Star.
London, England, 1805-01-04 00:00:00

.7.ll\mißr I.

The Drefs Ball at the Upper Rooms tall night was
very elegantly attended. The whole of the moll dif-
tinguifhed of the Nobility who fojourn here, honour-
ed the rooms with their prefence, and appeared greatly
to enjoy the air:dements of the night.
It is ufual at molt places, for the departure of the
old year and the opening of the new one to be wel-
comed by the ringing of bells; but this cutlom was
not attended to here lag night ; the chiming dirge
of the Abbey Church, however, at one o'clock pre-
cifely, and which was repeated at five, for the firft and
fecond time, made the refidents of that quarter me-
lancholy in Arno Domini 1805.
JAN. 2.—Perhaps a greater deg•ee of inconveni-
ence from the fudden alteration of the weather, W.ll
never endured by the inhabitants of this place than
that which from this caufe they were fubjed to lag
night.
The weather, though not bright, had been tolerably
favourable until about an hour before twilight, when
a fprinkling of rain generally fpread its humid influ•
ence in the town and neighbourhood.
At fun fa, General FROST unexpelledly appeared,
and fans cortmonie took command of the diflriCt. In
half an hrur the rain which had fallen was completely
frozen, and the 'carious flreets exhibited one entire
and (hieing coat of ice.
The confufion which now prevailed in the flreeti
I have not the ability to defcribe; men and women in
many parts were feen in the ntmott diflrefs, feveral
lying on the curbilones, totally unable to raife them-
' ILlvcs, as at every attempt they made for that purpofe
their feet flipped and increafed their danger• and dif-
ficultics.

The Theatre, notwithflanding the extreme diffi-
culty of getting to the honk, was very nirmer.ully
attended. R4na, The Child of nature, and The Wa-
terman, were the performances of the evening. In the
former and latter Irict.sport as Belvi le And Tom Tug,
fling with his uftsal excellence. In the c.)urfe of the
evening he alto fung i he Storm in his belt ayle, and
was loudly and defervedly applauded.

ROYAL ACADANY.-At a General Allen*ly of
the Academicians, held December 24. th, 1 804. H.
Fusssi, Efq. R. A. was elcaed Keeper of the Royal
Academy; and at the General Alfembly, held on
Wednefday, the Prefident produced his Majefly's ap-
probation of that election, and alto of the Prefident
and Annual Officers for the prefent year.
The hairs ornamented with white pearls, pearl
necklace and ear-rings, white fatin robe, trimmed
with white jair, and all the reams covered with a
narrow edging of filk prie, white gloves, flockitigss
and flipperss are the winter cOsane of a Parifian de-
gante.

On Tbutfday fe'nnight the Ibew of tattle fdr ob-
taining the Prizes given by the Agricultural Society
was held on the Palace Green, Durham, where fe-
veral famous oxen, rams, and pigs, were exhibited.
The rite fur the fatted ox was adjudged to J. 1).
Ns SHAM, Efq. of Hougton ; and that for the fattell
pig, to W. BICKWITH, Efq. at Herrington. A very
large company of the principal gentlemen, graziers,
and farmers, attended on the occafion.
Yefterday Captain Thompfiai, in the Newcafile
trade, in a fit of delirium, jumped nut of a one pair
of Hairs window, at his refidence in Old Gravel lane,
and was killed on the fpot.

An ancient Rory tells us, that " when Pandora
opened her box of Plagues, Hope was found at the
bottom." What a much better Rory can Madame
Fortune tell at the prefent era ! when the opens her
two boxes, called Lottery Wheels ?—they contain
not only Hope, but a hoft of concomitant tranfport-
ing ideas; and infteasi of plagues flying nut, real fob-
ftantial bleffings of many ThoufAnds of fler-
ling daily ilfue from them, to bardfh the plagues of an
empty purfe, and a myriad of other plagues " which
AA is heir to." A full Wilily ation of theft truths will
commence on fo near a period as next Monday three
weeks. They who Tweet to potters a chance of
participating of there blefEngs, when Fortune fo
kindly invites, deferve to be plagued without hope,,
with her frowns during life.

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

MAILS THIS DAY...-Wind Ealterly.

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Dahlia ' o $ Hambugl►
Waterford 0 3. Gottenburg

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FALMOUTH, Jam. I.—Sailed the Lady Arab-11a
packet, Captain Porraus, with a mail for the Lee-
ward Iflandb —Wind eagerly.

