Star.
London, England, 1823-12-30 00:00:00

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.The toy Department ilatiotonantotibi the following
via, Dawn ,Aasess. M.O. to be appalleed &nom;
arneigs, Boa. to be appointed Asdetosigoegeon to the
jaw Down. N. D. to he' ilotgooit, iitteDanut
"ai" abe dahlia-Smear to the 115th (now raising)
11121 infamy.
ista (Cennteibt Rangers) 161011860 of Widest
now sta.
.2174 cwiebar, will. it is understand, es the ordeal of the
Trz.fineet at that natio°, be ordered to march to Naas, to ro-
Taw ve just (Hgasiogdousithe) Regiment of Foot, which is no-
row a :opiate the 77th /teeniest. in Dublin.

ST. JAMES'S PALACE.
The long talked of arrangements are completely
Pictorial representations of battles by land and
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soot° occupy the three principal apartments in St.,
jogost place. Thus, .there will be three grand Gal-
to be named after Geonos the Second.; GEORCIR
Third; and Gsoacus the Fourth.
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car•- •man begins with those master-pieces of Da Lout:mm.l
The
The Fail elate," and " TA/ Taking ofVoterickastuz."
ifit/413:,--t, to pin'at Ma Battle of Trafalgar," sod Join dasseatt
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riowi, Ana return&
..wroit„„,matet who have Mating ishert themselves diem be
marftwara to be painted, and conspicuously placed.
tit k s arc begun, and they will form a new and'
feature iu the annals olthe present SOVLREIG N
of Great Britain. •
)J4SQUFRADE AT THEAu G FLL BOOMS,
pis long-atinnunced Entertainment topk place lair
tight; and, notwithstanding the absence from' ioln of.
Two{ the FASLionable World, the occurrence a
Moos private par ties, and the great attractions of the
Noe,- the Masquerade was ntimeroitsly attended.
About nine o'clock the door's were thrown open, and-
I:oru that hour until past midnight, the art iv al of the
iisual mntley characters was incessant The moms were
tandsomrly decorated with military flags, and superbly
heed. &reml bands of, music were in attendance;
french harpers, Irish h".gpipers, and other performers,
plradcd the apartments, and contributed very materi-
ally teenliven the scene. Tfierefieshmen4 were of the
C,,Yr quality, and liberally supplied7the ..Xuppex was
4Oml, and the wines- aurnished by .Mr.. CMIAILLES
Witco?, of the Orera Colonnade) veer* excellent ; in
ion, all that depended epois the in:wagers of the Fete
was done in the best style.
. Awuugst the characters were the usual proportions
rf (bakers, Jews, Moiiks, Magicians, Huisars,
Greets, Indians, Watchmen, and Sailors, gentle Shepr--,
Leeds and heydening Shepherdesses, Spanish Patriots
and pi/1,146, cell dressed Dandies andundt essed Dan.
dinettes, Peasants (niale.and female) of every country; a
capital group of Highlanders cora e:tly clad in the beau.
final and picturesque costume of the Land of Cakes ;
nn ucellent Werclinian, several Yorkshiremen, a rat-
tlng. joctm l, itty. and ecc era, i It ishman. with ano less
admirable Irishwoman, who sported " black and blue.
eyes. Amongst the Theatrical characters were a meek
arid inubtrusive Richard, a stupid Jobson, a boisterous
antlicrotiousi Sinrior Pure, a lively Billy lY.aters,
*ittitai'antaleou, -st sta na
tely Clow, and a. clumsy
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. . In addition.to these,.there was.oneAvry at-
twit personage,. enet that ores a young child of *bout
*rim at age, adorned with wings,.teho'cleaced. rite
elcettli 'but- more applause was given to the mover
of iltekaatoccini, than to the supinirter of any char4ter •
Sias Argyll ltooaii.- •
lbetadies formed-a very inconsiderable minority;'
Atari* nerertln snipe very excellent • dancing.
ThelAitililaed.party per formed several Scotilt Reels
itah,Wprert 'and accuracy ; but the Qnadrille 'was 'the
tavintite dance of the night. The principal company
rePaina to the supper rooms at about half-past one
etiselkwhence they returned to the ball rooms-in about
asissr,resumed the merry dance, and kept it up to a
*Asir this morning.
';llAPirr Ccou of Scotland have voted two litindred
pima towards the erection of a Monument to the nap
!mar their late President, the Earl of lioPerou.n.
.I'nx Cowar.-..-The appearance considered to ben
Catiet newly discovered, and-mentioned in the STAR
lititirday; will be found-in tit five in' the morn-
WOW Co the constellation-Ai-go, and ii probably the
riaw;Cnnet foretold by •
r 1 receipts of Customs. fur Xhipors of Leith,:foithe
hose twelve months, exceed the amosiot of tAe :same
knack of Revenuefor the'. year preceding;bj:44;oo,-
W'tiaitekft'hieetiris of the Directors of -Royal..
Ontiftoiiirlioters eo fife National
&Oita; hettat r.difibive' •the Instalitok
tgyedtported, that #se *Olt vroktd* air ell
lot Med 'ad %gifetitla Of 07,000;beta .na,
ilifilititsitilliteAtirthi'd the estintated expense;-upon '
401:fitig resolutions Or the 'speciafene-
blesting•Of the llth of April last, the Association
ilfo determined to commence the wink. .• • •
Thirtday • night
f as a party of lads, fantasticalli ha.
Licaliseie.pet °Titling the;stell known pageant Of
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tlter arthtusits," +ht. at sling, near. Southampton,
.sori *et interrupted in • ihe midst
.of their eloquent
aiktiptidn of the foltiotet.George and his fair Saba,
ree. drunken fellows; 4whti behaved indecorously to
fitilseritative of that 'Lady. This aroused the choler
• aeorge, Who driest 'his wooden sword, and by a
rint*rterou s application of it ro the heads and bodies
einieaffend • •
ers) amply avenged the insult offereito the
of his love.
.I.IIIIIAo Pozcs....;;The Athenian Oracle derives
_ __O/A! of Christmas money from this:—" The
.rm, tin Flints bad masses for almost everything.; if a
'"'P "at to thelndies, a Priest had a box in her, under
Prolectibn of some Saint, and for masses, as their
atsiras to be said to that Saint, etc. the poor people
iriistpot something into the Priest's box, which was not
'Pi the ship's return. The mass at that time
,i_7"D Oiled' Christ-mass; the box called Christ-mass-
:ll gathered against .that time, that masses
Delude by the Priests to the Saints to forgive the
the debaucheries of that time; and from this,
ii,l42** bad the liberty to get box-money, that they
be enabled to pay the Priest for his masses,
.r . *lot the truth of the proverb—le No penny, no
!.4 AND TORICIII4I. Ili Spain presents of
eats .
are comasbn'trinong friends at Christmas;
171„ .. litients. send to their 'medical attendants the ma-
ailmcnoledgment of a turkey; so that doctors
4*, Ir 4 Practice open a kind of public market for the,
of their poultry. These turkeys are driven in
lieks ;Y gYpseyi, who patiently walk in there:dr of We'
.Ekrime We Phalanxes, from several parts of Old
iand chiiffy ft orSalamanca. The march which
"91 ,at lone less than four hundred miles,' anti
Ott one-half of the year. The turkeys, sshith
frorn the farmer's mere chickens, acquire
_row*. like.oor lash ibnables, erarielting and
Tekscorc lig 1824. '
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