Star.
London, England, 1818-11-25 00:00:00

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World Still disturb itself with contentions of tempo-
rary import, that men will still perplex themselves
with the cares of life, and again forget that. huma-
nity is ephemeral. SuCh were the lessons of instruc-
tion drawn from the solemn event, on Sunday last ;
and very many pious aspirations ascended to the
Throne of HEAVE✓, that she who had just laid sown
an earthly crown, might exchange it for a more glo-
rious and everlasting one in Flrpas!
" From a wish to 'evince a proper respect to tl.e
memory of a Princess who has filled the high situa-
tion of QUEEN, for a greater length of time than any
other Royal Personage upon record, the inhabitants
of Manchester and Salford will assemble on Thurs-
day next, to Vote an Address of Condolence to his
Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, and to consider
on what may be further decorous and proper to give
expre.sion to their sense of the melancholy occasion
for national mourning."

"EXETER, NOVEMBER 24.

" Thursday, the peat bell of the Cathedral, as
well as the different parochial church bells of this
City, tolled from the hour of one till two, for the late
QUEEN.

Death is an event in all cases awful, whether we
meet it in the cottage or the palace, and in some re-
spects more so in the latter than in the former, be-
cause the circumstances of splendour with which it
is surrounded reader the scene more affecting, by the
contrast of regal glory and of human misery.
" We know that the crown which encircle; a royal
brow affords no protection against disease or death.

It cannot even relieve the agony of a spasm, nor
lessen the torture of a convulsion, nor protract the
hour of departure, when the spectre receives his war-
rant, whether the subject of it be in the vale of years,
or in the bloom of youth.

" It cannot escape our recollection, that scarcely
twelve months have passed, when the body 91 a Prin-
cess was consigned to the Royal tomb, cut off in the
prime of life, and in the vigour of her health and
faculties, and surrounded with more splendour limn
the lustre of her virtues and her talents, than from
her rank.

" Death has again entered our palaces," and borne
away, by lingering disease, the aged and beloved
partner of our venerable Sovereign—and where is
he? Alas! entombed alive! and while deprived of
all that on earth was dear to him, enjoying the anti-
cipated Views of celestial glory. 0, what a lecture is
this on the vanity of human life !—what a satire on
human glory !
'4ln the eulogies which have filled the papers on
the death of the QUEIOI, one virtue appears to have
been so conspicuous in her character, as to be the
most prominent feature. Her late MAntsrv's detes-
tation of that profligate debauchery, which prevails
in this age, no words can duly praise. Courts are so
often the hot-beds of folly and vice, that the conduct
of her MAJESTY shone more brightly, by its contrast
with the foul wantonness of too many tenants of a
Throne !"

The Princess AUGUSTA is much recovered from her
indispositson ; and Sir FRANCIS Mittsras has left
Cambridge House, for his seat at Pinner.
Yesterday morning the Duke of YORK had a long
interview with the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton House.
In the evening the PRINCE REGENT went to Cam-
bridge House, to pay a visit of condolence to his
Royal Sisters.
It is supposed the Royal Dukes would receive, in
the course of last Saturday, the melancholy tidings
of the demise of their beloved Mother.
We are happy in stating, that a Bust of our late
venerable QuEEN, by TunNettetr.r, her MAJESTY'S
Sculptor, is finished, as a companion to the Jubilee
Bust of the KING. Her MAJESTY sat to that Artist,
some time ago; at Frogniore ; and it is, we believe,
the only Bust she ever gave sittings for. Whit makes
it still more interesting is, that her MAJESTY WOI Led
at part of in taking lessons from TURNERELLI in
modelling.
The RING'S jewels, we are informed, have been'
missing ever since June last.
Only two Peers, exclusive of those of the Blood
Royal, are honoured with the Royal Guelphic Order,
of Grand Cross of Hanover !
The Piazza, as far as regards the Colonnade round
the North, South, and Est sides of the Opera House,
is nearly completed. The western side is occupied
with the Royal Arcade. The columns, which are of
the Doric Order, and fluted, are of cast iron, and cy-
lindrical or hollow. They are coloured like dark
Bath stone, and the workmanship the neatest possible.
Those in the South, or Pall-mall front, are necessarily
longer than in the Northern, as the ground slopes
downwards considerably towards the South.
As soon as the account of her MAJESTY'S death
was received at Liverpool, the journeymen tailors de-
manded double wages, which the masters not com-
plying with, the men immediately left their employ;
but as several of them had left their work in an un-
finished state, they were brought up by summons on
Friday before the Magistrates at the Town-hall. Af-
ter having heard the case, the Magistrates stated that
the men were bound to finish the work they had be-
gun, and made an order to that effect, with which
the-men reluctantly complied.
Friday evening, as William Brookes, of Exeter,
was unloading a timber waggon on the Haven Banks,
he was unfortunately killed by a heavy piece of tim-
ber falling on him, whereby his head was crushed 10
pieces. He has left a widow and five children to la-
ment his untimely death.
Sunday morning a fire broke out in the dwelling
of J. Rollaway, a small farmer near Blithe, in York-
shire, which totally destroyed the premises ; the house
being thatched, the fire communi:ated to the stables
and farm-yard, and consumed a stack of wheat, son-
sisting of about fifty loads, together with a small stack
of barley and oats.