Star.
London, England, 1829-01-26 00:00:00

EDINBURGH. JANUAR! 22.

TUE DUDDII4OSTON LOCll.—Tlitoller•
out the whole of last week the weather was city. though
cold, with a clear sky, indicating a considerable ten-
dency to frost, and the chain of the Pentland% the Lam-
mermuir ridge, and our nearer neighbour Arthur Spats
have each their summits powdered with snow. 0•8 Sa-
turday evening frost set in ih good 'tritest, which still
continuer very i tense, and. to all appearance bids t•tir.
to be of borne duration, affording a pleasant prospect
to the lovers of curling and skaiting. Although th ice
was any thing but safe, Duddingsmne Loch • n Tues-
day was tesotted to by considerable numbers, but the
ominous" cracks" it gave from time to tune, where
two or three were collected together in one spot, gate
token to disperse. Two skaiters, by venturing incau-
tiously on the weaker parts of the ice, were immersed
breast-deep by its giving way, hut they were s on ez.
trieated, without any farther injury than a go- rion:11-
ing. Another night's frost, however, put all to tight%
and accordingly yesterday the Loch pre.ented a most
interest;ng and animated appearance. The day was fine.
with a clear sky, a bidden' sun, and n" wind. There
Could not be f wee thin 2,000 individuals on the ice.. f
whom the greater proportion were skaiters of all de-
scriptions. from the as kward novice, floundering along:
and swinging his arms and body into every contorti a
to preserve an uncertain balance. to the more prawised
and dezterons. who fl.•at in graceful circles, and execute
the more difficult and scientific evolutions of the art.—
Of the latter there w..re indeed bur few, if we except
the members of the Skaiting Club who were ow, and
attracted very general notice.—Several Curling Clubs
were also out, busy 41 their" roaring play," and m my
lobonspiel was played. A number or our elegant ansi
fashionable fair graced the anlitated• scene with their
presence. and to crown tie harmony of the whole, the
Bind of the 3d Dragoons 46 discoursed most eloquent,
music":ftorei an elevated situation overlooking the fake.
So anxious were the skaiters to make the miot of the
ice while it continues, being but an uncertain visitor at
best. that numbers of them remained to a pretty late
hour, practising their elegant amusement by the light
of " Cynthia's pale beam." A number of tents studded
the horde's of the Loch, amply supplied with refresh-
ments of eves; 'description.
Tuesday, a yi ung Lady incautiously ventured on
the ice at the deep side of Duddingstonr Loch, and fell
in at a place which .had been recently broken by some
men to get water, and where it was only partially
frozen. With great difficulty site was extricated by it
man who went to her assist.nte, at the ri k of his life;
by the means of ropes they were both got our, and taken
to a house in Dmidingstone, where every attention was
paid to them. In the after part of the day two skaiters'
engaged in a race, went upon a weak portion of the ice,
which gave way, when they both tell in, but were got.
out without having sustained any greater injury than a
thorough wetting. •
JAN. 24.-.-During the whole if Thursday and yeses.
terday morning the frost continued with unabated in-
tensity; but during yesterday we had pantie' falls of
snow, which, we understand. was more general in the
country. • S.) near as Driddingstone Loch and Lochend
the snow was so thick as to destroy the sports of skaiting
and curling ; and, inconsequence. the number resisting
to these scenes were much fewer than on the preceding
days, and very few, al er surveying she state of the ice.
were at the trouble to buckle on their armour. The!
Union Canal is completely frozen. Two Watt; belong s'
ing to Lochrin distillery. with the aid of four horses,
made their passage on Tuesday.sinca which the motive-
tion has been closed. For the last few days immense i
quantities of ice have been carted to the.ice houses town
different parts of the Canal. •"
. SrtaLtrut.—We have been visited with a keen frodt
for the last eight days. So intense was the cold an'
Wednesday, that the thermometer, in a Gentleman's
house near town, stood as low as lfi deg. below the
freezing point. Tire Forth is frozen over above the;
bridge, and even below it the ice appears in such males
as •to prevent the steam boats from proceeding farthit
upwards than Alice. • •
Gnasnow.The frost continues with unabated keen.
net's. This morning she thermometer in Nelson-strew
stood at eleven degrees below the freezing point. Na
vigation at Port Dundas, and even in the Clyde. is
suspended in consequence of the water being frozen.
none of the Edinburgh track boats have lett the former
place sincoisSaturday. Oa the. banks of the Kelvin on
Monday and Tuesday se'iinight, th. thermometer Wills
on an average, 13 degrees below the freezing point.-1
Clyde n now completely frozen nearly as far down at!
Timber Bridge.

A sign-board near Shrewsbury has the folliswistgl
classical lagerkiker pavane found (niacin/. or messes.
ing. in this pound, will be premised with the utmost rime thelase."
'fbe Rev. Dr. MILL, the P irtcipai of the Bishop's
College, Caketta, 6 arrived from India.
Batonron, JAM. 24.—St. G age'• Chapel was on
Tuesday evening broken into and sobbed; as was, the
same night, Ebenezer Chapel, in Rtehaiood•streett
both-cases the pleader was of small imam.