Star.
London, England, 1829-07-27 00:00:00

COLLECTANEA.

A matrimonial alliance is about to take place botweea
the families of Lethbridge and Hunt. We thought Mr. Humes
family had been neoted-less.--Ceirre Journal.

CITY SPLEN DO ea. Henry Pritchard, who wail Led
Mayor of London its 1556. had the honour of ellterbdoing at liii
table at the same time, bis own Sovereign. Edward the Third; tit
King of Cyprus; John. King of France; sod David, Kin d
Scots, both prisoners of war ; Edward. Prince of Wales, and a hog
train of Nobility, &c. Such an assemblage of royalty sad rag
probably never before or since graced the table of a Bridle ssb-
ject.—The Übe.

We announced some time ago, that the late Archbishop
of Aix bad bequeathed his heart to the Jesuits. The Opoutinniand
states, that the executors of the will had prepared the begun fw
delivery, but no one appeared to claim it. The heart, It seems, idll
remains in the hands of the executors, who are at a loss to bolo
where or to whom they are to send it.—Poris Paper.

POWDER BLASTS.—A Boston paper states, that
blast lately wade Is the Delaware Camel, there were wed her lap
of gunpowder, or about 100 pounds. whisk blsw up 400adisywa
of rock. estimated at 000 toes. The Is the gresesit Use wet
wade is the United States. A cestraceer ler bulldog Fart Adv"
at Newport. is Rhode Warta. med 70 'suds pispratsr st
blast. and dislodged mere Mau 1,000 tom et rock. •

YOUNG NAPOLEON.—SIight sad delicate la his ap-
pearance. the Duke of Reichstadt, who is now needy nioetem
years of age, exhibits great address in all OW* .mixes. lk
is very lively in his disposition, and Is one of the beet einistrias
to be seen on the Prater of Vienna ; and, abbosib all paelbilky
of resemblance to Napoleon's Boman bead appears at Ant Meow-
' patible with the Austrian 'anagrams of eamstensesso which he
Inherits fro his mother, yet there are pecelkileiss of loch sod
gesture to be detected which are said to be exelasively Bertept
teen --a rapid'foldlog of the arms, and contractile of tbe mai
His slistinpisblog chatacteristic, at present, is a total abaxied
pretensistu—(turf Jared.

One hundred and fifty thousand leeches, which hid
arrived at !lets by poet frost Warsaw, died at that place in taw
sequence of a violent thunder stern. Mr. Brouseales whole abed
s gees into nawatidng until the arrival id the next

A man of the name of Ellis, aged 70, has been mat
before the Court of Assizes of L'Obs, for hay* married ors Use 4
three of whom ue still hying.

HIS MAJESTY'S Ntw WINE COoLzto—Monday
last, the magnificent wine-cosier, manufactured for his Majesty.
by Messrs. Roadie and /fridge, was, with his Majesty's epees'
Lion, Ailed with poet segos, at the manufactory is Dean-street.
that the workmen employed is its coostructien might tort his
Majesty's health, on the compledon of their work. This *odd
vase weighs 6,950 ounces, and contains 58 gallons. Thee were
steed is making the new IS gases of old part, one gallon of Mandl'
eight gallons of water, eight doses laniess, siz dozen outings.
and h• lbs. of loaf sugar. The vase wasesesinted oa a stage of
scarlet cloth ; Mr. !Warr. the or the works, stood b/
its side, and with a half gallon ladled Sus dames of pint miss
formed for the occasion, with a asaidllaa of Ms Maim* The
King's health was drank with fervent may, and " God save the
King" sang in the same spirit. " Swans to trade," sad .that
appropriate toasts followed. and were drank with right good will.
The ornamental part of the vela is of magnificent design. wog
suited to the Sovereign of the Sea. The carved work exhibits rocks.
of every variety of form, with bacchantes and paatben spardol
Ina 'saurian vineyard. On the topmast rock Is seen Eashad
Ilea, sad the unicorn chained at the opposite end ; the whole a-
circled by waves. At the base of the rocks are seen a groat variety
of the meet curious shells. The whole meats an object of sv'
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