Star.
London, England, 1825-02-03 00:00:00

L KINGS CoUltr.

Ye,te, Jay, his MAJESTY held a Court at his Palace
in P.ill mall, which sl as attended by the A, cl.bishop of
CANTIIRDURT, the LORD CHANCELI.OR, the Lord Presi.
dent of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the nit
Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State. for the
Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the CRAM•
CELLOR of the Excnenuett, the Master. General of the
Ordnance, the President of the Board of Controul, the
I Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the President of
the Board of Trade, the 'Master of the Horse, the Du.
surer of the Household, Earl CATHCART (Gold Stick
in waiting).
The Km. held a Privy Council, at which his MA.
.marl's Speech to be delivered this day by Commission
at the opening of the Session of Parliament, was finally
arranged and agreed upon.
His MAJESTY proceeded to prick the nominated list
of Sheriffs for the different Counties for the present
year, which will appear in the Gazette.
The KING gave audiences to the Lotto CHANCELLOR,
the Earl of LIVERPOOL, and the Earl of HA RltowEy.

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Mr. Iluzi.an attended as Clerk of the Council.— The Court
broke up soon after six o'clock.

FASHIONABI.e INTELLIGENCE.

The Countess of Sandwich entertained a distinguished party at
dinner on. Tuesday, at her house in Dover-street, amongst whom
were tae Portuguese Ambassador, the Earl and Countess of Tan.
iterville, Lord and Lady Gwydyr, Sir Charles and Lady Stuart,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hope, Mr. Macdonald, Bcc.
Dowager Lady Neave had select party yesterday evening, at
her house in Albemarle-street.
Lord Melbourne had a select party at dinner yesterday, at his
house, Whitehall.
The Archbishop of Canterbury and family, have arrived at Lam.
beth Palace, from Addington Park.
Viscount Althorp, M. L'. has arrived in town, from Northamp•
tonal& e.

Keane Fitzgerald, Esq. let town yesterday for his seat, Under..
Hill, Herts.
The Earl and Countess of Jersey and family, arrived yesterday
at their house in Berkeley-square, from their sear, Middleton Park,
Oxfordshire.

Ear I and Countess Cowper arrived iu town yesterday, from their
seat, Pansanger, lierts.
C. R. Tynte, Esq. has arrived in Portman-square.
The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Sturges Bourne and family, have arrived
at their house in South Audley-street, from their seat, Testwood
House, Southampton.
John Calvert, Esq. M.P. has arrived at his house in Upper Wim-
pole-street, from his sear, Albury Hall, Herts.
T. Hodgson, Esq. M.P. has arrived at his house in St. Jameerk
place, from his seat In Ktnt.
Sir Francis Burdett, Bart. arrived in town yesterday.
Lord Melbourne, and the Hon. Frederick Lamb, arrived in towel,
from Earl Cowper's seat, Pansanger.
S. Rogers, Esq. has arrived at his house in St. James's-place.
Arrivals at Fenton's Hotel, St. James'sLptace t—Sir John
Watts, Bart. from his seat in Sussex; General Cosh's and Son,
from Brighton; Hyde Parker, Esq. from Becks; and J. Hunt,
Es¢ from a tour.
Colonel Leslie, M.P. arrived yesterday at the Waterloo Ilotel1
Jernsyn.inreet, from a tour.,

