Star.
London, England, 1811-10-08 00:00:00

MARGATE, UCTOBER 7.

The light.fin7ered gentry have been fel-y itidus-
ttious here lately. Mr. Berrtios, the proprietor of
a library, sustained a very considerable loson Friday
last : his pocket book, containing, as well as he can
recollect, upwards of aeltiO, was removed front a
small de,lc behind the eountei, and no trace what-
ever of the picsperty has yet appeared. Mr. Br.rn-
sos has offered £3U reward fur its recovery, which
we sincerely hope may ;mince some of the party con-
cerned; as it prtiGaioly was premeditated by more than
otie, to discover the perpetrators of such a nefarious
1 Att. The robbery took place in the middle of the
1 dar.—We are still fiery gay here. Colonel Cool.tit
and the Officers of the ltd Somerset Regiment of Mi-
litia patronized the performances at the Theatre on
Friday List, which was itumeromly attended by rank
and fashion from Ramsgate, Broadstairs, &c. : the
Play was MoftroN's etcellent Comedy of Speed the
' Pleugh, with Pero:Ile: Moone,por popular comedian,
kept the audience in high spirits by his admirable
performance of..;ir Ad Bandy.

.---...--. On Tuesday last, at the opening of the Michael- I
-Inas Head Court, at Perth, Lord KINNAIRD moved I The Right Rev. Doctot• Tuostas Pews', Rishttp
the thanks of the County to General GitAnAm. 'this of Dromore, died at the see-house, on Monday sell:
motion, his Lordship introduced with one of the most night, in the 83d year of his age.—fie was ore of
the most amiable and revered Prelates in private life,
eloquent speeches ever pronounced within the walls
of the Court-Room ; and we may venture to arm, and,•as A literary character, his Lordship was not un.
known to the public.--In 1761, he published .. Haw
that no compliment which the General has ever re-
ceibed surpassel the impressive and characteristic pa. Kiou Choaan; or, the Pleasing History," a Chinese
negyric deliver,!cl by his Lordship, and heard with Romance, in four duodecimo volumes. TIO literary
equal sensibility by his provincial neighbotm. With curiosity is a translation from the Chinese language,
which his Lordship had revised froth a manuscript
remarks was interwoven a handsome and well, "
(dated 1719), found among the papers of a gentle. merited tribute to the memory of Sir JassesPcurvikv,
! ! man who had large concerns in the East India Com-
and an enumeration of the virtues by which he, like
patty, and who occasionally resided much at Canton. GRAHAM, entitled himself to the respect of the County
of Pefth. The motion was cheerfully carried, and or- In 1783, his Lordship presented the public with a very.
Idered to be transmitted to the General. elegant and curious collection of reliques of ancient
THE CHASC.—Several celebrated packs have alrea-
English Poetry, published by Dodsley, in three duo.
deci:no volumes ; and six years afterwards he pub-
dy taken the field, and in the course of next week hunt-
hilted 4. the Hermit of Warkworth," a Northumber.
in will have become general in Yorkshire and the
adjoining counties. Lord 6CARBOROUGH'S foi-hounds land ballad. In the class of Divinity, we believe, his
are scouring the Wheatley-hills; the City of York Lordship has only printed g single sermon. Foe the
hounds are ranging Stockton forest; and Kr. Fox's curious anecdotes and literary information, to be found
in the edition of the “ Tatler," with Illustrations and
throw off this week on alternate dart at Parlington-
Lodge, Carrick-whits, and at Askbow-bog. notes, historical, biographical, and critical, published
BIMAD.—This d.y there was no Court of Aides,- in six octavo volumes in the year 1786, the public is
men; the Loan MAYOR, after inspecting the returns, principally indebted to this Prelate, though it was
Ordered itsto malting at present prices. . flaished and edited by another hand.



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