PLYMOUTH, Jaw. 2.—Yellerday being the 61 ti day
of the New Year, the blocks were fixed on the flip
from whence the Mar RIMS, of 120 guns, was launch-
ed an the 17th of November lift ; and the keel of a
new (hip, of the fame daft, was laid down, to be
called the Catsuosi ra, taogrins ; (lee is to be fiuifhed
in two years from this date. The Moat, of ao guns,
Captain SCOTT, jolt arrived from Guernfey, 11,1(1 ou
Monday lan her jury lower malls taken out, and new
lower malls put in, alongfide the V .ARMoVrif (peer.
hulk ; the is now hauled off to refit, and get her top.
malls in, and rigging over-head, to make. room fir
the THI s BE, of 28 guns, for the fame purple. Came
in, and went up the hat boor to get fparz anchors anst
cables, the LOAD Nt.LSoN defence (hip, Car HA L-
'TED, Mown out of the Downs hi the late gales of
wind at E. R. E. s!)? pat tel all het cables and an-
chors, but fortuna:elyb•ue away for this port, where
(he arrived fait., and will lion be ready for fea.—
Letters from Milind Haven awe, the Cafe arrival
there of the CAROLINE brig, 14 guns, Lieut. DERBY,
after experiencing very terrible gales of ssind : (he is
to cruize to the fouthward as loon as Licut. D. re-
ceives his orders.—Came in the Atancoar, t 8 guns.
She experienced the fury of the late hurricane at
E. N. E. on the Coati of France, and rode out the
gale with one anchor, having parted two cables juft
after it began to blow. When the gale abated the
weighed her remaining anchor and bore away fOr
this port, and has received new anchors and cables ;
(he fails for her nation off Havre-de-Grace and along
the French Coaft, this evening or to-morrow at day
light.—Went up the harbour at 2 P. M. the PHOE•
Ali, 44 guns.

P RTSMOUTH, JAN. 3.Arrilied the NANCY cot-
ter from a cruize off Havre. All the men of the
TRIUMPH are turned over to the B•RFLE UR, of 98
guns, Capt. MARTIN; the has made the fignal to go
out of the harbour. The very thick fog fill con-
tinues; Spithcad has not been vifible thefe two days.
A Carrifon Court Martial has been held thefe two
days, on two privates of the Lancashire, and one of
the Somerlet Militia, for attempting to reduce rwo
privates of the Royal German Legion, into the Ma-
rine Corps. They were acquitted.
FOLKSTON!, JAN. 3.—The LEOPARD, Rear-Admi
ral Lours, and his fquadron weighed for the French
coat. Tice Vuvrots is the only (hip in the Nefs
Roict* fine weather, wind S. very little.
DEAL, JAN. 3.—Arrived the HARPY sloop of war
from a cruize, and remains in the Downs with the
(hips as per lA. Wind S. S. E. Nariable.

DOVER, JAN. 2.—For fcveral days we have no
news from the French coif ; but I learn today that
the Flynt/airs, hired cutter, was off °Rend on
Thurfday laa, when the•c were t i.-hoonergun•boats,
one praarn, and two loggers, lying at anchor off
f»arcc, where any have be'n layivg near three
months. It has blown very Laid, and the loggers
that lately infeacd our coaa., have not dared to ap-
pear (ince the on;:•Wai ta":eit and brought in her.—
Sailed the Keri, Royal Oak, kr London ; feveral
veffels in babas for the 24.,:a1im a: d, and paid the
C'.),Prirk9S ELGIN cuter for the Downs.
JAN. a.—The brig Wafa Orelen, of
and from Stockholm, L. G. HIIIRTA mauler, bound
to Dublin, laden with iron, deals, pitch, and tar, is
on more on the Main, near the Naze Tower : the fhip
is 401 of water, but the cargo, molt probably, if the
weathes continues moderate, will be raved. The
outward-bound packets, with the Hamburgh, Bre-
men, and Gottenburgh Mails, are yet detained.
Doc. 28.—The Spanifli (hip Rated to have
been captured by the ANNESLEY cutter, Captain
SMYTH, arrived week at Ranhilian. She was
bound to. Malaga, from the River dc Plata, laden
with dried and tanned hides, tallow, candles, and
150,000 dollars.
Die. 3t.—Captain JACOBS, of the Johanna, ar-
rived here; left the Brille on Thurfday fc'nnight,
when a fevere holt had Pet in, and no more (hips
could get out.