Star.
London, England, 1830-02-02 00:00:00

DEPARTURE&

Earl and Countess Gower, for Lord Clifton's seat, Roehamptoo ;
the Rev. Mr. Boscawen, from St. James's-square, for Wotton,
Surrey ; the Countess of Mansfield and Lady C. Murray, from
Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, for their seat at Richmond ;
the Rev. George Neville Grenville, from Hill-street for Chester;
Earl Clanwilliam, from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for Roe-
hampton ; J. Torre, Esq. from Morley's Hotel, Coekspur-street,
for Tonbridge Wells • J. Shona and G. Sham, Esqrs. from ditto,
for Trinity College, Cambridge ; Nembherd, Esq. from ditto,
for Bucks; Mrs. Huston and family, from Gould's Hotel, Jermyn.
street, for Brighton; Capt. Buckley, from the British Hotel,
Jermyn-street, for Chatham ; Wm Farquhar. Esq. from ditto, for
Bath ; Walter Smyth, Esq. from Bath ; Arthur Palmer, Esq. from
ditto, for Cambridge; Mr. and Mrs.. Jones, from Path; King
Jones, from ditto.

The Duke of WELLINGTON gave a grand dinner yes-
terday evening, at Apsley-house, Piccadilly, to the Grand
Cabinet (composed of the great Officers of State and the
Ministers who form the Cabinet.)
The party consisted of the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord
Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council, the Lord
Privy Seal, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Fo-
reign, and Colonial Departments, the First Lord of the
Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Master
of the Mint, and Mr. Buller (as Clerk of the Privy
Council.) After dinner the list of persons nominated on
the morrow of St. Martin, in the Court of Exchequer, to
serve the office of Sheriff for the differnt counties in
England, was finally arranged previous to its being pricked
by his MAJESTY in Council.
The Right Honourable Sir STRATFORD CANNING
transacted business, yesterday, at the Foreign Office,
with the Earl of ABERDEEN.

The Earl of CLANWILLIAM, the Earl of ABERDEEN,
and Mr. Secretary PEEL, bad interviews with the Duke
Of WELLINGTON, yesterday, at the Treasury.
The BISHOP of LONDON visited the CHANcm.Los of
the EXCHEQUER yesterday.
The RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR gave a grand dinner, on
Sunday evening, at Ashburnham-house, to a select party.
Mr. HERRIES transacted business yesterday at the
Office of the Board of Trade.

The Marquis of HERTFORD has arrived in town from
his residence, Sudburn Hall, Suffolk.

The Marquis CA M DEN has paid to the Consolidated
Fund the sum of 7,9831. being the amount of his Lord-
ship's fees, as Teller of the Exehequer, for the last year.
Lord CAMDEN'S voluntary contribution to the public ser-
vice now amounts to 158,1491.

Sir STRATFORD CANNING,' immediately OD his ar-
rival from Constantinople, waited upon the KING, by
Royal command, when his MAJESTY was graciously
pleased to confer upon him, quite unexpectedly, the ho-
nour of Knight of the Bath, accompanied by the most
kind and affectionate sentiments of personal regard and
attachment to himself, and the memory of his deceased
illustrious relative.

Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE'S will is not yet proved ;
but an abstract of it has been given by the executor to a
few individuals. The invaluable collection of drawings
by MICHAEL ANGELO, RAPHAEL, RUBENS, REM-
BRANDT, LEONARDO DA VINCI, GUIDO, and the
other old masters, which cost the President upwards of
37,0001. are to be offered to the KING for 18,000/. and,
in case of refusal, to Mr. PEEL, Lord DUDLEY, the
Royal Academy, and some others, at 20,0001. If they
should all refuse to purchase, they are to be sold by
auction at the end of one year.
We regret to state that Mr. THELWALL had a painful
accident on Wednesday evening. In coming out of the
house of a gentleman in Leeds, his foot slipped, and
he fell on his head. He received a severe contusion, but
we understand the wound is not serious.—Leeds liter.

