Star.
London, England, 1828-09-29 00:00:00

BOULOGNE. Sam 26.

The weather continues very fine, though the season
is already breaking up, by the absolute departure of
many English families for England. The number of
arrivals from Dover lase week has been Jess than. that
of the departures. The Columbine steam packet is tic•
tively undergoing the. necessary repairs, preparatory to
her return to London; she is expected to leave this in
a day or two, and is to be.navigated across the channel
with sails only, her engine having been taken out alter
she got on shore. The vessel is not so much injured in
the bottom as was supposed, but she is much di faced
paboth inside and out, and will /attire a complete outfit
before she can again receive passengers, and be is for
a voyage.
A fracas occurred here last Monday night in the
public gardens at Capecure, a village Go thPother side
the harbour, and conducted on a plan something simi
lay to, but in a more limited scale than your Vauxhall
gardens. The amusement for the most part consists of
dancing in the epen air, to a very tolerable band of
music, and proves a source of innocent pleasure, and a
place of general resort both to French sad English of
all ranks and ages, who either dance themselves, or
take delight in seeing others happy while engaged in
the mirthful scene around them. The price of admis-
sion is only one franc, so that there is no want of fre-
quenters on the score of expensive admittance. It is
but justice to say. that with very few esceptioas the
French pan of the company is highly decorous and
respectable. On the occasion above alluded to, it seems
a French Gentleman solicited the honour of an English
young Lady's hand, a Miu M. to dance with bingo:bids,
from some cause or other she declined, giving him to
know that she would pot dance that evening. The same
Lady soon atter gave her hand, and stood up to dance
with an Englishman. This provoked the ire_ of the
Frenchman, who, unfortunately, giving way too much
to his misted feelings, remonstratedm:eifainst what be
pronounced not only an insult to hi but to his
nation, at the capricious and appetite conduct of the
young Lady. The Frenchman was instantly surrounded
by a band of young Englishmen. not one of whom
seemed to have attained the age, of 20, who, instead of
endeavouring to compose the existing misunderstanding,
tried all in their power to create a quarrel. and, as they.
hoped, a duel. From the gross and irritating language
they tied, it was evident that they bedbug making too
free with vita ordiaaire. Mach so the credit of the
French Gentleman, be told: thew fomenters of discoed
that be came there to dance, net to fight, and comported
himself, upon the whole, with moderation and courtesy,
eontrasted with the behaviourof his valiant and num.
lOU opponents. , .
Amongst the company this *vein , Lord Vienna
Bury joined the merry votaries of Terrichore with
the beautiful and celebrated Miss C.
We had a Soirie Meade Damask at Mr. Versial's
lately, which was but indifermuly attended. The magic
is by no means attractive, and the company who fres
quint this place being of an ambiguous. description,
many respectable families have scruples of woman-
ciog this establishment bytheir.presence.

Fiume Postaaa.--Such of of readers as have
correspondents on the Continent should be careful to
write upon thin pest paper. when they write to their
friends abroad. The thumest and ligbtestpaper should
be used for this purpose, in order to comply with the`
regulations of the French Government on this head; a
regulation rather strange, and inconsistent with the
tardy and ponderous mule of the vehicles by which
correspondence is conveyed in France. A neglect of
this precaution subjects the person to whets the letter
is addressed to double or treble postage, according to
the weight.
Mr. Holman, in his Narrative of a Residence at Per-
quotas Po, gives the following account of a royal feast I
6, We returned his Majesty's visit this morning at eight
o'clock. He received us on the outside of his hut, and
seated myself on a stone at his right hand. As soon,
however, ass few words had been exchanged, he made
signs to us to return to our own residence; where, on
our antes!, we found he bud sent a sheep, with a view
of giving usasumptuous least. His Majesty in perms,.
accompanied by his Chiefs, soon joined us. and, imme-
diately proceeded to the operation of killing the sheep,
%shish was cOnducted in the following manner; The am-
mil having been hung sap by the hind legs, its throat
was cut. cam being taken, in effecting this, nur to wound
the windpipe. The blond. as it flowed from it, as
caught in a calabash, and then given to the Priest. pro.
bably to be reserved fur souse religions ceteasony.—
The next process was to skin the annual, in doing which
the operator commenced with a fore leg, then the cos-
responding hind one.theu the other fore leg. and so on.
He then proceeded to the abdomen, and afterwards
completed the operation in the usual manner. The
gall-bag and bladder were now extracted, and
thrown away; alter which, the whole of the re
missing vsicera were removed, and placed aside for
subsequent use. A large potties of the flesh from one
of the shoulders was now presented to the King. who
cut it into the form of a long string, beginning at
the outside, and proceeding to the centre. This he wound
sound a suck, and held over a blazing fire. until half
broiled; and. then dividing it into a number of small
pieces, distributed them to thepatty around bin, doing
myself the honour of presenting NW with the first piece.
The remainder of the animal was, in the tweet place,
taken within our hut. where the stomach and intestines.
without any other preparation than imperfectly squeezing
out their contents, were warmed over the fire; and then,
in nearly a raw state, divided among the nation. who
ate them with great 'chat. the King receiving his por-
tion with the test. His Majesty now presented our party
with a leg. shoulder, Ineast, and small saddle. and after-
wards divided what reatained among his chiefs, reserving
the head fee himself, which, after being well scorched,
'he ordered to be takes to his but."