Star.
London, England, 1816-12-23 00:00:00

THE PARI(S.

Yesterday the Canal in St. James's Park, and the
tipper part of the Serpentine, in Hyde NOG was,
frozen sufficieatly to aff4ed a low boys an opportu-
nity of skaitiog. The margin of the ice was dwoognd
by elegant female pedestrians, who dashed along in
their winter fur pebsses and-crimson morocco halt•
boots, active as Scaudinavian dames, or the buxom
daughters of Russia. Their bloom 14 health was in-
creased by the frosty air, and the general appearance
of the fir leaders of winter ,fashion, enlivened the
surrounding prospects of leafless branches, burdened
with snow, and the dreary waste. Black velvet bets
with steel buckles 11,11 d feathers in Front, were mach
worn. The pelisses, in geneyal, were bordered with
fur si*.ieches deep, which appeared a good imitation
of ermine. The.boots were of crimson, purple, and
Russia leather, laced in front with silk, and orna-
mented with fur of various sorts. Two os three of
the boys on the Canal broke the ice and fell in, but
were taken out unhurt. The Humane Society bad
taken evil' precaution to prevent accidents.

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Yesterday, between deceit and twelve o'clock, it
was so eaumnely dark. that most 9f the Churches
and Chapels were obliged to use caulk&
• The Metropolis sever grow greeter we of pre-
paration" for she Christmas Holidays shim on Sa-
turday last. Laradenhallvsarket exhibited a “ show
of _the good things of this world" sot to be equalled
in Europe, and die butchers' and paeketers" shops,
in all parts of the town, displayed the printed meat,
and birds of almost every description, ptotusely de-
corated with holly. laurel, and bay. Covent Garden
appeared a grove of evergreens, and u kiss inviting
'nide.° I" and the coaches, which arrived in every
direction. were heavily Iselin, inside and out, with
torkie,s, game. hams. chines, brawn, fie. as grateful
sacrifices to father Caries/es, who
Teo' Sid and wide* Ids locks, lib shucks are iiterrf,
Warted by seed Ares, sieddisar, and always mewl r
Saturday snarling as Jobs Jones. amen to Ms.
Bound. iron-founder, of Ray-stress. Clerlanswal. was
driving his cart along_ that sweet. his horses took
fright, and set t& at hill speed; be leaped out for to
purpose of dapping them• when owe of them stum-
bled and fell $ he rat to blip up *homes which
happening to slip as be was geniel op, fell on die
nortunate man, whose arm was dineered topieces.
and be was besides much iojured B be was canied to
Bartholomew's Hospital.
Monday last Mr. TROMAS Asauw, master of the
sloop Ann, pf Ipswich, was unfortuaately drowsed at
Sutton Wash, by the upsetting of his beat.
An alarming accident occurred in the Dublin
Theatre on Tuesday week, daring the representation
of The WeetdowOr Hee. In the scene of the wood on I
fire, while Mrs. Emus, Miss NORTON, sad Mrs.
Morrnossar were attempting to pass along the
bridge, it gave way, owing to its not bring properly
secured, and the three werb precipitated into the fire
lonenth s Mts. MONTOOSIIRT. fortunately escaped
witboot injury, and Miss Nowrow with being slightly
searched, but Mrs Easels was so maim* bruised
by. the fall, that she bas bean tbahed tobarbedempe
'ince.
Saturday an Inqaisition was taken, at dm flying
Homo (Word Road, on the body of George Stall,
sou of Mrs. Brats, Tottenhant-court.road. who was
burst so death by hie clothes taking fire. • The mo-
ther of the deceased was from home ; be stood with
bis back towards the AM and his clothes might.—
Verdict.ACcidentally bprat to Death.
A Inquest was held, on Saturday emir% at the
Turf Tap, back of St. George's Hospital, on the
body of James Brown. The deceased was a young
man about twenty, servant to Mr. Wiwi', of the
Pitt's Head Mews. Park-lane. On the 13th instant,
whilst in a state of inebriety, he was teasing one of
the horses in the stable, by putting a curry comb tin-
der its tail, when the horse kicked him, and fractured.
his skull. He was taken to the Hospital, where he
died on Friday evening. Verdict—Ace dental Death.
In the night between Saturday and Sunday se's-
:tight, some villains entered Edgbaston Church, near
Birmingham, and broke into the vauk belonging to
the family of Lord CALTHORPR, where they stripped
many of the coffins of the breast-plates and other ar-
ticles of furniture. The iron chest in the vestry was
also carried away, which they left a short distance
from the Church, bearing marks of a forcible, but
onsuccesful attempt to open it.
SPORT EXTRAORDINART.—A slum time since the,
Subscription Pack of Harriers. at Brighton, afforded
one of the richest day's diversion ever enjoyed in
that neighbourhood. After a good run, and the de.
'traction of one hare, to the west of the tows, the
dogs in crossing back, started a second to the mirth
of the Church Down, and sear to the house attached
to the farm called Little England. From this spot
puss made for Denby, a distance of about seven
miles, with the pack in rapid pursuit. At puny.
the fleet animal waelieaded, turned back, and made
fart Pyecoinbe, where she turned to the left, end, al-
most in ustreight line, &w, as it Were, for Ditch.
ling. From the latter place a greyhound suddenly
" Lade his appearance. and puss had another enemy
to contend with. The greyhound coursed and tu-
ned her repeatedly, and, at lash.drove her back iota
the body of the very pack she bad previously been
eadeavouring to escape from. Dangerous as was.
her situatio( at this time, and certain as appeared bee
destruction. yet she contrived 'to avoid it. nod, at
length, with renovated speed. made for Kepner..
Here puss was headed by a carrier's teens. ,which a
second time drove her back to bet pursuers, after a
Chace of an hour and twenty urinates, in which up.'
wards of twenty miles of ground were aimed, when
she paid the forfeit of her caption with be life. Of
a field of from sixty to a hundred sportsmen, only
four were is at due death. This pack, regularly, when
she weather is not too WOOS and frosty to admit of
it, throws off on bleidays at Patchain ; on Wednes-1
days, On the ltace-course ; and on Fridays, at the
Devil's Dyke. One Ok two Gentlemen were die.,
mounted during the above extraordinary chace, bet
s.
sew were materially hurt.
- T. Betimes, Esq. of Leesville, .iss Shropsh3re, a
• fear days ago. with oalysfeur couple of harriers, after
killing one bare, • and EuUiag down another, started,
a foss which led them a dace of at bast forty miles,
sad which they killed whet Weimer ; the thaw
lasted six hints.

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