Star.
London, England, 1811-12-23 00:00:00

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POETRY.

TRANSLATION FROM THE FRENCH.

Ye beauteous Fair ! ah! lay aside
Your jocund sports and Cheerful glee ;
er your convent's flow'r and pride—
Ah ! hither deign to bring to me!
The fairest flow'r within its walls!
Slit has bestow'd her faith on me :
Where is she ?—'tis her lover calls—
Ye beauteous Nymphs ! oh ! where is she ?
In vain ins' voice repeats her name,

In vain I've sought her lovely form;
Since to these tow'rs I came,

Impsli'd by doubting passion's storm.
The modest beauty of your train!
She has bestow'd her faith on me:
Where is she ?—must l call in va'n ?

Ye graceful Fair! say, where is she ?
The poW'r[eh in a mutual chain
Links our fond hearts, Ton soon may prove;
Ere lonr, ere long go Al feel t

That Os my soul with tender love.
The fairest form, the gentlest mind,
Are ber'Ai whose faith was giv'n to nit ;
Ye lovely Fair; my charmer find,

Of HENRY speak!—for I ant he.
Tell her, in absence I have led
A life of surring and of woe;
Tell htr, would she behold me dead,
One cruel word would strike the Move.
Unrivall'd in her form and air,

And faithful still her heart must he;
Ye beauteous Nymphs! ah! seek my Fair,
And deign to speak to her of me !

ROBIN ADAIR."

It is with regret that we see several spurious
copies of the above beautiful Ballad imposed upon
the Town and we have authority to say, that in
future, every genuine Copy, with the Symphony
and Accompaniment, composed expressly for Mr.
BRAIIAN, by Mr. REEVE, will have the letter of
the latter Gentleman (which has appeared in most of
the Morning and Evening Papers) engraved in the
title-page, with a fac simile of his signature.
copy-right of the genuine Edition has been purchased,
we understand, of Mr. REEVE, by Messrs. BUTTON
and WIIITAKER, of St. Paul's Church-yard.

FATAL AIiRjAL

• DEATH OF MADAME► BLANCHARD.

Rost F, OCT. 28.—Madame DLANCHARD yesterday
became the victim of her in :-Jpidity. A violent wind,
which suddenly arose, did not prevent her from nt.
tempting the ascension ; but, notwithitanding ail her
presence of .mind, she was not able to-command the
balloon, whicb-the wind dashed against the tops of
the houses, and threw it, after having carried it over
the Tiber, against a tree, where it was caught. As-
sistance was immediately given, and she was dragged
from the gondale (boat), butnot beiare She *t s dead.
The balloon immediately arose, and was lost in the
cl Every body takes the most lively interest in
this unto:innate event.
COMMO/V

Sa. torday bong St. Thomas's bay, the Loan
MAvon and Aldernien held Wardmotes thr3ughout
the City, for the election of Common Councilmen
for the ensuing yeir. His Lordship, in the absence
of the Aldermen for,thet Wai'ds of Castle BaynArd,
Alekrsgate, and Queenhithe, presided ; he a:so pre-
sided at the Wardmote held in h:s own Ward. The
contested Wards are very few this year, nor has there
been many alterations in the Wards not contested.--
In Walbrook, Mr. Woodward comes in, itt the room
_ of Mr. Deputy Margaray, who retires ,
.• and Mr. Al-
derman Atkins has appointed Mr. Williatos, of that
Ward, his new Deputy. In. Billingsgate Ward, Mr.
George King coma in, vice Mr. Ellis, who retires.
The foliowing are the contested Wards t
VARINCOON. WITHOUT.
. Thigeluarked thus • are new Candidates.
lite. clitie • ! . 2d Mr. 'Hedges - -
maittrftem . •• 22 Murrell . -
W. S. &era!' - ' 21 T. tteeve - -
Dawson 6 • ft Hi rring, Dep. -
youlq . . 21 'Blundali - -
(*rah • . - 20 Roadie/ - .
Frevrer, Dap. :* . tßobins -
crook : • 17 ' Hamer -
Bii.diti 4., 16 •Her.tre -
TM Wird returns S 1 teen Mernbirs.
ALDROSGAte WARD.'
Mr. King - - - 114 Mr. Turner -
Fisher - 107 Paxton -
Rolls - - 105 Turner -
•Ro.e - - lot Ti4onsas -
Adains - - 101 *Kay-
Thls Ward returns Fight Members.
BRIDGE **wan.
Mr. Chill - - 26 Mr. Andin -
Roberts •,Ikatte -
Joyner - - 24. •CoF c -
Green' - - 28 *Lock
Denten • .. - 23 ' Dtitt on
Cartwright . 25 Weill
Lacy - - 25 •13,11
Sauncieri - - 25 'Sharp
AttwoOd - - 24
This Ward rettrns 'Weep Members.
Mr. Bartrum, Mr. GaZrett4 acrd Mr. Clough, rttire.
*CIiIPPLEGATr. WARD.
Mr. Sheriff Heygate - 98 Mr. H.shbertan
Vitlai.ce - - 94 Deldrr -
}lardy - - 89 Nsisthe*
K....at - - 87 Eire -
rli Wateonm . - id . .•Hcath -
- This Ward Wet urni Elgiii Mernbets.
Mr. Drpitry wh. a reds's%
LANOSoURIi WARD.
- 8,3 Mr. Woe -
- 32 Itankin.
- 02 Raskin
- 30 liaditi -
- 29 , *Anderson
-Witirrby -' 22
This Ward returns ten Member,:
VINTR2 'WARD
Mr. Whitley - - 17 Mi. Catty -
Martin - - 10 *Conway
Cooper - - 15 !Hardie
Spear - - 1$ • .irillts
Cade - • 13 •,:rook
Vitketing - 14
• This Ward returns un Members.
Tim election will will finally close to-morrow.

Mr. Ayres
Phillip%
Stubbing
Dixon

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