Star.
London, England, 1804-09-25 00:00:00

MARGATE, SEPT. t 3.

ROYAL FAMILY

WEYMOUTH, SETT. 23.—Yefterday forenoon the
Royal Family and the Staff Officers rode to Bin-
comb Downs, where the KING reviewed all the
troops in that neighbourhood. His Majeily expreir-
ed himfelf highly pleafed with the different evolu-
tions. The day proved very fine, and a veil con-
courfe of company were colletied. After which the
Royal Family repaired to the Grand Fete, at the
Royal Hotel, where a company of more than three
hundred of the Nobility, Gentry, &c. met to cele-
brate the aniriverfary of his Majefty's Coronation ;
the Royal Party being arrived, nothing could ex-
ceed the grandeur and hi illiancy of the fcene. The ta-
bles for dinner were furnilhed in the moll elegant and
profufe (lyle, with every delicacy which the feafon of
fords. His Majefty's table reprefented a moil mag-
nificent colonade ; between the centre pillars were
(*ended the letters G. It. curioufly put together
with glafs and beads ; on each fide of which were
placed the infignia of the Order of the Garter, and
that of the Bath. On the top of the centre WAS
fixed a Glory, fupported from each fide by a trophy
of war. The pillars being white and gold, bad the
moil beautiful appearance, and artificial flowers
were twilled roun I them ; elegant French china.
figures, &c. were placed in order round the plate, on
which, in the centre opening, were executed in mar-
ble dull colours, the Royal Arms, with its fupport-
ers, the Lion and Unicorn. This centre compart-
ment finiihed with fuperb Arabefque work ; the next
two openings had each a fine landreape, with cattle,
the two compartments on each end ; the one had a
light herfe dragoon mounted, the other reprefented a
camp at a dittance, in the fore ground of which were
happily introduced two grenadiers in converlation.
The next was a very long table, the centre of
which exhibited part of the fame magnificent piece,
with the fea horfes, There was alai a (mailer table
exceedingly beautiful, the principal ornament of
which was a fountain in a grand (Lyle ; and four
other tables nearly of one length, but all differently
decorated.
Soon alter dinner the dancing commenced, and
continued with the utmoil hilarity till near eleven
o'clock, when their MAJFSTIES and the Paiacess. s
retired, much delighted with the ferlivities of the
day. Several handforne entertainments were given
by private families in Weymouth ; anti it Was ob-
fermi that the town never before exhibited fuch a
general fcene of hofpitality and mirth. There was,
of cootie, no parade, or hdpeeting of pickets, and
but few of the Gentry walking on the Efplanade, the
Officers and Company being all better engaged ;
even the Theatre, notwnhtlauding the excellent treat
which the Manager had provided, was but very
thinly attended.
Soon after the Royal Family left the Royal Ho-
tel, his Royal Highucle the Duke of KENT left this
place, accompanied by Colonel SEEM Two ac-
cidents happened during the fete, which fomewhat
damped the joy of the TpeElators in the beets, who
were very numerous from all the furrounding towns
and villages. A boy was run over by a carriage,
and reveres), hurt. Dining the grand difplay of fire
works, prepared on a fcaffeld before the Royal Ho-
tel, a (park fell from a rocket into a hamper, con-
taining a great quantity of Roman candles, and
other fireworks, which went off in all direaions, and
feverely burned fereral perfons. The moll dreadful
Irene of confulion, fcreams, &c. earned. Two well
dreired ladies, who happened to be near, had their
clothes terribly burned ; feveral loft their (hoes, bon-
nets, &c. in the confufion.
This morning (Sunday) at eleven o'clock, all the
Royal Family, except the Duke of Sussex,
want on
board the it•,±al Sovereign yacht, where they heard
pra}erb by the Chaplain oldie (hip. Earls ROSSLYN,
POULI T, LTRBRInG:., WESTMORELAND, Lord ROLLE,
Generals GARI H, MANNERS, MAANINGHAM,
Were of the party. A Royal Salute was fired by the
1.11;rs on their Mays.sriss taking water, and again on
their landiug.

