Star.
London, England, 1811-08-22 00:00:00

THE ZING.

Our Readers will see horn the Bulletin of rester.
day, that his Munn' has experienced some respite
from part of his afflictions by enjoying a refreshing
sleep. These occasional reliefs render all predictions
as to the probable duration of his Maac,rv's illness
quite uncertain, although we fear we cannot flatter
ourselves that the symptoas of the malady are much
abated. It has been erroneously stated, that his Met-
JzsTY has had a return of a most voracious appetite,
whereas an indisposition to eating forms part of ti.e
disease, and it has only been by the resources of tn.:.
dical skill that nature has been sustained.

The only medical attendants who have any charge
o his MAJESTY'S person, are those whose names ar.
pear to the daily Bulletins. Dr. Simai•Nos, Dr.
tioNao, and Dr. Joux Wrws, have never been is
attendance on his MAJESTY : these three respectal,le
practitioners merely had a case referred to them on
the 4th instant, upon which they held a consultation
I at the house of Sir H. HALTOM), in Curzon-street,
but they had no view of the royal patient, nor was
their attendance required at Windsor. The Builetin
of to-day is, like that of yesterday, rather favourable.
" WINDSOR CASTLE, AUGUST 22.
a There is no variation in his MAJESTY'S symptoms
since yesterday. (Signed)
" H. HALTOM:I. " K. /MILLIE. " A. WILLIS."

Yesterday, being the Anniversary of the Birth.
day of his Royal Highness the Duke of CLAnaxert,
the same was observed by his Royal Highness's
tradesmen with their usual festivity ; their houses
were brilliantly lighted up gp the occasion, and Vaux.
hall boasted a most numerols and fashionable <knell-
! dance.

Lieutenant-General Sir STAPLETON COTTON and
General SLADE, it is said, are expected home from
Portugal.
Captain MAITLAND, nephew of Lord LAUDERDU.E,
is appointed to command the Pi(aux frigate, at Wool.
wich.

We have authority most positively to say, that
Madam CATALAN! refused four months agn the pro.
positions which have been made to her to perform in
Ireland this season, but that she has promised to go
there in the course of next summer.

Neither Mumma nor BELLattv, we are told, are
engaged for the ensuing season at Covent-Garden
Theatre: the loss of the former will be severely telt
in Comedy, and the latter in Opera-

IMPROMTU,
ON TIC DILATE OW JANIS RELCHtI, TIE PUGILIST, AFTER
A LINGERING ILLNESS.
Jew so many stout bruisers bad tired out of breath,
That, after twig training, be set to with Death;
But in the last ►erns, the grim king, with a grin,
Hit Jem on the gullet, and Jemmy gew in /

FIRML—A destructive fire broke out last night,
about eight o'clock, in the hardware warehouse be-
longing to Mr. Dobson, corner of Finsbury. street,
Chiswell-street. The Barnes were so rapid, that they
soon extended to the adjoining building. There was
a great want of water at first, so that the engines
could not begin playing, by which the fire got to a
great head, and in a short time the whole premises,
together with the stock in trade, was consumed. A
shocking accident occurred to a Mr. Corry, a hair-
dresser, in the next house, who had his thigh broken
by some furniture which was thrown out at the win-
idow, and which knocked him down ; he was carried
i to a surgeon near the spot, who happily succeeded in
setting it. The fire continued burning at a hue hour.
This morning, about four o'clock, an alarming fire
broke out at the sugar-house of Messrs. Bassallo and
Co. Brick-hill-lane, Upper Thamss-steeet, which was
totally consumed. The damage is estimated at Cull°
or A'Booo.
Yesterday se'nnight, a dreadful fire broke out in
Mr. Saunders's paper mill, at Bemerton, which, with
the adjacent warehouses, and the st..ck of papa
therein, were consumed. The dwelling-house was
preserved, but both that and the furniture were cce-
siderably damaged by the engines being played en
them. The fire was communicated from a cottage
at the back of the mill, occupied by an old woman,
who had left her fire, with wool spread on the floor,
while she went into the village.
WILLIAM BOSVILLE, Esq.—A very curious coinci-
dence has occurred in th name, age, and circum-
stances of a gentleman lately deceased in Yoikshire,
with those of a most worthy and'respectable naniesakt
still living. William Bosville, Esq of Raveiofield,
near Rotheram, in Yorkshire, died lately at the aee of
68, and has been succeeded by his only surviving rela-
tion, Thomas Bosville. William Beeville, Esq. if
Thorpe Hall, in Yorkshire, is in his 68th year, aad is
the descend nt of the ancient family of that name
that originally came over with William the Con-
queror. His brother Thomas Bosville, Colonel in the
Guards, was killed in Flanders in 1794; and his sister,
Lady Dudley and Ward is still living. We rejoice to
learn, that Mr. Bosville is in perfect health and spirits,
and was lately at Harrowgate.
Saturday a labourer named White, while seekinz
his cows in a field near Canterbury, heard something
in a hedge, and; on advancing towards it, perceived
one Brazier, with a quantity of wheat, which lie sus-
pected he had stolen, and on stooping down to look
at it, Brazier seized him with one hand, and cut his
throat with a knile in the other. The po..r re in with
difficultycrawled home, but is not expected to recover.
Brazier returned home, and told his wite whit he had
done, saying, " All is safe," from an idea that White
was dead; finding that, however, 1),)t v, be the case,
he decamped, and has net since be. n heard of.
In a cause tr,ed at'the late Y a k As,:i.es a witness
of the name of Joseph Gomeral, who had been an
arbitrator to settle the dispute before the action s,
.s
brought, having concluded his evidence, Mr. P‘ii;:ci
the plaintiff's Counsel, archl said, "It you are Itot
very busy, Mr. Arbitrator, rshould be glad it you
would stop in York this week, as we may, p-rh4l)-.
wish to refer some causes to you." To this Os is().
nest Joslsh bluntly replied, in a strong West Rai.
accent, "Why, ars ,f ye did, they might happen to
as weel sattled as ) sattle 'eat."