Star.
London, England, 1816-07-25 00:00:00

!`t ler- TO A TRIEND. • •
sil4'liiiiiimatip as Ire forgive our Debtor."

Blvd le And disposition, mild and even,
WOO neuiciffends, nor needs to be forgien ;
.I,7usway'd,hy Pride, by Passion never wrought
To stray from duty or by. word or thought!
' Net say, can mortals hope below to lind
• A blameless virtue, an unerring mind;
-A spotless character, a perfect life,
•Estrang'd fit= error, and exempt from strife?
Ah, Au ! Experience tells us 'tis in vain
'l'o hope on earth Perfection's holy reign;
'For, far beyond this wild, this barren waste,
In distant skies her sacred dwelling's plac'd,
Where Spirits pure enjoy* long aboda
•
Of ceaseless bliss, " fast by the throne of Orin!"
But here, though Frailty be the lot of man,
The CHRISTIAN Hill Will do what good he car►;
Aware his best endeavours vain will prove
To•pay his MAK va half his debt of love;
'et be gives ALL, and still performs his best, •
In hope that Mercy will forgive the'rest !
And must we all, at last, depend on Heaver.,
To have our faults and numerous sins forgiven? .
And should WE cherish pi-dud Te3nltlllelltS long •
'Gaunt this* who iujure us, and do 113 wrong ?
Rather in me be that benevlence found
Which loves to pardon, and which hares to wound; .
Which looks on uth.rb' deeds wits► kindly eye,. .
And feels 'how good are they, how weak am I;
" Ide we no mercy can Irons Heaven receive
Unless ova fees we pity and forgive !-
Parnier of 9in! we humbly look to thee
To keep our hearts from stubborn passions free%
Teach us our own and others' wants to knew,
And thy ioaortano love on all our fades bestow! X.

CHICKILT.—TtIe Grand Cricket Match on Prince's

Plajo- , near Bromley, between the Prince's Plain Club
against the Mary-la-bohne Club, was decided on
Monday, in favour of the Prince's Plain Club.
Mary-la bonne Club. Prince's Plain Club.
Mist lonisigs it First Innings 90
becood ditto in &coed ditto tl•
—.inn
Prince's Plain ClUb win: by nine wickets.
Saturday evening last, as several young men, rest.
dent about Somers Town, were playing at cricket in
the Long-fields (between Russell•square and Somers
Town) a ball struck one of them, named Westerman,
who lives in Charhon•stteet, in the eye, which tutailp
deprived hira of the sight.
By some accident a powder mill en Hounslow-
heath blew up with a most dreadful explosion, on
Tuesday evening. Oar man of the name 01 Nicholas
toisinghamwell was killed, and several others most
desperately wounded.
Monday be'nnight, as a gentleman was riding a
spirited horse at Broughton, near Edinburgh,. he
ran ff, and dashed upon the shaft of a cart, which
ran into his breast, and he died in two hours. The
gentleman fortunately escaped unhurt,
Saturday, a boy at Sotitillieet, named LuDLove, ten
years of age, was crushed to death between' two carts.
Another fatal accident happei,ed I.IA vreek, near
4:ohn's Turnpike, at Dartford. Tne driver of a cart
drawing up on the side of the road, to let another
psi by, the vehicle overset, when the nian falling out
under the horse, he was kicked to death by the animal.
Monday, a young man of the name of MACDoNALD
was drowned while bathing during the gale at Brigh-
ton. He was one of the grooms and stage-assistants
at Asiley's Amphitheatre, and had gone to Brighton
with Mr. Davis's troop of horse, in order to appear
in limar du Tartar, at the opening of the Theatre
there yesterday evening.
Sunday, as the Band of the 89th Regiment was
about to play at their headquarters in Maidstone,
am of the musicians left his bassoon in the gateway
of the Star inn, while he went home for some written
music. During his absence, the Hythe and London
coach .chknged horses at the Star ; shortly afterwards
the bassoon was missed. It being suspected that
some passenger of the coach had taken the instru-
ment, the landlord of the inn followed on horseback,
and overtook the coach at Wrothem gate, and twins,
the lost property in the possession of an outside pas-
senger, who gave, as a reason for his having taken it,
that he expected one from London, and seeing that
one standing in the passage, he concluded it was his.
A person lit the coach knew the party who had made
so ssage/ar a mistake, and gave his address to the !anti-
lord, who brought the bassoon back to the owner.
During a thunder storm which occurred on Wed-
nesday morning, a barn on the premises of Mr. J.
Man, farmer, of Messing, Essex, was set on fire by
-lightning, and so rapid and destructive were the flames
that mere theft a quarter of an hour had not elapsed,
front the time it was struck by the elecuic fluid be-
fore it became a mass of ruins. Another barn and a
granary, enveloped in the conflagration, were mate-
rially dainaged, and a considerable quantity of wheat
destroyed, together with various implements, pot-
withstanding the most prompt assistance.
In a Paris Newspaper of the 6th instant, there k
an incorrect account of the dinner given by the Cid,-
' seas of the United States in Paris on the 4th July,
the Anniversary of their Independence. The follow-
ing we are authorised to give as a correct statement
of the toasts that were given at that Meeting :
The Day—may its return always Indite prepared to defend
the rights which it conferred.
Our Country—Comparison has taught us, that time is aces
snore deserting of our affection.
The Memory of Washington.
The President of the United Stater.
The King of France.
'The Army of the United States—lt has justified the bat bopes
of the Patriot.
The Navy of the United States—lt reasons alike with Chris-
tina and Ibfidels.
General La Fayette—Le void.
His letter of excuse to the Committee, for not
dining with them, was thin read.
The Heroes bf the American Revolution—May their posterity
emulate their virtues, while thy cemaieesorate their valour.
An American Gentlemaa just arrived from Paris,
who was present at tie above dinner, informs us, that
LA FATicries letter was cheered with enthusiastic
applause. Copies were taken, in which, after an af-
tectionate apology for not personally attending, we
find the following remarkable sentence s—ad I shall,
most cordially join in the commemoration of our re-:
volutionary days and the days of liberty, prosperity,
and glory, which have ever Biqa atom upon the
United Status:"