Star.
London, England, 1824-01-30 00:00:00

THE KING.

We have the happiness to state that his 111.tazsTY con-
tinues daily to improve. Our account from Ifrighton
of last night informs us that the answer to the numerous
inquiries in the course of the afternoon was as follows :
" His MAJESTY has again had a good night, and is better than yes-
terday."—Thursday, January 29.

Parliament will be opened by Commission on Tues-
day next. The principal topics of the Speech to be de-
livered on the occasion were finally arranged at a Cabi-
net Council yesterday, and will be submitted to the
KING at Brighton to-morrow by Ministers, for his
MAJESTY'S approval.
The Duke of YORK has been extremely fortunate in
all his shooting parties this season ; in fact, his Royal Highness has
been Nyhat is called the hest shot of the company, particularly last
Saturday, at the seat of the Earl of VERULAM, in Hertfordshire, when
his Royal Highness killed 98 pheasants, besides other game. The
Royal Duke continued the pursuit of his sport till dark, as is his
Royal Highness's custom, and afterwards dined with the Earl and
Countess, stopped to an evening party, and left for London between
one and two o'clock, and arrived in town on Sunday morning about
four o'clock. His Royal Highness went to attend Divine Service at
twelve o'clock, at the Chapel Royal.
The Duchess of KENT is on a visit to the Duke and
Duchess of CLARENCE, at Bushy Park.
Yesterday the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave
a grand dinner party to Prince Potimec, the French Ambassador,
the Russian Ambassador, and other distinguished characters.
C. W. WYNN, Esq. M.P. entertained another distin-
guished party at dinner yesterday, at his house,Whitehall-place.
Lord MELVILLE had a dinner party yesterday at the
Admiralty.
Dowager Lady NCAVE had a select circle of fashion-
able. yesterday, at her house in Albemarle-street.
The Dowager Marchioness of LONDONDERRY has left
town for her seat, North Croy,
Lord BRUCE has left town for Oxford.
Lord HOLLAND has taken a house in Sackville-street.
The Earl and Countess MORTON have arrived at their
house in Par's-street, from a tour.
Sir FRANCIS WILLES, Batt. has arrived at his house
in Chalk., street, Berkeley -square, from his scat in Herts.
The Mtn. Colonel ARUEN has arrived at the Waterloo
Hotel, ..fcrmyn-street, from his seat, Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk.
RALPH ;JUBA NK, Esq. has arrived in town from Earl
Coweeit's seat, Pausenger,
The Duke DF:voNsiftitz intend,. to return to Eng-
land in tie: Spring, when his Grace will resume those splendid par-
ties, which, during the last year, were so much distinguished for
their good taste and admirable arrangement.
The Duclies of DEVONSHIRE does not, we believe,
return to England this season. Her Grace is most worthily and
charitably employed in Italy, where her good taste has already led
to :the discovery of some valuable antiques ; and her bounty has
contributed to the relief of the indigent artizati.
Letters fiom Trieste, announce a dreadful inundation
at Messina, by which several villages were laid under
water, a number of cattle destroyed, and above 400
pet sons drowned.
Letters from Cadiz, dated the 9th instant, and re-
ceived by the post of yesterday, mention, that every
thing was prepared for the sailing of the small naval
force, so long announced, tor the Pacific. Major BRIS-
TOW, who was with Sir ROBERT WILSON in Spain, had
arrived at Cadiz, in the Steam Packet, and was imme-
diately ordered to leave the town, by the Spanish Au-
thorities ; he appealed to the French Commander; but
lie declined interfering.

A private letter from Frankfort, dated the 17th inst.
says..." It is generally reported that when Messrs.
ROTHSCHILD, BARING, and IRVING, were lately in
France, they made a great speculation in colonial pro-
duce at Havre. They bought coffee and sugars to the
amount of 17 millions of francs, between six and seven
hundred thousand pounds sterling."
By the Caroline, arrived at Liverpool, from Jamaica,
we have letters of the 2.1 ult. at which period no news
had been received from South America. Mr. H V IITA Do,
the new Colombian Minister, was expected daily in

Jamaica in a frigate, on his way to this country. The
trade of the island was very dull, there being but very
few Spaniards in the market.
Extract from a letter written by a medical student
in London, to his friend in the country :—" We have
Thurtell's body at Bartholomew's. Making allowance
for the distortion of his featui es, from the manner of his
death, I may ray, be was an iii-iooking fellow. I was
near the celebrated Law' coce when he felt for the organ
of murder; but, alas! for CI anioiogy, its place was
usurped by the bumps of benevolenze an] veneration."
Letters dated the lOLli ult. have been received from
Antigua, which state that the greatest tranquillity pre-
vailed in that quarter, and that not the slightest appre-
hension was enter tained that it would be disturbed.

Di. Iloyzn, of Minden, hrii Ftibiidied in the Sunlay
Journal of that town, A detailed account of his by 1:t;•
thesis, that the titic'teu:, or.. ale S.::: raulttr,l