Star.
London, England, 1802-10-14 00:00:00

MARGATE, OCT. zo.

The Duke and Duchefs of Sr. ALBAN'S intend
Petting off on Tuefday for Welling, in Hertfordthi re,
where their Graces mean to pafs three months at
the feat of the Hon. Mr. BRAND, the fon of Lady
DACRR. The Duke had been frir fome time' in
treaty for the town refidence of thelate Earl GROS.
%MUM ; but it has lately been difpofed of to a
hio_Aer bidder.
DEPARTURES.—CoI. CONWAY left us a few days
ago for town; Lady BitowaLow is gone from
Broadaairs ; Lord and Lady SYDNFY have left
Ramfgate ; Lady CARR GLYNN has likewife taken
her departure hence ; but Mr. and Mrs. Du FE, in
confequence of a recent event, are determined to
flay and winter here.
Great improvements are talked of.—St. James's-
fquare and the Union Crefcent are to be finithed.
Hawlerfquare is. to be planted with trees, with
gravel walks &c. the cliffs are to be adorned
with a handfcme railing, for lifety. as well as or-
nament, and the none embankment, pr jetty, on
the Parade, is to be provided with a balullrade
of the fame materials.

Ocr. 12.—The weather has been fo extremely
boilicrons today. that the-, bathing rooms teem
quite deferted. A gentlemen took occafion to ob.
ferve to one of the principal tavern keepers—
" Such weather as this, Sir, will foon force the
fummer birds to fly ; but then, you'll have the
winter geefe to pluck." " All, Sir," replied the.
waggith landlord, " they're not wild ones—they
know us ; betides, they have not many feathers to
lofe."
The name of the apothecary who has been late-
ly fo fortunate as to get married to roo,oool. and
a young girl, is Slater, not Weire, as the papers have
erroneoufly Rated.
A gentleman of the name of Goa* performed
the part of Sir David Dweller at our Theatre a few
nights Inc. with fuch *eke, that propofals have
been made to him to appear upon the Covent Gar.
der boards.
The principal inhabitants of this town are bury
in arranging a plan for the conftruaion of a new
promenade ago nft the next (talon. Certainly fuch
a thing appears very defirable. The.visitors have
now no other accommodation of that fort but the
pier, where the company are but too liable to be
annoyed by the rude exclamations, or Rill ruder
jostling of drunken tailors. Brighton has -the
Stems t Wevmouth, the .Efplanade ; and .Tun-
bridge, the Piazza I at Horgan 'lona a walk let

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This place is frequented by the Romani at
the time they were in,polfetficnt of this countit,
on account of its warms rpthigsi ,and it was maCh
attended in the reign of Queen gozABETH; ind
the number of vifitors ineleate yearly ; fince the
Duke of Davoxsa IRE built the Crefceneit is the
admiration of all (!rangers; it is built of &eat
(lone, which is got within a quarter of a Milt of
the place ; it id 257 feet wide ; there are elegant
(tone balluttrades which extend the whole lkngth
df the front, with the arms of the taverkfifh Fa-
mily neatly carved in wood fixed in the centre,
and contains upwards of 300 windows. There
is a public card-rooth In this Inure. There is
likewile a fubfcription news room, where fevers
London, and three Provincial Papers are taken
in daily.
The (tables which the Duke of DEvoasarka
has eiefted near. The Creaent are very extenfiv'e ;
there are (tails for about iso bodes. There is a
ride in •the infide. of the Circus of le.° yards round,
and three and a half wide, fuppnrted by 44 (tone
pillars, where ladies and gentletnen ride when the
weather is unpleafant.
A man who keeps a number of E. 0. tables at
Newmarket came here with an intention of Petting
up one, but he was threatened by s refpeitable in.
habitant if he attempted it he would caufe him to
be taken bp, and the table dellroyed.
The plan of the inns here is very convenient ;
they charge a certain fum daily for board and
lodging, and the different inns vary in their prices,
fo that vifitors need only go to the expence, ac-
cording to the fiyle they with to live in; and fome
of them charge very reafonable.