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AN otorro THE STARS. 44
BY A SENIOR CAPTAIN:
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orlim "et josh meta ad skive tellers 'tithes. Ov.
, Eront-Whence is your splendour, ye glittering stars?
Why twinkle my eyes to behold,
Your glories adorning yet More than his stars,
• You Major's broad shoulders, just come from the inns
All shining in scarlet and gold ?
Old NIWTOI4 and Husain, in times that are put,
Survey'd with most wonderful stare
Strange emnets, new planets, and staid all aghast,
Beholding them travel, sotne slow and some fast,
Along this vast regions of air!
Let Sages like these, strain their tubes and their sight,
Far dearer to me is one glance
At the snug in the bait-room, that sparkle so bright,
While they rival the eyes of the Queen of the night,
. Whom the Major leads down the hay dance!
And well may he revel, and well may Midas,
'1 hose stars tor hi. sinecure place ;
The men all admire him, the women caress,
Old STANSOPL might envy his air and address,
His snutf-boz, his cane, and his grace!
No longer with arm-chests, books, abstracts, or pays,
Disturb'd are his hours ut repose,
No longer molested with drills se field-days,
Guard-mountings, long gaiters—those torments that gale,
He merrily hums as he goes!
Erect on hts„charger, with housings so gay,
he Major moves stately and slow ;
Salutes from tbesentries in martial array,
• kk takes as he purposely passes that way,
With well disguis'd pleasure, I crow!
Then sweet on h•s ear breaks the title so true
Which his rank ev'ry moment provokes;
His words wish respect all the Captains pursue,
Hie threadbare old stories they smile at anew,
The Subs laugh aloud at his jokes !
All, all, do him homage, and bend at his skim,
E'en duns cease their daily alarm,
Off router, the General institution to dine,
Asks atter his horses, requests hell drink wine,
The ,Aid-de-Canip lends him--an arm.
Nos barren these honours, his stars serve hint still,
New wealth-oe the Major they pour;
The long Besand Isms his purse helps to fill,
The Banker, with sautes, Imendored take. his bill,
- And bows all the way to the door.
To happier stars, who watch o'er our weal,
When blight ;rem the Horse-guards you !hiss I
Renard with the skip, my long service and seal,
These wings take away, and to scabbard of steel,
Convert this brass pellet of mine
Great Feu:meg, oh quicker promotion's slow stream,
The light of thy Brevets conceal;
Oh, send us Gazettes with fall Majors that teem,
Kind stars on my straps then propitious may beam,
And a !put be nude fast to sash heel! 11. 14
Gilsraltax, November, 1815 s

FASHIONS FOR JANUARY.

MORNING OR CARRIAOR Desss.—High dress, composed of
the finest dark blue ladies' cloth; it is made up to the throat,
hot without a collar, has a slight fullness in the back, acrd fails
owiy much of the shoulder r the front Is tight to the shape, and
the waist very short. The trimming is dark blue satin, to cor-
respond! b is cut byes, laid on double and tray fuU; long plain
sleeve, fiiiishol at the wrist with satin; French ruff of very rich
lace. Head dreis s to mode de Pare: : it is a cap composed of
white lace, and ornamented with two rolls of ribbon to corres-
pond: the form of this cap is in the highest degree original.
Gloves white kid Sandals blue kid.
EV N Itto %vs• ite crape frock over a satin slip a the
frock is superbly ornamented with French lama work in silver;
the dress is cut very low all round the Bosom, and the crape
fronts are open at a Lcb side, so as to display the white satin one
underneath. The sleeve is an intermixture of white sates and
crape; the tatter lee, the Arrane tastefully ornamented with sib
ow, to correspond with the bottom of the die s. Head-dress, a
wbtte crake turban, ornamented with silver and a long white
-fey her. Necklace and ear rings of pearl. White kid gloves,
drawn needy to the elbow, and finished at the top by a quilling
of tull. White satin slippers. litis frock is also in high vanilla-
don for a ball-dress, with the bar full-dressed and pear! orna-
ments, or a comb composed of pearl and coloured gauss—(Fi•ont
dtderNsann'J Retwitcry.)
Caen-rats Vaal-wee DRS st.—A sldrt of white crape over
white satin, rather full, but the fullness thrown behind. '1 he
body, which is quite ti,te.t to the shape, k twated of a new ma-
terial. the sleeves short and full, is tastefully ornamented to
correspond with the body ; the bottom I:1 the dress is also
trnr-
used to correspond; the beading of the trimming is white lace,
formed in a very novel style; there is a trinueing also at the bot-
tom, which is composed of white lace, atel finished edgings
of white satin. •1 he hair is dressed lightly on the mitt side, and
in very fall curls on :he left, the hind hair is brought very high
and ornamented with a bench of French roses. White satin
'slippers embroidered in front a :a Framnii; white kid gloves, and
cnta 1 French tan.
PARISIAN 112.111. DR! 6 S Rt.'--The engraving of Parisian head-
dresses volt Not speak much in their favour. No. t represents a
kat of white Chinese figured velvet, with a quilling of fine blond
next the face, tied with Murray-minuted ribbands, and sur-
mounted with a bunch of Heliotropes. No. 2is a bat of steeped
phik satin, einemonted with a plume of down feathers. 'lle
cornmeal, er mons, are devoid of taste, and far less becoming than
the old fashioned French eorneue worn In the reign of Louis III,:
'I hose nunthertd S are dedicated solely to breakfast coeturne,and
are of the finest cambric that eau be procured, dimmed with fine
lace, and bound round tbodtead with figured white satin ribband.
he tomtits marked 4 are fine spotted India muslin, trimmed
with lace, and ornamented with murray or rose coloured ribband.
Many of the French costumes in themselves mu outre and unbe-
coming : Mrs. Bell has found the art, by an happy association of
English And Foreign fashions, to impart botkUste and elegance
to ea .h.—(Fs ma La Jae Assemike.)

