Star.
London, England, 1826-09-07 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INFELLIGEKE.

Lord Stowell arrived yesterday, at his house In Grafton-street,
Bond-street, from Paris.
The Hon. George and Lady Georgina Ellis left town yesterday,
for the Ral Carli.le's seat, Castle Howard, Yorkshire.
The I.iiquis of Camden left town yesterday, for his seat, the
Wilderness, Kent.
The Duke of Wellington has returned to town, from Earl
Cowper's seat, Pansanger, Herts.
Sir George Woombwell, Bart. left town yesterday, for Brighton.
Sir Charles and Lady Cockerell have strived in Scotland, from
Ireland.

Sir J. P. Milbank, Bart. has left Holmes's Hotel, Parliament-
street, tor his scat, in Yorkshire.

Mr. and Mrs. Hopevere and family arrived yesterday, at the St.
George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Worthing.
Countess Lieven has arrived in town, from a visit to Earl and
Countess Cowper, a their seat, Pansanger, Herts.
The Earl of Falmouth has arrived at his seat, Tregothan, Corn-
wall, 11'0111 Wuulhampton, Berks.
Baron bagel has left town, on a tour.
Lord and Lady G. H. Cavendish have arrived at their seat, East-
bourne' Susses, from a tour.
Thy Earl of Cartiarvon has left town, for his seat in Berks.

LOSS OF TILE EXETER PACKET.

/0 JOHN lIENNZTT, MAMMY Or 'morn's.
DZAL, Sarramsza S.

Sta—For information of those interested, we beg leave to trans-
mit a copy of a letter from Lieutenant Charles Turner, of the Coast
Blockade, sent to us by Captain l'igot, of his Majesty's ship RA-
74ILILS, relative to the schooner Exeter Packet taking fire near the
Reculvers yesterday morning, and of the meritorious exertions of
that Officer in the protection of the property from pluuder.—We
are, Sir, your most obedient servants,
GOODWIN, CURLING, and Co. Agents to Lloyd's.
TO CAPTAIN MOT, I.N. HIS MAJILITY'S SHIP ILAKILISS, DOWNS.
BISHOINVONS, NISH RICULVIRS, 9 LK. SIFT. 4.

Sin-I heg leave to inform you that the Exeter
Packet, of Exeter, Webber, Master, took fire at 8 this
morning abreast off this station. I immediately went
off to her assistance, and with my boat's crew assisted
in saving some part of her cargo. •
The Sea• Lark and Fly revenue cruisers were also
there, and assisted. It was found necessary to scuttle
the vessel, arid at ten o'clock she sunk on the Sands a
mile and a quarter off the Reculvers. On the rising of
the tide the vessel fell on her beam ends; by this time
eight or ten vessels, with about two hundred men, wet e
anchored near. Messrs. hell, of H-rne, were employed
to raise the vessel, which, with our assistance, no doubt
would have been done, but the wreckers declared the
vessel (in co- sequence of her being on her beam ends)
a wreck. We kept them off for some time by threats;
however, they persisted in getting their vessels along-
side, and commenced plundering her cargo, consisting
of groceries, oil, and British manufactured cotton goods,
and furniture, with sundry articles of iron. I succeeded
in getting the vessel upright, and at eight o'clock left
her ; the scuttle had been secured, her decks were dry,
and wreckers were baling and pumping her out; they
were gaining fast upon her when I lefts
As the Master had given her up to the Messrs. Bell,
of Herne, to raise her, and I had done all I possibly
could do for the vessel, I considered it advisable to
return ; before I left, a vessel was lashed down on each
side, to keep her upright, and as the weather is very
fine, I have no.donbt she will be taken into Margate or
Whitstable to-morrow. If I had remained longer I
could have done no more than I did. I have written to
the several officers on either side, requesting the pro-
perty may be secured on its being landed, iu protection
of the Underwriters and the Revenue.

1 have the honour to be, &e. Am.

CHARLES TURNER, Lint.

Monday morning, between nine and ten o'clock, the
passengers, whilst proceeding to London, by the Dart
steam-packet, (which, by-the-by, was crowded to excess,
having between three and four hundred persons on board)
when about two miles distant from the Reculvers, per-
ceived a ship on fire, which they learnt was an Exeter
trader. She was surrounded by boats, rendering her
every assistance, and it was a most beautiful, as well as
a most gratifying sight, to observe all the craft, smacks,
&c. &c. proceeding to her assistance in full sail, each
vying with the other as to who should lend the first
helping hand. It had the appearance of a fleet in minia-
ture, so many had assembled to assistin rescuing their
fellow-creatures from the perils of the two elements.—
She burnt to the edge of the water, when she went
down bow foremost ; nu lives were lost, and it is hoped,
from the number of boats, &c. near her, that very little
of her cargo will have been destroyed.

Levers from Hamburgh state that a considerable rise
has already taken place in the price of corn there, parti-
cularly of those sorts, the permission to import which
into this country has been anticipated. Oats are said to
have risen, within no great time, cent. per cent.
The festivities of Bartholomew-fair closed last night.
The efforts made by the City Authorities to do away
altogether with this annual spectacle have been more
successful this year than they have hitherto been. The
price of the ground on which the boothswere to have been
formed have been so excessively high, that few of the
public shewmen could afford the expense; and those
who did venture on the undertaking, have been miser-
able losers. Hence the absence of Gyngell, Saunders,
and other prominent votaries of this description of,
amusement. The weather also has been materially
against the receipts.
CAUTION TO CHEMISTS, TOYMEN, AND OTHERS.—A
great alarm has been excited among those persons who
carry on the foregoing, and similar trades, arising from
a number of informations which have been laid against
the sellers of gold and silver articles not having a
licence. By the last Act of Parliament, it is declared,
that every person offering for sale any article of gold
or silver, however small it may be, and not taking out
an annual licence,is liable to the penalties alßxed. We
understand, that the names of above eight hundred in-
dividuals haye been given in to the Exchequer, and
above two hundred writs are issued.
ACCIDENT AT LONDON BRIDO/L.--FURTHER PARTI•
CULARlL—Thesday afternoon, between three and four
o'clock, Mr. JOSIAH ALEXANDER, M.P. Sir JOHN SCOTT
LILLIE, Mr. KYNASTON POWELL, Master ALEXANDER
(she son of Mr. ALEXANDER), and a Mr. DUNN, were
p (.:ceding from one of the steam packets off the Tower,
through London-bridge, when, unfortunately, the boat
came in contact with some of the works of the new
bridge, and was immediately sunk. Other beats put
wit as soon as possible, one of which took up Sir JOHN
SCOTT laws, who appeared to be a good swimmer,
with the son of Mr. ALEXANDER (a boy about eight or
nine years old, who could not swim), who was sup-
plied in the water by Sir JOHN LILIAN; another boat
cock up Mr. ALEXANDER, and a third Mr. KYNAsTON
rowELL, but Mr. Dun i unfortunately sunk to rise no
rrirPe. The frequency of such accidents, it is hoped,
*lli call the attention of the Chief Magistrate of the
C ty, And all boats be pre—vented,chiring a certain period of
utie, from shooting under the niches of this bridge.