Star.
London, England, 1826-09-02 00:00:00

WINDSOR, SEPT..

Yesterday afternoon his Mamas took his departure from the
Royal Lodge, at two o'clock, accompanied by the Duke of Doasrr,
in the pony phaeton, and drove to Virginia Water ; two other
phaetons followed, containing his Suite. His Ma.surr, imme-
diately upon his arrival at the Lake, commenced the diversion of
angling, at which be continued until five o'clock, when he disem-
barked, and dined under the marquee. His klaagsly afterwards
resumed his aquatic excursion, and did not return to the Royal
Lodge until eight o'clock.

The Duke of Yonz, after transacting business yester-
day morning with his Military Secretary, rode out from the resi-
dence of the Duke of RUTLAND, in Arlington-street, in his open
barouche and pair. to take his daily airing.
The Duke of Susszx paid a visit to the Duke of
YORE on Thursday.
Mr. Secretary CANNING left town on Thursday
evening, for Salt Hill.
The Hon. THOMAS Gartsrert.x.z has left the seat of
Sir WATICIN Wu-hints Write, Bart. Wynnstay, Denbighshire, on a
visit to Lord Des.esisaa, at Ville Royal, Cheshire.
lu his way to Windsor yesterday. the axle-tree of the
Casiscsuase of the &comma s carriage broke down at Colebrook,
by which accident the Right Hon. Gentleman, and two friends who
accompanied him in kis landau, were obliged to alight at the White
Horse Ins, when the Landlord, Mr. Perm, accommodated them
with two post chaises to convey them to Windsor and to town.—
' Fortunately they received no injury.
An Inquest was yesterday held at the King Harry's
Head; near Whitechapel, on the body of C. Solomon', who died in
consequence of the injuries he received in endeavouring to escape
from the fire in Plummer 's-row, in which his mother lost her life.
The testimony was to the same effect as that given in the Inquest
held on her body, which was detailed in our Paper of Wednesday
last, and the Verdict, as in the said case, was—Accidental Death.
Yesterday forenoon, a fire broke out in the pretni!es
of Messrs. Bradford and Co. varnish manufacturers, at Haggerstone.
The fire commenced where a number of pans filled with inflam-
mable liquids were boiling, but by the exertions of Messrs. Brad-
ford and their servants, it was gut under before the arrival of the
engines from town.
LtvartrooL, Ana. 31.—At the public sale of British
Plantation Sugar to-day, we have to notice a steady demand at an
advance of is. Od. to Is. 64. on last week's prices. All other sorts
of prodece are better in prices. Cotton has been very steady at last
week's prices, and about 9,000 a 10,000 bags sold.
There are nearly five hundred prisoners in Newgate,
all committed for trial since the last Old Bailey Sessions.
The hair-dressers have shewn symptoms of amend-
ment. and part of their " profession" have established a Society for
preventing Sunday-work. Mr. Dawson, of Holborn, was fined
yesterday, for decorating the President's head on Sunday, the. said
President having laid the information. The Magistrate told the
defendant the Act of Parliament was imperative : he might not
dress a man's head on Sunday, though be might a calf's head!
Private biters from St. Petersburgb of the 16th ult.
mention that the Raises's, wife of Kieuou.s. is seriously indisposed.
One letter uses the following expressions I regret to inform
you that the Eatenass is very ill indeed—alarmingly so." The na-
ture of her indisposition is not mentioned.
Mr. Gas= made a very fine ascent in his balloon
from Boston on Wedziesdat afternoon, and effected a safe descent
at the village of Manby, six miles from Louth, at a quarter past five
o'clock. The Lady who was to have ascended with Mr. Garin
having declined the trip, he was accompanied by Mr. RINSE
Beams, jun. the Editor of the Boston Guam.
The remains of St. FRANCOIS-DS-SALSS, which have
just been deposited in a superb shrine of silver, were translated, on
the 21st ult. to the church of the Visitation, at Annecy, in Savoy,
and placed above the high altar, which is of marble ornamented
with rich giidings. Among the prelates present upon this occasion
sag the Archbishop of PARIS, who officiated. The King and Queen
of SA AMNIA attended the ceremony.
The POPS has recently sent to the Duke of COETHEN
two fine paintings in oil, representing the Virgin Mary, two silver
statues of St. Peter and St. Paul,and a silver cots containing some
pieces of the true cross. It will be recollected that this Prince and
his consort, why is related to the King of PzusszA, abjured Pro-
testantism a short time ago.
We have received a file of the Mexican Paper, El
Sol, to the 25th of June. The Sessional business had
been resumed, and several articles of the Constitution
discussed, and,with some slight modifications, adopted.
There is no private news.
A file of the Sierra Leone Gazette to the 25. h June
has been received. There is not much news, either public or pri-
vate, in these Papers. Some fears are expressed, lest the 'emoted
death of the late Governor should lead to attempts ma the part of
the Native Chiefs, to renew the detestable traffic. to the extinction
of which his efforts were so steadily and so successfully direLted. It
is at the same time stated, that many of those Chiefs, even those
most notorious for their encouragement of the Slave Trade, seem
now heartily disposed to to-operate in putting an end to it, and have
made offers of conceding such parts of their territories, as may be
necessary for the formation of settlements for that purpose.
Yesterday morning a cow ran into the Wheatsheat
Inn, in St. Aldate's, Oxford, and proceeded up stairs into a bed.
room. Mr. Holland, the master of the Inn, followed heti turned
her round, and she marched down stairs without doing any injury.
It would seem that notwithstanding Mr. lime having
become the lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, the manage:nen I. left
o the Committee.