Star.
London, England, 1826-09-04 00:00:00

tASHIANABLE INTELLIGENCE.

MOV TS.
Sir Philip and Lady Grey Egerton and family, at Holding. Hotel,
Dover-street, from Colton Hall, Cheshire.
Arrivals at Buxton—The Earl and Countess of Limpet, Hun.
Mr. Abereromby, Br George Pownii, Colonel and Mrs. Gore
Lanrod.
Arrival, at Bath—Earl and Coonte.Lof Somoriet, Lady iravei,
and family, Lady M. Cocks, Sir T. and Lady Bating, Sir sod

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Lady Thortsborough.
The Earl of 'Mattel and suite have arrived at Skipine Castle.
Departures—Mrs. Lababuondku and family, from Hokling's
thstel, for the Continent ; Mr. and Miss I)ouglas, Irvin ditto, for
ditto; Captain and Mrs. %jells:ter, from ditto. far Portsmouth.
BARTHOLOMEW FAIR.

We could not help exclaiming on Saturday, on taking
a view of the preparations for this ancient civic carniot,
" the age of jollity is gone, that of saints, economists,
and paupers hes succeeded, and the glory of Barden, y
is extinguished for ever I" Every effort has been made
to abridge it ; the price of the ground for stands has
been raised so enormously, as to take away the profits
and the inducements of speculators. There was none of
the display in the avenues'to Smithfield, which of old
save intimation of what was going on there. The fair
itself cuts a most sorry appearance. There is not half
the usual number of shows, and those wl.ich remain
wear a melancholy aspect. The countenances of ti.e
owners seem impressed with the prospect that they will
lois by it ; and it may be conceived how :shot tire, under
such circumstances, are all the efforts to he comical.--
There is not a single show of any note in tke
square, which, a year or two since, was surrounded
with them. Wonibwell, with Wallace and Nero. and
some Royal tigers; and Richardson, with his Corps
Dramatique• his clowns, the salt. box, and his harlequins,
are the only Fermin, who have attained anything to re-
mind ns of its ancient splendour. Atkins with his
lions and noble band of beef eaters, is heard there no
more.—Gyngell, that prince of conjurers, who used to
play "0, Nannie," on the:musical glasses has disap-
peared. The breed of monstrosities seems to Lave di-
minished ; there are only two Albinuses and a tali man
and woman. There are still oysters for the luxurious,
and we heard a fellow in the pig pens crying out lustily
" Here's hot sauingers to feed your hangells with."
The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs entered in grand pro.
cession, at twelve o'clock, and proclaimed it with as few
of the ancient observances as possible. The hucksters
and licensed victuallers ware enjoined at their peril, to
supply drink and food that was " good and fine for
man his bodye." The shout at the opening, instead of
being a din, heard thrice the distance of Pye•coiner,
was a faint and dying sound, scarcely heard on the other
side of the fair. The dancing booths have also b,cn
hunted out.

The rich man's painted window
Hide the concerts of the quality ;
The poor man can but spare
A crack'd fiddle in the air,
Which offends an sound morality.
The rich man is invisible

In the crowd of his gay society,
But the pow man's delight

Is a toriiatbe sight,

And a stench in the nose of piety.

THE LATE STORM.

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OXFORD, Serrewsza 1.
The storm at Henley, yesterday se'nnight, was awfully
grand. One immense flash of lightning was succeeded
by the fall of a large globe of fire, which exploded like
a cannon, and scattered about
.in different directions.
The electric fluid struck the chimney of a cottage near
the bridge, and knocking off a small portion of the
chimney, passed down the back of the house, injuring
the wall in different places, and tearing down part of a
vine, which was nailed against it. Two pet sons standing
near were struck down, but received no injury.
Wednesday last there was a most violent thunder
Storm at Burford, in this county—so severe a one is not
within the memory of the oldest inhabitant : the streets
Were corispletely deluged, and the rain came down the
[
hill, on which the town is situated, knee deep across the
road, tearing. up the Pavement and every thing in its
way. The lightning was very severe, and two ricks of
corn, and a barn full of corn also; belonging to Mr.
Lee, of Little Faringdon, abdut five miles from Bur-
ford, were burnt down: It is expected that much mote
damage has been donee Very little rain fell at Witney.
The above st rm was.also extremely severe at Chip.
Es. ~. ton and the neighbourhood, and its effects were
visible in his city, for a sort of whirlwind fOrced up the
dust, w was carried in dense clouds throtigh may
of the stryits. We have heard of no serious mischief
aving.lten produced by this storm.
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BURT, Sirrzusto 1.
The lightning on Friday evening was awfully vivid
here, flash succeeding flash on every side of the horizon,
for nearly two hours, with less intermission than we ever
remember. A mill at Stowmarketohe property of Mr.
W. L. Fison, was shattered in an extraordinary manner,
the csp, with the sails, cast iron shaft, gte. weighing
upwards of five tons, falling into the adjoining field,
and the iron rods and splinters flying a considerable
distance. At Combs, several large popular trees were
bloWn up by the roots on the meadows in the occupa•
tion of Mr. Pennington, and
.in a grove by the side of
Eladley Walk, a beautiful timber oak, of about two
loads, was struck by the lightning, the top and branches
thrown to the ground, and several rooks, which were
roosting on it, killed; the body was severed to the bot-
tom, the bark torn off, and shivers and threads from
the body of the tree scattered around it from the part
where the cleft we* wide, and whence the branches were
torn, a chocolate coloured bind was externally evident
to the ground, but, with this exception; no discoloura-
don was perceptible.

The Doke of ST. A=1117; a visit at the seat of
Mr J. D. Km, at Halton, and secompaides Mm hi Isis shooting
excursions. Mrs. Coitrxv is also a guest of the worthy Baronet.
Mr. Sparrow, of Brixton, died on Thtirstig, in con•
sequence of a slight puncture on the thumb, which he
received by the instrument whilst opening the body of
a poor girl who expired at Lambeth a few days since.
A fatal affray. arising out of some trtflant feeling of
jealousy, took place in the neighbourhood of Pool, Mqi it-
gouserrshire, Saturday se'nnight. Several revers were
employed in a field near that town ; two of whom were
observed, by the other reapers, to use boasting and ex-
asperating language to each other. One man said to
the other, " If thee thinkst thee beest a Ismer man th.to
me, come on ;" and when the man tutned his head to.;
wards them, he saw Janes with the point of his scythe
fixed in the heal of G miner, and the latter falling to
the ground. The man instantly ran to the spot, aid
held the body while the scythe was pulled out of t'ie
unfortunate man's head. He expired instantly. A.
Coroner's Jury sat upon the body, and a verdict
" Manslaughter" being rewire, against Jones, he
committed to Montgomery Gaol.