Star.
London, England, 1824-12-08 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS.

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Baroness De Willoughby, the Hon. Miss Burrell, and Miss
Elliot left town yesterday for her Ladyship's seat, at Richmond.
Lady Merck bas arrived at her house In Ciargss-street, from
a tout.
Lord Bexley has arrived in town from bis seat, Foot's Cray
Place; Kent.
The Hon. R. Neville arrived yesterday in New Burlington-street,
from his father's (Lord Braybrook) seat, Audley End, Essex.
11. Straittield, Esq. has an ived at Lord Dacrb's seat, the Hoo
Farm, Welwyn, Ilerts, from Tonbridge Wells.
The Hon. Mr. and Biro. Agar Ellis left town yesterday for
Brighton.
Colonel Campbell left town yesterday for Brighton.
Sir J. and Ludy Shelley have arrived at their seat, Mayeisfield
Park, Sussex, from a tour.
The Hon. Colonel Howard, Mrs. Howard, and family, have left
town for their seat, Elfrod, near Licthkeld, Staffordshire.
Lord and Lady G. H. Cavendish and family, have left town for
their seat, Holker, Lancashire.
Arrivals at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street:—Earl
Shannon, from Norfolk ; Lord Boyle, from llarsow ; and the Hon.
, Mr. Boyle, from Surrey.
' Departures from Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street :—Cap-
' tain and Mrs. Heath, for BatK ; Wm. Rosser, Esq. for Melton
Mowbray, Leicestershire; and J. H. Shepherd, Esq. for Brighton.
l)epirtures from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street:—Alts.
G. Barclay and family, fur their scat, near Dorking; C. Disney.
Esq. for l'aris.

THE CITY STATE BED.

The mgacious Committee in anger declare,
That the bed which the Cits used to stare at,
Which has been pressed and tumbled by many a Mayor,
Would disgrace and disorder a Garret !

Yesterday afternoon hisMantsry left Carlton House
for Windsor, from whence, in a few days, he will go to Brighton,
there to remain till the meeting of Parham:nit, early in February.
The Pi ince de PoLIONAC transacted business at the
Foreign Office, this forenoon, with Mr. Secretary CANNING.
The Duchess of GLOUCESTER took an airing yester-
day with the Princess SOPHIA, in the Regent's Park and its neigh.
bourhood.
The Cabinet Council held yesterday afternoon was
attended by the Loan Cnaiscaccon the Earls of Livearoo,Werr-
KORLAND, and BATHURST, Mr. t.
Secretary Peet., Mr. Secretary
CANNING, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. Viscount MELVILLE,
Mr. WYNN, &c.—The Cabinet did not break up till a quarter past
fife o'clock.
After the breaking up of the Cabinet, the CHAN-
czi.i.oa of the Menem:en left town, for Beckenham.
Yesterday a 13oaid of the Lords of the Treasury was
held at the Treasury Chambers.
His Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE pro-
poses to visit the immense ship Columbus, on Friday at 12 o'clock.
Prince POLIGNAC, the French Ambassador, is daily
expected from London on his return to France.
Tuesday, W. W. Ba.sottar,Esq. was elected Mayor of
Sandwich, for the year ensuing.
Much has been said relative to Ole State Bed, at the
Mansion House, and the luxury the Puhrinar has afforded many
Chief Magistrates of the City. Sir Joins EAMIR, during his May-
oralty, was the cause of its being put up; and Sir Wm. Luoitzoz,
was the only L9rd Mayor that slept in it, which he constantly did
during his Mayoralty. So much attached was he to the Mansion
Howe' that during the whole of his Mayotnity he never once slept
out of it. A circumstance which the laotn CHIEF BARON of the
lizestene ER, upon his quitting office, noticed, and paid him a high
compliment.
A Continental Journal says, that it is at present, the
intention of the King of FRANCE to give a magnificent entertain-
ment this Christmas, at the Palace of the Tuileries, to the ritizens
of Paris, including the merchants, artists, manufacturers, &c.
At a meeting held in Edinburgh on Wedne-day,
22,500/. were subscribed, in addition to 32,e001. subscribed before,
towards carrying into effect the railway projected many years ago,
to pass from Kelso to Berwick.
Friday, as Mr. it. Finnis, of Dover, was hunting with
the harriers of E. Collard, Esq. of Paldington, his horse fell and
threw him a considerable distance, which fractured his skull; he
was found by the Rev. Thos. A. llutlow, who immediately got
assistance, and conveyed him to the Rose Inn, where be now lays
in a precarious state.
LORD BYRON'S CONVERSATIONS.—A Fourth Edition
of this interesting work will be published to-morrow, in two vols.
foolscap, uniform with the Works. The clamour raised against it
by his Lordship's friends and relatives, seems only to have en-
creased the public curiosity, which may now be gratified at a rea-
sonable expense.
The East India Company's ship General Harris, was
off Tappanooly Bay the 22d of July.
The Rev. G. GOULD, Rector of Fleet (a village de-
stroyed by the late storm), intends building a new
lage ; and, with a degree of philanthropy that will ever
immortalize his name, has taken and provided for all
'the sufferers under his roof.
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Two Gentlemen were walking together in Paris, 11
will engage," said -the one to the other, " to give the
man betore us a good kicking, and yet he shall not be
angry." He did as he had undertaken to do: the man
turned round, and looked astonished. " I beg your
pardon," said the kicker, " I took you for the Duke
D& LA TacuoulLLa." The Duke was very handsome
—the kicked man very plain; he was gratified by the
mistake under which he believed he had suffered, shook
himself, smiled, bowed, and went on his way.
An ingenious operative weaver, residing at Paisley,
has, at his leisure hours, constructed with a knife and
pair of tweezers, a curious and complicated piece of,
machinery. It consists of a weaver at work on his'
loom, with lay and treddles working ; f corn-mill ; a
sucking and a spiral pomp, both of which throw water;
two sawyers at work; a hare-race; wind-mill; ship at
sea ; regiment of military passing the General, &c.
THE PLYMOUTH BREAKWATEIL—The account we
gave in our last of the damage which this structure has
sustained during the late gales, was strictly correct.—
Great quantities of stones were,: by the violence of the
sea, thrown up from the south side, rolled over the top,
and plunged into the Sound on the north side. The
surface, which before the gale was nearly level, is now
a complete mass of irregular stones, withoiat form or
order; the whole appearance of the erection is quite
changeJ. The gales which have occurred since that of
Tuesday the 23d, have also contributed to the destruc-
tion. How tar the real extent of damage may be we
are not enabled to state, but if we might judge from ap-
pearance; we should imagine it to be great.—Devon-
shire Freeholder.