Star.
London, England, 1831-04-07 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the
Princess Victoria, attended by Lady Catherine Jenkinson,
Baroness Lehzen, and Sir John Conroy, left the residence
of Prince Leopold at Claremont yesterday, for Buxted Park,
to pass some days with the Earl of Liverpool and the Ladies
Jenkinson.

Despatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial-
office for the Hon. Gen. Ponsonby, the Lietit.-Governor of
Malta, and Sir Frederick Adam, the Lord High Commis-
sioner of the lonian Islands.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town onTues-
day evening, from Leamington, Warwickshire.
The Speaker of the House of Commons entertained a
select party at dinner on Tuesday evening, at his residence
in New Palace-yard.
Sir James Graham visited Viscount Althorp yesterday, at
the Treasury.

BRIGHTON, Aram b.

The Lewes Race-course exhibited a bustling picture yes-
terday. The East Sussex Races constituted the attraction.
The sports commenced with the Farmers' Stakes, for which
nine horses started—Col. G. Wyndham's Crookshanks the
favourite, but, being capitally opposed by Mr. King's Doubtful,
somewhat contrary to expectation, and thoroughly against his
will, he lost the first heat. Crookshanks, for the second heat,
dashed off at score, at a racing pace, continuing the lead
throughout, and winning in gallant style. The result of the
second heat—the previous advantage of Doubtful having
enhanced the opinion entertained of him, and so newhat sunk
that cherished of Crookshanks—occasioned considerable
sums to change owners. Brilliantly, however, as Crook-
shanks had distinguished himself, it was visible that the
effort bad been too much for his powers ; his fore-legs had
given way, so as to render it a question whether he could live
through the final heat, the other horses having been drawn,
with the exception of Doubtful. Putting the best grace
upon the matter, however, the old horse again dashed away
at a spanking pace, keeping the lead to the turn, where he
evidently faltered, but with true game spirit, which must be
extinguished ere it can be subdued, he struggled against
weakness to about midway from the turn and the pond
in the bottom, where he broke down, never to run
again, having completely separated the tendons of the fore-
legs, rendering it an act of humanity to shoot him, and
which was eventually done. The celebrated racing-blood,
Sancho, the property of the equally celebrated Mr. Mel-
lish, broke down, on the same course, some years ago,
1 with victory every thing but won. The above catastrophe
occasioned that event to recur to the recollection of many
present.
Seven horses started for the Hunters' Stakes; won easily
by Mr. W. Richardson's Tomtit.
The Ball which followed at Lewes, in the County Hall,
was elegantly and numerously attended. The fireworks, by
Jones, were brilliant in the Cliff Market Place, and desir-
i ably attractive.

Lord
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L Palmerston arrived at the Albion yesterday as early
as five &c lock in the morning.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS (THIS DAY.)

These Sessions commenced this day, before the Recorder,
Lord Mayor, Aldermen, &c. The Presiding Judges are,
the Lord Chief Justice, Tenterden, and Baron Garrow. There
are upwards of 320 prisoners for trial, amongst whom there are
no less than four cases of bigamy, and seven cases of highway
robbery. John Downie, aged 21, was put to the bar on an
indictment charging him capitally with stealing in the dwell-
ing-house of James Wells, in the parish of Saint Andrew,
Holborn, a time-piece, a coat, &c. his property. The prisoner
went to the house of the prosecutor on the 15th of January,
with a letter, and, while the servant went up stairs, delibe-
rately walked off with the property in question. The case
was clearly proved, and the Jury found the prisoner guilty
of stealing under the value of 51.

It is believed in the City that the circulation of bank-notes
is much smaller at present than has been the case for a con-
siderable time past, and that it does not exceed 18,000,0001.
An excessive facility in dissolving marriages prevails 11
through all the Protestant countries of Germany. In Prus-
sia, in particular, 3,000 marriages were dissolved in the
year 1817, among a population not much exceeding
10,000,000. By the Prussian Code, prepared under the
direction of the celebrated Frederick, a marriage may be
dissolved by mutual consent, if, at the close of a yeas,
there should remain no hope of a reconciliation