Star.
London, England, 1810-12-27 00:00:00

MARGATE, DECEMBER 25.

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On Friday evening came into this harbour a r
Khoo.osr is great distress, from Dieppe bound to
dash adth several passengers of rank on board, a
whom is the Lady of General 'APURE. They
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order arrived from the Alien-office with •tt
to ramie ea shore till farther orders. it aan
the oastarg Lady and her attendants will be a
ad to proceed direct froth Bence to Cheltenham to•
her husband.
Since one o'clock A. M. it has bl(iwn a hunicil
We have just learnt there are thirteen vessels as 4
in Pegwell Bay. The gale is somewhat abated
present,but as night comes on it is expected to increa
The grand Assembly Rooms, Margate, hoe bt
converted into a Methodist Meeting.

By the violent gale of Monday night, the enzis
Messrs. Cullen and Co. situated at Charlton, near I)
ver, were completely unroofed, and a great pan of
stone aad wood work, upwards of GO feet long, hlOl
down. The same night two or three more reetfa;
of the cliff took place in different parts of Snag
street ; and those who inhabit the houses nett ti
Heights, are quitting them with great precipitaz
not daring to venture their lives longer in that pat,
the town. Property has decreased considerably, f
the houses, which were some time since valued at 60;
thousands of pounds, are now not worth lb am
hundreds. There have been seven falls ot the d
between Dover and Folkstone, one of which we(
seven acres of ground. Several parts also of the Le
Cliffs have given way, and fallen into the sea,betwo
Folkstone and Sandgate.

During a severe gale, a few nights ago, the pa
and Plenty, Jackson, a Humber keel, was wrecked,
the Lincolnshire shore, off S ss, and her
(two or three hands) perishe boajOr'
to her has since been picked up.
On Wednesday eyeing last, a Il'
well, of Barmouth, ROBERT Ro
London to Barmouth, laden wit
shore to the westward of Rye
gale, and the whole of hec crew u.
Part of her materials, and hull,
cargo totally lost. The Captain
up on Thursday morning, near
been since decently interred at R)
A similar misfortune o the sam
brig Commerce, of andl for Ezet
from London. Captain)EALES an,
were unfortunately drowited ; their
picked
cargo
lue, a ..
some part
feet ender
the " :
on those
A-
ebelsea, .
Commander's
and was
head
was pict
Same
of the :
Gillingham
boat, • -
with .
tom of

master, ft
eat, came

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telypa

red, but
Ins Die

tint betel

The
days'
the south-eastern part __ kingdom.
has within the last 48 hours experienced a similar
sitation. Ahout three o'clock on Tuesd 3y morning it
blew a perfect hurricane, and about four in the after.
noon we experienced a most tremendous storm. Tbs
Metropolis became suddenly wrapt in a black diva,
which burst upon it in a dreadful shower of hail.
_.Sed
companied with most furious wind. Fortunately
however, it was as short as it was violent, not !aria
Lasted above 15 minutes. —By the high wind in th
morning, a number of vessels and craft were driven
from their cables, below bridge, and seal of them
were much damaged. Several wirs;rit, and other
boats, were stove and sunk. •
There was a tremendous storm of thunder and light.
ning at Brighton, about six o'clock on Tuesday err,
ing, just as the family parties were sitting down tii
their Christmas turkies. The flashes were most vivid,
and the shock of thunder Was almost instantaneous.
There had been a violent gale the night preceding,
which we fear did considerable mischief on the coat*
as the sea was running mountains high.
During the' long succession of wet weather, do
springs have risen considerably in many 030%1/1
probably lb no instance to equal that which suPPbe
Patehnm Wells. On the 20th of December, ilfrs
the inhabitants of that village were obliged to go to
the great depth of 293 feet fQr their water: ou
20th of the present month, December, 1810, the
well was overflowing.
A singular hoax was practised on ToesdaYiel•
night at Edinburgh. Cards were put into thereto
Office, addressed to medical geodesist, uadssiills_a_
ph ol stere s, grocers, confectioners, helt."
liners, mantua.makers, wig-makers. he.
Attendance at a Gentleman's house, a few 121111r_11
Edinburgh, and requesting them to sends Warn
mourning coaches fer a funeral ; and whim
out 'quantities of wine, grocery articles, uphill'',
goods, &c. In consequence of this, the old .1111
crowded on Tuesday with carriages, cache* ehilmilb,_
and 12 mourning coaches, with mourners and em`
appendages ; porters with wines, spirits, teat organ'
; carts with upholstery goods, milliners
and en-
tua-makers with band-bores, persons with wigs, IC'
After their arrival at the house to which they tree
ordered to go, to their utter astonishment they found
tc.
he whole to be a hoax of some silly malicious si•‘P
l'he same ridiculous farce took place on Widnes._
'ly a new set of persons, who had been desired too r.
tiat day. The cards were written in different handb._
A few nights since, the dwelling house of hir.
.slarshall, in Scariff, county Clare, was attacked gi
some fellows, who discharged a pistol lade'
isvan shot into the habitation; by which Mos;
ind are other inmates narrowly escapes ; •
lives, having received the contents of said p:st('
different parts of their bodies.

Commerce, of and( for Ezete lir voyag
London. Captain!EALEs ang whole ere
unfortunately drowited ; theii have bee
:d up and buried at Lydd. This lessel had ;
)on board estimated at upwa f *lO,OOO la
a small part of which only h secured;-
: part is Kill remaining in her , about 21
under water • the remainder fall n a pit
lawless brood," wbo stially st the lea-CCII
lose occasions. 1
melancholy accident happened bosill theWh
ea, on the evening of Tuesday nni ht, to ti
mander's Clerk, who out of men chic
was drowned. It is that be k h
in falling, as he sunk y. His boi
picked up the next day. ,
ge
ime evening, as a boat, wi t Ran
e Raisonable, and four m , goi throw!
ngham Creek, a sudden sq
;le4
win upset t
, when two seamen were d ; e otha
Lieutenant RIVIERIII were tale the Ix
of the boat.
he Provincial Papers of the last or fa
announce much mischief done by tornadoesl
outh.eastern part of the kingdom. This Cape