Star.
London, England, 1804-12-28 00:00:00

TUNBRIDGE WELLS, DEC. 26.

From a country village at this time of the year
you mua esprit but little news. Late. however, as
the feafon is, feveral families Hill remain :—among
the principal, Lord Boris and family, Lord and
Lady Gaas, General MURRAY, Hon. Col. YORKE
and family, Rev. Mr. CRAWLEY and family, and Col.
and Mrs. Twvsnsa.

The fall of fnow in Suffer lat week wa, greater
than it bas been for Pane years pall ; indeed, in many
parts of what is called Mc Weald, the roads were
fcarcely paffable.
The North Pevenfey Legion were infpelled for the
winter months, by Colonel Boors', infpreing Field
Officer, during the lad week ; and, though the wea-
ther was Co bad, the returns amounted to near nine
hundred. ,

The Earl of Aaracia nnnnn has left his delightful
feat of Eridye Cagle, near this, to fpend a fortnight
in London.

Lord Sri avviaLn. Colonel of the Pevenfey Legion.
bas gone to his houfe in Privy Garden. Lady S.
cares her arcerrhounu to take place daily.

A REFLECTION AT THE CLOSE OF THE VEAL

£DDIISSID TO • C•LIDONIAi TAIL

Moments, hours, and days are paling,
Into Times (wilt rafting fire=;
Stiff the tide of Life is flowing ;
Still we find bat a dream.
Birth and Beauty, Wealth and Henotir,
Every mortal, high and low;
Feel, foes or late. Death's fatal power $
Time will so diftinaious know.
Youth, at Lifes the fweeteft (akin ;
Clouded is our evening lky ;
Autumn comes with fober redoes
Taxiing mortals how to die.
Life, like Nature, has ►er Sowings :
April leads the lovely train ;
Next manses Summer, with her bloffoms ;
Dark December ants the fan!
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Covtirr•Caltbsp.—This Theatre was tall tight
sumeroully attended. The Beaux .Stratagest produced
a very happy tacit. and was admirably performed.
The new Pantomime went off with great fuccefs.
Cohnolive fell (lows. This accident produced much
anxiety. but it loon appeared that the had fultained
ao hurt.

Danae.t.asa TIITATILI.--Lall night Mr. Etta-
Tow undertook at this Theatre the arduous part of
Richard the 7 bird, and gave it much relief on the dra-
matic canvas, though we,thought we perceived what
is not common in this aaor, frequent attempts at
imitation, particularly of Coos e, and fornetimes of
KanSa t. In delineating the bitter malignity and
the noble daring of Rirberri, he was greatly faeces-
full, but in the refined hypocrify of the chateau, he
was too artificial, both in grimace and utterance.—
Indeed, throughout the performance. he was Rudious
of attitude to a theft:atm excels. His hell
fieeneehaps, was that with Lady Awe,in which tells ter
that the has outlived his liking. The drefs which he
wore in the early part of the tragedy was more fak-
ed to difplay a fine, than to conceal a defeftive form;
but in the la& alts it was more appropriate, and his
ailing was more natural and animated. The sp.
plank of a numerous audience at the fall of the cur-
tain was ral and loud. Kiel Henry, by Witouc
TON, Rirhswud, by Pore, and Brelinglrain, by BAR.
ItYMOIII, were well played, and Decamp manifelted
great feeling in the part of Trarri. Of the ladies,
111 rs. Pcwei.t., in twee Etisaktb, and Mrs. A LLLLL ,
in Lemiy Aso, were the bell.—The fisbordinate cha-
raaers were performed in the ufual fusee* ftylei
A lady, dretFed entirely in fearlet, excited much
admiration left night at the Opera. She was fuppoll
ad to be an Ambaffadrefs from Bose LLLLL .
Some Wags yeßerday fent by an Ifieworth coach,
a hamper, direaed to Mr. Rs as, the comedian mimic,
to his houfe in May's-buildings : Mrs Ries, after
paying is. 6d. for the porterage and xs. for the car-1
nage, to his mortification, found the hamper con-
tained tome rooks and carrion.
On Friday night, about nine o'clock, a fire broke
out in a fmall thatch houfe in Scott's-lane, Port Olaf-
Row, by which, we are forty to fay, it was confunted
in a fltort time. We have not heard whether it was
infured. It is with fincere pleafurc we add, that the
Gentlemen of the town in general were particularly
naive. Colonel Pusan', the ether Officers, and
Volunteers, merited great praile, by their fpeedy ap
pearance on the 'Pot, prompt add moil effeaual en-
,leavonrs to preferve good order, and clear the pales
hole who carried water—a bufiners which was
rfully engaged in by all ranks prefent. Their
~,,red cretin.. happily f..oceeded ut faring the ach
joining !macs.
Since the arrival of the Guards at Chatham.that
place has become famous for fafloionable amufements
—one entertainment is fucceeded by another. A few
evenings fume Mr. HOPP , the Coimniffioner at that
Ration, gave a moll fuperb Ball at his bottle near
rliat town. The room devoted to the light lantallie
•oc was fitted up it a molt elegant Ityle, the door
adorned with various devices, and the walls
were decorated with artificial flowers. The MI, MS-
,qll4 rsflefted great praife on the judgment of Mifs
rior e. under whole management the arrangements
were condtiftrd. Amongft the company were re-
ma:ked, the Earl and Counters of CHATHAM. and
Mifs ELLIOT, Colossal ST•FTOTD, Lord AT LIMBI,
and all the Officers of the Guards.
A female vagrant, who, with four or five others,
was lately removed in a cart from Boioughbridge. had
recourfe to the following fingttlar Oratigern to im-
pute on the feelings of the public. Previous to reach-
ing Doncader, which they had to pars through, the
intimated that fhe was tubjett to firs• and finding hey
were coming on, trifled her companions to alight,
1.11 the &mild be doing roan roirchief. Soon ow
Ike began to bark and howl like a dog. making the
moil hideous cries, to the great alarm of many of the
inhabitants, who fuppofed her in be Icized w..h the
hydrophobia. A (lion time, however, difcovered the
ripofitioo. and the woman has been fusee committed
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