Star.
London, England, 1829-01-05 00:00:00

NEWPORT, JAN. S.

The festivities at Appuldurcombe have been continued
since our last on the same scale of splendid hospitality,
-and we understand they will not cease until Lord YAR-
SOROUGH has had an opportunity ti paying his atten-
ti,.ns to the principal families of the island.
The Ball for the benefit (.1. the National Schools was
held at the Green Dragon, on Wednesday, to hail the
New Year. Lord YABBOROUGH, With Mr. PELHAM,
and several of his Lordship's guests staying at Appul-
durcombe, among whom was Sins OMnARtc BINBY, a
-distinguished Moor, ly,noured the Ball with their pie-
sence, a. did Lady Houraes and many of the first fa-
milies here. Upwards of two hundred and fitty l ersons
were present, and many who were prevented from at.
tending supported the Chalky by taking tickets. Mote
than three hundred children are now in the schools, and
receiving that use'ul, religious, and moral instruction,
which must ever prove the best antidote again►t pia'
.gacy and vice.

THE KING'S NEW PALACE IN ST.

JAMES'S PARK.
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The Grand Entrance in front, which is to be reserved
fur the. special use of his MAJESTY and the Royal Fe-
tnilr,
v ill be composed of white marble, and will be

• f lithful model of the arch of Cqn•tintine, at R .me,
with the exeeption t f the equestrian fi.oire of his M 4.
jetty George IV. on the top. The workmanship of this
arch is expected to rival anything of the 'sou in the
kingdt,m, and to equal the fii.est worts of antivity.—
Fi am each side of the arch a semicircular railing will
extend to the wings, executed in the most brautifel
style in cast iron, and surmounted by tips or ornamen-
tal spears of mosaic gold. The area within •ill consist
of a grass.plat, in the centre of which will be an orna.
mental lout twin, and the whole will be bounded by a
gravelled road. . .
The wing on the left will comprise his ItLije•ty's
Chapel, the kitchen, and other offices; and that on
the• right his Majesty's private suit, of apattments.—
TLe c.tiance to the ft rmer is from the back, near to

where Buckingham-gate lormesly stood, aid it is by
this door that the visitors to the Palace on gala d sys
..will be admitted. Passing through the building. they
will enter a spacious colonnade, which mends a'ong
.the frens of the body of the Palace and in from
• of each wing ; above the cdonnade is a magrsificem
balcony, supported by columns of the Donc I rder.
.At the end of each wing is a pediment, supported
by Corinthian etiumns. The ent4blature of each pc&
•ment is tastefully filled up with gloves if figures in
white marble, escpiisitely carved in alto relievo, illustra-
tive at the Arts and Sciences. as tbe extreme points. t
the wing on the left are fixed statues representing His-
tory, Geography, and Astronomy ; and on tk.se tithe
right i•"g, Painting, Music, and Arehitrcture. On
the entablature of the pediment, in front of the main
body of the palace, it is intended to place the Arms of
England ; and on the top are placed Neptune, with
Commerce on one side and Navigation on ts.e other.—
Atound the entire building, and above the windows, is
-a delicately worked frieze, combining in a scroll the
Rose, the Shamrock, and the Thistle.
The Entrance Hall is of t'le most imposing descrip.
Mirs and is about 33 feet in height. The pavement is
white mat ble. srightly veined with blue. The entire
hall is bordereJ with a scroll of Sienna or yellow,
centered w.th ro.tttes of jute-coloured marble, inlaid
in the most masterly style of workmanship. The walls
are of Scagliola, and the c ding is supported by a suc-
cession of white marble pillar.. Fs. ni the Hall are
the avenues leadieg to 'h.. Sate Apartments— Drawing-
rooms, Dining.r. oms. Throne-room, Statue-gallery,
Picture-pallet y, &c. into a desceiption s f which, as they
• are not yet Completed, we shall not attempt to enter.

Mil Ru% [Asa Puisou —O,l N -w Day a most
• liberal co .ation, from the Lord Steward of his 'AL•jesty's
• Nous: hold, was distributed by J. RUTLAND. Esq. the
• Deputy Marshal—each debtor receiving 'beet pounds
of treat, a loaf of bread, three pints of porter, and one
shilling in money. The order arid decormr.b.erved nn
the occasion conveyed the strongest proof of gratitude
fur his L irdship's humane benefaction, and at the sann
tiele.showed his munificence had not been unwo thily
bestowed.
During the reading • f the prayers at St. Peter's
CI urCh, Brighton. on Sunday sennight, a respectable
Joking female suddenly gave two piercing shrieks, and
sank down senseless on the Boor. She was immediately
raised and carried out, when she was discovered to be a
•person named Eddy, living as housekeeper to Mr. Ellis,
in the London-road. Medical assistance was at hand,
but its applicasi .n was in vain, as she breathed her last
• in about an hour and a half from the time she was car-
ried home.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 3 —Ye.terday the Portuguese troops
of the line, consisting of about 600 men, embarked to
the transports LYra, Minerva, Delphi'', and Susan.—
General Saldanha, with the Officers of the brigade, will
go on board this day, and, should the wind continue
fair, the tran-ports will proceed to sea immediately.
'They are provided with 90 days' provisions, but are
without arms, and their actual destination is unknown,
though it is generally believed that they will, in the
first it stance, proceed to the Western Islands, and will
either land at Terceira, or continue their voyage to Rio
de Janeiro, as circumstances may render necessary. The
volunteers and civilians remain until transports ate pro-
vided, and their
future course will most probably be
directed by the intelligence they inamegeive from then
comrades.
FECUNDITY Or RaTa.—Rats multiply so prodigi-
Andy, that were it not they are oniversallj proscribed
animals, and receive quarter from neither man nor
West, nor even from one .another, it is calculated the
world itself could not con.ain them. From one pail
1,000,000 may be propagated in two years.—litijon.