Star.
London, England, 1826-11-18 00:00:00

GRAND SCOTCH BALL.

The Rnxburghshire County BAH, order the patronage
of air WILLIAM F. ELLIOT, Bart. as King, and Lady
SCOTT DOUGLAS, as Queen, took place at Jedburgh, on
Wednesday the 25th ult. and was attended by all the
rank, beauty, and fashion at present residing in the
County. The Ball was kept up with much spirit till
a late hour. The following were among the number
present, •iz.:—
Her Grace the Duchess of Roxburgh and party, from Pleura;
the Earl and Countess of Minto and Ladies Elliot, Sir William
and Lady Flliot, the Dowager Lady Elliot and Miss Elliot, Sir
William Scott, Sir John and Lady Scott Dougirs, Lilly Campbell,
Sir Sidney Beckwith, Sir Charles Ker, Mr. Scott, junior, of Har-
den, M.P. Mrs. and Misses Scott, of Harden, Hon. Mr. Elliot,
Dlr. Sinclair, atc.

The Duke of Bucciaucn and Lady &nor are appointed King
and Queen of the County Ball next year.

The Duchess of CLA RINCB, accompanied by the
PrincesicAa.ue4 of Meinengen, left the apartments of the Duchess
of KIN?, in the Kings Palace, at Kensington, on Wednesday, for
her seat in Bushy Park. The Duke of CLA RISC' arrived at Bushy
the same day from a visit to the Dyke and Duchess of GLOUCtSTII,
at &sabot Park.
The Address in the House of Lords will be seconded
by Lord Cocvna.a.
The Earl of LIVIIRPOOL transacted business yesterday
with Mr. Secretary i'sat., at the Home Office.
Mr. HUSKISSON transacted business yesterday with
Mr. Secretary CAMINO, at his trace in Downing-street.

Earl BA'tHURST was rather better yesterday.
The Earl of Wasvatottai.Auri gave a grand dinner
yesterday, in Grosvenor-square. In the circle was the Marchioness
Dowager of &waslttv.
Wedne,day, DUMAS CAMPBELL, Esq. was elected
Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow for the ensuing year.
Mr. CANNING and Sir THOMAS URISIBANI were proposed and sup-
ported by the Professors, but the Students carried the day.
Yesterday a Deputation from the Society for Propa-
gating the Gospel in Foreign Parts, met at London House, where
the Loan Blume took the Chair. Amongst the communications
were several of importance, relative to the Eastern World, from the
'late Bishop Hama, which reflected upon him the highest credit.
The Us CHANCELLOR entertained a distinguished
party to dinner yesterday, at his house in Soleth.street, Grosvenor-
square, among whom were—the Marquis and Marchioness of
&immure, the Dowager Marchioness of SALISBURY, the Countess
of Essax, and the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. &Atmore. &c.
_ _

In praise of the LORD Cumicau.on it may be said,
that his integrity was never yet impeached, nor his judgment called
in question.
The Earl of GLINOALL has been appointed to the
Woody" of the Tipperary Militia, vacant by the decease of the
late Right Hon. Colonel ihowni..
Trust 11;m little who praises all, him less who cen-
sures all, and him least who is indifferent about all.—Lasater.__

PARIS, Nov. 14.—Sir FREDERICK ADAM, Lord High
Commissioner of the lonian Islands. halted at Geneva, on the sth
and ith instant, and on-the 7th he seta out for Milan.
The prices of corn in Sweden bad fallen since the or-
don:mace for free importation was issued;, and the landholders were
afraid that the importation would prove prejudicial to their interests.
No fewer than 35 vessels entered Leith on Monday,
among which were eight of the regular Leith and London smacks.
Wednesday afternoon, a fire broke out in the stove-
room on the premises of Messrs. Hoasoces and TAVAII, Canal.
street, Ancoats, Manchester, which, in a short time, completely
destroyed the builidng and its contents.
Such is the abundance of British Shipping this sea-
son, in various quarters of our dominions, arising from the em-
ployment given to Foreigners in preference, in various branches of
our commerce, that we perceive in the last Demerara Papers, the
master of a London ship advertising to take one &Imbed hogsheads
of sugar from Demerara to Great Britain (in order to enable him to
get away) for nothing !
It is stated on good authority, that the Turks have at
last yielded to the remonstrances of England and France on the sub-
ject of the Greeks, and that an arrangement for the independence of
Greece will be made, on terms less favourable to the Porte than
they would have been, bad that obstinate Government sooner
consented to do what was equaUy demanded by justice and
humanity.—Times.
Wednesday se'nnight a fire arose in the farm-yard
of Girvan Mains, in Ayrshire, possessed by Mr. Tennant, when
almost the whole of the crop on the farm was consumed.
Thursday last a legacy of 2001. (duty deducted) be..
queathed to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital by the late SILIMAII
HOLMICII, Esq. of Brooke, its Norfolk, was paid by his executors into
the hands of the Treasurer, fur the benefit of that Charity.

EDINBURGH ALL-HALLOW FAI 11.—This great annual
fair commenced on Tuesday, in a field near Whitehouse Toll-bar,
where it has been held for several years past. There were upwards
of 9000 cattle, of course chiefly lean, in the market, and they were
in fully better condition than those exposed last year. Although
prices were rather better than could be obtained at the Falkirk and
Deuce trysts, they were still about 30 per cent. under those of last
year's Hallow Fair ; and at this reduction ales were extremely slow.

COLCHESTER FAIR.—The Public Days were nume-
rously and respectably attended, notwithstanding the absence of
several families, occasioned by the loss of friends; 131 Ladies and
Gentlemen were present at the Public Breakfast on Wednesday:
and on the same day 82 sat down to the Public Dinner. In the
evening, the Theatre was crowded with elegant company. The Ball
on Thursday evening was well attended.
Tuesday a publican at the Broomielaw, Glasgow,
was fined in our Police Court in the sum of one guinea, for giving
a watchman a glass of spirits when the latter was on duty.
Ms KING'S THEATRE.—The first rehearsal of the
celebrated Opera of La Vestals, by SPONTINI, took
place yesterday, at the King's Theatre, under the super-
intendence of Mr. BOCHEA, the Director of the Musical
Department. The full Band attended, and the effect of
some of the pieces was truly great, especially a March
and Finale of the first act. Madame CARADORI sung
very sweetly, and Signors Comm and GIOVANOLA
were most successful in a beautiful Duettu. From what
we heard, it appears this Opera is got up with die great•
est splendour in every way the stage can allow—scenery,
dresses, decorations, bands of music, processions, trium-
phal cars drawn by horses, ballets—in short, nothing
has been spared to render the Ye:Mk as attractive here
as it has been in Paris, where it has ever been one of the
stock pieces of the Academie Royale de Musigue.
Commercial letters from Palermo to the 23d October,
from Messina to the 26th October, and from Leghorn
to the 3d inbt. This is the season for the arrival of the
Newfoundland salt fish to the different ports of Italy,
and, consequently, the advices from the above mentioned
places relate entirely to that subject. We are sorry to
state, that such has been the heat of the summer, that
almost all the cargoes of fish have reached their destine-
don in extremely bad condition.

ON A NOISY FELLOW.
Will both his time and his tongue employs
In emptiness and riot •
14not thus-the shallow made a noise,
The deep alone ere quiet.