Star.
London, England, 1824-07-24 00:00:00

THE KING.

WINDSOR, JULY 23.—Yesterday and to-day his MA•
JESTY dined at four o'clock, acid after dinner took his
customary drives in his pony plueton about the Great
Park. We are happy to state that his MAJESTY still
continues to enjoy excellent health and spirits. The
KING has changed his time of dinner, for the purpose of
enjoying his favourite diversion of driving in the cooler
part of the day.

The Cabinet Council held at the Foreign Office, in'
Downing-street, yesterday, at three o'clock, was attended by the
Duke of WELLINGTON, the Earls of I.tvitarooe, Hamtowar,
WssrmeacanD, and &nuns ; Mr. Secretary CANNING, Mr.
Secretary PEEL, the CuancieLoa of the &mimosa, Mr. Wvnik
Viscount Sumovssik&c.—The Cabinet sat in deliberation till six.
Yesterday mottling,
.Mr. HUNTER, the King's Ales-
senger, arrived at the Secretary of State's Office for Foreign Affairs,
with dispatches from Sir W. ATocar, our Ambassador at Madrid.
Yesterday morning, Viscount MaLviLLE, Sir G.
COCKBURN. and Sir Gnaw' CLERK Lords C,otriminioners of the
Admiralty, left town Man open carriage, attended by Mr. J. Bais!
auw, Secretary to the Admiralty, for Portsmouth, to inspect the
dock-yards, and on other official business.
The ]tight Ilon. WM. HUSEISVW entertained the
Duke of Yoax and a distNiguished party to dinner yesterday, at his
residence, Somerset-place, Somerset House.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of KENT and a dis-
tinguished party graced a private box at the English Opera last
night. Lady Guienroan, Lady BLACCHAMP, Sir WILLIA:I CON•
calm:, and numerous fashionable parties, excited by cariosity to
witness a performance which has caused so powerful a sensation it
Germany, completely tilled the boxes at as fatly hour.

RA.IiSCATE. JULY 21.
Monday lasisa giand dinner was given at (fie Albion Hotel, in ho.
your of the Cotoniffon, and fdr Sir W. Coasts, on his return to his
native hind; but in consequence of the worth,' Baronet receiving an ,
inritatieti to asiend the limo at Windsor, on that day, the party were
obliged to defer the happiness of dining with him until another op-
portunity. It was got op in Abe first style; and nearly two bun-
died sat down. Many excellent healths, toasts, and sentiments
were given, that reflect much honour; a Royal salute was Snit
from the Pier, &e. In the evening a grand display of fireworks tool
place on Nelson's Crescent, and the Paragon, together with the
vessels in the Royal Harbour were illuminated, which had a most
beautiful effect. Ramsgate is filling so fast, that should the fine
weather continue, there will net be a bane or lodgings to let ;
yesterday Earl Menvaas hired one of the largest houses in Wel.
lington Crescent; it is rumoured that his Royal Highness the Duke
of Gionceeraa has had a house taken for him for the season.

THEATRES.
HAYMARKET.

The performances at this Theatre last night commenced with
Mrs. Smith. LISTON, as usual, convulsed the audience with laughter
by his personification of Mr. Smith. The new Comedy of Married
and Single, continues to receive that applause which its merits de.
serve. The Two Pages of Frederick Me Great was performed for the
first time is this Theatre. The Piece was well cast. Fa smut ap-
peared in the character of Frakriel, and gave it great effect. Mrs.
Goss fascinated the audience by her arch, playful, and affecting re-
presenlatton of Madam Phelps. Madame Venus and Miss Love
were the Two Pages; they never displayed them with better success.

ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.
The Opera of Der Freischutz was repeated last night, and attracted
the best House we have seen during the season. The music was
executed in every department in the same creditable manner as on
the previous night ; it excited high admiration and applause through-
out. BtAHAM gave his songs with the same exquisite feeling and
simplicity, and was loudly encored in the pathetic air Good Night.
The Overture was again encored. The working of the machinery
in the incintation scene was, as we had anticipated, very consider-
ably improved, and the general effect of that scene was greatly
heightened by a new Incident. The wax•lights were not lighted in
the body of the House, and during the " casting of the bullets" the
gas was turned off, so as to leave the whole in perfect darkness, ex-
cepting when the lightnings Hashed through the caverns of the Wolf's
Glen. The impression thus made upon the audience was very
powerful, and, to a large portion of it, really terrific. In the third
act there were some alterations. The squibs and fire were very judi-
ciously dispenged with in the destruction of the freischttr--; and the
Piece received unqualified approbation.