Star.
London, England, 1819-03-16 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

IsaaiDON,. 011 A MONTH AT STEVENS'S...77n would
be impossible, says a correspondent, .to describe the
sensation produced in the fashionable world by the
appearance of this work. The author thus justifies
his motives in the preface:
Should the severer, soberer &oral's; who dots us the honour
to east his grave examining eye over these pages, conceive that too
muck levity has been blended with criticism, or too little deli-
earl mingled with fact, we can assure him that distinctions and
discriminations in reproofs, modes and modifications in advice,
are the unavailing simples which the hand of good-nature and ig-
norance offer to the diseased body; they are like the bigotted
sad narrowed notions of our great grar.daXitheri nurses, and
are just as likely to avail the present and rising generation. Ms.
simulation and overreaching have too long been deemed a know-
ledge of the world; extravagance and debauderY have too long
been classified under the head of thoughtlessness; and juvenile
indiscretion, lawless and uncontrolled love, have been too long
• ganked xi amiable ttnides and unfortunate weaknesses. It is high
time that a new nomenclature upon these heads should be intro-
dined into high life, and front it descend to the inferior orders of
society."

A letter from Milan, dated February 24, says,
" Their Imperial Majesties made their solemn entry
into Venice on the 17th. Her Majesty the Archdu-
chess Maria Louisa, the Archduke Viceroy, all 'the
Court, and the principal Civil and Military Authori-
ties repaired to Tusina, five miles from Vienna, to
wait for their Majesties. 'On alighting from his car-
riage, the Emperor affectionately embraced the Vice-
roy, and the Duchess of Parma. Their Majesties
then embarked in the magnificent barge which had
been prepared for them, and which was instantly
followed by an immense number of barks and gon-
didas. Oa arriving at Vienna, their Majesties found
the gates, the banks, and the palaces occupied by a
prodigious crowd, whose acclamations rent the air.
Their Majesties then went to perform their devotions
in the Church of St. Mark ; they then walked through
the great square to the palace, amidst discharges of
arrilWy ringing of bells, and the acclamations of
the people. The next day the Emperor received the
Public Authorities, and in the evening their Majes-
ties went to the Theatre." '
Hoax ow bra Jonw Eames.—Another hoax of a
very disagreeable nature was, on Thursday last,
played of on that worthy Alderman Sir Jour; EAMPA.
Bsteaps no man has been singled out more fre-
quently for this species of waggish mirth (to say the
least of it) than Sir JOHN ; and from the frequency
with which it has occurred, no doubt whatever is en.
tertained but that it is the work of some person who
is hostile to the worthy Baronet. Last year a hoax
was played upon him, and several chaldrons of coals
Wasp sent to his house in Queen-square, also a coffin,
quantity of musical instruments, luxuries of all da-
sptions, and " last not least" two police officers, to
ispostigate a robbery said to have been committed in
bis boatel Letters, to the number of 60 a day,t have
MM:tiara been received for him at the Town Haß,l
which, on being opened, generally proved to be full'
of nonsense.—The presentioax is altogether of a dif-
ferent description. X.etters were dispatched to all
the City Aldermen, Deputies, and ether important
characters. with Sir Anna EANEICS compliments, re-
questing they would favour him with their company
to dinner; Sir JOUDI was too much respected to
leave such an invitation unattended to, and accord-
iegly, about dinner hour, a double knock came, to the
does; and -Mr. Deputy Box was announced. He was
usherette-p.=l received with all the welcome of a
friend; and soon afterwards several other 'knocks
came, and a namber of other Gentlemen were an-
nounced, all of whom received the same cordial welL
come, although it did puzzle Sir Jolts a. little to
guess what could bring so many unexpected visitants
together in full ,dress, For a whole hour after they
kept pouring in, till the City was nearly drained of
every good Judge of turtle or claret k and Sir JOHN
then, fearing that something was the matter, ven-
tured, to ask to What chance be was indebted for the
distinguished hornier it so much company ? The au-
. ewer, of course, led to a complete denouement) and
the chagrin of Sir Jona, andahe confusion of his
guests, may be more readily conceived than de-
scribed. An entertainment, as comfortable as the
time would allow, was served up, and the evening was
passed with an hilarity which the author of the lieu
little expected. s
Saturday night, about eleven o'clock, a man went
into the tap-room of the Ship and Punch-bowl pub-
lic-house, at the corner of Globe-street, Wapping,
called.for a pint of porter, and no ether person being
there, be with a chisel wrenched the dial from its
• holdast and decamped.
' About dusk on Sunday evening, some villains en•
tired the-dwelling-house of Mr. Deakins, potatoe-
dealer, in Kingsland-road, during the absence of the
family. On the return home of *latter, they found
she side door a little open, and on entering thehoase
they were attacked by the robbers, who struck Mr.
Deakins on the head with a small crow-bar, and iat
hit* dreadfully over one of his eyes. - Mr. Deakins
l'aled for assistance, and the thieves'esideavoured to
snake their escape, but one of them was taken. The
others succeeded in re;reating.