Star.
London, England, 1818-12-30 00:00:00

HER LATE MAJESTY'S RILL.

Mr. BANrifto was appointed by command of the
Plume Reozwr to value and divide the private pro,
petty, which is to be equally' distributed between the
Princess AUGUSTA, the Princess of Hesse HOMEOURO,
the Duchess of GLoucesrea, and the Princess SOPHIA.
The valuation of the property at the Queen's-palace,
Windsor-palace, and Frogmore-house, is nearly com-
pleted. Monday, Lord ARDEN and General TAYLOR,
the Executors to the late. QUEEN'S Will, attended at
the Queen's-palace to proceed with the prescribed
arrangements ; the chamber of her late Nfaxitsrv,
which had been sealed upon her demise, was opened.
At two o'clock, Mr. Serjeant VAUGIIAN and Mr.
HART, the late QUEEN'S Attorney and SoliCitor;Ge-
neral, attended the Executors at the Queen's-palace,
to make the necessary legal arrangements for the
Executors to act upon and prove the Will. Yes-1
terday the Executors attended at the King's-mews,
Charing-cross, to view the carriages and horses of the
late QUEEN, previous to their being sold.' The Royal
Arms, except the supporters, are obliterated from the
carriages with paint the colour of the paanels. Yes-
terday morning, five of the horses were shot on ac-
count of their age, being between 30 and 40 years,
to prevent their falling to the work of dust-carts.
The jewels of the fate QUEEN were removed from
the Bank of England to be inspected by the Executors,
and valued by Mr. BRIDGE.

The follovring scene has occurred in Cork
Icounty were summoned to address the REGENT on the
demise of the QUEEN. Lord CARBERY moved the
.address ; Mr. BOYLE proposed a nominal amendment.
Parties were strongly divided, and the Sheriff obliged
to adjourn. Lord CARSERY has addressed an indig-
nant epistle to the county.

• Wednesday the MAYOR of GUILDFORD gave the
'annual Christmas treat. Among the visitors were:
Lord GRANTLEY, Mr. Justice BEST, Mr. berjeaut
0N51.911, and U. BARING WALL, Esq.
Mrs. Courts caused to ba distributed to the poor
of Woodham Walter, in Essex, -on Christmas'Eve,
sit hundred pounds of good beef; four hundred gum--
tern loaves, three hundred pounds of sugar, three
hundred ounces of tea, two hundred and two articles
of warm clothing, and one shilling to every family, to
purchase ale to take with their Christmas dinner.
This Lady has also directed two shillings per week;
to be given to twenty-fire of the most distressed
families during the three following months.
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On the evening. of Thursday week, a grand Ball
band Supper was given by the bachelor OfEcers of the
king's Dragoon Guards, at Hamilton Barracks, to
the Nobility and Gentry of the neighbourhood,
Dancing commenced at nine o'clock, and was kept .1
up with great spirit till one, when supper was an.
flounced by the sound of the bugles, during which
tome the much •admired Band of the Regiment played
many of their most favourite and popular airs. The
company, after having partaken of every delicacy of
e season, and the choicest wines, recommenced
dancing, when quadrilles and waltzes were intro-
duced, and supported with the greatest vivacity.. The
whole of the Barracks were brilliantly illuminated
upon the occasion' and the Ball-room was most taste-
&Hy decorated. The company retired soon after six
Nock AM ilsoraisag, highly gratified with the even-
ing's entertai

Several remarkably fine bunches of grapes were
cut from a vine on Christmas Day, in a garden at
Lewes. One bunch, in particular, produced grapes
which measured three inches in circumference.

A woodcock's nest with two eggs, was found last
week in Tong Wood, Mean, by Mr. Tim. HAWKER,
farmer, of that parish.
An egg, perfect in its shell, and of nearly the usual
size, was taken from the body of a hen partridge on
the 19th instant, which bird was killed near Wing-
ham) on the preceding day.
Sunday Ft might, Mr. GRZOORT STANFORD had
a live df bees swarm in his garden at Hothfield ;
they fiew but a short distance before they settled, and
' an empty hive being procured, they soon adopted it.
A remarkable fact occurred in the Park of Lord
GRANTLZT, at Wonersh, near Guildford, a short time
since.—A fawn drinking, was suddenly pounced
upon by one of the swans, which pulled the animal
into the water, and held it under until quite drowned.
This was observed by the other deer in the Park, and
did not long go unrevenged ; for shortly after, this
very swan, which had hitherto never been molested
by the deer, was singled out when on land, and fu-
riously attacked by a herd, which surrounded and
presently killed the offender !
The straight line of the New Street from Carlton
House, is to terminate on the Notch side of Picea-
dilly, with a spacious public building. The premises
are. of a fire-proof construction, and will form a
conspicuous object from all the streets which lead to
the West end of the town, between Pall Mall and
Golden-square, inclusively.
The-long-pending project of opening a road from
hear robin Hood's %Veil, on the great London Road,
through Pontefract, and by way of Thorp to Leeds,
Is'in fi fair traiW for being carried into effect. The
stimato is £ll,OOO, towards which upwards of
£9,000 has been subscribed: It will make a saving
of four miles in twenty.
It is said, that the estates of Lord CHRDWORTN)
Which were purchased some years since by
.Sir WM.
SCOTT, w:ten land was at an excessive price, in conse-
quence of the subsequent fall of rents, do not yield Sir
WILLIAM more than 1 per cent. interest for his money.
It is one of the important results of chymical sci
Fence, that the various products from the distillation
of coal amount to nearly six times the price of the
original article. A chaldron of Newcastle coals,
which costs about £3, will produce-
-11 Chaldrens of Coke, at_ 31$. -

- .e 1 18 9

16 Galloon et Tar, et .10d. - - - 0 10 0
18 Galloon of Ammoslel Liquor, at 6d. - 0 9 0
90,000 cubic feet of Gaq nt 15e. per 1000 cubic feet 14 0 0

£l7 11 9
The average standard price of copper ore has, in
the present month, fallen at the general public
weekly sales in Cornwall, full £S2 per ton.
INTERPAILTATION,—.Whea Lys Rose Retour was,
on Saturday senniglit, examined in the trim. con.
case " Aston v. Elliott," the,lnterpreter was desired
to put some question to the witness respecting one
Cookson, a savant to Mrs. A.stcht, when, not taking
Cooksos to •be asssissame, he translated itfits de h
Cuisitriers!