Star.
London, England, 1827-11-07 00:00:00

NEWCASTLE, Nov. 6.

Wednesday morning the first public meeting of the,
Newcastle and Gateshead Amateur Choral Society tank
place ai 8. Mary's, Lii iteshea.l. On this occasion the
Oiataiin of. the • Messiah was peitolmediw.a mannes
that ieflecte l the greate,t cted t upon the talent and
idustry of the meiiihers, and highly surprised and
gratified a numerous and genteel audience. The per-
f , mance was p stronizA by Lind and Lidy Itsyssa-
svottau and the and MA)oress of Newcastle, and
the meeting was lioncured by the prestnce of the
Biship of lluattsst ; all these distinguished rersons
we e pleased to compliment the Suciity in the most
flattering terms.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, at the adjourned tea-
ions at Dutham. on Saturday took the oaths qualifying
him to act a; a M igistr ate for the county f a!ati.ie of Dur•
him. The inference drawn from this citcumstance is
that the No'sle Marquis intends to reside the principal
put ot his time in the county, and to devote scum
considerable c'e.tree of attention to its concern., N hich
require tl e strictest and most practical observation.
In consequesce of an uncommon rapid tide, between
Thursday night and Friday morning, upwards of 900
loads of timter, belonging to Seanz and FOSTER,
CRAIG, Stc. broke adrift and was carried to sea out or
Shields harZiout. Pitt of it washed on shore at Marsden
Rock, and at the entrance of the harbour,

A farmer living at Quarry House, near Counden, in
the county of Durham, has a goose that hatched a broad
of goislings in May lay, and is now sitting her second set
of seven eggs; but what may be considered somewhat
remarkable is, that one of tlie first brood has also just
laid two eggs, which the mother is also now hatching,
the young goose still c ntinuing to lay.
• Last week, at North Shields, a jolly old son of Nep-
tane sacrificed 'o freely to Bacchus, that he measured his
length on the floor. His host coaxed and threatened in
vain ; he appe ire•l as torpid as a hedgehog in November.
His rib hearing of the affair; and thoroughly acquainted
with the humour of ber old spark, set out with all possible
speed, et-sely'fisilowed by a modem Orpheusosho on
entering the ta,ern. struck up ":f alt's alive!" The see tit-
iney li elen lump ',stung up in& caFiered about the
-room, beating time to the tune with the agility of a lad
of 16. The scraper of cat-gut having- got his 'cue,
wended his way toward the residence of the merry tar,
followed by him dancing, and a numberof bisys cheering.
Puma SMOUTING.—Last week, a number of the
most expert spot tsmen of North Shields and vicinity, as
embled to determine who was.the best shot. The prize
contended for was a new plough. Five of them
having shot an equal number of birds, it was agreed they
should determine the contest on Saturday. A Shields
youth, confident of success, brought with him a score
of stout young fellows, to carry home the prize,nor did he
reckon.witohut his host. On being duly proclaimed con-
queror, the lads from the county of Durham tied the
pigeons he had shut about the plough, on whkh ttey
hoisted a flag, and as many as could possibly get in
cartittl the implement of husbandry triumphantly upon
their thoulders, while the winner marched at their head,
" tripping it away on the light fantastic toe," without
pipe or tabor.-7,yne Mercury.

HAMMERSMITH SI/STRIHHO* Bobs.—This 111 really
a most magnificent piece of architecture, and, unlike
some modern improvements, is as useful as it is omit-
mental. When viewed horn the land in a right line
with the bridge, it is by far more beautiful and imposing
in its appearance than any other bridge either in Lon-
don or its vicinity. A great number of people are
in the habit of visiting the bridge out of curiosity. The
receipts on Sundays average about twenty-five pound-
a day. There is a curious story told about the or ening
of this bridge, which was intended to have been public.
The Committee, in order to give the thing as much
*Jet as possible, invited the 130:ke of CLARRIICS to
take the lead in the ceremony of opening; but ii
is said that his 11..yal Highness, having • learnt that
his brother the Dike of Sousa laid the first stone,
very properly thought that he ought to have been
solicited to open the bridge, and consequently re-
fused. Upon this the Committee applied to the Duke of
Sussex, who feeling hurt that he had not been first
'requested, also refused. Thus the good people of Ham-
mersmith missed a good show, the publican's a good day's
business, and the bridge proprietors rod extra receipts.
FlRRL—Yesterday morning a fire broke out in the
workshop.of Mr. AZALEA NDEft. joiner and cabinet-maker,
Hoxton Old Town. Being built of stood, it was ra•
pidly consumed, log. Cher with several chests of drawers,
chairs, tables, &c. in an unfinished state. Na further
damage was done.—About six o'clock last evening a
fire broke out in the upper rooms of the house of Mfr.
GIBBS, Jermyn street. An alarm of this nature excited
an unusual degree of confusion in such an extremely
populous and fashionable neighbourhood, but we are
happy to state that those fears were soon quieted, and
the alarm subsided. The fire broke out in the attics of
Mrs Glebes house, in consequence of one of the chim-
nies having taken fire, and the flsmes would have been
extinguished without much mischief, but unfortunately
there was a scarcity of water, and helot e a good supply
was obtained the attics and their contents were entirely
destroyed. The flames were, however, stopped before
they extended to airy other part of the premises.
A fire broke out at Injouville (S-inn liifetieure) on
October 30th, in the storehouses of Mr. Luscouse. and
in a very short time the whole were destroyed. 'l'h•re
were upwards of 100 barrels of oil on the premises,and
it was found impos•ible to cock a fire supported by
such a combustible mater i The loss is estimated at
more than 100,0V0 francs (4,0.01.) but the Allele was
insured.