Star.
London, England, 1821-12-25 00:00:00

CHRISTMAS-DAY.

Hall, glorious day! my &aviaries birth-day hail!
Salvation's day-star darts its friendly rays.; .
Ye race redeemed, Wake, and join in song,
With harps seraphic join in Jaw's praise!
To sacred Temples joyfully repair,
In swelling anthems laud Redemption's plan;
Let Earth and Sky pmciaim the wondrous tale,
And praise the Goa that died to ransom man !
Yes, Man, for thee Ha left th' eternal throne!
For thee, in grief, Ha bore the cursed creel
For thee Ha burst the bonds of Death and Hell!
And from the grave led bound Captivity !
Hail, mighty Kum! thou great Dellv'rer hail!
To Ileav'it this day thy praises shall resound;
Whilst morning-stars shall shout with eager joy,
And back to Earth the glorious theme rebound!
Near Wigton. J. A.

The-Loan MAYOR and Sheriffs have this day or-
dered an additional allowance of beef, bread, and a
pint of porter, to be distributed to the different pri-
soners confined in the Jails under the jurisdiction of
the City.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS has given 2000 pounds weight
of beef, and a proportionate quantity of bread and
potatoes, to the poor of Weymouth and Melcombe
Regis, for their Christmas-day's dinner.
A CHRISTMAS Asiecrema.—The following anec-
dote had used to be related by Mr. R. C. a wholesale
mercer of, Milk-street, London:—" I was apprenticed
to a silk-manufacturer, in Spitalfields, and during
'my apprenticeship my friends allowed me Ss. 6d.,
a-week for pocket-money: I got a tin box made with
a slit at the top, into which I every Saturday night
dropped my extra sixpence: on Christmas eve, I
broke open my box, and the following morning sal-
lied forth in search of objects on whom to bestow my
bounty, which in that district was tolerably numerous,
giving to each family in proportica to their number,
and what I considered their deserts, not exceeding
half-a-crown to aity, or less than a shilling; and I
assure you, that when I sat down to dinner, the re-
flection that I had given one to many others, was a
high relish to my own."—An example worthy of imi-
tation by young persons in general.

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.
The Duke of St. Albans, in St. James's-square, from Car-
ton, Surrey.
The Earl of Westmoreland and Lady Georgiana Pane, at
Apthorpe, Northamptonshire, from Cottesmore,Rutlandshire.
Lord Glammir, in Great Cumberland-street, from Surrey.
J. Dingwall, Esq. in Sc. James's-street, from Scotland.
At the Bath Hotel, Arlington-street—Sir Robert and Miss
Barclay, from Scotland.

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DEPARTURES.
Right Hon. T. Grenville, for Apthorpe, Northamptonshire.
Mrs. and Miss Dawson, for Brighton.
From the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street —F. Balfour, Esq.
for Hams.
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t-111r. and Mrs.

From the London Hotel,
Hodgson, for Acton Hall.
From Hodpon's Hotel, Dover-street—Mrs. and Miss Smith,
for Bath.
From Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street—Spencer Kelderbie,
Esq. to Midford Hall, Suffolk; Captain Jones, 10th Hussars,
for Bath.
From Long's Hotel—Earl of Clanricarde, for Hampshire ;
Augustus Newton, F.sq. for Weymouth; Richard Twiss, Esq.
for Eaglefield-green.

Lord MELVILLE, Sir G=ORGE COCKBURN, and Sir
Gaottou CLERK, attended by Mr. Secretary BARROW,
arrived at the George Inn, Portsmouth, on Monday
se'nnight, from the Admiralty, and at ten o'clock the
next morning they proceeded to the Dock-yard, and
commenced a series of inquiries into all the various
departMents, with a view to make reductions therein.
Their labours were continued on the following day ;
and on Thursday morning they returned to the Ad-
miralty. Nothing is known of the precise nature of
the reductions contemplated, and which are soon to
take place. Lord MELVILLE, with his distinguished
associates, dined with Admiral Sir JAMES HAWKINS
WUITSHED, K.C.B. at the Admiralty House, on both
days; the Captains of the Navy at that port, and C apt
TMOLOOBIEFII, of the Russian Navy, were present.
A private letter from Paris says, that on Monday
se'nnight, a Noble Lord, who enjoys the title without
being a descendant of SHAKSPEA aa's " Thane of Fife,"
attended the grand Opera, in honour of the benefit of
Mademoiselle MARIA, and excited some discontent,
by filling the House with his and her friends. He
bought 3100 francs worth of tickets.
The Liberals in France have already began to cir-
ciliate bon mots against the new Ministry. Speaking
of the Duke of Riciteuxu's Ministry, it was said by
one of them, that it belonged to Russia; or in French,
ll etoit a la Rustic; and it was asked, Celui-ci serat-il
a T Autriche au a T Angleterre? (Will this one be Eng-
lish or Austrian ?) " No, no !" was the reply, "/I
sera a-k Porte." (It will belong to the Porte, or
be turned out—the French expression having both'
meanings.)
A private letter from Paris, dated the 19th instant,
mentions that the Duchess of ORLEANS expected her
accoucheinent very soon. Should her Royal Highness
give birth to a son, he is to receive the name of the
Duke d'Austaut ; if a daughter, it will be called
Mademoiselle d'Aumat.g. The Duke de BOURBON
is mentioned as the intended godfather.
Plymouth was visited by a tremendous hurricane
on Thursday night, which occasioned considerable
damage in the town and neighbourhood. A poor
man, named Richard Bravis, was killed in his bed,
by the fall of a stack of chimnies.
CARLISLE, DECEMBER 22.—The weather last Tues-
day was a phenomenon at this season of the year.—
Early in the morning, the mutterings of distant thun-
der were heard—at noon a violent storm of hail
fiercely pattered against the windows—about two in
the afternoon, a deep and thick darkness suddenly
came on " making the day hideous !"—shortly after-
wards Jove's terrible artillery rolled in the sky, accom-
panied with vivid and tearful flashes of lightning.

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