Star.
London, England, 1806-10-24 00:00:00

Ito the fecority tif Me pa &&. Thidivracks at
,pre•
lent are occupied by the Northam/6wlind
, tinder therfsinil command of Lvird Pinvaine,
(who is now ,pe
with Ili' regiment) the at Devon Militia
arid i parlc Of ittllTery. General Dit3tt it daily ex-
petted' heir, V& take the command of 'the Carrillin,
having been recently appointed-to this • pate of the
The Cliff here retinues its raajeßic grandeur, and
forms a lefty and projeCting bowels againft any clar
ibir. or futile attempt that might be made at invafion.
4t bse,ks Away again, however, about Seaford,
*flerlar"le forts are defied for our greater fecurity..
'At .ckingten there are fume very fine barracks,
brtij For cavatrj and iofantry. A detachment of the
id Diniorra Guards, and the ad Somerfet Militia,
sic at prefknt in poffeffion of them. After pafing
through Newhaven, the Cliff begins again to rear
its proud dell, and to bid defiance to the long me-
naced defcent of our oppofite neighbours.

The alterations and improvements of the exterior
of the Houfe of Lords have proceeded, during the
Teeth, with uncommon rapidity : hut it will not be
pante to complete the Gothic facade, as was at firft
intended, previous to the opening of Parlia.tnent.—
The new front is entirely after Gothic models, and is
extremely varied in its projettion and outline*. Ai*
hand is Paid to have taken a there in the defign. he
centre windows, and (nine other ornamental features
of the building are afcribed, by rumour, to Lady
G—. Her Ladyfhip, who has a fine and cultivated
tale, has paid great attention to the Gothic ftyle of
architerfture, among her other elegant purfuits ; and
her ideas upon this fuhjeft have met the coneurreace
of the Architea. A piazza, or Gothic arcade, em-
battled on the top, is crated along the front of the
Houle of Peers. It would certainly be difficult to
point out a Gothic example for this ; but its extreme
convenienceis,no doubt, itsprincipal recommendation.
A grand otw entrance is forming, for his Moja? ;
beyond which w;11 be erefled an additional lofty
tower, and other buildings. The new South entrance
intoWefttninAer Hall proceeds expeditionfly ; and a
new Ilaircafe is crating, to lead from Lower Palace.
yard to the corridor that conduls to the two Houfes
of Parliament, it hiving been neceffary to take down
the old one, it order to heighten the new avenue.-.
The old South Eaft paffitge from Wetiminfter
Hall to Cotton Garden, Ste. will loon be (but up,,
and then the whole of the Cloiller of Saint Ste-
phen's Chapel will extend and appertain to the
refidenee of the Sraagr.a. The new Courts of
which ate to be formed inftead of the pre-
lent Courts of Chancery and King's Bench (which
are to be thrown into the Hall), will be on the
Weft fide of the Hall, as the Court of Common
Pleas and Exchequer now are. Confiderable improve.
ments are liken ife intended in the approaches, o
the Honfe of Commons. The great external im-
provements of the whole mats of buildings which
contain the two Hoofer, with all their various offices
and Committee looms, the telidcnces of Mr. Speaker'
and others, the Courts of Jull ice, Exchequer and Re-'
cord Offices, &e. &c. have been already detailed. All
the fhabby taverrthale houfes, See. ate to be removed,
and the whole is to affume the appearance of a large
Gothic edifice, in the centre of the North front of
which will be Weßminfter-hall. The old Star-cham•
bar, and other offices between Palace-yard and the
River, will be thrown down, and all the !pace will
be laid open between Great George.fireet and Henry
the Vll.'s Chapel ; lo that the utrnoft degree of con-
venience of accefs will be gained, and the fineft pot--
Able piftureque architeetural effete produced, by the
grouping of filch an affemblage of edifices, laid open
to the public view. Some years, however, will elapfe
before the whale plan can be completed.