PARISIAN FASHIONS, DEC. H.
Last year many hats were seen, which had two
bands and buckles round the upper part of the crown.
That fashion is again coming into favour, but instead
of ribbon fur bands they wear the same as the hat,
namely, rose w grey spangled velvet. Upon several
bats of plain bias& velvet, there is a band of dark blue
satin, which lies in a bow upon the left side. ROM,
40qUC hats of rose colour, wilite, and black : they
wear large (yen plaits. The Circassian scarf of silk,
&grown aim by the name of the rainbow scarf, from,
the 4iisposition of the colours, is much worn. Our
Ladies frequently cross it round the body, round the
neck, and often wear it as a turban..

Saturday se'nnight, Mrs. Bevon, of Brighton, pro-
vided two hundred poor families with a quantity of
excellent beef, proportionate to the number of each,
and A :pientiful supply of potatoes and coals, to make
them ciieer!tal with a good Christmas dinner and a
warm fire side.
fiYDs PACK.—The-extreme fineness of the weather
an! ing the *hole of yesterday, attracted a vast con
.cliurse of persons to this charming promenade; and
dace the early p:srt Of the summer we have not seen
it more numerously or lash ondbly atteaded. The
ways were exceedingly crow.h.el with, in general,
v‘ry genteel cimpany, but as the carriage ring we
.per-eiv.ed alas At the .be:ture awnelegance of .the
rile*r.optibill Paling vou: id in sera:vier .le. Among
rlie tashionahli eqtrip4ge, we ioucesi those ..il several
:attste, planed lurogners.

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MONTHLY £OItICIZTURAL ROOM •
•The early part of last month his been employed
in getting in the wheat seed, which reinaiued- from
the variable weather of the preceding. Never was
a finer plant than the early-sown wheat. Report
from 'rarities t mind's states the-unexpected fact,
that a greater breadth of wheat than usisal, or even
proper, the state of the land considered, has been
sown last season; in some parts, of eerie, the re-
verse has happened. The farmers have been since,
and are at present, employed in threshing those im-
mense quantities of corn which have come to mallet,
attending the straw-yarckattle, carting turnips, ma-
nure, and in the varioai operations of husbandry
appropriate to the season. The cattle and horses
entered the straw-yard in good condition; and, from
the almost general good character of the straw this
'year, we may presume that the mildew was neither
.so On; versal nil so injurious as was appteitended ;
but the alternations of rain and frost have since been,
in a considerable degree, prejudicial to the unshel-
tered cattle. Turnips likewise prove far beyond ex-
pectation, there being an average crop where it least
WAS expected, and in the North, where they escaped
injury from drought, they superabound. Labourers'
wages ate generally reduced, and many are said to
remain unhired.
The Merino, or fine wool improvement, seems',
about to be left, as originally, in very few hands.',
Long wools maintain the ascendance. Dairy cows
and dairy produce still support a remunerating
price. The butchers and bakers, in turn, are now
making hay under a splendid sun, as the farmers
formerly did, or fancied they did. The late re-
viving corn markets have suffered another relapse,
and the complaints of the country are louder than
over.

