Star. — 1801-07-18 (London, England)

ADDL. 'THUS, took an airing on horfeback, accompanied by a numerous retinue ' • in the evening their MaJESTIIIs and the Rovst.FaisiLy went to the Theatre at Weymouth. A curious affair happened on Wednefday at Weymouth. It is the cuftom when the Princeffes bathe for no other perfon to be admitted. Her Royal Highnefs Princefs AMELIA, intending to take the benefit of the water, with her female attendant, was prevented by two Gentlemen being within the bathing machine, who refufed to come out. Mr. MACMANUS, the Officer, remonftrated with them, but t 6 no effea. He then ordered that the horfes fbould be driven further into the fea, which fo terrified the parties, that they were compelled to cry out for inereyt But this was not all, for as foon as they were dreffed and came afhore, they were followed by numbers of people and hooted through the :trots. Mr. WICZKAM arrived in town yefterday morning_from the Continent. Captain VANSITART, who 'brought home his Majefty's fhip THUNDIEIR, from the Weft Iddies, is promoted to the rank of Poft-Captain. Letters received from America, of the 6th ult. contain the following particulars :—Mr. STLONG carried his eleaion for the office of Governor of Malrachufets by a majority ofsooo over thofe given for the most fitccefirful of the rival candidates.  The Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk has diretled an inventory of waggons, carts, horfes, &c. and a lift of bakers and millers, to be immediately tranfmitted to him, Government entertaining very ferious apprehenfions of the enemy's intention to attempt an invafion on the coati of Surolk or Effex.  The Grand Chapter of England has been pleafed to appoint Watt.ta Roawas.s. WRIGHT, Efq. of Bury, to be Provincial Grand Superintendant of Royal Arch-Mafons for the county of Suffolk, in the room of the late Lord RancLtrre. . .  The machine for drilling turnips, which the Rev. Mr. WINNINGS exhibited at Ho!khans !beep (hearing, is nothing more than a perforated tin-box fixed to, and vertical with the axis of a wheelbarrow.  The Paper from which we copied a paragraph on Thurfday, Rating that Mr. H A N'S family, of Portmanlquare, is going to the Weft Indies, fays it was mifinformed, the fairily having nd fuch intention. The Fire Knit, or Athol and Rofaist, at the Royal Circus, St. George's Fields, is fuch a prodattion as for perfeCtion of Splendour, Taße, Novelty, and Mufic, &c. has never appeared before the Public:: that it Mould yield, therefore, filch overflowing audiences every evening cannot in the kali be wondered at.—This Piece, with the delightful Pantomime of ?'be Britifr is Egypt, draws forth inceffant plaudits from every quarter of the Houle.  On Wednefday laft x young man, about twenty: two years of age, died in the London Infirmary, in confequence of his having fwallowed a pm in fome bread. He had undergone the operation of Keying his body opened by a Surgeon, when the pin was found in one of the intellines, which it had caufed to mortify.—The young man Coon after expired without a groan. The following orcumflance occurred Sett week 'at Chepflow : As Mr. C. SMART, of that town, *as leading a fine fpirited boric along the bridge, which, being entirely conftruaed of wood, and ' under repair, i: was neceflAry to hood-wink the animal, he became relive, and got between the rafters, from whence, after being jammed in, and fufpended, for a few feconds, he dropped into the river : yet ftrange to relate• although he fell fifty feet in perpendicular height, he did not receive the finalleli injury, having only a little hair rubbed off his fides. As Coon as he gained the Store, he walked up the beach with the greateft aaivity. Patrick Malone, who was to have been executed at Dublin on Saturday laft, purfuant to his fentence, for endeavouring to negotiate a bank patbill, of which he knew the mail had been robbed, received a refpite for a week. in eonfequence of having.truly acknowledged from whom be got the bill. arterEsu Ryan. and Baimpood Fogad, who were tried on the 29th ult. by Otnerel Court Martial, for confpiring to murder the Rev. Mr. GALWIY ' attacking his houfe and wounding him by dif. charging a loaded intact at him, were feutenced to fuller death, which fenteace was confirmed by the Loan Ls euremairr ; but the leo.Mr.Gassear. having recommended Them as objeas of mercy to General Sir James Dun, he was pleated aot only to forward the fame, bin to nfe his oleo Intereft in their behalf, in confequence of which the culprits had their feutence mitigated to tianfpormit* for lie.