Star.
London, England, 1830-07-30 00:00:00

COURT INTELLIGENCE.

The following Addressee were presented at the
on Wednesday :—The Mayor and Sheriffs of Bristol,
contpanied by Mr. Alderman A. Hilhouse and Serj,
Ludlow, as Town Clerk, with an Address from the Cor-
poration of Bristol ; Mr. A. Hilhouse, accompanied b)
his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, Mr. 11. Davis, Mr.
Denson, Mr. Lunett, and Mr. Jeremiah Osborne, with
an Address from the Society of Merchant Venturers of
the City of Bristol. These deputations were most gra-
ciously received, and bad the honour of kissing the
King's hand.
Mr.W. Took was presented by Sir Robert Peel at the
Levee on Wednesday.
Most of the members of the Royal Family wore pre-
sent at the party given by the Duke of Sussex, at his re
6idence at Kensington, on Wednesday evening. Then,
was also a very numerous party of the nobility and gentry
The concert, which was in the long gallery, com-
menced at a quarter past ten o'clock, and concluded ahem
half-past twelve o'clock. The performers were—Mrs
W. Knyvett, Miss H. Cawse, Mrs. Anderson, Messrs
Braham Knyvett, Sale, E. Taylor, Horncastle, Leyte,
Terrell, Hawes, and Goulden. Sir George Smart and
Mr. Attwood accompanied the glees.
Sir George Smart conducted the concert. At the con
elusion the Duke of Sussex stated, that their Majestic;
and the noble company had been much gratified by die
performance, and his Royal Highness expressed his in-
tention of patronizing English talent.
The King of Wurtemberg, attended by Lord Clinton
and Colonel Fitzclarence, left Grillon's Hotel at half-
past seven o'clock on Wednesday evening, in one of his
,Majesty's carriages, and proceeded to the Tower, where
the King went on board the Lightning steam-packet, on
his return to Boulogne.
The King and Queen, accompanied by the Princes-4
Augusta, and attended by Baron Baumback, left the
King's Palace, St. James's, in a carriage and four, about
ten o'clock yesterday morning, for the Queen's Lodge,
in Bushy Park. Sir Andrew Barnard, Gen. Stevenson,
and Col. Fitzclarence, followed in a second carriage.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester arrived
at Cheltenham on Wednesday night, at 11 o'clock, and
was welcomed with the ringing of bells, and other de-
monstrations of rejoicing.
The heat of the last five days is greater titan has been
experienced in England for some years. In many rooms
not exposed to the sun, the thermometer has stood at 78
during both day and night.

A Cabinet Council was held at half past three o'clock
yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign Office, which was
attended by the Duke of Wellington, Earls Bathurst,
Rosslyn, and Aberdeen ; Viscount Melville, Lord Ellen-
borough, Sir R. Peel, Sir G. Murray, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, and Mr. Herries. The Lord Chancellor
joined his colleagues about an hour after they had as-
sembled.

The Spanish Minister had an interview with the Earl
of Aberdeen yesterday, at the Foreign-office.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury left town
yesterday for Hatfield House, Hort.% where a select party
of the Nobility were invited to dinner.
CITY ELECTION, Tills DAY.—Sir P. Laurie de-
clined to a cause a contest ; and the former Members were
nominated and re-elected amidst the loudest applause.
SOUTHWARK FLECTION, JULY 30.—1 n conse-
quence of a third candidate starting, a gentleman of the
name of Harris, an extensive and opulent hat-manufac-
turer, this Borough is likely to be sharply contested. This
gentleman has expressed his determination to continue the
poll to the last minute. Mr. Harris starts on independent
principles—attached to no party. About ten o'clock
Sir R. Wilson appeared on the hustings, in plain clothes,
and was received with loud applause. The two other
candidates soon after arrived, and were cheered by
their respective friends. The business of the day then
commenced.

The Russian and Austrian Ambassadors had, on Wed-
nesday, and again yesterday, interviews with the Earl of
Aberdeen. They continued on each day in deliberation
with his Lordship for an unusually long period. The
recent events in France are supposed to be the subject
under consideration.

It was spoken of yesterday, at the United Service and
other Clubs, that Lord Cochrane would be immediately
reinstated in his rank in the Royal Navy. His Lord-
ship, we believe, is at present residing with his lady, at a
country house, which he has recently purchased, a short
distance from Florence.

A Masonic Order has just been directed to the Craft,
by command of the M. W. Grand Master, his Royal
Highness the Duke of Sussex, that all Lodges are to be
put into mourning until the end of the year, by the col-
lars of the Officers being covered with black crape, and
every member wearing black gloves, with three black
rosettes upon his apron.
The Address of Thanks to his Majesty for command-
ing the restoration of the intended opening between Re-
gent-street and St. James's-park, presented at the Levee
on Wednesday, was signed by abnost every inhabitantof
the street. The addressers request that the entrance may
be called " King William the Fourth's Gate;" and they
further intend to apply for leave to erect a bronze statue
of his Majesty on the spot, in gratitude for his Majesty's
spontaneous act of kindness on the above occasion.

In addition to M. Malibran, Mrs. W. Knyvett, Miss
M. Caw•se, Mr. Braham, Signor de Begnis, Mr.W. Kny-
vett, Mr. E. Taylor are engaged for the Worcester mu-
sical festival.

The Cabinet Ministers and a party of noblemen and
gentlemen went on Saturday to the annual white-bait
dinner at Greenwich. The company embarked at White-
hall stairs, where two barges belonging to the Admiralty,
and shallops belonging to the Ordnance and Treasury,
were stationed, in which the company were conveyed to
Greenwich.

The following is an Abstract of the House if Commons
elected in 1826, and dissolved in 1830. Of the 656
Members returned at the General Election, 1826, 21 have
died ; 1 has become Lord Chancellor ; 10 have become
Peers (4 by inheritance, and 6 by creation) ; 3 have been
elevated to the Judicial Bench ; 37 vacated ; 1 became
bankrupt ; and 583 remained Members at the dissolution.
Of 77 Members returned since the General Election, 1
has died; 3 have vacated ; and 73 remained Members.
SUPIRANNUATION.—According to a Return, just
printed, of superannuation allowances granted in the pub-
lic departments only, since 1822, &c. it appears that
there now remains annually payable 202,6091. 15s. 1 Oid.
(three farthings !) or a good stride towards a quarter
of a million for superannuation on account of public
offices alone !

There is said to have been as much liquids consumed
by the thirsty souls who attended the review on Monday,
as would have floated a moderate sized gun-brig.
As Mr. Nelson, the water-bailiff, was proceeding to-
wards Gravesend on Wednesday, in a small boat, which was
towed by one of the Gravesend steamers, a smack ran
foul of the small boat, and upset her. Mr. Nelson re-
mained on the surface of the water, with his face
downwards, and was quite insensible when picked up.
He was soon restored.