Star.
London, England, 1830-12-25 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

nines Leopold came7= Thursday, from his seat
at Claremont. In the evening his Royal Highness honour-
ed Covent-garden Theatre with his presence, to see Miss
Fanny Kemble in the character of Lady Townly in the
comedy of the Provoked Husband.
The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, and Prince
George of Cumberland, accompanied by the Duchess Dow-
ager of Richmond, and Lady Sophia Lennox, honoured
Drury-lane Theatre with their presence on Thursday evening.
Summonses were issued to the Archbishop of Canterbury,
the Archbishop of York, and the Cabinet Ministers, from
the Council-office on Thursday evening, to attend a meeting
at the Council-office yesterday afternoon.
The Marquis of Anglesey has been pleased to appoint
the Rev. Thomas Dawson Logan to the living of Cruise-
town, in the Diocese of Meath.

The nuptials of Lord Falkland and Miss Fitzclarence will
not take place until Monday next, the King wishing to
have all his family about him on Christmas-day.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East
India House, when Captain Henry Harris wa• sworn into
the command of the ship Lowther Castle, consigned to
China direct.

The Gazette contains the order for a Special Commis-
sion for Dorsetshire. The Judges are the same who nre
now acting at Winchester.
It is understood that Lord Foley will succeed the Earl
of Coventry in the Lord Lieutenancy of this county.—
Worcester Journal.

About three o'clock the Archbishop of Canterbury, Earl
Grey, Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Palmerston, Viscount
Goderich, the Earl of Carlisle, Viscount Altborp, the Right
Hon. Charles Grant, Sir James Graham, and Lord Auck-
land, assembled at the Council-office. Their Lordships sat
in committee about half an hour, and, it is understood, issued
an order to the Archbishop of Canterbury to prepare a form
of prayer on the state of the country.
The Archbishop of York did not attend the meeting, hav-
ing left town previous to the summonses being issued. The
Lord Chancellor was absent, having left town on Thursday
morning for Brougham-hall, Westmoreland. The Lord Pre-
sident (the Marquis of Lansdowne) was also absent. The
noble Marquis left town on Thursday for his seat, at Bowood,
Wilts.

The Russian Ambassador and Baron Weissemberg had
interviews with Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the Foreign
office.

Mr. Montagu Burgoyne presented last Monday, a petition
to both Houses of Parliament, for the enclosure of Epping
Forest, containing 12,000 acres, of which 3,000 belong to
the Crown.

Mr. Arnold has petitioned the King for an extension of
his period of performances, when his new theatre is built.
His Majesty has commanded the Lord Chancellor to deter-
mine finally upon the merits of this petition (which has been
signed by a number of the highest nobility), and upon all
that relates to the patent theatres generally. Lord Brougham
has appointed the question to be argued upon its merits,
on the 10th of January. The prayer of it is opposed by
the two winter theatres: and, in order to circumscribe
the proceedings, Lord Brougham has determined that only
one counsel shall be heard on each side. Lord Brougham
has called in the aid of two Judges from the com-
mon law courts, to enable him fairly and equitably to de-
termine the question. We hear the affair will be discussed
in the Chancellor's private room. We shall be sorry to find
this determination persevered in ; for nothing gin take place
let such a discussion which is not interesting to the public,
and the public will not believe that they are fairly desk by
if there is any thing like sonmaknentain the affair.—Cottrt
,Joungel•