The town was thinned yefterdiy by the t 3th Dra-'
tiousne who had a flail-day, and went through their
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evolutions in little more than an hour, to the [Ads-
fatlion of every one prefertt.
The Margate and Itamfgate Volunteers had a
grand field-day on Friday at Cliffsend, a moil charm-
ing fituation, in fight of the French coaff. Mr. PITT
was exile led, but could not attend. Lieutenant-
Colonel Di Li.em commanded.

The Volunteers here are upon a fort of permanent
dmy, as they cm mit for fie hours every day, to
Cliff,end, to Sc.l'eter's, or fame place within three or
four miles of the twan.

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The unfavourable keennefs of the breeze keeps the i
Weft India fleet Rill in the Margate Roads and the
Qjeen's Channel, as well as feveral other veffels.—
One may count, of various defcriprions, about Go
fail. A packet that went out on Friday morning
was compelled to return in a few hours afterwards,
and has not ventured out fence. This morning was
difcovered a brig, laden with fibres fur Dover, dri-
ven aground on the Nayland Rock, near Wellgate,
about A mile and a half wefiward of Margate, by the
violence of the weather, and will molt probably go

to pieces.
A packet and a corn•hoy have jai come in. The
packet has had a short voyage from London ; only
eight hours. An unfortunate accident happened as
the pafrengers were landing. A young man, in ftep-
ping into the next yard, flipped his foot, and broke
his leg.

A pardon has b:en granted to JOHNSON, the fmug.
gler.
The brig Elizabeth and Mary, belonging to the
port of Sunderland, Joritr Bewsa mailer. lying on
the Beach at Landguard Fort, where the had been in
ballafk, caught fire on Saturday morning, by a light-
ed candle being lift in the hold, and, we are forry
to add, before any affillance could be given, was,
with the mails and rigging, totally cunfutned to the
water's edge.
The improvements fir the Carey and accommo-
dation of Ihir ping at the port of Southampton have
commenc:d. It is intended to enlarge the -prefent
quay by carrying it out farther to the weft, then to
return north againft the prefent town wall. An old
building, called Noah's Ark, is to be removed, and
an entr.tnce made into French and Bugle Streets.—
But as, during firong wetlerly winds, there is a heavy
tea on that fide, it Is intended to form a backwater,
by finking feveral valets, for which purpofe the firft,
about four hundred tons burthen, was lowered on
Thu, fday haft.
The report of a perfon having been flirt in a duel
on Sunday morning in Hyde Park, mentioned in
a Morning Paper of yetlerday, is unfounded ;
though a duel as intended to have been fought there
between a Mr. W. and a Mr. P. hop-fa tors, in the
Borough, and who were td have met in Hyde Park
at fix n clnck on Sunday morning ; but information
of their intentions having been privately given at
Bnw tlreet on Saturday night, and alto at the Police-
office, Union Hall, warrants were iffiled to appre-
hend the patties. Mr. P. in a poll-chaife, with his
Second, coming into the Park at the Oxford•tireet
gate, was arrelted by the Union Hall Officers; and
Mr. W. and his fecund, arriving at nearly the fame
time, at the Piccadilly gate, were apprehended by
two of the Bow-greet Officers, who condueed them
bzfore Mr. GRAHAM ; when Mr. W. entering into
fecnrity to keep the peace, was liberated, as was Mr.
P. on procuring bail at Union Hall. The quarrel,
we uncle' Rand took place tefpeflin,g a liorfe, in con-
fequence of which Mr. P. fent the challenge.
COUISING.—The match betwixt Snwatrow and
Pizarro over the Marlborough Dun ns is off by con.

