Goa! it is now,quite well—the left, of course, ruet
time ; but I am happy to tell you all is going en admirahlt
far; there is not the least evidence of contraction, and I
great hopes the limb will be restored without any appear,:
accident but a slight lump or two; and that we must n t
since I have saved the old spindle. I imagine several e
must elapse before it will be considered safe to rernce: • 7
New York, but I am in the care of Dr. SIIITII here, a e
of first-rate ability; and the most respectable people of t
and neighbourhood areas attentive and kind to me as p ise
Two Gentlemen sit up with me every night. I have I in i
posture,with scarcely the deviation of two inches, f r ID
and, as you know my love of bang still, you may ine;iee
pleasant it is to me. The wounds,which were the mo•t u.
ous part of the disaster, have nearly healed aln atty. Ihe
rapid manner in which I recover has astonished the f4c.:lty
for I am now as forward as most ca.es of the sort it; se:el
They only attribute it to a powerful constitution, and •'‘e
lent state of health I enjoy. I have not experienced at .1r;
as much fever as generally attends a common cold, and li:
no inflammation in the parts affected, while my spirits be
forsaken me for a moment. The general sympathy whit
bad fortune has excited, has gratified my feelings in a ma;
cannot describe. Upun my life, it is almost werth a brat
to have found so many friends, which I knew not I bad It
I think I may safely say, that my fall has exalted me.'
I lay on the ground, after the accident, and knew rite exr
my misfortune, I could not help quoting Dick Daskall,
utterly ruined, fairly undone;' bad now, by the beginni
March,l trust Imay with truth exclaim; Richard's himself age
The Boston Daily Advertiser, allada.l
..o the
of Mr. WALLAck, contends that stage-dtivers
stage-owners should he subjected to the same rul
law which govern all other common carriers ;
as in the case of a ship, there is an inferred guar,
that she is fit for the purpose, and will be navigate.
well-qualified careful persons ; too in case t a sr
coach there is an implied engagement that the
riage should be proper for the purpose—the I:,
well-broken—and the driver steady and con],
No .proposition can be more reasonable than
and the law of the question ought to be brought
decision, and enforced.
AMERICAN CURE FOR THE RHEUMATISM.—T
sharp vinegar (the sharper the better) and tt:b
the part affected with it, as warm as the patient
bear, for ten minutes, and apply wrapping-paid
it, dipt in vinegar, to be renewed twice a day—
in the morning before breakfast, and in the eve'
OH going to bed. When the patient begins to ir
use of the vinegar, it is necessary to take a stt
physic, and at the same time a spoonful of mot;
and flour of sulphur, mixed together before bl
fast, and another when going to bed ; in a few
the patient will be perfectly cured. The person
publishes this receipt has tried it himself with
case.—Philaa'clphia Union: