Star.
London, England, 1817-10-17 00:00:00

GRAVESEND, ocroßrn 16.

Arrived the Duke of York, Fryer, and Royal Soverei:r, I a.
ming, from Rotterdam; 'Means, Johnson, from ()neg..;
tive, Alberg, from Utile; Constitution, Seward, from Numlt;
Neptune, Addison, (ruin Peietsburglit Felix Resteraction, G6*
rage, fromlboa. Satitti the Atlas, Short, for Madras ati
Bengal; William Harris. Harris, for Jamaica; Navigator' Pea-
cock, for Gibral'ar; William, Wetherell, for Leghorn iVrot
Wks, Uorijeg, for Branca; London, Brown, for Rotterdam.

SPORTING /4\71 ELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET SECOND OC roua MEETING, IBM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16.
Sweepstakes of 1:s. each, tor 2- yr-ohls, tat. 71b. and yt-chit,
est. telb. I'.Y.C.
Lord Stawell's filly, by Phantom, 2 yrs-old -
Mr. Edwards's Canvass, 9-yrs-4d
Mr. Wyndbant's bay colt, by Canopus, 2.yr3-old
5 to 4 on Canvass.
Mr. coddard's 13obadil, 7st. 131 b. beat Mr. Van/Akan'.
tor, Bst. tolb. Ab.M. songs.-2 to lon Dobai.
The Town Plate of £5O, for 3-yr-olds, Tst 41b.; 4-yrs-old,
416.; 5-yrs•old, est. 111 - ; 11-yr-elds, est. lib.; and aged,
Mr. Stonebewer's chesnut colt Msro, fl-yrerold -
Duke of Grafton's black colt Package, 9-yre-old -
Mr. Rogers 's bay filly, by Sorcerer, 11-yrs-old •
Mr. Lake's brown colt Doctor flu 9-yrs-old •
Lord sudield's cb. filly, Sister to Hocu.pocus e•yre-Old
Mr. Wyndham's bay colt Upgrade, 9-yrs.ol:l
Major Wilson's Mos. cok lkoom, 3-yrs old -
Mr. 'ferrets's bay bone Bolus, 3-yrs-old -
10 to 1 apt Maro--4 to i apt Doctor Busby.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 20p. each, for 3-yr-olds. T
Mr. Wyndham's grey colt, by Canopus, Set. 91b. -
Lord Sulßeld's sok, by Sorcerer flat. 71b. -
Lord Rous's Fascinator, est. .
Mr. Blake's Selina - . . -
Even betting us Canopus.
The Snood Class of the Oatiands Stakes of 110 p. pacb,
Mr. 'rerrett's Sovereign, 4-yrs-old, est. 61b. - -
Mr. Cussan's Pauline, 9 yre-old, fist. 51b. • -
Deka of Gratton's Minuet, 5-yrit-old, est.
Six started—The Judge platted but three.
Four to 1 agat sovereign—Even betting on Minuet.

a I.

The PRINCE REGENT returned to town on Wv
day evening from Claremont, from his visit
Princess CHARLOTTE and Prince Latormn.
The Archduke ANTONT has definitively .
accepting the eminent dignity of Viceroy of the
triad possessions in Italy, in consequence of
the Emperor has conferred it on the Archdul
HIE% who will, however, continue in the sal
Administration of Austria until the Enver(
tarn to Vienna.

Sunday morning his Excellency the Lord
nant and the Countess TALso.r, attended Divi
vice at St. Werburgh's Church, Dublin ; atter
his Excellency qualified himself for his exalted
by receiving the Holy Sacrament. At three
a Levee was held at Dublin Castle, which was
rously attended ; all the Nobility and Gentry
city being desirous to avail themselves of the
opportunity of paying their respects to his Exo
Sunday an extra packet arrived at Dash,
Holyhead, having oa board several
of the
and domestics of his Excellency the LORD
NANT. Upon their landing, they immediatel;
for the Vice• Regal Lodge, in the Phenols Per
Contrary winds having compelled the ;
WiIITWoRTH and the Duchess of pqRsE r I 0
at the Pigeon house, Dublin, on Friday, thq
for Donaghadee, whet; they were to enlb,
Scotland.

Ssturday, the Hon. Justice Day left B
county Limerick, the seat of S. E. Rice, E
Ballittruddery. the seat of the Knight of Kerr'
The town of Liver poll exhibited a very
animated aspect Jirrin; the Musical Festival la:
The uncommon beauty of the weather greath
the general effect.
G. CARROLL, the Contractor, is prowl to
from the rapidly increasing Sale of the pre:a
tery, the general approbation with which the
is regarded. He earnestly recommends :odi
tion of the Public the numerous advaniae,
Adventurers will possess who purclia4
tery, which contains no less than See
sV2o,ooo!—Tickets and Shares are on Sal
Contractor's Offices, 7, CORNHILL, and 26.
Mum, where the Last £30,000 was sold
ing will commence on the 7th of Naxr MOW
A Great Error mot to Riear.--When the rapi
the Funds is mentioped, people having no mot
say, " What is that to me ?" forgetting lu
holder of a Lottery Share is advant.iged h
MICR SO, that if CARTNR. No. 8, Clearing-Cr:4
sell (a most probable event) die Two re 20.0
Prizes, he will have to give each holder of
nearly a Hundred Ponuds more than if Stock,
risen.—ls all; this a good reason- fot looking
cAnTaa's paragraphs and the prima( Stock

TAIL.IIFII OF SCIENCE.

The Coal-owners of the rivers Tyne and Wears the
of them most extensively benefited by Sir Host-
Daeb's Safety Lamps for preventing explo.
have siiewn their sense of the im•
las in CIMI-Mi.res,
otance of the discovery to their interests, and iliose
humanity, by presenting Sir HUMPHIa with • eery
odiothe -creme of plate, of the value of neaily two
:,ousarid pounds. The ceremony of the pretentetiOn
fo took place on Saturday, October the 11th, *hen
grand ninner wat given to Sir HVIIIIIRY by the
•
sl
Prop ietors and Owners .it the Queen's Head at
I:tweatrde, where tt.e Mete teas exposed for public
and the designs, taste, and eiecution,
uspection,
wally admired. J. G. LASIDTON, Esq. tsI.P for
e county of Duiliane was in the Chair Teem
ire present :
'lle Mayor, `peril, and town Clerk or Newcastle; the Rev
,Guy; J. Colbourn and J. Hodgson; Messrs. V arren, lamb,
;r, I.oror, Boddie, Ellison, Botts, Brown, Mowbray,
üblnmw, JnA about fifty other Geolsmen.
e King, and the Prince Regent, the Queen
rid feinoly, had siren dr.nk; Mr. LAMBTON
Tose, d ppesented the service at plate to Sir Host.
ratte Dein, 410 ddressed him nearly in these tel
verb great strength of feeling :
0 Sir Humelay--It is now my duty to fulfil this
object of this meeting. in. presenting to you this service
of plate, hum the Coal.owners of the Tyne and Were,
as a testimony of their gratitude for the services you
have rendered to them and to humanity • Your Aril-
two genius, which has been so long employed in ex
tending, in an unparalleled manner, the boundaries
alchemical knowledge, never accomplished a better
object. 1101 Ibbt..ined a nobler trine pia You had tat
contend with element of destruction, which seemed
vocontrollabie by human power, which not only ten-
dered the property of the Coal-owner mercer: ; but
kept hire in perpetual alarm with respect to the s •fety
of the filiper, and often ezhibited to him scenes of
death and le art-rending misery. You have increased
the value of AU important branch ot productive m-
oony; and, .114 is r.i infinitely greater importance,
you have contributed to the preservation ut the lives
and persons ot multitudes of poor fellow creatures.
It is now nearly two pears that your Safety Lamp
ha; been used by hundreds of Miners, in the most dare
gerous situ itions, and under the most trying circum-
stances. Not a single !dilute has occurred ; its abs .-
lute securitris demonstrated. I have, indeed, di eply
to lament more than one catastrophe le reduced by
fool-herdintss and ignorance in neglecting to use it,
but even these dreadful accidents, it possible, exalt its
importance. II your fame had needed any Irina to
make it immortal, this discovery alone would have
carried it down to future ages, connected with belie-
fits and blessings. Receive, Sir, HUSIPIIRY, this per-
manent memorial of our profound respect and high
admiration—a testimony ,we trust, equal' y nnourable
to you and to us. We hole you will have as ittliCh
pleasure in receiving, as we have in offering it ; long
am you live to use it; long may you live to pursue
your spleedid career of scientific discovery, and to give
sew claims to the gratitude and praise of the world."
Sir HUMPURY DAVY having received the plate,
spoke nearly in the following words :
Genilemen— I find it impossible to reply to the
very elequent and flattering address of your distin-
guished Chairman, in an appropriate manner. Elo-
.querce, or even accuracy of language, it incompa-
eible with strong feeling, and, on an occasion like
the present, you will, I am sure, give me credit for
no small degree of emotion. 1 have been informed,
that my labours have been uselul to ad important
branch of human industry,- connected• with our arts,
our manufactures, commerce, and national wealth.
.—To know this from such practical authority, is a
Ugh gratification to a person whose ardent desire has
always been to apply science to purposes of utility.
It has also been stated, that the invention, which you
are this day so highly honouring, has been subser-
vient to the preservation of the lives and persons of a
most useful and laborious class of men ; this coming
from your own knowledge, founded upon such ample
experience, affords me a pleasure still more exalted—
for the highest ambition of my life has been to de-
sera the name of a friend to humanity. To crown
all, you have as it were embodied these sentiments in
a permanent and magnificent memorial of your good
opinion. I can make only iinperfeit and inadequate
ems to thank you. Under all circumstances of my
Lture life, the recollection of this day will warm
ray heart ; and this noble expression of your kind-
Less will awaken my gratitude to the last moment of
fay existence."
Mr. Lambton's speech, and Sir Rumphry's reply,
seere received with loud acclamations; as was like-
Wi4 Sir Humphry Davy's health, which Mr. Lamb-
Iva gave with three times three, and introduced in
another eloquent speech, still further extolling the
ratrits of the Lamp, and the disinterested manner in
which it had been presented to the public.

