Star.
London, England, 1824-04-22 00:00:00

THE KING.

WINbSOIt, APRIL 21. This morning his MAJESTY
took a long ride in the Park, in his open carriage, and,
as usual, called at the Royal Lodge. The Earl of LAU-
DERDALE leitthe Royal Castle this morning, soon after
breakfast, for brndon.

Yesterday evening the Princess AUGUSTA honoured
Drury-Lane Theatre with her presence.
The Duchess of GLOUCESTER visited the Princess
AEQUSTA yesterday.
The Countess of LivErtroor, chinks the Bath water
as well as the Noble Earl. The health of both the Earl and Countess
is much improved.
Yesterday morning, Mr. Secretary CANNING left town
for a Teweys.
MUSGRAVE, Esq. had a dinner party yesterday, at
VS house in Marley-street.
The Hon. W. B. GREY entertained a distinguished
party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Lower Grosvenor-street.
ARTHUR STANHOPE, Esq. had a dinner party yester-
day, at bis house in Tilney-street.
The Marquis of 'fICIIFIELD left his father's (the Duke
of PORTLAND.%) seat, Welbeck, Notts, yesterday., for Lynn.
The Earl and Countess of BtitsToi, and the Ladies
Many arrived yesterday at their seat at Putney, from Brighton.
The Earl and Countess Cowl,Ert left Windsor Castle
on Tuesday, for Brighton.
Sir WiLLIANt Curets is now at Malta, where he has
been detained some weeks, on account of the Algerine corsairs.
The Spanish Colonel Dr. I'ABLO, commonly known
by the name of CUArALANGARRA, i; arrived in town. Ile was
the Governor of Alicant, the last fortress ceded to the French,
he having maintained hirmielf several days after the surrendering
of Carrhagena, PerdFeels and Barceboa itself. He pledged himself
to be the fast to yield, and he kept his word.
Sir HUSSEY VivtAs, who had a severe fall from his
horse,arul broke his collar bone. whilst hunting, is as well as could
be expected, after such a severe accident.
M. and Mrs. STRATPORD and Miss STRATFORD, ar-
rived Testerday at the Pulteney llotel, Albemarle-street, from their
scat, Stratford ILll, Lancashire.—Major and Lady BARBARA CLAN-
roan have kit dittc.

Lord and Lady QWYDYR have arrived at their house
in Piccadilly, from Windsor Castle.
L 'rd liEnvEY left town yesterday, for his father's
(the Earl of BRISTOL'S) seat, at Putney.
Lord and Lady CA RRINGTON and family left town
on Tuesday, for their seat, Wycombe Abbey, Bucks.
The Earl of DA trrmourli left Blackheath yesterday,
for the Continent.

Mrs. PoirrAL and family arrived yesterday at War-
ren's Hotel, Regent-street, from Bath.
There ova, a nunierous and most elegant audience at
Drury-Lane Theatre, last night, to witness the performance of The
ll,ypeerite, and the new Spectacle.
The new Comedy of Pride shall have a Fall, was last
night acted with great applause from a very numerous audience,
lat Covent-Garden Theatre. This play, still in the zenith of its
attraction, is getting up in several provincial towns.
The Marquis of STAFFORD and family occupy the
house heretofore the Marquis Virzeetscev's, on Richmond Hill, and
his Lordship finds it agree with his health better than any other of
his residences, vrhicla is no small gratification to the townsfolk (as
they are called), as the Noble Marquis and Marchioness live in the
proper and liberal style of our English Nubility, dispensing comfort
anti happiness to all around them.
ALA RMING Puts.—Tuesday night last, an alarming
fire broke out in the extensive premises of Messrs. Houl-
ston, printers, Wellington, Salop, which, though im-
mediately discovered, was not subdued till part of a
range of offices and store-rooms were destroyed.—The
printing-presses and part of the stock were saved.
Last night, about twelve o'clock, a fire broke out in
the shop of Mr. G. Moore, carpenter and timber-mer-
chant, near Black Morse-bridge, Lower-road, Dept-
ford, which destroyed the shop, together with the stock
and a stable, and damaged several houses in Fairey's-
buildings, adjoining.
A portion of the capital appropriated by the Bank of
England to the !ending on mortgages, is at length about
to find its way into circulation. Within a week from
this time, there will be advanced, it is said, to different
mortgagers, about 400,0001. It is nearly twelve months
,since the first adoption of the measure, but the vat-roils
difficulties started, of a legal and general nature, have
so long retarded the payment of the money.
Two cotton spinners of Charley were last week con-
victed before the Justices in Petty Sessions at Walton-
le-dale, for paying wages in goads, and in other man-
ner than money, in nine cases, for which they became
subject to the penalty of 101. for each occasion they
had so acted.

Letters from St. Petersburgh of the 26th of March,
state, that the EMPEROR'S health is entirely re-esta-
blished, and that he rides out daily in the environs of
his capital. On the 23d ult. the Anniversary of the EM-
PEROR'S ascending the Throne was celebrated in great
pomr. Colonel Esseos has returned to &. Petersburgh
from Berlin, where he vrent on an important mission.
Letters from Madrid of the 7th April, state, that se-
veral arrests had taken place at Valladolid, in conse-
quence, *of .a. conspiracy lAving been detected in that
town, but no disastrous events had occurred.