Star.
London, England, 1804-09-22 00:00:00

.RorAL 1:13L1 r.

WEYMOUTH, SEPT. 30.--licfterclay his MAJESTY
infpeeted the pickets of the Sonierfet Militia, accom-
panied by his Royal Highnefs the Duke of YORK.
This morning the Kura took a fliort ride before
breakfall. At half pall nine o'clock, his MAJESTY,
attended by the Dukes of YORK, KENT, SUSSES, and
CA 41IRIDGE, and the General Officers, rode to Rad
pole-hill to review the Staffardfitire Militia ; they
were followed by her MAJESTY and the Par NC ISS Es.
On the road his MAJESTY converfed with Sir R. Wm-
son, who appeared in the uniform which was pre-
fented to him by the Emperor of Germany. The
troops esecuted feveral difficult manoeuvres, and went
through every part of their exercife with the precifion
of the molt veteran troops of the line; their 6,ing
was particularly exaet and escellen:. The Commander
in Chief was pleafed to return his thanks upon the
ground to the Officers and men. The Duke of YORK
was not in regimentals, but dreffed in a plain blue
coat and liar ; he returned from the review upon Pre
of his MAJESTY'S chargers, and appeared in perfeet
health and fpirits.

Lord Vifeount Gans s rom gave on Thurfday night
a fuperb ball and fupper to the Nubility and Gentry of
the county of Hertford, at his feat near St. Alban's.
Among the Nobility espefted were, the Marchionefs
of SALISSURY, Countefs SPSIICIR, and Lady G sot-
GIN• CICIL.

The Duke of Gactucsarta is the nearen relation
of the reigning Monarch who has vifited Liverpool
fince the time when Him 11. embarked from that
place for Ireland.
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The Royal refidense at Windfor has been lately
undergoing confiderable improvements. The c ieling
of the Hall has been rendered, lathed of an incon-
fiftent lonic, a work of uniform Gothic execution. The
Tea of the work is carried on on the fame plan, and
the whole is to be completed in a manner wt.ich does
high credit to the artilt, by whom the improvements
were fuggetted Some of the molt linking painting•
are alio to be exhibited in a way which mull power-
fully increafe their eft& This applies particularly
to a molt ihteretting.reprefentation of COARLMS
and his family, previous to hi. execution, which i
worthy of the attention of all the Amateurs of the
Arts. The whole difpofition of the ornaments of the
place will, we think, be thought highly judicious.
The Loan MAYOR% recent polTeffiqn of the grand
Olifer Bed in the River Medway, has excited a (Irony
fenfation in the minds of the Court sf 41dermen, who
expeEting to be invited down by his Lotriihip as a
Court of Inquelt into this newly-found elate of civic
gluttony, have all ordered fribßantial ayfirr Eniwi, to
introduce themfelves more familiarly to the lufciou
acquaintance of the native PIRRINGS.

The Police of Brighton have begun to prevent
the grofs indecency of men bathing naked, at nr 0..
day, in front of the Fat Cliff, to the general annoy
ante of female modesty.
It is laid, that CH•R111111014t having accidentally
placed his fceptre in the earth, it immediately fprout-
ed oot and bore leaves and flowers. The modern
CHast.staacits is likely to find a barren feeptre in
his hands.

Water from a very fine fpring at Tatnam, near
Poole, ib about to be brought into Bath.

COVENT GARDEN TN EaTRP.VAIIIIItt/OH'S refined
and elegant Comedy of The Pertni'd Hy/band dyes'
a very large autience to this Theatre last highs. Mr.
Ksetats made his fira appearance this feahm in the
part of Lord Townley. He was received nn Iris en-
trance with the ',iterated applanfe to which hi, great
prote(Gonal excellence, and h., high and well me: iced
favour with the public, gave him such ample Llitim.
Mifs Bituarnm i, rather a reipe.9lb;e ,h.sn an ade-
quate reprefentative of the gay and the accomplithed
Lady I °sunk,. Highly gifted by Nrture thr the per,-
feffi..n the his embarked in, the ha, much to acquire
betine the can pourtray, an!, appropriate effett, the
graces and the gaiety of fathbrnahle life
Mrs. H. SIDO NS gave mud' interest to the mild
and fentimental Lady Graze.
Mr. Mt/KIEV, it gives us pleaftire to fay, is the
very Mani) that ilk all! hOt MAW. 11,i1.., he;:tvolent,
thber and well bred. Sir Francis irronslorad a:is ren
dered infinitely entertaining h) ; and the
blunt humour of Em SKY, in h,mect
.7:bn .I:c.ody, was
loudly applauded. Mr. StAINIONS was equally Inc-
cef•fil.

In le Iriltuouni in London. Rock kept the audience
in a roar with his b-ogne and his blunder.. Ile has
call afide that diffidence under which he formerly
laboured; and as he becomes mote familiar to the
audience, we doubt not he will become mote popular.
%Vapor was a very fair reprefentative of the bill
"'magnum. It was a moot point whether the ma lo.r
or the man had the accent in greater purity. ;Slits
WADDY and Mrs. ST. LSO. R conferred as notch in.
welt upon the principal female charaaers as they
were faceptible of. The houfe was quite full.
An apple was lately pulled in a garden in the neigh.
hood of Gl.dgow, which weighed more than ten
ounces, and nreafured full eleven inches And a hail by
eleven.

A hare was (hot, a few days ago, at Ban(lead, in
Sucre), isy TI4,.MAY BAILTLFY, keeper to J. joosmy,
Tedworth Honk, which on opet.it g, was t.ihn.l
to contain fur young ones all alive. The circom-
Hance appearing fo earl aordinary tti the Keeper, h.
wrapped them up in a filk handkerchief, put them
into his Worn, and carried them home to his u ife,
who determined ro do all the could to prtfer ra• them.
Accordingly the warmed t Inc milk, and gave it them.
Oue of the little animals ditd, but the ower three arc
likely to live.

Yellerdoy evening. while an ingeninuo them. , of
C)3mpton-lireet, Soho, was holle.l in preparing tome
new esplolive compound, lotely invoned by the
French chemills, the islfinillyd el cmicol camp fti n
exploded in hi. hand Iprin:atienufly ; and bo!) uat
the report of the explof.on, that it Ihriuk an
eorthquoke the lurniture of the adjoi. ing I) ailes.—
The void containing the chemical meporotion, to.
getlicr atth a number of the oppar•tii. 1.11/U.
awry, were dallied to innumet Able piece•. at,J .arge
trAgenenni were projeacd over the furpainding bum'c•.
The burning explotive compound and piece. of rials
were thrown in the face of the operator, hove
...minded him 11l ferctcly that Lit cye •116).t iadelpatr
.of by tlie faculty.

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.