Star.
London, England, 1827-12-25 00:00:00

EDileit op •me stAk.

time ikgreat reason to lament eat a gut-
- or a swindler, whoa' loss of cheractei a
e,urnate. not worth more than a farthing.
*thstanding, if he recovers a verdict for that
t the Printer or Publisher of the I hei to the
including his own and the plainiir, costs, of
four hundred potodts. In INS, or 1826, d
brf into the House 4Cossiuwas, intitied
Inovit Bill," which Bill allows a defendant,
, to confess a judgment for the amount he
, plaildift entitled to recover—if afterwards
proceeds, and obtains a verdict for lebs than
Int of the cognovit, he would be obliged, in.
recovering costs from tl e de:cadent, to pay'
-es costs.
was read, a qrbt time, printed, and ordered
second time, but the lateness of the Session

passing into a law—as far as it went, the
honoured in all it; stages with the support and
Sir James Scatlet.-1 have the Honour
/our very obedient,
;LEND TO THE LIBERTY OF THE PRES&

IE LORD HIGH ADMIRAL.

DEVON POET, Dec as.
iinutes past twoor.st.son Thursday,his Royal
LORD HIGH ADMIRAL. accompanied by
'nod, M.P. for Brecknock,hire, Capt. S. J. P.
the Hon. Captain Spencer, his Secretary,
the Admiral's house, Mount Wise, in too
fr.ur, having come by land from Ports.
the purpose of presenting the.Royel Marine,
new colours. After a short audience with
Ball of Northesk, our Commander in
ihe different Captains of the Fltet, his Royal
ith these officers in attendance, embatked
Admiral's barge, under a salute. of 19 guns, from
shipping, ft r Commissioner Shield's yacht.,
intended to visit the Genoa, fs otn NAVA:in,
in the Sound. , The yacht. after receivi..g
lighnei.s, got under weigh, taking in tow
A the different men of war in commissioni,
Captains, bat on attempting to pass Cremd,
wind, which . was. before • blowing strong,
died away, and the flood tide making fast into
, she reeled and struck on a sunken rock, a
west of the German Rock, where not being
get,off, his Royal Highness again (nova
;e, and preiceeded on board the Genoa,:
received with the customary honours, and
.1 board nearly an hour and an half. Alter
her state, and esfiressing a kindly interest in
Ale of her surviving Officers and crew, crib
Highness returned to the Admiral's house at five
*landing at the Royal Clarence Baths, Richmond
',.seven the Eau/ of Northesk entertained his
;haus, and a distinguished paity, at dinner.
wasafterwards got off the rocks.
\TION OP THE NEW COLOURS TO THE
ROYAL MARINES.

J'clock ye.terday storming, the whole of the
garrison were asseasbled on the parade before
Jaunt House, formed into line. the Royal &feriae%
Colonel Vinicombe, being in the centre, the Rifle
the Depot of the 60th, commanded by Col.
the former Corps, on the right, and ti e 18th
the Depots of the 43d, 940, • and 96th

, on the lift, under the command of Major
the 4Sd. The colour guard consisted of thr
,rtillery and the goyal Sappers and' Mitseis. The
kept by the Devonpost Yeonsanty Cavaley.
command of Capt. 'fink, The L' rd High Ad.
td down the line,attended by a number of Miff.
seal Officers, the troops presenting aim,. In
of the unfavourable state of tf•e weather,
.utions took place, nor did the troops Ilse a feu de
intended. On the word of command from Sit

the troops formed into a three-aided hal•
'opening being to the west, the eolo 'r gturd thou
hollow square, the ecatre of w Inch wit almost

entered by his Royal Highness, *bele, sm.
j Field Othcers, the Lird High Admiral ad-
Colonel Viola:mare in an aiiimoted speech of an
hal! in dor.. tion.occasionally refers ing 10 some
he held in his hand. Doling the delivery of
rained ince,santly, and occasionally with
vinleixe, His Royal Higbness was not, however,
disconcerted, .bet proceeded in a firm and
of voice to the end of his orstinn, when the
which trete held by Col.' Anderson Mon-
. Royal Sogirarti, and C, lonel Bainbridge,
,ssistant Qiuscter.master General, were pre-

due kink-, .

