Star.
London, England, 1803-09-22 00:00:00

ALlRGitrt. SEPT. so.

The Alterably Rooms were quite deferted 1: R
night by the Nobility, the preference l•eing given 1,,
an Invitation Ball by the Officers at Itanirgate 1,41 •
racks. All the people:of diainEtion were them. Tl.c
company confined of upwards of two hundred.

The Pier-headers defcried a 'retiel in the Roads in
difirefs, having 101 l her anchors, when upon board.
ing, for the purpofe of affitting her, they difcrwl..l
her to be a Norwayman, laden entirely with Hollands,
bound from Rotterdam to Guernfey. They have
detained her, and are bringing her into this harbour t
it is pronounced excellent Hollands, and theti .cre
known to be good judges in this quarter. The Pier-
headers are a fet of the moll enterpriling men ;
always peeping through telefcopes trom the head of
the pier in bad weather, and venturing at the im-
minent hazard of their lives to the relief of veliels
difirefs.

I mentioned a melancholy accident which too':
place yetlerday, at the entrance of Ramfgate
bour.—Upon entering between the Piers, the perfon
at the helm is Paid, for fome purpofe, incautioufly to
have quitted it, when the powerful eddy, or curl of
water, whirled the boat over. Mifs Sneer, daughter
of the bookfcller at Deal, Mr. CHARLES lOCULDENt
fon of a gentleman of the fame place, Mr. B. DUR-
BAN, clerk to Mr. IGGULDEN, and Mr. T. KENNY,
king's pilot, were the fuffcrers. Mrs. D. was re-
covered after the was brought on more, though ap-
parently dead. The mailer of the boat. four feamen,
and Mrs. Duasaw, were raved. A party had been
formed for an excurfion by water to dine at Ramf
gate, ansl they had gained within a few yards of the
Chore, when the dreadful calamity occurred.

The PRIMO! of WALIS if returned to trightnr,
muck indifpofed, that Sir W. FARQIIII•11 yellcrday
left town to attend his Rnyal H:ghners. The
Palace's complaint is bilious. and, we underftand,
that he means to try the Cheltenham waters.
The Duchess of Davos s iaa we are happy to Ind
is recovering very raft.
The Marquis of Hulett.': is declared out of dan.
ger. and hopes are entertained of the rpeedy re.eity
bliffiment of his health.
Mr. ASTLIY, rep. arrived in town yeßerday from
France. having received permiffion of the Confulai
Government to return to England. in confequenct
of the ferions misfortunes lately experienced by his
family. He brings no particular nears refpeding the
Rate of public affairs in that country.

TN seras, Dauer Lass.—Monday night Mn
Joh 'mow late of the Covent Garden company,
appeared for the firft time at this Theatre, in the
charafter of Murtoe Delany, is the farce of the ,frA
woe is Leslie, a part originally written for him by
his countryman, MACK CADY. Mr. Joiresroes was
greeted on his entrance with the molt enthufiaftie
tokens of approbation ; four rounds of reiterated plau-
dits teftified the high rank which he fo defervedly
holds in the eftimation of the public, and his fedi-
bility was fo great as, for tome feconds, to impede
hikutterance ; but at length the brogue burg forth in
all its native drollery and humour, and be performed
with all that native humour for which he has been fo
long celebrated. The piece was, upon the whole*
extremely well got up, all the principal charaders
being in good hands. BANNISTIII. Cause, Cos•
taws, hfifs Maxeosi and Mira Trate, particularly
diftinguilbed theinfelves in Eirwari4 Claws
Lomita, and Csaila. The Farce was preceded by As.
KINGMAN'S Marriage PronnYi, in which Mils Da CAN!
appeared for the firft time as Ewes% Mrs. 40IIDAN't
part, which (he performed with mach (pint. The
Honk was well attended.
tart COMM GAILDIN.I.IIII night Mr.
Coosa commenced his theatrical labours of pre.
rent feafon, in the arduous but admirably well Cur-
tained part of K*,, in Evay ken in kis Ifunsene.
We have &Mom teen him to more advantage on any
former occafion—.Fewcerr's Bsi I Rill does not
meet our ideas of the foleson braggadocio of the t 6th
century—if be be right, Wooowaan was entirely
wrong in his conception of the charaiter. Moonlit
is greatly improved in Breinevra, and all the telt
are very refpeftable. Cooaa's reception, on his en-
trance, muft have been highly gratifying to him—.
We cannot withhold our tribute of appleafe from the
Manager for the propriety of the drefes and fcenery
every thing is done to carry us back to the time of
ELIZAIIIN, and to convey to us a cowed! Dodos Ot
the manners of our anceftors. After the Play, thW
grand drop with the Royal Arms being let downy
" God rave the Ring" was called for, tad played by,
a full band with general and enthufialtic
In the Mufical ARer•piece of The nava* Gas, 1111
CLIDON commanded an univerfal more by the soanis
melody with which he fang the elegy of" Tom Starg
board." Museee's aarrw fang, too, named incef:
fent peals of merriment.—The Houk overflowed in
every part, and the warlike complexion of the times
was denoted by the gay regimentals and nodding
pluMes which adorned the lobbies.
Lag week was committed Id Gloncefter Gaol, by,
THOMAS MAITIN Efq.tiohn Steel, OD f 'on of
having forged a bond of e Right H 1.1.10 T•
Extra& rife letter from BaUinakill,QiesnesCoun.
ty, dated September, te.—o" ,Lart $. ay nieht, as
to o'clock, Capt. Wassams Batt., of the Abbeyleiz
Corps of Yeomanry, received information that a
number of rebels were in the habit of afembling
every night at a houfe four miles diftant from that
place; he immediately (et of with only fourteen of
his men, and when be came within a finall diitanci
of the place, he had the precaution to fend two of
his men before to guard the door, left the moire of fo
many coming might have given the alarm, and they
'might have attempted to &ape ; fortunately his pea
caution had the &fared e&a, for his two men fur•
prifed-two fustieels that they had placed outftde the
door, before they could give thole within the lead
notice, and his (mall party immediately coming up,
they were every out furprifed fitting is dote coote
union, and after a very defperatc refinance the whole
'Tenably, amounting to as perfons, weft made pri.
ropers, but not until feveral of them were wounded
by the bayonet, as the Captain would not his
men to fire, and all of them rarely in Mary.
tr,rough gaol. It is with clearers we that Capt.
Bata and his men base not received any mate ad
injury. Capt. BALL is brother to Dr. Saw., of York.
Roca."