Star.
London, England, 1829-11-21 00:00:00

THE WEATHER-GREAT FOG.

Till Wednesday night the weather continued uncom-
monly mild ; there were few of the usual prognostications of
winter; but Thursday morning di-played the houses, even in the
bean of the metropolis, covered with white frost. Another proof
uE wioter's approach was, that carte were seen at the doors of all
the leading pastrycooks and confectinuers, depositing in their --
veral cellars the slight takes of ice produced by Wednesday night
and Thursday morning's frog, in the helds about Kensingto ,
Hammersmith, Shepherd's Hush, Turnkam Green Common, &c
Yesterday morning showed that a much severer frost bad charac-
terised the preceding night. Not only were sU the pond. covered
with good thick ice, but the fronts of the houses, and the roofs,
even in the warmest parts of Westminster, were covered u i b a
thick and beautifully white hoar frost, and which continued through.
out the day undisturbed and unmitigated, notwithstanding the
cheerful appearance of the tun io the afternoon. The morellos, hoe-
ever, was ushered in with very thick fog, which h:so con-
tinued during the day with little diminutlun. The traveling
hi the streets in carriages or chaise.. especially where th-
horses did not happen to have been " rough" shod, was rendered
very dangerous. At the great Macadamised open apace at Charing
Cross, and fronting the Treasury, leading to Parliament-street,
and the Houses of Lords and Commons, many serious accidents
happened; such as the falling of bones drawing coaches, gigs.
taxed carts, &c. ; many shafts being broken by the slip-
ping down of the horses ; and many individuals being
rasher unceremoniously thrown into the roads. As the eve-
ning approached, bad became worse by the great increase
of the fog. At five o'clock it was so dente that in the Strand,
at Charing-cross, and the great, open, and much frequented tho-
roughfare, leading from Charing-crass to Westminster-budge. dt •
gas lamps on one side of the street could hardly be seen at the
other. The fog was Dearly as thick there as ii was about fourteen
or fifteen years ago, when the coaches were obliged to be guided by
torch or link-bearers. As early as live o'clock so powerful bad the
fog become, many chaises and coaches ran against the paling which
partially projects In front of the 13anquetting House, facing the
Horse Guards, now undergoing moat ezemplaryand tasteful repairs;
and afterwards parties were xationed at such railings to watch
the progress of carriages, having constantly to call out " keep
to the right," or "take care of the palings." The coaches, &c.
travelling along the Strand, and elsewhere, were obliged not only
in the evening, but during the day, to proceed at a it ry slow pace.
At night they earns in contact almost as often as vehicles met, only
no serious injuries were billeted because the parties were going at
such slow rates. All admitted that the proverbial character of
a November day and evening has seldom been more completely
realised. During the day the ice carts were Lin more actively
engaged.
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E. R. Potermaw, Esq. M.P. has given an order for
650 yards of woollen goods, for charitable purposes, to
be made entirely of British wool.
In a map of Plymouth, nearly two centuries old, ships
are represented as lying at anchor where the
,ground is
now covered with elegant buildings.
There is a project on foot at Paris of forming st ceme-
tery after the manner of the ancient pyramids, capable
of containing 5,000,000 bodies.
Ox Dirs.—Rumour w;th her hundred tongues has
put forth a multitude of o,t dits, the veracity of which it
would perhaps be difficult to detfrriine ;—from these we
select the following for the emus: meld of our readers,
without in any manner vouching ft.r their truth :—The
Rev. W. C. Hunt, Vicar vf Bickleigh, is said to be a
candidate, with every prospect et soccer*, through the
influence of the Borough, for the vacant benefice of
Tamerton. The Action respecting the right of Aldermen,
is to come on at the Spring Assizes at Exeter. The Pay
Offices of the Nary and Marines are to be consolidated.
The Ships in Ordinary are to be placed under the old
regulations, namely—ander the blaster Attendants of
' the Dock-yard. The Watering Establishment at Staddun
Point to be oudenthe charge of the Harbour Master, Mr.
Turner, of this port. 'The Breakwater to be finished by
contract, but a Superintendent is to be e?pciated by Cio-
vernment at a salary of £3OO per annum. A number of
cutters to be employed along the coast for the prevention
of smuggling, and the coastguard blockade stations to be
abolished... Should these alterations take place, it is ex-
pected a saving of £lO,OOO a year will be eifeeted.-:-
Plymouth Journal.
Wednesday night, between seven and tight O'clock, an
extraordinary and serious accident occurred at Meseta.
Hill's carpet warehouse, High Holborn. A groom, in the
service of Earl, Esq. a banister, residing in the
Temple, was driving hie master's horse and gig along
Red jinn-street, warm the iiorse suddenly became un-
manageable, aad dashing across Holborn, leaped trough
the extensive shop-window of Messrs. Hill, which was
composed of plate-glass, of very lerge dimensions, dashing .
the frames; gas-lights, and every other article that impeded
his progress, to atones. The grnoto was seriously' cut
about his head and arms, and otherwise much injured ;
the horse was cut to pieces with the glass, and it was
tidies home in a most deplorable stars. The damage done
to the shop-front is to 'ho amount of upwards of 80/.
The gig um brolmu to pieces by the hems kicking; for-
tunately person sustained any injury but the groom.
DIED—At ten o'clock lMt &gilt, at his apartments,
Lower Ranebigh-street, Pimlico, 3ouN DA V I DSON F-Ny.
Superintending Clerk in the Office of this establishment.
Few persons have led a more blameless and exemplary
life than this amiable young man, who possessed in a
high degree the confidence and even affection of his em-
ployers—and he merited them. He fell a victim to the
ravages of small-pox, in the 24th year of his age.

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