Star.
London, England, 1823-03-29 00:00:00

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BRIGHTON,- MARCH fair.
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His MAJESTY auendect- DiviseSer+rite in the eligia
Royal this morning—he. appeared hi palrfectleilth!
The suite consisted of the Marquit. of Coirfcnitit,'
in the Royal Pew: Sir EDMUND NAOLZ, Sir WI-DP
LIAM KEPPEL, and Sir WILLIAM KNIGHTON Were'
in waiting, and occupied the right of the KING. The'
usual distinguished Ladies of the Court were in the
seat on the left. The Reverend Mr. HOLMEB read
the Service of the day, and a most eloquent and im,
pressive Sermon was preached by the Dean of SALIS-
BURY from chap. 1. of the lst of the Corinthians, and
23d and 24th verses. The Royal Band was, as usual,
in attendance. The Marquis and Marchioness. of
Bum and the greater part of our resident Nobility,
attended the Sacred Service.

It is at present arranged that the ftwo will be in
town on the 20th of April, and that his MAJESTY will
hold a Di awing-room on St. George. Day.

The departure of the Hon. Sir HENRY WELLESLEY
and his Lady, for Vienna, has been postponed for
three weeks.

The Earl of CLANWI ILIA NI leaves town for Berlin,
in a short time. His Lordship takes one or two car-
riages and a number of horses with him.

No time is yet Axed for the departure of Sir BEN-
JAMIN 13LoomptELD for the Court of Stockholm. Ere
the Baronet's departure, we hear, he will be created
a Baron of the United Kingdom.

Tuesday, Nlr. Jon NSTJNE, Private Secretary to the
Marquis WEL Les LEY, airrived in Dublin from London.

The Right Hon. Mr. Secretary GOULBURN arrived
at Dublin Castle on Saturday.
Thursday se'nnight, the Right Hon. ROBERT PEEL
was appointed Special" Freeman of the Corporation
of Bandon.

The nuptials between Lord DUNSANT and the Hon.
Miss KIN man, we understand, are to be solemnised
on Monday next at Edinburgh.
The Earl and Countess of MoRLEY are returned to
Saltrain.

Since the Earl of PLYMOUTH has returned to the
!hint at Melton Mowbray, his Lordship has taken " a
new lease of his life," as the sporting men term it.
The Duke and Duchess of Bucciscmax left town on Thursday
fur their seat, Avington, Hants.
The Earl of BII4DrORD left to in yesterday for the Earl of
Derby's, the Oats, Kent, for the holidays.
Departures from Hodsan's Hotel, Dover-street :—The Rev.
Mr. /fronton) and W. H. Psarscs, Esq. for Hants; and Cap-
tain Sai.ar,for Chatham.

W. IL thrwts, Esq. has arrived at Read's Hotel, Lower
Grosvenor.street, from his seat in Herts.

Lord FOLKSTON* and son arrived yesterday in Lower Gros-
venor-street, from Brighton.
The Earl of Essex bas left town for his seat, Cashlobury Park,
Herts.

Arrivals at Long's Claremont Hotel, • Bond-street :—Lordl
GEORGE Union, from Weymouth; Lord CLANDIOSRIS, from
Brighton; Colonel and Mrs. WILLIAMS, from Paris. Departures
from ditto :—Sir Goorarr WIESTER, Ban. for Chichester ; and
Sir Was. and Lady Leos, for Paris.
A handsome chapel ha. been opened in the Crescent,
Je w in-street, Cripplegate, under the name of the Welsh‘
Chapel ; being pi incipally intended for the natives of 11
%Vales resident in the metropolis. The Service is, 1
we understand, to be in the language of the Asseiissal
Britons.
Yesterday being-Good Friday, was observed with
I all due and customary solemnity at the different
Churches and Chapels. No business was transacted
at any of the Public Offices, and the shops and ware-I
houses M all parts of the metropolis were closed gut-- i
ing the whole of the day.
Sixty Blue-coat Boys, being a selection from the 1
senior boys out of the different wards in Christ's Hos-
pital, attended Divine Service_ yesterday morning at
Allhallows, Lombard•street, according to annual
custom, pursuant to the will of a Gentleman, an in-
habitant to that parish, who had received his educa-
-1 tion in the ablve school. Alter Service, each boy
I'veteives one penny, a quarter of a pound of plumbs;
or a cross-burin. . _ _

The sentences of expulsion passed last year •by the
Professfxs of the East India College, against several
students, have been affirmed by the Bishop of LON-
DON, the visiter of that Institution.
Owing to the appointment of a permanent Assistant Overseer
for the parish of Minster Sheppy, the rates collected for the
year ending the 25th inst. amount to £4,506. 31. 10d. being
£607. 3s. 10d. kss than the preceding year: at the same time
the number of paupers has increased, 81 being the average num-
ber in the workhouse, and 444 permanently
relieved weekly.—
During the above period, 64 persons have been removed to
other parishes, on which two appeals only arose, both of which
were given in favour of Niinster. These facts are the best argu-
ments in favour of this species of appointment. 'lt is with much
pleasure that we give the name of this Assistant Overseer, Mr.
LEONARD USTI*.
POLAR EXPLORATORY Taavata..—Accounts have
reached us from Admiral KRIJSENSTERN, that a Rus-
sian officer had accomplishe.i the extraordinary jour-
ney of fifty days on the Polar Ice, and had arrived
at an entirely open Polar Sea ! ! I—Literary Gazette.
PRIVILEGE or FRANKING.—Among the advan-
tages attending the privilege of franking, allowed to
the Members of the British Senate, we do not recol-
lect to have seen that of franking the tidings of one's
own death. Yet that even this may rank among the
number, was proved the other day, by the following'
singular circumstance. The late Admiral Lord K—,
had franked an envelope for a letter intended to be
written to one of his relatives; he died before the day
for which it was dated, and the frank was aCtually
used to cover a letterto the same relative, to announce
the death of the noble writer.—Literary Chronicle.

Aft acas took place on Thprsday in Pall-mall, be-
tween two Gentlemen, one of them attired en mill-
taire. The passers by were surprised at seeing one
of them run across the street, and salute the•other
with words vehemently uttered. The person of mili-
tary appearance immediately struck him with a cane,
and blows ensued on both sides, which, however, did
not last long, a truce being agreed upon, with an ex-
' change of cards. • .
The riot in the Theatre at Marseilles on the 17th
instant, noticed in our Paper of yesterday, seems to
have been more decidedly of a political character
than we before supposed. The air of " Vice Henri
Qualre" was received with hisses, and ". Vibe ilf4-
nuel I" " Vine rEspagne 1" were shouted forth. After
some exertion on the part of the police, order was re-
stored ; but the Prefect afterwards caused the Theatre
to be shut up for the season.
eEipai
Saturday, a child eight afar, attempting so
feet some rushes at the , 4 tkp river, near Middl
I Mill, Colchester, fell iut water and was dm.--