fent. ,
A grand match of Cricket, by the Yarmtooth So
cicty, took place on Tuefday, on the Dcnes, which
was to flrongly contents' that the umpires could not
We have authority to contradiA the paragraph decide which party was the winner, each having run
that appeared in Come of the London papers, liming the fame number of notches; but the 1411 notch being
that Mr. Ot.t i•o4 AN r had made his efeate from France. difputcd, was at length declared bad, and are t it:tory
Nothing c,•tild Le mute regular than the pertnitlion given to the firft inning party.
he obtained to leave France On parole, not to leave ROWISO MATCH.—Yrfierday —• Cannon, of
until Ctd•Anged. King's hairs; and Church, et Limehoufe•hole.
At Staines fair, on 'Wednefday, there was an unit- 'tartest from thz Sand %shall, at Woolwich, ,11 row
foal good thaw of tortes, and cattle in general. The t•i the Horse-Petry, at Rotherhithe, for a confidera-
fmmer, with the elceptivn of a number of colts and ble wager. The odds at darting were greatly in fa-
lean hacks, went rtr brifkly, and fully maintained the your of Church, hut to the dilarimintiricnt of the
prices they have 11•::d at the late fairs. Lean cattle kr„,,ing mit,, when they gut off Blar•kwall, he found
alit, fetched a good ;mice. Pigs fold freely ; onions, hint it' lo much in the back-ground, as to decor it
4,1 which there were a large fupply, were fo cheap as prudent to ;;se in.
nut, in tome intlances, to defray the expellee of their
Foor RACI.--Tlle match made between Mr.
carriage to the fair ; though offered in the evening „
OARCLaY and Captain MARSTON, 4 I the +Bll Rtgi•
at the Ilw price cf as. per bolted, a costfisle..ible
mcnt, to run one mite for lc, 4:•.:...i5, w..: 1.. v.
quantity trete taken away unfcld.
_foynest on the ISLII 11111411( at Fait it.. ITO: ill b;.fiee.
At Reading ftir on Friday, the quantity of cheefe
Pe Gentlenten were both fuck c,lebrated p:dcf-
itched for fale tell far (hart of what we li lee teen tor
P -that the race attraZi.:.l 1. . r,e hondicds 01
I,llle '•als : this WAS meat-toned by the heat ,1 the ,. matt;,„
great 4L.11 tat mon< sk a. ~11-0 11.,-.ted,
Weather. the daily •men chuting to keep it at 11.111 e, il';":''" : a
' acid as Capt. MARSTON was known. Ls the r.-7iroco.,
rather than run the rill of having it fpoiled to in the
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be a fa iii runner, Lc found mane t., hack llim.—
ea:rin we. The avera prices were,, (10%* e `Ce1611...111l
1 l'lle two Gentlemen flatted at an ..•arly hoar. Mr.
5(,,, to 725. per cwt. Old ditto Soc. to Sas.---.lne I
BAR( LAY foffered his competitor to take the lead, and
glow of hones was remarkably good. but 110 M the
keep it tor a (hors ditlance, sell m he patted him, and
high prices anted, very few were fold. continta:A a-head to the end of the face. ile cirri
Maw ith,lausling the accumulation :I f. la, philo-
,_ pleted the didance in tire minu,e, and h.% :it f,c,,,t41,,
fophers hare relittlantly admitted the exigence of the
not" ildlanding the intend.: heat 4.1 the %semi .r. Mr.
toad ipteies in the hart of oak, or in a 1,1, ck of mar-
!',,‘act. AY Wls under tiain.i.g 1. mle time Ly BILL
',le. At 1 itllottAts, in the Canton of T:,ulleit, of the
ARO. Mr. El ITCH LA Rtl. o attended as the u - liie
depar:iii‘ot 4,:* j.:nta;:pc, a living toad has heat ail- 0., V:: 011..1111V i ot, 7,11 11;•ct s 1•.•:t-,ni tlli.l.f
coveted to a V_lll 4,1 pit coal, between two mai; .:I of . • - . • .• • ,
rock, eioc, feet IazI.AV the ft:dace. The animal ~,,s o •L, t 1 .te4s 4,-cr ct cry.i: isi•it,..: aino•r, -...t0 %lit..
Gum C.r.ilff to I.Kcon, ard I ice to Lat..: !i, (a ,1;-
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came in cont an with it. This natural ettriolitv is
wall 1.1t...1t talc an 13 hours.
not near fo Lap as the ;;igantic fp-cimen of the fame
t: .i . ltal prtter v.. 1 la the l'lnrence Mufeuni. Lail we, k a dead body Wel ; thrown itpe the beach m
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