Star.
London, England, 1827-08-28 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

The Doke and Duchess of St. Alban's, on a tour, Lord Sydney
and the Misses Tovrnshend, for Footway, in Kent ; Sir Christopher
Hawkins, Bart. for Truro, in Cornwall; lard Telgnmouth, itom
Portman square, on $ tour • Captain and Mrs. Sargent, for Nei.
sores.crescent, Ramsgate; tour;
Burrowes, and the Mines Bur-
rovres, for Camden-place, near Chislehurst, Kent; Count D'Agile,
for Richmond; Lord John Thymic, for Norfolk ; Colonel and Mrs.
Whatley, on a tour; Earl Nrisoa, for Trafalgar Park, near Salts-
bury ; Hon. Mrs. Hamilton Nesbitt, for Archerfield House near
Edinburgh; Dawager Countess Manters, for Holme FlerrePoint,
near Nottingham; the Duke of Bedford, from his seat, Wobirrn
Abbey, for Wansford ; Sir George Robinson, Hart. from his house
in South-street, to his seat in Northamptonshire; the Marquis and
Marchioness of Winchester and Family, for their seat, near Staines;
the Earl and Countess'of Harrowby, for their seat. Sandon
Staffordshire; Hon. Apr and Lady Georgina Rids, from Earl

Bathurst's scat, Cirencester, Gleueesterare for the Duke of
Devonshire's, Chatsworth, Derbyshire; the Earl and Countess of
Clare. front Rattiness Willoughby d'Eresby's seat, Grinisthorpe
Castle, Lincolnshire, for Ireland.
MARGATE, Avows: 27.
We have been extremely gay here during the last week. In ad-
dition to the usual amusements of the Rooms, the Assembly, the
Theatre, flm.Public Gardens, and numerous miser convenient
sources for the expenditure of money and dissipation of time, we had
on Monday last a novel exhibition, emfiracing various amusements,
held in honour of his Grace the Duke of Wellington's visit to Mar
gate, on she corresponding day of the last year. On this occasion,
we hada grand sailing match, a rowing match,a fair on the sea, • bah
loon ascension, and, to conclude the amusements of the flay, a
grand display of fire-works in the evening. The sailing and
rowing matches presented nothing new; but the fair on the
sea possessed altogether a novel feature. It was held on hoard a
numeroor Beet of boats, sneered between the Hayland Rock and
the Pier Head, at the distance of about a mile and a half from the
shore. The Vessels were properly decorated with green boughs, and
resembled a forest thing from' the beam of the Oman. On a plat-
form erected upon one of them mesa house of entertainment for man
and horse--on another was a platform for dancing ; and on a third a
printing-press, at which was coMpoiled and Worked of a history of
the proceedings of the day—a work which Will hereafter, no doubt
find a place in every weihselected library. The whole p;thented
scene highly gratifying to the spectator. The display of ire-woebe
in the evening took place on board a large vessel, moored in the
Harbour, immediately behind the Muth* Library. They were,
some of them, extremely brilliant, and did credit to Mr. Mortraty
who was the artist employed to furnish them. It is said that
there were upwards of 20,000 visitors in Margate on this micadon.'
The town is stiU extremely full, and the inhabitants calculate
upon its continulag so till after the Races.

The Duke of CLARUICK left hie seat in Bashy Park

yesterday fee Mabel.. when a Osgood Me
day to hie Royal litslasese by the layer wad
town, an the occasion of the Royal Duke ac
High &sward of that Borough, in the room
Den's brother, the late Duke of Yost.

tins the oak* of
Ida Royal High-

Viscount.DUDlLgY and WARD Came to town Tester-
day from the Royal Ledge in Winds" Park, where the Noble
Viscount bad been on a visit to his Musser. His Lordship trans-
acted business with the borne de Cerro, the Bavarian Minister, at
the Foreign Office.
The East of CARLISLR transacted business yesterday
with the Marquis of Lassoows at the Home Office.
Nine Wyatt entertained a distinguished patty of
foreigners to dinner on Sum*, at Ashburuhasn House, Dover
street. Among whom were Prince Esterbazy and Prince Laba-
noff de Rostoff, Count d'Ofalia, Count Capo d'lstria, the American
Minister, Count Lotteim, &c.
The Marquis of ANGLISR2 arrived at Mr. BARRIS'S
seat, Kingston-haU, at seven ifdock dn the morning of the 17th
instant, having been commissioned by his Moasser to convey a
letter, under his own hand, to the Duke of Watuisatoo, desiring
him to resume the command of the Army; and having delivered
the letter into his Grace's head% and received an answer in the
affirmative, the Noble Marrialexreturned immediately to London.
In the afternoon of the same day, the Duke laid the first stone of
the Egyptian Obelisk which is to be erected on the lawn on the
south front of the house.

The Dean of Yoau has resolved immediately to take
down the present Deanery, and other adjoining Waffler, and to
erect oo the site of them a Grammar School, or College. at which
youths may be educated sufficiently eves for ordination for the
Char* without any other preparation.
Lord WILLIAM BESTOWS intends to make his ap-
pearance in India in a style of peculiar splendour. Three
or four carriages of state are now building with all pos-
sible dispatch, which will be in unison; and in this
respect the arrangement is judicious, for nothing pro-
duces such imposing awe in that Eastern clime as
pageantry and show.
It is of most essential importance to the due adritinis-
tredve of justice in this country, that Juries should be sensible of
their own dignity, and when oceasion requires. that they should not
implicitly and servilely bow to the opinion of any Judge, however
highly be may be held in estimation. An Instance of the beosacial
result of a Jury &steeds% in a respectful manner the privilege of
having an opinion of their own occurred—not at the Assizes now
holding, but not very long ago. Two men were indicted for a
burglary. After the Counsel for the prosecution had opened, the I
amiable and learned Judge who presided, addressing the Jury, said,
" Gentlemen, there does not appear to me any probability that a
case of burglary can be made out against the prisoners, it Is there.
fore needless to occupy your time any farther." The Jurors, hay.
log, however, conferred together for a short time, the Foreman re-
plied, 4 With perfect deference to your Lordship's ophdoo. we
[ should rather prefer bearing the evidence," to which Ills Lordship
readily assented. The ease went on, and the guilt of the prisoners
was proved beyond the possibility f a doubt. After the verdict
was returned, the Learned Judge said, " Wtn, Gentlemen of the
Jury, I will not say that you are better lawyers than I am, but I
am quite sure that in the present instance you have proved your-
'selves to be better judges.' —This was conduct honourable to both
parties.

DANTE, the Italian Poet, being banished from his
native city of Florence, obtained an asylum at Verona,
and had for his patron CA NDELLA SEA. LLA, or the Prince
of that country. There were in the same Court several
strolling players, and other persons of that description;
one of whom, distinguished for his ribaldry and buf-
foonery, was much caressed beyond the others. The
Prince, one day, when this man and DANTE were both
present, highly extolled the former, and, turning to the
Poet. said, " I wonder that this foolish fellow should
have found out the secret of pleas:ng us all, and making
irimselt admired; while you, who are a man of sense,
are in little esteem." To which DANTE freely replied,
You would cease to wonder at this if you knew how ,
much the conformity of characters is the source of
Ifs knish ip." i