Star.
London, England, 1831-05-21 00:00:00

THEIR MAJESTIES.

Wrxrisoa, MAY 20—At a quarter before one o'clock the Royal
3tant,arti was hoisted on the Round Tower, which announced the ar.
r *al of her MAJESTY. The Quitzx came in a carriage and four with
mitriders, and was accompanied by her Royal Sister, the Duchess of
Saxt WEIMAR, who brought with her two of her children. Soon
after their arrival the Royal Party inspected the corridor and the whole
aite of the splendid State apartments, and also those in the Devil's
Tower, which are alteady fitted up for the reception of the Duchess and
her family. Her MAJESTY then accompanied her sister over the new
....nice and parterre, and from thence through the orangery and slopes
to Adelaide Cottage. On their return they partook of an elegant cella.
+ion, and left for London at half past four o'clock. The Qnszu and
9uchess of SAXE WEIMAR visited the Hon. Mrs. Emma, who, we
rt happy to say, since her accouchement, is going on well
COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen, accompanied by her sister, the Duchess of
i'axe Weimar, left the King's Palace, St. James's, about
half-past 11 o'clock yesterday morning, in a carriage and
four, with outriders, for the Palace at Windsor. Her Majesty
and the Duchess returned to town in the evening.
The King gave audiences yesterday to Earl Grey, Lord
Ponsenbv, the Duke of Richmond, and Lord Holland.
The Duchess of Cumberland, accompanied by Prince
Goortre, attended the examination of the children of the
Clergy Orphan Asylum. in St. John's Wood, yesterday
aft trtuNen.

Their Royal Hignesses the Duchess of Kent and the
Princess Victoria, the Prince of Leiniagen, attended by
Lady Catherine Jenkinson, Baroness Lenzen, and Sir John
Conroy, returned to the King's Palace, at Kensington, yes-
terday, from Claremont.
The Duchess and Prince George of Cumberland visited
the Princess Augusta yesterday.
The Ministers of the five great Powers held a conference
on the affairs of Belgium yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign
(:lice. There were present—the Austrian, French, and
Russian Ambassadors, the Prussian Minister, the Austrian
Minister (on a special mission), and Viscount Palmerston.
Lord Ponsonby had an interview with Viscount Palmer-
ton yesterday, at the Foreign Office.
The Lords of his Majesty's most hon. Privy Council had
a meeting yesterday morning, at the Council-office, which
was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of
the Council, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court.
An appeal from a decision of the Supreme Court of Judi-
cature at Bombay was argued before their Lordships by Mr.
Serjeant Spankie, and other leading counsel. The Lord
Chancellor, on the part of their Lordships, adjourned the fur-
ther hearing of the case soon after four o'clock.

The honourable William Bathurst attended as Clerk ofl
the Council.

The Queen honoured this theatre last night with her presence. Her
iiijesty was accompanied by her sister, the Duchess of Saxe Weimar,
and occupied the fifth box from the stage, on the first tier. Medea was
the opera performed, in which the principal characters were sustained
as formerly. After the opera, the ballet of geriiircords was given.
Large bills were posted in various parts of the house, announcing that
Signor Paganini's concert, which was to take place this evening, has
been postponed, and giving a copy of a note hi Italian, addressed by
Signor Paganini to M. Laporte, of which the following is a literal
translation :

Sir,—Finding myself rather indisposed, I beg you will do me the
flvour to inform the respectable public that 1 shall not be able to per.
form to-morrow evening.

" I am, Sir, your bumble servant,
" PAGANINI."
The plea of " indisposition" for the postponement was generally
admitted as a correct one, by those who read this announcement; but
it was believed to have originated rather in the undeniable evidence of
strong public feeling against his shameful attempt to raise the prices
of admission, than in any cause of bad health. The British public
would be glad to hear Signor Paganini, and would appreciate his talent
at its proper value, which is probably a very high one; but it must
not, on that account, be taken for granted that they would submit to
any extortionate demand which he or his friends think proper to set on
his performance.

The East India Company's ship Canning arrived off
Plymouth on the 18th instant. She left China on the 6th of January,
he Cape of Good Hope the 17th of March, and St. Helena the 31st of
the same month.

