Star.
London, England, 1828-07-24 00:00:00

LORD MANNERS.

The truly classical and elegant testimonial from the
Bar of Ireland, which has been prepared since his
Lordship's departure from that country, was presented
to his Lordship on Wednesday last. It represents a
Temple, three feet high, and two feet across the plinth,
which is a curved sided quadrangle, upon which stand•
figures of Egyptian hous. In the centre of the
quadrangle rises an octagon base, seven inches deep, of
great arckittctural beauty. On four entablatures, sur-
mounleu by busks, are represented, in alto relievo, the
following subjects: King JonN signing Zsfagna Charm
—the motto, " Nolan:us leges Anglia neutari *—Nloser
receiving tr.e commandments on Mount Sinai, with a
view in perspective of the Hebrew encampment—and
Lycußcus swearing the Spartans.
11: the octagon base stands a circular centre, orna-
merled at the bottom with totes, having his Lordship's
alms beautifully chased, opposite which are the arms of
Ireland with two superscriptions inwreaths to correspond,

" TO TKOMAII LORD lIRAINDIRS TROX TOR PAR OF IRILAND."

The centre is surmounted by a highly embossed scroll
border, with tour lions heads, from which spring tour
consoles richly chased, and attached to four square
pillars—the b.'ses of four Egyptian pilasters. On each
of the consoles stands a statue of exquisite workmanship
—Wi%clum, Prudence, Justice, and Piety, so arranged,
that the attribute of each figure corresponds with each
subject of the entablature beneath. The pilasters sup-
port a noble frieze, highly ornamented a ith an oak
band and Grecian honeysuckle. The top represents
the law regalia, Chancellor's purse, mace, &c. sur•
mounted by a crown. Al: the chased or embossed parts
are of white or dead silver : weight of the entire 1620 oz.

FlRE.—About one o'clock this morning. the premises
of Mr. DEAN, corn chandler, Shoreditch, were dip
coveted to be on fire, which, hut for the prompt arrival
of the engine•, and exertions of the firemen, would have
proved very destructive in its effects. The fire was
not got under until three horses belonging to the esta-
blishment had been burnt, together with a quantity of
hay and straw.
The number of Jews in Great Britain and Irelandis
not supposed to exceed ten or twelve thousand, and I,
many of these are migratory.
A few days since, a female named Craig, who had
attended on a family during their voyage from India,
on board the Juno, landed at Gravesend, and on going
to a private lodging house, she experienced a remai lc-
ably strong craving for food. Some refreshment was
provided, of which she part sok very heartily, and, after
taking a little brandy, she almost instantly expired.—
Her husband arrived only a few hours after the melan-
choly occurrence, having just landed frosts another ship.
—Maidstone Journal.
WINCHESTER, JULY 22.—The expectation that his
Grace tile Duke of Wellington would attend tl e Races
drew a very numerous and fashionable company ; his
Grace, however, was prevented attending by the death
of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Duchess, with
many other fashionable:, was present. In the absence
of the Duke, his duties as Steward were ably performed
by our worthy Member, John Fleming, Esq. The day's
sport was good, although few horses are here.
HARVEST IN THE UNITED STATES.—" There has,
perhaps, never appeared in the vicinity of this city a
greater promise of an abundant harvest than that which
et present exists. The crops of grass, unusually luxu-
tiant, have in many places been cut, and, owing to the
fine hay-making weather, have been cured in a state
of great excellence, whilst the second growth is already
beginning to cover the earth with the brightest verdure,
free from any tinge of the yellowness frequently ob-
served at this season of the year, produced by intense
heat, and the absence of a proper degree of moisture.'
Fields of wheat and rye are seen waving in the richest
luxuriance, rapidly becoming ripe fur the sickle, and pro-
mising, by their sturdy growth and heavy heads, to make
a full return to the husbandman for the pains and labour
bestowed upon their culture. The Indian corn, perhaps.
the most graceful plant known in our agriculture, is rear-
ing itself in all its graceful symmetry, tree from the evils
that often retard its growth, or destroy it altogether;
and although the season is not sufficiently advanced to
count- with a certainty on the productiveness of this use-
ful vegetable, liable as it is still to suffer from the parch-
ing droughts of Midsummer, we may look forward with
hope that the strength it will have acquired by its rapid
vegetation at this early date, will enable it to resist, in
a great degree, any impression from unfavourable
weather herealter."—Baiarnore Paper.
Tuesday night a most daring and extensive robbery
was c smmitted in the house of Mr. Foster, a jeweller
13, Aldgate, when property, consisting of seals, chains,
rings, and other articles of jewellery, to the amount of
1,200/. were stolen. It appears that about eleven o'clock
on Tuesday night. Mr. Foster's errand boy was sent out
for some beer for supper. Mr. Foster was the only
person in the house at the time, and he was in the room
over the shop. The boy on leaving the shop shut the
door, which was secured by a spring lock, and it is
supposed that at that moment the thieves opened the
door with a picklock, and entered the house. The boy,
on returning with the beer, found the door open. An
alarm was, of course, immediately raised, and every
pan of the h•iuse was searched, except a water closet,
which is behind the shop. No one having been found
c incealed in the premises, Mr. Foster felt satisfied that
if Vie thieves had entered the premises they had been
aa. med. He had been up stairs, however. but a few
minutes, when he heard a chair overturned in the shop,
and on going down he discovered, notwithstanding the
vigilabt search he had made, that some persons had
concealed themselves in the house, and had carried off
the property before mentioned. The thieves were evi-
dently in a great hurry, as the♦ lett behind goods to
the amount of 2,0001. the principal part of which was
disptayed in the window sad in other parts of the shop.