Star.
London, England, 1819-01-05 00:00:00

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Ittsterday was the day appointed for the sale of
her late MaJEsTv's Horses and Carriages, at TAT•
VIR,S4LL's ;, and. the lard ws crowdetl eithcr With
purchasers or the Curious; • lung before the sale com-
menced. Whatever part of the property was bought
for the Nobility was by commission. Six of the most
-valuable. carriage-horses were purchased for the Earl
Of Ila nco o al., Master of the horse to thelate WREN,
and Otte for the Duke of WeLttsorozs. Mr. RAMS-
tovrcat, Of Windsorowas also a considerable pur-
chaser; and Alderman WOOD bought a pairtf young
horses for his carriage. The horse:, in general, sold
very high, and, in most cases, considerably above
their value: for instance—horses upwards 0i seveu-
teen years of age sold for seventy and eighty guineas
each ; and several that in the hands of the dealer
%mild not have fetched CIO, sold for fifty, sixty,
and seventy guineas each. The followiag are a few
of the most valuable;
Mance, seven years old 1:t1
Lofty, six yuara old • e.itto.
Mason, seven ?earl old
4!tto.
Sli..inser, ditto 17,0 ditto. •
Fi.ider, .
Winthush, 11.27C11 scars old . ..211 ditto.
Thintall, live yea. • at ditto.
Lion, severe years old% 140 ditto.
Stringhalt, six e.rs old 115 ditto.
The total praduec of the whole fifty-five Horses was ,C*,544.
The Cai.iia!,,es sold but indifferently, and mostly •
• among the Coa:11-make.rs. A sociab!e barouche lan
d.zu, with three detarled heads, brought only one•
linndred and five guineus. This carriage, within the
last eighteen cost three hundred guineas for
alterini; and riaiirirg. The State Chariot of the
Nia•ter rt thc Ihit-se brought only thirty-seven gui-•
.• ; and the whole eighteen Carriages produced
ttnvl;l.o77.

The mr,:t valuable of the late QUEEN'S Carriages,
a lart.latt, recently !:gilt, was left, by her IVIAJEsTs's
%%111, to Madame DEcrte\DOßlTt who retiies with it
to Mecklenburg:l as soon as the whole of the affairs
are arranb-,ed
•

EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER PROM RAVAIII.t.

We have witnessed here a superb funeral of the
Baron Hornstein, a Courtier; but the result is what
induces me to mention it in my letter. Two days
after, the workmen entered the Mausoleum, when
they witnci:cd an object which petrified them At
the door of the. sepulchre lay a body covered with
blood--it was the mortal remains of this favourite
Courts .c:d inces. The Baron was buried alive!
rec.-.vcring float his trance he had forced the lid
of the and endeavoured to escape from the
ch iine'. house—it was imrosiible! and therefore, in
a fit of chnper.ition,..as it is Apposed, he dashed his
:.;rainL out valv,st the wall. The Royal Family, and
indeed whole city, are plunged in grief at the
horrid catastrophe."

PZR7II, DEChMI3.3I? 33•

This moreinq, between five a.nd six o'clock, a very
alarming are I.:reke out in the cast wing of Methven
Castle, a 4 for some time threatered destruction to
tNis extensive buil.;:ag. On the first alarm a great
cleiwd of people aseeehled, and the family servants,
by their ext,..-.le,:s. succeeded in extinguishing
the fire before the arrival of the engine from Ruth,
yen Peiratield, which was sent on the first notice.
We learn, with regret, that the dining and drawing-
rooms, to_ectlier with part of the library, have been
destroyed; the books, however, were all removed be.
fore the fire had communicated to the ceiling orthe
room. I: has not been ascertained from what cause
the Ere oriziinateti.
A bride, who was to have been merried a few days
ago, in Blairemerie, suddenly changed her mind,
and set off the day before that fixed for her wedding,
I for Edinburgh. The bridegroom and guests, how.
ever, went through the usual formalities observed on
• such occasions ; and after sending a deputation for
the bride, and a cart for the " Bitten;' spent the day
with the utmost conviviality and good dicer. The
elopement of the bride is not ascribed to indifference
or a preferable penchant, but is said to have taken
place at the instigation of her mother. Of course,
hopes may he entertained that the bride may yet
• make up matters with her betrothed. Mean time,
Hey, play up the mom. br!,le
Fcr she has to en the gee !

A selmt number of the Nobility had the honour of
dining with the Part4cc REOENT and thz Duke of
YORK, on New Year's Day. at the Royal Pavilion,
Brightim. Oa this occasion, the new organ was
opened, and the Prince's Band gave a delightful con-
,
cert.,,f instrumental muiie.
The demised the beautiful Lady GRAN:, the wife
of the gallant General, which took place a few days
since, may be narrated among the urlooked-for mis-
fortunes of this life. A short time since, the Coun-
tess MUNSTER was suddenly brought to bed, at an
Inn in Canterbury, of twins. Whilst in this situa-
tion, the Countess caught the measles, and comm.`
nicated them to the two children, who both died Un-
der the effects of that dreadful disease. Shortly after
arrived at the same Hotel General Gitairr and his'
Lady : they slept in the bed previnnsly.occupied
by
the Countess Mussran, for one night, and then came
to town. Lady GRANT was taken in labour, on her
arrival at her own residence, when the measles broke
out, and terminated her valuable life.
Hyde Park was nn Sunday full of carriage com-
pany, and the North side of the River was the fa-
shionable drive; notwithstanding the keenness of the
air, many of the ekgantes condescended to become
humble pedestrians. The day was delightful, the
sky being clear, and the sun shining with the utmost
splendour. On the ice were a few :good skaters, but
they confined their evolution' to the vicinity of the
Wilderness, near the wall of Kensington Gardens.
Two men belonging to the Royal Humane Ssciety
attended with ladlers and ropes: they called off all
these who had the fully to approach those parts where
the ice was thinnest. About' three O'clock, two of
the most adventurous skaters fell into the water, but
they speedily extricated themselves without assist-
ance. Furs arc becomi; great regliest amcing ti.:.
Ladies. Muff;, and bor.v..r.s sable were
universally w ern.