Star.
London, England, 1820-01-06 00:00:00

HAMBURG'', DECEMBER 27.

The Elbe is still covered with ice as far as Altona,
and people walk over it to and from Harburgh; but
at and below Altona, the ice is broken up, and be-
sides some smaller vessels, the ship Hibernia, Captain
Mossam, from London, came up to Altona yester-
day, but the last wind having suddenly returned to-
day, the prospect of seeing the navigation of the
Elbe soon opened his vanished.

The PnigcE Rcogxr had an elegant pafty, on
Tuesday evening, at Brighton, to meet the Duchess,
of GLOUCESTER, which was the first party his Royal
Highness has given this 'season at the Pavilion.—
Among the company were, the Dowager Duchess of,
LEEDS, General and Mrs. HA RCOUItT, the Earl and
Countess of WARWICK, Lady LIDDLE and daughters,
Lord and Lady ENN ismons, Sir ROBERT and Lady
R. WlGn.t.m, Lady HEATIICOTE, the Marquis and
Marchioness of CONYNGHAM, Lady ELIZABETH CO-
NY NGIIAM,. Lady C. BI:LLASYSE, Sir J. GRAHAM,
Lord EARDLEY, Lady SAY and SELF, Miss TWISLE-
TON, &c. The company were gratified with a dance.
The Duchess of GLOUCESTER left Brighton yester-
day, for Bagshor.

THE COUNTESS TALBOT.—The attack to which
her Excellency fell a victim was sudden ; it almost
immediately assumed very alarming symptoms, and
their itosress was so i apid as to defeat all the efforts
that professional skill and experience could oppose
to them. She saw her dissolution approach with
firmness and resignation, and quitted life, after hav-
ing taken a calm and affectionate farewell of her fa-
mily. Her disease was a❑ inflammation of the bowels,
ending in mortification. She was in her 37th year.
The Dublin Theatre was closed immediately after
the public announcement of the death of the Countess
TA LLOT.

In consequence of the sudden indisposition of Mr.
OXBERRY, the part of Dominic Sampson, in the Opera
of Gull .11anhc.-ing, was performed at Drury-Lane
Theatre last night, by Mr. LISTON. This, of course,
must have been done with the concurrence of the
Proprietor of Covent-Garden, and evinces, on his
part, a very liberal feeling.
Lord and Lady G. H. CAVENDISH and family left
Burlington House on Tuesday, for their seat Halken,
Lancashire, for a short time, on their way to the
Duke of DEVONSH 'RE'S seat Chatsworth, Derbyshire.
Count Li EVFN, the Russian Ambassador, gave an-
other superb entertainment on Tuesday, at his resi-
dence in Harley-street, to a large party of diitin-
gilished personages, among whom were—the Duke of
YORK, Prince VOLHOIJSKY, the Duke of WELLING-
TON, the Earl CATHCART, Lord ST. HELENS, Count
FUNCHAL, Sir WM. SCOTT, Bart. Mr. CHOKER, &c.

The populous Parish of Farnham, in Surrey, is
handsomely supplied every week with bread, by the
liberality of the
.Bishop of WtscitEsrut, whose rei-
dence is at the venerable Castle of that place.
Lord and Lady DACRB are passing the Christmas
at the Hoo, attending all the duties of this 'blessed
season, and accompanying the same with unbounded
charity to the poor, none being turned from their
door without relief—exclusive of which, Lady DACRE
is giving a cloak and a good pair of blankets to every
poor family in Kimpton parish ; and Lord DACRE is
also giving a good leather jacket, or a foul-weather
coat, to all the poor men, to protect them from the
inclemency of the season. This truly is an example
worthy of the most extended imitation in every part
of the kingdom.

Great improvements are making, at Oxford; over
Magdalen Bridge, by taking down. the old decayed
structure of Magdalen Hall, which is. immediately to
be rebuilt on a more appropriate scite, nearly adjoiu-
ing the pleasure grounds of Magdalen College.
A search for pikes was made at Egremont in the
course of last week under the direction of the Magi-
strates of Whitehaven. From what we know and
have heard of the place, it is one of the last where we
should suspect such a search to be necessary.—( White-
haven Gazette.)
Hazard and Co.'s continued &CCM .I—HAZARD
and Co. sold the First-drawn Prize of £20,000 on
the first day, and anothcr First-drawn Prize of
£20,000, on the Second Day of the Lottery just
ended, making Tv.'o Prizes of £20,000 sold by them
in the very last Lottery.—Next Wednesday, Two
more Twenty Thousands must be drawn !—The
Wheel contains Four Prizes of £20,000 Money and
Consols, &c. &C.—HAZARD and Co:s Offices, Royal
Exchange Gate ; 26, Cornhill ; and 924. Oxford-1
street, corner of Swallow-street.
M IDGIIA NI PIGEON MEETING.—.The gold tankard
was won at the Annual Meeting on Monday last by
Mr. Prime killing twenty birds from twenty-one;
Messrs. KNYVETT, PARR, and Stmesorr, bagged nine-
teen each, and the former lost one bird ten yards out
of bounds, and another fifty yards. The second prize,
a silver cllp, was won by Mr. PHELPS killing ten
birds from eleven, and then the odd bird in shooting
off a tie with Mr. FERGUSON.

CITY PUGILISM !—Yesterday melting a curious
circumstance occurred at the Stock Exchange. The
Bulls and Liars were, indiscriminately, around the
fire, coaversing upon the topics of the day, and,
among others, two Gentlemen, whorh, for the pre-
sent, we shall designate by the names of Mr. A. and
Nlr. B. Mr. A. was suddenly pushed against Mr. B.
and the latter fell on the grate : on recevering, at
Ole impulse of the moment, he gave Mr. A. what is
termed is that schod of morality, a
,fibber Mr. A.'
having studied the polite att of selfdefenee, returned
the compliment with a floor-es; and, in this display
of his pugilistic prowess, divided the nose of Mr. B.
into tt‘u puts. The whole drove of Bulls and Bears
then interfered, and put a sty to any further pro-
ceedings ; the system of larking, as these Gentlemen
term it, has been tarried on to a disgraceful extent
in the House, and we hope the above circumstance
will induce the Committee to interfere, and put n
stop to such proceedings in future.