Star.
London, England, 1831-09-03 00:00:00

THEIR MAJESTIES.

WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—Owing to the incessant
rain that fell during yesterday, the King did not join the
Queen, and the Royal party at Bushy, as he intended doing
in the course of the afternoon. Her Majesty and her dis-
tinguished party dined at the Queen's Lodge, Busby, which
they left at 10 o'clock, on their return to the Castle, w►ere
they arrived at a little before 12. Part of the Duchess of
Cambridge's establishment left yesterday for Cambridge
House, Piccadilly, for which her Royal Highness leaves
today; and on the Sunday following the Corona-
tion, she will leave London on her return to Hanover.
The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen,
the Duchess of Saxe-Weimar, and Lord Frederick Fitz.
clarence, left the Castle at half-past nine this morning, for
the Pavilion at Brighton, where they will pass the night.
The Queen and the Duchess of Saxe.Weimar will leave the
Pavilion this day for St. James's Palace, and the Duke of
Saxe-51einingen, attended by Lord Frederick Fitzclarence,
will proceed to Portsmouth, where they will remain till
Monday next. The Landgravinc will accompany the King
to town to-morrow, and will continue to reside at St. James's
till the 12th inst. when her Royal Highness will take her
departure for Hesse Honiberg, which is situated at a few
miles from Frankfort.

This afternoon there was a conference on the
affairs of Belgium at the Foreign ()thee.
The Scots Greys are already arrived in town
from Brighton, in order to form part of the military
parade at the Coronation. They are at present
quartered in the neighbourhood of Pimlico.
On the evening of the Coronation, Lord Palmer.
ston is to give a grand dinner to a party of fifty
noblemen and gentlemen, and their ladies, friends
of his Lordship.
Great preparations are making at the Govern-
ment offices for a splendid illumination on the even-
ing of the Coronation.
Viscount Goderich has recovered from his in-
disposition ; and the Bishop of London, the Commander
of the Forces, and Sir James Graham, had interviews with
his Lordship, yesterday, at the Colonial Office.
All the Pupils of Westminster School are to be
admitted to view the ceremony of the Coronation.
The tickets offered for sale to view the cere-
mony of the Coronation, are not the Earl Marshal's tickets,
but those belonginging to the Church of Westminster.
Formerly the distinguished Members of the
House of Commons were remarkable for speaking to the
point, but now the Tories estimate the talents of a member
according to the length of his speeches in talking against
time.

The City sportsmen complain that they had very
little sport on Thursday, in consequence of the rain and
being encumbered with umbrellas, the birds flew away be-
fore they had time to present. At Hampstead tone unfor-
tunate Cockney was taken into custody, charged with
toottudiati a cow.
Wednesday night a wheat stack was tired at
Cold Harbour Farm, about five miles from Canterbury.
The skeleton of Corder, the murderer, has, after
considerable time and labour spent in arranging it, been
placed in a recess of the Museum, of the Suffolk Infirmary.
Bury St. Edmund's.
THE NEw Istßir D.—The French Government
have despatched a ship of war to determine the latitude and
longitude of the New Island which has sprung up in the
Sicilian Sea. between Girgentum and Pasta/aria; and some
eminent geologists to examine the structure of the island.
Yesterday a young man calling himself Charles
Wilmot, and pretending to be a son of Olive, Princess of
Cumberland, was charged at Lambeth-street with con.
stantly annoying a Mr. Bell, an officer of Customs, and so.'
Bating pecuniary assistance. He was ordered to find bail
for three months, and committed In default. We believe he
is a nephew of the Princess, and has annoyed her as much
as Mr. Bill.