The Duke of Toxic visited the KING yesterday.
Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, the Lords of his
Maassvr's Most Honourable Privy Council held a meeting at
Whitehall. place, to hear and determine Plantation Appeals. Lord
Givroan presided. Lord Slow= and Sir Joan Nam= were
also in attendance. The meeting broke up soon after three o'clock.
Yesterday, the Earl of Ltymteoot., as ri ime Minister,
gave a Grand Parliamentary Dinner, at hia :hogs, in Whitehall, to,
Twenty-four Peers, who all appeared in full Court-dresses, as is,
customary, the same as at the Kona's Levee. Upon this occasion,
the Earl of Leraitroot. made known to his Noble Guests, the eon;
tents of the Kiss's Speech.
Mr. Secretary CANNING also gave a grand Parlia-
mentary Dinner, at his house at Brompton,to 4bout forty Members,
of the I-Louse of Commons, at which also the distinguished Guests,
were informed of the contents of the Kixo's Speech.
Tbc Marchioness of CONYNGIIAM is confined by in.
disposition at the residence of her son, Lord Motirrcitanses. in,
Pall-mall, id consequence of which, the street in from of the house
has been covered with straw.
The Commissioners of Parliamentary Revenue In-
quiry are, at present, actively engaged in the investigation, the
Stamp Department in England.
Mr. Lirmawooo, the King's Mesrenger, arrived; on,
Monday night at the Foreign Office, with dispatches from Madrid.
Sir JAMES M4GREGOR, M.J. with lis usual munifti
cence, has remitted his annual donation of five pounds sterling to
the poor of CrOmdalv, Ms native parish.
The LORD LIEUTENANT Of IRELAND entertained the
following distinguished personages en Friday, at the Viceregal,
Lodge :—Lord CASTLEMAM, the CHHIP JUSTICE, CHM' BAION,
Judge Moose, Judge -louses, Judge Jusa, the Smscrtoa-Gue-.
RAL, Mr. GREGORY, Mr. NORTH, Mr. Beau, Mr. VEZILY Fair.
GERALD, Mr. TEEPUSIS, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. CONSIDINE Mr. DAION,.
Sir W. P. CARROLL, Colonel SHAWE, Sir COLIN CAIIIPSELL,_ Sir
STEWART BRUCE, Dr. HUNTER, M.D. Mr. STIRLING, Captain lite-
swim, Captain 'twits:yrs, Aide-de-Camp in Waiting.
The Duke of WELLINGTON has been fur some time
seriously indisposed by a complaint in the ear.
A duel was fought yesterday morning, on Acton
Common, between Huett l3txxxxxsor, Esq. and a Gentleman of
the name of FORDYCE. The dispute which occasioned the meeth.g
arose from a simple disputed bet of a rump and dozen, respecting
a leap in following the Farky-hill hounds. The first fire missed,
and in the second Mr. BLENEENsOP was wounded in the side, hum.
not dangerously, and be was able to return home to.bis residence itt
Seymour-street.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE..-r-Last night a now NSW-
ral Ballet, called The Rossignol; or, The Bird in the Btuh, was pro-
duced for the first time, in which Mr. and Mrs. Nona were the
principal performers. This Bird in the Bush is a lover who con-
ceals himself from the persecutors of his passion in a tree,
from whence, with the assistance of his flute, he sends forth
sounds delightful to his Lady's ear, but harsh and dissonant to those
of his rival, who happens to be a Lawyer. After some very grace-
ful dancing between Mr. and Mrs. Nowt, who are the lovers,
the lawyer in his anger fires at the tree; the lover pretends to
be wounded, and the professional man, aware of the glorious
uncertainty of the law," throws down his purse and takes to
his heels, rather than stand the consequences of a prosecu-
tion. The rival being thus got rid of, the happy pair expres
their rapture in another fit of dancing, in which they are joineds
by the villagers, who dance away with them to church at last. Upon
the whole, it was an amusing little exhibition, well arranged and exe-
cuted in all its parts. In consequence of the suddeq illness of Mr.
SATIO, the performance of the fall if .dlgiers was put off; and
Der Freiselnds substituted in its place. As the change was not an-
nounced publicly before six o'clock, considerable disappointment
was' experienced.
A stron-g south-west wind prevailed the whole of
last night ;accompanied by heavy rain: considerable da-
mage was done in the eastern part of the town ; a house
situated in a court in Old Gravel-lane, had the whole
of the chimneys blown down, and part of the roof-r-
-foitunately no person was hurt. On the River, several
small craft were driven from their moorings, and, being
drifted down by the tide, sustained much damage.
On Epping Forest, just beyond Loughton, two trees
were blown down. Different stage-coachmen arrived
in town this morning, say that the whole of the night
was one of the most boisterous they ever knew ; the
horses were in some cases almost at a stand. Several
of the outside passengers lost their hais and umbrellas,
by the high wind.
- This morning an affray, originating from some dogs.
fighting, took place in the General Post-Office-yard
one man of the name of Donnell, in the employ of the
Office, was dteadfully cut on the head. Two of the.
principals were taken into custody, and conveyed to the
Cumpter, for examination at the Mansion-house.