The performance at the French Opera on Sunday last
has produced 53,029 franca (£2,209 10s. sterling)—
namely, for the price of the boxes 41,559 francs, pre-
sents and gifts received 11,470 francs, making a total of
53,029 francs.—Gazette de France of Thursday.

Barthema, an Italian whose statements have been
found entitled to implicit credit, gives an account of hav-
ing seen at Mecca two unicorns, which, hi states, were
sent as a present from the King of Ethiopia to the Sultan.
Hinchinbrook-House, which was lately nearly des-
troyed by fire, was built on the site of an old priory
founded by William the Conqueror, which, in 1537, was
granted by Henry VIII. to Richard Williams, alias
Cromwell, whose son, Sir Henry, styled the Golden
Knight, erected the family mansion here, and in which
he had the honour of entertaining Queen Elizabeth, after
her visit to the University of Cambridge, in 1564. His
eldest son and successor, Sir Oliver, lived here in such
spendid style that he so much reduced his fortune as to
be under the necessity of selling Hinchinbrook, with all
the lands near it which had been granted to his family
by Henry VIII, which he did to Sir Sidney Montagu,
of Barnwell, Knt. one of the Masters of Requests to King
Charles I. in whose family it still continues.
It is a singular fact tnat the inquest on Mr. TIERNEY
is the fifth enquiry which has been held to investigate
the sudden and melancholy deaths of British Statesmen.
Need we to call to mind to mind the names of PEnCE-

VAL, WHITBREAD, ROMILLY, and CASTLEREAGH
Mr. Poxsox BY, too, had barely escaped an inquest, for
he survived a few years the stroke of apoplexy, which
felled him from his seat in the House of Commons.---
Morning Herald.---The above statement, as far as re-
spects Mr. PONSONBY, is not correct. Mr. PONIONBY
was carried home to his house in Cur:on-street, where
he lay several days before he expired.
LONDON UNIVERSITY.--Professor Maculloch yes-
terday commenced his Course of Lectures on Political
Economy. We have on former occasions given an out-
line of his opening Lecture, and his abilities are now
so well known to the public, that it is not necessary for
us, by an extensive notice, to add to his celebrity. Just
now, when cries of difficulty and distress are resound-
ing throughout the land, arising from the financial
extravagance of the Slate and the financial difficul-
ties of individuals, it may be expected that the Pro-
fessor's Course will be numerously attended. We
know no subject that interests mankind more than the
science of the production of wealth ; but unfortunately
they are too deeply interested in it to listen to those who
discuss it calmly and scientifically. Prejudice and pas-
sion, rather than philosophy, are the counsellors on this
bead, both of legislators and their subjects; and if Mr.
Macullocb's students should not be as numerous as a fash-
ionable preacher's congregation, it is because one instructs
our reason, while the other weals to our fears and our
hopes.

FULL BATTA.

41 Oh, no, we never mention bee."-..BATLY.
Oh, no! we never mention Mishits name is but a dream,
Our tongues ere too much tied to talk on that familiar theme !

From day to day they're draining us, while duns and bailiffs threat,
And goo they hear no groan nor growl, they think that we forget.
They bid us seek in other food. a diet of low price;
But should we feed on bomeloes, our pay would scarce state.

true that brandy, beer, wine, cheese, are ne'er before us set.
But memory still preserves their taste—then how can we forget?
And, oh ! there are so many things for which we now must shift,
Our hunting studs, our greyhounds tno—the swiftest of the swift ;
Our boar-spears bright, our long-tried gun, our fishing red and net,
Aye ! every thing—Gon help us all—forbid us to forget.

They tell us that frU batta, now, is every where denied ,
They hint, that as we've swallow'd that, the tentage will be tried ;
Like PADDY, with his mare, perhaps, they'll And us cheaper yrt,
And bring us to a straw a day—and then we insist forget.

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