MR. MANNERS SUTTON.—Report says that Mr. Man-
na. Sutton will certainly be raised to the Peerage, under the tide of
Lonl Lexington..—Stansford Bee.—Bus I The moment the proclama-
tion fur dissolution appeared in the London Gazette, that moment the
right honourable gentleman ceased to be Speaker. Ministers have too
much cause to bung that, during the last session, his right eye was'
oftener dim than was either becoming or satisfactory in the Speaker of
the House of Commons. The right honourable gentleman also declared
at a political dinner party in the New Palace-yard, that, although con-
trary to all usage and etiquette, he would have voted against the reform
bill, had the casting vote come to him ! These sufficient reasons have,
of course, influenced the ministry in their determination to start the
member for Staffordshire, who is also son-in.law of the Marquis
lesley, as their candidate for the vacant chair.
It is said that Lord Jersey would have netted 50,0001.
had the Favourite won the Derby.
A young Englishman of genteel appearance, named
Thomas Percival, who arrived at the Hotel des Etats finis, Passage
des Petits Peres, in Paris, on Saturday, from Calais, which he left on
the 12th, committed suicide on Sunday by taking poison. A second
phial was found on the table, which is supposed to have been provided
in case the first dose should not have produced its full effect.
More interest was excited at St. James's respecting the
result of the Derby than for many years past. The Palace, the Club.
houses, and Crock ford's in particular, were surrounded by an anxious
fete, who, evidently, from their countenances, felt great interest in the
result. At half-past four o'clock the winning horse was known in town ;
and it is but justice to add, that the result of the intelligence was wil-
lingly and cheerfully communicated to all Inquiters, and with a deeggrreeet
of accuracy " worthy a better cause." As regarded the Oaks yesterday,
the same facility was gratuitously afforded.
Stec WALT ER ScoTv.—lt is with infinite concern that we announce
in contradiction of the newspaper statements, that this distinguished
writer and excellent man still languishes in a very precarious state.
He has had an attack of decided apoplectic tendency. Mr. Lockhart
left town for Abbotsford at the beginning of the week, immediately on
the eecept of a letter from his lady, containing the alarming intelligence
of her illustrious parent's illness. The accounts have been rather more
favourable within these few days. Major Scott, we believe, is still in
town.—Courtjournat. There is not one word of trails in this state-
ment. It is quite inconceivable how these fabrications (for they are no
better) are so greedily swallowed by the Editors of some of the London
newspapers, or what purpose is to be served by the renewal of them,
after they have been so frequently contradicted, except to give alarm
and annoyance to the worthy Baronet's friends.—B.D. Caledonian
Nereury.
A ludicrous scene occurred on Thursday, at Epsom :
In the line of vehicles of all descriptions which drew up in the vicinity
of the grand stand, a stage coach, full Inside and outside, was also
amongst the number. A few minutes previously to the starting of the
helms for the Derby stakes, a young man, dressed out in the very pink
laSilloll, desirous of viewing the race from an emineuce, endeavoured
!.. !.!•,t on the roof of the stage, an attempt which was resisted by a
`Amer. ;,ntl a fat dame, his wife, who were outside passengers, and
who. if the gentleman bad completely succeeded in his attempt,
would certainly have been rendered extremely uncomfortable. The
intrtnkr. although strongly advised to desist, made the most vigo-
rous exertions to obtain a footing on the roof, and in the scuffle he
struck the farrier a sharp blow on the nose, which made it bleed.
The instant his wife saw the purple stream flowing from the pro-
inment feature of her better half, she went to work in right earnest,
at.d• being a woman possessed not only of considerable ureng.h but
of some share of pugilistic science, she gave her husband's as-
sailant such a teaser on the side of the lug, while he stood on the
hind wheel, making efforts to raise himself still higher, as to stun
him for some moments. Enraged at this attack, the young man, re-
doubled his efibits 10 gain his point, and in the contest between him
tad his female assailant, her gown, which was of pink silk, gave way
It the tack part and under the arms, by which mishap the tattered
;:anneht, nearly separated from her person, floated in the breeze, to
treat amusement of the gazers. Nothing daunted, however, by
,r accident, she contioaed to "leather away" at the unfortunate
!ght, whom she at length succeeded in beating down off the vehi-
e. The whole of this extraordinary rencounter was witnessed by the
Lucius/ of Kent and some other members of the Royal Family,
whose carriage, were drawn up near the sot, and none appeared to en-
Joy the scene more than they did. The farmer's wife was loudly
cheered for the bravery and prowess she displayed on the occasion. and
IH"
atter having arranged her dress in some measure, she was placed in ber
lwald's cart, which was near the scene of action, and driven off the
eNtsv, but nut until she had enjoyed the race, to view which she had
4ij t: ) tit sacrifices.