Star.
London, England, 1817-08-16 00:00:00

GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE.

We are happy to find that this style of Building
begins again to claim its place among building: in-
tended for religious worship. 'lwo new and supeib
Gothic chapels for Episcopal worship Are now erec-
ting in the New Town of Edinburgh : the one for
Bishop Sam:worm, late of Christ Church. Word;
the other for the celebrated Mr. At Isom, Prebendary
of Sarum. Tt.ese edifices are both very much ad-
mired by all travellers.
On Sunday, the ultimo, a new Episcopal
Chapel, in Kin4-street, Aberdeen. was consecrated
by the Right Rev. Bishop SKlhNiql, Bishop of the
Diocese, and formetly of Wadhani College. Oxford.
This Chapel, which is capable of containing about
1200 persons. is also a beautiful Gothic structure,
and forms a great ornament to the ancient City in
Which it has been erected. It is dedicated to St. Au-
diets,. and 4005 ample credit to the architect, ftr.
Statr►oc, who was the constructor of the building.
in the vestibule of the Chapel is to I,e placed a Statue
of the late Bistioe, by Joust FLartm.tx. Esq. R. A. P.S.
TaJ other Gothic buildings have also, within these
two or three Itars been bui4 for the Roman Catholic
worship—one at Edinburgh and one at Glasgow,
'both, we believe, under the superititen.,ance of Mr.
Gnus;le. an Architect of considerable eininescc.
Buildings in the Gothic st) le 'levet fail to give plea.
sure i and always form a great ornament to the
place where they are erected. As the example
has again been ••iven of its adoption for religious
edifices. we are not without hope that it will be very
generally foliose ed.

The Di4lnp of after delivering hit tri-
ennial charge to the Cltrgy of his Lordship's diocese
in the Cathedral, which was numerously attended,
invited all the Clergy to dine with Lift in ttuf Palace.
The walks in the shrubbery or the English Opera
I-louse Are made s:rt:l4fte, to resemble those of the
Garden of Eden ; but the /mil sloes not seem to be
fookidd.-e!

l't.e Balls at Melksltarn Spa are now so elegantly
attended, that a regular blaster of the Ceremonies is
to br elected.

Matlock, Bath, has now its share of summer
ai►i-
tants, and the z:g zag to Abraham Heights is become
a brow ite ezetctse of Cie }wager rat 01 the corn•
ploy there.

Messrs. Rusnstr., BRIDOB, and ltusnct.L. have.'
besides one of the film, four other prisons travelling
on the Continent, in search of the Jew who so art-
lully stole the diamonds some time ago in their shop,
but hitherto without success. The jewels not yet re-
coveted are in value between twelve and thirteen
thousand pounds.
Last week, bills to the amount of about 4700, were
sent by a merchant, cn his travels, to his establish-1
ment in Leeds. and postage, were enclosed in
a mat, with a fine fat salt The salmon was un.
packed, and eaten with grand rut, but the bills. en-
veloped in straw, were unfortunately and accidentally
thrown amongst the aches. Same childr..n, playing
about. found the bills, and were actually beginning
to sacrifize to les/rico, by curling their hair with th.:
paper. An honest neighbour discovered them at
work. found the vale of what they were destroying,
and took the bills to the proper ',wits r. The reward
was Ivry liberal, not more tlt'an—Art-.-shill,ips,
AN:zoorn..—The celebrated Jorni Wit Krs attended
a City dinner, not long alter his promotion to City
honours. Among the guests was a noisy vulttar
deputy, a great glutton, who, on hi; nut: rind the din-
ner-roorn, always with great dclilseration took off his
wig, suspended it on a pin. and with due solemnity
put on a white ent:nit nigi:t-c,p. Wit. tas, who cer-
tainly was a bred man, never accustomed
to similar exhibitions, could not !:,'.e Ms eyes from so
strange and novel a Vett:ie. At kagth the deputy.
ith unblushing fart:ilittrtti, walked up to WilKcs,
and asked l.im selvqlser Oe did not thitk that his night-
cap bccArne him ?—" 0 yes. sir," rr.,:lied
sr but it would look touch better it it was pulled quite
over your face."

MADAMS Da ST:AI:L.—The known intimacy of this
Lady with M. de Rocca, a ycong Swiss Gentleman
of talents and great personal beauty, had thrown
suspicions on the nature of their connection, which, by
the opening of her will, have been satisfactorily re. ,
moved. It appears that Madame Dn ST AIL, without
assuming his name, had been for some years the
wife of Rem*. By her will 117 e authorized M. we
SEAM., and her daughter, the Duchess Dz 8a00r...19,
to proclaim their marriage to the world, and to pre.
sent to their relatives a sun who was its offspring.._
We recollect to have heard, that about three years
since, when M. Da ItcocA, as it now appears, in
badinage, was before a company of familiar friends,
pressing Madame us Sraar. to make him her hus-
band, she replied, “ Ma, moss eke Roam ; wearies
von gut je OONJ ractiflerau, an now crainair &grosses?"
$e No, my dear !tura ; would you have me to sited.
fice to you a name that belongs to Europe)" This
tpteeli throws light on theconcealspent.cf La. marriage.

ISLE

D.I."GLM:, At::-.UST 11—Thursday, a rew Code
of Giminal Laws, an Act for regulating the sale of
Hastings, and also an Act for abolishing all Paper
Motey for the payment of sums under 20s. having
prerioltsly received the Royal assent, were proclaim.
ed. according to ancient usage, upon the Tynwald
Hill, before the inhabitants of the Island, in the pre.,
since of the Lieutenant-Governor, the Lord Bishop,
the Attorney-General, and other Authorities of the
island, During the recital cf the Bankers and Card-
note 811pp-es:ion Act, there appeared a manifest dis-
position to tumult amongst a part of the assembled,
crowd, which increased in such a degree as to require
the assistance of the civil power. That rwer was
found ineffectual. Several stones were thrown by
the mob, at the hill uron which the legally-ci,nstitu-
ted Authorities were placed, but fortunately without
effect. At this juncture. the Lieutenant-Governor
directed the military, a detachment of the 85th Re-
giment, under the command of Lieutenant A‘aerosi,
to give their aid The strew of resistance WAS
con-
tinned for a short time, when the insurgents siChg
a few of their 1,-Aders subdued and taken into ens-
tatty, fled with all the speed they could. Several of
die leaders are committed to the jail at CASI leioWll,
Aid warrants Are issued against others. Only one of
t le mob was slightly wounded in the arm by a sabre
It appears that this tumult was omit' trby a false re
port, industriously per p.tgattd, that the new laws nad
for their object the levying a heavy tribute upon her.
rings, to surpert the Bishop aod Civrey. The Act
respecting the herring fishery only proh:bits the site
of tatted nets, and order; the sale to be co lunge, by
the tally, hut areasuremerit by the craii, Agit:Labia)? V,
the arrangement in the BritiAr Fi,hery.