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On the morning of Saturday sennight, between
one and two o'clock, a most alarming fire broke out
in a barn belonging to Mr. Dove, of Helmingham,
near Ipswich, in which were about 50 coembs of
wheat, the produce of six acres of suckling seed, and
three acres of clover, all of which, with the barn,
a stable, and cart shed, nearly adjoining, were totally
consumed. The fire communicating to three stacks,
consisting of beans, clover, and hay, produced a
most awful blaze, and was distinctly seen for several
miles. No doubt esists but,that the fire was the act
of some incendiary.
A few days ago, a boy fell into one of the mill.
ponds at Rossie, and must inevitably have perished,
but for the humane and spirited conduct of John
Stephen, a man between 70 and so, years old, who
plunged into the water and saved the child.
Saturday, the 16th oh. a tine boy tell, as he was
rid ng a poney, in Newmarket, and his font hanging
in the stirrup leather, be was so dreadfully bruised, as
to cause his death before the artiMal was stopped.
Monday afternoon, J. F. Farrer. aged 13 years,
was drowned while saking in Mutford Broad, near
Lowestoft.
Abotit six o'clock, on Wednesday morning, a
galley drifted ashore at Hydre, in o hich were seve-
ral kegs of contraband spirits, several others were
picked up by the activity cf the Ridiug eflicers, and
conveyed to the Custom Hi u.e. Sh .rtiy attci day-'
light, the body of James Gairey, of folk. Stone, not
f the unfortunate sufferers by the upsetting .f the
beat, was found. Four others were drowned, amino q
whom are Joseph Spicer, of Folkestoile. oho has telt'
a large family, and -- of Dover, both et
whose remains have been picked up between TsYl66
fort and Seabrook.
No circumstance has hitherto so strongly confirmed'
the importance of throwing a rope from a mortar for
the relief of persons driven on a I. e-shore, as that oil
the Leipsic brig, that grounded ..n the bar at Yar-
mouth, on the night ci Tuesday the 6th ultimo, and
which lay considerably more than a cable's length
from the pier head. The crew, consisting of 10 per-
sons, were obliged to take to the tops, to prevent being
swept away, where. had not this happy method been
resorted to, they would inevitably have perished.
A fine boy. the sun of Mr. Wailing, in the Strand,
fell from a coal barge, near the Strand Bridge, on Sir:
turday, and was drowned.
ConoNza's Ixauasr.—An Inquest was held on
Saturday last, on view of the body of Thomas Butler,
at the Black Horse inn, Blackwail, who had been
drowned.% the City Canal, leading between Lime-
house and Blackwell. Mr. Butler, the boy's father,
who is Mate of the Warren of London, now lying at
moorings in the Canal. deposed, that on Saturday
week, in the morning, the deceased called him about
nine o'clock, and said the kettle was boiling ; he inoii
imediately dressed himself, but could not see his son
he thought this sudden disappearance was occasioned,
through accident, and went on board the adjoining'
vessel to enquire after him. where he learnt that he
had been in that vessel, but had returned towards his
own. The witness was then much alarmed, and by
the persuasion of several persons he caused him to be
dragged for, supposing he was drowned ; he was
dragged for several days, and was not found until
Thursday last. Witness was of opinion, that the de-
ceased had fallen between the two vessels, in stepping
from the one to the other. and he had no doubt but it
was occasioned through accident. Verdict—Acci-
dentally Drowned.
MANDON Must..--Saturday Amu &ran:, A&
dallak, Indium and Harran. Lasears, underwent a
final examination, charged with plundering the shops
of several jewellers, &c. One of the companions of
the prisoners has fled from the East India Barracks
since the apprehension of the latter, the other died a.
few days since. The LORD MAYOR regretted the
want of full evidence ; but as he was determined not,
to seder them again to be let loose upon society, he
ordered them to be committed as vagrants for fen
days, when Mr. Gole, belonging to the East India
Company, bad promised to obtain a 'tassel to convey
them to India.
At the High Court of Justicisrf, Edinburgh, Vi..
Noturnan and John Smith were tried on Monday, for
burglary. in entering and sobbing the premises of the
Carron Iron Works Company, and stealing therefrom'
seld6o in notes and cash. The prisoners were in the
service of the Company ; the greater part of the pro-
perty *as recovered. They were both found guilty,
and ordered to be executed on the 3d instant.
Fx itCUT
lON-Mary Claris,Lte a letter -casrier 'in
the Uareiel Post Citii;:e. us Debitn, was executed last
1 week, for esibunsgiug lkat test Ails to thews°. unt
A. 90.

