Star.
London, England, 1804-05-11 00:00:00

•I e infperng °Seer. Thefeeorps ;we lade
are brigaded thus every fortnight t and no CO
.ces them will quellion their being often thus
cited. The various maneeuvres of the whole br
were executed with as great a precifina as if
',ad been one tingle corps. There we, not a I
initance of confittion or mißake through the s
day. The cavalry are uncommonly well noon
and mule a very fine appearance. A great no
of 11,taAtot s alto attended this exercife ; and the I
mon exhibited a very curious and intereßing feel
thefe two military parties.

THE FRIEND THAT'S AWA.

The Winter fat kng on the Spring tithe year,
Our deed-time was late, and our Milling was dear;
My Mither tint heart when Ibe look'd on at a' ;
And we thought apo' them that were bereft airs!
01 were they but here that are farelt sin !
0! were they but here that are dear to ua a'!
Our .area wou'l teem hest, and our farrow+ but fine,
if they were but here that are far free as a' !
Lilt week, when our hope. were o'crcloucted wi fear,
And nu ant at Isaac 'lie dill profpea to cheer ;
Our Johnie has written, free far away parts,
A Inter that use and bids up our heart/ ;
He faya, " My dear Midler, the' I be awe',
In love and affeetion I'm itill wi' ye a's
" While I hs'e a beings yefe aye lia'e a In',
" Wi'plcssty to keep out the frog and the diaw."

My Mither, o'erjoy'd at this change In her Ilate.
By the bairn that ihe dogged on early and late,
G,'e. thanks, night and day, to the Myra or a',
There's been ow:thing unworthy o hiss that's awl!
Then, here is to them that are far free as a',
The friend that neer fad Its, the' Welt awe!
Health, peace, and protptrity. Wait on as el
Acid a blytbe cooing luau to the friend that's BOW

From the accounts laid before the Hank of C
mons, it appears that the quantity of Wine imps
and remaining under bond the gth of January
was rz,"7E2 tuns.

The amount of the Duties upon the espor
Britifh Linens from Great Britain, for the half 3
ending the sth of January sSos, was 1,4031. :so.
and fot the whole year ending the sth of Jano
1804. 234781. ss.

The probable annual, produce of the Duties
poled on the profits 'riling from Property, Pr
lions, Trades, and offices, is animated at blicio,oc

By returns made to the Hoare of Commons, it
pears that the quantity of Raw Sugar imports
the year 1803, was 3,164030 cwt. of whir.h 415843
cwt. was exported in a raw and refitted Rate, mal
the confurnption of this conntry ammo to 1,433
cwt. the whole paying a duty of 5,133,3831.35.

Tnefday the otter hnuads of Mr. Catena'
Leominfter. killed. in Monkland sill-poed. an t
of extraordinary fite; it meaftwed front the nal
the end of the tail four feet ten blebs% and motif
3411 b. This animal was Cappoied to be nearly'
I years old, and to have dearoyed a ton of fills yea

Mat. T. 01/IT HUNTER'S BaLs..—On Wednei
evening. this fafhionable Lady gave a grand ball
ifupper, at her houfe, in Mancheaer.fquare. The
room, which is very elegant, was on the above r
ing fitted up with all poffible taße and fplendout
The floor was chalked in a beautiful and appropt
manner, and the chandeliers and loans were ma
ficent. At half afer eleven o'clock, the ball
opened with Sir David Hower Blip, by the Ear
Agoras and Lady GUALGIA3III Clem. the sec
plifhed daughter of the Marquis of SAL:saver. I
followed about a dozen couple, amcoLakc.
whomo
Earl of Sefton - Lady A. M.
Earl of Clootnell - Lady L. Carry.
Mr. rune - Lady C. Henilltan.
Mr. Stanhope - - Lady E.Villicru.
Lord A. Hamilton - Mils Fitzroy.
Cuinnd Churchill - Mio Beresford.
Loral Villiers - - Lady S. Fine.
About two o'clock the company, 150 in nom
partook of an elegant (upper, which confined
every dricacv. At three the :lancing recommei
with Sir Hvgb friOnISONSf.YI Red, and concluded
other Reels and Strathfpeys at half after fix it
morning. The number of ladies prefent excel
that of the Gentlzmen two to one ; they were all
gantly dreffed, the lovely boners in particular ;
wore a drefs of crape covered with Spaaitb flies,
ornamented with gold cords and Reel bugles, the
enfetable was beautiful in the extreme.

ROY AL ACA DI T . —2BO. The Vale f Trade, iM
—R FR t/ IA I N a.—This furnithes to the 'magi is
more the idea of a Dutch tea-garden than of the
cadianfcene fo richly defcribed by the Clain Po
neither is tLe mere execution of the picture
the general produCtions of this art&
166. Portrait of a Lady.—S. WOODTORDT, A.
very well drawn figure, but the attitude is too ck
copied from that of Madame Tallien, by a Pr
Artift, and which has been engraved and publi
tome time fence.

264-2- s.—Portraits of Cattl.•.—S. C
Finely pAinted reprecentations of force of the hi
fed ar.imals which were lately exhibited by our qu
graziers. The delineations appear incorrect, fron
Joann ion which the creatures had undergone peel
to theirprois for du ir piltures.

293.—Miffidcra.— R. LiTtsair.--No fnbjed
ever more hackneyed than this from onr mos
Thornton ; but we do not think that Mr. Li•
in the relent inflance, has run away with the
from many of his predeceff rs ; it is, howe►er,
may he called a pretty dart.

211. lbsar and ?Ilmarl.-=l3. Weir, R.. A.—
is the pielure which was left year trade the fu
of fn much difpute between the Prefident and
Academy. It is, we believa, almoft entirely re
ted, and is beautifully deli/I*d, and richly colon
the esprefGon in the face of the tick child is par
lady well conceived and exeented.

133. VW'I Weet.—Sir GEO. BEAUMONT, 1
Th,s is a very fine (ketch ; fear of the prudtatior
p ottifinnal men is the prefent exhibition are equ
it It would gee u. great plealure to lee a tip
plture from the bands of the worthy Baronet;
Are cnnvinccd he would do as much jutice tc
complzsioo u to the forms of auare.