. child have isndergone less alteration than
itit.ople, its present state exhibiting pretty much
- under the !Unfree Emperors.
tit ritairs'in the East will render tie Christ.
this year a source of endless jokes to the punster.
will be for depriving 7 oritey of a wing—
carve out its whole substance among them-,
pinions and the liver will be a source's/11
. to many—while but a few will be for cal;
• I
rest part of it to—the Devil. •
SrertreN Kamm' presided at the first ana
the Sunderland Shakspeare Club, *lt
prefacing the memory of the immortal Poet.
;ing with great ability on the genius
exclaimed—" What would my • sister.'
SWOONS. have been but for Sri A LAPCAMIC? . Where
' have born the laurels of Condom's and Lady
)at for SHAKSPILARB? Gentlemen, some te
our poritannical writers have 'vplitd to she immortal
bard the epithet of thief—and they are right; he was is
'thief! the greatest thief that ever lived; for he alai the
sigu manual from nature, and applied it to mankind few
the benefit of posterity."
Curious analysis of the proper name WILLIAM OLDER.
I %titer who was born in the year 1696. He was the
author of a great many works, now known only by their
titles," The British Librarian," "The Scarborough Misal
tellauj,".." The Universal Spectator," &c. He also
wrote several lives in the " Biographia Britannica,'
"General Dictionary,"&e. The following subdivision
of his name was found in one of his MSS.—
Is word and WILL I AM • frkod to you,
Aad on. friend. OLD IS worth a hundred pew.
Not very dissimilar is the play upon the proper name,
fieneox, in a copy of verses, subjoined to the repre.en-
.4ation of Saint George and the Dragon, in ornamental
aolirishinse, supposed to be struck, by the ingenious pen-
man, %she, in tt.e fast life has contrived to introduce his
own nanie:

Saint George's fame the universe doth fill,
AM Ito, armed sod mounted did a Dragon kgl:
Then what may his who, sitting with a feather,
• Llano Mahe &int George and Dragon hods together
• Though for romance the story's fooled upon, .
What here we boast's stet may Sao bid sow 1
It is not generally known that the bronze lion now
placed spat the pediment of- NOtthurnberlaod House,
gi
wszezeeisked by Delvaill 'sculptor. The awe u-1
*the copied hornthe eel; phi broase a Sieepiai Vassal
now, at flolitham.

TO
Sta.—Thar
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tur /aim
t.
notwithsti
thing, put tt
1;-enee,
inelu
three or four
f bill easycugl
• the II cOgrICIVi
son sued, to t
thiub the plait
*
▪ the amount of
•
laud of revive
tie *clef nidant's
'This Bill wai
R▪ oamed a sec
- pterroted its p
Big vas booou,
'l4 approbation of
it be, Sir, your
• A FRIEN
• THE
At ten minui
▪ Highness the I
Colonel Wood,
• Pnbeli, and tl
' Bellied at the
, carriages- and
park, for the
rib their new
AJrzirat the
Chief, and the
flighnest, wit
is the Admire
Ile 'Ormond sl
a which he in
I then. laying in
bit Royal Nil
the batges of I
chi) their Cap
Piirc, the wii
suddenly died
the batbour, sE
/ink to the we
likely soon to
into the barge.,
where he was I
remained on b
i▪ nspecting her
I the wellase of
Royal Mettle
o'clock, la nclini
e alit.At set
I royal Ilighoe
' lite yacht was
At nine o'cli
troops in garri
• Government
k' miler Colonel
, bigade, and t
- Mitchell, of th
loyal Irish, t
Beginsents. on
Boothrof the •
I loyal Artilkr
▪ groaostsvis ke
• mkt the tons'
airalwalked d
tan and Na,;
• eassequence a
ao evolutions
jsis as intende
J. Cameron, tl
low,theapenit
I."' formed a holla
a iniselirely ei
t. rounded by Fi
* ditifed Coloos
hoer and a hal!
notes *Erich he
this speech it
ti great violence
• ih the lean
.di
g wanly tone of
dew colour's, i
g bead, of the II
• Deputy. stasis
B scares} in due
Few great •
Constantei.opl
wliat iR rips u
I the state
mat Bit d this
Many a one s
whets Wille.a
seises—the p
amusement t
gteat
The late S.
, 'envy of
▪ in prefacing
after 'dwellii
F SUANSPIARI
• Mrs..S.honow
a would have
Mathdh bat
our puritann
bard the epic
'tamp the gt
e sigu manual
the benefit of
Curious ar
▪ I
%titer win
1 author of a g
titles, GI The
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