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OXFORD, DECEMBER SO.
The Rye. Eduard Ellis, M.A. Student of Christ Church, bee
been presented by the Dean and Chapter of that Catheeath dral,
to
the vicarage of Chippenharn, Wilts, vacant by the dof the
Rev. Thomas Weekes Daiby.
At a General Ordinatton holden by tbe Hon. and Right Rev.
the lord Bishop of Gloucester, in the Cathedral of that Oloceie.
ou Thursday se`nnight. the following Gentlemen were ordained :
Deacons—Henry Broughton Wm. Hincoat, 13. A. Queffit', MA.
teen's Col-
lege ; Henry Breedon, B.A. BalUel College; Wm. so
Pembroke College; Stephen Langston, LA.. Wadham College.
• Priests---Rev. Frederick Crooke, B. A. and-James Edward de
Ifisme. B.A. CalusCollege, Cambridge ; John Poweor loner, B.
A.
bed John Witherstou, MA, of 'Bald College, OxfEwrd
Henry Neale, and George Morgan, U A. St. Miry Hall, oxford;
William Augustus Mnsgrave, M.A. of Christ Church, Oxford ;
Edward Ilickarsteth, clerk, and John Noble COlagaus B.A. of
Queen's CsMqe, Oxford.
t ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS.
• The Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's have collated the Rev, A.
Landon, MA. to the rectory of Fryern Barnet, Middlesex.
Lev. Robert Walpole. M.A. to the united rectories of 'Frets-
MIL, St. Margaret, with Tyvetshall St. Mary. in Norfolk.
The Rev. Francis John Hyde Wollaston, B. 1). has been in-
Stituted to the rectory sinecure of East Derehaut in Norfolk, on
Iris own petition vacant by the death of the Rev. F. Wollaston
of Chislehunt, in Kent.
The Rev Stephen Jackson, M.A. has been instituted to the
rectory of Nettlestead, near Ipswich. on the presentation of
Lionel Henry Moore, of Nettlestead-hall, Gent.
The Rev. R. C. Ct:ambres. U. 1). and Fellow of Jesus college,
Oxford, is presented by the Master and Fellows of that soclety
to the rectory of Seartho, Lincolnshire, vacant by the death tit
the Rev. A. Jones.
She Rev. Robert Clayey Griffith, B. A. of Wadham College,
Oxford, has been presented, by the Marquis of Bath, to the
Rectory of Corsley, Wilts, vacant by the resignation of the
Bishop of Hereford.
Ihe Rev. Dr. Pett, Principal of St. Mary-hell, Oxford, Is
elected Canon of Christ Church; and the Rev. Mr. Deane, of
Brasenoose college, is elected Principal of St. Mary-hall.
"fhe Lord Provost, Magistrates, and C,uncil of Edieburgh. as
patrons of the parish of Currie, have agreed to present the Rev.
Mr. John Sommerville, M.A. House Governor of George He-
riot's Hospital, to that church and parish, vacant by the death of
the Rev. Mr. lames Dick.
Wednesday, the lion. anditev. Wm. Wodebouse, A.M. was
Instituted to the rectory of Crownthurpe, in Norfolk, on the
presentation of the Right Hon. Lord Wodebouse.
Ille Rev. John France, A.B. has been instituted to the rectory
of Brandon Pares, in Norfolk, vacant by the resignation of the
Rev. Thomas Peyton Stapp. And on '1 Lursday last the iti.v.
Thomas Peyton Stapp, A.M. was licensed to the perpetual Cu',
racy of Old Buckenham, in sold county, vacant by the resiviaticil
of the Rey. John France, on thu nomination of the fruirsts of
the said curacy.