Sir H. Dave, in reply, said, that he was over-
powered by gratitude, by these reiterated proofs of
Om approbation—that his merits were far over-
rated—that his success in their cause was owing to
Li: following the path of experiment, discovered by
philosophers who had preceded him—that he would
willingly divide their plaudits with other men of
science, and claim much for the general glory of
scientific discovery in a long course of ages. He re-
leered to the great increase of wealth and power to the
country, within the last fifty years, by scientific in-
ventions, which could not have existed without Coal-
mines. The improvement in the potteries, the steam
'Nine, and the discovery of gas lights. In referring
le the Steam Engine, he said, w what an immense ins-
pulse has this machine given to arts and manufac-
tures how much has it diminished labour, and in-
creased the real strength of the country, far beyond
a mere increase of population. By giving facilities
to a number of other inventions, it bad taco a moral
effect in rendering capital necessary for the perfection
of labour, credit essential to capital, and ingenuity and
O.untal energy a secu re and dignified speciesof property.
:science was of infinitely more importance than could
at first view be suppoesd to the State, for no source
of wealth or power was, entirely independent of it :
and no class of men were so well able to appreciate
its advantages as the Gentlem9 whom he had the
/,onour of addressing; for they not only derived from
it the means of raisina iheir subterraneous wealth,
but likeivibe tboiie of tendering it useful to the pkib-
lie. in various manner it was science that had made
rit•tikil welt as iastsurnentin the hands of the che-

mist sod mechanic, so as to Mahe the element), fire
and water, perform operations which formerly de-.
manded human labour; and to convert the produc-
tions of the earth into a thousand new forms of beauty

and use. Sfr H. Divy said, that it was in pursuing
th-ose meth,,ds of analogy and espesiment by which
the mystery had become a science, that be had disco-

*erect the Sarety Lamp—that he had registered the
whole progress of his researches in the Transactions
of the Royal Society in pipers, which that illustrious
body had honoured by their biennial medal, and that
in those papers he had acknowledged the slightest
hints, or offers of assistance, that he had received.—
He stated this, not from vain glory, hilt on account
of certain calumnious insinuations which had arisen,

not in the scirotific world, for to that the wtpole pro-
gress of his scientific researches %V.IS well known, but
in a Colliery. He must ever treat these insinuatioos

with contempt; and, after the indignation which had
'ken expressed against them by the Coal Owners in

k;etieral, he could not have any anxiety on the subject.
nor J lie have referred to at at .all. but that he

had every reason to believe that the persons amongst
whom these io,ma.itic.os originated were extensively
benefited by, and were constantly usdag his invention.
And th it it w s far from his expectation that such
p Twits would have employed their respectable con-
nections in mean attempts to impeach the originality
of a discovery which was given to them in a disinte-
rest d manner, and for which no return was required,
' but an honest acknowledgment of the benefit, tound-
ed upon truth and justice. " f (said Sir H. D.) do
not envy theni their feelings, particularly at the pre-
sent moment Ido not wish to inquire into their
m Lives ; 1 hope, however, that their conduct has
()ten prom, ted oy ignorance rather than malevolence,
by nosap; rehensiun rather that' ingratitude. lt was
a uew clicknii.tiuce to me, that attempts to preserve
human life, and prevent huniai. misery, should create
bostile teeming, in persons who professed to have simi-
lar objects in view. I have had some opposition,
much labour, and wore anxiety during the course of
these research .s t but had the opposition, the labour,
and the anxiety been a thousand times as great, the
events ut this day would li .ye been mom than a COW-
peusation"-•- ((reat plauditi). Sir Hun►phry, in
drinking the heat li of the company, offered as a
lalltiwcitt—" Prosperity to the coat 1',4,6ri."
'roe Ctreinsms proposed the health of the Duke of
Nertlauntheriand, ti.e Lord Lieutenant ..1 toe county.
the Manager of his Grace's Coal Conceins re-
tainted toanks, amid re tt an exteast of a letter from
the Duke, expressing his admiration of the übjtct of
the Meeting, and Ms convict.on of the great benefit
that had litillilled to SClrliCe, and hum .misty an ~.eneral,
and the coal trade in pa:ocular, iron: Sir H. I)avy's
I discoveries.

