Star.
London, England, 1831-04-02 00:00:00

THEIR MAJESTIES.

WINDSOR, Arum 1.

The KING returned to the Castle from St. James's, Wed-
nesday evening, at a quarter before eight, escorted by a
party of Life Guards. Yesterday morning his MAJESTY
took an airing in a close carriage, accompanied by Sir
WILLIAM FREMANTLE and Col. WOOD; and in the after-
noon his MAJESTY again drove out with the Princess Au-
t; I:STA, the LANDGRAVINE, and Sir AUGUSTUS D'ESTE.
The Qv ERN rode on horseback, attended by her usual suite
and visitors. The Bishop of CIIICIIESTER, the Hon. Miss
Fox, and the Hon. Miss ERSKINE, arrived at the Castle
yesterdhy on a visit to their MAJESTIES, as did also Col.
GEORGE and Capt. FITZCLARENCE.

At 11 o'clock this forenoon (Good Friday) their MA JES-
TIES, the Princesses, Prince GEORGE of CAMBRIDGE,
with .i.l the Royal Household, attended Divine Service,
which was performed in the Grand Music Room in the Cas-
tle by the Bishop of CHICHESTER. After the sermon the
Kiln, QUEEN, and Princesses, received the Holy Sacra-
ment, which was administered to them by his Lordship.
In the afternoon, the QUEEN walked to St. George's Cha-
pel, attended by her Ladies in Waiting. After the Service
her MAJESTY returned to the Castle in a close carriage.
The KING, accompanied by his Royal sisters and Lady
FREEMA NTLE, took an airing after luncheon in a close
carriage. His MAJESTY proceeded down Peascod-street,
into the Wingfield-road, and returned by the King's-road
at half-past four.
The Bishop of CHICHESTER will remain at the Castle
till after Sunday, on which day his Lordship will again ad-
minister the sacrament to their Majesties and Household.
During the summer Prince GEORGE of CAMBRIDGE will
give a sort of fete champetre to the Eton boys, by permis-
sion of their Majesties. On the 24th of October their
Al A JESTI ES will give a splendid ball, in St. George's Hall,
to upwards of 1000 of the nobility and gentry of the
neighbourhood. His MAJESTY'S stag hounds will meet on
Easter Monday at Farnham Common; and on Friday the
Bth inst. at the Black Dog at Bedfont— both days at half-
past ten.

Prince Leopold is entertaining a select party of the no-
bility and gentry, on a visit at his residence, at Claremont.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester have presented the
Choral Fund with a donation of 101.

The French Ambassador, accompanied by M. Perrier,
who has recently arrived in town from Paris, visited Earl
Grey yesterday, at the Treasury, and had a long conference
with his Lordship.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office,
from Lord Aylmer, the Governor of Lower Canada ; and
also from fir J. Colborne, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper
Canada.

Yesterday being Good Friday, the various Catholic
chapels in the metropolis observed the day with all their
peculiar devotional ceremonies. At the Bavarian Ambas-
sador's chapel, the Duke of Norfolk and many other per-
sons of distinction were present.

There is to be no Easter ball this year. Three years
ago it was determined by the Chief Magistrate, to afford a
precedent for the total extinction of the City Easter Ball.
The present Lord Mayor is determined to follow the ex-
ample, but has been much beset by applicants for tickets,
it being generally, but erroneously, supposed that the im-
mense influx of evening City visiters would be agreeable to
the distinguished guests who are to dine with his lordship.
—Amongst the guests of the Lord Mayor, at the grand
Easter dinner, 1011 be his Royal Highness the Duke of
Sussex, all his Majesty's Ministers, the Lord Chancellor of
England, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, the Lord-Advocate
of Scotland, Lord John Russell, Sir James Mackintosh, &c.

We are sorry to observe that the corporation of Colches-
ter is adding to the obnoxious character of such bodies, by
a litigious opposition to Mr. Mayhew. They have set up a
candidate %the has not appeared.
The Earl of Ashburnham, since the death of his father,
took his seat in the House of Lords, for the first time, on
Wednesday last.
The Commons re assemble on Tuesday, the 12th April ;
and there are already 63 orders and 39 notices on their books,
engaged each day as far as the 17th May ; and, though only
one day is named for the notices and orders, many of them
will occupy several days.
Mr. Grant will, on the re-assembling of Parliament, move
" that notice be gi% en to the East India Company, which is
required by the act 53d Geo. 111. c. 155, a. 3, as preliminary
to the termination of their charter."

Major and Mr. Charles Beauclerk, Mr. Bulwer, and Mr.
Sheridan, have withdrawn their names from the Committee
of the Parliamentary Candidate Society.
Miss Lt. WOOD, whose new picture is astonishing the
connoiseurs, began ber wonderful career nearly half a cen-
tury ago, and had her first select exhibition in London so long
since as the year 1787. Her present extensive exhibition
opened at the Hanover-square Rooms in 1800, and it is
the only instance of a permanent exhibition being per-
manently popular and successful.
The Nlarvis of Cleveland has subscribed 3001. for the
relief of the distressed miners in Teesdale, a western district
of the county of Durham, in addition to the large sum of
1,2001. appropriated by his Lordship for the construction of,
a new road through the said district into Cumberland ; thus
affording employment to those who are able and willing to
work, and improving the communication of the country at
one and the same time.

Mr. Jephson has given notice that, after the Easter re-
cess, he shall move a resolution declaratory of the expedi-
ency of making provision in the reform bills, or in a spe-
cific measure, " requiring that all members returned to
serve in Parliament shall, before they take their seats,
mako oath that they have not, directly or indirectly, been
guilty of bribery at their election."

A Bill has been brought into Parliament by Mr. S. Rice
and Mr. Ellice, to enable the Postmaster-General to sell the
premises lately used as the Post-Office in Lombard-street,
Abchurch-lane, and Sherborne-lane. As the premises long
constituted a " republic of letters" distinguished throughout
the world, would they not, in this literary age, form an ap-
propriate site for a New College? Mr. Campbell, perhaps,
will " catch the idea."—Herald.

On Wednesday night, or rather on Thursday morning,
when the House had been nearly " left to Rickman and
Lee," and to the Speaker, a new writ was ordered for
Mahon, in the room of the liberal ex-Attorney-General
Sir James Scctrlett, who, having sighed again " to take
office under the crown," has accepted the Stewardship of
his Majesty's " Chiltern Hundreds," the salary of the just
steward of such place being 36s 6d per annum !
THE CITY REFORM PuriTioN..—Perhaps there never
was any petition presented to parliament with the signatures
annexed of so many eminent commercial men as that which
now lies at the Mansion-house. During the whole of Thurs-
day the lower hall of the building presented an appearance
of a fair, and several gentlemen were obliged to wait some
minutes before they could reach the tables on which the parch-
ments lay. The Lord Mayor, anxious that the bulk of the
petition should bear a fair proportion to its merit and impor-
tance, has determined to keep it open, to such commercial
men as have not signed it, for some days.