Will ',UAL!, infests ca 30.
Ills Royal Highness the l'iii.ce Regret has boot pleasel, in the '
name and on the behalf of hit Maj-sty, to order a corge d'art
to pass the Great Seal, empowel itg .he Dean and Chapter ut
Clir'st Church, in the University ot (Word, to elect a Bishop of
that See, the same being void be the heath ut Dr. William
Jackson, late Bishop thereof ; and bit Royal Wittiness has also
hero pleased, by Ills royal dice manual, rec,:tomeirt to the
told Dean and Chapter. the I ioniturahle and Rev Edward !.ewe,
Doctor of Laws awl Derm rn Windsor, to b. by them siscied
Ilishop of the said Ste of Os turd.
ills Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, hi
the name and on the behalf set his ivi.i;;•y, to constitute and
appoint the Rev. John Itelar:!, !,ustur in lns;•itv, one ut' th-
Prebeatkiries of the Colin i.m• t. .t rat of asset tiler,Westmin-
ster, to be Dean of the said Colkgiate Church of saint l'e.er.
Westmiti:ter, void by the deat 1. of I)actcr William Vincent, late
De.antiirreof.
His 11:,•yal Hiatus; the Pti,lce.Regent Las also been pleascd,
• in the name and in the beira et his to grant unto the
Reverend i'h:neas Putt, acme it Divinity, the phtce and &g-
-amy ot a Galion tit the Catle.dral k.i.urch ut Christ, in the 'is-
versay of °start!, the same le log void by the death of the if
Reverend Father in GO.l W,!.iaitt, tate bishop Ui Oxfor.l.
His Royal Higimes. h,is iiN4) been pleased to 14, sent the Re-
verend Rupert Henry Johnson, Master of Atte, to ,be Rectory
ot I.uttsrw.vh, in die county of Lexester, and diocese ot
void Ly the vornution of Doctor Henry Ryder to the Ste
Gioucester.
Hw et.iyal iltgliness has also been'pleased to prescot the Rev.
Rube+ t Henry Johnson, Master of Arts, to the Vicarage ut Clay-
Iti•ooke, alias Claybroke, in the county of Leicester, and diocese
of Linclon, void by the promotion ot Doctor Henry Ryder to
the See of Ultrucester.-1- Ganct:e.

Friday night, about 11 o'clock, a considerable
number of the inhabitants of Northampton, were
alarmed-by the watchmen springing their rattles, and
a cry of fire ; fortunately the alarm was of short du-
mina, as it was soon discovered'to have been given
by a respectable person in Bradshaw'.-street, who, in
her sleep, and undressed, had got out at a one pair
of stairs small window upon the leads of a bow win-
dow directly ender, where, in a most perilous situa-
tion, she was calling out for help for GOD'S sake, as
the house was all in times. The house was imme-
mediately broken into. and the adventurous sleeper
happily extricated from her dangerous situation.
During the Royal Hunt, on Friday, a curious
circumstance took place. The deer had gained on
his pursuers between Chertsey and the country lead-
ing to Sunbury, while a gentleman, who was amus-
ing himself on his grounds with his gun, on seeing
the deer, thought him fair game, and fired at him.
The hounds came up directly afterwards, and the
sportsmen learning what had happened, beset the
gentleman for shooting at the deer. Some were for
horse-whipping him, others for ducking him. He
appeared frightened at first by the number of his
opponents ; but soon recovering his courage,
challenged all of them to single combat. During
the dispute the deer was taken, and it not beiug per-
ceived that any of the shots had entered him, the
affair terminated without violence.
Gentlemen and others 'who have lived rather gay,
and arc about entering into conjugal felicity, are in-
formed that Dr. Cooeau, and three Surgeons, of
great and long experience in Strictures, Fistulas, De-1
bilities arising from warm Climates, Juvenile
cretions, &c. &c. have established a Medical Board
at Charlotte-house, Great Charlotte-street, opposite
'the Rev. ROWLAND HILL'S Chapel, Blacktiiat's-
road, by whom the public are cured without sali-
vation or confinement. The Medical Board claims
the attention of those who have attempted the cure,
or who have consulted men ignorant of so imp(altant
a branch of the profession, whose improper treat-
ment have ruined thousands. Blotches on the head,
face, and body, sore eyes, throat, mouth, and nose,
vertigo, noise in the care, deafness, dimness of sight,
pains in the head and limbs, kequently mistaken for
rheumatism ; weakness in the knees, nodes on the shin
bones. swelled ankles, &c. are symptoms which ap-
pear years after, and too often embitter the matrimo-
nial state. Messrs. COOPER and Co. are consulted
daily by all ranks of people, from twelve till eight s
or by letter, inclosing a fee (for no others arc an-
swered), stating their case, when medicine and the
best advice is sent to all parts of the kingdom. They
cure .the piles and fistula, without burning or cutting;
and give advice gratis, on Tuesday, Thursday, and
6unday mornings. till twelve o'clock. A side door
and pavan .100111 s hit &MAIM

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