Star.
London, England, 1830-05-03 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

Lady Caroline Loftus at the Marquis of Ely's, in Pork-lane ;
Lady Cecilia Bu in in Cumberland-place; Sir Wiliam and Lady
Cooper, Mrs. G. Dawkins, and !Hiss Honywood at their hous4, in
Portland-place ; Mrs. Freernantle in Clarges-street ; Lady Bridget
Houverie in Wimpole-strert ; Sir George, 1.,c1y. and Miss Dallas
in Hamilton-place; Lord and Lady Gage at Orillon's Hotel, Al-
bemarle-street; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Preston, in Bruton-street,
from their seat in Yorkshire ; Viscount Comberntere and Suite,
at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, front the East Indies; Lady
Combermere and family, at ditto, from Paris; Colonel Steele. at
the Berner' Hotel, Berners-street, from Brighton ; H. A. Hush
and Jervis Bush, Esqn. at ditto, from Brighton.

CHANGES.

The Marchioness of Westmeath for Bushy Park ; S. W. Graves,
Esq. from St. James's Park, for Chatham ; Edward Johnson, Esq.
from Limmer's Hotel, for Madrid.

FETE AT HOLLY LODGE.

The Duke and Duchess of St. Albans gave a grand
fete champetre on Saturday lut, at Holly Lodge, their villa at Illgh-1
gate. The entertainment was not on that extensive scale as stated'
in some of the Journals on Saturday, nor were the visiters so nu.
merous. About 900 persons only were present, many of the trost
distinguished persons invited being absent on account of his Majes.
ty's indisposition.--The entertainments were, as usual, of a diversified
description. The grounds were laid out with great taste, and
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. additional number of rare exotics were arranged in all pails
of the walks. Several marques were erected, and the large open pa.
vilion on the lawn was appropriated to quadrille dancing. A May.
pole was erected in the centre of the lawn, decorated with a profusion
of ribands of all colours. On a pedestal was placed, for the in-
spection of the company, a gold cup of very chaste workmanship,
from Mr. Hamlet's manufactory, intended to be presented by hie
Grace to be run foe at the Lincoln races for the present year. It
was much admired by the company. A target was also erected,
with a suitable quantity of bows and arrows, for the amuse.
ment of that portion of the company who took a pleasure in
archery. There was likewise a company of moms dancers,
who perambulated the grounds with the pipe and tabour.
In the mine of the afternoon the Prague Minstrels, in their native
costume, presented themselves before the company, and performed
several national airs and military marches; the " Reydowatska"
and " ICalamayka," Bohemian country dances, and the " Hunter's
Call," with echo, were favourably received, and excited applause.
Dancing commenced at three o'clock, It eippert's band being sta.
tioned on the lawn. At five o'clock the dejeune ala fourchette was
announced to the visiters by the sounding of a large Chinese
" gong." The repast consisted of every delicacy, and the wines
were of the choicest description, provided under the direction and
superintendence of Messrs. Gunter& Dancing shortly afterwards
recommenced, and was kept up till ten o'clock, when the company
began to retire. The fineness of the weather added much to the
gratifying scene.

THE MARQUIS AND MARCHIONESS OF SA,

LiSBURY'S ENTERTAINMENT.

A sumptuous entertainment was given on Saturday
last, by the above distinguished poems, at their mansion in Graf.
ton-street, on the occasion of the baptismal ceremony taking place
of their infant son. Their Royal Highnessesthe Duke and Duchess
of Gloucester bad promised to stand sponsors, but owing to the
King's illness, were prevented being present.
The company invited to dinner having arrived, the ceremony eff
baptism was performed by Dr. Wellesley, the infant receiving the
name and addition of " Lord Robert Cecil," his Grace the Duke of
Wellington and Earl Talbot, and (we believe) the Countess of Aber.
deers, standing sponsors.
On the termination of the ceremony those present retired to the
grand dining.room, where a sumptuous dinner was laid out. Covers
were laid for 24, and the following were amongst those who sat
down to dinner

The Duke of Wellington, Marquis and Marchioness of London.
deny, Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, Earl and Countess of
Aberdeen, Marquis and Marchioness of Downehire, Earl Talbot,
Lord Valletort, Lady Cecil Talbot, Dr. Wellesley, Min Wellesley,
Mr. John Talbot, &c.

In the evening her Ladyship gave • rout, on which occasion the
whole suite of splendid apartments were thrown open to a very nu.
maous assemblage of the most distinguished persons.

Mr. Pettigrew's " Convereazione," last Wednesday,
was a most interesting meeting. The Prince Cimitelli
and several illustrious foreigners were present. The Duke
of Sussex was absent in consequence of the lamented in-
disposition of his MAJESTY. The rooms were exceed-
ingly crowded with visitors, and the tables covered with
treasures in art and literature.

SAINT MONDAY ABOLISIIED.—Sunday week, pub-
lic announcement was made from the altars of the several
chapels in Limerick, of a rescript from his Holiness the
Pope, striking out Easter Monday from the list of holi-
days in the Roman Catholic church.
The King's illness has caused many of the parties at
the west end of the town to be thinly attended.
The precarious state of the health of the King has
operated prejudicially on the spring trade in some
branches of the manufactures, particularly in those
branches which are called fancy trades.—Leeds Mer-
cury.
The parish-clerk of the Clive, near Grinshill, was
lately desired to give out that the Reverend Mr. W—
would preach at tho chapels of Clive and Broughton
alternately ; instead of which he actually gave out that
the Reverend Gentleman would preach at the Clive and .
Broughton to "all eternity !"
According to the late Margravine of ANSPACII, who
was no incompetent judge of such matters, foreign musi-
cal talent, to which we pay so much deference, stands
not very high in the scale of general intellect; as she
declared that in her time most of the principal singers at
Naples could neither read nor write.
A few days since, as Sir P. and Lady LAURIE were rid-
ing on horseback, in the neighbourhood of Portman-
square, her Ladyship's horse suddenly reared, and falling
backwards upon her, broke five of her ribs and her collar
bone. Fortunately Mr. WILIGIIT, a surgeon, was passing
at the moment, and from his prompt attention and that of
Mr. PETTIGREW, her Ladyship is now rapidly recovering
from the effects of the accident.

Last week the tall gentleman who wished to see the
K 'NG left Windsor, as did also the officers from Bow-
street, who, during their stay in Windsor, have bad no
sinecure, as the mysterious personage proved to be a most
excellent pedestrian, and frequently gave the officers a
treat by starting off at the rate of six miles an hour for
a walk, and continuing to travel at the same pace till he
thought he had given them a good appetite for dinner, by
enabling them to inhale the salubrious air and dust in
the vicinity of Windsor : they all declared they never
before met with such " a ruin 'un to go," and expressed
their entire satisfaction on finding that he had made up
his mind (classically speaking) to " cut his stick," and
wend his way towards London.
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Bourrienne gives the following splendid instance of a
bribe :—.'fhe Prince de Conde offered to Pichegrn, to
,betray his country to the Bourbons, for the following
price :—To be made a Marshal of France, a Governor of
Alsace, a Cordon Rouge, the Chateau de Chambord, with
its park and twelve pieces of cannon; a million of ready
money; two hundred thousand lines per annum ; a hotel
in Paris ; a pension of 200,000 lines, with reversion of
half to his wife, and a quarter to his heirs for ever ; and,
finally, that his native town of Asks sheola bear his
name, and be exempt from taxes Swift yews."