Star.
London, England, 1820-09-16 00:00:00

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daily more frequent.

LEIPSIC, AUGUST 29.
It is said that the Saxon Government, following
the example of Austria, Prussia, and Sweden, is dis-
posed immediately to open a Loan at four per cent.
interest, for the purpose of repaying other Loans
previously made, which bear five per cent. interest.

BERLIN, AUGUST 29.
M. Mechtenfels, of Cologne, whose arrest was an-
nounced by the Journals nearly a year ago had been re-
moved a short time afterwards to Berlin, where he
has been ever since kept in confineme'it, on suspicion
of having been concerned in revolutionary intrigues.
Protesting against the manner of this arrest, he had re-
fused to answer any of the interrogatories put to him.
His intellectual faculties have just sunk under the
misfortunes which he has endured, and it has-been ne-
cessary to remove him from his prison to the Hospi-
tal for Lunatics. M. Mechtenfels is not yet 30 years
of age; his bosom is furrowed with the scars of the
wounds which he received in 1813 and 1814, when he
served as a volunteer ; and his breast is covered with
the insignia of different Orders which the King of
Sweden, then Crown Prince, gave him with his own
hand. M. Tollenius, and M. Bader, are likewise still
kept prisoners. All the persons who were arrested on
the same account have been successively released.

The House of Commons meets, pursuant to the
last adjournment, on Monday next, the 18th, when
some discussion will, of course, take place upon the
present proceedings against the QUEEN, and before
any further adjournment of the House.

Various rumours were circulated in the City yes-
terday, as grounds for the fall of one per cent. in the
Funds. The most alarming rumour was, that a
squadron of six ships of the line, with some frigates,
was ordered forthwith to sail for Lisbon ; this report
received some countenance from the certainty that
an order was issued for tenders of 100,000 gallons of
rum, and it is not now the ordinary time for laying
in such stock. In fact, two frigates, and only two,
the ACTIVE and the LIFFEY, have received orders to
proceed to Lisbon—probably to assist in bringing off
British Merchants and property, should this be ren-
dered necessary by events.
Another report was, that the Duke of WELLING-
TON was about to go abroad, to assist at consultations
with the Allied Powers at Vienna ; but this is in di-
rect contradiction to the pledge given by the Earl of
LIVERPOOL, in his place, that we had.no question to
settle with those Powers, respecting the late changes
in Spain and Naples.
Letters from Venice of the 26th ult. state, that the
Turkish armies had so completely hemmed in Am
PACHA, that he had no means of escaping, nor of
saving his family or his treasure. His army, it is
stated,- had been almost annihilated by desertions,
and his best friends had abandoned him.

Tuesday se'nnigbt, being the birth-day of ROBERT
FERGUSON, the Poet, the anniversary dinner of the
" Ferguson Club" was held in HEPBURN'S Tavern,
Edinburgh, when a numerous company sat down to
an excellent dinner. The evening was spent in the
utmost harmony, during which a variety of the most
appropriate songs and toasts were given. The band
played several favourite Scottish airs.
The admirers of the genius of SHAKSPEARE will
have a high treat this evening in witnessing Mr.'
BARTLEY'S performance of Falstaff; at the Lyceum
Theatre. Mr. BARTLEY, some time since, appeared
in this arduous character at Drury-Lane Theatre,
and it was then remarked that the facetious Knight
had not been so well represented since the days of
the late Mr. HENDERSON.

We understand that the Proprietors of the Hay-
minket Theatre are about to revive SHERIDAN'S
beautiful Opera of the Duenna, in which BRAIrAst in-
tends to introduce some of his best selections, in the
character of Carlos.

Sir JOHN and Lady SHERBROOKE, Sir W. and
Lady SARAH DE CRESPIGNY, Sir JOHN MORRIS, Sir
HENRY WHITE, General Sir W. AYLETT, Mr. and
Lady SINGLETON, Lady BENTLEY, Lady BLAKE,
Judge BURTON, Judge DALY, and the Hon. General
MA HON, have joined the Haut-Ton at Cheltenham.
Lord FREDERICK BENTINCK led to the Hymeneal
Altar, this day, Lady MARY LOWTHER, the second
daughter of the Earl and Countess of LONSDALE.
Miss CALCRAFT, only daughter and heiress of the
late General CALCRAFT, gave her hand on Saturday
last to EDWARD COLLINGWOOD, Esq. of Dessington
Hall, in Northumberland, at the Abbey Church of,
Great Malvern.

An very unlucky ?encounter took place in Canter-
bury on Wednesday night, which will furnish some
work for the Gentlemen of the Lone Robe. A Lady,
the wife of Mr. B—, lately visiting at Margate,
having been absent for a short time in London, was
expected to return to Margate on the evening of the
above day, but not making her appearance on the ar-
rival of the coaches, and a friend (a Captain in the
Navy) who had for some time previously travelled and
lived with the parties, being also missed, the husband
proceeded to Canterbury, and unexpectedly surprised
the Lady with the Captain in bed at the above Inn.
A scene ensued which it would be difficult to describe,
but which ended in the separation of the Lady from
the noble Captain, and her removal to another Inn, to
spend the remainder of the night, and the husband
returned to Margate.
The Author of Goldsmith's Biographical etas:-
Book has been amply rewarded for the production
of the most elegant and instructive volume ever
printed, by the sale of his First Edition, of Five
Thousand Copies, within a month after its publica-
tion. A Second Edition, of double the number, is
preparing with all speed.
Mr. Alderman WAITIIMAW has, with the concur-
rence of his colleague, determined to abandon the old
custom of the Sheriffs to pamper City Officers with
repeated feasts, for which there is so reason; and also
to use his own private coach ,upoii all occasions.