Star.
London, England, 1823-10-09 00:00:00

THZ DUCHESS OF BEN'T'S PARTE

Her Royal Highness gave a grand dinner on Tues-
day, at her apartments at the King's Palace, Kensing-
ton, at which were present—
The Duke of York, the Duke of Clarence, Princess Augusta,
Prince Leopold, and the Duke of Saxe Weimar.
In the evening the Duke of CLARENCE and the
Duke of SAY" Willem' returned to Bushey. Prince
LeoPor.n left at the same time for Claremont.
The Duchess of GLOUCESTER arrived in town yester-
day from Bagshot ; paid a visit to the Princess AUGUSTA, and re-
turned to' liagshot in the afternoon.
Last night the Duchess of KENT, accompanied by the
Princess of LimuniGaN, honoured Covent-Garden Theatre with
her presence.
- The Earl and Countess Moetev are entertaining a
large pasty of fashionables at their seat, Salmis, Devonshire.
Monday, Sir WILLIAM CURTIS. who is much reco-
vered, arrived in town from Southgate, and proceeded to Windsor
to pay his respects to his MAarsTv. The arrangements for the worthy
Alderman's voyage to the Mediterranean are nearly completed.
Sunday the Bishop of LONDON, who is on a visit to
the Episcopal Palace of Exeter, attended Divine Service at that
Cathedral. •

DEATH OF LADY DARTMOUTII.—We are sorry to
have to announce the death of this ornament of her sea. Her
Ladyship had been lung in a declining state, and at her own
especial request was removed, in the course of last week, from
Sandwell, her seat at Handswerth, about four miles from
Birmingham, to the residence of her Noble Father, the Earl
of Tatsor, at Ingestrie, near Stafford. The considerate object
of her Ladyship's removal at this season was to afford accommoda-
tion for her uncle, the Bishop of OXFORD, Who was to have preached
the Sermon at the Birmingham Musical Festival instead of
Dr. GARDINER; and for 4 long list of distinguished persons, who
were wont to partake of her Ladyship's hospitality on these inte-
resting occasions. Her Ladyship's death was sudden, and has ne-
cessarily involved in the deepest grief all those branches of her il-
lustrious family whose presence would otherwise have added splen- ,
dour to the Birmingham Festival. The Countess of DARTMOUTH'
was FRANCES CHARLOTTE TASEOT, eldest daughter of the present
Earl TALBOT. Her ladyship was born May 17, 1801, and married
the sth April 1821. In person, her Ladyship ranked among the
tallest of our female Nobility.

The Right Hon. R. PEEL has been visited at Lul-
worth Castle, last week, by Lord PALMERSTON, Lord
MALIQESRUET, Colonel Yates, Colonel FRAMPTON, Mr.
W. PEEL, Mr. WELD, &c. who have enjoyed most ex-
cellent sport in winging the feathered tribe.
LURE WHITE, ESQ. AL L'.—This gentleman has pre-
sented the Blancherstown Patriotic Society with a dona-
tion of £.500. This Society was founded for the pur-
pose of giving education and employment to the poor.
It is only fifteen months since it was established, and yet
in that short time they have been able to open eight
most efficient schools, containing nearly nine hundred
children. They are now erecting a flax mill and bleach.
ing apparatus; and Mr. IVurrE has built on his estate
comfortable cottages for upwards of one hundred
weaver., who will commence to work as soon as the
houses ate finished.

BERLI N, SEPT. c23.—llerßoyal Highness the Duchess
of CUNIERRL AND has arrived here. Among the splen—
did entei taintnents given, in consequence of the great
number of officers and strangers of distinction collected
hei e, on account of the autumn reviews, one of the most
distinguished was that given by the Duke of Cl/MIM-
I AND, in the Great Saloon of the Royal Theatre, to
x‘hicli several hundred persons of the first rank were
invited. The KING our Sovereign, and the PRINCES
of his Family, the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, &c. were
present. —The reviews being now over, all the Generals
who came to be present have returned to their commands.
Accounts have been published, derived from the
American Papers, of serious disturbances at Havannah,
but they are ascertained, by letters received direct in
this country, to have been much exaggerated... It ap-
pears that about the middle of August a discovery was
made of various proclamations, which referred to a plan
of independence. An investigation having been insti-
tuted to ascertain who were the authors of the ideas
thus attempted to be circulated, it was soon learnt that
the proclamations had been framed by some worthless
men, without business, and destitute of property : some
of these were arrested, and others fled. The Political
Chief has, by way of example, and for the terror of evil-
doers, published a proclamation putting martial law in
force for a few days. In the meantime perfect tran-
quillity prevailed. The plot had not produced the
slightest alarm.
The lights of European improvement seem to Ise
making a steady progress through the benighted regions
of South America. In, the public prints atyera Cruz
11 the propriety of toleration is now openly discussed.
This marks a change, not only in the political condition
of the country, but what is of still more importance, in
the state of the public mind. A farther proof of the
same happy change is found in an order issued by Abe
Government, enjoining all officers in its employ to de-
vote one day in the week for the instruction of the
soldiers in their civil as well as military duties.
Accounts from Canton state, that although that place
has in a great measure recovered the effects of the late
conflagration, the commerce 6f the place was at an en-
tire stand, and confidence destroyed, on account of
failures there. Another Hong was also on the point of
failing, and the situation of the mercantile interests was
very unfavourable.