Star.
London, England, 1829-10-09 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

Emil Fitz,/Mims, at his seat, Milton. NordiamPloodgres from
Wentworth House, Yorkshire ; Earl and Countess of Morley, at
their seat, Saltram, Devonshire. from a tour : the Earl of Radnor,
for his seat Longford Castle, Wilts : Lord Stowell, from Grafton.
street, for his seat in Becks ; the Hon. Mrs. Mildmay and Mrs.
Humphrey Mildmay, at Bath House, Piccadilly, from Hampshire;
the Hon. William Cavendish, and Lady Blanche Cavendish, from
Yorkshire, for Chatsworth, the seat of the Duke of Devonshire ;
the Hon. Mrs. Henry Cavendish, yesterday, for Brighton, from
town ; the Hun. Charles Cavendish, from Chatsworth, one visit to
Mr. Dennison, M. P. in Yorkshire ; the Hon. Algernon Greville on
a tour ; Captain and Mrs. Grey, from Brighton, for Dieppe; Major
and Mrs. Broderick for Bath ; Capt. Bromley, of the 7th Lancers,
for Canterbury ; Mr. and Mrs. Cowper, from Worthing. for
Brighton; Major Frederick Mills fur Dublin; Lieut.-Colonel and
Mrs. Vaughan, for Paris; Capt. Cbisholme for Ramsgate ; Capt.
Archibald Murray, from Manchester, for Dublin ; Mr. and Mrs.
Metcalfe and family, from Hill-street, Berkeley-square, to
Hawsted House, near Bury St. Edmund's ; General and Mrs.
Bradshaw and family, in Harley-street, from the Continent; Sir
Lawrence Palk, Ban M.P. at Symmons's Hotel (late Jordan's),
St. James's-street, from his seat in:Devonshire; Lady D'Ameland,
at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook and Davies Streets, from Learning-
ton, Warwickshire; William Lowndes. Esq. at ditto, from Ox-
ford ; Mrs. and Miss Wicks and N. Wicks, Esq. at F.files Hotel,
St. James's-street, from Dieppe ; P. H. James, Esq. at ditto, from
Dieppe; Lady and Miss Sher, from Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's),
Albemarle-street, for Mudifurd, Hants; Mrs. Gooch and family,
from ditto, for their seat near Chiehester ; Sir Robert, and Lady
Lawley, from the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Florence;
Lord Ranches, from ditto, for the Duke of Grafton's seat in Suf-
folk ; the Earl and Countess Onalow, from the St. George's Hotel,
Albemarle-street, for their seat, Clandon, Surrey ; Wm. Milner,
Esq. from the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Norfolk; Capt.
Ripley, from ditto, for Brighton; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey, front
Grosvenor-street, for the Continent.

The Princess AUGUSTA took leave of her sister, the
Duchess of GLOUCESTER, with whom her Royal High-
ness had been staying on a visit during the last few days,
at her seat in Bagshot Park, yesterday morning, and
returned to her residence at Frogmore.

The Earl Of ABERDEEN entertained the Loan CHAN-
CELLOR, the Duke of WELLINGTON, Earl BATHURST,
and most of the Cabinet Ministers to dinner, in the even-
ing, at Argyll House.
Viscount BERESFORD visited the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON yesterday, at the Treasury.
The Austrian Ambassador had a conference yesterday
with the Earl of ABERDEEN.

Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial Office, for Sir JAMES KEMP, the Governor-
General of the Canadas. Despatches were sent off the
preceding evening, from the same Office, for the Hon.
Gen. PONSON Y, the lieutenant-Governor of Malta,
and also for Sir G. DON, the Lieutenant-Governor of
Gibraltar.

It is rumoured that Mr. MoN TAG V E GORE, nephew
of Colonel GORE LA NGTON (who represented the county
of Somerset in five Parliaments), will be a candidate for

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that distinguished honour at the next election.—Ereter

Alfred.
The Vestry of Mary-la-bonne held a meeting on Wed-
nesday for the purpose of concerting the means of an-
swering Colonel Row AN's demand of nearly 12,0001.
Friday evening the most Noble Marquis of HASTINGS
arrived at Loudon Castle.
Major and Mrs. HERVEY SMITH, with their family,
removed last week from Plymouth to Park Cottage, at

Stoke Damerel.
Captain Dlc lc Eli sox, R.N. C.B. arrived at Plymouth
by the Brunswick steamer, from Portsmouth, on Sunday
last. His arrival was announced to the inhabitants by a
merry peal front the bells of St. Andrews, on Monday

