Star.
London, England, 1825-01-04 00:00:00

THE KING.

WINDSOR, JAN. 2A—Yesterday, soon after one o'clock,
his MAJISTY left the Royal Lodge in his pony phaeton,
for an airing, accompanied by the Marquis CORIUM-
HAM ; the KING proceeded by Cumberland Lodge to
Virginia Water, and returned through the plantations to
the Royal Lodge shortly after two; when a travelling
carriage was in readiness, with two outriders, for his
MAJZsTY to make a visit to the Castle, for the purpose
of opening the new grand entrance. His MAJESTY ar-
rived at the Castle about three o'clock, and was con-
ducted through the new gateway to the quadrangle,
and after inspecting the progress of the new corridor,
and other improvements, the Ktwo returned through
the town to the Royal Lodge to dinner.
This morning his MAJESTY attended Divine Service,
which was performed in the dining-room, at the Royal'
Lodge, by Dr. STAN= CLARK, one of the Canons of
Windsor. Soon after two o'clock, this day, his MAJESTY
. took an airing in his pony phaeton, in die Great Park.

Lord, STOWELL gave an elegant entertainment on
New Tear's Day to the Duke and Duchess of Moieraose, Lady
C. Gaihust, Lord and Lady SIDDIOU2II, and a large party. Yes-
terday his Lordship entertained the Judges and a distinguished
party, at his house in Grafton-street.
Sir HARCOURT Lase, in a letter dated last Friday,
published in a Dublin Paper, states, that he has had no official no-
tification of legal proceedings having been commenced against him.
Lord UXBRIDGE, the Lords JCRs, GEORG') and
Sussex Luanox, with other distinguished characters, spent the
Christmas at Goodwood. Monday st'nnight, as Captain and Lady
CnamArne 13zannitv were taking their departure from thence-in
a gig, draivn by a spirited horse, the animal became impatient, and
reared and plunged violently. The animal at length fell, and pre.
cipitated the Captain and Lady Cnaatorrs on the ground. The
former escaped unhurt, bat ber Ladyship received a severe contu-
sion ; bat the best hopes are entertained of her speedy and perfect
recovery. The animal was dreadfully lacerated.
The worthy Alderman Sir War. CURTIS, is enjoying
the festivities of the present season, with a select party of friends,
at his house, at Ramsgate. The worthy Baronet is in a good state

of health.
DAME/. VERT, of Stonebyres, Esq. Advocate, has
been appointed Sheriff-Substitute of Lanuksbire, in the room of
the late Mr. 11•Kzerse.
I Yesterday, the dispatches for Bombay and China, by
the ship Vansittert, were closed at the But India House', and de,
Sewed to the Purser of that ship.
The Rev. W. L. Bow Las, on Christmas-day, gave a 1
dinner of Old English fare to four hundred of his parishioners, at
BrembiU. On the same day, T. Bantam, Esq. gave a dinner to
about one hundred poor children belonging to the Sunday School
at Seeed.
sierep Friday, the celebrated Captain COCIIIIANZ, R.N. (the
id Siberian traveller) passed through Exeter making a short'
stay with a friend in Heavitree, having just arrived front South
Asia ica.
Upwards of five hundred and forty poor persons in
Use vicinity of Stowe were last week regaled with roast beef, plum.
Tddin ' g, and strong beer; several children were also newly
T'
and a onentity of flannel distributed to their parents, by'
direction of the Duke and Duchess of Bocuseerrax. Their
Graces alsoluve an excellent dinner to nine hundred of the per la
the villages of Airington, Easton, Martyr Worthy, and 1t.., on
the day before Christmas; and on. New Year's Day a similar en-
tertainment was given by the some benevolent persons to the poor
of Brghton. A weekly distribution of soup is also made to the poor
of those parisbeeduting the winter season.
The g3dulttmo, Lady Autts Not'. gave amongst the
poor and small tradespeople of North Luffenhant, and to a few
others where it was thought charity, two fat oxen, weighing 110
stone, and 220 qoartern loaves of wheaten bread.
, Dmn.—ln Clifford:strset. early this morning, Charles Haubury,
Est of Sloe Farm, Halstead, Essex, aged Si.
. Letters have been received irons Valparaiso, dated
27th September. His Majesty's ship AURORA. with
'two millions of dollars on board, was waiting for the
dispatches expected by the FLY, by Mr. ROWCROFT, at
Lima. There had been no recent arrivals from that
quarter; the latest intelligence was, that the Royalists
were in pn)sessiou of Lima, but no date whatever was
tei
gilten. The arrival of the Asia and the Achilles i
confirmed. A Spanish vessel had arrived at Arica wit
dispatches ; a decisive battle was immediately espec 1
to take place in Upper Peru; no doubt was entertaine
that the result would be favourable tnthe Independents.
A List of the Dissenting Chapels in Lancashire,
with the names of their respective Ministers, was pre-
pared in the year 1823, by two of the Clergy of the
Independent denomination, and the following is a sum-
mary of that return :
Number of Chapels in Lancashire belonging to the
Independent% is I Calvinistic Methodists,
Baptists, X 7 1 Walsh do.
Unitarians, 3'2 Welsh Independents,
Scotck Kirk, 4 Welsh Baptists,
Scotch Pusbytesians, II Sandiamnian Baptists,

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