Mr. LAUBTON gave the health of the Mayor of
Ness castle, who returned thanks, ane. gave the health
oi the Chasm:an. wquU was hank with three tunes
three, and gut it [nitwits.
Mr. LAUSTON, Atter returning thanks, again al-
luding to the tioject if the Meeting, stated his own
desire upon alt occasions to promote, to his teat en-
deavours,•the interest in the coal trade.
1 he hekl.ti of the &shop of Durham was drank.

The Rev. Mr. CoLussos, his representative on this
occabion, said that miming but the age and iiihrrni-
ties or the venerable 13ishop prevented him hum bring
present! that no one was more deeply interested in
the object of awn Meeting. Mr. CulLimon said, that
whatever gratihcati.•n Sir H. Davy received from the
enthusiasm with which his invention was received by
men so well able to appreciate yet that it most be
infinitely more gratifying to him to know, that men
now living, and their remotest posterity, would be in-
debted to him for their satiety ; and that he was an
instrument in the hands of Paovtornica, not only fur
protecting human lite, but for preserving human hap-
piness.
• Mr. LAMIITOW gave " Mr. Boddie, and the Viewers
of Newcastle" stating, that the Coal-owners owed
much to their courage and sagacity with which they
investigated danger, and the skill which they used in
avoiding it; and paid many just compliments to their
science, as well as to their humanity. _ _ _

Mr. Btfutita, in returning thanks, said, that Sir
Humph!), Davy's lamp offered them resources in the
art of mining which they had never hoped for, ens.'
bled them to work coals which could never even have
been explored, and above all, took from their minds
a heavy weight of responsibility.

Sir HUMPHREY DAVY gave the health of the Rev.
Dr. Gray, a gentleman, he said, by whose enligh.
tend philanthropy his attention had been first turned
to the sobject.—Dr. GRAY returned thanks.'
The following toasts were given by the Chairman :
," The union of Science'with Humanity."—" The
Trade of the Tyne and Wear."—" The Members of
Newcastle."—" The Rev. John Hodgson."
Sir H. DAVY said he had spoken of the general
benefits resulting from science; he was sure they
would drink with pleasure the health of a most vene-
rable and distinguished friend to science—Sir Joseph
Banks, the President of the Royal Society, who in
youth bad endeavoured to extend the limits of human
knowledge amongst difficulties and dangers; who, in
his advanced age, was the patron of every useful ob.
ject ; and who, through his whole life, had devoted
his fortune and his time to the purposes of science.
Mr. Roams*); gave " The Members for the County
of Durham."—Mr. LAMDTON returned thanks.
At • ten o'clock Mr. LAMBTON and Sir H. DAVY
took their leave amidst the enthusiastic applause. of
the Meeting, when Mr. Wm. LAMB took the Chair,
and harmony and conviviality were kept up till a late
hoer. Never was there a more agreeable Meeting,
and as the object of it was one of convivial benevo-
lence, so the effect of it was universal hilarity.

The Queen, after recovering a little from her in-
disposition on Wednesday at Turnbam:green, pro.
ceeded with the Princess ELIEASITII to LEWIRISCE,
where they were received by Mrs. TUNSTALL, the
housekeeper, who made the Queen and PRINCESS
some tea, without loss of time, which very much re.
fre.hed her MAJESTY, and the found herself much
better. The Royal party then proceeded to Windsor,
where they'arrived at half-past seven o'clock, and we
are happy to say the QUEEN reported that she found
no bad effects from the sudden attack she had cape-
rienced. It affords us alsoireat pleasure' that the
ieport of the state of bee blAnit? yestardar was
equally favouratie.

conk IXCII.IA`cr, 1.1,11tAtia11►7:,01:1117.

.
We had several arrivals this morning from the Suf -
folk and Norfolk ports; but the demand for wheat
being stisall, sales were heavy ; yet prime qualities
obtained Monday's prices. Fine barley sol.l freely,
upon quite as gaud terns as on Mon4ay. In oats,
peas, beans, and other articles, there is vale or n.,
variatien.