morning.
KEAN, before he went to London, was engaged and
discharged as a bad actor from the Bristol company !
From thence he went to Exeter, which city possesses a
far more discriminating audience, and he consequently
became a favourite. When the season closed at that place,
he walked to Bath, a distance of 140 or 150 miles, and
offered himself to the Bath manager for thirty shillings
per week, but was rejected ! This happened a very short
time only before he was engaged in London.
ROWLAND STEPHENSON.—Recent advices from New
York mention, that R. STEPHENSON had been entirely
under the guidance of a certain person of the name of
who was a boon-companion of his in London
many years ago. It is likewise reported, we know not
with what truth, that STEPHENSON had given directions
to his friend to purchase the estate and mansion of Doctor
SHIPPEN, near Bristol, Pennsylvania, where he means
to reside —and, no doubt, have his amily out to join
him. iprivate Gentleman, who is a very great sufferer
by the late banker, very recently applied to Mr: PEEL
to use his influence with the Government of the United
States to give up Mr. S. for examination by his creditors
and assignees ; to which application the following answer
has just been given :—" Whitehall, Sept. 3, 1829.
Sir,-1 am directed by Mr. Secretary PEEL to acknow-
ledge the receipt of your several letters. It is not neces-
sary for you to continue your communications to the
Home Office. I am, Sir, your most obedient humble
servant,—WILLIAM PEEL."
BußY.—Thursday last, being the day appointed for
the inauguration of the Chief Magistrate of this ancient
borough, H. J. OAKES, a highly respected citizen, was
unanimously elected. From indisposition, Mr. OAKES
was unable to undertake the responsibility of his charge
in public, and was sworn into office in his Chamber be-
fore R. M. Rote e, Esq. the Recorder, and some of the
Members of the Corporation. The honours of the civic
feast were undertaken by 0. R. OA K ES, Esq. in behalf
of his son, at which were present the Duke of GRAFTON,
Marquis of BRISTOL, Earl of EUSTON, Earl JERMYN,
Lord ARTHUR HERVEY, and about 140 Gentlemen of
the town and neighbourhood. Several 'excellent speeches
were delivered on this interesting occasion, and many
constitutional toasts drank with great cordiality. We
are happy to add, that no serious consequences are ap-
prehended from the accident of the Mayor, the rupture
of a small blood-vessel, which unfortunately happened
the day before his election.
When Netley Abbey belonged to the Marquis of
HUNTINGDON, Mr. WALTER TAYLOR, of Southamp-
ton, contracted with that Nobleman for the purchase of
so much of its materials as he could carry away in a cer-
tain space of time. Some of his relations considered
the bargain as sacrilegious, and urged him not to be
instrumental in destroying an edifice which had been
consecrated to the DEITY. Their remonstrances
had some effect, and though they were not of
sufficient force to induce him to give up the
prospect of gain which the contract held out, yet
they dwelt so much on his mind as to occasion a dream
one night, that the arch key-stone of the East window
fell from its situation, and fractured his skull. He
communicated the portentous dream to Mr. Watts
(father of the celebrated Dr. Isaac Watts), who ad-
vised him to be by no means personally concerned in
the demolition of the church. Taylor, however, scorn-
ing, as is too often the case, the advice he had solicited,
proceeded in the work of devastation; and, in an exertion
to take down a board from the window, loosened the fatal
stone, which fell upon his head, and produced a fracture.
The wound was not, at first, deemed to be mortal; but
the instrument of the surgeon unhappily slipped in the
operation of extracting the splinter, and, entering the
brain, caused immediate death.

LAMENT OF THE LAST CHARLEY.

A FRAGMENT.

The greets were wet, the night was cold,
The Watchman was infirm and old;
His filmy eye and purple nose
Bespoke a life of scant repose.
His lanthorn, now unlit and dull,
Was carried by an aged troll ;
The last of all his wives was she,
The sole survivor out of three :
For. lack-a-day! the second led—
The first was number'd with the dead;
And he, with this old shrew accurs't,
Wish'd she'd been added to the first.
He, too, was chang'd—for now no more,
The morning hours he mumbled o'er—
No more by midnight hap caress'd,
At gin-shops was he welcome guest,
Where 'circled there by Cyprians gay,
He beard their hoarse discordant lay :
Old times were chang'd, and watchmen too
Had nothing now with time to do.
The wise-heads of the iron age,
Had blotted him from watch-house page ;
And be, in tatters, sad and poor,
Might beg, or starve, from door to door;
For now no longer in his pow'r
To tell the weather or the hour.

He pau'd by Newgate's frightful waU,
Where brother Charley late did call
The striking hour, and now his eye
Fell on the Giltspur Compter nigh;
He pus'd the gate, then elns'd his glim,
And pray'd it Deer might close on him.

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At length an ale-house op'ning near,
Invited to a pint of beer ;
And when the bast his wants supplied,
And the old man was gratified.
Began to rise the Watchman's pride•

At bar-maid now behold him leer,
Then teU a tale to please her ear :
'Twas of great things which came to pass
Before detested reign of gas,
When winking lamps no sport did spoil,
(Soft gentle property of oil!)
When Lords and Knights in lonesome hour,
He Ut sato their Ladies bow'r,
And drunken dandies, in the street,
Lost both their purses and their feet.
0! then were Charlie, proud and bold—
Then was their happy age of gold—
Then could they contributions raise
On either sex is different ways,
And give and take in charge at will,
For moving on • or standing still;
And then, as subtle as a fox,
Could wake or sleep within their box :
Now all their occupations cease,
Supplanted by the New Police—
Now may they view. with tearful eye,
This blue-coated Goss d'armerie,
Invented by some Send reSn'd,
Who had blue-devils in his mind.